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The Press and Bannei. i ABBEVILLE, S. C. j Gy HUGH WILSON & W. U. UK NET. ? j Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1878., State Democratic Ticket.' For Governor: WADE IlAMlTON, ?,f Rlelilaml. For Lieutenant Governor: \V. D. SIMPSON, of Laurens. J For Attorney General: LF.ROY F. YOUMANS, of Richland. | For Comptroller General: JOHNSON HAOOOD, of Barnwell. ' For State Treasurer: S. I? LKArH.VHT, of KUlihuul. For Secretary of State: R. M. SIMS, of York. For Adintant and Inspector (ieneral: K. \V. MOISK, of Snniter. For Superintendent of Education: HUGH S. THOMPSON, of Kicliland. ! For Con gross. First District: J. S. RICHARDSON, of Sumter. M. P. O'CONNOR, of Charleston. Third District: D. W YATT AIKEN, of Abbeville. Fourth District: J. II. EVINS, of Spartan burp. Fifth District: G. D. TILLMAN, of Edgefield. County Democratic Ticket. For the State Senate: J. C. MAXWELL. For the House: . WILLIAM IC. BRADLEY. ROBERT R. HEMPHILL, JAMES H. HICK, IIENUY II. HARPER, SAMUEL McG?(WAN. For .Tudce of Probate: J. FULLER LYON. For Countv Commissioners: SAMUEL J. HESTER. GABRIEL M. MATTISON, j J. F. LIVINGSTON. For Sehool Commissioner: DAVID CRAWFORD. Death of Mr. Dnviil A. Nntdlnw. The people of our town were pained J last week at the intelligence of the death in Memphis, of this most excellent young man, who was born and raised at this placo. No young man who ever lived with us, was held in higher csicom than David Ward law. If is noble and manly j bearing, his generous and kind heart, coupled with popular manners, won for him the respect, esteem and affection of all who knew him. A noble spirit has: gone down to the grave, because of his self-sacrificing disposition. His brother Langdon Ward law was taken sick of yellow fever. lie went to nurse hint, I when he himself fell a victim to that ter-j rible scourge. Noble man ; noble brother; christian gentleman. Peace to hisi ashes. The Avyustu Chronicle and Hen-1 tr? tlin dnufli i?f David (C/Kt) 411 IVIVIVIIW w.v x?w?... x.. ? ? J Ward law, savs: 1 A teiegram was rccoivcd in this city yesterday announcing the death of Mr. j David A. Wardlaw, 011 Friday, in Mem-; phis. He was a brother of our towns-! men, Dr. \V. 0. Wardlaw and Mr. T. 1'. i Wardlaw, and was, with another brother,} in the cotton business in Memphis. The, circumstances of his immediate death are unknown. At an early stage of the J epidemic in Memphis he left that city,' expecting to be followed promptly by! his brother, who remained. On thej evening preceding this brother's expect-) ed departure from Memphis he was] stricken with the fever. Mr. David A.; Wardlaw immediately returned to Mem{this to bo with his sick brother, and on j ast Sunday wrote to his brothers here) that he was perfectly well, and that his, sick brother was in a canval( scent state. 1 Such cheerful news wholly unfitted his ! relatives for the terrible denouement ofj yesterday. After the receipt of the] above-mentioned letter, nothing further j was heard from the two until yesterday,! when the simple intelligence was received announcing the death of the noble and self-sacrificing man who had re-; turned to Memphis to be with his sick i brother. This is a spend id instance of! fraternal devotion. lJecominir a hero, j Mr. Ward law also became a victim. l?ut' in the gloom that shrouds his death there; is the consoling faith that such a devoted j death will not be without its crown of j glory in another life. We extend to the, relatives of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy. Frost and Fever. During the past week the reports from | the yellow fever region have been more | and more distressing, and the number' of victims in Memphis especially steadi-j ly increased until Monday. Hut at last l there is hope of a speedier extinction of the plague than was at first looked for. j Telegrams from Grenada, Yicksburg, and : Cairo tell of sharp frosts, and a conse- j queut decrease in the number of deaths I and mitigation in the virulence of the, fe\er. The value of early frosts to the; lower Mississippi Valley is simply incal- i culable. They will save thousands or lives and millions of money. Meanwhile, charity with open hand and warm j heart is pouring money into the plague- j stricken towns. The tears that find their well-spring in human sympathy have washed out and obliterated the dividing J lines which sectional jealousies, party oppression and the horrors of war had made; and North and South for the present feel that after all they are both made of one blood. Whatever politicians may say to the contrary, the great heart of the North throbs with that of the South. Witness the magnificent gift made by New York to New Orleans and her afflicted sisters?S-I">,(K>0, and the giving has not yet ceased. The Comrouno 111 America. Twelve months ago the world was startled by tho violence and extent of the labour riots in Pittsburg, Baltimore and other American towns. Those riots wrote in letters of blood the terrible story of tho distress and desperation of the working classes in the industrial centres of the North. Congress wisely appointed a committee to examine into the causes of labour troubles, and that committee, with Mr. Hewitt as chairman, has called before it workingmen to give testimony. We give a resume of their testimony in another column, Our readers will find it very interesting. It shows how crude, wild, and absurd are the hopes and plans of the communistic leaders. It shows also that workingmen are not the best judges of their own needs, any more than the sick man is the best judge of Ins own disease or the necessary medicines. Col. F. W. R. Pope, the able and courteous editor of that excellent newspaper, fiDciahts' Daib/. always has a kind word for Abbeville. A few days ago he copied our remarks about the town election, and said: "Well done for Abbeville. We are glad to see some of the colored people mean to stand by good government, and the whites are determined they shall not be intimidated. Remove colored intimidation by citizens of color, and we will carry half the colored vote. Wo saw enough in Abbeville to show us that this thing must be sharply looked after."' ??? The Fever. The yellow fever Is raging in the West with unabated fury. Owing to a combination of circumstances we do not present a further description of horrors this week. The weather indications are that we will have an early frost. The suffering from fever and actual want ef breadstuffs beggars description. Thk Abbeville School Association through their Doaraoi trustees uuvs established a school upon a good founda-J tion. The great educational desideratum of our town is at last supplied. The Presbytery of upper South Carolina will hald|its fall session in Walhalla, beginning on Thursday, before the fifth Sabbath in this month. We understand that the citizens of Walhalla are making extensive preparations to receivo our Presbyterian brethren and those desiring to attend. I I ]Siur Siilunlav! O j I GREAT FIELD DAY IN ABBEVILLE. lied Shirts in Procession. Stirring Spccclics--Uooming Cannon, j Democracy Triumphant 111 the Ban-nor County! ! Saturday the 14th day of September} Anno Domini 1878 will long be held in! pleasant and grateful remembrance bvi the people of Abbeville county and es-, peeially by the throngs that mustered at! the Court House on that memorable day. i The meetings held here in ls>7<> were un-! surpassed in their enthusiasm, success! I and numbers by any held elsewhere inSouth Carolina. The memories and ( glories of Hig Tuesday and the Hampton i 1 meeting arc still fresh and will always be! green in the souls of the Democracy.' I The victories then achieved, the Honours I I then strenuously won, our people arej | proud of and determined to maintain and j i perpetuate. Hence when by the arrange- j , incut of the State Executive Committee'j I .Saturday, 14th Sept. was appointed fori ! the Abbeville meeting in this newly ini-; tinted campaign, the Democracy of our i I county, to a man, ay to a woman, made | | up their minds to mark that day with as j I much distinction and eclat as tlie county, j j the occasion, and tlie cause were worthy l of. And nobly and completely was that purpose carried out. Many had thought I that peace had lulled us into supineuess and that success had charmed us into ai careless confidence in our security. It) was feared that the spirit of "7?? hail died ! away, that patriotic enthusiasm had ex-1 hausted itself, and as the enemy, that i was so hard to conquer then was now J disabled, prostrate or at least invisible, it ; would bo ditlicult to re-kindle the old J ardour. All those fears and misgivings| have been dispelled by the magnificent demonstration of last Saturday. Faint-! hearted Democrats have taken new courage, and daring Radicals have seen their | fondest hopes decay. Democracy i.i j Abbeville county is as lull of life ant! energy as in 1S7G,?which is just the!' same as to say that Radicalism in our ' county is dead and buried in the grave' dug for it in IS7?i. The morning of the Hth broke beautiful and clear, nature herself was propi-j1 tious. From an early hour companies of j1 mounted Ked-shirts came trooping into i' the town. Captains of lifties and captains i of hundreds led their men to the various rendezvous appointed, where the several ' assistant marshals took them in charge j' and placed them inline, ready to join' in the great procession. Hut we are run-11 ningahead of time in our account. We |' should have stated before that the speak- j1 ers arrived by train on Friday evening | and were met at the Depot by Gen. Me- j1 Gowan. They were received by a guard ' of honour of the Abbeville Rifles and . Junior Killes and taken in carriages to|i hospitable houses that were open to them, i The disappointment at the non-arrival I of Governor Hampton was deep and sin- * cere. A campaign gathering without the ! J Governor was felt to be the play of Ham-1 let with the prince left out. Jlis long- j, continued indisposition and consequent' i absence in tho mountains evoked the; j heartfelt sympathies and regrets of our ; citizens. Every one knew, however, that j 1 no one was more anxious to attend thojj meeting than Hampton, and this caused j' our people to redouble their efforts to j' make the mooting such an one as would 1 give him no cause of regret. Accord-j) inglv, Saturday morning Jound every j > one astir, and young and old out in the J streets, arranging for the procession. J Ever and anon the stirring strains of the i Greenwood band and the Abbeville band ] tilled the air and recalled by the familiar ! tunes thrilling memories of'7(5. At in- J torvals the boom of the Anderson Artil- I lery reverberated through the clear '< morning air and reminded us that our!' sister county was not forgetful of our for-1' tunes, but sent her gallant sons to aid us 1 in our work. All honor to the Anderson Artillerymen. They did us good service ' two years ago, they did it again last Saturday, and they will always lie found !( where duty calls and honor leads the!' way. Hon. J. C. Maxwell, was the Marshal ' of the day, and in the discharge of the 1 important duties devolving upon that of- |1 ficcr, ho was ably supported by the fol-i' lowing Assistant Marshals: J. Fuller Lyon, of Abbeville; John K. Brownlee, | of Antrevillo; W. K. Colli ran, of Mill- i way; John K. Bradley, of Long Cane;1 A. 1$. Ellis, of Hodges. The mounted clubs appeared at the ap-1 pointed places about 0 o'clock, and alter j resting, at 10 o'clock moved, under the! direction of the assistant Marshals to ' their respective places in the line. I Those of the upper Hattalion of the Savannah regiment reported at the mile stone on the Pendleton road to assistant! Marshal Brownlee. The White Hall, Cedar Springs, and | Millwav reported at the l-'air Grounds to ' assistant Marshal Cothran. The clubs of the lower Hattalion of the j Savannah Regiment reported at the mile I stone on the Vienna road to assistant i Marshal Bradley. The clubs o^tlie lower Battalion of the' Saluda Regiment reported at Fort Pickens to assistant Marshal Lyon. The clubs of the upper Battalion of the Saluda Regiment reported at the milej stone on the Greenville road near Long I Cane church to assistant Marshal Ellis. I ! The Abbeville Rifles and the Junior: | Rifles, received the speakers at the Depot J jon Friday evening. The Abbeville Silver Cornet Band and the Greenwood Band took their places in j the procession. The distinguished visitors and speakI ers took their Stand near the Prcsbyteri | an church anil reviewed the line as it j passed down Main street towards the old stand near the depot. j Commanding ollicers of clubs were especially charged with the keeping good j order, and all the barrooms in town j J were closed during the; entire day. i The Followinggentlemen were appoint- i ed the local committee of arrangements! I for the demonstration: \V. II. Parker, J.! | \V. Perriu, A. Request, T. P. tjuarles, T. | I C. Seal, and they discharged that duty | j with credit to themselves and with entire! satisfaction to all concerned. By thvir care and practical management every- j tiling worked like clock-work, without a ! single jar. I j Bv ten o'clock the Marshal for the day, Senator Maxwell, reported all in readi- j ness for the prodession. The word was j given to march, the band led the way I and starting from the open space in front ; of the Presbyterian church, the long line j of horsemen began to wend their way to! the grove 011 the slopes of Marshall hill, j The distinguished guests and orators of j the day, sat on horseback in front of the j church as the long procession filed past.! A long procession it was, it seemed unending. Long before the rear had reached the starting-point the van had hitched their horses in the Krov|e a mile away. Company alter company rode slowly by and made a gallant show. With the exception of the riltcmen of Ninety-Six and Abbeville, who wore their handsome grey uniforms, all who joined in the (pro-j cession were on horseback. And all the horsemen wore red shirts, except one) company in bine uniform, another in 1 white shirts and a few "yellow jackets.'" 1 The endless line of red shirts made a dis- j play hard to be equalled. As they passed the distinguished party who reviewed J them they reut the air with their euthu- | ''' "is sialic shout*, frequently sending fcirtli: the old watchword of "Hurrah for ilamp- | ton!" so lond and so hearty that wo are sure that the absent Uovernor heard the i exulting ceho amid the recesses of Cash- ! iers Valley. All the Democratic C'luhs in the County were represented in the grand pageant. Iudeed .some of them were there almost' to a man. Many colored Democrats don- j ned he tied shirt and joined their whitei fellow-citizens in the procession last Sat-, urday, and raised their lusty voices in i song as they rode along, whenever the bauds were silent. The colored Democrats of Abbeville county came out in '7<> one thousand strong, and they will march i to the polls next November in larger numbers still. How many ]io?l Sliirts wore there in procession? With bands playing, banners waving, and shouts that made the welkin ring, they rode past like an innu-i merable host that delicti counting. Ttinvo wr.re more mounted Red Shirts j than wort1 over scon at any meeting in "7". Arrived in the classic grove which has witnessed so many historical scenes, the crowd gathered around the speaker's stand, to the number of three thousand. A grand stand had been erected for the ladies, and the daughters of Abbeville were there in large numbers, filling the stand and the carriages around. Old and young men were there from allj parts of the county. Fanners, merchants, professional men and all had come, for business was suspend''*! throughout the whole county last Saturday. The speakers' stand was decorated and draped with the numerous banners that had been carried in the,procession, and the mottoes displayed 011 them were wholesome texts from the gospel according to Democracy and Honesty which spoke volumes to all who read them. We give below a full account of the proceedings at the stand, with the eloquent and stirring speeches then deliver-j ed. They were listened to with profound j and deeply interested attention and only ! interrupted by the frequent bursts of applause that came from a thousand throats. It was pleasant and gratifying to see Jhe respectful canor and attention of the large crowd of the colored men that stood on the left of the stand and listened to all the speakers. They manifested their approbation frequently and showed that they were now ready to follow the Democratic leaders. The whole day passed otT most successfully alul was free from trouble or disturbance of any kind. The behaviour of the vast concourse of people white and black was all that could be desired and was an honor to Abbeville county. We loubt if any county in the State can boast if as many liuc-lookiug men riding linelooking horses. And we doubt still " - ? > ?11??~.i more II so large a ?;rowu uuuuuu-u un>-| where else would belmve so well, and j lisperse so soberly. At eleven o'cloek General MKJowan, the County Chairman, rose on the stand ind said: "The meeting will cometoorder. The Itev. Mr. Miller will open the day's proceedings >y prayer." Prayer by Itev. U. F. Miller. Itev. 15. F. Miller, of the Baptist L"hureh, then rose and while the audience *ave the most respectful attention, the Reverend gentleman said: "O, Almighty God, our Heavenly father, sre thank t hoc that thou art good. W'e thanii lire that thou art merciful t<> poor oll'onding sinners. We are taught in the inspired Word that thou art the Creator and Preserver, of dl mankind, and to none other would we ippeal lor help a;nl succor. We acknowledge thee to be our Saviour and King,:tnd would isk thee to guide us aright and direct our footsteps in tlie paths of duty and patriotism. VVc pray thee to inspire our speakers will) hat wisdom that cometh from on High?that tvisdom which will admonish and lead us ivith reverence to acknowledge thee to be our i j oil and our Saviour. HI ess our state, liless >nr people, and help them to aid our strugiling government in rising to her proper [ lace among the States of this great Commonwealth. We would ask thy blessing up-1 >n all our citizens and invoke thy aid in as-j isting them lo lead peaceable and quiet j :is may be most itleasimr in Ihv sinlit. I I Hess, wo hc-cecli thee, the tiovcrnor of this | state and I lie members of hisstall', and in I liue manner, we pray thee to remember in i kindness all who are about us, as well as I :!iose more distantly connected with thisj r.eople. IJIess their various organizations] ind bless the individual members thereof, iuardusfrom the temptations of I he Kvilj me, and tinally, when we are done with j jirtii take us to thy home in heaven. Tins kve ask in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen." Sacred music by the Abbeville Silver Jornvt Band ami the tiring of cannon, tvax next on tlio programme, at the conclusion of which, General Samuel Meiiowan, the distinguished County i.'hairman, rose amid a thunder of applause and delivered in his most graceful and happy style the following beautiful and appropriately touching remarks: The Chairman's Introductory Speech. lYUow Citizens?Democrats of Abbeville: The place where we stand is historic ({round?on the old Indian trail upon which the dusky t.'herokec in the olden time wended his way through the forest, towards the I'Ickens llloek House just overthej braneil, and slill farther on towards the old Fort of Ninety Six. in later times it lias been marked more especially as the scene of demonstrations j connected wi!h great and eventful changes) in our political condition. We can almost say that here is the cradle of Secession ; here. | under these magnificent oaks was made that j remarkabledlort to wrest our government! from the hands of thieves and robbers, aliens si li i I r;l li<r.?rw which vi?M|.||i vi?fl uluit i v known in this county as "Rig Tuesday.'" j That ctlort was successful. IVc have on- j joyed lor tlie last two years the blessings of good government, which wo have enjoyed immensely from thecontrast with the irovfrnniont which was overthrown. Time makes progress?the world moves, sind here again is the liemocracy of Abbeville making an ell'ort to retain, what we then achieved. This immense crowd. This sea of living faces. The outpouring of the people, men, women ami children, horse foot and dragoons all'ord conclusive proof that we intend to retain what wo have acquired. I regret to have to state that our esteemed and honored Chief Magistrate, Governor Hamilton, who expected to ho with us, lias not hcon able to attend, on account of continued indisposition, which detains him in the mountains. lie wasanxlous to he present on this occasion, and if opportunity otter he will avail himself of some other appointment during thecampaign. Hut we have present some of the old soldiers of thecampaign of is?(i?war horses not unused to tin- smoke of hattlc. We have here, one who did his full duty in the campaign of 1S7(>, anil since his election has done ids part in giving good government to South Carolina, and after his re-election will continue to do so. 1 have the honor of presenting to you our Democratic Secretary of State the Hon. K. M. Sims. Spccch of Hon. II. 31. Sims. Fvlloir-Ctiizcnx nf Abbeville. I engaged in the Confederate army seventeen years ago notforany particular love ol military service, hut from patrioticmotives. I comehero now in the same spirit with the hope that my example and presence may he of encouragement to any who may heat all lukewarm. It is a source of regret that our grand old leader is not with us in person to-day. He is, I am sure, with us in spirit. We all feel this campaign to he an eventful one. Whilst we believe it will be prosecuted with the same vigor that characterized the campaign of 1S7U. we shall hope for a more complete triumph. Jt is however needless to say that Republicanism in the Cnited States is waning, but Radicalism is not dead in South Carolina. The Northern Republicans will make every euoi i 10 regain nsiosi.power hi me noiim. Its great power has bton its ruin. Assured of their strength, they have proved false in everything. Throuirh their corruption, their defeat lias followed in every Southern Stale? the very eitadel of their strength and power. It is our duty to ourselves and to our colored friends to support the nominations for State and County ottleers and we should at the same time useour greatest exertions to eleet as many members to Congress as possible. The next Comrrcss will perhaps eleet the President in tsst). The Republican party in tlie t'niteit Stntes has troue asunder, and the1 Democratic party will certainly soon lie in control of the Government. We hope that we may make no mistake. The ltcuhblican I parly can no longer he guided and upheld by : Federal bayonets. We have felt the evils of oppression. We have felt t lie greatness and j goodness of success. No sophistry can make j wrong lluht. The poverty of nearly every household in South Carolina bears witness of stilt* iw?<? titwl lVirlinni'<iiw>ii in flirt i.oet l.nt we hope fora hotter stale of things in the future. We ask all to unite with us on the I l'latform of'70, upon which we then stood | and achieved such a splendid victory. We; guarantee eijuai rights and protcct ion'to all. The Democracy or t lie State redeemed South I Carolina from Radical corruption and mis-; rule, and we will bury all personal animosities, ami for?ettln? our owu personal aims, fljilit solely for the advancement of the party which has done so much for the poor. i AS FAR AS THE HEAVENS. The colored people of this State since the war have been under the lead of a few Northurn adventurers, who controlled the State for I ten years previous to our redemption.* We did not unite with them beceause they did not want us. There adventurers, together with I the olHcers of the Federal Government,! taught them exalted ideas of "freedom." Wei were as far apart as the Heavens are from the ) fai th. The leaders of the party did not desire, us to have a voice in the Government. | We proposed a division of the o dices, hut; they declined to accept any of our proposi-j Lions. Finally, in mercy to ourselves, our wives and our children, the Democratic party jf South Carolina rose in their might as one! nan to throw oil'the yoke of Republican |' jondftge. Great as was our victory then, it j was no mlr.'iclr ; il was eclipsed by 111o bear-1' ing of u yoke of oppression by u cultivated!' and intelligent people for Ion years. SINKING I'KUSONA I, DIFFEltKNCKS. | When the time camp for ns to make our I supreme ?ilbrt, (ienernl Hampton came to our aid, aiul accepted the position of standard-bearer. That standard was borne to vie- l tory. and lie was elected to tbeoOicc of Chief; Magistrate of South Carolina. Since that timeto this day he has been the (Jovernorof the whole peopleof the State. Jn the campaign now commencing, we must do as much ; as wo did In 'Til. We must retain what wc achieved in that memorable campaign. To do litis, we must sink all personal and party interests for the good of the Stale. Our] pledges have all been carried out in good i faith. | oi'ii itKOAttn i-'oit tih: onwiRRti man. | Our puhlle schools have been kept i open, and equal and exact Justice lias been ml- j ministered. Owing to our embarrassed con-! <1 ition however, we have heretofore not been j able to keep the schools open as long as we ' would like to have done. All of our plednes j we have kept to the letter and in the spirit of' the promise. We stand to-day on the pint* form of "7'i and renew nil those pledge". We; arc the colored mini's natural friend. We: have always given him friendly aid and timely advice, and wi- shall continue to do so as long as there Is a hope of bringing him from (lie Republican party and a probability of! teaching him to accept us as his friend. Wei mean to help him in every way possible, ily I helping him, however, we do not mean to exalt him beyonif his capacity. Neither do; we expect lo make representatives in the state Legislature when there are white men offering for the place who arc more competent. POLITICS NOT I'KOFITAW.E TO HIM. There are niaiiv avenues resneetable ami profitable for tin; colored man,'hut we doubt If polities is profitable him. As n rule we have too much politics among our people in tliis.State. srsr.MNisii thi: nominees, In conclusion, fellow Democrats of Abbevilli* county, let we conjure you to throw aside ali personal ambition and dislikes, and, I for t lie common good, vote for the success ofthe Democratic party by sustaining the regular uoininess as made by your primary clue- j Hons. General Kennedy's Speech. The Chairman then came forward niul j introduced the next speaker as distinguished in war as well as in peace?the Pali mints of the Democracy for the present campaign?the Chairman of the! Democratic State Executive Committee, I ( ieneral John D. Kennedy of Camden. .Ifr. ("hniniinn I/ttUcx ami Fellow Demo-1 mils; As I came to your town my mind was ! tilled with a review of the important part which Abbevile County has played in thchistoryofSouth Carolina. 1 went bade u> history to the stirring dark days of the Revolution, when her valiant Whig sons, in common with their co-patriots of South Carolina rescued tliis good old Commonwealth from the! grasp of (ireat lirilain. My mind tiien naturally turned to the various battles in Mexico. In every encounter in that memorable conflict Abbeville bore the starry Has of the country to victory. In all the more recent bloody battles from Petersburg to the ltio i (irande the sons of this gallant old County j bled and died for victory. In the pulpit; on the bench; in the forum ; in the Halls of Congress the sons of Abbeville have given iligui-1 ty to South Carolina. Through tlieeourageof I her sons and I he beauty of her daughters this J triilIn 111 iild Count v has 111 waysgone where du-1 tv called ami where tlit: danger was most Imminent. Tliis demonstration t onlay proves that old Abbeville County is up ami doing, and alive to her best interests, and to the welfare of I lie state, In November I doubt | not she w ill roll up such a Democratic major- J ltyas will forever remove the last vestige of hope of Radicalism in Abbeville County- | NO COJ.n KAJ.K FOft I S. My frlem*B, r do not propose to pive you "cold kale, hot. attain" in reviewing: the nrlnciples of 'Til, nor do I intend to carry you back to all its struggiesand all its tragic Incidents, but the memory of that canvass cannot be kept too fresh in the minds of the good people of South Carolina. It Is my duty to speak briefly of that campaign to bring you up to the duties of the present hour. IIKALKP AS HV KIKST INTKNTIOJf. My friends, What was the condition of South Carolina when we beiran the movement to redeem the state? We were sunk in i the slouch of despondency. We had Crant.l We had Chamberlain. We had the whole Republican party. We had taxation amounting to confiscation. In their ureal strength they mocked us in our calamity. There were differences of opinion in our own ranks, as to tiie best policy to be pursued. Some thought one plan better than another, while the balance of tlm party took exactly the opposite view. The outlook in South Carolina then i was not at all hopeful. The Ausrust conven-; tlon in '7(1 wisely put in nomination aSlraiirhtout Democratic state ticket. All our past differences "healedas by first intention," and we proclaimed to the world that we would no longer submit to this condition of things. Under the leadership of Wade Hampton, tIkhow Henry of Navarre we marched to a victory without [a precedent in the world's history. I.IKK TIIK VKSTAI. KIISKS OK KOMK. The campaign of '7li was inaugurated for the | redemption of South ('arolina. for Home Utile, 1 i?v tioine I eopie, lor i oinpeiency 111 umee., In tlii*i last supreme effort the white man ami the colored man united in oncgrnml rally to I redeem themsclvesand the Slate. That cam-! paign was a succession! every pledge made in I tiie ennvass hy Hamilton and the party lias been carried out in South Carolina. Our tax-' cs have heen greatly reduced and the (Jovcm-i ment. has heen administered solely in tlit- interest of the people of the State. Honesty, in-I tegritv and an earnest effort for the welfare of! the whole people, have characterized the!)eni- [ oeratie administration. K<|iial justice and. equal protection have heen administered to; every citizen of the State, from the colored I man in his cottage to the (Jovcrnor in his I mansion. Peace and good-will like tlieves-' tal tires in Kome have heen exerting their in-| tluenceovcr all. Our redemption was a rev-, olution. It was a revolution as great, as that which took place when the people of Kngland, | disgusted with the rule of the Stuarts, in lutm, | asserted I he divine right of the people and! threw otl' the yoke of that dynasty. It was as great a revolution as that which convulsed] France in 17SK!. when the despotism of the' throne and the aristocracy was destroyed, anil popular liberty was established. 11 was even a greater revolution than that which took place on this continent, a hundred years ago, when the people of the thirteen Colonies rose In their majesty against (ireat Britain to repel less'grievanres than we had endured for eight long years of lladical rule. "KJ5K1* FAJTH." Like all revolutions this one will nev or go backward if you and 1 are wise. Moderation and kindness must temper the victo- j ry. Magnanimity and generosity must char- , acterize the victors. KdwardJ.onc of the! greatest kings Kngland ever had on her] throne took for his mottoand rule of action, "Keep Faith."' tJrand motto for a king;! grand motto fur a people.?"Keep Faith" Wej in that campaign laid down a platform to! govern the party. That platform among oth-j er tliings said : "\Ve do not charge this condi-; tion of tilings, which every patriot mnstde(>p-i ly implore, upon the masses of the party, but j upon their leaders, who have made such fatal j use of their confidence and trust ;for it is our I firm convictlmi that all the good people of! the State,of both races, desire peace ami pros-1 perity. We therefore call upon our fellow *11 /.i n>, 11 i rsju t i m- in i iHT in |in>i i'.i i i ) .in ii- i iiition, tojoin with us in restoring tin- good \ name of their State, and to attain elevate it to i n place of iliL'iiity and eharaeter among tho common wealths ol" this great country." AT TIIE KXI'KNSK OK Of It I.IVKS. Wo went forward and rescued tho government from Hie hands of t he oppressors. Since then we have kept the faith in giving protection alike both to the colored man and to the' white man. We wanted the colored people to j help us to redeem the State, and I tell them here that the injection of race issue is opposed to that platform. 11 does not become me to proclaim more. We want the colored people to come with us, and we will do them pood, lioing endowed with the franchise you must; take your place In the (iovernment as u ro-i sponsible voter. Vote with us and we will not only give you all your rights, but will pro-< toot yon against Radical oppression even at | the expense of our lives, in order to retain their power in this State the liadicats arrayed the colored man against the white man on account of color. We would be worse than foolish to do this. They are in a large majority In this state and would If such a rule was adopted, exclude us from partieipation in the administration of the government. Our effort is to harmonize t in- races break down I the color lino, and work in perfect good will towards each other. WJIAT MOIiK DO YOfWANT? This is the declaration of the Democratic Kxceutivc Committee. They denounce anything contrary to this principle. We would be worse than mail to send the colored people j away from us. Standing beneath I lie a-gis of I the Constitution we can by tin? votes of j the colored people administer tho (iovernI inent on a wise and judicious basis, which j will give satisfaction to every citizen of the |State. What more do the colored poople want? What more do the white people want? WHAT IT MKANS. I Competent, abb; and just administration of the Government means white supremacy, tint it does not mean race Issue. It means that the white man and the colored man in South Carolina had carried that, idea to triumphant , success. Revolutions never go backwards. Wo must have enough colored men to go with i us to prevent any power on earth from reversing our success. A I'llOKOrxn SYMPATHY. i Now, my friends, there is another point upon which 1 desire to add a few words in the initiation of the campaign' As I said before,I si in delighted to see so many colored men here to-day. I feel a profound sympathy for the colored man of South Carolina. He is not to blame for holding his humbler position among the intelligence ??f the country, nor is j he responsible for bis lawny skin. Ill consid- j eration of your want of a proper appreciation of the new privileges and duties that have I been bestowed upon you as American citizens, : the Government, while extending the greatest protection to your race, lias been a little blind . to your faults, and has, in every instance.! tempered justice with merc.v. As some proof, of this assertion, I would merely remind you of the fact that Governor Hampton lias pardoned or commuted the sentence of a great i many more convicts of your race than lie has of mine. Having "kept faith" with you, I he-j lieve, if you are wise, that you will hereafter; cast your lot with us. NO CONSIDURATION FOR RADICAL LEADERS. I say to the white men of Abbeville County,! that I have no consideration for the so-called Republican leaders of the colored people, who j would array race against race, and thus bring discord and distrust among neighbors and friends for the sole Dlirnose of nuttlnir these same formenters of strife into ofllee, where they may rob the public treasury and admin-1 ister partial Justice. The Republicans have! held control ol' the State for eight years, and1 they kept going from bad to worse, until it1 became insufferable. I say then let the lead*, ers of the party that would alienate the colored innn from his natural friend, be put in the position that the Israelite put the leper. Have, nothing to do with them. By a wise and pru- ; dent course towards the colored man, enough j of them will stick with us To enable you In November next to roll up a majority ofj twenty-five hundred for the regular Democrat-1 le ticket in Abbeville County. TIIK "STKAKJirrorT" UfSINKSS. Another matter, which I deem it lnenm. | bent on me to allude to to-day Is, the proper conduct of the present cuinpaigu In Soutli I ?? Carolina, and It is a matter which only con-1 L-oniK those of us who arc in the ranks of tlio j Democracy. I allude to the cry of "rttraight- j nut-Ism," which is made in some sections of the Stato. My own opinion Is, that we! should let all this talk of "original straight-! out" Democrats stop. Wo are all "straight-! out" Democrats. \\ e have stuck to the party ] through good report and through evil I report. Members of the Democratic party In 1S7U honestly differed. Any man who makes "stnilghtoutlsm" a question now, agitates a matter which has a deleterious effect in our party and throws a stumbling block in our way. The men. who differed from us then generously laid aside their personal preferences and promptly came forward and joined the majority and acted with as! much zeal as the most pronounced "straightout." Now to go back and rake up that, matter and claim superior patriotism or wisdom is, to say the least, bad policy. We are all Democrats alike. There are no grades of political faith in the Democratic party. Every man who conforms to the rules of the party and obeys its behests Is a "slraightout" Democrat. Kvcry man who subordinates his personal feelings to the good of the party is a "straightout'' Democrat. Those who do not these things are outside the party, and the party are not responsible for tlielr acts or lliL-lr opinions. UNITY IN DKMOCKATIC HANKS. In tills state the Democrats arc u unit, except perhaps in the new County of Hampton. There are some dissensions among our people in that county, but we hope that nil diilerenees there may soon he healed and that they may Join hands In harmony with Jcaeh other and in aeeord with their Democratic brethren of the State. Then like Minerva who sprung armed cap-a-pie from the head of Jove, we will he fuly {equipped, and with wise counsel and determined etlort we will be victorious in tlie coming contest. WOIWIII 1*1*1 NO T1IK mcvil, WITH Itlfi HIUI.K I'XUElt Til F.I It AltMS. This campaign presents difficulties which the casual thinker would |>robal>ly overlook. We have 110 Republicun Stale ticket In the tleld opposed to the nomination made by the Democratic party. This may lead to apathy on I lie part of our people, ami leave the prize improperly guarded, and more readily grasped oy the foe. It is a mistake tosuppo.se that the party in South Carolina Is dead. They can rally In a single night, and conic against us the next day In all their might and fury. I have been informed that their religious meetings have been quietly turned into political engines. Some of the colored ministers parade a big Bible under their arms, while worshipping the devil. I.et us not be fooled by their not having a State ticket in the field. An open enemy is less dangerous than a secret j foe. Some of our citizens atone time, It seemed, were disappointed because the Radical Convention did not endorse Governor Hampton's administration. For my own part, I j would not have had the Itadical Convention j to endorse him on us. They put themselves in line with the Northern Republicans while abusing us. Now we want no coquetlng from them. We are not disposed to meet them half-way or leave down the gap for tlieni to charge lis. We stand up squarely for the par-1 ty from the governor down. We know no man, or clique, but give our whole allegiance to the Democratic party. We are glad that such cattle as composed t he KcpuhlicunsKtatc Convention have seen tit to denounce Governor Hampton and his administration. Any odium which evil disposed persons might feel disposed to easton him, will be reflected back mii t lie innilgner with h tiounie lorce. ? e arc party men, ami party nicn wo must remain, those who would create diversion In our ranks should be run out of the party. IIKACTIKUL Tl> BKHOI.D. The harmony In the Democratic party of the dill'oront. Counties of the State Is beautiful to lit-hold. Dissension In our own rntiks Is the rock Democrats should steer clear of. The heroes of the party?the rank and tile?must not permit individual aspersion to Jeopardize the party good. Those who fail to get party nominations should quietly and respectfully submit, totlie willof the majority. Those who act otherwise are not Democrats In the true sense of the word. Especially must defeated men say, "We have been honestly whipped for nomination, but will fight as earnestly for party success as we would have done hail we received its honors. COM I'l.KTK SUCCESS DEPENDS. Wc must guard all these points, and n glorious victory will crown our efforts In November. If the Radicals arc whipped this time In the State, they will stand but little chance hereafter. The complete success of the Democracy of the State depends upon the action of the various Counties. We must carry the Legislature, and win a broader victory than wc did In '70. In '70 the Democratic line was led by Hampton. Chamberlain and Grant with Federal troops, were strongly entrenched. I'mler Hamilton the Democrats marched in striking distance. On the 7th of November we rolled over that fort and Chamberlain, despite Grant and his power to send Federal troops. We are marching still and will attain additional victories. In lsso we expect the Republicans to make one more deemed and determined stand, but another grand and terrilic assault, from the united Democracy will sweep ihem from the places which will know tlu-m 110 more In South Carolina. THE PRESIDENT IA I. ELECTION. The State of South Carolina will never enjoy tlie full autonomy under this Government, in the bright Constellation of States, until the National Democratic party is in power at Washington. We will have in lXi?0 the great national tight for control of the nation's capital. This campaign must be conducted on a plan looking to that end. Before the contest for the next Presidency shall come, a NationCongress is to be elected. We in South Carolina must carry three out of the Jive of our Representatives. Let us carry them all! A majority of the delegation will cast the vote of South Carolina for President In case that election in ISmj should be thrown Into the House of Representatives. How Important it is that we carry at least a majority of the Congrssional delegation. WJIEKE THE HAJ.ANCE OF POWER J.IKS. The Greenback party having swept, the Stale of Maine, with a prospect of sweeping the i'acitlc Slope may In the next Presidential election hold the balance of power. This will throw the election of a President In the House of Representatives unless the Democratic party shall take the wind out of the sails of the Greenback party 011 the IIuancial question. I honor our Representatives for having voted for the Si Ivir 11111. We need harmony in the party, the matci ial.prosperity may follow the perpetuation of Democratic rule in South Carolina. Willi lit 1* varied Hiid productive soil and salubrious climate South Carolina can oiler inducements to immigrants. Peace and prosperity will come lo wur doors. Education and tlie ballot will go hand in hand. Cutler the smiles and encouragement of lovely woman, who was last at the 1 Yoss and lirst at the Sei >ulchre, our land would blossom as the rose. Hon. Jnmes N. Lipscomb's Spccch. Music, firing of cannon, and applause. Tho next speaker was introduced us the Ajiix Tclemon of tho Newberry nomocracy, and Senator from thai county, Hon. James X. Lipscomb: ?Vr. Chairman, Lailirs and G'rvtlcnwn?l did not expect to speak today. Itwusnotin the programme tlitit I should be hero and meet face to face tin; assembled democracy of Abbeville County. 1 was not not!tied that I was expected until yesterday. 1 knew before I left home that it was no use to talk to the white democrats of Abbeville County. I have heard and knew of their gallant conduet in 18711, which won for you so glorious a victory, and gave you such marked distinction among your sister Counties. I came j with the intention of saying something to tiie colored Democrats of this County. Hut ' since 1 have heard what has been so beautifully said In pearls of elocution. I feel disposed to withhold my remarks, ilut as 1 see some colored people here who haven't got on red shirts I shall venture a word or two. Have you colored people calmly calculated the dillerence between Radical and Democratic rule? You have been set free and endowed with the rights of the franchise. The i ballot was placed in your hands eight years ; ago. What did you with that ballot ? Did you vote? Did you govern well? Never. With the ballot in your hand, other men threw It. Certain Northern men came South after the war to teach you hatred between the white man and the colored man?they placed the l?Vi1<>rnl ln-fwivn vnii sitwl mi*? ! Where arc those men now? |A voice from I the crowd?In hell. J No; they ought to be there but they ain I. ' wiikuf now is noon or.D mokes? I Where is Chamberlain? Where Is [Scott? Where is Hive, whose children "were horn on the soli of South CarI oliiin, and who intended to live here forever?" | [A voice?Aiken killed him.| Have you | thought of these things? [Voices?Yes, Yes, ! Yes.] I hear too many answers from the ! white men. I want to hear from the colored I men. Have you thought of the fact that all | the rest of those carpet baggers were so mean that they died naturally? [Voice?O, yes, It lit didn't take Aiken, or any body else to I kill them.) I.KT THEM DIE OF TIIF. I)UY ROT. ! The speaker who preceded me, stated that . whatever interested you in State attains Interested us. The Government is common for all. Whatever hurts the white people hurts you as much. Any blow at you Is sure to | hurt us. It is now time for you and me and ; every other man in Mouth Carolina to counsel together in friendship for the common ?ood I of all. It isn't worth while to remind you of all the lies the Radicals have told you In the I last eight years. I will, instead, ask you what of the pledges made to you by Hampton In |'7fi? Has he failed in a single instance to "keep faith?" Where Is the Democratic ottieer in South Carolina that has not administered Justice? If there is such an one. punishment will be Indicted. Though all tnese years of Hadieal rule and oppression, I have never allowed myself to he driven Into the | position of an enemy to the colored man. The white leaders were those upon whom I I waged an unceasing and an unrelenting war, hut now, since they have ingloriously tied from the Held, and sought obscurity, I "would I let them die of the dry rot. I do not want i them bad enough to hunt them up. KEAI. M Kit IT TIIE DEMOCRATIC TEST. There is no color In Democracy. Whenever a colored man votes the Democratic ticket he's a Democrat. Whenever a white man votes that ticket, he too is a Democrat, and nothing more. Whenever you come into our party we know no distinction on account of color. If Vfill shoiilit nsk lis to vnl.i lor von because of your color, I am frank to sny that I cannot ilo it. The Democratic party of South Carolina does not vote for any man because of his color. We claim that real merit shall guide us in choosing between men for odice. I You must raise your standard of merit to I receive our votes. We will vote for the best and most competent men. LOWEST DEPTHS OK PERDITION*. If there is a single white man who has at-' tempted to lead tlie colored people against us,; he did deliberately determine in his; own heart to be a traitor to you, a traitor to, liis own race, and above all, a traitor to his: country's best interests. The man who would ' attempt to perpetuate through you, tlie rule ' of thieves and robbers, that controlled thisj State In Radical times, deserves to be sunk to1 tlie lowest depths fit' perdition. Kvery colored man in South Carolina has' the right to vote as he chooses. I stand Just where I have always stood. In tills campaign I take thepround that every man who voted \ for Hampton in lftTii should beailowed to vote i at our primary elections. After the colored man once votes the Democratic ticket I am in favor of tearing down the fence between I him and us. A STKAIGHTOUT PKMOCUAT. As to the question of Straljihtoutis'in, I! have but little to say. I intended not to allude to It all, but my friend (ieneral Kennedy I lias chosen to refer to this matter, and I take, it tbat he alluded to mo in Ills remarks. That1 his remarks may not bo misapplied, I will in slat'! that I am one of those "original" i ni Straightout Democrats, and I foci glad to say tl that I have been consistent in that doctrine, si I did not vote lor Carpenter, Green or Tom- \\ II11.son. I have never voted for a fusion ticket it of any kind, and I never intend to. I was n with you, heart and soul, in 70, but I want to qi say here that I never took any stock in the pollticnl;mongrel tickets that theUemocrats of the State have been asked to vote for since reconstruction. It isn't worth while to recount our defeats in such eflbrts, nor is it Important . that I should point yon to the various lndip- 1 ill ties and wrongs you have endured In Hailleal times. I shall not attempt to recall to J' memory their devious devices to rob tills poo- j 'J pie of their property, and to chisel us out of I J even our rights, I never supported one of i _l< the crew under any circumstances, and I am | " proud of the fact. i J' K.XC'KKDINO (iOOI) TURN OF FOttTl'NK'S 7l WHKKTj. a Hefore the war, while in every other State;'1 there were two political parlies, we were in-;n dividual followers of that distinguished Indl-j" vidua), John ('.Calhoun. We wanted only to I know what he thought. After the war we " were without a leader; and in this condition we were ready to follow the lend of any man who might claim greater sagacity than tlio j rest of us. We were in the dark then. We j1 were in doubt ns to the best course to be pur-' e sued. The wisest men In the State counsel led j jj together at various times, and each time the j j, great mass followed their direction, and as I joften they sull'ered defeat. Carpenter. Tom-lv llnson and Green successively carried us on t<>! t defeat. Our people become disgusted wllhij the tickets that hud been presented to them, [ 0 and they, In the August Convention of 7H, I j determined to take the matter in their own j t hands and put a straightout ticket In the;^ field. Through wise action on their part, or j7 by an exceedingly good turn of fortunes' j ( wheel, Hampton was thrust forward on that , " i--* - ' ' 1 lunl- followed bv UCKCi. inni mu . t the Kllcnton all'atr. I lie Hamburg disturbance ] j soon added additional strength, then Hutler|( and Gary met the ltadlcal leaders at Kdge- | Held, and to cap tin* climax, tin; I ted Shirts r came In power and great majesty. [ GAVH KVKKVTII I NO AWAY. In the August Convention the Stralghtouts were liberal. Only three places were award- . ed to them on tin: Slate ticket, while they -j jgave the balance of theotllees to the others. n Thestralghtouts in tS7X gave the whole thing j away. Not one man of the Stralghtouts in South Carolina asked for anything. We bur- , led all our differences In IKTii, but General j ! Kennedy remarks alluded to me, I have no , apology to make for being a "Straightout." | I From Duller and Gary down, let usali fall or ^ stand on the platform. t OKTTINO AN H1KA INTO TltKIR IfKADS. f I In 187(1 the people*of.South Carolina got an r Idea Into their heads that Straightout iJemo- I |crats should govern theState, and woe be to ? (them when they get that Idea out of their ' heads. The people took the redemption of !l the State Into their own hands. When you i realized that if was necessary to take a. portion of your time from the Held, from the shop, or from any ordinary avocation, you freely gave it. Thcsnine rule will apply to 11lie public affairs of the State, that should apply in the management of private interest? { I you must see to it yourself, aud not trust it to I others. You want 110 laggards In your ranks; 1 you want 110 otHce-seekcrs, for the sake { I ofotllce. I don't consider that I am voting ! for a single man in South Carolina, but I vote t for the Democratic party. , I will n >t speak longer. A speaker will follow me who will please and edify. I am not : a candidate. You can't vote for me, if you would. t Judge Hudson Speaks. Aflcr the usual music aud the firing of! | cannon, the President announced that * we had heard from the Executive and 1 Legislative departments. Wo will now j1 hear from the Judiciary?one of the' r Judges of reformed Democratic South' J Carolina?the courteous, able and effi-jt cient Judge Hudson, of Marlborough. T'fUo<r Citizen* n/ Ahbrvillc County: I came 1 two weeks ago to your midst for the first time 1 in my life. This is tlie first time I have had |' thepleasure of standing face to facc with tlieis troml ;i)co]i!o of Abbeville County. Once or i i twice ! have stood on the soil of Abbeville, i j but not until now have I had the opportunity I ! to visit your County seat. I am glad of thish j privilege of meeting you face to fiice. When il left home I contemplated meeting this poo- ( ; pie with no little pleasure. I was anxious to see ' I the ( entity that had produced so many great I ! citizens, and which was the home of one of < i the brightest ornaments that has reflected lus- [ I j tre on the name of South Carolina. It is h I needless to tell you that I refer to Calhoun. I contemplated with equal pleasure the meetling of a ptople so distinguished for their in* ' telilgence and higli culture, and wiio can just- ' ilyboastofso many excellent institutions of|> learning. None have lietter claims to be!) I termed the Athens of South Carolina, than I Abbeville County. I have been inyourtnidst j | now two weeks and tny high expectations < I have been fully realized. I.earning of tliisil I meeting I have remained over to day for Hit- < purpose of seeing a demonstration by the * | Ucd shirt Democracy of South Carolina, and j II am more than gratified. j I 11 i no citi/.kn so jiirjtnr.e on so kxai.tkd as ' to uk kxccsei). In my County It Is the popular opinion ! I that Judges vhotild hold aloof from politics.!] j To some extent, I agree with that opinion, j, ! Your.ludges certainly should not attempt loi ( I become- politiejil wire-pullers. They should , not descend to the political 'urenn from ihclr j, I exalted position on the jiench of South Caro- j | Una. in a well organized state of Society, is ; undoubtedly correct,but Itt troublous times, j when questions of great magnitude are agita- J 11I'll ?when the neonle are deeply stirred,? ' when theseoccasionsoccur, ami these ques- J lions arise, 110 citizen issohumble orsoexaitoil as ii> be excused from Mic ordinary duties of citizenship. I do not feel that. I degrade the ollirt: of Judge in saying a word'of eneour- i agemcnt to my fellow-citizens, when theyii I are encaged in a work, tlie result of wliieli i will efl'ect. the whole people of the State for [ good or for bad. Being the youngest Judge i on the Circuit Rcm-li of South Carolina, I ' hopetosa.v nothing todegrade the high ollice|| whieli I hold, or to relteet discredit upon the i oil leer. J NO ISSUE OK POLITICS. S I do not regard this as an ordinary | political nice!inc. Xo issue of politics has , I lii-cn or will he discussed to-day. Tin-re were . no political issues in I.*?(!, and there is none , i In liS78. in the ordinary acceptation of the term. From the beginning of IM1S to IS70, and i from 187(! to the present time the issue In i South Carolina has been one of life and , death,and so It will be, my countrymen. No . such questions as free trade, protective taritl" | hard-money, soft money or kindred matters wili agitate I lie people of this state for years. A CHOSEN J NSTUl' M EXT. ! In 1X715 the government was wrested from the hands of the aliens who would despoil our fair State, and you have assembled here in commemoration of the great gains of that memorable year?the Centennial year of American freedom. Just one hundred years j thereafter a second deliverance came, which | In its results, was more important to our people that the first. The oppression which! Ureat Britain attempted upon our forefathers] j was not In comparison with the suffering endured by us at the hands of our oppressors. ! By the peaceful method of the ballot box and ! not through war, the deliveranee of the peo-! ' pie of South Carolina came. How was that j victory achieved? To whom do we owe our j deliverance? To nampton or i<> uuut uuiu j und wise men in South Carolina? Can you ' point to any other single man than Hampton? i I regard him as a ehosen Instrument to lead, i TUB I'EOPI.E AHKA1> OK THE LEADERS, j The people were in advance of their leaders. There was a general up-rising anions the people who threw forward our leaders. The "Stralghtout" platform was a necessity. We had tried all other conceivable experiments to better our condition. Only | this was left for us. The people said, on tills I plan we will win. On that platform of principles Hampton led us safely oi) to victory. I j In 1S7S by pursuing the same course, under! j the same great leader you will attain what j you wonderfully achieved in 1S76. In my section experiment after experiment failed, defeat, followed defeat. Hut in ISTtl, the spirit of the people was not broken. The people? the yeomanry?attended all Radical meetings in our County and claimed a division of time. This put a damper 011 the ardor of our adversaries, und correspondingly cheered us to press forward for victory. In conclusion, I would say that Wade Hamilton has not his equal in South Carolina for wisdom and good common sense. Under ills leadership we need fear no danger. Col. Aiken's Spccch. The Judge's speech being concluded we had more music and booming of cannon, j After which the President of the meeting J introduced our distinguished Congress-1 man, Col. D. W. Aiken, who* the speaker said had been hunting for 0110 I>r. Elisor, bis opponent for Congression- j al honors, ine v oionei wax so wuu known and so much beloved that it was[ only necessary to mention his name to cause the greatest outburst of applause I and enthusiasm. The Colonel came for-j j ward and spoke somewhat as follows: 11 ! Jfy FrUow-CitiscHx?Vim have had your | ] j say. Now let mc* have mine. I, like one i j who lias already addressed you, did not e.\-i ; neet to make a speech on tin- oeenslon, The n i I'reident of tills meeting said that I had heen I < I hunting for i>r. Knsor, the Radical noinineej! for my place in Congress. I did hunt liitn, i and I round him. He informed mc that hell 1 doesn't intent to commence speaking in the! I <'jitiip>il?rii until after Christmas. [Applause.] I I I don't know how lo commence a speech to- ] | day. Vou, church members and all, have i heen to ci misses, you havedoubtlcss observed , that the whlp-mastcr a I way s comes in at Jthe ; appointed time with his set speech. I am ; j not so fortunate. I have no set harangue, and I I alii not prepared to make a political speech. J ! The fact Is, I feel like taking the wool off . | someone every time I get up to speak. W1IO Tit K llKVtl. IS All TIT IS? j I care not to speak to the people of Abbe- I ville. It is unnecessary, as Abbeville Intends i , to do her whole duly. It is said that there Is;1 ; no Republican party in Abbeville County, j] j What Is Mitch tioTgins doing? The Kepubii-j. i can Kxeciitive Committee, from this county, 11 | headed by one Ah. 'fitus,attended the Kepub- J, licnii State Convention in Columbia sonici time ago. Who the devil is .\b. Titus? I ' f I have heard that lie lives in Pickens-*County.' ( j If lie lives in 1'lekeiis, what Is he doing here?) lint then yon know that, is the way the He- ? publican tiiit wags In these parts. Those fel-j. lows went down to Columbia and published a Republican platform which somebody had j written for them. The poor dupes could not I u write. In that platform they swear allegiance' " to the National Republican party, and pro-Jo nounce vengeance against us. Tell me tbeis men who have the audacity to publish that document are too good for anything ! The J ren who wrote that document attempted to I . onvcy the idea to the world, that the Kuril-j ' cal nart.v Hi South Carolina were desirous of i putting honest unci Intelligent men Into of-; Hep. Where'll they get them? I know your K answer. Chamberlain, Scott, C'ardo/.u nml U Hogoare intelligent men, hut I hardly think j 1 that you will say they are honest. As had I o a>> the carpet hangers were, I helievc T1IK SCAl.AWAfiS WKKF. WORSE j, anil Inflicted greater Injuries upon us. About!11 three days ago. 1 received a letter, written by 'I nil old lady in Walhalla, in which she saysI? that Wallace?"Butter-milk" Wallace?I suji- | a pose you have heard of hiin. He Is some- t< times called "A. 8." Wallace?took from hor | oue liulX of a pension wmountiug' . J??ess" i some Sl.SOO, for collecting it. lie i iuIc this old lady believe Miut lie was I, le only man that could collect. It, and that! iu would lose It If ho did not collect It. I 'hat do you call such conduct as that? Is j worthy of a Congressman of South Carol!-1 a? Illere the Colonel read the letter In j; uestion.J 0 KU KI.UXINO?no JIOCSK-nnUNIN'O?NO I KIKINO ON COLORED MKN. 1 am no milk and water Democrat, believe (!ary is not far wrong. There ems to me to be truth in his remark at) rrccnvillc about singing 1'salins to a dead orse. I say to the colored people, abandon our Radical leaders who have done so much destroy you and me, and to ruin the credit nd good name of South Carolina. The Pemcratie (iovernment lias for the last two years iveil us peace and rest?no Ku Kiux, no ouseburnlng, no tiring on colored men. I ly colored hearers, we would not harm one! lilr of your head: we think well of you, and! re always willing to grant you all your rights, nd privileges and are willing to confer hours according to your deserts, but we think lore of ourselves. NATIONA r. POLITICS. 1 I I li L, I 1 I. I il I W III .MIIHMIill |MPI|tlC?,Uin ?liril set? I fading Northern I>ennM*nit.s advocate lie obliteration of Stale Kluhts, I mix disgust-, (1 and have but little heart to hope for much j viiipathy or support from them. It is my I pinion that the South to-day has a* many I riciids among the Northern Republicans as have anions the Democrats. I adhere to he good old Democratic principle of free rude. Uepresen tat I ve members of the Northrn Democracy denounce tills principle, landall is a high taritl' man, and contends hat the resolution demands the tariff laws, 'lie Democrats of the North seem demoralled. 1 have beard these Democrat* say that I, was fully competent for a man of oneState o represent the people of another state in lie National Congress. Are such principles n accord with our notions of Democracy in] he good old times? I think not, and I be-] leve we have little to hope from such Deniocacy. Henee I don't care to talk about Nuloual politics. SLKF.P WITH ONE EYE OI'EX. As to State polities, I would admonish you o sleep Willi fine political eye wide open, "lie Uepublicaii party is hydruhcudcd?it lias s many lives as a cat,and is as hard to kill, i ilen may claim to be as honest and as good s Democrats while leading the Radicals in! his State, hut where'll you find such men lonest? Not In Abbeville county. We do! lotjoin the Republican party in this State, leeausc Democrats can't infuse honesty Into hat party. We ask the Republicans to conic 0 lis, but wc don't admit any man on aci-ount i ?f his color. Politics has no color. Democ ncy at least Is color blind. We want In the mrty men of principle, and we want honest ind competent men inotlice. Wc care nothnir for color. We don't c.ire if lie's as black is Krebus, if lie's competent. I'lic People Demand a Speech From Colonel Cothinn. After tlic music ami the salute from lie artillery on the hill, Colonel I'othran .vas enthusiastically called for by hun1 reds of voices, who seemed determined o hear him, whether he would or not. ieneral McGowan then came forward ind introduced him under whose leader,K1k> to "7fi ?? ?.? ft.',. ^r oil iiijj lit i ?# n v h?/ii nit; ui tin > it.orics?Col. J. S. Cothran. Mi/ FrictuU?W is well on the shrink of the iveiling, niid I know you must ho tired and lungry. F^ir this reason I will not make a ipeeeh, hut in response to your kindness I viII make a few remarks. It woukl indeed be lnder very peculiar eireumstanees when I voulil say nothing for Democracy. It is well o be here. The sun never shone brighter: ed shirts never appeared redder, and your yes never beamed with greater determlnalon. (Voice?We mean it.l I know it my riend. You've all got it. I Itnow something >f the people of Abbeville, and I feel safe in laying that you have nothing to do but to nalntaln your organization, to retain all that iveattained under such great {difficulties in 7i>. Have you thought about the serious consequences that might, result from any divisoris in our own ranks. In '70 we were united ind fought hard to win. liy your detcrmina:ion and solidity you overcame in tliis County alone mi Immense majority in tlip face of Federal Dayonets. Let us act with the same letermination and with the same spirit in 78 and all will be well with us. ThedlsLingulshlng feature of that heated contest in which we would plume ourselves Is. :he fact that we resorted to no means that kvas not fair. WK INTEND TO 1101,11 OfU GKI1\ As Judge Hudson has told you, I would nave no polities if I lived North of the Potomac. I would quietly abide the event, as ,'ood would be sure to result. Hither party in the Northern states is composed of honest mil capable men. It matters little to the .r.i,,i-l,l#.I, i \ I1,,,' , ! I tl,.,K,. If il?^? I.. lower should make mistakes, t here is always m incisive minority, who nre over watchful md ready to take advantage of any error of udsrment ?>r principle, to turn the dominant party out of power at the hallot-box. If errors arc committed here it is i|uite different. Willi lis it is not a question of parly supremley. The question here is, shall virtue ami intelligence govern, or shall ignorance mill corruption assume to control'? W'Tii 1st it is rue tiiat wedid no violence, and did nothing which was unfair, we are ready to go to any ?xf retnc that may he necessary to self-preservation. Persuasion and demonstration are ill very good, hut before we would lose our jrip of good and honest government we .voutd go to anv extremity. l)emoeratle suiremacy in South Carolina myitis an honest iikI intelligent administration of the (?ov? rnmeot. Itadleal supremacy means the rck'esse of these desirable virtues. A I. WAYS VoTKD WITH THE I'ATiTV. General Llpsconih plumes himself upon never having voted for a fusion ticket?that le never voted for a ltadieai or a colored nan for ollice. (ienllcinen of the jury, I.isu'/htcr.l That was a slip of the tongue, my friemls,hut after all, I do not know that I ivAs so far wrong. Yon are the Jury?the lieoplc?'who arc to decide upon more important issues than any that ever come before a iury in the I'ourt. House. Therefore, I say, gentlemen of thejury, I have no regref at an lionest act. I voted for white ltadieaN and lilnck Kiullciils, too. It was the expressed ivisli of the Democratic party of tlic State that I and all other good I)eiiioerats should do (his very thing. I was then and am now h straight-out Democrat, in that I olieycd and trill st ill ohey the edicts of t tio party. 1 vote In nniiy with the Democratic party, I aire not tvlio is put in nomination. lie that votes not tvilh ids party is a hoi tor. Ilofore nominations are made I tight for my convictions of right ami preference as vigorously as any in.in. I cure not who he is, hut when the nominations are made?iny individual n-sponsihillty ceases?my duty and your duty is plain. JJ ECKSSAUY TO SUCCESS. I believe it was necessary to our final success that 111esc experiments should be made. We had to try them, and after all such etforts had failed, we were the better prepared to strike si|tiare out for that which was right In tlio highest sense of the word. We've trot the fort and?(Voices?We mean to hold It.1 You have anticipated me, friends, thai it just what I was going to say. I have said enoiitrh now. You are tired, and I think it unnecessary for me to speak?[Voices?(Jo on; (Soon.J In one respect I am like General Lipscomb, I nm not a candidate, ntul you are not called up to vote for me, you can't vote for me now. [Voices?lHit some day we will.] STICK BY TUB NOMINATIONS. From the bejjlnningof the campaign there have been differences of opinion among the members of our own party. And since the primary nominations there has been some niiterness of feeling. I.et me b- seech you in the name of success and the co.anion interest of the party to stand firm by the primary nominations. [Applnuse.l I could not give you better advice in an hour's speech. Vote for tin* Dcmocrtlc party, That Is what to do. Vote for the nominees, The primary elections have decided who they arc. If there Is any defeated candidate, whose head may tic a little sore, let him above all other men, urge the party to stand by the nominations. The President Announces the Adjournment. speaking was now to come to a close, long before tho music ceased, voices from every quarter of the audience called "McGowan," "McGowan," "McGowan," which was kept up with such a determination that tho General saw that it was no use to hesitate. He came forward and said: Mj! Frinuh: I ran not make a speech. I nil home folks and you can hear me at any time. "The poor ye have always." This is a meeting ordered by the State Kxecutive Committee that you might hear distinguished gentlemen from abroad. The whole list of speakers is now exhausted, and the meeting will be adjourned. Before adjourning, however, I would remind the people of Abbeville how much is expected of them. You have heard what the distinguished speakers have said of you. "The banner county of the Statu?the Attica of upper Carolina?the i?rand old County of Abbeville, tirst in intelligence and hiuhest in tone," Ac,, iVe. Abbeville lias a character to sustain?she has a glorious history and this meeting has sustained that character to-day?your behavior has been admirable?leaving nothing to be desiuL-d. I am proud of your conduct, and the only Llilng necessary now to be done in order to cslablisli permanently what we have achieved, Is to make "a Jong pull?a strong pull, and a pull altogether." 1 pronounce the meeting now adjourned." And thus ended a meeting of which lin numni'Kicv nf Aldioviiln Ml IV Well be ?roud. The order was perfect; the enliusiasin was splendid; the speeches ivcro stirring and patriotic; the Chairnan, General Samuel McGowan, disiharged his delicate duties admirably, tn fact, much of tlie success of the meet-* ng is due to him. Ho is distill-j 'nisiied for past services, earnest j ind patriotic. lie will be in tliei lext Legislature, and we arc sure he will j five his best etlbrts for .South Carolina j vhercvcr he may be placed. Tlio following are among the distin;uished gentlemen who occupied seats' m the speakers' stand: lfon. H. M.j iiins, General J. D. Kennedy, Judge ludson, Col. J. S. Cothran, Gen. J. X. ,ipscqmb, Hon. I). W. Aiken, Gen. H.1 I. Hemphill, Hon. Arniistead Hurt, 'apt. J. W. Perrin, Judge 0. T. Calhoun, | lr. John Cowan, Rev. 1J. F. Miller, anil i thers. Wo hail on the oerasion'the finest look- j rn* Marshals to bo found anywhere, j 'heir eminent fitness for the position,! ud their commanding appearance added , j the dignity of the occasion. A faith-! aehurgc of tlioir duties incommaud- j ing and making arrangements, earned the plaudits of those who would be glad to honor them at any tirno. J This notice would bo incomplete if weU failed to speak of the elHcient and very : | satisfactory manner in which the local ic committee discharged their duty in mak-1J ing preparations for the meeting. | j The Commune in America?The Ln-jj bor Troubles. 11 Tlie severest blow that has yet fallen on the J Communistic agitators in this country Is the J: permission to conic before u Corn in It tee ol 1 Congress and slate their grievances. Turn over a flat stone thnt has long lain undisturbed In your garden and u multitude of u hideous beings will start into frantic activity. L So. no sooner have aggrieved working men i j been invited to make public their wrongs and 11 suggest their remedies than a hundred wild ^ schemes arc brought to light,, and agitators,] who have heretofore been working In the h dark arc exposed to full view. People do not' i like the exhibition, and it will surely have < an etl'cct In discrediting :? ^reat many denia- j gogues and visionaries who have been (jetting aid and countenance from thoso who ought to know better. The Commlttre, of which Mr. Abram S. 1 Hewitt is chairman, wasapi>ointed toinqulre i into tne causes of distress among the labour- I ing classes. It met last month In New York, 1 and Invited working men to come forward I and state their case. The room was promptly < tilled, and it has been tilled everyday. But I the genuine working mail has hardly been ' seen. A queer lot of representatives have 11 ottered to speak for him?professed Socialists,! reeonstructott of the universe, rampant j' Atheists,-here and there an olllcer of a trades union. Delegates from the Stonecutttrs' Union demanded that contractors In thelru trade should be compelled by law to have all I? the stonfecuton the spot where the building I was to be put up, and not at the quarry; and when it was asked if a man might not have work done where It could be dono cheapest, ' they said?no; a contractor should not Ije allowed to bid unless he couId afford to pay decent wages. Hut the trouble with their craft . here, as they confessed, was that one-third of,, the hands arc Idle. They proposed to remedy 1 thatdlOiculty by driving the work by law out ; of tlic country into the town, and forbidding anybody to work more than eight hoursa-dny . The stonecutters were followed by n jeweller named M'Gregor, who declared himself to be , "a Socialist, not a Communist," and called for ( 'no patchwork reform, but a comprehensive j scheme." Mr. M'Gregor wished Congress to | limit production, to reduce the hours of labor ' till every man had work, to seize all the machinery of the country, and work it for the benefit of the people, and above all to collect "statistics"?which he was very mueh surGrised to learn that the Government has cen doing regularly ever since 1790. He said he did not believe in God, and there was no , religious liberty in this country any way; and lie added, In a whisper, "The working I man Is a smouldering volcano; I tell you there is danger." A delegate from the Socialistic Labour llcform party, who Is a cigar inak< r when he is not occupied as a statesman, demanded on behalf of the party that Government should take all Industries whatever under its control, and conduct them on the co-onerntiveplan. All private capital must be abolished, and no machinery must remain in private hands. A. A. Carscy was a representative of the Greenback party in politics, and a "brlck-lnyerand editor" in private life. He thought there could be no prosperity without an Inflation of prices, and he .wished Government to give every nuin a farm, and stock it for him, and to make work by opening a vast i system of public improvements, ami to print money enough topay for them. Jledemaiuled | also a slight extension of the protective sys-1 tcm. Another representative said he would tax ! all the churches, he would have none but "so-j clai money," he would make all the world come into a sort of co-operative society modelled on the.Shaker community. George \V. Maddox, who is a leader In nearly all the la-1 hdtir loitlltinns mIIoiI fur thn ivelio r\f o (Imn. ! sand million* of paper money annually t'orj public Improvements,and hail no doubt that these issues would be worth par, orevcn*JuO| per cent, all over Europe, He demanded also that the power of making laws should be taken away from Congress and given to the people. "You," said he, addressing the Committee."aremy servants?are the people's I servants. The great mistake we made was to set you up as our superiors." There was a la- ] dy of advanced ideas who "represented twenty millions of slaves." andthonght thcqulckest cure for the distress of the laboring classes was female suffrage. There was a roaring red hot Irishman who "represented his own sovereign self," and proposed to solve everything by repealing the Patent laws. There was a tailor who wanted to "abolish Congress, the Executive,and the Judiciary, and let the pco-1 pie take care of themselves." A strong fecl-l ing was manifested against "European Shyj locks.' There seemed to be a widespread 110t tion that it was a great shame, a wrong to the! j working man, to allow foreigners to lend! i money to Americans. There was an earnest j demand for the repeal of all laws Intended to i secure the repayment of loans, as well as for' i a general abolition of interest?interest, Ofj I course, being always referred to as "bloid-; j money" or usury. Steamships, Chi nose i cheap labour, and rallionds were also do-] nounced as the causes ofgreat suffering: and) It was proposed that the steamships should j ! be taxed "lor the benelit of labour," and the I J railroad made free to all and supported by I 'the Government. One orator wished Cont gress to lend every woiking man "MX) dollars; and another thought the world would] I roll on all right if the United States Govern-' | ment would issue to every inhabitant just >s dollars?neither more or less. It is noticeable that nearly all those agitators had a Jilrm faith in unlimited paper money, and a great objection to the payment of any debts. One anil all they look upon capital as their natural enemy which must be ' taxed, crushed, appropriated, or otherwise | availed by the general Government. One ? and all they demanded a centralised Govern1 ment?moxt of them saIda | trong centralised 1 GovornnioJi t?and they entertained a hearty i contempt Tor any sort of constitutional limiI.,tious. Thov freelvadmitted that there was | f*n ex rest-1 Ve supply of liil>our in nearly nil | tank*, hut not one asked that other avenues of employment should l>c opened for Ainerl|eaii products; they required instead that j production should beartiiieially cheeked, or ; that <Tovernment should make work?for t each man theklnd he preferred to do. And nobody was willing to work hard. For the j first two or three days the cry was for eight hours' work, but latterly they reduced it to ! slv. ! The rral working men were not heard at j these sittings. Mr. Hewitt willed for them, 1 but they did not come. They have nothing to sa,v to ("ougrcss; they have no crazy theo ries to propound, no special demands to inake; they do not know what they want; hut they are poor, and disheartened with the long years of patient walling, and they are ready to believe what these wild agitators tell them, that the cause of their miseries is legislation shaped for the protection of tho rich and against the Interest of the poor. They leave others to gness at the causes of hard times, and to invent the remedies; and we cannot but think it fortunate that Just now, when demagogues, like California Kearney, and political schemers like General lluticrare rushing to each other's arms, tills ! remarkable exhibition should be made of j the loaders whom the working classes have J been hall'lncllned to follow. Their projects I seem a great deal more ridiculous when they 'arehung up in public for observation and j comparison than probably thcydoin the se' elusion of their society meetings. Ninety-Six Guardians. it The Infant child of our friend, Captain J. ! X. King, died on Saturday last, 7th instant, and was Interred in the cemetary of the Presbyterian church on.Sunday. In this sore be. rcavcnient he has the sympathy of the entire community. aged about twelve years, the beloved son of i Major J. I,. White, and a brother of Mrs. W. . C. (iritlin, of our town, which oecurred near ' White Hall 011 Saturday last. His remains , j were buried at Mount Moriahchurch on Sunl day, and were followed to the place of interim')) t by a large 11 umber of mourning relatives and friends. I'kiwoxai..?Mr. Alex. Stuart, of Newport, East Tennessee, is in town. It will be remembered that Mr. Stuart purchased, last spring, several hundred acres of the celebra, ted Cambrldne lands, which are distant only one mile from our town. He believes in the 1 future prosperity and growth of Ninety-Six, | and says the railroad from hereto Johnston must be built. Correct. I J. Harvey Mathis, Ksq., editor of the Mrmi uhi.i I'ublir Ledger, and who has stood so 110j bly at Ills post, isat last down with the yellow ! fever. Mr. Mathis is a nephew of our fellowI townsman. l>r. N. Hart. We sincerely trust ! Ills young life may be spared. I The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook died at Newberry last week. The af[ tlieted parents have the sympathy of their j many friends in this community. | Wxi.i.iam Jestkr.?Since our last Issue this ' nged and ?:ood citizen has been taken to his i rest. l)i his young manhood he served his ! country in the Florida war in Captain Kobert | Child's company. For forty years lie was a 'consistent member of Fellowship iiaptist | church. After a lonciife he has passed away with the universal verdict, "A good man and a worthy citizen." 1 Married, on Thursday, the 5th ofSeptem| ber, at the residence of the bride's mother, in ! the town of Newbe'ry, Miss Mary Motteaml ! Mr. M. 15. Lipscomb, of Abbeville county. Kcowcc Courier Items. I Thomson A Pendley are runnin? a daily j hack line between Seneca City aiul \vailialla. j See hand bills for the .schedule. The Walhalla Female College commenced} its second year with bright prospects. Thei tir.st week it numbered SI pupils. Many more' , are expected. An udditionul teacher has< i been employed. Anions: the arrivals in Walhalla, Tuesday! | night, webe l>r. \V, IS. Mill wee ami \V. A. l.omax, Ksii., of Abbeville. These gentlemen i j bring each a son to enter Adger College to- ' (day. I Mr. Hugh Wilson, the bachelor editor of (lie Ahhciilh' 1'ir.i.ifunl J!iimn r, passed through I i our town last week on his way to Cashier's. --'i.-- ... ii... i:ni.,.r,n\r Mi'. M'il. I |?HllfJ lllllllvnun son is one among the best newspaper men in tin* Slate and lie spares neither time nor labor J to have the latest and freshest news in his journal. We are informed that Mr Reuben Gibson,' was lilt on the right hand by a dog. thought 1 to be m:i>I. on last Thursday. Mr. <?. was reeling in his piazza tloor reading when the dog, entered the liouse and bit blni. I>r. Johnson cauterized the wounds, and what the result ii will be is not known. A similar dog from I description, bit a son of Trial Justice II. A. H.! Gibson the same day on the arm, but his! clothing prevented any wound other than ; slight bruises. The dog was unknown in the 1 neighborhood, and was wandering without an ; owner and acting In a way to lead to the be- 1 lief that he was mad. We understand the dog has been kiiiod. .1 i1 The only vacancy in the faculty of the Due ! West Female College has been tilled. Miss! True, who has had charge of the Art Depart- j meut for the last two years, and who has , given such universal satisfaction, has been . "called in anotherdirection"?Just where, it. would be premature yet to say. To 1111 her! place Miss I,. A. J. Stevens, of New York,! lias been selected. Miss Stevens is a graduate | of the School of Design connected with the! Cooper Institute, the best Art School in AnierIca.?Amocialc R>formed Presbyicrian, Dae We?t Female College* In llou of making nny remark# ourselvea ipon the excellencies of this College, which lands so high ax an educational Institute, we live some fact* which speak for tlicmselvc* n language more forcible than any at oar inmniuiid. The reader should not lose sight >f the fact, that no estate Isso valuable to uIh children ns a good education. There arc nany families In Abbeville county who ure ible to send their daughters to College; their icglect to do so Is little less than a crlmo. L'he demand for educated wives Is so great ;hat"old skin lilnts" will liiul it to their peMinlaryadvantage tocducatethclrdanghters. Educated young ladles go oil'like hot cakes, vliile '-plain girls" often stay at home until liter the executor sells theo'<i geollcmuii's >statc. Graduates always marry well. FACULTY. Hew. J. I, Honner, President, and Professor >f Mental and Moral Science: J. P. Kennedy, V. 11., l'rofessor of Ijitln aud Kbetoric; Mlsg B. Mcl?uerns, Teacher of lloiauy and Ornanent.il Hranche*: Mrs. Kate P. Kennedy, readier of Mathematics and French; Miss V. I.. Morse, Teacher of Instrumental Music; Mte* J. V. Let!at,Teacher of Vocal andlnstrummtnl Music ; Miss L. A. I. St?ve?s, Teacher >r Drawing and l'ulntinx; Mbm Knnnle K. Uonncr, Principal of Academic Department. TltK COLLEGE BUILDING. The Due West Female Coilege was baflt In l&s). and was constructed for the puroose for which it has since been used. It Is a largo :hree-story brick frufhlfop, 51 feet square, .villi two wings two stories and 44 by 3i 'eet each. It contains."11 rooms, beside portl:os. piazzas, coolt room nnd pantries, affordng pleasant quarters fora family, roows for recitation purposes, mnsle room.*, s??lety Hall, and dormitories for abont 40 boarders. \il the rooms arc well ventilated aud excccdngly comfortable. BOAKDKD.V R0OM8. In 1S75 the Boarders' Room* wcrr ahwost jntireiy refurnished. They are now altogether comfortable nnd homelike. TllK MUSIC DEPARTMENT. From tl*e organization of the Col lege special Utention has been given u? music, Instrumental and vocal, regarding it not simply a? in ornamental branch, but as being elevating ind retlnlng. ?? w*U. Where the talent for music has l?m given, It is certainly accompanied by the obligation to cultivate it. [fence the Due West t emale College ha* from the beginning employed the best niuKlctcnchers, nnd given all possible opportunities fo* the study of music, and In this dcpartine.it the College is better Hfnipncd now than atany previous time?having orrly first class teachers employed. To the vocal department especially more attention is now given than ever before, as we hope and believe will bo discovered In the progress of our pupils. MONTHLY KKHGAKSAtf. For the puniotiC ?)f stimulating music pupils. and at the same time giving them confidence In themselves as performers, monthly rehearsals are given In the College parlor, to which a few friends are always invited. These rehearsals are believed to be not only a source of pleasure to all who attend, but of improvement lathe performers, THE ART DEPARTMENT. Drawing and painting, like music, belong to the elegant and useful arts. They constitute a source of pleasure, to those who have talent for them, and may be mate profitable likewise. For drawing particularly girto aro believed to have a special talent, and hence it is the aim of this College to give Its pupils the best opportanilies In that department. An experienced and skillful teacher is employed, and special pains arc taken to teach pupils the use of tnc pencil aad the brush, to enable them to draw ortopcrtot, or to fea?l* others to do the same. The Art department lms already become an attraction In tbe College. CAM STHENICS. As a pleasant recreation, and as well calculated todevelon the physical system, calisthenics are prnetleed during the winter reason, nnd are found to contribute materially 10 Uie UU1I} lieuJlIMul II con VI I lie imjms, UNIFORM. Winter?Navy Woe worsted drew; plain black: cloak or basque: black hat, trliunml with black ribbon and black plume, If desired. Dark calicoes for school, .Summer?'White pup'*lawn dress; plain straw hat trimmed with white ribbon on<l pink flowers. Light calicoes for echool. This uniform to be worn to church, and on all public occasions. One extra rtress wfll bo allowed of any kind that may bedesirafto bo worn by permission on special occasions. Every pupil Is required to have a shawl for school, an umbrella and overshoes. IIATES OK BOARD INO. Hoarding, per month. Including room furnished, fuel and washing, 815. DIVISIONS OK TJIK YEAR. The Collegiate Yfur Is divided Into threo Terms of three months eneli. Tho first Term em braces October, November and December; the second Term, January, February and March; tfie third Term, April, May andl Juns. NECESSARY 'EXPENSES. Tuition, yer Term. Primary Department -..5 5 09 Academic Department 7 70 Collegiate Department ?... ?, 14 OO Extras. Music, (Piano") including use of Piano.,.$lo Off Music, ((fiiitar) 10 60 " (Special Vocal Lessons)? 12 (? French # Oft Drawlnur 8 OO Painting in OH 12 00 THE GENUINE DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated American WORM SPECIFIC OR I^n -x rr-T II y l'/H TT* j VJ!il?MlJ^UU\Ef. | SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. THE countenance is pale and leadencolored, with occasional flushes, or , a circumscribed spot on one or both J cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu| pils dilate; an azure semicircle runs i along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir' ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds; | a swelling of the upper lip; occasional ; headache, with humming or throbbing ; of the ears; an unusual secretion of j saliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath I very foul, particularly in the morning -r ' appetite variable, sometimes voracious, ] with a gnawing sensation of the stom| ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting ! pains in the stomach; occasional [nausea and vomiting; violent pains I throughout the abdomen; bowels iri regular, at times costive; stools slimy; ; not unfrequently tinged with blood; belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; respiration occasionally difficult, and accompanied by hiccough; cough sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep, with grinding of the teeth; temper variable, but generally irritable, &c. Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, | DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE will certainly effect a cure. it does not contain mercury | in any form; it is an innocent prepara! tion, not capable of doing the slightest ; injury to the most tender infant. The genuine Dr. McLane's Ver' mifuge bears the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros, on the wrapper. :o: DR. C. McLANE'S LIVER PILLS ' are not recommended as a remedy "for all j the ills that flesh is heir to," but in affections I of the liver, and in all Bilious Complaints, ' Dyspepsia and Sick Headachc, or diseases of that character, they stand without a rival. AGUE AND FEVER. No better cathartic can be used preparatory to. or after takine Quinine. j As a simple purgative they arc unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. ! The genuine are never sugar coated. Each box has a red wax seal on the lid with I the impression Dr. McLane's Liver Pills. j Each wrapper hears the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market l>eing full of imitations of the name McL(inef spelled differently but same pronunciation, McCords Colic Mixture, For Ilorscs, Mules and Cattle. The undersigned have been nppolutcd solo agents tor the s?loof "McCOHDftcOL'l'MIXTl.TKK,"un Infallible ourejfor colic in ho rues mule* or cattle. This preparation was pottented June .'in, 186?, and in the short tlmo which has elapsed since has attained a reputation unequaled by any patented medicine on the globe. We have in our possession testimoniias from numerous persons who havo used it: I have had two occasions to use McCords folic Mixture in cases that seemed desperate. The suecess In curing was apparently magical. it Is administered without trouble or delay, Is speedy In action, and I think is so valuable that every person who manages horses or mules should keod It at hand. T 4 T>T\T * V. Li. n ? . I saw Mr. McCord tiso his medicine on a mare tliat had been travelling, und was seized with cramp colic. The animal was dropping down frequently anil in great pain. In a short time alter the medicine was given?ill ten minutes, at the farthest,?the animal was easier, and in an hour I saw the animal harnessed and driven oil', and learned subsequently she performed the Journey and had no more colic. THOMAS THOMSON. I have had one occasion to use McCor [folic Mixture. It was very effective ail think is an excellent medicine. S. McGOW'AN l or Sale at Abbcvllltfby \V\ T. PENNEY. DR. E. PARKER. For siile by T. Raker, Lowndcsvllle, S. C? Dr. E. II. Edwards, Due West,