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X, O C .A. Tu. fj. FELDER MEYEK?V' Assistant Editor. 1 SATURDAY, AUG. 15, 1874. A Query for the News und Courier. d Specificatio> TnE Indictment and Specifications Did not Cliicf Justice Moses write the article? which recently appeared in thf Aej?f'C?td Courier against Chamber )aL ? P^f1" J*'19 flithor'of the5 fjovor np)- wrote the first editorial, did he not return' to Columbia for documents and then "go back lo Charleston atid finish up the work fur his-sou ? What will tho Neuss und Courier get this time '! 820,000tytrfl I ,:, ,Jj ., ??B?.?---lll ?mm - The Wovli of the Convention. Tho Convention which met here on Thursday last was oujof c insider ibl c moment in more than one way. Tint there aro t,wo factions in this County now is a fact too patent to be dmied Under such circumstances a bitter aud noisy coutcst for the ascendancy in the Convention might have been cspooled. We regret to say that otir.cxpiotatious were realized. Rut our sorrow, at such a division j] was somewhat smthud by the independent and manly course "tolrcTi~hyrtheHoading spirits of the Con vention. Tho result cannot bi other than gratUyitig, to the lovers of liberty and the interests of tho party. It 'vas fluid by some that our Soui or was du id. What have his defaoiers to say now ? The people, by their representatives, have declared that they will stand by him, and that they do not bcliove on. word that has 4)den^ uttered1-against him. ''Who conquers him will fin 1 a stubborn foe." On a whole bit J Con vent ion did well. Tho rulings of chat itble a d answering Republican, lion S. L. Duncan, gave eminent satisfac tion. Thank Heaven there are enough good sturdy Republicans yet in this County to keep the party intact Wo iudulgc the hope, however, tint, the bad feeling existing between a few in our party .will soon be furgotten. Let us all come together, aud wo k for one common cud. We cannot a fiord to rplit tiow. IM1MIM mum i i Who is the ring master t Is it Greek? Who brayed on Monday Inst. ?co F. II. McKin'iuy.} East week was the hottest wc ever frit. Oh for an ice house! Mr. Ji-^jfc? ? ltost announces hinuulf for Shcri&G; Mr* Eronson has fine cotton adjoining his garden. lie is good for u bale to the acre. njra , Mojea says if his .quarrels with his ap pointees' should rip up old stork's he will j help them with a lie or two addition il. ?iZ--r-? Moses tvill commission men \yho will ewcoWo" voto for hini. Will he find fifteen in Oinngeburg. ?J. ? ? Parties have been cnucassing all the wee^^fo whiskey . u?cd. Missionary pa pers distributed. Mr. P. M. Gcucral is a candidate for School Commissioner. Ho is a young mun of considerable intelligence and is a hard working Republican. - ?? . . . Mr. Addio Tlansdnle, opposite Mr. Frantz 'Briggmaton, kcrps a nice grocery^ and deals honostly Vfilh bis customers. Give him a call. ? Leslie, of Lnnd Commission notoriety? ?Tt?o stayed?iVoy fropS Hfirnwcll until just tho ethor day, is stumping that County for the Legislature. The editor of the Lexington Dispatch and the quill driver of the Abbeville Mttlitim fere having a quarrel through their respec tive journahv. ""'A woman is at the bottom Mr. G. Belltet, kripcr of tho County Poor House says ho will not give Moses quarters at that plncc. Thte jailor will take charge of him nt the Jahuary term of Court. I'fWeBul^ ...-' mi'mi Illicit . - . - A game of bnso ball was played on Tues day last fo?tw?ett tho Rvuutp Angels ami Orange CMubV.~TTtc hitWf won 71 to 15. There arc two more games to be played be fore tho chftmnicA?hin,.will be decided. Vi$ shall always be teady to join in the prevailing ophii?n,'UiaiJthbl public schools, ".hioli have produced so mnny eminent characters in Europe, are the best aduptcd to the genius and constitution of the Ameri ca n'peoplo. ?^??BaaMMWBMBBBWp Willi.i THTfrr Who is the fighting editor of t?o Free Citizen? s. ^_rf if-U| Ii' 51 .V^Seo notice of r^umptioq < of Miss Evans* jj^Junry S|ljpol on Tuesday, 1st. September. Hou. .T. B. Campboll is spoken of as the probable Republican candidate for Cover ?o ? nVhoSs $ Ir^i'^ Sentinel. lie is of $80,000 anil tho Rank of the State famo. ? 'ifas' Brunsou never hcurJ of him before? The Hon. W II llecdiah, of Era nob T"l f JffT T I villo, and Mr. Jus, Van Tassel, of our Tov?n, desorvc.great prafs el or the faith ful aud impartial manner in Vfl)ich they performed their orduou3 duties as Sec r. tutics of tho lute County Convcntim J IT. I\ Cooke.* F.sq'., is''iudiguant ut the manner in which .Indus Iscnriot Moses treated him. His Excollency, he says, has forgotten tho commoitast rules of otiqubtte. Cooke says he turned his back long ago upon thecommaud, "Thou shall not steal.*' The democrats have carried North Caro lina. Several counties that hadn't gone democratic for fourteen years voted against republicanism squarely. Let this tench Re publicans here u lesson. It wont do to be wrangling in tho party lilwaya. ? Editorial notices have become so common that people do not pay much attention to them 11113' more, but we shall, nevertheless, give that staunch obi firm, J. McNamara' this passing Squib. It ishjust tli ^ store at which to obtain good ti\ticles in nil lines ut fair prices. And the best of it is. you will be dealt with hone.tlv. Give Me. a rail. The Chariest* n Ecus and Courier is evidently a Moses organ. Two years ugo that paper, so rumor hud it, got ten thousand dollars, from our "Robbar Gover nor" to support him. Wonder how much it was pnid three weeks ago? It is good for the Democrats that they have at last unot her paper published in Charleston now. The Sim, ?o believe, has some stability about it. Mr. James Cahi.ou Sr., an oi l and m ich esteemed citizen of this town left on a deer hunt the first of this week and arrive I home yesterday with Ih? first oho loo ofn. very fine dear killed hy him on the morning of that day near Orc.it Branch. We hope he will be as successful in every other mi lertaking in life as in the. deer hunt. This being the first deer Mr. Cannon ever killed the buys, ns is usual among deer hunters, put him through their regular iuiation o? such occa sion-. The best kind of a salesman for these (lull times is tin advertisement i a iiewspapor. It never tires in its labors, and never shirks its duty ; it talks to customers when they are in the best mood to bo favorably im pressed. It has access, to the merchants, I the scholar, the artist, the mechanic and the farmer. It goes unquestioned into the most private and sacred of retreats. The lawyer listens to it while working up his cage; tho doctor dives into it when not di vining disease; the ladies have it in their laps while leisurely lolling in their boudoirs It is present in thousand* of places ut the same moment. i hahoxets hotel? The hostess of this universally popular house has prepared and put up over four hundred pounds of preserves for table use, besides a large quantity of sweet pickles, sauces, torrstto cutsup, brandy peaches, and other things which will stand the tu>t of taste. .No wonder ;Mi\s; ilfroney is popular with her boarders w hen she takes so much pnins to please them. It is not saying too much to declare, that no unv but a disap pointed old bachelor, or an old maid wh o has passed'tho nioridian of life would find fault with her (aide. Of course they won't be satisfied in Heaven. Verbam tut tapiente. COMING homh to roost? a few years ago, Harriet Beeehcr Stowe, the sister of the Rev. Henry Ward Ueechcr. deemed it her duty to resurrect from tho nltpos": fo?/gotteu past, the scandals against the immortal poet, Lord Byron,gr wing out of hi j relations with bis wifo. She even went to the length of charging him with the crime c f incest with his sister. The book was a most shameful one, and by its nature incapable of doing any good. Retribution hasuoine. Her brother is in a much Worse position than Lord llyrou ever was. None ^of Ifyron's 1 iuiTons"TrcISfs~dpTh~^such solid evidence as tbut of Lccchcr with Mrs. Til ton. The Puritan, who went out of her (*|y JJ^9$,l'J,4? ^l'CHtMt ol B,l8Msb wfflta is now iiftB an opportunity for defence in her dwti household. There is a law of recom pense or retribution, of which Mrs. Stowe is now fully nwaro. Tho wife of her broth er is another Lord Byron In injury, and as such will descend to history. POOR MOSES! ENTHUSIASTIC MBB TING IN TUB COURTHOUSE SQUARE ON WEDNESDAY "LAST. SPEECHES IS V SOLICITOR RUTTZ, SENATOR ANDREWS, R. DUN- . CAN, GEOIiGE DOLI]'EU AND OTHERS. On Wcdoo sduy last a huge and en thusiastic crowd, at tho head of which was tlic indefatigable John 11 Phillips nnd a lively baud of music, marched into the Court House Square and halted in front ol a Bland which had been erected for the occasion. Alter three rousing cheers Suiator Andrews was unanimously elected Chairman, and A. T. Cain Secretary. Senator Andrews didn't propose to make a speech, hut said after the Con vention was over thcr? woiil 1 be a large barbecue, at which I hope to address you more fully with others who will ap ? prise you of oui situation. He was not ashamed to tell his record as Senator, and would. Senator Andrews took his scat here. On motion Solicitor IJutlz was culled for. He was introduced amidst applause that, made the very air ring. SOLICITOR EUTT/.'s SAID IN SUB STANCE. AY hen he arrived here this morning he did not know anything of a public meeting of this character. Uut as the County Convention was coming olf to morrow, aud it being his Circuit, he thought he would come up and lend his influence towards electing good and honort men to the State Convention. He thanked his many friends in this County for the eonlideucj they seemed to have in him, an 1 hoped that he had so conducted himself as to win their respect. When they elected h:m if they thought that he would not prose cute n republican as quick as a demo erat, they wore mistaken; he hud acted in a manner to win the sancti m o!" his own conscience, and believed that his record met with the approval of his friends. He had always been a llepub lieuu, but meant to bay to day that it would be impossible for the Kepubliean party of this State to maintain its pros tigoabroad, retain its power aud patron age at ho uc, without rjfor'aiug. Mm placed in office must do their duty hon estly and faithfully. They must not ex pect more than thcirsalury au J tho legit imate ft c* of their positions. If they w.iut more, let iheut stay at home There are plenty of modest men in o tr party who will accept utlieo for what it hon estly pays- The oilice holder that commits wrong, wrougs*you und I and the party. If you elect a mm Cover nor who is not satisfied with 8J.500 a year, and he takes more i n or der that hi- cupidity may be g ratitiod, he robs that which belongs to you, to mc aud to the democrat*. Therefore it is our duty to east aside such men nnJ take up ethers, and uever dispair until we got the right ones. Dishonest, moo who have halclnrg; of tin Sta e, wil 1 get up today au .1 pretch reform with us much complacency aulappa rent honesty of poi'poso, as an an gel. If he, Solicitor Ljuttz, did wrong, he was willing to admit it. At the last elcciinu the party elevated a man to-the position of Govornor, who promised that he would do right. You all know P. J. .Moses, Jr., (;i thousand voices?To our sorrow.) Well he had control ol this Stale for four years be fore he was elected Governor, lie was Speaker of the House lor that time, a position which gave him a tremendous and dangerous power, if badly used. Hu appointed all the uhuiriueu of the various com mil tecs of the House, formed all its purls, through which he had the power to make or unmake laws. It waB F. J. Moses. Jr., who passed tho law which authorized Scott und Parker to iesue bonds. Hu did it because he had used one million dollars of the people's money in issuing pay north cates to enriuh himself. They issuud mx .millions of bonds upon which they raised only one million dollars. And what did they do with the money '! Why, divided it between themselves instead tof paying the needy hold era of pay certi acute*. And thou at tnvlast Legislature he went to work und bad the bonds of his own begetting, repudiated. What kind of honesty do I you call that'/ He promised in the lusL campaign that if you would elect him .Gbvcruor, he would so conduct himselfOirf t.o bring credit upou the party. When he was ouec installed ho made it convenient to forgot his pledges aud went to work aud invalidated bouds upon ?vhich money was borrowed for his behoof and beuellt. Now what shall wo du with him School Commissioner McKiulay? Repudiate hini. (Cheers.) I agree 'with my friend. Itcpudiato him: that'? .tho word* Moses did wrong to justice, cqujty and tho \ people when he caused the issue of fraudulent paper to the amount of six millions, of dollars. And yet ho wants you to trust him one > mo e. The devil t?te the cheek of such a tnun. I think that tho bouds in question ought never to havo beon issued, and the people ought to sec to it that they are licVjr r aid Moses has not been satisfied with his salary of ?3,500, for I k ow to a cer tainty that ho received SO,000 from this County, and it. is said 812,000 from another County Treasurer and 83,000 from a third County Treasurer. Those who were able, had to go to work and make up these amounts from their private purses, or run the risk of going to the Penitentiary. Altogether it is estimated that Moses got about xinty thousand dollars from the various Treasurers of this State ! Do not therefore, place a man oayjur Litgi.1 lativo ticket who will n )t bejbr jh i n 1 so)cmn)y pledge bis influence to th s passage of a bill that will mako your Auditors, Treasurers and Jus i;os ol the Peace elective. The Coustitutiou provides for this, but the first Legisla ture being green, the Governor induced that body to enact a 1 ;w Living him tho power to appoint these offi :er<. If Humbert had been elected, when Moses sent for him :tud asked him lor u loan of six thousand dollars, be could have defied Iiis I xeollency without any f?ar of being removed. Wnen 1 came up hero to the last Court, I found that .Moses wanted Humbert to plead guilty, go to the Penitentiary, and say nothing of him, and he would be pardon :d. I said no. If one goe-;, the other must follow. Was I not right? (u .'es, yes," from the audience.) T was three years in the Union army anddil my b^jst. Why''' Bociusu I believ'-d that I was iu the right, an 1 I do not want the support of the rog uos of any party; but have tried S) t> d j menn myself a* to merit the rospoet of all parties. One word now as to our National affairs. There are eight white men in this Union to one black in in, mil I v?can to say (hut the ooo Can't fight against the eight. The Republic.! u party fought through the lust war suc cessfully- a Republican Congress gave you tho right to vote and hold office, and yet to day they have heard so many bad rumors about you, that they are almost inclined to turn their bicks on yuu. Grant and Co.igrcss say they will shake you off if you don't du bet tor. 1 remember when t was a boy to ha ve read in the back part of a spelling buk Q)f an old inui finding a naughty b >y up one of his npplt trees The old gentle man being kind hearted first cudeivor cd to coax the lad to come down ; he would no'; the next pursuasion u?c 1 w is turfTa of grass, tho youth laughol at hi.u. "Well," sai l the old man, "I will try now what virtue there is in stones." Suiting lii.s actions to his words, he pelted away at the boy with Stones, one or two of which brought him down in a hurry. S > with Presi dent Grant and Congress. They have tried to coax you, they h ivcscnt United Slates troops here to protect y iu, and still you have disregard id their a lvi.:e . Now the List Congrcs:; became a little vexed ut this, and resolve 1 to try a litt lc turf onyouj they passed a ,1 r.v prohibit iug any one from sitting up-in a jury in the United States Courts who cannot, read and write; and if this docs not m ik e you do bettor, they will Cime the stones on you. If you were to turn the State over to the Democrats, in my opinion, there would be 110 use for your c'.iildr en to learn how to read and write. Presi dent Grant, therefore, sitd to your Congressman "go back home to South Carolina and work for reform. General Klliott, who may have his equal, but not his superior, in point of intellect and cloqucuco, in that grand ar ray of tallcnt, the Congress of tho raited States, has become so thoroughly did satisfied with tho conduct of somo of the office holders that ho has concluded to give up his seat in Congress, a position which pn\s him live thousand dollars a year, for one of sis hundred dollars iu order to remain with us tho next two ycar.-> for the purpose of contributing his great influence to tho interest of reform and good government. Was thero ever a man who showed such doep conci.ru for the interest of hid people, such great aud patriotic disiut crested ness iu tho wcdlurc Of his Slate? Rut General Klliott feels that your i utero?' s? aro his iuti -osts, your hopes his hopos, thatyour destiny is inscpcrably entwined with his, uud he is therefore, willing to forego money, honors?all for the bene fit of his blinded race iu South Carj liua. All hou?r to such a ma?. (Three cheers were given for Elliott.) General EHi?tt was President of the Convention that helped'to, elect Moses. Will ho help him now ? ("No, ho" from tho crowd.) Then to-morrow elect men to your State Convention who will not support Moses. If they go and deceive you, and sell their votes, mark them so as they will n.*ver be forgotten. Leave your local light out. This Convention Ii jib nothing to do with your County Convention. " The democrats would like "to have .Moses re elected because they think he will sink the party, and thus give the control of the State to them. ]'resident Grant says uulesswedis burse taxes honestly he. wou't, should tho tax payers refuse to pay them, aid us to co lectthem. As Solicitor when I bcc democrats robbed, I will stand by them in upholding their rights as firm ly as T would to any other set of men, for I believe the majority of them are just a% willing to see a republican in office, provided ho conducts himsell properly, as any other. It is only the office >cckors among them who raise a hue and cry. And now fellow-citizens, Grant lids said that he will withdraw the army from our midst if we do not do better. What will become of us i;i such an event? When every Northern mau leaves the State, and the soldiers leave, where will you go ? Remember that the army is made up of Northern men ami take these from your midst, and you will have no further use for a i ntty organization . I waut the republican party to remain intact. I believe that no colored man will do his white fellow citizen a wilful iujury, and that it has on'y been through the bad advice of dishonest leaders that the colored people have made any mistakes. In conclusion my friends, I will say that 1 have looked over the whole Gold carefully. Mr. Chainborlain was not originally my chuico, but of those run ? uing,(he is the beat man. If he should bo eleetel tho Feder?! Government will help him. For that reason, to morrow whet: you elect delegates, instruct them to vi tc for Chamberlain. (Three cheers.) I thank you for the patient hearing you have given me, nnd assuro you that you shall never have cause to regret the confidence you have placed in mc as your Solicitor, for I trust that I may livo to increase your respect f jr me. If an honest and faithful discharge of duty can keep you my friends, I cher ish no fear of ever having an enemy in your midst. One of the speakers following Mr. Ruttz took occasion to pitch into Mr. Chamberlain somewhat after the style of the Charleston Daily NcW3& Courier which brought Senntor Andrews to tho Staad iu reply. His ire being arous c 1 he made it hot for tho opposition On concluding his speech three bully cheers were given for the Hon. 1). II. Chamberlain, and amidst tho greatest cuthusinsm the meeting adjourued. The fouiitj Convention. The Convention mot at 12 M. pursu ant to the call of the County Chairman for the purpose of electing delegates to the State and Congressional Conven tions. Senator Andrews presided tempora ri'y. On motion of Mr. J. P- Mays a Committee of nine was appointed on Credentials. The Chair announced as the Committee Messrs. .1 P Mays, Jas Van Tassel, It R Duncan, Shcdraek Morgan, A C Williams, Addison Ilaines Levi Summers Hollin Moss an 1 Capt Ruins Whetstone. The Committee retired about 2 o'clock P. M. and did not report uutil 7 in the evening. While they were out, the ?. onveution was entertained by speeches from various gentlemen . On motion of Mr F It MoKinlay newspaper reporters woro invited to the stand, and n Committee nppointod to escort the Hons. A J Hausier and C W Ruttz in tho Convention. The Convention was permanently or ganized by electing Hon. Samuel L. Duncan President, and \V H Reedish, Esq., and County Auditor Van Tassel Secretaries. Then tho roal work of the Convention commenced. Those elected to tho Stato Conven tion arc Hon T C Andrews. Mit It It Duncan. Sheriff E I Cain, MhC W CaldWele. Samuel Lewis. The Congressional dologates are : S L Duncan. Rev E Green. John II PniLLipg. JP Mays. Rufus Felder. The Convention adjourned Friday morning just before sun rise. Rosolu tions were introduced thanking the Chairman had Sccetaries for their pa tient a?d courteous services to the Con vention. -!-?mrmm>~. dl ' - At the close of the Convention the following resolutions were introduced, which were pussod except that part which endorses Mr. Hausier for re elco tion. The Convention refused to bind the delegates to vote for hny partSc?. lar person. Resolved, We the Republican Party of Oraugeburg 'County, in Convention, assembled do hereby, heartily end?rse the Hon. A. J. Ransafr for re-election to Congress, believing that he hits dono his duty to the colored people of the whole Country and to tho Republican Party in this kState since its organixa tion, and that ^in this we also indorse C W. Buttz Esq.. as a faithful and iu partial Republican. Mr. P>yas intreduced gthe following resolution : Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention bo tendered to the Hon. 8 L Duucan for tho able and impartial manner in which !he has presided over this Convention, also to the Secretaries Hon. W H Rccdish and Jos. Vaa Tassel Esq. [communic 1ted.3 Mr. John Dix announces himself for re election. He has discharged hit duty faithfully and honestly, and if the people should support. him again the interest of the people will suffer no de triment in his hands. MANY FRIENDS. COMMERCIAL. MARKET REPORTS. OrricK or TBK Oranoeocro News, August 14th 187*. COTTON?Sales during the week 23 bales. We quote : Ordinarv, to Oood Ordinary,... 11<?$12T Low Middling. 13J<$ Middling....14? | Rovaiii Rice.$1.50 per oushel Conx.$1.15 por bushel. Cow Peas.- 90 to 1.10 p*r bushel Pixur.us. 1.15 per bushel. .? Mr. Editor:?You will please a?nounco the Rev. THOMAS PHILLIPS a Candidate for School Commissioner for the netl term, subject to the action )f the nominating Convention. NUMEROUS VOTERS. August 1st, 1874. FOR THE LEGISLATURE Mr. Editor:?Please announce Capt., 0. J. JAMISON, of the Fork, a Candidate for tho next Legislature, at the Gomnig election and oblige, MANY FRENDS. For the Lcgistattir e Mr. Editor :?Please announce Judge B. G. FREDICK, of the Fork, a Candidate for the Legislature at the coming election and oblige. MANY FRIENDS. Valuable Plantation for Sale. Containing 220 acres moro or less, 100 ncrcs in cultivation, balance in valuable pine timber, good dwelling house with rooms, nil necessary outbuildings, splendid bairn, stables an I good ontbulldinga for laborers. In fact everything belonging to a well improved Plantation. Situated 22 miles East of Orangoburg C. IL, and 7 miles from Piukney's lauding on Santeo River. * For terms apply to J. P. BULL Cokosbery Abbervillo County S. C, or to Mr. W. C. HULL, living uoartbc place, who will show it to any ono desiring to purchase. ?ug S 1871 2t Notice of Dismissal. Notice is hereby given to all concerned that on the 27th day of August, 1874, I will File my final account as Guardian of Elloa ora L. Rents and Alice T. Rentz in tho Pro hate Court of Orangeburg Ceunty and will Petition for my final disoha. ge. JOHN C. HARVEY, july 25?It Guardian. NOTICE. DR. OLIVEROS, THE DRUGGIST, Has a FRESH SUPPLY of TURNIP and CABBAGE SEEDS for Fall planting. All Seeds warranted. -,- ,,. . x ? Fresh Groceries JUST IN AT J. Wallace Cannons ALSO LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, and CANNED GOODS, CA?DIKS, FRUITS, &c. AU of the above goods are offered at PRICES to suit tho present tight times, jau 81 1874 J. FELDER MEYERS, TRIAL JUSTICE. OFFICE COURT HOUSE SQUARE, as ill give prompt attention to all business entrusted to him. mar 20?tf