The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-01-15

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yieids of this mountainous; tropical plant: riie
root crops should receive more enlarged Guilt
walton in the South, aud there is no ooe Of this
| class of vegetables we'll rcpays a lithe extra
trouble and pains-takDg as the commou Potato.
Lincoln county, N. c. c. L ii.
1s3}fi5 GOOD LAWS II
I The Legislature Of South Carolina. at its late
: session passed an Act to, amend the Grimm al
Law of the State. in which we find the following
appropriate and timely enactments
! Whensoever hereafter any person shall migrate
into this State. and reside here, or exhibit an in
! tention so to reside if his bad character or his
inability to support himself and family, shall be
made to appear to the Judge of the District
Court, the said Judge shall, by written warrant,
require him to enter, within twenty days there
after. into bond. pay abe to the State, with two
freeholders sureties, whose suf6ciency shall be
| approved by the Clerk of the Court in penalty
Of one thousand dollars. conditioned for his good
| behavior. and for bis continued support of him
! self and family. And i'm case such person shall
fail to give the bond as so required, the District
| Judge is hereby authorized and required, upon
complaint and due proof thereof, to issue a. war
rant commanding such person to leave the State
within ten days thereafter And if any such per-
son so ordered to leave the State, shall not do so
within the time prescribed in such warrant, he
shall be guilty of misdemeanor. and. upon con-
viction thereof, be liable to fine. Imprisonment,
| corporal pun: shment and hard a)or, at the dis
erection of the Court. If the bond aforesaid
should be given. it shall be kept by the. Clerk,
| and suit thereon may be ordered by the District
Judge. In such suit, any fine imposed upon the
principal obligor and not paid by him, and any
sums expended for the support of himself or his
family. under public authority. shall be assessed
as damages. to be collected under the Judgment
| for the penalty of the bond. which shall be re-
| of of IL
ton. If any person. who shall have been con-
victed Of any Infamous offence in any other State
or country, shall come be brought into this
State such person, on conviction thereof shall be
sentenced to hard labor, with occasional solitary
confinement, for any period not exceeding fifteen
years. 10. j. ~=st7 .... - 3
For any person to put any obstruction upon a
railroad to remove disarrange any part
thereof 20 injure the machinery or cars used
thereon, to mslead any person employed there
on by false statements or signals, or in any way
to interfere with any part or appurtenaace there
| Of with any schedule. operation or use thereof,
with wanton Indifference to consequences, or with
a malicious intent to do harm to person or pro-
perty, or to plumber, to delay train for dis
honest purpose, shall be felon without benefit
of clergy. .~."
REPEAL OF THE UsURr LAWS OF SoUTH CARO-
Immediately before the adjournment of
the Legislature of South Carolina, the old usury
1 laws of that State were repealed. We learn that
the rate of interest in South Carolina is fixed at
seven per cent but that there is no limit as to
the rate of interest which debtors may contract
or covenant to pay. ....... ...sf
! TRANSFORMATION We understand that trans
portation is furnished by the Government to all
negroes who desire to go South. We suppose
this is by order Of the chief of the Be- ureau,
| md her. p1a1uf
be worse than idle; but we think the thing is an
imposition the Federal treasury, and an in
jury to the country and the negroes. Persons
come Eere and by finely spun tales, excite the im-
aginative negro and induce him to leave the
"Old plantation" in search of what can never be
conference.-the living and little work. We
have not one laborer more than the necessities of
our agricultural interest require, and if these ne
groes are induced by free transportation and high
er wages to leave Us, this summer our planters
will fully realize what it is TO be without help.
Now if they only took away refugees, or if the
negru's condition was really to be benefited by
the move, we would not have one word to say.
But many Of these people are "native here, and
to the manor born" and as soon IS the novetry
wears off, will wish to return 10 the cold folks at
home then who will give them transportation
back. We do not understand this free trarspor-
tation any way, but this is not the only thing
that the Bureau does that is beyond the compre-
hension Of ordinary mortals. We ask, when was
the appropriation made for this purpose-and if
il was made, has it a limit Will any one in
form us p Charlotte Times
We agree with the Times, mainly in what it
says above Those whoscome here and hire
hands, should pay for their transportation The
public money Shout not be expended to aid pri-
vate and individual enterprises. =, - e-.-.
ElGHrH OF JANUARY CELEBRAT1oS.-Va.
ington, Jan. Sat commemorative dinner in
this city, on yesterday, Mr. Montgomery Blair
| said 80 % '31'> " ~.
~ break in upon the regular order Of proceed
, ings to announce tina: am delegated BY the com
mittee of Arrangements to propose the, health OF
the President of the United States -. 60.
The toast was drunk amid great and prolonged
cheers. 1872. .-.....-- =, - - =.
The President replied: Gentlemen: s It is
not my purpose, in rising, to make an address
on this occasion, aud shah try, at this aopportu-
nifty, atleast, fI have not or cannot in Others to
initiate the examp e that has been set bv the dis
tinguished and illustrious man that has been alu-
ded here tonight by the Chairman of this meet
! ing. l respond to the demonstrate ion ;you have
made this evening, BY merely proposing a seuti.
ment: No State, OF its own will, has the right,
under the Constitution, to renouncc its place in
or withdraw from the Union (-Cheers.nln Nor