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Year: 1879

AN ACT to Alter and Amend the


Law in relation to Appeals from the


Circuit Courts to the Supreme


Court.


Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
Of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au-
thority of the same:


SECTION l. That from and after
the passage of this act exceptions for
the purpose Of appeal to the Supreme
| Court may be taken to the rulings Of
the presiding judge in all cases tried
in the Circuit Courts of this State at
any time within ten days after the
rising of the Circuit Courts at which
such cases are tried, by furnishing a
copy of saca exceptions to the pre-
siding judge and by serving them on
the attorney Of the respondent within
the time shove limited.


SEC. 2. That in every appeal to the
Supreme Court from al order, decree
or judgment or other matter FROM
which an appeal may be taken to the
Supreme Court, the appellant or his
attorney shall, within ten (l0) days
after written notice that such order
has been granted, or decree or judg-
nent rendered at Chambers, give
notice to the opposite party or his at
torney, or if made, granted or rem
| dered during term time, within ten
(lO) days after the rising of the Cir
cult Court, of his intention to appeal; !;
and within thirty (S0) days after
Year: 1879

The editor of the Lexington (Ky.)
Transcript, a Democratic paper, had
the temerity to say recently in his
paper, that


Gall the deeds of a lifetime, we're
they all good and successful, cannot
Justify people in indorsing for their
highest Office q man guilty of what
Is charged against one DR.. Luke P.
Blackburn, to whom the newspapers
have SO often referred. In the name
Of all that is good, let DR.. Blackburn
say something in defense Of himself" ="


After theappearance Of the editor
ial the stockholders ofthe Transcript
waited upon the editor in a body
and demanded either that he should
make no further reference to the
subject, or should resign disposition,
and he resigned.


The Louisville Commercial, a Re
publican paper, has taken the matter
up, and is making it warm for the
Governor. It is reported that he
recently said to a friend, who called
his attention to the yellow fever
charges, that they were unworthy
the DOtica of q oentleman and that
he did not intend to notice them.
Unless we are greatly mistaken, be
will find that this course will not
satisfy anybody Of his innocence. If
he is not guilty, why does he not
say so and demand an Investigation?
Silence IN this case is looked upon
by most unprejudiced people, as a
tacit confession Of guilt.
Year: 1879

The Memphis Avalanche, Dem)
'sfrom a private letter to a gentleman
in this city from YazoO City" takes


the following declaration of H. NJ.
Dixon:


81 was walking down street, near
Housemarie's saloon, and the first
thing I knew I was shot. Wheeling
around I saw guns pointing at me
from every direction, and I turned
and ran up a stairway, when jim
BarksdaIe shot me in the back, hav-


ing already broken my wrist. I
reached the stairs and fell. I then
drew my pistol and with one hand
holding to the steps, fired my pistol
with the hand that had the broken
wrist and broken finger. The attack
was wholly unprOvoked on my part.
I denounce as a base lie that I bad
plotted the assassination of Barks-
dale. I wish jim Barksdale was
here to see how brave man can
die.


Dixon had all accomplishments Of
the average Southern gentleman,
and one of his enemies said that be
could shoot a pigeons head off with
a pistol at a hundred yards. Hence
it was strictly necessary to disable
him at the first fire, or his assailant
would get hurt. So he was first shot
in the right arm and wrist, and had
no chance to defend his life. His
murderer used a shotgun at long
range, and fred load of buck-shot
into Dixon without warning.


1t will be remembered that Dixon
was opposing the Democratic party,
and that his end had been predicted |
by five hundred Democrats who
called upon him with arms in their
hands and forced him to sign a card |
Withdrawing from the contest for
Sheriff This is the Democracy Of
the Nation. The Solid South is
three-fourths Of the party and 1t
A vote for the Democratic
party North is a vote for the AIissis-
sippi murderers in effect, because the
Northern minority is subserUent to
the Southern majority.-[Cin. Com.
Year: 1879

If the people can not vote as they
please in Mississippi, they can vote
as they please in Ohio, and every
vote cast against the Democratic
party in this State Will be a vote
against the shotgun policy Of the
South. Bear this in mind.
Year: 1879

The accounts of 700 postmasters
who were agents for the sale of the
four per cent certificates have been
closed, and not a dollar has been lost
to the Government. The financial
affairs of the Government are well
Year: 1879

The New York Times observes
that "Tbe position Of the Admins
tration with reference to the South is
now that of the party" The Southern
people have themselves to thank for
the fact that there is no conciiation
wing in the Republican party now.
Year: 1879

David Dudley Field, who was
elected to Congress as the especial
friend and champion of Tilden, when
the last Presidential election was in
dispute, now leads the Tammany
bolt in New York against bin.
Year: 1879

chanted this anthem at the White House
and in all the Departments Of Government
until they have secured large number of
Democratic appointments under promised
political millennium that must follow new
partisan policy in dispensing public patron
age This worked admirably for their in
terests so long as they were in the minority,
inasmuch as they secured large patronage
that could not have been made available
under the traditionary Democratic doctrine
that ITO the victors belong the spoils."
When the House became Democratic their
tune changed, and nearly every Republi-
can, wounded soldier or capable civil
ian, received notice to pack up and yacate
with as little delay as possible 1t did not
take long to fill the places with ex-rebel
and other Democrats, while Union soldiers
were sent out TO hobble through life rs they
best could. This was the Democratic mode
of treating the civil service the first oppor-
tunity that party had in eighteen years to
demonstrate its good faith to that doctrine
for which it had professed SO much at
tachment


The next occasion offered TO test Demo-
cratic sincerity was when that party ac-
ceded TO power in the United States Senate.
Ii did not hesitate to violate all tradition,
all usage, all civil service right, in gobbling
up every Office in that body and comforting
them upon their own party subservients
II even made indecent haste in hustling out
N Of nO,n ii -. IL -.
qualifications and proverbial fidelity to
duty. In the fist place, the change OF Sec
retary, under the circumstances was di-
rect violation of all precedents in that con-
servative body. A competent and faithful
Secretary had never before been displaced
under pure party consideration. Heretofore
some other cause has been found for the
changes that have occurred. Secretary
GoRHAM was u model officer. capable be-
yOnd doubt, and exceptionally faithful
in the discharge of his duties, but he was
hustled out with little ceremony. True, he
| is q firm, devoted, and active defender OF
the Republican faith, but that trait never
| interlered with or came between him aud
his fidelity as public servant. The nllega-





ton made that he had rendered himself OBJ
noxious to the Democratic sense by his
| activity and usefulness as secretary to the
| Republican Congressional Committee was q
mere pretext, for the reason that he never
allowed the performance of that duty to
interfere in any degree with that of his
\ public position. But he was Stalwart Re-
publican and must go.


SO, also, with the other official positions
in the Senate. All the Republicans whC
held places there had proved themselves tC
be exceedingly intelligent, honorable, ant
faithful public servants, and yet they must
give place, and in one or more instances tt
the most disreputable Of the Democratic
party, for the reason that they are Republi
cans and their successors are Democrats
| This is the measure of Democratic goof
| faith to civil service, of which they prat,
much when out of power, but for which W,
| find they have no respect when in power
This is Democratic consistency.
Year: 1879

The proposition of the Greenbackers to
refer all suggestions regarding new meas
ures, or for the repeal Of existing laws, re-
lating to the protection of the national
franchise to a special committee, is good
one. If the Democrats reject it they will
assume the responsibility of practically de-
claring that this important subject shall
only be treated under the dctation of their
own party caucus. Such n special COM
mittee, composed of good men of all par
ties, and conservative men, would not fail
to report that the existing laws on this
subject require very little change to secure
fair elections as fair as can be assured by
human agency in their administration.
The truth is no man can reasonably ask
that one party shall have any advantage
over the other in this matter. Fair cleo
tions are what the Republicans seek, and
for that reason they are opposed to a repeal
of the provisions in the election laws against
fraud
Year: 1879

of proper respect for the Government, the
Union, or the flag under which they live, or
In any way fail 10 accept the situation since
peace was restored, in good faith, we shall
antagonize all such acts and rebuke them
with our best efforts. This is an unpleasant
duty, and beyond this we have no feelings
toward the Southern people either of bitter
ness, hatred, or uncharitableness.


Tr has been the policy of the Democrats,
no doubt, since the present session of Con-
gress opened, to start all sorts of r,imors af-
iecting the political integrity of the Presi-
dent for the purpose of disturbing the pub
lie quiet and, If possible, Of destroying pub
lie confidence in his devotion to the Repub-
lican policy relating to the Federal election
laws. Out of this Democratic trick has
come great public uueasiness and anxiety
which would otherwise have been spared.
Rumors OF. what the President would and
would not do In certain emergencies have
been rife for week or more, aud they have
been strengthened by the blatant boasts of
Democratic Senators and Representatives on
the streets aud around the corridors OF the
hotels that the President was ready and
had offered to compromise on these i'm
portnut measures, and that they were to
reap rich harvest in the event. This has
created great public concern; when the
fact is that the whole matter has been n
measure Of hollow strategy on their part for
the purpose of placing the President in q
false attitude before the country, aud, If
possible, TO gain some petty advantage
through panicky feeling in the public
mind that might lead to compromise of
some sort. They are earnestly seeking some
way of escape out Of their awkward dilem-
ma, and think that if any compromise can
be effected now through Republican conces-
sion it will change the responsibility of this
extra session from their shoulders to those
OF the Republicans.
Year: 1879

For several years the leading Democrats
of the country have ostensibly been culti-
waiting very generous spirit regarding
Office under the Government, They have
been great admirers of that system of civil
service which regards ability aud qualillca-
ton and disregards political partsanship in


making selections for position. They have
Year: 1879

MORE than week has passed since Con-
gress met under the promising auspices of
complete Democratic restoration. The only
result accomplished has been peculiarly
characteristic of the Democracy. The Off
ces have all been given to the Bourbon
spoil-hunters.
Year: 1879

The Nationals or Greenbackcrs in Con-
gress profess to be statesmen of national
views and purposes, entirely free from all
entangling alliances with either side of the
great party divisions. In this view of the
case these statesmen are entirely free to
assume q conservative position relating to
the measures which have occasioned an
extra session for their consideration. They
are in no degree bound by the revolution
airy determinations of the Democratic caucus
TO place the repeal of certain laws relating
to the Federal elections rs riders upon the
three appropriation bills for the maintenance
of the Government. They know that such
action is inconsistent with parliamentary
usage and right and to make it a menace
to the Executive is revolutionary in intent
and effect. We do not believe, in view Of
these facts, that the Nationals will become
party to such an attempt at revolution
but, on the contrary, will firmly plant them
selves upon the principles of right and an
tagonize all such measures.
Year: 1879

If the Republicans desire 10 assume the
responsibilities of the extra session they
have only to compromise the questions of
disagreement in the late session now, and
thus virtually admit that there was no me-
cessity for it, as it was as easy, no doubt, to
compromise then as now, if such policy is
wise and just. BE firm, consistent, and
true, and trust consequences to themselves.
This is no time for compromises with wrong.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats are not yet certain that
Judge DAVID DAVIS belongs to them politi-
cally. They have toadied to him in every
conceivable way, among others by giving
him congenial committee work but they
are not confident ut this writing that he
will stand up to the rack with them, fodder
or no fodder" on the proposition TO bur-
den the pending appropriation bills with
political riders. The chances are, however,
that they will eventually capture him for
general use in the ordinary political manGu-
vres of the Senate. Meanwhile the great
Republican State of Illinois is practically
without its due proportion Of representa-
tion in the national councils, and will re-
main so as long as this solid chunk of the
debris of the bogus Reform movement of
1876 burdens the Senate with his doughty
presence.
Year: 1879

JEFF DAVIS name was chiseled out of
the inscription on Cabin John Bridge, a
Government structure up the Potomac, he
cause it was believed that the name of the
arch traitor should not be permitted to dis
grace the face of great public work. Now
the Bourhons propose not only to replace
his name on the roll of the Senate, but also
to place it on the nations roll of honor
the pension list
Year: 1879

III is reported that u certain Bourbon
Congressman from Alabama at Mobile
banquet spoke of his love for the South un-
Ill he was affected to tears, said he did not
care fig for the Union, and then started to
Washington TO swear to support the Consti-
Luton Of the United States This charac-
teristic display Of truly reconcied" South
ern loyalty is born Of the spirit of the
hour. 1t is JANUs-faced exhibition of
the true inwardness Of Bourbonism, with
out which, as Colonel McCARDLE said in
his BLACKBURN letter, no Intense South
"erner can expect to succeed in Southern
politics. And it, is of this class of hypo-
critics that the Democratic majority in the
present House is mainly composed
Year: 1879

In the course of time the true inward
ness OF the Bourbon intrigue to compromise
the pending difference between Congress
and the Executive will all be made public,
Meanwhile ii is safe TO assume that the
Democratic attempts to induce the Admin.
istration to abandon the pronounced policy
Of the Republican party in the promises
Year: 1879

JUDGE RTvEs' sO-called interference"
with the rights of the Great Commonwealth
of Yirginyaw, Sab, is to be overhauled by our
Confederate House as soon as convenient.
A thorough and impartial investigation of
this matter will not rebound boisterously to
the credit of the judiciary of the State in
question. The beginning of Judge RrvEs'
" interference was based upon palpable
violation of national law by the judges of
the State courts, in which innocent if not
noffensive, citizens had been made to suffer
The most iniquitous persecution.
Year: 1879

GENERAL GRANTS apt comparison of the
Bourbons to the hogs and pail of milk is
now receiving a pertinent Interpretation.
In getting control of both Houses of Con.
gress the Democrats became possessed of
the pail he talked Of and at least score of
them have already succeeded in getting
their feet into it. II remains to be seen
how much farther the facts will bear out
this rather homey illustration, and how
long it will be before the Bourbons will tip
the bucket over and spill its contents.
Year: 1879

We object to this first, on the ground
that it is not calculated to placate things
and conciliate anyone who may think he
needs Cancellation; and second and mainly


because General GRANT does not belong to
the State of Illinois, He is a citizen of this
entire country, and several other countries
besides He belongs to the universal fam.
lily Of Republican loyalists the world over.
Year: 1879

Cor, New York HeraId.l


Captain Dodge's feat appears more
admirable the more it is dwelt upon
by everybody except the modest cap
tain. A soldier with Payne thus
speaks of the arrival of Dodge and
his colored company:


81" We were getting pretty id tired
about that time. 1t was the third
morning after we were corraled, and,
of course, we didn't know whether
any of our messengers sent out from
camp had struck help or not. Sud
denly that morning in the dusk we
heard noise. Even by that time
some of us had begun to fear that the
Indians would charge us, and we all
then supposed it might be Indians.
If it hadn't been for the voice of
John Gordon, the scout, who was
riding in the advance, we might have
poured in volley at them but you
bet your life there wasn't no volley
except cheers when Gordon rode in
with five or six darkies alongside Of
him. Pretty soon he told US what
was up and what to expect, and when
Captain Dodge came up at canter,
leading the rest OF his men, we didn't
take much account, to wonder little
at the color Of their faces. 1t was
the greatest marvel to me and all Of
us at this minute that the Utes di Int
pour in heavy fire when they heard
US cheer. We forgot all about the
danger of exposing ourselves, and
leaped up out of the pits to shake
hands all around. Why" continued
this soldier, with curious naviete,
. we took those darkies in right along
with us in the pits. We let EN- sleep
with us, and they took their knives
and cut off slips of bacon from the
same sides as we did"


That's so, exclaimed another
trooper, "and one darky has got a
knife with dent in it that was made
/ by Ute bullet when he was reaching
up TO carve slice off of the hog for
tiGcation in front of my trench.


Another cayalryman said; You
ought to have seen them niggers and
watched how they behaved. You know
it wasn't any fun going for water, even
in the night time, let alone daylight,
But one afternoon one moke got terri
bly, thirsty the firing had stopped for
quite a spell, and says he, Well. boss,
Use powerful dry, and somebody's got
70 git water fo' me, or Ise got to git
water 70 somebody, so what does thar
moke do but take two pals, in broad
daylight and go down and bring 'em
back both full OF water, and the mjuns
never lifted hair on him


The colored sergeant Of Dodge 4
company tells the story in this wise In
terms of natural pride:


"We did not know what we were to
find whom we went in there, whether
camp full Of live men or dead men.
We went in though, and they were
mighty glad to see us. We were rather
surprised when we found how things
Year: 1879

In view of the fact that the weather
may again turn warm, and also that
the temperature has not yet descend
ed below 380, it would be well for all
returned refugees to be very cautious
as to the way they expose themselves
to infected places or carelessly venti-
lated rooms. All houses should be
opened to the night air, and before
being occupied it would be well to let
another polar blast circulate through
them. Families Of women and chill
dren away from the city should re-
main away for a short time longer
rather than expose themselves to the
danger of sickness, now the time is so
close for a general freeze. There is
nothing improper in business men en-
tering the city and opening out their
places of business. because they are
the larger portion of the time in the
pure open air. 1t is not SO, however,
with women and children. They re-
main indoors day and night, and
whenever it is the least bit chilly
crowd around a warm CRATE or stove,
and doubtless many will do this be-
fore a frosty air is permitted to circu-
late through their houses. Everyone
is admonished to act with prudence,
1t is better to stay away a month
longer, than it is to come home and
have the fever this late in the season,
for nearly all recently taken have
either died or made a narrow escape


from doing SO.
Year: 1879

lay that the Utes did not fire on us as
we went in and shoot us all to pieces.
But with an amusing GRIM it was
early in the morning, and l expect
they were deceived by the color of our
compilations. At any rate we got in
and there we stuck. Afterward we
had to 60 out and make trenches for
ourselves under a heavy fire. While
we were digging, and when we got
about an inch below ground, the Reds
saw the outlines of the new trench in
the early dawn, and made it so hot
that we were glad to hop out behind
some wagons and wait till we got an
other show. The water" continued
the sergeant" was the hardest thing
to get of all. Some call it 200 yards
to that water some more, some less !;
but / paced it off one night myself,
and it was 400 yards, or l am white
man "
Year: 1879

MT. F. French, an angler, writes as follows to the Buffalo Express regarding the habits of the trout: Almost any trout fisherman knows that the habits of the trout vary almost as much as do, the habits of those who fish for them, and this, too, in waters not remotely distant from each other, so that what MT. Prime says may be true in regard to the To- calities in which he has tished. 1 know that they sometimes strike q fly with their tail before taking it into their mouth, as I have seen them do it in three several localities, but I do not believe it is their general custom.

 In 1876, while fishing for trout in Lake Ely, in the Adirondacks, saw this done several times, and as it was the first time had ever seen it, l watched it with very clear, and my cast from thirtyto forty feet, so that l could see all their movements distinctly. I had taken several trout of one-half pound weight which first struck with their tail, and made another cast, when a large fellow rose and struck the tail-fy, 8. red Ibis, with his tail; 1 struck hard at the same time, and hooked him firmly through the roots of the tail, when he immedi- ately had business at the bottom of the lake, and with his first rush took nearly 1 ll1GJ ICCG LII lluC DClOIC COulu SlluD | him.

 How that reel did whizz Then fol- lowed a series of rushes and plunges that makes my blood jingle to think of. He leaped into the air again and again, trying to shake himself loose. but he was firmly hooked, and that hook evi- dently spurred him to put forth his best efforts continually, for he kept me busy for nearly half an hour, and still seemed as fresh as ever, when I determined to see which was the stronger, his tail or my tackle, and began reeling in.

 Tue rod, an eight-ou one, bent and quivered from tip to reel, and the line would occasionally twang like bow string as he jerked it taut in some of his fierce plunges; but line, rod and tail all held, and as I landed him on my raft-a plump beauty, weighing a trifle over two pounds-my shout of triumph awoke the echoes in the old woods for miles around