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THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
' J * OfUoJrb tc linos, Politics, 3nlcUi0citcc, onto tl)t 3myroocmcirt of tjje State anb Country
JOHN 0. BAILEY, EDITOfi & PKO'R. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 25. 187 VOLUME lIl-NO1. *
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ADDRESS
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The orxbryills enterprise.
CHUIsTMAS, 1872.
Matrons and friends?good morning, I say ;
I'm glad to meet you on this holy-day ;
I have looked quite long to be able to eall,
And say Merry Christmas to one and to all'Tis
a custom old as custom can be,
And custom is law, so. people tell mo ;
My coming, I know, will not briog surprise
To those who delight in the Enterprise.
I do not intrudo when I enter osch door ;
I'm welcomed by alt, tne rich and the poor ;
The sweet, >>uxoin miss and rosy-check boy,
.All hail my coming with pleasure and iov.
You are fond of new*, if good or if bad ; I
My failing to come oft make* you quite sad '
I'll try very bard in tbe future to pleue,
To gladden each heart, each bosom to ease.
The Printer works hard by day and by night;
To pleaso bia patrons be takes a delight!
Ho heeds not expense, no moments will lose,
His time all employed in bunting up news.
If cities burs up snd millions destroy,
And thousands of inon turned out of employ ;
If rail roads smash up, and passengers kill,
He gathers the items bia columns to fill.
No mattci what happens afar or quite near,
The subject matter is sure to appear;
In some shape or other it gladdens your eyes.
IVben the Carrier comes with tbe Enttrpriat. |
t^o much the paper?I'll a moment employ,
"To tell tbo snd utnts of your Caruikk Dor,
'Hi* labors are bird six days iu the week,
Of those he desits one momsut to speak.
For fn'iy two dajf, as certain as fate,
die opens your d<br, or enters your gate,
II u ordATthat yotiwith paper in band,
Xight learn all tt* news afloat iu the land.
The hot Summerj sun beams on hiin in vain ;
He heeds not lig^ning. the thunder and rain ;
In fpite of snowstorms which whistle around,
The Carrikr Buff, at bis duty is found.
For all his labcrt^e knows he will find
A hearty respons^in each generous mind.
All ready to givoktnd that with much joy,
'To gladden the hi|rt of the UARHien Dor.
lie liberal, lYiendii-drlve grumbling away,
And open your hlrta on this happy day ;
The Camhikk stills, quite ready, to take
The generous gill his patrons may make.
Peace reigns nlljmund?'tis a holy-day sure,
All arc quite liafy, :ho rich and the poor,
The loud, icerrywugh, the auiiluand tho grin,
Mpcak ]ilainly ll(fact, there's pleasure within.
Our City now tlings with happy and gay ;
The old folks jofcig, the young onea at J I ty :
From ro nes a III round, wo feel it quite clear,
That Chrirtinaa n't come but once in a year.
Our City i? grov ig In buildings nnd trade :
4'?> h day are ci racis and purchases made ;
Dick Chatham's sirtle sounds loud in flticb ear
Proclaiming to that Prosperity's near.
Yer, the Air T.h Pond will soon he complete;
Cotton and prod b crowd every street ;
Trndea of all ki s iticrcase in their speed,
And Greenville conic a great city indeed.
If yon wish all I igs la prosper and grow,
'Til very cerlaitwie thing yon should know |
Yon cannot cspcCmuch peace or pure joy,
Till iuatiec is dui iK? C ? "
m .?V v^nmr.n UUT.
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<0b ! do what you m?strain all of your nerve*
The C a him ft a Bo,* goi?t present deserves :
He'll think of ynolt with tear* in bis eyes,
And bless every tend of the Enterprise.
finnd-iyo bo yejitj easy pleasures increaseAnd
all enjoy tuw, prosperity, peace t i
May sorrow andyw pot* friend annoy, j
Is the earnest of Uie ?AUKfUlt ISO?.
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A Kkobo's I if oy 4 M?rt<> \qk?Two
negroes baruning for "W land, the priee
of * liieli wpa fd), said they had only hall
so much money
"Very well "Aid the land ag-nt, "I'll
take |45rt dpwvfpd a mortgage for thVy'tnce
in ope w."
ifflW'h? AejratvlJ his head a moment and
yrplied i <
"I ?sy boss, *sfe ft feller haint got no
mortgage 7*
The agent elaloe'. hut the darkey
eonldti'l sfifi It, disclaimed the ownereh(i|?
of ft ingle loi gitch."
<4'Jie other dat 1 here came to roscne,
and "cluaidated e pint" Says he:
"Sambo, don'tfo know what a morgitch
,ia. 7 - Dftn I'll let A morgitcli ia j st like
this yer: 'Sposyou pay de Lose ftf50
down ; den jregivea yer word on the
honor of ft niggefiat ver'll pay him de
nddcr fit.*?(> in ft )r. I)en 'epnae on tlie
,|aat day ah do y| yet pay* de boae $449,
nod don't pay 4 udder dollar, why de
morgiteh saye da*aa can jeet take all de
money and de laiand you don't bib nuffln?net
a cent, i
Golly, bo's, a'nrgitoh makes a nigger
mighty honest.*'
the alleged h*ry caa<-a a? > n?t Ctrl
r*H?r*?n, Gen. Mthington and Fortune
Git?<, *>e?nber of Wee, weed hxard ye?.
terday, by Joaliellehinond. In the ease*
/igainrt Gen. tAyiington and Fortune
Ullea, the pnrtle* whoao affidavits the
"*WI,*|l**harrWl*[g*da?or In court they had
jfeftVI^BfXa?<rifw^irT-.skin^ aeid afflda>
WW viu ; Ui ihey nerer saw %rt4?lnglnn
give o|i,mine anything to Ollef and never
Mir| ea reeieve anything, there not
being a irt'ele of evid?nce in the ea?ea,
'he e. m aint *<( dismissed aid the par
B tie* dim rge<|.
In ih? a?e* of Miller and Klli?on, who
made al Uvita againat C<>|. faiteraoa and
(ten. \V( ihmglon. a number of wltneeee*
ni mined, who proved clearly the
. B fa!?ify o'lihe charges. S?r?ral wltneaaea
wore that Miller and Rlliaen both admltted
'hat their nhaiges waa M'ae. and that
the aftirievii
^^ armi'rl Co|. 1'nlternon tnpey him
proven that Fills-n off-re I to
8?ott for ?1 ?00,^ The evl?
^overwhelming in fnrnr of
^^Col. Patteieon ami Oen.
^^aira were diamiitaed ar>d |
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lucniJKlHUENCES
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PUBLIC MEN.
BY KX OuYBRSOR B. V. rCBRY.
[Continued from last Week ~\
WILLAIM O. PUF8TON.
There have been few public men
who jjossessed such a combination
of hi^h endowment#, noble qualities
and rare accomplishments as
Colonel William Campbell Pres
ton. Ho was ono of nature's noblemen,
iu person, head and heart.
His figure was striking and commanding.
lie was tall and well
proportioned in his person. Ilis
manners wero high bred and courtly.
In heart he was kind, generous
and affectionate. His character,
in public and private, was
i pure and spotless. Ilis intellec1
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turn <jui?niivt? wtjru orimani and
dazzling. lie was a finished
scholar, an accomplished orator,
and wise statesman. Many of his
hursts of eloquence, in the Legislature
of South Carolina, and in
the American Senate, and boforo
popular assemblies, are equal to
ilioso of Burke am) Chatham.
I have heard Colonel Preston
beforo popular assemblies, at the
bar and in the Legislature, and I
never heard him on any occasion
when he did not let fall from his
lips s<?me of the prettiest expressions
and most heart stirring words
ever uttered by a public speaker.
His style was always fervid and
rhetorical. His gestures, however,
did not strike tne as being graceful
or studied, whilst I cotdd not
divest myself of the idea that his
language was studied, and did not
flow from the inspiration of the
moment. It was too ornato to be
natural, whilst I thought his gestnres
were too awkward to be studied.
It might hnvo been said of
him that he was a man of nature
and art. He iiad the kindicd
blood of Patrick Henry coursing
through his veins and the kindred
eloquence ot this great Virginia
orator flowing from bis lips. No
one could look at liirn or hear him
speak n word in company withont
being impressed with the idea that
ho was a groat man and an accom.
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I'iihikmi gentleman. nc was a man
of fine literary tasto, as well ns
great scholarship. I never saw a
private letter of Colonel Preston's
that did not contain sotno gem of
an expression.
IIis reputation in the Senate of
the United States was not stirpass
ed by that of any one of his compeers
for thrilling eloquence. As
a statesman he may have had his
su)>eriors in that illustrious body,
but as an orator he at least equal
led any of thein. lie was a warm
partisan in politics, and a fierce
Nullitier in the beginning of his
political career. But ho died a
most devoted- Union man. _ lie
had seen the lolly of Nullification,
and was opposed to8co>sitsn? He
began to reflect, in the latter, part
of liis life, on the effects of disunion,
and foresaw the dreadful
consequences of - qn attempt to
break up n great ahd powerful
government like that of th^&incrican
Ilupuhiic. His hope was,
just, before his death, that his own
dear Virginia would,- like n*groat
aoventy-toiir gunship, throw herself
across the stream of disunion
and stop the tide of disnf&artion
w hich was roljinj on from "Inje
I South.
In private life ho was moat auiia
hie, kind hear'ed and generous, attaching
every ono to him who
Came within the sphere of his acquaintance.
As President ot the
S?>ntli Carolina College, he won
the affections of all the students,
and endeare 1 them to hiin in a remarkable
degree. When he entered
the Senate ol the Unitod
States he was in opposition to General
Jackson ana his administration.
All the South Carolina Nnl
lifters became Whigs, and united
with Clay and Webster to break
down the administration. In a few
years Mr. Calhoun and most of his
friends broko from the great Whig
party and again joined the De
inocracy. Colonel Preston and
General Waddy Thompson per
severed in uioir error unci remain
cd consistent and trne to their mistaken
principles. This threw them
in opposition to their State, which
was under the absolute control of
Mr. Calhoun. Colonel Preston resigned
his scut in tho Senate, and
resinned the practico of his profession.
In his Arguments on the cir
cuit and in the Court of Appeals
ho proved himself an ablo logician
as well ns a brilliant rhetorician.
No lawyer argued his cases with
greater ability or was tnoro successful
in bis prnotioe.
Colonel Preston was born in
Pbiladel)diia. liis father was at i
that time a nio? :ber of Congress,
and bad his family therewith him.
When fifteen years old, as ho told
"me not long heforo his death, ho
starfBWff Florida lo spend winter, r<
on account of a pulmonary affec- ?
tion which threatened him. In e
passing through Greenville Die- 1
trict, South Carolina, on bis way v
to Florida, ho stopped at old Jodge tl
Edwards*, in the tipper part of the a
District, to stay all night. Ed- o
wards had been a county court tl
Judge, and was then a member of t<
the Legislature, lie was starting t\
to Columbia to attend the session v
of the Legislature, and persuaded n
Colonel Preston to go on with him I
and go from there to Florida? n
When they arrived in Colombia, J,
Colonel Preston concluded to re- c
main there and enter college.? 1
Whilst in college he became nc- I
qnainted with M:st Coulter, whom s
he afterwards married. In this c
wav he became a citizen of South t
in % w-t - -
vybroima. now accidental is everything
in life. Colonel Preston,
a Virginian, and ever proud of the
old Commonwealth, was accidentally
born in Pennsylvania, and,
as it were, robbed of his birthright.
He became a citizen ot South Curolina
by accidentally meeting an
old man, and the further accident
of falling in love whilst in college.
Ilia reputation for talents and eloJuence
in collego was unequalled,
have heard tiis classmates say
that ho was regarded as the most
brilliant young man who had over
entered that institution. But the
highest honors of his class were
awarded to Ilenry L. Pinckney, of
Charleston. Soon after graduating
he made the tour of Europe with
Hugh S. Legnre. Whilst abroad
he became acquainted with Washington
Irving, and they were ever
afterwards fast friends throughout
life.
Colonel Preston was. for several
years after he resigned tho Presidency
of the South Carolina College,
a member of tho Board of
Trustees of the college. He introduced
resolutions in that body to
convert the College into a university.
I seconded Ins resolutions, and
we tried in vain to pass them Afterwards,
at the suggestion of Colonel
Preston, I introduced a bill
into tho Legislature to accomplish
tho same pur (rose, and Colonel
Preston exerted his influence in favor
of ir. But tho change was not
made till years afterwards, when ,
it was adopted on my recommends ,
ation as Provisional Governor of t
the State. The Colonel submitted ;
his views in writing whilst resid- (
ing nenr the Virginia University, \
and wrote me several letters on {
the subject. ,
On unothcr very important sub (
ject, I received from Colonel Pres- ,
ton most essential aid, which failed t
of success till accomplished under j
the Provisional Government of the (
State. This whs the election of (
President and Vice President by t
tho people. It was a question in
which ho took a deep interest. I (
remember his coming frequently |
to my seat in the Senate of South c
Caroliwia/whilst the queston was .
under Jdiscupsion in that body, and e
postiia; inc with documents and t
argu plenty fpr the debate. The t
elecyofi> j3|i|lCbeen given to the pco- .
ple7f presidential electors in eve ,
ry State but South Carolina. Tltc y
consertvatism at South Carolina ,
was tqiS strong to make the chango (
till afttir the war, when everything f
was changed in the State. c
In tho latter part ot his life Col t
onel Preston was paralyzed, and e
had to* use crutches in walking ?
ovor (lie house, in tins sad con- 8
dition his young and beautiful wife t
watched over him with a caro, affection
and devotion which love ){
alone can prompt. lie survived j,
her, however, several years, a no- ?
hie wreck of himself. Ho left no 6,
descendant. llis only daughter jj
died before him, and beforo Iter 0
marriage which was in coutetnpla j
tion. The AtbeusBum in Colum M
bin was founded by him, and he c
gave to the institution his entire ^
library. Ho spent the greater
{>art of his time for several years t|
>eforo his death in Virginia. I a
met him a short timo before his ,,
death returning on the railroad w
from Virginia. He spoke of the ^
pleasure it had given him tore- 0
visit the people amongst whom he ,,
had been brought up, and once Ir
more to share their bountiful hoe ^
pitality. The Colonel was a very
religious man, and a devoted nioin- n
ber of the Episcopal Church for
many years previous to his death. fr
\Vfheu Webster visited Colum t.
hi a he was the guest of Colonel q
Preston, who at that timo was T)
President of the college. They jtl
had been associated together in the
Senato of tl?o United States as
mcmhprs of the great Whig party.
A number of gentlemen and ladies ^
ware invited to Co)onpl Preston's t;
that evening to mept tyr. Webster. e(
In thp cow ISO of thp evening the u,
students of the college came in
front of the piazaa with a baud of .
music, and Webster went out to
address them. IIis speech was 7*
vorv brief? and I thought hjirdly P
cspectfnl to the yohnggtiftlcmen. i
ie manifested no feeling or inter- t
at in the compliment paid him. i
'he next day Mr. Webeter was in
ited to address the students in i
lie oollego chapel. The judges <
nd lawyers attending the Court 1
f Appeals,and the ladies and gen- i
leinen of Colombia were all in at- i
Btidnnce. Governor Adams and i
nyself, at Trustees of the college,
rere sent to escort Mr. Webster
,nd Colonel Preston to the chapel,
before starting, Mr. Webster took 1
i deep drink of brandy and water, i
Va we were going over to the
thauel, somo one remarked that
iVebeter ought to manifest more
eeling and cordialitv towards th?
indents tlmn lie hud dono the
ivening befoie. Colonel Preston
ouclied liis own breast and said,
11 am afraid be is wanting in 1
lenrt." The speech was again a 1
ail lire. 1 thought Colonel James
Harrow, the stndent who address?d
him on the part of the college,
nade tlio happier effort of the two.
[)uring the whole of Webster's
tuv in Columbia, I heard him but
>nce at all interested and animated
in conversation or speaking,
utd that was at tbe table of Dr.
3ibbes. The large dinner party
riven him by Governor Johnson,
is Governor of the State, was a
.'Cry dull affair. IIo seemed de
crmined not to bo rou6od up in
eonvcisation or speaking. But he
tad been in Charleston the week
icfore, where lie had been feasted
ill he was broken down. His
:onversation, however, at Dr.
jlibbos', was charming and briliant.
For several jears ii/'tliejatter
>art of his life, Colonel Preston
ipent a portion of the summer at
jienerai Thompson's, in Greenrille,
where I saw a great deal of
lim, and received from him much
ralnable instruction. IIo was inleed
a most cordial, warm hearted
tnd genial man. llis friends were
itrongly attached to him, and few
)nblic men in South Carolina bad
noro warm, personal friends till
lis severance from Mr. Calhoun
n politics. Ureat men will have
lieir differences, arid will, occasionally,
display their little joaU
)U6ic9 and il! feelings like humbler
nortals. I heard Colonel Preston
emark, at his own table, soon afer
the death of Mr. Calhoun, that
t was the interposition of Provilonce
for the pood of the country
n taking off Mr. Calhoun at that
ime. lie thought South Carolina
A'onld then have peace and quiet
nice more. But in this bo was
greatly mistaken, as the result
ihowcd. Had Mr. Calhoun been
iving at the commencement of
mr sectional war, he might have
>ppo6ed it and stayed the attemper!
revolution.
Whilst in the Senate together,
Colonel Preston thought Mr. Calloun
seemed to think that he
night in nil matters to iollow implicitly
in his lead. This entire
surrender of his judgmont to that
>f another was what Colonel Proson
coald not tolerate, and his
>rotid spirit rebelled agninst all
lictation. I once heard Judge
jo:.i ? .1--^ ^
.. .uicio r?v mai governor Miller
nadc the enmc complaint of Mr.
?alhoun whilst lie was his cob
cague in the Senate, and that this
loinpellcd hiin to withdraw from
he Senate. Governor Hammond
incc made a remark, that he had
nuch rather be Calhoun's succcsor
than his colleague in the Unicd
States Senate.
Colonel Preston was most flmiaile,
courteous and always peaceaily
inclined, and yet he had a
rcftt many personal difficulties and
everal Hghts in the course of his
fo. There was a very amusing
no between him and Colonel
Ames O'lianlori, in which they (
rcro both very badly used tip.?
kdonel O'Uunlon had written
?ine political squib against hiin 1
t the days of Nullification, and
lie Colonel determiud to resent it '
t once and cliastise OTlanlon's
isolence. No one was present to
itness the trial ot their manhood,
ut both carried off serious marks
f the rencountre. In one of his
uhlic speeches. Colonel Preston '
lenfloned the Cunninghams and
IcClurghs as torics ot the Revolu- '
on, which drew from Captain
Lobert Cunningham a challenge. '
hey met in Angusta to fight, but '
iends interposed and the dificnl
r was amicably adjusted. The j
olonel was very often witty and so- <
ere in his remarks without seem- '
ig to be conscious ot it. In the re '
m too he was always very happy.
>n ono occasion tliero was some
feting between him and General '
f infip)d Pcott, as to their respecve
agos. The General contend- '
1 that thp Colonel wps about his
Preston repliod, "Gen pi
Suit, when I was a school 1
I remember thinking
m werp ono of those won that (
lutnrch ljpd written about." This (
?'
10 donbt, gratified the vanity of
3eneral Scott, and made him wiling
to acknowlede his superior age.
It is said of Edmnnd Burke that
many of his most brilliant speech
m in the British Parliament,
which were read over and j>ver
again with pleasure and admiration
alter they were printed, were not
at all appreciated by his audience
when he delivered them. The reverse
of this was the case with Col.
Preston. No one ever grew tired
of listening to him whilst he was
Bpeaking, but his speeches, when
read, did not thrill the heart as
they did when he spoke them.? |
The same was certainly true with
his great kinsman, Patrick Henry.
The speeches preserved of this,
wonderful orator, give us a very
faint idea of his eloquence. The
samel mar be said in regard to the
speeches of Colonel Preston. Mr.
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uenersoti, in speaking of an early
effort of Patrick Henry's, which
he heard, said that lie could not
remember what was spoken so
well, as the thrilling effect which
it had on him.
[OOHTTKUrD If EXT WEEK.]
Tuat Goose.?A pious negro woman
?u once caugbt by her muler
Bleating a gooae, and the next Sunday
he partook of the coinmnuion, after
which ber master accosted her aa fol
Iowa :
" Why, Ilaonab, I taw you to-day
at the communion table."
"Yes, tank de Lord, raassa, I waa
Mowed to be dare wid de rest ob bis
family."
" lint, Ilannah, I waa surprised to
tee you there," he said. "How about
that goose!" She looked a little sur
prised, aa if she did not understand the
que-lion, but, cntching the meaning,
exclaimed :
44 Why, Bab, do you tink IVe agoin'
to let an ole goose stand between me
n' n?y maker !"
Tuk Department of Agriculture
estimates the area of land in South
Carolina, planted in cotton, to be
570,652 acres, and the average
product per aero 182 pounds, or
a IaIaI -.r 1 oro /?/% i
? imm vi iuo,O0O,UU1: pOUIUlS Of
cotton produced i it this State
alone. If the average price should
be 17 cents, this would amount to
$17,055,972.
A correspondent of the Camden
Journal says : " I know of several
instances, where, on two boise farm*,
there have been made this season,
twenty bales of cotton to the horse
betides provision crop. Hundreds of
such farms await development right
around this town. Shall such a conn
try go to waste or sink under misrule!
The responsibility of tho answer is in
our own people."
As it is stated that the matter
from diseased horses, which havo
the epizootic, is tank piosen to the
human system persons owning
horses with this disease cannot ex
ercisc too much prudence in this
respect. In cleaning out tho mangers
the virus should not come in
contact with a flesh wound.
1873 comes in on Wednesday and
goes out on Wednesday. February,
March and November begin on Satur
day ; June on Sundays September and
December on Monday ;^April and July
on Tuesday ; January and October on
Wednesday ; May on Thursday ; and
August on Friday.
~ A man at Seneca Falls, N. Y.,
oflers to pay one Hollar for every
cat that ia sent him. The railway
leading tlrtthcr are raising their
prices.
Tlio editor of tho Lancaster
ledger recently ahot and killed a
neighbor, who was a white man,
whilst stealing his wood.
The new Court House at Abbcvill
is fast approaching completion,
and will he really a handsome and
commodious building.
Mr. Joseph Thornton, a "Virginia
gentleman, has established
his claim to $5,000,000 worth ot
property in England.
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xn? iumi national uodl is $2,263.754.788.15,
ot which $2,229,224,922
88 it principal ; tho rest is
inforost.
A counterfoil of the twenty-five cent
surrency ha* got into circulation, and
by it* clever execution may deceive (be
unwary.
The Wilmington, Colombia and AnKi?*la
and the Wilmington and Wei
Ion Railroad* have been conaulidated.
Hon. W. D. Porter ia to deliver the
?nniv?r?arr oration before the Waah
ington Light Infantry, of Charleaton,
Ml Waabing'on'a birth dav?February
22.
Mi** Amelia, yotingevt daughter o
Lion. Ja*. L. Orr,aged 12 year*, died
it Anderaon, on Thnr?dar, ft'h in*t.
Rov. Ellison Caper*, of thia ci?y, conlucied
ibe funeral ritea.
There ia but one colored man eating
with the Conservative*, in the Legialaure?Daniel
William* of York.
Hon. A- R. Merriinon ha* been elect)d
United State* Senator from North
Carolina for the term of ?i* ye^ra,
rorn March 4,
FOB TU OBBBXTIILB KTBaFBtSB.
Organisation of tho (hctiTOlt Agricultural
and Keehanteal Atooeiittoii
Pumiot to notiee, the Sloekholilrti of
the new Agiicoltaral Sod el y m? in th?
Court IIomo, on Selirdty, Dretmbtr )4tb,
for tb? parpoen of ?r|uiil*g ud electing
officer*
On motion of Mr. J. C. Smith, Alesander
| McBee, Esq.. was ?ilM to tb? chair, and
O. O. Wells ?u requested to set ?a Secretory.
The Chalrmnn explained! the object
of the meeting, after which <9. G. Welle of
feted the follow ing reioloilone:
Afiehnf, 1. That thl* Society he known
ae the Orecneille Agrlralltrtl and Meehaa
ical Aeeoelaiion.
Ttrso/ewf, 1. That the officers of the Amo. I
elation conetal of one President, Vice
(Presidents, ore Secretary, one Treasurer,
Irtrretora, and an Streutlse Committee,
composed of ?' m?ml>ers ; ml I ofh.
cere 10 n? annually by the 8tcekho'dere
of 'he Association.
Jlmfrnf. 8. Th?l in nil hallnttlnga,
r for oflieera w otherwise, ??rk st?>skh?ld?r
fkill he ntilUd to east on* roll for each
hart of eioek nhiek he k?l>li.
Jtem>tv*4, 4. That any stockholder neeesearlly
absent from nor meeting of the Association.
may rota tftrough a properly ap*
point ad proxy, should ha desire to do ?a.
Thcaa raaalutiona were submitted to tha
houaa Mrialim. nod tha flrat wee adapted j
without comment. The quaatfon then afoea
aa to how tha blank# In the eeeood reaolu*
lion should be flllad, when eonsiderabla
diaeaaaion arose, la whiah a nam bar of those
present participated. It was f nally determined
that tha frat blank be Oiled with
the words, "one ftrat Tic-President and
four;" that tha second blank ha filed with
tha nnmber "twenty," and that the third
blank be filled with tha number "ssren "?
Tit a resolution, with the blanke thus filled,
was tliao adopted. Tha third and fourth
resolutions were also adopted without discussion.
On motion of Mr. Blylhe, Mr. T1 BeaUie(
Mnj. T. B. Ferguson and Dr. W. R. Jones
were appointed a Committee on Proxies,
and reported one hundred and thirty-eight
shares of stock represented <fi person, and
Gfty-riue shares represented by proxies,
making an aggregate representation of four
thousand nine hundred and twenty -fire dollars'
worth of stock.
The Association then went into a ballot
for Preaident, with tb? Committee 00 Pro*
iss acting as tellers. Tha result was tha
election of Mr, Frank Csxe as Presldanl for
the anauing year.
On motion, Messrs. W. L Mauldin, O. P.
If ills acd T. 0. Cox# wara appointed additional
tollers, and tha Association proceeded
to eleet Tice-Pre?tdenle,1 a Secretary, a
Treasurer and an Exeeuliee Committee,
with the following result:
First Vlee-Pr..M-..?
?VK|II?id miiiia
Goldsmith,
Yice Presidents?Onpt. O. P. Mill*, Col.
R. E. Bowcn, Col. ff. II. Perry and W. A.
Hudson, E*q.
Sfentirj?Mr. W. L. Manldin.
Trearorer?Mr. W. T. Shumate.
Executive Committee?Mr. T. C. Oower,
Alexander McBee, Esq., Mr. J. C. Smith,
Capt. J. W. Crgle, Mr. M. L. Donald son, Col
11. P. HanuM'tt and Mr. S. Swandale.
On motion, the nleetion of Directors *m
postponed until the neat meeting.
Also, on motion, the Chairman was authorised
to appoint a Coromit'ee of T?n, to
solicit subscriptions to the stock of this As
eoclation, (Committee to be appointed here
after.)
The Treasurer was instructed to take
notes from the Stockholders for the amon-.t
of stock taken by them, with the understanding
that said notes were to be paid in
such inetalmenls as the Executive Committee
might direct.
Moved and carried, that wheo this meeting
adjourn, it adjourn until the second
day of January next.
On motion, Meaara G. G. Welle, J. II.
Marshal), A. Blythe, T. B. Ferguson and
Whitner Strmroea were appointed a Commi1
tee to draft a Constitution and By I,a we.
for the Association, and instructed to report
at the next meeting.
Moved and seconded, that (lie Executive
Committer, with the President and First
Vine President, be instructed to purchase
grounds for the Association, and to srsct
suitable buildings thereon. To this motion
Mt. Perry offered an amendment, that after
selecting ground*, and before purchasing,
they be required to report to torn* meeting
of this Association, and that thsir selection
be ratified by a majority of aH the stock
represented at said meeting The question j
being on the amendment, it was adopted ? 1
The motion as amended wa? then carried.
On motion of Mr. W. Beattie, the Eire
utive Committee were authorised to nominate
candidates tor Directors.
Also, moved and carried, thai the Presi
dent elect, and as tneny Vice.Presi
dents as are present, do lake their seats and
adjourn this meeting. Mr. Swandale and
Mr. Marshall were appointed e Committee
to conduct these officers to their seats,
which they did.
On motion, ordered that the proceedings
of litis merlin* bo ntihllab?l > -? -
n __ , ... ...? |
papers.
On motion of Dr. A. D. Hoke, th? thank*
of this Association were returned to th?
temporary Chairman ami Secretary; a'tcr
which the meeting adjourned.
ALKX. MoIttK, Chairman.
0. 0. WeLt-i, Secretary.
?
Tiik Pciioot. Fosd Dwioi?*cv.?The fo'lowing
I* aaid to ha a correal statement of
the school fund deficiency, amounting to
9333 042: Abbeville. 918.201 ; Anderson,
| 10,934 : Barnwell. 17,484 ; Beaufort, 14,
! 849 ; Charleston. 45.794 ; Cheater, 9,4r>7 ; '
Chesterfield, 4.947 ; Clarenden, 10 900 ;
Colleton, 14,984 ; Darlington, ll,?4t;
J Edgefield, 18.110 ; Fait field, 13,091 ;
j Georgetown, 3 880; Greenville, 11,747 ;
Horry, 9.888 ; Kershaw, 7.487 ; Lancaster,
8,849 ; Laurens, 19,184 , Lexington. 8,874 ;
Maiion, 5,174 ; Marlboro, 7,278 ; Newherry,
9.337 ; Oconee. 7,140 ; Orangeburg. 14 719;
Pickens, 2.080; Ricliland, 13,28* ; Spar
tanhii'g, 7.995 ; Sumter, 18,4i>9 ; Union,
l2.fiOO; |\Villiam?t nrr', 4,715; Y??ik, 5.903.
Ji'DOB Jikks 1 Ok# leafs* Cui* ?.
Washington tadij, tn jurmM #
feirs relative to Kii RbMifctv rfUtf*
boasadorship. Thd' Judge is re- covering
from a severe' Spell of
sickness, and looks thinned thari1
usual. Judge Orr received an of*
fleial notification on Friday last
from Secretary Fish of his confirmation
fit Minister from the United
States to Russia: lie responded
by a telegram Monday, indicating
his acceptance of the nnexI
pected and unsolicited' honor. He
communicated the resignation of
his judgthip to Oor. Moses and
the Assembly yesterday. It is
understood that the Aabiihistration
desires Judge Orr to sail as
soon as practicable. Hc'mav sail,
therefore, al>ont the middle of
Jannery, bnt would prefer not to
encounter the rigors of the St. Petersburg
climate until' tlin mirlHU
I of March. His son, about twenI
ty one years of age, will accompany
him to 6t. Petersburg. .
[Columbia. Phanix, 18fA.
? c? ? Unfair
DwrRitnrribw at Nationai.
Bark CriRRKWCtf.?From
present indications, it seeitte highIj
probable that in the prttettt session
ot Congress art attempt will
be made to increase tlie national
bask currency. Anttttkiiately
upon the pace age of an act authorising
an increase, wonld' ensoe a
struggle for its pOMCttton. As
tich may be the case at no dlftant
time, it is Well for ntf to know the
proportion different section a of the
country hare already. Tho
amount now authorized is $358,*
017,410. 0\it of this tlie six NewEngland
States have $108,048,379.
New York and Penosylvania
a little over $1-03;000,000.?
The Western States about $102.000,000.
The thirteen Southern
States, including the wealthy States
of Kentucky, Lonsiana, Virginia
and Maryland have only $39,976,108.
Is there justice* in this 1 Wa
make the query Mid1 allow our
readers to decide for themselves.
Tub Cotton Tax.?A' Washington
despatch states that the cotton
tax was to liavo gone before tho
Ways and Means Committee on
the ISth inat., and that the qneetion
will be argued for the claimants
by ex Gov. Herschel V.
Johnson, of Georgia. There is no
measuro which could be passed by
a Republican Congress which
would do more towards benefiting
the South and bringing about a
permanent reconciliation between
the two sections, than the Act for
refunding the tart on Cotton.
I sr uaw * " '
mr. ?ym. A. liitmwrLL died at
hre home, in this town, About 12
o'clock, on Saturday night last,
1-ith inst. He wjW ai painter by
trade, and had worked all day
Saturday, appearing to bepertcctly
w. 11 when he ojnit work in the
evening, and walked out on the
street*? after supper, returned home
about 9 o'clock, Complaining of
pain in his head, and died In three
hours.?Spartanburg Spartan.
Silver mining rn Greco is again
talked of. It is said that Pericles
built the Carthenon, probably
the most costly, as it certainly was
the most beautiful building of
Athens, ont of the profits derived
from tbo silver mines on the promontory
of Lanrinm, near the
city. These mines have been reopened
j they yield lend containing
about ten ounces of silver to the
ton.
The New York Iribnne closes
an editorial headed/' Independent
Journalism," as follows; uWo
have expressed our hope, and to a
certain extent our belief, that we
are to hare an administration
which we ean honestIp support.
We certainly shall not be found
captiously and malicltonaly oppoa?
ing it."
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J auks A W right, of Abbeville,
William A. llayne, of Marion,
Whitner Syinmea, of Greenville,
J. F. Sutherland, of Kershaw,
El ill u C. Baker, of Darlington,
and Geo. Tuxberrv, #f Union,
have been appointed Commission*
ere of the Ewited States Conrt.
Conns*!. CaooK. is pushing
against ths A pashas tu the We?**
Kiv? expeditions are sperating.?
Over one hundred Apaches have
been killed. Crook's policy is to
?i.~ ? -?
I <<<?? HIV HIUIMIt UUWU.
| Ex Vice P?t?u>nrr Colfax hiw
i accepted tbo edkorehip ot the
New York Tribune, with ? velary
of $15,000 a year end a bonne of
15,000.
Hon. R. R CAnrKNTic* hat duly
Sualitied as Judge of the Fifth
ircnit, end entered upon the d?- ^
tioo ot hie office. He will reeido
in Columbia.
All of Greeley \i peritonei
property at Chappaqna bee been
i void.
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