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New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

There is no stronger evidence Of the enmity
of the Democratic party TO the workngmen of
the country than their efforts to bring the pauper
labor of Europe into direct competition by break.
Ing down our American system of protection to
American industry. The success of their free
trade schemes would destroy almost every
manufacturing establish ment in the Union, of
whatever character, and throw out of employ
ment most of the two millions Of operatives
they employ, and either drive them into other
pursuits at greatly reduced wages, or deprive
them of labor altogether. What more fatal
blow than this could be struck against the
interests of our workingmen? And yet
the Democracy are not satisfied. The other
day Mr.. HoAR, Republican from Mas
saohusetts, reported bill in the House Of
Representatives fer the appointment of board
OF commissioners composed Of three members
to investigate and report upon the relations of
labor to capital, and the various questions
growing out of ir. The questi came up in
the House on Wednesday of last week as the
unfinished business. The Democrats, as in
the former part of the debate, opposed it, while
1t was ably advocated by Judge BINGHAM, of
Ohio, and other Republicans. The previous
question was called by Mr.. HoAR at halfpast
one O'Clock, and a vote reached about three.
There were thirty six votes against the bill
thirty OF them being Democrats. Considering
that this is measure looking to the interests
OF the laboring classes, the action Of the Demo
Gratis, who claim to be par ercelleace the
friends of the workingmen, is, to say the least,
rather significant. Letters received here from
a'sersus parts OF the country, wriJton since
the bill was reported to the House, indicate
that the workingmen have made a note of this,
and are awakening to a realization of the fact
that they have nothing to expect from the De-
mOcracy.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

There never was q time when capital was
more strongly drawn to investment in manu-
features than at present. Within the last few
years, as the result Of scientific explorations,
the construction of railroads, &C., the deposits
of iron ore and coal discovered and rendered
accessible have been more than doubled in
quantity and value, the product Of common
iron is constantly increasing, aud the manufac.
| ture Of finer iron and steel must soon assume
proportions nearly adequate to the wants of
the country. This prosperity of home industry
has been accompanied by large importations
of iron and steel from abroad, and English
trade journals eongr atulate their patrons upon
the possession Of profitable vent for their
products in the United States.
Consumption of iron and steel is an indica-
ton of national prosperity, and, tried by this
test, it would seem that the situation is at
present satisfactory, with promise of further
Improvement if nothing happens to destroy
confidence disturb the harmonious relations
Of capital and labor. '4'''-----e
Nothing could be more NAL apropos than
the effort to make rev ison Of the tariff for the
benefit OF foreign trade rivals political issue
The agitation for what is called revenue re-
form means nothing more than this, for under
the existing tariff all industries, except that
OF the constable and sheriff, enjoy unexamped
prosperity, while the revenue has never been
in a more satisfactory condition.
While the finances of the English Govern.
ment, under qualified free trade, are no, elessly
embarrassed, and demand is made in Paria
ment for protective duties as revenue meas
ure, English agents are striving to induce the
American people to abandon the policy under
which this country is growing stronger daily,
which is etfecting constant reduction in the
public debt, and which is sure to eliminate in
the industrial supremacy of the United States.
The artisans of the United States are verv
far from being majority of its voters, but
they can exercise by virtue of their organixa.
ton very powerful influence, and they may
save themselves and the country from disaster
il they will steadiy refuse to be the tools of
political demagogues, and resolutey insist
upon the maintenance of the existing tariff "a
revenue measure, and for the protection of
home industry.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28
An lpOriant Admission.

REyERDY JOHNSON, of Baltimore, who, as
our readers will remember, is one Of the attor-
neys of the South Carolina outlaws, in an
argument in behalf of Ku-Klux at Columbia
Oh Monday week, used the following extraor.
binary language toward his own sients, re-
ported verbdttna
" Neither my distinguished friend, Mr.. Stan
berry, nor myself are here to defend or Justify
or palilate any outrages that may have been per-
petrated In your State by the association of
ku klux. l have listened with horror to some
OF the testimony which has been brought before
you. The Outrages proved have been shocking
to humanity; they admit neither Of justifca-
ton nor excuse they violate every obligation
which law and nature impose upon men. These
men appear to have been alike nsensible to the
obligations Of humanity and religion, but the
day Will come, however, if it has not already
arrived, when they will deeply lament il.
Even If justice should not overtake them, there
is another tribunal from which there is no
escape. 1t is their own conscience that tri-
bunal which sits i'll the breast of every living
man, that still small voice that thrills through
the heart, and AS it speaks gives happiness or
torture-the voice of COnscicnce--the voice of
God. And IT 1T has not already spoken to
them in tones which have walked them up TO
the enorInity of their conduct | trust in the
mercy of heaven that a voice will speak before
they shall be called to the dreadful tribunal to
account for their transactions in this world"
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

The murder of w. G.. WYNN. Esq, in
Arkansas last week, has caused shock In this
community where he studied law, at Howard
University, and graduated with well won honors.
He adds another to the list of martyrs who have
fallen in the terrible struggle in behalf Of lib
erty going on in this land Of boasted cisiliza-
ton and enlightenment. A land peopled in
large portion of it by bands of savage men as
barbarous as the inhabitants of the cannibal
islands, who have no difficulty in finding gen.
tlemen of high legal ability to defend themin the
courts of justice and apologizers in our legis-
lativs halls. Murdered for his opinions and
principles, and those opinions and principles in
strict accord with the Declaration of Independ
ence and the fundamental law of the land. Vast
Sums of money are annually expended in send
ing missionaries to heather lands for the con-
version Of their inhabitants to Christianity and
civilization, while here at home Christianity
and civilization sends her ablest lawyers to de-
fend the murderers and barbarians who are
striking down those who are striving to raise
higher the standard Of Progress.
The enlightened Democrats of this country
are responsible for every murder in the South.
From their Representatives in Congress tbs
bsrbsrous hordes Of the South receive their
chief encouragement Their new departures
and "psssive policy" are only to give them
stronger hold on the throats of the colored
people Of the South. How necessary, then, is
it that colored people should stand shoulder to
shoulder in support Of those colored men who
are best calculated by their ability and learn
ing to lead them This striking down Of
WYSs was for the purpose OF getting out of
the way a man who understood the situation,
and who was able to expose the tricks resorted
to by new departurists" and 'passive policy"
advocates to induce the oolored voters of the
South to vote into power their bitter enemies.
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In President GRASr's first annual message
he declares himself in favor Of this policy;
"a duty only upon those articles which We
could dispense with, known as Injuries, and
those Of which we use more than we produce:
"ALL DUTY REMOVED FROM TEA.
COFFEE. AND OTHER ARTICLES OF
UNIVERSAL USE NOT PRODUCED BY
OURSELVES"
Encouragement 10 home products, employ
ment to labor at living wages, and develop
ment of home resources.
"Disappearance Of the national tax-g therer
and reduction of the national debt"
The free traders, on the other hand, are IN
favor of continuing the duty on tea and
coffee. which we cannot produce, and are OPP
posed to protecting anything We do produce.
They have sent remonstrances to Congress
AGAINST THE REPEAL OF THE DU-
TIES ON TEA AND COFFEE" but praying
Congress to abolish the duties which keep up
the grievoss monopoies that Cypress the peo-
pie and violate every principle OF right and
Justice, and leave undisturbed equitable duties
like those on tea and coffee" This is free trade
in plain clothes. Opposing, with might and
main, the removal of the tax upon tho poor
mans luxuries, whilst clamoring against pro-
lection to his labor and the duties which
enables him to get his daily bread. This is
revenue reform" full fedged, aud waiting for
a fair day to fy."
Let the laboring men of the country ask
themselves the question which heads this
article, and decide whether the man who favors
free tea and coffee and policy which has built
up our present cotton, wool, and iron msnufsc-
turing interest, and done so much for the labor
of the country, or the advocates of the British
free trade. Indeed, they have already given their
answer to this question. The National Labor
Convention Of 1870 adopted the following
platform, and reiterated IL at the meeting in
1871:
Resolued, That Congress should modify the
tariff so as to admit free the necesaarles of
life and such articles of common use as we can
neither produce nor grow also, to levy duties
for revenue mainly upon articles of luxury,
and upon such articles of manufacture AZ we,
having the raw material in abundance, can
produce; which will develop the resources of
the country, aud increase the number of facto-
ries, give employment to more laboreTs, cause
the immigration Of skilled labor, the lessening
of prices to consumers the creating of per-
manent home market for agricultural products,
d stroy the necessity for the odious and ex-
pensive internal taxation, and will soon enable
US to successfully compete with the manu-
facturers OF Europe in the markets of the
world
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

and Post Office nor tie alleged frauds in the
New York Custom House. Its whole object so far
is to inquire if any man is holding Office without
authority of law, and what retrenchment in
expenses could be made
The complaint of the Methodist is based on
utter ignorance of the spirit of the Senate and
wha. it has really done. The majority do not
see fit to adopt TKUMBuLL's joint committee
scheme. But they did appoint q. standing COM
mittee Of their own body, composed of as good
men as there are in it. And upon this COM
mittee they have imposed the duty of making
thorough and most searching investigation
into all frauds and alleged frauds, and especi-
ally into the New York Custom House. Its
powers are much more extensive and "com
prehebsive than TRuxBuLL's partisan project
1t is given the power to send for persons and
papers, and every other needed power. 1t 10
therefore wickedly and wfully false that there
was any attempt on the part Of the Admins
tration Senators to prevent an investigation
The charge was set afoat for the express pur-
pose of deceiving and misleading the public
Its authors knew that it was absolutely false
in every conceivable sense. But at this day
it is only repeated by the wlfully blind or the
stupidity ignorant.
Tue Methodist also complains that the ma
jority of the Senate had arrayed itself against
"any real reform of the civil service" There
is no excuse for such statements as this, even
On the part Of a religious paper. 1t ought to
have known that a bill making the most thor
ough reform in the civil service had already
been referred to the Judiciary Committee, of
which TRpNBULL is chairman. Besides that,
the Senate had passed the bill from the House
giving the President authority to appoint
commission on the subject. That commission
had been engaged upon the work for weeks,
and were almost ready to report the result of
their labors. That part of TRUxBULL's loom
prehensve resolution " therefore only provided
for going over the same ground the Senator
had twice travelled, and was only meant for
bunkum, or to anticipate the Presidents daily
expected message communicating bis approval
of plan already perfected. All that TRUx
BULLS proposition could have accomplished
after months of labor, has been accom- plished
already by the President. Honest papers,
with intelligence enough to comprehend these
facts, will Of course retract their falsehoods
All others will persist in them.
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Christmas at Wayland Seminary,

The students Of this seminary were very
asreeably surprised by most bountiful dinner
given by the ladies Of the Dudley street Baptis,
Church, Boston, Massachusetts. The novelty
Of the dinner was that it was prepared for the
table at Boston and forwarded here. 1t was
indeed New England Christmas dinner. The
room in which the dinner was served was taste.
fully decorated with evergrsens, and the table
was we'll arranged and bountifully ladened.
At halfpast three dinner was announced, and
the students together with the teachers partook
of the viands 30 kindly donated, and 50 en-.
joyed merry Christmas. Tho following toasts
were proposed and responded to,
Wayland Se,ainary-the morning star be-
fore the dawn of the light of education upon
us--P. A. LEE.
The former and present Teachers ofWayland
Seminary-lights in darknsss-Wn. CosrIN.
The New Buildings-monuments Of benevo-
leDce and patient, united toil-may they soon
welcome US to their ample accommodations
J. Vices.
Past and present Students Of Wayland Sem
inary-Heaven bless them to day and always
y. L. DAVIS ana II. y Johnson.
The Friends who gave the Christmas Din.
ner- as they have given 30 may they receive
Heaven reward them-C. N. BECKETT
The Friends at Home-Our best wishes for
them-our aim shall be to honor them. G.
TAYLOR.
Female Education frst-Suffrage second
j. w. PorE.
Our Benefactors with Christ in
the work, who shall receive the "Come We
blesssd-R. RUYSfs.
During the intervals appropriate hymns were
sung.
This day will ever be remembered BY the
students of the seminary, and will be considered
an oasis in the desert of student life. And the
kind ladies who were 80 thoughtful to donate
SO bountltul repast, and thus giving joy to the
hearts of the students, will never be forgotten
by the students Of Wsyland Seminary.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28
A Word for Ohice.HOIderS.

When We hear man noisly denouncing a
whole class of citizens, because, through no
want of effort of his own, whether from want
OF merit or not, he does not chance to come
within Its pale, we cannot help believing that
if he we're one of them he would prove
guilty OF all the offences he charges against
them. Men conscious of their own dement's
are always the readiest to suspect the honesty
OF others. 1t has become fashionable Just now,
OH the part of those who have an object to
gain by it, to arraign every Office holder under
the Government as blind, corrupt tool of
the President, almost wholly neglecting their
official duties that they might devote their time
to elechoneerlng services in his behalf. OF
course this is a gross and wicked exaggeration.
The Baltimore American, the editor of which
Is not an Office holder as we are not, thus com.
ments upon this dishonest practice of dis.
affected Republican editors:
1--WE know there has been an effort to degrade
every man who holds a public Office until it
has almost become dangerous for those who
have any character to lose to accept place
under the Government. But we believe that
the majority OF Office holders are as good and
true men as those who do not hold Office. and
most OF them much better than those who are
perpetuaily traducing aud defaming them. So
far as Maryland is concerned there is scarcely
man holding my prominent position whose
character In the community will not bear
favorable comparison with that of any other
citizen OF any party out Of Office They have
been traduced and abused by the disappointed
and the vicious, but they need no defence and
hence make none. They can, as is probably
the case elsewhere, afford to treat their ira.
ducers with silent contempt.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

The silk manufacturing interest in this
country is assuming immense proportions, and
bids fair to rival the cotton interest in extent
There are numerous manufactures in this
State New Jersey has sixteen factories and
seventy five thousand spndles; fifteen hundred
operatives find employment in the silk manu-
factories of Philadel phia, while FIVE million
dollars are invested in this business in Con-
necticut. The Cheney Brothers, in Hartford.
alone are turning out daily fifteen hundred
yards of dress silks and four thousand yards of
other dress goods into the manufacture of
which silk enters, besides large quantities Of
ribbons and sewing silks. The quantity of
silk imported to meet the wants of this con-
stantly increasing industry must amount to
many millions yearly, and it can be success
fully cultivated in this country, incalculabIe
sums will be saved
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Was ID Sarcasm

For an original consistent Christmas story
displaying "the sweet grace of charity to-
gether with the ability of poor mans table to
support, and its capacity to accommodate, a
feast that would cause many wealthy mans
extension to groan mot mentioning the tremen-
dous appettes OF the FIVE participants,) which
lett little save empty dishes of repast that
should reasonably have surfeited twenty per-
sons,' commend US to STEPHEN SKARRIDGEs
Christmas" copied from Scr,baer's Monthly,
for January, in the Daily Morning Chronicle
and for an approximately discriminate notice Of
the same, read editorial in Mondays Chronicle.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

ONE of the worst practices of the people is
to elect dyspeptics to Congress, and one of the
worst practices of the two branches of Congress
is to place dyspeptics in responsible positions.
A man afflicted with dyspepsia should never be
placed at the head of any important committee.
or ia any place where cool, calm, deliberate.
faithful heads and hearts are required. A dys
peptc can never be relied upon in the hour of
danger and trouble.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

1t is not work that kills men 1t is worry.
Work is healthy you can hardly put more
upon a man than he can bear. 1t is not the
revolution that destroys the machinery, bat the
friction. Fear secretes acids; but love aud
trust are sweet juices.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

We are indebted to F. G. BARBApoEs, ESQ.,,
for copy of the Proceedings of the Southern
States Convention held in Columbia, South
Carolina, October 1925, 1871.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28

- BooE AND jon PRISrINo of every de-
scription done 81 this Office als Eleventh
street.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-09
Last and Final Notice.

ALL persons indebted 70 the Old tTnl Of
ABRAMS, GRIFFIN l. HARGROFE. will
take dne notice OF This and save snv further
trouble and expense. We must have our
DUES, ABRAMS s 4ETTS.
Jan. I, 1T.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-09
FANT's PYRoPHoSPHoRATED ELIXER
CALisAYA BARK, BlsMUTff & IRON.

THIS Prnioo combines the agsc.
able ant
Such com;on desdatuu the Medical Profession
and the nk Of the Iron inducing
henedc reaching
Physicians feel assured that The medicinal properties
the stomach and gof.s used with advantage all
of Dyspepsia Los Of Appetite Hd E Ca3vHcss
81.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-09
History Of the South Carolina
College.
CStvzssITY OF SccTu CAROLINA,

CstvzssITy OF SocTu CAROLINA.
June. 1871.
Tie subscriber proposes 10 publish
second edition Of the HISTORY OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,. The frs,
edition closed with the year 1857; the
second will embrace the whole period Of
lis existence, commencing with the original
Act of Incorporation in December, 1901,
and concluding with the Act establishing
the University in December, 1868.
II will nave increased interest impaired to
il, no, Only by the fact that it will lconstitute
complete history Of the College, hut b! the
further consideration that i. will contain
several nr# Sketches and additions to
me Sketches of those Presidents ard
Professors who have died since the
appearance Of the work. Among the new
sketches will be those Of Judge Longstreet,
Rev. Ro .er, ". Barnwell, and Professor
Venable OF the University of Virginia.
1t will be emheiis!,ed by Portraits Of the
Presidents OF the Coll 'gr. The volume wall
contain ahont five hundred pages octave,
and will he furnished 70 S;ugl. subscribers
at S3.On per copy, and at the usual dis
c .unt TO the rrade.
Subscribers III pS not otherwise sent Will
be forwarded TO NE al Golumhia. 5 Z.
II. LABORDE
july l9, 29-tr
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ABSENT.
Ce-Opera:iVe Building Asso-
citation:

FAS many inquiries have' been directed to
me relative 70 the dTp,sztr of.ihe tickets
which may remain uH4olsst WOULD .stare sha,
shey WILL BE sold :hsfore the drawing takes
place. A. hut 2 600 .icksts. win BE- iS.urtl and
the price fixed 50 loW, sale Of all the tickets
must be effected in order to cove. the ex-
penses Of the drawing. and the Genera!
Agen, will positively no, hold q ticket on The
6sy Of the rattle AS it has, become apprrens
% u1e that large amount of" money has
been placed by thoses selling, tickets in the
bank, VI otherwise used III ,oyder to. obtain
the interest upon the same, l..now offer to
allow interest upon al Sums paid into my
hands at the rate OF one per cent: per month
from this date, payable on the: day of draw
ing, hut not afterwards It must be apparent
70 all shat 80 long aSske rnoaeysis kept out
or nv hands, cannGt-fxa q day for the
drawing. NJ bond: in the penal sum of
$40. 900, makes deposit with, me as safe as
o,old be desired. Iheof Of good rate
Of Interest, snd the de*re 10 invest all the
money in improvements of 4 more extern
siye character, are sufficient guarantee that
the drawing will rire:p&ee as as early a day
~ possible. Evidence 'ef.the improvements
intended can be seen at the coEuer Of Main
and Plain streets.
must again request all who have money
IN their hands to remit the same 10 me,
whether j. amount TO- one ticket or rem.
DR.. F W WHEELER,
General Agent, Box SO, Columbia, S, c.
Aug Q, 3l-2t.