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The Press and Banner. V/. A.. LI213, "Wcdae&day, Aug. 2,187G. datioual Democratic Ticket. FUU PRESIDENT: lamuel J. Tilden, OF NEW YOKK. i OR V ICE-PIi ESIDENT : Thomas A. Hendricks, OK INDIANA. Principle nud Policy iu State and County l\?*itics. It seems to be hel l in certain quarters U:nt iiiJclitv parly makes it incmiilcnt i;jw?u its members to support fcr lln? nnmi <if till? same politic?.' faith, ami precludes anything Jikc running a mixed ticket without compromising one's principlcs. On the contrary we should Ju>?d that fidelity to party would be most clearly manifested by adoj<i.;ig ibe most efficient means t<? seeing .its success, and that there <*xuilcl be no sacrifice of principle, if we secured oue-hajf of a Democratic loaf in exchange for alike concession to a Republican majority. If we were i 11 the majority and then would forego pur advantages, or if in a minority and could make some fair concession to secure present good, there might he some reason to complain of a sacrifice of principle; but wiion wc make the most of our circumstances, ami effect some attainable good by compromise with our opponents, without which we would risk and perhaps lose all, we vindicate the policy of our course without liecssarily sacrificing our principles. Did fealty to party alone consist in supporting Democratic nominees selected from their own ranks, the practice would have been very different from that which we find prev tiling ainoug Democrats at different times and in different States. Wherever tuey are in the majority we find them running a full ticket, but when in the minority, making the best terms with their opponents, by failure to make nominations, or running a mixed ticket so as to secure the highest measure of success. The News and Courier cites the following instances from the pa*t history of the party: "In Illinois, in 1S74, the Democrats and Independent Republicans agreed to cast their joint vote for a compromise candidate as Superintendent of Education. Each of these two parties and the Regular Republicans nominated a candidate for Treasurer. The joint candidate for Superintendent of Education was elected, while the etraight-out candidate for Treasurer was defeated. All that was gained was the fruit of co-operation. In Wisconsin, in the same year, the Democrats and the Grangers, combining together, beat the Republicans. In Connecticut, last year, the Democrats decided to nominate the Hon. Diivid A. Wells, the economist, for Congress against the Republican candidate. Mr. Wells declined to accept! a party nomination, and the Democratic Convention waived the nomi-l nation and advised the Democracy toj vote for Wells. They did so, and] drew to their support so many licpub-1 Ikjans that Mr. Wells was barely beaten, although the district in which he ran was overwhelmingly Republican, Mr. Dorsheimer, the present Lieu-1 tenant-Governor of New York, wan nominated and elected, as a Liberal Republican, by the Democracy of the State. In 1S75, the Hon. John A. Rigelow, a Republican, was nominated for Secretary of State by the State Democratic Convention, and was handsomely elected. In the same year the Anti-Tammany Democrats and the Republicans joined forces against the Tammany Hall Democracy, in New York City, and elected their mixed ticket by a rousing majority. The National Democracy, in 1S72, nominated Mr. Greeley, an original Abolitionist and dyed-in-the-wool liepublican, as the candidate of ihe party for President. Rut Virginia furnishes a n.ore stri king example still, TJspeciallv as coming from a State where the whites have a large voting majority. The Kudicals, in 1S69, nominated Wells for Governor. A "bolt" took place, and the "bolters" nominated Gilbert C. Walker. The Democratic candixlates?a straight-out ticket?were already nominated and in the field. Upon the "bolting" Republican nominations being made, the Dt.iiocrr.t* withdrew their candidate fc- Governor, and supported Walker, who with j the Democratic candidates for other State offices, was elected by a majority of IS, 137. When the term of Governor Walker expired the Democrats, in recognition of his public services, elected him to Congress." After all it is a (juestion of policy not of principle. To say otherwise, would be to arrogate to ourselves a peculiar devotion to the principles of the party, and to exclude from the Democratic fold some of its brightest and purest leaders. To nominate Governor Chamberlain, or to refuse to nominate any one against him, involves no priueipJe at all, but simply a question of the best means of attaining the highest measure of success which is practicable uuder the circumstances. Did we have a Democratic majority in the State there could be no question; so in the Counties where in lii;e majorities prevail, there is no occasion for conference or compromise. But the case is different in Counties where the Democrats are in a minority, aud whore it becomes a momentous question whether they shall risk and perhaps lose all. The decision of this question will depend entirely of the view which we shall take of the situation. In this and other counties similarly situated the confidence of success is so great, and the hatred of compromise is so profound, that all alHliation with our opponents will be repudiated. Such we believe will be the policy to be adopted by the coming State Convention, and straight-out-ism will rule. But whatever be our conclusion, Jet us establish no narrow tests of J)emocrccy, and repudiate those who differ from us only as to the best policy. The Bayonet jj; the South. The proofs .multiply, says the New York that the .Republican managers will try to carry four or live Southern (Suites this Full with the bayonet. Tho States to which we more particularly refer are Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama. They may also llnd it necessary to use the same means to avert defeat in Florida, and even in Mouth Carolina, iu both of which the party is weaken^! ed by bitter feuds. j In Louisiana a new miltary disorlet J lias been created at Baton Rouge com- j posed of six parishes together with, Dve.mi&sissippi counties. Senator Morton is said to feel a special interest in Mississippi, and will) nee that there shall be no lack of troops. The Viclsbury Herald tells lis that in pursuance of this policy, besides the troops in the Baton llouge district, there are soldiers at Fort Gibgon ai\d at Vicksburg. and that the commander at the latter post thinks he shall soon call for more. The Herald says the negroes of that section are told by the military commanders and the carpet-baggers that it is Gen. Grant's order for them to vo^e for Hays and Wheeler, and thai they will be put back into slavery if thev do not obey. General Sheridan lias promised to come and take command of the Gulf Statfs, and ojilv waits a little respite at the hands of Sitting Bull. Uu less .deterred by exposure and .indignant ni;otests, we may soon see the supporters of Hays dotting the Gulf Slates all ov.er with military districts, modelled upon the pattern of the one just established at lialoii llouge. i' ] Death of itev. V? ;:i. 11. IlemphiJi, U.i).! The many friends of ti?is beloved! ! minister of the gospel will be* pruned] to hear the .sad announcement of his | death which occurred after a short illness at his residence in Due West 'on the morning of Friday, the :2sth j ult. To them all the news of his death ! will bring the senseofpersonal be| reavement as they recall the lines of that placid, benignant face or the kindly tones of that- sympathizing : toiee, which rave expression to the Moveable qualities u'C mind and heart j which made t!j? the character of the | deceased, and endeared him alike to jiheyutnig and the old. Few purer land hoi tor men, we suppose, ever ] lived; more entirely free from the 'taint of human selfishness, or more i entirely willing to consecrate every j power of mind and body to the cause of truth and the best interests of the race. J The zealous minister and the untiring worker, he will he seen no more in the councils of the church, which i have been so often irradiated by bis ! beaming countenance, and instructed and cheered by his wise suggestions and catholic sympathies. i The earnest, zealous minister of the word of life, he will no longer urge ; upon attentive audiences the great truths which it was the purpose of his life U> illustrate and enforce. ; The able and ready writer, whose j piquant sketches or agreeable narratives were alike acceptable to all and .made the name of "11." a household 1 word In the families of his church; and whose sharp controversial Jpeti was exercised upon almost every subject of theological debate, will no longer delight, ainu.se and instruct. The untiring and devoted Endow-1 nient Agent who through long years| of arduous toil has given the best energies of his life to the task of build- j ; in<; up the cherished college of his! church, and whose life-long devotion j j found its appropriate reward in the [ j success which crowned hiselibrts, has ! now passed awav, leaving no successor j worthy to bear his mantle. The kind, courteous gentleman, the ! earnest Christian, tlie true Israelite j without guile, the genial companion, i the trusted counselor, the beloved j father and husband, the deceased has j passed away leaving no enemy behind,: < but many devoted friends who will I long cherish the recollection of his i virtues, and keep bis memory green in their hearts. An appropriate tribute will be found in another column. .?> j General Butler and Governor Chamj berlain. | General M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, has written a letter to the llcrI aid. which we print this morning in j reply to Governor Chamberlain, touch] ing the Hamburg riot. Butler characj terizes Chamberlain's epistle as a fancy sketch, aud challenges the Governor to take steps at oucee to have the i rioters arrested and punished. Clearj ly this is the true course to pursue, and we sincerely wish Governor] IChambelain had remained at home! and endeavored to do this instead of ;spending his time at Washington as I if to seek extraneous aid in a matter where the State authority only should be exerted. At the same time General Butler can perform an act which will force Governor Chamberlain to accept his challenge, even if the GovI ernor obstinately refuses to make the j necessary arrests in this case. It is | known that he is charged with being among the rioters, llis own reputation, which we believe, is very dear to him oncht to imnel him to make his act-* at Hamburg clear to the country, not by hold assertion merely but by actual evidence. His letter promises much in the way of proof. Now, let him bring his proofs to the test by surrendering himself to Hie State authorities for trial. This will afford j the same opportunities for developing j I the tacts in the case that would be at forded by his arrest upon Hie order f tiie (Governor, and the Governor cou d not evade tlie issue. A good many men in the North believe that it is not easy even for the Governor of South Carolina to arrest and punish a lot of determined white men who have wronged the negroes. General Eutler lias a splendid opportunity to disprove this false theory and the falseh(?ods he charges upon Governor Chamberlain by simply going Into a court of justice and demanding atrial like any other alleged offender.?New York Herald. "We do not see how General liutler could force a prosecution by surrendering himself. His declaration that he demands an investigation, and will submit to arrest is all sufficient. Protection from Lightning.? Prof. Wise, whose life has been devoted chiefly to careering through the air in balloons, studying and observing storms as well as calms, and making a special philosophic study of the operations and effects of lighting, | lias repeatedly expressed the convic| t:on that lightning rods are useless in eledlrical storms, but that metal roofs are an absolute protectiou. He has j now given to the Philadelphia Times a report of his observations of the storm last week in that city, when the j lightning struck many building, trees and flag-si a fls in Philadelphia. In several cases flag-staffs were shivered J down to the point of contact with the | metal roofs, when the damage ceased, I | the fluid dispersing over the expanse of the metal. These correspond to huudreds of other cases that he has examined, and he declares his conviction that "the lightning rod as a protection in itself^ is of no more value than a bodkin would be to war? off the ball fired from a Loluuiumd." ??> New Postal Law. Just now postal law is to the effect I that transient newspapers and magazines, regular publications designed primarily for advertising purposes or for free circulation at nominal rates, and all printed matter of the third class except unsealed circulars, shall be admitted to, and be transmitted to the mails at the rate of one cent for severy two ounces of fractional part thereof; and the sender of any article of the thin! class or mail matter may write his or her name, or may write his or her name therein, or on the outside thereof, with the word ''from," above or preceding the name, or may {write briefly or print on any package the number and names of tlic- articles > inclosed. Tire Columbia Register. Our esteemed contemorary entered on Friday last upon the second year ofj its existence, and we congratulate itj upon the success which has attended ! its career, and wish it in the future a' double measure of prosperity. Under* ; the able editorial management of that j veteran of the quill C. P.- Pelhamj I Esq., it has received a leading position I ! among the journals of the State whilst j j its local and news departments furnish , ; an epitome of current intelligence and | i an interesting miscellany. To all of j j our friends desiring a valuable, and j : spirited daily, we commend the Jtcyis* | ter. ! Stanley Hjcaud Fnoar.?Xkwj Yokk, July 20.?The Herald has a cable special, stating that five letters, have been received from its cones-j pnndent in Africa, Henry M. Stanley,! dated July 20th, 187-"); August loth,! 1875, aud January ISth, 1S7(?, relating j niiinv hnir-bredth escanes. fnrhts with! : the savages ami numerous explore-' ! lions mill discoveries, among which! , was discovered a tribe of pale fnees in ' J the hi|rli uplands of the ( amharugra i i Mountain, proving an entire different} ; race of people to the dark skinned! 1 denizens of the plains. j To Faiimeks,?We desire to make' i the Pr'tsx and Jinmcr of value to ourj !agricultural readers, and with thisj ! view, wt' solicit from practical farmers, j i their experience and opinions relative i to any thing which will tend to im-i j prove and develop the agriculture of! ! the coutry. Farming is a science, and ; !skill and intelligence can accomplish j i as much in its pursufj as niauueUubor. j An exchange of ideas \vill do much to {diffuse these advantages among the 'masses, and we urge upon our practijcal planters to come forward, and give . us their opjnion and the results of 1 their experiments, for publication. A Good Man Gone. | AFTER LIFE'S FITFUL FEVEll ' HE SLEEPS WELL. ? i Rev. AV. It. Hemphill, I>. D. ! ! This well known and highly esteemed j j minister, departed this life at hie resi- j j deuce in Due West, Abbeville county, j.S. (J., on the morning of Friday July j li'S, aged 70 years, 4 months and four! teea days. The deceased had been J 'going out and in among us for sometime !with a somewhat impaired health but! . was still able to preach and to write up1 j to within a few days of his death. In > the absence of the editor of The At so- ' | date Reformed ]'rr.<bi;fcriau he had taken j i charge of its publication, aud uuder his; i supervision one or two numbers had t j appeared. The first intimation of his I j illuces outside of his immediate family I i was mado on Sabbath morning, July: I 23, when he failed to make his appear-1 lauce in the pulpit at Due West, to fill; ! an appointment imposed upon him by, j the pastor who was absent. That ill- j ness growing out of a diseased state of 'the urinary organs, soon became so j alarmiug that six physicians were called j in, whose skill availed to the alleviation | of his disease, but not to its removal. ! JSerly all hope on tne part 01 nis puysi- j ; cians and friends was lost on Thursday I | morning when a severe chill so depress- j j ed the forces of his system that ho could j i not be rallied again. He was scarccly | j aware of the state of his extreme deprcs-| Jsion and nearness of death until he was so informed by his friends. He invited J I conversation of some ministerial breth1 ren present and suplemeuted their remarks with some of his own, expressing the hope that through the mercy of God in Christ he would obtain an inheritacce among the saints. He testified in those his last hours to the! importance of men being well prepared | for death, alluding to the terribleness of the situation of those who expecting to be saved, are finally debarred an entrance into the Kingdom ; and to the desirableness of the condition of those with whom it will be well in the end. The subject of this notice was the son of the Rev. John Hemphill, D. JL)., who took a conspicuous part in the affairs of the Associate Reformed Church during the first quarter of the present century, being known, not only in the South, but in the general Synod at the North, as a man of fine judgment and of much theological learning. His opiuion carried great weight with it. I)r. Hemphill, jr., was born March 14, 1806, in Hopewell, Chester county, S. C., in about as evangelical a community as we ever knew, in a neighborhood of about as rigid morals as we ever associated with, in as an orthodox atmosphere as we ever breathed,and therDfore the lot of his inheritance wa3 a good one. Away back in the earlier days of the century the moral status of Hopewell under the ministry of the elder Hemphill, was many degress above mediocrity. That congregation was "the straitcst of the sect." The plumb line and the level of a tolerably rigid discipline nrevniled and to the credit of the people it may be said the authorities \\xere sustained iu enforcing the rules of the church. Such were the birth and early surroundings of the subject of this notice. Nor were their influence lost upon him. At the age of 17, as he informed us a few hours before his death, he was admitted to the communion of the Church, being examined on that occasion by the Rev. William Blackstocks, who happened to be present as an assistant to iiis father. It seems he was kept back several years from his educational pursuits in consequence of a mercantile business into which he was drawn by a brother who established a store in Provdence, Mecklenburg county, N. C. But his brother dying aud the| business being uncongenial to him, he took up, perhaps resumed, the classics, and made such progress that in the fall of 1831 he repaired to Jefferson College, Pa., and was admitted into the Junior Class. Jefferson College, under the presidency of the Rev. Matthew Brown D, D., was popular in those days and attracted scores of students from Mississippi, Ceorgia, South Carolina, North Cariilina, Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland. The sectional spirit that has so seriously damaged the union *ince that, was then in its partially developed state. Mr. Hemphill graduated on the 4th of October, 1833, and repaired to Erie, Pa., where he had some relations, and there engaged in teaching for a time. Having accomplished an object by that business he turned his atteution to theology and entered the Seminary at Aleghany, under the direction of the Western Synod of the Associate Reformed Church, with Dr. John T. Pressly for its principal professor. Attaching himself to one of the presbyteries about Pittsburg, he, during the theological course, delivered the customary trials, in which he was sustained, but when the time came for his licensure, the presbytery refused to license him on the ground that he was suspected to be not quite orthodox on the subject of slavery. He then returned South and was licensed bv the First Presbytery June, 1836. Having received appointments, he entered the field with so much auimation and vigor that few of the probationary and young settled ministers could keejf pace with him. He cut right f.ud left, pushed forward at a rate tb it soon brought him fully up to othera who had been longer in the ministry. Saul's armor seemed not to fit him so badly, and the z*esult was he soon found himself in the heat of the conflict. Though not constitutionally controversial, yet it seemed to be his lot to have much of the polemical on hand, especially in the earlier part of his history. He shunned not to declare what appeared to him to be the whole counsel of God, but in doing so, he was exposed to a sort of cross fire or to the balls of "sharp shooters." The next event in chronological order was his marriage on the 10th May, 1837, with Miss Hannah Smith Lind, daughter of the Rev. John Lind who was for a long time pastor of the Associate Reformed church at {jreeucastle, Pa. Nearly simultaneously with this was his settlement at Cedar Springs and r Knliion^oinwl OJifl illfifftllpd VU-liOj UCIU^ VJMU1WVU ? there as pastor in Jane, 1837, by the Second Presbytery. This was an important charge and it required au efficient ministry to meet its demands. He had a high standard before him in his predecessors?Dr. Clark, the Iiev. Mr. Porter and Dr. John T. Pressly?nevertheless he aspired to its attainment. Nor did he fall much short of the mark, if iftiy at all, during those ten years of his pastorate, in which in our judgment, he did more to lay dowu or build the foundation, the buttresses of his ministerial fame. During the years alluded to, he laid himself out, studied hard, preached with all his might, spared neither body nor mind, and soon convinced the people that all he had of the physical, or intellectual or otherwise was theirs. Lut in 1848 he was called by the Synod to the professorship of Latin in Erskine College, to fill the place occu. pied by Mr. Pavkl MoCaw, who haj S v " resigned. He took charge of that professorship immediately after his election ami remained until the college was temporarily broken up by the war. Near the end of the year 1871, he removed to New Hope, Madison county, Kentucky, where he remained some three or four years, preaching and traveling among the churches. Like Paul and Barnabas, lie wert among the churches in the regions rouud about to see how they did, exhorting and comforting them. But the climate of Kentucky being too rigorous for the delicate constitutions of himself and family, he returned Soutk^ and settled iu his old quarters, Due West?apparently influenced by a resolution similar to that of Ruth in reference to Naomi: "Where thou goest I will go, where thou lodgest I will lodge, thy people shall be my people and thy God my God, where thou diest I will die and there will I be buried." The last at least ha3 turned out to be his destiny. We hare directed attention to him as a student, as a pastor and as a professor. Let us view him in another sphere? an agent, a most disagreeable and thankless occupation, but a service which the interest of the Church and of educational institutions most impera lively require at tunes to be performed. This service did Dr. Hemphill render ou divers occasions, in 1351 in reference to the object of getting assistance to pay for Lindsay Hall?in 1853 to raise the Old Endowment?since the war to get up the Five Year Eadowmeut, and more recently the 8100,000 Endowment How much talking, how much reasoning with people, how much speechruaking?how many objections and how many unreasonable and liard things have to be listened to?how much travel iug in bad weather, over bad roads, and by inconvenient modes of locomotion?what protracted periods of absence from home witb. numerous other ills? have to be submitted to and to be put up with, by the minister who occupies the unenviable position of an agent?a man whom moat of the people don't want to see, and one whose absence is about as agreeable as his presence. This service requiring many years and thousands of miles of travel did our deceased friend render the Church and the College with a skill perseverance, self-denial and long suffering which few men possess or if they do they are not willing to exercise them. He is more widely known as a writer. If the articles which he published in The Christian Magazine of the South, the Charleston Observer, the Due West Telescope, The Associate Reformed Presbyterian, the Abbeville Medium, The Christian Instructor and in some other papers North and South, were collected together they would make several volumes. They are on a variety of subjects Agriculture, politics, trade, literature, temperance, secret societies, incidents of travel and theology. The characteristics of his style are humor aud piquancy. He was a very frequent contributor to the periodicals. No matter whether he was at home or abroad; whether he was in the city or in the country ; whether he was well or sick, provided lie was not just down in bed; whether the times were hard or whether they were good, his pen must furnish its accustomed contributions. Among the tlrst signatures looked for by many of the readers of The Associate Reformed, Presbyterian on the reception of its weekly issues was that of <kH." He was somewhat of a polemic. He indulged occasionally in the controversial, sometimes on psalmudy, at others on secret societies, at others with those wuu wric uu9uuuu uli li1c question, and on other topics. About the years 1843 aud 1844 he was drawn into a newspaper controversy in the columns of the Charleston Observer with Charlestoniensis (Dr. Thomas Smyth) on the suuject of psalmody. The fire was kept up with spirit ou both sides for some time, neither party willing to admit that he had been beaten. The authorities aucient and modern were ransacked and collated in support of their respective theories. By the way, it would be doing our deceased friend injustice not to say of him that Ac was true, to the principles of hi? Church. Whatever he believed he had the courage to avow aud to defend. He whs among the last to be charged with indifference or opposition to the several articles of faith which he, in his ordination vows, had promised to maintain. In the day of rebukes when our church threatenid to go down and when some of her members seemed to be indifferent as to the results, there was no difficulty in ascertaining his precise whereabouts on the controverted questions. Everybody knew where he stood. The doctrines in question might be unpopular; but their unpopularity did not change his mind. He went by a higher standard. He was liberal.. Such were his sympathies with the suffering, that he gave as long as he had anything to give. He did not judge of money by the commercial standard. As he freely received, so he freely gave. There were no miser's coffers about his house, no "safes" into which the owner himself could not enter if he should happen to forget how he locked it the hist time. He was a law abiding minister. If the church said unto him go, he went* if it said do this or do that, he did it. If he was ordered* to Florida to preach, he would go if it cost him a ride of 450 miles horseback. If he was told to go out. upon the disagreeble business to which reference has been made?to beg for the College?or anything else he arose and went without gainsaying. Who of us can claim such a conscientiousness? Who of us can say to the church authorities, "we have at no time transgressed thy commandment?" It remains for us to say in concluding this hastily prepared sketch, that the funeral took place at 10 o'clock ou Sat uruny morning, juiy tue ut uue West in the presence of a large concourse of people. The circumstances were impressive. The bells of the College aud of the Church were tolled. An appropriate sermou was preached by the pastor, Rev. Win. L. Pressly, aud au address commemorative in its character, was delivered by Dr. Grier. The deceased leaves as his immediate family, a widow venerable for years and for piety, a married daughter in the far West, three sons actively engaged in three several professional pursuits ; one a lawyer, one au editor, and another a minister of the Gospel. J. Ii. Let us Publish a History of Abbe* ville County. An esteemed citizen has promised to give us some historical facts in reference to the early settlement of the Savannah side of the County, which will no doubt be read with great interest. As there has never been any history of Abbeville County published we think the centennial vear a good time to put all historical matters on record, and any one in possession of matters of interest will confer a favor on the County by handing them to the Press and Banner for publication. If the old people of each portion of the county would contribute something we would be enabled to publish an interesting history of our county, and possibly at a future day we may publish it in book form, that the history of our county and the personal reminiscences of our old people might never be lost. Facts and circumstances re... - *- ?- C - ^1.1 An/I lwv?? iallllg lo lliu uvea vi uui uiu mm huhored citizens would be treasureil by the present and future generations. The .Reminiscences of Abbeville by a former resident are, an far as we know, romarkably correct and are read with much interest. Let every ono contribute something by putting on record the facts that may be known to cach. tf "The hour has come" for all true Carolinians to work together in harmony and with a determined resolution to how enough oats, barley and turnips for all the stock in the*State, 1 Labor Reform. HODGES, S. C? July 21th, 187C. Editor Presx and Banner: Pursuant to adjournment, our Labor Reform Association met at this place on last Saturday, liov. A. W, Moore who was expected to adrcss us on that occasion, was unable to he with us, but he sent a letter which wan read to the meeting, C??l. D, Wyatt Aiken Mas then called upon, and in that happy manner which Is peculiar to himself, urged upon his hearers the absolute necessity of thorough organization in order to carry into eltectthe great objects of the Association. After the adoption of the Constitution as reported by the committee, eighty membeisi j were added to our roll, making a total of one J hundred and tlfty. Jiy resolution of the Assoc' .'.Ion I send you n copy of Mr. Moore's letter and a copy of our Constitution for publication. We hope that you will lend .us your assistance to the end, that your readers may Understand \Mi<'objects of the Association and gain 011 inc.Sight into the workings of the system. ELLIS (j. UIIAYDO.N, Secretary. P. S, Our township Is thoroughly organized In the Interest of the straight out Democracy. M'e have members in our Democratic club, and they are all straightout. Oov. Chamberlain's infamous letter has had the ctrect of making the resolute still more determined, ancfof confirming those who were "weak in the faith." E. <>. t?. We, the citizens ofirodgosand the vicinity, believing that a well-regulated system of labor Is essential to the prosperity of any people; anil that the correction of existing evils and abuses can only be etrected by union, harmony, and concert of action, do hereby organize ourselves Into an association for the sole purpose of bringing about the reform In the system of our labor imperatively demanded alike by tho best interest of the employer and the laborer. Let It bo distinctly understood that we have no quarrel with the honest, Industrious laborer; his Interest Is our Interest, his succcss, our success; wo will protect him and assist him as far as it lies In our power. Our warfare Is against the lawless, the idle, the vagabond, who are too lazy to work but not too honest to steal, who add nothlngto the production of the country, and yet manage to get a living out of the labor of others, we thereforo Invite the oo-opcration of all honest men, and hereby pledge ourselves to be governed by the following i vwurrr'PTT'Pm\r business all over the State, this very change will have a decided C-lI'ect upon the government. The I'undunientnl principle of "Labor Reform" Is the union of employers upon Just and humane principles to control labor, so that it shall be made more efficient ana productive. Our laboring class generally Is the poorest laborlug class In the world. It is generally poorly fed and poorly clad. It is poor because it is not productive, and it is not productive because it is not controlled by superior energy and skill. In republican govornnioujs a poor, Ignorant, licentious, antagonistic laboring class is an exceedingly dangerous element. Our policy should look, not to the alleviation of.tbe negro from us, but to the winning of him to us. In subordination to tho Anglo-Saxon, wnen this superior race is animated by a humane, liberal spirit, the negro will become to the South not only un Important industrial factor, but a positive element of political strength. Labor Reform Is a revelation of power to him ; indeed It Is simply the embodied and organized power of intelligence and capital, asserting their supremacy, first upon tbo farm and then upon the government; asserting this rightful supremacy in both spheres, without ignoring or destroying or even abridging the rights of any class, not even of the ignorant, debased negro. Labor Reform throws around him safeguards in the way of protection, which a class government administered ostensibly in the direct line of his interest, has utterly li'lled to extend. Labor Reform will work a revolution in the Industries of the State, and therefore In the politic* of the State. It will llnally effect an economic, efficient. equitable, as well asa broad and humane administration of public affairs. It will elfect this peacefully and legitimately, without tumult or violence. It may not do this In one year, yet it certainly will do it and that speedily. If the business element of the State will unite upon It, and therefore make it successful. All classes will eventually rqjolcoin tbo fruits of Its beneficent principles. In our constitution, which was dictated In a very liberal spirit, no distinction is made be tween the whiteaud the black laborer, and no distinction ought to be made in the organic law of tho system. The white laborer hus no reason to fear tho negro as a competitor, when honesty, efficiency and reliability are made indispensable elements in the selection and remuneration of labor. Tho great difficulty with which the more energetic and trustworthy or tho negro ruce have had to contend la thut they have been Judged and remunerated more by the standard which the great mass of negro laborers lias created than by their Individual characters or exertion. The great enomy of energetic white labor in (South Carolina hits been cheap, unreliable negro labor. The tendency has been not only to class all labor alike, but to pay it according to their classification. We were specially impressed with these difficulties in our efforts to Induce Immigration, especially ol the plodding, tireless German element Into our State. The honest, capable white laborer will therefore welcome most gratefully any system which calls forth and rewards tuelr prime elements of labor?efficiency and productiveness. The policy hitherto adopted, which degrades the white not only to the level of the negro laborer, but to the level of the worst negro laborer, has been most fatal; and that better policy which magnifies efficiency and productiveness In all labor, which ever promotes their qualities and which socks to reward them, will not only stimulate tbe better class or negro laborers to sttll greater exertion, but it will encourage anil help our own white laborers, and alBo finally induce to the Bouth by our superior advantages of soil and climate, a larger Influx cf white Immigration. Our land is capable of sustaining a much larger population. Agriculture even among us, in in a rude state; it is destined, however, to make rapid strides towards perfection. We have also this pre-eminent advantage: whlle^our agricultural resources are abundant and hav not been Utilized because they lmve been so vory abundant, our manufacturing fiicilitles are uuequaled in the nation. The Mouth should not only ({row to bo a great agricultural couiitry, It should also become a busy manufacturing mart. The cotton that Is made in our owu fields should bo spun and printed in our own factories. We never can induce the neceesary capital from abroad until we establish a government the permanency and simple honesty of which "shall be known nn<i read of all men." We cannot have such a government In South Carolina until tho business element, ramifying every venation, trade and profession, shall "lay to" it* mighty hand and say It shall be. Labor Reform Is among the elemental agencies contemplating results so vast and beneficent. All classes In Laurens recognize the propjluont place of Labor Ueforro In the great work VVXl U 1 X A VV A AVA1 ARTICLE L Scct. 1. The name of this organization shall be Labor Reform Association Number 3 of Abbeville County. Sect. 2. Ita object shall be, (1.) Tho abatement of Illegal traffic In seod cotton, (2.) The control, productiveness, and Increased remuneration of labor. (8.) The lessoning of the Intolerable burdon of taxation. Sect.Any person may become a member of this Association who shall be olected by a vote of two thirds of the incmbors present at any meeting, and shall subscribe Ills name to this Constitution. ARTICLE II. Sect, ]. The officers of this association shall be a President, two Vice Presidents, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, a Corresponding Secretary, and an Executive Committee of five, all of whom shall be olected by ballot, and shall serve for the term of twelvo months and till their successors are elected and Installed. Sect. 2, Tho duties of tho President, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurer shall be such as usually appertain to those officers. Sect. 3. Tho duties of the Executive Committee shall bo to prcparo and bring before the association sucli business as tboy deem expedient to bo acted upon, and to prepare such other duties as may from time to time be Imposed upon them. Sect. 4. The regular meeting of the Association shall be held at Hodges on the second Saturday In each month at 2 o'clock, P. M., unless otherwise ordered by a|maiorlty voto of a previous meeting. But special meetings may bo called at any time by the President at the request of the Executive Committee. And one fourth of the members of tho Association shall be necessary to constltuto a quorum for the transaction of business. ARTICLE III. Pledge. 1st. Wo will not engage In traffic In seed colton or other farm produce or permit others to do It If wo can prevent it. except under such regulations and restrictions as the Executive Commltee may Impose. 2d. We will not employ or permit any of our tenants to employ any laborer already under contract, written or verbal, unless ho shall produce u. certificate of discharge either from nis last employer, from a legally constituted court, or from the chulrman of the executive committee ol'u sub-association; nor will we knowingly employ any laborer who has been legally convicted of a wanton violation of the laws of the laud within six months last past. 3d. We will not rent, or permit our tenants to rent a dwelling house to any laborer who has violated his contract with his employer uuless he shall produce a proper certificate of discharge, or to any one who is not engaged In Rome regular employment unless of known good character, or to anyone legally convicted within six months of wanton violation of law. 4th. Relieving that tho law of supply and demand will always regulate the price of labor, we disclaim any Intention or desire to Interfere In any way with the rate of wages or the term of contract; but we will use all our Influence both with employers and laborers to respect the obligation of contracts when fairly entered into. 5th. Wo pledge ourselves to be governod by kindness and Justice In tnc execution of contracts ; and we will discountenance and disown any member who shall be guilty of wantonly oppressing a laborer, or of wrongfully acting towards him, either by refusing to pay him for Ills labor, or withholding from him a certificate of discharge whon Justty entitled thereto. Oth. We will report to tho proper authorities any flagrant act of injustice in the assessment of property or in the disbursement of the public funds. ARTICLE IV. The Executive Committc shall have powor to lioar and determine all causes of complaint arising between employers and employees, cither party having the right to up peai u) uic .-ihsociuuuh. ARTICLE V. This Constitution may be amended by n vote of two thirds of those present ut any regular meeting: Provided, that notice in writing of such amendment shall huvo been given at a previous regular meeting, liut the Association may adopt such by-laws for Its government as may be deemed expedient by a majority of (hose present at a regular meeting. AUTICLE VL No Initiation fees or other dues shall bo required; but current expenses shall be mot by voluntary contribution, or by such asossrnent as shall be levied by a majority of these present at any regular meeting. ARTICLE VII. Any member violating any of tho provisions of this Constitution or the pledges herein assumed and persisting In the same, shall be oxpclicd from tho Association, or sutler such other penalty as shall be imposed by a majority of those present at any regular meeting, or at any special meeting called for that purpose. PrNKFXELDS, S. C., July 20, 1870. Messrs. Cochran, McGlice and Gruydon,? Gentlemen : I regret that pressing engagement* In Laurens will prevent my being with you nextHaturday at Hodges, when we can, we will meet with tho citizens of Abbeville and urge upon them the absolute necessity of thorough uryantiulion in every township of the county. Such an orguulzullon Is indispensable to the industries of tho county. No kind of government will help us much, unless we can make our Industries productive and profitable. If wi> fiiai introduce a chance In the results of of the "Rehabilitation" of the State; all clauses, farmers, mechanics, laborers, lawyers, merchants, doctors, ministers of the Gospel; all the classes whose work and skill make up the grand total of tho State, are united now In making Labor Reform what It Is designed to be and what it certainly will be?a great., unspeakable good to all classes of society. The excessively hot weather prevents a louver communication; the subject In Itself and In Its relations Is boundless. In your effort to make Labor Reform successful in Abbeville, do not overlook the wonderful power of the press. We are mainly Indebted to the IdiurensYllle Hm iild for the unprecedented success of the movement In l.aurens county. Its columns have teemed with thlsgreatsubject for the last few mouths. ISoih its editors are in profound sympathy with us. Your very ably conducted press can make l.^uor Reform to Abbeville what it already is to Laurens. It has already become a Ilxed institution In Laurens county. The people arc relying on it as a powerful auxiliary In their efforts at recuperation: . ..id they are relying upon it. with a strength of devotion which is simply wonderful. You have our sympathy nnd the sympathy of the Laurens people in your effort to make Labor Reform a success in your county, and you can depend upon our active aid and co-operation. Very truly, A. w. Moore. rnwr k n rr LunuAnrx II WORKS, Oolumtoia, S. O. li win, PEOPRIETOR. MANUFACTURER OP S T E A.M ENGINES AND BOILERS, Iron and Brass Castings nf nil r1n<tr>rln)innH made tn Ordnr. ? 1 . 0 I WAS awarded the first premium castings at the State Agricultural ana Mechanical Society Fairs, field in Columbia, November, 1871, '72 and '73. Circular Saw Kills of all sizes. Also took the FIRST PREMIUM at State Fairs held November, 1871, 72, '73 Manufacturer of GRIST MILL IRONS of all sizes.) For Sale. Gin Gearing of the following sizes : 9 feet wheel and pinion |30 00 10 4 4 4 4 44 32 00 11 44 44 44 35 00 12 44 44 *4 45 00 14 " 44 44 ' 50 00 With Bolts 80.50 Extra for cach set. Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cotton Press $10.00 and 812.00 per set. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville, S. C. Dec. 10, 1875, 35-tf emporiunT OF FASHION. CARPENTRY. The undersigned hereby gives notiew that lie is prepared to do all kinds of Carpenter's Work and Building. He also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers and Funs. A fall supply of Gin Material always on hand. Farmers are requested to bring their Gins up early in the season to allow time to have them properly prepared. Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin, tho Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of Rubber and Leather Belting. D. B. SMITH, Abbeville C. M., S. C. Barnwell &Co. Are daily receiving additions to tbeir Stock, consisting of STAPLE DRY GOODS, Hats and Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES!! THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, ALSO, A FULL LINE OF Groceries, Bacon and Lard, Heal and Flour, Coffee and Sugar, Bagging and Ties, Molasses and Syrup, A FfN? LOT OF SUGAR GORED HAMS I i Oct, 5,1875 20-tf Dissolution. TJIE copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of DuPre, Gambrell?t Co., has boen dissolved by rautuul.'consent. J. F. C. DuPRE, T/-vTr\r *r r1 A lrDDT^T T junoi iU. May 12, 1870?tf White Lawns, Jl NOTHER lot of these handaomo L goods, plain and striped, from cts, to 35 cts., just received, at the emporium of fashion. June 14, 1876, tf Thresher and Fan FOR SAJjE BY BARNWELL & CO. May 3J, 1870, tf ffll WO. | I I Centennial Transportation Arrangements i OF THE Great Atlantic COASTLINE, FOR THE Accommodation of Visitors to all Points South. The Railways and Steamship Companies between Augusta, Ga., and Philadelphia, comprising the ATLANTIC COAST LINE, will during the progress of the Centennial Exhibition OF THE UNITED STATES, present for the patronage of the citizens of the South, routes of transportation and forms of tickets upon which to reach Philadelphia, that will immeasurably excel all other lines in point of Direct Daily Movement, Comfortable Accommodation Variability of Transit, Economy of Expenditure. To enable this to be done, the combined resources of the RAILWAY LINES SOUTH OF NORFOLK, together with those T* AT.rPrMYYDT? QTT7 A Hi" \JL XflXUXXlUVIiU U JL JJiliU PACKET COMPANY and the OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY will be eraployed and the individual tourist, the social party of ten, twenty or more, or the civic or military organization of 100 to 800, can each be cared for in a manner that will satisfy their desires. Price Lists, Time Cards, and all needful information are now in the hands of all Agents Atlantic Coast Line. I It will be to the interest of every individual and each organization proposing to make this trip to communicato with the undersigned, A Centennial Exhibition Guide ii -J i xi_ _ n dook aa iiuinurizea dj me uomraission will be given to the purchaser of each Centennial Ticket. Call on or address either of t^e following named agents. J. H. WHITE, Macon, 6a. \ W. J. WALKER, Montgomery Ala. ' H. V. TOMPKINS, Atlanta. A. L. REED, Savannah 6a, M. J. DIVINE, Mapon 6a, , A. POPE, ' ( I General Paasengor Agent. May 1,18T6, 4-4m > SPRING, 1876.1, M'DONALD & HADDON are now receiving their Stock Spring Goods, consisting mniuiy of Ttnm AB^in /^/in/le M A+1! All o Jtrst i/UlUCOlll; V* UUUOj 11 UV1UUU) WV? ?| a larger stock of, . ' . , SHOES AND HATS. than they have ever kept pefore. Always on hand the choicest of FAMILY GROCERIES,1 Confectioneries, &c. Cf. V) ' CIOASS! CIGARS!! eW keep the finest and cheapest assortment of CIGARS in town. Great inducements to cash buyers?offered by McDonald & Faddon.! April 10,1S70, 52-tr j ti?' ; Insurance Notice, i I HAVE accepted the agency for several SOLVENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES, as follows: Old North State. Royal Cananian, Merchants and Mechanics and Commercial of St. Louis, and'will insure at the lowest rates eon sistent with a sound business. Patronage of the public is solicited. Office at the Law Office of Messrs. Perrin ACothran. L. W. PERRIN, Agent. April 12, 1876,52-ly TO THE LADIES! ^ ? I AM now prepared to exhibit tbe latest novelties in MLLINERY, '#/ and invite my friends and tbe public to an examination of the same. Feeling assured they will find it to tbeir interest to call before purchasing elsewhere, as, owing to the scarcity of money, I intend to sell very low for CASH. The Dress-Making Department is still under the supervision of # MISS JANE RAHEY, t who will be pleased to receive your orders, and will endeavor to give satisfaction. Very respectfully, OS. M. M. WHITE. April 5,1876,51-tf nimi a w Bi?AHL Planing Mill, COLUMBIA. S. C. F.W.WING, Proprietor MANUFACTURER OP ' . Sash, Blinds, Doors; WINDOW Ai\TD DOOR FRAMES, Inside PMlMs anil Shatters PILASTERS, mantelpieces, MOLDINGS, BRACKETS, Handrails, . Newels, Balusters. Scroll fori of all Itaripti. All Work Guaranteed a No. I May 28,1875, lyr. B T. A Iff V ft M AJ JA A1 MM OF THE MOST APPROVED FORMS, FOB SALE, AT THE Press & Banner Office. Rent Liens, ( Liens on Crops, Lien on Crop and Bill of Sale. Mortgage of Personal Property, Mortgage of Real Estate, Title Deeds, Trial Justice's Blanks. Sub. Tickets. i Sub. Writs. Summons for Money Demnnd. Copjr Summons for Money Demand j i The State of South Carolina, i ABBEVILLE COUNTY. j Probate Cburt-CUat'jon/or Lettertof Administ'n. i By THOS. B. MILLFORD, Esquire, | Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Peter McKellar lias made suit to me, to grant him Letters | of Administration of the Estate and effects of Miss Mary McKellar, late of A KKaivUIa Pam r* ftr rla^ O.UUV T IJIV WUUVJi X4VVVMWVMI These are therefore to oite and admouish all aDd singular the kindred and creditors of the said Miss Mary McKellar, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to 1 be held at Abbeville C. H., on Thurs- J day, the loth day of July, after publi- < cation hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have ] why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, thif? first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six and in the one hundredth year of American Independence. Published on the 5th day of July, 1876, in the Prc?? and Banner, and J an the Court House door for the time required by law. THOS, B. MILLFORD, Judge of Probate. July 5, 1876, gt ( SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES, and other attachments at J. D, CHALMERS A CO. , Mprch 1, 1875. J CHAIRS t CHAIRS ! 8 dozen chairs received to-day. Rattan Scats ; plendid articlo, sold at low figures. 1 J. D. CHALMERS ? CO, P'SaWST"* LOOK"<G J, P. CHAIMEBS * CO.'S, ' ? hH CUNNINGHAM I I & l TEMPLETON I have received tjie}r B MM I which they are eel]lug at low prfees, H Call and see them. EH March 20,1876, 8<Wf ' B H I Cash Bayers WILL as usual find our prices as low as the lowest, and our 3tock this season having been purchased with special care, we are sure can convince them more than ever to Siow much greater advantage a little * money can be Invested upon .the DASH BASIS. Give us a look before purchasing and we will satisfy jroa at the EMPORIUM Of FASHION. March 29, 1876, 50-tf Beautiful NEW PRINTS, SPRING STYLES, w AT Quarles & Perria's. March 29,1875, 50-tf CORN! CORN!! BED 0118! ttttttti a m "nn a vr YY XXJjj-CX JL FOR SALE BY BARNWELL ft CO Jan. 20, 1876 42-tf MASONIC DIRECTORY. Clinton Loflp flo. 3. A J. M. w. h. Parker, w.\ m.\ J. C. WOSMANSKY, Secretary. Meets 2d Monday in every month. Hesperian CtaiMo. Mil J. F. C. DoPRE? M.\ E.\ H.*. P.*. J. D. CHALMERS, Recorder. MeeU 3d Friday night in every month. SeSanssnre^CoimcilKo. 161&S.I J. F. C. DuPRE, T.*. HI.*; M.\ J. M. GAMBRELL, Recorder. Meets 1st Tuesday night in every mouth. i ... . Goods at Cost. All descriptions of Qood*i :j embracing READY-HADE CLOUKS, Boots, Shoes, 'Hat^ HOSIERY, NOTIONS, AND DRY GOODS, i COST FOR CASH, AT Quarks it Pwrin's. . Feb. 1, 1876, 43-tf Mmm WILL GET THJE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION POSTAGE FBEB, TLLX> January 1st, 1877.. ris the Leading. Paper of the South. Rod hot Presidential and Guberna-* tional Campaigns opening. Every Geor gian should take the fEOPUTS PAPER." Several Serial Stories, by distinguished authors, running all the time. Jsaft.. The getter up of A CLUB OP TEN will receive the PAPER FREE. Daitv, $10 per annum; |5 30 for 0 mo*.; $2 65 for 3 months. Send In your subscription for this great Political and Family Journal. Published at' the Capital W. A. HEMPHILL A CO., Publishers. April 28, tf.] Atlanta. Georgia. 1,000 POTS. Choice Green and Hot-Home Plant*. CONSISTING in part of Single and Doublo Geraniums, Single and Double Fuchsias, Red ana White Begonias, Heliotropes. Century plants, Nigh* Blooming Cere us, Cactuses, toe, Air ;and Wax plants, Vines, Seduro and Basket plants. Japonieas, Pine Apple, Bananasind hfty other varietios of plants Mosses &c grown from seeds and plants obtained from the most celebrated Fior- ^ Lsts in the United States. Plants ten inch* to two feet high in four inch and six. Inch pots, 15 cents to 25 cents each, Lar ?er plants and pots in proportion. Delivered free on board the cars. J. F. C. DUPRH CUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETON [WAVE RECEIVED AND QPEND. ed their large Stool* of 3U klnd? )( goods. Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, onoes. Paps, Hats, hardware, Crockery, Saddlery, &c. :AIL AND 8EE FOR YOURSELVES. Oct. 0,1875 20-tf ETJGENE B. OAST, A TTORNEY AT LAW, Abbeville ljl C. hm 8, C. Special attention to he collect^op of claima. [Feb. 9, ly A NEW LOT of Oil Window Shade* CX. just received, with good fixtures. J. D. CHALMER8 CO. Oct. 27,1875 tf