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Corruption 1ms poisoned tho ballot box and elections arc held at the point of the bayonet. It has entered tbe jury room, the repository of public justice, and vir diets, like a common commodity, nro bought from and sold by American jury man. "Wealthy litigants by bribery, control the justice of tho courts. Tho honored profession Of the law can no longer boast of its purity or its dignity, but numbnrs its mendicants by thousands, who prostitute the solemn pledge of their office to villinny and fraud. The sanctity of tho bench has been invaded by the appointment of a venal judiciary, who ^manufacture decrees according to the prescriptions of nionicd combination and political rings. , Public offices, onco the positions of honor and trust, have been converted into places of profit and given to partizaus who look more to tho per quisites to be enjoyed than to the duties , to be performed. Legislatures, carica tured by some as public monagri es, are more properly filthy marts where the people's rights are.battered for the peo ple's money under the sanction cf law. And worso than all, this political prosti tution, aided by scifishncss'nnd material ism, is silently sapping the honor of private life and destroying tho moral bonds which hold society. Yet should these poisonous elements, springing from the barren sands around the old Ply mouth Rock and nurtured in the pulpits of sainted New England, to change "the human countenance into some brutish form of wolf or bear, or tiger, or bearded goat;" if they by physical force and un constitutional laws ."manacle reason and imprison will,?yet, virtue, that divine attribute of the soul which makes it im mortal, shall yet be free to teach us "how to climb higher than the cheery chime; or if virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to hor," Such a character of. the southern citizen maintained in its purity amid the political corruption by which wo are surounded will give us a history that absorb all human thought and admiration in every country and in every age. Cor ruption for awhile may ride over tho land upon the back of ignorance; negro Bupreraacy may cripple the energies and depress tho spirits of our people; many, who defended the Southern flag upon the battle fields of Virginia and the West, may become traitors to principle, join the rauks of our persecutors and calumnia tors, and grow fat upon the spoils wrest from a comrade; yet the time will come when this dishonest regime, which like parasites gnaw upon the body politic, shall end. Then northern fanaticism and Southern treason will stand rebuked be fore the .splendid life and character of the true southern citizen. NEWS ITEMS. The Massachusetts Legisature is still unable to agree upon a successor to Suin ner in the United Senate. It is claimed that one thousand granges will be established in Georgia by Janua ry 1. 1875. The Darlington Southerner learns that every one of tbe German immigrants employed by Mr. 11. P. Williamson have left him. Thomas H. Willingban, of Southwest Georgia; plants three thousand acres of corn aud two thousand acres of cotton' this year. M. C. Brown, the father of Gov. Brown of Georgia, and a soldier of tho war of 1812, died iu Cherokee County, Ga., aged eighty-seven. The Lynchburg Virginian says that never since the war has tho tide of North ern immigration set so strongly toward Virginia as at present. The Richmond Enquirer thinks Vir ginia is recovering more rapidly from her prostration and desolation by the war than the most sanguine of her sons at first expected. Texas has two new lcfial holidays, one 2d of March and the 21st of April. The first is the anniversary of Texan indepen dence, and tho second that of the battle of San Jaciuto. The Michigan Legislature has agreed to submit tbe question of woman suffrage to the people. As thie will afford tbe first opportunity of a direct popular vote on the subject, the result will be looked froward to with interest. Tbe Legislature of North Carolina has passed an act entitled, "for the better se curity of human life." It provides that any person who manufactures, sells or deals in spirituous liquors as a drink, of any nnmc or kind, containing foreign properties or ingredients poisonous to the system, shall be punished with five years' imprisonment in tbe penitentiary. The certificate of a competent chemist shall ho prime facie evidence against the offen der. . mmm times ORANGEBURG, S. C, APR. 0, 1874. STEPHEN B FOWLES, EDITOR AND BUSINESS MANAGER. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. B55u We are in ho vay responsiblefor the rieics or opinions of our Correspondents. Our friends wishing to have advertisements inserted in the TIMES, must hand them in by Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock. IleiiC?iox'tll? a*" icgai Advertisement* of County Interest, whether Notices or others, will be publudied for the benefit of our leaders whether they are paid for or not, SUBSCRIBERS Will bnve tbtir papers regularly, mailed. Send us new names, build up our paper, and let every household in the County bo a supporter of our enter prise.. COUNTY TREASURER J. L. HUMBERT Wns on last Thursday arrested and committed to the County Jail Upou a warrant issued by theState Treasurer, for an alleged failure in paying over State taxes collected by him. The State Treas urer's warrant was issued in accordance withChapt, 17 Sec 36 of the Revised Statutes. This section provides that "any County Treasurer who shall neglect to pay over to tlio State Treasurer the amount in his hands belonging to the State, or for which he has made himself liable, shall be liable to be committed to jail by a warrant from the Treasurer which warrant shall be directed to all the Sheriffs of the State, who shall be bound to yield strict obedience to it under pen alty of liability for neglect of duty; and such County Treasurers shall remain in strict custody until he shall have render ed a full account and paid over the taxes for which he is liable," The warrant of the State Treasurer alledged a failure on the part of Humbert to pay over sixteen thousand dollars, for which he was accoun table to the State. Upon this warrant the Treasurer was committed to jail about 2 o'clock. At four o'clock the petitioner sued out a writ of Habeas Copus, upon which he was brought before Trial Justice J. Fel der Myers and James P. Mays. Mr. Kuowlton appeared as counsel for the prisoner and moved to discharge him on bail,"ou the ground that theseetion above quoted was unconstutional." The cotiusel relied cheifl/ on section 16 of Article 1 of the Constitution, which provides that "all persons before conviction shall be bailable by suficieut sureties except for capital offences." Malcolm I. Browning Esq. acting So licitor, appeared for the Mate. Mr. Browning objected to the discharge of the prisoner upon the ground that the section above quoted was very explicit in its terms and required that the County Treasurer be "committed to jail" and "remain in strict custody until he shall have rendered a full account, and paid over the taxes;" That this was a coercive power given to the State Treasurer to compel the County Treasurers to account for the people's money collected by thorn; thai the prisoner was not entitled to the benefit of the Habeas Corpus as was show by section 1 of the Habeas Corpus Act chapter 118 of the Revised Statutes and that the prisoner was not entitled to his discharge under section, 16 of the Constitution, since ho was not in custody for any alledged offence, but under this special coercive power conferred by law upon the State Treasurer, which was in its nature final. The Justices reserved their decision until 8& o'clock in the evening to which time the Court adjourned. At that timo the Court reosscmbled and announced their decision to be that prisoner could be dis charged upon his giving a bond in the sum of Ten thousand Dollars with sure ties for bisapperanco at the Mny term cf the Court of General Sessions. The bond was then filled out and signed: Mr. Browning for the State objecting to most of the surities thereto. \\ c arc in formed that one of the surities signed himself as agent for another. This to a criminal bond was commented upon as rather unusual, if not entirely illegal and void. However the bond was approved and the prisoner was discharged. [communicated.] Orasgeburq, S. C, Apl. 6,1874.' Mr. Editor:?A writer in your paper of tho 2nd, over the signature of "Repub lican," advising as to our duty in the comi?g campaigu, magnanimously saddles upon the white people a part of the censure for our present condition, nnd very kindly exonerates the colored people from all blame for the crimes' which have disgraced South Carolina. Ho upbraids the whites on account of their "imprudent sulleniiess in refusing to recede from their position of hostility to tho government"; but thinks "the colored people were ignorant and have been fooled." Now Mr. Editor with all duo deference to the opinions of the writer I must mild ly say that I differ slightly with him, and briefly rccoid my reasons for so doing. In the first place the negro is not the fool some take him to be. He is much more of the knave than the fool in every respect. He upholds this thieving gov ernment, by no means, through innocence or because he is fooled into it, but he does it willfully, and because he believes he will be benefited by it. Ho believes that high taxatu n will finally break up the" white farmer, and throw the lauds into his hands, and he intends on this ac count to uphold it. He has no thanks whatever to bestow upon the thousands who have, of their own accord, divided up, and sold their lands to hi.n. The writer speaks of tho whites refu sing to accept office at their hands. Will he cite a single instance in which the negroes have offered office to a white man, without requiring him first to pro nounce himself a Republican, which whatever it may menu in the oyes of the intelligenten the eyes of the negro means nothing more nor less than to go with the majority, that is the negro part}. Besides, I understand that some promi nent men in our County have taken tho pill without sagar, joined the leagues and bended the knee, nnd done everything else requi red by tho Radical .party, who have not yet been honored with even as much as a corporals guard. The negro therefore makes, as there really is, but two parties, the black mans party and the white mnns party; and the sooner we accept this fact, the better it with be for us, especially if it makes us abandau for ever tho cringing policy which has cursed us since the war, and look within ourselves alono for relief.. It is a scrioufti question weather half of tho whites or one tenth of the blaoks know the differ ence of meaning between Republican aud Democrat. In South Carolina it is no longer a question of party, but it is reduced to one of nice, and the blacks and not the whites are responsible for it. In 1870 the whites came to the negro, and invited hint to un'te with them in the establishment of nu honest government, but he presiatently refused. It was not because the negro was ignorant, for the subject was thoroughly explained on the stump by Kcrshaw, Rutlcdgc and others. In the campaign the whites almost unanimously voted for and supported negroes for office, but the negroes wero nearly a unit against the whites. Did "Republican" think of this when he spoke of "the whites refusing to recede from their hostility &c", and of the blacks seeking advice from their old masters nnd being refused ? I have always been kindly disposed towards tho negro. I always believed that his emancipation was a blessing to the South. I think it right that he should enjoy equal political rights with the whites, nnd I think if he would ac cept of the system of cumulative voting and minority representation now, that we should cxteud the same rights to him when we have a white majority, but I think that any further stooping to him, unless ho first comes to us, would be worse than degradation on our part. If we wish relief from our wretched political condition we must cease crying for help from tin U. S. Congress or the negro. Both of theso elements rejoice in our humiliation. We trust look to our own pockets and energies, and never cease sacrificing and working, until we mnko the whites out number the blacks. Wo must organize at onco County Im migration Societies. Divide up all the lands we can spare into 50 acre lots, and sell them to tho Immigrant on ten years credit. Ry so doing, Rail Roads will cross our country in every direction, villages will spring up on every line, cozy cotages aud thriving farms will be seen instead of our dilapidated plantations, nnd South Carolina will reach a state of prosperity unsurpassed in her balmiest days. Tho day of policy has passed. Immi gratiou is our only hope. Cmo. [For the Oranoeroro Times.] Among many others I visited the hall of the Temperance Society on Monday night last, and enjoyed the rare privoiige of witnessing a thriving order promotive of vast good, and hearing a graceful and forcible address from the Rev. J. B. Campbell. 1 need only say that not a word was lost, and the eloquent speeker made a lasting impression. The cause of Temperance has few friends among us compared with its vast claim upon the sympathies of the public". No evil has more general support than intemperance in tho tacit consent of the world to its ^cureeful sway, and the friends of temper ance should enroll on its side against the enemy. The So. Oa. R. R. Company. Mr. Editor:?"We observe by the Charleston papers that a meeting of the stockholders of this Company will be held next week. It has been urged by many of the stockholders that dividends should be declared by the directors, inasmuch uas the earnings of the road are so great. But it is well to remember that the Com pany is in the condition of a man who is ^largely indebted, althought in receipt of a large income, and the only question is, shall he, under these circumstances, use his income to reduce his indebtedness, or, spend it on himself, and thus run the ?risk of alarming his creditors, who would seek by legul means to secure their money by a sale of the debtor's property. The stockholders, however, are the owners of the Road, and the)- must decide the ques tion ; we only throw out these suggestions for what they arc worth. The directors of this Company have -doubtless made some mistake in tho past, but they are owners of a large portion of the stock, and certainly would declare dividends if they thought it their interest to do so. We think too much indiscrim inate blame has been attached to them; the present efficient condition of the road which is due to their management .should be called to mind whenever their mis deeds are cited, for we can only get at -the truth by hearing both sides of the question. PfiNNA. DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI TED STATE for the Eastern Dis trict of South Carolina?In Bankruptcy*. ?In the matter of William P. Witt Bankrupt.?To whom it may Concern: The undersigned hereby give notice of his appoiutmcet as Assignee of William P. Witt, of Orangeburg, in the County of "wimgebnrg and Stato Of South Carolina within said District, w ho has teen adjndg: ed a Bankrupt upon his own petition by tho District Court of said Dristrict. Dated 23rd day of March, A. D. 1874. C. B. GLOVER. Assignee. QlUNGEBUllG ACADEMY FOR GKmJLS and BOYS AT THE NEW FA IK BUILDING. TERMS PER MO STIL Primary Department.$1.50 Intermediate.82.00 English.83.00 English with classics.$1.00 Music Extra. JAMES S. HEYWARD, Principal. Jan 8 1874 tf Dr. J. P. Frwa.?Being sworn, tart. I pr.vluaieJ at Uta UolveriUypf Penn'?. In IU3. and afttr30 ytara'tiperiment, perfected IJr. Kitler'? Vegetable Rheuma*lo Syrup and Fills, which i guarantee an infallible cure f r Paine In Head. Luogf. Back. Heart. Limb?. Kerront7Kid ?er, Bl?>d, and all Rluntaatio diitaati. 8?<m to, thu2;th Aiirtl, 1071. F. A. OSBOUBN. Jfemry Puofe. jPAito. \va CUrgynenWtCw?i*a7H, and will ?atufrany one writ Ingue RcY.Thoe Murphr.D ? FraekTurd Phil? Rer.C R. Irwins,Media,Pa Ber J.8 Bochanan,Clarence Iowa.Bar. M GSmith. PrtUlord. N- V. Rer Jn. Begry Kalla Church. ftiil?.,so AIDIrudjnould writ* Or PitW.Phila .loreipla v.t.ivv Pamphleteer guarantee, gratie S50 Upward for an In. eurable caie. No cur* no charge, a reality. fcVId brdrajgtn* JOHN A HAmX-TON, HAS JUST RECEIVED A SUPPLY OF PHOSPHATES, ATLANTIC MAPES ? ATLANTIC ACID, also Peruvian Guano, At lowest market rates for Cash. JOHN A. HAMILTON May 29, 1873 16 tf ?OF THE SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO*, MEMPHIS. rl'ENNX January1,1874* ASSETS. . \ January 1st, 1873?deducting premiums not reported. INCOME for the year 1873. Premium Receipts and Interest... disbursements for the year 1873. ; Denth Loss and Dividends. Purchased Policies, Taxes, Commissions, Advertising, Salaries, aud all other expenses Assets January 1st, 1874. LIABILITIES. > Net Value on Policies in force nnd on losses reported to tlie Company. Surplus to Policy Holders. $1,133,843*5 1,643,249 7^ 285,393 85 243,672 56 ^ -. z?fk , % V 0 ?$,777,09270 '.') ;-i !!?*'? 529,06641 ?2^48,026 35 ?1,843,38^70 ? 804,640 69. ii.n. , .,,, ? ATLANTA DEPARTMENT Southern, Life Insurance Company, J. B. GORDON, President. a. II. COLQUITT, Vice President J. A. MORRIS, Secretary ATLANTA, Ga, Marciii, 1?74? In order that our patrons may be kept fully informed relative to tho security and progress of the Company, on vdiicli thousands arc greatly relying for the future welfare of the families, vre take pleasure in submitting the foregoing statement, which we trust may be a/i satisfactory to them as it is gratifying to in. , , During the year 1873, the income of the Company was $1,643,249,70. whilst the total outfer of the Company for the same period was $529,000,41, leaving the net inoorno for the year gl,llf, 183,29, augmenting the assets of the Company to $2,248,026,35, January 1st, 1874. llhc cnti'r.j liabilities of the Company, at same date, embracing the reserve on policies in force and losses* reported and maturing, amonnts to $1.76,943,385. which, deducted from assets, leaven a surplg*, as to policy-hold?rs, of$304,640,69. T In view of the monetary panic dnring tho four last months of the fast year, at .i time, tooy when our receipts should be the largest, it is n source of satisfaction to the management o??;? gratifying evidence of confidence of our patrons, that ths Company is among the tew that anowa increase of business and n^e'ts. Commencing the past success of the Company as an earnest of continued prosperity, we earnestly solicit the cooperation of our patrons in extending ouVbrjkftvsttr and usefulness - A. II. COLQUITT, Vice Fresafent. ! . HAGOOD&TREUTMN, Gcnl. Agts. Columbia. Ap. 2-2mi _ 1874 SPRING TRADE 1874 T. KOHN & BB0. ^ ARE NOW OPENING TIIKIIt NEW SPUING STOCK. And can confidently assert that they are EVER before Exhibited in Onsngcburg, which are the refills of Cousual Favorable I'lireTiaUcS1 in consequence of the present and post I'rcKSurc npon Trader DRESS GOODS, PRINTS. EM Pitt M DERI ES, Xf>T((Y%*, WHITE GOODS, PEUCALES, 11? >USKK EEP1NU GOODJf Ac* *ev OF the Fincft and Riches Materials and the latest Novelties in style and Designs of tin* nelson's Wear. An elegant Stock of la ly's Neck Wear, Tie-?. Collarettes, S.'arf<, Ru.-hcs aud Belt* in most Select and Becoming designs. SVe have added to ?>:ir n'.tvvW Immense Stock of BOOTS AND SHOES * Comprising the Latent Styles of Lndis' < Jailers, (tents' Sh >es and Roots. Our Stock of GENTS' CLOTHING, HATS, AND FURNISIIINE GOODS IS Superior to any ever offered by ih. We earnestly call your attention to the above facts and solicit a VISIT of Insptrtfon, We being able to offer far more Valuable I iduccmeiit* than ever bc'brc presented, and ?och :n nil not fail to claim the Patronage ofall who study Economy in connection will, llie Finest'({ii?ittjr. TIIEODOBE liOH V & BROTBfiE. Apr. 9, 1874 NEW ST?RE COME ONE .COME ALL AND EXAMINE MY PINE STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES, WHICH I am now offering to My Patrons at very reduced rates. By buying direct from the Manufacturers, I am able to Sell a FIXE SHOE at a very low price, "l hate al! Styfo of SHOES to suit the purchaser. ?** *? ' IN addition to lily Shoe Store, I have a Select Assortment of Fresh Groceries. Wide' I am ottering Low Down. T. 55, jBOYI>*S Nov. 13, 1873?ly For Oheap Tobacco, At 8 plugs for SI.00 At 9 plugs for 81.00 Go to storo of John A. Hamilton A Southern House. GBO S HACKER'S DOORS, SASH _A.nd Blind Factory. King, Opposite Cannon Street, Charleston, S. C. The only house of tho kind in this City owned aod managed by a Carolinian. A Large Stoek always on hand, and sold at 20 per cent, less than Northern prices. address, Geo, S. Hacker Clictrleeton, S- C P. O. BOX 170. Oct. 30?ly ; ???'.'?: :t.'I '? i Bwldtrblkrdv&n axJSqft&sJ??Mfyr, j $ SkttanitfarMcMsntli*:flmmiDr*.tA \ t tabindifaktrsRtt Wi*<U&a. \ i AUWorhW&mnttd. | J LOWEST PRICES. I Send fbriyice Lttt. LH. HALL & CO, Minu/k(turmtcJ)ttlmV?s JB S? 2,4uO,Z,10.mrhet Strttt. #9 H . CHARLESTON, This cut entered riccordiog'to Act of CoBjyr^ in the year 1873, by I, Hi Hall & Co., in tbf office of the Librari an of Congyc?, ftt Wi*fy ngton*