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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-23

During q recent visit to Washington,
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks expressed
the opinion that the South and Wes,
would be united in the next National
Democratic Convention, and would moi
consent to be cheated out Of the Prcsi.
dental nomination by Northern politi-
cinns.. he thinks the South and West
are natural allies, and that they will act
together POLITICALLY in the future. The
ardent desire that it shall be SO ia no
doubt the origin of this belief on the
part of Gov. Hendricks, but we believe
he ls destined to be mistaken. There ia
not likely 10 be any cheating in the Con-
vention, aud it is unfortunate TO make
such nsinuations. We admire Governor
Hendricks, and would like under other
circumstances to see him become the
nominee hut just at this time it strikes
ns that he ia not the man for n snrnesafnIl
leader, and If he was, talking about the
nomination as he 10 reported to have
done. is, to say the least, very indiscreet.
He is great man, and In the future is
destined to play an important part in
American politics, but just at this time
Senator Bayard is pre.eminently the
ftsoDgest, the safest and the most accep-
abie leader than can be aslected, and
therefore we think the South win not
t The tho tHFs. - @. i: .A ::es e;:.. !es.
but will be pretty splid for the Delaware
statesman.
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f'iia ROAD LAW.


Tho County Commissioners have had
the following ahsirsvt OF the law, reiat-
ing to the repairs Of highways and
bridges, prepared 80 that the citizens of
the County may know what their duties
are towards keeping the roads in repair :
Under the law US it now stands it is
tho duty of the County Commissioners
to divide the County into highway dis
tricts to be convenient far repairing the
highways, and to divide each hiahwsy
district into convenient companiel, and to
appoint overseers of the highways.
The duties Of the overseers ''shall be
to have the persons named in their re-
spective companies Barned out 70 work
the said roads whenever they may deem
it necessary TO repair the same. The
overs, er shall determine tho pumber OF
days for working at each warming, pro-
vided that not more than II days arc re-
qpired in year." Overseers neglecting
to work tho roads, when the Commits
sioner having oversight of the section
gives orders to the oyerseeTs 10 work the
road, "ahall be deemed guilty of mia-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
in trialjustice's court, shall be fined in
q sum of not lass than FIVE nor more than
ten dollars.n
All able bodied male persons between
the ages Of sixteen and fifty years shall
be liable annually to work on the public
highways under tho direction of the
oyerseer in the district in whioh they re-
side. In warning men TO work ON the
public roads, it is the duty of the over
seer to make out list for the warner.
and require him to give two days notice,
stating the hour and place os working,
and the kind of tool he ahall use In work
ing upon the highHays and roads. off
any person of the legal sge refuses to
work upon the highways and roads (hav-
ing no inatifable excusei according 70
the direction of the oyerseer, he shall be
deemed guilty of miademeanor eaa
upon conviction thereof in d trial JUS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-23
THE COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.

There is very general feeling Of in,
dignation on the part Of the farmers
generally on account Of the increase in
the demands Of the manufacturers OF
commercial fertilizers. These demands
are exorbitant and unjustifable. They
60 up when the price of cotton and
everything else goes down. 1t is an
effort by combination Of capital and mo-
nopoly to make the farmers Of South
Carolina hewcrs Of wood and drawers of
water for these gentlemen, who are fortu-
nate enough to have very little competi-
ton in their business. They seek to
grasp large profits out OF what tllcy deem
the necessities Of the people. The
claim that it il expensive to manufacture
commercial fertilizers is no doubt correct,
but it does not cost half Of what they sell
for. At thirty dollars per ton there
would be very fair profit in the busi.
ness. The present effort should induce
our farmers to sssert their interests, and
II satisfacl ,ry arrangements cannot be
made in prices, we advise the farmers of
the State to abstain from using any more
than they can pay cash for at this time,
and to prepare for the future by circu.
iating petitions to the Legislature re-
questIng them to take such steps as may
be necessary to protect the agricultural
Interests of the State by providing tor
the manufacture of commercial fertilizer rs
from the phosphates gathered from the
navigable riyere Of the State. These pe
titions generally circulated throughout
:he State end signed by the farmers
would secure the favorable consideration
of the Legislature if the manufacturers
persist in keeping the price up.
The farmers OF other counties are pro.
testing against this injustice, and
if they can secure concentrated action,
they will crush out this monopoly. We
suggest that mass meeting of the farm
era of the County be held in the Court
House on Saleday in February to con.
slider this subject and give expression tc
their views. If this is thought proper,
we would like to have short communica
tions from the leading farmers of the
County endorsing it sent to us by mex
Monday or Tuesday, that we may cal
the meeting in the paper of next We ok
1fit is called We hope every farmer il
the County WV be present, and that til,
actiun which nay go forth from the meet
ing insure the abatement of the incret O.
in price of fertilizers. If the farmer
submit quietly to this rise in the price
they have no guarantee that it will no
be made still higher next winter. /,
our opinion, the only safety for tho agri
crlturalist is to make these phosphat
companies realize the fact that the far
meTa of the State have some rights whicl
even monopolies are bound to respect.
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Governor Simpson has appointed Gen.
John II. Bratton of Fairfield, Col. John
ID. Pope, of Columbia, and Col. thinner.
man Davis, OF Charleston, Commissioners
to investigate tie phosphate question,
and report to the next session of the
Legislature the condition, extent, cost of
mining, shipping, &c. Weregret that the
Governor has overlooked the up-country
entirely in these appointments, for our
people feel keen interest in the devel-
opment of the States interest in these
deposits. The Commission should have
been selected from the different sections
of the State, giving to the up. country
one, the middle country one and the
coast itself one. Instead of this, two are
taken from the middle Of the State, one
from the low. country and none from the
up-country. The members of the Com
mission, however, are intelligent and
honorable gentlemen, and will no doub,
discharge their duties faithfully. Il
their investigation is thorough, exhaus
tive and impartial, it will prove satisfac
tory to the people, and be the ground
work of permanent legislation to protec
the States interest in these phosphate,
deposits, otherwise it will be o com piet.
farce, and secure no beneficial resulta.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-23

The recent act Of the Legislature to
facilitate the collection of taxes is hay-
ing the desired effect. Many persons
who have already rendered bank bills
and coupons for taxes are withdrawing
them and paying up the money. In
future very few of these bills or coupons
will find their way into the treasury, for
to use chem the holdc.s nave 10 deposit
them with the Clerk of Court, then paw
their taxes in good money and sue to re-
cover them back. If the sui. is SUCCESS
ful the money is refunded, but the State
can, by appeals, keep tho case in the
courts for q year or two; and the act
provides that there shall be no costs in
the suit except for serving and filing
papers, &c. Thus the taxpayer, after
lying out of his money for long time,
would have to pay his counsel fees and
costs, and therefore it would not pay.
The holders of bank bills will no doubt
fund them rather than further contest
the matter.
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new bonds bearing only four per cent.
interest, which are 10 be sold dollar for
dollar, and the money fro them applied
&c extinguiStiug The bonds low out-
standing, and bearing interest ut seven
or eight per cent. This is the effect
which refusing TO pay fraudulent debt
has had on the credit Of the State of
Georgia. If however, her statesmen had
been so conscientious that they were
willing TO pay the eight millions Of rail
road bonds which q thieving administra-
tion had sought to tost upon them, the
bonds of that State would not to-day be
worth more than sixty or seventy We
cents Ola the dollar, because the States
burden would have been heavier than
she could bear, and SO the good and the
bad alike would have been deprecated
in value. The application of this to the
situation of South Carolina's finances Is
apparent. II we attempt to pay all that
is claimed Of us, without regard to wheth-
er it is just or not, we will find our State
credit bad, because our debt will be more
than we can pay; but if like Georgia
We have the manhood to say that we will
pay the just portion and discard the
fraudulent part, we will not only main
tain the honor of the State, but we will
restore her former credit and financial
reputation. The State can never inspire
the confidence of capitalists by allowing
herself TO be swindled, and then ratifying
the swindle from some morbidly distort-
ed views Of honor. Let us do what il
right and equitable by paying what We
honestly owe, and not one dollar more.
Then we will have the appreciation OF
every creditor who holds honest demands
and of every impartial citizen. We can
afford to brook the anger Of those who
will be foiled in their effort to fasten ON
us debt that was created and consum.
mated in fraud.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-23

Mr.. Manning, the New York bond
holder who procured the temporary in
junction before Judge Bryan to prevent
the payment of the interest on the valid
debt out of the fund in the Treasurcr's
Office, is likely 70 have the pleasure Of
paying the costs of the case as his re-
ward. The temporary injunction was
granted rs q matter of course, but it will
no doubt be dissolved, for the money
belongs to the State and no court has
the right to say the State shall not use it.
There was no contract with the bond
holders, and in fact no mutually about
the transaction. If the money were lost
it would be the States loss and not the
bondholders, and hence it cannot be re-
quired that the State shall run these risks
and be out Of the use Of the money, which
is entirely in the possession Of the State
subject to the action of the Legislature
When the case comes to u hearing the
best lawyers agree that it must be dis
missed.
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at i, out of the question for us to at
tempt 10 pay it at its face value. In
deed, do not conceive that there is any
moral obligation upon US to do SO; nor
do ouT creditors expec: il Of Us. Quite
oDcbali Of our property upon which our
bonds were based wae wantonly destroy
ed by consent OF large majority Of those
who held them, and no court Of con-
science upon the earth would permit a
creditor TO destroy nehalf his security
and claim full payment out of the re-
maInder. But we can aud should pay
something"
lad these sentiments been uttered by
Il member in the South Carolina Lcgis-
laturc, there would not have been lack
ing those who would have condemned it
as disionorable and termed ii rcpudia-
ton, with numerous forcible adjectivcs
to assist the expression Of their views.
AS it comes from Governor Vance, how
ever, even the papers, which have been
most rampant in their advocacy of tie
full payment of all that is elaine cJ III
South Carolina, either endorse the posi-
ton or quietly concur in it by publish
ing and at the same time speaking in the
highest terms Of the Governor of North
Carolina. We think Governor Vance is
right, aud that the same code of morals
is good enough for South Carolina also.
Our debt has already been scaled to fifty
cents on the dollar, and should not be
further reduced, but the fraudulent
claims which are set up against our State
should neither be admitted nor paid
They are no more Of an obligation
against Us than the special tax bonds OF
North Carolina are against that State
The fact that the holders Of them have
already in this State reduced their fraud.
ulent claims fifty cents on the dollar
does not strengthen them in law oil
equity, for the legislation under which
the exchange was made and its exccu
ton were entirely the work of the parties
committing the fraud in the first place
The people of South Carolina would dc
we'll to think Of this, and see to it tha
these iniquitous burdens are not imposed
upon them. The representatives Of thu
people Of South Carolina should take
courage from the manly position of Gov
ernor Vance in favor Of rejecting tht
special tax bonds Of North Carolina, ant
assume the position that this State will
not pay the fraudulent portion of til,
South Carolina bonds. 1t is more hon
orable to oppose such frauds than t.
cringc before them.
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From the Caarle,ton New. and Courier,

COLUMBIA, S. c., January 13.
Governor Hampton was strong enouob
to-day to allow him to take another air.
ing in his chair which, on this occasion
was wheeled out into the yard of his res
idence, where he remained for some time
1t Will be n very pleasant surprise m
the people of Charleston to know that
the Governor will very probably DO them
the honor to make his first appearance cain ~
public, since his accident, in that citv On
the 22d of February, in order tn nar,;o; c"
pate in the celebration OF Wasbipoton;a
Birthday, The invitation was ten1ors,I
him by the Washington Lieht ' fnfan,rv fuGuurSa
ana, as am informed, has been accep.
led oy the Governor conditional only
upon the state of his health at the an.
pointed time. If he continues to i'm.
prove at the present rate he will un-
v. T. !.'s Invitation in nersoS, and
tnefeoy add new and abiding interest
KIRBY SMITH PAYS 4 VISIT TO HAMp.
TON.
CoLUMRIA. January l7.-Goverror
Hampton has so far improved that h;a
son, MaJor Hampton, who has been in
constant attendance at his bedside. re.
'u5meu yesterday 10 mississippi.
line Governor was able TO-DAY for a..
lirst time, TO move about his room with.
gut. assistance, and. with the aid If M hi,
crqtohes alone, reached bis buggy. stand' l.
ing ut some little distance from the[ De- dnon
ne drove abont ak miles into The Con-
Try, making two calls on his ronte and
returned home refreshed and in mn 'x;sa ~so
fatigueG by his ride. He homes ~ 70 WISE Se
able TO visit Columbia during nert woo1. " Ie
and Will very probably be 9uite stEonn, rSSn,
enough to do so. He also speaSo & s.ro;ns uu;,ss
cGS;aHSSe""s:y Of his intended y;.;Ht H''.o ~
Charleston on the 22d, and even co,to, s,t )"
plates 4 trip 10 Florida in the G.n' ;n.a.;n,
Col:: Ralmer has rendered n snsc;oI ',n. IN.
ior his use on the road, and Il e nronosed sai
that he shall spend few davs] m p'upuSsu tte g.
Johns River, and retnrn bv wav %. nc
Charleston. Nay Oh
Governor Hampton was visited =. II.
i;eslashes re is cta,dsy. by hia old oeInpspion.
~ ,I'S55s' p,,Is' zen Rlr9y Smith, the Bluche'l
dea' Smith Here both severely wounded led
about the same time al ssansssaa and
Dotn were conveyed to the same house n
receive medical attention. The surgeons
first approached Gen. Hampton fos stHs ths
purpose. of dressing his wound. hue tne
though himself suffering great min Ju Ia
viewed them aside, and with cborao+an nc
istic generosity and thoughtfulness II
rected to care first for his brother oHo:r
who, he said, most needed their atton
ton. The order was obcyed. and Gon
Hampton waited patiently and "u uncnsl zen
p!ainingly until his friend had bsen % Srat
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In all of The Southern States which
have been oyerrrn by carpet-bag Repub-
lican rule, there has been serious imam
cial troubles growing out of theimmense
debts which we're heaped upon them. In
Georgia about ss,0GO,OOO of railroad
bonds. issued undey Dpllock's admins,
tration, were repddiated by the Demo
Grads, and the cry. was at once kaised that
Si.e credit Of the State was ruined. Time.
however, has shown differently, for the
deb. Of Genrh.A, which Is admitted to be
v..1id, Is to-day rs eecure an investment
as can be found anywhere, and her bonds
are quuSvI an 'iIv = zes.! q ss ora
chan one hundred cents on the dollar
The credit of that State is so good that
arrangements arc now in progress to iSSls.
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THURSDAY MORNING. IAN. 90, 1879.
The United States government ought

The United States government ought
to take some steps to secure an increase
of the Indian population, if there is any
justification for the strange statistical
phenomenon presented in their case, for
the more the Indians diminish in num-
bers the more expensive they become.
Ii 1861, when the Republican party
came into power, the annual expenses
averaged about S, 100000. At the time
the Republicans lost control Of the House
of Representatives they were costing
100000 per annum, although the re-
ports indicate that they are steadily de-
creasing in numbers. The Crmo-
Gratis, however, have been steadily
reducing these expenses, and we hope
that when we get both the Senate and
the House of Representatives after the
4th of next March, the cost Of maintain
ing the few remaining red men will be
reduced at least to what it was twenty
years ago.
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FIGHTING FOR THE INTEREST.
The Next Move ar the Holders of Valid state
Bonds
From the caarlrston Ntus and Courier.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
COLUMBIA. Sunday Night, Jan. l9.
1t is expected that tomorrow An ap-
plication will be made to the Supreme
Court for mandamus directed to the
State treasurer requiring him TO ply T.
January Coupons o! he bonds in Sr
ule 5 of the Bond Commission and oi
the deficiency bonds which matured on
the lst Of January, in the manner and
out Of the funds provided in the appr,-
priation act Of December, 1873. This
application will be made because of the
restraining order issued by the United
States Court in Charleston upon the np-
pication of certain bondhoders, and
which eIli0ins the State treasurer from
the payment of these coupons in tie
manner indicated by the Legislature.
The application will be made in behalf
of certain parties who are holders of cou-
pons in Schedule 5 Of the Bond Commit
sion, and also holders 0fdefciency bonds.
1t will be made-upOn the ground that no
present right is vested in the holders of
the bonds in Schedule 10 have applied
to those bonds the direction given for
mGlly to the State treasurer rs to the ap-
pication Of certain funds which are in
his hands to those bonds in case they be-
came established as valid obligations Of
the State, but that the action Of the State
in that matter to the State treasurer WAS
simply directory, and continued subject
to such other disposition Of the bonds in
his hands as the General Assembly
might think proper, particularly when,
in this direction in tla9 Act of '78 to him,
there was contained also the pledge the
State that whenever these bonds in
Schedule were declared to be valid and
binding obligations Of the State, proyis-
ions should be made for the payment
thereof.
The treasurer, it is supposed, will
simply set forth the restraining order
granted by the United States Court, and
present that to the Supreme Court, as the
sole and only ground upon which he has
declined to comply with the directions of
the Legislature
It is probable that, upon his return
being made, the parties who are applying
to the Supreme Court for mandamus di-
recsed to him, will reply, showing the
insutfciency of that return. Judge Ma
grath represents the parties who are Pc
titioning the Supreme Court for this or
der on the State treasurer, and the attor-
ney general, who is expected from Wasl.-
ton to night, will probably appear for the
treasurer. 1t is thought not unlikely that
other parties will intervene and to be
heard G.. Nick
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RESULTS OF INvESTIGATION.-F
the report of special Senate committee.
of which Mr.. Mcetze was chairman, ap-
pointed at the last session Of the Legis-
lature to ascertain what funds and prom
erty had been received by the joint III
vestigating Committee ON Public Frauds.
we make the following synopsis: w. B.
Nash turned over to that committee
5000 little bonanza warrants. and re-
ceipt for 81 ,559.74, signed G. j. Iredeii,
for big bonanzas. The bonanzas for
which the receipt was given have been
funded in deficiency bonds, and are in
the hands Of private parties, and the
committee recommend that the Attornev
General institute proceedings to recover
them.
Hon. John r, Cochran has in his pou-
session the following State property, re-
celved from persons who have made
compromise with the State, and as the
functions of the committee have ceased.
and he Is now but private citizen, tho
committee recommend that this property
be turned over to the Comptroller Gen.
eral: Little bonanzas, $4,000, w. b.
Nash big bonanzas. $40, Gaillard and
r.; little bonanzas, S27 900, A. O. Jones
little bonanzs. S22,S37.54, Woodruff:
ComPtroller's warra,lt, $4,774.O9 and
$l32,359.20, Woodruff.
In addition to the above, :here was
turned over to the State real estate from
woodruff, $4,000, and printing press,
SoOo; real estate from A. .. Jones. Sl4.-
OOo. The real estate of w. B. Nash
$4,000, has never been turned over TO the
State according to the agreement.
lhe committee recommend that the
Comptroller General be instructed to-
gether with the Attorney General. to
take steps to recover ali propertv n
which the State is entitled, The reoo,n,
mendations os the report were ndopted
alter striking out Comptroller General'
and inserting Secretary of State" in
stead.-Columbia Register.
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Governor Vance, of North Carolina.
In his annual message to the Legislature
of that State, places the recognized debt
OF the State, including the face value
aud accrued interest, at $27, 100, ,227. He
affirms that in his Judgment the special
tax bonds Issued by the Radicals when
they hac possession of the State are not
binding On ihe people, either in law or
good morsls,- except, perhaps, q small
portion of them which were honestly mp.
piled TO the uses of the State. Not only
does he snuarAly n.lyneate the rejection
of She special tax bonds, but he fayors
ES=:!;ng the old aud recognized debt, and
upon this branch Of tho subject he SAYS: +:
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Jan. 90, 1875.
ccidh1WHERSHIP NOTICE.

conas, amE = undersigned have this dav formed
p roi IiopMaf.nership partner. for the conduct Of a Gene.
iI' II Me;cAandise Business at Andersen n
IT,, IT,, Under the firm name of BARR g 70 -
: my E1p, are successors to the late FIRM Of Hail M
formeri1 I and win occupy tie stdre RI r5ola ti
fully soIic;tc ;TcS1pieu tpS, BY them. We respecfl
heretofore accorded the cid firm lro.lnse ps " al
'riai from the trading public eeneroIls v., AZ -
W. +. BARR,
/, FEAsrER BROWNE
Jan 81 1879 ". 2: RRoWN.