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ORAiNGEBtJRG TIMES,! 0ftANGEB?RG,S. tt SEPT. 17,1874, STILES B. ?ELLICHAMP, Editor, G. W. WHITEHEAD, P?BlOBnEB ANU P.U8INESS SfANAQER. 9&t, We are in no tray r?por.?6fe for the . viewt or opinions of our Correspondents. LA1EST. Dispatches from'New Orleans state that a fight occurred between the Met* ropolitnn Police under Gen Longstrcet, Radical, and the citizens under O. B. Penn the Lieutenant Governor on the McEnery ot people's ticket. In the fight some fifty men were killed and the Metropolitan forces wore complete ly routed. The city is now in poses oion of the McEnery forces, and if Grant will let the citizens alone, good government will be established, and traitors and usurpers will be taught a lesion. ORGANIZATION. The great difficulty with the peoplo of South Carolina has been that they will never pursue one line of political policy long enough to test its efficacy, before they become disheartened and fly off in quest of another. Several plans have been proposed for our polit ical reformation, any one of which, if . heartily and unanimously persisted in, would in all probability bring us relief. But it won't do to be wavering or spasmodic. It is criminal and disas trous to advocate one policy to-day, and because it may happen to be rather slow in yielding fruit, and cause some thing of a draft upon our time and * means, to desert both the cause and our chosen leaders, and lapse into a sel . fish apathy to-morrow. We must settle upon some fixed pol icy, and then pursue it with that pa tience, firmness and consistency which furnishes the only guarantee of success. We must not organize and theft disband on account of defeat, as if success and not principle was our sole aim; but we must keep organized under all circum stances, and at all times. The organ ization of 1870 should never have been disbanded. Although beaten at the polls, , we gained a grand moral victory in proving to the colored people that the white people were ready for concil iation, but they were not. In this action we have fully justified ourselves, and furnished an argument in our favor which is powerful and unanswer able. We* are therefore not called upon to make any further advances towards them, which would be degrad ing; but we should show that our attitude is unchanged, by continuing to act upon a liberal policy. For. this purpose we should reorganize, and pro-, mulgate a platform embodying those issues which will carry the heart of the people, and will be broad enough for every lover of freedom to stand upon. It was such a course which saved Virginia and other Southern States, and which, if persisted in, would ulti mately save South Carolina. PATTERSON1 S CONVENTION. This Convention, otherwise called the Republican State Convention, has at last done hs work, and nominated D. H. Chamberlain, by a small major ity, for governor. The opposition to him was very strong and intense, but the network of the Ring, was too well laid, and the scheme succeeded. Speches were made by Mackey and Lee exposing Chamberlain's connec tion with past corruption, but all to no avail;' greenbacks were more powerful than eloquence or truth. According to tIvy published reports, the proceed ings at many timeB were simply a disgrace to any community, outside of the wilds of Africa, and should bring tq the minds of the sober thinking people of the North the horrible deg radation to which the much boasted Republicanism has reduced the State. The Conservatives reiterated that if the Convention put forward a Rcpubli - can who was beyond suspicion, they would support him; and to give the matter more weight, the State Tax Union announced the same fact. It is plain that the Republican pro fessions of reform are more words, "there is no sincerity in them. The Ring has so far been partially success ful with tho Convention, but it will find much harder work with the people. It is tho duty of the Conservatives to unite upon an honest man, and with a fair count and the right kind of work, there is a chance ol electing him, es pecially when we consider the small Radical majority in tho Seymour and Grant election, probably the only time we had fair play. OONSER VA TJLVE PROSPECT. In 1870 tho following counties were carried by the Reformers:?Anderson Chesterfield, Greenvillo, Spartanburg, Horry, Marion, Lexington, Oeoneey and Pickens. The following, which were kmt by the Reformers, doubtless by a fraudu lent election, were carried by the Dem ocrats in 1868:?Abbeville, Lancaster Laurens, Newberry, Union and York. Marlboro', in 1870, stood Radical 1449, and Reform 1146. From tlie above it will appear that the Conservatives may, with a reason able prospect of success, run County tickets in about one half of the coun ties of the State. This would give a powerful Conservative influence in the Legislature. We do not pretend to say that success can be expected, in all of these counties without hard work, but the record i? sufficiently encourag ing to warrant atrial, and we hope that eaeh of the counties named will put candidate:! in the field, and work untiringly for their election. Tho mo tives for action, and tho chances of success are certainly strong enough to call forth tho most strenuous efforts. Besides this, the third and fourth Congressional Districts may, by dint of great perseverance and sacrifice,and by a wise selection of candidates, give us a voice in the legislative deliberations of the nation. We trust that these opportunities may not be lost by a criminal apathy or indifference on the part of the Conservatives. W e do not advocate opposition whero it is hope less, but wherever there is any chance of success, we say, strike. UNHAPPY STOKES \ Tho tenderest chords of our nnturc are touched, whenever we contemplate the condition of this eccentric, but for aught we know, honest man, who is now said to bo languishing in Greenville jail, where he was committed under sentence of Judge Cook e, for his refusal to testify in an action against himself for debt. He says he will rot in jail before he will yield his point; and as his confinement is said' to have had a very injurious effect upon his constitu tion, it is thought that he will die unless shortly released. Several touching appeals for mercy have been made in his behalf, and recently Attorney-General Goldsmith of Georgia, his kinsman, has written a. letter to K. iL Kirk of Lexington, re questing him to use his influence for , his removal from the jail to the asylum, ns he is crazy. If such is the case he is certainly an object of pity and mercy, especially, if he has a families tears to augment his sorrows. Wo recognize the scriptural duty of every one "to be subject to the powers that be," but we. are ever ready to throw the mantle of charity over the frailties of erring humanity, especially, when these frailties may be the off spring of an honest but mistaken con viction of right. But, besides 'this, Stokes is represented as afflicted, both in body and mind, in which case the majesty of tho law should, certainly yield to the voice of mercy, for it is the plain dictate of humanity that "when God lays His hands on, it is time for man to take his off." [communicated.] Mr. Editor:?Tho Radical Con vention has had its sitting down and has risen up saying that Chamberlain in their man. The Conservatives of tho State have already said that ho is not ours. They have already based their objections upon his lack of hon esty. This is not all. Tho .Conser vatives of the State of South Carolina stand pledged to the wholo people of the'Unitcd States,to enter tlie political arena with an opposing candidate, who shall be chosen for intelligence, fair -mindedness, and thorough honesty. If words mean any tiling they mean this and more, viz: that if with I$opub* lican honesty, wo can gain supremacy over Repulican dishonesty we would regard it as our duty so to do, and would not hesitate to embrace tho occasion. If we were not speaking idly and anticipated mich an emergency doubtless subsequent events have de veloped it, nnd we ought to be. ready to meet the demand. I then would like to know if the Democrats have been talking meaning less words, or are ready to follow out tho logical conclusions of their professions and nominato a strong honest Repub lican, givo up party lines, go into tho enemies camp and fight the demons with the most available honest man in their party and have the issue of the campaign simply Honesty.against Dis honesty. Rest assured that tho peo ple of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, expect something very like this from us. Rest assured that tue Conservatives of South Caro lina, [Democrats and Republicans, ex pect something vory like this from us. Rest assured, finally, that wo havo promised to the world to do something very like this: that is, if the Radicals nominated an honest man, he would have our support, and, it n?fc wo would oppose them in such a way as to convince the world that we did not object to their party. If tholast clause means anything it will not be car ried out by tire crat; by the nomination of Gen, Ker shaw or any man of our party. We are pledged (every Conservative in the State) so tar as we have men tally endorsed the views of Democratic journals, to enter ibis canvas as a par ty and under the banner of some hon est Republican. .Who is pur man? Judge Green, Judge Maher or Mayor Cunningham ? Rambler. [communicated.] Questions for Mr. A. P. Browning to Answer. It is currently reported, and as gen erally believed, that Mr. A. If. Brown ing made a speech recently, in the Fork of Edisto, in which, he advised tho negroes to kill the "Grangers," stating, that it was an easy task, and could be performed any morning before breakfast. Also that he suggested to his sable audience the propriety of using the sword or club add torch against the whites. Will Mr. A. F. Browning announce publicly, whether or not, he made such a speech, either in whole, or in part, at the meeting referred to above ? Or whether he ever made a speech, at any time, upon any occasion, in wbich, he either, directly, or indirectly,'advised or .suggested to the negroes, an incen diary or murderous course towards the whites? It Mr. A. F. Browning is innocent of the charges, ho would be doing him self an injustice not to let the public I know it. If he is guilty, it is well enough for the public to know it any how. Granger. [communicated.] They Already Begin to Make Excuse 1 Mr. Editor:?The first Sabbath of the present month was appointed by tUo Iiov. Mr. Hol man (ituthcrah) aB the day to make a clear exposition of the word "Baptism," and defend as he snidj "95 per cent of the Christian world." The appointed day came, and a large concourse of persons'from vari ous churches assembled, and especially were tho Baptist churches woll repre sented. The Rev. Mr. Hartley (Bap tist) dismissed his congregation at Antioch on that duy ,nnd brought many of them with him to hear that word defended. The services at Santce (BaptiBt) were deferred until tho after noon to hear the truth declared, and we thank God that wo were present. Greek roots of enormous propor tions, in respect to length, size and shade were scattered in such awful profusion, that the congregation stood I aghast for one hour and fifty-five min utes, observing the strictest silence and j good behavi?r. The sermon was well I delivered and reminds one mostavrful* ly, of many expressions and phrases of i different writers that many of us peru j sod, over and over again; and it is tho knowledge of that fact, that destroyed, j the belief that he was delivering what j he had earned by "hard mid night lamp trimming." The whole affair was ono of darkness j and confusion to ten elevenths part of the congregation, as the ground was dreadfully rooty. And inasmuch as it was said by some of the Lutheran members, to some of the Baptist mem bers present on that occasion, that if the Rev. Mr. Holman was not replied to, it would bo a fair acknowledgement of tho Baptists, that sprinkling is tho modo of baptism as was instituted by Christ, which mode, we, as Baptist, ignore and declare to bo tho invention of man, wc will prove, not only that it is so, but also that Christ was im mersed. We dqu't pretend "to un church and shut out from Heaven the Pedobaptist,' but it is our belicf,that wo will maintain God's word, as we under stand it, that we will uphold, and that wc may be understood, wc challenge the Pedobaplists, especially those who heard the sermon of the Rev. Mr. Holman preached, and especially tho Rev. Mr. 'Holman himself, to com? out fairly audsquarly to Santce church (not in a spirit of contention, but to arrive at the truth) on the 4th Sunday of September. The Rev. Mr Hartloy dismissed his congregation onco, and is going to do it.agaiu. Will the Rev. Mr. Holman do likewise? We shall1 expect feim out. \ The Rev". Mr. Gut tino, who is now, and will be holding a series of meet ipgs in Clarendon and Sumter counties will,not be with us until the 2nd Sun day in October, when he will also preach from the same subject. ' A.B. NEWS ITEMS. George W. Williams is spoken of as the Conservative candidate for Gov ernor. A very interesting Tax Union meet sag took place at Edgefield C. H., on Monday the 7th. Hon. Ben Hill did not get the nomination to Congress from his dis trict in Georgia. A new man by the name of McMillan received iL Tho Conservatives of Marlboro' are organizing for a vigorous campaign. Appointments have been made for the candidates to speak at all the impor tant points in the county. The Camden Female School Associ ation met at Camden on September 3rd, and completed its organization. It promises to be a valuable institution. General J. B. Kershaw Gen. James Chestnut are prominent in tho move' meat. A very enthusiastic Conservative meeting was held at Curetons Mill in Kershaw county, at which addresses were delivered by Col. Boykin, Gen. Kershaw, Col. Shannon, Judge Zeitner and A. P. Lining. Ccl.Trcscot, Conservative candidate for Congress from the third district made a speech at Anderson C. EL, a few days ago, which was listened to by a large and appreciative audience. He is a man of liberal views and rare ability. Maj. W. T, Gary made a very sen Bible speech in Edgefield county on tho 28th of August, in which. he ad vises tho 'reduction of the number of Radical negro voters which we have been employing, and a determined ef fort to supply the deficiency by white immigration. Hon. Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Southern Con fed racy, made a speech recently in Memphis on tho subject of the late disturbances in that vicinity, in which occur the following noble words:?"But you come to ap peal to the moral sense of the world; your words are to go abroad to man kind ; let it understand that you are not a inco of assassins; that yon nre not the men who mask, but stand in the dignity of your manhood, and the likeness of your Creator, with eyes open* and exposed you dare assert your rights and protect -them to the best of your abillity, and to the end of your lives will go tbrward with honor, which never seeks concealment, wears no mask, and nevor blackens its face."- ? Announcement. The many frieuds of Mr.G .a.NEUFFKR 'announces) him aBnn independent Candidate for County School (.'ommiwuoi cr. MANY VOTERS. NOTICE. OFFICE QO. SCHOOLCOMMISSIONER. OnAKOKnuno County, 8. C, Notice in hereby given that the County Hoard of School Ezaminera will meet at this Office on Monday 28th inst at 10 o'clock a. m and continue in Session three daya for the purpoee of examining applicants who desire to engage in teaching in the Free Common Schools of this County. F. r. MoKINLAY, , County School Commissioner. Ex-Officio Chairman Sept 12-2? County Board Examiner. JJR E J- OLIVEROS ? DRUGGIST, Again desires to return his Grateful Thanhs to the public for the magnanimous and lib eral Support given him. By'assiduous eflbrts and faithful performances of the Responsible duties devolving upon him as dispenser of Medicines, ho hopes ever to maintain thier confidence and patronage. nl2-tf A CARD. DR. J. Q. WANNAMAKER & CO., Respectfully call the public's attention to their FIRST CLASS DRUG STORE, on- Russell Street, next door to McMastar's Brick Building, where can be found a well selected stock of Medicines, Paints, Oils, Soaps ami Fancy Toilet Articles. A kind and generous patronage is earnestly solicited. Dr.J. G. wannamaker <*oo. ~TIIE COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, S. C. Rev. Samuel F>. Jones,D.D., President. Fall session will open on the First Wednes day, in October. Standard of scholarship, high. Terms moderate. For circular, address the President at Columbia. Sept. 3 5t Kirk Robinson VKAJA'Al in B jolts, Muavo, Stationery, and Fancy Articles, MARKET STREET, ORANGEBURG, C. H., S. 0, June 11, 1874 tf GLOVER & GLOVER. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office opposite Court House Square. Orangeburg, 8? C t. w. glover, ' mortimer glover, . Julius Glover, F?bv 1? tf MOSES M. BROWN, BARBEB. MARKET STREET, ORANQEBVHO, S. C, (next DOOR to StHAUB a STKEET'O If Iii.) HAVING permanently located in the town would respectfully solicit the patronage of the citizens* Ji very effort will be treed to give f-atiffaction, June 18,1873 18 ly FOR ?A^3LrT5 One Tract of Land one mile below Branch ville, on the South Carolina Kailroad, con taining five hundred acres more or less. ? ALSO, One tract five miles above Branch vi 11 e on \ the Columbia branch of the South Carolina Railroad, Containing four hundred aeresy ALSO One tract containing about nix hundred acres in Barn well county, on Ed ir. to River, three miles from Branchville. The above landa are oak and hickory and arc No. 1 for cotton or provision. ALSO I will sell several lots in the village of Branchville well improved. All or any part of the above property I will sell on the most liberal term*. Apply to the subscriber at Branchville. J. D. D. FAIREYi July 23-3m A Southern House. . GBO S HACKER'S DOORS, 8 A SH and Blind Factory, King, Opposite Cannon Street, Charleston, S. C. The only bouse of the kind in this City own and managed by a Carolinian. A Large Stock always on hand, and sold at 20 per ceut, less than Northern prices. address, Geo. S. Ha?ker Charleston! S- C P. O. BOX 170. Oct. so?Iy GO TO TEXAS VTA 1 HE LONE ST AR ROUTE! International & ??Ssat Northern sus, Passengers going- toTexa? ff? Mcarpkh nnil Little Kock, or via Shrcvcport, strike this line at Longview, the BestRoute. to Palestine. Hearne. Waco, Austin, Hunts, villo, Houston, Galveston and all points in Western, Central, Eaatern and: and- Southern Texas. Passengers via New Orleans Will Jnd it the BestRoute to Tyler, Mmeola',- pallasy Overton, Crockett, Longview and- asl1 point* in Eastern and Northeastern- Texas'. This line is well built, thoroughly^ cquip Sed with every modern improvement, indu ing Nowand'Elegant Day Ccaclics, Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, Westinglrous* Av* Brakes, Miller's Patent Safty Pkntfonaw mmS Couplers; and no where else can theprsoenger so completely depend on a speedy safe and comfortable journey. The Long Star Route k?e admirably **? swered the query l- "Hew to* to? go? to> Texas?" by the publication of an interesting ami truthful (locuiiicnt "containingz. rslrsmsad correct map, which can be obtained, free of charge, by addressing the General Ticket Agent, International and Great Northern Railroad, Houston Texas" District E.] Feb. 12_3874 ly THE SPART&INJBURG. ARD ASHEVlI.IvE RAIXKOAJP NATURE'S HIGHWAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. Light Grades, Easy Curves-, 2$? Tar* . nellirrg/. p Let ft he Built fSpee/SUf. Iflf'Uk lrnk in the Air Line Road between the cities of Cincinnati, St. Louis. Gi*?v*cv . and Charleston, seventy-four (74) mile/ long, with re63- than, twenty (20) miles r / i heavy work. Shorter thaaawy Kne froro' New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore' to either of these cities, awl rrxvny kunrdred miles nearer to these centre* of Western Trade um? any existing line to Charleston. - The road that promises to> moke- CHirarles ton the market for the trade of the. Great Northwest, tfce West Indies, South Amer ica one? Europe*, also an important I Migrant station. - ECONOMICAL JN OONSTKUCTION SAFE IN MANAGEMENT AND Wf$ PROFIT A It LB IN KES ULTSv * An important enterprise for the dbvclep" incut of South Carolina. Shares Fifty Dollar? (50) caeh> payable* in ten (10) instalments. Every citizen of this State should own at least one share. Charleston with her magnificent l!*vrbor and genial climate; her imnwriHe opdevel oped back country, contaimng a fertile soil, fine pasture grounds and inexhaustible water power; her contiguity to tho' West Jmfiea? and South America, and her unparalledl European ocean course, is destined, upon the completion of this important Trunk. Line, to cmcre from her pnist rated can di?on and become what nature lias intended! she should he, the great commercial metropo~ lit of the Southern Section of the United Suites. LIMIT OJ? STCH'KIlOI.UKIiS.' LIABILITY. The following clause in the charter is* ?published for the iiiiVrniatiou of ?nbscriher**; : - Sec. 4. "Tl?at no stockholder offeaid com pany shall Is/held liable for the debts, con tracts or acts of said corporation beyond tlnr . [ amounts actually subscribed .to the* Capital Stock of said Company by such stockholder. ' nut Kermis: ' George W. Williams. II. Belh'nrnrr, .v?*. Gage, Theodor? 1>. Jerntx, Theodore ih Barker, John S. Fairly, Gabriel Cannot!,. John II. Evins, T. R..Jeter, D. It. Duncan, James E. Black, Jo4?o 8. Wiley:. Principal Office and address, 2? IIroad street, Charleston, S- i) C (h M KMMINGER, President. A. C. KAUFMAN, Secretary and Treas urer. . july 16, 3??v ?- ??????mmam*Mkm THE GRANGE STORE IS NOW OPEN FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS, j IN it will bo found a large supply of Groceries, Bagging, Ties &c, At the the lowest Cash Prices, also prepared to paj the Highest CASH Price* for RICE, CORN, PEAS, CHICKENS, EGGS, WOOL, WAX, RAGS ard all other country Produce. PATRONS can receive all information in respect of purchasing supplies through * Grange, with the prices &c. For further information call at the THE GTfcAJSTGE STOBE, Opposite where Whittemore's Soap Factor/ used to be. Aug. 27-lf" . ???BSP *&i GRAND OPENING TsVT FALL AND WINTER GOODS ^ -A.T T. KOHN & mO. DRY GOODS EMPORIUM. DAILY OPENING ENTIRELY NEW PATTERNS AND DESIGNS Dress goods Prints Shawls . 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