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I?v Jiifl Press and Banner. 1/ Bj Hugh TYilsoa and H. T. Wardlaw.j Wednesday, Juy 14, 1880. The Delighted Doctors. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AB' 1 1 > L> Afll CTV llEVILlib JltPitAij winiii. A Large Attendance of Spectators in the Court Koom. Speeches by Ptof. F. L. I*Atkcr, and Dr. James .Mclntosli. The One Scientifically Dissects the . Eye?the Oth??r Pays nn Eloquent Tribute to Woman. The Audience Highly Pleased, and . the speakers Greatly Gratified. In compliance With previous Invitation to the public, quite an assemblage of ladies and gentlemen congreROtcd in the Court Room at eleven o'clock last Wednesday morning, to .tvnruirv ceremonies of the Ab-; bevillc Medical Soclcty. President Gary | took the Chair, and by raps of the gavel, callCi the meeting to order. He then said: "The exercises will he opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Stafford, who will invoke a lXvine blessing." he Rev. Mr. Staflbrd, rising from his seat, near tlio President, said in substance: The Pruver. "Almighty and Most Merciful Father, wel to ray Thee to so govern our hearts and minds that the exercises of this meeting may tend to Thy glory, and to our eternal welfare. We nrav Thee to inspire the members of the Medical Society with a sense of their dependence on Thee, as the source of all wisdom. And we would earnestly implore Thee to impress Thy servants with the foct that without Thy blessing, all their science and skill in ministering to bodily wants, will prove of noavail. We pray Thee, Heavenly Father, to give them that direction and guidance. .Which will lead them to be most useful agents ili giving relief to the sick and distressed In ltody or mind. RIcsk and preserve them as a body, Grant to each and every one ot them roi manv vears of usefulness. All of which I we would fi*k in the name of the Fattier, sou ; nnd Holy Uhost. Amen." Whert the prayed had been sal J, ntnl the nudlenee had resumed their Keats, President F. F. Gary then dellrered the following Introductory Address. Gentlemen of the Mtdical Society? Ladrts , and Gentlemen : A uot her year has been added to the age of our Society, and wo meet tojjether'to celebrate the eveut by public ceremonies. I congratulate you that so many are present, to chccr us on tills auspicious occasion, nnd to whom we extend a hearty welcome. The cxerclses which are to follow will, I trust, givo | an impetus to our labors that will be felt and appreciated by all wellwishers of tho Abbeville Medical Society Forty-five years ago tho Society was organized. If we take a retrospect? in glancing at the period, we find that some of the most Important events In the history of our country have transpired, and that the changes have been many aitd rapid; while nil of ua have been more or less aftected by fHorr. in lnnkinir over the roll of the found ersof ourSocicty we will And thnt ruost of of them are In the silent grave. Weary and Worn out by their incessant labors in the proJcsslon they "Rest in the bosom of God, 'till the brief sleep Of death Is ovor, and a happier life Bhnll davtn to waken their Insensiblo dust." How grateful to memory is the recollection of their many virtues and their generous efforts to aid our Society. Many are names that will bot.soon be forgotten: The brilliant . . ' Barrntt, the ever active Branch, the versa. tile Arnold, the genial Wardlaw, the laborious and faithful Pressly, and many others that time will not allow me to enumerate. These WOl'tllles tire not in our midst. May their spirits beckon us to do our duty and to emulate their example. A part of the exercises of this occasion will be the delivery of addresses by two dlstln-1 guished members of our Profession?Professoi* Parker and Doctor Mcintosh?names familiar to most oi this assembly by the fame nrnfuuinimi emlolts. we bespeak for them your earnest attention and respect, not only for the sake of tlielr wise nnd eloquent utterance*. hut for the sake Of doing ' Ijonor to r son of Abbeville County, and an ex-Pre?ldentof the Medlcnl Society of South . Carolina, who has kindly accepted an Invitation to address the Society. The first address Is by Dr. F. !. . Parker, who needs no introduction to an Abbeville audience. We are proud of the position to ifrliich his energy and talents have elevated lilm, and we present and cordially greet him as "our own:' The Address of Prof. f. L. Pnrker. I respond to your flattering Invitation to address you on the occasion of the Fifth Anniversary of your Society, with mingled feelings of sincere gratification, pleasure, and pride. . With sincere gratification, because I feel that you are'my friends, nnd it gives me pleasure to meet again theveterans of the profession, whom I used to know In my youthful days; to make the acquaintance or those who have since entered our ranks, and to Join with you all In celebrating your Anniversary. With pride, because I recognize in your Invitation, coupled with the complimentary resolutions which you were good enough to pas* at a previous meeting, kind words of encourancment and approbation: for although my fortunes have been cant elsewhere, yon seem to have watched and felt a warm inter* est In my professional carcer. This touches me deeply; and gentlemen, let me say here that In my whole professional ? life, I can recall no Instance whether of pro . motion or preferment, which has filled my heart with more pleasing emotions than the present occasion. v~" ?Tt?nrior1 trt mo "the helrlne hand," for outside of strictly "local practice," the first recognition of confidence came to me throuph my professional brethren and friends of Abbeville. For this I shall always thank you. 'The friends thou hast and their adoption tried Grapple them to tby bosom with hooks of steel." I prize your invitation the more, coming as It does from my own people, among whom I was reared, and have spent the happiest days of mv life. For who, sir has ever been "rocked In the cradle" of old Abbeville, breathed her free (ilr, looked upon her grand old hills, her rie?p red gullies and her fertile vales, without emotions of reverence and filial affection ? Who has been brought up among her loyal and patriotIc'cltlzens. the tone and sinew of the county, conrervative and progressive "In the piping times of peace," brave end dashing lu "grim visazed war" sternly fearless, in the "imminent deadly brcach:" or who hns enjoyed the privileges of associating with her eminent men, whoso names arc household words in Slate and National history, em'racing a long procession. equally distinguished in the forum, on the Bench, in physic, and in the "tented field," and has not * profited by great and good examples and wl*e precepts? * Who has known and loved her noble women, without feeling, (as we doctors know) that it is the mother's impress stamped upon her son "leading him on to favor and to tortune"? In a word, who Is familiar with the history and traditions of Old Abbeville, and is "a native to the manner born" who does not realize that he Inherits a prestlsre to be maintained creditably, to thebestof his ability, and always with honor; or whose heart does not beat In unison with those often quoted lines c\t SLvitlonH'a Karri nnrmnllnc ffVpTV f?limp nndnalon: "Breathes thorp a man with sonl so dead, Who never to himself hath said. Thisl? ray own, my native land?" [Professor Parker then addressed the Society. saying that In obedience to "their request," contained In the correspondence, he would address them upon "Some of the Recent Advances In Opthalmology." We regret that wo have not been furnished with the copy, bnt this part of the address wai delivered extemporaneously. He gave a hasty sketch of the Anatamy of tho Eye, and the Physiology of Vision, using few technical phrases, and succeeded by the aid of models and drawings, In making this Intricatesublect plain and interesting to the mixed audience. . -EDS. P. <fc B.] Gentlemen, ycru represent the medical profession of a county which claims, and Jnstly claims, to have produced a very large quota of the moot distinguished m?n of the State. Their names and services are universally . recognized. But It Is not so generally known, or at least not so often alluded to, that our county has nlso furnished a fair proportion to the medic al talent of South Carolina. I think it Is due to the memory of those who have gained distinction In the profession of medicine and who have contributed to In a greator or less degree to Its literature, and have reflected honor upon their; native place, or place of their adoption, that their names tiooiaoc mennonca on mis occasion the first public anniversary of your Society. 1 regret very much the absence of my former colleague anil friend Prof, J Robertson, who, from his associations with the early history ?>f the cunty and the physicians of that day, Js fnr bettsr filled to do Justice to this part of the subject. I must apologise In advance for any omissions In mentioning physicians of the county and the order of them, whose names ought to be recorded, I know that this will neceseafriy be so. But my object Is simply to do Justice a* far as I CAn to the memories of those I knew myself or tbrofigh the reputations they have leit behind tbem. And I bope it may result in stimulating some member of your Society to collect the necessary details for a completion of a sketch <>t the physicians of Abbeville, before the veterans of the profession and old citizens now living should have passed away, Frst comes Dr. Uarret.physlclnn and naturalist, residing nenrthe old jind now deserted village of Cambridge, the first seat of learning In the upper part of the State?the friend and correspondent. 01 t roi. jrtoiurotm, J have often heard the latter apeak In ndrolrine terms of his attainments, and he always acknowledged the assistance which Dr. Baryet had given him in preparing his great work on the Ilerpertlogy of South Carol!oh, Next let me mention Dr. De La Howe, physician and philanthropist, wbo| dying bequeathed on nls death bed nearly his whole property totheestabllshmcntof a noble charity which perpetuates his name under the nameof I>the School. This was formed about the year of 1817 and was the first and I believe Is now the only one of the kind in the upper part of tbefctate. The only other Institution established by a member of the mcdlcal profession that I know of In South Carolina la lhe!"fcblrra's Dlspeusary of Charleston," Which was established by Dr. Shirra in 1813, and is still iu active operation. Next eomc oneof those rare Instance* of wbat Is termodi "natural born physician"?bcteurrihgonce In i century?Dr. Arnold of Lowndsvllle, a bhysl ciau of singular aCuinen, and a wonderful po\v or of diagnosis, and possessing more thai ftnyjonej have ever known, the supreme confl Ucm-e of his patients in hlsskill. Many of you are more familiar with his his toryand local fame than I am, but I hav< never forgotten the accounts I used to hea when a youth, of his wonderful cures and th ?urpriMng effect which hiu visits seemed ti have upon cases ol.an almost hopelesscharac ter. His practice extonded over a circuit of slxt; mile*, embracing Abbeville, stretching* lnt< .nf a ii<if>rki>n. Ijiurens. Edgefleli and over Into Georgia, Ills power of endur ance whr Herculean. It may well be sal< <>f him that he lived In his Raddle, and gncrl flced his life In the cause of humanity un< the Interest of his profession. Nest appears upon the stage, ;the Nestor c Surgery In the Southern States?equally dli tlngulshcd In the practice of medicine?arv Indeed In every brunch of the profession; th teacher and friend of nearly every veteran r your Society, nil of whom have with few ex ceptlons, listened to his lectures, and to wlios diploma his name Is appended?the lat I'rofe?sor OeddlUKft of the Medical College c South Carolina* Ko eulogy of mine can ad one leaf W the MUrel wreath of fame whlc crowns his bn?\V, won by his own talent an Industry In thfe honor and cause of our nobl profession. These methorlal pamphlets of his 11 fo an services, which I present to yourSocIety. put llshedby hlsassoc!at?*sand colleague*of Chai le?ton, the scene of his labors and his trl Unt'phs, attest the aflectlon and love we int.ei tain for his character and our respect am appreciation for his great abilities. "AfU life's fltfnl fever, he (sleeps well." Next let m name Pr. Isaac Ilranoh, a good botanist an a fair surgeon in in* iiiiie.ii iiuniviv .. deal nbout the medical property of thelndlg nous plants of thin section In the ourrcr medical Journals of the day, and whose ob?ei vhI Ions are quoted In the United stm^s Dl. pensatory and by authors upon the matter! nedlca and therapeutics. Next comes Profesor F. M. Robertson, no' of Charleston, a ready lecturer and writer, an a clear and forcible speaker. He has coi trlbuted pupers on yellow and seark fevers, on various subjects In (;ynaecolog and is the modifier of the Forcer known as " Robertson's Forceps." At In ripe old age of nearly seventy-five years, he ] In active practice. Coming nearer home, w are glad to add to the distinguished list < Abbeville's Medical sons your well know physician of Cokesbury, Dr. Norwood, whof name lsln?eparably blended with the^lseo' ery of "Norwood's Tincture of Veratrui Verlde." To him belongs the credit of having dlsco\ ered and utilized by personal experimer one of the most powerful and useful ageni In the materia medicaand of Introducing I to the profeslon, Its properties and uses aft< having been fully tec tea ana recognizeu.i this country through his lnxtrumentallt; I have uow received the sanction and appr< batlon of leading physicians lu England an on the continent. Abbeville ha* also furnished threoprofessoi to the Medical College of the State of Sout Carolina; a fourth was partly educated i the celebrated school of I)r. Waddel, and fltth married an Abbeville lady, and, on tfc principle that "man and wife are one," ma wo not claim him, too? My allusions to the medical profession i Abbeville would be Incomplete ami I shoul be doing Injustice to my reverence for the memories, my appreciation of their talent and their spir-sacrlflcincdevotlonto theirpr feslon.lfl failed to mention the names of son: who were actively engaged in praatlce when wa^'aboy.and who now rest from tlielr labor Home of them honored me by their notlc and friendship; nnd some I only knew pel sonally and by reputation. Their nnrnes will recall 10 many In th audience, many Instances of medical skill 1 sickness, many acts of kindness In anxlet; and sympathy In affliction. The names of Drs. Wardlaw, Gary, Rel< Yarborouph, Towns. Dendy, Lee, l'aul, Ten nant. Mabry, and others, will Ion be hold in grateful remembrance b their patients, and will always bccherlshc by their brothers of the profession. Gentlemen, let me congratulate you on tb prosperity of your Society and the new cr you have inaugurated In having a publ celebration at yourannlversary. It must result In largely Increasing yoc -oixhunhln tinrl In hi nil I n IT t hp nhVSlclnnS < iho county together in tfie Interest of th science of medicine. Keep up your anniversaries. They will I looked forward to as a day of social reunlo and pleasure, and physicians will Join you socloty to participate In the annual msetfng even If their duties prevent their nttendanc upon the regular monthly meetings. Fc surely. If any class In the commuulty descrv recreation occasionally, the Doctors do. an they ought to take It. Besides this, these o caslons bring the public and their doctoi face to face outside of the sick chanibe which Is far more agreeable for all partlei The patients are dressed, and not suflerlni They look their best; the children are nc fretting and kicking against the Doctor; tb mother Is hot coaxing or threatening li< darling child. The Doctor has not his profe slonal manner on ; he Is not looking at th tongue or touching It with his finger, nor he sighing every time the patient grunts < grunting when the patient sighs, nor Is t; asking In the softest, mellowest tones, "do< that hurt you," when he knows that It do< "hurt,"nnd would howl and roar twice i loud himself. If things were reversed and tl patient was cutting, with unshaklng ban and placid face, upon Ills precious soul an body. It Is proverbial among Us that those su geons who are most given to cutting, are tl last to allow themselves to be cut, if they .csi help It. Under tlu-60 altered clrcumstanc weinay well Imagine the Doctor sympathl ing with Hecuba "When she saw Pyrrhus make mallcloi sport In mincing wllb his sword, llc'r hhabUnd limbs," And can almost hear Tho "Instant burst of clamor" ho wou make. A nnthpp rp?iilt. likely to*?r?>W out of thei public Hiinivirmirle* li that iho public ba\ au opportunity of seeing how"Weary and worn. With eyelids heavy aml'ted," the doctors *0111611016 look: and seeing thl It 1* to be hoped that tbcy will ftop xendli j for them "oft^r l>oiirs,''}itiit lo tell them thi "baby lias cut Its first tooth," or that Ma Jane Is dreadfully, awfully, terribly frecke cd," or that "Johnnie slepl very soundly la night. entirely too soundfHor a little roljlo as he is," and "mama wishes to consult >l dear Doctorabout those serious ailment* ; li deed my dear Doctor 1 feel ho anxious alio the sweet little darlings.'.; It Is very strange but tt'lls truo, 'tis pit pity 'tis, 'tis true," IbatHftmc otherwise vei intelligent people seem tp think that Docto aro to be blamed if their patients die aod a ready to condemn them ?f?r'th a sudden vli or" "like eager dropping* Into milk," so th hemlght well exclaim, j|ke the ghost of tl murdered Hamlet," "Thus was I by-' a patient's hand "Of life, of crown, of qu?en, at once dospatc ed, Cut off even in tho bV>i#oms onny ?ln, Unhousel'd, dlsapnoliitfd ; unaneld, No reckoning made.ou| sent to my accou: With all my imperfections on my head." Others there are. who pot oontent with vl latlng the first principles of Medical Ethic that a Doctor shoultj not "be Interrupted d ring the hours of meals or sleep," go so far to doubt whether ptjyslcUins and poor meci eal students have fouls: Or granting th they hare them, arc ikepitcal 11 many rea< heaven. f Just instance the foUowlnr^inscription on tombstone at HooslcfcTalls, IJew Ttork: "In memory of Ruth fiprague, H^r body dissected by fiendish men, H?r bones anaUmiwed. Her soul, wc trust, fcn risen to God, Where few phyolfilart& rtye." Why not, when a patlftjit ^ijrplHes off th mortnl coil," excuf?-.<?tt fip^tor from t blame, from all slnsof ornfcslotftknd comml slon and say he did his bm&bul tbat the tin had couie to "hand np his rfrarlni " Now s how appropriate and toucblnjgjta the folloN log epitaph on the tomliHtonew the lamec Jane Brent in Kocksviile, Eastern Massach setts. . "In memory of Jane Brent, Wbo kicked up her heels, And away she went." Her friend* evidently appreciated the se vices of her Doctor,?there are no reproac cs, not one word of censure?her time ht come, the Doctor knew it, her friend* kne it,she knew it. 80 "Jane Brent kicked u heels." like a sensible girl and there was tt end of it. Now It sometimes happens that a Drct< dies from his own treatment; yet nothing : thought of it by his affectionate widow < her relatives. Instance the following epitaph on thetoml stone of the distinguished Dr. Newton, 1 Edinborough. "Here lies, alas! poor Doctor Newton Whose sudden death was oddly brought 01 Thinking one day his corns to mow off The razor slipped and cut his toe off. A11 inflammation quickly flew to The toe?or rather what it grew to. The part then took to mortifying Which was the cause of Dr. Newton's d; ing." Could anything have been more nnforti nateandsad? Yet not a word of blame I expressed about the unexpected result of tfc operation. His family believed that he ha donehis best, and hesoon found outthafh time had come." His widow whohad been 1 hlmoneoMhe sweetest and best of wlv? was stricken with grief, went into dee mourning, which was very becoming to he and married the parson according to law. year ana a aay auer ncr a car ausDana death. The moral of the two last epitaphs, ladl< and gentlemen, is, that you should not bo tc hard on Doctors when they are umnccessfti and endeavor always to encourage the col soling reflection that "what happens can't I helped." Ladles and gentlemen, let me thank you fc the considerate attention with which yo have listened to my address ; nnd, Mr. Pres dent, please acc<pt my erateful aoknowledg ment* for the flattering terms In which yo introduced me to the audience. It has give me great pleasure to see 6o rcnny of my ol friends again. The Addiess of Dr. James JMcIntost At the conclusion of bis address Professt Tarkcr waft heartily applauded, as had bc? frequently done during Its delivery. Pres dent Gary then seid: "The next address will be made by Dr.Jntm Mcintosh, of Newberry, distinguished alit In and out of the profession? virumprobum. l)r, Mcintosh then said: Mr. Prttident, Ladies and GenUcmm: Yc have been so well entertained by the able ai i dressto which we have Just had the plcusui of listening, that 1 feel great hesitation 1 trespassing farther upon your time, by n tempting to add anjthlngto what hasalread been said. And my own preference woul be decidedly to retain my scat, rather tha detain you longer. But as your kind an flattering invitation to address you to-da; imposes upon mo the necessity of adding fewwordno my friend's adnilrablo addrei upon thl*. anniversary of your Mcdlcal Assi elation,Ehall detain you with but a few r marks, which are prompted mainly by ri flections which this occasion Itself suggesti for in bis very assemblage of Mcdlcal me andp?jbllc Generally, I see the realization < this fict and an important fact ltls.ar d-forti rate would our Plate and country be it it wt a fact that could be a con mon occunw everywhere, and this fact is this?tbat Abb* 4SJL ? I || III ? vlllc and the Abbeville Medical Society In a thus calling together the Medical menofher * section for Intellectual as well as social con verse Is thus keeping abreast with the march r- of time and the demands of the age. Kor n . a flourishing .Society such as yours, Mr. Prvsli dent, should murk an era In the hygienic improvement of the country commensurate - with tho advancement of medical < 0 science among our members, together r w I than; Intellglble understanding of the e public generally that with t>elf sac0 rlflce?which- no selfish ^Instinct can ap! predate, with a higher, purer, noble, aim J than any selfish motive could prompt, our f profession Is striving not for themselves alone t> but for the human race. That though our 1 lives may be passed In dally and hourly asso elation with sickness and sullering, wo do i 1 not on that account lose our sympathy for - those unfortunate ones who are stricken down il by disease and death. Ry the Immutable decree of an Allwlse Providence, man Is horn >t to pain and suffering, and It is the provinceof ' ?* the Medical profession to seek not only to i d relievo this when present, but to look forward | - him to nvol<l and V lO I IIU 1UIUIO, <VI.\< ...... >f prevent thin spread ol disease; how to Irs- 1 > sen this very harvest of sickness and death, i e from which we draw our living. Have you j e ever thought of it, my friends,how the Medlif ral profession in one sense is trying to break d down Its own business how many of them i h are giving years of uninterrupted toll, labor, ( d and study, not to build up a name and prace tlce for themselves, but. to mitigate those very 1 casual!ties whlah make for them personal i d reputation and individual gain? In the , >- attrition of mind and matter that is every r- where apparent throughout the civilized .- world, we see that Just as the miner from the bowels of the earth brings forth the precious 3 ore, crushes, washes, and smelts It, till the r glittering particles, freed from the baser niete als, are gathered together and pressed into d the shining bar of yellow gold, so the tireless d workers In our profession eliminate from , I- doubts and errors the grains of knowledge . it that are formulated, into anxloniR that stand , r- forth as guides to succeeding generations, . s- and, llkethe signposts to the traveler, marks a | the way to health, or the road to disease and , death. In this progressive age when ngrlw culture, commerce, manufacture and art, as , d the Grecian runner ofold, stripped for the con- . l-1 test, and panting in the fierce rivalry that , ?t | ponds each to outstrip the omer, me H-iim r y | of Medicine keeps abreast the times In their iK race, for thoueh a rlvnl to none, the demands e of the ageare that in eueh one of these dels partments of life, Medical science should e bo in the van. )f That while man elves himself up in the n mad raee to the acquisition of wealth, fame or ie knowledge?that medical skill, and medical t- science should be ever watchful and vigilant, n and throw around him such safeguards, that his life may not be unnecessaarily imperilled. r- that he should be restrained here, protected it there, warned again and again, that certain is things arc Inlmicable to health and that lie It should even be cmupclteil by rigorous laws to ;r refrain from things prejudicial to private as n well as public welfare. Tiint. as agriculture y, clears the land and breaks up the soil in its y- virgin freshness, certain natural laws fordraind age and destruction of vegetable matter must i be observed to protect the health of the farmer, rs That as commerce gathers in crowded marts h its thousands of human beings, certain laws it of building, ventilation drainage, and sewera age must be observed, or a great loss of life will be the jienalty that Inevitably follows. ,y These and other mutter# intimately connected with the mental as well as the physical r>f condition of mull, it Is the duty of medical d science to teach and explain not only lr to her own followers, but to the public <!, generally. To accomplish this It is neo-l 0 essary for medical men to as?emblo| ie not only in inter-national, national, i 1 and State bodies, hut In small local hods. lea, Just such as ynu have here, Mr. President, ;e and Just such assemblage, as thin is now. tons, one of the felt wants ol the age. Nolungeris ? ? H.ln. ,cllh II surnciem lor me grnauau; m imuiunv ...... Ik 1)Ik text books upon surgery, obstetrics materia n medlcn,and practiceormedlclne, ns hi* 1 ny, fallible cubles, to Kettle down, and commence his life-work?once In practice to bp always 1, in practice, and day after day to pass his life away In a ceaseless round of visits. His idea*, g his pructice, must change and adapt them-j ,y ves to the changing Hiatus of hi* patients, il With the rapid and easy means of travel of the present day, patients from a distance may ie fall into his hands any day, circumstances a may necessitate his own patients seeking a lc dlflerent climate,thuR the physican of to-day not only needs to keep himself Informed of ir the new medicines coming constantly Into -,{ use, but of the-varied climates he may need ie to prescribe, the varied food that be?t suits his patient's needs, as well as to advise pae tlentnnd public how to avoid and prevent n the spread of Infectious, diseases, stop the ir march of pcstllencc by natural, as well as (i, arbltary hygienic laws. c These are matters that in onr day demand ir the physician should allow himself the needp ed tune, not only to study them In private, d but to meet his brother practitioners in pubis He, and maturely consider and discuss them. ? And to no better use can the physician put a r, few days during his year's work, than to atg. tending such meetings, and comparing his y. own ideas, his opinions, and cxpe,'t rience with those of his brother physiio clans. And I congratulate you, Mr. Presi>r dent, and the Abbeville Medical Hocletv, that your Society is in such a flourlsiiie lug condition, and bids fnlr In the advanceis ment of her own members, to advance the )r public good in the Improvement of the hyie glenic condition of your county. And cspedally do I congratulate you gentlemen that j, you have the Indies to take such interest in lg your proceedings as the number 1 see present ,e indicates. As a profession, we number the nl ladies as our friends, and are proud to do so. d And truly should the Medical Profession look to woman with an instinctive consciousness n that her sympathy and good-will is ever with ie them in all that pertains to tlie advance-1 lD m< nt of medical science. For woman, CB With her fine intuitlvo perceptions as z. us to who are her friends, with the feeling that as man more thoroughly understands tier nature, the more will she be appreciated, has as ever turned to our profession, knowing that , there she has friends who as t lie years roll by * will more thoroughly understand her worth, her purity, Her virtue, and her love. Trace the varied status of woman from rude barId barismup to where our present civilization J places her. and tell what other class has striven as the Medical Profession has in its Be sympathy and appreciation?dally and liourre ly, quietly, but steadily?to raise her from barbaric servitude up, up, higher, and higher, un\ til she has been placed oh the pedestal of 'Sfluallty, and now looks forward fo the time K ?cn man, recognising in her all that is nurer, nobler, sweeter, lovelier, shall accord to n* her a pre-eminence In all her claims upon him ry for <lury, aJlcct Ion. ami love. jl But though we have claimed that woman owes much toour profession, most cheerfully ? and willingly do- we bear witness, that in ,y many, many ways we aro her debtors. For as the practice of medicine carries out the theory of medicine, Just so woman carries out the practice of medicine, What would y the skill of the physician amount to, were it py IIUl U1UI liur nwiiiiijin iimiu uit-puivn mv yrJh tion he prescribes?that with the soft touch re she cools the fevered brow?that lier very ~ presence speaks peace and comfort, and calms the restless tosslngs of the wearied sufferer. Je Ah! what is the sick room without woman's presence. There, by the couch of su fieri ng, where nursing is half the battle, and patient, weary hours of watching count eoually with the physician's skill, there does tne Medical Profession owe much of Its success to woman when the. victory Is won and life Is saved. Her sympathy, her nid, is evor at our service, n<' and whether it be a public cause or a private need, the fact Is only to bo made known and o- woman Is ever ready to do her part. What a !*, debt of gratitude has the soldier meted out to u- the FlorenceNightengales of this and other ns days. Has the Confederate ever forgotten II- what he owes to the women of the South? at How at her home sho tolled and saved to cb send something from her scanty stores to her gallant defenders! IWIth what unflagging a 7.eal she devoted htrsolf to the sick ! Whereever the Confederate soldier could bo found, strctchcd upon tho bed of pain and suffering, there was to be seen woman as an angel of mercy, ministering to his wants, encouraging hlin with a word of cheer, or act ot kindness. or soothing over the last rugged steps of . life that led to the grim portals of death, by ' words of consolation. Andjust here let me ,lil say, that while at our State Capital and other l8' points throughout our country monuments 116 for our Confederate Dead are being erected. |I eo cannot but feel that while the women of our land are thus perpctuatlDg the memory of |I/- the soldier dead, there are some others too u" who deserve a remembrance at our hands, deserve all that a grateful country can do for their memory. Though they perished not amid tho whirr of bullet, the crash of shell and storm of battle, yet in woman's quiet, r. unselfish way laid down their lives upon their cotintry'sallar, and should gain from that ,h country's love, undying fame. As the tocsin w of war called tho men to armsand led them ip away to the distant tented news, soon merei le came aery for help for tho sick and suffering soldier. Nobly did Carolina's women re3r spond to the call, and soon with utter forgetlg fulness of self, they were to be seen all >r through Virginia's mountain slopes and fertile vales, amid the quiet tents, or crowded [>. hospital wards, caring for the sick, the dead, 0f andthcdylng. IJut all these volunteers have not returned?some of them found a final resting place far away from homo and friends and when the summons camo, they too prov' eJ how willingly our noble patriotic women could die lor their country, and the green mound with Its grassy turf soon marked tho grave of the soldier, and the soldler'R friend. Well do I remember nh aged matron of the South Carolina Hospital at Charlottesville. Virginia, who was one of the first to respond to this call, and for moretban twelve months i- by day and by night, early and late, with Is never a day's rest, and hardly an hour's rele laxatlon during this whole period, did she d stand to her post, doiftg her duty?her whole Is dnty?never for one moment failing tj roR* x> pond to every call the soldier could make ?s upon her. So, with strength ovcrtaxr j, and p health undermined, she fell at the hrsi onset r, of disease, an offering upon her country's ala tar, a* the sentry upon his post; and far 's away from home and kindred, Just where she had raised so many back to life, she passis ed away upon her hospital couch, surrounded >o only by those she had loved to minister to, 1, anil as the sorrowing soldiers bore her to her j? last resting place, and laid her i>ody away in ie the cold, silent grave, the tear-drop trickled and fell as they turned to leave, and mevi 1 K/.nrrlW Dmitri hpr unlrlf hnvn hi?r*n hovr?rlnfr u ne&r, tills tear drop as It foil glittering upon 1- the cold, frozen ground was a monument e- more prized to her than any that ever rnarku ed a kliiRly grave. n Thus, a? the years pass on, has the chain or td associations bound more closely together the. interest of medical science and woman's life, so that now we look not upon It as a rope of sand, but as a chain, every link of which Is hallowed by memories which, though; they may oft-times bo of a sombre shade, are ' ever tinged by the rosy hues of love and reverence on our part, to the fairest and best of yr God's creation. m [The audience frequently gave evidence ofr 1- their high appreciation of this address. The | Doctor's fine speech, containing so much I beauty of thought, and expressed, as It was, j te In the most pleasing manner, won for him the' respectond admiration of our people. New-' berry Is fortunate In having as acitlzcn, sol polished a gentleman and so eminent a physlre elan. We hope that tho Doctor may find it n agreeable and profitable to him to come ? among us agnln. Wo know that our ladles ?j will always be glad to see a man who has so n high a respect for tliem as he expresses. We shall look forfbim at our next anniversary,]? a Eds. P.4B, ^ President Gary then said: e- "I now declare the Anniversary Ceremonies a- of the AbbeviileJMedlcal.Socloty attend The Invited guests are expected to meet In this n Hall, at Sa'clock this eveliing, to part ich ate af with us in the festivities of a Banquet which j- we have had prepared. Again. I thank you is for your presence and,"approviug smiles, at :e this, our first public Anniversary (Jelebra? tion." THE BANQUET. The Choicest Solids, tlie Finest Liquids. Quoting the Muses, Courting the Beauties. Mutual Admiration, Compliments All llound. Read to Find Out Who are the Best People i? the World. Al candle-light, tlio Medical Society, and Hielr guests, occuplcd seats In the uudlti>rlum of the Court Room. A curtuln had been hung along the railing:, reaching entirely acrossjthc Kooin, beyond which and Inilde the bar, the banquet tables had been Furnished by Mr. Kamey of the Central Hotel. When the curtain was removed the v>iinwiniT iMmml members of the Medical So ilcty, and their guests, were Heated at the tables, in accordance with a previously arranged plan?each taking the position aBiigned to him or her: KMUKits MKDICAI. SOCIETY. F. F. Gary, President. Thomas J. Mabry, First Vice-President. Edwin Parker, Second Vice-President. J. L. Pressly, Treasurer. G. F. E. Wenek, Secretary. E. H. McBride, CorreKnoudlngSceretary. I. \V. Keller, \V. i'ownes Jones, John A. Kohinson, "Willie T. Jones, I. P. Neel, J. W. Thomas, I. \V. Wldeman, Andrew Yates, K- Urennon, George T. Johnson, J. L. .Miller, ? Held, \\\ E. Link, J. C. .Maxwell, J. W. \V. .Marshall, - Mil I wee, I. F. RrookH, J. T. I.tgon, .\. i. \\ lueman, <.<. ii. oui'iiuuii, HONORARY MEMBERS. Dr. James Mcintosh, Prof. F. L. Parker, M.I) l)r. Ii. It. Calhoun, Dr. \V. C. Norwood. INVITED GUESTS. Miss Gerard, E. F. Gary, M- P. DeHruhl, L. W. White, Miss Kessic Norwood, Mrs. L. W. white, ('apt. W. K. Cothraii, Lucia n Mahry, Miss Lizzie Cater, Miss Emma Ncvl, Airs. G. F. E. Wcnek, John E. Lyon, David W. Thomas, \V. II. Parker, W. E. Wldemun, Hugh Wilson, Janu s Tittle, II. T. Wardlaw, W. Joel Smith, Miss Lila Norwood, J. W. Robertson, Mrs. II. Drenuon, Mrs. J. W. Robert son,D. II, Maglll, Judge McGowan, O, T- Calhoun, Miss Nunu 1'errin, Walter Miller, Mrs. E. II. McBrlde, Ersklnc Miller, Mai. M. G. Zelgier, Samuel Link, Miss Lala Zeigler, Miss ? Wldeman, Miss Julia Zelgler, Thomas P. Thomson, W. C. lionet, Mrs. Thos. P. Thomson Mrs. W. C. lienet, ? Jones. E. Noble, jr., W. C. McGowan, Mrs. J. L. Pressly, Miss Ivy IVrrin, E. G. Graydon, J. L. Morrow, T. F. Riley, (Jeorce C. Hodges, I). A. P. Jordan, Willie Parker, J. F. C. DuPre, I.. I). Conner, Mrs. F. K. Gary, n. J'.. 11111, K. 15. Gory, \V. ('. Wardlaw, Mrs. K. H. Gary, J. T. Parks. Making a total of ?Sfi personN. President Gary presided over (lift centre table, with Prof. F. L. Parker ?md \V. Henet, Knij., in places of honor on his right, and Jud;;e McGowun and Dr. W. C. Norwood In places of honor on his left. First Vice President, Thomas J. Mabr.v, Presided over the second table, with W. II. 'ai ker, Esq., in plneeof honor on his left. Second Vice President. K. Parker, presided over the third table, with Dr. .lama* Mcintosh in place ot honor on his right, and Judge Lyon In like manner on his left. Blcsning the Supper. All being seated, tho President called on Dr. E, R. Culhaun, to ask a blessing, who responded to the request in this manner; "We thnnk Thee, O (rod, for all the hlessingsof life. Fill our hearts with gratitude for the rich abundance now before ns. Rless thcselprovlslons for our good. And feed our souls more and more with thine Heavenly Grace, which we a.-k for Christ's sake.? Amen. When those at the table had feasted, the President sent a servant to Mr. W. II. Parker, who, in a whisper, asked him if he was ready. To which Mr. Parker, in an undertone, replied, "Yes, I'mas ready as I expect to ho tonight." In a little while the sound of the gavel called a silence, when President Car? Snid : Qmtlcinen of the Medical Society, and Our TnvUcd Guetts : As President, of this Society It devolves upon me to offer some introduc A hearty welcome to our banquet. Is extended to all. Here you have "that whle.li In Itself Is good. made better by the store of It, and best by the welcome to It." As I glance over this numerous assembly I see distinguished brethren who have grown grey In the profession. whose long and useful lives are untarnished hy any unworthy act. We have also our distinguished speakers, who have honored our prefesslon by their skill and learning. Honored ami revered ministers of the gospel?learned members of the law? and. best of all, the IndlcH?the Itoetor's nest friend; and I am pleased to say, wo most heartily reciprocate her friendship? "Whero pain and anguish wring tho brow, A ministering angel thou." As a class they are true to us and anathema maruna'.ha to him who Is not true to them. Your presence testifies your Interest In our Society, and for which all will accept our thanks. I now offer the first regular toast of the evening: "South Carolina," and call on one of her most worthy sons to reply, \V\ II. I'arkcr. REPLIED TO BY W. If. PAHKr.Il, FSQ. Mr. President: The pleasing duty has been assigned to me of responding to tho sentiment Just uttered, no dear to us all. I could wish that llie duty hnd been assigned to abler hands, that more fitting Justlco could he done to so noble a subject. Wo cannot boast, sir, of being an Rmplro State, as New York, or Texas, or the Keystone Slate, as Pennsylvania, or the Golden State, as California, or the "mother of statesmen," as Virginia, nor do we contain tho "Hub" of the world, as Massachusetts, but we areprotid of the records and traditions and sentiments of the past?\VC ar? proud of that high sense of personal and ptiirllC honor, sometimes sneeri.igly denominated "chivalry," which has been characteristic of our people; we are proud of that conservative spirit and veneration lor the good In the past, which In these days of new Ideas and loose pflndipl"* l? derided as old fogy Ism or bourbonlsm? and we look with brliiht hones to a vet ciorlous fu turo. We love the dear old Stn to from the hide mountains,', which bound her limit* on the North, to the salt waters of the "City by the Sea," but wo cannot help It and to use a common expression. It is "bred In the bone." Our fathers did so before us, and from our mothers we have imbibed the siinie inspiration, and we will tench our children and our children'* children to cherish the same sentiments, and ever to be ready to exclaim. South Carolina, my country ."with all thy faults, I love thee still," but, sir, If thedear old State has any faults, her sons aro generally blind to them. In Colonial timos, we had a history; in Revolutionary days, Fort Moultrie, and Cowpens, and Kutaw, and llobkirk's Hill, and King's Mountain, and Ninety-.Six, besides other minor battle-Melds attest the patriotIsm of her sons and their devotion to the spirit of liberty: In the Mexican warhergallant Palmetto Regiment, bore a prominent part l?i every bloody conflict from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, and her (lug was the first planted on the Garita de Belen; and how nobly she acted her part in the late civil war the blood of the best and noblest of her sons shed on 'every battle-field from Gettysburg to Texas, bear noble testimony. As to the events of that struggle, we have much to lament, but for her part In it, we have no word of apolosy to make, not one lota to retract. Other States have contributed their bright stars to the galaxy of great men?South Carolina has had her Gadsden and IUit ledge, and Laurens, aud Moultrie, and Drayton, her Charles I'lncknoy, the "Chief author of the Constitution," tho chivalrous Hayne, the great and Illustrious Calhoun, primus inter pare*, thd brilliant and fervid McDuflle, the Milver-uiiigueu uniujr nuu inuiuru-iitii i iinton, the learned Rcholar and statesman Legare, the eminent Judge, Cheves, and many other lesser light*, whose memories are proudly cherished and to whom we are indebted for the high character the State has always borne. Inthedaysof fraud and corruption, no son of bers has given cause for tbe blush of shame: and her statesmen, like the great Lord Chatham, have ever been able to hold up their hands and say. "they are clean." IUit-sir, the picture hns not always been bright. For eight long years, from 18(18 to lN7(i, the blackness of political darkness overwhelmed uh?and Ignorance, dishonesty and oppression held high carnival throughout the State?Carolinians, through the power of the bayonet, no louger ruled Carolina, but alien robbers, and carpet-baggers filled her high places, and talked lovingly of "our beloved State." That song they no longer sing In our land?they have gonowhere the"woodblne twlneth." And then came the "silver-lining" which belongs to every cloud, and as the rlarkost hour of the ulKht is Just before the dawn of day, so apparently in the darkest hour of our existence, the light of reviving hope and redemption came to us. The spirit which animated the Colonists In 1719 to overturn the government of the "True and absolute Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina" and In 1770, In turn to cast ott' that of "his most, gracious Majesty, King George," still burned brightly in the hearts of their descendants, unextinguished by the disastrous consequences of an unsuccessful Revolution, or the oppressions of the days of "Ueconstructlon." The love of liberty burned brightly as ever and In 187fi, Just four years ago, the Centennial vear, the mutterings of the coming revolution seemed to be In the air, ahd throughout the length and breadth of the land theory for freedom again rose up as of once voice. "The hour and the man linil nnmf? M Tim PfllmPttn Ktufp Phno nix like, was to rlfce again from the ashes of hcrsorrowR and spring Into new life?the ?flower of liberty was to bud anew and the tree to blossom, onco more, with the bright hopes of prosperity and peace In the futufe. And who, Mr. President, In thin assembly has not a vivid recollection of that glorious uity, WUCll Ki V) IXIC 1uj n \H t? HI J*uv rtiiiuiiiui sun had fully glided tlie eastern horizon, the frtspirlng shont of that glorious band of Hud KliFrlk from I)uc West and Donnaldsvllie was heard In the distance, and ere the echoes died away, the rf>?pome catnc from the eager hoKt* of Bordeaux, and soon Lowndesvfilo was answered by Cedar Splines, and Calhoun's Mil In by Ureenwood. and Long Cane by the Jtark rorner, and Cokesbury, and Nlnety-ylx. and White Hall, and Diamond Hill swelled the chorus and gave volume to the cheering sounds, which came to our hearts llko the old "Rebel Yelland who as ho remembers the calm determination beaming from every conntenance In that long line of Red .Shirts as It filed through this town, und tho fierce flashing of the eyo of the gray haired slreas well as of the beardless youth who rode by his side, did not feel In his heart that the hand-writing was upon tho wall, that the flat had gone forth, and that once more the fctnto we so loved, was to bo free, and ero the dose of that memorable day, when In yonder historic grove, tho oboson leaders of the oppos lug hosts had been met and vanquished by our McGownn, Cothrun and Aiken, who did not rejoice in his heart that there was "lire in the old land yet," Sir the memories of that day are worth a life time. Scotland's l'avorlte bard has sung in melodious strains of theliery cross of Roderick Dliu, as It Bpeeded over mountain crag and valley and plain, summoning to his standard his clansmen from every nook and corner. The banner of the lied Shirt may not besung by poet, but this generation will never forget that glorious campaign, in which under that banner and the leadership of Hampton and Simpson, and Conner, and Gary, and McUowau, and Cothran, and Aiken, and hosts of others, the wave of freedom swept from the mountains to the seaboard, until at the ballot box In is'ovembej, 1676, the decree was written, the rule of the oppressor is broken?cast off thy bonds, thou shall be free. "The flag of freedom, long may It wave, O'er the land of the free, the home of the brave." The historic race which had governed this State over two hundred years had reasserted Its supremacy. The pledges of 1870 have been redeemed?Home Rule, good government, low taxes, and honest administration of the llnanoes. prevail. South Carolina, no longer the "Prostrate" State, has enjoyed and Is enjoying the blessings of freedom; virtue has the ascendency over vice: Intelligence over Ignorance, and good government over the rule of corruption, and as wn see the glorious signs of coming prosperity to our people, and of peace, harmony and good will throughout the Slate, we rejoice that we have yet a glorious heritage to bequeath to our chl Idrcn. The hum of prospering labor the volcc of the splndlo mul tlic l(K>in, the glad song of the husbandman at the prospect of full barns, and the nierchunt, ami Doctor, and lawyer, and hardy sou of toll, may yet rejoice over the good times ill store for us all. .Mr. President, we have a goodly heritage and In the name of our beloved Mate, I charge your honorable associaton, and you, young men, who are now taking your place in the political arena, and you, mothers and wives and sisters, who are to train upKiic'ccedInu generations, to see to it that this loved commonwealth suffers no detriment, and to hand down untarnished that which we have received from our fathers. Tench tlic sons of Qirolina to love the soli upon which they tread, the blight skies over their bends, and to labor to build up the waste and desolate places, and to say of our beloved Htate as Uutii said to Naomi: 'Kntreat me not to leave thee or to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will >;o. and where thon lodgest.I will lodge?thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God." Abbeville County. mtoi'osRn hy dr. j. n. nkkt.. Prrxidt nt, Istflicx mid Gentlemen: The duly has been assigned me of proposing Abbeville County, u little strip of territory geographically located between the Salnda and Savannah Hlvcis, renownedallkcfor herinlnernl au<l agricultural resources, tlie refinement and culture of her peaceful and lawabiding eill/.cns, and the beauty and grace ot her women. The great expounder, If not the birth-place, of the doctrine of Free Trade and State Sovereignty, principles that have withstood the shock of arms and the withering tread of eontendlngarmles. The home of the great Calhoun, McDuflle, Cheves, Pctlgru, Noble, Ltowle, Vancy, the Wardlaws, Perrln, (Jiieij Ji. K. Prtssly, J. P. Pressly, J. T. Prcssly,and the late accomplished surgeon and literaryuentleman Dr. hli Ocddings, Men who have stamped the very impress ol their character on the living present, and the worthies, who have Illustrated every page ol their country's history. The Ha me of the lamp of ltle, .Mr. President, has gone out from these men .forever, but the record of their deeds still lives and will continue to live as monuments moro enduring than brass and mpic lasting than murble. Illustrious men whose mantle haw worthily fallen on theshoulders of the stately and majestic Hurt, the Nestor of the Bar, the old war-horse, McGowan, the hero of two wars and an hundred battle fields, the .Judicial Thomson, the polished t'othran, the methodical and clo.juent Gricr, the learned.Patton, and last, but not least, our distinguished guests Professors Robertson and Parker. Abbeville, glorious in peace and In war, brilliant in the labors of thecablnct and the triumphs of t he Forum, renowned in Theological nivl Merticitl lore: May the recollections of her distinguished past and eouaHy distinguished present, inspire her children, In future, wltn noble efforts to become worthy sons of such worthy sires and worthy representatives of old Abbeville, the banner county, the Athens of South Carolina, the mother of great men, the glory of their country. KKHFOXDRI) TO I1Y JCDOE I.YON". Mr. J'rcsid'^it, tind I.cullct and Gentlemen: My emburrusMjient Is exceedingly great on this occasion for severul reasons, most potent of them Is the presence of this august assemblage of Doctors, I have met more Doctors this evening than lever met at one time in my life,still I huvc been told It is not a-good time for Doctors to be out. On a former occasion I had only four or live around me, and as you observo, I escaped hut partially. I am alsoemhnrrasscd with the breadth of the subject, as well astheseholarly grace and elegance with which this toast has been presenti ed. There Isa thrill of eloquence, as well as | statesmanship In the very voice which proI pounds the subject. Who does not love Ab: Levlllc county ? lie loves it, so dojl, so do ; we all, Yes, j "Ureal lies there a man with soul so dead, [ Willi never to himself lias said. i This Is iny own my native land." j lie w ho so well propounds this subject, has spoken of the men dead, as well as living whe I have given a living name to Abbeville county, Weshonld hold them in grateful, and lasting I remembrance. Kvery age of the world has honored Its sages,and Its heroes. Theanelents dollied theinr. Heboid In the ltoman Pantheon ! the beaullfnll.v chiseled forms of a Komulus, and a Uctnus and mill Inter, wc rend of the "storied nni.and theatnlnnled bust." The character of n people bocoincs asslmuInted to their Ideal. Think on liuddlia, and yon bcrotne Buddha. One hnssnid, "Show mo the songs of a people, nnd I will tell you llieir character." An eminent divine of this State haw paid, "Show mo the wchool house", ch lire hep, nnd cemeteries of a eoonlry' and you have revealed their eliurncter." Mr. Preston lias said that "the true cause of ihe giYatncf-s of Al>bevllle over other Conntics of South Carolina wiiH tlio classic s:-hOiil of l)r. Waddftl." Yes, ?n?l I would Include CimibrUliro, Mt. Ariel, and point now with exultant pride MoKrskine, and thelDue Weat Female Col? leixcH. They are n tower of strength, and artdoing glorious things for Aobevllle and the st:?te. But I am very much afraid, my friends, that, we have been partial Jin the bestowal ol our houors. 1 am of opinion tlmtlthcre ha* lived in this county a man whose deeds Imvc not been us highly honored as they should have been, lie, It was who died, long years ago, whoseUst will and testlment Is on file In the olllce almost Immediately beneath my fvet, by which tie devises and bequeaths an estate, nmountlngin louud numbers.to say fifty thousand dollars, for the purposo ol founding ami maintaining a manual laboi school for the aonual training of twelve orphans or poor boys and girls. If there Is one man whose memory deserves more than any other in Abbevillc| it Isthat of a Physii flnn nnn of vonr ItmtliPiK l)r -Tohn T)o Tji Howe. If education distinguishes us then I would say-to you who are futhorc, to educate your Inly 'Crr ? proper discharge of tliosn duties which ttlll devolve upon him whether he weuld avoid them, or nor.. Touch him tlml thcrelsa prosperity which is more valuablo than onewh'cn may becounted in greenbacks, bonds. orstfcc<>s;even though they are Credit Moblller, or KilVLT or sold. To us it In the preservation of our morul, and intellectual dlstlncilveness; ourwell known superiority ol civilization and political scholarship. To continue to preserve our morality and selt rcspect under all circumstances, JJo this and we are safe, do this and xve will transmit a deathless heritage ol glory to our children, and our children's children, who in their turn will rise upand call us blessed: The Town of Abbeville/ rnorosEn by an. tiiojia9 r. THOMSftf. 3//'. President, Istrliea and Gentlemen: it is now my pleasing duty to otter a toast, to which I doubt not you will all give a cordial reception. I have been requested to take the placo of Dr. Marshall in proposing a health to the town of Abbeville. This I do with great pleasure and pride. What name Is dearer to me tlinn Abbeville?the cradle ol my Infancy? Abbevljle, the homeol refinement. llterarv culture, nnd hofnltnlitv; the abode of fair women and brave men. XVhat sou of Abbevlllo is not proud of her? Whether he stays here to live and die at home, or goes away to other lanJs, and under other skies, the very name of Abbeville send* a thrill of Joyful emotion through his frame. He cannot break loose from her. Like Oioldsmlth'sTraveler, "he drags at each remove a lengthening chain." Let me then propose a health to her;: Long may she nourish. I counle with this toast the name of ono of Abbeville's adopted sons, Mr. E. B. Gary : RESPONDED TO nV E. II. OARY, ESQ. Mr. President, Ixirties and Gentlemen: In seeking a response to the toast, which liusjust been proposed the mind involuntarily turns to history to see what contributions Abbeville has made to it# pages. Koine of her citizens have held high offices In the General Government and won glory and renown as statesmen, that will cause them to be held in deep remembrance as long as this country shall exist. . Her sons, too, havo adorned the Chief Executive, Judicial and Legislative departments of government In our State. Iler physicians have kept apace with the scLcnce ol' medicine, and some of her citizens who removed to other places have gained enviable reputations in that profession, among whom we are pleased to mention the name oi the speaker who addressed this society today and who now makes Charleston his home by adoption. The Bar of Abbevlllo for many years has bcon noted for Its thorough knowlcdgeof law, and tho courtesy of lt? members to each other. Thopressol Abbeville has taken a leading part In shaping tlioatfalrs of public interest. From the early history of our.State the citizens of our town havo been marked by an individuality, which In the outgrowth of refinement and cultivation. Although our people are not ostentatious In what they do, yet whenever duty has called site has always met with a prompt re, sponse. When the t,oesln sounded in IHtil, and tho call win mado for volunteers, no place responded more cheerfully and quickly than Abbevlllo, and the blood of her citizens crimsoned tne sands of many battle-fields. Many of you here this evening perhaps icmember tho Abbevlllo littles, a company iniu voiunieerea it* services m aeiennc 01 onr country durtiig the early pnrt of Ihe Into war: tliclr uniform was black pant* anil rod Jackets?a color that was but too prophetic of the fate that so soon awaited so many of them, for the first farewell was the last time that many of them ever beheld the loved ones they left, behind. It was a member of this company that shed the first blood during the war. It may bo said by some that this la no time to speak of our soldiers, but how can we speak truly of Abbeville without mentioning them? Why jlot speak of those who achieved military glory aswell as thoso who gnlned civic honors? Purlng the war between France and Austria n brave prlva'o In the Austrian ranks was killed while bearing the colors of his company to the front: ycarsafter there wns a reunion of the survivors of this company, the roll was called, and when the nameol this private was mentioned, the old sergeant stepped forward and said: "died on the field of glory." And If there should Ibe a survivors reunion of the Abbeville Kiflos and the roll were called, the response in nearly every Instance would bo "died on the Held of glory." It was within our corporate limit* that tbo first secession spoech was mndo, and hero too, is whore the Carpet-bag Governor was forced to innko his last speech In the campaign of 1870. w hat a character In one of Sir WaltefScott's novels said of Scotland may with a great deal of truth bo said of Abbeville: "That ho did not fully appreciate Scotland unill he went to other places, for he found tho faults of Scotland overy where, but her good qualities nowhere." In conclusion, Mr.President, allow me to say that weare Indebted to the ladles of the place for all worthy achievements. May they continue to exert this beneticlal Influence. Our Gncsts. PKOrOSED BY DR. JOHN A. ROIJINSON. Mr. President, Ladien and Gentlemen: It affords me great pleasure, on the present Joyous occasion, to extend to one and nil the hearty well-wishes of the fellows of the Abbeville j County Medical Society, which Society embraces In Its ranks gentlemen to whom about two-third sof the people of this grand old County appeal when called to endure atHlctlon. It is needless for me to pans any encomiums on our chosen profession, second to none unless it be the holier calling of the ministry. To whom do the members of every profession apply for aid in pain and sickness hut to their medical advisers? However, when I look around me and see on every hand the bright hues of health depicted on the countenances of all. and when I mark the hilarity of those present. I know full well that the merits of tne family physician should not be disenssed at this hour, for with Macbeth, you would be ready to exclaim: "Throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of It." I see present not only beautiful women at whose shrine even the followers of IIIppo crates unu uan-n worsiup, out mm me neignboring villages of the Piedmont scctlon, almost under the shadow of the Blue Kldge, have contributed equally with the grand old City by the Sea, to grace the present occasion, and remembering that post prandial remarks should be brief, allow me to ofl'er as my toast "Our Guests," In response to which I would call upon one, a native of this County, whose success in another section of our Htate gladdens the hearts of his medical brethren and euisos a thrill of urlde to well up In the breasts of the Intelligent citizens of old Abbeville. I refer to my friend Prof. Francis L. Parker, of Charleston. RKPLIF.M TO JIY DR. F. L. PARKER. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: In replying to the toast, I beg to acknowledge the honor of answering for tho "Guests." The repntatlon of Abbeville for hospitality Is well known, but on this occasion she has surpassed herself. The arranpements are comDletc. the suDDer ft very nice one. and Judging from the way the glapses are Jingling about my end of the table, I do not think there is any doubt about the suueess of tlic liquids. Thecoinnany aro all Jolly, the ladles beautiful, the l)octors have not any patients on hand, and everything fcems to bo In a state of mutual admiration which Is delightful to nee. I will add in behalf of the Invited guests that they wish hereafter to bo conslderod "chronic guests." I have never heard so many good extemporaneous speeches In my life?every speaker seems to be a born orator1 I can only attribute this to the influence of the ladle*, whose presence gives refinement and beauty and matronly gracc to this occasion. After this I am done with "stag parties, and wish to go along with tne girls." It seems to me that every time I come to Abbeville, the people arc always eating jiud drinking and making merry. When I get the papers at home I find that there are pic pic nics, mlnstrol shows, shooting mutches lor plumes, and a high old timo generally going on. The people seem to mo to live In a kind of Arcadia of pleasure, bo that I have begun to wonder when they work. Vet I sec evidences of prosperity and Improvement on every visit, and I feel that Abbeville Is still the old Abbeville of my boy hood, in spue 01 ?omo nine uungs in connection with reconstruction, which aro now "hung up," 'If not for ornnmenta," at ' least on the shelf. I congratulate the Society on the success of the whole occasion. My friend Dr. Mcintosh and rav: self have been greatly honored and return ourthanks?and all tfie guesta will go away with the most pleasant Impresslous and recollections of their visit. The Abbevlllo 1 Medical Society can claim that It 1ms Just celebrat.od the first public Medical Annlvcri sary and have given the first Medical Supper . graced by the presence of ladles and gentlemen not members of our profession, which , lias ever Uiken place In the State, and that 11 . has been a Complete tsuccess. Oar Host*. proposed ny m. p. debrciil, esq. We have not the copy of this speech, and , cannot reproduce It. replied to by president t. f. oaky. lAdien and Clntflrmrn: On behalf of our Society I return our sincere thanks for the kind expressions of the lost toast. Wo recognize , no higher appreciation of our labors, nor any greater incentive to renewed cfl'ort than the prescifce and congratulatory encomium ol , friends. We do not seek your support and , encouragement on account of our numbers, , nor do we boast of being a rich corporation, strong In social and political influence, but a quiet and earnest body of workers in the cause ol Humanity and the conservation of , the Public Health. The good we do Is more for others than ourselves, and for the great benefits we confer, we receive the smallest recompencc In moneyor gratitude. Our profession Is venerable with age. In the dark ages of antiquity when medicine i was In Us Infancy Homer wrote " A good phli sleian is more than an army to the public ,1 welfare" And Cicero. "Men never approached nearer the Gods, than giving health to ' mail." i If that was the opinion of Doctors then, how exalted the opinion oucht lo be now, , when they can call to tlielraid so many Im! provements and Importanl discoveries In the practice of their art. Some In their pride of youth and health may boast, that they care not forour aid ; but let the faceflush with fever, or the brow ache with pain, and presto! their cry is then Oh! wlurc (.1 the Doctor, reminding 11s of tlie coup'et In refrencc to the devil , doing without Ucllgion. "When the devil was sick, tlie devil a saint would be. But when tlie devil got well, devil a saint was he." Jt )h your amy, my menus, 10 cncourasc us In our efforts lo keep abreast with the pro| arcsk of Mcdlcine?iu helping uh you but ; help yourselves. No gicater nld hns been suggested than the , formation of Mcdlcul Societies, because the co-operation or aggregated efforts of many, p working in harmony will be greater than | that, of a few working outside without fixed rules or method. In no city or State of nny pretension nro such Societies wanting. These Societies give nld and Instruction, ns well as promote social Intercourse and friendship. At our meetings the attrition of intellect with Intellect devolve*truth nnd suppresses error, besides distributing what Is new nnd r substantial among the members. These dls. cussions stimulate the latent [Idea suggested by thcdnlly work of the busy practitioner. As , early as 183.1) these Ideas culminated in the formation of the Medical Society of Abbeville county. Dr. J. P. Barratt was the first President nnd It. L. Taggart, Secretary. These ' hrethcren left us?a goodly heritage: and we shell guard It with Jealous care, and transmit . It unimpaired to our successors. We have , passed our probationary ptrlod nnd the Society at present 16 In a sound conditlon every way. Wo have laid the foundation for a Medical library by purpurchnso of books and by the donation of friends, nnd wo take this occasion to thank | them and say to othors "go thou and do llkowlse." r Wo expect to add a collection of surgical , nnd obstetrical Instruments, as our means will afford. At our next anniversary we hone to report every physician In our county ft "member. We confidently predict this because selfishness does not belong to our 1 profession, nnd therefore we do not expoct any to withhold their uld nnd support. Those who do not Join arc depriving themselves and through themselves, the public, of the many|advantngcH our Society otters. We should feel that by the aid of the Increased knowledge our society offers we may, under ; the blessing of Owl,go forward In our labor , with confidence and hope, and avoid being placed In the position of one of our nro, fession, who after ho had exhausted hisflmllpd skill, attempted ((^condole with the bereaved family, the mother replied, "Well, Docttfr, I have no doubt you done the best r youknowd.butGodkuowsyoudld not know much." In h>oklng over this active throng to-night we miss many facet?, who wore leading splrls ' in the past. Hcrres who challenged death "In the fevered swamp nod by the black bayou," men who lea tho Impress of their active labors, and whose names will not sewn be forgotten. May their memories insplro us 111 flvery earthly aim. Their places havebcon snDplled by the addition of the energetic, young, and talented, and from these we expect much In the future. We have also welcoinedthe "Elders,'' those who through the accumulated wisdom of many years will be able to dispense light and information to their less Informed brethren. Although a county society we are proud of onr rccord. Wc know that often under the rough garb and humble name of Country Doctor some of the most important discoveries in our science have been made. It j woa a Country Doctor who first discovered thu application of Anaesthesia. What greater boon has been conferred on mankind ? It wns a Country Doctor. Jnnd a member of thisSoclety, whodlscovcred the application of the thernpeullc properties of vcrali uni verlde , and mitde uselets the occupation of the I)r. Snngrndo?" To-day the name of Norwood nrwl V'oriitrnm nr? known wherever Medl cine is^practicfcd as ft science. It was a Country L*octor, and a member of tills Society, who enriched our materia medlca by hlii botanical reseii rdiex. It was a Country Doctor, who It may be said almost re-created the science of Gynaecology, by his brilliant operations. 1 might go on and weary your patience In recounting the triumphs of the Country Doctor, hut time will not permit. Gentlemen of the Society, we have accomflished much, but there is yet plenty to do. ,ct us bo true to our trust, aud to each other, In the confidence of reward from good conslencesand pure hearts,? Let tos.leave the good we do as a rich legacy to bo cherished by those who are to succeed, hoping by success to receive tho verdict, "well done good and faithful servants." The Medical Profession. rnOPOSED BY W. C. HENKT. ESQ. \Ve havp not the copy of this speech, and cannot reproduce It. RF.P1.IEI> TO UV I)R. JAMF.S M'lNTOSH. I Mr. President: I rise quite abashed nt. the | idea of having to reply to this toast, instead | of our esteemed friend, Dr. F. M. Robertson. ' who Is proven led from being with us. And the gentleman proposing tills toast has stolen ] entirely nil my thunder, for In his superb eu' logy of the Medical Profess'on he has left me nothing to say. I will add, though, one word, not as to the glorious records of the past, but as to what our profession proposes to do in ! the future. And though we have a ease which our friends of the liar and the Press ! may knock into pi, still it is a cause that they J are Interested in as well as wo ere. For our i profession Is now striving to establish on a j firm basis a State Roard of Health, as well as Local Hoards of Health, and we look to our friends to assist ns and protect us In the law l that from a small begiDning we may build up I that which shall boa blessing to oil. For : could we have Local Hoards of Health to look I after the proper drainage a policing of our | city, townfand country homes; and ouild up for tis a xygtem of vital statistics, then your drawing up arid advocating of the law, and our carrying It into effect, will work out a great blessing to our country. | The Medical Frofession to-night feels that It is in the house of its friend*, that on every side we can stretch forth our nands In friend- 1< ly greetings to one and nil. As Carolina Is tl one common mother, we nil haven common n interest one in the other. But, Mr. President, c< ho fnr as the Medical Profession of Abbeville ! h Is concerned, i; feel that I am unable to speak : p for them, and as I look around me nnd sec I si those upon whose hends and silver locks thelo honors of our profession sit soJ worthily, 11 o would fain leave It to them to respond. And, Mr. President, In their hospitality they speak . a: for themselves, and my heart can only res-i ti pond in a grateful echo to their welcome. t o Abbeville Mcdicnl Soclcty. p PROPOSED 11Y l>!t. M'UKIDK, PROXY FOR S PROP. HOliKKTSON. 0 ? Mr. President. ladles and Gentlemen, there H Is a distinguished gentleman, a native of Ab- c bevllleCounty nnd an honorary member of p thl Hoclcty, Prof. Hobertnon, whom weexpeted h to have had with us this evening. Owing to Ills physical Inability, we are deprived of the b honor and pleasure of his company. Wo sin- It eerely regretblsabsence hut are somwhnt eon- t< soled by the knowledge, that though he Is not b with us in person, bis words are with us. fi In his absence, and at Ills request, I ntTer for n him this sent I men "The Abbcvlllo County c Medical Society. May the hlghton< d zeal; si envlnced by its members In the organization, n be crowned by ultimate success." h tl REPLIED TO nY DR. J. C. MAXWELL. O Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am I _ unprepared for this unexpected call to lcs-jr; pond to a toast, nnd In consenting to it, at a I Into hour I confess I have been badly hoodwinked. My understanding was that It was to be a simple, unpretentious medicul feast, while the goblets or President Clary's "till o ups" were t<"> be lnterspUed with a few plnln t toasts, to be responded to in a pleasant Jocu- " lar vein. To my surprise. I And that I tun v seated In the centre of six richly freighted a tables, that not only do honor to Mr. Raniey u and the arrangement connnlltcc, hut that 0 would be creditable to Delmonlco, and ? around these tables I find the most elonuent Jj of our profession, of the Bar, and or the " Bench, with elaborate, ornuMy prepared c written addresses. For this hood-wink or \ ambuscade I deserve no sympathy, as I have I long been a meniter of this Honorable Asso- R elation and regret to say this Is my tlrst visit. 11 Fortunately the toast to which I respond Is f an easy and pleasant task. r We all, citizens and Medical Brotherhood, J appreciate the sentiment expressed by Dr. s Kouertson, and In behalf of both express our r thankR torthc kind sentiment and regrets at thi! absence of our distinguished Honorary r Member and expected guest. Wo deeply re- ' ?ret, that this absence Ih occasioned by feeble oalth. and fondly hope that the pure air J and mineral water of \ lrginia will soon res- ' tore him to the full vigor of his usefulness to his adopted city?to our State and to our profession. We admire, love and honor him, not alone becaui-o he Is an cx-Abbevilllnn, but additionally to the cause of ills character as a gentleman and physician. No one in our Stato, perhaps, has done more to add to the high social, moral and scientific character of the physician than Dr. Robertson. His social relations are of that pure typo, his moral character of that high standard, and his medical attainments ofthatscientltlcorder, which we should all emulate, And Just hero I would take occasion to suy, that, much 6f his success depended upon his female practice. Upon the latter practice our success as physicians largely depends. We may cuff and punch a sick man as we please?we may bleed him with a dull pointed lancet; we may scarrify with a gapped scarificator; we may oruer him to take nauseous medicines in solution when he Insists upon gulping it In pills ; when he rofttses to take Norwood's veratrum we may tell him that he must and shall, and Ac always will, but td a lady we must be persuasive, polite,courteous, and gentle. I have ever found that the hitsband may dislike you its bitterly as he will, but If you have gained the confidence of the wife by consideration,; kindness, gentleness, andattention, the practice of that family is yours. Then let us raise our Society to the sentiment of Dr.Roblnson's toast, and ele vatejoursei ves to that high standard orgoDriety of social and moral character?of polite, courteous manners?of ncut, attire and address?and of patient care and studied skill, that should belong to every physician, ana without which heshould not bo a Fellow of our Honorable Profession. The Press. PROPOSED BY DR. 0. F. E. WEXCK. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: From that moment when Johann Guttenberg showed his first proof-sheet to his irlend and partner Faust, a new era spread its magnificent wings over all the civilized world; and all Its Inhabitants proclaimed "Eureka." Kver since, the direct or Indirect iulluence of the press has shown itself in every society, In every occupation of life; and has now, after the lapse of four-and-a-half centuries, readied such enormous proportions that It seems that mankind at our age would only vegetate without It. Penetrating every hamlet, every metropolis, it crosses the occans, the plains, the mountains, the deserts, and who could assert that wherever man trod it did not exert its Influences. Here in our home circle the .Midium and the Press and Banner aro dally exercising their Influence over our minds and . hearts. All of us have fresh In memory ihoeo days when we struggled for political liberty, and thon most wo felt their manic power. A8 tlio trumpet blast Is the gladly ( greeted signal for the troops to advance, so our friend, the Press, heralded the coming 1 storm. Undaunteu the Press unfolded lis banner,and when our lines were wavering iho thrilling keynotes from our political trumpet* were sent like hurricanes from the mountains to the sea. ' Hampton," "McGowan," "Cothran," were those niugic keynotes of Mouth Carolina's darkest days. Those were the trumpet signals of the Press, meaning "Forward," "Attack," "Victory, i ThelPrcssoffhoscdnysaiul our leaders will Jv? , as long as t here is one heart pulsating in our sunny land. '' i Now, Air. President, that frhich sustains and upholds truth mm jusuec, nnu scorns falsehood, loves virtue, hates vtee, strengthens mornllty, cruslics Immorality, throws the light of Intelligence In the dark corners where Ignorance uud superstition ore wont to dwell, and advocates Christianity with such power as to demoralize the hosts of heathenism, must be worthy tho highest tribute of praise. To this, Air. President, to the l'rcss of South Carolina, and especially of Abbeville County, I propose a toast: May It over continue to be the guardian of truth, the friend of Justice. May Its fut ure history be as full of tho wisdom that Is required to control Hiitl udvance the interests of JSovtcty and (State as Us part Is pregnant with thai power which was required to elevate the character of our people to thepreseuthigh standard. RKPLIKD TO BY 0. T CAl'HOl'N, 1?Q. Mr. President, Ladles and Gentlemen: Having only a short timo sim-o been notified that I wou.'d be called upon to answer the toast which has Just been proposed, I feel that I cvinnot do credit to myself or Justice to the subject. The gentleman whose place I fill, having adopted Journalism as his profession, would have been far better able to perform the duty which has been assigned to mc. The pre*s of the day has assumed such j magnitude that to properly bring out Its merits and demerits, and explain to you the great 1 Influence which It exereisos over the airairs of ' men, would require much timo and thought, and more experience than I can boast of. I will not attempt togo back tothe early days of Journalism, and trace its gradual growth, up to the present time, for that would till vol- 1 umes, but In order that we might have some idea of the great nrogTcss of the press and realize tho great innuenco which It wields In every portion of the civilized world, let us compare the press of the early dajs with the press of the present time. In those days when free speech was denied, and when If an editor dared to allow anything to appear in his paper which spoke of the rights of the masses, or which spoke against those high In authority his press was destroyed and he was 1 thrown into prison. An editor then was 1 nothing more than a tool In the hands of the mighty; he dared not spoak what he thought; a course was marked out for him and he was forced to toe the mark. Hut after much toil and suffering, much for ] the cause of liberty and civilization i (wnicn oy me w.iy gununu iu mum,, mc ors of the day are the favored of the earth ; ( they ride over the railroads free; they are > met at the depot* by committees with car- i ringes, and ImndH of music, and driven to the finest of hotels and the home of the refined > and rich. They are toasted, and supped, i and dined, and wined. I'roud rulers , tremble before the throne of the, Press and i bow In humble submission to its will. J Only a few days since the Press Gang, of i South Carolina, as they cal! themselves, was passed over the roads, to Cincinnati and i toasted, and supped, and dined, and wined, i On their way baclt they were carried to the famous Maniinouth Cave of Kentucky. They patronized Governors, und the sons of Gov- , ernors, and those who would be Governors, by kindly allowing them to come In and en- | Joy some of their prcat privileges. While in Cincinnati they had a special commlttre to i follow them and see to all their want,". They i were driven over the city In chariots drawn j by eight horses, while United State Senators 1 and candidates for the Presidency, and the i Confederate Brigadiers, were allowed to walk In the dust and take care of themselves. No i one of the present day can obtain political preferment without the aid of the press; No j doctor or lawyer can obtain any great height ( in his profession without bowing to the press, and no merchant or mechanic can have u decent balance tn hisbank without advertising j In the papers. No man enn ignore the press ( and expect to prospen and W /C unto the tin- < fortunate one who falls unde* the displeasure i of an editor. Nothing good he does will be , seen In his paperand everything bad will al- i ways be found there. They have ft .conflden- h tlal talk with the people of Che State, once a j day or once a week and in tnoso conversa-11 Hons their friends are praised to the sky, and | their enemies are ridiculed and abused. 11 Newspapers are the educators of the masses: j more effective thnn the common schools and 1 higher grade Institutions, and therefore should have editors of sound Iprlnclp les , and high moral characters, guided always by principle nnd what Is Just and right. Where you find counties blessed with Mich papers as the Abbeville Medium nnd Prea <tnd Jlanncr. you will he sum to find men who rnnk high In the councils of the State nnd 1 nation, and fanners like ours who make Ab- ( bevllle county the banner; county of tho i Slate; lawyers and doetors who stand high In their profession, and Judges who grace the Bench. , The Bench. rnonosED by dr. j. l. presst.ey. Mr. PrnuleiU: Allow me to propose nnoth- i er nnd distinguished class of our community! ?Tho Bench of South Carolina. In every en-1 j lightened period they have been landmarks , In tho history of their times?honored not i only on nceount of the high position socheorfully necorded by society to Its members In j the family of thelearned, but also on account j of the rare qualities of heart uni- | I formly displayed In tho discharge of | I tho duties pertaining to their em- f linent oillclal station. Honor?a term em- | I ployed to designate the most cherished prln- | clple of our milure, Is used as the appropriate | I <in? i... iiir.tr am m1ilrr>KRi'il?the admit-1 < I ted belief of the fact that tiie quality and the! t station aru inseparable. Nor aro these the|t fanciful delusions of Ignorance, the homage h extorted hy arbitrary position, or of eulturc 1, alone, from the unlettered, flndlnu existence I only where the extreme conditions of society ! arenssoclatcd. On the contrary, the supreme regard for law and the sanctity of tho Judge, ! mark unerringly the degree of moral and in* c tellectiml advancement in any given community. For illustration of tho character and extent of tho lnfluenco exerted by the Bench, many of us need only recall from memory one of our own county, who hut recently "faded in- f to tho pale realms of the past," the lustre of 1 whose worth ehecred the dark (hours of oil t political misrule, and still illumine:! tho path 1 to noble oudeavor. From this treasured example In the past, st us turn to those who hold the sceptre in jc present, thejudlclal umpires of what Is ot in current legislation. May we not a:3rd to them who have borne ort the higher onors of the Slate, who breathe nn aimoshere unpolluted by the rivalry and debating Lruzsle.s of partisanship, the aasun.nce 01 ur confidence In them us worthy guardians f the glory of our Commonwealth. The names of two of them are as familiar s household words, so Intimately as-oclated 1 our minds that no idea of separation iurudes upoti us, coeval in the memories f many of us with our acquaintance with ubllc men. During nearly the same long eriod these walls have cchocd their voices, row almost at the same moment, by nn act f the same body these familiar Inces are fithdrawn,and their voices are to bo heard. Raised to a higher plane we acquiesce in the hange, anu hasten 10 enter our ciuhu iu ? artlclpaiion In the future harvest of their onor and usefulness. To one of these who this evening graces our oard by his presence, our Society tenders Its early congratulations on the laurels added i those which have so long enwrcathcd his row. Wc recall with pride the many fields roni which these have te n garnered?that o call to duly has been unheeded. Great rnergencles ho lias met with greater reuurce. Whether as the ?loquent advocate, lie Intrepid soldier, or the unselfish patriot e fully Illustrates the hign<\st qualities of he citizen. As the esteemed represent itlvo f an honored class we lender our obeisance o Judge McGowan who so gracefully and o worthily wears the ermine of the Supreme Icnch of South Carolina. KEPI.IED TO BY JUDOE M'OOffAS. Mr. President: I am grateful for the honor f being called on to reply to the toast of "t'ie Sench," but I can not make a siieech to ilglit. It is now lule and these evenings are cry short. The very subject sti"ge?ts silence nd gravity upon m.v pnrt. The Bench is isuaTly favored with much eloquence, but not if its own production, it Is, or sl.oul i be u ;ood listener. Its duty I* tohearothers.but to peak Utile Itself. As my l.ord Bacon suld, an over-speaking Judge Is no welt-lnned ymbal."( Besides, I And that sreaking Is o me, "one of the lost arts.' In times post have done my part of It and 1 have heard it ;ravely suspected that sometimes I was not iverse to it. especially when the storms beat Icrceiy and the blood was at l'evor heat. But ny spenklng days are over. I give place to otinger men. t rom want ol practice the Intrnment Is out of tune, and my great naturil modesty has returned and resumed her donlnlon. The rleht hand has lorgot her cunling and the tongue cleaves to tho roof ol lie mouth. Mr. President, "the Bench" is a srreat sub ect?onejto which I am sure that f nm una>!o to do Justice, certainly In the few monents allowed by the proprieties of a Joyous >ccaslon like this. I feel that I am Indebted or this distinction not to any merit of my >wn, but to the fact that I have been lately laced upon the Bench?the youngest In ofIce of all my brethren and certainly the least worthy. The simple phrase "the Bench" expresses a grent dral. It Is a volume In Itself, It involves the ideas of the Judges wlio sit np)n that Bench, of right*, laws, liberty, Jus Ice, peace, and order, and Indeed of elvllizaIon Itself. It isa trite but true remark thai nan is so constituted that without the conrolling and restraining authority of govern, ncnt and laws there can be no pca^e? lie progress?no civilization nor even society Itielf. This Is abundantly shown by the history of the world from the beginning to the pre 'cnt time. Even In the garden af Eden there ivas promulgated a law-that our first parents "resli and pure from the bands or thcli Maker might eat of all the fruit of Ihe gar len except th&t of one tree. That law had at ached to it awful sanctions. It was violated ind we suffer the cousequences "of man's dis jbedlence and the fruits of that forblddei :ree, whotic mortal taste brought death lnt< ihe world and all our woe." The Judicial function of government Is n< ?'** lmpuiuwiL uuiii inu icsiwunr, *... ife, liberty, and property of each and all o: js Is covercdand protected by the laws, and that these laws should be Interpreted and on 'orced Impartially nnd Justly, which Is tb< juslness of the Judiciary, Is as necessary t< ?ood government as that the laws thomeelvei should bo wise and Just. The Good Book fomewhere Fays, "cursed be he that rernov :th a land mark." The mlslaycr of a men tone Is to blame, but It Is the uniust Jud<? that Is the great remover of landmarks who? tie decides wrong as to land nnd property Ignorant or corrupt Judges aro the greatest o ai lam i ties. There Is one striking view of the Judlclarj ind Its influence, which shou'd neverbelos ilghtof especially In a free State where tin people are at once tho makers of the Judgei uid the subjects of their administration fo eond orevil. The influence of the Judlclarj Lt entirely moral. It does not exert its powo t>y physical force. It does not wield thi <word or command armies, but rests upoi the dormant energies of theStato to en fore Its decrees. A few men In gowns with ni Jther weapons than the staves of constable* ind law hooks, and papers, would make bu 11 sorry figure in preserving law and orderIn hanging convicts and In controlling thi multitude transported by passion or preju Jlce, bi'l for the xtleiit yet overwhelming mora power of law anil juitice! In this sign alon the Judiciary must conquer. Hence the a'o *<>lutc necessity of having a learned am honcirt Judiciary that will command the lovt respect and confidence of tlx? public; am hence also tho great lmportanceofoultlvatlm and preserving a habitual respect for th forms or law and the ministers of Justice This Is one of tho matters In which forn becomes substance. This Is the quiet bu powerful influence which covers us all as i chlrld; under which wo sleep In peace a night and walk abroad with safety In th light of day. This influence Is the concen tratcd might and majesty of the people. I Is all-powerful, although like the dews c heaven. It falls peaceubly, quietly, and unol served, save by the good consequents lt pro duces in fructifying the earth. It strikes me that there Is something vorj appropriate, becoming and olcvating in thi fraternity exhibited around this board be tween the Mcdlcal profession and that of th flench and the Tnr. Medicine and the Lav nrofnmlllarly known as the "liberal protex slons," and are In many re*pects not aullk each other. Hotti are ssancieiitas history It self, one pointing back to Hippocrates nni Ksculaplus, ami the other to Trehonhin, tl> Hode?the Institute* nnd tho Pandects ? Justinian, Roth arc eminently Intellectua In their character and Id their dally worl can utilize all knowledge. While pursuiui their respective avocations as an Incldcii and consequence, both the heart nnd th head arc cultivated. The object of both I thcKOoUof mankind; one In understHndlni uml h^nIhIImc Mie Ittwx of our bctuz In pre serving health, the greatest booo vouchsafe man, for without it ilfe Isn gift not worth th having; nnd the other In understanding am enforcing the municipal law, the very l?oni of society Itself. 'Ihe lawyer* are the p lest who minister at the altar of Justice undc which we hold our property, our liberty am our live. The two professions In other re spects do not differ. They both. In the Inter est of humanity, do much charity work. Th good Dr. Ktish spoke tho sentiment* of al Liljjh minded lnwycrs and doctors when h wild: "The poor were his best patients, fo Ood was their paymaster." Whenever yoi Are called, therefore, to visit a poor pntlen Imagine that you hear the voice of the goo< Samaritan sounding In your ears "Take can of him and I will repay you." The worli dors not know how much of this kind o work is done: but their labors are oftci thankless and unappreciated?used whet needed but afterwards forgotten or dlspar aired?"Tho Devil got well and devil i Monk was he." There are so many points c similarity between them that there, sbouli always be good feeling and mutual respec between the members of these professions 1 give yon "The learned professions of Medl cine and the Law?twin sisters?foundlni their claim upon the cultivation of both tin Intellect and tbe heart,and working togethei in their respective spheres, for the amellora tlon of the condition of man, and his elevn Lion In the scale of prosperity and happl ness. The Bar. PROPOSE!) BY DR. J. W. WIDEMAJT. " " ?J T Irirn ir/r. iiuutco U/K* ufMv*v?*v.n r.v pose tho Abbeville Har. A liar that has n< superior In the State, nnd few oquals. A Ba; that lias been the parent of some of the pur est, anil greatest men that South Carolina hai jver produced. A Har that lias long beer noted for the eloquence of licr lawyers. am for the dignity and wisdom of her Judges ant Statesmen. JWbo can estlmate*thc debt Ilia this county owes to her Har ? \V hen the dart clouds of tyrany nnd oppres<sIon#hur.g ovei tho State like a fuucrnnl pall and when tin Bur of other counties had sons to desert t< tho enemy and Join hands with the oppres sors, the Bar of Abbeville furnished no deser ter, no traitor. "Firm at the everlasting hill "lie stood," true as the burnished (steel to tin Interest<of her country; never donbting never wavering but proving faithful to-tix end. And as Abbevlllo stands flr4?t alpha betlcally on the list of Counties has eh< by tho efforts of her gifted sons beei innde to stand second to none tr reality. From this Bar has cone fort! men who not only proved theimelve leaders In tho councils ;of the nation, bu tho power of whoso words shook this con llncnt from centre to circumference, ant' from this Bar warriors have sprung who dar ed to battle for their country's rights,fane! from this came Bur has gone forth one wh< after years of pleading for man before thf courts of earth donned tho sacred ermine o the pulpit, and now plead for fallen mar before tho Bar of the Great I Am. Here th< aoble, the gifted Calhoun first buckled on hi! armor as a lawyer and started forth as r conqueror. An honor to his Stute and countj the pride of his friends, and a terror to hh enemies, "Truly his is a namo that can nevei die." It stands to-day, bright as the meteoi that flashes along tho northern sky, and ye us endless as the ceaseless sea, that rolls or from age to age. Hhere. too. the lndomltabh Mel) utile. the prince of orators, the Demos thenes or South Carolina, first flashed hli maiden blade. Here the gifted Wardlaws "noble brothers," were trained for that erol pence to which In after llfo they both attain ed. Hero Bowie, Noble, the Perrins, am Wilson, zealous advocates, long labored am enjoy?3 the confidence of the people. Thet linking thepust wlth;the present.we have thi majestic Burt, of knightly manners, tho pol Is bed gentleman, the learned lawyer. Tliei Thomson who, byihisown unaided*efforts climbed to the topmost round of the laddei as a lawyer, and to-day deservedly sits ai judge. Then McGowan, "The soldier of tw< wars," "the hero of a hundred battles," tin eloquent lawyer, the wise Judge, step by step has he hewed his way, forcing smiles fron the fiickle goddess fortune, and plucklnj fresh honors at every step. Then Noble Parker, Lee, all eminent, all true. And last but not least auiog the older members, tb< peerles Cotliran, besides a number of younj gentlemen Just entering the battle of life, grea us the past of the Abbeville Bar has been tin present bids fair to equal It, for Judging from the course of events for tho past feu mouths, it Isjt hesclionl of Judges fortheState Voting men of the Abbevlllo Bar, yours Is r noble heritage, the past comes to you freigh ted down with illustrious deeds, with fraud achievements. With yourown eyes j 01 liave seen the present sporting with honors ;|1U iiiuur iiiiiunn < it-11 < | uii^ui tin ;id|ip.s. Follow In the footsteps of your preue cHsorJ-". Etriitl:iie their exjmiple.saucl so live o yd, that the world eau never say of you hntthi'lr mnntle fell on unworthy shoulders, A'o believe tlmt you will ninKc the niture^, ;rantl, and as glorious as the past has be^ft, RKI'MEJD TO BY W. C. BKSRT, FAQ, We liave not the copy of this s]f<<ccb and :annot reproduce It. The Ladies. PllOl'OSH) HY I)It. E.JLS MCBUinE. Mr. Prcridcnt, Ladies aytflQeitflev\en\ It was m ancient custom oty/estlvo occasions tc rcep . the best Jwlnfj^r the last. To-night luu rule has been a^^red to In twopartlousrs. 1st, Iu the greaier excellence of those to whom I shall propose a tout, and secondly. In Ihe superior ability of oar young friend who will respond, to treat your minds to some* thing better than the besi wine. The State, County, Bench, Bar, and ail the professions, that have been so fitly toasted and gracefully responded toarojustly entitled to all the encomiums bestowed upon them, hut they slnlc Into insignificance, compared with the subject, of my toast. I propose Woman: Tho name of woman has furnlolied the theme for poet* to sing their sweetent lays. In ancient times, knights ; and warriors huveforlelted their lives for her I smile.*. | Tho greatest monarchs of earth have wori shipped athcrslirlne, and an honor deemed It. I In times of war and postllen'-e, her gentlo hand* have ever been ready to minister to tho > sick and dying. By her tonderncs* she Is peculiarly fitted for her mlsHlon on esirih, thot of a ministering angel. And since,of all the sorrow* and woesoT life through whleh we pn*s, i?he bears bur equal part; then letukalways utrlve to have her share our Joy*; and when In future ycurrf the pleasant xccnes of to-day shall be repeated, may she be found In our midst, who alone, Is able "To give domestic llfo It* sweetest charm, With softness jiollsh.and with vlrture warm, Fearful of fame, unwilling to be known. Should fC'.-k but lieuvcn's applauds, and her own.'' Tho Ladies. RESPONDED TO BY D. H. XAOILJ,, HQ. A compliment to woman 1* n compliment to the race;?tho sinter, the daughter, tbo wife, the mother of us oil; the minister of human men-lex thequecnot the heart's n flections. in the thought of her pure heart; In tbe chaste utterance of her tongue; In the ex* umploof her lioly Innoccncc,and the heavenly grace* of her llfe.fhe I" earth's angel, and beyond tho plane 011 which she mores, there arc, for u?, but two steps to heaven Itself, . Tlsflltlng then for us who owe to her *0 much of youth's hope* and Inxr irutlonx, manhood'* Joy*, and declining life* comfort and seienely to prompt y accept and biartily acknowledge the compliment you ha\o so handsomely propo?ed. To lorget our obligations tothc ladles would do i?> lorgci our nriti amy. , _ Woman whs not first made. bat she wan , bent made. Mnn wad the pioneer to prepare tlio home?hIio has been flu ornament and grace. Shewnsat Art toman, a surprise, udeilghtlul surprise, She came, he knew not whence,?rertned and aurpo using fair from the fl?t; she has been In all ajie*. tho world'* wonder and ud ml rati on,?so frail, yet so h1iI? to rule,?so reilned, though always In contact with the rudeness of man. Civilization, with all its blessings, la her monument. The graces of the pencil; the trophies of the cliiscl, the divine lavs of tho poet, are the transcript of her youth, loving, refining nature reflected, through the Una arts from niau's heart transformed by her Influence. An evil tongue that prefers to be called eccentric, rather than natural, may occasion* ally In slander call her "false as fair," but the testimony of tho world will ever bo tbut her "No scccond passion ever can charm v She loves, and loves forever." Nearing the Clsse. < A* *UA A./ \f. AMAAAh At Wit* Uillt'IUBluil UI .?ii? iiui^iu o op:vvuj ' being a few minutes past twelve o'clock, President Gary, said: "Tills concludes the regular tcosts of the evening. Impromptu toasts are now In order. I would propose a toast to the Veterans of Medicine, Doctors Norwood and Calhoun." Cries of "Norwood," "Calhoun," came from every quarter, Finally, Dr. Norwood came to his feet, and said: WHAT DB. NORWOOD 84ID. It would be unnecessary to repent what strong opposition was put forth to destroy the usefulness of Veratrum Veride when Its rtv markable powers were first proclaimed to the world. That I fought that opposition singlehanded and alone from the mountains to the sea. It was the effort and labor of my life to be called a benefactor to my race. The seventh of July is a proud, day for me. I left a priceless legacy to the medical profession, uncrampcd by patent*, free and foil to every member of the profession. They can prepare It well as I can. The publishers of the United States Dispensatory have done me the honor to adopt my formula. I have been careful to examine the highest medical authority of tho United States, and tliero was not to be found a single well authenticated case of death caused by taking; Veratrum Veride, however large or small the dose taken, eltner by accident or design. Professor Percy states that ho has "used It a thousand times; that he lias known It taken in doses of more than two /Mivtsw>a onr! thot fhoro pnnM ha nn anniAnlU t csted cane found on record of itn causing . death." I repeat that I have presented thin e priceless boon to the medical profession uo. encumbered, free and unfettered by patent*, . I with a character free from tarnish, spotles* c and unstained. Quarantine Is a relic of barbarism, If not 1 that Ik Its proper place, and should be abol, lshed. That there never was a ease of yellow j fever Imported nor exported. That we had e all the elements of yellow fever up and down e the Valley of the Mississippi. That It 1* a. . "child of the sun," mud, mire. Insect*, and creeping things. We have all these inluxnt rloue abundance In the Valley of the Mlsslslk sii pi to create yellow fever without sending I to the JuniiJes of India for It. Who ever e heard, or much less read, of a case of yellow fever being generated in a camp, ship, or l Jail. Tuere has been lot's of life and wantoof ./ nrnnprlv pnntio-h hnvH mtnnlnl. ill tell Pri. *?' ancf channeled every lagoon in the groat ? valley. It is high time thutthe medical profession should Ignore the Idea of carrying . diseases about, and enlighten the puhllo - < e mind, and have our covet umontclcaned out. ,. Clear out, and drain that creaj valley. Let It e no longer be covered with cemeteries, depop* f ulatcd el tie*, and its inhabitants deserting all ? and flying to the mountains for safety and e their lives. The fact Is familiar to all, that the frosts j and snow* of Fall are a perfect antidote. On e Ihelr appearance yellow fever dies out, and ,f you see the refugees hastening to their d<v I serted homes. What the frost and snown k prove an antidote to. Is no exotic. It la nag tiveborn. I|challenge a lest of the matter. i. You may put in operation the most rigid e quarantine, from the first of January to tho g beginning of the same, and yellow fever will ? appear in spite of you. 'Hie heat, andanlmal . and mutter, of the MlMlstlppl Valley will *t prod nee it and the frost* of Fall wilt p It. Open your eyes to facts. Abolish qnnrI antluc. Clean out and clear out ami clear 1 out. Ditch and drain. Get rid of yeliovr a fever. - . - _ r .;i i nn. e. b. calnorn spears. 1 As Dr. Norwood took his seat Dr. E. It. ' , e Calhoun was loudly called for. The Doctor, I though born with tho century, stands crect, j; and shows very little of the extreme age to n which he has attained. In response to tho t call, the DOctor rose from his seat, and In a , clear and perfectly distinct voice, said: if " * J, N "You'd scarce expect one of my ace. ' To speak in public [Laughter.] ? J Gentlemen, I delivered that speech seven . ty-slx years ago. [Great cheering.] In the u practice of medicine I feel greatly behind the times. I have not been actively eng-.igcd In j the practice of medicine for many year*. It t is axtonisblngto oboen j the great revolut ions that even teu years bring In the theory and 1 practice of medicine. Many new medicines, , and m:my new uses of old medicines have 0 been discovered. Tne changes in reference ' r to the physician's pay are no less important . to the practitioner than to the patient. . When I was In the active practlcc or medi. cine, I made It a rule to charge a good fee for consultation. Bat now it seems that that rule has been abolished by my medical brethren, and a new system instituted. I am Invited hero to-night, to confer with my medical brethron( their Invited guests,and I might - add, their prospective patients, and now It Is > proposed Jto charge with a speech. [Laughr ter.] The rule has been reversed, and I nave - neither greenbacks or speeches with wbicb to 1 settle this unexpected draft. [Renewed . i laughter.] You must excuse me from speak1 Ins, alter I offer thlx toast-: 1 "The Doctors of Abbeville?A nnlt in everyt thing pertaining to the Inner-man, "nb ovo, c usoue ad malum," whether in the form or r solids or liquids, but especially the latter." ? Dr, Calhonn resumed bis seat amid ap? . plause. Dr. Noel then proposed a toast to w the "Press and Banner," but as It was not ' 7 * a good evening for calling out editors, and as these gentlemen were afraid that over . a mnch speaklag would be a weariness- to tbft: j flesh, thoy declined to respond. The party: ' C. ) then broke up by common consent. i > GREENVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. ?- " T I . / An Error Corrected. We most cheerfully give plnec to the following communication, which correct* An error into which we liad fallen. The fact is, wo were, when the President made his statement/ talktngtooneof Greenville's star-eyed beauties, and, |as a matter o?coui*e, did not pay much attention to him. Grkenville Female College, ) Gkeenville, H. C., July 3,18S0. f EilHorn Press and Banner: sirs?You fell into an inadvertent and natural error in your kind and complimentary notice of the Commencement exercises of the Greenville Female College in your paper of July?. You say: "At the close of the exercises the President of the College announced that one member of the graduating cla** would not receive her diploma, because she j had fallen behind in her studies, in conse- -t onence of ill health. Later, at the reception, i the young lady was further made conspicuous * as an invalid by the President repeating in ^ more doleful words than before the story of ^ her sickness." Such a violation of good tasto j by repeating at the "Reception" an account of i failure to graduate from ill health would havo deserved a sharper rebuke than the courteously couched terms of your rcpr?x>f. But you misunderstood the announcement. At tho ; closo of Commencement exercisss, ccruncates, diplomas. and various awards of honors, Ac., wore made. Among other r.nnounce; menu It was stated that the names of several t, * of tlie senior class did not appear as praduates | because of failure to complete in fall tho > course for graduation* Some of th,yft dftj ? *> - Rradua.^ecauseof IH-health-^lTen, because r they preierred to retun%tf?d dovoto another . yea'study. The n^fnber you refer to did i rccelv'c her alploim(/asagraduate. Hermime, . however,- iHilcd/fo appear on the "Roll of i Honor to winch position alt the pupils may i :?ttaln projjfjj,^ their rank in study and do, Portmenf'is to a certain standard. Hy an i after cpfjferrfxy ;>f the teachers, it was ascor Uunc^ft|mt the failure of this yountc lady was , to no remissness on her part, but to a . Il&hmftil deficiency fn her marks, given at u * Jrnma i m honlth nmvented her from at i tending school. The PresMent of the College deemed it only just (o the yonngiady and her relatives who were present to set aside the teehnlcal objection, and pat h?r n?mo pub, llcly on the "Roll of Honor." friend* 1 present understood the announcement. I have condensed this explanation Into as few words as possible, so as not to trespas. upon yonr columns. Understanding matters as you did you were Just In your stricturesHow the yau.no editors of the Press Assocla. ^ i lion were viewed by the young ladles a para- ^ 1 graph from their paper, txtileoMirror, Is enclosed. A. 8. TOWXES, . "*1 President Greenville Female Cotlece,? J