Garield's Inaugural Address.
FeUow-citizens : We stand to-day
upon an eminence which overlooks
a hundred years of national life, a
century crowded with perils, but
crowned with the triumphs of liber
tv and law. Before continuing the
onward march, let us pause on this
height. for a moment, to strengthen
our faith and renew our hope by a
glance at the pathway along which
our people have travelled.
It is now three days more than a
hundred years since the adoption of
the first written Constitution of the
United States, "the Articles of Con
federation and perpetual union." The
new Republic was then beset with
dagger, on every hand. It had not
conquered a place in the family of
ations. The decisive battle of the
war for independence, whose cen
tennial anniversary will soon be
gratefully celebrated at Yorktown,
~--''had not yet been fought. The colon
S tiss were struggling not only against
the armies of a great nation, but
the settled opinions of mankind, for
the world did not then believe that
the supreme authority of govern
ineiA could be safely entruasted to the
grdianship of the ,.people them
adixeos.
- e cannot over-estimate the fer
Qet love of liberty, the intelligent
=J urage: and saving common sense
with which our fathers made the
great experiment of self-government.
When-they found, after a short trial,
thatthe Confederacy of States was
too weak to mneet the necessities of a
vigorous and expanding Republic,
they boldly set it aside. and, in its
stead, established a National Union,
nded directly upon the will of the
ople, endowed with full powers of
sel!-preservation, and with ample au
Z thority for the accomplishment of its
great objects. Under this Constitu
s tion= the boundaries of freedom have
been enlarged, the foundations of or
der and peace have been strengthen
ed, and the growth of our people in
,.hAbe .better. elements of national
- ;-ife has indicated the wisdom of the
founders and given new hope to
h.r descendants.
Under this Constitution our people,
long ago, made themselves safe
against danger from without and se
cured ,for -their mariners . and flag
;equality of rights on all the seas. Un
, der this Constitution twenty-five
States have been added to the Union,
with constitutions and laws framed
andnforced by their own citizens
to' cure the manifold blessings of
oca self-government. The jurisdic
tiotano this-Constitution now covers
anarea fifty times greater than that
of the original Thirteen States, and a
-opulation twenty times greater than
that o.f1780.
.THE CIVIL WAR.
The supreme trial of the Constitu
tionot came at last under the tremen
dus pressure of civil war. We our
el~oves are the witnesses that the Un
-oemerged from the blood and fire
- econflict purified and made
Ssronger for all 'the beneficent pur
poses of-good:government, and now
a'~t-t%e.,close of this first century of
~ tigrowth, with the inspirations of
as history in- their hearts, our peo
aie-haye lately reviewed the condi
4ion:of the nation, passed judgment
Supon the conduct and opinions of po
iltidal parties; and have registered
9their will concerning .the future ad
Msiistration of the Government. To
daterpretanud execute that will, in
en,-acordance with the Constitution, is
the. paramount duty of the Execu
Even fronm this-brief review it is
manifest that the nation is resolute
-ly facinglto the front, resolved to em
ploy its best energies- in developing
the great possibilities of the future,
and Isacredly preserving whatever
h las been gained to liberty and good
~-~government during the past century.
a@ufpeople are determined to leave
rh qeid them alL-those bit ter controv
S ersies concerning things which have
befi ir-revocably settled, and the fur
ther discassion tof which can only
- tr up strife and delay the onward
~ . The supremacy of the na
ti' andl its laws should be no longer
the subject of debate. That discus
sion which for half a century threat
eired the existence of the Union was
closed at last in the high court of
war by a decree from which there is
.n6appeal, that the Constitution and
- thelaws made in pursuance thereof
areg and shall continue to be, the au
preme law of the land, binding alike
upon States and people. This de
creadoes-not disturb the autonomy
tf the States, nor interfere with any
of their necessary rights of local self
gvernment ; but it does fix and es
tbshthe permanent supremacy of
EFFECTS OF EMANCIFATION.
The will of the nation, speaking
-with the .voice of battle and through
- the amended Constitution, has ful
filed the great promise of 1776 pro
claiming liberty throughout the land
to all inhabitants thei-eof. The ele
vatioriof the negro race from slavery
to-the full rights of citizenship is the
mostimportant political change we
have knowtn since the adoption of
the Constitution of 1787. No thought
fui man can fail to appreciate its
beneficent eflects on our institutions
and people. It has freed us from
perpetual danger of war and dissol u
Z,ion. It has added immensely to the
moral and inidustrial forces of our
people. It has liberated the master
as. well as the slave from a relation
which wronged and enfeebled both.
It has surrendered to their own
guardianship the manhood of more
than five millions of people, and has
--opened to each one of them a career
of freedom and usefulness. It has
given newv inspiration to the power
of self-help in both races by making
-labor more honorable to the one and
more -necessary to the other. The
anfluence of this force will grow
- reater and bear richer fruit with
the coming years. No doubt the
-grest change has caused serious dis
4urbance to our Southern commumi
ties. This is to be deplored, though
it was perhaps unavoidable, but those
who resisted the change should re
nember that, under our instit utionis,
there was no middle ground for the
negro race between slavery and
equal citizenship.. There can be no
permanent disfranchised peasantry
n the United States. Freedom can
never yield its.fulness of blessings so
long as the law or the administra
tion places the smallest obstacle in
the pathway of any virtuous citi
pport, widening t hc circle of in:clli
t4ence and beginning to enjoy the
blessings that gather around the
homes of thc industrious poor. They
deserve the generous encouragement
of all good men. So far as my au
thority can lawfully extend, they
-hall enjoy the full and equal protec
tion of the Constitution. The full
and free enjoyment of equal suffrage
is still in question, and a frank state
ineut of the issue may aid its solu
tion.
FREEDOM OF THE BALLOT.
It is alleged that in many com
inunities negro citizens are practi
cally denied the freedom of the bal
lot. In so far as the truth of this al
legation is admitted, it is answered
that in many places, honest local
overnment is impossible if the mass
Of uneducated negroes are allowed
to vote. These are grave allegations.
So far as the matter is true, it is the
only palliation that can be offered
for opposing the freedom of the bal
lot. Bad local government is cer
tainly a great evil which ought to be
prevented, but to violate the free
dom and sanctity of the suffrage is
more than evil. It is crime which,
if persisted in, will destroy the gov
ernment itself. Suicide is not a
remedy. If in other lands it be high
treason to compass the death of
the King, it should be counted no
;ess a crime here to strangle our
sovereign power and stifle its voice.
TE DANGER AND THE REMEDY.
It has been said that unsettled
questions have no pity for the repose
of nations. It shoulid be said with
the utmost emphasis that this ques
tion of suffrage will never give re
pose or safety to the States or to the
Nation until each, within its own
jurisdiction, makes and keeps the
ballot free and pure by the strong
sanction Qf law; bttt the danger
which arises from ignorance in a vo
ter cannot be denied. It covers a
tield far wider than that of negro
suffrage and the present condition
of that race. It is the danger that
lurks and hides in the sources and
tountains of power in every State.
We have no standard by which to
ineasure the disaster that may be
brought upon us by ignorance and
vice in the citizens when joined to
corruption and fraud in the suffrage.
The voters of the Union- who make
and. unmake constitutions, and upon
whose will hang the destinies of our
government, can transmit their su
preme authority to no successors save
t he coming generation of voters who
are the sole heirs of sovereign power.
If that generation comes to its in
heritance blinded by ignoranoe and.
corrupted by vice, the fall of the Re
public will be certain and reinediless.
T[he census has already sounded the
alarm in the appalling figures which
mark how dangerously high the tide
of illiteracy has risen among our vo
ters and their children. To the
South this question is of supreme im
portance, but the responsibility for
the existence of slavery did not rest
upon the South alone. The Nation
itself is responsible for the extension
of the suffrage, and is under special
obligations to aid in removing the
illiteracy which it has added to the
voting ~population. For North and
South alike there is but one remedy.
All the constitutional power of the
Nation and of the States, and all the
volunteer forces of the people should
be summoned to meet this danger by
t be saving influence of universal edu
cation. 1t is the high privilege and
sacred duty of those now living to
educate their successors and fit them
by intelligence and virtue for the in
heritance which awaits them. In
this beneficent work sections and
races should be forgotten and par
tisanship should be unknown. Let
our people find a new mneaning in
the Divine oracle which declares
that "a little child shall lead them;"
for our little children will soon con
trol the destinies of the republic.
FINAL RECONCILATION.
My Countrymen : We do not now
differ in our judgment concerning
the controversies of past generations,
and 'fifty years hence our children
will not'be'divided in their opinions
concerning our controversy. They
wIll surelv bless their fathers a:
their fath~er's God that the Union
was preserved, that slavery was over
thrown, and that both races ware
made equal before the law. We may
hasten or we may ictard, but we can
not prevent final reconciliation. Is it
not possible for us now to make a
truce with Time by anticipating or'
accepting its inevitable verdict ? En
terprises of the highest importance
to our moral and material well-being~
invite us, and offer ample scope for
the employment of our best powers.
Let our people, leavinig behind them
the battle fields of dead issues, move
forward, and in the strength of liber
ty and a restored Union with grand
er victories of peace.
THE CURRENCY AND THE DEBr.
The prosperity which now pre
vails is without a parallel in our his
tory. Fruitful seasons have done
much to secure it; but they have
not done all. The preservation of
public credit and the resumption of
specie p)aymnents so successfully at
tained by the administration of my
predecessors have enabled our peo
pe to secure thle blessings .which
the seasons brought. By the expe
rience of commercial nations in all
ages it has been found that gold and
silver afford the only safec founda
tion for a moneta-ry s'stem. Confu
sion has recently been created by
variations in the relative value of
the two metals, but I confidently be
ieve that arrangements can be made
between the leading.commercial na
tions which will secure the general
use of both metals. Congress should
provide that the compulsory coinage
of silver now required by law may
not disturb our monetary system by
<riving either metal out of circula
tion. If possible such adjustment
should be made that the purchasing
power of every coined dollar will be
exactly equal to its debt-paying pow
er in all markets of the world.
The chief duty of the National
Government in connection with the
currency of the country is to coin
money and declare its value. Grave
doubts have been entertained whe
ther Congress is authorized by the
Constitution to make any form of
|pper money legal tender. The pre
sent issue of United States notes has
been sustained by the necessities of
war, but such paper should depend
for its valuet ndf crrTAe 1upon itsA
at a lower rate of iiitcrest should b
accomplished without compelliinz th
withdrawal of N:atitonal bank uote
and thus disturbing the bu-i:iess c
the countrv. I venture to refe
to the position I have occupied o
fiaicial questions during a lou
service in Congress, and to say tha
time ancd experience have strengi her
ed the opinions I have so often e3
pressed on these subjects. The finar
cc- o the Government shall sal
no detriment which it may be pss
ble for my Administration to pc
vent.
AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTUR:E:
The interests of agriculture deserv
more attention from the governmet
than they have yet received. Th
farms of the United States affor
homes and employment for mor
than one half of our people, and fui
nish much the largest part of all or
exports. As the government light
our coasts for the protection of mar
ners and the benefit of commerce,
it should give to the tillers of th
soil the best lights of practical scienc
and experience.
Our manufactures a re rapidl
making us industrially independen
and are giving to capital and lah
new and proritable fields of enpio.
rnent. Their steady and healtn
growth should still be naiitainec
Our facilities for transportatio
should be promoted by the continue
improvement of our harbors and it
terior water ways and by the it
crease of onr tonnage on the ocean.
The development of the world
commerce has led to an urgent di
ma.nd for shortening the great sc
voyages around Cape Horn by coi
structing ship canals or railwa\
across the Isthmus which unites ti:
two continents. Various plains t
this aid have been suggested, an
will need consideration: but not
of them have been suliciently nu
tured to warrant the United stat(
in extending pecnniary aid. T:
subject, however, is one which wi
immediately engage the attention <
the Government. With new an
thorough protection to our coim me
cial interests, we will urge no na
row policy nor seek peculiar nor e:
clusive privilege in any cotnunercu
route.; but, in the language of m)
predecessor, I believe it to be ti
right an1d duty of the United Stati
to assert and mlainitaj) such sttpe
vi.ion and authority over :tiv ite
oceanic canal across the Isthmus thi
connects North and'Soutih Aniherit
as will protect our national interes
MORMONISM.
The Constitution guarantees absi
lute religious freedom. The Col
gress is prohibited from making
law respectintg a establishm ent <
religion or prohibiting lie free exe:
cisc thereof. The Terr'itories of t!
United Startes are subject to tile (d
rect legislative authority of Col
gress, ntd hence the General Goveri
it is responsible for anty v'iolati
of the Constitution ini anyv of ther
It is, therefore, a reproach to ml
Goverrment that in the tmost pop!
loris of thle Territories this conistitl
tionral guarantee is not enjoyed I
the people, arid the authority of Co;
gress is set at naught. The Mormi
Church not only ofll'ends the mora
ofnmanikind by sanicthmtinig polygaml
but priev'ents the administ ration
justice t hrou.gh the ordinary instr
mentalities of' the law. In my jurd
mrent it is the duty of Congres
while respecting to the uittermno
t he conscientious coilvict ionis and r
ligious scruples of every citizen,
prohibit within its jurisdiction
criminal practices, and especially
that class which destroy the fami
relation and( enrdanger social o.rdej
nor can airy ecclesiastical organiz
tion be permitted to usurp in tI
smallest degree the functions at
powers of the National Govern men
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Civil service can never be plac<
on a satisfactory basis un til it is reg
lated by law, for the good of the se
vice itself, for tile protection of thto
who are entrusted with the appoini
ing power, against waste of time ar
obstruction to p)ublic business causi
by inordinate pr'essur'e for place, ar
'e prot ectionr of inicumbeiuts again
..-tr'igue alr~ndrng. I shall at tI
piroper time ask Congress to fix tI
tenure of tire minor offices of tl1
several Executive Departments ar
prescribe the grounds uponr whic
removals shall be made durintg tl
terms for which inicumnbeuts ha
been alpointedl.
IFinally, act inig always within 11
authority anti limitation o t 11
Cons! t itti, invading neither tI
rights of States nor the reserv
rights of the pleople, it will be tI
purpose of myv admrinristrat ion.
maintain thre authiority of the Natic
anid in all places wit hin its jturisdli
tionr to enforce obedienice to all tU
laws of the Union in the inIterest
the people. To demand rigid econ
my in all thre expenrditures er tI
governmellnt, and to require hone
and faithful service of all the exec
tive otlicers, rememnberinig that 11
otices were created mnot for the beu
fit of the inceumubents or~ their su
porters, burt for tire service of tl
governmien t.
.And, now fellow-citizens, that
am about toC assumiie 1 he grreat tru
whieb1 you have conun!iItted to it
hands, I appearl to vou for that emr
est ando thUought ful support whur
will muake this~ govecrnmeniut in fact,
it is ini law. a goverr nenit of thIe pc
pe. -I will greatly rely upon011 t
wisdom and pat riot ismn of Congre
ard of those who :may share wil
te the responsibilities anrd duties<
the adinist ration, and above all, u
Onl ourl efforts to p)romote the we
fare of this great peop)le antd the
governmentii, I reverent ly invoke tI
spotand blessingos ofAlih
God.
Bio LOAD OF FoD)DER.-Mr. J011
Kenedy, son of Mr. A. B. Kenedy,
Lg Cane, brought to Abbeville la
Saturday the largest lead of fuddi
ever brought to -this market. Ti
load consisted of fifteen hundred bui
dIes, weighing tweuty-three huudre
and eighty-six pounds. for which I
realized $35.'75. Mr. H. W. Las
son, senior, being the purchase
When the load wade its appearancei
the distance, the members of the loa
ers club were struck with amuazemnen
and a full meetiug assem bled at om<
to dus the matter. As it cam
The i e eral.
C!!
TIIOS. F. GRENEkER,
r" W. H1. WALLACE,
NEWBERRY, S. (.
e WEDNESDAY, MAR. I6, 1881
t
di A PAPER 1'OR THE PEOPLE.
e The Herald is in the liishest respect a Fai
ily Newspaper, devote" to the m:aterial in
, terests of the people of this Comity and the
State. It circulate extensively. and as an
S .cvertising mnediun oters inrivaUledl ad
vantages. For Terms, see first page.
0 --- -- -
e "Plain and Simple" Preach
e ing.
We heard a minister once after
t. an unusually good seimon pray
r that God would bless the sermon
t "plain znd simple though it be".
. The idea conveyed by this prayer
was that be was apologizing to the
Lord for preaching a "plain and
simple" sermon. Instead of that
he should have been gratified-at
his success, for he had reached
a what should be to every minister
the highest plane of pulpit effort
e a plain and simple sermon ; a ser
d mon that is sensible, practical,
e clear, without duplicity, and per
feetly intelligible to all. There is
too much 'hifalutin" preaching, too
ii much straining after something
I grand and imposing; too rauch
love for high sounding words and
- glittering generalities; too great a
desire to preach eloqueit and
v learne.d sermons. Sermons are too
ie often artificial and refined lectores,
dealing with abstract principles and
r- idealisms and philosophical. spcu
lations. They may please for the
moment, but they leave no lasting
impression.
It is not every preacher that can
- preach a- plain and simple sermon ;
a it takes one of clear intellect and a
good understanding to do this.
LC He must necessarily understand
thoroughly what he is talking about,
- and he must be able to-convey his
la meaning so clearly to his congrega
tinthat they understand too.
i- Such a sermon must be to a great
'extent practical, dealing with facts,
Swith the true issues of life ;not
"with generalities. The g-:eatest
Iliving preacher is C. H. Spurg eon,
~of Londun. He preaches weekly
'to i. congregation of ten thousanud
,' eople, who never tire of hearing
st him. And the amount of good he
e has accomplished cannot be esti
,a mated. And yet his sermons are
af all as plain and at; simple as cau
well be imagined. We need more
a"plain and sinmple" preaching ; t he
eC world would profit by it.
The leading business men of Col
umbia have at last waked up to the
fact that fortune favors the brave.
r- and that if they would bring sac
cess to their city they. must put
(their own shouIders to the wheel.
d They have entered into~negotiations
with Messrs. Thompson & Nagle,
ec to whom the Legislature granted
e the water power privileges of th~e
~jcanal, and have made arrangements
h to reimburse them for their ex
Spenses *made up to this time and
unite with them in developing this
e water power. Judging from the
names that appear in these nego
d tiations and the manner in which
e the business is being pushed for
mward, something substantial may
e- be expected at no distant day from
" the much-talked-of Columbia Canal.
ic It seems to be pretty well settled
st that the President will call an extra
e session of Congress to convene
c- about the middle of May. The
SFunding Bill was vetoed by Hayes,
and the Apportionment Bill x as de
I feated in the Senate, and it will be
to take action on these subjects
i- that Congrxes will be called, if
h called at all. The chief interest in
the session will be the contests
eC for seats. There will- be contests
from every District in South Caro
'lina except the Fourth. and con
Stests from several other States be
*sides. .:.he Republicans will be in
e the majority.
Senator Wi.. Mahone. of Vir
ginia, is giving both parties in th~e
0 Senate considerable uneasiness. He
'holda the balance of power, and
tboth Democrats and Republicans
are therefore anxious to have his
i- vote ; but neither side feels dis
d posed to claim him. MaLone. got
e into the Senate by being the leader
of the readjusters, or~ debt repudia
a tors, in Virginia.
f. I
The Texas Senate, the 9th in
stant, by a vote of 23 to 7, passed
fr. c~uihn-ui1-. tA th~ vnfn'~r~-, Al' th~
t reen'i3me on tLe Rail Road
Questican.
Te[ mnfliCipal eicction -C:a oL
i( Greenville the 12th to sit(' t.t
( cS1otioni w1!t her tilt, S hit Y Si lt(i
subscribe to the proposied (T een
vill L Lanlrens !Zii1')aila. Tb<
vote stood : For subscription, 70
ags"r . 14. By this voto tt.e it
a:.r(es to subscribe 25.0);) an(
also Ier (11uota of 'til ticitioi :dl S50.
U0. which is to come from the en
tire County. The .$50,f)00 sub
scription will he .voAe.:t on soon
the 25ti we think.
Levi P. Morton, Mijuister it
France ; Wm. M. Eva: ts, of Nev
York, Allen G. Thuruama, of Ohio
and Timothy 0. Howe, of Wiscon
sin, Commissioners to the Interna
tional Mone taiy Conference a
Paris.
WNo. P. FeveC. Repubican. mem
b.)r of the Hose: frt m Mine. hal
been elected U. S. 6cnat or. to l
he unexpired te n of Senatoi
James G. Blaine. Ilaine's term a
Senator would have expired it
1883.
Both branches of the North Caro
lina Legislature have passed a bil:
to prohibit the sale or purchase o.
spirit.n.ous liqois, except wine, it
that State. The act will he sub
rmittec4 to the voters for iatiication
Angus Cameron. R-publican. hai
been elected by tha Wisconsir
Legislature U. S. Scator to sue
ceed Matt Carpenter. deceased.
J. W. McDill has been appointet
U. S. Senator by the Goveznor o
Iowa. to fill the unexpired term o
ir kwood.
Senator David Davis. of Illinois
d3eclines to sice with either of th
political parties in the Snate.
State News.
In thet case of A. A. Cisby trie(
for killing Dr. Wallace E. Bland a
Edgefield Court House last Apri
thbe jury, the 10th instant, returne<
a verdict of not guilty.
The night of the 5th instant M2
Jno. T. Gaston's store at Edgeflel<
was set on fire, probably with:
view to burning up tbe village
The fire was detected in time to b
eninguished before doing harm.
The four negroes who were cor
viCted about a year ago for th
huriiz ef the Academny of Musi
at Green'siile andl sen:1tenled to b
hanged appealed to the Supremn
Court. The Court nied a decisio:
tihe 11th instant granting them
nEW trial.
The MInnicipal election came o:
at Lexingtcn the 7th instant, a we
and a .dry ticket being in the ieli
When the polls were closed th
Managers found that the box ha
been "stuffed", and tliay refused t
count the votes. The matter wil
probably get into Coart on a mat
damus to compel the count.
The Reg4.'tr says that the Stat
Ag'riculturai Departmti'tt willp
into the State Treasury this yes
S25,000 from the 25 cents tax pe
ton on fertilizers.
It fuw thxer says that 15,500 tor
of commercial fertilizers have bee
carried up the Greenvil.le Railrca
this year.
And that 40,000 more bales <
cotton have been handled on t
Greenville Railroad this seaso
than last up to date.
Foa TueEAD
The Municipal Election.
"Up, be bold,
Vanquish~ fatigue by ener.;y of minld,
For not on plames or canopied in state
It is to be hoped thait the forni
cu stom ef rur cit i aeet in in pul
lie ase .l,a d n:-c tn ii
fnr Inited'~:a!t an.d W rde:ns. will b
rrdulcion; o t*xI" . c . lly t
re ' .r. Sl.u1i~d i .r::. the absnrl
cired citizre. It we ne lvi d 0
al lIbtwe rn 1 and .~ :.r :irnd
withl hie wrt8i2s, wti vr n-a or i
ainary. can pointa to n'o s.uch (ppieC
sive t2x ns this. Thle youith of l(
stru gli perhaups :o :iutau
wdowed ut ther. i' tas.-. Siper yea
frI:1n!hiw.sa-ali pito ee. This is it
Greenville Ne.w-.
difan ha cS 1 :I - I ?t *1:. . it r
wih d n4?; h h- . ia to
of thle prei iu'ly .n.all numtber o
i isters ia recordedC. I T P:ss Asso
eatio .ICC*w con'ijd t of tr:eCeerl
t en c'aln I-. a mlijSes& s:e ou~ s ssrt
I.f t of m.aors aund capttacins and thre<
r~ri ~-ates---'i'he N~ Wtt fl'y I IERALL
Fo1 THE HERALD.
Our Washitgiot Letter.
W ~U~1atu?r)ot. D.ti ~C
dli. e and the t:1 i.r- cuw u, a
eidscratubie fo1 th:e min:or ,%ii es
h,as ct?mI;eieed. i 1r eidelt G1 . rticd
t i" pleasant to aay "Pre.ideut''
b ie,I a ma11 is really elected to the
!"--C--is overrun with delegatius,
* Ie individuals. and lctters by the
- Lu-hcl, all on the subject of places
ab road and at home. So are the Czb
iul -ieers, especially Messrs. Blaine
ald Windom. So are such Senators
a. are supposed to have icfiuunce.
S. Lveu are Senators Couuling and
(aweroi, who do not seet to have
influeuce. So is General Grant, our
only living ex-President, who has
been in the city for two days. Ye, it
is not likely removals will be very nu
ulerous. As a measure of good policy
President Garfield will retain a vast
wjurity of officials, no doubt. Some
of thet;l have cowission, signed by
Lincoln, Grant and Hayes, and, of
course, they repre8ent all the number
less phases of that organized incon
sistency known as the Republican
party. To keep thew in office ensures
a presumably respectable performance
of the publie business, while to re
wove them would net probably im
prove the service, much and would
certainly increase the bitterness al
ready felt towards the administration
1 vy grLat u1,eu who were overlooked
when the large offices wele given out.
President Garficld gave us a better
address, in some iwportant reapects,
than I expected, and the above sug
gestion is freely offered hiu as a re
ward of werit.
It is evident already that., except in
the case of the English Mission, which
will be retained by that scholar and
gentleman, Jau.es Russell Lowell, the
important foreign appointments will
be given because of party service and
t without special regard to the fitness of
the appointees. The only advantage
jthis administration will have over the
last in that respect is that tbe services
so paid for are cleaner than those per.
formed in 1876.
There will probably be no extra
sessbon2 of Congress. One is urged
only by extreme Radicals, and the
chief reason given for calling one is
the alleged necessity for investigating
the claims of Southern Republicans to
e seats in Coogress, bnsed ou charges of
c Demouccratie fraud. Probably the Presi
6 dent, in the first place, puts little
a faith in these charges ; anid in the
a second place. he has declared for a
a policy, in connection with the material
and educational interests of the coun
Stry, which can never be successful
t without the aid of Southern Senators
L. and Representatives, and it is not
e likely he will commence his adminis
d tration by a raid into the country
0 where so many of his recessary. sup
[1 porters are There will be no extra
L- session unless he shall submit, as did
Mr. H~ayes, to the bulldozing processes
e of Radical Republicans.
y Gen. and Mrs. Grant called at the
rWhite House yesterday morning.
r Gen. Grant remained with the Presi
dent about half an hour. Before leav
s ing they were invited to breakfast
a with the President an.d his wife this
1 mnorug and accepted the invitation.
- DEM.
STHE NEW SECRETARY OF THE
e NAvy.-Judige William Henry Hunt,
a the new secretgry of the navy, is a
native of this city. lie is the son of
the Hon. Thomas Hunt, who was at
one time the British Governor of the
Bahawas, who married Louisa Gail
lard, a sister of the Hion. Theo. Gail
lard of this city. and had four sons
Theo. Gaillard Hunt. who was a Gen
eral of considerable prominence in the
Qonfederate Army; Randall Hunt,
r who is DOW a prominent member of
-the New Orleans bar; Thos. Hunt, a
t distingunished physician of New Or
e leans, and William Henry Hunt. the
youuf est son, who kl. hareston at
e theo age of six years, anrd resided in
e Lo.uisianua until his removal to Wash.
1Iington a few years ago.
s ( Aen:s and Courier.
Who can tell what has become of
n the old military bounty land warrants?
5 There is outstanding nearly twenty
e five thoucaud of 160, 120. 80 and 40
acres which were issued to soldiers or
their heirs for service-s rendered in the
Rlevolutionary w'ar. Florida war, 1812
wvar, Mexican war, Arostook war, and
luIdiani wars. They amount in the
a aggregate to over two million and five
r hundred thousaud acres. They must
be among the old papers left by your
grandfather, yo;ur fat her or your mo
Ither, anid not thought to0 be of value.
Lit the readar of this article see if he
or she ca.:;ot tiud one or miore of
in, m ; when found, write Ch:trles D.
u,re, of Washiuu iou; city. ' D. C.,
(ii F street. :and you will be informed
wit to doQ to mI~ke it a v:.ibiable to you.
BRv.G .Bod,art ted RedilePr
sonag~e,.G Marc 9,188, Mr. W.e Re.dWILLe, Pof
.Johnton's Sac 9., 188o Mr.s NETI S. WIOY,
eldehstoaughte of, the oiciaNTng minister.I
M1e~ aht 1881 byhe. J.catn D.Bower.
PIrENs 3, 1881, by Res. FA.ND BAe~ r.
PICEE'tS L WIsE to Miss F~~rxE Bsx~
I *~ II ~ ~,rh~'rrt' ('.c~nt,tv. ~ CL
"EARLIEST FLUWEI' C
DESPORTE-& -
WRIGHT'S HOTEL, - -
iN STORE
ILEAUT'l ']. LAWNS. at 'tc.
EW'A UTFUL CA.M:itlCS. -it Sic.
IBE:.TIF ''L PRINTS. at ;--(
.AItGE TOWE.LS. at It .
LAItGE LINEN TOW -:LA. at 25e.
GENTs' sil.K H.\I)NERCIlE: .
LADIES' L,NEN E.\AND) ''11
LADIE' L.INEN H ANil. i
LA'I)EI . \WN Ii \'";)i
M KIES' SUN HA :.a
A beautiful line of Ladies', Gents' and Chi1dren' >.
:heaper qualities.
* aK*'
Gents', Youths' and Boys' HATS. SHI [TS, HOSIE'Y. N
tALSES, STEEL SCISSORS and NEEDLES.
DRESS GOODS in all the novelties of the season. A d
* *K *K'
CLETONNE CLOTHS and LACE CURTAIN- for Uiho
Gents' CASSIMERES, CLOTHS, JEANS. DUCKS. 11IL
ories of \merica.
We are prepared to sell GOOD GOODS as cheaply as a
ion guaranteed.
DESPORTES & E
Wright'. Hotel Block, - -
Muar. 1ti. 11-3mi.
TILE
T1WIN- SPRIN BI
Patented, Nov.21, 1878. No.1
TE, the unde'r'$m'i.
BED, icn u ei cd
WM. ZO
at Helena, S. C, t i e pic
perior to auy we live eve
SINGLE Pita.
E. H. Christian. T C. Pool
Geo. McWhirter. S F. i:nt
R. W. Boone. J- 0. Havi
M. A. Carlisle. - W.H
G. W. Holland. W. ii. W ,
Mrs. E. F. Blease- D- - .
G. W. Garmany. U. B Whi
The Springs can be had at J. 0. BAVYLID'S, am
ewerry,
NOTICE.__
2EWBERRY, S. C , March 9th, 1551. STA'Ti
The Executive Gommittee of the Demo
cratic Party is r.quested to meet me at my
ffice on Monday, the 21st day of March, IN '
A. D. 1S81. A full at tendance is requiested.
M. A. G RLIS.E, E-7-^beth.
County Ch.uirnmn.
L. WV. SnimNs, Secretary. Br erde
Mar. 16, il-1t. iie ome.ry,
Charcoal ! Charcoal !! di~
Wanted at once, 100 BUSUELS G H AR-I :i( d c
COAL. A. C. JONES. hn'&Jh
Mar. 16, 11-It.boi.d
ICE ! ICE!! ICE!!! ST+:ns
ArangemenltS completed to furnish ice cash: od
during the season, from April 1sat, (without
there be considerable adv.ince in the cost sae b
of it), at the following prices: ises~ d, a
1 to 50 lbs., @ 2c. a lb. 15SicL
50) to 75 lbs., @ lic. a lb. Mater'
: 100'and up, @ lic. a lb.
Special arrangements made with mier- gTAT
bants. A. C. JONES.
Mar. 16, 11-tf. IC
STRAYED, IJoset h C.
On Saturday, March 5th, a mnilch COW,
~ith red and white spots on back and sides; B re
neck quite red ; cow is tal!. Supposed to licB otre
be somewhere on either the Columbia or atcwbr:
the Adhford Ferry Road. Suitable comn- lo Nadwbr
pensationi will be given for her return to the Estate
Ne berry. W. W. HOUSEAL. Th uildia
Mar. 16, 11-1i- said diece.m
50 Shares of Stock of The Na- im&gh
rom,an
tional Bankt of Newberry, prvter
Court Hou
S. C., F'or Sale. and ,? h,lf
. dred and
Pursuant to the order of the Hon. David Bve smr
Johson, as Judge of Probate for UnionCik,W
County, S. C., I will sel!, at Newberry C. TEFcn.
H., S. C., on the first Monday (Sale-day) inm RS
A pril next, FIFTY SH ARES of Stock in toaph, and
the National Bank of Newberry. Southn ah n
Carolina, belo:iging to the estate of Pettus ~ 11
W. hick, deceased, on the following terms pis,
-FOR CASH.Si
SARAH E. T CHICK, M e'
As Execurrix of last will and testament
of P..ns W. Ghick, deceased.
11th March, 1881. 11-3t A L' aff
Piedmont Seminiary for Young The "Di
Ladies. Rpre,
,Notes for
Piedmont House, Spartanburg, S. (' for the L<
A high-class School for Young Ladies', ehai
where a thorough education is guaranlteed(.
and the best methods and text books are The 4iecipi
used. f..ocat-ed in the wel-known Pi edmnont jThe .govo
House, one of the tmost charming Summler y aI i o
resort, in the --up-country.' ~ O
The Coutse of Study comprises the usual 40 eents
ratnces taught in the best Female Col- Quar terly
Inges; the personal and constant supervi- rieuit 1.
sion of each pupil will ne foun d to be a spe-.
cialty of the. Institution, as well as good reet .. 1
n 1~ abundiiant food. and the retining influ- stJtmtj aiil
nc of a Christiatn home. Addiress
TER.\S PER SEssION OF TWENTY WEEKS:
Collegiate Departnient (including Iree y
Tuition in Latin and French)...-:i2 00 ~
[terediate Dehpa-tment (giving I -
soudK English trainling)..........$20 00
ri mary De pa:tmentL (to which espe-iI
cal attenitioni Is paid)............125
jo utinget Fe.e.. . ....................$ 1 50 \\ e wiil
BOA R1: STA;IJ
l3oard (including fuel, furnxit.ure, lights Nea w . ry,
and service)......................$@) 00 zt.~:~
Washing.............................. 5 W ~e
Pupils received at any time and charged 1
om late of entrance.
pccial arrangements made with the 1
tailway Companies. by which reduced *&0
~ites are given to parents anot pupils. )
ai send ATr OsCE for Circular and re fer
Preant Session ends June 17; Autumn 4~
ssio begins Sept emnber 12. u
J. HENR HAG ER, A.Mf-' Bre.
Prmncipal.
Spartabug, 5. C.. Mar. 15, 1851. i1-ti
TTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Fe.16,'
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.- --
IN COMD10N PLEAS. 9 yS
imiiza C. Maffett vs. L. A. Halfacre, et al. i t now
Parti,ion FO L u YS
911S.
CO L V 1 f 'A , .C'
S. CR*iES.210
t 25c.
IND EWVEI) .IiOE ; a:zo the
ECK WAEA ,t.jLOVES, TiUNS,
a * *
rive in BLACK SILKS.
a * * *
Itery.
* * s
LS, from all the celebrated fac
any house in the State. Satisfac
DMLTNDS,
Columbia, S. 0.
E -4
of u,ing th,e TWIN SPRING
t, S
BEL & CO.
re in stting that they are -su
r sedi.
W. T. Tarra:,t.
.Janies McItosh.
ri. Junius E. Chapmaa
useail. G. G. DeWak. -
lace. Z. P. Mc.ses.
C-ibler. :A. W. T. Simmons. .
es. R L. McCaughrin.
I at the Furniture Stons-fa
WIiaster's Sales.
DF SOUT1 ( CAROLINA,.
TY OF' NEW BERRiY.
LMON. .LUEAS.
toon vs. E. P'. Chaimers, Adm'r.
and others.
Sof the Court I 'alzl sel, nt pub
beflore I1e cart Hoin. et Netw
U. ti:st .2:o.d ty in lla,.; 1881,
and in ;he t,vw:: uf N..betrry,
he Gravet i on ;~zI ke o Rich
deceaced, mul g thirty- LWo
lot. of \Wm. T urner i W. If.
ud by; Bestsa street 4W CannonGf.
The purchias.r ~il be req-dred
-half of Li.e patrc.hase ma: m.Il3
o secre ..I:. :ance, py.e ..
with, winte from! the day df
ond and moertgage of t;he preuk
id to pay for necessary pjapers.
m JOH NSTONE, Master N. C.
Ofice, 8th March, 1881. 11-3
OF SOUTH CARIOi4NA,
TY 1F NEWBERRY.
MMON P1LAS
dwe!, Admn'r., vs. James. 1.
Bax ter.
Foreclosure.
-of the Court, P4ili seil~at p~i
on ~the. First Motiday .in A pril,
-y Court-House, a most valuable
uiling thereon, the propery o
of James M. Baxtdr, dece~
was recently occnpied'by th
ed as.a saw odfice. is ve-ry comn
d wvelI builtt banug two stories
ud containing sour lage sized
d is suit:.he foroffces..or for a.
idence?. The lot irouts.on the
e Square about twenty-four fees
in width, run: ing back onie huhn
four feet, ad is bouded by
yet and by lots of Mrs. Z. D.I
H. Ransom and David R. Phifer.
Tc purchaser will be required
ehaf the purchase money in
to secure the balanice payaole a.
nth., with interest fromi the day
a bond and a mortgage of the
d pay for necessary papers.
S JUNTO'NE, laster N. C.
Jiice, 2d March, 18S1. 14) St.
r -12 Months for 10
Cents!
xie Agricutural and Mechanical
devted to Agriculture .and Me
-ts; cor'tains Stories and Fashion
the ladies, Humorous Reading
av rs of JoXes, Prize Puzzles,
r the liouse.wife, Farmer aud
td other iu:eresdaig reading
s are worth $5 to any farmer.
Stories i: contains during-the
LOht at a Bjdck S:.re) would cost
-Thle "R:-p'rter" is published
in the interes.Of the Dixie Ag
air and id~ be .er,t one year on
u cts. to pay poszage. Postage
ue taea-: as pm
J. T. FATICK,
Secremryfixiy Fair,
n-tf.'.W.dsh.oro. N. C.
[1 itUNRO..
ta 'he T a UGHB.REDi10h
BI L af u Tabpled
3. a 6 -ga:ag. arch 1see
re - y -. ie rh1
earvi:oed tosGleyBTNO.
Mo:inati :- :tr, in:peor
enSTthAN & aie: H.~ fo
--2m.
ers! Ovsters!
et
prepared to supply BEST NOR.
l'ERS in any quantity, hrge or