The Carolina Spart#^ ' VOL. XXYIIX. SPARTANBURG, sjfe, THt?jtSl) AyTmAY 16, lbfl- ' W ] 1 f?I 1? l.s-l-l- ' J .,,1.1 1 ICCI jracii ingulf nunorcu uy I lie HCSOlution passed, end, hereby through you, return my thanks to the members, tor their appreciation of an effort of which 1 waa not eery anguine. The address itself, I consider the property of the LoJgo ; In hastily preparing the same, 1 believed it only intended for (lie fjodgc Room. You will not. consider ine vain when I sta'c, (lint had I imagined the cotiicniplmed publication, 1 should have taken more pains to avoid f the criticism of the public, who cannot understand in fraternal iii'ercouMclli?'fceliiig, that anything which is sVtcToruone by one of Its members, must necessarily be appreciated by the oultide uorld. I, at all limes, consider the will of the Lodge iny pleasure, and am ever ready to labor for its promotion. If (he Lodge considers that the publication of I lie address "will advance much the interest of our noble Order," I herewith (although dissenting trum you on that point) submit I lie address to your disposition. Yours in F. L. and T , J. A. HENNEMAN. N. G. AND UllETHRIlEN, Agreeable to a circular emanating frotn the It. \V. Grand Lodge of I. O. O. I'\, ol the I). S., recommending to all subordinate Lodges of the Ordor, under its jurisdiction, to observe the 20th day of April, the An* niversary day of Odd Fellowship, as a day ul thanksgiving; and whereas the N. G. of Morgan Lodge received a copy of the name, certified arid endotsed by the G. L of 8 (.' , it was unanimously Rest'hud : That Morgan Lodge act upon the recommendation and observe the day. Through partiality ruthcr than any opinion ol my ability, the good brcthcrcn se leeted inc to deliver an uddrciS on this occasion Whi'st 1 uppreciutu the honor thus conferred upon me, I also Kel my utter i until lily to present properly the. object for winch we have met. On the 20th day of April 1819, fiftytwo years ago, Odd Fellowship ot luincd a permanent. establishment on the Western Continent, and Washington Lodge No. 1, of Baltimore c ty, in the State ol Maryland, was instituted. Lodges of Odd Follows had lor several years previous been in existence in this country, hut they were lacking in the important el incut of stability. Tlicy were regularly instituted Lodges, and were iounded by Immigrants from the ^Jothcr Country, flourishing for several years, and then gave up the ghost. The npedit of firmly establishing Odd Fellowship in America, belongs to Brolhcis Wil tloy, Welch, Duncan, Clieathaui and l.ush worth, who, in an upper room at a Tavern, called the Seven Stars, in Baltimore city, sowed the seed. i As the 2Gth day of April has been recog nized and commemorated by the brotherhood of the U. S., we should regard the day with grateful remembrance, and join the great fraternity in celebr.itiin/ the. duv * o ~~ *V ol the annals ol our renown. Oild Fellowship has established n reputation to which we can point with pride. Let us consider, that but filty-two years ago, five men, without name or influence, lounded the first Lodge under circuin stances not easily poriruycd. Filly-two years ago this country was not us enlightened nor the mosses as intelligent as today. Fifty-two years ago that small hut noble band, instituting for posterity a Society Grand and Glorious? transplanting the principles of "Friendship, Love and Truth" Irorn the Mothpr to this, thtir adopted country. Can you imagine these exalted virtues, the object to extend tlicm among men to be misunderstood by prejudice and superstition, and ccnlounded with witchcraft and aatuuic influence ?' and in it nt all wondrous then, that the Lodges formed provious to Washington Lodge should have failed and given up in despair ? l'lnce yourself in imagination in that upper room in the tavern of Baltimore, of over half a century ago. Do Jou see a large concourse ot the rich, and influential of Bultimorc city, lidcning to an appeal presented by a fashionable and leading member ol their circle, in behalf of the great human family, pleading for the alleviation ol Buffering mankind, to watch by -i - 111u uuusuic oi a poor sic* i^rotncr, or to | succor tlio widow and the orphan? No! You see fire men?with no grand Regalias or other Paraphernalia which distinguish rightly, Podges of to-day?no fine and costly Library from which they cull the principles of an Order tbey arc about to establish, their only Book, the gieatcst of volumes?the Bible, and with that guide, they determine to spicad the good work, setting aside all difficulties, never tircing, or mind iul of the foe who ignorantly assails them, battling against all opposition with undaunted persevcranco, succeed with tho good cause, where others before them have failed, and lay tho corner-stone of Odd Fellowship in this country. The very name thoy gave to their I^odge had a talistnanic effect to nerve them to accomplish a work, the grandeur of which wo have couie together this evening tc commemorate, and to give thnnks to the Great Benevolent Being for IBs Blessing upon that little band of obscure Immigrants. From that Lodgo formed in 1819, up to 1871, a period of fifty-two years, nearly 4,000 Lodges, in active Working order, have been established, with about 300,000 member* piicndinir n?op rim \V'. ? , o ....... *,ov?. .. Continent. and in part of Australia, all under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge ofi the II. S. What other Society can boast of a proud cr or better Record 7 and how well is the assertion illustrated that 0110 Law shall hind all Nations, and that Law, the haw of universal brotherhood. Is it not wonderful that from such a small beginning, and in such a $hort space of time, a mighty giant should spring up, whose influence and teachings bear fruit and prevail over all the country. From the Grand Secretary's report we gain the following information ; The number of Brothers relieved in the year 1870, were twenty-five thousand and nineteen, widowed families three thousand and scvcntyvbx. The amount paid lor the relief of Brothers 3579,013 81 ; for widowed fain ilies fil22.043.C5. Amount paid lor educating orphuns, 310,444.10. Total uuiount S859,9UG 86. Besides these figures there is no douht that there arc hundreds of eases of Benevolence and Charity ol a private character by Brothers of tins Order. From these statistics we submit our principles to the utmost scrutiny, and hold t hem up to the ligl'.t of day to dissipate the idle notions which the loos of Odd Fellow, ship entertain, and they must admit that i's report is pood and learn to respect the Order. It behooves us then this evening to remember grutclully that little Baltimore Bund, ana most deservingly amongst them, Futhcr Thos Wi'dcy. Ho was born in the city of London on the 15th Huv of January 1783, in tlie reign of George 111 and at tfa close of the Revolutionary War. At five years of age lie was placed at School, which ho attended, until, he was fourteen years old, hut received a very limited education In the year 1804, he was initiated into Lodge No. 17 of the Order of Odd Follows, in the city of-Lcrtdon, in which, he served in every capacity, Iroiu the humblest to the highest Office, and was distinguished for his zeal and energy. Ou the 3d day of July 1817 he cniharLed for Amcticu, ant} reached liultiuiorc city, on tho 2d day of September following. lie made the acrpjiantanec of John Welch, a fellow countryman, who also was an Odd Fellow. They discussed the plan of introducing the Order into this country?after various unsuccessful efforts to increase their members to the required five. Finally by repeated advertising they reached the desired result, and on the 20th day of April 1819, Washington Lodge,.- No. 1 was formed with Thos. Wildcy us N. G. llow ho was justly honored by the Brotherhood in after years, as well as tlie erection of a Monument over his grave af? tor his death, ore matters familiar to every Odd Fellow. In the year 1840, Odd Fellowship wu8 introduced into the State of South Curolinn, by forming South Car. olina Lodge No. 1, of Charleston, and to its honor", bo it said, is still one of the I largest Lodges in tho Stato, and has amongst its members some of the best nnd most influential men in the city. In May, 1849, tho Order was introduced into the Town of Spartanburg, and Morgan Lodge, No. 19, was founded. Tins Lodge has great cause this evening for thanksgiving and rejoicing. Many are tha vicissitudes and | trials our beloved Lodge has experienced! and to find it to night still, in notive o|>cr nlion ought to swell our hearts with grat? ittide, atid particularly tho hearts of tfafl veteran members sitting with us, who leivfl seen its very dawn, and were its foundefl ?who hare guided it through its in fan J on to its glory, and steered it safely t lining? the stormy days, when its star bucurnl di'n. Theto veteians clung to theit| i * imi jjovp, ana wncn tlie youtigejf members were absent from home, with unH I wearied energy worked on, saved the ch?M I ter and kept the old ship afloat. 9 In 1865, probably the darkest hoi*J this Lodge Huh over seen, when scarcely \J member had current money to contribute towards the support of the Lodge, when for that want, more than hall of the Lodges in this State forfeited their charters, how ap( ly the handful of faithful ones of Morgan Lodge illustrated that H'Aen there is a will, there, is a icat/, and prominent amongst that haiidtull, the faithful of the faithful, who like the Founder of Odd Fellowship served his Lodge and the Order in every caj pacity with equal Zeal and energy, never failed (although G. M. of the State, still j served Lis Lodge as Sec'y) to make his reports to the Ginnd Lodge of this State,, whether thcro were fuuds in the Treasury | or not, at personnl inconvenience advanced the require! sum, to keep up tho honor of Morgau Lodgo. Suoh genuine prisoiples, and Lovo for' | the Order, deserve to be inscribed on the records in letters of gold, on this the day of celebrating the greatness of our Order. j. wice lias Morgan .Lodge been honored, by selecting the saino Member, to fill the highest Office of the order, and too, at a, time, when it required a Head, a Heart and a Hand, to prevent the Ship, with tattered sails and in leaking condition from shipwreck. Like a good Captain ho kepi < it afloat, trimmed tha-sails, inspired Odd Fellowship, aod with flying colors surrendered it to his Successor, with tho word "Onward" written on its lianncr. To day Phaouix like, the Order in this State has risen from its ashes, and Morgan Lodge bides fair to become one of tho first Lodges in the State, and i s name, like that, of the glorious Hero and Patrio^H' the Puttie ol Cowpcns, after whom it was named, shall ever appear bright untarnish ed in the Annals of Odd Fellowship. One more and gr? at cause, tins Lodge has lor thanksgiving, is that during the year juai passed, only one of its 111 moors was reported sick, so as to need the attention of the Lodge, and none, I am happy to slate were taken from our midst by death. The chain that entwines us has not been severed, and long may it be, Leforc we arc csllcd upon to record eucIi u Borrowiul event. With this brief History of Morgan i .j i .1 - --- uuuge, nnu me example ot the old Members bclbrc us; 1 would up oca I to tlie young brothers to wort zealously ; letyoui efforts(tiever cease to extend . .your Lodge -?-btti!d it up, while you have the guidance of the veterans, for ere very l"ng, you will be calhd upon to guide it yourself, and thru, when on the pinnacle of your glo. ry you can point tothe records ot your Lodge, and rejoice that your Sires have kept them unsullied, through the darkest days of its ejciiiteiioe.<-' And to t-hoj-e brothers, who have become lukewarm, and indifferent, 1 would say on this Anniversary day. Keturn ! be severd from the chain no longer, help to uiakc strong tho chain tlmt here unites us, link yourself again to '-friendship, Love and Truth,"?till again the places you once occupied with profit and pleas ure to tlie Lodge, and let us have it the bright Star to guidcon shipwrecked lircth crcn. Sailing o'er lifes solemn nir.in. Seeing it, shall take heart again. In the last-lew years we have met with heavy loses,?familiar faces wc were wont to see, und voices wc used to hear, are no longer seen, mr their voices heard within this Lodge Uooiii?they have left us ? Some to Heck new homes and new friendships. In niakingthc latter, h t us hope they will find none truer than those they Iclt behind, and whercvfcr these brothers have gone, may they be prosperous, atid' never forget the principles of Odd Fellowship Others have been removed Ironi our midst to thut country, from whose bourne no traveller returns?and we trust, are now sitting in the celestial Lodge above,! where the Great Qrniid-Muster presides, { and their epirits arc hovering over us now, urging us on in o work, which Heaven ] speeds uih) the Angels smile upon. " i To th.o memory of these our de'prrtcd ( brothers, we dedicate a tear upon this our , natal day. The members nt large, I would address i this evening Tllttt with such a Kecord before us, (this filty-second Anniversary,) we should be inspired it possible with re- l ncwed energy, to be up and doing, and | show the world by our oxamplo that we are Odd Fellows indeed. There is a tiilio iu any ones life when he calls to mind words that be would wish unspoken, und | things done that he would wish nhdonc.-*- I I We have all things to regrot, and things | Kto forgive, iirothertji, is dui "tv becoming ntoro and Wtcr appreciated ; aball we not oue and* ell at rive lo enhance ! living righ* and doing oUr wutchdord be *Xler all circumstances we rei, Our Great Grand Master gjver of all tliln?^ and with* teg, we are naligh't. Let tie tbank Him this evening f-ipt iffe ojcrcic's unto us us individuals, and fitfnto us. awn Lodtrc. Thank llitn for Hit blessings showsred, On our Order of Renown ; Praise Jlim lor (he great Success Whi, brave defenders Of Faith, Goodness, Truth and Worth, Till Odd F.llowship shall bnnish Sorrow, Wrong, and Woe, from earth. Thus upon our glorious Order's Bright air* joyful Natal dags Let our rows all be recorded. That we'll erer hold our way, Through this world of waut and weaping, Trusting that our Motires purs Soon will win praise universal, And our tenets e're endure. Correspondence of tlie Spartan. WAsniNaToN, D. C., April 27, 1871. rtvin Cn.n.... . TL. \T .. m v.-ll A/uon ui .mi An . X IIG XV U 1\ IUX 1)111 having passed, the Radicals arc busy manufacturing outrages so that when Grant comes back from the West, he will have tin cxcuso to put it in operation at once. One of their dodges is to tell the some tale over again in a different manner, and thus create the impression thnt^it is not the "snmc old tale." The shooting of Dr. Winsmith conies (Kit, this morning, in a new dress, but is easily recognized by any one accustomed to their dark-ways and vain j tricks. This time Dr. Winsmith is described u-' a "conserviitivc republican," and it is nn-i nounccd that he has since died." In the same number of tho paper is a notice of the Taxpayers Convention, which says the New York and Boston capitalists have I formed a company with two million dollars capital to purchase lands thrown on the market by refusal of our people to pay the taxes; but no mention is uiudc that the "conservative lcpublican" was in favor of the said convention, although, the cards of those discontented republicans published in the sartiC number of the Spartan, with Dr. Winsmith's card ore noticed and commented upon. The paper here which is more active in getting up these Ku Klux stories seems to have a regular correspondent in our neighborhood. lie writes them that those eaids are pub'ished because the signer's are warned by the K. K., and that one of the writers told him since publishing his card, that he was "just as good a rrjmblican as he ever was," which is not hard to believe as the only reason thoy turned radical was | to share in the "stealage.'* (Jr.int is bound I to be President next time if "brute lorce'' can uiakc him, and he. will control the: Southern States with tiis bayonets, and hopes to control the Northern by bribes and cheating at the elections. "Whenever any one is killed in the South after this, somfbody will be arrested arid hanged fori it. No man of common sense imagines for a moment that any of the Ku Klux will suffer, for to catch them is impossible, but some from llic neighborhood will ba.tl-.n ? " j victim. After they are arrested and oar-i ricd to Charleston, (the trials must all be in the United States Court,) n sufficient number of negroes and mean white men will be escorted dewn to convict; of course the triuls will bo only farces. The juries will bo exclusively negroes, na they must take the test oath. Grant has made a great hubbttb about the 4,inaurrcction" now in &outh Carolina, and to shotv That it is not all burnbug, he must bang a lew men Whether guilty or not It may startle some of our readers tofbink that Grunt would do such n thing, but his, pnst history shows i he cSrcc nothing lor human lilc." The Ku ' Klux may kill the wituessos when they) come back, but that won't bring the dead j to life again. Had not the mysterious brotherhood hotter reflect a inomcut before punishiDg the next evil-doer"/ The life of some our best citizens may bo s&crifioed for the death of aoma thieving rascal who ' )uatl.y. deserves the Ksltor. \Ve hopa^ftui ' talo about the capitalists with tho'two luiTlion dollars coming to buy landa in South Carolina firota'a frighieh 'Otir peop'o. It is all humbug. Those Yankees are.jporfectly i willing tho harpies now {ceding cm our pcoplo should ho gorged, but they do not i care to ftiraish thora with food."- vThrte it no danger of their btfyitig land where ft is 1 taxed the way our land is. Monet 'is'not *< so plentilul in Now tforlc nnd Boston that i tho holders of it ara hunting up thieves to - *tMl it for them, it it Was it would bo | : obcoper to advertise it a little, an^aur teg- 4 tiikTc been trying to 8<-.l their lands to tbiifec ' ."nine capitalists ever since the war, but without success, as they knew too well the I character of our rulers. The South Curo- 1 linu Mood in bonator Robinson's veins as- i soiled its fcunrcmucy when tjio vote was I taken on the lv*i Klux bill, and to his lion* > or be it said ho voted against it. Our I sweet Wallace voted tor it, und is now t whining around the streets saying he is < afraid to go home as (lie Ku Klux will kill him. \Vrc think the charming widow \ lor whose bcucfit lie told this, tailed to ap- i prcciatc it as silt is n sympathiser with the i South. We happened in a religious meet- J ing not many nights ago and saw this same ( Wallace riso near the pulpit and address i the congregation. Visibnn of. those 100 I voters at l'ucolctt Depot (who would have 1 voted lor him but were run off,) u:id the i "thousands" of others who ought to have i done so hut didn't, but in consideration of which he got his seat and the $0,000 per j year that Mr. Simpson was entitled to, i rose in our mind so vividly that we imag- c ined oursclt in poor degraded South (Jaro- I litia nonin niwl ~ 1. L ? - ?B , ...v. ..v> in (.iiuivii wuere people I bad met to worship. ( The only paral cl plcCcof infpudcnce wc i ever bear J ol was the account of the devil 1 going to Heaven on the day tlie Son ot tGod walked before Ilim. If our people t will stand firm in their determination not t to pay any more taxes, and the Ivu Klux t decline to give Grant a chance 1 o hung \ anybody, (be Radical party, especially that portion in South Carolina, will soon be num- j bored among the things that were. Their t -capital is ra'lnced Lo^'ouJxagra" njid j '..'r papers teem with tlie accounts daily, t i . particular one dressed in a new suit \ published three or tour times a week, 1 lor a month. All the men ot biuin are I deserting Grunt. Suuincr, Chase, Seward, i Trumbull, Gratz, Grown, and men ot their stamp see that unless they cut loose, Grant will sink llicin all when ho goes down, \ which he is bound to at the next Presidential election. Let our j cople stand by the c taxpayers Convention ami make us good crops as the season will permit, and all | ?? What is tire dtfTcrenco between tfixty ninutes and my youngest sister''" ashed a precocious boy of his grave uncle. "I fon't know ; what is it V was the uncle's cplv- '"Why, one's an liottr, and tho oth r's our Ann," vras tho stunning cxplanaion. ... - c> - t tm - ? A nrron^lan* |? *' " 1 .. h..v....?n. I.tm IU u in-vllu;'tT12 tO CXinline llie honets Several gentlemen expressed the opinion that (lie orga'n outang fras a lower order of the human species.? lodge did not like this idea, and striding tp to (he gentleman, expressed his conenipt for it thus: "Pooh ! he's no inoro tuman species than 1 he!" I "Call that a kind mail," said an actor, ipeaking of an absent acquaintance,*'u man vho is uway from Ins fumily, and never endstheui n farthing? Call that kindness ? 'Yes, unremitting kindness," Jcrrold reilied. <