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ferreI 10 ono pcrson-l think it was William Z.
Updrc-as being a. anxious to llalIoo for the
President and he policy u certain negro xho
went 10 hear Whitfield preach, ,-a4 he supposed.
The negro thought 1t necessary to do hts best at
thoutinY, aud he accordingly rolled over, Jumped
juba, and only finished hla Growing when tol1 at
last that, instead ot Whitfield preaching, It WIS
another person. Abiding 10 sotne Of those men
OF pEofcas!pn Ike Sehurz, whose political stock
was thanking God that they were not !ike other
men, "they reminded me," sald Ar. ConklanR,
= OF cefsaIn Senator Of whom Il va sail that
he vas IN inhdel and did not believe IN the
eonc onu remarked. 'Why should be believe In
1.-THE did not write ~"
uMr. Conkling," said thu antesloentor, ~ did
you not have soliia respect fer Slr. Tildenf'
aIp senss did," sald the Senator, md be
| repeated "in = sense. y "Whcu Ar. Iildsn
proceeded against tho 1ammauy Ring and tue
Cansi Ring while Governor. ! observed that tho
CITY, exalted him 10 tho skies, and renarksa3.
'They will get sn!s nan up 50 high after awhile
that When they oct TO work TO drag bun dowi y i
T1Idea 1Sid exceeded my expectations liz made
"a C1editahlt au Aduiniaisaloo, certainly
as Dix. / do not bclicys 10 peEsona
abuso during our campaigns. l refused to ~
up III that campaign and throw mud At Ar. ~
dru. / made some speeches asserting our sidt
Of the question as well IS could. but did no.
70 Into Yituperation- When ~; Ttlien defeat
ed Gov. Dix, tho latter, llke lttle honeFtss III
no one 10 throw 1t upon but 'uy.sif: As T., h.,
been exceedingly otlldous h' II writing 'sttsI ..
osal Commltteo was mado up tn Washins:
tou, apI senator Logau was obliged to 9eclins.
plaso On It, and i va. appoIntsd, Coy. pl
wrote letters 70 Washington Caty pr9tsstnl}} ~
| against my being given place there Ee mt
niated tL9. Wa alrsa1y dead aud buried i
Evw York, and that this waa ~ attempt 70 r. 81
me another chance. During. tho Prealdsntta
campaign ot Mr. Tldsn excited tue ,;'3 sn~ait5 ".
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14
THE FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION.

Messrs. Walker, Withcrspoon and
Meetze, from the Senate, and Mcssrs.
Bamberg, Colt, Shaw and Hood, from
the House, were appointed as committee
to investigate the validity of the various
kinds OF public debt hanging over South
Carolina, and to report their action to the
next session Of the General Assembly.
This committee has very important
and responsible duty to perform to the
peoplc-thc Taxpayers of South Caro-
lina-and we believe it will be dis
charged faithfully and fully, despite the
general intimation that the consolidated
debt is to be accepted as n finality by
them, and that their only duty is to as-
certs;i, the character Of the remainder OF
the outstanding debt. No ono Is author
lied to say this of tho committee, and we
think ii derogaiory TO the honor and in
tegrity of the gentlemen who compose it,
to suppose that they will follow the ex-
ample of The infamous presidential COM
mission by Sinking a plain and open
duty.
Tho committee was raised to investi-
gate tho State debt, and it is their sworn
duty to do 30 fully and without reference
to what any political party has done upon
the question. They do not represent
anybody except the Legislature, and they
cannot consistently refuse to investigate
every particle of the public debt, and if
they fail to make fu!! and complete in
vestigation of the whole debt the Legisla.
ture will be obliged to reject their report.
The people will not be triaed with upon
this matter. They have heard SO much
about the fraud connected with the State
debt that tiey will not rest satisfied with
anything short Of n,innte examination
of every bond and its 2ntecedents. No
commission dodge wiz, satisfy them, and
the advocates of any evasion os tho in
tended investigation had as we'll ceac,
their efforts to distort the meaning of tho
resolutions appointing the committee, for
The gentlemen composing it will not, we
believe, pursue any such extraordinary
course as that desired.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

The members Of the Legislature com.
promised on the pay question by fixing
their salary at six hundred dollars, with
twenty cents mileage. AS we have al.
ready said, we think the mileage ought
to have been omitted, rs the members of
the Gen cral Assembly were presented
with free passes over the different rail.
roads; and hence when tho : take mileage
it is simply quiet way Of adding about
twenty-five dollars clear 80 their com
pcnsation. The sum taken amounts to
near ter dollars per day for both sessions,
and seems rather large, especially as SO
intel; noise and debate has been made
over it as to attract the critical attention
of our people. AS they have agreed to
reduce the salaries of future Legislatures
to three hundred dollars per session, the
taxpayers may be willing to accept the
figures fixed upon without much com
plaint, as it was probably as economical
figure as could be agreed on by botf
Houses, and by settling the question nr
earlier adjournment was effected thar
could otherwise have been secured, ant
of course the State was saved considcra
bic expense by the adjournment.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

The Senate and House finally agreed
upon the following "a n compromise of
their differences about the payment of
interest on the public debt, and made it
the first section of the appropriation bill /:
SECTION l. That tax off mills upon
every dollar Of the value OF ali taxSbbio
property in this State be, and the same
| is hereby, levied for tho following pur-
poses, to wit: To meet appropriations
| First, defray thc current expenses of the
government for the nscnl year ending
3lst October, 1877; second, to pay the
interest due the first of January, 1877,
and the first of July, 1877, upon the con-
solidated bonds and certificates of stock
which Lave been issued under the "Act
TO reduce the volume Of the public debt,
and provide for the payment Of the ssms.J
approved December 22, 1878, which shall
be found TO be valid and bona Eds by the
commission to investigate the same, and
be approved by the General Assembly at
the next regular session thereof; and,
third, to pay such other inde5u dness of
the State as may be reportea - be valid
by the said commission, aud 10 which it
may be applied by the Genera Assembly
ae Its nezt regular session. Should the
proceeds Of said tax be insufficient to
meet all the payments provided for in
this act, the Governor is hereby author
lied to borrow, on the credit OF the State,
such Buni, not exceeding 100000 as may
be necessary to meet such deficiency.
It was also amended by substituting
tho first of July and August instead Of
the 18th Of June and July, as the time
for the payment of taxes; also, so as to
charge 1per cent. per month instead of
2 per cent. per annum on unpaid taxes.
Under this provision the tax will be
collected scr the payment Of the interest
which nay be found due. but the money
win not be paid outuntil after the Legisla-
ture passes upon the legality of the bon
ded debt of the State. This renders the
payment Of tho fraudulent debt an im-
possibility, unless 1t is approved BY the
General Assembly. We think it the
wiser and aafer course not to have paid
the interest until after the investigation
end ia edo adoption hy The I.esialatnre and
hence approve the substitute, which re-
quires tho full investigation of the debt.
To have paid the interest on it was to
admit its legality, and. hence it is bestsssr
to formally admit the legality of all that
we intend to pay, and then go TO work
and pay the interest on it. It was prob
ably better to collect the tax this year
than to wait until next year, when it
.En..la e hare hees .sAeAasary 70 leyy q
double tax for interest In one year, which
would have been injurious to the pros.
pects Of The Democratic party. Hence,
&c tho investigation of the ,'ehtiO rigidly
carried out. the settlement is probably
the best one which could have been
! made ag This ares.ion, which hes vexad
the Legislature so much and caused 80
mach discussion throughout the State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14
AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

Under the following resolution offered
by Col. Bowen in the Senate, Messrs.
Cochran and Meetze from that body, and
Messrs. Sheppard, Dibble and Muller
from the House, were appointed to per-
form tue important trusts therein set
forth:
l. That it be referred to q joint COM
nnittee, to consist Of - members of the
Senate and - members of the House of
Representatives, TO investigate and ascer-
tain whether any improper or illegal use
has been made of the public funds OF
credit of the State, and by whom, and to
cause legal proceedings to be Instituted
against all persons implicated in the
same.
2 That 1t also be referred to said com
mittee 20 inquire into the sale or disposal
by the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund of the property or assets of the
State, and to whom the Same was dis
posed of, aud for what consideration, and
to ascertain whether the action Of the
commissioners therein was legal and
yalid, and il che disposal of the said assets
and property ives illegal, to cause legal
proceedings to be instituted to recover the
same, end to convict the parties impli-
Gated therein. 1se
s. That it be also referred to said com
mittee to investigate the election of Hon.
j. j. Patterson to the Senate of the Uni
ted States on December 10, 1872, and to
ascertain whether the same was procured
by corruption and bribery.
4. That said committee are authorized
to sit during tho recess of the Senate,
with tho power of sending for persons
and papers. and that the members of
said committee be allowed the per diem
of members of the General Assembly
while engaged in the performance OF
their duties under this resolution.
B. That the testimony taken hv the
committee of tho Senate be transferred
to the. conmittee appointed under his
concurrent resolution.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

The House OF Representatives, by more
inan a two-thirds vote, impenched Judge
Wright for drunkenness and other often
ccs in Office, and the Senale postponed
the trial Of the case until it's next regular
session. The result of this action is
that Wright is suspended from exercising
the duties Of Associate Justice until the
trial is over, and South Carolina has a
Supreme Court composed at present only
of Chief Justice Willard and Associate
Justice McTvcr. This is better than to
have n full bench, if it has to be dis
graccd by the presence of such man as
Wright. The Senate acted prudcntly in
postponing the trial until next session,
for to have gone into it at this time was
equivalent to granting the offending sable
.'dstico an acquittal. 1t requires vote
of two-thirds Of the Senate to convict on
an impeachment trial, and in the present
infamed condition Of political parties in
the Senate, the Republicans would never
have consented to convict Wright. BY
the postponement, time will be given for
reflection, and by next session e conYic-
ton may be had. At least, we are rid
of the presence of this infamous charac-
ter from our highest Court for the pres
cnt, and hope we may remain so.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14
THE FENCE Law.

The law providing for the holding of
elections in the various counties OF the
State upon che subject Of changing cur
feaco iaws, so as to require persons to
keep their stock inelosed, was amended
in the HOUSE so rs to require the sigma.
ture of seventy-five Taxpayers in every
township 10 sign the petition in order to
secure the election to be held in the
County, and the length of notice to be
given was changed from sixty to thirty
days, 80 that the time in which to get up
petitions is considerably extended.
1t is not necessary that the signing tax
payer shall be gentleman, for ladies
who pay taxes have as much right to
petition as men. We make this state
ment that persons who have gotten up
fifty petitioners may go on and secure
feventy-fivc at once, and forward them
to this place jy Tuesday, 10th of July
next, directed to o. H. p. FAINT, Esq,
Chairman of the Board of County Com.
missioncrs. This il the last day that it
| will do to have the petitions reach here,
in order to give the Commissioners time
to make up the order for the election.
We would again urge our people to dill.
gence in every township in Anderson
County in procuring the necessary sigma.
lures to petition, and having it here by
the 10Th day of July next. we have
heard from Savannah, Garvin, Martin,
Honca Path and Centrcville, and arc au.
thorizcd to say that the necessary peti
sions will be perfected in each of them
The other townships will no doubt act
promptly, and be up with the one.
named above. 1t is very important te
have the vote taken this year, for if it i.
deferred to next year, :. ill be used b,
designing men to injIrc the Democratic
party by etfccting dissatisfaction in it
which cannot be cured in time for thu
fall State and County election Let us
then, attend to it now, and, in order t
do so, some man in each township mus
go to work upon it Immediately. w,
will be glad to hear from each TOWNSHIP
rs soon az seventy-fvc petitioners hav,
been secured.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

Among MI the important measures
for our people, adopted by the recent
General Assembly, none will be more
beneficial than the net requiring the Blue
Ridge Railroad, which is now owned and
controlled by the South Carolina Road,
to establish and keep open for the trans
fer of freight depot at Seneca City.
The course of this Road in refusing to
receive freight from or carry /. to Seneca
City, has been very oppressive to this
section Of our country, and the act above
referred to will do much to correct this
evil. We regret that the bill to rcvent
discrimination in frcights did not also
pass, us it was the more important of the
two, and would have afforded relief to q
greater portion of upper South Carolina
than almost any measure that could have
been adopted. The bill has not been
killed, but will come up at tho next ses-
sion of the Legislature for action. We
hope every tcgn interested will memori-
alize the Legislature to enact a law to
prevent unjust Determinations in freights,
and by doing so they will strengthen the
efforts Of the Anderson and Union mer-
chants. A few moro acts like the one
requiring the opening of depot at Sen.
eca City will soon convince the naughty
South Carolina Railroad Company that
the people have some few rights which
even powerful railtoad corporations are
bound to respect, however intractable
they may be in their disposition.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

The Circuit Judges will henceforth be
required to interchange Circuits, as was
the practice with the old Judges. This
is good law, and will do much to pre-
vent fayoritism on the part of Judges to
particular lawyers or iitigants. It will
also prevent, to very great extent, law
yers in sonie Circuits from talking over
their eases with the ,Judges before Court,
thereby making unjust and erroneous
impressions in advance Of the judicial
hearing. The tendency of the new law
will be to elevate and dignity the Judge,
and ct the same time TO render the law
yer independent of any petty spite or
prejudice which may be sentestained
against him by any Judge. There arc
many other reaeons which sustain. the
wisdom of therew law. as, for instance,
if a Circuit has lazy or incompetent
Judge, the people Of that Circuit will
not be Obliged TO suffer perpetually from
his short comings. Where the Judges
interchange Circuits they will be held
more rigidly ton discharge o: .heie du-
ties, and will no doubt perform them
with more Diligence. They will be COM
PEELED to show themselves nil over the
State, and ti., people will thereby DO
better able to decide as to the propr:ety
of continuing them ia Once when q new
election recurH. H. will doubtless prove
heJ1pfistsaI a., kl,a x,,,t,l;o ear,,;o, g.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14
Appointment OF CS5a:E CSas.::zE Na Ns:.zsEs.

The following county officers have been
appointed by the Governor and com com
firmed by the Senate:
County !reasurers-A6beville, J. y.
Perrin Aiken, L. A. Ransom Ander.
son, Samuel f. Moore; Barnwell, Alfred
Aldrich; Beaufort, w. j. GoodinS.
Charleston, p. G. Gaillar.i: ChesteSr'
John b. McFadden; Chesterfield. TIsn'
F. Malloy; Clarendon, J. 1. Ingram:
Colleton, John d. Edwards; Darlingtnn'
J: 4. Law; Edgefeli, B. F. Meyes::
Fairfield, James Q. Davis; GeorgetoWn
s. S. Fraser; Greenville, w. w. Gilreath::
Horny, E. r. Beatty; Kershaw, f. b.
Cantey; Laurens, VIM. Anderson Lev.
ington, D. ]. Hendrix; Marion, S. A
Mcintyre; Marlboro, }. A. Petcrkin:
Newberry, A. B. Whites; Oconee. r. q
Porcher; Orangeburg, Robert Copea.
Pickons, VIM. r. Perry Richland. W
II. Gibbes; Spartanburg, J. H. Blassin.
game Sumter, w. F. 3. Haynesworth.
Union, John p. Thomas WilIiamshnrn'
w. j. Lee; York, T.. G. Robertson.
County Auditors-Ao obeville. J. Townes
Robertson; Aiken, j. III. Morgan: An.
derson, L. j. Pickens; ,Barrwell. j. +
Weissingcr Beaufort, 3. Is. Sans
Charleston, w. S. Eason; Chester. ]. M
Brawley; Chesterfield, Jalom r, Evans.
Clarendon, Junius Z. Scott; Colleton 7
j. Fox; Darlington, James T. Brietow.
| Edge6eld. Joseph Merriwether Fir
field, J. N. Withers; Georgetown. w Fl
Dorrill; Grcenville, L. Williams Horrv
J. e. Beatty; Kershaw, D. McOueen.
Lancaster, T. F. ClyDurn; Laurens. W
l.. Boyd; Lexington, w. NJ. Drafts.
Marion, j. A. Smith Marlboro. p. p
Nleekins; Oconee, Charles T.. Watson.
Orangeburg, James Van Tassell; pickens
John o. Davis; Richland, J. Meighan:
Spartanburg, Benz. Woford; Sumter G.
II. Noise; Union, -. Joh.aon; viii.
liamsburg, t. nj. McCutcnun; York, W.
A. Moore
Jury Commissioners-A Ed.
ward Henderson Aiken, H. B. Burkhal.
ter; Anderson, Samuel johnson Barn.
well, j. N. Hair; Beaufort, John Conaut:
Charleston, Richard Holloway; Chester
NJ. White; Chesterfield, s. w. Spencer
Clarendon, James f. Tindal; Colleton'
Charles b. Farmer, Sr.; Darlington. L.
w. Cannon; Edgefeld, E. w. Bunsop
Fairfield, J. S. Lee; Georgetown, J. A.
Jackson; Greenville, George F. Townes
Horny, B. l.. Beatty; Kershaw, l.. w. r.
Blair; Lancaster, James M. Shaver
Laurens, s. D. Darlington Lexington.
John Fox; Marion, D. Murchison !:
Marlboro, John A. GcRae; Newberry.
John S. Hair; Oconee, Fl. 8. Vandiver: !:
Orangeburg, j. w. Moseley; Pickens.
w. L. Bowen; Richland, Glen? A.
Kaminer; SpHrtanbprg. John H. Mont
gomefy, sumter, ]. N. Frierson; Union,
Asa Smith; Williamsburg, Mcbride
Scott; York, D. @. Mckinney.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

The Legislature has at last adjourned,
and although there are some things upon
which NO are not fully in accord with is
action upon, yet, as session, it must
undoubtedly be considered success. It
has done much in the great work of re-
form, and no doubt at its next session
will cnrry this important matter much
further than it has done up to this time.
The reduction of taxes for State purpo-
sss .c seyen instaad of twelve or even
fifteen mills on the dollar, MS has been
the Republican practice, affords our peo-
pie demonstratiye evidence of the bene-
fits to be derived from Democratic gov
ernuient. This immense reduction of
expenses is enough to induce our people
TO have patience with any apparent
minor shortcomings, and we believe that
at the next session the reforms necessary
will be perfected. We publish elsewhere
the list of acts passed ct the late session,
and by reference te their titles our peo-
pie will perceive that although the ses-
sion has seemed long its results have
been very advantageous. The removal
of the oppressive tax on certain counties
for widows ana orphans OF persons al
lodged 10 have been killed for political
reasons, the fence law, the law requiring
Judges to rotate, the new law relative to
drawing juries, the prohibition of the
sale of seed cotton after sunset, tho abo.
lition of the lien law, and the election
law for Charleston, and some other sim
liar laws, are very important features OF
the permanent -1ork Of the session, and
every one Of these measures will afford
great relief 20 the State from a1uses, the
opprs<Sion Of which has long been felt.
The cots reducing the expenses of the
government are another admirable fea-
ture of the session, and ara probably as
extensive in their application as the
natuFe of the cd5o wouid aiiow Il. t;;iiio5
time. The session has been sufficient a ooiefit 20
prove that reform can be effected, even
with our present cumbrous form OF gov
-rnment, and we congratulate tho mem.
bers upon the result of their laboru.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

One of the most important measures
adopted st the recent session of the Leg
islature was the appointment of gen.
eral investigating committee under Sena-
tor Bowen's resolutions. This committee
is composed Of good material, and we
have no doubt they will bring light out
of some Of the dark transactions of the
pact eight years. We hope they will
perform the duty imposed upon them
with rigidity, and that they will carry
every man of whom completely in the
Sinking Fund, Land Commission, Re-
publican Printing Company, Funding,
OF other swindles can be proved. to the
criminal courts to answer for their
crimes. The subject of bribery will also
afford them nn ample theme for investi-
gntioh. If they do uot find euough 10
consign Patterson. Chamberlain, Kimp-
ton, Woodruff, Leslie, Whittemorc, Mo-
ses and score of other cx.exaltel Re-
publican officials TO the pcnitcntinry, it
will indeed be surprising to us. It is
possible, also, that some Democrats may
be connected with the corruptions of the
past, and if 80, we hope no favors will be
shown them. What we want now is that
the public service be cleared of dishopcs,
men, and that those who have disgraccd
and plundcred our State be severely pun
ished as warning TO any who may fee
tempted to follow their vile footprint,
hereafter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-14

The General Assembly acted wisely
and properly in declaring Carpenter'a
seat on the bench aa Judge of the Fifth
Circuit vacant, and leaving Judge Cooke
undisturhed as Judge of this Circuit.
This action was based upon the grounds
given by us last week. The tight in the
Senate to prevent the deposing Of Judge
Carpenter WIS persistent and determined,
but the Democrats, who were lesd by
Senators Gary and Cristenden, were too
much for them, and the election was or
dered for last Thursday. Gen. j. d.
Kefshaw received the Democratic caucus
nomination, over Senator Meetze and
Judge John F. Bacon, and in the joint
ballot before the General Assembly one
hundred and twenty-nine votes were cast
for him and two for Hon. 8. w. Melton,
and hence Gen. Ke-shaw is the Judge of
the Fifth Circuit. If Judge Carpenter
attempts to ASSERT his claim to the Office
over the rightfal Judge, it will be neces-
sary to resort to a writ of gao scarranio,
in which the ultimate decision Ia certain
to be favorable to Judge Kershaw. Our
people may congratulate themselves
upon having one Of the purest and best
men in the State added to our Judiciary,
and also upon getting rid Of the arbitrary
and extraordinary acticnsfof ex-Judgo
Carpenter. IS.