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TI1K POK I KOYAL. STANDARD and COMMERCIAL (>. THOMAfi Editor* Beaufort S. C., Oet., 19 1876. SUBSCRIPTIONS. On* Yror, W 00 SI* Month*, 1 00 REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES OF OHIO. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, 'WILLIAM A. WHEELER, OF NEW YORK. 1'UJK KiU V 1L&H UA, D. H. CHAMBERLAIN TOR LT.-GOVERNOR. RICH'D. H. GLEAVESFOB OONGBESS-5th. DISTRICT ROBERT SMALLS, OF BEAUFORT. For Presidential Electors. At Large.?C. C. BOWEN. JOHN WINSMITH. & First District.?T. B. JOHNSTON. Second District.?T. HURLEY. Third District.?W. B. NASH, fourth District?WILSON COOK. Fifth District.?W. F. MYERS. Ear Secfc'y of State, H. E. HAYNE. For Com p.-General, T. C. DUNN. for State Treasurer, F. L. CARDOZO. For Au'y.-General, R. B. ELLIOTT. For State Sup't of Education, J. R. TOLBERT. .For Adj't Inspector-General, J. D. KENNEDY. For Solicitor Second Circuit, S. J. LEE. While the democratic executive committee are trying to convince the world that there is no intimidation or lawlessness in South Carolina; and that there are no illegal bodies of armed men who commit outrages upon the peace of the State. Wade Hampton the democratic standard bearer found it necessary to telegraph to the leaders in Edgefield, Aiken rd Barnwell, to have them use their influence to prevent resistance to the proclamation of the Governor. Hampton has slandered the people of those counties, or else Haskell is wilfully misrepresenting the true spirit of the .people. ^ ? Wade Hampton said to the colored ?nen at Cheruw on Tuesday. We, the white people arc able and ready to protect all of your race who choose to vote for democrats. We make no threats; but we claim that South Carolina belongs to 'her native sons and by the eternal iGod we inteud to have it. "I make no threats said the robber at Northfield, " but if you don't do as I say and unlock that safe I will kill vou " And he shot Reygood down for simply guarding what was his own. As evidence that peace quiet and order is the characteristics of the democratic party in South Carolina, we suggest to Mr. Haskell the democratic .chairman that he publish the speeches of Butler and Gary to the two thousand armed and mounted men at Edgefield on Friday commanding them to quiet and order who came into town fox the purpose of capturing the republican meeting held on that day. The News and Courier says the people were more excited than they had been elsewhere. Two thousand armed, uniformed and mounted democrats under the command of Gen. Butler at Edgelieid 0. II., went for the purpose of dividing time at a re" publican meeting. And yet Mackey, Cooke and Haskell says the State is not an "armed camp." 1 ^ i "What constitutes a State? Governor Chamberlain, Major Corbin and Butcher Merril.?Setc* and Courier. It is just such a combination as will constitute a state of peace so much needed itt South Carolina. V ^ f ? J rP'^XyMacfc y - j>'-iti< ii in tie republican party wu> .ik :1 buniiiur ofSherk. > I mans army, while he hung around " the j ; camp ground" he picked up a great! i many things he was not entitled to. - Tiik misfortunes that have overtaken | the people of South Carolina have been caused by the thoughtless leadership of such id en as Butler, Gary, and others of the same stripe, who afler dragging the State through a causeless war which brought poverty and ruin to every Oreside, would by their intolerance and proscription force men to the support Hampton aft or the same fashion of 1860. Uponthe thoughtful and right minded men of the democratic party rests in a great men sure the future welfare of the State. Can you afford to blindly follow the men who are responsible for all your misfortunes that followed secession, and since the war have made political blunders that destroyed your party organization and disheartened its followers: The campaign of 1868, the reform movement of 1870 and the want of organization in 1872-74 ought to be evidence that the party is under bad leaders. A few weeks ago Chamberlain was the great champion of reform and there was scarcely a man in the ranks of the party that did not sound for him loud praises. The press all over the State advocated his nomination as the most capable man t< do good for the State, and it was charged by republicans that he had gone over to the democrats, then the people were governed by the spirit that appreciated honest and good government and they applauded Chamberlain. Today the democratic party is led by prejudice and bad leadership to the support of Hampton. What can Chamberlain do for the State, what evidence has he given you? Chamberlain has given good government and you has acknowledged it, then if it is only good government that is wante you should support Gov. Chamberlain upon the principle of the best men for office. There is a man on Pine Island in this County who has not voted in forty five years. He says he thinks as it is the centeunial year every man ought to vote> and therefore will vote for Hayes and Wheeler and Gov. Chamberlain. Reports from all over the country show that Hayes and Wheeler are gaining ground and that Tildcn's chances are growing less every day. Hamburg and Ellenton have helped the republican cause in the north. The result of the democratic attempt at Yemassee to nominate a ticket is to be rejoiced at if for no other reason than its adsurdity. As a whole we consider the ticket a weak one and one that is sure of defeat, and one that will not contribute to the election of Hampton, which was intended to be paramount to every other consider ation. It is not even a compromise with the most available candidates to secure success as it was expected it would be, and does not represent tbe party in spirit or intelligence. The fear was that the convention would have nominated a superior ticket that would have reconciled all existing differences between the extremes of both parties ?nd destroyed the full force ot the republican ticket, the success of which is more than guaranteed even with all that was deemed by some, its objectionable features. The names of Win. Elliott and Jas. W. Moore represent the party, but the man ner which controlled the convention has robbed the ticket of the enthusiastic sup port it would have received had such men as Dr. White received a place upon the county ticket. The noted inefficiency of the colored men on the ticket will weaken it with colored men who pretend to be democrats, and on the other hand will not inspire the whites to support it heartily, because the colored men nominated do not represent any influeuce among their own people, and can make no votes for the ticket. A republican Governor, a republican Senate and House, eight out of thirteen Congressmen republican, is what the democratic papers of this State try to torture into a democratic victory in Indiana. The erand democratic county conven-1 tio:i at Yemnssee ended its labors on the same day it convened, and taking the ticket :ts evidence it was a complete failure. With two or three men off of the ticket it the worst representative of capacity, intelligence and ability of its party we have seen put before the people. We venture the prediction that all but two or three of the men nominated will run way behind the ticket. Col. Rion denies that Gov. Tilden evj er used the language we credited him f 1 with saying. All we have to say about it j i-. that either the New* and Courier or Col. Rion have stated a falsehood. We copied that paragraph from an interview held when the Nnc* (and perhaps Col. Rion i wanted t<? see Gov. Chamberlain re-elected. i 1 "After reading Governor Clumber-j laiu's reply to the letter of tiie chairman v of the democratic .state committee of; t South Carolina, the committee proceeded at once to request the democrats of the ! state to observe a day of fasting, huiuilia- f tion and prayer. This is the most novel n feature of the campaign." ^ They would like to prey upon the offi- p ces, hut will have a long fast before that 0 time comes, the humiliation will take s place on election day. j q The promises of reform from the organs c of democracy are like the quotations of I scripture from the lips of an old sinner. \ i v They are decidedly out of place. |e WlNNSBORO, S. C., Oct. 11, 1S7G. i11 Editor Union Herald:?In your issue of the 10th instant you have the follow- ^ ing: ? how is Tins for higil? "I do not think South Carolina can 1c e carried for me by peaceful and lawful 1 means."?[Gov. Tilden to Col. Rion of South Carolina.] Gov. Tilden never made any such dee- & laration to me, and I have never said or n written that he made anv such dcelara- f tion. J. H. Rion. " We clipped the above extract from the tj Hews and Courier, from what purported to be an interview with Gov. Tilden aud Mr. Rion. f( If Gov. Tilden never made any such p declaration it tells bad for the Neica mid tl Courier. w Tee trouble at Cain Hoy in Chai leston ^ county began by the democrats shooting an old colored man. Sheriff Bowen in a t: telegram to Gov. Chamberlain says this was the first shot fired, this statement is b substantiated by Mr. O'Connor, who in the Journal of Commerce saj's: "I de- tl manded order, and in an instant after tl heard a musket shot which appeared to t< proceed from the direction in which the e negroes were running. I then saw through h the school house, on the farther side, t< about eight white men with muskets in p their hapds. b On the hill, about thirty yards from ft them, I saw a lot of negroes with mus- n kets. Before I turned the corner of the c< building to parley with the men, the fir li ing became promiscuous and general. tl Gov. Chamberlain has ordered Sheriff w Bowen to arrest all the guilty parties re- a gardless of position or politics. ti a Gov. Chamberlain has not met Wade Hampton in joint discussion for the rea- (] son that the democratic executive com- t( mittee have refused to agree upon such tl terms as to make a fair joint discussion S1 possible. The truth is that democrats never wanted Gov. Chamberlain to join cj in their discussions and only sent out the tl challenge for political effect. 1' ? Declined. n We arc authoiizcd by Daniel Washing- d ton one of the nominees of the county S 8t democratic convention at Ycui.-tssec to ^ inform the public, that he is not a demo- ^ crat, tod that he will not accept the dem- f ocratic nomination as member of the tl House. Mr. Washington will vote for la ITattm and Wh<?#df?r Gnv f!hnmh/rlnin 81 "*"??? " -1 j and the whole republican ticket. , m , & The Charleston Republican is a new k paper in Charleston, and as it name indicates is an exponent of republican prin- ^ ciples. It is ably edited and fills a waut 0 Ion? needed in Charleston and through- 1 out the State. tl We hope that those who desire the a I truth will read it in connection with the ^ leading democratic journals of the State, ? and thus get at the true condition of sen- e timeDt in South Carolina. A better ^ knowledge of republic n principles to be r obtained from this journal would do away ^ the heat and bitterness of the canvass, g and add to the peace and prosperity of k the State. I ? t Senator Conklin speak ingjof the re- t publican party said in ten years toward- ^ $800,000,000 of the^debt has been paid. ? or nearly $80,000,000 a year. The an- a nual interest has been reduced nearly ? $262,000,000. The annual taxes have a been reduced $50,000,000. Since the war c the annual expenditures, where the democrats found theui, have been reduced t( 827,000,000. Do you beleive our oppo- p nents would have done or would do bet- t ter than this ? For nine months they j had the power all the time in the house ^ of representatives to propose something. ^ They reduced no tax, they did nothing ^ to improve hard times; they cut off a p. rj propriations, most of which they will \ ui Q back in deficiency bills. t G The Tilden organs probably do not exaggerate when they boast of eighty thou- j sand majority in Georgia, for there was "virtually no opposition." The effectiveness of intimidation there is shown by a special to the Herald, which says there jj were four counties at the election last week in which not a single republican V vote was cast, three in which only one was cast, ten with less than ten votes, and nineteen with less than fifty. The reign of terror is complete in Georgia. Tilden's ^ circular demanding a solid South "at all { hazards" is doing its work. r, 1 ^ > Since President Grant's inaugurat'on the national debt has been decreased six A hundred millions of dollars. Si L Hendricks telegraphed to Tilden that " every incoming train has soldiers r< aboard. " Tilden thought this reference v\ to income was in bad taste, to say the \\ least. t \ O.N Friday a graud republican meeting ras held at Edgefield and it was only hrough the pursuasion of Gen's ; Jutler and Gary and the presence of' he United States troops that peace was i maintained as the Edgefield Advertiser tad requested that all meetings be postmned in order to have a full gathering f the rifle clubs on that day. Two thouand armed democrats were present, 'he Union Jlrrald tells how the republians were received at the Stations in hat county. As the* train stopped at Ri 5ge :pring it was instantly invaded by a doz11 of these men, who passed down the .! .I llaa? fAmtiuninnr attapv llUUIt' cllMU UI I lie till VI VI^ ; ico 41 Where is the bald headed scoun- J rel ? 41 There is Smalls, the yellow son f a b . " 44 You had better go ack if you know where you're well off tc.. with curses and obscenities too horiblc to write. These scenes were related at Johnston's depot, further on. ill the ruffians expressed wrath that the overnor was not on board. Some of the orthern passengers were very much laimcd, and wondered at the noncha;nce, bred of experience, with which the ipublican speakers and others treated icse demonstrations. The meeting was addressed by the Hon lobert Smalls, Brayton and others, and >r the first time during the canvass reublicans had the right of free speech in le God-forsaken county of Edgefield, here reason and common sense seems to ave abandoned the democracy. The Union Herald makes the following ue summary of the meeting : Two things were made evident by the usiness of the day : 1. The rifle clubs of Edgefield are loroughly disciplined body. They obey aeir leaders. If General Butler had )ld them to attack the meeting and kill rery negro present, his order would ave been obeyed. He did tell them ) refrain and they refrained. He was revented from breaking up the meeting ecause he feared the United States 1 >rces and the government. They did ot break up the meeting because their Diumander-in-cliief directed otherwise, n England, Spain, France or Germany he forces under Butler's command ould be treated as an insurrectionary rin)'. In Mexico it would be a revoluonary force. General Butler has shown power over them which makes him reponsible for all that is done by them in ie future. He should hereafter be held ) a strict accountability for the peace of lat county, and he is evidently responble for all that has taken place. The lme exercise of will which made him beyed at Edgeficid on Saturday, if exerised at Hamburg, would have prevented hat massacre and will prevent all fewjssncss in the future. 2. The presence of nearly two thousand icn, uniformed armed aud mounted, in irect defiance of the proclamation of the overnor of the state, shows that the tate authority is held in contemf t; but he fact that the republ tcan meeting was eld as it was held, that care was taken igoas far and no farther than was bought to be within the United States iw, and in accordance with the permis* on of United States authorities, shows hat the federal authority still exercises n irresistible weight with even the reckiss men of Edgefield. The effect of the demonstration of the pposing forces?the United States on he one side and the insurrectionary force . f Butler on the other?well be two-fold, 'he republican voters are convinced that hey are to be protected at last. They re the truest, bravest men in the State. 'hey put to shame the white cravens like lackey and Cooke, who cower like rhippcd curs at the command of the enmy. Their demeanor was that of men rho will vote or die in the attempt to each the ballot box. On the other Land the repressed hate f the conspirators against a free ballot hows that if proper precautions are ta:en that Edgefield can be made as safe as Je'aufort, but that no power is feared but hat of the federal government. To that hey will bow and to that only. In order o execute state laws, which upon the ioint at issue, a free ballot, are as direct nd as explicit as arc those of the general overnment, nothing short of martial law nd an overwhelming force would be neessaty. As Edgefield inaugurated the Hampon shot-gun policy it is necessary to sup>ress it there. When it falls at its source here will be little difficulty elsewhere. Jut more is necessary to secure this end han has yet been done. The conspiraors have been checked but not defeated, 'hey look for a triumph on election da}*, 'hen their full tactics are to be brought ut. The parades- and the ''dividing ime," etc., are only preliminary. On lection day they expect to prevent any otes, except for Hampton, in Edgefield, f the State and the nation are prepared o abdicate all their duties to the citizen hey will let the conspirators succeed. If ot, they must conquer rebellion in Edgeield by the same means as rebellions arc Iways conquered?by the exercise of all he powers of governments. Five cases of rifles were shipped in one ay last week to Rivers & Hoover, at loovcr's station, on the Port Royal raiload. They were distributed to the white emocratic clubs of the neighborhood, it the same time two hundred and fifty tands of arms were received by George lir^land, at Allendale. When it was , iq.orted that the United States troops vro on tho way to the county the arms I 'ore :it once distributed or concealed. J V"li.tt are they for. ????rawm President Grant has issued a proclamation commanding the armed rifle clubs in this state to disband. The following is the gist of the proclamation which evidently means business. Now, therefore, I Ulyses 8. Grant, President of the United States, do hereby make proclamation, and command all persons engaged in such unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings to disperse, and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within three days from this date and hereafter abandon said combination and submit themselves to the laws and constituted authorities of said State; and I invoke the aid and co-oporation of all good citizens thereof to uphold the law and preserve the public peace, i Tn witness whereof I have set mv hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington. thislseventeenth day of October, 1876, and of the Independence of the United States one hundred and one years. (Signed) U. S. GRANT, By the President. John L. Cadwalader, Acting Secretary of State. BRISTOW ON CHAMBERLAIN. On Saturday last Mr. Bristow, in the course ot his great speech at Cincinnati, spoke as follows ot our candidate for governor : 411 It is a pretext, to-night, which the Democratic party puts forth, that a solid south exists by reason of bad government there. Go to the state of South Carolina, with her noble governor, than whom no better and purer man ever presided over that state, [applause,] a graduate of one of your northern colleges, a man without dishonor, a man whose reputation has not been sullied by ill-gotten gains, a man who has shown himself devoted to principle, devoted to purity of government, devoted to liberty, to conservatism, if you choose to call it, in southern politics, who has sought, by every honorable means, to conciliate the people of that state, and bring them to standard of right. Some of them profess to support him, but the moment the interests of the democratic party require it, orders are given down there to oppose and overwhelm this government of Governor Chamberlain, to stay his arm in his effort to overthrow corrupt men of his party, and destroy the weaknesses of the re--1-1* i. J puunenu p^ny. xi iuey wuut guou government, why not support Governor Chamberl iin, who they profess to believe to be a pure man, of unsullied character, ot patriotic purposes, but he does not suit their purposes. " Wl oppose Mr. Tilden because we bare found him to be an insincere man. a trickster, a hypocrite, a swindler, a traitor, and a perjurer.?Brooklyn Argus, (Democratic.) i a i One thing which the Democratic Congress forgot to do in their efforts for economy?that to reduce taxes and tariff. The annual reduction by the Republicans was as follow : 186G?July 3 .. $*">,?(00,000 0<> 1867,?March 2 40,000,000 00 1868?February 5, March I, Julj 2o 68,000,000 01 1870?July 14 78.848,827 22 1872?May 1, June# 51.823,7G1 08 Some weeks ago we received a visit from a South Carolina editor, with whom we had a pleasant conversation. The paper he edits is democratic in its pontics " conservative democratic " he called it. At the time of visit the Hamburg massacre had occurred, and neither the republicans nor the dem icrats had held their State convention. He spoke of Govern or Chamberlian in tie handsomest manner, and announced his intention of supporting him for re-election. He expressed his disapproval of the movement then on foot for the nomination of a straight-out democratic ticket recomended by the World and fother northern party organs?and condemned it as unwise. It was the workr he said, of the hotheaded and unwise men, such as General Butler of Hamburg infamy. The law-abiding, /1/^mA/tvAk, n f lift Qf ft fft pruptM IV UUlUlUg UCUiUVIUB U1 LJIJC UIUIC the b siness men, an<f those who desired Rood government would, be said support ChamDerlain. The editor has since returned to South Carolina, and in a copy of his paper which has been sent, to us we find an editorial?marked lest we should overlook it-in which the ostracism of white republicans and the starving into submission of black republicans is advised in virulent language. He is of course, supporting Wade Hampton. ? Ncio Hfiveu Paladrum. i # i LETTER FROM GENERAL SAXTON. Fort Leavenworth Ks., September 19, 1876. To the Editor of the Union-Herald. Dear Sir : The recent action of the republican convention at Columbia in giving an almost unanimous endorsement to the wise and faithful administration of Governor Chamberlain is worthy of all commendation. Since my service during the war as military governor of South Carolina, I have been an interested observer of her political career. The steadfast allegiance her people have given to the party of freedom is a good omen for fche future of the state; and now when that party hss inscribed reform and honest .administration on its banners it ought to triumph. If the freedmen come forward in November and re-elect Governor Chamberlain by an overwhelming majority so practical an illustration of their capacity for selfgovernment would gladden the hearts of all the friends of freedom and good govcrnme nt, and would furnish the best answer they could possibly make to those who assert that they are not fit to be trusted with the ballot. The coming election in South Carolina will be one of the most important to its future well being ever held in the palmetto state. A republican defeat would be disastrous to the people white as well as black. A republican triumph is another grand step forward in the pathway of her progress. Yours respectfully, Ktti'S Saxton. Rooms ok 'ins: S. C. Ki-Ituucan Ci.uu, 47 & 40 St- Cl??ud Ruildinir, Washington, D. C. Editor Standard <( Commercial: Silt:?Referring to a speech delivered before the "South Carolina Republican Club" of this city by Hon. H. G. Worthington, the Charleston News and Courier Oct. 3, 187f>, is moved to remark "that " the accommodation of the thieves who " will be driven from the State by the "election of Hampton and to furnish fu" gitive knaves a congenial arena, a S. " C. Republican Club" has been organ" ized in Washington." Permit me to assure you, and through you our fellow-citizens throughout the State, that the writer of the above quoted parag.aph is misinformed as regards both the object and character of the club referred to. We believe that the Republican party is the party of progress and good government. It oppresses no man, and the civil and political liberties of all good citizens are safe in its hands. As American^ and citizens of South Carolina we assert this belief and we feel bound to aid in every honorable and legitimate way in maintaining the supremacy of that party and to that end invite the co-operation of all good men. Our purpose and our work are perfectly legitimate. We desire the peace and prosperity of the State. We earnestly seek to advance its material interests. Voters who do not read or thiuk mav be deluded by the democratic pretense that all our difficulties can be removed only by a democratic victory. The hard times are not wholly or mainly caused by the misconduct of rulers. lie is a very dull knave who represents, and he a very dull fool who believes that they arc. We be lieve and with pood reason that democracy is not the party of order and progress. They refuse to recognize the results of the war. They refuse to accept free labor and impartial suffrage. They have promised to defeat reconstruction and negro -i? auiua^u. a uv: u'juiji auuuia iv"uay uut ' from the hated carpet-baggers, but because they arc lashed to a stupid, blundering and reactionary party, a party di>tinguished chiefly for its brutish hostility to the colored men. And there is not an intelligent citizen of South Carolina whose judgment is not blinded by passion or prejudice who wi 1 deny it. The present democratic party will uot give us order, diversified industry, edueai t on, immigration and capital, The republican party will do so. The republican party plants free schools wherever it prevails, encourages skilled labor, invites immigration, it is the party of law ! and order and of public honor and gives that abiding confidence without which ! capital is invited in vain. , To keep such a party in the ascendancy i.<? the duty of all good citizens without distinction of color or race, i The South Carolina Republican Club , of Washington is organized tor the pur pose of aiding such a work. The rifle and sabre forui no part of our equipments. There are no pistols or horsewhips, in our armory. We re'y entirely upon printer's ink find thp sfnrnn Wn *ick nnr tidlntv. citizens to read our books and papers, and listen to our speakers, to think and act for themselves as individuals having a direct and valuable interest a.t stake in the administration of our affairs, and surely we ?Ay do this and much more without being fairly subjected to the suspicion that we are organized to furnish accommodation for thieves and fugitive knaves. The Neics and Courier is unreasonably angry, and is disposed to consign us to the 'demnitioa bow wows." One words as to the men who eo npose the South Carolina Republican Club of Washington?A. fl. Girard, Esq., the president of the club is a bona fide citizen of your county. He is a gentleman in the very best sense of that much abused word. His business is that of translator in the Bureau of Statistics Department of the Interior. J. A. Dap ray, Esq., is a native of Charleston and is vice president of the club. He is employed as a stenographer in the Supervising Architect of the Treasurer. Dr. Geo. Lunney of Darlington, is a graduate of the medical college of Columbian University of this city, a gcntlemon of splendid abilities and a hard worker. He is Secretary of the club, and the treasurer of the club is Wm. Patterson, Esq., sou of the Senator, a law student at Harvard University, and temporarily residing in this city. The members of the club arc men engaged in business in this city and there are none who are not good citizens in all that goes to make a man such. It may i. .... ..fiL. ...... i... -1J ~l iiuv uu uui ui inc ?av iu auu, mat uuu ui our'active members is J. B. Koirdon, a brother of the gentleman of that name who is connected with the News <& Courier. The iYeics Courier had better "wipe off its chin," "pull down its vest" and rest itself with the assurance that the harboring of thieves and knaves is no part of our business. Our rooms are open to all citizens of South Carolina regardless of tint, political or otherwise. The fact that ours is a republican club holding and aiding republican principles, will not prevent us from welcoming visiting South Carolinians who hold toother ways of thinking. Come and sec us when in the city. * Very respectfully, Paul Brodif, Chm'n. Campaign Com. Colonel Young, at Hillsborough, N, C., in reply to the Democratic ex-Attorney General of the State, who urged that " the success of the Democratic party was necessary to the restoration of peace said : " I would remind that gentleman ' that his party took charge of the country | in time of peace, and returned it drenched ! in fraternal* blood ! " The ex-Attorney General applauded the " great writ of j right! Said Conuuel Young < 4i ?o??K?? r ? ?I-ill I ?????a ill becomes you, sir. to apostrophize that : great writ of right which j'our JefF Davis government accorded to the rich man who owned twenty slaves and denied to j the poor man who had twenty children!" Such is Democratic reform ! A Little Behind.?In the brilliant Republican canvass in North Carolina Judge Settle recently demanded of Govj ernor Vance what had become of the $3, I 000,000 of school funds in his hands in | 1804?what of the Pea body fund ? Vance simply replied that " .Mr. Pool had got ?a little behind with it." Said Judge Settle : "Then let it be understood that if a Republican steals a dog he is a thief, but when a Democrat steals a sheep he only gets a little behind with the sheep !" Oh the beauties of Democratic reform ! DIED.?Near Salisbury .N. C., Oct. 2d., Mrs. Jno B. Boutelle, in the 2-jth year of her age. Assessment Notice! I TOlVJi OF PORT R0F4L. All persons owning or having control of any real estate on personal property within the limits of the Town of Port Royal are hereby notified to list the same tor taxation and make a return thereof to the Town Treasurer between the 1st and 10th day of November next. Persons failing to make a return within the ton# prescribed will b.- liable to pay a penalty of 50 per. cent in addition to their regular tax. M. R. COOPEB, Port Royal S. C. Oct 17th 1876. OFFICE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Beaufort, S. C. Oct. 16th 1876. "VTOTICE is hereby given all j?orsons selling JA spiritous liquors in this G>unty who have not taken out licenses, that proceedings will be instituted agaiuse them if settlement Is not uiade at once, THUS. H. WHEELER. Clerk of Board. Special Motioo. Neither the captain nor consign* ecs of the British Bark u Canada Belle " will be responsible for debts contracted by any of thecrew. BOBBINS BODDINGTON A Co. P. I RAILROAD AT POBLlTSALL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:?IN THE CIR CUIT COURT,?DISTRICT SOUTH CAROLINA THE UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK Et. Al? vs. THE PORT ROYAL RA'IL, ROAD COMPANY. iv apprtpflflnpp with thft r\f *ka pvwmw* ivw this case, will be sold at public sale at Poet Royal. South Carolina on the seventh da/ of December 1s76, between 11 o'clock, a. sr., and 3 o'clock p. h lo the highest bidder, all and singular the Port Royal Railroad, extending from the waters of Por1, Royal Harbor, South Carolina to the City of Augusta, State of Georgia, constituting vith its turn-outs* and side tracks one hundred and eighteen miles o^ road well constructed and in good order,?also al} * the lauds acquired by the Port Royal Railroad! Company for right of way, depot grounds and other * purposes. Also Ail tracks, bridges, culverts, depots station houses eugiue houses, car houses, machine shops, work shops, ercctious, fixtures, and other structures now held by the Port Royal Railroad Company, and situated in the counties of Beaufort, Barnwell, and Aiken State of South Carolina, and in. the county of Richmond, State of Georgia, also alt locomotives tenders, cars rolling stock, equipments, machinery toots implements, materials for constructing and re]>uiriug,and fuel cn hand for the use of the said road. Aiso the corporate franchises under it* original charter or any of the amendments thereto and all other franchises whatsoever, possessed by th?> said road. Also the endowments, income, rever-, >ions, remainders, tolls, and all the estate right title and interest present or prospective, of the said Port Royal Railroad in the said property and rights and ' every part aud parcel thereof. Tkrus. One third cash remainder in three equal annual , installments with seven percent, interest, payabi semi-annually fsmn day of sale, secured by bond o? the purchaser with mortgage of the property. Purf ,chaser to insure the depots and otftsr biddings* and assign the policies to the.nuu-tgagee. One hunJL ' dred thousand dolla>> to be paid th* purchaser at the close of the bidding. In case of purchase of ' the said Road by holders of brat uxctgago bond* they arc entitled to make payment in soul bonds, to the extent of their pro rata share, ^uch bond holders as may unite in the purchase are eutitled by the decree in this case and laws of South Caroli_ lit* iu uigiuil/iC ro a wi]?v?i?tnuu uirici uro |/Ica?u. charter of the Port Royal Railroad Company or under the general corporation act of said state as the majority, of the said corporators may chooai* DUNCAN C. WILSON, Special Master. - ? ? ? j Application for Charter / . . % To whom It emr concern: Notice is hereby given that at the expiration of ' thirty days from this date, an application in dueform w ill l>e made to the Cfertc of the Court In ac<T for Iteaufort County, for a charter for the Port Royal Lime Company, a corporation to be established at Port Royal in Beaufort County. Sept. 2Sth, 1*76.?lrn. Can't be made by every agent every \ Uyy mouth in the business we furnish, but i\i|i3|| tl>"se willing to work can easily earn a WwwW dozen dollars a day right in their own ocalitics. H-aveno roam to explain here. Business pleasant and . onorable. Women, and toys and girls do as well as men. We vfll furnish vow a complete Outfit free. The business pays l^tte than anything else. We will hear expense of startr ing you. Particulars free. Write and see. Farmer" and mechanics, their sc.. i: d daughters, and al* classes in need of paying v . k at home, should write to us and barn all about the work at once. Now is the time. Don't delay. Address Tnct A Co. Augusta Maine. To Holders of County Cliecks or Audited Claims, prior to November 1, 1872, IN accordance with the provisions of a Joint Resolution entitled "A Joint Resolution authorizing he County Commissioners of Beaufort County to evy a sjieclal tax," dated April 7, lb"3, and "An act to amend the same," approved the 29th day of January, 1874, scaled proposals will be received at from n - linldrt. checks or audited claims contracted prior to November 1,1872, until THURSDAY, NOl. 9. 1876. at 12 M? at vrliirh time said bids will be opened and the board of county commissioners will draw orders on the Treasurer to the amount of one thou~ ? sand dollars, in fa*or of the person or persons who shall offer the larne>t jxr centum discount on th*ir checks or audited claims. Proposals shouldbe addressed to the chairman of " the board of County Commissioners, and endorsed "Proposals for the settlement of Past Indebtedness Beaufort county, of * P. PP.ITCHARD, M. D. V. S. SCOTT, - ' It. J. MARTIN; County Commissioners Titos. H. Wnr.KT.ER, Cleric of Hoard. feblO-lt. I ICET ICE! I mmi smhons, : ARE NOW PREPARED TO FUR , : XX nish Ice in any quantity Customers may desire, from their lee House, Sovontb. Street. JOHN CONANT, J. A. EMMONS