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191 WWftBB3RO, 1. 0. ;hursday, November 23,; :: 1877. B. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, S1tO. S. REYNOLDS, Associate Editor. CoL. J. C. H4KsEELL a brother of our State Chairman, has been nomi nated by the D0emocratf of Itidhlabd for the Houst, vice Minort. SNATORi JOHNSToN, of Sumtbr, and Clidton, of Lancaster, cotildn't stand fire. They have both ro signed. Israbl hyrd'*,ought to tol low thdit good example. leparate Days for Electiond, The Legislature at its coming session should consider the proprio ty of changing the day appointed tor the general State election. Up to 1874, the State and Federal elections Wbre kepi entirely dis tinct, the former taking place in October. But the Iladical leaders Were too shrewd to permit a con tinuance of this custom. Under pretence of economy, as if that rAotivo ever influenced a Recon struction stateiman, the constitu tion was ad amended as to require both elections on the same day. So uch farth6r was this economy 'carried, that one ticket contains the names of all Federal and State candidates. The Democrats wel-e deceiveA by this specious pretext and acquiehoed in the change. The evil result was apparent last year. The alteration was in purAtiance of A Aeliberts conspiraey between the Federal government and the Stato o'fhicials, the formei contracting to furnish trowel bayonets and United 'States attorneys ahd marshals ad fibitum for thd purposes of intimi dation; and the latter agreeing to organize gaigs of repeatersi and to stuff ballot boxes ad ig11nitum. The laws of the United States, tortured to their utnost, could only be made to apply to congressional and P-eeidential contests. Even the ingenuity of Judge Taft could not make "them cover the State eanvass. And, as the combintildn bf Federal bayonets hiid Radical repeaters, protected by them, was essential to stifle the voice of the people, in both contests, it was found necessary to hiake the two differehit elections practically one. maeon the plea that certain bitzes wreprevented by intimi dation from vpting idr electors and congk6ssmen. Warrants ih other 'contities were similarly worded. They were dumb as~ oysters in reference to the State Republican ticket, thiough it was a notoriouis fact, North and South, that the campaign in South Carolina was, bsdon purely local issues, and tIid Federal elections were mere incidents. Had the two contests been severed, the Democrats could have refrained from putting any congressional or electoral ticket iri the field, intil after the con olusion of the State campaign in October; in which case Grant could not have found the slightest pre text for flooding the State with three regiments of regular troops, and Hampton would have swept South Carolina like a whirlwind. Last October, before the troops came, at least one-third of the color ed voters had been secured by the Demcratg. They were subse.. quently frightened back into their ranks by Federal bayonets. Other wise Hampton's majority would have reached twenty thousand. We do not mean to predict that the same embarrassment will exist i; future, to such an extent. President Hayes is on the constitu 'tional tack, and, moreover, South Carolina is Democratic in future despite Federal bayonets and duputy marshals. But it is just as well to avoid any chance of difficulty. The only objection, at th~e North, to having different election days is tha0the National parties -wage a nadonst,Aontept on State coandi.. dates. The uIpblicans will never mad& suaoI ' '~Suth Caro, advantage is that the State ticket hore, being totally exempt from Federal intimidation, will have such an overwhelming majority overy time, that the congressional eloce tion, a moonth later, will be a simple walk over. Georgia, and other Southern States have soparate days for Stato elections. Why should not South Carolina? No North, No South. The addres delivored at the Fair by Mr. H. P. Kimball, of Illinois, who was present by special invita tion, was an admirable ef'ort, both because of the strong thought elo quontly expressed, and because of the broad catholicity of sentiment pervading it. After congratulating the people of the State upon their redemption, he explained, as follows, the motives actuating him to invite ex-Preident Davis to address the Winnebago Society: "Two years ago, convinced that the material welfare of tho country had been too long sacrificed to the interests of local politicians, that our nation was weary of contention and needed repose, our indsi.4trial association had the honor of invitint his Excellency Jefferson Davis, ex, president of tho Southern Con fedora cy, to be its orator and gnest, and to participate in the hospitaities of its annual reunion. It was the inherent nobility of pilitical principles, long cliorished and openly vindicated by tho mom. bers of our official board, guaranteo - ing to every citizen amnesty,. liberty and equality before the law, that inspired them to reach out a hand of welcome to the united South, in a hearty ovation to its former distin guished representative. This act of the society's magnanimity occurred upon the eve of our nation's contennial. The patriotic sentiment was then universally expressed that a reunited South and North,- with every dissension hoaled, should, in a covenant of friendship and trust, lay upon the holy altars of our lib erties the trophies of their indus tries. Our industrial association, in its invitation to the honorable ond ven erable ex-president; the impersona tion, in an eminent degree, of the genius and aspirations of the South, aimed to unite the industrial inter ests and co-oporative spirit of both sections beneath the protecting banner of a restored and united na tionilitf*. Ten long years of bitter acceptaneo of the irreversible results of civil war upon the part of the South should be sufficient to write a law of ponoral amnesty, higher than president can grant, upon the heart of every Northern citizen-an amnesty embracing in its broad philanthropy the restoration of all rights and immunities that existed wvhen Northern andl Southern blood mingled in a common sacrifice on Mexican soil. He next paid a glowing tribute to Governor Hampton, whose address at Rockford had done so much to dissipate sectional p)rejudice. After a touching allusion to the recent war, Mr'. Kimball continued: "No reproach, in a general view, can be imposed on the South or the North for the part they took in the wvar. Revolutions are God's moth ods for restoring an equilibrium in the po)litical world, ats much as vol. canoes and earthquakes are his in strumnents for quelling the internal convulsions of a pajnet. The law of antagonism has been the law of national devlonenmen t and the expo nent of its progress through all ages. Such gentlemen as this the South delights to honor. After the incur sions of the hordes of harpies from the North who have eaten us up), the people here delight to receive the visits of gentlemen and honest Northern citizens, to whom they may extend the hand of fellowship, and disprove the slanderous accusa tions about the ostracism of all persons north of Mason and Dixon's line. THE RIFLE TE AM CONTEST. Messrs. Edlitors : In justice to the team representing the Fairfield Light Dragoons in the shooting contest at the State Fair, allow me to state that the poor score made by the team was not the result of a superabundance of spirits, as some have supposed in a spirit of charity, but was attributable solely to defectiive .cartridges. The car tridges were purchased in Columbia, and wero6t.op'ened:or tosted uuibil' course when they weire ascertained to be defective, it was too late to remedy the matter. Some of the ,artridges have since boon submit Lod to one posted on stch matters in our town, and pronounced to be lofective and unreliablo at two Lmndred yards range. F. L. D). Tho Utica (N Y.) Republican thinks, of course, that the President ught to hood the expression of the recent Radical Sen atorial caucus as % warning against t.heo expedioncy of giving Federal officos to Democrats. TAX NOTICE. OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR, WINNsnOnto, S. 0., Nov. 16, 1877. Ih accordanco with instructions from the Comptroller. General's Aflice, I hereby publish the list of dolinquent lands of Fairfield county for the fiscal year 1870. John English, township no. 1, 150 acres. Robert S. Jenkins, township no.1, 160 acres. - Jas. A. McKoown, township no. 1, 150 acres. Richard O'Noalo, township no. 1, 39.1 acres. Edward J. Moans, township no. 1, 353 acres. Jiu Sins, township no 1, 200 Acres. Bart Sims, township no. 1, 100 acres. Peter Sims, township no. 1, 150 cres. Fink D Hinson, township no. 2, 3 lots 1,nd 1 building. Jacob A Caldwell, township no. 2, 340 acres. Caldwell & Co., township no. 2, 2 lots and 2 buildings. Nancy J Dove, township no. 2, 151 acres. Anderson Mayo, township no. 2, 200 acres. Nancy Pink, township no. 2, 150 acres. Luke Sawyer, township no. 2, 220 leres and 1 building. Mrs Annic Wages, township no. 2, 50acires. Margaret Austin, township no. 3, LO acres. Nelson Dixon, township no. 3, 200 acres. Estate L R Lewis, township no. 3, 160 acres. George W Melton, township no. 3, 2 acres and 1 building. John C Mackorell, township no. 3, 124 acres,2 buildings and 1 lot. Jas T McClIough, township no. 3. 188 acreg. Estate Margarett McCullough, ;ownship no. 3, 325 acres. Daniel McCullough, township no. 3, 1.065 acres. Estate M M Wylie, township no. 3, 431 acres Cynthia R Sexton, township no. 3, 200 acres. Mrs Elizabeth Catheart, township rio. 4, 2 lots and 1 building. Jool Copes, town.ship no. 4, 240 icres and 1 b)uilding. John A Fraser, town ship no. 4, [ lot. David Goins. township no. 41, 1 lot md 1 building. James B Harper, t.ownship no. 4, 350 acres and 1 building. Isaac Jones, township no. 4, 1 lot mud 1 buniling. Henry Jacob, township no. 4, 3 lots and1 6 buildings. Elizaath H Martin, township no. 1, 1 lot and 1 building. John C Mackoroll, township no. 1, 1 lot. Harriet E Rowe, township.no. 4, [ lot. Mrs E E R!mbb, township no. 4, L. lot and 1 building. Mrs Eunice A. Bacot, township 20. 4, 1 lot and 1 builing. Estate Margaret crawford, town ship no. 4, 70 acres. Handy Frazer, township no. 4, [ lot and 1 building. Henry Golding, township no. 4, L lot and 1 building. Ephraim Hunly, township no. 4, [ lot and 1.*build1ing. Bill Woodward, township no. 4, L lot andI 1 building. John C Squier, township no. 4, L lot and 1 building. Sarah M B3oulware, township no. 5, 48 acres. Emanuel Banks, township no. 5, 50 acres. Anthony Cunningham, township io. 5, 38 acres. Elizabeth P Cason, township no. 5, 48 acres. Frank Graves, township no. 5, 30 ieres. London Graves, township no. 5, [29 acres. Carolina Graves, township.no. 5, [00 acres. Nathan Harrison, township no. 5, T7 acres. Estate Robert Lewis, township .5, 1701 acres. George W Melton, township no. 5, 400 acres. James 3 Posy, township no. 5, >5 agres. Pharris Wfalker, township no. 5, 30 acres.. Isaa5 a plnggn,oons.g Samuel Brennan, township no. 6, 250 acros. Champion Boykin,township no. 6, 50 acres. Samuel Sharpe, township no. 6, 50 acres. Estate Henry T Crumpton, town ship no. 6, 174 acres. Estate Zacheriah Crumpton, township no. 6, 180 acres. Warren Cooper, township no. 6, 60 acres. Mrs Hannah B Edmunds, townN ship no. 6, 400 acres. W D Evans, township no. 6, 69 acres. Henry Heins, township no. 6, 492 acres and 5 buildings. William B Hogan, township no. 6, 100 acres and 1 building. Margaret Isbell, township no. 6, 300 acres and 1 building. E H Jamison, township no. 6 149 acres. A B Kennedy, township no. 6, 100 acres. Mrs R G Lamar, township no. 6, 915 acres. Mary E Nelson, township no. 6, 250 acres and 1 building. John J Nelson, township no. 6, 100 acres. Vesty Reynolds, township no. 6, 21 acres. Alice P Rains, township no. 6, 201 acres, Sancho Ruff, township no. 6, 29 acres. Mrs N A Stewart, township no.6, 30 acres. Estate D D Watts, township no. 6, 250 acres and 1 building. James T Watts, township no. 6, 67 acros and 1 building. Rebecca Wilson, township no. 6, 382 icres. Edward Boulware, township no. 7, 24 acres. Estate Sanders Ford, township no. 7, 495 acres. Sandy 0 Ford, township no. 7, 185 acres. Estate Annie Walling, township no. 7, 75 acres. Elizabeth Walling, township no. 7, 140 acres. Daniel Nelson, township no. 8, 123 acres. Elizabeth Newman, township no. 8, 50 acres. Hattie A Coleman,township no. 8, 327 acres and 1 building. Davis A Coleman, township no. 8, 254 acres. James W Coleman, township no. 8, 293 acres. lustacia C Chappell, township no. 8, 24 acres and 1 building. Estate Louis Perry, township no. 7, 327 acres. Joseph D Aiken, Trustee, town ship no 5, 849 acres. Mrs F ssio R Durham, township no. 8, 252 acre. Estate Sanders S Hogan,township ] no. 8, 350 acres. Susan Johnson, township no. 8, t 175 acres. Brister Kinsler, township no 8,3 80 acres. Warren R Marshall, township no. 8, 2 acres and 3 buildings. Thos M Neely, township no. 8, 75 acres. Jno B3 Neely, township no. 8, 91 acres. A J Richbourg, township no. 8, 174 acres. Estate Thos Richardson, town ship no. 8, 8302 acres. Jno K Snmith, township no. 8, 110 acres. Helen A Smith, township no. 8, 50 acres. N J Taylor, township no. 8, 145 acres Jno Taylor, for children, town- 2 ship no. 8, 200 acres. Estate 3 P Thomas, township no. 8, 1000 acres and 1 building. Estate Mary Vaughn, townshipr no. 8, 287 acres W C Yongue, township no. 8, 1 acre and 1 building. Mrs Susan Hood, township no, 8, 116 acres, WV K Stanloy & Co., township no. 8, 1 lot and 1 building, Jacob Bookman, township no. 9, 700 acres and 4 builings. Copeland & Bearden, township no. 9, 204 acres. Jane Gill, township no. 0, 30 acres. Est. Jno. Richardson, township no. 9, 175 acres. Annie R. Simmons, township no. 9, 50 acres and 1 building. Cornelia A Wood, township no. 9, 150 acres and 1 building. Mrs. E K Anderson, township no. 10, 1895 acres and S buildings. Wmn A Cook, township no. 10, 212 acres. Jno H Davis, township 10, 589 acres and 2 buildings.4 Joel P Fenley, township no. 10, 580 acres. J B Gibson, towvnship no. 10, 75 acres. Jno T Garick, township no. 10, 442 acres. Mrs Ellen Harris, township no. 10, 45 acres. Henry G Alewine, township no. 11, 26 Acres. Reason G3uignard township no. 11, 1 acre. . . Hardy Hall, township no. 11, 450 acres. Tilman tb Gibson,twspn 40idei" ' Jemima and Eliza Gladney, township no. 12, 120 acres and 1 building. Estate E R Ragsdale, township no. 12, 250 acres. Estate Martha S Martin, township nto. 12, 70 acres. Isaac Coleman, township no. 10, 150 acres, R D Ashford, township no.. 13, 103 acres, Estate Win. D. Ashford, township no. 13, 50 acres. J. A. Bynum, township no, 18, 350 acres, Goo. L. Dehines, township no. 13, L12 acres. Estate Cynthia Duggins, town ;bip no. 13, 87 acres, Estate J. C. Furman, township no. L3, 1783 acres and 1 building. Jeff Guignard, township 18, 100 ,cres. Mrs. L A Hammond, townshipno. 3, 124 acres. Mrs A J Hutchinson, township 2o. 13, 3 acres. Mrs M G Neil, township no. 13, L50 acres. J. N. Hammond, township no. 13, I lots. Estate H J Lyles, township ao. 13, 660 acres. E F Lyles, Jr., township no. 13, 120 acres. Wni H Lyles, township no. 13, )00 acres. Brooks Morgan, township no. 13, [00 acres. Estate Jno J McMahon, township 1o. 13, 185 acres and 1 building. R O'Nealo & Son, township no, L3, 450 acres. Jno Vance, township no. 18, 640 Mcres. C E Wilson, township no. 13, L75 acres. Martha D Zealy, township no. 13, L73 acres and 1 building. Joseph Keller, township 18, 124 tcres. Fannie C Brown, township no. L2, 60 acres. Notice is hereby given that the vhole of the several parcels, lots and )arts of lots of real estate described n the preceding list, or so much ;herof as will be necessary to pay lhe taxes, penalties and assessments .harged thereon, will be sold by the ;reasurer of Fairfiold county, on the FIRST MONDAY of December, A. D. 1877, unless such taxes, assessments md penalties be paid before that ine ; and such sale will be contin .ied, from day to day, until all of iaid parcels, lots and parts of lots >f real estate shall be sold or offered or sale. I. N. WrrHEms, Auditor. OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR, WVINNsDORO, S. C., Nov. 16, 1877. In accordance with instructions, hereby publish the list of delin, juent lands of Fairfield county for he ilscal year 1875. John English, township no. 1, 50 acres. Charles B Young, township no. 2, ~60 acres. Joel Copes, township no. 4, 3G ~cres and 1 building. Joel Copes, township no. 12, 214 ocres. Estato Robert Lewin, township mo. 5, 1701 acres. George WV Melton, township no.3, acres and 1 building. George WV Melton, township no. ,400 acres. Henry Jacob, township no. 4, 3 lots and 5 buildings. Jemima A Cook, township no. 8, 150 acres. Seldon M Smart, township no. 8, .06 acres. John D Mahon, township 9, 400 cres. George W Kirkpatrick, township to. 13, 808 acres. Uriah C Trapp, township no. 9, 160 acres. Notice is hereby given that the vhole of the several parcels, lots mfd parts of lots and Real Estate lescribed in the p receding list, or o much thereof as will be necessary o pay the taxes, penalties and as essments charged thereon, will be old by the Treasurer of Fairfield ounty, on the FInsT MONDAY of )ecember, A. D. 1878, unless such axes, assessments and penalties be >aid before that time, and such sale vill be continued, from day to day, miil all of said parcels, lots and >arts of Real Estate shall be sold or fifered for sale. L. N, WITHERS, nov 21 County Auditor. rHE trustees of the different S-chool Districts of Fairfield are arnestly requested to meet in Winnsboro on Saturday the 24th nst., at 12 mn., to consider matters >f vital importance to the schools. [Che State Superintendent is ex yeeted to be present on that occa ion. A fuhl attendance Is desired. WIr,LARD RICHARDNON, B. MEiANs DAVIs, T. R. BonERiTSON, County Examiners. Nov. 14-xt2. .Aken. N. Ls ELLIOTT