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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
THE MAY CONVENTION.

So great is the agitation among all
classes of the people upon the subject OF
Debt and Taxation, and so general is
the determination to find way-straight
or crooked-out of the difficulties and
dangers which beset the State, and the
Convention invited by the Chamber OF
Commerce end Board of Trade OF Charles
ton will no doubt he held, and will. it is
hoped. be worthy exponent OF the
views and desires OF the taxpayers OF
South Carolina. There is no political
axe to grind. The plain purpose is to
give those who pay nine-tcnth' of the
taxes, while they have no voice iu impo-
sing them, au opportunity OF cou! IL
ing together, so tliat the people may OBJ
tain, ii possible, some security against q
continuance of the proiiigatc legislation
which is fast running the State, and has
already brought thousands to the thres-
hold or the poorhouse.
That the Convention, If composed OF
the right men and acting III the right
spirit, will do good, there can be 10
question. The people, cropping about
| i'm darkness, ask for guiding light.
they demand that, if there be peaceful
remedy for all of our troubles-and we
| believe that there is-that the remedy
shall be put before them. Unless this
he done the younger citizens of the
State, driven to despair, will not be re-
strained from cutting the Knot which
their elders fail to unite.
OF all times, this is the time when the
grave autl thoughtful representatives ol
the wealth, intelligence and virtue ol
South Carolina should assemble in
Council for the salvation of their people
But that their words may have weight
and mower, the delegates to the May
Convention should be chosen with scru'
pulous care. They should be staid, re:
sponsible men, OF high position and
moderate opinions, recognized through
out the State as citizens who do MOI
weigh personal ambition in the scale
with the public good. Such body will
command respect at home and abroad
! IT'S recommendation will not he idly
made. And if the Convention shoule
succeed in solving the social and linan'
cial problem. its members Will, indeed
have deserved we'll of the Common
wealth. They may fail, but is their duty
and ours to exhaust all the means which
suge est themselves for redeemlng South
Carolina from the incubus o. ignorance
and vice, social disturbance and financial
! roub!e For what may come thereafter
! his people cannot be held to account.-
4 knr(e8tOn Ne1U,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
THE FINANCIAL. BILL.

The following protest was present
i and entered on the journai OF th'
.onale on tho 7Lll of March:
I'VE, the nndcrsi gned, mem oers o
'c Senate, protest against the pass
& Of 4 Gili entitled u bill to create {
! .bt OF the State Of South arUlin;l
TO bc known as the sterling fuudc,
debt, the same, or the procecIs there
OF, to BIZ exclusively used in cXchang'
for, or in payment OF, the existing
public debt OF tho State for the tol
lowing reasohs:
IL. Because to create any further
debt at the present time is unwisv aut
unnecessary.
q Because the existing debt o
the State is unknown, and a correct
knowledge of it can not be obtained
80. Because it il admitted by tn,
champion Of this bill, and It's. friends
that the financial managers nance
in its text arc not the proper persons
to be clothed with such fsca
trust.
Il. Because it will increase the bur
den Of taxation, now already oppress
i've, and swell the Aggregate OF til,
Interest on the existing and tin,
sterling funded debt to the amoun,
Of $1,000 600, or at the rate Of Sin
mills per dollar per annun upon III
the property Of the State OF SoutE
Carolina.
IS. Because the agent or agents
who arc to negotiate and manage tn,
proceeds of the sales OF the s6,OUO,OUt
in sterling bonds for twenty years te
come, ale not required, in Any way
to give security Of any kind for tn,
enormous trust conhded to them.
"G. BECAUSE the question Of such ;
large Indebtedness. viz: $4,000, ,0O(
lin gold, tn largest ever, at any one
time, in the history Of the Legislation
Of the State Of South Carolina author
lied, should have been submitted lt
the quaIited voters Of the State toI
their approval or rejection before lh'
General Assembly put it beyond thei
power to control.
~ Because the credit of the State
must be impaired as the column OF it:
Indebtedness is increased.
"9 Because the excessive taxation
that is to follow this new created
debt will produce disconttent ant
dissatisfaction throughout the whol,
State, and inspire all opposition to the
government that will. disrupt tht
pe>.ce and increase the disorder now
so threatening and deplored in oul
communities.
"l5. F. WHITTEMORE,
E Z. DICKSON,
w. E. HOLCOMBE,
JOHN WILSON,
G. W. DUVALL,
D. BIEM N,
J. FOSTER"
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Markets..

ABBEv1LLEi April 14.-Cotton IL
New York, April 12.-Cotton quiet
uplands Is; Orleans ISL; Flour dull ane
unchanged. Wheat quiet and steady
Curn dull and dropping. Pork steady
at l9.75@l9.S1. Gold steady.
7P. M.-Gold: lu! !@lOs. Cotton dull
and heavy, with sales OF 2,65O bales, Il
l45. Southern flour unchanged
Wheat quiet, winter red 2.62@2o'
Corn 1c better. Pork l9.5O@10.75.
CHARLESTON, April ~. - Cottoi
quiet-middling. 13i@l4: receipts A.
bales sales 800; stock 2O.34l.
AUGUSTA, April R.-Cotton II
moderate demand, but prices easier,
1s} for middling; sales 42O bales; re
ceipts 100.
LIVERPOOL, April 12.-s P. M.-Co;'
ton quiet-uplands 7s@7!; Orleans 7s.
LIVERPOOL, April l2-Evening-
Cotton quiet-up!ands 7s@7!; Orlean
Il; sales 10000 bales, including 2,0oo 1oi
speculation and export.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, April 0.-The proceed
ings of the Judiciary Committee, yes
terday, have been kept secret. A very
reliable statement, however, is to the
effect that the bill has been amended in
several respects, so as to make it more in
accordance with judicial tests; efforts to
make punishment follow more speedily
upon the heel OF offencns, failed. The
bill rs amended is not more stringent,
but is only more in accordance with le-
gal logic than the House bill.
WAsHINGToN, April l0.-The Senate
is discussing Blodgett and Goldthwaite.
The Ku KluX bill was reported from
the Judiciary Committee, with verbal
amendment, "except that the law ter
inmates with the next session Of Con-
gress."
In the House, Hale's bill for nearly
universal amnesty. was referred to the
COMMITTEE on Presidents Message,
the only live committee in the House.
An early and favorable report is proba-
BILE.
In the Senate, the Democratic side
will be brief in arguing the ku Klux
bill, which will probably pass by Thurs
Saturday. Scott spoke in opposition to
.bSoLlIlS olOt&SSlG. OuSilSao SPlSoSN ootAt
Blodgett and Goldthwaite. Adjourned
without action.
In the House, bills were introduced
allowing the Memphis and savannah
Railroad to enter public lands and grant
ing lands TO the Selma and Gulf Rail
road, and the Kansas City and Memphis
Riilroad. The amnesty bill was passed,
under suspension of the rule, attended
9TH applause an the floor and in the
galleries. A bill withdrawing public
lands from. market failed by 81 to l02.
The following was passed by $50 to q
f2esolved. That this House re-affirms
the resolution adopted on the 18th OF
sentatives OF the Forty-First Congress,
declaring that the true principle of re-
venue reform points to the abolition of
the internal revenue system, which was
created as o war measure, to provide
for extraordinary expenses, and the con-
tinuauce of which involves the employ
ment, at the cost Of millions of dollars
annually, of an army of assessors, col.
lectors, supervisors, detectives, and
other officers previously unknown; and
requires the repeal at the earliest day
consistent with the maintenance OF the
faith and credit OF the Government, oi
all stamp and other internal taxes, anc
that properly adjusted rates should be
retained on distilled spirits, tobacco ano
malt liquors, so long as the Legitimate
expenses of the Government require
the collection of any sum from internal
taxes,
The amnesty bill which passed the
House this evening by vote of l34 to
4e, excepts those who were members OF
Congress, offers of the army and navy
who left to join the rebellion, and mem
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

Mr.. CALHoUN's REMAINs.-The re-
mains of this great and good man, which
were entombe'l in the graveyard at st.
Phillips Church, in the brick vault espe-
cially prepared there at the time of his
death, were returned there Saturday
last, in the presence of the Rector, AS.
sistant Rector, Vestry and INardens Of
the church. They had been removed.
on the breaking out Of the war, and
very wisely too, to the Eastern end OF
the graveyard, so that they could not be
found by the spoiler.- Charleston Cou'
rier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

bers of the State conventions who voted
for the ordinance of secession. The bill
was supported by all the Democrats and
many leading Republicans - anon,
them Banks, Dawes, Eames, Farm,
worth, Garfield, Lynch, Hale, Scotirl,
Kelley, Flnklenburh and Sheldo
Among the Southern Republicans ".
voted nay were Maynard, Wallace, 2,
Grand Elliott.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
M A

MARRIED, on the sth April, 1871, by
the Rev. Francis Brown, Mr. SAMUEL
BOYD and Miss MAGGIE VIII
LIAlIS, both of this County.
MARRIED, on the 7th inst, by the
Rev. Francis Brown, Mr.. JAMES
JACKSON and Miss MAMIE HAIR
RIS, both of Abbeville County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
CONSIGNEES.

Tue following named persons have
freight in the Depot:
Baker g. Clinkscales, J D Chalmers
J J Cunningham, II Cason, L C Clink-
scales, J II Cooper, ] A Dickson, NJ D
Drennon, John Enright, E Edwards,
J C Haskell, Hughs & Co, G Y Jackson,
Jay & Bradley, G Eoafer, WIN McCombs
+ NJ Mitchell, w D Mars & Co, VIM
Mathis, J Il Norwood, DJ Neesc, P &
Co, Pool & Wilson, @. P & Co, L II Rus
sell, ] w Trewit, Dr. S II Walker.
No goods delivered until freight is
paid.
J. ". MARSHALL,
Agent.
The following persons have packages
in the Express Office.
Alice A Wait, w = DuBoso, D y Moo
dr, J Morrow, w N M,Cas!iu, d C!aw-
ford, J D Sea5.ouk.
G. V. HAMMOND .
Agent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

Why CoNNECTICUT is BOUND TO
HAVE A REPUBLICAN MAJoRlrY.-Ihe
New York World makes allusion TO an
anomaly in the representative system OF
Connecticut that is notgenerally known.
It offers a satisfactory explanation OF
the difficulties Of the Democrats III that
State, who, though they might be IN a
majority of $1,000 on the popular vote,
the Republicans, under the present un,
republican arrangement, could control
the lower branch of the Legislature.
Representatives are not apportioned
among the towns on the basis of popu-
lation. 10 show how wrongfully this
inequality works, one instance will
suffice. The Republican town OF Sims
bury polls but 334 votes and has two
Representatives in the Legislature,
while the Democratic town Of New
Haven polls nearly 5000 votes and has
no more. If Simsbury is justly entitled
to two, New Haven. Should have fifty
three Representatives and this is just
how it is that the Democrats arc swim
died out of the Legislature. Gov. En-
glish has all actual majority of votes in
the State. and yet the returns give the
Republicans from fifteen to twenty-five
majority in the House Of Representa-
tives. The Democrats have not been
able to secure a majority the Legislature
for sixteen years, owing to the inqui-
tious, anti-Republican arrangement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

The Illinois papers say that never,
perhaps, in the history Of the State
were 'he prospects Of a wheat crop
20 splendid at Ibis season of the year
IS they now arc throughout Central
Illinois.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

A Washington telegram of Thursday,
to the Baltimore Sun, says:
"The financial condition Of South
Carolina is such. that letter received
here to dar represent 4 growing desire
among the lax payers % appeal directly
to Congress asking tnat body to resume
control Of the State and shield the reo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
$500 Reward.

E WILL PAY the above Reward
q for the apprehension of the thief or
Ineives, with proof to convict, VINO en-
tered my safe on the night OF the 3otn
ult. I will also give ten. per cent. OF
the amount of the stolen money Whlch
may be recovered.
l.. III. RUSSELL,
County Treasurer for Abbeville County
April 4, 1871,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

Gay WITHOUT TOLL, LOVELY WITH
OUT ART" are those who use as Tonic
and Restorative, Sumter Bitters, the
great southern Tonic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14

pie there from the continuance of a
taxation which is amounting practically
to coutiscation., 1t is proposed to show
that neither hostility to the govei nmen.
nor partisan considerations have any
ching to do with present troubles there.
It was noticeable that DeLarge, one Of
he c0lored members from South Caro-
lna, appe aled to the House to-day to
craut Universal amnesty as the proper
course to restore confidence and har-
iMouy in the South"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-04-14
$4,000 Reward.

VHYHE above Reward will be paid
b for the recovery of the money
taken from the Safe of the County
Treasurer of Abbcville, on the night OF
tie 30th ult.. or proportionate Reward
FOR any part of the same, or rany,evidence
that will lead TO the arrest and convic-
ton of the thieves.
j. B. HUBBARD,
Chief Constable State South Carolina.
April 4, lS7l, If .
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
Our Candidate for State
Senator.

w. STEVENS, of Meigs county,
has received the nomination for
State Senator for this district& lie
would make amost suitable Senator,
who would represent tho interests
Of the struggling ,for-life and terribly
taxed people Of this district, because
he is an honest man and friend OF
the farmers, the laborcrs, and the
mechanics, who have to bear the
burdens. lie is not in favor Of Civ
ing all the gold to the aristocratlc
bondhol ders. Having been sold
ier, he is in favor of the pensions Of
soldiers, &C., being paid in gold in,
stead of below par paper. lie is
opposed to Il John Sherman's sys'
TEN of privileged taxation, high
tariffs to enrich the few, land steal
ings, etc, His motto is
"RIGHT"-not "MIGHT."
Vote for Mr.. STEVENS Should
he be elected he would honor the
position.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
Y GuHnlg Men,
Look Here!

Young man vote the Demo.
cratic Ticket, Vote the regu.
lar nominated Democratic Tick
ct. Assume at your outset in
life q decided, positive and
reliable character. 1t will be
set down to your credit.
Decided men are the kind
wanted. Vacillating, uncertain
and unreliable men are always
mistrusted. Keep clear Of
boilers. Make a fair start in
life. Running at every alarm,
or shifting about from one hob.
by to another, will indicate you
have no settled purpose, no
matured judgment or opinion
of your own.
We say vote the Democratic
ticket-vote it straight. If,
however, your convictions are
in opposition, go for the Re-
publican nominees, but-but,
above all, do not be a go-be-
tween, a creature contemned
by both parties. Be como
thing. BE where your neigh
bors can find you. Be decided,
and you will be respected ac-
cordinglY.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
County Treasurer, Auditor,
&c.

One man can fill the office Of
County Treasurer for two
terms-four years-when, as
the law directs, he shall retire.
Our friend, John P. Dunkle,
held the Office of Treasurer for
four years, ending on Tuesday,
September 5th, in the forenoon,
and, in the afternoon of the
same day, he was nominated by
a few Radicals for County Au-
ditor. In the forenoon he goes
out of one office and in the af-
ternoon is nominated and is
seeking the votes of the people
in all parts of the county for
another equally as important
office, but the salary of which
is much greater. Why, John,
we don't often read ofsuch fast
transactions. Should think you
would wantto retire to private
life and devote a few years of
your valuable time to selling
fine and cheap dry goods and
groceries. Surely, after four
years of confinement, you need
a little recreation. You need
not have the least uneasiness
about the very important du.
ties of the Auditors office be.
ing discharged, and for which a
first'class penman is required,
as William w. Bclford, Of AL
lensville, although a poor man,
can take the very best care of
it for the two coming years,
and keep every book in the
ncatest style-in a manner that
will even please you, Johu.-
Let us all vote for Belford |!
Let us take the office of Audi
tor "entTely out of. politics for
the next two years
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
County Ticket.

1t is admitted by both par
ties that the Democrats of Vim
ton county have a good and
substantial county ticket, and
a ticket that will succeed by
more than the usual majority
The qualifications Of every man
on our ticket being the BEST
Let every Democrat see to it
that the majority is much lar
ger than heretofore. Do not
be idle.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20

BEFORE the Radical party
went into power our finances
were managed by the States.
Now the finances are managed
by'seventeen hundred Nation.
al Banks, a very dangerous and
destructive set Of managers
Every congressional district is
cursed with them. The people
are suffering and the Bank
managers are happy. Voters,
why don't you break up this
wholesale system of plumber.
ing?
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
Put Your Heads Together.

Put Your Heads IOgether'
If the earnest, thinking Dem
ocrats of every township in the
county would at once put theil
heads together and quietly Sc
lect ten or u dozen voters
whom they will make it their
business to bring over to the
side Of the Democracy before
the October election, they
would. find in the outcome the
advantage of acting with sys.
tenn and purpose. Pleasant
words, accommodating atten.
tion, and the occasional Gf not
regular perusal of a steady
going Democratic newspaper,
are a combination of influences
that can accomplish unitedly
on an opponent what every
thing else might fail to effect.
Democrats who have tried this,
will endorse our statement
Let such efforts be made more
generally. Cast your eyes over
your township, select the men
who shall be rescued, and go
to work at once.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20

NOT EG,E,
To the Qualified Electors of Viuton
County. Ohio.

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS or vINTov Co., /
MCARTEUR, o., Sept. Z, 1871.
IN pursuance of an order OF the County Com
Il missioners made ut their regular September
Session, 1871, notice Is hereby given that at the
annual fall election in October, A d. 1871, be
ing Tuesday, the 10th day Of said month, the
qualified electors of Vinton county, Ohio, will
meet ut their usual places OF holding elections
In the several townships Of said county and
vote on the question of the purchase Of lands
for iDfllmary purposes. And those voting AT
such election in favor of such purchase shall
have printed on their ballots the words,
Purchase of Lands for lnllrinary Purposcs"-
YES.
Aud those voting against such purchase shall
have printed on their ballots, the words
Purchase Of Lands for Inllrmary Purposeo'-
No.
II shall I've the daty OF the judges OF election
In the several townships to open poll book
for taking said vote, and to receive and count
the ballots cast. and within three days there.
after to return TO the County Audltora full and
correct abstract OF said votes.
BY order Of Commissioners of ofVintonCo.
HENRY REYNOLDS,
Auditor Vinton Co.
September 20, 167f-tde
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
HUsh-a-by, Baby !

Granny Wilson, who edits
the lronton Register, away
down in Lawrence, one of the
"River counties" Of this judi
cial district, says in the Regis.
ter D.:
"There now; don't let us
quarrel about the Judgeship
any more, but get to work and
fight the impious Democracy
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20

ore, your counties abound in
limestone, fire clay, marble,
burr stone and salt; also in soil
well adapted to agricultural
purposes. The traffic in your
mineral wealth is, in its infancy,
but in some districts, is making
rapid strides toward manhood
and all that is needed in your
counties to develop the i'm.
mense mines of wealth that
you scarcely know you have, is
cheap transportation, popula.
tion, energy and cepital. Build
this railroad, own and control
it, and through its low cost and
easy grades and curves, you
will have cheap transportation,
which will lead to a rapid de.
velopement of the mineral re-
sources Of the country, 1t will
bring in population, which will
bring with itenterprise, energy
and capital. This will start
furnaces at every available
point on the route with manu-
factures of all kinds. In short
build, own and control this
road among yourselves, and a
complete revolution in the
whole business Of your counties
will follow. Outside wealth
will be brought among you to
help develop your mineral
wealth, start manufactures, etc.
The footlngs of your duplicates
will be increased, the rate Of
taxation will be reduced, and
you and your children and
your children's children will
bless the day in which you sub,
scribed to the Gallipolis, Nc
Arthur q Columbus Railroad.
Pay no regard to the few close
fsted and selfish neighbors who
stand by and look anxionsly,
to see you expend your hard
earned savings to make an i'm.
provement which will benefit
them more than it will you.-
Do your own duty regardless
of them, and when they see we
will have a railroad in spite of
their opposition, they will join
with US, and give of their
abundant store. There is not
one man in Vinton or Hooking
county who is so mean and mig
gardly, and close.fsted, that
he will allow it to be said of
him by his neighbors when the
iron horse goes snorting down
the valley: "There goes a man
who is rich. He made his
money off Of us, and when we
wanted to build our railroad
he was too miserly and too
void of public spirit to help
u.s. Let each man do his du,
ty regardless of his neighbor,
We will get them all into the
current yet, and whether they
are influenced by caution OF
by innate love of the almighty
dollar" when they are con-
vinced, as l am, that the road
will be built, they will not re
fuse to extend their aid.
w. II. LANGLEY.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20

Prohibition candidates have
been nominated in all the Re.
serve counties. The rugged
issue" Radicals up there want
something to fight for beside
Grant and the spoils.