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POETRY.
Going Up and. Coming Down
This is a simple song, 'tis true?
My songs are never over nice?
And yet I'll try and scatter through
A little pinch of good advice.
Then listen, pompons friend end learn
To never boaat of- mueh renowo,
For fortunes wheel is on the turn.
And some go up and some come down.
I know a vast amount of stocks
A vast amount of pride insures;
But fate has picked so many locks
I wouldn't like to warrant yours.
Remember then and never spurn
The one whose hand is hard and brown
For he ie likely to go up.
And yoo are likely to come down.
Another thing you will ngree,
(The truth may be as well confessed,)
That "Codfish Arlatocraoy "
la but a scsly thing at beat.
And Madame in her robe of lace,
.And Bridget in her faded goarn,
Both represent a goodly race.
From father Adam handed down.
Life is uncertain?full of change ;
Little we have that will endure ;
And 'twere a doctrine new and strange
That places high and most secure:
And if the fickle god lees smile,
Tielding the eceplre and the crown.
Tit only for a little while,
Then B. goes up and A. comes down.
This world, for nil of ua, mv friend,
Hath something more than pounds and
pence;
Then let me humbly reccommend,
A little use cf common sense.
Thus isy all pride and place aside,
i.j i... ?
nuu up * c i? cam un w iiuui you irown,
For fear you'll ?ea him going up,
When yon are only coming down.
REMINISCENCES
PUBLIC MEN.
BY EX GOVERNOR B. F. FERRY.
[CONTINUED FROM LA8T WEEK.]
WILLIAM T. GRAYSON.
It is a little remarkable that Colonel
Grayson and myself never
saw each other, although we were
warm friends, belonged to the
samo political party, corresponded
for a number of years, ana lived
in the samo State all our lives. Me
was born in Beaufort, 8. C., November,
1788, graduated at the
South Carolina College in 1800,
and elected to the State Legisla
ture in 1813. He was admitted
to the Bar after he had been a
member of the Legislature. In
1831 he was elected to the State
Senate, and a member of Congress
in 1833. Mo v;as appointed Col
lector of the Port of Charleston in
1841, by President Tyler. In our
Nullification controversy Colonel
Grayson held that "the State had
power, under her reserved rights,
to determine when her grants to
/he Federal Government had been
violated ; but he was not disposed
to push the collision to the extreme
of civil war." He became afterwards,
in his ipore matnre age, a
decided Union man, and opposed
eeeassioii wiih zeal and ability.?
fie wrote a gieat many articles tor
the newspapers and reviews, deprecating
disunion in very strong
terms, and pointing out the extreme
folly of the course South
{Carolina proposed to pursue.
Colonel Grayson was not only a
lawyer and statesman, but a liter
prv genneman aim poet oc considerable
distinction, As ? beautiful
writer, be bad vary four equals in
the State. His style was graceful
and easy ; and in argument lie was
able and logical, lie contributed
a great many articles to the Southem
Review and other periodicals.
His poem entitled "The Hireling
and Slave," gave him a wide reputation
at the South, and excited
tnncli interest at tue time it
was published. He compared the
negro slave in tbe Southern States
with the pauper laborer in Europe,
and showed that the condition
of the former wgs preferable
to that of the latter. Ho also published
an Indian tale, "Chicora,"
and a poem entitled "The Conntry."
It is also said that he was
the author of a poem entitled
"Marion," which gave an account
of the military career of that patriot
and hero. Not long before
? K t -a a -
rns aeain, do wrote the lifo ot
bit friend, James L Petigru, for
whom bo bad, in common with every
trne-bearted Carolinian, the
highest regard. This life is well
written, as everything was that
came xrom tne pen of W illiam T.
Grayson. It was however brief* a
sort of biographical sketch* and
taade 110 pretentions to an elaborate
Mfe. It was tho offering of an affectionate
heart to the memory of
a valued and distinguished friend.
Col. Grayson and Mr. Petigrn were
in college together, and intimate
friends through life, l.knoiw that,
Mr. Petigrn had for him a very
high regard, and fcaluad- bha as a
scholar and literary gentleman.
I have already said that I never
had the pleasure of seeing Colonel
Grayson ; but some how or other
the Colonel has always been associated
in tny mind as a most polished,
amiable gentleman in bis
manners and deportment. I once
had the pleasure of making the acquaintance
of a daughter of the
Colonel's, a lovely and beautiful
young lady, then in her teens; and
the association of father and daughter,
may have had some agency in
my ostimate of his crar.fifiil
o
actor and manners.
In 1851, I wrote Colonel Grayson
a letter as to the result of the
election in Greenville for members
of the State Convention. In reply,
he wrote mo the following letter,
which, for its beauty and truth,
deserves being read now, twenty
years after it was written. It will
give the reader some idea of his
happy and graceful way of expressing
himself on all occasions :
Charleston, Feb. 17,1851.
My Dear Sir: I have just re
ceived your letter of the 13th in
stant, and congratulate you on the
happy rosult ot the Greenville elec tion.
The District stands like the
angel Abdiel among the first revolting
spirits of misrule, "faithful
found amid the faithless." Perhaps
it would he more proper to
call our people the thoughtless
(nan ino landless. While the old,
the grave, the prudent, stand apart,
tho fortunes of our State 6eem to
be entrusted to young men who
appear to be governed more by ,
vanity than any other principle,
and who seem utterly incapable of
forming an adequate opinion on
the true nature and consequences
of civil war.
Our election here was decided
by one-fourth of the votes ot the
Parishes of St. Philip and St. Michael
; and, although tho absence of
any contest may have kept away
many persons, yot it is quite certain
that a great many refused to
vote because they disapproved of
tho whole proceeding. It would
have been more respectful to the
people, and a better test ot tbeir
wishes and opinions, to have submitted
the question of Convention
or no Convention to their direct
vote.
I am very mncli gratified by
your assurance, that I have been
in any way instrumental in aiding
the cause of order and law, and it
I can assist you in the great work
of which your paper must be the
champion, it will be most grateful
to me.
With best wishes, your friend
and humble servant,
W. T. Grayson.
B. F. Perrt, Esq.
The expression of Greenville
standing like the angel Abdiel
among the first revolting spirits of
misrule, ''faithful found amid the
faithless," reminds ine of an ex?
pression of James L- Petigru, near?
ly twenty years before this letter
waswrittfcn. The people in Charleston
wore very much excited by the
returns of the elections all over the
8tate, on tho question ot*nu!lification.
District after District had
gone over to the Nullifiers. Mr.
Petigrn was disheartened by the
news, and one of his nullifying
friends jeered him about the result
of the election. He remained
silent a moment, as if in inedita*
tion, and said, gravely, " But
Greenville seems to sta..d very
staunch." Tins was the only consolation
he had, and he could not
forbear to. mention it.
In 1852, my friend, Major S. A.
Townes, thought of writing and
publishing a work entitled "The
Lives of Distinguished Carolini
ana "in which would appear sketches
of all the eminent men of South
Carolina. He requested ine to assist
hiin in procuring help tor his
book. I wrote to Colonel Grayson,
asking him to write the life of
William Lowndes, whose Congressional
District Colonel Grayson
represented for several years, in
the House of Representatives, af
ter thQ death of Mr. Lowndes.?
Governor Hamilton was the immediate
successor of Mr. Lowndes,
and when he declined a re-election,
Colonel Grayson was elected
to rpprpsont tho District in Congress,
Tho following letter was
received in rpply;
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Ojiaulmtoh, July 30,1853.
My Dm? Sir : I received your
i letter of the 25tb inst., yeeterday,
with the circular of Major Townw.
It will give me tanch pleasure, ot
all times, to co-operate With you
in anything in which yon may take
an interest, and if I can assist the
adventoreot Major Townes, I shall
not tail to attempt it. My personal
knowledge ot Mr. Lowudes is
ery slight. X saw enough of him
on'one or two occasions to be greatly
impressed with the suavity of
his manners and the cbfrm ot his
conversational talent; and on one
occasion, I heard him speak in our
own Legislature, at Columbia. I
never board him at Washington.
Although at college with Davis,
or immediately before him, and
knowing him therefore very early
in life, I was never thrown into bis
company afterwards, nntil I met
him at Washington, in '83, when
he was a member. At that time
ins nabits bad become very unfortunate
; yet, etill lie retained all
tbe charming wit and bon homie
that made him the universal favorite
with all ages and sexes. In
the case of Davis, I know no sources
of information from which I
could derive the requisite knowl
edge. There may bo persons in
Columbia who could give it. With
respect to Mr. Lowndes, I think I
may be able to procure from his
family everything necessary for
a proper notice of his life. I
will, at any rate, make the attempt.
There is so much kind consider'
ation in your request respecting
myself, that I am at some loss
what to say. Certainly I should
never have thought of taking tank
among the notabilities of the State,
but it is a very hard matter for me
to refuse to do anything that you
desire to have done, and your
friendly appreciation is reputation
in itself. If I can put together
anything that I think will do, and
you will be thoroughly satisfied,
that it is done because you wish it
done, I will send it to you.
We are in a state of comfortable
quietude iu our low country
Parishes, which contrasts very hap
pilv with the fuss and fury of the
last two or tlireo summers. The
Secession men are taking a long
breath, and are, I have no doubt,
iu their secret hearts, rejoiced at
escaping tho criino of destroying
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raising subscriptions ior the pur.
pose ot erecting a monument to the
Confederate dead of that county.
Col. John S. Mosby,Qen. Wickham
and several other prominent
Virgininns, have given in their adherence
to the Grant foption of tho
Republican party.
vaiv iiapjjicoii jju v el II II1UIII mia 1 no
best that the world has ever known,
though they are not quite willing
to confess their delusions. Still,
from the swamps, on the fourth of
July, there was an occasional cry,
like that of a catamount, which
they say resemble a child, just frequent
enough to show that varments
ate still alive in out-of-theway
dark places, into which it will
require some time for the light to
penetrate.
Very truly, yours,
VV. T. Geatson.
B. F. Pkret, Esq.'
It seems, from the above letter,
that I had also requested Colonel
Grayson to write a sketch of the
Hon. Warron R. Davis, and to furnish
me with the material tor a
sketch of himself. I remember
reading Colonel Grayson's letter to
Major Townes, who was a zealous
Secessionist, and how heartily we
laughed ovei the concluding sentence.
It is indeed a remarkable
expression, playful and sarcastic,
and shows how gracefully and wittily
bo could express himself.
[continued next week.]
The platform adopted at Atlanta,
Ga., on the 21st inst., by the
convention of straight Democrats,
declares the Government of the
United States one of limited pow~
er, delegAted by the States, for the
specific purposes of having no original,
inherent power whatever;
that the Union is federal in character,
incapable of existence without
the States, and a perpetuation
of the Union depends upon the
preservation of the integrity of the
States ; that the right of local gov
eminent, subjection of military to
civil authority, and habeas corpus
in time of peace, are not subject to
a> y solemn constitutional obligation
on the part ot the Federal
Government of any kind whatever;
but the Government is uMor
solemn constitutional obligations
not to interfere in these matters.
It te understood that Alexander
II. Stephens is the author of the
platform.
A camp meeting will commence
at Sandy Springs, in Anderson
County on the 9th of September
next, to continue through the third
Sabbath.
Thn /?i I i>on nf Mninlin.." - ?
FARM ANP HOME*
Save Soap 8uds and Slops.
The slope from the kitchen
should not be thrown out at the'back
door or window, or near by on the
ground, as is the case in a great
number of tamilies; for this is
very unpleasant ana naaseatiiig,
and i\o doubt is often the source of
disease to the family. All the
greasy slope should be given to the
swine every daft If yon do not
like to give them to your stock,
haul two or three hundred bushels
of vegetable mould to some convenient
place, and put the slope on
on this pile. As soon as the pile
becomes saturated, haul an sadi>
tiou of one hundred bushels, and
DUt evenly over it- Tliia Lon
may be in a circular or square
shape, as you prefer; but it
should be hollow on the top, so
that all the slops will run to the
centre when thrown upon it. If
you do not like this, you can
greatly improve your gardens by
the application ot these slops to
the vegetables; when the slops
are greasy, be careful not to wet
the leaves of the plants in the application.
The suds from the
laundry should be used in the
manner above described. The
rinsings from spittoons, and the
urine from bed chambers should
not be wastefnlly thrown here and
thprA Kilt fr ll Ufa olmnlJ "
I ...W. W ?uv* V DIIVUIU uo a
special pile set apart for them;
and by the use of a little plaster
occasionally, yon will have nothing;
unpleasant to the eye or smell,
which is so otten the case on
many farms.
Turnips.
Every' farmer will find it profi
tablo to raise a quantity of these
roots, the labor not being; so great
as to stop him from doing so. If
judiciously managed, the amount
of labor is trifling. They form a
most excellent article for feeding
to cattle, and even horses soon become
fond of them, and thrive as
well upon them as upon carrots,
while the cost of raising .is far
less They form a most excellent
and important article of stock
food, especially for an occasional
change. Rutabagas and English
turnips are best fed out in the early
part of the winter.
Sow on new ground, in drills
20 inches apart, covering the seed
? inch deep. About a pound of
seed to an acre i) usually allowed.
Seed will generally keep good
four years.
Skirving's Liverpool Swede is
one of the best of the Rutabaga
tribe, and the Purple Top the best
kind of Round Turuips. If saved
for table use, they should bo packed
in sand.
If a quantity of lime is sowed
over the field immediately after
sowing the seed it will preserve
the crop from insects, and prevent
the turnips becoming spongy, as
well as increase their size.
''This Worn-out Country."
From the Southern Home, published
at Charlotte, N. G., we ciip
the following paragraph. It is
not only applicable to this section,
but to the whole State. How often
have we heard it said that the
" land is worn out from long cnlti
vation "?when by dint of a little
energy and per severance, these
" worn out land 11 as they are called,
could be marie as productive
and as valuable as they ever were.
Iiead what a little energy will do:
"Mr. James Hood of Clear
Creek, tells that he settled many
years ago on land naturally thin
and worn-out by long cultivation
in a loose way. He has never
used artificial manures and yet he
estimates that his yield of wheat
this year on his orchard was 25
bushels to the acre. This fact
shows the folly of seeking a new
country. What is the age of our
oldest land in comparison with
that of the rich fields of England,
which have been in cultivation
over a thousand years and yet
yield each year more abundantly
than the preceding year?"
American Grapes
A correspondent ot the Boston
Spectator after a late trip through
tho vine growing countries of
Europe, is convinced that American
grape growers follow too ser
vilely the process of Enropean
culture. It is well known that
the Enropean grapes can be grown
upon this continent only on the
Pacigc slope, where the climatic
conditions resemble those of the
western coast of the Eastern continent.
Onr native grapes being
adapted to an entirely different
class of conditions, would naturally
be expected to require a different
treatment. Our excessive
pruning, for example, jg thought
by m*ny tq seriously cripple the
productive power of American
grapee. To test this matter for
himself, the writer in the Spcctn
tor oommenced to Vary the treat-'
ment of bUown grapes from tbe
imported methods/ He now raie* c
ea his trellises to the height of i
twelve fe6t,'and trains his vines so |
as to produce the heaviest fruitage
at tbe top of the trellises.? *
He finds that their elevation above
tbe ground, and subsequent greater
exposure to the sunV rays, secures
them from rot aud puildew.
While these diseases, with leafblight
and. tendency of fruit'to
bursting, .effect to a considerable
extent tbe vineyards of bis neigh* 1
bors, he is entirely without annoy
auceon that score.
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Cut tbib Out.?A tea made of
cheenut leaves and drank in the 1
place of water, will cure the most
obstinate case of dropsy in a few
days.
A tea made of ripe or d**ied
whortleberries, and drank in the
place oi water, is a sure and
speedy cure for a scrofulous difficulty,
however bad.
A tea made of peach leaves is a
sure cure for a kidney difficulty.
A plaster made of fresh slack
lime and fresh tar is a sure cure
tor a cancer, which, with all its
roots will soon come out.
For the cure of small pox, ap
ply raw onions halved, under the
arms, in the hands and on the
bottom of the feet, change often ;
diet chicken broth. Do not poison
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mo uv vttucniuiiuii una leave
posterity te reap the rotten fruits
of our stupidity. Consumption,
6crofuln, and other loathsome diseases
are thus impregnated into
the system. Better hy iar, have
the small pox and be free from a
living death.?Medical Home.
Pea. Vines foe IIay.?To the
question, are pea vines a good
provender for cattle ? the following
answer is given :
Peas cnt when in blossom and
dried as hay, according to Prof.
S. VV. Johnson, contain 14 per
cent, of albumen oids., and 36
per cent, of carbolhydrates.?
Meadow ha)' contains 8 per cent,
of the first, and 41 per cent, of the
latter, and clover hay contains 13
per cent, of the one and 29 per
cent, of the latter. It is 6een that
tho peas are nearly twice as valuable
as fiesh forming feed than
hay, and equally valuable as clov
er hay, while clover hay is not so
valuable as heat forming lood.?
Thus, peas are more valuablo as
Winter feed than clover hay cut
in its best state. For fodder
crops peas should bo sown up to
tho middle ot June, or as soon
after na nnaaihlo of fVio ""t" 01
? t 1 ? 4~2
bushels per acre, if sown alone,
or bushels of oats will give almost
double the crop ; and as the
oats sustain the peas, the latter
are not so subject to mildew as
when sown alone.
?
Belf-Reliance.
There is nothing more likely to
result in a successful career than
confident self-reliance. It is astonishing
how much more a youth
will accomplish who relies upon
himself, than one who depends upon
others for assistance. Having
first ascertained the direction in,
and the means by which his object
is to be reached, let him put
his whole energies to work, and
with uuflagging industry press for
ward. The young man who, instead
of rising at five sleeps till
se^en or eight, and who spends his
evening on the corners, or in the
pnmnaninnaKin r\( 'Iiudq u>l.s*
ww>M|^Mu.viaun?j/ vi IIIVOU " IHJ aiO
wanting in laudable ambition,
rarely ever wius a position of honor,
or aohieves a reputation above
that enjoyed by the common masses.
In a country like ours, where
the avenues to honor and wealth
aro open to all, there is no reasonable
excuse that can be offered for
a man's failure to achieve one or
the other, or both. Ill health or
extraordinary misfortune may keep
him down, but theso aro the ex*
ceptions that establish the rule.?
Few men know of how much they
are capable until they have first
thoroughly tested their abilities.?
An hour of each evening, spent
with some good author, or in the
study ot some branch of useful sci
Ml ? iL. ** *
ence, win, in mo course or a lew
years, give to a young man who
thus devotes this small portion of
bis time an amount of information,
literary and scientific, which cannot
fail to fit him for position to
which he could never properly
aspire withont the attention to
study.
On the 18th instant, at Long
Branch, Mary Cnlley, while bathing,
was carried away by an under-tow,
and when brought to land
by a gentleman she died on the
beach. Four servant girls employed
at ths West End Hotel,
while bathing, were washed out to
sea. Three were rescued, the fonrth
was drowned, and the body not discover^
The Bcpuhliean Stale OonTeatien
jTjis body convened yesterday,
iWd was called to order by Lient.
Gov. Ransier, Chairman of the
State Execntive Committee, who
in a few brief remarks, stated the
objects for which the Convention
baa l>een called.
Tlip financia^report of the Ex
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Congressman R. B. Elliott was
chosen ,temporary Chairman of
the Convention, and Walter Jones,
Secretary.
After considerable discussion,
the rules of the House, with certain
alterations, were adopted.
On motion, a recess was taken,
to allow the Chairohan.to appoint
a Committee on Credentials.?
During the interval the Conven
tion was entertained by music
from Thompson's brass band.
There are contesting delegations
from six Counties, viz: Charleston,
Beaufort, Lexington, Chesterfield,
Union and York.
The following is the Committee
on Credentials :
J. H. Rainey, Chairman, H.
Ellison, S. J. Lee, J. R. Cochran,
J as. M. Smith, T. J. Mackey, G.
Warley, Win. M. Thomas, P. C.
Fludd, Paris Siinkins, T. J. Minton,
J. M. Allen, J. H. Durham,
Reuben Uaither, Allen Hutson,
Joseph Crews, C. S. Smith, Wm.
Odom, Simeon Young, David Singleton,
J. S. Jamison, A. M. Folcrer.
F. L Card T T> V n
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Wm. E. Johnston, S. A. Swail9,
M. L. Owens.
At the evening session, attempts
were made to pa9S resolutions of
invitation to certain individuals to
deliver addresses, but they were
unsuccessful. A motion of that
nature relativo to Senator Sawyer
brought Jones, of Georgetown, and
Mobiey, of Union, to their feet,
who declared emphatically that it
was of no use for any roon to attempt
to dictate to them what
course they should pursue?that
the members of tho Convention
were neither fools nor lime servers.
Jones did not know of anything
which Seuator Sawyer had done
wh cli should make a speech from
him desirable to the members of
tho party. There was evidently a
fear that Sav v or might tell them
some wholesome truths, and dissuade
the country members from
the infamous ticket which it is evident
was all cut and dried beforo
the convention assembled. Sawyer
can now experience some of
the bitter fruits of an alliance by a
man of 6elf-respect and honorable
ambition with a set of unscrupulous
rascals and pot house politicians.
Mobiey introduced a resolution,
that the sergeant at arms provide
seats and desks for the reporters
of the press. This was amended
by a delegate from Richland, by
adding, " seats for the members
also."
One of the delegates, who seemed
to be fearful of outside influence
being brought to bear upon
the members, introduced a resolu
tion, that all persons who were not
members of 'he convetUion, should
get behind the railing -as many
were not only keeping up dicenssions
with the chairman and members,
but were actually voting on
questions. The chairman, without
putting the motion, notified the intruding
parties that they must
leave.
At 9 o'clock, another recess was
taken. About half-past 10 o'clock
it was announced that the committee
on credentials had only decided
on one of the contested delegations?that
headed by Smalls,
from Beaufort; upon the announcement
of which, the convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock,
this morning.
[iColumbia Phoenix, 22d inst.
News by the Rising Star, from
Callao, gives the particulars of a
recent bloody revolution in Peru,
beaded by Gutierrez, Minister of
War, who, supported by the army,
on July 22d, imjfltsoned President
Balta, and exacted forced, loans,
but a few days afterwards he was
deserted by the troops, after Calloa
bad been made the scene of anarchy
and street fighting. A brother
of Gutierrez being killed, another
brother to avenge his death,
shot and killed President Balta in
prison. Afterwards, Pardo, President
elect, was placed in power,
and the |>opulace hung the three
brothers Gutierrez in the Plaza at
Lima, and burned their bodies.
The Raleigh News learns that
recently, at Boon Hill, Johnston
County, Mrs. Rachel Perry, the
wife of It. 13. Perry, a prominent
merchant of that place, committed
suicide by shooting herself with a
pistol. She had only been married
to Mr. Perry about three months.
No cause is assigned tor the act.
Thk following pointed article
was written by the lkanfort Republican^
a supporter of the State
government, and isened on the eve
of the assembling ot the Republic
can State Nominating Convention,
which met on the 21st inst.:
"Zo Our Ddeg&f-?You have
been elected to aid in selecting a
State ticket for the Republican
party. You profess the strongest
attachment to that party and earnestly
desire its snocess at the polls.
It, therefore, becomes you to consider
well what kind of inen yon
propose to support in the convention.
We know that von now prof.
se to be in favor of honest and
capable men to fill tlio honorable
and responsible places of Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary
of State, Treasurer, AttorneyGeneral,
Comptroller, Superintendent
of Education and AdjutantGeneral.
"You bare expressed a determination
to rebukte corrupt men, and
we doubt not are sincere. But
when you get to Columbia, influences,
which are now made powerless
by distance, will be brought
to bear upon you, and the pl easure
will bo irresistible, unless you are
nerved to resistance by the sternest
determination to do right.
"One thing yon may rely trporr.
If you put up a bad ticket, it will
be defeatod. The people are disgusted
with the miserable failures
of the party. A State in which
we have an immense majority of
the popular vote; in which wo *
have three fourths of the Legislatnre,
all the State offices, and nine.
.l._ ~C
icuiub ui iuu county offices?this
State is reduced to roin. It is a
lie to charge any part of the failure
to the opposition. There never
was a more inert, timid and
powerless minority in politics that*
that of South Carolina. The onus
of failure is upon the Republican
parly, and no where else. The
thinking portion of our party know
this and are ashamed. If yon put
up a bad ticket, one that, though
it may not contain the names of
the ring, will yet represent its spirit,
that ticket will be repudiated in
October. Against it will be arrayed
every honest Republican in>
the State, overy honest Democrat
?in fact, every houest man; there
will also be against it the whole
influence of the Federal Govern,
ment, and the unseen but powerful
sympathy of the people of the
United States."
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LATE CLIPPINGS.
Brigham Young has 40 daughters
and 28 sone.
Ex-President Andrew Johnsoa
supports Greeley.
The boll worm is doing great
damage in Northern Mississippi.
Greeley is to deliver three agricultural
addresses during the
coming few weeks.
Miss N. C. Stewart, of Etowah
county, Ala., is a candidate for
Congress on the Woodhull ticket.
The New Cleans Republican
says that Grant is coming out for
Greeley?on the 4th of March.
Gov. James L. Orr was r delegate
to the late State Rep?. jan
Convention, held in Columbia,
from Anderson County.
The Kentucky war claims have
been settled, and a warrant will
soou be issued for their payment.
The amount to bo paid is over a
halt million.
The work on the Court House,
at Abbeville, is rapidly progressing,
and the contractors think that
the building will be completed by
the first ot January next.
Since the taking off of Tom Lowery,
of the Lowcry Gang, some
weeks ago, the rest of this crew
of North Carolina villlians have
absquatulated.
Now is the time to destroy weeds,
burdock, milkweed, thistle, and
every other rank growing plant
should l>e cut down and burned
before the seed ripens.
West Virginia advices say tho J
contest is growing very exciting,
as tho election draws near. Tho
majority will be less than 2,000
either way.
Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Bond, a distinguished
and eloquent divine of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Sonth, died on the 19lh inat., near
Baltimore, aged 59.
The first invoice of now South
Carolina rice was received on tho
19th instant, in Now York, from
Charleston, being the earliest consignment
ever received there.
Brigham Yoong and a party of
church officers are making a tour
through the northern counties of
Utah Territory. They are received
by the Mormons with processions,
music, flags, banners and
I flowers.
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