Uhe Journal
W. ]) TR A NTH AM, Editor,
(i. U. ALEXANDER,
Business Manager.
CAMDEN, 8. C., APRIL 23, 1878.
For the Campaign.
It being our desire to increase the
subscription of the Journal, and
thereby extend the sphere of its usefulness,
particularly during the campaign,
we bavo reduced the price of subscription
to one dollar from now until
January 1st, 1879. We would be glad
to have an active agent at efery postoffice
in the county.
uouiuy toyenuun.
The Democratic County Convention
will meet in the Court House tomorrow
(Wednesday) at 12 o'clock M.
Primary Slectlons.
We invite a careful perusal of the
article in opposition to primary
elections, which appears in anotheT
column. It is in reply to a late
editorial of ours, wherein we favored
primary elections as the fairest and
most satisfactory plan of making
nominations for oounty officers and
members of the Legislature, and as
the most effectual mode of preventing
independent candidates. Our
esteemed correspondent does not answer
us at all, nor does he urge a
single valid objection to the system
of primary elections. In fact, bad
he not taken the precaution early in
his communication to advise us that
he was "uncompromisingly opposed"
to that plan of making nominations.
we should fed very much like asking
; On which side of (be question
does the brother speak ? For his
article is as strong an argument for
as it is against primary elections.
Tbc coming election will mark a
crisis in our history. We want no
slip-, no failures, no disappointments.
We cannot afford them. There it
danger of independent candidates,
and tJtey can be headed off only by
a direct vote of tke party in primary
elections. The plan has given sat'
isfaction and victory in several counties
in this State, Virginia and else,
where, and it will do so in Kershaw,
Let us havo primary elections.
Camden Demooratio Club.
Pursuant to adjournment, PuunJec
Democratic Club met at Jones' Hall or
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the evening of the IDtli instant, J n<
Committee, appoint*! to revise the lisi
of members, reportod one hundrod and
thirty two names upon the club roll
The President, Capt. J.-D. Dunlap, wai
nominated by the club as a member o
the County Executive Committee. Dr
T. H. Legaro was elected a member o
tho Executive Committee of the Club
vice D. 0. Kirkley resigned. The ful
lowing gentlemen were chosen delegate)
to the County Convention: C. J. Me
Dowall, Dr. T. B. Legare, J. W. McCurry,
Dr. D. L. DeSaussure, J. F
Hunter, and W. D. Trantham. Keso
lotions endorsing primary elections a;
the best plan for making nominations
were adopted unanimously. After io<
foresting remarks by Judge Lcitner
W. D. Trantham and J. W. McCurry
the Club adjourned to meet again or
the eveniog of the 30th instant.
Gen. John D. Kennedy.
A correspondent, whose eommunica<
tion over the signature of "Democrat/
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UJBJr W fUUIIU IU MIVVMVI wiWNiMf
nates our distinguished fellow citizen
whose name appears aboTe, for congress*
man from the Fourth District. We
heartily endorse all that is said by
"Democrat." Gen. Kennedy is well
known, popular, able and true ; and, as
congressman, he would accomplish more
good for his constituents and the State
at large than perhaps any other man in
the District. And he is withal, probably
the strongest candidate that could
be put into the field. Kershaw County
nominates John D. Kennedy for Conpress.
Democratic Olubs.
Oakland reorganized on the 13th in*
slant with the following officers :
I. F. Holland, President; B. T. McCoy
and C. D. Gardner vice Presidents,
T. J. Kodgera, Secretary. Committee
on Registration?W. L. Cook, B, T.
McCoy and Richard Rrown. Executive
Committee?Richard Brown. W.
N. Barnes, J. ?. Alexander, T. J. Rod*
gers, Woodward Holland aud J. II.
Stokes. Delegates toCounty Convention.
B. T. McCoy, W. L. Cook, R. II.
Amon, T. J. Rodgcrs, I. F. Holland,
Richard Browo and B. D. Turner. Alternates?Woodward
Holland and J. F.
Turner. The Club will meet again on
the 2nd Saturday in May.
The Lancaster Democratio County
Convention will be held on tbft first
Monday iu May.
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Ho. For Liberia !
Much has been said within the last
few months in reference to the emigration
of the colored people from the South
to Liberia Tha movement has actually
begun, the first ship left Charleston on
Sunday last. Concerning the loading
of the vessel, the Xeics and C'ouiier
of the 18th, say ;
All day yesterday Atlantic wharf
presented a s?pne well worthy of reproduction
by an artist. From early in the
morning until late at night crowds of
colored people occupied the space ubout
the Azor, and the streets leading In her
dock were filled with etreams of theui,
going and returning. A large number
of white persons, also, assembled at the
head of the wharf watohiag with curious
eyes the crowd and the vessel. The
excitement seemed to reach its height
when it was gradually spread about that
early this morning the Azor would drop
out into the stream, and would sail this
evening or to-night, "certain."
In the immediate neighborhood of
the bark the jam was fearful. Dozens
of people stood packed like herrings,
msny of them for hours, apparaotly
/-> Irwilr at the vessel and
watch the operation of completing her
, loading. At the gangway plank there
was a constant and eager crowd of applicants
for permission to go abroad,
and the two colored men and the police,
men. who acted as ushers, had their
hands full in helping visitors on and
off.
Mixed up In the crowd were piles of
bedding, common trunks and other
luggage. Nearly every emigrant's bundle
had attached to it an old gun, some
' having several.
The emigrants themselves stood about
, and watched their effects. Most of
them are, as previously described, of
tho better order of farmers, dressed almost
invariably in stout homespun
clothing, with woollsn shirts and pants
stuffed into their boots. The women
and children were dressed in keeping
witli their hu?hands. brothers and
fathers. All looked serious?sonic
troubled. The nearness of their departure
is evidently giving them an appreciation
of the important nature of their
undertaking, and its stupendous results
for gofed or evil to themselves and their
race.
Carts containing wood and meal and
other provisions wore backed np, unloaded
and their contents transferred to
the hold as rapidly as possible. By 12
o'clock the baggage had all been safely
1 stowed away, and by about 3 o'clock
the cargo was completed, and the lower
( hatches were olosed. Then the emigrants
began going aboard. All whn
1 went aboard last evening were steerage
' nasKcneers. and they displayed an im
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, plicit trust in the officers of the vessel,
and an unquestioning obedience to the
directions given them that whs plaintive.
They seated themselves in lone rows
, upon thu beaches stretched alongside
the berths, ami sat quietly with theii
baggage piled at their feet until night
Then most of theoi arranged rude beds
and went to sleep, passing their firs)
night on shipboard serenely enough.
I The cabin passengers will not gc
, aboard until this morning, when tlx
remaining steerage passengers wi|l al.^
' *o.
' About 8 o'clock ll e vessel will druj
I into the stream, and the roll of p**ji-ti<
pet* will be called and things made a:
4 snug as possible. There will also be i
thorough overhauling for ?lo%awajii
There seems now no reason whatever t(
doubt that she will do what the man.
f ngers, directors and Capt. Holme* unitt
in saying that she will?spread hoi
sails and cross the bar some time thi
? *" rI'l*- ma vill A. 111 Ittleiu lid an
Ct'UMlllg. I lirio win u<iu?n<w< ?v ....
1 immense crowd on the whirl', and tin
steamer which wiil rug be?wp?" s)iore and
ship to carry belute?l passenger^ apii
baggage will probably be crowded wltl
excursionists. A steamer will ulso ac
company the Azor to the bar, and set
' the last of her, for this voyage.
- NEWS ITEMS.
' BaRNWEiX io in the lead in tho matter
of military organizations. 8i?o hai
already twenty nine companies ?tiftecc
of cavalry, and fourteen of infantry.
Tecumseh Sherman is preparing foi
uunthar Indian war. Reduce the Indium
to ten thousand men and increase tlx
aruiy to two hundred thousand isj hit
motto.
I
Aftkr many delays, Holt. McEvoy
, the murderer of Col. J, J. Gregg ir
. 187G, has at last been hung. IIo suffered
I the penalty of his crime at Aikcu on
i Friday last.
i Hon. Jere S. Black lias sued exSecretary
Belknap, in the Circuit
Court at Washington, fur proftssiona!
services in the impeach incut case. Hi:
claim is for five thousand dollars.
Gen. Carfiold, who was one of the
six officers who composed tho courtmartial
which tried Fitz John Porter
says that tho latter only escaped the
death penalty by a single vote.
The 1 resident hus ordered a rehearing
of tlie case of Maj. Gen. FitrJohn
Porter, who was cashiered under
charges preferred by Gen. Popo for
disobedience of orders at the second
battle of Manassaa.
Tiik repeal of tho bankrupt law may
be regarded as a certainty. The Senate
has declared for its unconditional repeal
: by a vote of 37 to G, and it is believed
that the House will concur in the ac;
tiou of the Senate by at leust a twothirds
vole.
Mr. Ilayes is credited with saying that
he desired to be President as little as
| possiple. The fact is, remarks the
j Washington Post, he is not President
at all. IIo simply servos in lieu of a
President who lacked tho nerve to
occupy tho office at tho proper time.
The Abbeville Medium says : "It is
a bad time to go into the courts with n,
penitentiary prospect,1* Conviots are
; fed on bread and water on the Congnroe
these days of genuine Democratic re,
form. Better stay at home and live on
liens, than go to Columbia nrr4-#U?ve to
death on water."
W. M. Tweed, better known a?
"Boss" Tweed, the great Tnwmanj
chiefwljo plundered New Yojk of millions
of dollars, died in pri-'en recentlyTie
had been in jail several years, having
at one time escaped and gone to I
i Kurope, where be was recaptured and
returned to bis old quarters.
Great interest in the sjstero of
primary elections is being manifested all
' over the State. We understand that
; several townships in I\,<igeneiu county
I have declared in favor of if. We believe
tbnt in this county, where the
system hns been fried, if gives almost
universal satisfaction, as giving the
means of arriving mnn definitely tlinn
by any other p'an at flic wishes of the
people. That is. there are no interi
mediate parties delegates, but the vote
j is the voice of the peop'e themselves.
?Ninety-S'x (riimulirtn.
W. C. k A. R. R.?The Raltimore
[ American of Tuesday says : '"The first
.J mortgage bondholders of the Wilmington,
Columbia k Augusta Railroad com
pany met yesterday at. no-?n over tlie
hirst National Bink, on Gay stroet. for
i the purpose of taking action *o a?cer
tain the status of the road and f>r the
: Interchango of propositions for the improvement
of the outlook. A commitj
tec wan finally appointed to make an inI
.t nr.: r
vesngntion iniu me mim ?>i <; ??.. ,
pany and report at a future meeting, a?
well as to ascertain such other infhrrmi:
fclon as might be foitnd proper relating
to the company's condition an l prospects."
The road has since passed into
, the hand's of a receiver, and Col. R. R.
Bridgers, the former president has been
; appointed to that position,
i Speaking of Canfron reminds me of
,, Senator John Patterson. ?f South Carolina.
I have just hiard the rea?on of'
Patterson's failure to accept ex-Scnator
Simon Cameron's invitation to visit him
for a few weeks at Lochiel. the ex'S^n,
ator's beautiful country seat, near Ilar1
risburg. It should bu remembered that
there are still eight indictments pending
' against Senator Patterson in South Carolina,
andwhile ia Washington norequii
sit ion will lie against him, the courts
' having so decide J. IIfriends arc
a I'm id, however, to lave him leave the
' district of Columbia, lest lie shquld be
. taken back to South Carolina. Governor
llartranft was appealed to in the most
> earnest manner by the ex-Senator and
5 others, who begged that lie would not
' ; obey a requisition from South Carolina
, for Senator Patterson, but woulJ, on
. the contrary, refuse to surrender him
? while in Pennsylvania. The Governor
1 refu?ed to agree to any such arrangc|
menj, ar,d ;qid he wou'd not promiso in
such a jasc. And this Is why Senator
? Patterson is still in Washington 'nstead
' of eating strawberries and cream at
1 Lochicl. Patterson is really in a sad
[ condition. lie is Tery thin and cninI
ciatcd and great wrinkles seam his
I j &? [lis cjo has lost its lustre and
> his gait and manners *r? chw.ii of a
broken man.? UWc. Cor. Philadelphia
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Primary Elections.
Mr. Kkitor ; As your correspondent,
I did not intend to let you hear so soon
again from uic, but the Journal con
I tsinir,g youp ejitoriijl on primary Klec1
: tions did not reach our oHico until Pri
; day last, and, knowing that I am most
uncompromisingly opposed to such a
r j system, you can easily account for my
' extreme punctuality.
?! We had been longing to see souic1
tiling in tho columns of the Journal.
showing the advantages of primary
1 Election*, for we had studied tho mutator
carefully, ntid coulJ not sum up a
. r.rtinf Pi. VAI'.lhle til OUT lllind. HoWCVlT
I j we were not altogether disappointed,
I tticcc the appearance of the editorial already
rcfercd to, iIioul:Ii wc inuat 3cknowledge
our surprise that, being in
. lavor of Primary Elections, you did not
t * touch off ' more of the good that suuic
I of our people seem to in^st that there
is in the plan for making nominations.
1 Now wc don't want you To understand
us to mean that you could not handle
,; the subject well, fur we have n it forgotten
the weighty editorials that come
from your pen almost every week. Von
? handled it well; and 'yet how weak I"
i What wc mean is, that primary elections
are not needed to hem in such
citizens as Kershaw county can justly
, boast of, and no man, however powerful
i his mind or great his command of language
may be, can show that there is
, real, genuine merit in the plan. The
people will vote in the tight direction,
no matter how the nominations are
; made.
You state that, it has been discussed
| by the press of the State, and that in
I every county where this qursti<>o lias
been submittal to the people it is ngrecd
thatjt is the b*st mode of making nominations
for ennty officers and members
of the Legislature.
Now, be it remembered that, about
I two yjars ago, the press and a large'
I portion of the Democrats or the State
of South Carolina believed that the
only way to win was to run a fusion or i
mixed ticket, and was it so? "This i
shows plainly th it our party can ho led
into error sonio tino-s by the "prc-w I
1 and the ponple."
You Bay, too, that eo'nvt/ililiiiSd) not J
nlwuys make up the best ami nio??
available tickets. This uiav be. true
from the boginuing of coalition up to *
the awakening of "straight out Octno- '
cracy," and even at some of our county
conventions of 187G- First li$cau*e
nominations were not 'made by that j
always essential rule of two thirds majority,
thus failing to get the choice of:
the people. Secondly the tax payinir porplc
of the state had b?eomc desp'ratej
ovep lhe)olulU and throngs that h;|dpuuN<
tiplied to a hideous enormity, and were"
TtTtmtnrtnttnjrrmd particular in sei-et m# >
"level beaded'.' men. bui llioae whom
they b liered would give th* Tvidicals
n complete rout, nnJ burl tbem j
into tlie depth of an ignominons
political grave. Thirdly?patriotic action
bad been mado dormantly cfusion ,
and coalition with the "moderate Republicans''?migratory
vagabonds.
And the people who bad their conntry's
good at heart were uneu?pecting
j t-.ward every man who called himself a
j Peuioerat and seemed to be going with
! them in working out the redemption of
j their Slat"4.
Consequently men found tlo-ir way
j into our conventions, who were nothing
more than manipulating office
i seekers, that wero chosen to represent
themselves, and their greedy propensities
Tims came the bidding, trading1'
and log rolling we hesr so much about,,
but snch a state of affairs has pnssed? j
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Vnu will see a grand victory achieved
hy the Democrats of Kershaw County j
in the coming election if such clapimps
as primary elections arc kept nut |
of the " modus operandi" of our party.!
and the "good old way" is quietly let j
alono.
Should such a system le adopted, I
fenr defeat.
We already see that just stlcli men as |
j our oQioes need, ?nd as we nerd as rulers,
1 have come, and are fast coming t?? the
j front. Men whose unimpeachable honor
1 and patriotism stand out with marked
j prominence?who will frown down such ,
j low designing men as would sneak into |
a patriots, place and foully meddle with
1 thcii country's pQod. ...
We consider no better highway could,
be assured to suck characters than primary
elections
You state also tljat primary elections
arc the most representative plan, in t-hat
by it every voter may iodioatc his choice j
for every county office. It does not so
! appear to us. Where is the representation?
Is it not every man acting for himself,!
and with no pertainty that lie is voting j
for any nn? else? As the means of getting.
! everybody's choice, it appears to be thci
true plan. Hut too much choice ruins
; anything. We learned that when we
i were a school boy. We ayrree with you
i thai with nomination# by the peoplo we j
' will win?that is through a convention
of good representative men, who will
meet and intcrchagjre the sentiments of
our people, and nominate a ticket of the
host men, that will conic up before th,vm.
Do this, and flic victory will he assured.
Dut if primaty election* are adopted bv
, the county convention next week, and I
! shoulJ we be able to carry their evil
results and cain the election, they will;
j eventually bring us to demoralization
j and defeat by greatly multiplying disap'
pointrnents anions our people, whom a
j convention would always harmonize. |
; Dopart front ?he convention plan and
j our condition will soon he such us to invito
the fleeing carpel-bagirers and scalawags
to retarn and feast yet a while i
! 1 1 5 .Pa t_ - i
i longer upon me nam earnings oi me ;
people we love, anil and of whom we are
1^'pqrt. Yours ifl the frith
ZERULOX.
Turkey Creek, April 18th 1878.
J. W. McCURRY
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IS OFFERING
Rare Inducements
TO PARTIES WANTING
IDIR/Y" Q-QQIDS,
CIOTHIBiti,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS
HARDWARE, CROCKERY,
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Groceries, &c.!
JijjY" Always in the market, anJ will pay !
I III is
Highest Prices for Cotton.
Don't fail to givj mo a call.
J. W. McClltKY.
deelllf
Garden Seed! j
Garden Seed !|
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BUY BIJINT'?
FRESII AND GKM'INK
GARDEN SEED!
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All Kinds for Sale by
DR. F. L. ZEMP.
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Cigar* and Tobacco.
Always on liaml, a select slock of Cigars,
Smoking ami t'liowing Tobacco, l'iprs, Cigarettes,
Cigarette I'npera, Ac., for sale by
foblJif KIKKI.KV & SMITH.
Canned Corn Ilccf.
l'otlo I Ham, Sainton. Ojntor?, Vickies,
Sarilinc-', Ac., Ac., by
K1RKLEY & SMITH. i
JJST OPENED:'
Fall and Winter Stock
u AT
James Jones.
I have the pleasure of announcing to
my numerous patrons that 1 have
Just Returned from the Northern
Markets
wfyerp j purchased a heavy stock of
PALL A1 WHITER GOOES,
which I propose to sell at prices correspon- '
ding with the low price of cotton.
My stock of
HARDWARE
cannot he excelled in this market, and ns 1
made mv purchases in this line, under the
most favorable circumstances, I can afford
to sell the same at the
Very Lowest Prices.
COTTON.
I ant always in the market, and give the
highest market prices in cash.
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Tlie patronage of the public is solicited.
Polite ami attentive clerks on hand to
serve rujMoniers.
sep!9?if JAMES JONES.
C orn*! Corn ! C orn !
1
4 AAA DWI1KLS COKN\
.1MMF por Hftie by
fcbl2tf BAUM BROS.
A NEW ENTERPRISE !
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W. A. ANCRUM & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS
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AND
Commission Merchants
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DePASS' PLOCK",
CAMDEN, S, C,
In store, a full supply of
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Heavy and Fancy Grocerios
1
Our ol.jec* is to supply a want long fejt
in Camden?namely: A pbtce where you
can huy Groceries and Provisions at retail
at only a small advance upon wholesale
prices, thereby saving the trouble and eg*
pense of sending to Charleston (us many
have been doing) for monthly supplies.
Gail and rkumtne our stock and prices,
and you will be convinced.
W. A. ANCHUM & CO,
janStf
Ready for Business.
NEW STORE
AND
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Entirely New Stock j
IRASINGTON AND NETTLES;
HAVE THE PLEASURE OF AXXOUNcing
t lie opening of their NEW STORE at
the old stand of0APT. J. W. MotTRRY,
wl^erp |hty have just opmicU
An Tilnfivolif Vonr Stnnlr
AJill M Mm. ... . J A? V IT MVVVU
I 0F
FAMILY & FANCY GROCERIES,
Consisting In part of
Sugar, Coffees, Teas, Flour, Bacon,
Lard, Butter, Canned Goods
all kinds, .Lilies. Pickles,
Cctulectiom'iies, Cigars,
Tobacco,
And all other goods usually found n a
FIRST CLASS GROCERY
STORE,
Highest market prices paid for all kinds of
Country Produce,
Always ready to pny tho CASH for Cotton
BRASINBTQN A NETTLES.
Sep. 20dio.
W. CLYBURN,
General Insurance Agent,
Represents:
Galvestoii Iusr.rauce Association.
CfilwiiJ.Mnilne ami I'ire Insurance Co.,
Texas 1 >anl:iii(f an<l Insurance Co..
(i.ilrcstott lusurraucc Co.,
Of tialvesfoii, Texas.
Cash Capital $t;00,000 0(11
Surplus 155.7H1 11?
Total $755,7SI i>7
CAPITAL & ASSKTS, 8755,781 B7.
Georaia Home taraice Company, i
Columbus, (Ja.
ORGANIZED IX 1850.
Capital Stock : , . . . $.100,000 00 (
Total Assets 524,420 22 1
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Butter.
(1IIOICC Cioslieu Butter, for sale low by
j BAUM BROS.
Noiip, Soap.
tLift BOX BS Soup for sale low by ,
JW BAl'.'/ BROS.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN!
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an established reputation for reliability and fidelity to the interests of
the people, it needs r.o introduction to the public. It is the wish, however,
of the present management to extend the sphere of its usefulness by putting
it into the hands of every reading man in Kershaw County.
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of their people in every conceivable way, and recognizing the fact that
the campaign just opening marks a crisis in the history of South Carolina,
the Proprietors of THE JOURNAL will spare no effort to make it indispensable
to the reading public of this section of the State.
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in the up country. Having a large and constantly increasing circulation
in the counties of Kershaw, Sumter, Darlington. Chesterfield, Lancaster,
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