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I r |^. *? !?r~-- ? i mi,?.!_ m ? i i ^ I n i Press aad Banner. A'I!ii:VILLK, s. a. I Wednesday, Sept. 17,1884. j Pp The Naiad. ||p s This is the nntne of a monthly pupor,! Wbteb is to be ptiblisiietl at 30 cents a I year, in the interests 01 the Willhtmstoli ! I Female College. The name is pronoiine-1 a ed "Na-yad," and, in mythology, meiiilsi "a water nymph ; a female deityt fablod j to preside over rivers and spring." This} r "female deity" is by "S. Lander, edito:*| in chief," and it exciter the liveliest Itii-j agination on our part to sec in it the real, j practical anil business-like Professor Lan- j i der posing, before the public, in tlio L broad light of Christian civilization as a I mythical female deity. {We aro delight9 ed, and we know the public must be pleased, tlist he did not print his picture < as a Naiad?the Naiads of old did not Wear clothos.) But we have the paper be- j i fore our eyes, and that, picture does i not appear. The editorial heading M reads thus: "The Xaiuci, William- i 8ton, S. C.: August, 18S4. S. Lander, Ed-i< itor in chief. Miss Kathleen Lander, of; the Erosophic Society. Miss Mary Ma-|i bry, ot the Boarding Department. Miss !i Mamie Wilson, of the Town Pupils." : The position of the three most talented ' and accomplished young ladies -who are i associated with l)r. Lander is not clear to < us, though we see it stated in the Green- j rillc Enterprise and Mountaineer that; they are editors of the Xaiad. Our first ! improssiou, and until we saw the tuinecr's explanation, was that they edit- j ed respectively, "the Erosophic Society," ] "the Boarding Department,and "thc( Town Pupils." Tho paper bears evidence of newspaper ( tact and skill in its whole make-up. | There are many interesting; pieces . ?Iji the initial number, and we have felt so ( muclit pleased with it, that we liavo lor- J \vurd<n(l 30 cents to pay for a year's sub-; scriptirt" to It. We would advise all ourj reader^ to talce a copy. It is well worth '. the inoWy. Address the "Xaiad," Wil JiamstoXj, S. C., enclosing thirty cents. j ^ We welcome the "Xaiait" into the jour- J, nalistic set^ and hope that fair winds and - _ favoring brefOzes may ever enable it to , j??. prOoide over tiie waters with grace, beauty and loveliness, without eyer a care as to ma'v* ring ''ills. < 1 ThcyRopub'.Icans Laying their Plans in Sccrot. t We learn that the negroes elocted on , last Sale Day delegates to the State Con- < Convention which will meet In Columbia! next Tuesday, the 23d instant, as follows: -T/ititi R. Tolbert. white. It. R. Tolbert. i# white, A. J. Titus, colored, County I CllairmaU; Lewis Waller, colored, Nel-h son Glenn, colored. R.. R. Toibert will i J not go on account of his duties as post- L master at Greenwood, but Edgar Vance, i tson of Frank Vance, colored, alternate, Will go in his place. The County Convention which elected t itbese delegates was held at Abbeville L ^oVlVt House, but was done so secretly ? Hhat nobody knew of the fact until a few j * days ago. t From trustworthy sources we learn that ] the Republican part}- will not nominate c a ticket for 55t<ite officers, and will not nominate county tickets in the up-conntrv. They will nominate a ticket for ?'J ? -i?n,.?_ I iresiueimtti fivuiuio at tuvu OMIV vention. They will not endorse tlie Tnde-|0 pendent nominees for Congress, but will j i nominate a candidate of their own in each jt Congressional district. John R. Tolbeitj \vill probably be the nominee in the!? Third District. As it is well known that j u the Democrats have a large majority in 11 this District, Tolbert and his party have I^ no hope of hi3 election. It is surmised ! ]( that the nope of obtaining fees for con j t testing the election, and of preferment in | tease of Blaine's election will induce Tolbert to make the race. I v A number of letters have been received |j in Abbeville irom Brayton, and others. 11 trying to excite interest in the campaign. 11 "Uufuir Couipetitiou" vs. Detraction.!" jn If it is "unfair competition" for the State to offer its sons a free higher educa- i ( tion than is furnished by the "common t pi, school," is it honorable in the friendsofI i gife , a denominational College to abuse the : c Pi State institution and those who have' t charge of it? It is, in our opinion, a ? J poor College that tries to break down the k y State institution. If such College sees its! ? j" ]>upils going elsewhere, it should raise its t1 standards and offer superior advantages. The assault which the Presiding Eider p of this Circuit has made on the South ^ Carolina College through the 1'icxs and, Hanncr, and which lie continually makes J In his own paper, has not, in our opinion,! had the effect of raising Wofford College r in the estimation of the public. It cer- j j, tainly has not in our own estimation. If s Wofford College was all that the good v Methodists of this State want, why do so j itlftny of thcin go to CoU mbia? The;:l Methodists ought to know the value of1 r AVMTord College. We have a statement:'1 from a Baptist minister that Furtnan: t University has not '.icon hurt bv the South t Carolina College. Erskiue College, in c this county, was never more prosperous,j1 anil, so far as we have been able to learn,'' there is not a single Associate Reformed ; t Presbyterian at Columbia. On the other hahu, there are, we believe,f < hp more Methodists in the South Carolina ' College than of any other denomination.' We hope that this fact atid Mi\ Kirkland's 11 Unkind attack on the South Carolina Col- i lege may not place his College in an un-, ( enviable light before the public. j j CoI? You man's Speech. |' We take pleasure itt presenting the nd- j dress of Col. Youmans before the Alum-, nioftheSoulli Carolina College in 1881.'j We hope that at least a part of it may bo t fread. 1-. j i:nu n...? ?K? nw.' 1 it ! ? a IIIIIC 9JII?UI>ll UKIt HIV ?m uw ?iv South Carolina Collciio should be made en- ( tirely by men who have never taken any J prominent part whatever in the affairs of i the government, and wh> are themselves j hot distinguished for great learning. As ? far as we are informed no distinguished j scholar has ever defamed the college ? ' I which has educated some of the best and : t meat useful men of tho State. No man J Who has been distinguished for his schol- J fcluhip has ever abused the institution J which has furnished so many of the best > and most influential members of the dif- J ferent religious denominations. j Col. Youmans does not name any of the living friends of tho college. He j enumerates only a few of the distinguish- ! ed dead who have been friends and pat- i, rons of the college. If he had looked lor.1 the distinguished living who oppose the1, college he could not have found them : J if he had searched the records he could i not have found the names of any distin-; j guished dead who were opposed to it. j: Our iriend, the Newberry Xetvs audj Herald, says, "tho Press and Banner u cannot hope to win friends for the State University" by contending that the4 stan-1 dard of morality in a State College must necessarily bo higher than it is possible;, for it be in an unendowed denomina- 1 tional College." Whether wo gain friends ' for the State University or not, we shall 1 nevertheless utter what wo believe to be , true, and we think it susceptible of proof that the boys at the State University are in every respect as moral, as honorable, and possessed of as much true manhood i as the boys at Wofford or any other Col- ' lege. The News and Herald says "there is no , such thing as compulsory morality." If ( a man conforms to "the true moral stan- j i dard or rule" it is "morality," whether ' compulsory or voluntary. ji We never expect to convert any man to ! friendship for the State University who I is interested in a denominational College, j und who may bo conscious of its inferiority to tho State University. jj 11 Me. John J>. I.onn.'k has taken charge i f>( a local minimi in the Ax-ioc ote J{*>- ' /omul J're*bptcriiin. This is a go.id ] Wove, and v.iij hitiTusting feuturo Perfectly Right. The \Vt:s'.i:yxn Christian Advocate an I ablo nnr! oarnest (,'lirislian noWNpapcr, di<l not >" "mourning" when announcing th<- death ol Itishop Pierce. Wo l'nl!y endorse the following expressions of the Advocate in reference to "blurring" a newm-iuer. We take no stock in nnvi such cheap grief as the advertisement of the tact. The Advocate says : "The custom of blurring with heavy j black lines a newspaper containing an account of the death of a good man, has al- j ways seemed to us out of harmony with the best Christian sentiment. It is therefore, no mark of disrespect that the IFe.x-1 ley'in Christian Advocate goes to press j this week in its usual dress. The record of such cheerful piety, such triumphant faith, such heavenly calm and peace a*tllis Issue of the paper contains, must not bo marred by any unusual display of black. We Would, if we could, rather gild the record with the light of the sun." The Public Ronrt Question. "Tax-Paver" tackles the road question this week in quite a readable article. It is worthy of attention, and is directed to the notice of the Legislative nominees r>f the Democratic party. The road question is a big one, which has been discussed by everybody, but it seems that no iino has as yet solved the problem. "Tax-Payer"' offers some good suggestions, but we tliink the best thing to be ikne is to employ a surveyor and lay out new roads, on more level ground and in j more direct courses. If a man were paid to do so, lie could not find a more crooked or a more hilly route than the one j now* travelled from Abbeville to While Ilall. Citadel G'adetship. The examining board consisting of Mr. Rcnet, Mr. Klugh and Dr. Ilill held the examination of applicants for the va-j cant beneficiary cadetship yesterday in! the Court room. The lUlowtng yonng i;entlenen came before the Board : J. A.1 Allen, IS. T. Calhoun, W. R. Cothran^j George W. Ilodges, Ashby S. King,1 L'harlcs McGee, Aug. G. Miller, James. II Tvirmirf The exam illation was mainly in writ-j ing, and lasted from ten o'clock till half-j past three. All the applicants stood a ;ood examination, and they are physical- j !y a fine set of young men. The Board j reserve their decision which will ho pnb-| ished next week. A nisTixouisiiKD citizen of South j Carolina, in writing a private letter to us , recently, said: "The South Carolina College has always ' "teen pre-eminently distinguished for two; hings: j "First?High tone, and requiringon the jart of all students the most scrupulous, ruthftdness and honor. "Second?For its consideration ctud re- . turd for all poor youny men in hotncsjtu n, ,vho were honorable, industrious and t il;nted. | "Everybody knows this is perfectly! rue. You can prove this by tivo hnn-j Irod living witnesses. Any assertion orj ntimation that the tone snd honor of the. itudeuts of any other College arc fiiyhcr,' s absolutely false. An Honored Editor. Mr. Charles A. Douglass, an able nnd : rigorous writer, and editor of tho Whins-1 >oro Xeirs and Ifcrald, was nominated or the Legislature at the head of tho; i icket, in the recent primary eloction.; "'airfield honors herself and him in this hoice. "Dinim ye Hear the Slogan V' Charleston Acu's and Courier. j i The Democratic Executive Committee;' >f Abbeville County have issued a ring11 e address to the Democratic voters'of, hat county depicting the dangers which' hreaten the overthrow of Constitutional j ;overnment in this country, and the ur- \ ent necessity for untiring vig,lance and i mceasing work on tho part ol every j )emocratic voter. Tho victory of 1870 iii1 South Carolina was a great achievement, j iut it was neither more important nor Bss di'lieu It of accomplishment than is ( he preservation r>f the fruits of that vie- | Dry in the present campaign^ The com- i i lit tee say : "The only sure nnd safe way to win for the j rliolc Union in 'e!ebty-four the b!e*slnj;s ained for South Carolina in 'scveuty-six?the 1 own fall of Radical iliraldom end the res to- I R'lon of Penncvatlc lule?the overthrow 1 f a dynnsly of olllce ho'der*. and the eleva- ] Ion of those who will truly represent the I eople; the substitution of jroveinmeni hy nd for the people, lor a mockery of povern- I lent by and for a corrupt oligarchy, inlsnani- j iied a party." |J The nrldross will go slraight home to j he popular heart* There need be no fear j hat Abbeville, proud,glorious old conny, will fall behind her record in responding t,. Il.nco nl' I 1 n- ' nittee's call: "Let ns moot them In our mixlit as we mot . Iieni before. I.et ns <lon ncaln the historical . ted Shirt?the symbol to us of success in the 1 oodless revolution ol 'seventy-six. Let us ive of our time, nnd our money, of our has- . ct and our store, like good patriots and true j' (fitioernts. Let us ranm in hundreds and housnnds to the campaign meetings to hold . P the hands ami cheer the hearts of our tandard hearers. Let us make up our earn- . aign meeting on the4th October a brilliant , access. worthy of our county and worthy of ur cause.-' j ( A. (Jood Citizen Gone. Mr. Charles P. Allen, an old and innoli | espeeted citizen of the LowndesviUe! I eighborhood died last Monday, aged a-' iout seventy years, llo was the oldest ' on of Banister Allen who was one of the wealthiest men in the County, lie leaves large eirele of substantial and thrifty elatives to mourn his death. Upright nd honest in all his dealings, he had the espeet of his neighbors and all who lnew him. Only about a do7.cn bales of now eot?' on have been sold in Abbeville up to his time. Up to the corresponding date j if last year, hundreds of bales had been ; narketed. The crop is vety late. Some ields are tine, some aia fair, and: iomc are poor indeed. The average lor he county will not be high. The vour.g people had a delightful lance at Mr. Penny's last night. There's lolhinir in life half so sweet as love's oung dream. May the young hearts vhieh Were so met rv last night be always is liappv and joyous. Inspkctoh Livingstone of the Post Oftee Department, is about. He Is now; 11 Laurens. He lias been here and will! >e here again. Pay your taxes and your subscription 0 the I'retts and Banner. Exemption From Tnxation. Fcnccn Free Prest Col. H. r. Ilumniett, the President of the Piedmont Munuf.u'turiiiE Company, lias writen a letter to the Greenville A/ountaiiirer givng Ills view* in reference to the act exempt-i n:r capital Invested tit manufactures from .axailon. Of course the Colonel advoeutes Jie policy of cx<-iiiption. I'ntil he or some )"her friend of tip* wet can show that the rea1 >n upon wlilch It Is tifisod Ciinnot he alUrin3l In reference to capital which might tie ivested in other Industries, we must regard Ill* [Hirudin.I . A--.III.U.PII ..1 i.ix* "irislntlon which should no longer he lolernt d by our people. It Is true that the provisions of this act are open alike to : 1 i clashes if our citizens but tills does not make it equal md just ns Its benelits cun only he enjoyed >y the capitalists of the country. I!" the legslature were to pass-an act provided that all! .er?ons who owned one thousand dollars; vortli of property the provisions of such an ict would he open alike to all classes but voutd It !>? equal ami Just! If expediency is o be I he rule In legislation let it be enlarged to as to take in other industries and let the onstituiloii of our State be so amended as to illow the exemption which aru being made it everjyiession of our legislature. Improve Your Farms. Florence Time*. If (lie farmer Improves his 'arm, he Improves his financial condition. The more val- I .table he makes it, the more his capital is In-' jrcased, the larger will be his returns, and i ivhi'4) he dies the larger will be the patrimony j ie leaves to his family. Fix up theold home. | hen. Clean out ilie fence corners. Destroy | :he noxious weeds, (irub out the haled this-; lie. Olcnn off the logs and stones. IJurn out he stumps. Make a paradise on earth of our farm, for are you not to live on It while roil remain on earth.and will not vnur fami-! iy live 011 it when you lie tu yonder grave yard ? Plant out young orchards so that your la in I ly may enjoy the gm><l fruit that y< u have the foresight and energy to provide lor them. Death of James A. Richardson, Esq. J:<l(j< flct,l A dvertixcr. James A. Richardson, Esq.. widely known throughout our county, anil well known nbout Nlnciy*SIX. dhd at his home at John-1 ston.on Sunday night last, after a brief but j violent spell <>i typhoid lever. Mr. Hichard-1 sou was postmaster of Johnston at the time: uf his death, but had only lately moved thither from his aticestral home at old Richards .in-1 viIle. His age was about thirty-six years. He I was burled at Johnston on .Monday afternoon -by the Knights of Honor, or which On.er he ! was a member in high standing. A deleca-j lion of Knights from the Edgefield Lodge re- ; paired to Johnston lo ai-sist in the lu ieral j ceremonies of their departed brother. The Mcdical Rr.cord(N. Y.) stales that quiJ 1 no lias lately sold as low as SI an ounce.! The decline is due to the removal of tUe tariff! lutyand oven>roctuctlonaniong foreign man- i ufactnrers. The world produces about 4,o0 >,-1 Mounces; It Is munutactured mostly in Gcr- ] many and Ital'. America consumes about, forty per cent, of the total production. Prior ] !o the removal of the t iriff I, '/*?,t)?!0 ounces ivere made here, but the raw material is now j imported iieie from the East Indies-at the ale of 6,(KH>,UiO pounds?aud then sent to En-1 ope to be manufactured. A sure cure for diphtheria is to till a tin cup ivlth equal portions of tar and turpentine,' lold it over a tire and then allow the fumes' olill tdo room containing the patient; said j i.itlent will at once fall asleep ami on awaktig. cough up the membrane, to remove which ias haloed the skill of doctois. Try it. The pond of water which runs the Lanidey milt covers six hundred a'.tl twelve acres of land. It is ttie largest mill pond In theSouth. rt.e dam co-t the Langley Company thirty Lhut.^iit il dollar*. It l? one half a mile long. 11IJ I mm ? !IIIMIH -M? I? I " I IK THE HAND3 OF MOffEY-LENDERS. i mi ? i (itorgiit F?r:i?or? Nurd by a Foreign; Corporation for Money Loaned at IT | High Itatcrt. ! Atlanta, <Ja., August 24.?TUe United ** Httt'es Courts are beginning to take a new I I'lrtsj of rases, namely, suits of big inoney> lending companies against farmers who have I borrowed money on long time. At tne last term there were several of tliese eases heard and Judgments rendered fur the amounts claimed. In none of them so far have deftitiBMs: tiniMi mm!** Thn nifisnccl. Is Hint Ihis term of Court will see u slid greater number of these bulls, but the number will be limited for a shori time to come, as manydebts liuve uol begun to full clue uud will not for t wo Ad< or three years. In the last few days several new suits have born tiled In the United States Court. The Freehold Lund and Mortgage Compiny of London sues Walter A. Basely Ir., of Greene County, for S2,7iX>. This Indebtedness was created in June, 18*2, at winch: lime the def -iid int burrowed SJ.5IXI and gave I T; ills notes for tin* principal and interest. Tills in r money was payable at the Corbin bank of tlot New York, and by the terms of the agree- of i inent the noles were to be declared clue at the (>n pleasure of ihe holder In ca-e the Interest-was pro not paid within thirty days after It was due. Hvt The notes have Interest coupons. attached, sloi like the coupons on bonds. Ii seems that in vol this particular case the of Interest be- )|Hi] came due .November lo, 18sH, and was n?t imv paid. Ihe debt to the company Is secured by non a mortgage of 2% acres of laud In Greene ject County. As the eotniiatiy is a foreign eorpor-1 ti,e ation it has the privilege of bringing the suit icq In the United Slates Court, which li hasdoiio. Im i The above suits make the beginning of an era oce or untold misery for the people ol tlie.State. t*m About tin e?; years ago these companies set up tii? %\f\^ u ! ? * ml vprf U iii?r most. tmvacant inducements to make tanners bor-; |0s{ row money, Thus on Si.oO'J worth of proper-! ty perhaps Sl,O0U could be borrowed. From j Pri this 31,0.0 would be deducted SiOO by I lie agents] for commissions, etc.. and upon the nominal $l,00'>8per cent, interest had to be paid, und : the money had to bring in live years' interest) I no matter whether the borrower wanted it} that lung or not. The real Interest paid is 14 ! percent. Having not the money and lost it, O the borrowers iio.v find themselves In tli?j|8eir hands of sharks, who will mercilessly push; leg* them to the wall in the Federal Court, to al- j lOtt tend which many of the victims will have to ; th? travel 1?)0 miles. Thus within another few wit ycais there will bo witnessed a wholesale i leg< eviction of farmers, with scenes rivaling the some of the stories coining from Ireland. anci mei St ran ?c Lan^nflge* ^ Georgetown Enquirer. win Tlie Influence uud usefulness of the denotn-; ir.utiomil colleges In South Carolina are In ' Vt'n danger of being seriously Impaired, if not de-!P",s. Ktroycd, by tlie intemperate zeal of some of tnl! their advocates. Thcopposition to the Slate !ei(, Cniverslty emanating trotn this source has ?' 1 been growing more bitter and aggressive for,8'"' the past two ye irs and has at lust c'.llminat-j "l'c ed In open and violent attacks upon the po:l-1 ?r' cy of the Stale In supporting an institution of s?.": "higher learning." it does not require n very i ?' * deep insight into human nature to perceive Y. most of this iiostllity is the result, not of pro-1 found and unbiassed convictions of right, but! of a arowlnu Jealousy ol the increasing power 8ld; and Inlliicnce of the South Carolina College. |nR.' That some of this opposition Is conscientious, | no one can doubt'but a careful examination jaw of the men from whom it springs, the local!-1 }eR' ties where it is strongest ami the argument# "X'l which it use-, will convince any utiprejudiced mind that it is largely a selfish, narrow vl[l and Illiberal attempt to exclude a prosperous r'val from a sphere of usefulness In wliich there should exist the widest catholicity of **ef sentiment and the utmost tolerance for all M*' competitors. w"' The Uev. W. D. Ivii kland, an able and cnl- Wur tlvated M'-thudlst divine and the editor of cer] the Church Record, has written a lengthy ,uul communication to the Abbeville Press und Manner, insisting that the South Carolina College should be abolished. It is not. our pur- })!'' pose at present to reproduce or combat his 'J'? arguments, or to discuss either side of the c' question at length, but the spirit of Dr. Kirk rls'lund's letter Is so truculent and his onslaught KUP on the State University to savage, that we SCl11 cannot refrain trotn commenting 011 it as a Por striking Illustration of the lenghts to which l>rc! this sectarian partisanship Is carrying the "m: men upon whom It has secured a hold. ,nul Dr. Kirk land's whole argument to the r?. Justice of maitilaliilug a state University to compete with the denominational colleges, rests upon an egregious fallacy into which he has been betrayed by his zealous animosity to the former. This rallaey lies in the erroneous and unwannnted assumption that the ' ( State. Jn establishing the South Carollnu Col- dlr? lege, created an institution to compete with Col: othets already In existence. The State Unl* bia, ve.sity was first opened in 1805; Wo,'lord Col- stat lece was founded in 18->1, the dates or tneiclui founding of tlie oilier denominational colle- and gesarc unknown to us, bill we believe they ?ult wceuli subsequent to the establishment ot i dou the.Slate Institution. No wonder the Press belt und Huntier. In commenting on this reinurka- the bledectaraiiou or war, says: und "l-pon what meat doth this Cienar leed ? Hy Pro what means does he expect to work this great We revolution? * ? Does he propose to per- phi ve t the use ot his own churchly robes, hy our taking them down into the political arena? frie Does lie propose to lead his flock, not to the pro Lamb who was slain that we might live, but sta1 to the pol itical cess-pools, where he may de- van tile ids spotless garments in the presence of all men ? In bringing about tills great work, Aci does he speak bv authority ot either the Methodists, the Pnptist*. ttie Presbyterians, the Associate Heforined Pi'e>by tcriuns, or the Tl Lutherans ?" His astonishing perversion or the facts does no credit to Dr. Klrkland and the cause which Act lie espouses. It reveals aspirlr which Is apt 1,1 Lo provoke a reaction that will result disas- <., )? Jointly to tlie religious colleges. ty, i lull Greenwood to Abbeville. y|ft' toiluda Argus. hlg The people of Green wood do not appear to ^er, jvlnoe inurli interest in a riliroad from this _ iiolnt to Abbeville. The town council of the *ran latter p!ace arc having surveyed a line from *-,e# Verdory to Ahbevilie, ai:d, It is believed "J.01 in some circles tiiat the road Mill be built. 1 There would be a pract ical object in building c".n i road from Greenwood lo Abbeville, and we .II reel confident thai both places would be inu- 1,10 tiaily benefitted by such an enterprise. The ?rec road built from Abbeville to this point would '"J* liavean outlet"in lour directions, and Its val- *'jj' ue would be greatly increased by a strong ar- trl,J itimeni favoring iiu extension of the road|e8s" from Greenwood to Florence, s, C., at the lunction of the Northeastern with t he Wil- ")eI luington, Columbia and Augusta railroads, 0"" I lie main body of the Atlantic Coast Line. ror Prom Abbevl.le the line could be advantage- "ar insly e\tended west Into Georgia, linking with Atlanta, the railroad center of llie south. Fills line was projected several years a no, and I lie practicability oi such a route is apparent it u glance. It would open to commerce and trade one of the tin est sections in the south, besides eticouiaging the development of un urpnssed water power on the Savannah river, jn . ind would form a most Important line of rail- est ,n Mirt 111*11111 \> mi u ojjii n, 1>| viiuiiij in mutij | j,,), r>r the property owners who may be benetlt?-d j{,,r by a railroad from that place to Abbeville, Qj [hut we advocate tlio building of the road no(j [Vom Greenwood to Abbeville, but earnestly cou to favor the route which appears to us as |nlj saj able of securing greater benefits to all con- W|,i :-erned, and a route which is acknowledged , by experienced and far-seeing ml I road men llt)1| Lo be the on I J* practical one tor the road, If H Its projectors entertain any thought of extend- t|lt, Ing it one way or the other. True, the est of i|(jv building a road from Verdery to Abbeville vor would be <5 Hisiderab^y less than one from jj,. Ciieenwood, it bein? eight miles Irom the [brmer place and fourteen from the hitter; ,jrc but It should be borne in n.lnd that the mile- co? iige in freight and passenger fatlic would in ] |ia(j ii few years cover the ditlcrence in the cost ofi gu,.. construction of the fourteen miles. We feel I i,,le contldent that (Jreenwood would, if called up-1 ,.rn on materially assist Abbeville ia the grading! wa? of th<-line, and Its equipment and operation ! could then be easily perfected. If we cannot ijj, have^the Greenwood, Atlanta and I'acilic rail- jjJC road, we may secure one link In tiie grand Vjr( chain by building the (J recti wood and Abbevilie Short Line. co? Will (i re-n wood pass unnoticed a scheme to Wll cut Iter oi t from direct rail communication -j-| with the county seal, when the power to pre- nio, vent is virtually within her grasp? She will s,.n surelj make an dibit to have the road built!.,.., from this point to Abbeville if it U to be built 1 at ail. An occasion will hardly arise when it I [..... may be said that a town which has exerted | ... so much iutliience in railroad building in the ,in, nast was dormant In the enterprise now un-! i?? Ucr consideration. A Belief Extraordinary. lYcicbcrr)/ .Yctct rind Herald Tlio Al?foevll!c l'rr.xx and 1Uinner ami the; Ttcv, \V. I). KirkUui(I have wasting prln-1 ter's ink oil the University question. The lust issue 01 our contemporary contains some ] o live columns on the L'nlvcisity, In which tlie'li editor supports tluit. institution in a Ions:,! strong, pertinacious editorial essay in reply j to u long, strong epistolary essay in which the preacher opposes it with lorce and asperity. | Without entering Into the merits of iliej rnnin question as presented by these essays, i we wish to call the 1'rcs.i ami Jlnmicr'x alien-1 lion lo a point at. which its otherwise uteri-j torious argument fails to liold water Our J contemporary expresses the brlirf that "the st I'tdurd of morall y in a State college must' necetixartly Oe higher than It is possible for li[ to lie in un unendowed denoiniuatlonnl col-;t lege." A remarkable belief, verily ! liutourjs contemporary's icason for the belief Is no less w remarkable than the belief itself. He says, that our denominational colleges arc poor; itt.-iefore the la'ultles cannot act Indepen-1 ( dently?tliereforc the enforcement of disci u-!, I.mtr> rules cannot be as rigid as in the bet-jor tcr paid Stan c > eand, presto! tlie mor- w his of the State institutions tire necessarily I w better! Incomparable logic! Our contemporary, who is the pos-essor ol :i | great deal of curious information, has yet to | learn that there is no such thing as coinpul-j s?ry morality, discipline is not morality;; nio.tinlniA ilrt itimil nrl I v I nr>ulr>n li> ninr. ' I ul-. The schools In which we find the most, situ rigorous enforcement of rules may be the. IU'< very schools In u hieh we tlnet an unhealthy j titl moral tone; otherwise we would expect to! the 11 lid divinity students at West Point ami | 11 Christian associations in the United States Col navy. | trie The Pretu and Banner cannot hope to win the friends for the Slate University by such state- per incuts as this. On tiie contrary, any such , the straining of points to make a false special j wit plea must make the Ju'iielous friends of the! mu University g. iovi*, | clo: One or the complaints against Insurance companies Is that they accept risks without! l. question or without investigating the value!," of tiie property insured. Houses tllitl house-;' hold goods, stocks of merchandise, machinery, j jrT or any other property that may be covered by . J', insurance, are t-ikcii upon the owner's valuu* ;, . tion. It isail right with these companies so j long as the premium is paid?that is, it is all ; l'1'1 right until a tire happens to occur, then there '* is suspicion, delay and frequently a vexatious; j"'*1 dispute in regard loan adjustment of the loss.!In It occurs to us that this is altogether wrong j I"11 ami Unit the company that, accepts the pay- 00!' mentol a premium on a tire risk taken at a| I'1!1 given valuation ought to pay that valuation, 11J,"? unless the attendant circumstances clearly In- i *.,c dicate fraud on the part of the insured. It! , would be an easy mutter to require the in* ent suranee company to examine the property' J"e that is about to be Insured. Not to do so lays '.',a such companies under a suspicion of being :^'n mote anxious to get as much as possible out1,, of the business than they arc to lake only the, , proper amount of risk and to be prepared to J11}' settle Justly in the event of loss. | J.ntl The practice Indulged in by several insur- *or ancecompaniesof toicing the Insured to ac- ln eept a loim of settlement which he may not ?'? Wish is also the subject of much complaint*, j"' For instance, a stock of goods Is burnt out, or j a dwelling or store Is wholly or partially de- J001 molisiied by the flame-.; the insurance com 1 j"'0 pany will not made a cash settlement, but 1,10 will replace the sroek or rebuild the struct- '8?r u:e. This may not accord with the views of or f the Insured. He may desire to chaise the form of his in vestment, and if so. It would seem that he is eniitlcd to receive the money ear value of the property that has been lost ! nc.c] All these things indicate the necessity of. J*'" amendment in the insurance laws, so that, as '"? we have said, both the underwriters of the J\'ni State and the people of the State may receive t,?l that mutual protection whlcli.it should be tho i Jl object of the law to provide for. We believe ?' j our statutes should provide for fine and Imprlsonment When it can be proven that afire has been started by some very careless per- "is son. The housekeeper wiio uses a wooden box or barrel for ashes, the servant who car- An ries a lighted candh' into a wardrobe, the man who smokes a pipe or cigar in bed. the dunce who attempts to rclill alighted lamp, the impatient cook who hurries her lire by pouring oil on it, are, If they survive tlioir! foolish experiments with tire, tit subjects for the enforcement of lessons on this subject ad- 'J nnnlstcrcd at the hands of u Judge. tool HE STATE UNIVERSITY IS OUR PROTECTION AND OUR SAFET Unifies the Different Sections? Olrti a Denth Rlow to Super*! tion and Prlestcraft?It Thro* IJfrht Upon the Policy of Tyrnn who Wonlrt Trammel the I'nde (Handing, Dwarf the Intellect, mi Bind Freedom With the Fetter* < Ignorance. IresB Delivered In the Hall of the Hou of Representatives Before the Alumni 8outh Carolina College by LeRoy Younmns. One of the Alumni, Decemb 6 th, 1881. lie Invitation which has bcnn tendered n leeordance with the hist of these resol is, hits heet> accepted not fr nn any svn ny ability to deliver such an address; fc the contrary, there Is upon nie the mo f.tnnd consciousness of my Inability tod ;r a public address suitable to this oi:c i. And had I been privileged to have re, aye, even had I known that my n.in I been sncuesied for this purpose, 1 won o insisted that sons of the College far nio ipetcnt than myself should have been > ed for the performance of this duty. B Invitation has been accepted, because tl nnst. of tho foster sons of the .South Caro Uollege Impose* upon every one who li n nurtured by lior, u command to at leitstr pi performance of Whatever olHco may. ir Judgment, tend to encournce, snstai 1 Increase the usefulness of our commi erlng mother. Ivate or I>enoininntioiiai Collet;1 Could not ExUt Mefore the Kutnl lishmeut of the Nouth Carolln Co!lej?e-?-Tliey Died From Want < Nupjiort. n the 191 h December, 1S01. the General A icly ratltie.1 the Act to establish the C< mid Itself went into operation on il i January, lB'?o. The Impelling motives passage Of this Act, and tlie purpos h which and the objects lor which the l.'i j wan established, are manifest both fro contemporaneous records of the H al I the contemporaneous testimony of tl it who assisted at Us birth and stood I side of the cradle In which its Infam i rocked, from the statements of those diii the fuels were narrated bythcactoi [ from the pen ol the historian. On N fiber atd, 1811, In pursuance of the duty ii ed upon liini, as Governor, by the Cons on, "from time to tin.o, to >:l vc to the Ge I Assembly information j>t tho condlth he State, ami to rccommewd to their co . ration such measures as he should Jnrt essary or expedient." Governor Jol ,yton, In his niessftL-e to the General A ibly, said : "Advantaueoiis to the eitlze: he State will be any attention which y< I bestow upon i he education of heryout the commencement of your last session k pleasure In submitting tills to your co ;iailon, and I now repeat the same toy< i mutter claiming your serious ana ear sntlon. Were a person to look over tl s of the State, lie would find thai flvef< 8 are Incorporated therein ; and did ti Ulrica proceed no further, he would nau: imagine we had alicady nrrlveJ ut an e hie excelence In literature. He would p< :c a College Instituted at Charier.Town, 01 ;umbridgt?. one nt Wlnnsboroutrh, one ufort. uml one by the name <jf Alexandr lesre. In the upper p?rt of the State?all Ich are empowered to confer degrees. B e he to direct bis Inquiries further co ilmr them, lie would tlnd that Camhrld [ Wlnnsborou^h Colleges were soon dl tinned through a want ol funds: and, i ueh the last mentioned one nas been lat em* wed through the exertion of thu Mou n Society, It Is still nothing but an el [jtury school. end one which can ncv to eminence as a Oolleire from Its presei pori. i>uauiurt Him ;\ir.\ni?uiiu uiv nn j cely known but In the law which inci utod Ihcin, and Charleston College is sent not entitled to tin higher appellatU n that of a rcspcctablc Academy or Grut r School." Iendnhlp Bstweon Oar YounR Promoted and Fowtercd?Our Poll lciil I'nloi: Much Advanced Tiicr by. ,'ould the ntlon.'on of the I>gls'?ture I tctcd to this Impi.-tant ohject, and aStu cge bo fostered by its hands at Coluti or some central and healthy part of tl te, under proper directors and trustees, 1 ling as tx officio members the Kxecutl Judiciary of the .State, and any otti aide public officer*, there could bo 1 bt of its rising Into eminence, becau> ig supported at first by the public fum; means eould not be wanting of invilii providing for learned and respeetali feasors In the various branches seicnt II chosen libraries would be procured, ai losophical apparatus, lead the pursuits youth from theory to practice. Tl ndshlps of young men would thence I moled and strengthened throughout tl |ek and our political union be much a< ctd thereby." curatc, UuiuiMtiiknblc, Coniprelici hive Wortlu. lie brief, yet accurate, unmistakable, ni lprehcnslvc words of the preamble of t! Incorporating the College, are: tVn KlticAS, the proper education of yoi itiouics greatly wj llir ui .mi, unci ouyht always to be uu object of Ick ve attention; and whereas, ttie tstnbll> nt of a College In :t central part of t' 10, where all it*youth may beedueatfd, w lily promote I lie Instruction, the good t , unci the harmony of lite uholc community y fur as tlieir contemporaneous express!) convey the idea of the Executive ai Islutlve Departments of the Statu as to t live*. objects, and purposes of tlie fotinile be College, this record is till, clear, ai elusive. i our Judicial tribunals, It is not permls toiniroduce testimony In Mipport of t llbillty of witnesses, until tluit creillblll been assailed; buL as respects all niutli eh coinc up for settlement before the hi| unul of history, it Is If not absolutely n< iry, at .oust eminently proper, to estat)li lelhlng us to the character of vvllucsM >r means of information, and their capa nd qualifications, Intellectual and inort accuracy of perception, correctness, rathe, and soundness of Judgment. ifiuiony or M'cll Known Cltizpi or Long Afr<>?Nome of (lie Diwtl: mulshed Sous and Patrons of tl College. overned by this Idea and speaking sole his regard, I shall call attention, tit brl words, to Chancellor Henry* W. Detsai j, Ch'incullor Win. Harper, Chief Justl n Belton O'Xeall, and t?r. Maximilian 1 dc. mucellor Dc*aunsure, descended from 1c foreign ancestry, was born In the It ntry of Mouth Carolina prior to the Ke\ on, served as a volunteer in that \vi le still a boy, and alter the fall of the cl 'harli slon, refused to talce llrltish proa i, and was sent to the prison ship, ile w lember ol the Convention which tram Constitution ot 17.0J, and, with Mario ocatcd every jiroposltiou of mercy in i of the bra ten Tone*. Arcrwarus nc ? ctoi of ihe mint, ut the instance of Pre t Washington, from whieli position lie i (I wltli the thanks of the i?'atlier ol li 11 try, for the manner In which the dun been performed, asm the regrets of 11 le great inan at his retlremenl. And st r lie was the head of the municipal ?o inent of the city of Charleston, llis tali i won tioth on military and civil fields t, in 18:8, Governor i'ierce Butler suli ; has won the nword of a soldier amiil perils or Ueviilution, ai d Che ermine ol .nous magistrate in pence; the one w cr used but airaiust the enemies of li ntry, and the oTher will descend Irora lil bout spot- or blemish." lie Legislature of the same date spol t feelingly of liis "lung, able, and fuiini /lee* to the people of .South Carolina, high Judicial station which he had ouc I," and said that tho^e "services not on lished the best memorial of his worth, b enduring example to those who are dc d to succeed lilin." Of him, In IK>:i, Chi lice O'Ncall said: "I'ohlm thesysiein lily lu Soutii Carolina owes lis sliaj n, and existence, lie was lo .South Caro wnat Kent was to Sew Voik." Indec uommoii consent of Itench and liar, he lie system In .South Carolina, what N< ;liam was to that lu Kouili IJrltaln?its : r. He was one of ttint most importa nmittce to whom was referred :he messa juvertior Drayton, recommending the i lishuicnt of llie College. Perhaps to I iris, more than to those of any other inn College owes lis existence. He was inber of the first lioaid of Trustees of t lege, and irom the inception of Its orgiu ion lo lite end of his long and useful II Ki'J, lie watched over Its progress and ft es wiiii pareiitti solicitude; and hls"ve bie lot in, as he came up lo each a nun liuencemenl, his silvery locks waving bleak December's wind, and Ills mil itlenancc beaming wltn aniiiialiou, as wed each graduating class go forth in busy world, educated and prepared for igslcs," carried the mind back lo the da en me foundations of the institution \vt 1, coeval with tiie commencement of t 1111 ry. f Cnancellor William Harper it may lly said, witliout relleclltiB upon the mei of any of the great men who have ev i n, or the valuable servicesot any of tin o uow wear, the Judicial ermine in .Sou 'olina, ili.it there lias never been his mil ,.r , i.? u,?,? In irnlh led all tlie qualities of a great judge: i i-ilect comprehensive, quick, and ucu ruing Immense, memory most cupacio I retentive, diligence. Integrity, patiem vity; ami in so iar as a comparatively 11: 1 aria mitt restrlc'ed theatre permit, i.s c eil to tank with l-.ldoti, Marshall, Sugdi great modern nuiRlers of the law. ie was Ilu: llrs student admitted Into t lege, and in the language of his lil'e-lo ind. Mr. 1'eligru. himself for J'orly yen leader of the bar of South Ca:olina, JIi< was "i he hard, the orutor, the gehius school." From the day of his ctitran hiu its walls, until his death In 1817,; n took a deeper interest in, was a mo ?e observer of* or more thoroughly t anted with, the life, theory, and pructh lie College. lie name of John Helton O'Neall has be ong and so closely associated with the h y of South Carolina, that to speak of I vices to the State, or of his high quaillit us for tlie successive great possitlo leh lie held, would be to rehearse a thrl< J tale. In vigor of Intellect, In purity pose, in that intellectual and moi >ugth wliifli pierces through labyrinths ill sir y, and alms uiikti lngly for the rlgl :!ose, eoinpuci, articulated logic, and hi; gnant emphasis, he may fairly challeii iparison with any oi that long line nces of the itowu who have bulitupai trneil the Jurisprudence of South Carotin >m February, lull, when front Ills natl ivberry, whose annuls he haft written, 1 ereil Hie South Carolina College, to Ins I nted death amid the rage of the civil wi n lie there lived no more ialthful gui n. no more devoted son of his Aln ter. I ull (lie names on the bead-roll of the d gulnhcd sons of the College, no otic was imatoly acquainted and connected with so long a time as Dr. Maximilian I.aIlor?l It. and with It, and for It, he lived in vert and had his earthly beim;: and whe rude hands the cords which bound the ether were snapped, the sliver cord w sed, the golden bowl broken, the pitch ken at the. fountain, the wheel broken cistern. Exclusive of the inestlmati flees which he rendered to three decad itudents, who had sat at his feet and nfn use tears he was borne to his honori ve In these late disastrous times, he h tied by his classic hl6tory of the Col ley nrate in fact and Just in criticism, a woi leh after times will not willingly let d admiration and gratitude of the Sta leh will lost as long as the name of tl lege Is extant, 'errr what thenc men .ta.y; From the Memc Chancellor DeSaussure, prepared by Cha or Harper, at. the request of the South C* ia Bar Association, Dr. LaB"rde. In h tory ot the College, makes tills extract: Act of More I.n<ttln9; Benefit to (1 Mute, More Honorable to its Clin nc.ter, null More Promotive of I True Interest*, Than nny Wblc Its Legislature Ever Passert. n 1801. as a member of the legislature. 1 ? a zealous uud active part in promoth T tho Aot for tho establishment of the South va L , Carolina Col I ego, anil a few contributed more 1*1' to Its success; an Act of more lasting benefit , of to llto stMte, more honorable to Its character, 11ni _ ami nioro promotive or iu? true Interests, i It * than any which Its Legislature ever passed. I to This measure originated in the content which no ?, had arisen between the upper and tower cuun- j th 11 try of the State, with respect to represent.!-, :! tlon In the Legislature. The upper country, rH which, at inn adoption of the Constitution of' 1791, was comparatively poor und unpeopled, ls had allotted to It, by the provisions of I he r- Constitution, a much smaller representation, id It had now grown In wealth, fnroutnumbcred _ the lower country in its population, and ijn- ( 1>, peratively demanded a reform In tho repreMentation. This the peoule of the lower coua- 18) I ?r? rixit-cri to urant. on the ground of the gen- , eral deficiency of education and intelligence co Be In the upper country, Which would render it W| 0f Ineotnp tent to exercise wisely and Just ly I he u;i r power which such a reform would place In Its nr * liiinda. It wus to remedy this deficiency, tl.nt an er It was proposed to efiiuhllsh a College at Co- th lumtdii, The Act was pusifd, not without oc difficulty, nor without tho strenuous oppcd-lev ie Hon ol many whom It was more espr.clHlly Bf u- Intendeil to hcnetlt. There Is nocitlzeti of the XI; se State, and atlll more, there Is no one who has I ua r, directly and personnlly received the benefits tn >*t! of the institution, whoso deepest urutltude is th e-1 not due to every one Who contributed, In any in a- j degree, to the success of the measure." se ,o The Dettlrc to Have Educated Itulera. fo j.1' Chlof Justice O'Neall, In his Biographical ,re Sketches ot tho Bench and Bar of South Carj ollna, says: "In 1<;00. Mr. DeSaussure whs rei1!;; turned to the Legislature, and there. In 1801, aided successfully In establishing the South ' "" I Carolina College. He said to me, 'We of the sa l'51 lower country well knew that thep-werof i '/' I tiie Stale was thenceforward to be In the up- ?r 1,11 pur country, and we desired our future rulers fa " to be educated men." "And," continue* >. ,n Chief Justice O'Neall. ns late as 1859, "if he ! ?,j (Mr. DeSaussure) had never done anything bs ' beyond this, which literally forced education utJ . I upon the country lying north and west of Co- ai I lumbla, his memory ought to be loved and m i? chci'lshed by the thousands who have thus co uf i been educated." | DeSaussure, Harper, O'Neall, LaBurdc, all ML are gone. They till were men who, In their he gj several spheres, had spoken hlstoy, acted ? ji.i history, lived history, and tills Is the storv ,,{ lie they tell. ;;; ^ I Inflaencc of Our Young lien Strength- Ju( >1-1 encd and Promoted. ed e I If we proceed from consideration or the Iml,o polling motives, purposes, and objects, which re jv actuated jtie founders or the College, und In- ? L.y quire to what extent the-e purposes and oh- lir t0 lects have been accomplished, to what extent | th rp | their hopes and expectations have been real-ln, {)! j lzeJ, to what extent the education of youth ig|| n.I within Its walls has contributed to the pros-j th tj. purity of society, to what extent the Co lege nr n_! In Its practical workings has promoted theipi >n j Instruction, the good order. Hnd the harmony { n< n.! of the whole community, to what extent l>y i W| uellts Influence the friendship of young meni|u ,n have been promoted and strengthened1 th "???I * simfn lind our nolllcal union ! th ng advanced thereby; ll will be round, beside;"" the testimony of the four distinguished wit- TJ j, | nesscs alrealy given, there is h inass of Icsil' j inony of every admissible species, which H.l Rives a full, complete, sutinfuctory, nnd pcr>u I feet answer. Ax curly us 1823, when the Colly ''8C 'llU' ,Jeeu In operation but eighteen years, I,e! we tlud expressed on the records of the State, j ,1J the operation of the Committee of the Goner- 1 ,IS I ill Assembly on the College. It must be re- ' w; ir. metnbered that by the Rules of tlje General! co Assombly there was In the House a Standing j It. >r. Committee on Education, and In the Senate a i no Standing Committee on the College, Educa-! ia al tion, ard Religion. 119 Ample Compensation for the Endow ; m 1,1 mcnt or tlic College, an Abun- tl< n- ?lant Couhc of Congratulation. ! v t? c Thus spoke the Committee of the General, ll* Assembly In 182:1: "That the College, created by the patriotism ] "l and wisdom of a former Legislature, and supported by the bounty and llberailtv of their I " successors, has already given back to the I *} State the innstumple compensation for Its en-1 ?'p dowmeut, anil alr'ords the most abundant . >r* cause of congratulation to every lover of let-' ' "* ters, and to every lover of Ills country. Tbe wi triumph of learning is proclaimed through- wi out the state, and the voice of Improvement l? beard in everv parish and In every vlllaee, or ,n I from the scahoarif to the mountains. A taste m (for knowledge is excited only to be grntlrled, j,, l" and the power of intellect is felt und ac*j , e? knowledged In every corner of the Slate; the: dormant genlnR of miiny a youth is roused from its slumber, and devoted to usefulness t'< t?e and the glory of his country. ni te "The distinction which Is so frequently nt- ,ir ii- tallied by the alumni of this Institution, not ul lie only in the learned professions, and In the n n- -legislature of Carolina, but in the delbera- Ht ve tiveassemblies of the General Government. w er cannot be contemplated without pride and ,'*1 10 exultation." :e'' to, |s> 'Tls the Policy of Tyrants to Train- nr iK mcl the UnilerNtunclin^?*Tis the "r Security or Freedom That Her j Nous nro Enlightened ? Political te of Strength lit but Another >uinc for be Learning. j^r lie Thus spoke a similar Committee In 1825: I "In contemplating the advantages which are dally accruing to the state from the esUib- y, ilshment ot I his I nstuuiion. your wiiiiniiicc ul cannot rclraln from repeating what tliey of- ci ten ex preyed, t heir unbounded respect t>,r ftl . the wisdom and patriotism of those men jr 1(1 whose name- are record* d as the founders of Kl he this monument of their Intelligence and vli- fi( tue. *Tls tlie policy of tyrants to entrammcl n( . the human understanding. and the privilege |,. of despotism to darken iho inielleet of slaves, .j. e 'Tls t:ie se.-urity of freedom that her sons are C(' ls* enlightened, and ilie boast of republicans q i;1" that theirs is the doc.rlne of e.)ual lights, 0j 'YJ wiileh can a.one be maintained i>y the ultl'n- C( 111 sion of general and correct information. "I Is Ul "j" lor th< jn to remember, 'knowledge is power,' ' and their liberty is sale; but should they ever C Jt] forget that political strength is but another; P41 name f?r learning and for science, Unit llberiy . |ie j is endangered. Your Committee leel uodis-| !r? position to dwell lip >n a subject which Is ul- j "u ready so well understood, or unnecessarily to i . urge a continuance of your piLtronu-.'C, when j they belive that Its lutluene Is so universally I "? acknowledged in every corner of your state, m J' and in every department of your govern men I r.s the living evidences that yosirjiberallty has ?" been rewarded, are pre eminently eouspi- P1 f(r* cuous. The flowers of literature are s" lr?n lit every valley, and i.lie tiee which 'puts e' tortti good fruit' Is dispensing its blessings 81 "J" f.oin the tops of your mountains to tlie shoals J11 " of I ho Atlantic. 'Xis for you to admire this.,r ?* beautiful picture, to cultivate this garden'"' which lius been seeded by yourself, and to."' leave to your prosperity the abundant har-j?.1 vest which its fertility will ensure tUem." | Jj ^ A Nncrcfl Obligation to I'ontcrlty?A h Debt Which we .Unit Pnj'. ' fr ly Thus spoke Governor Hamilton, lu his Mcs* ** L't- sal,'?, 1832: jot 's* "No elreumstaneo his occurred lo diminish bi our well-founded eontidence in the usefulness ol ot the (Nillege, which Is going on with rc^u- f(' larlty and success in the process of qualify- t' " ing those who are to come after us to fulfil tl : the high functions and olllcesappertaining lo di the public weal. That tills fountain of light1 " may ill tl'use Its beams over our whole State, ^ and be felt. In the wide exteution of lltcru- Cl | tare, science, and all u-cful knowledge, must C< ' j depend oil our parental core and unrelaxed 81 , I vigilance. To flU^hnrge this duty is a debt j G , which you must pay, under u sacred oblijja-'il! "* lion, to posterity.'' !G ^1- Well E<lucnte?l Men Amply Repay. j ir is Thus spoke Governor Robert Y. Hnyne, In }]' es his Message In 1858: | si "The College lius unquestionably con t rib-' J. Jilted largely to the extension of knowledge;, : ,'i hikI In the distribution throughout, the Stutt; ; lr (), of well educated and Influential men,husam- 11( ,i. ply repaid all the care and alteutiou of the ii m 11 Thn* Sp<\ke Jnd^e Iltiser. us its In replying to some opposition to the South ii: Carolina College, Judge Hugcr s-ud to the House of Representative, that If the College j b< Ite had never done anything more than educate ul' Me Ilu file. It iviiuM he ample compensation to in the State fur all her expenditures on the ln*U- 01 u- tut ion. ^ It OirerH rn Mnny AilvnntnjoK ns nny ^ :s- Similar Institution In the United , LI 'cl Slates?Upon That Institution I>e-' w )e pond, in no Small Doyrec, tlic tl 11- Character nnd Destiny of the State. in Thus spoke MeDuflle, while Governor, In ^ ?tl his Message in 1S&5: l.i r *| "Under Hie guidance of a faculty equally : nt; distinguished for high qualifications and do-j . ?-ci votion to tlielr very important duties, It offers I ,w -"j*" j to ttie rising general Ion of our State an many J " "s | advantages as any similar Institution lu the!"! '">! United Slates. I cannot too stroi gly ree-j " 'J I oinmend It to the pat rouuge of an enlighten-! ll,e | cd Legislature, and to llie couiitenanec and ! JP | support of every patriotic citizen. ji in,"' "* scarcely possible to plnci; t'K> high nn est)mute iai jr I on its importance. Upon its successful >?U- ~J '"*! ministration will depend. In no small degree, ? "" the charuclt-r und destiny of the State. The !*V 'n very creataiui salutary change which It has!''J produced In the character of our conininnit)\|,, llt'| within the last thirty years, Is an evidence of; the high purposes to which It can beniadci',, 'I" subservient. 1 js "The comnninlty at large must eive it their A*! :.r? countenance und support, and In souie sort, I" "c tl.eir superintendence." 1J ( '>r Tbe Spirit of Party, Uelig-lous nud j Cl Political, shall be Excluded from <j' ise itN Government?Let this be n Tcm-, in 1,1 pie Dedicated to Science mid Liter- K1 ature, where nil Citizens limy Min- j, it n tfle their Jkevotions in Harmony! si '? *? and Pence. |c< us ! n [ e, Thus spoke McDuflle, while Governor, In ! m ["* hid Message lu 1836: jl'1 ,'n" "The nourishing condition of the College; i,', ' must be eminently gratifying to every pam-',.; I,e otic citizen in the Slate, oi every deiioniinu-1 (j, n,, tion. reiigious or political. And however ob-I m vlnus the trutli, we cannot too habitually im-! to ir. press it upon our minds, thai the usefulness j m ,,i oi' thin institution, so iiuuuately connected < u, re wltli the character of the .State anil the Wei-' i)t |10 fare of the generaiious that are to follow us, jp< irc will greatly de|iciiil upon Hits degree tu which | |M .... the spirit of party, religious and political, > Pi shall be excluiled tioin its government. Let ; u< ' tins, at lensl, be a temple dedicated exdusivo-j ei ly loseienceand literature, where all ih'<ctti-jc\ j" zens oi the State cuii inlu^le llielr devotions !|s In harmony and peace. j fe !' "I cunnol conclude this interesting topic! di * without earnestly commending the l ot lege to I w your enlightened patronage and tostorlng it ,'r\ care, as the guuidlans of the rising genera- si ai j tion." ?*! Every Citizen may Koynrd the C'oI? if,' le^e a? part of hi* Property?If lie ge | ItoeoiveM no Bencllt lliiU!telf, 1i1h of Non may. id hi, Thus spoke Tierce M. Butler, while Gov. re j eruor, in ills Message in 1837: i "The College Is Justly an object of prtdo to n( 'r'j the ?uite. if Its liberal and enlightened i be : friends and projectors could see lis fruttsj they J (l? ,'j would have, abundant cause of satisfaction i ]n i and grati(leation. Every citizen In ilie Stale i Cll icj! may Justly regard tl. as part of his property. I n, If he has not icceived any immediate advan-|0. .. tuge himself, his son tiiuy< The destiny ol, es Ip tho State may be said to depend on ibis instl- 8,| ' ,1 tutlon. The young men who arc in it should : re J, j be made to understand and believe that tho!or JJ,' public take ail Interest lu them." j ra jJ1 A Palladium of Nnfety-?The Friend-! af at | ship* ('ontrnriod there will be! I I 1,0! tttroiiper than Violence. j'?.[ OH j id I And thus, while Governor, in his Message 1 w*; In 1838: jg ,'Jf ! "The affairs of the College are In a condition 1 bj rk' to fulfil the host wishes or Its friends. This j w l0 institution hasoxerelsed a vast lnlinenceover! nt lA the character of the State, and I believe Is i to ijn destined to be its palladium of safely, amidst fui tho popular commotions which too frequent-1 fa ,ir ly agitate all free states. The knowledge j:c-| hi n. quired and tbo friendships contracted here; lb ir. will be stronger than popular violence. Those in j. who liave formed good opinions of eMch other, Pi when they were associated together in the In-! so tliru'py ol unreserved communication, will so 1R retain anil cultivate a spirit of liberality and : of forgiveness, even In the beats or political hos-'Cc p" lility. Our wise and prudent ancestors could j tit I* not have devised a more noble and effectu:iI; co j, means ol perpetual I tig theirglorlous lntlueucu i al over the destinies of their country, than by nc tlie establishment of an institution of 11 tei<i- < in tlu turo and science, under the fostering care oil ad lg the State, lu which their procepts would b? ! it "S_ . i I lued, nnd their examples appreciated. c?l iImlnt-tllutlon should be a primary oblect P Slnto policy and popular pride. It I* the Hl stlunion of the people, and for the people. w In there they must auqulre the lntelllgeui-e P1 gowrn themselves. 'J he Lcglslatureshould i hcsltnte to makeuny appropriation which e interests of the College may require." J> b be Month Carolina College lias lent tl <n ti>? itvnch. tlie Bar. 1,1 tlie Pulpit, and oar LeglMlative lt IIhIIn?The Source of Jforul Weight v and Strength. * 3overnor Richardson Rays, In his Message, ft 11! v* 'I need not, I trust, recommend to your ^ ntlnued favor and patronage,an Institution, c] ioso enlightened contribution* have ex- H ill d to every pursuit und ?vocation?every jt and sclcnee, as cultivated In our State- ? d whose Influences have been diffused v rough ail the walks and vocations of life, t| copying every station In society, pervading v ery profession, and adorning the Bench, the t) ir, the I'ulpit, and our Legislative councils. 8( ie moral weight and influence which south n rollim has so long exercised, through the ^ IcnUi und usefulness of her stntcsii i-u, on ? 0 the affairs of this Union, and which this j-, stitutlon bos so largely contributed to pre-t rve. Is of itself an overruling Inducement to {! iter and improve it." It,; crcnnial Source of Literature, Ern-,jj dltlou, and Eloquence, and Intel* t; lectual Wealth. j c Governor Richardson, In Ills Message, 1S42,1 p ys : | ii "Wo may contempl ate with a pride and J utlflrailou proportionate to itsetuinent use- '' mess and success, the continued results of e liberal and en lightened patronage bestow-; " upon our College. The most munificent of " lour State endowments, the most honor-!, ile of all Its benefactions, the most useful of I 1 ItN Institutions, the most Imperishable! onument of Its window and liberality, ItH r nttnued and unlnterupted career of succe** { id prosperity, even amidst. tbe unusual ills- },' Ivuniagesof the present year. cannot but } t a sou ice of the most heartfelt gratification . Its olllclal patrono. Adding It* annu.tl lrlt>< | \ eof learning to the general Intelligence of)!' cgluto; the perennial source ot Its lltera-!' re, Its erudition, and Its eloquence; contrlb- i " lug its successive generations of enlighten-1, 1 youth, to commence their urdont career of j,, efuiness and of honor, and to occupy their I stlnguished places In society ; wo havejust|q nsou to exult In the unabated prosperity;*, hlch It manifests. In the number, tlie morals, i id the acquirements of Its students, and In J e zeal. erudition, and Judicious manage- ' ent of its Faculty. . . . The bctieluj of a' r ugle yrar, the attainments of a single cla?s, ' V e acquirements of one only of Its ripe sehol-i ? ?, the fruit of a single one of those great:' Inds whose eneigiet It has developed, would : >t only compensate for all tbe patronage: Ijich has hitherto been extended to It, hut. Is | u imeasurably more valuable to theState than ! ? e results of all her benefactions to advance [ e progress of eduoallou." : tic South Carolina College has done,' more for the State than Every oth-! [ er Corporation. Governor Hammond says, In his Message In |} 13: "The College, founded and sustained by the Ise inunijlc'.-iice of the State. has Uoric, and ntlnues to do, inoro thau was cxpectcd of Oovcruor Hammond says, In his Melange of 11: "The College has done, and continues to do. ore for the State, titan every other corpora-1 jn put together, within her limits." o Human System or Education can o Elevate the Character, Inspire Correct Sentiments or Honor and Putriotlsin, or Reflae the Tastes of our Youth, as that which is Based upon Profouud and Critical Cias< Nlcal Attainments. In the Report* and Resolution* of lf?4J, p. 166 s flhd the Committee on Education, to horn was referred so muoh of the Govern '? Mmmage No. 'J as relates to the esiabtUlient of a Profe sorshlp of Greek Literature the Col lego, respectfully report: "That they have con-lderod the same. It uldbea work of supererogation for your iminittce, at thU time, to enlarge upon the imeroiK advaninges attendant on a liberal t id complete classical education, or to itrue ion the Legislature of South Carolina such t patronage of Iter College, as to place that tnitution on terms of honorable competition llii similar ones tlirou^hout lhe Union. Tne Willi (1>? lit. HI HUH o. ...... V... utu-e of every civilized people; their conruction and graces liuvo Imparled strength id elegance m modern tongues of the rudest iginal. Tne pi Ineiples of science, of phllosihy and trove; nment. huvo lieen generalized id expanded over many imtlous. by the po-| nt Influence of those languages which, havg no lifiug speech or separate existence. are | iecommon Inheritance of all the learned,id tlie ehnnnels of univcr.-al truth ' No human system ol education ennso Pleite the character, Inspire correct sentiments honor ntid patriotism, or reflr.e tlie tuste of mth, as that which Is based upon profound til critical classical attuinrr.cnis. As exerscs of tlie mind, they give healthy vigor, id enrich It with graceful accomplishment, i our country, it Is to he regretted that, these miles have hecn, perhaps, too much saeri?ed to ihe-terner duties ami more exacting scessit les of lite. F<ir u long time past, it ?s been a subject of anxious solicitude with ie dignified and enlightened gentlemen who impose the Hoard of Trustees of the South irollna College, to supply ;he want of high'Instruction than has hitherto been turnlshl.nnd to elevate the bluudard of classical ed;atlou." mlor the Foilcrln; Influence of this Institution tlic Light* of Litem* turc and Science IHwpelled (he NcnUil Dnrknc.s which Pervaded the Land. Governor Johnson says, In Ills Message In 17: ' In the Increasing usefulness nnrl growing [ sperlty of lheSo'itli Carolina Col ege, the te .State is reaping the full frul'softhe Ilb nl patronage which she has heretofore t'C; >wed upou that Institution. It ranks, now,' mongst the most useful asylums of learning j 1 the southern portion of the lTnion, anil unjr lis present wise anil energetic gov? rnlent, it bids f'lir to take the lead of all. It Is ] uly the lew who have lived like myself In' mes prceedlnc the organization ol this ins;!-) itlon, who ean realiz.'; the full benefits which nvc resulted from it. Before, the only or ins of Imparting science and learning wlllii the State were a few grammar schools, Idely dispersed,In which the ancient clascs w to principally taught, with which were jcaslotnilly unlte>l a few of the elementary ranches of the exact sciences; a higher grade r mental culture was reserved for the very >w who had the me ins of going to some of le Northern or foreign colleges to complete lelr education: and mental darkness pervaL-d the land, lint under the fo-terlnir Influice of this institution, the lights of literaire and the sciences have penetrated tlio re sses of the mountains, the islet* of the seaj tst, anil spread over I tic whole intermediate ncc. The number of students Is now someling like fourfold what It was a few years :o; and this addition would seem to indicate j ic necessity of an addition to the number oil ro'es-ors, and necessarily enlarged accom-j nidations fur the students, I will not auticM ite what, the Hoard of Trustees, whose pecunr duty and province It Is to advise on tills itiject, may suggest. Rut I will not allow h IJ'SCII IO (Jlicsiion, ni:u wmnoii H|i|/Iinum-I ons may be .leeesary to sustain ami i-roir?r?te j Is Invaluable Institution, will not in with- j eld." ' : [atheinnticnl Calculation* SliowlitKj] (lie .Honey Valnc of the College to I the Ntate. ] Tlio following Is nn extract from an address | f Col. 8. W. Trottl, at tlie Citadel Academy, j j Dlone1 Trottl was a distinguished member j, ' Congress: i "if, In the opinion of many, the Free School j. ystem has proved a failure, and in the e>tl-|1 atum of all, lias not accomplished the good < int was expected, how, I ask, has It fared itli the College? Ha* that been a failure, or ither has it not accomplished all, and more tan all, that Its most ardent friends and ad- ' ilrerseven dreamed of? Roll out the noble!' italo^ue of its graduates, and let It speak for! self. From lis earliest alumni down to its j' test, rroin Harper anil l'ctlgru and l'res?on i' nd McDutlii: and O'Neal and Lcgare, uihI a osf of others, whose names are identified ij Ith all that is gre.t in eloquence and learn-! ig, down to tlie youthful (iintey nnd Adams j j id Moraine and Hrooksand Dickinson, wlioj1 ho yielded up their lives in a blaze of glory, j' mid the thunders of Clnirubusco and Clu-- , ullepec. I know there are some, ?rho givel, 'udginyly every dollar u hich that College nets, 1 nl who look upon all colleges as erpensive and ' islocriilic institutions which ovly benefit those! ' ho are educated, at them. 1 trust, huwevir, there ]1 but few ; and to such economists, perhaps, the e best arguments that can be applied arc such ' ' r can be gathered fro in J'ike's A rdhmctic. A nd l t us see u hid a little ciphi ring can do. The 1J Lute hiinually spendssome Itftecii or twenty i* lou.snud dollars on the College. Tills amount'. laid out In I lie State,?-in ploys labor In tlio 1 laic, nnd forever remains In the State. In idition to tills the College brings young men ito the Slate, who otherwise would 110L have 11111*, nnd who spend I heir money here In quiring an education. Supposr we had no | ill e.-e ut all; these two hundred young , icn, now at the College In Columbia, would ;, i out of tie State to receive an education.!, ill carry with them some ninety thousand I, >llars annually, to pay for It, A pretty eon- , derable figure, on the wrong side of an no- ( tnnt. The economy which would withhold 1 few thousand dollars from active employ- , ent In the stale, and annually drive ninety ] lousnnd entirely out of It, never to return, , ither subjects Itself to the Imputation of J ] jiug 'penny wise and pound foolish.' Nor'] in anything be more erroneous than thutjj )l leges only benefit those who are educated > t . them. The honored names already referred I, i, should be conclusive. Education does i, uch to promote the general prosperity of j | ie country; and however poor a man may r, he is more or less benctlled by the pros-1| :rlty around him. Every tnan is Interested], the preservation ol order, and education j j ornotes that. Hut above all. every well e?l-1, :uted man Is more or less a teacher, and ex- i j clscsan Influence on others, sometimes lor I j 'II, It Is true, but much oflener lor good. It|( Ills knowledge which enables him to tie-j t nd the rights of the Injured, or heal the ij senses of tlie suffering. It is his Kclencc|f hlch points out the resources ot the State, or , is Ills learning which aids his divine mis- , on in the glorious work of gospel peace." | ? he TcMtimony of the moNt tiiftctl of , all Nonth Carolina's Sons, the Great j z Presbyterian Divine, JanieN II. jj Thorn w ell, lu the Scale Against j the Tile Abnae or her Inknon n > i Sons. I J In addition to the above testimony of wlt-|r :sses who were magnates of State., It would f (doing Injustice to the Col lege and to my j i iprcclatlou of the purposes lor which 1 was ! fl vlted to inake tills address, did I fall to. i .11 your most earnest attention to the testl- \ uny on record of another witness, whoso u iportunltics of knowledge of the facts nec-, f wiry to form a correct Judgment were tin-1? rpassed, whose qualifications to form a cor- t ctjudgineut upon those filets were limited :r ily by the bounds which limit the human j ind. and whose position in the bro*d realms 1 philosophy and theology was as marked' id elevated as thai of any of the great men I liave mentioned ever was in the council ofj ate. Need I say to this audience that the slimony which 1 urge upon your conslderajn is the celebrated letter on public Instrucm addressed In November, 18o.'l, to John I,. anntng, then Governor of sou in Carolina, I one of the most gifted of all the gified sons li horn the College has ever reared ; second to t >ue since Jonathan Edwards, If second even li him, of all those who, In latier years, have (I I lowed Calvin and bowed down toArlstolle; u ined on both sides of the Atlantic for the a ghest Intellectual endowments, for vigor of a ought, closeness of logic, extent of learn- r g and lucidity of expression ; the great li esbyterhtn divine, James H: Thojo'well, t long connected with the College, us proles- e r, Chaplain, President, the early extinction n whose great light and life, not only the 11 (liege, t'te state, and the Church, but ciluo.i- p in, science, philosophy, religion, will long ntlnue to deplore ? And this testimony, at ti I times of inestimable value, from Its ml- b 'ss and thoroughness, (for he touched noth- ? g which lie did not both exhaust and tj orn,) Is especially valuable now, because In 11 he answers cerium objcoUous to tbe support tl J, ' ' ' ' ' ' Jl- '/'irk r the College by tlic State so aby, so com- ] rchenslveiy, and so conclusively, that my i ttempi to Improve upon ibis masterpiece < on Id be nn attempt'?io gild re lined gold, to \ ulnt the lily." II there neany upon whom | jve been uresxed such argumenuf as thmr, \ ft the ono hand, that the College Is for the . eiH'iltor Hie lew, and therefore should not , e supporied by tue taxes of the many?that ] le Co.lege Is an aristocratic institution, a re- , jrt lor the rich, excluslvo or the pour; or , iese, 01 on the other hand, that education, In \ s very nature, belongs to the Cnurch or pri- | ate enterprise; thai it Includes elements < lilch lie beyond the Jurisdiction of the Slate, I: nd therefore thoSlato has no right to inter-1; re with it. (J I bog you to read this letter of the poor boy, | ho entered and went through the College,;! curing oir its highest hotioio, and ere the i lose of his brief and brllllunt life, towered mong men like Saul the son ol Klsh, or like urnus among the Kutulian chlei*, "Qiiiwtlo tpcreminet oinne*;" who was n patriot sode-i oted to the mate that he would go upon I :ie scaffold with Sydney ; a Christian su dented to the Church, thai he would have gone ?the stake with the martyrs. Ke;<d it, and re how tils Intellect, cle.ir as a sunbeam, wltn ? logic, incisive, and true as the Cimeter of ultidin, pierces at once and forever through II such objections. There Is time for but a :w briet extracts: "I have no hesitation In affirming, that if: here be a place more than any other where I t)0 poor are honored and respected; where I I ' ' mh h on t ,l?,.r..o,if K.orll 4 tin lntntlible passport to fuvor, Hint place Is lie South Carolina College. It may be premineutly culled the poor man's College, In heHcnse that poverty is u? reproach within Ls walls, no bar to lt-s highest honors and nost tempting rewards, cither amongst Proi-ssors or students; on tho contrary, If there h a prcjudico at all, It Is a^alnai the rich; nd front long observation and experience, I in prepared 10 ailii-iii that no spirit i reel vex , sterner, stronger, more Indignant, rebuke within these walls, than the pride and vauly of wealth." There never wits a more grievous error han that the College Is in antagonism to the merest of the people. Precisely tho opposiie h the truth; and because It Is preeminently a mbllc good, operating, directly or indirectly, o the iienetlt of every citizen of the S'ate, he legislature was originally Justified In aundlup, and Is, in still sustaining tins noble nstiiutlon. It has made Mouth Carolina what lie is ; it lias made tier people what they are-; nd from her mountains to ncr Kcnb'utrd, here is not a nook or corner of the Stale that ins not b'hared in its healthful lntlnence." "Let nil the Herts combine lo support the itati: College, and tlicy can soon create h sculment which with Hie terrible certainly of ate, shall tolerate nothing uulioly or unclean n lis walls. They can make It religious wlthiiit being sectarian. The true power of tlr; Jliurch over these ItisiItutlous Is not that of lireel control, hut of moral Influence arising 10m her direct work upon the hearts and onsclenee>of all the members ol theeommuilty."' "There surely ought to l>e some common :round oil which the membors of the same Hate may meet togetner and feel that tliov ife brothers?some common ground on which heircliI dren may mingle without confusion ir discord, and bury every narrow and selfish merest In the suhllme sentiment that they lelomr to the same family. Nothing Is so lower fill as a enmmon education and the hoiiHiind sweet associations which spring rom It and cluster around It, to cherish the loly brotherhood of men. Thoso who have valked togeiher In Ihe same paths of science ind t iken sweet counsel lathe same hulls of earning, who wcutarm In arm In that lial' owed season of life when the foundations of ill excellence ate laid, who have wept with ,he same sorrows or laughed with the same oys. who have been llred with the same amotion, lined with the sainc hopes, atid grlevid nt the Mimo disappointments? these are lot the men In after years to stir up anlmosi' les or foment intestine feuds. Their College He Is n bond of union which nothing can jreak?a divine poetry of exl-terice which lothlng Is allowed to profane. Who can I'or;et Ills College days anu bis College companons and even his Colle.e dreams? Would ,'ou make any commonwealth a unit? E<lu:ate Its sons togeiher. This Is the secret, of ,lie harmony which basso remarkably eharicterlzed o?.r State. It was not llie Influence >f a single mind, great as that mind was; it vas no fame submission to uutborlLallve dlcallon. It was the community of thought, 'eellnc, and cliiirufiicr.aehleved by a common ducntlon within tiiche wails. Here It Mas hat heart was knit to heart, mind to mind, md that a common character was formed. "I41 us have a college which Is worthy of the lame; to which we can Invite the scholars of Europe with an honest pride, and to which mr children miiy repair rroin all our borders, iKitho states of Oreeec to the I:' Olyuiplu, or the iboscn tribes to Mount Zlou." riie ToHtimoiiy of " the Dead bat Kceptere<l Sovereigns, Who Still Itule onr Spirit* l'rom their l'rut?,M in TrUe< If the testimony of these "(treat of old, the lend but sccptercd sovereigns who still rule >ur K|)lrlts iroin their urns," Is true, then ipoti each and every one of the Alumni of the ,'olleue, and upon the .Siate, there is ihe highml. obligation lo net lo the fullest extent ill iccordance with llial testimony. If that tcximoiiy is uutrue, where hus Its untruth hi en iroclnimed in the past? Where Is it pn.sialmed in the present ? Who make such iroeluniatiqii ? and upon what gmund does mch proclamation rest ? I have adduced the testimony of no living man. They?living nen?,ue here. Many of the living Alumni ire here, in the full possession of every faculy of our being, with all thoss fa initios in Ihe uli ardor of public llle, with brilliant uiubl.ion to stimulate, and with that most exhilarating and tempting spell of human existence, popular iieelauiHilon, rcsounuing in liclr ears. Tlicy can speak for themselves? ,hey must art for thein.-elves. Their te?tiin<>ny, .is seen hy the formation of this AssoHaloll, Isglvnu with no uncertain sound. Nor lave I spoken oi die noble sons of Carolina Ivlnuor dead, who by their munificent benc'actlons, have placed themselves on the same plane which the groat founders oi scholar* mips ai Oxford and Cambridge ocetijy in Kngiand ; fur every one In South Carolina, or in me South, interested in the College or ad1 let"d 10 letters, knows that the fouh'd<-rs >f scholarships In I lie South Carolina Collie ire John L. Maniiiiig, ihe pres.-nt Waile Hampton, llliam 11. Ilulchinsou, and K. I". VV. Alston. Nor have I Mild aught of the treat names which have been iron noe ted wlih this noble institution during the lliree^iuiirLers of a eentu.y In which it has been in existence, except as wa< necessary for the piiM [loses Itidlcalcd?not even of that brilliant talaxyot I'roi-ssors who illustrated whatever Liiere was of classic or scientific "inter xilwis ir.uUemi." when thirty years ngo, a callow lioy of fifteen. I first entered within Its dear j d walls, save Incidentally In the preceding jonuexlon n? I have spoken of my kind prc2cp'or?, Drs. LaHorde and Thorn well; ntithln?r of Preston. I hen Preslde-ii, first of living jialors, whose ulist tidied ta k< to his elussts iveie wotih inoio ilian what ua- in the te.xtlo.ks, Hlalr and Kami's. Preston, even In Ills decline, as Macaulay sajs of Chatham, "an awiul ami majestic ruin, not lo be costteiuplated by any south Cnioilnian of sense iinl lerlmg without emotions resembling those which are excited by the leinalns of tne Parthenon un-l the Coliseum,'' and whose ul lemncc*, ?ven then, when aroused. ne sent r>irtli u flash of heioie rays, struck upon the Mr, to use the perfect simile of Thomas Hunikel. "like the rich clash or stricken silver;" nor of Lleher. whose knowledge of history iceinetl almost universal, whose fame extended to lioth hemisphere*. the most fertile, Inilomltahlc, unsieepfiiK, coinlmtl ve. ami propairnndlzlmj poison of his race; nor of wiU [tains, gulleie.-s as a child, most exact of mathematicians! nor ol l'elhum, most accomplish* id of essayists, and Professor of Roman L,i:eriture; nor of Henry, confessedly first of (Jre. lans, who filled with ease any and every rote In the department of Professor. Shall I say to this audience, In helmlf of liliiher education, that It Is now even more true than when said by the prince of the old British essayists, that "what seulp'tire Is to inaihle, education Is to t'ie human soul"? Shall I say to this audience that It Is an aire ivhen ii enn 1)0siiki with more iruiu niiin in Llit- time of Sterne, "knowledge In most of lis brunches Is like music in tin Italian mred, tvliccof those may partake who pay nothing;" Mini It Is nn ii^rc when It. can be suId wish more truth than when Hammond uttered It a, third of a century ago. that "knowledge, no longer the night-blooming plant which pro liters Its blossom but once an age. now vegetates like the orange in Its cental clime", to which spring time and autumn flowers and fruits are ever piesent together;" that it Isan iigo when time and space for the purposes of tlio transmission of Intelligence have been almost annihilated, when the ocean has been virtually brlilged and the continents united by electric bauds, when lightning lias been given to letters, nnd leltcss to lightning; when 8a mil el Morse and Cyrus Field have >u 1st ripped the proud boist of Puck in "the Midsummer Night's Dream," and "put a Ulnllti round about earth In less tliad forty inlnutes-'? Von remember when Dauuerte was experimenting on the line of his great Jlscovery, he came very near being confined Tor Insanity, hut we have seen the Sun God mirbcd by the handling of tnen.nnd made to paint with an accuracy beyonil the reach of Titian and Vim Dyke, the thoughtful foreheads of grave statesmen, the scarred brows r>f rugged veterans, the sweet smiles of noble matrons, made to reproduce with all the exactness of the original that ideal suavity which Hupliael gave lus Madonnas at the mystic point of Intersect Ion of virginity, maternity and divinity. Wehave se.'u Echo, the a si of the Nymphs, imprisoned. Wc liuve le.'ii the photograph arid phonograph. 1ipor>(ithn and Priestcraft Xo Lender Hold Sway Over the Umpire of Mind. Shiili I tell this nudlence that the school muster in abroad,anil every twilight nook Is >pen to they're of the day; that superstition mil prleMcrafi do longer rear iheir horrible iinplie In the human mind; lliai he who will iol reason isnbigoi, lie who cannot reason Is i fool, he who ilare not iea~on Is a slave; th^t thought, no longer an Iiilant scared anil whipped, has risen un ilke a strong man alter ilumtier, a giant refreshed with wine; and ins warred, and Is still warring, with all old ibuses and effete systems which have outived their uses, with "the folios of dunces, lie tires of Inquisitors, and the dungeons of tings, and the long dull system of Imposture tnd misrule which has sat for centuilcs like i gloating incubus on the lair neck" of huuanity? Shall 1 tell this audience that 'a nindred years now does the work of u thouiiiikI of the old years when Time was young, hat It Is the fifty years of Europe against the ycle of Cathay, the blood beats u^aln.-t the lgurt'sonlhe dial"? Shall I tell tills audience that In all contests in life, from the most usigullicaiit to the most important, from the Jerby and the tioodwood Turf to the great )lymplc races of llfo for the grandest prizes >f human ambition and earthly Interest, it Is raining, preparation, perfect education, that ilways win? What makes the huge wall srash beforethe courseoi thesllghtball ? 'Tis iccelernted educated force. Life is real. Llloj s earnest. Life Is the verb to do. Life Is | itrlfe; and In strile in this right masterful' vorld, the weaker must ko to the wall. 1m- \ yhrium," baldSallust eighteen hundred years 1 igo 111 tlte regal language of Home, *'imperium lis urtibus retindur quibu.1 initio partum eat." . Empire, command, excellence, Influence, arc ! 'etaiued, and can be retained,only by the ex-! rclse of those qualities of the soul by which j hey were originally obtained. This truth Is esouant oil every page of recorded history [ rom the grey dawn of antiquity Hi the yean >f grace lii wlm h we live; It has been echoed i ind re-echoed down all the corridors oi time. Vs llicy sank for the last time heneaih the; vave which has engulfed so many priceless irgostes, it lias rung in the ears of mighty, teoplis thai hare preceded us; It may rlnui gam In the ears ot as mlgnty peoples that! nay succeed us; It will ring In ours. If we, teglect the priceless lessons Which It teaches.. rite Motive*. I'urponen, nnd Object* of; tltc Xoble Nplrlt.* who Laid tlie FdiindfitioiiN of the College were I Dascd upon the Uroade?t and; Wisent StnteMiiiaiiNliip. ir, from any false conceit, arising from vanty, indolence, uarrowness or what not, wc lug loour bosom ? anythingaki.. to the Hatprlng delusion untortunateiy tiu'. too prevaBut. that "we are the people, and that wisoni will die with us," if we do not live up to ur lights, our opportunities, our civilization, nd our mission, we will most assuredly And t no distant duy that the indolence, the Ignoance, the carelessness, the frenzy of nations i the statesmanship ot fate. Upon us will bo he curse of Heuben, "Unstableas water, thou halt not excelaud ours loo will be but a Mine writ upon the sands, destined to fade Ike the Tj rlan dye and decay like Venetian a laces. t hese thoughts, though important, and not d be lost sight oi, are, it may be said, thread-i aie t: iiisin.",and "dijfflrilc est pvupriv cuiunuii'ulici-ri:;" hut we c miiioi shut our eyes to lie fact that 'South Carolina is a member of lie American Union,mid thai the Coursers of bosuu, hs rifclng with the virgin liblu of the primal East, they make tbrlr broad circuit ^ LI 1 ihey plunge with the dying day into tl e i] western ocean, show nowiiere od the face of m Lhln great globe, to the Hud God whom they il bear, ><> magnificent a spectacle of human 11 happiness as these United Btatea of America, hJ placed by omnipotence in the giant hand* of (uardlan ocean*, with counties* lake*, lovelier tlmn dream* of the Faory Lund, with rauntleHK valley* which might?eem hollow* d out to enclose the last homo of liberty, i-x lending jn lines of latitude rrotn llic l<e| \ bound regions of the North to the glittering | V wntcrs of the South, rrom the snows where i hn the hunter trap* his game to where rolls Iho g|i Mexican gulf, exteudlng on linen of longitude I?j Troin ocean to ocean, from the ocean thnt roars co to the ocean that sleep*, those outlines drawn in by the tinkers of Ood for the residence of a hi Riant people, "its vnst extent gemmed with i ci the beauties of h thousand cities, and peopled tli wlili untiring millions, under whose energy w its rivers and Inland seas roll down gold, lis ir forests vanIsh, and its fields burnt Into lux- tj Urlant harvests," and destined sooner or later 81 to ubsorb our hardy northern, and to control y our degenerate southern neighbors on all this ai broad continent. Nor can we shut our eye* to the facl that of all the thirty-eight com- g< monwealths which make up this vast, powerful, prosperous Union, South Carolina Is tie- F hind each and every one of her ststera in both R theoretical and practical appreciation of the fact that In this age of enormous Intellectual -p development-, it Is the du'y of each State I wiiieh looks to success In the present, or life U In the future, to establish and make accessible In the concrete, the hlglic?t grade of education possib'y attainable, by means of Its Vl own institutions, within its own territory, i and under Us own supervising and fostering care: and that while the other Stat** amid i. iheronrof railroads and tlie click of tele- ~ graphs are bending every energy by State aid to educate their youth on t-ucb a plane as e, to keep ubreiist. of the progress of the axe, the ?< old Palmetto state, unmindful of her motto, i. "Dum njrtro, tpero,xper," has been unable thor- / oughiy to mouse herself even yet from the <1 lethargy caused by her great disaster. and u that certain worn-out theories and exploded p dogmas of the pint* which It wus hoped the u success of the College, for more than half a q century, had sent forever to the tomb of the Capulets, have been stirred into dangerous vl- * tulity. The evidence adduced Is conclusive to show thut the motives, purposes, and objects of the noble spirit* who laid the foundations of the College three-quarter* of a century ago, were bused unon the broadest and y wisest ptlnclnles of statesmanship, upon the *> broadest and most all-embracing principles of State patriotism, and that the luost snn gulne expectations and brightest hopes of these patriots and statesmen were more than realized. Even It, when this fair city, theeipiinl of the Suite, glared beneath the torch, and revelling Invaders were In every household; 5 the Campus walls and everything within them reared by the band of man luid gone down beneath the flumes ; It would seem thut true statesmanship and that laudable ambl- i tlon which Theinlstocles possessed nod which I possosed Themistocles to make a final1 state ? greut, would prompt Immediately the coostl- \ tuted authorities of the State to ensure the j( reestabllshment of this institution at as early n a dute as possible, but with a complete outfit of buildings and Its exceedingly vuluable library preserved, with the Institution reopened under sneh favorable auspices, and with such an admirable corps of Professors, with " the youth of the Slate, Its hope and pride, commoncing to flock to the old homo of the clnssics and science, still breathing the stroma ol the groat spl/its there trained for the triumphs they Imve obuilned In the forum, the camp, and tliecomuH chamber; to neglect to 1 foster, encoarase. and sustain It,aye, even to J neglect the dolm? or nnythlng which won di P tend to restore it to Its pristine Influence, und inuke it flourish In perennial vouth, would 8 seem, on the part of the State, if not a blun- t tier within Talleyraud's category of those blunders wor>e than crime, yet In the mildest vie* a fatal mistake, the consequences of i which she will rue to the latent day of her ex- J Istence as a State* And should the University hnve It* power for high education restored 1 to the standurd of the old College, by the es- J tanllsbinentof additional professorships, this a Ir.stltutlon would have additional advantages. t Under the Act of Congress making the dorm- s lion which now raulmv stfpporU the Unlverslty, Agriculture and Mechanict are made specialties. Upsides, by authority of the same Act, the Secretary of War will, us I nmjiifot me?l, soon detail an nrmy officer as Professor of Tactics I and tba Art of War. whose salary Is paid by J the United States Government. Hence, with " the dlstlnuulslued graduate of West Point u ho now Alls the chair of Miithetnatlcs, and this Professor of Turtles and the Art of War, the 1 desirable features of a mUUury education will be lidded to the former curriculum ; and this will be the old Greek idea of education, that Is, to fit men to perform the duties both of ? war and peaee?the beau ideal of education In the great mind of Legnres It Unifies the Different Section*--Nnstain, Foster, and Encourage this Noble Institution which has Contributed so Much to the Fame, Hon* ? or, and Intercut Of tl?e State, and t every part of It. c The College ha? tended In the pnst more than any and every other influence singly or combinded to unity Hie different sections of ' the State. Its triumph has been synonymous with tiie decline u: sectionalism, lt> tendency j to decadence lias been synonymous with the tendency of the spirit of sectionalism to rise. While tno College stands alive with energy and vigor, her limbs not bowed, nor rusted with a vile rep<we, south Carolina tflll be a unit. When the (oliegofall*, the adamantine , link with which tiic fathers sought to hind J the different sections together will be burst. God forbid that It should be buist l*y p rricldal or niatricldftl hands! Sustain, tosier, encourage, and pot <>ti former plane of uselfftness. this noble institution which tins'n (lie past contributed so much, directly und indirectly, to the fame, honor, and Interest of the Suite, and every part of It; nnu the tendency todls-ension itelwecn different sections and interests which niny have gerftiinated during '.lie dark days through which we have nnsseo In the temporary eclipse of the warmth and light of this bond of brotherhood, will soon sleep lorever where the carols of the larks lire sleeping tlmf gladdened the spring tides of Ihiwn foni* . tlttpn ivhflrfl t liA rimps urp filppn. in* Mint Klorlflrii thobenuty of their summers; and the sons of south Carolina, unified and united by the benign Influence of this grout training school, an Influence briubt as the glittering stars In the wintry sky, hut soft as j the summer's breeze, may. In the days which are yet to come and ? hich slmll All up the ln-> ' herltnnccof glory for our mother Carolina, give rise to a combination of charncler above the level of our time, thoughts suited to that elevation, feelings more generous, vivid, and majestic, and exploit* uniting the snaring spirit of old Romance w.th the sustained 5 thoughts of modern, energy, anil vindicate anew her title to her oUI heraldic legend, t "Animu oplbusquc parali." 1 VILLAGE LOTS -forf SALE!. 1 ONE ACRE LOT ON MOSELEY'8 FER ry sircet. 1 Lot 12 acres. more or less, on Anderson ] street, one ml'e from the Court House. 1 Truer, 1} acres, more or lees, ai Upper Long Cnne Church. 1 Tnu-t, 95 acre*, more or less, mostly uoo-1Innd, on the Anderson road, two miles from i' the Court House. I' - J To be sold (it public outcry ivovcmDor nexi, unless previously disponed of at private i-ale. TERMS-One-thlrd cash. Balance In one and two years, with Interest from day of sale, < secured by mortgage, purchasem l<> pay for papers. J. L. MARTIN, Abbeville, S. C. Sept 3. 18M. tf Msm mm%., :0: ' THE ABBEVILLE , High School WII.L BE OPENED ON* THE 15TH SEr- ] *' TEMBER. Tuiitloii fee iip formerly. ] JONES F. MILLER, i Secretiuy Iioutd Trustees. j Aug. 27 tf noTniivci ipn nr rrr DUIifUUO XU UH liUli I rpHE contrnct to re'>ulM PATTERSON'S'. I BllIUGE will be let to the lowest respon*: si bio bidder at the bridge site on Monday, Sep-: < tember 29th, 18.S4, at 12 o'clock, m. ALSO. the contrnct to rebuild SEARI.E'Si1 IJHIDCiE will lie let to tin- lowest responsible j bidder at the bridge site on Tueouny, Septem* i ber oOHi, 18?1, at 1?J o'clock, u. ui. Specifications of each bridge will be furnished on day of letting. Bond with two aporoved sureties will be required in each ease, to be . I given on the spot. The right is reserved to rc- ' I Ject any or all bids. J. R. BULLOCK, ' 9 1 County Commissioner J | September 3, 1884. 4t TEACHERS EXAMINATION! \ LI, persons desirous of touching in the , ^ Public Schoois ol' Abbeville County, will meet-the Hoard ol Examiners on Thursday and Friday the 9tli and 10th of October next, at 111 o'clock A. M. The white applicants will meet on Thursday, and the colored will meet , on Friday, the following day. Teachers whose certificates are not expired need not attend. , E, COWAN. ' Chairman Board of Examiners. , VW n ri/n A lun Agents wanted fornn-!i tLL V LLAlllJ tbentic edition of his 1 life, written at his own home, with Ills co-op- j eratlon and assistance, by the renowned Good-1 (ioodrisch. Largest, cheapest, hundsomcst, I best.. Elegantly Illustrated. Costs more per i copy to manufacture than the other lives that1 . are sold lor twice its price. Outsells all others \ ten to one. one of ouragents made a profit of I over S50 the fitst day. A harvest ol gold will < be realized by every worker. All new begin-1 ners succeed gnindly. Terms free, und thej most liberal ever offered. Save valuable time by sending 25 cents lor postage, etc., on free outtit, which Includes large prospectus book. Act quickly; a day at the start is worth a| week ut the linlsh. 11. HAl.LETT A CO., July 30,18M, tf rortlaud, Maine. | v?oven Wire Mattress. AliEl) that will Inst a life time. Almos ludestructable with these mattress. One ol the most comfortable beds In use. Trice Sfi.iW to S8.0<) each. Secure one and bo comfortubic. at J. L). CIIALMEBS & CO. I sept. 19, 1883, tf -I VALUABLE < -millPROPERTY FOR SALE, A S I propose changing iny business. I ofTef t\ for SALE my GRIST ANI) FLOL'RING * MILLS chcapand on easy terms, or will ex-, change them for good land thut rents easy. For particulars address mo at Donnldsvlllo T F. O., Abbeville County, S. C. j j J. H. CHE AT AM. jv Atis. 27, 18S4. 3m. | p Hall Stands. !jj HAT RACKS, Book Backs, and Whatnots w lull slock and low prices at. J. I). CHALMERS A CO. ' Oct. 31, 188:1, tf 1 ^??I -J . PUD 4 L01Y VJE PRESUME that tlio fact la generally L known that w?* keep constantly on >& uid h full supply of ihe purest Drug*, Druf- j ?t Humircs. Patent "Medicines. Chemicals, ilni*, Oil, Fan<ir Good*, Stationery. Tobao i, Segnrs, &c. Frexh goods constantly arrivk. To be Mild at prlcf** to suit the times. kvI?I figure* to- PRACTICING PHYHIIANH. Would like to call the attention of ie local and country Doctors to the fact that e keep a full supply of Sbnrpi Dome's Elixs of Culysaya, Iron and Strlrhnla. Iron ulnlne and Strlchnln, Pepin Bismuth and rlchnia. These are the best tonics sold, ou know what you are taking and we guar' itcc every bottle to It* as represented. ' PlcHsant and nourishing food for the sick.' ?a Moss Karlna and Lleblg Estract or Beet. At last we have cot a cure for Neuralgia? relljc'i's Remedy?snre cure for Neuralgia/ lietimallsui and other painful affections. IEATH TO THE INSECTS! By lining the Persian Dalmatian Powder* ou inay free your auJmafs, fowls, bonsea ana lants, of bed bugs, moths, flit*, worms, roach-* i, moMjtfltos, ants, tl?as, bird Hoe and other isect*. It makes theui skip. Harmless to lanklnd and animals. . Have Just received a large, varied ?nd gen ally sMecled lot of Tooth Brushes/ Any ,yle andjiricc from 10 cents up. Hair, Shavik and infant Brushes. Soap*, Soaps. Soap's uigate Falin Boap?Klder, Flower ana Rose? ie cheapest and b<>st Soap housekeepers ran sc. Turkish buth 50cenis a doz>-n. Colgate ulm Vt cents a pound. Russian Bath, White ;ose, fanny, 7th Keglim-nt, 6 cents a box. Weusanill and don't lorget that you canf et a delicious drink of TSodA >r 5 cents a fclu?< at the DRUG EMPORIUM. r you don't believe it try It. SPEED 4 LOWBY- ; Jane 25, 18M, tf iomething New Uunder the . Sun. r WILL be ready on and after the lt( of l March to do any REPAIRING which J lay be wanted lo your SADDLES and HAS- . fKSii. Don't postpone the matter too- ->-'*! ?ig. The cyclone inny come aloof, lie' eady fjr the emergency* . THOS. fiMOS, Feb. ?Tth. ISSttf MEDICAL CARD. . DR L. T. EEILt SAVING Hold his interest^ tbedrwc *toir,wlll devote hlH entire attention iO-tlM1 *rai:tlce nf hlK Pn>feiMlon. OFFICE In rear of Sp^ed A Lowry's Drug tore. At uight may be round at the Eowlef louse. Dec. 19, 1883. Baking-Arrangement?, nK)R the benefit or persons who wish to C . economise by having Choir .SADDLES nd HARNESS REPAIRED on and nfle? he Int. or March. I will he ready to do all uch work with neatness and'dispatch. THOS. BEGGS, job. 3th, 18M. tf SAMUEL C. CASON, .Attorney .At Law, ABBEVILLE, 8. C. No. 8. (fNeal's NeW Law Btfif.DiO. VIII practice la nil the Courts of fh? State Jnn. 2, HfcH. Drs. Mabry & Hill. WE haverthi*tiny fottned a copartnership^ In the PRACTICE OF MEDICINE la ill Its branches. In canes where the attention of both of us muy bo needed no extrv Jjurye will be made. T. J. MABRY. M. D. L. T. HILL. M D. Mflnch t?, 4S&4. If . ' ATTENTION FARMERS I w \1? E HAVE NOW IN STOCK A 8PLEN< W - dldllrwof Farm Implements, Nails, Horse and Mule Shoesr Harness, Traces, Bridles, Flows Stocks, Flows, &C., &Cr 5UABLES & THOMAS F?b. 6. l!?4.tr * Wagon Bridles. tyiTH or without blind*. For tbonewh<r ** are Hiii? and wlillnic to pay for a go<h# irtldo, home made and hand ntltched,! wilr u a supply on hand for ?ai??. THOS. BEGGS. ' March 19. ISM. tf Dissolution. The firm of.quarlks & co. is- > this day dissolved, and the old hiiH' ness will be Mettled by t. p. quarles, Mcllwuin Cornor. quarles & co. Jan. 7,1884, tf Make Your "Beds" Comfort* I able. Ji Mattresses at sa.oo, ?3.5o.-^ldSpring Beds at price* from $2.00 lo f9C*^W iomp of tliem will lanta life time. Hecureone" 'or eucb bed uud live longer. For ?alv at J. D. CHALMEltS &. CO. Oct. 31, 1883, tf J. W. SIGN, ABBEVILLE, S. C, J?EEPS on hand a fall assortment of IRON CASES, FINE BURIAL CASKETS, COFFINS, ? ^ 'rom the cheapest to the best. Hearse will 1 ittcnd fttneraln. wnen desired. He will also Contract for the Erection of .buildings Fie is agent for tho .wle of 8axb, Door? Blinds, Mouldings, fStnir-rnlllngs, Flooring* ind everything pertaining to bouse building April/, I860, tr WARDLAFS EDfAM NOW HAVE THE PLEAHl'RE OF announcing the arrival of an alrraethflf* S Line of FINE SHOES. Consisting of a full assort* j merit for Men's, Ladies's and- m Children's wear, in all th&w Latest Styles. $8 Mwr?h ?6. 1WM. tf Miller's Hotel? ABBEVILLE, S. C. HOTEL hns been opened by the an-derslgned, who will be glnd to Hccommolutc the travelling public on iho most reason* ible terms. Persons having business at th?* itonrt would do well to give me a call. I hav?r :o<id rooms, plenty of servants, nnd furnish ny table with tbe best the market affords, tales reasonuble. W. L. MILLER. Jan. 30.1884, tf Seal, Mcllwaine & Co. rjAVE on hand almost every variety oi__j CARRIAGES, ! BUGGIES, WAGONS,' rliloh they ofter to their customers on the lout advantageous ttrnis. ^ mum A SPECIAL# nth the best of workmen in every branch of ur business, and an o.bundaut supply of ? umber, nnd other material*. we are prepare*! ') do all kinds of repairing in the very nest tanner, at the shortest notice, and on the tost accommodating terms. All work fully urranted. SEAL <fc McILWAINE, Washington Street.