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GORDON AND LAMAR.-Gen. John B. Cor

GORDON AND LAMAR.-Gen. John B. Cor
don, of Georgia, and Hon. L. @. G. Lamar, OF
Mississippi, were invited to participate with
the Democrats in the recent New Hampshire
campaign, and made speeches in different parts
of the State Speaking Of this notable visit,
the Boston Herald, an Independent Republican
newspaper, makes the following comments:
"The speeches made by Messrs. Gordon and
Lamar in New Hampshire cannot fail to do
good. The Southern question has been dis
cussed too exclusively in the North by North
ern men. We welcome to New England such
representative Southern men as Messrs. Gordon
and Lamar. They speak the sentiments of the
intelligent white citizens of the South their
evidence should quiet the apprehensions Of
the North, that if the Southern States are al
lowed to govern themselves they will in some
way deprive the colored people of their politi-
cal lights, if they do not remand them to
slavery. These gentlemen tell the people of
New Hampshire that the turbulence of the
South comes entirely from corrupt govern
ments, and that the political rights of the me-
gro can never be taken away from him, and
that the talk of new rebellion is absurd.
Northern men have been going through New
Aampsul[e pTeaCuluB Cne uahSoi y, "uoo,S'
rebellion and the reversal of the results of the
war in relation to the negro. Those who lis
tened to Messrs Gordon and Lamar cannot
fail to be satisfied that what they want is local
selfgovernment. 1t should not be party
question. How long can we keep the States
wrong side up by Federal bsyonets? We wish
that Messrs Gordon and Lamar could extend
their travels and speeches in New England,
and without any party trammels whatever.
They could do much to convince our people
that the time has come to secure local govern
ment to the South, and that we are preparing
chalice that will surely, sooner OF later, be
pressed to our own lips. The question is vital
to us as we'll as to the South. We cannot sus-
tain free institutions in one section while
trampling them down in another. We must
maintain liberty for all, or submit to despo-
tism which will deny the rights alike to all"
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Executive FaVOrS.

President Grant has shown disposition,
since the adjournment of the Forty-Third Con-
gress, to take good care of his political friends
who were displaced from public life by the
tidal wave of last fall. He has nominated
Godlove S. Orth, of Indiana, as Minister to
Austria and Hungary; and Horace G. May
nard, of Tennessee, as Minister Resident at
Constantnople. These nominations have been
confirmed by the Senate. Besides, the Presi-
dent nominates Ex-Congressman Sheets, of
Alabama, to be sixth Auditor of the Treasury,
in place Of John J. Martin, appointed post
master at Montgomery, Ala. 4; Ex-Congressman
White, of Alabama, to be Assistant Attorney
General, which he declines; Ex-Congressman
Ransier, of South Carolina, to be Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Second District, and
Others too numerous to mention. The recent
elections for United States Senators leaves un-
provided some of Grants personal and poiti-
cal favorites, and already we hear of rumored
changes in the Cabinet. The resignation of
Postmaster General jewell is expected, and
Ex-senator Zach Chandler is likely to receive
the place. Others will receive appointments
whenever vacancies are made for them. 1t is
no use for the people to retire his favorites
from public life, while the appointing power
lasts. and the offices are not abolished. One
thing has not been determined, however, and
that is whether suitable place is to be made
for Ben. Butler.
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Legislative Notes.

The Governor has signed an act to charter
the Walhalla Bank, and we may congratulate
our neighbors upon the prospect Of increased
money facilities.
:. En- the House of Representatives, on Wednes-
day last, Messrs. Russell, Orr and Bampfeld
were appointed to wait upon the Hon. Alexan-
der H. Stephens, of Georgia, who was sojourn-
ing for day or two in Columbia, and invite
the distinguished gentleman to seat upon the
aoor. Mr.. Stephens had left the city, however,
before the invitation could be extended.
At the request of many citizens in various
parts of the State, Gov. Chamberlain has called
the attention of the General Assembly to the
effect of recent decision of the Supreme
Court, By which it is decided that working an
imals or stock do not come within the proper
meaning of the word supplies" as contained
in the lien law, and it is suggested that this
decision renders further legislation matter of
immediate necessity to the agricultural inter-
ests of the State.
Among the bills and joint resolutions deemed
necessary to be acted upon at the present ses-
sion, as reported by the special committee ap-
pointed 10 prepare calendar, we note the
following: Senate joint resolution to authorize
the School Commissioner of Anderson County
to make certain repairs upon the Greeley In
stitute building; House bill to authorize and
direct the county commissioners of the several
counties of this State to make specific appro
priation of money collected; bill to establish
by law the voting precincts in the various
counties of this State; bill to punish persons
fraudnlently packing cotton; bill to fix the
salary of Circuit Solicitors; bill to protct
and encourage stock raising in South Carolina.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to
protect the State against the fraudulent tender
of the bills of the Bank of the State in pay
rent of taxes 1t directs the county treasurers
when bills are rendered for payment of taxes
to endorse the names of the persons rendering
the same; parties who have heretofore ten
dered bills are directed within sixty days after
tbe massage of the act to present them to the
court Who shall make similar endorsements.
Auy person rendering bills endorsed with the
names Of other persons shall be held guilty of
misdemeanor and be subject to fine and i'm
prisonment Another section provides that
the person rendering bills which shall not be
sdiudged valid obligations of the State shall
pay the costs of any suit brought by him.
Another bill will be introduced providing for
a legislative committee to ascertain as far as
nrscficable the whole amount of bills outstand-
inc and what portion of them are genuine and
subsisting obligations of the State, with in
strnctions to report on or before the fourth
Tuesday of November next. No provision is
made to meet the bills that will flow into the
treasury in November next
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March 19, 1875.
w. A. D.

THE CoTToN TAx-The Judiciary Commit
tee of the United States Senate has reported
adversely upon the petition of certain citizens
of De Soto County, Miss, praying the return
of taxes assessed and collected on cotton from
1865 to 1862 and as the reasons of the commit
tee are likely to determine the action of Con-
gress, and the subject greatly interests the
Southern people, we quote summary OF the
report as follows:
The committee respectfully report that the
petition of citizens of De Soto county, Miss,
asks the return of the tax on cotton for the
years 1865 to 1869 inclusive, on the grounds
that the tax was unjust and oppressive, and
because it was unconstitutional.
The Government of the United States has
been obliged to raise a large amout by taxation
to defray the expenses of the recent war. The
property and industries at the North have been
heavily taxed, and as cotton constituted the
principal wealth of the South, the committee
see no reason why tax upon it should be con-
sidered unjust or oppressive. The cotton tax
has been claimed to be unconstitutional for
the following reasons: First, because it is
equivalent to direct tax, and is not laid ac-
cording to population. When the Constitu-
ton was framed the larger States were careful
to provide that direct tax should be according
10 pOpulatlOu, lOE ledE GuaG d CdA upOu l6uu Uy
the acre might impose large and unequal bur-
dens on them. Hence, the Constitution pro-
vides that direct taxes shall be apportioned
among the several States according to an en-
umeration made every ten years. But the cot
ton tax is not direct or land tax; it Is
tax on the productions of land it is an excise
on cotton, severed from the land in bale and
by the pound. Second, the tax is claimed to
be unconstitutional, because it is not uniform.
The eighth section of article one provides that
all excises shall be uniform throughout the
United States. This tax is uniform; it is the
same whether the cotton be in Maine or in
Louisiana.
The fact that cotton is grown at the South
and not at the North creates no want of uni
formity, any more than the fact that manutac-
turers are found at the North more than at the
South renders a tax on the products OF the
Northern mechanic partial and local. Any
one can raise cotton and as matter OF fact
Northern capital is invested in its production.
The excise is uniform. Third, it is said the
tax is unconstitutional, because it is tax on
exports.
The ninth section of article one provides that
no tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported
from any State. The fact that any article may
be or is largely exported does not make the ar
ticle an exported article. This is simply tax
on cotton. The object of the Constitution was
to prohibit tax on expectation, and this tax
is not that. The committee therefore recon-
mend that the petition is not allowed.
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The Result in New Hampshire.

Ths result of the election in New Hampshire
last week is rather drawn game between the
parties. The vote was the largest ever polled
in thesState, which shows the activity and
vigilance of the party managers, and the inter
est felt by the people. There is no election OF
Governor by the people, and the duty OF the Sc
lection will devolve upon the Legislature, which
will undoubtedly elect Cheney, the Republican
candidate. The Democrats polled a vote for
Governor almost equal to that given for the
Republican candidate, as there is scarcely one
hundred votes between them, and the total vote
of the Democrats was over two thousand more
than ever before On the Congressional vote,
the Democrats did even better than in the race
for Governor, securing majority of the votes,
and electing two out of three Congressman,
which is 8 gain of one member. The latest hg-
ures indicate Republican majority OF twelve
on Joint ballot in the Legislature-the Senate
being equally divided.
Although this result may be termed Repub-
lican victory, it is not an endorsement OF Presl'
dent Grants administration by any means.
The New Hampshire Republicans expressly re-
pudiate the third term question, and favor
liberal policy towards the South. They prefer
the leadership of Vice President Wilson, Speak
er Blaine and men of that stripe, who would
elevate and ennoble the organization, and re-
ject all oppressive and tyrannical measures for
the government of the country.
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- The St. Louis Republican independently
gives the following advice to the people OF this
section: LET the Southern people leave the
Administration and the Republican party to
the angry North, with nothing to divert or dis
tract it in the reckoning; let them remain ST.
lent and passive while the reckoning goes on
and the next Pres dental election will be to the
Republican party simply day of Judgment"
- The Cincinnati Gazette (Radical is freely
spoken in its opposition to third term for Presi-
dent Grant. We quote from recent editorial: /:
"a third term for Grant or any other man is,
as we have often said, out of the question. Not
corporal's guard of the Republican party
could be brought to support any living man for
third term. The opposition to any such sug-
gestion would be found to be we'll nigh uniyer-
SAL"
- The original copy of the Declaration of
Independence which has been in the patent
Office at Washington for years, has faded so that
the signatures are scarcely visible, and skilled
penman is to go over the document with the
aid of Il strong microscope and retrace all the
signatures 80 as to make them distinct and leg
ible.
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A Vacant Office.

The Governor recently sent message to the
General Assembly, with the information that
the resignation of Comptroller Hoge
had been rendered and was accepted by him on
the 3rd inst. This news had been anxiously
expected, and the House Immediately adopted
O. Joint resolution for the election of an ad IN
ter;m Comptroller General by the Legislature.
We believe that the Senate decided against
this procedure, on the ground that the Consti-
tuition requires an election by the people. The
matter has not been finally determined, and
some are anxious for the Governor to be en-
powered with the right Of appointment in fill
ing the vacancy. We understand that there
are host of aspirations for the position; some
think their chances good before the Legisla-
ture others that the Governor would be the
man to settle favorably their aspirations, and
we doubt not that there are some who would
prefer going before the people, though as yet
we have not heard from them. The army Of
patriotic ofice-seekers is not diminished, and
the commonwealth can always find sufficient
number of enthusiastic patriots who are willing
to sacrifice their time and talents for the public
good, provided the compensation is ample,
fixed and certain. We feel bound to say, in
this connection, that Judge Hoge made bet
ter Comptroller-General than he will Con-
gresham, particularly went we consider thathe
will belong to the minority in the next House
of Representatives and his vote and Influence
will not amount to great deal. Voting with
"the party" was the solitary accomplishment
of Hoge as member of Congress, when he
was occupying Judge Reeds seat in that body
few years ago. He did much better as Comp
troller- General, and ought to have been re-
tained in that Office for many reasons. But
the suffragans of. the Third District with the
aid of artful manipulation, altered the fortunes
of this lucky and chronic ofice-seeker, and the
State will be subjected to considerable expense
for his private and personal ambition.
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For the anderson Mtelkgencer.
An Ancient Church.

Being in the vicinity of Pendleton recently,
we took occasion to visit the memorable old
"Stone Church." From our childhood we had
had strong desire to see this relic of other
generations. We have heard again and again
from infancy the story of this ancient sacred
edifce-how that it was founded away back
yonder when the country was but sparsely set
tled-when the wild Cherokees yet roamed the
forests of Western Carolina, and how that it
lived amid the diffiulties and charges which
are incident upon early settlements.
The old Church presents marked evidence
of age and decay. The stones of which it is
constructed are mostly small and in their ma
tural shape. The building stands upon gen.
tie eminence, facing southwark; is about fifty
feet long by thirty-six wide, and twenty feet
high. The roof is almost rotten. The walls
are neatly plastered, but the seats are rather
rude. The gallery, which is approached from
the outside, is small and seems to be out of
use The floor rests almost upon the ground,
while the doors and windows are small and
irregularly placed. The pulpit is very high
and old-fashioned.
We are unable to say at what precise date
the Church was built, but it must have been
near a century ago. The roofing and all the
wooden portion of the building was once burnt
away, which it is supposed was many years
ago.
The graveyard is incosed by neat plank
fence, and is supposed to contain about two
acres. 1t is only q few yards from the Church,
confronting, and occupies gentle declivity.
The shrubbery is cedar and lockwood. We
also noticed several clusters Of the Cherokee
rose. The condition in which the yard is kept
is very commendable. There are many costly
monuments and slabs The handsomest and
most costly monument stands near the centre
of the grounds, and bears the following in
scription: SACRED to the memory of Sarah
Antoinette Steele, wife of James Thomas
Steele, and daughter of Thomas and Nancy
Dickson, born December 5, 1886, died January
5, 1853" The lamented Col. Fitzpatrick is
buried here, but no tomb marks his last resting
place. Bynum, who was killed in a duel with
Gov. Perry, is also buried here. We noticed a
broken slab, and upon inquiry learned that it
had been shattered by lightning. From the
broken pieces we gathered this inscription
"a brothers sorrow dedicates this marble to
the memory of his sister. Beneath it are the
remains of Elizabeth Huger, whose spirit re-
turned to Heaven, October 9, 1879" We no.
ticed the graves of a father and son who died
almost at the same hour of the same day.
What a great bereavement! And our heart
was moved to sadness as we saw daughter
and sister weeping at these graves, as with
gentle hand she placed upon them some floral
tribute of love. A scope of woods surrounds
the grounds, and as no dwelling is near, the
place presents rather desolate appearance
We soon hurried away with feelings of min
gled reverence and sadness.
W. A. D.
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The New England Clique.

The choice of Senator Ferry, of Michigan,
to act as President pro tenn. of the United
States Senate has created some comment. 1t
was sore disappointment to what is known as
"the New England clique" and is regarded as
substantial victory for the younger and more
liberal Senator's Senator Hamlin, of Maine,
urged the selection of Mr.. Anthony, of Rhode
Island, and alluded to the Importance of the
Eastern States having representative in the
White House, in the event of the death of
President Grant and Vice President Wilson,
which in his opinion was not improbable.
Every one knows that Mr.. Wilson's health is
none of the BEST but this is the first intimation
that Gen. Grant is likely to 60 off the stage in
an untimely way, and leave the third term
question unsettled. Only one or two Western
Senators voted for Mr.. Anthony in the caucus,
and Mr.. Ferry was chosen as President pro ten'
of the Senate. The Democrats cast their votes
for Senator Thurman, of Ohio.
The jealousy between the East and West is
beginning to assume tangible shape in poll
tics, and will create some trouble in both par
ties before the Presidential election next year.
The Democrats are more than likely to select
their candidate from Western State, and in
case the Republicans throw Grant overheard,
the East will make hard struggle to secure
Blaine as their standard bearer Such an ar
rangement would accrue to the advantage of
the Democracy in having popular Western
man to offer disafected voters.
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Our Williamson Correspondence.
WILLIAMSON. S. c.. March !

WILLIAMSON, S. c., March II.
From the heading of this you will see that
your correspondent has changed his abode,
temporarily at least, from Greenville to the
thriving little village of Williamson. One
thing that particularly impressed your cores
pondent that this place was fast improving,
was the formation of Base Ball Club. The
good citizens of Williamson were exercising
their inventive capacity to its highest degree,
in striving to discover some institution or at
tachment for their beloved "City in Embryo" +"
that Bolton, their rival town, could not boast,
when Gen. May proposed Club. The sugges-
ton was grasped at IS a dying man does q
straw, and put into operation without delay.
This single proposal has caused the General to
be imbedded in the hearts of this people for
time and eternity. Base Ball is now the game
of the town. The people are running wild
over it. From two o'clock until sun down the
excitement is intense-the whole grove near
the public square is filled. A spectator stand
ing off few yards will see old men, middle
aged men, boys and children, each with his
hat and coat off, all participating together, and
seeming equally to enjoy the game. William
ston is surely ahead now, and if Belton does
not exert more than her usual energy in organ
izing, she will be stunned, in no great while,
by receiving q challenge from the "Junior
Atlantics," with no club to resent it.
Some of your readers will probably be sur
prised to hear that the Female College at this
place now has one hundred and eleven pupils,
something over forty Of whom board in the
College building, under the immediate super
vision of President Lander and Prof. Weber.
say some, because to those who know the above
named gentlemen, this will be no unexpected
news. Mr.. Lander is undoubtedly the best
female educator in the State, and probably in
the South, and this institution, now in its third
year, bids fair to be the largest and best con-
Quoted school in South Carolina.
E. R. H.
PS. The Base Ball Club requested me to
state that they had met and decided upon the
Lutezligencer as their organ and also to say to
you that they did this as favor, for as Club
could not live without an official organ, if you
refused the offer, they would be compelled to
start paper at this place, and thus diminish
your subscription list +. Il. Il.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.


COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Notice of Petition to ReneW Execution.
P Jones, Assignee of VIM Orr, vs. Mary Ann
Blassingame, Harrison Blassingame, Eliza
Archer, Heirs at law of D W Blassingame,
deceased.
To Mary Ann Blassingame, Harrison Blassin-
game and Eliza Archer:
WHEREAS, Judgment was obtained in the
Circuit Court for the County of Anderson, and
State of South Carolina, on the 18th day Of oc-
tober, 1856, by William Orr against D w Bias
singame and Execution was duly issued there
on, but the active energy thereof has now ex-
pired, and it is desired to have the same re-
newed.
Now, therefore, you are summoned to appear
at the Term of the Circuit Court for said Coun-
ty, to be held on the fourth Monday in May
next, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard, and then and there show cause, if any
you can, why said Execution shall not be re-
newed according to law.
E. P. JONES, Plaintiffs Attorney.
March lS, 1875 IS
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
BY J. H. MCCONNELL, Auctlonesr.

DY virtue of an Execution to me directed, I
ID will expose to sale on the FIRST MON
DAY in APRIL next, at Anderson Court
House, the following Tracts of Land, to wit
ONE TRACT OF LAND,
Containing SO acres, more or less, on waters Of
Hurricane Creek, bounding lands of Susan
Garrett, VIM Watson and others. Also,
ONE TRACT OF LAND,
Containing l4O acres, more or less, bounding
lands of Nelson Guthrie, Thomas Martin, Rich
ardson Garrett and others.
Levied on as the property of John Garrett, at
the suit of w w Humphreys, late Commits
sioner in Equity, for Clarissa Garrett.
Terms of sale Cash-purchaser to pay for pa
pers.
VIM. McGUKIN,
Sheriff.
March II, 1875 81
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY J.H. MCCONNELL, Auctioneer.
BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, T
will expose to sale on the First Monday in
April next. at Anderson G. H.,
ONE GRAY HORSE,
Levied on as the property of G. H. Symmes, at
the suit of John T.. Bellotte
Terms of sale Cash.
VIM. McGUKIN, Sheriff.
March Is, 1875 IS
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Hon. W. D. Simpson, of Laurens, has been
invited by the students of Woford College to
deliver the annual address before the Calhoun
and the Preston Literary Societies at the next
commencement. COL Simpson is a gentleman
of acknowledged ability, fine education and rare
oratorical powers