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SATUHDAY, JANUARY 27, 1~877.
Put it Down.
A flairs tire somewhat in a disturbed
and unsettled condition. The country
is ill at case. The public pulse is in
an excited slate. Men arc hot
assured of the future. {Stagnation in
business has spread gloom and dis
satisfaction all over tho land. Farri
ers arc slow to make arrangements
for this year's planling. Merchants
arc hesitating whether to make ad
vances or not. Labor lias become
unreliable, and the people generali)'
seem to live in a state of d oil be and
irresoluliou.
Such being the case, it will bo well
for ihc country over to note the
cause of so deplorable an era. It was
hoped during the late canvass that
the 7th day of November would settle
the affairs of this nation for four
years lo come. That after it would
usher in a prolonged spell o! quiet,
peace, and prosperity. That the
drooping industrial and commercial
interests of the country would have a
new life hi fused into them, and that
under the wise and statesmanlike
administrrtions of Tilden as Presi
dent and Hampton as Governor, our
vUiolc pcplc would again nsiumc the
habilime nts of good cheer and heart
for the future. But instead of this,
wc have witnessed a greater state of
uneasiness in the public mind, and a
higher degree of depression among
all classes.
Deichten at the ballot box, the
Republican managers resolved to re
sort to trickery, and the dark ways
known only to Returning Boards lo
recover that which the people l>? their
votes demanded them to .surrender.
Backed up with the soldiery of the
United Stales, they guaranteed to
Chamberlain, Stearns, and Packard,
protection in their work of stealing
the electoral votes of Florida, Louis
iana, and South Carolina for Hayes.
Chamberlain and his crew were given
the power to count themselves in also,
if the)' desired longer to rule over a
peojdo whom they have done their
utmost to ruin and disgrace. They
made good use of the opportunity to
extend their reign. With Beturnihg
Boards devoid oi* character and con
science, they had themselves certified
to as being elected. Florida, however,
has been fortunate enough fo oust
Stearns, and is now ruled by a Demo
cratic Governor. South Carolina and
Louisiana have dual governments,
but in both of these States the tax
payers with wonderful unanimity ad
here to the officers chosen by ihc peo
ple, namely, Hampton in this Stale
and Nichols in Louisiana. And 16
the i filters [of the governments repre
sented respectively by these Chief
Magistrates the people will pay taxes
and to none others.
As lo who will be President, difl'er
rcnt opinions arc held. The majority
of,Jhe people believe Unit Tilden was
elected on the 7th day of hist month,
and that he should hj inaugurated
at all hazards. He received a ma
jorily of two hundred and fifty thou
sand voles over I laves, and without
doubt is tho, choice of tho American
people for their next President The
Republican tricks'cr.s, however, beut,
on mischief in Washington as much
as they are in Louisiana and South
Carolina, bavo declared it to lie their
pui'i ore Ic count in Ilnyts. U is
true I hut a compromise bill has been
u ] < i led i toviding for it fair eon?1 '>'? '
tl:o vote?, l>i;l as Grunt is said to Le
'. iii favor of its immediate passage, wo
feel some liow or other skittish of its
provisions. If the Sphinx couldn't
sec his way clear in the Electoral hill,
he would damn it as quickly us he
did the Supremo Court. So, while
we hope .'or I he host, still there is no
certainly who will he declared elected
President. Morion and Chandler
are he'l bent on lengthening the
official days cf their parly, and they
will not hesitate lb doubly perjure
their souls t c accomplish their de
sires.
But ns wo said in the beginning of
this article, let. the people taken note
of events as they occur. Let them
remember with burning recollection
the party and men who arc re
sponsible for all the ills that over
hang them to-day. Mark the. actors
on tlie stage in the nation, in the
State, and in Orangobtirg! If times j
should improve, if the prayers of thi
people should be responded to, let the
taxpayers of Ornhgcbuig county then
pull out their note books ill id search
fur the names of those who sought to
stir up strife in their day of humilia
tion and weakness. Somebody is re
sponsible for our condition, and when
the day of reckoning conn s [ihc guilty
ones should not be. forgotten. Put it
down now and you will remember it.
It is reported that the^proprietor of
the Green \ illc Atvcs has recently
been nosing around Atlanta, ostensi
bly for the purpose of putting iii a
bid for the printing of that State.
lieport reaches us ti nt Judge Car
penter has been doing a lively busi
ness in Washington, lie has, it is
believed j two decisions in the now
Iambus habeas iw/>M.seasc, which came
up before him not long since, one of
which he showed to tho Democrats
and the other to .Patterson, Zacli
.Chandler and their crowd, while in
Washington. Of course this duplici
ty got him the recognition of both
parlies, and how much else Cod only
knows.
RcmaLdtd to Private Life.
Bout well, one o! the present Sena
tors fi t;in Alnssat hiijetls, will be suc
ceeded by Hoar, who although a
It'.'publicaii, is possessed of honor and
some slabsmanship. iioutwcll is the
dog who recommended that the South
ern Stalls bo remanded to a territo
rial condition. K adieu I as Massa
chusetts is, she could not stand this
demagogue any longer, and has
turned him out to the pastures of
private life. Boulwcl) will soon be
forgotUn after the -1th of March.
When he shall lie stark and cold in
death the devil will lake care of his
other part.
A Good Sign.
The Washi ngton Chronicle} oho of
Grant's organ?, is now defunct. With
the power of rogues slipping away
from the A dminisltatioh paity at
Washington, the when with to con
duct journala for the special purpose
of slandering the South, grows harder
and more difficult to get. Eiiiploy:
ccs of the goverhmenl, too, it is under
stood, have refused to contribute i?riy
n.ore from theirsalaric-i. A ml so tin
Chronicle had to die the death of a
'?busted" concern. Put this is not all.
Contemporaneous with the death of
'.he Chronicle a reduction in the size
of the National Republican is an
nounced. 'J he latter is now a third
I
smaller than it was, but is as filthy
and slimy as ever. These are signifi
cant signs. They show that even in
Washington tho. people have repudi
ated the organs of tho Kcturning
Boards South, an I that to uphold
Grant in his encroachments upon
the Constitution, will bring sun: death
I to a newspaper, although it ho ptib
j lifthed under the nose of the President,
j ''Leaf by leaf the roses l.ill."
"Oh, look at them little horses."
Tim Kl.cJbiMl UHU
The two Committees of Congress,
appointed to devise sumo mot ho 1 by
which iho disputed Presidential ques
tion might be quietly settled, have
reported a bill which provides for a
Commission composed of live Sena
tors, live. Representatives, ami live
Associate Justices of tho Supreme
Court, whose duty it shall be to settle
all matters of dispute between tho
two Ileuses; T'ic bill is likely to
become a law, and t he country is thus
oHorecl a promised peaceful ^solution
ol tlic Presidential problem. It is
not certain whether the Commission
will give in Hayes or Tilden. If
their work results in taking Cham
bellum out of this Stale, wo shall no I
grumble no matter what else they
do.
- ? wl- * -Ci'
Charming.
The Kcpublic Mayaxinc, a month
ly publishid nt Washington with
funds collected i'rom the cnijdovoes
ol the Government, and edited by
Zacli. Cliaiidlor and Don Cameron,
has this lu Say about the "colored
element in Smith Carolina" :
"South Carolina has given birth
to a race of women who, if their
skin he dark, have sharp wits and
will iu lu arts. The danger in which
I hey stood, from the possibility of the
election of Tilden or Wade Hampton
being accomplished by fraud, in
duced them to perform deeds of bra
very that made November 7, 187G, a
red-letter day in their history.
They suffered no colored voter
within their reach to be controlled
by Democrats and made to vote for
Tilden and Wade Hampton. They
picketed the roads to the polls. Of
ten they saw a colored man in a
wagon or other vehicles driven by a
Democrat to vote for Democrats.
Not a w agon or buggy passed them
forjlial purpose; The women seized
the horses bead.--, and commanded); tho
intimidated negro to get o.ut. Tho
horse was taken out of the shafts, and
the colored voter taken te tho polls
aud made to vote the Republican
ticket by his enthusiastic female es
cort.
Wade 1 lampion lakes pride in
saying that he spared the lifo of
Governor Chamberlain. Hampton
would have killed him long since bad
I he dared. '/ he life of'Governor CVmm
J berl?in was sureil by the devoted dariny
of the colored tcomcn <>/* Columbia, and
ilk lono?s It- if l/iei'fi lie is sttfc"
We have frequently heard that
Chamberlain was ruled by peticoats ,
hut the above;is the first intimation
we have bud of the fact thai his dear
life was saved from Hampton by the
same melting influence;. It. is time
now to let the Pretender alone. Any
I man who seeks shelter tinder peti
coats is no' worth bothering with.
f [co.MMirNlt'ATKI).]
Mr. Editor:
On la-t Saturday evening :i man
was am: ted for breaking!Ihci glass
in Mr. Fischer's window. Whether
it was done accidenta'ly or n t the
Marshal did hot know. He endeavor
cd to take him lo is.ii. The prisoner
refused lb go, wl.cn lite Mayor
came, forward a d with phi >i drawn,
ordered him to jail, sind siicccedcel iu
getting hi1" there. Immediately
thereafter a large and noisy crowd
collected and seemed very much ex
cited. Oho old woman was heard to
say that no one si Vor nor two
Mayors could Carry her t ? jail. .1. Pi
Mays, (.oiiiily ( ohiudssii>ho'', also
was heard to say that "heWould cut
ilie heart out of any g d?d?d Mar
shal, Alderman,or Mayor, that would
attempt to ariesthini " This language
being used in an u'ready turbulent
crowd, was heard by the Mayo:, who
thought best to let the excitement
subside if possible before attempting
any thing further. Tn ? excitement
did subside altera lime. On Monday
morning following, (he Mayor ordered
Marshal (icrlaeh lo arrest Mays and
bring him he fore him; Gerhicli in
the discharge of his duty reported Ih'il
i Mays refused to be arrested, where
I
j upon the Mayor ordered him to lake
i a posse of the citiv.cns au 1 excou lo
the order. Tho Marshal (hen su:n
' moned to his assistance Marshal
Dantzler and two cili/.ens, and alter
; a time re|iorted that Mays was on bis
horse and still refused to.be arrested.
The Town Authority thus bliiti^jsot nL
defiance, by one who should bo fore
ih ofct in upholding good order, the
Mayor culled upon all good citizens
lo assist Him in the performance of
his duly. lie first culled upon the
col orcd people to assistjiim and not
one responded. lie then culled upon
the whites who promptly reported for
duty, under the Marshal.
A riot seemed imminent as the col
lored peojdc among whom are a good
many street loafers, thought ilu ques
tion of color, und used extremely abu
sive language in talking of tho Town
Authorities in front of the Court
House. They seemed to think that
because it was a col orcd man who was
ordered lo he arrested was the reason
why the whites responded so promptly
to the call of the Mayor, but such was
not tlie fact, as I heard a great many
say that tho only reason they elcslikcd
nuddling with the affair was because
a colored man was implicate i, and
I lint they knew wrong conclusions
would be drawn by the colored people.
Mays alter a time submitted to arrest
and was tried by the Town Council;
This ciise should leach all citizens,
while and colored, thai when a Mar
shal in the exorcise ol his office
arrests a man. that man should sub
mil quietiy until a heating is had;
ami if he lias been wrongfully ar
rested, he lias his da mage against the
Marshal and Town Council. It shorn!
also teach the people, 11 to colored
especially, that every time a Marshal
arr st- a negro he does not do so be
cause he is a licgrOj but because he
has violated some ordinance of tho
Town. As to compelling prisoners
t<? gi. to jail wiih adinwn weapon, it
i.- practised in all towns and our
Mayor, who makes no destinelion, has
ticalod white and black alike in this
respect. Should the color line ever
I e drawn, the whites are determined
that they will not be the aggressors,
ami it would be well if the eolorc l
people would lake the same resolution
for their motto. Another leasson to
be learned is that all good citizens
shotikl stand still and see that the
law is obeyed, and assist instead of
throwing obstructions in the way of
officers of the law. Ami that the
gathering of crowds when a man is
arrested, ami the using ol abusive
language or threats, which might be
construed as riotous harangues,
should be avoided ami (tried down by
all.
The action of our Mayor in the
performance of his duty rc.iocts great
credit upon him, ami he deserves the
thanks of the Town Council in up
holding the majesty ot the law and
the respect due the authorities of this
Town.
>A MIOO.
The Spoils!
We are much pleased to see that
Governor Hampton lias reappointcd
Mr. Vnii Tnssell County Auditor for
Orangchurg. Mr. Van 'fasse! 1 is the
present Auditor, a Republican, a good
officer, and thoroughly in accord with
the Hampton Administration. Tin:
vulgar cry that to the victor belong
the spoils has been the banc of the
country, making it impossible to ob
tain an efficient civil service. Govcr
ilampton is not a politician, thank
Heaven ! ami wi'.l not allow the great
struggle for Reform to degenerate
into scramble for office.-? AY-.c.s- and
Cum in:
The Order of Odd F?levvs.
Nl KKTINt'i ol' Tili: G t! A x..) I jOIKI K IN
I ! I.KKNVII.I.li.
jCorre'.sj.oiideut New-and Courier.]
( ?tKCNVll l.l , S. ('.. .Jan. 18th.
'I he session opened a! I) a.m. yester
day, the Most Worth)'Grand Master.
Ki I'.merick StII, '? of your city, in .the
. liair, supported by a full board of the
elective officers, and the I'us! Grand
Masters ?1. 'd. I.Clford,ofSpartahburg,
G. W. Curtis, of ('holer, and A. J.
'?'ims. of Charleston. Uulort'iuatcly |
for the public, the greater part of tlie
proceeding; are *ub rumt for hone save
the eliosoii hand: ami the my-terv of
mysteries is probably renvhed whi-h
lhe body, already guarded by a line
of sentinels, resolves itself into it secret
sesion for the secret, work of the
Ciller. Hlit tho outride world may
cat of the crumbs, Ac., and oftimcs
find a good morsel.
The report of the (.Irarid lleprosonta
' live, Silas Jolinslonb; of Newborry, is
I full of interesting mailer to the fra
? lornity, showing a total membership
J in the United States ami Cumulus of
;-100,000 That $00,000,000 have been
[ paid into the treasury, of which over
' $?15.000,000 have been disbursed for
: and fuhc-rnl benefits, and the sup
j port and education ?f?f widows and
j orphans.
The fo)lowing officers were elected
I and regularly installed this evening:
W J Lake, M W Grand Master; \V
F Bnrlon, Jt W D Grand Master;
Joseph G Martin, R \V Grand War
I den; Robert James, II W Grand Scc
rctnry; John Ilecseman, II W Grand
Treasurer; Silas Johns tone, R W
Grand Rcprescntelivc.
Tho following officers were ap
pointed by tlie M \V Grand Master
for the present year; A Fischer, \Y
Grand Marsha 1; .J R Thompson, W
Grand Conductor; J I) Dunlap, V/
Grand Guardian; AY A Jones. W
I Grand Herald. Rov; L C Loyal was
elected \Y Grand Chaplain.
District Deputy Grand Master?J
D Dunlap, P G., of Catudcin; G W
Curtis, P G M , of Chester; J G
Thorpe, P G., of Granitoyille; H X
Knilyu, P G., of Columbia; J M El
ford, P G M., Sparlanburg; M it Dob
ertson, P G., ol Greenville
The following arc the committees
for the ensuing year :
On the State] of the Order?A G
Mngnr.h, dr., P C M., Win. Tiiaycr,
1' C M., M IC Robertson, 1' G., j N
Kolisoh, d O Thorpe, P G.
On Finance -H k Sell, I' G M..
d It Scmrill, A d Minis, P G M.
On Flections and Returns--Hobt.
James, P G., chairman ex-officioj .1 W
.-mitb, P ( J.. d J) Dunlap.
On Mileage and Per Diem-It C
Star, P (i., J Maud El ford, P ?1,
II Ihn..', p
i be meeting has been a harmonious
<>ne, and they adjourned to m eet next
year at Uratigebubg C. 11,on the
third Wednesday in .January, 1873;
I^ii?5ulmai;s and Cos:acks.
The diplomatic manceuvcring in
regard to the Kastern question has
continued nearly a year, and at last
ends in a failure which, from present
indications, will lead to a Tiirkb-Rus
sian war. The ultimatum has been
rejected, and the allied Powers will
I undoubtedly yield Turkey up to her
j fate.
The population of European T?r
! key amounts to about twelve mil
lions, of it 11 creeds and race;-, and ?.; ;
theso but three millions are Mussul
mans. How it is that this clement
has been ablo lor years to e iw ami
keep in subjection the nine million*
of Christians is a mystery. The, i'lfk- j
isb army on the peaco looting is com
prirativcly small, and is seat tore 1 I
ill on" the outskirts of a widely ex t
tended empire. This bears evidence
thai the domination of the Mussul
mans is not upheld by troops, no:- i
it sustained by superiority of we aim
or cultivation, for it is well known
that the Christian elements are richer
and far more enterprising.
How it is that so small a body til"
men, not forming a military organiza
tion and not calculated to act in har
mony, are able to oppress at will such
a large ami intelligent mass is a mat
ter which has puzzled the shrewdest
minds in Furope and made the
Eastern question one exceedingly
hard to solve.
Put now the solution of this great
problem has been, by the stubborn
measures of Turkey, wrested from tho
peaceful arbitration residing in the
powers and desiresof the conference,
and the probabilities are that Russia
will immediately take the matter into
her own hau ls and settle it beyond
controversy forever.
The Return of Hi8 Jew3 to
Plestino.
"Whether this is the prophecy or
not, '.here is a vague notion through- j
out the Christaiii world that it i.-; and
therefore the world is in constant ex
pectation of its fulfillment.
Whether prophecy or not, it is a
subject of paramount interest to tie1
Jews, aid all the ChrLtian world will
rejoice to see Palestine in possession of
the .lews.
As a matter of State policy, tho
Christians as well a* tho Jews of all
the Fat, would infinitely prefer the
Jew., to the Mnhommcdans in control
of the Holy Land; but wc arc too apt
to make tho wish the father to the
thought.
It does not follow that if the Turks
arc driven across the Iiosphorus, their
powc?' will be diminished in Palestine.
The millions of Mahomcdaus oc
cupying Asia Minor will make a des
paralo and long struggle before they
arc completely overpowered. It is
therefore hardly to be expected that
in the natural order if things the
Jews can be placed in possession of
Palestine for many years to come.
2?or Sale.
I will sell at public auction on Halo day
in February next, my Farm near the Town
of Orangchurg to the highest bidder for
(.'ash. Farm contains 14 acres, with new
Dwelling, and necessary outbuildings.
C. YOUNGBLOOD.
January 2Glh 1S77.
jan 20 It
StoclclioltiorS IVToeting.
The animal meeting of the Stockholders
of tlit; Orahgeburg Agricultural and Mo
chatiical Association will be held at tho
Fair Building on .Saturday morning Fcb
uary 10th 1877, at 11 o'clock, Business
of importance to the Association will bo
brought up, and a full and punctuul xtton
daiicc is requested.
KIRK HOBINTON
Secretary.
jan 27 it.
Oil ANG EBTJRC
WILL GIVE AT
MASONIC HALL
Tuesday and Wednesday
FeJp. Stil and fjtli 1877
The great sensational drama
TJSjS" NIGHTS
IN A
ROOM.
iVew Sceneries. A full orchestra
will he in attendance.
For fin ther notice reo next weeks paper.
To Tho ^az-Payer^
ok
ORANGEB?RG COUNTY".
The subscriber has been appoiidc I by
Governor Hampton a special Agent for Or
angiburg L'ountv to collect the contribution
of one-tenth of the taxes paid in 1S70, and
he is assured that the patriotic people of
the County will promptly ami cheerfully
respond to this call of our noble Governor,
ami in support ?f an honest Government.
Taxpayer- will pVa-o bring with them their
tax receipts for IS7G.
lie W5H attend at the following phicc* and
time.
Oraiti'.vhur evorvd iv.
Lewisville, Wednesday, Jan. 2tth;
Brancii ville, Friday Jan. 2tith.
Knotts M.Ml, Monday, Jau 29th.
Glcatons, Wednesday, Jan. 31st.
interims, Friday, Feb. 2nd.
Fog'e- Store, Tuesday, Feh. GtlVi
.1 F Way's Store. Thursday, Feb. 8th.
Avinger.s, Saturday, Feb. 10th.
Fourcs Foil, Thursday, Feb. 13th.
L A Zciglors, Thursday l'?th.
THOMAS W. OLOVFlt'
jan 20 2t,
'(''???eo'?'irpn> ilnn he" io'ore iv*f siting.m<
! ??? i.- i;: o :: ? i - u" We ? 'V.nt in I'in *.
(irow 'l ievo-!ri. lira?h i:-; l'*<un!y S \Vt
i- this day ilL.*.*. t'-.'d by m u .i.d consent/
S.iiuiarv >':U 1 i.".".
.1. \|. WH lv*5L
.1. I,. WATT
j o: 2<> 1m.
?S 11 C\ TYn 1? ,%r? r ??? 1 TP
IV: vir: ? ? d'
?c. pn:i * icor :<
(Jo I io Sjiaiiifi i'oj i..- and to -I? >>i:t 15. Pike
I i'e'l 'i a u-:' >?? in frmi -if i > ? iiigouitr s
??. Ij h i Min i iv Fc'tiii iry ?. 1 <77, at \ l
? ' '?! o'ivj iliy Miiv named llosa'.
iVi'ii'i.i cash-.
\\\ iL .:;>?
Agent of Mortgi'ge?.
Si3:iix,3 Sales.
vir'ae of m Kxeemion tu rio directed
1 wiil sell to* the lugljpst hiddir. at Orantr-*
biirg C. 11. on the fustMonday in February
next, for cash a'l the Right-, Title and In
terostsdf the OeTcridahtd in the following"
propei ty, to wit:
AH that plantation or tract of land i i
said County, containing eighteen hundred
acres more or Ips?, being Homestead tract
of the late David Boiler, also, one carriage,
two wagons and one mule, Levied on as the
property of David Heuser at the suit of B. J..
fwittvand J F Kisemau
Sheriff'* Ofliec, ) J. IL LIVINGSTON,
OraiVgcburg, C II \ S?0,C.
Jan. 13, 1S77. J
jan 20 3t.
NOTICE
The I*axpayers of the Precinct ofOrangc
hing recognizing the Clovernmcnt and
administration of Daniel II. Chamberlain
1'sq., Governor of (he State of South Caro-1
Una are respectfully invited to attend n>
meeting to be held on Monday evening
January 22nd. LS77, for the purpose of
making arrangement.'' for a mass meeting
\ of the taxpayers of the county supporting
I said government.
Several gentlemen accqiiamtcd with the
condition of afliiirs will address the meeting
J. M. THOMPSON,
Precinct Chairman.
It
jan
'0
s a V i s t i jo s i n o jsr.
Whole and half Shovel Moulds.
HEADY MADE PLOWS,
who'e and half shovol.
SEEDS
Onion Setts, Seed Potatoes,
Oats, Rye, Barley,
And a full supply of
GARDEN SEEDS, FRESH*
Root Humes, Iron Bound.
Single Trees, Ironed.
All for sale low by
J. iL Hamilton
lhnscll Street next to CorucDon's.
SEX 1> to G. P. UOWF.LL & Co.,
New York, for Phamphlet of 100 pages,
containing lists of 300 newspapers, and
estimates showing cost ofadyortunuj*