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VOL. 11l The Quitman Reporter m riIUUID btbut thumdat at J m TILLMAN, Proper. TERMS- On* Ywr W 00 lix Months I 00 Tbr# Months 50 K\i nnhscriptions nuut be pail invariably '*i 'ijvanct —no discrimination in favor of anybody. Thn pap*r will be stopped in all instances at the expiration o f paid for, unless dnbaariptions \re previously renewed. UA.TEH OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rate ot ♦ 1.00 per uquare —ono inch—for first inser tion, and 75 cents for each subsequent in sertion. AH advertisements should be marked for a specified time, otherwise they will be charged nnder the rule ot so much for the first insertion, and so much for each subse qnent insertion. Marriages, Obi rnaries and Tributes of Re spect wiil be charged same ratos as ordinary advertisements. WHEN BILLS ARE DUE All bills for advertising in this paper are due on the first appearance of the advertise ment. except when otherwise arranged by contract, and will be presented when the money is needed. Dr. K. A. J ELX S* Practicing Physician. QUITMAN GA. OrFir* : Brick building adjoining stor •f Maasri. Brigga, Jelks A Cos., Screven atre.t. [l-W S. T. KIXGSBERY, Attorney at Law, QUIT MAS, - - GEORGIA. pmr OFFICE in naw Brick Warehouse. Basins before the U. S. Paten Office I. A. Allbritton, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN. .... GA IN COURT HOUSE. *•. W. A. S. HUMPHREYS, Vttoruey at Law, QUITi! VN. GEORGIA. in the Court House "®* l PJKK’K & R VIFORI), Attorneys at Law, ■r'Tf'lt'MAN, GEO. VTj \1 7tvo prompt a'tjntion to all btitsinoK* entrust. *.d to their pare. i-9 Office over K iy*on’a store. Dr. j. S. N. Snow, ‘ > E N T IS T. OFFICE -Front room tip stairs orer Kny ton’ Store. Gis administered for painless ly extracting ter-th. #*Charges to suit the times. jan 19, ly Frctwell & Nichols, WHOLKBAI.K STATIONERS AND DEALERS IN Straw and Manilla Wrapping Paper, Paper Rags, Cotton Flour Sacks, Twines, Inks, Playing Cards, Muci etc. Give us a trial. 12# BAT STREET, •AVANNAH - - GA. Da E. A. JzLxa. Da. Habbt Mabdett. Drs. Jelks & Mabbett, Haring purchased the drug department of Messrs. Briggs, Jelk* A Cos., would respect fully notify their friend Hand the public gen erally that they hare just openod a NEW DKUG STORE, in the house formerly occu pied by Dr. Jelks as an office, which they Kara considerably enlarged, and are now supplied with a fall and complete stock of Drugs, Patnt Medicines, Pcrftimeries, Toilet Articles, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, Patty, &c. &e. Also ftn* stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, ATATIONERY, TOBACCO, SEOABS, •BUFF, Ac. E. A. JZLKB A HARRY HABBITT T-to The Worcester Press takes it for granted that no Postmasters will be discovered among the Democratic electors. "Sweet are the uses of ad versity." The National Hotel, Jacksonvi le, nnder raiue host, Colonel MoGinley, well known to the traveling public, opened for the season yesterday. The Colonel knows how to keep a ho tel. The Worcester (Mass.) Press peers into the future and says that just in sure ns the sun rises on the day of the inauguration of the next President., just so sure will Samuel J. Tilden be inaugurated. Grant has introduced anew meth od of avoidin j trouble from his polit ical opponents. It. is to cull in the army and navy to help him defend himself when he is in a tight place. How do the people like the new idea ? The Jacksonville Press learns that Gov. Stearns has admitted, privately, to several parties at Tallahassee, that the Republicans were defeated in that State, "but it was not for him to sny so, others being interested in the mat ter as well as himself.” The men who accepted Grant’s iu vitation to go to New Orleans did not do so for the purpose of seeing that there was "a fair count of the vot actually cast,” but for the purpose of u US' n 6 ou the rascally ret urning board to make an unfair count. Kentucky made a splendid record in the recent election. Not only has there been elected a solid Democratic delegation to tho next Congross, but the State has given n Democratic ma jority of 61,993. The Republican par ty has indeed a poor showing in that glorious old commonwealth. George Davis, a colored citizen, formerly of Athens, Ga., now in Flori da, is said to have chartered a train and carried five hundred colored Democrats to the polls in that State. George is intelligent, and deserves credit for being a good Demo crat. Grant's military preparations are believed to have been suggested by the wild and terrified Chevalier For ney, who insists every day that a "Confederate army” of 290,000 men, rank and file, is übout. to march upon Washington and Philadelphia. For ney has net got over his Hull Run scare. It is evident,, from the tenor of dis patches to Republican sources. ;,t in the States of Louisiana, Fm.ii,da and South Carolina th< Key obuc . would Nell out those Shoes for the national tickets; bin the pe,,pl- wii) be satisfied with noth: >. ■: lest, than what is just. It is stated that the greater por tion of the $50,000,000 four and a half per cent loan recently negotiat ed bv the Treasury has been taken in this county. Only alvout $20,000,000 went to London, of which $2,000,000 was taken by the Rothschilds. Of the remaining $30,000,000 left in this country, about throe-fourths was tak en by the national banks. According to the Cincinnati En quirer, we should not lose sight of the fact that Mizzer Chandler began claiming South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana for Hayes the morning fol lowing the election. At that time he knew no more about tho result in those States than the bold King of Siam. It has been the Republican program ma from tbo start to claim all the doubtful States and take the chances of stealing them. WHAT GOVERNOR Tilden Says. —Th# Now York correspondent of tho Phil adelphia Ledger writes: “Governor Tilden is said to have been interroga ted with roferenco to a New Orleans dispatch in one of the morning papers to the effect that Congressman Wat torson had proposed that he (Tilden) and Governor Hayes should each se lect five men, of the character of Ev arto and Adams, to supervise the count of the returning board, agree ing to be ruled by the decision of the committee. Mr. Tilden is understood to have replied that he has no faith in any such devices, and as muoh as intimate that existing complications will only be aggravated by additional outside meddling. There is but one decision that can be abided by, and that is the will of the people as ex pressed at the baliot-box, and be will be a party to no arrangement that looks like bargaining that way. QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1576- County Judge of Duval county has also made a return to the State can vassers oj the vote in tho county, first noting the irreglurity of the count by the County Clerk and J. L. Edwards, Esq., and then alleging that the return by these persons is untrue and not in accordance with tho returns of the inspectors of tho several precincts, slid of the ballots given, etc., etc. The lognlity of the returns from Duval county may be called in question yet. This Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana, is the same rascally poltroon who fled from his usurped office on the day when the people of New Orleans rose up and peacefully protested against him. He was replaced by Federal troops. The present State government is Wheeler's affair, being a compromise with but one side to it. The people of the State have acquiesced in the hope of getting rid of the imposition when they could get at the ballot box. > 1 Governor Houston, of Alabama, in his annual message, gave a forcible illustration of the beneficial effects of Democratic rule in that State, in pointing to the value of State bonds when ho went into office and tbeir present value. They have appreciat ed about thirty cents on tho dollar, and will increase in mine with intelli gent and honest men at the head of affairs in tlie State. Tho credit of Louisiana, South Carolina and Flori da will greatly improve with honest rule. The intimidation is not all at the South, as the following from the Jamestown (Pa.) Sun of the Bth shows: "Tuesday morning Frank Buel, proprietor of the Western - an Works, at Sharon, told five hundred hands that they must vote the Retiub lican ticket that day, or take their dis charge Wednesday morning. That’s tho way it was done for the Republi can ticket in this county. There is ! nothing which gives such an honest expression to the will of God as a free ballot. There is a great hub-bub in M[asb ! ington growing out of the massing of troops in that god-forsaken district. The massing of troops in South Car olina, Louisiana and Florida does not create a tbougiit of an alarming and irresponsible despotism. Ab, no! Yet we Bbali see! The old saying that curses come like chickens, homo to roost, may yet find its apt illustra tion in the Radical head-house round about the capitol, and in those States which have deified Grant to the dig of ft despot A telegram from Virginia City, Ne vada, siiva that, great excitement was caused on C street, iu that city, a few nights sgo, by a man who gathered a large crowd under the pretense of liberating some rats from a box for a dog to kill. About three hundred men gathered about the pot, when a polecat sprang from the box and be gan to disperse the crowd. The man made his escape, but was hunted all night by a gang with six-shooters. So great was the indignation that he was compelled to flee the city. About a hundred persons had their clothes ruiued. The notorious McKee, editor of the Radical organ of St. Louis, who has been editing this paper in prison, where he was put by an intelligent jury for participation in the wbiskey ring frauds. baH been pardoned by tbe President. Grant only waited until the election was over to help bis old friend out of trouble. The whis key ring affair now adds up thus: All of the criminals have been pardon ed out of tbe penitentiary, and Bris tow, Pratt, YargaD and Bluford Wil son have been disgraced and turned out of office for putting them there. And now Kellogg, backed np by troops, says we are to have four more years ol this. The Florida San, an Independent paper, uses the following language: “Mark the men ! Yes, for reprobation, whether Floridians or not, that con nive at fraud, or that by cheating in any way attempt to defeat the will of the people as expressed at tbe ballot box. We confess that our faith in the impartiality of the present Statu can vassing board is not vory high, rem embering too well its devious course in 1874; but still, unless these gentle men are enemies to this State, and to Republican liberty, they cannot afford to delibrately go to work to cheat the voters of the result of their work on the 7th. No man of any character hereafter will trust them, at home or abroad. ” If there could be a laughable phase to so grave a matter, it would be in tho desperate efforts some of Grant’s friends are making to draw a spark of life from the present political com plication to revive tho ghost of Cas sariHin. Caleb Cushing thinks if a President shall uot be chosen by the 4th of March next, Geu. Grant will be by "extra constitutional authority" still President, and Beast Butler cries him arneu. But the Cincinnati Com inrrcinl excitedly objects to such a programmo, declariug that “after the 4th of March next, whatever elSe Jiappens, Gen. Grant becomes a private citizen, and if he has any in fluence it must be exerted in that ca pacity,” and common sense seems to be ou the side of the Commercial. mrn ♦ A Washington dispatch says the Democrats have unearthed the impor tant fact that when troops were sent South to Gen. Huger, ho ordered an officer to go to Florida and see what was needed. The officer reported that there was absolutely no sign of disturbance and no troops were need ed anywhere ill the State, and that this report is or was on file in the War Department. In'm mation of this fact has been sent t" tho Democratic National Committee, and if any part of the vote of Florida is thrown out on the ground of intimidation, this roport will he called for as soon as Congress meets, and its author and several officers through whose hands it passes, be called upon to testify as to its genuiness, and to the fact thut there was no intimidation or violence in Florida. Just the Truth. —lf, in addition to the 184 votes that have been all tho i while conceded to Tilden by the Re publicans, he had received the vote j of some other large State like Illinois, thus placing his election by a decisive majority beyond all dispute from the start, docs anybody doubt thut the votes of Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina would have been counted for him—especially the two former— without the slightest controversy ? Every intelligent, candid Republi can answers this question in the af firmative. This will show him to what desperate expedients the managers of bis party are driven when they at tempt to steal the electoral votes of those States and give them to Hayes, in order to count the latter into tho Presidency by a majority of one. It is said that the Democrats of South Carolina are jubilant over tho fiasco of the Radical canvassing board, whose contempt of the Supreme Court, while it fails to consummate, tho villainy they intended,makes every member of the board liable to arrest and imprisonment. Thfrr revolution ary proceeding is supposed to have been advised from Washington, and it was reported iu Columbia on Wednesday that certain members of tho board had left for that city, whore they will seek tho protection of the government. The rascals must have known, acting, as they did, under ad vice of counsel, that they were render ing themselves liable to punishment. Their boldness, says a dispatch, is ex plained by the prosence in Columbia of Bond, the United States Judge, who is staying at Chamberlain’s house. Jacksonville Sun: “On Saturday last a meeting of railroad men was held at Jesup, Ga., the object of which was stated in the Sun of that date. There were present representatives of the Florida Central, Charleston and Port Royal. Georgia Cen tral, Montgomery and Eufaula, Macon and Brunswick, Atlantic and Gulf, Transit (Fernandina and Cedar Keys) and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was agreed that an additional Lain be put on tbe route between Jackson ville and New York, by way of Savan nah, Charleston, 'Weldon, Richmond and Washington, leaving this city at 8 o’clock a. in., and arriving hero at 10:10 p. m. The time between tho two cities by this will bo but fifty-eight hours. A sleeping car will be run through from here to Louisville, Ky., and also one to Savannah as at pres ent. This schedule goes into effect on Sunday next, the 26th.” Mexican Red Rust Freer Oat:,. About 100 bushels of tho genuine Mexican Red Rust Proof Oats for sale. Apply at tb6 Reportkh Orricr These oats make a much greater yield per acre than the Horne, or any other oat ever planted in this country, and will stand cold or drouth better. Wltal (he President and General Sherman Say About It Washington, Nov. 20.—The troops that arrived here this morning are Battery E, numbering 40 men, and Battery D, numbering 52 men. of the Third Artillery from Fort Leaven worth, Kansas, the former under com mand of Col. Wild rick a aud the latter under command of Major Turnbull; also Battery C, of the Second Artil lery from Fort Riley, Kansas, num bering 40 men, under command of Capt. W. P. Graves. These, with the troops that arrived last night, make about 400 men. The excitement, hero and elsewhere, which tho movement of these troops has produced, together with private speculations as to the object on the part of tho Government, and the ru mors concerning the navy, induced inquiry in official quarters in order, if possible, to learn the truth in the premises. Secretary Cameron, in an swer to direct questions as to the meaning of troops being brought here, said there was no especial sig nificance whatever in their presence; that they belong to this military de partment ; that Washington is a con venient and economical location, and that no additional troops would, ac cording to present intentions, be or dered to this point. The President said to-day that the bringing of troops to this city was merely an ordinary change of station, and Gen. Sherman gave the assurance there was “no political significance whatever to this movement,” and added that the troops belong to Gen. Hancock’s command which includes Washington. The Secretary of the Navy, in re sponse to inquiries regarding the rumors of the concentration of a naval force in this vicinity, emphatically denied their truth. He said the ves sels of tho navy are pursuing the usual routine of duty without extra ordinary orders, and that there was nothing in any recent suggestion or direction fi - om the Navy Department to commanders of vessels which could be construed into an act which should occasion the slightest sensation or ex citement. , Other Cabinet expressed themselves to the same effect as their ' colleagues. Secretary Chandler said. ! that this military movement was not a ! formal act of the Administration, but merely an ordinary army movement. He himself did uot know that any . companies hud been ordered here, I and was not aware that any more were coming; but fro thought it just as well to have these companies sta tioned iu Washington as elsewhere, and, iu fact, better, because it was cheaper to feed them here than at most other places. It may he stated, in addition to the above, that these troops will remain ber6 at least until after the Presi dential inauguration, as it is usual to have a military escort on such occa sions, both as a guard of honor and in order to suppress any serious dis turbances which might possibly occur. It is probable that Light Battery A, of the Second Artillery, now stationed at Fort McHonrv, Baltimore, will shortly bo ordered here, iu which case it is understood they will be replaced by Battery C of the same regiment, which left Fort McHenry for the In dian campaign a few months ago, and arrived here to-day from Fort Riley. Colonel aud Brevet Brigadier-Gen eral Barry, now in command at Fort Monroe, has been ordered here to take command of the five artillery companies which arrived to-day and yesterday, most of them belonging to his regiment aud being now unpro vided with any officers of higher rank than captain.— Sun. Will someone, asks tho St. Louis Republican, kindly point out what clause of the Constitution makes it the duty of the President and subor dinate officials of the United States to secure the success of the Republican party ? President Grant and the whole vast army of United States of ficers, big and little, who get their power from him or his paitv, seems to believe that there ia a constitution al obligation of tho kind indicated. Gen. Grant as President of the Uni ted States invited a number of promi nent Republicans to go to Louisiana and watch the count, but took good caro not to ask a single Democrat. For Florida lie has exhibited tho same partisan zeal, and the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga zette telegraphed Wednesday night that “during tho day the President telegraphed to several prominent Re publicans iu New York urgently re questing them to leave for Florida with the utmost possible dispatch.” And ho adds that "it is very apparent that the Republican managers here, including the Cabinet, have more aux iety now about either Louisiana or South Carolina.” Ho is no doubt equally right in classing tho Cabinet as “Republican managers” and stat ing they feel more anxiety about Florida than any other State. A Conundrum. —What did Gov. Stearns, of Florida, want money for at such a distressed rate that Znch Chandler should have telegraphed him on Tuesday from the National Committee Rooms, to draw on him at Right for 000? There are some honest men in the Republican party who would like to know, —N. }~. Ever*- ■ .EViiiv.-.i. Letter from Judge Westcott. Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 20, 1870. Charles E. Dike, Editor of the. Floridi an, Tallahassee, Florida : Biu—l see in tho Florida Union of the 18th this statement: “Judge Westcott of the .Supreme Court telegraphs to Hon. ltenj. If. Brewster, of Philadelphia, that‘Hayes has the State by a small majority.’ ” That I sent a telegram to this effect and that I mentioned the fact to sev eral persons, is true. The bare state ment of the telegram, unaccompanied by the surrounding facts and circum stances at this date, however, would lead one to think that such is my judgment now. For this and other reasons I desire to say that this tele gram was dated the 11th instant, and was based upon like figures as tnose given in the Floridian Extra of the 11th. According to tho estimate theroin contained, embracing the counties therein heard from, aud esti mating an increase of 25 per cent, in Democratic majorities in counties yet to be hoard from, you gave Mr. Geo. F. Drew, tho Democratic candidate Governor, a majority of four hundred and scTenty-uiue. I thought a more reasonable estimate of the increase in Democratic majorities would he ten or fifteen percent. From the reports of the vote in Duval and other coun ties, showing that the Hayes electoral ticket was leading tho State Republi can ticket, I believed that the vote for the Hayes electoral ticket would exceed the vote for the Republican State ticket at loast five hundred. In Duval county, Hayes had run ahead of his ticket about 184 votes. There was a small difference in other coun ties. I was informed that there wore influential men in the East (among whom was Mr. Solon Robinson, a man who I presumed represented a number of others) who had expressed their purpose to vote the Republican National ticket and the State Demo cratic ticket. Knowing that there were a large number of northern set tlers in counties on the St. Johns, tho natural inference to my mind was that there would bo in those counties a somewhat like vote to that given in Duval, and my conclusion necessarily was as stated in the Union. This telegram was sent to a kins man and a man not representing, so far as I know, any political commit tee. I desire to say further (as this matter has reached the press against my wish and without iny consent, thus justifying me in speaking of it,) that since sending this telegram aud before seeing the extract in the Un ion, I have written this gentleman (Mr. B.) that: ‘ Since the date of the telegram to you, tho reported Demo cratic majorities are increased so much beyond this calculation, that upon the face of the returns I think the Tilden electoral ticket will have a small majority.” The telegram was to a kinsman and upon a political subject—a sub ject concerning which I wott’d not have communicated with any news paper or political committee, mid I regret exceedingly tho necessity of this publication. Respastfully, J. D. Westcott, Jr. One W. 13. Ifodge, a Radical omit, sary, made an effort to seize tho rc turns of Levy county on Saturday following the election, but through the activity of Conservatives was thwarted. He claimed to boa deputy marshal, and with pistol iu hand, he demanded the boxes of tbe person into whose custody they had been placed at Bronson. He gave no rea son for his demand only that ho wan ted them. He had no more right to them than the man iu the moon, and it was too plain that his solo object was to destroy thpm and deprive the people of their 285 majority for Drew. It was a most outrageous proceeding, and but for tho courage of tho good people of the place would have suc ceeded. Hodge finally left tho place with the announcement that he would return with a sufficient force to take the returns anyhow. Fortunately for him, ho never weut back.— Trt lahasuft*. jF'Utridian. Thk Fate or This Republic.—Lvii and foolish actious like chickens al ways come homo to roost. The white people in the North who so strongly advocated the political elevation of the ignorant negro have now a prac tical and by no means pleasant illus tration of the way their theories work in practice. The fate of the great Republic of America founded by Washington, Henry, Jefferson, Madi son, Franklin, and a host of other statesmen, and cemented by the blood of thousands of revolutionary heroes, and glorified by the genius of Web ster, Clay and Calhoun, is now largely in the hands of two ignorant negroes in Louisiana, who, as members of the returning board, are to decide the destinies of the country for weal or woe ! “To what base uses may we come, Horatio.”— Baltnnorian. An English gentleman wishing to test, the Irish wit, thus accosted an Irish laborer, who was at work mend ing a fence: “I Say, Pat, suppose Satan was to coino along now and see both of us here, which do you suppose he would take, you or me ?" “Ob, faith, yer honor, he'd take me.” “How' so?’ Ktiid the Englishman, in astonishment “Well, sir,” said Paddy, “he'd take me now, because he wouldn’t be sure of me when he euuie again; but he’d be sure of you at any time, and he could afford tc war. '' V. lint Boos it Mi an l I’lio Ucniisylvania Militia Ordered to Mold Themselves hi Readiness t* Unroll. ll'minflu* Harrisburg l'.itriut, Nov. 20.) e wore surprised 'he other day at seeing in this city the warlike countenance of Gen. William Russell, who hail been assisting iu the prose cution of lho Republican campaign against the Democrats, with head quarters in Philadelphia. Wo now learn that Gen. Russell has been call ed to his post in this city to promptly call to arms the militia of the Com tnonwealidi. for the purpose, no doubt, of preventing the inauguration of Til don. Iho effect of his organizing powers is already seen in the nctivo movements in progress at the Adju tant. General's department and in oth er portions of tho State. At Holli daysburg tlic following orders have been issued: Hlaoqi vrteiis Firm Reg i hunt, ) National Gt’.vnD or Penn., >■ Hoi.uii.usnriat, Nov. 14,1876. ) Special Oudi i: No. 9.-1. Company commanderswill ntonco place tbeir lespective commands ju such condi tion that they will lie ready to marc in at short notice should orders be re ceived to that effect. 11. Company drill be held at least three evenings each week until fur ther notice. 311. Commands not already sun plied with cartridges nil! send in their requisitions immediately. James P. Millikln, Colonel commanding Fifth Reg. C S. M auks, Lieutenant and Adju tant. The Military in Washington Grant, Sherman, Cameron and ltobcson stoutly deny that any troops or ships of Avar are to be concentrated at or about Washington. Neverthe less, they are doing what they deny, lo pacify the people, they blandly respond to all imfbiries. Prnv, why do vve want troops or ships here? When the conspiracy was organized to count Ila ve? iu as President by changing the returns in South Caro lina, Florida and Louisiana, did not the conspirators concentrate troops at Columbia, Tallahassee, and New Orleans ? And as they are now about ready to consummate their crimes,why should they not think it prudent to have troops aud ineii-of-warat Wash ing! ou during the process, and be foru ? Two weeks hence the House of Representatives assembles in Wash ington. In that House the Demo crats have a majority of seventy, and will they not be likely to appoint committees to report, upon the frauds whereby Hayes is counted in ? And may uot the House even propose to go to the extent of impcaching tho leaders in this plot to thwart tfr\ verdict of the ballot boxes, such as Grant, Cameron, Chandler, and Taft? Aud will those gentlemen not feel happier with the army there to over awe the refractory 1 louse ? It is only about ten weeks before the faLc certificates from the three fraud ulent .States, covering their nineteen stolen votes, will be opened in tho presence of both Houses of Congress. When, at that critical moment, the conspirators finally count Hayes in and declare him elected President,, why should they not deem it advisa ble to liaAe a few inen-of-war iu the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, and to surround the Capitol with bayo nets, sabres, and cannon, aud picket its portals, halls, galleries' with armed men avlki know no law except obedience to the powi rs that pav, feed aud clothe them? And when at last these desperate demagogues induct their amiable puppet into office, and place him in the White House in March, will it uot bo natural for them to complete their great infamy in the midst of a hollow square of trusty aud well-drill - ed troops, commanded by an unhesi tating, rough soldier like Sheri dan ? The only reason for these military preparations is the had conscience of the conspirators. There is no other occasion for them. The party of re form w ill not resist their monstrous iniquity by any method of violence. It will be set out in its true light by the discussions of the press and tho investigations of Congress, and tho final sentence on it and on them Avill be recorded at the ballot boxes.—Y. Y. Sun. What the Nmv Yoiik Post (Rep.) Thinks.—New York, November 2d.— The Post says: “Thu best thing tbe South Carolina board of canvassers can do is to re-assemblo. The coun try will not be satisfied with the pro ceedings which look like sharp prac tice. Wo admit that the Supremo Court is not free from a suspicion of sharp practice. No appearance of judicial sharp practice, however, can excuse the sharp practice of canvass ers. In the first place tho conserva tive opinion of tlie country demands respect for the judgments of tho constituted tribunals. It is better that a decision which is wrong shall be obeyed, than that it shall bo dis obeyed, even to secure a right end. The proceedings yesterday iu South Carolina will not convince theejuntry that the canvass is honest and lair ” No. 40-