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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-02

timony is submitted with this report, from
which it will appear that no violence has
been done on either of them, who still re-
side at their former places of abode. We
also examined several other freedmen, to
wit: Steven Gray, Fleming Gray, Guy
Owens and Isaac Castles, and also Abncr
Holly, who dcposc in substance as follows:
Steven Gray says that jerry Walker,
Charles Smith, Dunlap and d-Ream-
quad, white, and Green Davis, colorcd, Wis
tied his place, about the lst of March, in
disguise; they did not find him athome, but
carried off his gun-a Confederate mu&ket.
Fleming Cray says his house was visited,
about the 1st Of March, by Green Davis,
co!ored, James Gil dden and Lawson Dur
lap, disguised; they entered his house; they
did no oiniury, but threatened him. Guy
Owens says that about the lst of March
three persons, disguised, unknown to him
entered his house, took him out and whip
ped him well, and he believes that Adam
Hardin knows who they are. Isaac Castles
says that, on the 9th of February last, he
was visited by Garland Smith, William Cor
ter, Walker Smith, Rhett McCullum and
Isaac Prysock, colorcd, all disguised; that
they took hold of him and carried him out
ofh;s house and then called for Number
Two" when he made his escape; shots were
fred after him, but he does not know how
many; when they came they said they wan
ted his gun, but he told them that 1t was
not thcre-that he had left it at the mus
tering ground. Ahner IIollcy says that he
lives on Mr.. David Pendergrast's place, and
that he was visited, about the I'd of March,
by persons in disgaiSe-how many in num-
Der he does not know-anl he was struck
thirty niue lashcs by three persons, whom
he believes to be DR.. William McCullum,
Hugh Pendcrgrast and John Clark, and
that the said lashes were inflicted with the
strap of his gun.
ONLY TWO MURDERs-A SOLEMN DECLARA
TION.
Since the last sitting Of the Court, we
have only heard of two murders committed
in the county by white persons; one was
committed in a personal quarrel about ''me
property, and the murderer immedlatly cd
and has not yet been arrested; true bill
has been found against him at this term
term for the offence. The other murder was
committed by four white persons, in the
night time, undisguised; the two colorcd
persons that saw them did not know any
of them, and it is not known for what he
WAS murdered.
We, the grand jurors, upon our oaths, are
compelled to say, from the testimony which
we have taken from our knowledge OF the
different parts of the county, that the ale
CATION contained in the proclamation OF the
President of the United States are without
foundation and must be the result of false
hood communicated to him by persons
equally regardless Of good order and the
peace of society, and whose only aim Is their
elevation to public place as a reward for
their excessive partisan zeal,
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-02
Beaufort County.
October 26, 1871.

Mr.. EDITOR.-Thc readers of your excel
lent journal were much surprised, not to say
pained to read therein the article which APP
pcarcd few issues since, approving of the
effort now being made anew, for the release
and pardon OF the two criminals recently
convicted of fraud in the performance of
their official duties as Election Commission
crs in this County. These men were convict
ell fairly by a jury Of their peers after pa
ticnt trial in the U. S. Court. They were
sentenced to a very mild punishment-im- :
prisonmcnt two Y ars and payment Of costs
and a small fine Everybody knows they
have ben Only nommaliy in jail ever since,
being treated rather as guests than prisoners.
Everybody knows the effort for their release
50 desperately made, is solely made by the
political ring by which they came into Office,
which ring possesses, whether individually
or in the aggregate, neither honesty nor hon
or. nor shame, nor truthfulncSs, nor fear Of
God, man Or devil; whose whole code ofmor-
al law, Of right and wrong, of justice, and
equity, of political or any other principle, is
embraced in two words-n'y pocket; who are
a perfect reflection, so far as brains will ad-
NIT. of the Tammany thieves of New York.
Everybody knows if they are allowed to
come back here as the result of a pardon,
it will be held to be triumph Of the same
public plundcrers, that they will come back
faunsing their insuffcrab!e impudence in ev-
e.y decent mans face that they will be I'M
nediately foisted into some public Office to
be sucked by our already overburdened tax
PAYERS that county paper will fall to still
lower level; that premium will be put on
rascality, and a wet blanket on the honest
ambition ana aspirations Of all decent
men, and that the Republican party will be
dragged down into the same dirty slough
where these creatures wallow-and last,
though by no means least, the colored popu-
lation, slowly rising to political morality and
worth at the point indicated by the unholy
example Everybody, and particularly men
of small moral development, measure crime
by the punishment. These men committed
one of the greatest crimes that possibly could
be committed in its bearings upon the pub
lie safety, in this that they are robbers OF
cur rights as frccmcn, and such deeds car
ricd out make slaves of us al, and trans
forms the robbers with our master. Such
men never ought to be pardoncd into receiv-
ing their rights as frccmen again. They
should stand as political felons-dead for
ever. Excuse. me, Mr.. Editor, for this long
lccturc-I could not well say less. [ am con-
fidcnt represent a majority of our citizens
in these opinions, and W. feel very deeply
about the matter. Hoping that we may not
differ 50 very much after all, and hoping
that your shadow may never grow less, and
that the influence of the REPUBLICAN may
always conduce to the best intcrcs5 Of the
public veal,
| remain yours truly,
NINDEX.
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Rccontre in Charleston-ShotsE Exchan Sed.

Charleston, October IA rcncontrc took
place here this morning between i. }. Mac
KEY and W. J. Whaley, local editor Of the
Doily NcrS, in consequence Of Il scurrilous
article that appeared in that paper against
Mr.. Mackcy. Six shot were exchanged,
both parties at about twenty-five PAGES,
when Nackey drew fresh pistol and ad
vanccl: but Whaley's friend calling out that
he (Whalcy) was unarmed, and Whaley
lowering his pistol, Nackcy said to him, Il
spare you, sir, although you would not
spare me. Bo,h parties were arrested.
~ vI. Au.t
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-02
TGE UP-COUNTRY TROUBLES.


We found in the city jail: yesterday Sly
United States prisoners, from Union. They
are Me$SrS. j. Rodgor and son Lewis, I. VI.
Far, VIM. Stecn, II. j. Gricr, and co!ored
man, John Dawkins. They were all arrested
for murder and conspiracy under the ku-
Klux act upon the affidavit Of a colored
man. We conyersed with Messrs. Rodger,
Farr and Steen, who arc highly intelligent
gentlemen. They affirm their entire lnno-
ccnce, and say that all they ask is a fair trl-
al and prompt hearing. They were aston
ished at their arrest. They have been well
treated by the sheriff and jailor. We did
not have the opportunity Of seeing the prls-
oncrs from Spartanburg. We know that the
Union prisoners are treated with due con-
sideration. They are very cheerful, and are
confident CT establishing their innocence.
They hope to be brought up before the Unit
ed States commissioner. The United States
marshal thinks they will be brought up as
soon as the commissioner returns to the city.
1t seems that he is absent at a time when he
ought to be at his post.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

ENHANCED aud BEAUrIFIED.-ThC
Great Family Paper for Half Century
On the occasion ofentering upon its Fifty.
First year, the Saturday EreRiRg Post
comes to us greatly enlarged, and in a
complete suit Of new type. Fifty years
is a long time in the life of paper, and
the Post may well be proud of its long
and honorable career. The Post has en-
larged its size Fully Ona-Third, and
claims to be the Largest and Cheapest Of
the Family Papers. 1t also leads off with
a new Revolutionary Story, called Agnes
Ayre, a Tale of the Times of Sumter and
Marion" Price $3.50 year. Four
copies 5000. Eight (and one extra)
$1,000. The Post and the Ladys Friend
S4.OO. Single numbers 6 cents. Ad.
dress II. Paterson & Co., $40 Walnut
St., Philadelphia.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

y The tendency 10 Capitalization ID bald
; log up educational institutions uas DOT re
J garded as faForable to the best Interest,"
Of the people. The gliding Of Harvard
or Yale, az the expense Of smaller and
Dot less meriioriOus colleges. found no "a,
vor in the good Judgment Of the orator,
whose sympaihies evidently did not run
in the direction u growing classics IN
herds" Il would be strange indeed II
there did not come forth from these pctied
Institutions some men Of mark. cut Of the
large mass who only gather the branches
and twigs Of learning. without ever CON-
passing the trunks aud roots. The non
poiied colleges send forth fair share Of
thinking scholars, whose discipline clings
to them through life. The boat Of no one
is showed along for any great distance az
ter he leaves college without individual
application. Aaron's rod swallows Up the
rods Of the Magicians, and every man
ends his true level, whether his parch-
ment was sigued in Harvard or Yale. or
ON less pretentious classic grounds. Edu-
cation requires complete decentraliza-
ton.
In passing from colleges TO the domain
OF churches the speaker uttered some
plain truths. He thought that reverence
for divine worship was not gagged so
much by reverence for divine love, as by
reverence for a handsome or eloquent
preacher, aud the price Of pews. Duty
and not entertainment ought TO GIL church.
es. 1.-The church around the corner is
deserted and the house of prayer is not
so much "where two or three are gather
ed together" as where goes the multitude.
The brilliant speaker alone can command
an audience. When the plain man
breaches, many have brought land or OK
en-, or have married a wife and cannot
come.
Mr. Morrill, made some further remarks
upon the increase and Capitalization of
power, in which he declined to discuss
political Capitalization. Rulers, he said,
must obey or be crushed. Unlimited
power is not to be trusted anywhere.
In closing his address, which was one
of unusual thought and ability for such
an occasion. he alluded to the iarm as the
home of physical and moral health, re-
that he would look for the good
citizens where the ship builder looks for
his staunchest timbers. in the open coun-
country among the oaks.
The address was listened to with mark
ID attention by all within hearing of the
peaker, and evidently gave great salts
action.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

NATIONAL Finances AND CREDIT.-
In his speech at Cincinnati, Mr.. Bout.
well gave the following as the result of his
administration Of the public finances:
The public credit has become so i'm
proved that six per cent. bonds, which
sold for so cents in coin, are worth to-day
about 81; aud that five per cent. bonds,
which in July, 1858, sold for less than IS
per cent, ale worth about par in the mar
kets Of the world. More than two hun
dred and fifty millions of the public debt
has been paid. The taxes have been re-
duced at the rate Of $50, 900, 900 year,
and our financial condition at this moment
is such as to justify the expectation that
at the next session Congress they may be
reduced at least $50, 900, 600 more. Fur
ther. 5000, 100000 Of bonds. bearing in
terest at the rate of six per cent, are be-
ing called in, and in their place an equal
amount of bonds, bearing iutere't at the
rate of five per cent. are to be issued, max
ing a saving for the ten years of more than
twenty-iour million dollars. The interest
a ,count has been reduced SIS, 100000
a year. The net expenses, excluding in
terest on the public debt, pensions, boun.
ties, the cost of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, and all expenses resulting from the
war have been reduced s173, 520.37l III
Tor the year ending June Both, 1871. thus
showing the cost of the peace establish
nent TO be less than one hundred millions
year.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

THr OvEHLsxn MoNmlT foE SnFTEH-
BA.-ni. raey and original magazine has
H. usual variety Of instructive articles.
10 the 6rst paper. We learn something
about Arctic expeditions. shake IL
one Of those characteristics California
stories for which tins periodical is noted.
10 .sThe Nal, mci cfthe West" the Mormon
problem is treated in a sensible and aud
reasonable manner. Hon. Corsslius Cole.
senator from California. contributes
Turks leland" from personal inspec-
ton while TIE region Of Puget SoInd,
which i attracting 80 much attention just
now as the terminus Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. is deliberately described
by Captain ScammOn. under the caption
Of About the Shores of Puget Sound. f"
We notice that that 10 future issues the
publishers intend TO occasionally illustrate
one or more articles, aud that ''only such
places aud articles will be illustrated rs
will have special interest for readers on
both siies Of the continent" Published
by John II. Germany & Co.. 400 Wash
ington Street, San Francisco. 81 per
annum.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11
20 "a Nesatu.isH.
FAiErAx. Vt. October 7ih, ISL.

Pa ~ Ns-sasaisr.
FAinrAx. Vt. October T,h, ISL.
NJ. Eiior;-
The members and frienis Of the Meth
odisi church attended 3 Temperance lect
ure. aud after that a honey supper al iheiI
church. Wednesday evening, September
Goth. The proceeds amounted to about
sS5, which will be used 10 carPe,ing the
church.
sam Wilson Of the irm Of Csdy & VIII
son has purchased the interest Of Mr. Ca
dy in the store and hereafter will carry on
the business alone.
E.6 |. +. Huni have dissolved part
nership. the latter continuing the busino' :,
T. Fairman recently lost a valuable
Ayrshire COW from the effect Of being
hooked by another.
The faculty, friends aud students Of the
New Hampton Institute enjoyed a levee
on Friday eve, Sept. 22d. There we're
about l25 present aud all had a splendid
time.
Edgar Hunt has sold his residenc to
Francis Chester, Jr. for $1,000.
KNIcK.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11
Eighth Vermont.
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS REUNION

OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS REUNION.
A reunion of the officers and soldiers Of
the Eighth Vermont Regiment, which in.
cludes also the First and Second Vermont
Batteries, will be holden at the Junction
House, White River Junction. on the of.
ternoon and evening of Thursday, Octo-
Der 10Th, the anniversary of the Battle
Cedar Creek" All who we're members
of this organization are requested to re-
ceive this notice as cordial invitation TO
be present, and they are also urged to
pass the word to their comrades, and use
all due diligence to secure as full an at
tendance as possible.
Satisfactory arrangements for the en-.
tertainment at the Junction House have
been made, and the Vermont Central
and Passumpsc Railroads will give re.
turn checks to those attending, who have
paid full fare one way.
STEPHEN THOMAS, Col.
j. b. MEAD. Col
p. NJ. BR0WN, 1t. COL
A. B. FRANKLIN, LIT. Col.
1. NJ. CIRCUIT. Major,
j, L. BARsT0W, MAJ
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11
School Districts.

We are surprise to learn with wha
looseness and careessness municipal bust
ness is being done in many of the school
districts in this aud other towns. As an
instance Of the way such business is done
we cite school district No, IS in this
town. not because this is worse than mau7
others, but to Illustrate the point. In the
district referred to, for some time the re-
cords we're either not kept at all or else
on slips Of paper. Treasures and COM
mlttee's accounts were kept "in the heads"
of the persons who filled those positions.
and little money was paid out on orders.
but Unfortunately by collectors or who.
over happened to be in funds that belong.
ed to the district. As a natural conse-
quence many vexations law suits have
grown out of that peculiar way of doing
business. Probably no document but the
tax-blil and warrant would be made out
in form, and the inhabitants there say
that it takes nearly all the money they
cas raise to pay the taxes. At one time
a collector proceeded to collect tax by
taking tax payers, harness and selling
It, The manner in which he proceeded to
levy on the harness afterwards was shown
to be informal, so the district voted to
pay the attorneys fees for the taxpayer
who had been agrieved. These suits at
law have created many jealousies among
the generally peaceful inhabitants and
many case of petty spite is related. The
result is the district is new deeply in dept,
and the seectmen Of the town have been
obliged to hire teacher for them and
have recently opened the school. Most,
if not all ofthis trouble might have been
avoided by proper system in transacting
the business. There are many other dis
tricts that have fallen into the same bad
state of things or are liable to, and we
feel it to be the duty Of the press to aid
in correcting the evil.
An outlay of from So to S. will pur-
chase record books and blanks sufficient
70 last ten years. Having attained which,
ct the clerk keep true record of all the
proceedings Of the district the collector
oay over all the money he collects for the
district to the treasurer, and take a re.
,elpt, and the treasurer have an order du.
y signed for all such money that goes out
IT his hands and then file the order so
hat it can be referred to at any time.
lie should also have book and keep a
correct account of all the monies received
# dsburscd, designating. from whom it
vas received and to whom and for what
was paid. The prudential committee
whose duty it is to audit the claims and
raw all the orders, should keep an ac-
urate account of all the orders drawn bv
hem-their number and amount, and to
'hom and for what purpose drawn.
Ii this plan, which requires but little
ime, was adopted, taxes would be nate
tally lessened, schools would be better. ,
nd litigation and neighborhood wranglcs
'ould be almost unherd of.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

LIVED IT DOwN.-An honest black.
smith was once grossly insulted, and his
character UNANIMOUSLY DETAINED. Friends
advised him to seek redress by means of
the law, but to one and all he replied.
mo; | will go to my forge, and there in
six months shall have worked out such
a character and earned such name as
all the judges, law-courts and lawyers in
the world could give me- He'was right.
1t is by honest labor, Industrious toll,
manly courage and conscience void of.
tenco that we assert our true dignity, aud
prove our truth, honesty and respectable
ty,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

The SENTENCE OF BARToN.-The seen,
in the court room during the sentence O
Barton, the Waterbury Bank burglar
was exciting and to some extent affecting
Judge Peck before prouounciug sentence
asked if the respondent or his council de-
sired to say anything, when Mrs. Barton
advancing to the Judges desk made pa.
thetic appeal that her husband be restored
to her. After this Barton made the fol.
lowing statement
81 would lik c to be heard on the charges
that have been got up against me. | have
but few months to live, and would like
to swear before my God and the people
that never said what Squres said did.
lie SAID he would give me money to send
my wife and children out West. The wit
nesses that said | was at Waterbury were
all mistaken. What Mr.. Sibley and Mr..
Gunnison said about my being here at
montpelier is all correct. Squires said
that if didn't give him money, when he
took me in New York, he would send me
to the State Prison. gave Mr. Squires
500 after he let me get out of Jail here,
and a gentleman in New York paid it to
him. paid the money back to the gen.
tleman after | got back to New York. |
told Mr.. Squires | would tell them all
about 1t when | came up here but he said
fhey won't believe it, | have a paper
here that Squires gave me, and beg the
court to look at it. 1.-THE paper was Of
fered to the court by counsel, but was not
received. The night that | escaped, when
squlres came into the Jail he brought me
pistol, but | refused to take it. | want
to be sworn before my God and this court
that what | say is true.
Barton was followed by Mr.. Durant,
who addressed the court briefly and forci-
bly, in behalf of the prisoner. The court
conferred for few minutes. when the
sentence was pronounced by Judge Peck,
10 years in State Prison.
On the evening of the day of his sem
ence, Barton attempted to commit suicide
~ stranging himself, but was discovered.
md the attempt frustrated.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

Good food and plenty Of it, produces
the same effect upon person who has
been starved that the Peruvian Syrup, an
Iron Tonic, does upon the weak and de-
bilitaed 1t makes them strong and vigor.
Gus, changing weakness and suffering into
strength and health.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER TARIFF
--On Monday last business was commenced
at this Post Office, under the Information.
al Money Order Act, and the following
are the rates charged in u. S. currency
for Issuing International Money Orders,
to be transmitted by the postmaster at
New York to Great Britain: On orders
not exceeding SO, rs cents; over $40
and not exceeding $40, so cents; over
$40 and not exceeding $50, 75ceuts ov.
or $50 and not exceeding $40, 81 over
s4o apd not exceeding $50, 1.25. No
single orders iesued for over $50. q. s.
Treasury notes or National Bank notes
only received orpaid. Montpelier Watch
man.