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• TflURSDA'i, DECEMBER 4. 1879.
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Polillcnl Krflrclioiiw.
A recent article in the Fortnightly
Reviewer has reoath'd our late strictures
on Abicriean I’ailiunientlirytloTerumcnt,
wiich pressure of business prevented
tia from continuing.he writer, on the
whole, c^acludcS that cansidering all
the toughness of the mateiial that the
Constitution of the United Ftates has to
TfciUwttb’ amlTnt success m dealrng witlT
itlhas far, it is perhaps tha part of wis
dom for us to lot well enough alone.
Now. without denying the excellence
of our Constitution as a theoretical sya-
t«!u of govermuent, we do not belong to
that blind class of worshippers who
claim for it inM ihility. The very fact
that its frnmers incorporated powers of
nmandmeut in its provisions shows plain
ly that they contemplated in the future
i oecssary adj ustiBOatn of if machinery
to meet the ever changing phatrea *of
popular goverument and the varying
conjunctur.H ol Kute and Nutional
The piincipal object of our strictures
was to call attention to the overmaster
ing force of Executive veto and it« dan
gerous ol atructitcucss in the hands of a
partisan President. The writer in the
Fortnightly any# such theories are not
practical. To this we answer that all
theories are lho forerunners of practical
results. That Parliamentary supremacy
and ministerial responsibility were the
outcome of long aces of theories upon
the right of ihe lax payors to choose
their rulers de f.tclo. BcrtconsGo’d is now
the acfual ruler of tie Ibitish Uovern-
ment, iltliOTigh tb* mouarcb js thy
litalar head, because the former repre
sents a u.DMcrioal majority of the popular
branch of Parliament. Again, if the
ihcory le correct and the interests of
tho people demand n change, that
change will come in tha course of events.
It has come to a majority of‘civilized
nations. It is overrunning Europe ir.
realstibly. Its highest development is
Jouud in England; but it cxiaU with
serreeiv less vigor in the lower coun
tries, France, Italy and Scandinavia,
lis various shadings are found every 1
where from Gibraltar to Constantinople.
"Wherever we hear of a ministerial crisis
W3 h«tu the tocsin of respun»iblc
government. We never hear it, says
the Eoviewer, in Russia, Prussia,
Switterland or the Unite 1 States becaustv
tlieiO couutries are governed upon dif
ferent principles, but wa say because
the^e countries ate cursed with irre-
sponsihlo governmeat in every depart-
meat, and the popular will is stifled by
the national rulers. ,
The Reviewer goes on to say that os
in America the greatest possible exteu-
hou has bceu given to the democratic
principle, ft is a serious question and
entirely apposite to this discussion,
whether it is w ise to throw away any of
thoae checks and balances which now
aud then disable the majority, prevent
them fr#m carrying hasty decisions into
effect, and compel them to reconsider
their purposes and the grounds thereof.
He admits that the introductiou of re
sponsible government in its entirety
would put more power iuto the hands of
the majority than they now have, and a
g tod deal more, and that it wouid make
the House of Representatives as irresist
ible as the House of Uommous, but the
Review or secs danger in this—why so?
Is it not the fact that owing to the irre-
sponiulle position-of our President^id
bis Cabinet he and they cannot hare
popular sentence upon them carried into
effect except at the quadrennial Presi
dent" al election, and that thus public
opinion is greatly scattered and frus
trated in its action upon particular
mcuures, and can anyone deny ihnf
this is an evil in our system of govern
ment ? Must u remedy for tills uecessa-
lily prove ^’dangerous to the stability of
government ? \\ e Teel assured it would
not. It has succeeded admrably in
England for many generations. £?le is
as stately tq-dsy uj jho was u hundred
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mtmmsm
UonnlHicacy Im rt Jtvvrel. RmS It
UlNkcM • Vast ■»«»! «r lliflt r-
eaco WkoMc Ox Is <>src«l.
It is said in Columbiii, apparently by
authority, that Chief .Justice Willard
now IfoIJs Uiaf he was elected to It is
present position for a full term and not
to fill the uuexpircd term of tho late
Chief Justice Moses. If that position is
assumed by Jud^eWHhrrd the Chief
Justice who. will be elected at this session
will be forced to resort to proceedings
in tho nature of quo warranto in order tek
secure his scat. In that event the Gov
ernor would be required to appoint
special Judges to try tho caatv If Judgo
-Metver is elected Uhihf Justice and Gov
Simpson associate the power to appoint
thisspecial Ccurt docs not rest with the
The l*e»ple’a Cbolce.
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A tforffSpondent iu the Himpton
Guardian thus opens the battle for the
people’s choice for Governor :
. Near Rrimson, S. C., V
' , NoVember 2J, 1879. j
Mr. Editoii—It is gratifying to
know that on subjects in Which we feel
an interest, and which arc of impor-
Unco, there ore somt' who think u we
do, who feel os wo do, and who enter-
EMtojjjtha.; gill hnamiQ.
acting Governor, rmd the sitirattoii be
comes as ombarrassing as it is novel. That
Judge Will ird’s present position is iu-
consistcnt with the views held and fully
expressed at the timo of the elections of
Justices Melver and Haskell is \velj and
certainly known to us also to many
other members of that General Assem
bly. That it is incotisbtent with the pro
visions of the Constitution is evident to
every man who ever read that instru-
roent, but the extract from bis opinion in
YVhipper vs. -Reed—IX - ., TTC. Reports
which we give below, shows a phase in
his character which even we had hot
a
dreamed of. Thaf there is a power be
hind him snggcstlng this course, with the
selfish design of defeating Simpson’s
election, we feel sure, but, nevertheless,
Wi'iaid must go and tlie pristine purity
of our bench be restored. The people
ot our State have been grateful and gen
erous. but herccforth they must he just
and wa call for prompt and unaniinoiu
action by the Goucral Assembly :
“-Having these principles in view let us
into the Constitution To fee
there is anything to suslain
the Cftfi'&ritutiohTius
imposed a limit to the duration of the
look
whether
which illumines tha career of GenernT
M. W. Gary, or wittingly pluck u single
hud from the wreath of wcll-sarued
laurels with which hta brow is rich. Cut
we consider General Jolmsou Hagood the
man for Governor ofSouth Carolina for
the next ten*. While hq i^iay not have
the profound lapal knowledge of some,
ho possesses qualities \yhich better tit
himfor Governor of this State in these
times. He stands, to-day, second to no
man iu South Carolina in'exeeative abili
ty—his .prestige as a soldier h brilliant—
his reputation as a gentleman is uu<
. hlcmiaimd—Iris record as an officer is
unsullied. This, together with his high
moral worth and sterling integrity—his
strlst sense of justice and decision of
character—his utter want of deceit and
duplicity—his plain, uapretentious man
ner aud unassuming modesty—ill re-
commend and eminently fit him for the
high and important office of Governor
of South Carolina. He is a aafe ooun»
sellor, never running one question or
theory losing sight of all others. En-
thiuiastic, yet deliberate, he is true in
principle, steadfast of purpose, and
straight-out in politics. South Carolina
may have sons better known abroad,
but uoue more admired and sincotcly es
teemed at borne. She may have men
better .fitted on account of their reputa-
riou to lepitsem ft¥ftTrit?i>tiallit bf ttur
National Congress,vbut none beitfr fit-
(diiee of Circuit Judge of sucli a nature
that persotis elected to fill a casual vacan
cy cannot claim the full term attached to
(be office, but can hold only for the un
expired term. In the first piaets there is
no provision indirectly accomplishing
such a result by 'fixing the term wheu
the Circuit Judges shall take their offices.
Such-'u pmTirioni exists as we have al
ready noted in too ease of the officers
described os ‘Statd officers.’ (Article 4,
Section 2, and Article ID, Section 40).
Such a limitation is inferable as affecting
(he Justices of the Supreme Court from
the provisions requiring that oue of
those Justices shall be elected every
two years, but none is found affecting
the Circuit Judges. This omission is
evidently not accidental, but iutentiomri.
In the c iso of tho ‘Supreme Court that
body being composed of three Justices,
therei was reusou for placing regular in
tervals of two years between the elec*
lions of Abe respective Judges, so that
no sudden change should be made in the
•organization of this Coui t--an import
ant safeguard against irregularities iu
the administration of the law. As the
Circuit Court is held in every case by a
.single Judge that reasoning does not
call for a similar provision as it regards
the Circuit Judges. u We quote the
sections of the Constitution referred to
which are so plain that no oue can mis
take their meaning and intenE Ax-
pie of the British Island*" operates
promptly and i effectively aud *trikoi to
diteoltttioA "ttas wbtole government at
onee through the House of Commons.
The article in the Reviewer is ably
and plausibly written, but we are not
cohvinccd by the reasoning of its writer.
Wo verily believe that the bill intro
duced last session by Senator Pendleton,
of Ohio, providing that scats shad be
assigned to the Cabtuot in both branches
ot Congress from which scats they shall'
be required to answer questions pro
pounded to them in the same way as her
Rritanuio Majesty’s Ministers are cate
chised by members of the House of
Commons, is a good measure. Although
bn* a small step in the dftectioh~<0
ve
indicated, it is at least an initial one.
Fusion is best brought about by contact,
and in tho end we feel assured that in
such fusion and in the nearer approach
to Pariuuncntiry Government arising
therefrom, the danger of executive
usurpation and dotniuation wit] be con<
t.djrsbly fcootraUxed by Legislative su-
jpremscy. - -
us "4.
says: The Supreme Count shall eon
gist of a Chief Justice aud two Asso
ciate Justices, twos, of whom shall con
stitiito a quorum. They shall be elected
by a joint vote of the General Assem
bly for the term of six years, aud shall
continue iu office until their successors
shall bo elected and qualified. They
shall be so classified that oue of the
Justices shall go out of office every two
years.
Section 3, of the saipo article, which
is subsidiary to aud explanatory of Sec
tion 2, reads; The Chief Justice elected
under this Constitution shall continue
in office for six years, and the General
Assemb'y immediately after the said
election shall determine which of the
two Associate Justices elect shall serve
for the term of two years, and which for
the term of four years, and4uuringso
determined the same, it shall "be the
duty of tho Governor to commission
them accordingly.
with ours. Hence we yvere pleased to
see in the last issue of The Gunrdiaq
your editorial advocating for nomina
tion 1 for Governor of South Carolina
General Johnson Hngood. The race,
in thia seetroo, soems to have narrowed
to one between . General llagopd and
General Gary. While wc feel, and
would express, u preference for General
Ilagood ns the- nominee for Governor,
w* wooid not ab-itc one iota of tha glut y 1
elsewhere, but still it exists hero to
too great an extent and nhould b& cor
rected if poaMbTel if within the reach
of legislation, your wisdom will find
the remedy; In addition to this, the
good, the wise and the lovers o.f pence
and order everywhere should combin#
together and bring to bear upon ft
with crushing power thar-lBbat poten-*
Uni of all ioflusnees—public opiulnn—
aud Uifs t invoke. I do not know that
any additional law* upon the subject
of homicide are necessary. What is
fin nentimenu .kin «
TO i r IV rtlivu I I Art/VA tooi-a I /... ^. 1
Is. safe, however, to leave this to the
Courts and the juries.
» riJjuxcM.
A large portion of the tales colHectcd
Is collected for county pjurpoa** aud is
admlnlsTefetriiy fh^.Qouuty Commis
sioners of the several counties without
any sufficient check being provided
for.the correct disbursement thereof.
It is tine that the County Cormnte-
.alaimra.aie..uquuied to malt* ropon*
to tho ChmewU AeeemWy, but ft would
bo almost Impossible for the Ot neral
Assembly to look folly into all the
acts aud doings, contracts and vouch
ors of tho County Commissioners of
iho thirty-two bounties so as.to nlTord
titfil. cheok which the magiiitmlo of
this part of our financial schemes de
mands. "
It would be better that those rei
ports should .be made to some local
authority, where the facts could be
more fully examined and the vouchers
more easily tested; and for this bettor
security I recommend that these re
ports bo required to be made to the
Circuit Court lu the sevetnl counties,
Ur-be- examine 1 -by_ tha grand juries-
uhder its supervision, after being pub^
ilsIivd itLtho county papers just pre
vious to tho sitting of tho Cjuit to
which they ebull be madu.
A COMPARISON OP REGIMES.
Nor do I see at (his timo any open
ing for greater economy or rerretich-
meut in current expenses. Salaries
have been reduced as low as it is wise
to redu.es thorn, and all tl.e expenses
of the government have beeu cut dow n
as far as it is .perhaps practicable to
ongress,vbut none
Aed, by reason of their quaTIfiextlons,
than JohusooTIagood to administer the
duties of the Chief Executive of the
State in her own capital. I believe that
a large majority of iho good citizens of
the State would be prould of General
Ilagood in the office of Goveruor7~and I
believe that Hampton will join hands
with Barnwell, and give “a strong pull
and a pull altogether’ in aiding to put
there. .. • ' 11. S. W.
ftxtracl* From the yieMMap;*
Uoveraor Kijwpaoa.
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AORICULTCRAL INDUSTBT.
Reports front the different counties
show that; the people of all classes
and conditions hate been more indus
trious, m<»re energetic and cBtsrpiis-
inp, fn this department of Industry
during tho current year than for many
years past, and J am .rejoiced to be
lieve that the new relations ef labor
and capital which our sudden tiaus-
formation has imposed upon us as a
people are beginning -wr-wdjust them
selves more harmoniously; we have
certainly touched, bottom and the re
bound has commenced. These reports
further show that while cotton still
forms the main product, yet that the
people all over the S r ate are begin
ning largely to diversify their crops.
More small grain, especially wheat
and oats, fins beeu cultivated and har
vested, at leant In upper South Caro
lina during the past year than at any
do so. I refer to those expenses which
are paid from the State Treasury. In
1839 the ageregats of salaries of the
executive dcqiartment amounted to
nineteen thousand eight hundred and
fifty dollars. During this year the
sum Required is thirteen thousand
ninq li.ondLeiLiiGtBdihaiimding am -ad
grasses and cattle, and the people are
generally and wisely, I think, coining
to the conclusion that while their soil
Is well adapted to tho production of
the great staple, and that this product
should nut be neglected, y*t that their
corn cribs and meat houses should
be built on their own lands and under
the protection of their own eyes.
The Tegifcliitui’c.
in Legislative bodies arc very
Bills
macli like, babies in a Foundling hos
pital. They die and arc killed by scores,
only a small proportion surviving aud
reaching the dignity of “acts,” Tho
slaughter is going ort comniendaWy in
Columbia, the session promises to be
short, and wc hope sensible, and by our
years sgo, aud yet iW will of thu |hh>-1 next issue we trust that ‘the legislation
of the session shall have so progressed
that wc can giro>a synopsis of accom
plished work, and not a mere chapter of"
probabilities.
A Huiceesiluji.
Now that the Legislature lain session,
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it is pertinent to suggest thaf the people
do not cry so urgently for a short ses
sion as to force the legislature to half
do its work. The acts enacted at tho last
session teems wjth irregularities and
contradictions, the result of the haste,
esused by the popular demand for a
WT STiort sessions are very
desirable, and long drawn out ones will
not be tolerated. But important quee>
Xions must bz maturely considered and
debated, and the members must have
reasouabetixe therefor. Lit them work
asriduously and regularly, but limy must
not in their great haste perpetrate half
digested legislation. A good motto is
NO rjCXCK LAW.
Tho law known as the stock law,
passed at the last eeesbn, has fully
realized tho hopes of ile friends in
those counties where it has been put
into operation. Of course a measure
so radical in its character and so sud
denly adopted would meet with eomo
opposition, aud, as was expected, some
complaints were made against this;
but this was immediately upon the
passage of tho Act and before the
people had prepared themselves to
meet It Since then it bus given us,
nearly universal entlefaction..as any
law ever enacted, aud' the concurring
testimony from all quarters is that it
is tho greatest blessing to Hgrk<dhire
over bestowed by the Legislature.
DECEEAEr. 07 CRIME.
I desire also to communicate, as a
matter of most pleasing information,
based upon reliable data received from
tbs Solicltore of the dlff-rent Circuits,
concurred and fully supported by the
Circuit Judges, that crime has greatly
diminished all over the State—dlmln-
ished fo the extent ef at least thiigy
per esnt. la this the third year of the
adqjlDistiatton if the party now la
power, compared to any previous to
Jha- Jeaugurailoa. Among -iho other
evils left in the trijek of tho late war
there sesms to bavq been engendered
in the hstnds of the people a too great
disregard sf human Ilfs—net more in
our midst than elsewhere, but In every
part of the country, as Is evidenced
by tbe startling homicides reported in
different portions of the United States.
This feeling is fed and stimulated by
that dangerous practice of carrying,
cbucealeu and" deadly weapons, and by
tbefr manufacture and sale, which
prevails so extensively in different
portions of the country. It is sur
prising that tbe people should to some
ixteot forget tbe value of humau life
when thousands and thousands of
these inetrtmiects are manufacturrd
and sold for uo other purpose but to
kill and destroy It, and when they are
made familiar with the idea of th Ir,
fitness to that end, which tha constant
wearing and handling of thane instru
ments must eventually produce ia tbe
minds of those who thus use them.
icstina leute.—Ncwbeiry News.
A DISEASE NEEDING A REMEDY.
This evil not m<>re prouaiuent with
with us than la other dommuoitlee—
In fsnt, I am gratified to believe that
1 It prov^Ha to a less extern hare than
clitloual office, Hoii'of Siiperihttmlcnt
of Education, wit-h aaalaty of twenty
' no hundred dollars,has been created
siuce 1859. Bcfsre the war most of
tho executive' officers could live at
thalr respective homes aud discharge
their dudes by periodic visits to tb*
cap]tel. Now their duties are largely
increased and 'hey are required to
live In Columbia and attml daily at
their offices. It is true these increased
dulien Have called for an increase of
derii/.l force, both in number and
qualificat t 'COS, which have also in
creased tho expenses of this depart
ment' which, vhen rtdded'fo fTie sum
above mention’id, will bring these cx
"pessos to about wnat they were for
merly. Yet, wheu the additional work
imposed upon tho dapaitmants In eon-
s*qneuca of our t'hangcd condition is
considered, it wiR-be seen that the
strictest and , closest economy has
been observed*
In the judiciary department the
amount required in 1859 was 8^9,200;
during this year ttai$ ds iarimentrias
required $50,800—"a difference of $17,-
000. This differenceUiowe^er.has not
resulted from an increase in tbe sala
ries of the officersja this department
so much ns on account of the f.xct that
an estirely new system has been
adopted since 1859. Ia 1859 tiie Su
preme Court was not in existence, and
the .Solicitors were then paid pi rPci-
pally from fees and c^ste derived from
the cases prosecuted. Now the si. !a-
riss of the Judges on tho Supreme
bench amount f> $11D00, and the So
licitors are paid $12,000 directly from
the Treasury.
tho entir* expense, including pay of
members, Solicitors, clerks, attactiees,
printing, eta, amounted to*$40,530.
Now the sum required is 846,143. All
these expanses aggregated during the
year 1859 amounted to $105,600; now
to $124 893—a difference of $18,295,
chiefly on account of tho change in
the judicial department, which was
important and essentinl, and which
absolutely necessitated this additional
exncnso.
Thesxpcnses of 1879 in the legisla
tive, executive and judicial depart-
in*uts, as will be seen above, nmount-
ed to $124 895, while for the fiscal year
187u the sum required was three hun
dred ami fifty-ene thousHnd dollars—a
difference of $226,205. Tills comparison
has only extended to the appropria
tions mads for the legislative, execu
tive and judicial departments for the
years mentioned. If carried cut with
the ether appropriation, the. contrast
will be found still mote striking, and
will afford-abundant evidence of the
vigil nit economy of the General As
semblies of the last three years.
taxable rnopEirrr. ' -
Real estate $76,583,866 00
Personal property 36.574 858 00
Ratlreada 7,392.900 00
Total..r v ...... 1120,551,6^4 00
One mill will yield (net). 102 320 00
Poll tax last year 102 000 00
This year / 97,579 00
ERKE SCHOOLS.
The nnmbcr of pupils attending the
public schools during the last year whs
122,403; of this number 58,368 were
whites and 64;095 colored. This te
probably the largest number of pupils
that has attended the pubifd schools
in any one year.
Tho improvement in the schools for
tbfccolored race has been marked; it
is worthy of note that since 1876 the
average increase of attendance of
colored pupils has bees more than 45
per cent, g: eater than under tho Re
publican administrations. Four oftbe
counties, it appears, had nut made re
turns of the school fund collected
when the report of the Superinten
dent of Education was submitted, but
enough is known to warrant the asser
tion that the school fund for the fiscal
year 1878-79 was greater than for any
preceding jear.
The expenditures have been kept
within the teeelpi* and the general
management ot the. school fuud de-
ssrves especial commendation. The
heavy load of debt which was left by
the school officers under tin Re
publican administrations has embar-
the working of this
d the shortness of tbe
le due in some measuee
'> G
y recomiasod some
legislation jvblch will secure to teach
ers In the publid to u o’s the prompt
payment of tLete sal it ies. The difficul
ties whh which teachers have to con
tend-because of delay in this matter
are fully explained lu the report of the
Sdpeilntendent of Education. ~It will
not be possible to retain competent
teachers if we,do not make provision
for paying them promptly for their
servicts. .
—-p * ROADS/ ' ... y*;~pr-
Each county should hare a practical
engineer or r.iad i r dp>mbslonei in solo
charge of tho county highways; bis
whole fimo should be devoted to the
business. The neecsesry labor stihuld
be furnished him by county anil other
convicts, commutation tax, uud such
y responsible for
the condition of the roads. Iu a sys
tem of tills sort, after a short expeti-
in *ht. I am fully persuaded, t lie people
would moat cor liully co-operate; and,
n ee 111 es. fk, rntshiug ^employ meui -Joiv -
ymeitt
many deserving young men, and iu-
(luomg scientific education in a direc
tion much nested for the full develop
ment of ourrcsources, a patriotic
rivalry would spring up in the differ
ent counties, and wiih the different
officers iu chaige, which would soon
work ti most wonderful change in the
face'of our country—leading to the
wealth and prosperity of me whole
“State. . I most earnestly recommend
this subject to your consideration as
tho one matter most needing attention
in our present couduihn. ..
Governor McDuffie, fn his message
to the General Assembly in 1837, in
discussing the road- system of that
duyr rniHl: ^TE5 roads" t hr’ough t he
State are in a much neglectful condi
tion. I traveled Through some of the
Western districts of the State seen
after the crops were laid by. and found
the roads lu many places almost im
passable by a-wagon or can iage. The
citizen loses, us it may be safely affirm
ed, lour times as.-much- labor us is
rendered to tire State, and the portfiyir
that is bestowed oa the road la so In-
judiciously directed that itsedom does
-rny substantial good, and very often
amounts to u.public nuisance.” This
was said more than fifty years ago,
and ia as appropriate iu-w -as ‘then.
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GRAND DISPLAY
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New Goods
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A.P. Manville’s.
A new, large and completfc stock of
ugoods, just received, consisting of tlie
latest novelties'in Ladies’ Dress Goods,
Trimmings, Ribbons, Iloisery, (JloyiSp
sboulii bo bt*M btrictiy rebponeiole for ^ Utrimn > c ^ Umbicllas.
Boots" aad Shoes.
CLOTHING,
Suppose that a jnuro sfilcient system
had been adopted then,'aud since that
time faithfully carried otnmt'til now, a
Imlf f'sntury. The imagination could
scarcely Picture the differcmnL.
PXSITENTIARY.
It will bo sseaT from the report of tho
Snpfrintendent cf the Penitentiary
that the convicts number 640; of these
350 have been hired out to private
individuals aad to rutlroa ls and other
corpsraUoDs, leaving about 290 con-
stautly cuilfiUe.t 'Tii the Peuksutiary.
With these Convicts not hired out,.un
der the supei visictrof the ftnperfuten-
dentr, whose zenl and faitbfuluees in
tbe-djscharge of Ids various dud'S
cannot be too highly commended, tlie
Penitentiary grounds and property
have been creatly Iroprovsd—the. wall
extended 870 feet aud sevetal laige
amouQie of brick inanufactmed uud
other industries inaugurated;
The money value of tliese improve
ments and buildings cannot be. less
than $16,000, besides other work done
on S'ate House grounds and elsewhere.
The discipline of the institution U
without objection, and the health of
the convicts better than it has been
f<>r years, aud is now as good as that
of any other portion of the people in
c a.ssi meres;
JEAN’S, Ac.,
In great variety.
HATS, CARS, GENTS’ FURNISII-
" . ING GOODS.
Choice Orocc3i*ics>
In great variety and of the very best
quality.
Hardware, Tinware, Buckets, Tubs. &e.
Prices asLo w as the Lowest
A’/: W AI> I ERTISKATEXtS.
Wedding Gift*
-AT—
ALLAN'S
FINE WATCHES,
American ami Swiss, 6f the Latest Styles.
RICH JEWELRY,
Of New and Klspant fte.-agns and Exquisit#
.1
Workmanship.
•STERLLNG SILVERWARE,
fn-Fveidi and fioaiOiful PaUcrns, aspcciahy
adapted fbr ft'addiwg Prweul*,. /
J>1
SILVER PLATED WARE, ;
Tt>A Sef*. Wait ere, Ico Pitcherv, iTntt'cr
dice, Cnpe, Ooblels, Spoons, Forks of beat
quarttyy &c.
CHOICE FANCY GOODS.
a
Frcut’h «hd American (flocks. Fine Table;
Cutlery, Spectacles, &c. •*
Watches 1 JcWcJry Carefully Repaired.
THE BEST GOODS AT THE LOW
EST PRICES.
Tho above poods luivc been selecteil
with oaro» rtfnd bought' fin citvli, will till
will emjble me toadl at lowest prices.
_ oS r 3 *'L^A-..P- Manville- .
irint: iivuki^knipicmT’
Ice Qompany.
Ics by the potird, hundred weigiit, barrel,
ton and car load.
PRODUCE OF ALL KIND?.
Api>1«s, Potatoes, Onioni, Fruif, 8i>h, Oyn-
lere, Gasie^aml Poultry.
ERESII FISH AND OYSTERS.
Packed per order, a specialty.
OCR SELECTED PRESSED POULTRY
Cannot b«>exee'led in quality or price,
- ■pecigftntMrrlsn-pfmi-fp yhtpprrr^ i liaWf**.
ICE RACKED FOR SITIPMENT.
An
the same community/
’ BOMESTKAD.
Tho Const itution. Beet ion 32, Article
2, after providing fur a homestead in
the lauds of a debtor, goes on to say :
“To secure the full sojoyment of said
homestead exemption to tha person
entitled thereto us the head of any
family, the personal property of such,
person of the following character, tn-
wit, household furniture, beds and
bedding, family library, arms, carts,
wagons, farming implements, tools,
u v»t cattle, work animals, swine, gouts
qn l siiwi-p, not rn I'xrreJ the value iu
tLn aggregate ol five hundred dollars,
sh.'ill bo exempt ns tbe homestead,” &c.
, The Legislature in 18J2, by Act, ex
tended this exemption toother pets n-
al property besides that mentioned in
the Cbiistitufion, embracing coin, cot
ton, provisions and othtr necessary
articles, us u matter of justice to those
who were not entitled to tbe exemp
tions under tho Constitution, net own
ing land and the personal propet ty
therein mentioned.
Tho Supreme Court has recently
decided that this Act is unconstitution
al, and that, ther’efore, the parties in
tended to lie pikitented thereby cannot
claim its benefits. The law as thus
adjudged woiks unequally, and while
one class of unfortunate debtors is
protected another may be destroyed.
There is no remedy, however, except
by an anD-ndment of the Constitution.
If, in your judgment, the evil is cf
sufficient magnitude as to render this
uecessnry, I would suggest that the
proper steps be taken at this, session
by the passage of a Joint Resolution
looking to such amendment. And it
should be remembered that the party
now in power Is not responsible for
this evil, but It results from tho want
of proper -foresight and care in fram
ing the Constitution.
_ CONCLUSION.
If this General Assembly would
promptly pass thesnppiy and appropri
ation Xcis; exTend the stock law to such
couuties as may require ami demand
it, mature a wiser and more Judicious
road system, provide better means for
the comfortable support of the poor of
each county, cut up root and brsnch
the practice of carrying concealed
rassed greai
department,
echoel
to this cs
I Would
weapons, establish a bureau sf agrl
cultural, mincralogieal and geological
statistics, fsster and ancourage the
labors of the Fieh Commissioner, pro
vide for the other matters herein
above suggested, and lay the found
ations of the State University broad
and deep, so that as time rolls oh story
after story can be built thereon, us the
edudktional wants of UTe people may
demand, until it could stand forth amid
educational structures of the world
grand and majestic in all its propor
tions, it. might then adjourn. And
leaving the rest to tho people them
selves, It would adjourn with the pleas
ing assurance on tbe part of its mem
bers that generations yet unborn
would rise up and ball them blessed.
•T. *•. TICIAM^? Ac C O..
«epl8-Cm 0 Market St,, Chntrlestoli, S.C.
1879- 1879.
Fall and Winter Millinery.
Misa L I. Beckis
Tftko* thi> ir.' tlm 1 of i» fnrrrilnir tin* ladj s
nt Karri*!’!I ;:u/» t K init y lux revived !u3
in rettivinu wtwkL" ‘u kianchoHM IStutk of Mil in try
au<l Fancy (lovxiri, . . » •
■'I he Itat I’fp trlmcnt*T»a^ all ITurTatVst shnppp In
F re i ic! i an * l Aw* ric.vn Oiii^ T M i ia ns. i \ n r on and
U^luirii. Jb4:uv** variety of French Hal# fot
labliei, MUm‘N^yd(| tihUdJrcn.
Mv_>w‘l4rtlon <»rFlhwt»j^ i» h»r^e, rarjovl and Iwriv.-
tifnl. All ilkfitiftlv bt> Icm in. Fancy Feathers, Urua-
, ('oral :mri Fhucd .InwclrjL
New Htyhw Frizoit**, Kr-al Hair In Ourls nnd
Sii itrhewi.'w.Ui. Frin.w r* owonaLU*, aud aH fffe »•-
vit«*U tot*11 «t I^.a. JLalOOlCllOK.
IkI Broad 8t. ( 2<1 Poor Atk)v«‘ Of-
tloA , ( Kf Urn) Al f^UsrA. (M.
AUCTION SALE
—OT—
KENTUCKY
Tames A llpn,
sep25.1y 30" Einjt St., ('havieston, 8. G.
OLD RELIABLE.
Ho C. H ill,
RRACTICAL REPAIRER ALL KINDS
SEWING MACHINES,
Ami Dealer in fiertuirte Neeulcs, I'aris
ami Aecessoriea for all llnthiiies.
GRAY'S BUILDING, Opposite Tost Office,
AUGUSTA.. GA.
f^MACTirNE? senfinby Fipre-sprompt-
1y repaircil and returned, ami eorreapon-
denta in regard to Machine? aolicited.
Gi-ed stock of , »econd-hand Maebincs kept
for »«le from f 10 up.
P. O. Box Shfi. eepH-Sm
K. Brum Clark,
261 819*9 3T82IT,
AUGUSTA, GA.
iST UI
IN THE CITY.
Zeplirt, CaTivaj,- Kii»l>f.ita ( - Lacea, &e.,
• itfal atVd.lmitaiiQn ffair tloods.
Agency for Hme. Deruoresi's KeUable
I’at terns. novC-3lu
SAM'L X. MARSHALL EDW »IUJ d. MAl^jlU-LL.
'JULIUS J. WfiSOOAT.
SAMIR. MARSHALL & 00,
IMhOBTlRS OT
RarJware, Cutlery, Guns, etc., and
Agricultural Implemonts,
314 KING ST., CORNER SOCIETY,
(Sign of the Golden Gun).
ALSO, 5.5 ami 57 SOCIETY STREET
OH-A.IiL.JBarrO?*, H. <J.
• -l A
Age ta for Celebrated Watt Flow?.
sep25-4y--
I will •Car my stock of HOUSES‘and
MULES at auction sale, at Barnwell C. II.,
S. C., cammencing on.Saturday, November
2»d, at 11 o’clock, a. tc., and to becon-
tinue<l eeery Saturday urtil January 1st,
n-v-13-8t L F SHARP-
W . El. Harley,'
—OF—
BARNWELL, S. C.
see and serve bis
Will be glad to
Carolina friends, at
Headquarters for Bargains
ith II. *P»ROOKri, who has in store at
182, 182 1-2 and 200 Broad street,
Augusta, Gn., a full and perfect stock
of HATS, BOOTS,SHOES, CLOTH
ING and FURNISHING GOODS.
®c9-3m
GSOo COSTIN,
P1AT.KR IX
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
Poultry, Game, .
D/Tcr-!
Potatoes, &c tJ
No 103 Meeting St, Charleston, S. C.
'^(16-
ImporUr, Manufacturer aud Dealer ia
RIFLE$, GUNS, PISTOLS AND
Pocket Chitlerv>
And all styles of Moullogs forsquar*
frames, Made order, at 50 per cent.
Isas than ever offered^ Cbromos, Kn-’
gravings and nil styles of Pictures
Framed at remarkably low figures.
Portrait and Mirror Frames IJegilded.
J?1 ;Litugrapha atgvnily re<luoed t rios.—
Satisfactiou gonnteed, at
Pelot & Cole’s Gallery^
oc23 3m 492 Broad St, AtiRusta,y»a. ^
A LIMITED NFMfiEROP^B
active, energetic cvuranseis
to engage in a |>irr»'ui! xndj
profitable tiueiueas.
• rare chance
(j*od men wilficiad tlii9<
TO MAK* MOIVKT.
Pitch will plcnxe answer this advertiso-
ineirt by letter, encloxitijg stamp for reply.
Hating whaTbusiness (hey have been en
gaged Itr. N«n*l>ut those who meeu btuiners
uesd apply. Address,
Fim.ev, Hxrvet * Co.,
Toolilfl-lv - * * rr_r*rrr- AUant*. Oa.
Henry Bayeiy
Wholesals Fruit Dealer.
A pples, Potatose, Onions, Cabbngwi,
Cocoannts, lemons, Oranges Bananas,
Baisins, Figs, etc. ^
245 Fast Bay St.,-Opposite Custom House.
sepl8-tf -
A. Armstrong*
B9
of
WIL.LIWXON, H. C.,
Keeps constantly on baud a good supply
General Merchandise,
Ammunition of (ill Kind*.
245 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.
Hjf*Repairirg Don* Promptly. ncrvO-om
The Star Saloon
Willis ton. S. p.*
' (Opposite the Depot,)
lf#s just received and offers for sale a
M A It It 11ET).
CAVE—MATHIS—On the 12th ult, by
Rw. J. 8. hUtthews, Mr. Joshua Cave and
Miss Carrie MATHU-allof Dunwcll Co.
QUINN-MILLER—On the 27thulUby
tbe same. Mr. John E. Quinn, of Charles
ton, and Jdi-b MAitik it. Miller, Oucch-
terofCapt, K. U. Miller.
TMOM^WK—BROWN.—On tho 23d of Notmt-
hSr. 1ST*, by Rev. Wu». Mood, Mr. S N. Tlto.Mf*-
SON, Of B»ru**ll coonVy. 8. and Uim S.\LUK A.
O. SKOWN, of UorlioglMh 8. C.
full and carefully selected stock ot AI.K8,
WINES, and LIQUORS, at prices to suit tho
time-. I offer better figures than any oilier
dealer in the country.
-1 • J>. T.RC L ,
sep2o-2m Williston, S. C.
DANIEL HAAS,
—JOBBER OF—
Foreign anJ Domestic Dry Goods,
Aolioitw. » • «1( V 4,oo«ls, Ac.,
155 MEETING STREET,
CHARLI^HTOjV, 8. C.
74-85
at reasonable prices. All kinds cf PRO-
IH'I’K, taken at fair prices. lepiS-lf
ikmhfiiR hale .Stables.
I have just received a large stork sf-
very superior HORSES and MULES,
and ofler them fur sale at unprccedcnt-*
ally low nrices.
A call will oonvinee.
F: »l. BAMBERG,
. novf>- Bamberg, S, C,
nsr OTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL OF
my former cimtomcrs that I have re
sumed tho Wagoning business, and alt
orders for hauling of any. deetTiptinu
left at my residence, or that of Mr.
J. I. Ingram, will be thankfully receiv
ed, aad promptly attendod to.
*uir7-lv. J. 8. 8EUCK.
Bischoff’s Restaurant*
No. 68 Meeting St., near Broad,
CHARLiICHTOK. M. C.
First Class Board and Lodging St $1.5Q
per day. Mewls at all boars, Bq>18-8m
ir-