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???I? The Press and Banner. "Wednesday, Aug. 13,1879. Dr. Crier's Speech at Winnsboro. In another column we present our readers with the beautiful and eloquent address of the Rev. \V. M. Grier, 1). D., of Due West, which he delivered at Winnsboro last Thursday. While we in the main agree with the Doctor, there is one point upon which we would disagree. He says: "The war was not in its primal cause pro-slavery' ami 'anu-siavery. By fine reasoning ami a theoretical philosophy he might possibly induce gentlemen of great political clearness of vision and extraordinary reasoning powers to accept, as the real cause, his version of the brinring about of that great calamity, but the learned Doctor will find it difficult to convert men of less erudition to any other belief than that the negro was the whole canst of the war, and that the difficulty of assigning him a proper place in the political economy has been the MUirce of all our troubles since the war. For thirty years before the war the newspapers and politicians, both North and South, had been quarreling about negro slavery in the South. Politicians o] . cither party found the slavery question n conveuient hobby upon which they could ? .? tlx ride into office Dy appealing muic passions of men than to their,judgment. After years of such inflammatory speaking tho public mind became excited tr such an extent that neither Southerners or Northerners had any respect for eacli other. In fact the feeling of hatred and distrust became so general that men ol the same great political party lacked thai confidence in each other which was ?< necessary for their success in a Presidential campaign. As evidence oi this fact, we would refer to the actior of a majority of the delegations from th< "Cotton States" to tho National Democratic Convention which met in Charleston in 1860. That Convention adopted the Resolutions of the Cincinnati Convention of 1856 which guaranteed certair rights to slave property in the territories The resolutions were unobjectionable s< far as they went, but the delegates want ed some planks in mat piauuriu uu subject that the Northern Democrat? were unwilling to incorporate. Upoi the refusal on the part of the National Democratic Convention to accede to this demand from the slaveholding States, i majority of the members of the differen delegations from the "cotton states' withdrew from the Convention, whicl was then composed of three hundred am six delegates?the whole representatior from the States which afterwards composed the Southern Confederacy beinj. ninety-eight. This was the breaking uj. of the National Democratic party?th< cause being disagreement as to resolutions about slavery. The Convention adjourned to meet in Baltimore and the seceding States also determined to hold t National Democratic Convention aboul the same time in Richmond. A feeblt effort was made for a reconciliation whiol only widened the breach. Seventeen States finally joined the Seceding Convention by delegates, somo of whose credentials were of doubtful authenticity The result was that the Baltimore Convention nomiuated Douglass, of Illinois, for President, and the Richmond Convention nominated Breckinridge of Kentucky. With two candidates in the field it was clear to all sensible men thai , neither of the nominees could be elected, Lincoln was the Republican nominee. The Southern leaders immediately began to prepare for Secession and to provide against the contingency of a war. sneech was ever made in which negro slavery did not entor. We hud no ju9t cause of complaint, except that the old government appointees would bo thrown out of office. The patronage ol the Government in 18G0?as it was in 187t ?was great and affected an innumerable army of officeholders, but the great mass of the people cared nothing for this. While slavery was the apparent and actual cause of the war, the impartial historian of future ages will admit that there were outside questions which aroso and t\a!1 norfinu frn KHVO UVUU1UU IU1 IIIU act as they did towards each otiier. The Democrats had ruled the country for a long time, and then?as it was in 187G? the patronage of tho government was so great that it was a prize worth the contention. It was certain, if the Republicans got into power, that every Democrat would lose his place in the government, and to make their election more secure and to divert public attention from their fears of personal retirement, they appealed to the fears of the people on the slavery question, and held up the spectre of abolition so constantly that they inflamed their constituents to a degree never dreamed of in their philosophy. After all, however, a great deal can be said, and said truthfully on both uides ol this question. The complexion of one's ideas depends largely upon the point ol view from which we regard tho subject. If one looks at simply the immediate and visible causes of the war, he might say that not "slavery" but "States Bights," not "slavery''but the "preservation of the Union," was the cause ol the war. But ir one asks what placed States Rights and the Union in jeopardy, he will tind that it was the fermentation of public opinion produced by the twenty-five years' excited discussion of tlio slavery question ? the "inexpressible nigger." This was the Veal cause of the war. If there had been no slavery, them would have been no Abolition party; if there had been no Abolition party there would have been no .Secession: il there had been no Secession there would have been no war. The chief cornerstone of the Democratic party was slavery and the party feared the result of turning over the government to a political party which was hostile to their "peculiar institution.'' In reality there was no jusl cause for the Secession which brought on the war. , Wo hfeartily concur in all else that the Doctor has said, and said so well. Th< speech breathes the spirit of the patrio: 110 less than that of the Christian gentie^ man. ? Jeff Daris' Misfortunes. Elsewhere we give one version of th< affair. Next week we will give the othei side of the picture. We are disposed tc iP believe that Jeff Davis' Northern cnemie* have mislead the public in this affair From the last accounts we have, it appears that the quarter of a million dollars which it was alleged that lie inherited has dwindled down to twentv-five thousand dollars worth. Until now we have been disposed to censure Mr. Davis for the means which we had supposed that he had resorted to, to get the property. If the statement which we shall publish next week bo true we shall have nothing more to say on that subject. A Word to Yon. Next Friday there is to be a meeting at Abbeville wnicu win ucwi lliliiu VUJ course about the Agricultural Fair, perhaps for all time to come. We hope that every stockholder will be present to help devise means to meet the indebtedness for which the stockholders are liable, and that ail good farmers will come forward and by their presence and their acts give substantial aid and comfort to a public enterprise which has been a credit to Abbeville County. The Abbeville County Fairs have been the finest of the country Fairs in the State and we should be pained to see it discontinued.. " 1 f Tlie Atlantlc-Paoiflc-Canal-'Tlic Mca-j raguan Schomc. In this wonder-working age, when tho. stoam-engine rides over mountains, andj steam-bouts defy the power of ocean's j winds and waves, when the telegraphic! wire encircles the globe, and the regular j ' thing" for the wealthy isa voyage round j tho world, it is needless ami out-of-date to be surprised at any thing. Should woi hear next week that by the help of tho J folcnhnno ltrown of New York can talk with Jones of IIong-Kong. and that both ! rati hear Robinson of London when lie laughs;?should we hear that Mr. A. of: Boston took his family in his private balloon to dine with Mr. 15. of Philadelphia and returned the same evening {?should ' j we even hear that "Old Probabilities" has got the wind and rain completely uu- J der his thumb and can supply rain in j quantities to suit purchasers, can cause a j gentle cooling Zephyr to blow where he | listeth, and can also if need be direct a terrific cyclone to the confusion of our J I enemies;?should wo hear of these won- I ders or of even greater things than those, i ii would not be becoming in us to express i surprise. Things as wonderful and ap-i parently as impossible in the eyes of our I grandfathers have beeomo commonplace | 1 in our day, and nothing is more likely to J j. happen than the improbable and the unexpected. r I A few years ago the scientific world and the capitalists laughed at M. do Les | sops ami his Suez Canal scueuie. x>u? | the laugh is on the other side, and ships i of the deepest draught pass safely from ! the Mediterranean to the lied Sea. The 11 Suez Canal, like the Mont Cenis Tunnel I! has ceased to be a wonder. Lack of j.} money alone prevents the perforation of the bed of the English Channel with a ( Franco-English Tunnel. Just the other day Capt. Kads turned the laugh on the j. unbelievers when he placed the hitherto t intractable currents at the mouth ol the , Mississippi under his mastering hand and by jetties of willow baskets compelled the "Father ot Waters" to clean his I own threshold of its obstructing sandbars. A similar feat ho will soon accom(; plish in Charleston llarbour. j Another grand scheme is on foot-the 'I junction of the Atlantic and I'acilic by a _ j canal cut across the Isthmus of Panama. (! The advantages of such a canal are many } i and great. Navigation round Cape Horn j' and by the Straits of Magellan is prover! bially perilous and tedious. Both time } j and space would be saved ny au uncit j oceanic canal, not to speak of the dangers I avoided. The great French engineer, M. , | do Lesseps, of Suez Canal fame, has his j' scheme on foot in the market and stock j is now being purchased which it is hoped j j will bv-and-bv yield the amount deemed J necessary, namely eighty million dollars. ? I Ho proposes to cut a canal through the ! | narrow part of the Isthmus. Simultaj' neously, the Nicaraguan government gravely and practically considers the _ - feasibility of utilizing Lake Nicaragua in . '-a similar scheme at a more Northern and j a wider part of the Isthmus. The Nicai j raguan plan seems to commend itself by 'its naturalness and its cheapness. We (i refer our readers for further information J on this subject to an interesting extract , j from the tfciv York Herald in our columus this morning. / | i The Railroad. ! As all men, not in the business, can . make a better newspaper than the editor . I (loos, so all editors know more about [ j Railroads than the men who have control of them. On this principal wo will , J offer a snggestfon or two to the authori, j tics of the Greenville and Columbia Rail. jroad. Twenty years ago this Road had I the best local travel of any Road in the , State.' Now it lias not one-tenth of the ; local travel which it then had. There is a J reason for this, and its importance, it >j seems to us, would be sufficient to comj tnand a thought from those controlling Ti this gic?t interest. Are there fewer pootj pie hero than formerly? Xo. There are more whites, and since the emancipation i of the colored population they make up a considerable travelling community. You may say that the people are poorer now. We admit that, but it does not anj i swer the question. Then the people had conveyances and horses in abundance, i which is not the case now. Why is it ij that no man ever comes to Abbeville on j the train from Greenwood? They used to come by the dozen. \> ny in it turn people now cotne to Abbeville from Hodges over a rough highway ? Twenty years ago tlicy cauie on tho train? , Why is it that it is not once a month that a man comes here on the cars from Doni aldsvilleor Ninety-Six? All these are simple questions, and we venture the asjsertion that intelligent men at any of I these points will assign the change to the i high tariff charged for travel and the 'and tho want of accommodation in run ning the trains. Of course schthocdulc cannot be changed to suit the local trav> el. We do not expect thai of the llailr road authorities. But we do think the\ i would lind it profitable to themselves to " make concessions to our people in the matter of raies of travel. For instance, i a ticket from Ninety-Six to Abbeville and return costs three dollars, and the visitor is compelled to stay all night. j The Railroad makes a great bend and in ! creases llie distance to tliirty J miles, when l>v the public highway I this pcint can be readied in twenty-one j miles. A horse and buggy win be hired at Abbeville for two dollars a day, and | we presume that the same can be done at I Ninety-Six. A horse and bilggy will I bring two persons and carry them back j the same night. Two tickets to go and ! return by Railroad would cost six dollars and a hotel bill for two. Now, does any sane man expect people to ride on ' the cars under circumstances like these? They don't do it. The fare from (ireenwood to this point and return is two dollars and twenty . i cents. The distance by the wagon road in I ! fixirtopii wliilit it is < wcnl v-iiiip i miles by Railroad., Nobody comes U< t Abbeville from that point l>\ the cars, t From llodges there is als ? just cause of complaint. ; Donaldsville is fifteen miles from Ab; beville. The fare to come and go is two t dollars, requiring two whole days to j make the trip, including a waste of seven | hours eaen day at llodges Depot. The j man who would come to Abbeville from I Donaldsville on the cars under such eir5 cumstcnees might very properly be arr rested and taken before the l'robate > Judge under charge of lunacy, j IJefore the war the rates of travel were greatly reduced, and there was always . an extra train on Sale Days. Now noj body thinks of coming hero by the Rail| road. Let the Road issue return tickets . ;ius follows, and we will guarantee results , | beneficial to the Company : Ninety Six, ;$1.00; Greenwood, (!0 cents; llodges, 40 , cents; Donalds, 50 cents. We believe if our friends at Ninety; Six would make proper application to i the authorities, that llieir petition would ho heard, and that they could be induced to a course which would enure to the protit of the company, while aL the same ! time accommodating the travelling pub' lie. Headquarters of Hie Y. M. C. A. of the Stale of S. C., August 5, 1879. Dear Brethren: The ninth annual convention will assemble in Greenwood, Abbeville couuty S. C.. in Weston'* chapel, ot : o'clock, p. in., Thursday August 28lh. and remain In session three days. W. H. ELLISON, Grand Secretary state Association. July 13.18711, 2t. ? 4^ ? Fast Tress Work.?Our "devil," thirteen 1 years old, printed I wo hundred copies of t lie ! Monitor on a Washington Hand Press, last' week, in one hour. He had to mount an 1 n-; cllne every time to enable him to reach the "frisket." Considering aire, wejhink this is; hard to bea,i.?&lgtflcld Monitor. * Manly Words. A few politicians of Chester lnvo lashed themselves into a fury over tho ro-appoiutinciil l>v the Governor of the Audi- ti itor and Treasurer of that County. It oil' i may he owing to our obtuscncss, but for the life of u? we are unable to see whore- cj,u' in either tho Representatives or | ly tho Governor is justly blamed for anv-Mx* - I#llf?l tiling which they have done. Il is notalleged that the appointees are objections- som l?lo in any respect, but on the other hand, and the eompctency and ellicicncv of these appointees is acknowledged by all. ('lies- ^|ie ter County however, is divided in opin- firsl i.ni as to who should enjoy the perquisites j thrc of tho?e ollicesand discharge the duties j j1" J [thereof. Under tho circumstaneos it is impossible lor the Governor to please the both parties, and with the lights before Pnrl uk we arc unable to seo ivhcrein the Governor or the Hepresentaliveshave greatly e|:ii erred, if they have erred at all, and we and think these gentlemen should stand or den f-iii ???> ?lm merit* of their action. No j taking of ilio "buck track" can benelit j)uJ | tlicm in the eyes of tho public, or increase eel i I their popularity at home with their con- 'ntt' stituents. Wo believe tlie Rcpresentatives should to a certain extent he defer- pie etitial to the wishes of their constituents ?an but we are strongly opposed to the constituents attempting to bulldoze their iwo trusted servants. The following extract for from the Chester Reporter of last weok ^ must command the admiration of all high minded and honorable men. It is pCo refreshing to see an editor speak out nee when the emergency arises. If we are to judge from the published reports, at least jJu some of the parlies composing that meet- tern ing, seemed to be berclt of reason, and exhibited aspirit of intolerance not often seen in a couutry like this. Tho Jtcpor- j ter says: pot "While we are in sympathy with the object of tho meeting/that is to say, while j" 1 we believe that the primary nominees ought to have had the appointments on the principle that the strongest recom- u*fj! mendation. petition or endorsement is 1 sunuosed irenerallv to prevail in such ^ eases, yet we cannot approve of the man- 1 u'i tier in which the object is sought. The cU1 right of the people to arraign, to criticise sc*' their representatives is unquestioned and unquestionable, but there was neither T right, reason, nor sense in the apparent 1,1' attempt to gag Mr. Hemphill in his opening remarks. The wild passionate de- 1 monstrations made have no endorsement from the great body of right minded democratic voters of Chester county. Such violent, boisterous proceedings, we ^ protest, is not the voice of the people. a j' "Strike, but hear." The disposition * evinced on the part <>f a few not to give a ",0 representative a quint and respectful sl hearing was in ply shameful and wo " know the good people of Chester will fro never countenance any such conduct. o0> Others who heard can judge for them- caI selves ; we now believe that the delega- 01^ tion did all in this matter that they felt Q bound or even allowed to do. Their "10 statement to this ell'cct must be taken as '^c their honest conviction." wa. son J m ant Col. Ingersoll Pays a Tribute of Re- hai sped to a Dead Clergyman. [- 1 vyusta Clironirlc and Lbiistilutiaiialist.] JL The liev. Alexander Clark, of Pittsburg, Pa. en a journalist and tlic editor of a Methodist or- y Kan, whose death was recently announced, nn> has received most eulogistic and tender n ib- . nif>s i'i'diu the religious press of tlie country. lie died in GeorgiA. some two weeks iigu I I while he was the ^uest of Gov. Colquitt. As l1 a journalist Mr. Clark hail becu somewhat (]e? conspicuous for his zeal in combatting tiie i views of Col. Iugersoll, while treating that ,r gentleman with personal fairness, lie once visited him In his Peoria home, and in u pub- wa: lished letter spoke in the very highest terms dri) of the personal ami domestic character of his ,>fi illustrious theological opponent. Mow that . .Mr. Clark is dead, Col. Iugersoll has paid the 10 following tribute to the manliness and kind- enji ness of the deceased: SCO The Itev. Alexander Clark. 7.cr Washington, July 11.?Upon the grave of 111 ' the Kev. Alexander Clark 1 wish to place one * llovver. exe Utterly destitute of cold, dogmatic pride, H that often imsses for the love ol Cod; witii- pi. out tiie arrogance of the "elect" ; simple, free ,, and kind?this earnest man made me his * lrlend by being mine. 1 forgot thai lie wus a yea Christian, and he seemed to lOrget that 1 was has not, while each remembered that the other nut was a man. fi J Frank, eandld, and sincere, ho practiced . | what he preached, and looked with the holy eyes of charily upon the failings and mis- No; takes of men. lie believed in the power of Mr, kindness,ami spanned withdivinesympathy ,.ej, the hideous gulf thai separates the lalleu r ' from the pure. ll<* Giving ireely to others the rights that ho ? ' claimed for himself, it never occurred to him the thai his God hated a brave and honest unbe- trai 1 lever, lie remembered that even an lulldel v has rigHts that love respects ; that haired lias , 110 saving power; and thai, 111 order to be a tn" Christian, It is noi necessary 10 be less than a fCl*:i man. lie knew that 110 one can be maligned i'roi lntokindness; that epithetscannol convince; iCn thai curses ure 1101 arguments; and that the .? .....mi. t.ainlw lAvtvivdu llMV'PIV * Jlllgerui RIU 111 I1VTU 1?UIUW ivni.li. w With the generosity of an honest man, lie m" accorded to nil themiles t liberty of thought, cul knowing, as he did, that in the realm of mind fori a chain is bill a curse. 0r . For this man 1 entertained the profoundest respcct. In spite of the taunts and Jeers ot ^le his brethren, lie publicly proclaimed that he WOJ would treat infidels wi tli fairness and respect Ba\ ?tiiat he wouhl endeavor to convince them m j by arguincm and win them with love, lie ,imi insisted that me God he worsnlpped loved * . the well-being eveu ol an atheist. In Hits . " ?rand position lie stood almosl alone, 'leu- "it iier,just and loving, where others were harsh, ver vimlictlve and cruel, he challenged the re- 'j' spect and admiration of every honest man. i.m A few more such clergymen might drive calumny from the Hps of faith and render the pulpit worthy of respect. wo< The heartiness and kindness with which and this generous man treated me can never be foir excelled, lie admitted that I had not lost, | and 1 could tioi lose,a single right by the ex-1 pression of my honest thought. Neither aid 'ta' he believe that a servant could win there- this spect of a generous master by persecuting fair and maligning those whom the muster would v wiiiiijkij niis.ic. | While this Kcniil man was living, his breth- r1-1 ren blamed him with uaving treated mc cou with fairness. Hut 1 trust, now that lie has pollen the shore touched l>y the mysterious sea diu that has never yet borne on any wave the . linage of a homeward sail, bis crime will bo . forgiven liim by those who remain 10 preach 1 llJ> the love of God. ri His sympathies were not confined within vea the prison of a creed, but rnn oui and over t|1(. the wall like vines, hiding the cruel rocks t and rusted bars with leal and flower, lie could not echo with his heart the lielidish i c<u'< sentence of eteriiHi lire. In spite of books Uler and creed, he read "between the lines'' the jrav words of tenderness and tove, with promises | so,. for all the world. Above, beyond the dogmas of bis church; humane even to the verge of 1 heresy; causing some to doubt his love of | hail God because he failed to hate ills unbelieving otll< fellow men?he labored for the welfare of sjm mankind, and to his work gave up ills life V..., with all his heart. rnl UUBEltT G. INGEltSOLL. lll( e.rs - tlie The Question of Baptism. ten [Charlotte Obseiier.] t-fltl A protracted discussion of the question of baptism took place early yesterday morning t liti under a window of the Obatrvcr oltlec, be- A tween two colored theologians, tlie one a Uaji- 0<,v ?1*? limilioi' with -in :ive under his arm nliillii5"' the other u i'resbytcriaii sister with a red handkerchief around her head. The contro-!lT1Cl versy grew so loud and heated as to attract | l'CV thcattention of all passers. The brother stood j of t Hat footed on the passage of Scripture which n,#)] says that Christ went down into the water!, when baptized by John, and the sister's reply 110 to tills was that anyhow the Itible didn't say j wa\ he went down under the water. The brother j roti paused for just one minute to scratch his head j <,f ,s and the light of triumph beamed in tlie sister's eye as she took breath and went ?? to], say that the water business didn't amount to 11:1 jv much an v way but that the sure enough bap- J cul Usui was by the Holy (ihost and with fire, hail Right here the Baptist brother flew the track, | ,u0> and stepping bejond the boundary of legitl- j, * mate discussion ungallautly told tlie Presby- 11 . . terian sister that when "they" underiook to | ?? 1 baptize her with fire she would run. With in- j lta\ diguation in her face and voice and manner] roil the sister picked up her skirts and marched j.. (jc awa.v, slinking tier head and muttering all 1 manner of Imprecations against "dem flap- cru Uses," while the brother held the Held andlniiei bowed down and slapped his le;j with his dls-1 T. engaged hand, shifted his quid of tobacco to ticc the oilier side of his mouth and laughed im-L .<r moderately. " j ~ **** to Ij The OtJior Ox Gored. M [ Ofirlolte Observer.] nun A Southern fool starts a newspaper and In soni It. preaches secession, anew war, and annihi- an, lation to all Unionists. Northern Kadical I pro; papers represent him as an able, elegant and j ?s0j. I influential gentleman, representing fully the j sentiments of his section, and commending. him for Ills candor In speaking sentiments AJ which nil his neighbors hold, but which few ! wlii have the con race to express. Hut, lo! a fool | thin arises In the Northwest, and says the States j aw. must, he wiped out and converted Into prov- .... inces chartered by the general government;!141114 provided, however, that no charter shall be coin | issued to any State which has been In rebel- the lion. .Whereupon, the XaJional Republican,! tioit which 1ms always been llrst among those to | ni pat the Okolona (antes man on the hack, wills-1 , ] ties the I.amnrs man down the wind by say-' 111 jlng: "Some rattle-head has got hold of n. lit tie of tl weekly paper In Iowa, and Is trying to rival j hoit the Okolona /State*." Aha! A "rattle-head" ! iu.,l i when this uort of thing come homo to you. ,' The boot is. now on the other leg. fron Sale at the late residence of Mr. Thompson, Met four miles Synth of the City of OrecnvWip. The property went down under the hammer i 81,1,1 as follows: Three good farm horses, in good order, firs! ?32, second 5H, third fKI.V): cattle from six to nine dollars?that is, cows with' Th C.uves; nrj iitnic irtiui iwh u> iuur unuarK I nii'l a quarter. The most of them wore year- i '"<? lings tlioupli sonic ol them wore two years I ol?l. Hops tluil would weigh abmu one "hun- . dred pounds,cross, sold forone dollar and flf-1. -V* teen cents each, and the smaller lio;;s were ; ,i,| sold in proportion: good size pigs only!11!,, brought fifteen cents each. "Wheat went at ' one dollar and five cent-' per lnishel, rye sixty ! five cents, corn seventy cents, peas sixty-five, | M(l a pretty good cook stm'e two dollars and fifty j. ?l! cents. ? OjrrexpondeiU Greenville Enterprise , ' and Mountaineer. j I News From Ninety Six. [/Vow our own Correspondent.] STixety Six, S. Cm August 11, 1879. torn Press and Banner: lie Educational Mass Meeting came it tliis place on last Thursday, and it a most enjoyable affair. Tho ad- ( sses were delivered in the Methodist rch. Tho ladies hatl previousdecorated the liurchc oenutit'ulA lar^o and appreciative anion worn iii ntlondahco. The ding was entirely tilled, many pers occupying places about the windows r doors."The exercises were opened 1 :? prayer by tho Rev. Mr. Tarrant, t Mr. Porter officiated, introducing | speakers. Itev. J. W. Kellev wa* the ( speaker. 11 is speech was humorous mghout, and was well received. Itev. j. Jones of the Columbia Female Col-, ^ ! next came forward, and in a speech |1 n hour and a quarter ably set forth < arguments in favor of education ami ( icularlv uf the young ladies. His ,'cli was delivered in a very happjincr and showed very clearly the ins ol the Columbia Female Colletie ' Woflford College upoji the Methodist J T^mwnti nf Wnf- I i I was next called upon. We are sorhat we have not the speech of Prof, ican to send in full. It was delivern a very cflcctive manner, and was i rape reed with wit and humor, and much enjoyed by over}' one who so fortunate as to hear it. Our peoare fond of hearing Professor Dun, and he always draws a large crowd mever ho speaks here. The meeting, think, was quite a success, though do not know the amounts collected the colleges. he Greenwood Brass Band furnished sic for the occasion. This Band plays I, and should be sustained by oiir plo. Their services will be much ded In the coming campaign of 1880. :ev. II. C. Smart is conducting a pro:ted meeting in the Baptist church, ge and attentive audionces are in attlance every day. I apt. Hodges and B. P. Quarles, Esq., i for the camp meeting in Laurens , Thursday. Ir. D. L. Bryan, the very efficient Doagent, who has been in charge of the ce in Columbia, has been transferred i his place. We aro glad to welcome i and his wife back to our town, .bbeville's honored Sentor J. C. Maxl wus in town last Saturday. ho young men of.Ninety Six have ided to otganize a Brass "Band. The uisite number of men have been seod, and steps will oneo bo taken to uro the instruments. 01. T'hilips and Mr. Wakefield were itcd last Monday to fiil tlic vacancies ;hc town council. X. Y. Z. Grcemvood Xotrs and Comments. by qnn >~uxc. Ir. .Tames Davis and wife aro making uir of the mountains. 'he pic nic near Phoenix, attended by band and others from this place, is ikeu of as a very brillaint aflair. l capitalist in this county has an order m an official broker of the Mexican eminent, for twenty tliousand Mexii dollars. They are said to be worth ? dollar and four cents in Mexico. uite a number availed themselves of commutation rates to attcml tlio mass eting at Ninety-Six. It was in every y worthy of tho projectors, and if ne of tho addresses had been shorter t more condensed their- merit would ,e been moro fully sustained and a re cordial appreciation of the audience ured. >r. A. P. Boozer and wife have roturnfrotn Saratoga. Ir. Nichols, salesman at Bennet Bey dsct Co's, is rusticating wittt relatives ho country. he Fall trade promises to be active. Vol". S. 1'. Hoozer informs us that a stnitV necessary expenses at Adger Colli will not exceed one hundred and y dollars, covering board, tuition, siring and lights. The daily military i II, under Major Sloan, an accomplish- J West Pointer, is an invaluable adjunct | ho regular curriculum. This College! nys exceflent load advantages. It him! red nine points in adding Prof, lioo-i to its faculty, while Greenwood loses j n verse proportion. 'rof. lilugh's male school will resume! ireises next Monday. | lev. A. W. Lamar was the guest of Mr. ] noreduring tiis stay in town. ine of the individuals catalogued at 801 rs of age by our statistical townsman, slept more than thirty years of his ural life, and yet his soporific inclinais return periodically. Ir. St. Clair Lee lias been called to rtli Carolina, by the death of an uncle, . Stephen Lee, aged SO years, who rezed a fatal injury of being precipitated! n a buggy by a runaway horse. W.?yi Hui cr?ilnc 5* W'miM that! sun is hurry ins up his equinoxial! usit. ome of the boys aro indulging illustive experiments iu the universal vitation by falling flat on their backs in gymnastic poles at an elevation of feet. he indications point to a speedy eullaiion of the period of spiritual oclation. A Christian co-operative of, is to restore the centripitnJ power lie church, but to augment its agssive force and power of good in the ild. Were it not for the Prc.s.H anil liner's "pagan" aversion to "amens" secular newspapers, we would say, en! . large area of land has been planted , 0111 and peas, which are growing oil' y rapidly. he same climatic features wdich have ught many of our citizens to a vigor, senility "havo bestowed on Greenxl a number of as pretty, piquant, I intelligent young ladies as can be nd in the State. If Madame Kumor 1 y wu ill iiowU| ot'iiio wi uuj mun uj'uii neighbors are not slow to reeogni.se i fact, and may defore long hold hostages of our friendship, [r. Woodruffs dancing school pros- j s, nolwithsuineing the opposition euntered from ministers and a large pro- ' tion of tlie laity. Wo doubt very eh if a grainmar class would bo half veil patronized, or bo half so success- , practically. i [uiulrods of precious little lives are rly the mute and helpless victims of ' carelessness, indiscretions and eriminpgligence of nurses to whom tho 3 of infants are intrusted. A caso un- i recem observation in which tne nuise j e the baby a paper of pins to amuse it, ; letime alter which it died of a painful , rol affliction with strong suspicions it ] swallowed some of tho same. An- i cr case resulting fatally in which a 1 ilar malady was engendered by green 1 it given to "tho victim by the nurse. | jse are sensible admonitions to moth- 1 and others, who ore responsible for lives of those little ones, and too of- j but little heeded until the sorrowful ( istrophe forces in bitter tears and rt-crusmug gnci iuj paimui rccogon. young lady from a very simple analogues that round dances are harmi. In obedience to a law of celesttal _hanics the smaller heavenly bodies j olve around the greater to the "music! he spheres," and adds, besides, its no | re harm to waltz with a graceful fcl-1 than to coquet with the tide and I c.-h in prett}' trowsers, while a chival- j s hand crowns you with a silver crest i ipray. he legislators who passed tho fence certainly had very little of thepoetiin their soul-textures. Its sledgeimei utility hassacriliced some of the >t charming souvenirs of exquisite sy. Instead of the "drowsy tinklings ts distant bells," we have 'the dismal ings of loan, lank cows that spinnd some fellows' patent grazing-pole, svilish sarcasm of humanity, like a y top, waiting in disgust tho appoar13 of the milkmaid. lie rocent dispositions 01 inai jus s in this State to usurp the functions { 'oroners, is mainly attributable to tlio i that there is frequently more money 1 e made out of dead than live men. ' r. George Garrocht, whose services as ' sical instructor of the band have for e 10 time retained, is a prolieient in the c and the band has made very marked 1 .tress and improvement under his tui- 11 , which wiil greatly mitigate tlio la- J i ot' Mr. Davis, the efllciont leader. t lie beef-pool which has for a long u le existed here, seems to bo a good f g, but liko all sweets it has its bitter. J ?ut every tenth day the head and tail } i to the lot of some members of it j niissariat (they are all mombers of church) and he is sure to be conseien- 1 sly absent from the next commu- i l. i our anxious solicitudo for the future I lie democracy, we credited Mr. Buck- * with a son, but wo are compelled to t 10 another guest and will set all on a t: e?its a girl. F le pious thief who stole the books v l the Sunday School Library of the j hodist Church ought to be speedily u as a missionary to tlio Cannibals. i c e Abbeville Prat* ami JJannrr publishes a is?something new under tlio sun.?Caro- 1 Sjiuriuii. C Toir Dnvls holds one end and the eon- u nls of Mrs. Horsey's will the other, what 1 < lacking the Inwycra will have between. 11 rixlutn XciuUbor. n m v \v the farmers should see to It thai tluir si finds are cleared up and cultivated. We n 110 more troffblc about feuvQS, (i . A Noble Inheritance 8 u v SPEECH OF DR. GEIEB. Q si )n the Occasion of the Annnal Ronn- }' ion of the Sixth South Carolina p Regiment at Winiisboro, Angnst 7, a 1870. . A number of the survivors of this Regl- P ncnt, and their friends met at Wlnnsboro In i tl 'iilrflnld conntv nil thp Kpvrnth Instant. and II lie Winiuboro X ties and Herald of the ninth " nslant brings us a very full account of this u nterestlng meeting. We would compliment " hut paper for the promptness with which It v?s published ns well us for the excellence of r< he report- The meeting was held in the <1 ,'ourt House, which was tilled to a Jam, with w General Brutton In the Chair. hi General Brntton's Speech. n Comhades?You have assembled once again !' ror the advancement of the purposes of our ?j Association. Vain would be any attempt to ' jxprcss the mingled feelings with which I y erect you to-day, nor Ik it. necessary to make * t, for doubtless the occasion stirs in us all j. :he same conlllctlng emotions, deeply, Inex- fc [>ressibly sail, and yet gloriously inspiriting. .. I had hoped that the distinguished soldier u * ho was at that time brigadier-general comnandlng the brigade, would be with us to- * Jay and tell the story of Heven l'ines. But, D ny comrades, General Richard H. Anderson ^ laving llnished his work here, has been suminoned to Join his and ourgreat chieftain, and s now on the other side, resting in the shade w ivlth Jackson and Grcggand the vast ariny . >f our comrades over there. South Carolina ... iiad no more devoted son, or valiant nnd dls- , Jngulshed warrior than that modest, utias- . aiming gentleman, "Fighting .Dick. Auder- t, win.,f I Annln.iiftn.1 You liiave, my comrades, to-day formed c ignln oil these colors, and marched with lliein to martini music. And although they ire the ensign of no country, but merely the Sattle flag of a crushed cause, and are now, In ? the eyes of the world, the symbol of defeat, I J* Tall to discover on your brow, the faintest Jv shade of a shadow of shame. [Applause.J '? You followed It In the days of its glory ana ^ power, when it was borne proudly through [lie storm of battle to wave over victories M won. Crushed to earth, trodden In the dust, *' you still cling to It with tenderness. You have literally followed it through good re- '' port and through evil report. What higher f evidence could lie produced of God-given con- " sciouxness of the right? Whatever It may *' to others, my comrades, it Is to us a sacred * relic of the ilme when we were all animated f by one common spirit of self-Bucrlflclng devo- ltion to country. [Applause.) Hut I am encroaching upon the regular or- H dcr of business. It Is my pleasing duty to " introduce theorutor of the day. \ouall,my ^ comrades, remember a fuir youth, who, by V his gentle and genial manner and consclen- * tlous discharge of duty, endeared himself to ? us all. He was knocked out of service at an J early period by a disabling wound ; and on ? coming home enlisted In the service of the j Churcn Militant. We have all watched with r priile and grntlflcntlon his constancy and f even-tempered courage In the pursuit of his ! duty through all the depressing and desperate gloom that weighed upon the HUite, and ' his steiidy growth and development to high er stages of usefulness, until we can Justly ' claim i'oj him that lie has won his spurs In 1 that service. He needs 110 Introduction, J when 1 tell you that the Rev. Dr. Gier Is onr J own brave boy, Moflatt Grler. Jl'rolonged ' Applause.] i)r. Grlnr then rose, and after the applause J had subsided, lie said: "General, allow me to thank vou for your J kind words of Introduction. However deep- ' ly I may feel that wliut you have wild is un- j desrved, I am yet none the less grateful." ! lie then continued as follows: j l)i. (irier's Address. I Fellow Citizens and Comrades of the Sixth Reg- 1 imeut: This Is a sight that moves uhd stirs 2 my heart like a vision of the dead. "It Is like { a dream when one awakeneth." .Standing1' here, in this presence. In the presence of1J these men, in the presence of this old flag,! J planted rightly in tills Temple dedicated to'1 the cause of Truth and Justice?what memo- 11 ries crowd upon me! In a moment the dead i( past is resurrected. From its crowded graves j \ green and fragrant, ten thousand forms start. J into life, till mind and heart are full?too full I { for utterance. It Is seventeen years, the 5th J of May last, my comrades, since I looked into 1 your faces. How well I remember it! Every f incident of the brief but vigorous fight Is dis tlnetly before me. And especially do I remember, and I feel that. I must mention It, f the magnificent advance of the Regiment in < face of the enemy nnd uncfer a rati ling lire, I as the Colonel gave the order, "Forward?I f march!"' The line was perfect?every man M was in position, every movement was nsii proper and exact us "dress parade." It wasjt the steady tramp of Regulars, with all then pluck, high resolve and unqenchable enthu-1 c slasm of fiery Crusaders. | Applause.J You ' l had many a battle after that, but you never j i behaved belter than In this first fight. And 11 if the Sixth Regiment had done nothing elso I but advance* as it did Into the tight at Wll-! 1 liamsburg: if it liad been disbanded, It would j i have furnlsheel such an exhibition of perfect I drill,soldierly bearing and dauntless courage < as would have earned high praise from friend f and foe. That act was Itself a splendid prom- 1 ine?a promise which was dobly redeemed in 1 four years of hard service. On that day you < received your baptism of fire, nnd I received I my discharge. To-day we meet again, f AND CALL THE ltOLL. IIow many arc absent, forever absent, from j these delightful gatherings. t "No sound can awake them to glory again." < ill mi(i-uiiiu 01 uiuir uuvn huu hi uiu 01 i their strengt h, they laid themselves willing M victimsou the altar of their country. Butl though they answer not our call, mid though i we see-them not, yet they speak to us, to our I hearty, and they appeal to u* by all that is! sacred and holy hi unselfish devotion to truth j in lofty paMiotlsni, to cherish their memory,! vindicate their motives, and, last hut not; least, to care for their families. We owe it to i them, we owc'lt to ourselves, we owe It tol history, to assert on all proper occasions with honust, manly, sincerity the convictions which led to sacrifices unparalleled in this century, and to declare the real issues at stake In a conllict so stupendous and appalling. There is great danger lest, in allowing others to make our history for us, we permit the truth to be perverted aud ourselves to be placed in a false position. It is surprising ' how general is tho Impression that slavery j Was IMC issue?unit wo mu^m. ior 1W> (JUipei uity and extension, while the North fought for Its abolition. This impression is wide-spread not only among those who are interested id fostering it, but among ourselves. It is as we conceive, a grave and radical mistake, and we cannot allow such a view to Incorporate Itself Into history without an earnestprotest. It was the oeeaslon, and only the occanion, of the struggle: and the destruction of Lite peculiar institution was an Incident, and only an Incident, of Its progress and end. To biiow that we are not speaking at random, or presenting a theory, you have this distinct and emphatic announcement by the Federal I'ongress after the war had fairly opened? "that tills war Is not prosccuted for the purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of the Southern States." Tills cleur and explicit disclaimer by a competent authority must be accepted as satisfactory and conclusive ou e the Federal side. As to the Confederates, we n were always disposed to resent Indignantly c the charge that we wei'o fighting from mere- r selfish considerations?that it was the low n spirit of zeal for African slavery which im- > polled the Southern States to that last and v confessedly desperate measure, a withdrawal V, from thcLnlon. No, gentlemen, while the ) question of slavery ilgurcd prominently in 1 the beginning, progress and termination of J1 our struggle: while It was the immediate top- ? Ic of discussion and agitation; while it was J1 made thesubfectof innumerable declarations 1 and resolutions,?the core and marrow of ihe c dliliculty, the kernel and essence of the dls- P pule, is to be found In the antagonistic views r and interpretAtions of the very nature and structure of the goverment itself. It was a i, Hfl'proncn that reached to the fundamantul law of the laud and that struck ut the very I heart of the Constitution?the one party holding that this 1m a government of the peo- v pie, and the other that this Is a government .. jf states; the latter view admirably express. .. cd by one of the greatest statesmen ot the t country, and he a Carolinian, In these words: ? "Jicsolvcit, That In delegating a portion of v their powers to be exercised by the Federal ? Uoverment, the States retained, severally, the 5 L:xclusive and sole right over their own domestic institutions ana police, to the full ex- [i tent to which those powers were not thus del- ? egated,andarea'one responsible for them; g Mid that any intermeddling of one or more* J; states, ora combination of the citizens, with " the domestic Institutions and police of the ^ others, on any ground, political, moral, or re- t] ligious, or under any pretext whatever, with h i view to their alteration or subversion, Is not warranted by the Constitution, tending U) endanger the domestic peace and tranquilly of the .States Interfered with, subversive I jf the objects for which the Constitution was a rormcu, una, uy necessary consequence, r tending to weaken and destroy the Union it- a itir." li In that declaration you have n statement f< >r tiicpowers of the government and the e ight of the States?a declaration that was \\ indorsed, that was heartily maintained, by a he whole South?a declaration that wus re- o usted by those who held iliat shivery wits the b 'sum of all villainies," and that as a domes- ii :ic Institution It could not cli'lm, and should g lot receive the protection of the Constitu- g Ion. d HRBB WAS A DIFFERENCE 11 hat discussion, concession and compromise B >nly widened, and yet one so vital and prao- si leal that it must be settled. After years of ti jitter and tierce agitation, after the most o nanIfest, persistent efforts to interfere with J< lie institution, alter the avowed purpose that tl he contllct wus irrepressible, then the final 01 itep was taken In the various ordinances of c< ecesslon. Whether or not that was the wise w :ourse, or the.proper remedy, need not now n >e dlseussed. There were wise statesmen If Hid sincere, earnest patriots who ditiered gi ibout that. The truth is, the case was very c< nuch like thatof the man who was very folia dl if mushrooms, and went to a scientific friend di ml askcil lilin how he could tell a mushroom IT roni a toad-stool. Tlie wise man replied : Pi The only wiiy Is by eating it. If it klllu you t is tlie toad-stool; If It doesn't It Is the ,r nushrooin." I rather think secession ha* roved the toad-stool. This, however, Is by tho way. The point hat I wish to present, Is that UK WAK WAS NOT IS ITS PIIIMAL CAUSE j,i "l"ltO-SLAVERY" AND "ANTl-SLATEIiy. al feel that we stand upon higher ground, that ui re Were contending for rights and principles ir vhlch are ns real, as present and as precious of o-dup as they were In ISM, ulthough It Is bl icar seventeen years since the emancipation m reclamation was Issued. [Applause.] They Ir yore principles of the government, and so of ong as tlie government exist* they will live, lo hey may be Ignored, they may bo tramplud tl mder foot, but they cannot be destroyed or ni rauieated, without changing the very form tl< ?f government. And he who supposes that th .'Itli the emancipation of the slave and the of bolltton of the peculiar Institution, there- br loreull questions of difference are settled, ot vill tind himself sadly disappointed. What *is ave we witnessed in tlie late extra session of ro ongi'ebs? I ?i<l we not have here a discussion on s l>rotracled, earnest, vital, and, 1 had al- es nost said, as able, as in the Convention of In "S7, when tlie very principles of the govern- Hi: lent were announced and Interpreted? th Mat radical divergence of opinion was do- wl eloped in reference to the very questions mi Lated bv Mr. Calhoun in tho resolution al-lpli Midy quoted. And one who does not nee ha net ice! thut this i? but tUe opcuingof a great MBaiaiiaaMaanMmoaaMBiaaa ,niggle, and that If we have laid aside tlie npleinents of war, yet that our battles are ) be fought over on tieldx, happily, where Ictorlcs ure bloodless 7 This is AVE OK THIS. LESSONS f our contest which deserve* special einphas. It did bring to the front certain Ideas, It id give a distinctive prominence to certain nportant principles, and win for tliem a luce which they could have secured Jn no [.her way. And when men of other nations ud other days, standing aghast at the lmtense sacrifices or the stupendous struggle, mil ask themselves, "Why nil this, among a eoplc intelligent, highly civilized and tlioruglily religious?'' will they be content with le answer that it was a more outburst of humn passion7 Will they accept the state lcnt tlial It wns an ebulitlon of fiery hate emlered under a tropical sun ? When we of ils day read the wonderful story of the Engsh devolution of 1048, when we see such ten, as Hampden, Ireton, Vane and Cromcll staking their all upon the Issue, do we ;gard It rational, docs It inoet the moral retirements of the case, to say that these men, irnest brave and singularly conscientious, ere restless discontent?, eager for change nd chating under the restraints of u well-orered government ? Such a theory would ot be accepted by the most prejudiced Cavaer. No careful and Impartial student of Istory can fall to seo that English liberty, ivll and religious, was bound up In that He volution ; and that if N'aseby and Marston [oorhnd never been fought, Magna Charter ould have became obsolete and the English arliament, Instead of being, as It now Is, the larless representative of freemen, would avc been the tool of absolutism. So wo may e sure that the historian of the future as he nthers up the facts of our conflict, as he traL-s out Its cutues wlih the penetration and ntlence nf a pnllosopher, will And ttxot It as with us as In the war of the l'eloponesjs, perpetuated In the incomparable narrave of Thucydldcs. He will find that there as still "a consolidating Sparta and a demoratlc Athens." lie will find that the war as no sudden explosion of mob, but fearful nil disastrous as a volcanic eruption, it was ke it preceded, long preceded, by the deepened muttering* of Its wrath. haracteristics of the soctuerx soldier*. Another feature of our,'struggle which de;rves mention wus tho capacity for action nd endurance on the part of the Southern idlers which It reveoled. The army of the outh was not made up of a laboring class. Ls milks were tilled with those whose work rax In doors, with clerks and professional icn, and with farmers whose lands were culivated by slaves. They were totally unacustomed to hardship and severe toll. Their i vlng had been easy and comfortable. As an vklence or the character 01 many 01 me vuinteers and of their blissful Ignorance of niIILary service, I would state that, nn acquaintlico of mine started to the army with a pair f slippers, a dressing-gown and an umbrella. Laughter nnd applause.] While this was an ft'emlnacy that was rare, there were thouands, who, at home, shrank from exposure nd who anticipated the most werlous conseluences from the hard life of the camp. In ill the wars of modern times It would he dlfIcult to find an army consisting so largely of [intlemen. There were hundreds In the anks that were the ornaments of their profession?men of tho highest culture and of niinent talents. It was confidently expected nnt but few would be able to endure the faIgue of long, hard marches, the exposure to teat and cold, the coarse fare and scanty alowance of the army, The result was simply narvellous. The youth who had spent nf? lays In ease, who knew nothing of labor exjept as ho made It a pleasure, whose life was in alternation between books and manly iports, developed into the tough, wiry and Ireless veteran. With an intelligent approbation of thecauRe for which he was lighting vlth an imagination stimulated by a famllarlty with classic literature, ancient and nodern, he threw around his hard lot a dra)ery of romance that resisted every approach >f ennui, that relieved labor and toll of their rniirlunmpnprk mill thuf. hrlHitnneil iui?rltlee nto enthusiasm. I know no better illiiHtralon of all tliin than the Sixth Regiment, [lead over it,s muster-roll; trace back to their lomes the men whose names you find there: icquuint yourself with their early life, and rou will find the fullest confirmation of the lUitements made. If I might be pardoned he allusion, 1 would refer to the mess with .vhlcli I was associated; and I do so simply jecause I knew Its members more Intimately ,lian 1 knew others?I wasonly a high private A "rebel yell" from one of the.Slxtn.] Much ibllged for that-shout, sir?It docs my heart cood. [Cheers.] That mess was made up of ,hree lawyers?not the one that had the utnjrella flaugliter and cheers)?four young men ust graduated, and four youths too young to mve completed their education but who pos;essed ample mean* for that purpose. And - et THESE MEN GI.ORIED IN HARDSHIP, ind the very prospect of a long march or a llllicult service ottered an opportunity to test .heir powers at which they rejoiced. It itrung them to an endurance and daring vhlcli the old Regular might rival, but could lot outstrip. [Applause.] What was true of hem was Just as true of othors. And when **e frmember the straits to which we were reluccd In the last stages of the war?the desicrate cneriry of the expiring throes?when ,ve remember that the army was often for lays without rations, many of the soldiers lareliondeil, barefooLed and in rags, making breed marches in the most trying weather; vlicn we remember these things and remcmIn mmnnnttnn tfif.ll thfirl that, tilO. Hnlrlt if the army never Tailed, and that It only succumbed as Appomat tox loomed up and ivhen surrender was manifestly Inevitable, ,ve have an exhibition of loyal and heroic ievotlon, patient endurance and seif-forget'uIiicsh such as this world has rarely seon. Applause.) And there are tale* of quiet suf'crime, noble daring, sublime heroism yet unwritten and unknown which deserve Immorality. Most of these are forever burled in lie gray blanket with the dead soldier. Anjther lesson of our struggle. or ruther our deeat. Is that though stripped of our property uid left Impoverished, we stttlhavea noble nherllancc. Who docs not remember the lark days ofImmediately after the surender?the gloom and despair that settled m the whole South ? I can never forget how ny heart's blood was chilled when I heard iomc of the wisest and most Judicious men md successful planters ot our Suite declare hat we could not live with such free labor as ve had. There wus n temporary paralysis md suspension of our whole agricultural lnerest. IVERY WHEEL OF THE OREAT MACHINERY STOPPED. four cook fled In a night; [laughter,] your valttng maid tried to catch her the next light; (laughter.] your waiting boy stood on lis head In the front yard and thanked his Uaker that freedom had come down; [laugh ,4'r.J your ticiu iiiiiiun ojcjjii me wrarj nuurn iway under your apple trees?slept nil the nore soundly bemuse Lee surrendered under in apple tree. [laughter.] There was tho nost complete disorganization and demoralzutlon of the whole labor system. Federal pirrlsoiis ruled every town and city. Every rourt of Justice was practically dissolved?all lie forms of law set aside. . And when you idd to all tills the deep private griefs ol nlnost every household, you have a picture of Icsolatlon and woe such as has never yet >een drawn on canvass. Such a condition of hlngs might well appall the stoutest heart. Jut how soon the clouds broke away t With he revival of hone, the pulse began to beat trongand healthy. The old soldiers, who cere thestrensith of the land, readily adapted hcmselves to the situation, and that same iourageand fortitude which had won such distinction in tho camp and Held now re-apicared under a new name and in a new role. \. magnificent opportunity was offered to :vokeall the native force, tho latent energy .nd the industrial tact of the South. That pportunity was promptly embraced and heolcally improved; ami if nil was not done nd has not been done that might have been, et the world Justly accords to us at tills day k-oudorful recuperative power. Tho material :rowth and prosperity of the Soutli since the vnr Is a bright page In her history. And yet here is very "niueh land to be possessed ? rornout land* to be reclaimed, new Indusriesto foster and develop, factories to be milt. The arc lines of trade 011 sea ai)d lund 0 be opened up. And above all thero is the redlt system to be killed and buried. [Apilause.] Our educational interests too need econatruction. The COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM snot an experiment. Ithasproven emlnenty a blessing in other countries. Rut with us 1 is to be operated in circumstances altogethr novel and peculiar; and It will require rise, skillful and pntient management at the innus of those who have charge of It among is, to prevent serious evils. One popular I111iression in reference to it must be removed, peedlly and thoroughly; and that Is that the itate appropriation Is sufficient to furnish ulniary and academic education to ourchllren and youth. The mistake must be corected, that because a man pays a school tax hercfore his child is to bo educated. It may ct, (in 11 may tairiy claim, a lime schooling, utlt will be very elementary and superficial nless the State appropriation is supplements d. This and other features of the system deland the earnest consideration of every boughtful cltl/.cn, that it may become to us fhat It- claims to be?a national blessing. We ave too AN INHERITANCE OF NATIONAL GLORY. Inder the sensitiveness as to States' Rights? sensitiveness that has been fostered and enderpd perhaps almost morbid by constant ggrcsslous and by our late conflict?we arc i danger of cherishing something of Indlfirence to that possession which is ours by very right of purchase and inheritance, and Milch 110 contingency can alienate. This Diintry has a glory. It is known and lionred not only throughout the civilized world, ul to the remotest comer of Africa and Asia ;s ensian is the recognized symbol of Intellience, Freedom, Power and Progress. In ttiis lory we have a share. We must assert our [aim. We are countrymen of Washington nd Jefferson, Webster and Everett, Clay and enton, as well as Calhoun and Lcgare. And lall I not In this presence, add. we are coun ymen of McClellan and Hancock as well as I Lee and Johnston I Shall we allow petty jalousies and local prejudices to rob us of uit noble birthright of national glory which ur forefathers secured at such a cost, guardJ with so much care and transmitted to us Ith such supreme satisfaction? .Shall we ot unite with every section of our country 1 cherishing and perpetuating this national reatnoss? Shall we hot leave to those who jine after usithe privileges which bless und Istingulsh our age and country? If this Is one we must cultivate that harmony of feelig and that unity of purpose which Hellglou ixtrlotlsm and Interest alike enjoin. THIH LAND IS ONE, i language, government and interest. And hlle there nre diversities of habit, social istom and agricultural products, is It not a iverslty of correspondence rather than opjsltlon?a diversity by which "each part ipplonients the other, and In which there is ways the basis for the truest and deepest nlty"? The wise Inventor takes the air, the on, the fuel, the fire and the wafer, and out ' tills diversity developes, In marvelous comnations, a unity of strength and power that akes the steam-engine a wonder forever, ideed, this principle of unity is the measure human progress. And whenever human gislalloli and codes, national and internaonal shall educate men to a practical recogHon of the oneness, not only of communl28and States, but of tho human family, en you will have reached the grand ideal the social state and the year of Jubilee will gin. And Just as we of this country bury; ir iinimosnies. uiougn jioi our principles ; 1; we forget our enmities, though not our he-1 ps; ns we accord to others and secure to irselvcs the Just, acknowledgment. (lint hont convictions of duty and ardent patriot ism ! wplred alike the assault and the defence of j imter?Just to that extent may we hope for 1 at cenulne Reconstruction, that real union ilch despises formal resolutions and sentl-j en till Fourth-of-July utterances. fApiuse.1 Surely this is possible. Whatotiiers , ve done we may do. If Koudull.Mii has, rltcd away, If the Wars of the Rosea live only In history, if clanship In Scotland lias been wiped out, 11 the Prluco Imperial forget* Wuterlooand tights for England, shall we of this country be less magnanimous? If this question were to be decided by the soldiers, and not by those whoare"Invincible in peace but invisible In war" [laughter] the broach would have beon healed longngo, and the dl?graccful proscription, the angry crimination, the bitter, parti sun legislation of the last few years would not have perpetuated strife. I Applause.] It Is an easy mutter to rouse passion when It has scarcely subsided?It is on ensy mutter to fun into a consuming Hume embers that nre still glowing. The professional politician finds here an opportunity so tempting that ho lets 110 occasion slip of serving himself by stirring the passions and prejudices of men. \ye must get ABOVE TIIE DEMAGOGITE. [Applause.] We must bid liiin play upon an-1 other string, or rather we must say to him If j he would strike melody In our benrtshe must; sweep all the strings undovoke a blended bar mony from thegrand lyre. It must be the music of the spheres?each State, as a planet In its own orbit, performing its work as a part of the granu whole, anu all held together not us In the republics of nntl({Ulty by Roman ll'glUIIK, DUt '-'.V ? IUY1 Ul IlllJIIIfc/, U1UL (Jlllltlpic of moral gravitation that attracts men to what Is good and true, which binds the universe to U?xl. [Applause.] Of one thing we may leei perfectly sure? the passions and prejudices of this day and hour will subside. The men of other times will sift the right ami the wrong of our great struggle. Error will be overtaken and crushed, truth will be resurrected, arrayed in her own peerless robes. In the certain hope of that resurrection, we rest our vindication with the future. Now, wo hang our harp on the willows, "and the sound of lta strings Is mournful." "Then another song shall rise." And in the words of the wierd, mystic Osslan "it shall chant the chiefs of other times departed." Our comrades "shall hear It in their airy Hall.*' "Their dim faces shall hang with Joy from the clouds." "Flngal shall rccelve his fame.'.' [Appliuiscaud cheers.] After the speeches by General Brat ton and Dr. Grler the survivors held a meeting and passed various resolutions, and among others, one thanking Dr. Grler for his "admirable address, and requesting him to furnish a copy of It for publication." A bountiful dinner was served to the survivors and guests. After dinner another set of resolutions was passed among which was a tribute to LleutenantrGeneral Richard H. Anderson, who once commanded the Brigade to which this Regiment was attached. The next meeting will beheld atBlackstocks. 45 Years Before the Public. THE GENUINE 3>B: C. McLANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, FOR THE CURE OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, DYSFEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PAIN in the right side, under the edge of the ribs, increases on pressure; sometimes the pain is in the left side; the patient is rarely able to lie on the left side; sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appetite and sickness; the bowels in general are costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head i? troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. There is generally a considerable loss of mem ory, accompanied with a painful sensation of having left undone something which ought to have been done. A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complain'^ of a prickly sensation of the skin; his spirits are low; and although he is satisfied that exercise would be beneficial to him, yei lie can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them existed, yet examinatfbn of the body, after death, has shown the liver tc have been extensively deranged. AGUE AND FEVER. Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, in cases of ague and j? ever, Wiiei! taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. We would advise all who are afflicted with this disease to give them a fair trial. For all bilious derangements, and as a simple purgative, they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, with the impression Dr. McLanb's Livek Pll.ls. The genuine McLank's Liver PtLLS bear the signatures of C. McLank and Fleming Bros, on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pili.s, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market bein? full of imitations of the name IHcLanei welled diffei jntly but san\e pronunciation. Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Railroad CHANGE OK SCHEDULE. On and alter June 28th trains will run or thla roiul us follows: Day Puuenger Train. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Senecu.. 0 12 u. m.-I-wivc... 9 13 a.m. (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Seneca.. 5 lop. m.-Leavo... 5 NJ p. m KlutU IHusenger Train. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Seneca- 0 01 p. m.-Leave... 0 02p. ra, (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Seneca.. ? 34 a. m.-Leave... 6 85 a. m Local Freight Train. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Seneca.. 5 05 p. m.-Leave... 5 23 p. m (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Seneca.. 7 05a. m.-Leave... 7 12 a. m, Through Freight Train. (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Seneca.. 1 55 a. m.-Leave... 1 55 a.m. DAY PASSENGER TKAIN. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Oreen vi I le 10 45 a. m.-Leave 10 47a. m. (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Greenville 3 30 p. m.-Leave 342 p. m. Niuut Passenger Tkain. (EASTWARD.) Arrlveat Greenville 1043 p. m.-Leavo 1045 p.m. (WESTWARD.) ArriveatGreenvllle 4 30 a. m.-Leave -142a. m, Local Fheicut Train. (EASTWARD.) Arrlveat. Greenville 738a.m.-Leave8 30a. m. <?' Ltiimr A i> t\ \ \ r>T?x Arrive at Greenville :J54p. ni.-Leavc 4 20 p.m. Til hough Freight Train. (YVKHTWAUD.) ArrlvcatGrecnvlllelUJWp. in.-LeavelO-lop. ra. | IG'onnectlng at Atlanta for all points West and Southwest. Connecting at Cliarlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tickets on sale at Gainesville, Seneca City, (jrccnvlllo and Spartauburg to all points East and West. (J. J. FOHEACRE. General Manager. W. J. Houston. General Passenger and'ticket Agent. BRIDGEJNOTICE. IIT ILL bo let to the lowest bidder on Satur?T dny ttie 6th of September next. 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April 18, 1879. 8m. $5 REWARD. 0 k BLACK LEATHER POCKET-BOOK X has been lost by A. JOHNSON In the iwn of Abbeville or between Abbeville and ('lilto Hall along the public road. It coniln? ?25.000 or more, anil notes. The finder 111 be given FIVE DOLLARS for the delive, ol' said pocket-book nt this otttce ov tu A. JOHNSON. A 02. 6,1879, o a