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Through the “ organized Demo*
eracy ” of South Carolina, that State
Is again to be blessed, honored, and
t'nrther, and immutably redeemed
by the election of Gov. Wade Hamp
ton as his own successor. Hurrah
for the organized.
The war cloud still hangs over
Europe, and at this writing it is im
possible to prediet what will he the
final result. England still maintains
a most aggressive position, showing a
most decided preference for the old
treaties, and but little disposition to
agree to a revision thereof. Owing
to a recent meeting of Parliament
to consider the question and efforts
that are being made by other Euro
pean powers, a declaration of war
and a clash of arms has been post
poned, hnt indications are that war is
: Heritable.
Doctor George Little, the State
Geologist, has prepared a complete
Catalogue of Ores, Rocks and Woods,
-elected from the Geological Survey
of the State, for distribution at the
Paris Exhibition. The Catalogue
also contains a full description of the
Geological formations of our State,
and makes a most interesting, in.
structive and attractive publication.
Dr. Little has prepared a full cabinet
from his Geological department,
which, together with the dcsciiptive
Catalogue, will be taken charge of by
Gen. P. M. B. Young, and exhibited
at the Paris Exposition.
“Lenox,” a correspondent of the
Forest Hues, in writing up Banks
Court, has this to say about Con
gressional matters:
The independent move has, in
Ranks, some warm advocates ,• hut
"our correspondent is of the opinion
that many of the good and true men
of Banks would rejoice to support a
good man properly nominated, and
prominently among the names men
tioned as eminently fitted for the po
sition, and who would be strong with
tiie people, was that of Col. J. A
Billups, of Morgan.
We fully endorse the sentiment in
regard to Col. Billups, He is a good
man and would make a mos t excel
lent member of Congress.
better the temper of the people, and
the signs of the times, and to recon
sider and reverse their view’s.
The people of this State have not
lived in vain. The iron of Republi
can oppression has entered their souls.
Nothing in morals or religion re*
quires them to forgive their oppres
sors, unless they repent and prove
their repentance by their works. We
have power and intend to exercise it
for the preservation of our liberties
aird civilization. While not disposed
to wage any war of more revenge,
the people intend to countenance uo *
harlotry in politics. Independents
will be ostracised as worse than
Radicals.”
critic caucus of the next Legislature
that all such representatives, elected
as Independents, be not allowed ad
mittance into the Democratic caucus
of the next General Assembly.
The Charleston Journal of Com
merce commenting on the above reso
lution, lias this to say:
“ If there be any men in this com
mnnity who entertain the idea that it
will * be. practicable or profitable to
play, fast and loose between the Dem-
oeratic party and its enemies, we his expectations and by reason of that
would advise such persons to study J
can not deviate from ii. I can not
turn lo the right or to the left with
out being false to them. I had ex
pected and desired when my term of
office had ended, to turn over to my
successor South Caroliua happy and
free.”
From the evidences of a wise de
termination on the part of the South
Carolina Democracy to stand by and
maintain party organization,-aodonbt
Governor Hampton will fully realize
thorough organization which he in
augurated in 1876, and which he now
so earnestly advocates and entreats
on the part of the Democracy, we
have l-o doubt but that South Caro
lina will be turned over to him,
“ happy and free ” as his own suc
cessor.
True to their Colors.
The Democrats of South Carolina
tfill well remembering that it was
stone through party organization
that their Stato was redeemed and
rescued from the hands of corruption
and Radicalism, have determined to
♦uand by their organization that the
political redemption which South
Carolina now enjoys may be a con.
tinned blessing to her people.
Realizing the danger of the inde
pendent movement, and equally real
izing the good that lias come of
thorough democratic organization,
the Democratic Legislators of that
Stale, in caucus assembled, last week,
unanimously adopted the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Democratic niemb> rs of the General
Assembly in caucus that no Demo
crat having the interest of the State
at heart should unite with Republi-
cans or. an independent ticket, and
that this caucus, through its Presi
dent, do recommend to the Demo-
Key Notes from South Caro
lina.
The approaching political cam
paign in our Sister State, South Caro
lina, has fairly opened. It is gratify
ing in the extreme to see the Deino-
ciats of this long oppressed and out
raged commonwealth, so true to those
principles and those measures through
which their political redemption came,
and through which their tau.re poli
tical well-to-do must he maintained.
In a stiring address recently made by
Judge Mackey to the Democratic
club and citizens of Anderson South
Democrats,. Halt and Con-
-r-T, - . Bjder.
If the Georgia Democracy permit
the independents to disintegrate party
ranks and thus weaken party organi
zation, what will he the evil results to
our Sister State, South Carolina, to
say nothing of the evil to those
sections of our own State where Re
publican majorities exist ? . It occurs
to us that this is a most important
consideration for the true Democrats [Iron
of Georgia, lor certainly if Georgia
the strongest, and the “ Banner
Democratic State” of the Union,
permits her party organization to go
to pieces, there can be but little hope
lor our weaker sister States against
further Radical oppression, to say
nothing as to the ruinous result by
way of bringing weakness ,to the
whole National Democratic Party.
The balance charged against the
Treasurer at the close of last fiscal
year, ending January 1st, 1877,
8564,283 33.
Added, gives total charges against
Treasurer lor fiscal year, ending Jan
uary 1st, 1878, 82,562,640 17.
Executive warrants have passed
through this office, and the Treasurer
credited therewith, amounting to
81,728,910 80.
Showing balance charged against
Treasurer, January 1st, 1878, $833,-
719 37. 1 •-
Total receipts from all sources for
fiscal year, 81,998,346 84.
Total disbursements for fiscal year,
81,728,910 80.
Below is a statement of each kind
of property returned in the State,
with its value in 1876 and 1877,
which added and subtracted, shows a
J. G. ItUSSELL, EDITOR.
Carolina he gave utterance lo the j Democrats, ye who think or profess
following, which we extract from the | small grievances in party usage, or
Enterprise and Mountaineer.
“ The Democracy will be the party
to maintain the civilization of the
State. He severely condemned In
dependent candidates, saying that
eur chief danger of success lay in
division among ourselves, comparing
the Independent to the bushwhackers
in the war—who followed no ensign,
drcreaae in
810,194,220
Description of
property
valuation
Value in 1876.
for 1877 of
Value in 1877.
Inioroved land
$ 90,019,944
87,182,996
Wild land....
1,835,828
1,700,518
City and town
Property
Building and
Loan Aasociu-
54.186,087
51,269,736
tisu & brokers
244,353
Bank shares...
6,184,558
5,467497
Money and sol-
vent debts....
31,105,406
27,156,216
Merchandise ..
12,042,551
11,424,590
Capital invest-
ed in shipping;
' ■ / i
133,846
tonnage
155.135
Stocks & bonds! 4,096,210
5,550,272
Cotton m ! fries
•2,019,800
2,789,201
{iron works,
foundries, etc.
412,505
263,366
Capital invest-
ed in mining..
76,151
72,516
Household <V
kitchen furu’e.
10,186.671 9,959,093
Watches, jew-
r] ry etc
i
1,089,323
Horses, mules,
|
hogs, *fceep...
21.765,98.'
22,730,49!
Plantation audl
mecli'l tools...
2,5"4,273
2,943,124
! Corn, cotton
;
i held for sale
Anri! 1st
812,216
663,910
t )tb-r property
4,191.443
not euuuierai <
6,*00,097
Defaulter’s
i “
property
1 739,883
861,038
Then there is a kind of vanity which
sustains the high opinion many men
entertain of themselves; a kind of
vanity which flourishes not alone
among those who have imbibed but
small draughts of the Pierian Spring.
It is the vanity attendant upon learn
ing small or'-extensive. Every man
has it in his power to read, mark
learn, and inwardly. digest the
thoughts of other men. And yet, wo
sometimes are actually given to plum
ing ourselves upon the fact that we
have perused other men’s productions.
Row impellent is that self concern
tration which employs for self aggran
dizement all means within command,
which looses sight of ail principle,
mercy, justice, humanity, in its violent
struggle for self-elevation. But this
self-concentration is deluding its poor
victim, it is unconsciously destroying
one by one the sources of power, in
fluence and honor. If it is connected
with surpassing all-mastering genius,
it may carve' out an illustrious ever-
enduring name, but in any case it is
rendering up to its idol stupenduous
sacrifices. For a man’s life is wonder
fully dependent upon tho individual?
A third garao of base ball was played "““^‘ately surrounding him, those
rpi j__. i.: .i with whom he is daily and hourly as*
The discussion on the merits of the
two societies of the University has
been laid on the table by mutual con*,
sent.
We are pleased to announce the re
covery of Mr. Tuck and esteemed
member of the Sophomore class and a
fellow Phi-Kappa. , ,,
The Senior class finish the study of hM
moral science this week. The next
work to which they devote their atten
tion will be political economy.
—— ■ — • Jt
The editor of University notes
nominates Mr. T. Mell, for President
of the Moot Parliament. Put us down
a supporter.
Mr. R. T. DuBose, has been elected
'editor of the Demosthecian department
of the Chronicle. The vigorous and
efficient manner with which he dis
charges his duties is highly honorable
to himself and the Society he repre
sents.
party organization, halt and consider.
Would it not be better, under the
circumstances, to correct the-e evils
within the party than by boiling
destroy the whole political household ?
Treasurer’s Report.
We are under obligations to our
and will be readv to get the spoils from! „ ,, .
any—stealing the livery of Heaven ni ost excellent Mate Treasurer, Col.
to servo the Devil in. He expressed
great fears that without the united
eflirts of the Democracy, we might
retrograde, and dissented from the
common maxim that revolutions never
go backward—arguing learnedly of
the laws of retrogression ; as in the
vibrations of the pendulum of the
clock. He also urged the unity of
the entire people. The colored
people, he said, would follow the line
of political gravitation and vote with
the Democracy, unless mislead by
designing politicians.’’
Judge Mackey it will be reme n-
bered has been an extremely conser
vative man in South Carolina politics,
uffiiating most of the time w ith the
Republicans. But seeing the evil of
such a course to bis native Stale, and
realizing the good, to come of or
ganized and deternrned action on the
part of the Democracy, conics out
like a man ami plants himself square
ly in line with these who seek ti e
restoration and inaiutaiuance of good
government.
Governor Hampton on this same
occasion addressed the people of An
derson, from which speech, as report
ed by the Intelligencer, wc make the
following extract:
Yonr county was the first to adopt
the sy stem of primary elections; be
governed by its result, and allow no
independents to run. Independents
may sometimes be good men, but
now T they are our worst enemies. Be
united in this grand movement, and
send your best men to the Legisla
ture. I urge you to be united. Do
this, and you will find South Carolina
iinniut."kly redeemed. I urge you to
do it as the one thing most important.
The contest this year will be lor the
Legislature. That will be the great
battle-field. If the Convention when
it meets stands square on the platform
of two years ago, and nominates a
conservative ticket, I say that the
Republicans will not put a candidate
in the field, .and we will have the
grandest triumph ever achieved on
this continent. By doing justice to
all men, our colored people will stand
l»y us. I say to you it is far better
to fail in trying to do right than to
succeed in doing wrong. One of the
pledges of that platform was that all
men were equal before the law. I
can say that I have favored no race,
party or people in the administration
of the laws of the State. I defy any
man to put his finger on a single
pledge of that platform and say that
I have not carried it ont. I intend
to walk on in the path that the Demo
cratic party has blazed ont for me. I
J. \V. Renfroe, for a copy of his an
nual report for the fiscal year ending
Dec. 31st, 1877. This report will be
read and received with much gratifi
cation by the tax-payers of Georgia,
in as much as it shows onr State in a
good financial condition, with bright
hopes and prospects for the future.
We make the following extract,
showing the consolidated financial
transactions for the year ending Dec.
31st. 1877:
The cash balance iu the Treasury,
Juuuary 1,1877 4 564,285 33
Received in tho Treasury from
January 1 to December 31,1877,
both inclusive 1,998,346 84
Total ..$2,5*2,680 17
Disbursements, from January 1 to
December 81, both inclusive, as
per Executive warrants 1,728,91" 80
Balance in Treasury January
1,1878 1 833,719 37
In a conciso statement of the pub
lic debt, as shown by the Treasurer,
beginning with the bonds maturing
in the present year, and showing tho
State’s liability on its own account
for bonds running to maturity, the
total valid or recognized bonded debt
of Georgia is 810.634.500. Notwith
standing the hue and cry of hard
times, oppressive taxation, and gen
eral financial embarrassment we chal
lenge any State in this union to make
a better showing financially than our
grand old State of Georgia.
When the tax-payers of Georgia
reflect that but recently our State
has emerged from the ruins and pros
tration of ono of the most corrupt,
oppressive, profligate and ruinously
extravagant administrations which
ever cursed any people, certainly they
have abundant reasons for congratu
lation over such a favorable financial
showing as is presented in (he report
of Treasurer Renfroe.
Comptroler General’s Report.
Through the courtesy of Comp
troller General W. L. Goldsmith, we
are in receipt of his report ot the
operations of his department for the
last fiscal year, commencing January
1st, 1877 and closing Deo. 31st, 1877.
From the report we extract the fol
lowing :
There have been receipted for by
the Comptroller General, for moneys
paid into the Treasury, and charged
on his books against the Treasurer,
during the fiscal year, $1,098,346 84
The aggregate value of tho whole
property returned in 1876 was 8245,-
853,850, and as returned in 1877 on
ly amounted to 8235,659,530.
The Comptroller General suggests
several amendments to the laws gov
erning the duties of his office, as well
as those governing the duties of coun
ty officials directly responsible to his
department, lie also recommends
that, as the fiscal year now corres
ponds by law «iih the calendar year,
the law be so amended as to make
the fiscal year to run from October
first to October first, each year. This
change, he states, would materially
facilitate the duties of his office, and
thereby greatly advantage the inter
est of the State as subserved by his
department.
The tax officers of the State are
handsomely complimented in this re
port, it being said of the tax receiv
ers that they have been most assidu
ous and faithful in trying to get a
true and full return of property,
while the tax collectors are com
mended for having, up to this time,
notwithstanding the lateness of the
crops and scarcity of money, made
better collections than for several
years past. The Comptroller Gen
eral thinks these offictrs are deserv
ing the gratitude of the whole peo
ple of the State.
This annual report of the Comp
troller General’s department is high
ly interesting and instructive and
proves Col. Goldsmith a competent,
efficient and faithful officer.
Judge Martin J. Crawford
From a recent article in tho Co
lutnbus Enquirer, which wc publish
iu another column, we are glad to
see that there is a strong probability
that Judge Martin J. Crawford will
be the Democratic candidate for Con
gress in the Fourth District. With
out any desire to underrate the ser
vices or the merits of tho Hon. Hen
ry R. Harris, or to appear to dictaie
to the jieople of the Fourth District,
we may cordially and emphatically
second all that the Enquirer has so
well said of Judge Crawford. His
distinguished ability, eminent public
service, varied experience and spot
less character, both in public and pri
vate life, commend him to the sup
port of the people of Georgia for any
position of honor or trust which it is
in their power to bestow.
last Thursday, resulting in the victory
of the students. It may be proper to
state that the game was interrupted hy
a shower of rain at the close of the fifth
inning.
Mr. Malcora Stafford, who has been
for several years connected with the
jForest News, has retired from that
paper. He is a good newspaper
man.
Tho Universal "Failing.
Vanity, we all abhor, we all dep
recate, we all possess We are prone
to regard it as an uumixed evil, and
as the work of a narrow intellect. Our
unwillingnes to yield to its claims of
superiority is the most unpardonable
of sins, while at the same time it
renders it the most remarked upon of
all .weaknesses. The faintest glimpse of
it invariably arouses our own amour
proper, and thus proves its universali
ty. It is connected with, nay, it is
the well-spring of almost all the venial
failings flesh is his to. Pride, envy,
affectation, bigotry, self-confidence,
self-assumption, cannot justify or dis- j ^^hinds""Tis the
own its kinship. All men endeavor 0 f the ljgrds who visit your
to conceal its existence in themselves, ^ and wkom lovc you beat to hear?
but unhappily it is the lot of all men j Answer, them, all of you, remember-
to fail in their righteous efforts. It; j„g we> the blind old man of Chios
crops forth in conversation and writ-1 rocky isle and ever shalI h i., SO ng
ings, in manner and bearing, in some i 8arpass a u ot her songs.”
hankering after notoriety. There isr Socratesa.nl Aristotle are no great
sociated, and their sympathies, affec
tions and goodwill are estranged by
selfishness, arrogance and kindred,
resultant qualities of vanity. How
often, to illustrate, do we become dis
enchanted by discovering seeming
generosity to bo ostenation, and ap
parent great good nature, nothing but
over-weening desire of popularity.
However, vanity is not more incom
patible with geniusand marked intellect
than beauty in a woman is compatible
with unconsciousness run your mind
over the characters whose lives are
epochs in the world’s history, and this
quality of vanity stands forth among
them -almost without exception.
Greece’s prince of poets addressing
the maidens of^ Delos, exhibits, in a
playful manner, however, undoubted
symptons. “ Maidens,” said he, “ if
ever among mortals an unfortunate
present in all men a longing, general
ly vague and indefinite for the recog
nition of their abilities or peculiar
praiseworthy qualities. Van ^breeds
compliments and sometimes martyres.
There is some truth in the little Latin
sentences, Caius praises Bulbils that
Cains by lialbus may be praised.
Vanity draws well, defines its lines
upon the human countenance, and in
rare instances shines forth with great
brilliancy. How illy concealed is it
often in walk, dress, gesture and ex
pression How many men, for exam-
pie, can walk conspicuously down a
ball room floor without giving strong
evidences of the fact that they are con
scious of their presence ; nay, are not
even unaware that they are the cyno
sure of all eyes—the observed of all
observers. How do their limbs as
sume an unwontc-d stiffness, or per
chance an easy nonchalance—their
hands nervously grasp the lapels of
their coats, or superfluously readjust
their attire; their brows contract and
their chius present an unusual degree of
firmness. They look for the moment
like men capable of grand achieve
ments.
Now and then a man divests himself
of his robe of pride and puts on the
garb of humility and mirabile dictu, is
vain of his freedom from vanity.
Vanity often brings great consola
tion and comfort It reconciles to
existence those seemingly destitute of
all that is amiable, admirable or at
tractive. The wretch
“So empty that if ero there be f
In nature found the least vacuity
’Twill be in him.”
may recognize the fact that nothing
of much worth ever did proceed from
his powers or -exertions, but ah! he
feels within himself, prodigious latent
abilities; he feels in his soul that if he
hut would, he could amaze the world
He is conscious of capacities diffident
and undesirous of vulgar display, ye%
fall equal to any exhibited by his
j neighbors. '
examples of humility. Demosthenes
occurs to us with his thousand tunes
repeated. “ I continually benefit the
state.’’ Cicero does not escape our
memory with his encomiums upon
himself which if pronounced another
could not but be esteemed fulsome.
Perhaps among modern notables
old Sam Johnston will present himself
and his blustering opinionativencss.
These are all household nanus, net
selected instances; their number could
bo justly multiplied without limit.
Yet in spite of this conjunction of vanity
and genius, in spite of daily instance of
co-assisting intellectuality and self ap
preciation we all at times reflecting that
we are such stuff" as dreams are made
of, that a3 Carlyle affirms “ we hover
with insecure enough cohesion in he
midst of the’Unfathomnble.” Wc all,
at times, I say feel the folly of being
vain, and that it would lie much more
graceful not to put forth too many
claims of superiority. Especially are
we attracted to this conclusion when
we consider how baseless are generally
such claims, and in how ludicrous and
unaruiable light the claimants com
monly appear.
Hon. W. H. Felton has delivered
an able and interesting speech in
Congress on the bill to regulate ac
tional quarantine. Dr. Felton takes
the position that the States are
absolutely sovereign upon all questions
relating to the public health, and that
the Stales should not permit ’.icse
rights impaired, even if their infringe
ment should temporarily produce
valuable results, because these re
served rights of the States are the
safeguards of life and property, and
above all they secure the liberty ol
the citizen against the centtalizing
tendencies of the age.” Good, sound
doctrine this, and we are glad to see
the Doctor so alive to the all impor
tant question of quarantine- and sani
tation.
