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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1873-06-13
State of South Carolina

CoLCMBIA, ApRiL 2+;h, 1879
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By order of the Board.
III. f.. HAYNE.
Secretary Of State and Sec y of the Board
STATE OF SoUTU CARoLINA
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE
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he'"hy certify that the foregoing is II true ar |
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May Is &c
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26

Miss Anthony was in violation OF
law. II she believed she had a
right to vote, does that release her
from the penalty? 1t is argued that
knowledge referred to in the act re-
lates to her knowledge of the illega-
hty ofthe act, and not to the act. OF
voting; for, it is said, that she must
know that she voted. Two princi
Piles apply here: First,ignorance of
the law. excuses no one; second,
every person is presumed to under
stand and to intend the necessary
effects of its own acts. Miss Antho-
| nv knew she was a woman, and that
the Constitution of the State prohi-
bits her from voting. She intended
to violate that provision; intended
to test it, perhaps, but certainly in
tended to violate it. The necessary
effect of her actwas to violate it, and
then she is presumed to have in
tended it. There was no ignorance
of any facts being known, she under
took to settle a principle in her own
person. She takes the risk ,and she
ought not to shrink from the conse-
quence. ..-,. IL
The Court declined to submit the
case to the jury upon any question
whatever, and directed them to rem
der a verdict of guilty against tie
defendant.
Judge Selden, counsel for Miss
Anthony, then requested the clerk
to poll the jury, which request was
denied by the Court, and a verdict
of guilty was rendered.
The defendants counsel excepted
to the decree and the action of the
Court, and insisted that upon the
construction given to the law by the
decision there had been only yio
lation of the State law, and that the
United States Court had no jurisdic
tion. Sentence has not yet beer
pronounced. dr
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
THE eovERNoRsH,P OF MAssAcHu

That irrepressible politician, Ben
Butler, if he does nothing more, is
giving the Massachusetts Republi-
cans a thorough scare. He, wants
to be Governor, and is hard at work
arranging for his nomination. No
one is, as yet, willing to openly op-
pose him. A fight with Butler is
a very disagreeable operation, as he
has a habit Of dealing rather severe
ly with his adversaries. Judge Hoar
has been referred to, as likely to
make public canvas against But
ier's nomination, but SO imminent
is the danger that he will gain his
point, despite the efforts of Hoar,
that the Hartford Couyant advises
that "the best course for the anti
Butler Republicans to pursue is to
take ground in advance that they
will not support Butler, if he be
nominated, and to Justify them
selves by declaring what they un-
doubtedly believe, that he is not a
fit man to be Gov. of Massachusetts,.
Let them give out beforehand that
they will bolt, and there are thous-
ands that will follow them. They
may not succeed in defeating him,
but they are stronger on this tack
than they are on any other, and in
another year the party would be
purified and the State would be
with them"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
ARREARS OF PENSIONERS ARE MOI
ASSETS.

If any pensioner, or any person
entitled to pension, who during
the pendency of his application
therefor has died since March 4,
1861, or shall thereafter die, his
widow, or if no widow, his child or
children, under sixteen years Of age
at the time of his death, shall be
entitled to receive the accrued pen
sion to the date of death. Such &C
crued pension shall not he consid-
cred as part of the assets of the
estate of the deceased, nor liable to
be applied to the payment of the
debts of said estate in any case
whatever, but shall inure to the sole
and exclusive benefit of the widow
or children; and if no widow or
child survive, no payment whatso-
ever Of the accrued pension shall
be made or allowed, evcept so much
as may be necessary to reimburse
the person who bore the expenses
of the last sickness and burial, OF
the decedent, in cases where he did
not leave sufficient assets to meet
such expences.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
LOUD" TALK.

The Loudenville Independant
doubtless disguised at the late race
for nomination among the Demo
cratic office-seekers, and the str ick.
of trade" Herewith connected, thu.
speaks: f1@ OF r@fa
A corrupt ring have been running
affairs it this county for years. Oul
best candidates for office are fire.
quently slaughtered. There is nc
county in the State thet is cursed
with a more contemplate set OF
liars and scoundrels than the Ash
land County Politicians are.
The only way to break cup this
corrnpt Ring and to remove this
disgrace from the county is to put
in the field a peoples ticket; place
ing on that ticket the names of good
men, irrespective of party affilia
tions.
Such a ticket every good Demo
crat and Republican will support. /
Let it be done. LalsH.E. III
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
LIBEL LAW.

The Pennsylvania Constitutional
Convention at last has approached
something like fairness in regard to
the libel law, and the new section
adopted will meet with general favor
among the newspaper fraternity. Ii
simply allows the public investiga-
tion or information, when such pub
lication is not through malice OF
negligence. In other words, facts, If
told without sensationaliem, and for
a purpose, not of abuse, but as q
matter proper for the public to know
will not make the publisher liable to
conviction in aprosecution-the de-
termination of the bearing ofthe law
and the facts beingleft with the jury
under the direction of the Court.
This is just concession to the
Press, and under it no innocent par
ty, through malice or any other
cause, can be injured, while the
Press is guaranteed some proper
freedom.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
PERSIA.

Some people are beginning to think
that England is rather too demon
statlvsly enthusiastic over the Wis
it of . gentleman from Persia, who
set aside twenty-five millions for
pocket money for his trip, when his
subjects were dying from starvation
by thousands, and when his land
was afflicted with one of the most
terrible famines of ancient or mod
ern times. The walls of the dying
have hardly been hushed before the
Imperial pleasure-seeker who starts
out on his jaunt, and people who
have had q reputation for common
sense are going almost crazy to dc
him honor. sc .gacs salr is -lsf
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
THE PuRPosT OF A CONSTITUTION

When,a few months ago, the vo-
ters of Ohio dropped into the ballot
box their little tickets bearing the
legend, constitutional Conven-
tion, Yes" or "NO" it is probable
that not more than one in Eve of
those voters stopped to considerwith
any degree Of care what the Conyen-
ton would or would not do if called
or whether or not the proper gov
eminent of the State really demand
any constitution doctoring. On the
principle that there might be no
harm in overhauling the State ma
chinery, the majority voted "Yes,
and the Convention was called.
Now that it is in session, We see a
throng of people from every part
Of the State trying to make it one
supreme General Assembly, and ac-
complish through it the Legislation
Of the next twenty years. Petition
after petition rolls in upon the pa
tient assembly and advocates of
every vexed issue and question,
more numerous than the frogs OF
Egypt, asks that their views be en-
bodied in the fundamental law.
No one since the days Of John Q.
Adams denies the right of petition,
nor does anyone claim that petitions
should be granted.
These petitioners, and too often
as it would appear some members
of the Convention, seem to think
that a constitution is a inality,
which it is not. 1t requires to be
supplemented by Legislation and by
judicial interpretations. Our new
Constitution will not destroy the
unwritten part of the old, nor can
it be SO complete as to prevent the
possibility of cases arising in future
in regard to which it will be silent
The fundamental principles upon
which our legislation is to depend
are few, and can be embodied in
comparatively little space, but much
THAT is asked of the Convention be
longs clearly in the province o
statutory law and can be no proper
part Of q constitution. A constitu
tion is only theory of government
and our theories will undoubtedly
continue as they have been, far il
advance of our practice.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
FALSE PRETENsEs.

The Ohio Legislature, at its late
session, passed law to punish the
obtaining Of money or property un-
der false pretenses with imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary when the
amount 10 &35, and with fine and i'm
prisonment in the county Jail when
the amount is less; the penalties to
apply when persons under false pre-
lenses procure sigEstu-es to drafts
notes. etc. The necessity of this law
seemed to spring from the many
fraudulent transactions Of persons
who travel the country obtaining
from farmers and others, what are
understood to be orders, but which
are printed or written in way that
makes them notes of hand.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
THE eREENBAcK QUESTION IN CAL.
lF0RNlA.

The "Greenback'' question Is agi-
tating California business circles.
While il is not probable that present
stagnatien Of business there is due
solely to the refusal of the money
power to recognize greenbacks as a
currency,there is no doubt it is sui
cidal on the part of the busiIesss
interests on the Pacific slope to re-
fuse greenbacks as a circulating me
dunn. This miserable policy is die
tated by the San Francisco banks
and brokers, for the reason they
make more money in buying green
backs at discount and selling gold
at premium than in doing legiti-
mate banking business. OF the
California newspapers thirty nine
favor greenback currency and fifteen
favor gold currency. OF the thirty
nine four are Democratic, and of the
fifteen nine are Democratic.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
THE DANGER OF OVERRIDING,

The greatest cause of complaint
against the last Convention that re-
vised the Constitution was, that it
attempted too much legislation.
There would have been much less
need for the present revision-in
fact there probably would have been
no need for present revision-had
that Convention confined itself to
its purely legitimate duties.
Is not the present Convention in
great danger Of falling into like
fault? AS an instance take the dis
cussion upon usury laws. Would
it be wise in the Convention to say
there should be no usury laws pass
ed2 Is not that question. emphatic
ally, one belonging to the Legisla
ture? Has the Convention arrived
to that degree of wisdom as to be
able to settle, satisfactorily, that
most of Sexed questions? II SO the
members of that Convention have
attained the very summit Of politi-
cal wisdom. But that question OF
usury neither the convention, OF
any other body of men can proper
ly dispose of on the mere. theories
of political economists. It must be
settled only by experiment and by
experience. What may be practical
for State that has acquired age
and that has acquired capitol may
not be practical for a newer and a
poorer State. What. in our belief,
takes money out of the same cata-
CORY with produce is the fact that
money is the representative of every
thing else. Money is of no value
except in its representative charac-
ter, and in that character it has the
advantage of everything else. Every
man wishes money, but every man
does not wish wheat, or corn, or po.
tatoes, or oats. II the propriety OF
establishing free trade in money, or
the propriety of enacting usury
laws, must be determined by expe-
rience-and every man not too con-
ceited for sound judgment will ad-
NIT that experience and experiment
are the only tests-then surely the
Convention should not engraft the
prohibition of usury laws into the
Constitution.
And so in the debate on our own
benevolent and reformatory instl-
tutions, there was a cropping out OF
desire to trench upon the proper
domain of the Legislature. The
Convention is the ablest body OF
men ever gathered in Ohio. We
do not believe it will act SO unwise-
ly as to oyerdo matters. And yet
among the most able of the mem
bers we see sticking out" that bane
of American Statesmanship-hob-
bies.-HerdId.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
LIGHTNING ROD swiN0lERs.

A lot of lightning-rod sharpers
have been operating in the eastern
part of the State during the past
ten days, and but for the prompt ae-
tion of a few men would have
walked into the exchequer of the
farmers in that section, to the tune
of several thousand dollars. Their
modus operandi is for an advance
agent to go ahead and make a
contract with a farmer for putting
rods on his buildings, representing
that they will cost so much-gener-
ally a very ordinary or insignih
cant sum, and agreeing to take pay
in almost anything he has for sale
or trade and at such time as Will
best suit his convenience. On their
representation of the cost, the farm
er is induced to sign an article
agreeing to have his building rod
ded with rods, at sixteen dollars a
set, OF forty feet. These chaps then
leave, and are followed in a day or
two by the parties who put up the
work, and they proceed to cover a
mans property with a most exten-
sive and elaborate display of cop
per coil, which generally amounts
in the aggregate to several times
the sum talked of by the advance
agent. This frequently leads to a
controversy, in which the victim is
in a measure reconciled by the time
allowed him and the stuff he is to
pay in. That point being settled
the workmen produce a tight note,
80 constructed as to leave a blank
place at one. end, to designate the
dates of payment, and a space belou
the signature for the specific alton
| of the stock or material in which il
is to be paid, These can be easily
cut off, leaving a simple judgment
note, payable of course, in cash.
We learn of several parties who
have already accepted the situation
and signed such notes. A number
of men in the vicinity referred to
refused to give their notes, and Or
dered the parties not to put up rods.
They have, however gone on with
the work, and propose to collect
their pay on the preliminary con-
tracts.
We have repeatedly warned our
readers against such swindlers, and
hope that this additional precaution
may save them the inconvenience
and modification of being cheated
or humbugged by any one. The
country is full of sharpers, too lazy
to earn an honest living, and too
cowardly to steal. Keep your eyes
open, and if they attempt to play
their sharp games upon you, order
them off the premises and if they
refuse to leave, why-"set them up
in the boot BUSINESS" or if you can
get substantial evidence against
them, have them arrested. There
are plenty of reliable and honorable
men who are prepared to furnish
people with anything they want at
fair prices, and with such every one
should make it a point to deal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
coaI AND moN.

The Cincinnati Times says the
English Coal and Iron Trades re
ports of 30th May, at Wolverhamp-
ton, states that the iron-workers
have been able to introduce Ameri-
can sheets and bars at lower prices
than native makes. 1t also says
"the export demand for nail sheets
and rods has seriously been affected
by high prices. and the Canadian.
and United States markets continue
virtually closed against Stafordshire
iron. An eminent Canadian firm,
from which large orders have been
usually received about this time,
writes to their correspondents here
to-day that it is impossible to do
anything with Stafordshire iron at
present prices, as they are obtaining
all the American iron they require
from Buffalo, of excellent quality,
delivered on the basis Of f12 for
bars, as contrasted with fl6 for
Stafordshire iron at English out
ports. Similar testimony is coming
in from other quarters, but perhaps
the most significant evidence of the
success of the United States compe-
tition is the fact that Staffordshire
makers of common strip for gas tub
ing who have been working for some
time past at most remunerative rates
have now the modification Of see
ing American made strip delivered
in the Black country (round BirmIn-
ham) at prices they cannot touch"
This news is very ominous to Brit
ish manufacturers, as they can in no
way now relieve themselves. They
are compelled to close their establish
ments or work without profit. The
high prices of coal and ore, and the
high wages exacted by the men, pre-
clude the further use Of capital in
that region. What then can they
do? They have the skill and capi-
tai, but lack the means-in their
present positions-forapplying them
They are not the men to sit down
tamely and rot. They must do
something with their young men, and
capital must not remain long idle.
Hence their attention is drawn to
this country, which possesses all the
requisites for manufacturing indus
TRY to which they have been accus-
toned in their own. And we hear
Of inquiries being made as to the fac
ilities and localities of the different
deposits of coal and iron ore in this
country that may be workable. We
learn, indeed, of some young men,
sons and junior partners in old es-
tablished firms, who have come over
here prospecting" ,sa
Nor is England the only country
in the Old World thus hampered.
Belgium and Germany are also be-
lginning to find out that the worlds
demand is more than the Old
Worlds produce can satisfy, and
richer and more readily worked min
erals than they have with themselves
Last week We gave some particulars
of the remarkable deposits Of coal
and iron ore which already
show enough of both, perhaps
for the supply of both Europe and
ourselves, for many generations to
come. as
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26


Whenever financial speculation
Jagged or grew dull, in New York, in
Secretary Boutwelrs. time, it was
sure to be quickened into activity
by rumors Of Boutwell's resignation.
There was scarcely a week that
Boutwell, was not going to resign
Things must be going very slow, on
Change, just now, therefore, for ru-
mors now fly off in clouds from Wall
street that Richardson is going to
resign. -aa.i- lr..l-, .sll.Hsl
All! We have been looking for it
ever since the warm weather began,
and now it has come. That shower
of lively frogs, without which no
summer can be allowed to pass. has
come down in Kansas City. Italways
comes in some of those places
where regard for truth has not yet
been imported. The frogs which
came down the other day in X. C..
are said to have varied in size
from that of piece OF coal to a
lump of chalk" .,....
A Western farmer goes to town,
says the Tribune, with a load OF
corn, which he sells for Is cents
bushel, that is, 25 bushels will bri ng
"a SO. and he is quite likely TO buy
a handful of corn for the cost of a
bushel, In the shape of a, pound of
starch or o can ofsweet corn. II he
stops at a hotel to get dinner it will
cost not less than q bushels. He
will probably take home two pounds
of cheese at the cost of three bushels
or the same amount of butter at
four bushels. In short, he pays
tribute to Eastern farmers living on
land so poor that If it were in Kans
as no body would have it as & gift.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26

The Detroit Free Press says: "a
farmer went out of q store in that
city the other day, leaving his dog
behind, and the clerks got an oys
ter can and string and thought
they would have a little fun. The
dog smelt snuff, and, after taking a
mutton chop out of one ofthe young
mans leg, went through o ten dol
lar pane of glass with extraordinary
facility. The clerks figure: -Four
clerks into ten dollars worth Of
glass, twenty shillings each.'"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26

The Shah of Persia is prohibited
by etiquette, from ever walking NJ
stairs, and be is therefore reduced
to the necessity Of sleeping perpetu-
ally on the ground floor. To get 10
on the first -four has always been re
garded as a high privilege in Penn
sylvania.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26

j. c. Fisher Esq, editor of the
Coshocton Democrat, announces
himself as a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for State Senator
in the Coshoctnn and Tuscarawas
Senatorial District.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-26
the FLAG OF 1912

The veritable flag which waved
over Fort McHenry in 1914, when il
was bombarded by the British force
and which suggested to Francis
Scott Key the composing of one o.
our best national songs "The Stal
Spangled Banner" has been sent te
the navy-yard at Charlestown, Mass
for repairs. The flag was original
ly thirty-six feet long and twenty
four wide, but from usage it has los
some foar feet of its length. 1t ha'
fifteen stripes, and, when new, ,fifteer
stars, but one of the latter was shot
away at Fort McHenry. 1t was no,
until 1878 that the law restricting
the number Of stripes upon our fag
to thirteen was passed. The old flag
is in q most dilapidated condition
Scarcely square foot Of it remains
intact, yet its numerous rents and
dingy appearance are in keeping
with its honorable history. Writ
ten upon one of the white stripes is
the name Of Col. George Armstead
who was in the command of our
forces at the bombardment of Fort
McHenry.
SENATOR SHERMAN TO THE FRONT
CINCINNATI, June 2O-The Ga.
zefte will publish tomorrow the fol
lowing letter. from Senator John
Sherman:
MANsFIELD, O, June 19, 1873.
To Editor Ga zette:
81 noticed a telegram in yester-
days Gazette, in which General
Boynton classites me with the Sen
ators who have not returned their
back pay. This is literally true, for
as ! have not received it, / have not
returned it. Still, the telegram con.
veys q false impression. The sim.
Pile truth is that within a few days
after the passage of the salary bill
after consulting with some Of my
colleagues, and in Difference to the
general sentiments of my constitu-
ents. determined 1 would not re
ceive the back pay, but would leave
it where it now is, in the Treasury
of the United States. / 90 notified
the Disbursing Officer of the Senate
and when asked about the matter
have answered that would not re-
ceive it. 1 did not, and do not now
deem 1t necessary formally to re-
ceiye the money and then pay it back
again. 1t was not my purpose to
make any public statement Of my
action in this matter, and I do SO
now not from any desire to claim any
merit for what have done, nor even
by implication to censure such of
my associates who, though voting
against the salary bill, yet received
the pay allowed by it, but simply to
assure those who take an interest in
the matter that l have not and will
not receive any portion of the four
Thousand, three hundred and thirty
six dollars and forty cents allowed
me by the salary bill for back pay"