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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-02

>rNo,1 Thank Yor w--At rcccut
spiritual sitting in this city, there was
present woman who mournGd the loss
OF her consort, and, as the manifesto,
tions began to appear, the spirit ofthc
departed Benedict appeared upon the
sceae. Of course, tho widow was now
anxious to engagi in conversations with
the,abscnt Que, and the following dia-
loguc ensucd: 49,
/ Widow: "Arc you inthc spirit world
I i'hu Llmen;ed: ii am.
Widow: "HoT loug have you been
thcro?"
The lamcntcd 80, some time
Widow "Don't you want to come
back aud be with your lonely wife 2"
The Lamcntcd: Not if know my
self! It's hot enough here !"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-02

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She said She knew her father better
than he, aud ti,ut lie would not entcr-
tain the idea Of their marrying.
lle disrogurded, however, her wishes
50 much as to write to the old gentleman
any how. ~ 9 s+
1.-The reply to it, contained these words
Mr.. AINsToN ., ~ .zm ss4
IL .demand an immediate suspension
of the correspondence between my
daughter and yourself. ...2s. = -
'4'| ''' J. J.. BoYER. ~
This note didn't discourage Arthur,
however ~ f''-.' t71f 'S =, ~
He enclosed it to Eliza, and urged, !
that as her father seemed immoyable,
it wonld be best for them 70 take care
OF themselves, end appoint day at
once for their nuptisls. ss a e"'
After weighing the matter calmly in
her mind Eliza replied, leaving The
matter entirely with; Arthur, who OF
course Immediately named the day that
he would visit Glaybarn for the purpose
Of bringing Eliza away with him.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-02
EwRirTEs ron THE onASGEnuRG NEws.l
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
: oh
now AEfhUR ANsroN GOT
sze ~ HIS WIFE,
y BY.JeASSEs.
cnArrE#lI.
~. d BY JeASSEs.
- Aessal n

After leatpiag the contents Of I:liza's
! litter, 4 r.iiar drePpcl it fro,a his hands
ana! ixc:l his esesitl asvacancy which
ls,il ilysr.seniz 4 him,
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
Adopting Radical SANDERS.

Gen. Grant, in his message to Con
gress, says htt:4
The condition of the Southern
States is, unhapplly not such as all
true, patriotic citizens would like to
see. Social ostracism for opinions
sake, personal violence or threats to-
ward persons entertaining political
views opposed TO those entertained by u
majority of the old citizens, prevent i'm
migration and the flow of much need,
ed capital in to the States lately in re-
bellion. 1t will be a happy con-
dition of the country when the
old citizens of these States will
take an interest in public affairs, PRO
mulgate ideas honestly entertained,
vote for men representing their views,
and tolerate the same freedom OF ex-
preston and ballot as those entertain
ing different political convictions"
For the sake of his own integrity he
ought to lave kept aloof from hccom-
ing the retailer of the viles OF Radical
SANDERS and falsehoods. There is no
such thing as ~s'social o3tracism for OPP
inion's sake" in the south-neither is
there any such thing as ''persoual
VIOLENCE or threats towards persons for
their political views. There is social
ostracism of public th|eOes and carpet
bog p~lun1e5ers ; and there has been
violence towards diStMrbers Of the peace
and Utolators Of lac. In some sections,
the people have taken the law into
their. own hands and punished parties
who were guilty or supposed to be
guilty of crimes or outrages, and in
this, innocent parties may have been
lily used. We regret that this thing
has happened-though tits no more
than happens in the Northern States I;
neither is it any more frequent in the
South than in the. North; nor any
more agGravating or inexcusable; but
we do, emphatieally, deny that there's
any such condition of society in tbs
South, or any snch practices as ''per-
sonal violence or threats" towards
any, merely on account Of political
opinions. We regret to see a man in
Grants high position, adopting and
officially retailing the vilest ISLANDERS
of the viEest of his party. .
We have been plundered and OPP
pressed. and our substance devoured,
and our people have been insulted and
eutreg ed by Gen. Grants pets, who
have been protected and upheld in
their Internal work by his bayonets /;
and now he officially prqelaims the
vilest of SANDERS against us, in addi-
ton to his previous injury.-AHantG,
Ga. Sun. SO 73i' 7.' ''
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

A. 7. Stewart, n of the largest inn
porters nthe country, it was shown.
that the Secretary pcrsistently backed
up Murphy in his private speculations
through the warehouses on imported
goods by frauds upon the revenue!
This Murphy was or che staff Of Gen
eral Grant during the late war, and is
reported to have paid the President
in private gifts for the appointment Of
Collector. Thus, the appointment
was purchased, as nearly all other
valuable me have been, of the virtu-
GUS re;ormer and horse jockey of the
White House! The President has
the stupid affrontery 10 suppose that
the people will forget his mercinary
acts aud set him up as Il great advocate
of retrenchment and reform! In this
he will be mistaken. The acts of the
fugitive Post Master, Bailey, of New
York are too fresh in the recollection
of the tax payers OF the land to be for
gotten. His -defalcations amounted
to $500, 600; and although this was
well known to the President, he refu-
ses to pursue Bailey, or 10, commence
an action against his bondsmen for
the recovery of the stolen funds or
their equivalent A few days since,
a proposition was offered for the APP
pointment of a Committee to inquire
into Government defaIcations, and it
was resisted by the party friends OF
the President. Why? The people
will see that these inquiries shall not
be stifed or blinked. If a ragged ne
gro should be caught in a hen-roost
and cdstigated in the South, however,
the whole, power of the Administration
would be invoked to punish the insult
to our "American citizens ofAiican
descent" The cry of Ku klux would
be heralded all over the land, and
Grants army rut in motion TO crush
the rascally rebelsl There never was
a greater sham than the pretense that
Grant is in favor of reform in govern
ment expenses. He. and the cheats
who surround him, should be known
heneefofth, as the leaders of the
"Great Republican Postum Party OF
of the United States" %
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
Reform.

The President, in his Annual Mes
cage, pretends to favor reform in the
various Departments of the Govern
ment. This is an indirect admission
on his part, that fiscal ~rottenness per-
vades every branch of the administra-
ton. 1t is now too late for him 10
champion reform, and call home the
robbers and confidence men put in
place and power by himself and his
Republican predecessors. The steal
ing has been done, the country has
been disgraced by hungry and unprin-
cfpled wretches who have plundered
the Treasury of the people. Up to
the present time, General Grant has
/. studiously disregarded the gross COR
rupiions traced to officials under his
administration. He has winked at
the wanton and wicked system of rob.
bery practiced in the New York Gus
tom House under his personal friend,
Collector Murphy. The monstrous
wrongs perpetrated upon tie CONNER
cial Interests of the country were fally
shown mp by Senator Schurz, recently
in the Senate. On the evidence of
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
Senator Morton Smoothing His
Way to Imperialism.

1
Mr.. Morton delivered a lecture. IN
Providence last Saturday evening. II
was an insidious Argument, by Presi
dent Grants chief counsellor and
champion, for breaking down all bar
riers to the establishment of a,central-
lied imperial despotism in the United
States. 80 nod -
The title given by Senator. Morton
to his address is :. g-l- .
"THE NATIONAL IDEA,Y -
and its protested object is to combat
the doctrine of Estate sovereignty"
This "a a singular choice of a sub
ject. The events of the last ten or
twelve years have identified State
sovereignty in the popular mind with
notification, secession, and rebellion,
and have covered it with so much
odium that rational and temperate
defenders of State rights shrink from
going beyond the printed text of the
Constltutionsfor arguments. To argue
against the old Southern doctrine at
present would seem as needless as TO
thrust the body of d dead soldier with
Ddf OIGlS. Dun GllC COIllICDlldI CIldul-
pion of Ulysses the First knows what
he is about. Entertaining no doubt
of Grants reelection, he thinks this
occasion opportune for taking advan-
.tage' of the settled hostility of our
people to secession, and pushing the
doctrine oftFederal supremacy to its
utmost extreme, with a view to elect
ing Grant for a third term, and final
ly reconciling the people to
a CENTRAL DEsPoTIsM.
Except for the purpose of stretching
the anti-State sentiment to extrava-
giant lengths, there can be no explana-
ton of MIR. Merton's choice of a sub
ject and his ov~erstrained in~vectives
against State sovereignty. The fol
lowing extract from his lecture gives
the gist of the new theory:
The States have their rights by the
agreement of the nation. That seems
to be the important truth that is so
often overlooked, that the rights of
the States, sacred and unapproachable,
are sacred by the agreement of the
nation, a much so as are the powers
that are conferred upon the govern
ment of the United States, that the
States derive their powers from the
same source, viz, the Constitution of
the United States. That Constitution
says that the government shall have
one class of powers, and that, other
powers shall be gained by the States,
to be enjoyed by them or reserved to
the people. In The consideration of
this question, We must reflect that the
nation had assembled in convention
in 1887 and there formed a govern
lnent, there declared what rights should
be given TO the national government,
and what rights should be reserved to
the States, and that in either case the
grant and the guaratee is an act of the
national sovereignty by the people 10
convention assembled. When weshaN
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
Is STEALING TO 60 m
Grants Administration against Inrcs-
~tigation as to the Public Thieves.

Senator Morton, in an expression
used tonight (the 13th) gave the key
to tho proceedings of the Senate Tues
day and Wednesday. He said that
he regarded Trumbulrs resolution
providing for the Re~trenchment Com
mittee as an attack npon the Admin
issration. This difference of opinion
among Republican Senators as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of appointing such a com
mittee led to another caucus this fore
noon. In this caucus, which lasted
two hours, and which was character
lied by bitter personal filings, taunts,
and retorts, a resolution was agreed to,
providing for tue appointment of a
standing Retrenchment Committee,
to which should be referred all mat
tiers arising from corruption in public
service. This resolution was drawn
up by Morton, and was subsequently
offered in open Senate by Anthony,
and it was no sooner read by the
Clerk than Trumbull submitted rs an
amendment thereto his original resolu-
ton somewhat modified, but which
still gave, the committee power to in
vestigate alleged abuse of its mo-
ton, and also authority TO send for
persons and papers, a1d to sit during
the recess. With the question: thus
put squarely before it, the Senate at
once plunged into an acrimonious de
bate. The Administration Senators,
under the lead of Conkling and Nor
ton, labored to show that the present
Administration was so honest that it
needed no Investigation Schurz and
Trumbull were on the opposition. The
Missouri Senator took the report of
the Retrenchment Committee, made
last spring, for his text, and exposed
the frauds and abuse which had grown
up in New York under the general
order system. During his remarks,
and replying to a question of Senator
Patterson, formerly of hat committee,
it came out that Secretary Boutwell,
wrote a letter last winter strongly con
demning the general order system,
which letter was sent, with other pa
pers, to the Government printing Of
flee, but which was not printed with
the balance of the committees re
port. In explanation of this omis-
sion, Senator Patterson significantly
stated that it might have been mislaid
or lost, but exactly what became of
it he did not know. Conkling, as
usual whenever tile custom house is
alluded to, went into a defense of its
administration, and also drew largely
upon the reportsfor his defense of this
institution.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

TIE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER ,r q
ND SYSTEM REVIEWER

TIE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER ,r
AND SYSTEM REVIEWER
One bottle willcure a torpid condition of
the liver. ;F.@
Two bottles are warranted't to- cnre a nurs-
ing sore mouth:
One bottle Will clear The system OF plies.
Two bottles are warranted to cure the
canker in the stomach. 49, 7'
Three olive bottles are are warranted to
cure the worst kind of erysipelas.
-,.- - POLAND'S , ID: ts."tF
One to two bottles are warranted to
cuye all humor in the. eyes. 4
1.-Two bottles are warrantedtto cure urining
OF the ears and blotches among the hair.
Four to six BOTTLES are warranted TO cure
corrupt an running ulcers .e-- or
One bottle will cure scaly ernptions OF
the skin. A lady friend who was sadly
annoyed with pimples on the face used two
bottles, and shows a most beautiful com
plexion as the resa1t.
HUMOR
Two or three bottles are warrante
cure the worst kind of ringworm.
Two or three bottles are warranted tod to
the most desperate cases of heumatim.
Three or four bottles are warranted to
cure salt rheum. 49, -Eif
Five to eight bottles are warranted to
cure the worst scrofula. "'Finii' ~"
One to three bottles are warranted to cure
the worst case of dyspepsia. I know from
the experience of thousands that it has beer
caused by canker in the stomach
- DOCTOR. "
". K. FOLTz, 4shiana, Q.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

The vote of the Senate on theqpes-,
ton of appointing this COMMITTEES
stands about 20 to 80 in favor of An
thongs compromise proposition.
GRANT ,possuM1Sa On HONESTY.
IF anything is needed to showthat
the Administration is playing possum
on the subject Of reformjna addition
to the emphatic attitude OF the Grant
supporters in, the Senate-it is found
in the editorial of the Republican of
to-day "Wednesday, which is under
stood to have been inspired at the
White House, and written by Muir
tagh, the Administration editor. 1t
says that the Civil Service Commits
sion of which George William Curtis
is Chairman, is asdownright failure
The truth need not be concealed that
the Administration does not want
much civil service reform, but that it
feels incumbent on itself to ,make--a
demonstration to satisfy the people
The Senate refuses to allow an investi-
CATION TO be made, although it is
charged by Republican Senator, on
the floor of the Senate, that vide
spread corruption and extravaganza
exists to-day in the public service ;
and now, when Mr.. Curtis is on the
eve of reporting upon some plan
which is thought to be requisite, out
comes a cry that the Commission is a
failure. ".. sS1f mr. -
The caucus of Republican Senators,
held this CIV ednesday) morning, pass
ed a resolution for the election of a
standing committee of seven, to he
called "a Committee of Investigation
and Retrench,nent," but depriving it
of all. power to send for, persons and
papers. True, many of the indepen-
dent Senators-Messrs. Fenton, Tip
ton, Schurz, and others-were not
present at the time of the vote, they
having left the caucus in IN unamia-
bile mood, refusing to be bound by its
action, but there was no difficulty in
passing it, after q short discussion.
This resolution was subsequently
reported to the Senate, and a lively
debate arose on it, the independent
Republicans getting rather. the worst
of it, owing to inferior numbers. in
vain it was shown that the committee
would be without any power whatev,:
er, and that extraordinary power YVES
necessary in order to be effective. The
Administration Senators showed a
determination to push it through at
once, at all hazards. No investiga-
ton into corrupt and extravagant
practices will be made with their con
sent until after the next Presidential
election.-Ctn. COM -
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

The ensuing year will be one ofdeep
Interest to every citizen. Being the
year for the Presidential Campaignit
will necessarily involve a full discus
sion of the misrule and fiscal rotten
ness of the Grant Administration.
Every citizen should investigate the
acts of the party in power. If in ac-
cordance with Justice, Law and Right,
you should unite with us, in hurting
the Grant tyranny from power.
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The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
We have long been OF the opinion

We have long been OF the opinion
that the object of the late war, on the
part of the 'sloir' leaders, was to over
throw the rights of the States, and
consolidate all authority in the hands
Of a few at the center. Every step
taken by the Administration of Grant
goes to confirm this. impression. If
our readers have a lingering doubt as
to the correctness of this conclusion
we desire them to carefully peruse the
article reviewing a late lecture of
Senator Morton, and they will concur
with us. Morton is doing his level
best to aid Grant to smooth his way
to the Imperial Robes. He will not
succeed. The people have had enough
of his dynasty.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

The House Appropriation Commit
tee on Monday agreed to report a bill
giving the Southern Outrage Commit
tee twenty-seven thousand dollars for
moneys expended. They asked for
forty thousand, but the Committee
refused TO make the appropriation un-
Stilithey have had time to investigate
the matteri This is rich. A Com
mittee is sent South to below about
Ku- Klnx and become thievesl
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

enforcement act, in virtue of the 18th
amendment to give females suffrage
i'll the District of Columbia and the
Territories. A counter blast comes
from the anti female suffragists in the
shape ola petition signed by over3000
of the most respectable ladies in the
country. Mrs. Admiral Dahlgreen,
and Mrs. General Sherman are among
the latter class. Now m the tug
of war. 80 ~
In view OF the carly retirement Of
Atty General Alderman, who waits
to be kicked out of the Cabinent, the
name Of the long, canting, smooth,
hypocriticll Horace Mayaard,s of
Tennessee, is being pressed by the ex
tremely Radical members of Congress
for his place. Nuf sed.
The House Committee on appro-
priations have framed a bill to cover
the deficiency caused by the ''irregu-
larity" of T. A. Mccartney, late dis
bursting clerk ofthe p. o. Department.
Only 500, 900 of the peoples money
''gone where the woodbinc twineth."
AS there are several more of the same
sort on hand just now it would be
we'll for the Radicals. to pass a bill
making appropriations for such occur
fences which at present seem unavoid-
able, and also appoint a committee on
Radical Office holders irregularities
and make Ben. Butler chairman.
There is but little probability that
the reopleof the South will have gen.
raj amnesty as a Christmas present,
from the disposition evinced by the
Senate. In lieu Of this it has been;
suggested that Senator Sumner into.
duce a bill giving a turkey to each
negro in the South and District of Co
lumbia as a Christmas gift. This hu-
manitarian idea would no doubt meet
the views of the administration
A. A. Sargent, "of CALIFORNIA;, has
beaten Senator Cole for the Senatorial
nomination, equaIto an election, in that
State. This was to be expected, as
wherever Grant has interfered in Sen
atorial elections his man has been
beaten, as for instance in the case of
Warner, of Alabama, and Thayer, of
Nebraska. His interference in Iowa
has greatly jeoparded Senator Harlan's
chances; while his especial mouth
picc, Senator Sherman, of Ohio, will
probably be succeeded by Gen. Schenck
who desirest to come home afterhaving
raised connection in England by
his connection with the emma Sill
yer Mine and is not at present in
very good odor. If Grants popular
ity is measured by his success in hay
ing his tools re- elected to the Senate
then indeed he is a poor thing 10 fear
in the coming campaign. ~Inspeaking
of the ttpassive policy a well known
Western member of Congress asked
p%ertEnently, ''who are these men who
would barter the principles for which
we have SO earnestly labored and suf-
fered for a.mess of Radical pottage?
Montgomery Blair, forsooth who
can he move? he represents no one
can control no vote except his own,
and that is a mixed one, as he lives in
Washington and votes in Maryland"
81 have been,' he said, "among the
people and they will have none of your
postum policy" Amen!i'asl = -
GRAFT.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
Ex ControIIer Connolly. of !

Elk Controller Connolly, of N. Y!
one of the ring thieves, failed to Sc
cure his bail of a million dollars, and
is now in Ludlow street Jail. Tweed
ought to be there with him. He had
plenty of the eity's money to secure
his bail, while poor Connolly, his tool,
had not. Mayor Hall will probably
be the next 10 fall into the hands of
the law, and then Tom Murphy, ex-
Collector of the Port, should follow in
quick succession. The Tribune says
that Murphy has gouged the Govern
ment out of half a million of dollars
Murphy and Bailey steal, and Grant
cover up and apologies for them !
Let the Courts of Justice place the
stripes and bars on them for about
twenty years, and official accountable
ity in high places will be vindicated.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

IT is not yet decided whether Gold
smith Maid or Dexter is ahead ; but
it is an absolute fact that NELSON d
GATES have the best drugs, the pur
est medicines, the most exquisite per-
fumes and the finest goods generally,
eve brought to Ashland. If you
don't believe it, go and self you do
believe it, go amy how -
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20

Horace Greeley is displeased with
the Message of General Grant. We
publish that which he says about the
purchase of the telegraph system of
the United States. Horace penetrates
the designs of the President, and is
not willing to incur the hazards of the
job. Upon this, and many other po-
litical subjects, Horace carries a level
head. Hit him again. The people
demand reform-they insist on being
delivered from the sway of the most
extravagant set of public officers that
ever cursed a free people They are
weary of feeding the legions of Asses
sors, Collectors, and others who de-
your all the revenue. The people de
mand that the whole rapacious gang
J shall be turned adrift, instead of in
ereasing tue number of the Treasury
eaters.