Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-23
eERoM Columbia.

rayagaut farce Of legislating (so-callcd) for
he good (?j of the people, aud unblushingly'
stealing six dollars per day from the tax pay
Els of the State. But all things temporal
nave an end, and this Infamous outrage on
he people of South Carolina, will likewise
have an end-perhaps an inglorious one-and
these robbers and oppressors will theu have
to give I'm account for their unwarranted
In that day, will they be desery
ing Of mercy?
49,, COLUMBIA. September Is. !
In the House Is day iii Bills tcontemplat-
ing appropriations f,r the supper, Of; the poor
OF The dl!feranL counties We're postponed to
the regular session. The sam. disposition
was made of the Bill to regulate the sale of
spirtuous lia nors by apotheearies. The Bill
10 authorize the sale Of the Columbia Canal
passed. The Governor, r. NJ. Lewis and G..
NJ. Wilder, were appointed Commissioners for
the purpose of etfecting the sale.
The, rest of the day was. principally con-
sumed in the discussion Of the Discrimina.
lion Bill. Whipper, 'Boseman and Elliott
nmde very ultra.Radicul speeches, aud the.
former said in that connection he heard that
II the Bill passed forty white members would
resign their seats. He was not intimdated
by these threats and appealed to the colored
men to- support the Bill so that their
votes, might pronounce the statement made
an the newspapers TO the effect that there was
conservative feeling existing amongst them, q
lie. The original billwas adopted by yeas, 81 );
hays, l9. The Senate's substitute was re-
sced. All the Democrats voted against the
original bill, also the white Republicans, Bose.
welt, .Dousenberry, Feriter, Hyde, Stoeber,
Nnsley, Wooley, also, Joseph Boston and.
Valentine colored.
The negro members from Elgc6eld, again
voted yea,-and that contemplate Down
East Puritanical blot on creation, Truman
Rops--a. perfect blank, even, among the Sam
hos in the House, and who never opens his
mouth except to vote yea OH the Niger bill,
and Judas-like, .betray his own race,---sus-
.taiped his previous vote, and also answered in
the affirmative when his name was called:
John WooFey, of G Granlteville, Radical though
lie be, is yet unwilling to reduce his own peo
pie to the level, socially, Of the vile, and
.pollutednegro, and like white man should do,
invariably does his utmostto prevent the con;
summation. of tie loathsome and deyilish de
signs Of fellows like Rivers, Root, Elliott, &c.
The Senate bill from the Hou.e, to organ
ize the imilitia, was read -forsthe first time.
& The following billsiwere read for: the third
time: A bill to regulate. attachments; 10 bill
to provide for the formation of the electoral
college,; o bill to suppress insurrection and
rebellion; q bill to regulate arrests and bail
in civil actions and bill to regulate the. sal
,aries Of State officers The bill to- incorpo-
rate the Wateree aud Month Carolina Rail.
road was sylaid5-on the table. -.
The following acts we're ratified: An act
to remove the county oseatsof Beaufort Coun-
ty1to the Town of Beaufort; an act to autho.
rlze additional aid .tothe Blue RidgecRailroad
Curhpany;:an actto punish persons who may
attempt to- hold ofticeiby authority of the late
provisional government; an-act to provide q
temporary organization Dfthe objectionable.
partment- of the State; an act to close the
operations ofsthe Bank of the State; an act
providing for the assessment'and taxation OF
property.
The caucus lhasagreed to adjourn not later
Il than the 25th.
/ At meeting this evening of the Demo-
cratic Conventions of the Third and Fourth
Congressional Districts, j.. P. Read, of An
derson, was. nominated for third, and w. D.
Simpson, of Laureus, for the fourth. The
latter was nominated unanimously after'the
first ballot, the former after the eighth ballot.
|; COLUMBIA, S. O., September l6.-IN THE
HOUSE, to-day, q resolution was offered by
Elliott (negro), who seems to1vhave become
reconciled to Speaker Moses once more, TO
allow that worthy official four dollars day
extra, but it was indignantly laid on the table.
Z The bill to define the Jurisdiction xnd rcgu-
late the practice OF Probate Courts: wss or
dered tolbe enrolled for ratification. %
A lengthy and exciting discussion took
place ON the bill toincorpo-ate the Air Line
Railroad Company, which occupied there
malader Of tho morning.
In the evening session the bill to repeal an
act prohibiting the excavation Of cellars 10
:seab ards cities wasintroduced and read the
first time. ,y.':i -. -
,INerHESENArEthe following bills were read
a third time, andtheir titles changed TO acts {:
The bill to provide transportation for convicts
discharged from the penitentiary; the bill to
extend the time allowed to officers heretofore
elected TO qualify.
Corbin gave notice of bill-to provide for
the quarantine service Of theports of Charles
ton, Georgetown, Hilton Head and Beaufort
Randolph gave notice of u bill to amend
the charter of the town OF Orangeburg.
,Aeresoution from the House m adjourn on
-the.24th instant, was ordered for considera
ton Tomorrow.
The Governor has approved the following
acts Act Tor the assessment and taxation Of
property act.to close the operations OF the.
Bank of the State act to punish persons who
attempt to'hold office by authority Of the late
Provisional Government.
Colonel j. P. Read, Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Third Congressional
District, addressed large crowd in front of
Carolina Hall this evening. Large numbers
Of both parties and color were in attendance.
COLUMBIA, September H.-Inythe House
to-day, the bill to provide for the preserva-
ton Of the State capital was ordered to be
enrolled.
The bill to organize the Supreme Court,
,.nd the Air Line Railroad bill, were ordered
to be enrolled.
The Governor sent in communication
from Chas. IL. Wilson, planter from Wadm'.-
law, charging one johnson, member of the
Leae ue from Colletoni with authorizing the
arrest of his foreman by an armed body of
negroes, and carrying him off in . threaten
ing manner. The Governor trusts that the
matter will be Investigated. Tomlinson, Lee
and Pettipgill were appointed q committee to
examine and report.
A resolution tn q nynpl Leslie Xas referred 10