The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, October 31, 1893, Image 1

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PUGH'S PARTING SHOT. A VIUOROUS ATTACK UPON TIIK P?K8IDENT. A Genoral Huniinary of tlio Grlev? mi. ( h oi m.i in I it ii i Democrat loHena* torn?An tVvowed Obstructionist und Flllbuaiorer Who Will Carry on tlio Wnr lor Milter Iiidellull oly. [Senator James L. Pugh, of Alabama, delivered tho following speech in the Senate on the25th ult. upon the repeal of tho purchasing cause of tho Slier man act. Mr. Pugh represent!) tho views of tho Southern Democrats who aro opposed to repeal, and states their position aftor the eoihpromise failed Just week. | Mr. President, the debate ou tho bill to repeal the provision of the act of 181)0, known as tiie Sherman law, that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to i urohato at the murket price 4,500, 000 o meed of silver bullion und to issue in payment therefor certificates re deemable in coin, is one of tho most important and instructive debates over had in the Congress of tho United States, because it involves tho whole question of iinance?tho use of gold and silver as money?tho issuo of paper as cur rency to ropresont gold und silver, whether issued by tho F?deral Govern ment as tho principal, or national banks as fiscal agents of the Govern ment, and also whether States shall charter banks to aid In supplying cur rency. These questions are conceded to bo of world wido importance, as they un derlie aud regulate all the material transactions of mankind, and especially at this time are thoy engaging the earnost attention and thoughtful con sideration of financiers, politicians, statesmen, and people of all pursuits in Burope and America. Is it not a sad commentary to go down in history that tho Sonate of tho United States, admitted to bo the greatest law-mak ing body in tho world, while struggling with these momontous questions should bo subjected to tho use of the whip and spur upplied from the outsido by tho reckless, unscrupulous, and irre sponsible adventurers and speculators aud conspirators against tho general welfare employed in the service of money against labor and property to " hurry up and coaso talking?debate is useless?the speeches aro nonsense ?nobody listens?nobody reads?the poople want final action?tho majority is ascertained and the majority must rulo"? The wolves on Wall street uud their keepers aro howling for blood. Thoy think they smell tho dead body of silver and thoy have become ruveuous. Newspapers everywhere, dailies and weeklies, subsidized in the ignominious service, have arraigned the Senate as a public nuisance, and what they call the small minority as obstructionists and tilibusters, public enemies and criminals, deserving the most condign punishment. Who aro these accusers and whom do they represent ? How much credibility and influence have thoy in the com munities where they live and whore their papers are published and cir culated? T?test their influonco and tho accuracy of their statements as to public sentiment, suppose a muss meet ing were called of the people living in the town, city or county whore these papors are published, and where tho editors reside, and that in such meeting tho oditor of tho paper published thero wore to introduce a resolution declaratory of his financial opinions und policies and indorsing the Houso bill now ponding in tho Sonato for the unconditional repeal of the only silver law now in exist ence, and condemning the action of tho Sonators who oppose the bill, how much influence would tho editor have and exert upon such meeting in form ing its opinion, and what weight would his statements that nearly all tho people were clamoring for Immediate and unconditional repeal of the only silver iaw have with his hearers ? I feel perfectly conlidont that there is not a town, city, or county in any Stato in the South where such an editor could bo induced to call such a meet ing or to offer such a resolution, or in favor of which he would exert any in fluence, or make or direct tho opinion of a single man in the meeting, or where such a resolution coulu be pussed. And yet those editors are in telligent and worthy gentlemen My colleague and myself, on our own knowledgo of tho peoplo we ropresont and tholr practically unanimous opinion in favor of tho free coinuge of silver, and on letters and memorials coining from every county, town, and city in our State, from men we know to be representative men, well inform ed upon tho subjeot of public opinion where they reside, and representing to us that nino-tonths of the people heartily approve our position and ac tion on theropeal bill, do not believe that any mass meeting anywhere in Alabama, called on reasonable geneial notice, would pass such a rosolution if all tho editors in the Stato were to attend and urge its passago. We challenge them to try it in any county. How tho people stand on the ques tions involved in this repeal bill, and Whether the Democratic party is to bo enlisted into tho service of tho gold standard advocates, will cortainly bo decided in t.io Congressional and Pro didential elections in J8U4 and 180<>. Mr. President, no debate the Con gress has ever had bus been more legitimate and orderly, nono more necessary to inform tho people about u matter, of momentous importance to their.1'?und their posterity, and I do not boliovo that any dobate bus over boeu of greater value and usefulness, and it will prove in the futuro moro destructive of the aims of the enemies of tho peoplo. Tho debute has clearly marked tho linos that separate the contending parties to this controversy. I do not moan tho lines that locute the ? ?.ill, tho unscrupulous, and groody horde who push thomsolvesto tho front in this agitation, but I meanthoso who uro actuated by slncoro and woll-formod convictions and who uro endeavoring to discharge to tho best of thoir ability a great public duty in this mighty con tention. Tho immodlato question before tho Sonato is, shall ' tho silvor-purohuso part of the act of 1890 ho unconditional ly repealed?that Is, repealed without any substitute? Thoro can bo no dis ugroomont as to Where silvor will bo left by such a ropoal. Could unothor ounce of silver ho purchased by the Government to be coined into monoy, or mado tho basis of any certificate to So into our prosontvolumo of curronoy? ould another ounce of si Ivor be carriod to any mint to bo coined and atampod as money ? Evory Sonator must answer no. Thon it is indis putable that as to tho future of silver for all increasod money uses, it will 1m left precisoly where it was by tho odious law of 1873, which dropped silver from our coinage laws. Th08o Democrats who favor uncon ditional ropeal claim that it oan bo done safely and in accordance with the Domocrutio platform, which they urge condemns the Shorman law and demands its immediato ropeal and that thoso parts of tho platform following this condemnation and demand, that PUGH'S PARTING SHOT. A VIUOROUS ATTACK UPON TIIK P?K8IDENT. A Genoral Huniinary of tlio Grlev? mi. ( h oi m.i in I it ii i Democrat loHena* torn?An tVvowed Obstructionist und Flllbuaiorer Who Will Carry on tlio Wnr lor Milter Iiidellull oly. [Senator James L. Pugh, of Alabama, delivered tho following speech in the Senate on the25th ult. upon the repeal of tho purchasing cause of tho Slier man act. Mr. Pugh represent!) tho views of tho Southern Democrats who aro opposed to repeal, and states their position aftor the eoihpromise failed Just week. | Mr. President, the debate ou tho bill to repeal the provision of the act of 181)0, known as tiie Sherman law, that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to i urohato at the murket price 4,500, 000 o meed of silver bullion und to issue in payment therefor certificates re deemable in coin, is one of tho most important and instructive debates over had in the Congress of tho United States, because it involves tho whole question of iinance?tho use of gold and silver as money?tho issuo of paper as cur rency to ropresont gold und silver, whether issued by tho F?deral Govern ment as tho principal, or national banks as fiscal agents of the Govern ment, and also whether States shall charter banks to aid In supplying cur rency. These questions are conceded to bo of world wido importance, as they un derlie aud regulate all the material transactions of mankind, and especially at this time are thoy engaging the earnost attention and thoughtful con sideration of financiers, politicians, statesmen, and people of all pursuits in Burope and America. Is it not a sad commentary to go down in history that tho Sonate of tho United States, admitted to bo the greatest law-mak ing body in tho world, while struggling with these momontous questions should bo subjected to tho use of the whip and spur upplied from the outsido by tho reckless, unscrupulous, and irre sponsible adventurers and speculators aud conspirators against tho general welfare employed in the service of money against labor and property to " hurry up and coaso talking?debate is useless?the speeches aro nonsense ?nobody listens?nobody reads?the poople want final action?tho majority is ascertained and the majority must rulo"? The wolves on Wall street uud their keepers aro howling for blood. Thoy think they smell tho dead body of silver and thoy have become ruveuous. Newspapers everywhere, dailies and weeklies, subsidized in the ignominious service, have arraigned the Senate as a public nuisance, and what they call the small minority as obstructionists and tilibusters, public enemies and criminals, deserving the most condign punishment. Who aro these accusers and whom do they represent ? How much credibility and influence have thoy in the com munities where they live and whore their papers are published and cir culated? T?test their influonco and tho accuracy of their statements as to public sentiment, suppose a muss meet ing were called of the people living in the town, city or county whore these papors are published, and where tho editors reside, and that in such meeting tho oditor of tho paper published thero wore to introduce a resolution declaratory of his financial opinions und policies and indorsing the Houso bill now ponding in tho Sonato for the unconditional repeal of the only silver law now in exist ence, and condemning the action of tho Sonators who oppose the bill, how much influence would tho editor have and exert upon such meeting in form ing its opinion, and what weight would his statements that nearly all tho people were clamoring for Immediate and unconditional repeal of the only silver iaw have with his hearers ? I feel perfectly conlidont that there is not a town, city, or county in any Stato in the South where such an editor could bo induced to call such a meet ing or to offer such a resolution, or in favor of which he would exert any in fluence, or make or direct tho opinion of a single man in the meeting, or where such a resolution coulu be pussed. And yet those editors are in telligent and worthy gentlemen My colleague and myself, on our own knowledgo of tho peoplo we ropresont and tholr practically unanimous opinion in favor of tho free coinuge of silver, and on letters and memorials coining from every county, town, and city in our State, from men we know to be representative men, well inform ed upon tho subjeot of public opinion where they reside, and representing to us that nino-tonths of the people heartily approve our position and ac tion on theropeal bill, do not believe that any mass meeting anywhere in Alabama, called on reasonable geneial notice, would pass such a rosolution if all tho editors in the Stato were to attend and urge its passago. We challenge them to try it in any county. How tho people stand on the ques tions involved in this repeal bill, and Whether the Democratic party is to bo enlisted into tho service of tho gold standard advocates, will cortainly bo decided in t.io Congressional and Pro didential elections in J8U4 and 180<>. Mr. President, no debate the Con gress has ever had bus been more legitimate and orderly, nono more necessary to inform tho people about u matter, of momentous importance to their.1'?und their posterity, and I do not boliovo that any dobate bus over boeu of greater value and usefulness, and it will prove in the futuro moro destructive of the aims of the enemies of tho peoplo. Tho debute has clearly marked tho linos that separate the contending parties to this controversy. I do not moan tho lines that locute the ? ?.ill, tho unscrupulous, and groody horde who push thomsolvesto tho front in this agitation, but I meanthoso who uro actuated by slncoro and woll-formod convictions and who uro endeavoring to discharge to tho best of thoir ability a great public duty in this mighty con tention. Tho immodlato question before tho Sonato is, shall ' tho silvor-purohuso part of the act of 1890 ho unconditional ly repealed?that Is, repealed without any substitute? Thoro can bo no dis ugroomont as to Where silvor will bo left by such a ropoal. Could unothor ounce of silver ho purchased by the Government to be coined into monoy, or mado tho basis of any certificate to So into our prosontvolumo of curronoy? ould another ounce of si Ivor be carriod to any mint to bo coined and atampod as money ? Evory Sonator must answer no. Thon it is indis putable that as to tho future of silver for all increasod money uses, it will 1m left precisoly where it was by tho odious law of 1873, which dropped silver from our coinage laws. Th08o Democrats who favor uncon ditional ropeal claim that it oan bo done safely and in accordance with the Domocrutio platform, which they urge condemns the Shorman law and demands its immediato ropeal and that thoso parts of tho platform following this condemnation and demand, that pledge the party to the use of both gold and silver as standard money and to the coinage of both without diso rim i nation in favor of either metal and that each dollar coined shall be equal in intrinsic value and purchasing power, and that the ratio of the number of grains in each dollar shall be adjusted by Interna tional agreement or by Congressional legislation, are separable from and independent of the demand for the repeal of the Sherman law. On the otlfor hand those Democrats who oppose unconditional repeal of tho Sherman law us provided in the bill reported from tho Finance Committee do so for tho reason, among many others or"greater importance, that tho Democratic platform could not have been Intended to pledge tho party to the support of u separate und in dependent bill containing no other provision than a single repealing section without enacting in tho same bill tho necessary und rightful law^fco establish and carry out tho lluaneial system and policy declared to be tho systom and policy in tho platform. If it bo a sound systom why delay its benefit to tho peoplo V It looks suspicious whon action is de layed without any just or plausible reason. Our ubility to adopt the plat ijQprm system of currency will surely be greatly impairod by unconditional ro peul. The plain roason why such could not have been tho Intention and meaning of tho platform is that tho party in national convention made a declaration of its principles, policies, and measures which tho Prosidont and the members of Congress to bo elected by the party in the election in Novomber, 1802, were pledged to carry out by laws which were to ho enucted in tho place of those which tho platform specifies and con demns. Tho McKinley tariff laws are condomned and tho kind of tariff laws to be enacted in their stead is defined in tho platform. Tho Sherman law is condemned und the kind of currency luws to be enacted in its placo is do fined in tho platform. Tho repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on the issue of State bunks is domandod, and what law shall bo enacted on tho subject of Stato banks is left to the States. Tho Federal election laws are con demned and their repeal demanded, and what laws to be enacted in their placo is left exclusively with the States. So that it is manifest that whon the platform condemns an exis ting Federal law and demands it9 re peal, it imposes a duty upon the Con gress and tho President to be elected on it of substituting in the place of the law to be repealed the hotter laws which' the platform approves. Bo sidos, it is manifost that the uncondi tional repeal of the Shorman law is demanded, and no substitute proposed, and no compromise per missible by the President and those who support his position for reasons and purposes which have been completely uncovered in this debate, leaving the friends of silvor without tho possibility of getting any silver law as good as the Sherman law while Mr. Clevoland is President. Tho Senator from Dolawurc [Mr. Gray] is no tiraosorvor, he is no trim mer, he is perfectly honest in his con victions, and fearless in expressing and enforcing them. I regard him as a fair exponent aud reprosontativo of tho best element of the Eastern Domocracy to tho fullest oxtcnt that tho intclk-. gent, well-to-do moinbors of tho Demo cratic party who aro not bankers, im porters, or money-londers favor bi metallism?that is, what use is to bo made of silver and how such use is to bo secured with tho aid and assistanco of tho Eastorn Democracy, of which tho Sonator from Delaware is a true typo and representative. Wo will tako tho Democratic platform adopted at Chicago in 1802 for illustration of the position and difference of the two wings of tho national Democratic party on tho quostion of the use und coinage of gold und silvor as made manifest by und ponding theprosontdo bate. * Tho Sonator doclarod in his able and interesting spoech in the Senate on tho 22d ultimo in Bpeaking of tho plat form? "It was intendod by that language in the Democratic platform, if wo can argue at all from language, that it should be broad enough to hold every Democrat who bollovod in bimetallism, whother by international agreement or by legislative enactment- J* not intend to read mo out of the party because I honostly bollo^o that tho bi metallism aimod ft in that platform can only bo obtained oflieiontly, obtain ed usofull.y, obtained for tho benefit of tho i're'at massos of the people of this country, by an international agroe mont." I think I can safely affirm that thero are not a half dozen Senators who In tend to support tho Houso'bill now pend ing for unconditional repeal who have not expressed, or will not express, tho opinion that bimetallism, on tho basis of unlimited freo coinago of both gold and silver, established by Cougrosional enactment independent of an international agroomont, is an utter impossibility. Tho samo opinion has boon expressed by Prosidont Clove land without equivocation, ambiguity, or tho affectation of misunderstand ing. I have explained the unmistakable position of the Eastern Domocracy, of which President Cloveland is tho ex ponent and roproscntativo, and that is t that thore can bo no equal use of gold and | silver a standurd money; there cun bo no coinage of both gold and silvor with-1 outjdiscrTminating againstolthor metal; can be holding on to such bimetallism by tho Democratic party without an in ternational agreement; that it is im fossiblo by Congressional legislation ndependent of concurrent und joint action by tho United States and foroign nations. Repeal tho Shormun laws wipo out ovory Congressional silvor enactmont, plant uh on the gold basis, and on that leverago tho ropoalers promise to strike for an international agreement as the lost hope for silvor and gold bi metallism, and failing to obtain it we must accept our destiny with foroign nations 'on the gold basis, and adapt ourselves, as host wo can, to tho govorn mont of gold, with gold, and for gold. The utisoluto dependence of bimetallism on an international agroomont, and tho hopelessness and absurdity of reviving tho free coinage of silver by any law of the United States without tho concur rence and'Bupportof foroign nations In a joint ugrooment.ds explicitly doclarod In his late message to the prosont Con gress, and that construction of his mes sage is fully verlfiod by thoiProsldent's lottor written tho 25th ultimo to Gov ernor Northon, of Georgia. After stating the usual platitudes about honest money, which cannot ox 1st in the opinion of tho President without being able to stand tho cru oiul tost of equal purchasing and debt i paying power with gold Tn all the '? markets of tho world, ho proceods to sum up tho substance of tho wholo lot ter in one sentence as follows : ; I am therefore opposed to the free and toil i mi ted coinago of silvor by this country alone and independently; and I am in favor of tho Immediate and un conditional repeal of the purchasing clause of tiie so-called Shorman law. In order to bring this matter square ly before the Senate and the country I will suppose that the quotation I nave made from the President's letter had been offered in the Chicago convention um the financial plunk In the Demo cratic platform. It would have read as follows: ''The Democratic party Is opposed to the free and unlimited colnago of silver by this country ulouo and Inde pendently ; and In favor of tho imme diate ana unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause of the so-called Sherman law." How many States in the West and South would have voted for such a de claration in tho platform ? I am sure it would not have received tho support of a single Southern State. I do not believo that a single dele gate from any Southern State can bo found who will say that it was his un derstanding or that of any other dolo gato in tho convention, or that such an understanding was suggested in tho convention, that tho platform as adopt od '*ould possibly bo construed to mean or Miat it could bo perverted or dis torted to moan that tho Democratic ftarty was opposed to tho free and un imited coinago of silver pn any ratio botwoen tho two metals by this coun try alono and- independently of any agroomont with foreign nations. Tho {?Tatform as adopted expressly declared or tho equal use of both gold and sil ver as standard money ana not the use of ono as standard and the other as subsidiary money?pin money In tho retail trade?and tno froo coinago of both without discrimination on a ratio to bo determined by an international agreement of this country alone and independently by Congressional legis lation. Tho demand for the unconditional repeal of tho purchasing clauso of the so-called Sherman law for the purpose publicly avowed by the President in his message and his Northen lettor, and repeated by 90 per cont. of his Democratic supporters and all of his Republican friends, of closing tho door to any more expansion of our silver currency by this country alono and in dependently unless wo can in the in definite future restore silver to coin ago in the mints of Europe as well as lu tho United Statos by some interna tional agreement, is an interpolation which materially changes the Demo cratic platform by striking out tho only provision in it which secured tho support of the Democrats of the South and the West, and that is the plain de claration that the bimetallism defined in tho platform could and would be se cured in one of two ways?international agreement or by Congressional legisla tion by this country alone and indo pontly of any agreement with foreign nations. But now tho Southern and Western Democracy are informed for the first timo, after they havo put Mr. Clovo land and tho Eastern Democracy in power, that there must bo an immedi ate repeal of tho Sherman law and no more coinago of silver by this country alone and independently, and that wo must wait and depend upon European nations for any moro expansion of our silver currency. And yot tho President expresses his " astonishment at tho opposition in tho Sonate to such prompt action as would roliovo tho present unfortunate situa tion." Action demanded alone by tho bankers and bondholder* and money lenders of Now York and Boston and tho oditors and correspondent* in their service ; action that would roliovo tho situation by the assurance and guaranty that there was to no moro "silver coin age by this country alono and inde pendently " and only by an interna tional agreement which* Wall street money kings would havo an intlucntial part in formulating. I am satisfied that nine-tenths of tho unconditional repealers do not desire free coinago or any coinago of silver by an international agreement, and I do not boliovo that President Cleve land desiros it, or will make any earn est effort to secure it. Ho has never said ho expected or desirod any inter national agroomont. My opinion is that tho President entertains tho sin cere conviction that wo now havo as much silver as wo can possibly utilize in our circulation, in accordance with his gold-standard opinions can go P" .""oiivcr coinage u-i*' ".X urossing tho danger lino that soparates us from silver monometal lism. That is tho opinion of tho Presi dent and the Eastern Democrats and Republicans on tho question of tho ex pansion of our silver currency and tho undertaking to hold on to both silver and gold as standard money, and the coinago of both gold and silver with out discrimination against either metal. It is tliis opinion of tho President and tho East that unites them in mak ing tho poraiatent and uncompromis ing demand for the unconditional ro peal of tho purchasing clauso of tho so-called Sherman law ; and it is this clearly defined lino of radical differ* encon that separates the President and tho Democracy of tho East from tho Domocratic platform and tho Western and Southern Democracy, who consti tute 80 or 90 per cont of tho elective powor of tho Domocratic party. Mr. President, tho plain reason for tho dlfforonco between the East and tho South and tho West on tho curren cy question is that tho undisputed' fact tho East is tho creditor section, just as Eng'.and is tho creditor nation, and tho South and tho West aro the dobtor sections. And this fact also explains why tho East, in tho United Statos, and Englaud agroo in opinion and aro in hoarty co-operation in tho under taking to forco this country to tho gold basis. Lombard Btreot, in Lon don, and Wall Btroot, in New York, aro tho monoy conters in these coun tries, and it is thoro that tho maga zines aro located that furnish all tho ammunition in tho war on silver. Mr. President* we have hoard tho cry that the majority must rule '. that tho Sonato must oxorclso tho power of self-government. That Is all right. Tho majority ought to rule, but tho majority havo long ago decided how it must rule. Tho Constitution?tho para mount law?tho law unalterable by Congress, and that all of us havo sworn to support, has oxprossly secured to its small a minority as one-fifth of tho Sonators presont tho powor of deciding how tho majority shall rule, and in this case it can rulo by agreoing to a rea sonable compromise Tho rulo of tho majority is oftentimes tho rulo of tyranny?dontructlvo of liberty?and I dofy tno naming of a single Instance whon tho minority by tho exorcises of its extraordinary powers and mothods ever defeated tho rulo of tho majority against the will of tho pooplo. I havo no moro doubt than I havo of my existence that a larger majority of the peoplo of tho Unitod States are against the unconditional repoal of the Shorman law than thero over was against the passage of tho forcov,bill or any othor iniquitous measure that was ovor dofoatod by tho minority by the use of authorizod methods. Ah, mit it is claimed that thoro is a majority for unconditional repeal in both Houses of Congress*. If that be true, how and when was the mujorlty obtained ? How did the Senate and House stand when they were elected, and how were they expected to stand by their pledges ? How did the Senate und House stand when President Cleveland was inau gurated? How did the Senate aud House stand when Congress met in-ex tra session, and before they received the President's message ? Oh, that I had the power of having those ques tions investigated aud answered. I do not believe I can be mistaken in tho fact that when the Senate and House were elected, wheu tho President was inaugurated, aud when Cougress met in extra session, there was a majority of both Houses agaiust the uncondi tional repeal of the Sherman luw. If that majority has been changed it lias not been done in accordance with tho theory and practice of rightful rep resentation. It is the will of tho ma jority of the people that tho theory and principles of our Government re quire to find expression in legislation. ThoBO Senators who opposo tho uncon ditional repeal of tho Shorman law be liovo it to bo their sworn duty us Sen ators to net on their own convictions and in accordanco with what they bo lievo to be a largo majority of their own constituents and of tho whole poo plo. With the80 convictions of duty to ourselves and the good peoplo wo rep resent, after instructing them and em ploying all our ability in this protract ed debate to satisfy thorn that the un conditional repeal of tho Sherman law will surely leave the country on tho gold basis, and put silvor out of the reach of use with gold as standard monoy, and without any more coinage oxcept on an international agreement, and that existing indebtedness will be doubled and tho moans of paymont re duced ono-half, and other manifold consequencos of the most ruinous char acter will follow unconditional ropeul. how can such results bo permitted us long as tho power exists to prevent them ? But it is said tho people want tho quostion settled. Certainly they do; but can it bo possible that they are willing to accopt a settlement that wo have assured thorn and that thoy bolievo will result in their ruin ? Is ruin proferablo to tho dolay and the resistance that will save them from tho dire consequences wo have assured them will follow inovitubly from the passago of the repeal bill ? Mr. President, knowing tho anxiety of tho peoplo to boo the Senate como to some reasonable and fairly just com promise that would secure a final vote of tho majority, Democratic Senators, feeling their responsibility for legisla tion, united in tho spirit of compro mise and concession and fidelity to tho Democratic party and selected un equal number of Senators from those friendly to unconditional repeal, and those op posed to unconditional repeal, and after a long time spent in consultation and with the full knowledge of Presi dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle that such effort was boing mado to bring Democratic Senators together upon some common ground that could bo enactod into a law, accomplished their laudable undertaking so far as to agree upon a compromise that secured the signatuio of every Democratic Senator but six, and the fact is not considered doubtful that forty-three Democratic Senators would have sanc tioned the compromise had not Pre sident Cleveland intorposod his objec tion and demand unconditional repeal at all hazards. Whatever others may say or believe, I am satisfied that ail effort at compromise that would bring Democratic Senators togothor has failed solely on account of President Cleveland and his Secrotary of tho Trea sury. Their will has been as potential and lias served tho same purpose as tho cloturo rule. Tho resistance to unconditional repoal is not to bo continued, although tho justification has increased. Tho dobato is about exhausted, and to mako further opposition successful it would necessarily require a resort to extreme methods, which I believo to bo constitutional and above the powor of tho Senato to ovorrido in making any change in its rules, but 1 have satisfied myself that I can not got a sufliciont number of Senators to join me in tho use of what is characterized as filibustering proof > ***/' -I^am, forced to ?? *ny vote against thus -)!?' .&,??! measure and appeal to tho people to organize their forces for tho groat battle of the future. I am still willing, if I had sufficient support, to resort to any and all means left to defeat this iniquitous bill. It might be called filibustering, but filibustering beat two force bills and defeated whut was called the Mahone coalition. Was the majority in favor of the two force bills any less entitlod to rule than the majority claimed for uncondition repeal ? Was the majority for tho execution of tho Mahone coalition any less a majority with less right to rule than tho alloged majority for the repeal bill ? And yet all these majorities wore prevented from ruling by filibustering, and in each instaneo filibustering was approved by tho peo ple. Mr. Prosidont, 1 am proud of being called a filibuster in dofeating a con spiracy equal in the ruinous eon sequoncoB of its success to war, pesti lence, and famine. I had rather bo called filibuster by tho conspirators and lick-spittles of tho gold kings than to be called a traitor or a faithless representative by the Stato and people who honored mo with their trust and confidence. As for ' myself, I shall do my duty us a Senator as I understand it and loavo consequences to God and my country. Bogus Silver dom-aus.-- it bus been discovered that West Virginia towns have boen fioodod with thousands of counterfeit silver dollars. Tho bogus money has the true ring, but it is a littlo over weight and perceptibly larger in diainotor. Tho milling is not perfect, but bo nearly so that it would tako an export to detect the difference. Tho poople appear perfectly willing to tako thorn, although awaro that thoy were not minted by tho government. There is no clow to the makers of tho spurious coin (if a coin composed of more than tho logal amount of silvor can bo called spurious), 'but the money appears to havo gotten through legi timate trnde chunnols. Tho quostion with tho people who huvo talton tho stuff is upon whut ground the department can condemn tho money. Tho enterprise was pro bably startod in rosponso to oft-repeut od nowBpapor suggestions that silvor dollar of tho sumo weight and fine ness as thoso made by tho govornmont could bo mado at a profit of 40 to 4f> conts on tho dollar. ?Esau Haigler, of Orangohurg County, died on tho 17th of October. Mr. Haigler was wounded in tho log at the battlo of Gettysburg In 18?4. The ball was not extracted and the wound healed up and did not give Mr. Haigler any trouble until a fow days ago, whon it bogan to pain him. Ho called inn physi cian who operated on tho log, and blood poison sot in, which soon onded the old veteran's career on earth. Uli: WAY IT WAS DONE. How the Silver Compromise was Kill oil?The President nud the Secretary or the Treasury Repudiated the Selicmc and It Fell Through. The Washington correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal gave tho following sketch on tho morning after the silver compromise failed : The compromise patched up by tho conforeuce or steering committee on the Democratic side of tho Scuato is as dead as a door nail. Mr. Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle killed it this morning by statiug emphatically that they would havo nothing to do with it. Senators Lindsay, Palmer, Smith of Now Jersey, Gordon, Gray, White arid Camden, known as warm friends of tho administration, rofused to be a party to tho compromise when they were in formed that it did not meB't with tho wishes of tho President. It seems that these gentlemen signed tho com promise'papor under a inisapprension. They say they wore led to boliovc, when thoy attachod thoir signatures to tho document, that tho plan met with the full approval of the Presidont and of tho Secretary of the Treasury. Tho Courior-Journul correspondent askod Senator Lindsay to-ilay how he came to sign the paper, as ho was woll known to be a staunch supporter of tho administration in its light for uncon ditional repeal. Ho roplicd : " Of course I should not havo put my name to tho letter If I had not belioved It to be agreeable, at least not objection able, to tho administration. I thought that 1 had good reason for believing that tho President and tho Secretary would not seriously object to tho terms of tho agreeraont. It came to mo in an apparontly reasonable way, that tho concession would be acceptable all around and under those circumstances I did not soo anything for mo to do but to fall in with my friends who had been acting with me all along in favor of un conditional repeal, and in this way reconcile Democratic differences. How such a misunderstanding could have occurred among tho friends of tho ad ministration perplexes mo, as it does a number of Senators on our side ; but I shall not undortako to solvo tho mys tery. Sufficient for mo to know, and I only know it from tho public press, that tho administration is against the compromise ; and without Domocratic harmony at both ends of tho avenue, no compromise can succeed. If tho administration opposition is true, and I have no doubt that it is, I hhall have to accept tho situation. I stand where. I have always stood, in favor of uncon ditional repeal of tho Sherman act, and to accomplish that ond I will vote for a cloture rulo in tho Senate if op portunity is afforded mo." Tho forogoing from Senator Lindsay is tho explanation givon by all tho ad ministration Senators who attached their names to tho compromise. There is not anybody hero who seems to understand Just "ftfjW tf** i;:>mP,'o mise, which so suddenly' startled tho country on Saturday, camo about. All tho gentlemen who signed it fully and firmly belioved that tho President and the Secretary of tho Treasury knew all about it and favored it. Now. to tho absolute and personal knowledge of the Courier-Journal correspondent, the Secretary of the Treasury knew nothing about it until nearly 1 o'clock p. m. Saturday. It happened that, a low minutes before that hour, the Courier-Journal correspondent asked Mr. Carlisle if there was any change in the financial situation upon tho part of tho administration. "No. sir; the administration stands to-day where it has stood all along, on tho lino of tho President's message calling Congross togother, in favor of tho unconditional repeal of tho Sherman act." As I turned to leave the room, I met Senator Vilas, who had called to see tho Secretary. Senator Vilas, as I havo since been informed, camo to apprise tho Secretary of tho compro mise paper being circulated. Tho Sec retary told Mr. Vilas that ho knew nothing about it, and never saw it, and, so far as ho was concerned, it did not meet with his approval. Tho news was of such importance that t ho Sec retary thought it advisable to com municate its purport at once to the | President, who on that day was ?>?>' tho White House but ?? <*" *l*?- . . *VY*h<v., t/.~ .-..lormation was impartod to tno President, he promptly repudia ted tho whole schomo, so far as he was concerned, saying that the proposed compromise did not meet with his ap proval, and if the Sonato should pass it tho Houso ought to reject it. DEATH OF JUDGE DOXD. A Noted Member of tho Federal Judi ciary?Hts Career Began During the Dark Days ol'the Civil War. Baltimore, October 24.?Hugh L. Bond, Judge of tho United States Cir cuit Court, died hero this morning. Ho has boon in bad health for a year, but his doath was unexpected by his ( friends and tho public. For some days i Judge Bond had boon confined to his I room by an attack of dysentery.. Symptoms of grave heart trouble were manifested, and last night it was soon by tho physicians and family that death was a matter of but a few hours. Tho distinguished sufferer passed away quietly, surrounded by the members of ids household. Ono year ago Judge Bond foil a vic tim to tho epldemio of grip, and since that time he had been ill from a com plication of diseases. He was nearly sixty-flvo years old. and grip left its offects. In tho summer he spent sovoral months at hia cottage at Door Park, and apparently derivod much benefit. Ho returnod to Baltimore in Soptombor, and his last appearance upon tho bench was on September 120. Judge Bond leaves a widowand throo sons. Tho sons aro Nicholas P. Bond, a candidate upon the Republican ticket for Associate Judge of the Supremo Boncli ; Hugh L. Bond, Jr., of tho legal department of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, and Dr. Summer field Berry Bond, a physician of this city. Hugh L. Bond was born in Balti more In December, 182?'. was graduat ed at tho University of the City of New York in 1818: returned to Baltimore studied law, was admitted to the bar In 1851, and practiced in Baltimore. Ho took part tn tho Know-Not hing movement. In March, 1800, he was appointed judgo of the Baltimore criminal court, and on November 5, 1801, was eleoted by the people to that oftleo. which he hold during the war. After tho attack upon tlio Massa chusetts soldiers In the stroots of Balti more on April 10, 1801. when tho city authorities docided that no {more Northorn troops should bo allowed to pass through Haiti moro, ho charged the grand jury that thoso who took part In tho riot wore guilty of murder. Tho polico commissioner.' made an order forbidding tho display of any flag ; but the seventy-five " loyalists T' who wore arrested undor this order for raising tho stars and stripes were dis charged by Judgo Bond. In- lator years, whon several military commissioners undertook to sit in Baltimore and try citizens for offenses against the United States, he charged the grancury to indict tho officers on t hese ocnissions, becauBe they hud no jurisdiun over persons not in the military rvieo of tiio gov ernment, especiallwhen the eivil courts were open, Shortly before the close of his terjGovernor Swauji, claimed tho right Uemove tho police commissioners und point others, und when tho de facto amlssioriers forti fied the station hois und urmed the police to defend th- right to tho of fice, Swanu nuthor.'il his appointees to raise followers rficient to put the resisting commissions out. and called upon President Jolson t?< send Fed eral troops to intejro. .ledge Bond told Gen. Grant, \\f cam'.- to investi gate the situation, ;iat tho do facto commissioners iwou obey a, written order from the Present brought by a single soldier beting the Unltnd States flag; bit tin, if the Federal authorities deiilno( to interforo, ho would arrest tl I S\v in eommissioners und bold them * bail o keep the peace, which was ace "din, done. After tho oninci) Men of tho slaves under tho rovled destitution of 18(54. the slave-holdj's to?k advantage of an old apprcnticejaw, and had tho chil dren of the fro uegpes brought to the probate court an! apprenticed to themselves, jidgepend decided that these uppronties w?f-o hold in involun tary sorvitudejand released on habeas corpus ull thf weit brought before him. Ho wa;*i prominent member of un assooiatioiior the education of the colored poe)>l, to which his frieud, Secretary Stilton, transferred all tho Federal burrpks in Maryland for the purposo of hilding school houses. With assistajee from tho fruedmon's aid societies ichools wcro established in ull the ccinties of tho State, und Judge Bond pslted every locality and made speecljs Intondcd to overcome tho prejudice of the people against the schools.I lie lost his seat on tho bench in lfK when tho Democrats obtained poiticul ascendency in the State, and ijsuraed tho pratfee of law in Baltimor<| On July 13, 1870, Presi dent Grant t uninntcd "him judge of the Fourth circ it of the United States Court, wbic embraces Maryland, the two Virgin:is and tho two Carolinas. In 1871 he inducted at Columbia. S. C, and Rah gh. N. C, the famous Ku Klux trials and decided the South Carolina P .'sidcntial electoral board ease in 1870 At the tiiio of his death Judge Bond Was the Cliief Judge of the United States Circf.it Court. THE METROPOLITAN P?LICH. Governor Tiilninn Discusses the Pro? posed New System?He Thinks it is Made Necessary by the Opposition to tho Dispensary. Tho views of Governor Tilhnan upon the proposed metropolitan police sys tem for certain towns and cities flflll prove of general interest 4 'do State, as iM???!?*???! vi ar> ?'?...-rview with a re pot'tet' of the Columbia Register : The Governor did not express him self as being in favor of metropolitan police as ft principle, but he said it ap peared to him 1o bo a- necessity, for which tho authorities of cortain cities and towns are themselves to blame. The situation is simply this: in Charleston the people are apparently in rebellion against State authority, especially in connection with tho Dis pensary law. The city authorities thoro in their spite against tho Dispensaries even ignore their own Ordinance against selling whiskey without a license and are aiding and abetting the blind tigers. Tho Gov ernor asked Mayor Kieken to have Chiot of L'olieo .Martinenforce the law. which he could have done far more efficiently than any force of State con stables and without cost to the State. This request Mayor Kicken declined to comply with. In Stouter the city authorities not only took no steps to enforce the law, but stood by and saw a crowd of men and boys assault the State's Officials, and keep this tip for several hours without making a single arrest (vyon for disorderly eondue* rpj, /-?,., ...... s position is that wnero the local authorities not only decline to enforce the law, but permit and ovon encourage its violation, then it becomes necessary to have offioials who will enforce the law, and over whom tho Stato will havo control. Ho would prefer the cities and towns en forcing tho law and maintaining peace and order if they would, without State interference. The Governor's idea is to have a system of metropolitan police appointed and operated .somewhat after tho manner in which the system is operated in Augusta, Oa., where tho city has had metropolitan polieo for tho last fifteen years. The plan is to have the police re lieved from political obligations, either State or local. This can be done by tho appointment of a commission in a town, composed of good men, regard less of their politics, who are in favor of the Dispensary law and in favor, of enforcement of all laws. This comission shall be entrusted with tho appointmont of tho police, and the police shall be amenable to tho commission for tho proper performance of all their duties, whether in connection with the Dis pensary law or not. Those policemen can bo removed any time for refusal to do their duty, or neglect, or inoffloi ency. The police so appointed are to be treated and paid by the cities just tho same as if they were appointed by tho city councils. The police appointed would not be under tho influence of local politi cians and would cease to be a political machine, as they are now made to be in many plaoos. They would cease to have so much influence over elections , and their only claim to hold their positions would bo the faithful per formance of their duties. By this means the law would be enforced, and peace and ordorprosorved and no harm done to anybody. The above isa general outline of Gov ernor Tillman's ideas on this subjoct. The details of the plan for the appoint ment and control of the metropolitan police are matters to bo arranged by the Legislature. The metropolitan police system was established in Augusta upon a petition of the citizens, upon tho grounds that tho police of the oity constituted a reg ular political machine, and mainly for that reason they were inefficient. Tho new system, so far from overthrowing local self-government, establishes it upon a Armor basis than before, for by it every one Is made to obey the law. ?The Commissioner of Patents has decided to take an appeal from tho de cision recently rendered by Judge Bradley in the well known South Carolina "palinotto" whiskey trade mark caso, and has taken tho preli minary steps necessary to such action. Tho case will go to the United States Court of Appeals. ?In consequence of a reduction of his salary by the Stato board of control, Mr. C. B. Hurman has resigned the posi tion of dispenser at Lexington. THE COURSE Otf STUDY. Uniform 1'lun lor iin- Management of i he Public Schools. The .State Board of Examiners not long ago uppointed Prof. MeCaiu, of Duo Y.'est, to prepare a course of study for use in all the public schools of this State, and ho has cuinpleted thu work. The following introduction to the plan gives some idea of what is proposed to be done, .and explains the reasons for seeking uniformity in tho coume of study : The State Board of F'xaminers f>iels that there is need of a gruded course of study in the public schools of South Carolina. Under the present system each school U left to itself, and as touchei'B are often young and iuox pwrieueed, it could not be expected that they would be able to arrange a course in such a way us to accomplish tho best result!. They have no doubt done the best they could under the circumstances, but if thoy hud a course outlined for thorn they could have done still better work, and tho chil dren could have made still better pro gress. Other States have adopted some such plan as tho one hero prepared and they aro most highly pleased with tho results. It glvos more uniformity to tho work of the schooi. It secures the' regular progress of the pupil from year to year, whether undor^the sarao or under different teachers. It gives to the various studios their proper place and emphasis, and bus provonls a change or a more repetition of studies when a new teacher takes charge of a school. It enables the pupils to study with much more interest as it sots before them a,definite end tobe reached, a definite course to bo com pleted. As the conditions vary somewhat in different localities, it is expected of course that it will sometimes be neces sary for tho teacher, in tho exorcise of his judgment, to make Borne changes in tho plan in order to adapt it to tho special needs of his school. It is recognized that the length of tho school term is not tho same every where. Tho average tinfte, however, is about three and a half or four months. In two years therefore tho children of tho public schools receive about the same amount of instruction as is received in town or city schools where the session is usually about eight months long. Accordingly in this course of study two school years of about four months each aro taken together as if they constituted one session of about eight months. Schools that run for a longer or shorter period than four months can complete more or loss of tho courso In one year. Tho patrons of each school are earn estly advised iV> suppA'Yr.v nt, whenever it is p/SSiplo, tho public funds in order tfdat the schools may everywhere be open for eight months each year. The rest of the article, which covers twenty-five legal cap pages of manu script, suggests a course of study and is filled, in tho form of an essay, with suggestions t>nd advice to the teachers in minute detail as to how the different brandies and grades should bo taught. That part of the article is of interest and valuo to the teachers only, all of whom will bo supplied with it. AGAINST THE COMPROMISE. Editor Bowden Talks About the Action of the Southern Senators He Sayn that Repeal Will Make a Square issue. When tho announcement was made that tho Southern Senators who had been fighting for silver, had given up the light and would vote for the repeal bill, it was hut natural for all to wonder what tho silver politicians in this Stute t hought of the net ion of the men whom they fondly bolloved would die fur the white metal. Mr. J. W. Bowdon, editor of the Cot ton Plant, was visited and he willingly gave his viows. He said : " Well, T think that the Southern Senator? on I the silver side ffouoruny have done all that th*?." -tUd have done in the mat* 1 ?cC 1 have never believed in a com promise any way. After they had gone so far as to offer a compromise it was best for the count ry to allow tho repeal bill to go through. I don't see that I could say anything further. However. I do not see any good that a continued fight could do to anybody. The passage of the ropeal bill will cause a reaction, which, while it will be temporary in its character, will aid in the marketing of this year's cotton crop, and one reason I favored tho im mediate action of Congress in that mat tor,was that wo would have a test of the workings of tho single gold standard before tho opening of the noxt cam paign. After tho repeal bill passes the issuo will bo clearly defined be tween tho two parties in this country, that is the producing and speculative interests, which latter Mr. Cleveland and thoSO of his kind represent. 1 was very much Opposed to the compromise that was being considered, as it would have kept tho question out of the next campaign to a certain extent. So far as tho effect, politically, goes it will result in strengthening tho union be tween the agricultural sections of the country and in that way the ropeal will be much better for us than a compro mise, or tho law remaining as it is. Governor Tillraan when asked for his views on the subject said he did not care to say anything whatever about it until tho vote was taken and declared, as Congress was changing hands so often now that no one could toll whether it would pass the repeal bill or do something else, and he did not care to be premtituro.?-Tho State. .? - ? i? ??? >?i ?Dr. .I.C. Price, colored, president of Livingstone College, Salisbury, N. C, died on the 25th inst. Dr. Price was ono of the greatest orators of the negro race and is well known, having lectured in many of the leading cities both in America and Europe. II?? whs appointed by President Cleveland dur ing his first administration, as minister to Liberia, hut did not accept, lie rather preferred to give his services to the colored people of his country, lending his greatest efforts to working out tho race problem. His death waa caused by Hright's disease. Dr. Price was about thirty-eight years old. and had recently returned from Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Where ho had gone for his health. The death of the dis tinguished man is a great loss to the colored people. Monday night of last week at 12 o'clock, eight mined men, alleged white caps, or regulators surrounded tho houso of a negro near Ouachita City, La., and broke down the door. Tho negro inside fired a churge of buckshot at the crowd on the outside, and J. J, Jackson fell, badly wounded. The balance of the party ran. They did not return to soo what had become of their comrade. At 10 o'clock the next day eovoral parties wout to Jaok son and found him sill alive. His fuce was riddled with buckshot, and he will probably die. It is rumorod that tho negro has boon killed, but thero is no proof. Tho parties who wero with Jackson aro all knowp, and uro men of high standing. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY. ?Tho Supreme Court of Michigan bus renderou h decision on tho WOtttau'a suffrage luw, passed by the last Legis lature, permitting women to vote at municipal elections. The court de clares that tho law is utterly unconsti tutional and void. ?Elias R. Pyle, of Westehester, Pa . for twenty-two months past confined to his bed by sickness, told his pastor about two weeks ago that he believed tho Lord had power to heal the aick and he would soon be raised and made well. A few days ago he surprisedt^is family by sitting up and is now able to walk with comparative eas9. ?Miss Lucy Cleveland, a cousin of President Cleveland, is the author of a book of poems, entitled " The Lotus of the Nile*" which is at present in the process of publication and will lie out in lesn than a week. Putnam .V Co. aro the publishers, ami according to Mr. Putnam's opinion the work is a musterful one, placing Miss Cleveland among tho foremost ranks of American authors, as well as marking an era of American literature ?Judg? Culborson, who was ono of tho strongest opponents of tho repeal bill in the House and who was chair man of the silver caucus of that body, has just roturned to Washington from Texas, and reports that the people of that Stato aro with Seuator Mills and the Administration for repeal, while Senator Hansbrough has sent word from North Dakota that the people of I his Stato domand repeal, and admits that ho mado a mistake in opposing it. ?Louis A. Hex, tax collector of Allentown, Pa., told a sensational story last May about being robbed. Ho claimed that while passing an aban doned shanty several men waylaid him, and after blindfolding and gagging him, stolo $>~.'H) from him. His bondsmen discredited his story and investigation led to the conviction that Hex was not robbod but had embezzled the money. Ho has boon arrested and held for I trial. ?A few of the graceful launches in use in the Lagoons at the World's Fair havo been sold to proprietors of Bum mer hotels in tho Wisconsin lake re gions. They are easy and cheap to run in any plaeo where an electric plant is accessible to the wharf. It. will, perhaps, please people who have been squandering their substance for launch rides to know thai Hie cost of running one of the boats a winde day, exclusive of crew's wages? GO cents. ^ ^ ?Tho cotton exchange 0f st. Louis has adopted res.'.Vdions denouncing th? delay of ^,Yc Sonata in substance as follow^: "Continuing to throttle and f.V'.yfess all branches of commerce, to dimish tho value of all the) principal agricultural products, thereby to force the people and the government to the verge of bankruptcy by failure to not upon the si Ivor question." They furth er criticise Senators Coclcrol! and Vest severely for pecking to defeat, uncondi tional repeal. ?President and Mrs Cleveland aro living more quietly just now than has ovor before been possible for them in this city. Outeldo of working hours the White House sees very little of the President. Mrs Cleveland still keeps to her custom of either driving In town with him every morning or coining for him in tho afternoon, when they ox tend their drive around the country, now so glorious in its autumn dress. Those who havo seen Mrs Cleveland lately say that she nover looked as handsome. ?Win, H. Deich, of Rending, Pa., who was married about eighteen months ago, has filed a petition for divorce. He alleges that his wife put poison in his coffee a year after mar riage, and when char god with it by him admitted tho fact and said sho'd have him dead In forty-eight hours. On another occasion site put vitriol in Iiis coffee, fearfully burning his u;;,uta and tongue, and placed pvt'son on potatoes that mado^him very sick. One night he a-ftoko und found her leaning ovor him with an open razor in her hands. ?James A. Deiuaroe, of Louisville, Ky., Who was practically the founder of tho Knights of Honor, died suddenly on the 21th ult,at his rosidenco in that city. Mr. Domaree was one of tho original 17 who met in l^.'l and formed the organization which, at his sug gestion, was named the Knights of Honor. Ho has devoted tho last twenty years to the order, and saw it grow from a membership of seventeen to 135,000. with lodges in every Stato of tho Union. He has held the position of Grand Reporter since i*7."> con tinuously, and was a prominent member of the Masons, Odd Fellows. Ancient Order of United Workmen, Knights and Ladies of Honor. ?Here is a romance from West Virginia. Carrie Coatos, a pretty seventeen year old girl, and Sandy Johnson, stalwart, good looking and twenty, came into Welch. McDowell county, a day or two ago from Hay Creek. The girl was seated on a spot ted steer, and had trave'ed thus all night to escape her father who opposed their union. Their romance moved people's hearts, and Sandy being im pecunious, a purse was made up to speed them on toward their destination by *ho good means of steam. When the . in pulled in, the couple, who had never seen one. wanted to climb up on the engine cab, but where direct ed to coaches and ears. They rolled away with tho bl'ido-to-bo throwing kisses at the crowd. ? Six hundred farmers and ginners mot at Aeworth. Ga., to take notion to suppress* White Gaps. All the gins in Chorokoo, Bar tow, Paulding and Cobb were posted with notices warning the owners not to clean any more cot ton until it advanced to ton cents n pound. This demoralized the farmers, as t hey wee threatened with lire if they haul ed any more cotton to thee ins. and tho ginners were notified that they would bo burned out if tiny did not shut down their gins. At this season of tho year Aeworth usually receives 200 bales a day. In the past week Aeworth has Inot received 50 bales. This is true of all the towns in the four counties nam ed. The farmers anil ginners pledged jthemselves to subscribe HbcrnMy to a I found for the employment of dob "lives to discover and punish tho Wbito (laps. Thev also rcconimondccl t hat all gins 1)0 started up again. ?It is announced at the Treasury Department thai Secretary Carlisle, fooling confldnont that the silver fight is ended, will now address himself to the accumulated department business. There are three hundred Presidential Offices under the Treasury Department in whloh no changes have been made. These include such Important places as COlloctore of customs, collectors of in ternal revenue, surveyors of customs and United States mini officers. Ac tual vacancies exist already to tho number of forty, and other officials, while they have uot actually resigned, havo signified their willingness to do so when requested, which will swell tho vacancies, actual aud prospective, to 05 or 70. As each appointee will havo from 5 to 150employes under him, tho Secretary will exoroiso great care In making rocomincndatlons for ap pointments.