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NEWS & TIMES. I issued every saturday MOUSING BY^TJtfi ohakokhubo NT.w8 COMPANY. OED. RULIYER, Itosincsu Manager. terms of Subscription. 0? c Cb;ii/ one Year.$2 00 " " Si* Mouths. 1 00 Hates of Advertising. Our Square 1st Insertion.$1 ?'?O Hack Subsequent " . 1 00 Notices inserted in I^?eol Column at 20r per Line. AH Subscriptions and Transient Advertise ments to be paid /or in Advance. "j{jHy~ No Jtecipts for Subscription or Adver* tiucmenU art Vatid ?nies? Signed by Business Manager. JUS?" We are in no way renpormihle tor (ho TicTin or opinions of our Correspond ent*. FOR PRESIDENT. KUTIIERJOllD B.HAYES, OF OHIO. FOR YICE-PRESIDEKT. WILLIAM A, WHEELER, OF NEW YOKK- i ! SATURDAYS SSPTEMBER 16, 1876 The Democratic meeting. Early on Friday morning last, a week ago, the Democrats commenced to make their appearance from all sides. Most of them were here by 9 o'clock a. m., and exhibited the utmost good feeling and determina tion. The boys on "tho other side" arc not Modocs, and only mean to beat the Republicans if they can. Because a man is a Democrat we do not regard him as a monitor, to bo shunned both night and day. Some of those fellows arc mild even to effeminacy, aad would not hurt a Republican for the world. They are simply "the outs," and now they want to be "tho ins." Only this and nothing more. The procession formed aud met the speakers at tho depot, where the Orangeburg brass Baud enlivened the crowd with inspiring strains of music. OYe forget now whether they played any of the Hayea and Wheeler Campaign uongs^or not; we think not, though.) Gen. Kennedy, Hon. Mi P. O'Coner, and a great many other speakers presented themselves, and were driven to the stand in the grove ncarCnpt. Rone's where the speaking took place. Captain Jas. F. Izlar, tho courte ous and gentlemanly chairman of the Democratic party of the County, called the vast concourse together in a few timely and appropriate remarks. The meeting went into a perman ent organization upon a proposition from Mr. 6. R. Mellich anip as fol >ows r President, Captain Jas. F. Izlar; Vice-Presidents, Hon. T. W. Glover; j W. M. Hutsou, Jacob G. Kcitt, Thos. H. Zimmerman, Dr. G. J. Odom, Dr. O. H. Ott, Colonel D. R. Rarton, Dr. W. F. Barton, Captain John S. Moorcr, Dar. R. W. Bates, Captain John S. Bowman, Dr.. W, W. Wannamakcr^ Colonel Paul "S. j Felder, O? B.. Kiley, Secretaries, Ira T. Shumaker, Dr. W. T. C. Bates,! Dr. W. S. Barton, j After Mr. Melllchanvp* ?obertfed, with a good naturcd smile ou hin face. Captain Izlar again "rose to explain," und said that Malcolm 1. Browning, Esq.., would present a set of resolu tions which should claim every Democrat's attention. That gentleman, alter stroking his mustaches and feeling the platform that it was not "riekely," aroBe nud prefaced the following resolutions with a few eloquent remarks: 1. Itcsolued, That we, the Democra tic citizens ofOrangebug County, in mass meeting nsscmbled, covJSally indorse the action. o? the National Dcmoeratie Contention, which re cently met at St. Louis>?heartily ap prove its form of priuefpfes?ratify its nomination of Samuel J. Tilden, for the Presidency, and of Thomas A. Hendricks for the Vice-Presidency, of the United States, and pledge to them our most strenuous efforts for their election. 2. ffetftli'cct, That we also cordially indorse the action of the State Demo cratic Convention which met at Columbia on the 15th day of August, 187G?ratify the nominations made by that convention for State and Federal officers?and pledge to the nominees our united and earnest s??' port. 3. Resolved, That we deprecate all, violence in the approaching political contest?denounce all attempts, by whomsoever made, to bring about collisions?pledge ourselves to use all proper efforts to prevent them?to put down all designing disturbers of the public pence, and eecuro the quiet and peaceful uso of tho election fran chise by nil our citizens, of evory class. 4. Itesoh cd, Hint in the grand efTort for reform which the Democratic party is now making, we deem it the duty of all good citizens, without re gard to race, to unite against our common enemy, and work together, earnestly nnd faithfully, for success; and we pledge to our colored fellow citizens who are now in our ranks, or who may hereafter unite with us in this glorious cause, protection against all violence and oppression from whatsoever quarter it may come. At the couchisiou of the foregoing resolutions, Samuel Dibble, Esq., with the air oi a lawyer who knew his jury, stepped forward and seconded them in a manner that elccited ap plause. Now came the set speeches. Genor-' al Kennedy was the first speaker who made a dig at our side. He was very coquettish in the beginning, but after ho got warmed up, we noticed that ho was not halt as tender as we took him to be. Ho punched arc und promiscuously and didn't have a singlo compliment for the "ins." Hb speech was straightout. Mr. H. S. Thompson followed. He was more easy going, and we liked him better. And after him came Hon. M. P, O'Conuer. Well! bis reputation as an orator is world wide, and as we do not desire to do an injustice even to a Democrat, we will pass by him by saying that his speech was replete with el< quence?only it was on the other side. A colored Democrat named Hutchins spoke next. L. S. Your mans, Esq., concluded. He is also known, aud it is not neces sary for us to say that ho also did well?but on the other side. Upon the whole of it, the meeting was rather an "enthuseastic rally of Democrats, and as it has always been the desire of the editor of this paper to do tho opposition justice, we do not hesitate 'to say that Captain Jim made a first-rate showing with his clubs. j Quiet nnd order reigned from early morn tell dewy eve, Remarkable, isn't it! The Republican State Convention FIRST DAT'b PROCEEDINGS, This body met in the hall of the House of Representatives in Colom bia at 1 p. ro. on the 12th inst. [ Gen. Elliott, the Chairman of the , Executive Committee of the State, called the- Convention to order and commanded the Secretary to call the roll. Contesting delegations from Colleton, Orangeburgf Spartanburg ?and Georgetown pve*ented them selves, f.roagressman Smalls was afterwards nominated for temporary CIroirnvar* by Hamilton,, of Beaufort, and S, A. Swails by M. S. Hirsch, ?f WiUiwms* burg. Smalls was elected by n vote of 65 to 69. A committee was ap pointed to conduct Smalls to the chair, when ho ntado a speech con gratulating bis party upon its unity and determination. Jas. JTennedy was elected Secre tary and Josephus Woodruff nnd Shewsbery fossistauts. A committee of one from each county was then appointed on cre dentials, and the Convention then - adjourned till 8 o'clock. At 4 o'clock the Convention con vened again, hut the committee on credentials having asked for further timo the Convention adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. becond day'g hioceedixc.'s. The Convention met again Wed nesday fleptemb:r 13th at 10 a. nti. and shortly after adjourned to 3 p. m. to give more time to the committee on credentials. Upon re-assembling in the afternoon a permanent organizn tion was effected by electing Robort j Smalls Chairman. Committees on platform and rules wore here nppoint ed. Senator J. J. Pattorson was then called on. Some little excitement prevailed, as it was fully expected that he would mako an attack on Governor Chamberlain; but to the surprise of many it was demonstrated that the hatchet had been buried du ring the night, and Puttersou endors ed Chamberlain ami pledged his sup port to him and the whole ticket whatever it might bo. He said that President Grant had his eye on South Carolina, and intended to take care of her, and he (Patterson) would wnirant that Grant would bring the strong arm of tho United State Gov ernment to support aud keep the Re publican party in powjr. He was not afraid of armed Democrats, and he would warn these fire eaters that Albany Penitentiary is big enough to hold and would hold, many of them as soon as the election was over. J So far as his rcportod hostility to Governor Cham hor loin was concern ed he said he had only fallen out with him because the Democrats were praising him too much. He got suspicious of him, but was per fectly satisfied that he had cast of his new-made friends now, and he would accordingly support him. He next spoke of the report of his having patched up a friendship with Cham berlain on a compromise in which the repudiated conversion bonds fig ured conspicuously. He confidently asserted that the Republican paity will be in power in South Carolina for ten years longer, and would have Hayes and Wheeler to Jnko care of them. He said the whipping-post would be chn nged to the school* house, and colored men would soon be equal in every way to the white people of the State. They would be too smart for the Democrats to fool them as they wcro trying to do, Geor gia was an example of a State where the negroes had no show, had no schools, and taxes were higher than when Bullock was Governor. , third day's proceedings. On Thursday the Convention re assembled according to adjournment. I Thou. Hamilton nominated D. H. I Chamberlain for Governor. Mr. j Green of Beaufort Dominated T. C. < Dunn. Hamilton and others spoke j for Chamberlain, and Aug. Straker | I and others ngaiust him. At 1 o'clock j in the night Chamberlain was nominated by a vote of 88. Dunn i received 21 votts* R. H. Gleaves I was rominatcd for Lieutenant I Governor by acclamation. Mr. Trueheart, lately associate edi tor of the Journal of Commerce, bus retired from that paper and Mf. Dill has taken his place. Of tho l&tte r gentleman Mr, Rhett says ? "Capt, Dill has had a large and valuable experience in journal lira. On the Washington L'nion tho Charles ton Mercury, the New Orfcani Times and the Nfu> Orleans Picayune, he served in positions of high impor tance, contributing largely to tho success of those papers during his con nection with their editorial and busi ness departments. Captain Dill re signs the position of special ngent and adjuster of losses of 'The London, Liverpool and Globo Insurance Com pany," at New Orleans, which he has held for several years, to unite his fortunes with those of the Journal of Commerce. We congratulate our selves and our readers on the acquisi tion ef so competent an assistant." ??ii in- ? *.. ? - The strikers are at work again on j the Combahee. Wo trust for tho intercBts of all parties that these out-1 breaks will be speedily put down. They do nobody any good; in fnct, work infinite harm. Determined I nicASUres must he Adopted. Toleration the Grout Need of the South. A French kllig, In giving his ideal of a happy realm, Brtld that ho de ?ired to sec the day wlicfi every pea sant iu France should have A chick en in his pot for dinner. It was a homely but forcible way of describ ing an ora of social order and happi ness and well-rewarded labor In a land of green pastures and still wa tei*8, like Juduia, in tho dajs of Solomon, when, iu tho words of the Hebrew chronicler, Israel dwelt safe ly, every mxu under his vine and fig-tree. For it was not the bran ches bending with the weight of ripened figs and purple clusters only which cheered the contented owner, but the thought of the law reigned supreme, and that there was none to make him afraid. But neither Palestine nor Franco, in tho days of their prosperity, ever offered so fair or wido a field for a population as Nature has given to the fifteen States recently rescued from the thraldom ofslavory,?being in respect of area, an empire, and in respect of climate and products offer ing everything required by the phy sical wants of man. It is said that this great and fer. tile region is not prosperous in com parison with the Northern portion of tho Union, a region having no greater natural advantages. If this is tlie fact, it is of far greater import ance for the Southern people to find out the reason of this lack of pros perity than to follow after a party leader who tickles their cars with glittering theories and sparkling rhetoric- For, whether Governor Hayes or Governor Tilden he the next President; the wants and wishes of the masses of tho people will re main Ilm same, The great multitude will still continue within the walks of privaie life, and of the forty-four millions of American citizens, not one in five hundred enn possibly fill a public office. Still tho daily question of every household will be, Whatsbnllwe eat and drink, and wherewithal shall we bo clothed? and these natural wants, who.ie full grati fication indicate a prosperous pcopl e, can be satisfied in that land only where pence and order are supreme and violent men dare not molest the citizen in public, or under his roof ttce. Why is the South not prosperous ? Is ,it because that portion of tho Union which lately opposed the Re bell ion is hostile to her prosperity? The supposition is wholly unreasona ble. A whole people do not act without a moi re, and the North has no motive for desiring tho degrada tion of the South, but, on the contra ry, has the strongest reasons of natu ral humanity nnd of self-interest for desiring the thrift and increase of the South,?reasons of kindred blood, reasons of natural pride, reasons of domestic trade and exchange, rea sons of natural security and revenue. It is strictly true to say that the Southern people have the hearty good-will of the North in respect to their physical and menial progress. Not an item of Southern news indi cating local advancement fails to bo cordially noted by tho Northern newspapers irrespective of party. The grand donation of the late Georgo Pcabody, of New England, to the schools of the South, the princely gift of Vanderbilt to a Southern university, the thousands of smaller donations to Southorn churches and schools from the ex treme North, and the many millions of Northern capital invested in the South are a few of the more striking evidences that the North has none but tho most kindly feelings towards the South and ardently desires her prosperity. It may bo added that there Ij not a single feature of North ern enterprise and industry which Northern capital has not houcstly tried to reproduce in the South since the close of the Wttr, despite many disencoUrflgeraetits'. Is the South,- then, ?dl prosperous becft?s? her* mbtff syBtCm has beeil overthrown f Facts speak faf theni' selves, and the present marvellous year of plenty attests tho truth of the assertion, that Southern labor never worked so efficiently before. The only complaint which comes ?from the agricultural districts is that the planters and formers afe glutting the markets with superabundant crops. But it may be said that, although crops are abundant in the South, her manufactories languish. On this point we have the testimony of the Georgia and Tenoessee newspapers that the only cotton and iron mills in the counlrol which have d clared a dividend this year are in those States. Working up the raw mate rial, which \a supplied at their doors, the Southern mills ar.d forges have prospered, while those of New Eng land and Pennsylvania have languish ed and failed. Says the Chattanooga Timtc, a Democratic paper published in the great SouLhe.n iron district, "The South has to day more furnaces in b'ast iu proportion to her number than the North has, and very few of ours are losing any money whilo con stant losses tt the Wo. Lb is tho rule. We believe the only mill in the Uni ted Stairs, iimning exclusively on lailroad iron, which declared a legit i male dividend for 1875, was the Ron no Iron Company's m!M in this c ly."' The Administration has taxed Southern manufacturers w'.lh no unequal and unjubt discriminations. The national laws havo prulccicd all a'iko, and if dnaster has ovev-iaken any enie"p;is?, it hns not proceeded from any sctt'onnl p: e!ud ce or in trrveni'on. Why, ihcn, is iliu South not as piospcious as tho North, and why are not her rich lands sought by c 'owds of immi^.auts ? The an swer is r si'y given. Gove rnor Hayes toys in h:s le'irr of acceptance,? "Laboiera will not go and capital w'll not be ventured where the Oon sl'lution and iho lawa are pel at dc fh'oce,and d'siraci'.on. ttppicheiHion, and a la * in take the pUicj of" peace loving and law-abid'ig social l?;o." Thero is the whole solution of the quesiiou; volumes could not f?ia?e it belier. The v* le and fig nee bc\r abundantly, but the shadow of vio lence t.oublcs the hurt of the owner as he sits under tbe'r friendly bheHer. It concerns the North that this great evil shall be radically reform ed. It concerns the South more deeply and dVeCk'y: She can change the whole aspect of tho heavens by the s:rapl? breath of suffrage, at oue puff dissipating the malarious vapors and damps which now 'overhang her sky, and letting in the sunshine of universal toleration and free speech to gladden and cheer tho dwellers of every hamlet and city. Let it shine in a flood of glo y, so that the citi zen, unmolested and secure, can fill his pipe of peace with the Htaple of Kentucky and Virginia, and roam at b^B ovm sweet will from tho oyster bays of the Eastern shore to the or ange groves of Florida, He can do it in Maine or Massachusetts or Illinois, and why not a few miles farther south in his own country and under his own-flag? The world moves, and the South must move with it. The first step to build up the South is to destroy the dangerous faction whioh thrives by violence and upholds the organs of mob-law. A Republican adtnioislr.v tion will teach them that malicious persecution far opinion's sake must stop at once,* that tho American peo* pie are determined that Germane, British, French, Irish, Scandinavians, aud Northern men shall trade, work, voto, and ta'k as freely as they please in every county of tho South as freely as they do in New York and Ohio. An obvious feature of tbis meeting was the absence of the local scala wags and carpot-baggors. They could bot stand the lire, nnd doubtless thought pro?dcnce the better part of vnior.? Cor, Journal of Commerce. 'the above has reference to" tho mass meeting held by tho Democrats oll ycslcrflay ? week ago. "tf Orange burg" can gpeak for his party, and tho nbovo is to bo taken lititerally, it dis closes a purpose which wC'did not hopo to see. .''Prudence." always keeps persons out "of danger,' and if you meant to havef] shown your "valor" if ''cafpe^baggeiS*' and "scalawags" had put in their'appear-' ancc on that day, we are glad they" staid away. But say, "Orangeburg," hadn't you better hush up your twaddle about scalawags ? Wo think so. Notice. . The Stock holders of tho Orangeburg' Agricultural and Mechanical Association arc requested to attend a meeting of the Association on Satin day September 30th, at the Fair Building at 11 o'clock am- A Full attendance is requested an business of great importance will bi submitted for your consideration .1 By Order of the Board of Director*. KIRK ROitlNSON, Secretary. sept 16 2t Notice OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, Obaxomuro, S. C September 1 2th 1876. To J. H. Dtilces and W. P. Murphy : "Take notice, that the Taxes, Costa and Penalties (together with fifty per cent, on the entire nmmount hare been paid into the County Treasury) for the redemption of the Real Estate purchased by yon. JAS. VAN. TASSEL, Connty Auditor, sept 16 3t NOTICE. Notice i.? hereby given, that a mcetiii; of the Clerks of the Hoard* of the rarieu Trustee* of each District will be held in my oflicc on the tfOth day uf September 1876, .i* bit lilies of importance i.? to be transacted. Tnos. Piiti.i.tra, Co school Com O C September loth 1K76 sept ll? ot llooms of ihe Orangeburg Couutj Deinocra ic Executive Committee. Ornorburo R. i\ September 2nd 1876. A Convention of tlie Democratic Tarty o# the County of Orangeburg is hereby culled to meet at the Fair Building in the Town of Orangeburg on Thursday the twenty-first (21*0 day of September 1876, at 12 o'clock m? for the purpose*of nominating candi dates for Cniinty officers; ami for in inKfrs of the General Assembly, and to consider Mich other business ?s may be br? light bo* fore ii. The Convention will be composed of Delegates to be elected by the several Democratic Club*, upon tb? basisofone Ddr^-ite for every twenty-live enrolled members iu each ( hih, sn<l one for every frac.io? orer twenty-five. JAS.JF IZLAR, "Chairman. IRA TSHOEMAKER, Secretary. sept 16 It Sheriff's Sales. Tarllon S. McGrew \ vs. / For Jane L. Sightler \ Partition, and others. j By virtue of the Judgement herein, I wilt sell at Orangeburg C. H., o.n the Firot Monday In October next, the following track of land, to wit: All that piece or parcel of land, situate in Goodby's Township Orangeburg Connty, containing 164 acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of T L Mc Grew, on the East by lands J A Keller, on the South by lands of Whitteman and on I the West by lands of Est-. Jas. A McGrew. Terms?One half cash, balance on a j credit of one year, (with the privilege of Saying "all Cash,) credit portion secured by ond of purchaser bearing interest from day of sale, and a mortgage of the oiemises, Purchaser to pay for papers and recording. ALSO Luther F Shuler \ tb. / Forecloaurer. Car?on E Fcleer Adm'r \ and others. By virture of this Judgment herein, 1 will sell at Orangeburg C. II.. on the First Monday in October next, during the usual hours of aale at public auction, the follow ing Real Estate, vsx : m All that piece or parcel of land in Orangeburg County, containing 170 acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Catharin Shuler, Est.; Adam Dasb, Mrs. Amanda Bookhardt and the Dower track, assigned to Mr*. Juilla 8 Thompson. also The remainder of the'.deteMfteaation of Mrs. Tkompson'a Dower in. 51 acree assigned to her by Carson's in Dower. # Terms?One half Cash, (with the privi lege of paying all cash), balance on a credit of one year, secared by Bond of purchaser, bearing interest from day of sale aad a martgngo of the premise?, purchases to pay for papers aud recording. Sheriffs Office. > Orangcbuig C. Ii., V E. I. CAIN* Sept. 9tb, 1870 J B.aC, -ept 16, 3t di>5 TO $2* PER I?AY .AT rif) Home. Samples worth $1 free. Straaon & Co., Portland, Mane,