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^EWS & TIMES. I?.SCKl> KVHUY SATtMU AY MOKNIN-i CY tlli? OltAKUEliCUU NJiWS COM 1'ANY. '.GEO. UOLIYEH, business Manager. Terms of Subscription. One Copy one Year.$2 00 " " Six toott'hs. 1 00 Rates of Advertising. One Square 1st fnan-don.$1 50 Each Subsequent " . 1 00 Notices inserted in Local Ooluinn at "0c pa Line. All Subscription:-, and Transient Advertise incuts to be paid for in Advance. Ko llcript-< Jor Subscription or Adver tisements arc Valid unless Siyncd by Eusincss Manager. Wc arc in no way responsible for the views or opinions of our Correspond ents. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1877."" ltfo More Gruntisra. The besot, ted military ruler of America for eight years gave over the reins of this government to his suc cessor on Sundtiy last. The country is rid of Grant at last, and may Heaven save it from a like nfiliciiofi in future. 1J is reign was character ized by oppression of the .South, nepotism, and corruption. It had no redeeming features about it. Grant did everything to impoverish and humiliate our people his drunken and depraved imagination could suggest. He never cared to conciliate the Southern people, or do an net which would call forth their gratitude. And here today, almost twelve years since the close of the war, wo find them as poor as they were when Sherman left them. Why is this? Because eight years of'Grnntism has done well nigh as much towards desolating the country as did the march of Sherman Grant left the South where he found her?bankrupt, humiliated and under the heel of the military. Let us all hope that Hayes will be as exceedingly kind towards us as his predecessor was desperately wicked. Granfis out of office, and the South will not mourn if she never hears his name mentioned again. Chief Justice Hoses Dead. This important figura in the pre sent complications of South Carolina breathed his last at the residence of his son in Columbia; on the afternoon of Tuesday last. He was 72 years of age, and was the son of Major M cyer Moses of Charleston. He graduated at the South Carolina College in De cember, 1323, in a class of six, of whom were William P. Cclcock and J. Ramsey Davis. Ho 'studied law with James Li. Peltigru, and settled in Sunilcr District fifty three years ago, ?when the village of Sumter was but a cross road. He married Miss McLollan, of Alabama. He was a Union man in the nullification con test, and was d leading lawyer of Sunilcr. He served for thirty years as a member of the South Carolina State Senate, from 18"J? to 1660; was appointed commissioner to North Carolina in 1SU1 to induce that State to secede; was for a awhile on the staff of General Wise, of Virginia; was a member of the convention of 1800 to reorganize the State govern merit, am' was elected Judge in 1836. Deprived of his office with all the other Slate Judges by the new State government of 1808, he was soon alter elected Chief Justice for six years, and was re-elected at the end of that term. Judge Moses acted with the Rep lib lie mi parly until the famous decision in the mandamus case against tho Board of Slate Canvassers. He voted for Wnde Hampton for Governor last year. His decisions upon the supreme bench were generally supported by the best legal minds in the State. The newspapers don't do all the thinking. In fact, very lew, if any, of them do an}* original thinking at nil. Instead of leading the public, as they frequently claim to do, the pub* lie really leads them.?Neicltorry Jlfrahl. We arc glad that our contemporary is beginning to appreciate the light in yvhijti his paper is regarded. The Decision of the Supreme Court. The hebcas corpus case of Tilda Norris, the couvict pardoned out of the Penitentiary hy Gov. Hampton which has been before the Supreme Court for a long time, and which the Court has postponed from time to time, upon various pretexts, has finally euded, and the prisoner has been dis charged. After the illness of Chief Justice Mo3es, tho Radicals brought every possible influence, to bear upon Justice Wright, to prevent his deci ding in favor of the pardon, which involved the recognition of Gov. Hampton, but on the 27th of Febru ary he mustered up courage, and signed the following : Supremo Court?3Sx-parte Tilda Stephens, alias Tilda Norris. It is ordered that the petitioner bo discharged from the custody of the Penitentiary. A. J. WILL ARD, A J. Presiding. I concur in the above. J. J. WRIG II r. It was agreed, however, that the decision should not be promulgated immediately, but the news must have leaked out, whereupon Chamberlain and bis bull-dozers redoubled the pressure upon Wright, the effect of which was that on March 1st he sent to Justice Willard, by Mr. Boozer, the Clerk of the Court, an elaborate and lengthy opinion exactly contrary to the obove, on the back of which was endorsed the fc Ho wing naemoran dum : "Ilaving attached my name to an order discharging the petitioner in this case on the 27th day of Februa ry, 1877, after more mature delibera tion, believing that the order should not have been made, I now hereby revoke, recall and cancel said order, so far as my signature may have gi ven it sanction, and substitute the foregoing opinion in its stead. J. J. WRIGHT, A: J;, S C." After this Judge Wright disappear ed, and it is^reportcd thufc be wont to Washington. An interview had with him by a reporter of the Journal of Commerce, is published on our first page. It is lively tv..ding, and states that the bull dozed Judge was on the verge of delirium tremens. Justice Willard had the joint de cision placed on record, and adjourn ed the Court, stating that he had in tended delivering his opinion orally, but the absence of Justice Wright precluded his doing ho, and he would write out and file his opinion. In this written opinion, which is pre faced with a statement in regard to, the final order, he says : At the request of Associate Justice Wright, I suspended the filing of the order until Saturday of this week. On Thursday an opinion was placed in my hand by the Clerk of the Court purporting to be the opinion of Judge Wright although not endor sed with his signature in the custo mary manner. This opini u wasacc companicd by a memorandum hav ing the signature of Judge Wright, purporting to be a revocation of the previous order in which ho had con curred. * * * I deem it important, in view of the important questions involved, deeply affecting the inter est and feelings of t"he people of the State, and in view of the anomalous and unprecedented character of the recent proceedings taking place be fore a court of last resort, to put on record a brief statement of the re sults arrived at by myself. My con elusions are: 1. That, according to the returns of the managers of election in the scv era! counties, made in duplicate, and one copy thereof transmitted, sealed, to tho Secretary of State, and the other filed in the office of tho respec tive clerks of the courts of the sever nl counties, Wade Hampton ^received tlie highest number of votes lor tho office of Governor of this Stato at the election held on tho 7th day of Novem her last. That such boing the fact, he became Governor of this State by the direct declaration of the eonsti tution contained in the following words: "The person having the highest number of votes shall bo Gov cruor." * * * * 2. I conclude lhat tho ncceptauco by Mr. Chamberlain of tho declara lion of an unauthorized body to the effect t hut he was elected Governor, and taking the oath of office thoreun der, was an unlawful usurpation of tho office of Governor; inconsistent with the provisions of thoconstitu ion in reference to the right to hold over until his successor is elected, and du ly qualified; and does not present a caee for holding over within tho con lemplation nud intent of the coustitu tion. ******* 4. I bold that no executive, legis lattyeVr judicial act is requisite to fulfill any condition, or remove any obstruction, impending the full exe. cutiou of the purpose and intent of the clause of the constitution, declur ing the person receiving the highest number of votes to be Governor, and that Wade Hampton is entitled to claim the efficacy of that clause of the constitution, and in virtue thereof is Governor of the State of South Carolina, and his pardon duly issued is entitled to be respected. It is stated that all tho Judges in the State have recognized Governor Hampton except Judge Carpenter. If this be so, and Judgo Reed has con eluded to recognize the lawful Gover nor of the State, it isstraugc that the sheriffs of Charleston and Orange burg Counties should refuse to rccog nizo commitments signed by a Hamp ton appeintee. In the U. S. Senate. In this body there was a live ly discussion on Thursday and Wednesday of this wcelc, between Bayard and Blaiuc. Tho lauer ad vocated the seating of Packard's bo gus U. S. Senator, Wra Pitt Kellogg, and was opposed by Deleware's great e.-t orator. Mr. Bayard moved to refer Kellogg's credentials to the com mittee on Privileges and Elections and said that, his reasons there for were those warranted by the unbro ken usages of the Senate since its organization. The credentials of Mr, Kellogg did not create ! a prime facie. easo. because tlioy wci\8"*l8iguul- bv Stephen B Packard, who was not Governor of Louisiana, cither tie jure or tie fac o. On the contrary, the Senate must take cognizance of the public fact that Francis T. Nieb?lls was the Governor of the State, and had a legal Legislature acting in ac cord with him; that they had control of every part of the State of Louisia na, except about one acre, upon which stood a hotel, used by Packard as a State House. He argued that Nieb?lls was the only Governor of the State lo-day, and his certificate was the ouly one the Senate of the United States could justly respjet. Mr. Bayard rcplicd^to the argu ment ofBlaine, to the effect that the decision of the Electoral Commission was binding upon the Senate, and contended thatihat decision had no force in law to control the action of the Senate. Mr. Bayard referred to the remarks of Mr. Blaine made on Tuesday, and said he recognized in them the same cry for sector!ul ^aggression that had been heard for years past. It fell upon his car like a fire bell at mid night, and he earnestly hoped it would not be heard by the President and his ^constitutional advisers. In con elusion, he deprecated #this sectional aggression, and hoped there would* be an end to it now. Mr. Blaine bad tho following let ter read. Columbia, S. C, March 6 1877. To Won. D. T. Corbin : I have just had a long interview with Haskell, who brings letters to me from Stanley Matthews and Mr. Evarts. The purport of Matthews' letter is that I ought to yield my rights for the good of the country, This is embnrJassing beyond endur ance. If such action is desired, I want to know it authoritatively. I am not acting for mjself' and I cau not assume such responsibilities. Please inquire and telegraph mo to night. D. H. Chamberlain. Morton followed in favor of Kol logg. The question bciiig on tho substi tute by Mr. Bayard for tho original I resolution of Mr. Blaiue, in the case of Kellogg, it was agreed to by yeas 35, unya 29. Tho substitute is at follows : That the credentials of Win. Pitt Kellogg, claiming to he a Senator from the State of Louisiana, do now lie upon the table until tho appoint ment of a committee ou privileges and election io whom they can be referred, This vote was a triumph of the better portion of the Senate and gives a better chance to Butler of our State, as Corbin's credentials went the way of Kellogg's, The following cabinet nominations were sent into the Senateon Wednes day, but were not acted upon on that 'day: Secretary of State?William M. Evarts, of New York; Secretary of the Treasury?John Sherman, of Ohio; Secretary of War?George W. McCrary, of Iowa, Sccrcturv of the Navy?It. M, Thompson, of Indiana; Secretary of the Interior?Carl Schurz of Missouri; Attorney Gene ral?Charles Devons, of Massachu sett; Postmaster Gencrnl?David M. Key of Tennessee. The debates in the Convention which irumed the Constitution, as reported by Mr. MndiEon, show very clearly that, by the guarantee of "a republican form of government" ''the only restriction imposed on the States is, that they shall not exchange re publican for anti republican constitu tions."?Journal of Commerce. That is about ull our coutemporary harps upon. If he would forget for a season the discussion of obsolete ques lions and give us the news of the day ?something practical, alive, and bristling with the spirit of tho hour, the Journal of Commerce, would not sound so antiquated. We have had hash long enough. It is time now to serve out something more substantial. How would it do to let irncty years txuci alone and write of the to-day '! Some of our good friends are of the opinion that we arc it trifle too wicked at times in our writing We acknowledge the impeachment, ami plead the unsettled condition of the country, the perjury oft c Electoral Commission, the pusillanimity and downright scoundrel ism of Chamber lain, as an excuse. It is bard for an editor to wade daily through ex changes teeming with the hell smok ing infamies of the usurping horde in the land without violating now and then several of the commandments As for ourselves, we are very pious, but when carried away in contempla tion of the wickedness of our oppres sors, we are forced to G? Good Lord, deliver us! Judith P. Benjamin, once Confedc rato Minister of War, but now a Q. C. enjoying tho largest commercial practice nt the English bar, lately returned all his briefs for the Guild Hall sittings, accompanied by checks for the fees he had received with them, because all his lime would be taken up by causes at Westminister Hull, and he did not think it right to retain payment for business to which he could not attend. Brother Blainc docs not takostock, even ns a deadhead, in tho "concilia tion" scheme.. He is reported to have mid to Senator Sherman : "If Hayes docs recognize the Nicholls and Hampton governments he will disgrace all his friends, who have in. sisted that he was elected when he was not." Brother Blainc said in tho Senate on Tuesday, that he hoped when he went back on Chnmbeilaiu and Packard that his longuo would clcavo to tho roof of his mouth and that his hand would forget its cunning That inun's soul is bill-of-saled to the devil. Gentlemen of the Logan Cameron stripe do not seem to be pleased with the idea of having n Confederate soldier in the War Department. Un jon soldiers of tho Bclknap sort please them better. Hayes' Inaugural. Governor Hayes took tho oath of office before Chief Justice Waite on Sunday last, aud was inaugurated on Monday. His address abounds in fair words, but whether he will put them iu(o deeds needs to bo seen. We give his remarks upou the Southern question in full: "At the outset of the discussion which preceded the recent President ial election, it seemed to rac fitting that I should make known mybenti ments in regard to several of the im portant questions which then appear ed to demand the consideration of the eouuiry. Following the example, and, in part, adopting the language of one of my predecessors, I wish now, when every motive for misrepresenta tion has passed away, to repeat what was said before the election?that my countrymen will candidly weigh aud understand it, and that they will feel ??sau red that the sentiments declared in accepting the nomination lor the Presidency will be the standard of my conduct in the path before me, charg ed, ns I now am, with the grave and difficult task of carrying them out in tho practical administration of tho government, so far as depends under the constitution and laws oh, tho Chief Executive of the nation. The per manent pacification of the country upon such principles and by such measures ns will secure the complete protection of all its cit'zens in the free enjoyment of all their constitu tional rights is now the one Bubject in our public affairs, which all thought ful and patriotic citizens regard as of supreme importance Many of the calamitous eftects of the tremendous revolution which, has passed over the Southern States still remain. The immeasurable benefits which will surely follow, sooner or later, the hearty ami generous acceptance of tho legitimate results of the revolution have not yet been realized. Difficult aud embarrassing questions meet us at the threshold of this subject. The people of those States a re still im poveri.-hed, and the inestimable bless ings of wise, honest and peaceful loca Belt-government Is not fully enjoyed. H'hatevcr difference of opinion may cxi st as to the < a use of this condition of things, the fact is clear that in (In progress of events the time has come when such government is the imper ative necessity required by all the varied interests, public and private, of those States. Hut it must not be forgotten that, only a Ideal govern ment which recognizes ninl maintains inviolate the rigiits of all is a true self-government. H'ilh respect to the two distinct races whose peculiar re lations to each other have brought up on us tho tloplornble complications und peip)exitics which exist in these States, it must he a government which guards the interests ot both races carefully and equally. It must be a government which submits loyally and heartily to constitution and the laws, the laws of the nation and the laws of the States themselves, ac cepting and obeying faithfully the whole constitution as it is. Resting upon this sure and substantial founda tion, the superstructure of beneficent local governments can be built up, and not otherwise. In furtherance of such obedience to the letter and spirit of the constitution, and in be hal f of all that its attainment implies, nil so-culled party interests lose their apparent importance, and party lines I may well be permitted to fade into insignificance. The question we have to consider for the immediate wel fare of those States of the Union is the question of government or no govern ment; of social order aud all the peaceful industries, and the happiness that belongs to them or a return to barbarism. It is a question in which every citizen of the nation is deeply interested, and with respect to which we ought not to be in a partisan sense either Republicans or Democrats, but, fellow-citizens and fellow-men, to whom the interests of a common country and a common humanity are dear. The sweeping revolution of the en tire labor system of n largo portion of our country, and the advance of 4,000, 000 people ftom a conditi u of servi tude to that or citizenship upon an equal footing with their former mas ters, could not occur without present ing problems of the gravest moment to be dealt with, by the emancipated race, by their foinier mastors and by the general government?tho author of the act of cm nucipation. That it was a wiso, just and providontial act, fraught with good for all eouecrned, is now generally conceded throughout tho county. That a moral obligation rests upon the national.gove.rnqs|ht to employ its constitutional power and influence to establish tho rights of the people it has emancipated, and to protect them in the enjoyment of those rights when they are infringed or assailed", is also generally ad mitted. The evils which u?lict the South ern States can only be removed or remedied by the united and harmon ious efforts of both races, actuated1 by motives of mutual sympathy and re gard; and while in duty bound and fully determined to protobt tbe'rigkts of oil, by every constitutional means at the disposal of my administration, I am sincerely anxious td'use'every legitimate influence in favor of hon est and efficient local self-governmeut, as the true resource of those States fur the promotion of the contentment and p'ospeiity of their citizens, t..In the effort I shall make to accomplish this purpose, I ask the cordial,co-opec atiou of all win chorish aa interest in the welfare of tho country, trusting that party ties and the prejudice of race will be freely surrendered in be half of the great purpose to be ac complished. . . ; In the important work ofrestoring (he South, it is not the political situa tion alone that merits attentions Tho material development of that section, of the country has bean arrested by the social and political revolution which it has passed, and now needs and deserves the considerate care of the national government, within the just limits proscribed by ,tho constitu tion and wise public economy; but at the basis^of all prosperity, for that as well as for every other, part of the. country, lies the improvement of the. intellectual and moral condition of the people. Universal suffrage should ? rVst upon universal education. To this end liberal and permanent p re visions should be made for the sup poit of free schools by the State governments, an 1, if needed, supple mented by legitimate aid from natiour- ? al authority. let me assure my, countrymen of the Soullicrn States that it is my earn est desire to regard and promote their truest interests; the interests of the wh ite, ami of the colored people both ami equally, und to put forth my hot iflints iii behalf of u civil policy which will forever wipe out, in our political affairs; the color line and tlie distinction between North ami South, to the end tha*- we may have not merely a united North or a united South, but a united country." President Ilnye-; goes on to prom ise civil service reform; to give us Post Master.', U. S. Commissioners, Marshals, Ac , of our own choice, that is, nun identified with the South by berth. He recommends an early return to fpecic payments, and an amendment to the constitution providing for a Presidential term ol six years, and making the President ineligible at the end of tho term. In conclusion the President inrokes the aid ot Providence, which he will sorely need if ho lends an ear to tho Pattersons, Packhards and Chamber lain s. The Senate refused to confirm tbe appointment of Wro. Stone as U. Si. District for South Carolina. AH honor to Senator Robertson for this patriotic act. STANDING The fine Black Stallion, known m Joiner's Stud, is now Standing at my Stables. Ho is Thoroughbred, and hi? Colts are a* fine as any ever seen, any where. Terras moderate. W. M. SAIN*, mar 10 _ In* NOTICE. I have this day withdrawn from the firm of Smith Kcefe & Co. at or near Fort Motte in Orangeburg County. Jany. 22 1877. W. E. LEWI8. NOTICE. ScnANToN, S. C. February] 2nd 1877. Ib hereby given that 1 am in no way re qponsible for any dobta already, contracted' or that .'may hereafter bo. contracted by Smith Kccf & Co. or Louis Kcefe now do ing business in Orangcburg County near Fort Motto, as lam not now nor never have been associated with them aa a partner. J.V. BABDIN.. . March 3 . ' Ini.