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NEWS TIMES. ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING UY THE OKAKGICBURU NEWS COMPANY. GEO. DOUVER, business Manager. Terms of Subscription. One Copy one Year.$2 00 " '? Six Mouths. 1 00 Rates of Advertising. One Square 1st Insertion.$1 50 Each Subsequent " . 1 00 Notices inserted in Local Column at 20c per Line. All Subscriptions ond Transient Advertise ments to be paid for in Adrmtcc fiftV No nccipt* for Subscription or Adver tisements ore Valid unless Signed bij Business Manager. 5*5v- W> ore in no way responsible- for the vievfi or opinions of our Correspond ents. saturday, may'~5~ 1877.' Encurage Immigration Dr. W. F. Barton introduced to us a gentleman from Ki gland the other day who is lure prospecting the country, its climate ami farming advantages, preparatory tj making investments. The gentleman?Mr. Hatlley?informed us thai if every thing suited him, he contemplated settling here, and that others would follow. ~\Ve cannot emphasize too strongly . the necessity for honest and thrifty immigrants into our State. We ?want insn to come here who will bring their money and make their homes in our midst. Our lands are unsurpassed, our water powers need developing, and the Southern people are not pre pared lo do it themselves. Ten years of corruption in the government, with high and unreasonable taxes, have well-nigh drained our'tax payers of every idle dollar they possessed, aud, consequently, they are not able to develop the resources of their own homes. Therefore the necessity for extending a warm and hearty wel come to every honest man w ho desires to become a bona fulc citizen of our State. Especially should we rejoice at the prospect of securing English J i i/vva* ** * ? -A- H *X L\j tlil-j ^ j j v I <V0 cheerfully [extend the hand of wel come lo Mr. Iladley, and invite him and as many of his friends as desire to seek homes in our sunny land, to come, and cast their fortunes with us. They will find our people warm hearted and generous, and our climate aud its advantages the best in the world. We would suggest that Dr. Barton bring the matter before the .Agricultural Society, and that circu lars sotting forth the beauty and healthfulness of our county, its rich, fertile Inn els, and its water powors, be printed and furnished lo Mr. Iladley for the encouragement of immigra tion. The Legislature. The hiunne*; in this body for the past week has been of a routine nature, with the exception of the swearing in of a few more ot the repentant Mackeyites. The tax bill has not been reported yet and wo are therefore unable to say what number of mills will be demand, d. All agree, however, that the people are not prepared to pay a heavy levy and just enough for running the govern nicut until winter may be all that the Legislature will ask for. Several amendments to the criminal law have been propsed, and it is thought that a usury law and fence law will be adopted. A committee was appoint etl to inve stigate the conduct of Whit temore, and Woodruff. .- ii?n i-. ?. ?? i ? Expelled. Mr. D. A. Strakcr has been ex pelled from the House of Representa tives oh account of gross contempt shown that body. A new election will be ordered, and wo trust that an energetic man will bo chosen to fill the place. - ??? I T-T> ? - ? ?? ? The elect ion for Chief Justice takes place to day. It may be regarded as certain that Willard will succeed Moses. The Governor wants him elected and he knows what is best for the Stale. The Colubia Register. Col. Jas. A. Hoyt, so well and favorably known as editor of tho Anderson Intelligcncer, assumed edito rial coutrol of the abovo paper on Thursday last. Mr. Hoyt is a facile and vigorous writer, an honest and manly journalist, and will no doubt shed additional lustre upon the already brilliant career of the Regis ter. We have watched with much interest the course of that paper, and wo have always been pleased with its frank and open utterances. Wc con gratulate Columbia upou her good luck "iu securing so gocd a journalist as Mr. Hoyt to conduct her leadiug p'iper, and 'wish also for tho Register a long and happy life. Wonder if Chamberlain "peached" on the News ami Courier what would be the result? Guess he could show many a note from F. W, D. addressed to ''My Hear Dau'I," ala My Dear Josephus. '1 lie comments made hero on Wednesday last were as bitter agaiust our Charleston contemporary as agaiust Whittcmore. Par nobile fratrum! For the sake of South Carolina journalism we trust that the letters from Dawson to Woodruff may prove to have beeu forged. If genuine, we see no manner of expla nation or apology for them The war between Russia and Tur key will bring cotton down and run up breadstuff's. Those who plant plenty of grain this year will do the wise thing. Cotton is no longer king nud who ever can shosv tho most grain next fall will be ablo to com - nmnd the most money. Mr, J. A. Moroso, one of tho beat newspaper men in South Carolina, is now connected with the Journal of Commerce. The State Press Association will meet in diarteston on Wednesday next. A jolly time will be enjoyed by our quill drivers. There will not be another election for U. S. Senator, Go v. Hampton holding that Butler's was legal in all respects. Chamberlain is said to _be the meanest looking skunk in Columbia. They ought to make him leave. The Legislature is about to im peach Dclirium-Trcmcua Wright. Next. [communicated;] Caw Caw, April 16th 1877. Editor Orangeburg freies and Times: Please allow a small space in your columns to call attention of those whom it may. concern, to the death of one Fphriam Patrick, which took place on Thursday morning half past eight o'clock, April the 12th, 1877, at my residence. He came to me way worn and sick, and asked me to take him in upon trial as n common farm hand until he could get well, nnd I learn what he could earn. It was ou the 15th of March last when ho came to my house. I saw his couditiou at a glance, and not feeling disposed to turn him in the road to die uu carcd for, I took him in and rendered him all the aid I could, in food, cloth ing, nursing, ani physic, until he died, which was on the day above mentioned. I called in a consulting physician, but our combined efforts proved fruitless to save him. After death I had him decently hurried at Providence Baptist Church iu this Township (Caw Caw.) Before ho died he told me ho had relatives somewhere near Brauch ville, (for whose beuefit Iwrito.) But ho made no especial request what should be done with his body after death, yet I am satisfied he knew he would die, for he said ho was willing to die if it was the will of God. He claimed to be about forty-six years of ngc, also nays he was a soldier iu the late war in Capt. McMichael's Co. 20th Regt. He had absolutely nothing of value with him or on his person; says ho had a few clothing or something of the like, at one Mr. Samuel Fairy. With many thanks to you, Mr. Editor, and my neighbors who so kindly assisted me, I am your obedient servant. J. A. J, Htl/PERBl'AND, M. D. [communicated.] ' Editor Orangcbnry Ncics and Tiles : Dear Sir : I see that you have offerd the fanners a spaco in your column and I do hope they will appreciateyour kind offer by giving their view and experience on thing? genrally appertaining to farm, orchard and garden. . Will you please publish the sub jects lor discussion at the next egu lar meeting of the Oraugburg Agricultural Society, which wll be held on the seconed Saturdy in May : lat. Ontes, area and condition 2nd. Wheat, area and conditMt. 3rd. Corn, nrea and conditio). 4th. Cotton, area and conoition> distance of rowes, distance i? drills, number of stalks in hill. ? 5th. L?o excessive rains lcaih out commercial ferti lizcrs after beiig put dowr and beded on? Gib. Irish Potatoes, eulti'otion, first and second crops, tin best method for preserving seed forplant ing Very Respectfully, yourt, W. F. Barton. ? -i i i i.. * ?'?an??? - Lively Times in the Senate. Tho "News -mid Courier' Expostd by Wiiittomyro?Turkey and Tr'unnings for You and 1?As Happy a; a "Daisy in a Cow's bip"?Sick-ling Familiarity with Public Thieves?'My Dear Jo>cphus," Ac. Tho following will explain itself, and the necessity that exists for standing by the Journal of Commerce : \ On Tuesday last Whittemore rose in his place iu the Senate, and asking that his remarks be spread upon the Journal, proceeded to speak as below : Mr. President : I have not, for a long time, felt it to bo my duty to rise j in my place to a question of privilege, to answer attacks made upon me per sonally or officially. I had come to the conclusion long ago that calum niators, with their weapons of scand al, always sharpened aud poisoned, were ever ready to inflict upon me their most malignant thru3t,<L~-4I-^u*^e | Deeu compellea to believe that even the good I might do, and have done, would be evil spoken of; that my name would be cast out as evil, and for no other reason thau the fact that I am positive in my nature, indep endent, in my action, uncompromis ing my convictions. I am no pharisee, nor do I thank God that I am unlike ot'ier men; I am human, liablo to err, to make mistakes in the exercise of duty, and bitterly have I lamented such acts in life as have been condemned by good and worthy men. I am willing tobe criticised in my official relations to tho people of this State, by such as have the interest of the people at heart, and to suffer the just censure of those who have no selfish motive in judging my acts, when those acts de serve their disapproval or denuncia tion. Butr- Mr. President, I urn dragged before the fublic bj one who seeks to cover his own corruption and corrupt practices by accusations of fraud and improper transactions against me and other Senators. By this process, he expects to di vert the attention of the peojVle from his own nefaricus acts, and fasten suspicion and persecution upon others. I' allude, Mr. President, to thecdito r aud proprietor of the Charleston Daily News, whose connection with the legislation of this State has been so intimate aud profligate that he could a?brd to say : "Damn prin ciple ! It is the money we want!" In tho two last issues ofthat paper, both he and his agents have endeavor ed to make it appear that I, with other Senntors, have been receiving luxuries from various parties in this city and Charlcstou which have been paid for out of the public treasury; and that I, with them, have conspired to defraud the State for the gratifica tion of our appetites. I send to the chair the following despatch to tho News and Courier, aud ask the Clerk to read it: "Please scud one caBC champagne, five gallons braudy, three boxes of cigais to Mr. Jillson's resideuco for Senator Whittemore, (Signed) J. Woodruff, C. S." Now, Mr. President, 1 cannot de nounce the Clerk of this Senate for any net oft kindnoss ho may have shown, or intended to show mo. It is said that he, by his own personal order, caused certain articles to be scut to my boarding place, from the store of George Symmcrs, and that the siilue were paid for out of tho public fiuitls. I unhesitatingly ans wer, o:: for myself, I huve, in eve ry instance, where the Clerk of this Senate has, as an accommodat iou, by my request, given orders on any mer chant in this city, or elsewhere, for any goods of any description, paid him every farthing, and am in no wiso indebted ti hi in , or responsible to the State for such favors. Aud I call upon him here, if I am not stating the truth, to make it known, and I pause for his declaration. And T am reminded bore that the Clerk of the Senate lias no voice upon this floor; that his assilants have him at an advautago iu that respect; there fore I am constrained to say that to the best of my knowledge and belief he has not, in any instance, nor can he, pny any claim of any nature that has not been passed upon first in com mittee, then iu the Senate, and finally by both branches of the General Assembly, which claim is provided for by appropriations voted upon by the entire Senate. I Mr. President, well do I remember the time when Symmers' claim was befor' bis Senate; when, after the j passage of many other claims, his seemed doomed to defeat; how the haggard grocer reached over this railing, with tears in his eyes aud trembling in his knees; how in plead ing tones ho begged of me to save him from ruin in business and pover ty by advocating the justice of his de mauds. How he assured me of his claim, and appealed to my sympa thies on that occasion. His tears and fears en'isted my support, and without egotism, but in sorrow; I as sert, through the energetic advocacy I then made, for what [ was assured by him was an honest demand, his claim was passed, but now this alien ingratc stands'ready to strike the -no who list mod to his com pi aid, served him in distress, saved him from ruin and bankruptcy. I have no words to express ray contempt of such a character, my regret thtU I have ev er been moved by such a mounter, into the support o' what ho would have us be'ieve was an iniquitous fraud. I thank God he cannot say ~by my aci^oi rc^uwt) <*..?? J o?o? permitted him to add to the list of his imputed frauds one. mill against the State which lie with oth ers, equal with him iu busiuess, have plundered, Now, Mr. President, for the Char leston Nf/cs and its proprietor?he of the no principle tiud all money reputa tion. What has been his relation to the State ? How hns he guarded tile interests of the people? What has he taken from the treasury of the com monwealth lo which he was not en titled ? Wh.it part has he been play ing among "the rogues and Swiss mercenaries ?" From "the flush days of Radicalism," which he so glibly talks about, we shall find him associ oted with every opportunity to make his caidiual doctrines sure, viz: "Damn principle, it is the m >ney we want." He is ".ready for any kind of legislation. Th e cunning telegram can easily convert his columns to the support of any measure, however ne farious, however corrupt. He can act the part of briber or bribee; he can conspire with officials to rob tho treas ury, or act the part of a political broker in convent iocs to purchase nominations or defeat candidates. He is the chief among the cliiefest of the plunderers, and his "silence," even, can be made more valuable than his "action." In January, 1868, we find him addressing the Clerk of tho Scu atJ in tho following characteristic uole: (copy.) Office of the Daily News, Charleston, S. C, January 4, 1868. Dea u Wo?DU?i'f : Km losed find bill against the Speaker, arranged for discount of 20 per .cent, .o paying officer. Moses said it sluuld bo paid promptly. Let me know what the Port P.oyal Railroad wauls of the ,Legislatur e. Nothing from you this evening. I hear thai Courier has result of manda mus, and had telegraphed you. Yours, (Signed) F. W. Dawson. Aud again, in 1870, his delight of a promised contingent ia shown as follows: - ;(cofy.) Office of the Charleston News, Cn Alt lest on, S. C, December 13, 1870 The Committee on Contingent Ac counts reported on the account of-the Charleston New*, and recommended that it bo paid. Adopted. My Dear Josisriius : This is tho most interesting feature of the legis lative session. Shove it through tho House in the same happy way, and there will be a Christmas turkey and trimmings for both you and You re, truly, (Signed) W. F. Dawson. Still anxious to cultivate his pro pensities, he makes the following pro position : (copy.) Office ok the Charleston News, Charleston, S. C, January 22, 1871 My Dear Joe : DeFontaine "tells me that you waut our proposals for State printing, and I enclose you two proposals?one private and the other public. We have put the price at ten cents a line? n fair living rate? and five cents less than our regular transient rates. If the other can be amended or improved, let mo know. What we want is to get as good a price as we can, and give you 20 per cent, on the gross amount, whatever it may be". Answer, Yours, truly, (Signed) F. W. Dawson, And in order that "the private" as well as '"public proposals" alluded to may be placed in parallel columns, I will read first the one intended for the public view aud then the private com municatiou. (cory) Office of the Charleston News, Charleston, ^. C, January 25, 1871 ./. Woodruff, rsq., Cleric of the Senate. Sik: We respectfully make appli cation for the printing of the acts and joint resolutions of the General As sembly for the sessions of 1870-71, aod agree to print the same, as fur nished us, iu the Dai{y News, at the rate of ten cents a line, by measure ment, for each session; or we will print them in both the Daily News and Tri- Weekly N'.as for 15 cents a line; or in the Uttily Scwe, Tri- Week ly New* and tieek/y Neu?-* for 20 cents a line. We arc, yours obedh ntly, (Signed) liroitnAN, Dawson & Co. Proprietors Char eston N';io;. I will now read tho Private propo sal: ( cor?") Office of thk Ciiaulk ion Nk\vs. < 'lIAlM.IvSTON, rj. <J., datijinrj 32, 15*71. J. Woodruff, lttq.\ ^Qlerk uf the Senate. Dkati Si k*: We n^reo to print the ads and joint resolutions of the General Assembly at tree following rate per line, each insertion, In measurement : \ Daily Ncuv, 10 cents a line. "; D.iily und tri-wcekly, 15 ccttts a line. > Daily, tri weekly and weekly; 20 cents a line. \ And we agr e to a I low you a com mission of twenty per cent upon the gross amount of our bills for such printing, as the amounts due tue col lected. Yours obediently, (Signed) Iliordan, Dawson & Co., Proprietors New?. Nor is this all of the epistles to WoodruIT by Dawson. I will read another sample of the same kind of literature: (Copy) Office of the Charleston News, Charleston, S. C, January 25, 1871 My Dear Woodruff: I enclose bill for advertising elections, subject t> usual discount, also, bill for papers. Bear in mind what I told you before, that we don't want you to pay for the '"NeioKcs" out of your own pocket. If the money ia fort'icoming for the election noti^s, it will be as welcome ns a daisy in a cow's mojth. Yours truly, (Signed) F. W. Dawson. Anil in order that "tho silence" as well ns the outspoken "predictions" of the Nrics and its proprietors may be properly estimated, I will read another letter : (Copy.) Office of the Charleston News, No. 119 East Bay, Charleston, S. GL, March 18, 1871. Dear Joe: I send bills for acts up to January, inclusive. I am afraid I have worried you too much about the document. But I hope you won't give it up. My silence is often more valuable thou any action. For instance, had 1 telegraphed the strong points of Perry's letter, including the prediction ihtit bonds would not be paid, it would have given the market a terrible blaok eye. But I didn't. \\ ill rush the acts from this time forth Yours faithfully, (Signed) R. Now, Mr. President, these are soaie of the evidences of the character of that journal, and its proprietors, which pretends to bo the custodian of tho moral purity nud interests of the people of the State, and wbich*i)ow strives lo chum pi ou a crusade against Senators upon tin s floor, and espccinl )y myself. Mk-o ?v 1 am aware, Mr. President.'tbfti there has long been a desire aniong a certain class to force me from~ray piace in this body, ns well as a con certed plan to make my sitting hero ~ so unpleasant as to compel mo to resign. I kuow I have been looked upon as a*)eader iu ray party, as hav ing some influence among lts'members:^ and, moreover, because I had no control over my nativity, it has been: said that I have no right to a positioiT among those who are to the manner born. But by the constitution and laws of this State I am entitled to all the privileges of the oldest and noblest citizen. I have not only fulfilled the term of residence, twelve times mul tiplied, required of me before qualifi- f cation, which makes me the equal of all, which can bo sworn to, but I have made myself a proprietor of the soil, which, in the aggregate, makes youy State. ? I sec around me men, stern in their purpose, unflinching in their faith. Though arrayed against me political ly, and though by them triumphed over under circumstances which I can have no control of, I shall claim from them the treatment of brave men, though flushed with victory. I am couscious of no wrong I have done or wished the State of my adop tion, and I ask yon to turn the pages of legislative history and read the endeavors 1 have made to benefit the"7 whole people, and when the eye of suspicion, the ear of defamation, lips of calumny shall be closed, and I shall be judged by generous impulses, what though I have been the friend of the poor, uneducated, enfranchised boin.man, and seemed to have an tagonized other interests, it will be found that I have been laboring for the futuie prosperity of all.] I nm a^ enthusiastic lover of liber-"% ty. Liberty for all I I thank God ? have lived to see the nation outlive its natal lie. Mr. Nasa also rose to a question of pi ivilege, denied the statements made relative o himself, and stated that he would on !.r. morrow speak further otv this matter. Mr. Bowen moved thai a committee ol five be appointed to investigate the charges made, and report to the Sen ate. . . Mr, Whittentoro stated that he had inn nded to submit such a motion, after the ten.arks id' the Senator fro n liichland, and the motion of the Sen ator from Bickens was withdrawn. A CAUD v Jn your issue of ~Sth appears a clipping front the "Charleston republican" which begina^'Thc Orangeburg correspondent of the Ncwsand Courier &c, The Ring worms in 'Orangeburg', and defends with such peculiar'language the parties assailed, (the Kev. A. Web-:ter and Mr. Geo. Boliver that I desire, as known and regular corres pondent of the News aud Courier* to state, that the "Orangcburg Correspondent of the News and Cornier" Quelqtiefois, begs lo be understood as not the author of Haid article** and knowing nothing of jt until he taw it in the News and Courier. The offensive ness of the whole matter readers it proper that I should not by intimation or other wise be crditcd with the correspondence of ^hc News nnd C'onrier except over my notn <As plume. j. a. h. Knowlton & Wannamaker, ATTORNEYS COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Oruiagcbnrg C. 35., S. G. Aug. 11. Knowlton, F. M. Waunatnaker, Orangeburg C. II. St. Matthews, may 5 1877 If ATTENTION Orange Liglit Dragoons Attend the regular meeting of your Com pany on Friday llth inst. A full attendance is requested ?3 business of importance will be transacted. By or-, der of the Captain. B. B. LEE, Secretary. may 5th It. In Tho District Court of tho 'United States. FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, o In toe matter op William Knotts. BANKRUPT?IN BANKRUPTCY This is to give notioe that t havo filed my final account as Assignee of th? Estate of W illiam KnotU Bankrupt in Baid Court and that on the 15 day of May instant, I shall apply to said Court for tha settlement of my said account and for a discharge from all liability as Assigned of said Est\tfi inne cordanco with the provisions of the 28 sec tion of 8he Act of Congress entitled "An Act to establish n uniform system of Bank ruptcy throughout tho United States ap* proved Mai eh 21870. C B. GLOVER, Assignee. mav 5 .21. .. . 'i