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VOLUME XXV11I. CAMD?N, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1916. NUMBER 5. , ,IK STATE CONVENTION w?? Co swepl 11} MmiuIiw Forces. ( \V'. K Caldwell In New* unU Courier. ) Columbia. May IT. ?United States Senator It. li- Tillman whm re-elected national committeeman over Lowndes .j. Browning, of Union, the lilewse cau cus ix >ni lu?r, thlN afternoon by (lie Democratic State Convention by the overwhelming majority of iJ?7 to -13. The senior Senator wan placed In nom ination l?y Senator Nicholson, of Kdge ami there were several seconds. Mr. Browning was nominated by Mr. 1a>iik. of l ii Ion, and on the roll call hy counties the Senator swamped his L>|)|x?nent. The forty-three votes for lht> Union man were made up of one from Aiken, thirteen from Anderson, one from Barnwell, five from Oluren dou, four from Dillon, one l'roiu Dor cljMler, one from Fairfield, one from Georgetown, one from Lancaster, five from 1 .aniens, eight from , Newberry, kJx from Lee, one from Oconee, two from Klehland. The delegations from Newberry, Union ami hv were the noly ones ?oriiiK solidly for Mr. Browning. One from the Anderson delegation und one from the York delegation voted for Senator Tillman, the rest of these del nations fcoing to the Union man When the Holid Charleston vote of eighteen nan announced for Senator Tillman hv Convention hroke into applause. John (iary Evans was re-elected <tate chairman over W. A. Stuekey, )f Bishop vi lie, the lile>ase caucus nom inee, hy the overwhelming majority of 557 to 71. The HI ease caucus nominal ions were >verwhelmed with the same un varying majority throughout On motion of Christie Beuet, for the Richland delegation, Gen. Wylle Jones ? as re-elected treasurer of the I>emo fcratic party by acclamation. The lirst test vote between the Blease ind Anti-Mease factious this after joon came on the adoption of the qaa ority rej>ort of the credentials corn oktce to seat the Christensen delega tion from Heaufort. This report was idopted by a vote of 265 to 50, the Todontials committee having returned i rejKjrt, IUI to 9, to muit the Christen ion delegation. - When the Convention reconvened at I o'clock and before the credentials ommlttee reported, on motion of State ?ha I rm a n Evans the Convention voted o allow tlfteen minutes for a commit pe of suffragettes to present a petition o the Convention. A committee, con 1st lug of John Gary Evans, D. S. Hen lerson and 1>. H. Coker, were ap tointed to escort the ladles to the lesk, the suffragettes committee being Irs. Harriet Powe Lynch, Mrs. H. V. durdaugh. Miss Mary A. Brennen and drs. Henry Martin. They were re vived with cheers. Mrs. Lynch said heir resolution asked the Convention or two things: First, an amendment p the State Constitution extending the Ight of suffrage to women, and, sec md, instructing the delegates to St. iouIs to work for incorporation Into tie platform of the uutional Demo ratic party a declaration favoring wo Ntn suffrage without regard to a fed riil amendment to this end. She call d attention to the close vote in the louse last year on this subject, and aid their petition covered sixteen ards of paper, she did not read it, ut asked rliat it l>e placed before the ro|>er committee, which was done, he thanked the Convention for ex Jndlng the Jadics this privilege and 'as cheered. This is the second time woman suf rage has been presented to a IJemo rjitif ( '? >n v ??nt ion, the late Mrs. V.ir lulu I>. Young. of Fairfax, fiayinfr ?d n-sM-d a Convention a fwv years ago n tin* subject. When the Report of the credentials >nuuittec was adopted the temj)orary rg:imzation was made permanent on lotlun of Mr. McSwain. On assuming if i r as jtermanent president, Mr. W. p. ('nthruii expressed his appre biti. si ..i t h*? honor and praised the prs<?nin'i ..f the Convention. He re leued the put riot le record of the knuiM -nit !?? party In years past, and hrninir t<> tin- (tut look In the nation, pi'l ?'f i he record of the national km-fTut ir i?arty: "We have kept the pith." ||.. called attention to the I l<K?]y r.uro|H>an war and Its terrible | laughter : ? ml was tumultously cheered d?'ii hi- said: "You may thank hloi |ho t s in the White House today [>r t?*i r?'_r free from the contamination f that kind." Mr. Cothran eulogized yosiMcitt \\ iisi.ii and the record of the prtv and termed him "the greatest resi.l, .,ir ? f the Vnlted States In fifty pa rs." Turrdit- his attention to the record the democratic State administration s]M>aker n roused prolonged ap ian.se when in* exclaimed: "The sen n"1' for impartial law-enforcement s never been healthier than It it to v He sounded law enforcement as s.. 2" m-.? imtf and brought more chers lien ht- reviewed the progressive leg ilatioi. r..- education, equitable tax and other records which im*i recoruH wmcu le rci'iii Ceneral Assemblies have to SHr credit. He sai,] tin, greatest reason for con ratu.ations is the progress made In le ionise of hnmanitarlanism. He >'k?- cf the warehouse system In con- j fiitulator.v terms and said, "Give It | fair chance. If it falls through ln )mpeten(v or graft then put the axe > the root of the tree, as has been wie before in South Carolina." He )u ... i iuu in v^Mronna. fie iw great (visibilities for the people > the warehouse system. The tire of education la out in the Kmntalns. and 1m spreading over outh Carolina," he said, drawing ap* lause when referring to the enrol *nt of over 1,000 grown whHe meni > the cotton mills around Green vUJe J (CootloDed on page four) MAKKS insfection, A. I). Oliphunt, of SIhIc Hottril of Chttrltlw mul Corrections lleiv. The State Hoard of CluirUl.es and Corrections through Its assistant *e< retary, A. 1>. oilphant. has completed Its second inspect Ion of the Kershaw county Jail, county chain gang ami county almshouse. These Institutions were visited for the tlrst time last August by Albert Sv Johnstone, seore tary of the Hoard. The State Hoard of Charities and Corrections Is for tunate In having as Its local commit tee of visitors In Kershaw .oouhty Mr. C. J. Shannon, Jr.. Dr. *J. \V. Corbet t. and Mr. Ccorge T. Little. These geu tleinen recently visited the county penal and charitable Institutions, making a ro)>ort to the Hoard. The Hoard ex pects, th rough Its local committees, to Increase the Interest taken In all the counties in the State In conditions un der which paupers, prisoners and con victs live. After Inspecting the county |?enal and charitable Institutions of the State for the second time, the Hoard of Charities and Corrections will grade the Institutions In the several counties according to certain standards of man agement and equipment for them which It has set It Is expected that the?e grades, will show Intelligibly the rela tive degree of efficiency with which the various chain gangs, Jails and almshouses are managed as well as the adequacy of their equipment. Supervisor West told Mr. Ollphant, who si>ent Monday making his Inspec tions in tills county, that he was about to let a contract for improving the water supply and repairing the toilet fixtures at the county jail. This is a matter which has needed attention for a good while, as 'two or three grand Juries as well as the State Hoard of Charities and Corrections have pointed out. The State Hoard of Charities and Corrections is urging the formation of district almshouses which can be true hospital-homes for the aged infirm, which the county almshouses except In the largest counties cannot be with 1 out putting the counties to gre?at ex pense. By combining their forces sev eral countries can organize and run an up-to-date almshouse jointly at com paratively low cost, the Hoard thinks. A tentative almshouse district for cen tral South Carolina might comprise Kershaw, Richland. Lexington, Fair Held and Calhoun counties, with the almshouse centrally located somewhere in Richland county. The Hoard is not proposing that the almshouse be lo cated In the city of Columbia but some where in the country. Hearing Before Hail road Commission. Notice has l?ecn received by the Ctun deh Chamber of Commerce that the Railroad Odmmi.ssloitAwiU 3^)1(1 a hear ing btijSveen representatives of carriers and shipi>ers in regard to the matter of changes^. and eliminations in _ South "Carolina exception sheet on Tuesday, May ?'M)th. The hearing will l>e held in the State Library, State House, Columbia, at 10 a. m. Any person having any represei?ta tions to make with regard to existing rates will please communicate with the president of the Chamber of Com merce at an <*irly date. T. K. Trotter, Secretary. Entertainment at Malvern Hilt There will be an entertainment given at the Malvern II11I School House. Thursday evening, May 25th. Tee eream and cake will l>e sold. The pub lie is cordially invited to attend. ?????? 4 - Staged Fight on I^awn. Sanimle Boy kin, better known as "Secretary." and a negro known as "Huckleberry" James, used the iv>st ofllce lawn last Saturday afternoon on which to stage a tight. ''Secretary" claims that "Huck" invaded his place of work and was wholly in the wrong. The weapons of war were fists and skulls "and of course no dnmago was done. Each dismissed the affair with the remark "that nigger's skull was tough." A large crowd of spectators gathered and all remained neutral. The nght went many rounds until the police came upon the scene and run 'em In. At recorder's court Monday both plead guilty to fighting and were fined $3 each. New Announcements. The following new announcements appear in this issue of The Chronicle : For Magistrate, Flat Itock Township ? James T. Truesdel, J. E. Creed, G. W. Estes. For Commissioner, Flat Itock Town ship ? J. o. Faulken berry. I For ConunlMlooer. Wateree Town shlp? J. M. Porter. ? For Clerk of Court? H. C. Singleton. * . V tt, r'l -f r VKTKKANS AKK I.OYAK Confederate Veterans and Sons Pledge I. Ives ami fortunes to Country. t illrminghani, Ala,, Max HV-Tbcro xx ill !>?? a reunion of the old Con fed i orate soldiers as long an there Is a handful U>ft to reunlto, accord tug to the sentiment expressed at the o|?en 1 1 iK session of tlu> txveiity sixth annual reunion of tho lulled Confederate Vet oralis horo today The suggestion -that tho annual ?Hlh or I n^s ho discontinued mot With local protests from tin* audience which i>ack oil the Ittjou theatre to suffocation. Heforo tho s|h'ih'1u's (?f weleone ami resi>onse were xvoll launched. (ion. C ? W. '1 1oo|ht, of Solina, Ala., commander of tho Alabama division of votoranrf, . presented resolutions pledging tho old ! soldlors of tho south to tho govern ment of the United States. They worej adopted by a rising voto amid scenes ; of groat enthusiasm and a copy will | bo telegraphed to President Wood row Wilson. The resolutions wore: "We, the United Confederate Voter- i a ns, In reunion assembled at IHrmlng ham, do hereby again renew and de clare our unfaltering alloglanco to tho government of the United States In this, Its hour of great international dif ficulties "We to<?k up arms agailnst the gov ernment, not as rebels, but to protect our homes and firesides, to preserve and maintain the principle of state's rights, and although the -arbitrament of arms was against us, we lost neither our courage, our manhood, nor our j>a triotlsm. "Today the remnant of the armies of the Confederate State* of America does hereby off^f herself, its sons and its proj>erty upon the altar of a re united country which we love and seek td serve, protect and defend. "We recommend that every male cltiizcn oVor sixteen years of age re siding In the United States nnd its tor rltorles bo required to Immediately report to the probate judge of his county or other like officer under pen alty of the law and there swear alle giance to this government, pledge him self to loyally supjiort the government against any and all foes, whether In-1 tornal or foreign, that may attempt to hinder. Imiiedo -?or destroy the rights, property or liberty of Its people." Gen. Hooper si>oke In place of Con. John C?. Smith, who was ill. At the camp on the Fair U round A more than 4,000 old soldiers were fed at dinner today. The menu consisted of roast hoof and brown gravy, jx>ta toes. rye bread and coffee. At the hospital only sixteen were rei>orted on the sick W.st. In the afternoon the veterans and visitors heard an address on 'The Con federate Soldier." by John T. Cool rich, and ? musical program. A get-together occasion ..for- the old soldiers when, grouped " under state banners, they exchanged visits in capl tol park was a feature of the first day. Tonight the annual oration to the veterans by Irvln S. Colrt>, a well known writer, a banquet to the United Daughters of the Confederacy by the local members and the first of the big balls in compliment to the veterans, sons, daughters, sponsors and maids will occupy attention. 1 ? Funeral of Mr. Lipscomb. .Mr. Thos. J. Lipscomb, who "-hot himself' -through the head in this city last Thursday morning died at a Co lumbia hospital at nine o'clock on Sat urday morning where he liad I teen carried in an effort to save his llf'\ Mr. Lipscomb was the? son of Col. and Mrs. T. J. Lipscomb, formerly of Newberry county, but more recently of Columbia. He was 37 years of ape, ami in 1002 was married to Miss Vic toria Jordan, daughter of Mrs. H It. Jordan, of Camden. His wife and two children ? Val. Lipscomb and Harriett Lipscomb, and his aged mother, who resides in Columbia survive him. The funeral services were hold at the Camden linntist church Sunday morning at 0:30 o'clock, conducted by his pastor, Rev. John A. Davison, as sisted by Rev. F. II. Harding, of (;n?<-e church. A large crowd of sorrowing friends were in attendance. Messrs. W. L. I)ePasK. Raymond Moore, L. J Whitaker, G. C. Bruce, W. M. Young and Dr. W. C. Moore acted as pa 11 Itearers and the burial was al the f Quaker cemetery. More Money For Schools. County Superintendent Birchmore report* that he has received from the State Superintendent $220, to be ap plied to the Bethune High School. Added to previous amounts this makes the sum of $9,46880 state aid receiv ed by him for schools In this county. I.AIHKS TO MKKT 1INRK. Delegate* to Woman's c Auxiliary at <>nu't? Church Nevt \V?M'k. I'liv ll?iit\ l!i>l annual Convention <>f .lit* Smith Carolina branch of tho Woman* A u\ltUir\ t?> t )i?> Board of .Missions, will he hold In Grace Church, Parish, Camden. May L'ltlh to ^ttth. j I In- convention will Include delegate* ' from n 1 1 parishes In the state, mum . \lN-ltors and a numhor of I ho clergy! of the 1>|<nvsc. Itlshop Wni. A. (.worry, l> IV, president, and also tho Hov, Hugh I.. Hurlosou, of Now York City, ?m! 1 1 ? ?r iJ" tho "Spirit of Missions" to take part In tho convention. AImhi'i l.'-o visitors are ex|x?oted anions whom art* many prominent workors through out tho ntato. All numbers of other ' congregations aro cordially Invited to at loud tho services and sessions of tho convention Indicated on tlj pro gram and to Join In making welcome ( tho mombors of tho convention and to sharr In any of its benefit*. Pro* nun Wednesday M orning, May '24th. 0:15 a. m.-? Conforemv of I? much Presidents, Junior Directresses, Hoard otlloers and oluilrinon of l>c|NirtmeutH In Parish house of Grace church. l>el egates will present credentials and pledge slljw to Credential committee. 10 :<K> a. m. ? Opening norvlnv, Grace church. Presentation of United Of fering. Annual toddrws of the Right Hovorond, tho liishop of tho Diocese. ( V*lebratlon of Holy Communion. 11 :.'{(> h. m. ? Business session In Parish house. Invocation hy the Right Reverend W. A. Ouorry. Address of Welcome, th*> Rev. F. II. Harding. Welcome from Grace (Church branch. Roll Call erf Parhrh branches. Kxtracts from minutes. Rules of order. Ajv paint men t Of committees. 12 m. ? Noonday prayer for Missions. Annual address of the president Miss Katie Lee. Annual message from the general secretory, Miss Kmei y. Re jxjrts of vice presidents. Mrs. Mlxson, Mrs. Rreoden, Mrs. Miles. Conference on (\>n vocational work. Report of sec retary, MIkh Maud Darrell. Report of 1k>\ secretary, Mrs. Christopher Fitz Simons. Conference on boxes. RejKjrt of credential committee. Announce incuts. Wednesday Afternoon 4 :<K> p. in. ? Devotional service . Mln^ utes of morning session. Report of I treasurer, Mt*s. Paul Kennedy. C011 f^reajee on finances. Report of educa tional secretary, Miss V. T. Singleton. Conference on Mission study and text lx*>ks. Rei>ort of secretary of Junior department. Miss Scotia B. Hold, lie port of secretary of "The Spirit of Missions," Miss Marie I ley ward. Re l>ort of secretary of "The Diocese," Mrs. J. K. Hart, Distribution of in formal ballot. Announcements. 0:lf> p. m. ? Informal reception, ten dered by Woman's Auxiliary </f Grace Church. The hostesses of all delegates are In vited to a reception at Mrs, Henry Savage's Wednesday afternoon. May 24th, from (1 to 8 o'clock. 7:45 p. ui. ? Informal ballot cast in Parish House. 8:00 p. m. ? Missionary service Grace Church. Sermon by Rev. Hugh L. Burleson, editor of the "Spirit of Mis sions." Thursday Morning. May 2f?th 0:30 a. m. ? Oeleb ration of Holy com munion. 10 :00 a. m. ? Business session in Parish house. Minutes of previous ses sion. Kcport of Credential committee. Distribution of formal ballot. Confer ence on Provincial Synod. Report "Treasury of Ideas" Mrs Alexander Long. Conference on "ideas." An nouncements. Iteport of United Offer ing Custodian and Committee on Offer ing of Life, Miss P. B. Duvall. Con ference. Volunteers and Summer Work ers. "A Personal Word'' from Miss Alice Gregg. 12 m. ? Noonday prayers for Mis sions. "Quiet hour." 1?mI by Itev. Hugh L. Burleson. Junior Session. Thursday Afternoon. 3 :4.r> p. in. ? Formal ballot cast at door. Devotional service. Roll call of Junior Branches. Report of Junior secretary, Miss Scotia B. Held. Talk to Juniors, by President. Conference on Mission Study and Text Books. "Methods of Junior Work." Mrs. J. S. Myers. Rejwut of Junior branches. "The Missionary Dollar" by Grace ChurcJl Juniors. 8:00 p. m. ? Imitation meeting of the Board of Missions. Friday Morning. May 20th Junior Session 0 :.'W) a. ni. ? Celebration of Holy com munion. 10:00 a. ni. ? Business session In Parish house. Minutes. Report of secretary of IJttle Helpers, Miss Mari an Mazyrk. Conference on Soctlon T. Reports of Junior Branches. Report of Junior bronchia. Report of United Offering Custodian. Conference on "The Offering of I/Ife." "A Personal Word" from Mis* T'ta Salto and Miss Alice Gregg. 12 m. ? Noonday prayers for Mis sions. Triennial Notices. Election of delegates to Triennial Meeting. Re port of Ballot. Report of Committee on Courtesy. Minutes. Prayer Ser vice. Adjournment R. F. D. Association to Meet. - Kershaw and I^ancaater R. F. D. Association will meet at Kershaw May 30th. * All carriers are earnestly re quested to meet with us. The election of officers for the ensuing year tlx) the election of delegates to the State convention at Columbia, July 3 and 4. J. W. Thompson, Pres. Wil l. MKtfT IN IIARTSVIUK, j Mi s. ?l. \\. Cokrr Was ICIoctci) Presi* | dent of Federation. I Vndcrsou, Ma> 1 'J llartsv 111*' was rlinsjMi us tin* ln-\t meeting | 1?\ the Federation of Women's Clubs. This Ncloollotl WHS lllllloM UIIIIUlmOUM. Tilt* morning session Frldnv was taken up part I, \ with unfinished reports of clubs ami election of ollhvrw. ? Mlleers were oltviod for oiio year, <ho biennial dec lion movement having been defeated the day Ix'foTV by four votes. i Mlleers elected wore 'us fallows : Mi's. .1 W Cokcr. Hartsvllle, president : Mr?. .1 E. Ellcrho. Marlon, \ Ice president ; Mrs. Frank II. Uary. Abbeville, s??oond vice president ; Mrs. C. C. Foatliorstoiic. <?reenwt>od, recording secret a ry ; Mrs. M. S. McKilinon. Hartsvllle, ?*oitc N|M>n?lliiK secretary: Mrs. II. A. Mor gan, Ureenvllle, troasuror, and Mrs. 11 W, Carroll, ltcnuettsvlllc, auditor. Ktvommcndatlons of I ho president were nmd serially at once. Clialrmen <?f tho committees aro: Conservation. Miss Anulda Moses, Siunlor ; civics, Mrs. voii Tresekow, Camden ; eduea tlon, Mrs. W. E. Duncan. Alkon : homo economics, Kathleen Mulligan, Sum tor; library, Mrs. \V. A. Scott, John ston; literary, Margaret Maayok, Char leston ; publicity, MImh Montgomery, Marlon; public health, MIhh Julia Irby, Ijiurens ; social nnd industrial, Mrs. John (Uary Evans, Spartanburg. Commencement Kxorclses. Tho first jsirt of tho ooiumoncvinont exorcise of tho (Niiuden schools will be presented Friday night. May 10th, beginning at N:30. Tho program will be ns follows : I. (a) Oj>ening chorus by 00 hoys and girls ? "You're Welcome if You keep right still. " (h) Hoy's chorus: "Is there any bet ter country than the U. K. A.? ? Co lumbia, the gem of the ocean." II. OjM'retta, "Midsummer Eve" ? a fairy play for children. 75 boys and girls. ? 3. "It's t lino to tell you all good night," 00 boys and girls. Admission, liTx* for children and 35c for adults, will l>e charged ami the proceeds applied to school funds. Sunday evening at 8:30 in the Hap j tist church, Kev. John II. Graves will proach the annual sermon to the grad uates and students of the high school. Everyone is cordially Invited to attend tills service. The flnaf graduating exercises will be held in the opera house, May Uflth at 11 a. m. Mr. W. II. Hand, of Co lumbia. state Insjiector of high schools wMll make the address to the graduat ing class ami patrons. This being the first session of a four year course has Ikhmi offered in our high school it is ?ksj>ecially gratifying to learn that those who are complet ing the eleventh grade this year will be awarded state high school diplomas, finishing their course with II units to their credit, of the fourteen who enrolled in the eleventh grade in Sejv tember, 1015, the following will grad uate : Margaret Mcltae I/onolr. Ethel Dultant Smith, Elizabeth Workman Wallace, Sara Annie Williams. Joseph Clyde McCaskill. John English Nelson. Descended Near Lumberton. humberton. May 13. ? An aeroplane landed near McDonald's, 12 miles soutihwest of here about ft o'clock this morning. The machine wan driven by Howard Hlnehart. of Cleveland, Ohio. He stated that lie left Augusta at 0 o'clock, crossing South Carolina In three hours. Engine trouble caused the descent. The machine was hnnled to Itowland to he shipped to destination. ?, Likes Camden and The Chronirle. The Chronicle has received the fol lowing much appreciated letter from one of our Northern visitors who has l>een coming here for many winters and who calls Camden his "second lurnie" : "Will you please resume sending to my house here, at the address below, the (Chronicle that you liave l>een send ing to me to the Hobkirk Inn, of late. As I have missed the Issue of Friday, the 5th. I will be pleased to have you send that too. I want to nay, that from the long time I have spent In Camden, I have come to regard it as a f*ort of second (home, and I feel very much interested In the local news, and I am accustomed to read The Chronicle each week, clear through. I will also tray that it seems to me to have very much Improved, since we began taking It." Mrs. Annie Oliver, of Aiken, 8. now ha? charge of the Postal Telegraph office at Camden. She succeeds Mr. E. W. ft m oak, who left here some time ago to take charge of an office at Portsmouth, Va. '? ifrygi ?- * - M KM OK I \\ . \ DUKKSS Delivered llj Mr, Mills at Cwndtr) Lust Memorial Huv, Following t? I ho address delivered l?> Mr. I. T Mills before Kershaw county Veterans and Ladles of Ml' mortal Association at uaker tvretery last WiHinesday afternoon, May 10th: More than a half century has pass oil atncc the last nuii was tired and tin* a r mt of the Southern i'oiifedor* acy were diabrnded forever. Fifty one yeufs ngo tlita month, the roiuia thru the South were all tilled with weary ragged soldiers as they trudged slowly homeward. Fifty -due years! More than a generation and a half! and In that time men forget much and forgive everything. 10 veil the ureal prlnciplea which uctuuteU the IXmftuU erute states and their people have been misrepresented l>y many vv ho are often counted meat historians, and (lie hooka taftght In aonie of our schools have been misleading and unjust. And because a new generation han arisen, and the old order In |Mtaaing away, 11 becomes more and more Important that we hold these memorial exercises each year, and In them umke It a feature to impress u|H>n thorn' who ilttend, uml e.s|H'clally upon the children, the truth as to this groat contUct In the nation an the facts wen? understood at the time. From the iiirllest days of the forma tion of the government of this coun try, a large proiK>rtlon of the Statoa j had felt theinsclvea to be free ami In dependent sovereign bod lea, who might remain in the leugue, or might with draw when they ho desired, at their sovereign will. When these States ae , ceded. they wore but doing what they had always believed they might prop erly and lawfully do. When South Carolina withdrew from the I'nlon on Doc. L>0, 1800, it waa not expected by her, nor by her i*K>ple, that the 1'nlted Ntatea government would attempt to coerce her, uml aho had made no preparations for hostlli ties. When on Deo. 20, MaJ. Anderson, who commanded the 11. 8. forces at Charleatoi), partially dismantled Fort Moultrie, and took )>oaaeaalon of the atronger Fort Sumter, his action was taken without authority from Wushlng ton, and our people still believed that the United States government would disavow hia act, and order him back to his original position. And when on Jan. 0, 1801, the "Star of the West" endeavored to bring in reinforcements to Ft. Sumter, and was tired ou by the State troo|>s to prevent her doing ho, there was not enough oaunon lew der in jm>hh<*mhIoii of the State to buve 1 kept up a tin* for three hours even I with the few small cannon the State militia jJossoHHod. From January to March, 1801, efforts were made by South Carolluu to ob tJiln possession of Ft, .Sumter peaoe ably by negotiations, but President Lincoln finally announced that he In tended to bold it an the "property" of the United Stutes. Relieving in the right of the State* to withdraw at their sovereign will, sympathizing with South Oarollna in her jHirjKmes and efforts, und struck with astonishments and dismay by the attitude of the National government ut Washington, Mississippi, Alabanui, Florida, <Jeorgia, i/ouisiana, and Texas seceded, and with South Carolina form ed a provisional Confederate States . government with the caplto) at Mont gomery, Ala. And still the United States troops were in possession of Ft. Sumter, and refused to deliver it, and the Federal fleet had sailed down to (Tharletttbn and occupied the entrance to' the har bor. On April 12. 1801. under orders from the Confederate States provisional gov- ' ? eminent, the l>ombardment of the Fort began, and on the 1.1th, MaJ. Ander son surrendered and evacuated it. President Lincoln called for 75,000 vol unteers "to snlxlue the rebellion." Vir ginia s4K*eded. The capital of the Con f??derucy was moved to Richmond, and the black clouds of certain war gath ered Id nil their fury. Then it was that the" feeling of the people rose to fever heat. They felt, i and had always felt, th/it tl*elr first and holiest allegiance mis due to their States, which they had regarded as the supreme authority over them, and around the State governments had devotion that true citizens owe to their country. And when the seced ing St a ten called for volunteers, such response was made as lifts never been made before or since. Before the month of April had expired thO 1st Regiment S. C. Volunteers under Col. Maxcey L'regg quickly followed by a jH>rtlon of the 2nd Regiment S. C. Volunteers of Col. J. It. Kershaw the companies from Richland, Kershaw and Sumter counties, under Capt. Wal lace and Cttssou, of Columbia ; Kenne dy, of Camden, and Richardson, of Sumter, were the first troops upon the soil of Virglnlu and were there even before Virginia could gather her own militia together. The actual fighting, which commenc ed with Hull Run, on July 18thr and Manassas, on July 21, 1801, but fan ned the martial spirit into flames, and when on Feb, 2nd, 1862, the Confed erate government called for 0 per cent of the total white population as vol unteers "for the period of the war," South Carolina, by April 28th had ex ceeded her quota of 18,000 men under this call by 4,004, und had then un der enlistment "for the war," 22,004, and in addition 17,210, who had en- '? listed for one year under the first call made by the State, or an aggregate of ? 2f;,274 men under anus. By August 1B02, the State had fur oistMd 46,000 men to her own rcgl mcnts, and several hundred had joined the regiments of other States. . Before .n .1! njg (Continued on T*st Page.) . . V V " ? ****** ' _