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intact, but only as balance of power be-
tween the two contending factions of
Radicalism, and not as an ant0go'iStic
party with nominees of its own in the
field. for. office against Radicals. Itmerc-
ly requires Democrats for once to quit
seeking all the offices themselves, and to
help the Radicals destroy each: other in
fratricidal strife for the places.
Only few men do the thinking for the
masses in politics, as in everything else,
and hence it is that every political party
consists merely of leaders and followers.
The surest plan to conquer any party is
to divide it, and as the leaders of every
party govern it, so the safest policy to
overthrow any political organization is
to set it's leaders to quarreling with each
other. The best means to this end is to
start them to scrambling for the public
Offices, in hot competition among them
selves, by relieving them from all ne
cessity of remaining united as hand of
brothers against the candidate of an op-
posing organization.
Every political leader is necessarily
either an office-holder, or an office-seek-
er. Even a great or good man must get
office for himself, or friends to be able to-
carry out the measures he deems best for
the good of tho State, and so must the
little, or bad man, seek Office to effect his
purposes against the country. Therefore,
it is self-evident that to retain or obtain
office is the practical object of first i'm
portance with every POLITICAL leader,
whether he be actuated by love of fame,
love of country, love of power, love Of
money, or love of villainy.
This explains the unquenchable thirst
of most men for Office, and as every man
likes to succeed in his projects, it also
explains why, as rule, candidates are
perfectly unscrupulous in the means
they employ. So common is it for Office
seekers to practice duplicity, sacrifice
friends, compromise with enemies, and
fatter, cajole, or even bribe voters, that
it excites no surprise, even in candidates
who are considered good and honorable
men in private life. When man enters
the field for Office, it is supposed that he
enters to win, as much so as that the
horse jockey runs his nag for the purse.
Both the candidate and the jockey are
expected to put forth all the skill and
power, good or bad, that is in them. The
voters themselves who are partizans Of
particular candidates, (and what voter is
not more or less partizan? p practice
vast deal of rascality to make their favor
ite win. Morever, as candidates arc as
often representatives of measures, as
they are of themselves, voters, in work.
ing for their pet oflice-seekerS, at the
same time work to carry out their own
principles, and as much rascality is ex-
pected in elections as exists in the busi-
ness of private life. SO universal do the
foregoing ethics prevail i'll elections that
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service for their recognition. Still further,
how many Radical offce-holders in South
Carolina have never filled as high place
as their modestSnrerit deserves, and
would rejoice at the opportunity to shake
\ hands with DEMOCRATS, if by SO doing,
they could rise toIthe level of their am
bition. Yet again how many Radical
ofice-seckers in, the State have .ever had
any office at all sand would with open
arms, welcome q Acoalition with Demo-
Gratis, to get prom Zion?
How can any oEe doubt the sincerity
of the Radical leaders who should desert
to the Dcmocracy pr the sake Of Office,
any more than hssshorild have doubted
the fidelity of Union Reform leaders,
who professed Radicalism in 1870, to
observation-disclosures, and the State after
wards?
We must sacrifice, not our principles,
but our feelings t succeed in the next
election. To use gam bling phrase, the
Radicals have "stGked the cards on us, !"
and bayonets sustain any game they may
play, or any count they may make.
Z. When rogues fail out, honest men get
their right; and@as even honest men
pursue their own interest, we must make
it to the interest Of many Radical thieves
to have fair ganse and truthful count
at the next election; or if dirty work
must be done at the polls let Democrats
try to reward .their friends at Court to
do itwe11.a
AS long as the old Wing party fought
the Democracy, the latter kept steadfast-
ly honest, patriotieand united; but when
the Wing party disbandcd, .the Demo
cracy speedily became arrogant, selfish,
corrupt, factious, and went to pieces. So
too whenever the Democratic party, as a
party, shall ceaseto oppose Radicalisln,
that cohort of; f;plnnderers will quarrel
and divide to ssheir own destruction.
Bowen wants SCOTS place, and no doubt
either of half a dozen other prominent
Radicals would make fierce struggle
for it, if he couldsrely on the fifty thou
said white voterSsof the State to reinforce
the friends in lis own party. Many a
Radical leader Doth white and black
also, dare say, easts longing eye Oh
Ransier's berth. In brief, as every patty
has twice or thriee as many office-seek-
ors in its ranks.as there are offices to be-
stow, it would bean easy matter for the
Democracy, by having no candidates Of
its own, and acting only rs balance of
power, to put a Radical candidate in the
field against another Radical candi
date, for eveEgofflce, frcm Governor
d d,wn to the lowest tplace. Those Radi-
cal candidates VINO should rely on tic
Democracy for saccess, would combine
sufficient influence to control at least
one third of the aiadical voters.
To achieve thfaresult, Democrats must
industriously psS every Radical aspirant
:a,,1---fi--ccoo I.o..l- =
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Brevities and Leyities.

Rs Wife (complaingly) ~ haven't
more than a third Of the bed" Husband,
(triumphantly,) well, that's all the law
allows you"
E@-" You'll grow up ugly if you make
faces" said maiden ladv to her little
niece. Ibid you make faces when you
was girl. aunty?'
@~ A Western journal offers this in
duccment: "All subscribers paying in
advance will be entitled to first class
obituary notice in case of death"
@- Old Gent" Biddy, what is this
you have among the stuiiin Of the turkey?
Biddy, (delightedE"Ah, an sure, mas
ter I'm obliged to you for fndin' my
shignon I've been looking for it all day"
I@ A druggist in New Hampshire
threatened the local paper with suit for
putting an i' in the place of an "a in his
advertisement of grape pills.
a@A Cincinnati market regulation
Z" No whistling near the sausage stand"
gA "Look out, there what are you
kicking my dog for p "I'm kicking him
cause he's full of heas and / don't want
to get EN- on my clothes. " Flcas-the
deuce! Why, that dog sleeps with me"
Yes, conlound YOU, that's where he gets
elm"
yE" You must have lived here a
!ong time" caid a travelling Englishman
10 an old Oregon pioneer. Yes, sir, |
have. Do you see that mountain? Wei,
when l first came here that mountain WAS
a hole i'll the ground" !" The EnglshnaE
opened his half shut eyes.
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m- A German got his dander up the
other day upon the arrival of second
pair of twins, and said to his family ply
sician: "oh, you bleese, doctor, it ish
peter dat stchop pc boot to desc diiiss.
Yum pair of squins, 1 dings, is alters
recht, but more ash dat ish plaid owit'
don't it? Dat vot's dc matter NIT me.
You know how it ish myself!''
m.c- An excellent mother, in writing
to one of her sons OIL the birth of his ell
dcst child, says: "Give him an cduca-
ton, that his life may be useful; teach
him religion, that his death may be
happy"
ny General Grant has just toucaed the
highest point OF all his greatness. A pa
per collar has been named after him.
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The Cheapest p+p.r IN the World
Will: the beginning o! 1872. the New
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size. It now contains eight pages instead
of four, making it equal in dimensions
to any other weekly secular journal pub
lishcd in this country. At the same time
its price has not been increased. 1t will
be furnished to subscribers at the uni
form rate of one dollar q year for each
copy.
The proprietors announce that while
The Weekly Snn thus furnishes rs much
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at double or treble the price, it will con-
tain new features which will add greatly
TO its interest and value as Il family news
paper. It's independence of opinion and
its unqualified hostility to Tweedism
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......u -. ...s ,,i> raJncr an he makes, q
tl:s. Er! he never gets h's knife
4 yonns gentleman Of The State
Of Illinois was greatly disconnected at a
:ricl. played upon him Is a locomotive
He hal bright len cent piece, and was
ol the opinion that the wei@ht Of the
ioconiolive woull spread ii out 10 the
dimensions of quarter lie laid ii
IN The RAJ; in advance Of tie train and
awaited the result Tic locomotive soon
came laundering along, picked up the
lime on one oi' is wheels, and flung it
nobody knows whittier T'hcbcy is firmly
Convinced that Tie Illinois Central IS by
odds the nearest railroad Of which he has
any knowledge.
r- \ Clinton County. iowa. man,
having the tooth-acllc, determined TO ex-
tract the unsound tusk by the Indian
method. He went 10 the woods, bent
over a sapling, tied string to his tooth,
and the other end to the bush, l;;ld calmly
down en- his back and le! 90. The tooti
vanished through ti'c trec-'"rs with a
sound Ike The whistle Of 6 minnie bali.
and carried Will! i something less than a
pourd OF gums and sch.'
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Stono Fertilizers.
WIN. Johnson Agent, ~
Dorp's Mills. g. c.
Da,o .4.ilr If b0

Beautiful Residence for Rent
rINHE HOUSE AND LOT containing
4. ,I7ssAcres. now occupied Ux oen: ,l.
Dunova1it. If not rented Dy tlie ist
Monday in February next, II WIZ ps
leased 10 the highest bidder on that day.
- s, : 1911 mi JOHN 4. BACON.
y.m a A vi .nAL 3
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-01-25
PACIFIC GUANO COMPANIES
COMPOUND
ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME
FOR
Composing with Cotton Seed.
Price s25 Cash, with Usual Advance
on Time.

TlHIS ARTICLE is PREPARED UN-
Il DER the superintendent of DR.. ST.
JULIEN RAVENEL expressly for COM
posting with cotton seed.
1t was introduced by this Company two
years ago, and its use has fully attested
it's value. 200 to $50 pounds Of this arti-
Gle per acre, properly composted with
the same weight OF cotton seed, furnishes
the planter with FERTILIZER Of the
highest excellence at the smallest cost.
A compost prepared with this article, as
by printed directions furnished, contains
all the elements Of fertility that can enter
into first class FERTILIZER, while
its economy must commend its liberal
use to planters.
For supplies and printed directions for
composing apply to
]. N. ROBSON.
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. 6s East Bay and Nos. and 2 Allan
tic Wharf, Charleston, S. c.
JNo. S. REESE & CO.. Gen'l Agents.
Nov. % 3m ~
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Subscribed Capital, st,OGo,ooO,Oo!

HE WAREHOUSE OF THIS BANK, of Reynolds and
Campbell Streets Augusta Ga ready to receive COT
TON
LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES will be made upon Cotton in Rar
house or upon Railroad Receipts. 81
So;no Cotton with the Bank will be furnished with receipts for
same that will be- available a Other borrowing
Tie Rank ia prepared at all times Produce
sons the reasonable terms -,
would do we'll apply the Warehouse or communicate Win
Officers. .-ss :, -,,,,,,,,r ;, -.
JNO.P. KING, Vice President
7. p BRANCH, Cashier.
Augusta, Sept 20 tt 90
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FREE TO .HOOAa AGEbTs,

We will send n handsome Prospectus of our Neic
Illustrated Famiy Bible. containing over 200 ti.S
Scripture Illustrations 10 any Book Agent. free Of
charge. Address National Publishing Co., Phia..
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-01-25
HON. G. D.. TILLMAN
p PA ssIV SIS E POLICY.
TopsDefeat sRadicalisms in south
e ( Carolina. ~
ON THE
For the Advertiser.

For the AONCIl1SCl.
To THE EDIToR.-In October 1917,
South, Carolina will hold her next gen.
eral election for State officers, and the
time is at hand when her true sons, es-
pecially those who mean still to share
her fate, whether that fate shall be Heaven
or Hell, should be taking counsel as to the
best means of overthrowing the thieves,
robbers and tyrants who are plundering
and expressing the State.
There is plan by which to beat the
Radical Devils out of control of the State
Government, and the "plan" is "a asure'
one, simply because common sense de-
clares it SO, and it was successfully ap
piled by the Democrats Of Missouri in
1870, and by those of Tennessee the year
before, against far greater odds than ex-
lists in South Carolina. It is unaccounta-
BILE thatthe Democratic press of our State,
which before the war was generally edited
with such marked ability, has hitherto
entirely overlooked the triumphant Ten
nessee and: Missouri plan of campaign
against Radicalism, and it is still more
remarkable that the successful Demo-
cratic policy of those. States should have
been wholly ignored by those who es-
TEEN themselves successors to Mr.. Cal
houn in the Palmetto State.
The intellect of the State seems palsied,
and our great men, if we have any, ap-
pear to be either overwhelmed with de-
spair, or overpowered by disgust, while
our glorious old mother, mutilated by
vandals, but still grand in her agony,
cries aloud, but cries in vain, for help.
The mass of our people are as true to
themselves, and as faithful to the State
as they ever were. All that they need to
clear the political wilderness of Radical
Robbers is Leader. Witness the zeal,
fidelity and unanimity with which they
followed that igaiS Jatuus called Union
Reform in 1870. They voted for the Uni
on Reform candidates, when most Of
them knew that defeat was inevitable,
and while they denounced the platform
as a cheat and a lie, which could not de-
ceive even negro.
1t is to be deplored that the harm caused
by the Union Reform movement of South
Carolina could not be confined to those
who got it up. AS it is, the people of the
whole State must suffer Radical torture
at least until after the next election. The
Democracy of Louisiana, Florida and
other Southern States, at their last cleo
tions, also adopted the Union Reform
ism of their old leaders, and with like
- -.
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e EiiuefeId Female. institute.

TJHE Exercises Of this School will be
Il resumed on the first Monday in
I February next. ~ :,
Terms, $40, $12 and $16 per Session of
Twenty yWeeks-one-half in advance, the
balance at the nlencement of the End
qpa5tssMs q.psM1ss MTsSDoBEY, Principal
Jan 16 st
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NIT. Zion School, AZ
W1NNsRoRo, S. c.
{ ASA.i THE Spring Session opens
l. <Mtfss on Monday, January 20, 1872.
!, rTVff The course of instruction af-
49, fords thorough preparation for
~ any department Of university
study, or for business life.
The Virginia Military Institute has re-
Gently conferred upon this School an An
nua, PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP, covering
the entire course in that institution.
Address
NJ. NJ. FARRow, Principal.
Ian II If
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06
The TwO-thirds Rule.

Some people suppose that it will re
ouire a two-thirds vote in the Baltimore
Convention to abolish the two-thiris
rule. But the fact is that each Ma
tional Convention is an independent,
selfgoverning body, and makes its own
rules. Until it adopts two-thirds rule,
therefore, there can be no such rule, and
the rules are all and always adopted bv
a majority vote The Richmond IVA }
Dispatch calls attention to the further
fact THAT the two-thirds rule, that is
called, has never been used except in
voting upon nominations. In deter
mining whether it will make new
nomination for President or not, the
Convention will, of course, be governed
by a majority Of its members. II it
determines 70 nominate a new candi.
date, the two.thirds rule may come into
plsy."
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06

THE present prices of wool can hardly
be maintained, as buyers decline to pur-
chase except at a considerable reduction
below existing rates. On the other
hand, holders are disposed TO keep their
stocks till fall, rather than make con-
cessions. The statistics of wool grow
ing for the last ten years show some
curious fluctuations. In 1861, the home
production was fifty FIVE million pounds,
while in 1865 it was one hundred and
fifty-fve million pounds. In 1871 it
fell to one hundred and twenty
eight million pounds, the small
est product since 1865. The de-
mand for wool during the war slim.
ulated the growing Of sheep and doubled
the number in SIX years. After the
war, prices fell rapidly, and in, 1868
about four million sheep were siaugh-
tered for Their pelts and tallow. In
California, and some OF the Territories,
wool growing has assumed great i'm
portance, on account Of the mildness OF
the climate and the facilities for graz
ing. California has now about eight
million sheep, and and the clip for this
spring is estimated at thirty.six mil
lion pounds. The price of common
wool in New York, on the first day Of
May was 1861, 80 cents per pound;
1862, AZ cents; 1868, 20 cents; 1864, 20
cents; 1865, O. cents. 1866, 65 cents !;
1867, As cents; 1865, As cents; 1869, a
cents; 1870, Al cents; 1871. IS cents;
1872. 20 cents.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06
General Longstreet for Greeley

Gen. Longstreet goes back on his
March letter in favor OF Grant, and
comes out for Greeley. He says his
letter urging the re election Of Grant was
written under an erroneous impression
that Grant agreed with him in politics,
and was not responsible for the con-
spiracv OF the Federal officials in Lou
isiana to applant the State government.
Grants subsequent course, however,
with reference 10 Louisiana affairs, has,
in General Longstreets opinion, drawn
an impossible line between them. In
stating to the reporter that he was for
Greeley, Gen. Lon gstreet defined his
position as that OF a Republican, in
favor of State rights and opposed 20
State sovereignty. As the practical
question now was, shall we change our
form OF government? Gen. Longstree,
believed that the only way to hit the
golden mean between GENERALIZATION and
disintegration was by supporting the
Cincinnati platform and ticket. Gen.
Longstreet was one Of the signers OF the
call for the recent great L beral ratiti'
cation meeting in New Orleans.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06
New York Market.
NEW YORK, June )


FLOCR-Tbe market is dull ana
in BUYERS favor at s. S5G6 - for
superfne State; 81 S+97 y tor extra
State; = 3097 s. tor choice TO- s. 4OG
I SIS for fancy State IS S5a6 p TOR
superfne western, S. 759S IS for
common 10 medium; 81 0O@1 80 for
common to good shipping brands extra
round hoop Ohio; 81 S5@7 90 for trade
brands; S. 6O9l2 % for good to choice
do. Southern -four dull and heavy al
81 S09lO - for common to fair extra
and SO 2j6l3 90 for good 10
choice do. Rye -four quiet at - 5)9
) 80. Corn meal quiet.
GRAIN-Wheat dull aud nominal
at 81 6SGl ~ for No. , spring:
81 73@l IS tor No. do; 81 90a2 o.
Tor winter red western; 81 Or az O5
Tor amber western; 81 0092 10 for W bite
do. Rye quiet and heavy at 94c. Bar
ley quiet Barley malt quiet. Corn lie
firmer at 63965c for steamer western
mixed afoat aud 6SG69c for sal do;
I097lc tor yellow. Oats dull at 529
53c for western and 54955ic for Ohio
PROVISl0NS-Pork unchanged
at SIS . for new mess Sl0 50
@10 IS for prime, and Sl2 5O9
Is 90 for new prime mess. Beef quiet
at 81 50d9 50 for plain mess and
$40 009l2 % for India do. Beef
hams dull at s23 0J926 90. Tierce
beet nominal at Sl4 009l7 90
for prime mess and SIT 00'Gl9 90
for India do. Cut meats dull at
9t@l0tc for hama and 5i@5kc
for shoulders. Middies quiet at II
'@7ic for long clear. Lard steady At
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06
The Vice PresidentiRi Question
Before the Philadelphia COnHen.

Before the Philadelphia COnSen.
dion.
From Gath's Correspondence with the
Chicago Tribune.I
The only question before the Phila-
delphia Convention will be the selection
OF q Vice President The name Of
James F. Wilson, of Iowa, has been
circulated throughout this city as a
rising candidate. But few people in the
East know who he is, and | have been
amused at the solcitous inquiries made
about him. 1t is ALLEGED here that
John A. Logan will get him
the support OF the Illinois dele
CATION, that Senator Spencer will give
him the whole Alabama delegation,
and that Iowa has already de-
clsred for him. But the Alabama
de egates are said by Senator Henry
Wilson to have been promised to him
(Henrv) and not James Wilson. The
Grant influence, as it dare show its hand
is being cast for the Massachusetts, cob
hler. Henry Wilson's friends are buoy
ant, and say that hecan beat Colfax on
the second or thru ballot. He will
probably nave all New England, except
Maine, aud good deal OF support from
the South. Grants favor will determine
this mater. Much is being made OF
Wilson's integrity and poverty. Of his
deserts at the hands OF the party he
has served so long, or his In
fiuence among the negro voters
and the disguised adhereuts Of Charles
Sumner, and it is also said he can take
the stump with more effect than any
other man, and be personal represen-
tative of the ticket Wilson himself
has been very active, but he does not
work in the systematic way that Colfax
does, and relies upon sympathy instead
of organization. Mr.. Wilson said, on
last Thursday, that he would not come
in person to the Convention. Certainly
the workingmen will be in the lobby to
urge his claims. and il is not known
that Mr.. Colfax will have any
such adroit right-hand man as
John Defrees. who did the work
for him at Chicago four years ago.
Dave Carter and some Of the old Wade
stripe OF Western men are not for Will
son. 1t is rather singular that the
charge of nepotism should be raised
against anybody in this Convention, but
some OF the Territorial men are urgent
that Colfax has 100 many connections
in office; that he has three holding im.
portant positions in Colorado alone, and
that his brother-iu-law heads the Utah
delegation. The delegations from sew
ersI of the Southern States were chosen
by a mere farce, and in Alabama, for
exam pie, not one>third Of the counties
sent delegates to their District Conven-
tons.