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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S.C. j Wednesday, July 14,1886. - II For ('oiisrcNM. l?y reference to the advertising columns of Ihe JYrasand Jl-oincr it will he seen Unit the j friends of Judsre Colli rail have announced! him as a candidate for Congress from the; Third Congressional District. Judge Cothrun was born in Abbeville conn- < ?iy, August S, 1&>0. He was educated in the I; '"old field"' schools of the comity until he was | seventeen years of age, when he went to Krs-kine College for a year,and afterward went! to the 1'nlvcrsity of Georgia, where he was I graduated in 185!!. In the Kali of that year lie! came to Abbeville Court IIousc to read law! Willi Messrs. Mctiowan & Pcrrtn, and In De-j ennbcrof ls>l was admitted to the liar. Onli July 17, ISoo, lie was married to Miss Km ma j > 1'errln, the second daughter of lion. T. ('. Tcr? j rin. 11c practiced law with the late Colonel: dames M.I'errin until the breaking out of the war, when In July, 1851, lie volunteered as a, private in Colonel Peirin's Company (Com pa- j ny 15) In Orr's ltc?ii!ieiit. Tbclteglnieiit went j lo Virginia in April. 1MB, and became part of j the Army of Northern Virginia, and remain-1 vd North of James River until the investment' ivtersbura in 1S(M. During all this time| Jlr. Cotliran took an ac ivo and honorable j part In every duty which tho Regiment was called vipou to perform, and because of his gallantry he was promoted to the command j' <of the Company in which he volunteered as a j i private. At t lie close of the war he surrendered with his Comrnny at Appomattox. Inning Ihe war Mr. Cot 1:ran was severely i wounded three times, the scars of which lie rtlll carries on his person, namely: lie was h wounded in the Icgat Manassa?, in the arm at f < haneellorsvlile, and in the face at Noel's Farm. < No man in Abbeville county has a prouder war record than Judge Cothran, but it is nota- 1 Me that lie seldom refers to the fact that tie 1 was in the war at all, and. so far as he is con- i cerncd, his friends would hardly know of this I most honorable and most interesting chapter j < in his life. Hut notwithstanding his lack off t vanity, he must have a pride of the fact that he was one of the soldiers of the Lost Cause I who, from first to last, discharged every duty, 11 no matter whether on the tented field, on the i < march, on the outposts, or amid the storms of j? ?hot ot)4 shell. I Returning to his home after inc war, ue found his fine estate gone, and being thrown upon his own resources, lie resumed the prac- ' 1 lee of the law as soon as the Courts were 1 opened. l>y his willingness to exhaust every ? tflort of his superior ability, and hy his I fidelity to the interest of tho clients, lie soon secured a lucrative practice, and continued to I rise in the estimation of the people of his ' native County who had been proud of him from early manhood. In lS7f?, when the 1 people of Abbeville county needed all wise and sagacious leader, lie. was elected County Chairman. The history of the won-!' dcrfnl revolution of that yar is matter of record, and the important part which Mr. Coth-,1 ran took in that ever memorable campaign is I still fresh in the minds of our people. ]fis{' boldness in advocating: the stratghtout Dem- 1 oerallc movement, ut a time when reason1' would have restrained, and the wonderful;1 tact which he developed in t he art of ma nag-'' Jng a difficult and hazardous campaign was ' that he was chcscn President,' ol the State Democratic Convention, whoso, tactics routed the Radical hordes that hail' been preying upon tiie country for years.! Order, peace and good government to thcj Stntc was the work of that Convention of which Judge Colli ran was Chairman. Brave; and gallant in war, ho was no less sagacious] ami daring in the peaceful struggle that freed j the country from tyranny, burdensome tax-} ntion. and consequent demoralization. In j him we have one more proof that 'peace! hath her victories no less renowned than war." In 1876 he was also elected Solicitor of the Klghth Judicial District, and was re-elected to ihc same office in 1W. lie was regarded as | one of the ablest and most independent So-|< licitors that South Carolina, or this Judicial '1 District, has ever had. standing high with}! Hie people and with the members of the Har,!! Governor Hagood in May, issi, appointed ' him to the otllce of Circuit Judgo to fill thejj vacancy In theEightli Judicial District which j had been occasioned bv tlie death of Judge 1 Thomson. In the Kali of 1SS1 the Legislature I, t-leeted him to serve a four year's term, and in i 1 December of 1kn>, the Legislature re-elected him for another term of four years, less than one yeorof which term has expired. j < Judge Cot bran has served the Stale faith- j( fully and well in various capacities, namely : j. As a citizen, a.s a soldier, as a lawyer, as a pol-!; Itleian, as a Solicitor, and as a Judge. With these facts before the people, Judge '. Cothran needs 110 introduction from the Prtrs-t j! find Manner, nor does be need any com men j ilation from us as to his ability and fitness for theofllce of Congressman. The high esteem]. In which he is he'd by the people of the Third ; | Congressional District is known of all 111011; I ( his natural ability as a politician: his splen-j <lldendowments; his varied and high attaininents, all combine to make liim a Congress-j man of which South Carolina will have rea-1 bou to be proud. The Primary Election. It seems that there is opposition to the plan of allowing the citizen to vote for Congress-: men and State officers?these functionaries being so high and mighty that they cannot; condescend to go among the people, and solic- j it the votes ol those by whose favor tlicyex-, pcct preferment. Under existing circuin-l ?tances the primary election, or the nomination by convention, is equivalent to an election. People then who are not willing! to yield their blrth-riglit to presunip-j tuous politicians should demand the ballot at i the primary. There can be no earthly reason j lor telling the people that they are tin worthy j to vote for a Governor or a Congressman. lf < tinder the demand of the State Bar Associa-' tlon we can clect lawyers to office for lift', and arrange for cross-roads politicians to do our > voting, the great mass of our people will be, excused for any participation in the affairs of j the government, except to pay taxes. The j question now is, are the farmers willing toad.; inlt that they have not sense enough to vote ! for Governor or Congressman ? Are they j ready to admit that they must continue toj call on a lawyer or cross-roads wise-aero toj vote for them ? j We believe the farmers should vote for the men of their choice to fill the offices. Where | the convention plan exists, they can talio no part in electing the public officers. Every intelligent citizen, with common self-respect should demand the right, which is now denied him by the convention plan. The Temperance Question. TWU jreursugu tUU tcmpuiautu pur^iv iu vuio county were greatly moved by their enthusiasm In behalf of proposed legislation looking to the prohibition of the sale of whisky, but it seems to us that their ardor iu the good work has about subsided. Only a few enquiries have been made as to what has become of the movement. It really seems to us that it has been lost iu the excessively wet weather or has been over, shadowed by interest in the "farmers move-; inent." The candidates, so far, scorn at a loss to know what to talk about, and it might be ; m'U to revive the old subject, or else gel. up j something else to satisfy the public demand j {or speeches. Even if the prohibition question does not come, the people of the country | should demand that all the fees for liquor li-1 cense shall go Into the treasury of the county, j There Is no equity in allowing the town to realize money from a system which inflicts so much exjsensc on the tax-payers of the country. j writ?rr n ? rnipni u wi in i n iin i !" i I Xofllfd Reforms. j'I The Government cifSouth Carolina has organ-1 i/.ei a system >!' Government for tlio schools ic which is entirely ilitlV-reiit and distinct front: > the other part of the Government. It is n|o dual government, maintained at great ex- e pense. This should not be so. An immense ti saving of money could be etl'cctcd by sonic ii practical and beneficial changes. b There is utterly and absolutely 110 use for s the office of State Superintendent of Kduca- 1! lion. Three hundred dollars would have paid f< I hat officer for any work which ho has done a hi any year since Democratic reconstruction, c lie now receives ?i7.) a month. The Secretary n of State could discharge the duties of State V Superintendent of Education, without in- c crease of pay. 11 Another matter. There is no earthly use h for the office of School Commissioner. His I) only service which can, under any pretext, be j z of value to the people, Is the passing upon a school claims. That duty could be done by o the County Commissioners without extra pay, and an annual saving of ?i>0D would be cfl'eet- r cd in every county. There is no more use for a two sets of Commissioners to draw checks, a than there is for two treasurers to pay them, s Instead of having three County Commissioner at small salaries, one officer better P paid, could do better work, and also discharge v the very slight work now performed by the n School Commissioner. The work of School '' Commissioner, cxciuslvc of visiting tlie schools, which is the veriest nonsense, can 0 Ih? dispensed Willi to advantage. " The citizcns in all townships that have intelligenee enough to vote for Sheriff, Clerk, l1 Probate Judge, County Commissioner and 11 other olUcers, should also clect their own " school trustees. By what method of reason- ' ing is it supposed the people of a township t! have not sense enough to elect their own school trustees J Has it come to this, that h they must have a master over tliom at the I' L'ourt House, who shall appoint sub-agents, nnd more ty ran leal masters over them ? 1' (>ne-half of the grand jurors should hold c . ....... G The petit juries should bo drawn In public. 1 Ollicors .should not be expected or required to ' lock themselves up in a room to draw the ju- C lies. The people may sometimes criticise ^ Ihcr work, or charge thorn with unfairness. " Uuod and true officers should not be subjected J' lo this possibility. '' The license fees charged by incorporated 1 towns for retailing liquor should go into the P treasury ol the County. It is unjust to the v county to allow the Incorporated towns to re- K :eivc the fees, and then compel the county to e Wear the expense of- punishing crime that t: may result Irom the abuse of liquor. Abl>e- v vilie town has made thousands of dollars by " retail license, while the tax-payers of the t county have paid immense sums for Court '' expenses incurred by these licenses. There r Is no Justice or equity in the present plan. 11 The whole militia system of the iStnte from the office of Adjutant nnd Inspector General c ilown, might well be abolished. Any further waste of convict labor and money on the Columbia Canal might be susponded. t< A surveyor of public lilgliwnys, to resurvey :>ld roads and to open new roads, is needed. V Convicts should be furnished to build our t bridges and to work our highways. li Under the present laws, and under the pros- b ^nt system of administering alleged jus- h ;ice, murderers And but liltio trouble to s jet t ail. The same laws make it exceed -! v ngl.v difficult for the man, who lias stolen a n lozen ears of corn, to get bail. II the Clerk J p >f the Court was allowed to take the prison- z r's own recognizance or such other security i a is lie might oiler, thousands of dollars would ! o je annually saved in jail fees. Where's the j li icnse of paying the jailor fifty dollars to keep! ii i man in jail until tho Court investigates hls!n cuiit or innocence of the charge of pig-steal- 11) ng or corn-stealing ? Better let tho County , tl .'oniinissiouers pay for t he stolen property. I si .live us a lawauthorizing the Clerk, in trilling' s ?r minor cases, to take any bail lie chooses, jv jive the people a chance to save thousands of j u loliars, even if an occasional negro should es- f< :ape. . a Money Versus Piety. 1 Tiie conviction grows among some of our Liesi and most thoughtful people, that the! . hurcli has lost much by unduly stressing u .1 u ovl. <S lenees of ministerial ctlicieney ami personal!_) Iiiety. It. liits come to pass that a minister's j V Influence anil rank in his Conference is con- j r [litioneil largely, if not principally, on his li -access in raising Church funds; and tiiohj character and standing of the member is in . like manner, measured by his liberality In j u tile use of Ills money in the interest of Cod's l; cause. This growing tendency to measure I 0 ministerial and Christian character by the money-standard has been observed with a se-' 1 piousness amount ing to alarm, ami more than ' v Knee has the warning voice been lifted against. >), it, as an evilof the irravest kiml. The ..lt/co-i. rule stands pledged for the inculcatiou and] ' pneouragcmcnt. of the grace of Christian lib- k craliiy. Christian kJ v 1 n? is both si means and < t iin evidence ot grace; but it is not the only I. means, nor is it the chief evidence of that' [icrsonal piety that should characterize every 1t< true believer. Some of our most liberal men j (] ue tin: least pious,and it may be true IliuL j s. some of our best collectors among the clergy ! have the fewest converts.?Soutiicm Christian j f< Ailvucut'.'. 11 The above paragraph furnishes food for e thought. Let us change a word or two in one] 3 nr two sentences of tbo above, and see if it j d does not strike at a shameless practice which may have been pursued by some of our church organizations in the past ? r For instance: "It has come to pass that a * candidate's inllucucc and popularity in the i n aI?I? l,?w|?nft.L- !o/tnn<lil{<tn(n1 1n?rrn. ?i Iy, if nut principally, on his liberality in buy- j ing the votes of church incnilters by contributions to their clinrch funds; and the character and standing of the member is in like manner, measured by his readiness tosr-ll his vote I to any candidate who may <rive the building! 1 committee a liberal subscription to repair the! t church in which the voter pretends to wor-11 ship God." We hope that no candidate in this election i may make himself liable to the charge of cor- t rupting our church members by the use of j i money, and we hope that no self-respecting' I building committee may compromise tlicir 11 own standing cither by asking, or receiving, 11 money from candidates who have no other in. t tcrcst in their churches than to receive thc.c votes of the members in return for the money thus expended. Arc the votes of our church ] * members to be bought in tlie highways by ] t the dozen? Arc subscription presentersau- i thorized to give or to take from any candi-j i Uilir, IIM' vun'h ui iiivii ?v;iivn . ' church members, as the official aspirant may ! t Kivc or refuse money? Wo ask if tlic prac- t tlcc of blackmailing candidates is not a^ shameful and a disgraceful one? Does not.r the giving of money to a church in which the i candidate has no interest, look like a desire M to buy the votes of its members? We submit j I that it does. If it is wrong to carry on the ( ratlle at our church ftArs, wo would add that it j1 is more reprehensible to blackmail the candi-11 dates who may be seeking un honest expres-n sion of tiie voters of the county at the ballot! i box. What are we to expect if the ballot box ! < shall become corrupt through the iullueiicc of. I the cliureh? t ^ t i A Kespeciful Answer. "X," from Newberry has another communication in this issue of the 1'rcsx tuul Manner. We think lie has a right to the expression of ills preferences for Congress, so long as j < it is done respectfully, and without malice or, i injury to others, anil we yield to him the f space as a matter of courtesy. We think lie has been pretty severely dealt with for his'i first article. There may have been in his;l communication much to prejudice llie inler- j t est of 'other candidates,'' but we and oilier, t editors hereabout itiil not see it. We think i 1 tiie comments by "X" this week, not unkind, c to anybody. If they were, we would not nub-j lisli them. When people have olIunMvo | si things to say lo others, it seems to us tlsatjs they had better say it face to lace. At any 11 into tli? I'r&atttml Jlanutr does not intend to < give publicity to any article from anybody I which has the appear unco of being olieiisivo 1 or disrespectful. I mini I? ? ho Itnop for Governor of (iPorKinAlthough It Is really a matter of small eoncni to the people of South Carolina whether Injor Iiiicou or General Gordon is Governor f our sister.Slate, yt-t the people of Abbeville ounty, M ho read the Chvouictc, huve watched lie racc for Governor of Georgia. with much itcrest. This interest has been intensitled y what they consider the extreme partisanhip of tiie Angusta C/uonicle. lleing off at a ittie distanco they are unable to seo the jrec and Justice of much of W\n Chronicle'* rgumcnt against General Gordon. This fact reateda sympathy among our people for the ,iau whom they thought to bo ill treated, t'edo not know how much tiie Chronicle cirnlntcs in the (iordon counties of Georgia Kir do We know how much the Chronicle as contributed to the defeat of Major Hocori, ut if the citizens of Georgia aic like ttie citi ns of Abbeville county, they would resent nyttiing that, to them, had the appearance f persecution. At various times the Chronicle has made sends charges against the Gordon men, while t the same time, it has made most damaging dmissious against tiie JJacon men. For inlance: 1. Whatever may be said of the corrupt radices of Gordon is a serious charge, but hen ihe Chronicle admits that the IJaco.i fien yield to temptation it is, in ouroplnjn, un admission equally damaging. 2. Does not the charge that Ihicon's followrs "abandoned him or neglected him at the rst reverse" mean that a great mass of his plends lack the pluck and manhood to ex rcss tlioir own convictions? Is it, not an admission tlnit tlio other side was .strongest and lost powerful, and that for tills reason alone, he weaklings "abandoned" their cause? Can lie ChronicIc rejoice In afllliation with a polit al party, of whom it can say so large a numcr "decamped" in the supreme hour of its eri 1 ? It Is true that we know little ol thecamaign, except what we learn from the Chronirc, but so far as we now recollect, General iordon has never made any charge against lie Bacon men which is half so damaging in lie public eye as the admissions which the ihrouiclc has made since the campaign began. \'c arc incliwdto theopinion that the Chron:le, in its wrath, has done its own party inustice. While our sympathies are for Goron, wc cannot do otherwise than believe hat the Bacon men arc just as good. Just as atriotle, just as manly, and just as praise.'orthv'in all the noble Qualities that make a ood citizenship, as are the Gordon men. We annot believe that the lJacon men are less rue to principle than the Gordon men. Hut re do believe that the Bacon men are in the minority, and we further believe that the 'hronicle is the first newspaper in the South o east slurs at the men of its own afiilialiom ticrely because they were not in sulllcient lumbers to carry the election. In the Chronicle's article, which is copied lsewherc, the following sentence may be Hind: ' Even Northern historians accord supreme redil. to the remnant of the Confederate nny thatclung to their colors at AppomatDX." That is true. Fit ill another fact i? true. V'hen the surrender had been accomplished, liesc old soldiers on opposing sides shook lands, ale a cracker together, and after biding each other adieu, returned to their otnes. with all their self-respect and Unconciousness ol having fousht a good fight, bat ,'ith 110 bitterness in their hearts. They have one to-day. Non-combatants and extremely ions Christian men, in their church organiiitions, alone, wo believe, nourish and foster ny root of bitterness, nnd we hope tlie pood Id C'hroniclc, with its big Irish heart, witli its onest principles, with Its noble fearle.-sness 11 acting according to its convictions, mny ot give way to temper and ill-feeling In the our of defeat. Our people love and honor lie old Chnmlcle, and we think they would Doner see it acknowledge its defeat in -rood pint. The defeat of Uaeon has been so over lie-lining that nobody licrc is disposed to exit over it, but sill accord the Chronicle c red It >r ii vigorous fight, which many think has 1 ready been carried too far. lie ltloody Work of u Yimug In another column we give a must cxtrnorinary story of slander, violence, and bloodlied in Harnwell county. It seems that John i. Stcedly contldcd a damaging story of Miss Imma Connelly to a friend who betrayed iim by making known the secret which had ccn confided to him. The young lady's rother and a friend confronted Htcedly Willi listols, mid commanded him to stand while me of them flogged him severely. Stcedly nys lie was attacked "before he had any rarning," and that his assailants had their ands on their pistols when "he was told by Olll inese men 111:11,11 in; niiivra, uiey nuuiu ill lilm." The atlair was given notoriety in lie columns of tho Xfics a/ul Cuurivr with leadings that were Irritating and prejudicial 11 the man who had been overpowered and isgraced. This occasioned a reply from iteedly. In that reply he aggravated his inner oflence by giving publicity t? a mater wiileh, we think, should not have anp^ard in print. This reply, it is alleged, caused liss Connelly to.shoot her assailant on Sunlay, the fourth of July, while the Sunday ehool was in session. Ordinarily, we have no sympathy with the csults which may follow to the man who as;ails the character of any woman, hut in this nstance, we think Stcedly lias been as much sinned against as sinning." He did wrong n the lirst place, and "All agree that between heaven and hell The greatest sin is to kiss and tell." lis friend betrayed him in the second place. 'or any man who will listen to .scandal, Jind lien betray tlie man who lias confided in lini, the world can Iiave but one opinion. It will be observed that this ease of cowhidng is not unlike oilier cases which have here, oforc occurred. The attacking party, so far is we recollect to liavo noticed, always arms iliusclf with pistol and whip, chooses his .iriie, and then takes his victim unawaics. iy means which are not recognized In the ode. the victim is compelled to submit to liis >wn disgrace and huiniliatioi:. The world scorns the disgraccl man, int icidoiu investigates the reprehensible niea is o which resort litis been had to secure the nan's ruin. As the whipping of a victim is tsually a premeditated, cold blooded act, in vhicli the aggressor lias taken every precauion lor his own safely, and has taken his vicim at the greatest disadvantage, we think >ne way for injured and ruined men to ict in such eases is to take in turn the same ulvantagc of their assailants. I.etthe horseivhippcd man, who was forced to submit to us uh ii uu^iauauuji, uu 111 wan, wiiu <i nimt ;un and shoot his assailant to death. NVe do lot believe there is a jury in all of chiisendom ivho would convict a man for killing the man ivlio hail cowhided or horsewhipped him, and A'O sincerely hope that the next man who Is :owhidcd may lie in wait for his man and vill him, as ho deserves to bo. If, al'ler siel* init into the scrape, .Steed ly had uscil his shotinn, instead of his pen, it would doubtless lave been better for liim. <<ioo?l Work. Jlr. Henet ami other delegates to the Seneca ton venlion did a good work hist week. This s a movement in the interest of the people, mdoiiR which must succeed. From the first, dr. I tenet lias been nil active worker in this novement, ami he deserves the thanks of the eople for commencing a work which will uliinately win. Tin* people do not intend <i iic luri'viT denied uieir ris"i' i" inner t'ongivsstiieii, (Jiivonior, anil other statu illicers. Tin- idea that ;i hundred men in conveiillun issciuldcd should parcel out the ollleers lu nil thuirown notions, must give place tu jusice. The aristocratic notion of appointing inventor ami Congressmen must yield totlio >einoeialie plan of allowing the people to lave a voice in selecting the oJliccis to whom hey pay such large salaries. I ~~ . Class Legislation. The Lauremviltc Herald in reviewing tlic re- j ccnt charge of Judge A Id rich to tho grand jury of lUchhuul county, umougothcr things, I ! says: | As to the matter of a "class movement," which the farmers' movement. Iris been j charged With being, and which j I is Honor re: fers to, remotely perhaps,but evident y, as the cause of the "unrest" now existing, -ve trust' 1 he will permit us to inquire what wan tnonnt I by the following "Report of the Committee 011 Judicial Administration and remedial | I'roceoduie," at the meeting of the South CarI olina liar Association, held in Collumbia, In ; December, lfcSo, which was received as ialbr' formation: "Withoutassigning reasons, or sn 'minting details, tills Committee respect full,/ recomi mend such Constitutional and Statutory ; uiiit'iulnicnls as will elt'cctthe follow.ng : **???? "5th. Have the Judges of Probate appoint-! I ed by the (Jovernor, with the restriction tliat| i no one nr,l it praclicinr/ o/tomrj/ .shall bi appoint- i til tn this hiyh Judicial OjJIce.' This nmy be nil right," but we "beg leave to | i ditler." l'crhaps "110 one not a practicing at-: | torney" should he chosen to the "high Ju-1 | dicial olTicc'' of Judge of I'rohate, hi t would j it be right to take the privilege of selecting 1 such an officer from the people and gtvc it to 1 the (Jovernor? Was 110 "class 1110vemeut'' | !atleiiipted in this? Will some opponent of I the farmers' movement and vigilant defend-! I er of the legal professon answer the tuery, if. I Uls Honor win noi-r I. The first recommendation Is more ohjee-! i tionable than any other of tlie propositions, I which Is in these words : "Restore tlie life tenure of the Justices and j Judgeiof the Supreme and Circuit Coirts; ! with the privilege of retiring at the seventy I on half pay." | Without "assigning reasons" is good | enough. The true reason may never be as. signed, or if assigned, I lie Judge will never be | made an officer for life. Wo want no legalized aristocracy in South; Carolina. We want only the aristocracy which comes from personal worth and meritThe Judges, if they arc worthy, can Hold tnelr ollice for life. The law provides for their reelection. That is enough in a Democratic country. There is no more need for a lifetenure for a Jtidge than there Is for u llfc-tenj ure for a Governor, or a Legislator, or a ProT .,i*f I..A make u life-tenure for trial Justices sheriffs, clerks, treasurer.?, auditors, masters, etc. There Is just os much reason in these propo | sitions as there is in the proposition to give a Judge his office for life. The proposition is, | In our opinion, a wrong to flic pec pic, and ; we believe it will be a long time b:forc the j voters will consent to organize a legalized aristocracy In South Carolina. The third recommendation Is a useless expenditure oi money, the practical effect of which would be to provide a sin ;cure for some old Judge of aristocratic proclivities, but who had not the money to kec> up appearances. Elect able, healthy and competent men to ollleennd there will be no need ; for theadoptionof thlsrccommcdution by the i Bar Association: ":)rd. Add one to the present number of CirJudges without increasing the numler of circuits." The fourth recommendation Is something new and novel. The Circuit Judge :ould try a case on the circuit, and tUen next year sit on the.Supreme llcnch, to try the same ease, or else get somebody else to si t in his placeAs a matter of course the Supre:ne Court I would have a delicacy in overruling the Cirj cult Judge who was sitting with them, lly i this method the Circuit Judge might expect j to be sustained. This would discourage ap penis, but we sec no other good to result from j the change. However pure nnd incorruptii blc the Court might be under the proposed arI rangement, the confidence of the people would be shaiccn in the Judiciary. The Southern Christian Atliocnfr. The subject of printing the Southern Chria' fian Advocate was discussed nt the quarterly conference In an Informal way last week, and | we learn that there isa unity of sentiment : against continuing the publication of that paJ per In Charleston. There Is another matter connected with the paper, which is not less interesting to the public, nnd that :s the general desire for n better paper than the Christina Advocu/c has ever been. The determination to have a newspaper which shnll contain more good matter and fewer disreputable advertisements is strong and pronoun ied. It isa matter of congratulation, to see the Methodists an.used to the ini|iortancc nnd ne| cvsssity of having a newspaper whic.i shall be ! equal to the highest standards and worthy of 1 the strom: and numerous religious t.cnomlna] Hon to which they belong. j In our opinion, the whole trouble arises : from the improper and unbusines slike conl tract which, we believe exists, \vitl> the publishers, whereby they have certain rights to i insert objectionable advertisements, and i thereby work injury to the paper in two ways: by excluding ?ood matter, a id by presenting matter which should not, ii our opin! inn, appear in any newspaper. ! The size ol the type and the size of the paj per are such as to preclude the possibility of printing such a paper as the dc-mcnds of the church require, no matter how able the editor may be. Hut 110 ed tor with a li tie paper ami big type, can do himself Just icc at any ; time, but more especially Is tills true when ho : is embarrassed by a contract with the publisher. Under di Boron t cireunistiiuccs Mr. | Kirkland could make a newspaper which I would be nil that the denomination needs or wants. But with lbe publisher's right to put ! improper advertisements in the paper, and 'lowering its standard to that of a .nodical al| maiiac, no editor can do either the church or ' himself Justice. The Methodists a,-e a power, ful people in South Carolina, and Ihoy of right | will demand a change In the prlntlitg contract of their paper. At the 1'rCH.s Association. Mr. Hugh Wilson is off attending the meeting of the Press Association at Spartanburg. I Mr. Kichard C, Wilson will have ehargeof the j paper during his absence. MAJORITY FOR PRIMARY. I I'rDcrciIiiiRN or flic Convention at Sciiccn?I>ivl<Icil ('<>11 elusion. Amicrson Journal. I The district convention met nt Wen era lust ! night. ill. !>:|.">. W.C. lieni't. til' Abbeville, was j called to (lie chair. J. K. I burgs, of l'ieken-s, J was elected president, and .M. L. 1'onham, Jr., of Abbeville, secretary. Thirty-nine delegates were enrolled. 10 from Abbeville, 10 from Anderson, K from Newberry, (I from I'ifkens and from Oeonee. Abbeville, Newberry, Oeonee aid part of j I'iekens delegations favored a primary election, while Anderson and a part of I'ickens delegations favored a convention. A resolution to adopt the primary plan, provided the State convention will ;imend the constitution so as to permit it, was adopted by a vote of 21 to 11, some of the delegates bcinsr absent when the vole was taken. Messrs. ttenct, Orr and Carey were appolnti eda committee lo bring the mat lei before the [ .Slate convention. The convention decided that none lint white [ and colored voters who had always been j Democrats should vote in the Congressional . y miiiii v.*.. ........ I The executive conunlllcc was intruded to i arrange the details of the election. I The Anderson delegation submitted a proj test against the action ol" the coirciilion in j adopting (lie primary plan, which wasenler' ed upon tnc minutes and ordered to l?j prosealed to the State convention as a part of till' proceedings of the district convention. The convention adjourned at l:i c''clock last night, and re-asseinhlcd at 7 litis i lorniUK to finish its work, and adjourned sine die at i> o'clock. Amlcir?on Wnnts Simpson lor Con. i gross iniii Humphreys 1'or Necreta! ry of Male. The Petno-ratii! Cotinly Convention met at ! Anderson on Tuesday and elected delegates j to the convention which met at J-eneea (-lt> yesterday to decide as to wlictlic;* the Conpressman from the Third IHstric. shall he nominated hy primary convenlion. The dol; eaates were instructed to favor (-.invention, i A resolution placing Col. It. W. Simpson, ol' I AniU'iMin. in the liuid for I'onjfivst as Andcr[ son's candidate \rns unanimously carried with ,?reat enthusiasm. (Sen. \\\ \V. Humphreys | was endorsed as a candidate iOrs :crctaiy of Slate, ("td. .1. X. l.ipscotnli, of X ;wherry, a ; Congressional candidate, was prcs* ntaml dc! livered a speech which was wcl received. i Tin I'Alliiii'iliir ili.lo.r-11,.< to the convention: W. \\\ Humphreys, Al. 1\ i Tcililild,A. HiHljfeiiM, It. \V. Simpson, K. I!. Murray, 1!. K. Whitner, l?. K. N< rris, J. (j. j | Clinkscaics, M. C. l'urkcr, J. W. Xo.'ris. HLLIMJUIWH .9P U. J ?Ui * JPHW^JJI- IU?'MfWtl'W'JW* '\ THE FARMERS' COLUMN. 3 ar ? is ol SUMMER CROPS, THEIR CULTIVATION | so AND VALUE FOR FORAGE. tu in "* In Preparing I.aiid for Turnips nnd <;r?Hso.s? Li^lit or Surfacc* Ciiltiva- |S lion --- J'oiin, Corn, and Millet as J'1 I'oraiic Crops?('arc of Stock-Xccil ui of Parmer's flubs. tn Southern Cultivator. sn Summercrojisstill rciiuirtMliliscnt cultivation. Drought and limit arc to be fought as c< best we may; grass anil weed* arc to bo kept down, and the formation In the sail of avuilable plant food to be promoted to the fullestcx- J. tent, one of the greatest antidotes against j" urougui. is :m aouimuiicc 01 iiuiuu.> in nil-son. -A farmer cannot stop now to supply tliis lit a . licit! where there is a growing crop; it must ?V bo looked after in hlsgeneral plans, einbrac- J"' ing proper rotations, ami resting ot land, or \J during winter, wlion leaves, pine mm other J'1 straw may he hauled out and scattered upon lil it. Jlulagoot) growtli of neavines supplies a 'l,1 lirst quality humus tor old land and peas may '' be planted for such purpose during this and ,c next month. If seed are plenty, they may be broadcast at the rate of one and a half hush- { ' els per acre: If seed arc scarce, plant in drills ? two and a half to three feet a part, either sow- 11 lug peas thinly in furrow or dropping live or six in hills fifteen inches apart. Cultivation ? will induce so much more vigorous growth Jj that the drilled peas will malce about as much 11 vines as Hie broadcast. Where vines is the r< object almost any variety will answer, the 01 old-fashioned cow or clay pea being one of the a! I best. For this work, in mid-summer, one lias j1' [ to catch the seasons; start plough after a rain J-' as soon sis practicable, and drop peas In every third or fourth furrow when one Intends to * drill breaking; land and planting seed will 11 thus go on together. Our experience is that a: peas must not be planted deep to come up *{ well; and narrow scooters are the best ordina- !' j ry plows for this work. Probably a deep cut- 11 ting harrow, like the disc, with a seeding at- 11 tauhment, might be made to do this work very rapidly on ground not loo hard. Let us ^ always keep an eye out for means of accomplishlng work rapidly; economy demands it, " I and Lhe raoid drvinir of the soli In summer K( makes it a very great necessity. Time under "i sueh circumstances is most valuable; au op- J4, porttiniiy lost may never be recovered. tl lint let us go back to the cultivation of crops. ! Much ol the corn receives Its last working L' this month. Lot this bo thorough, in the j* sense of stirring every inch of the surface, I " but lot. it be only the surface. Deep plowing I 0 of corn after Jointing fairly begins, is un- c, ! doubtedl.v injurious, .^oinciimes a merciful >' rain-fall in part wards oil' the damage, but on- J' ly in part; it cannot wholly counteract the hurt; the heel-scrape Is the best single plow for laying by corn ; properly set it leaves the surface approximately level. A wheel cuiti-, fi vator may be gauged to run shallow enough, ri and will then answer very well. If ths crop " j has been judiciously cultivated up to this " i time, no hoe work will be required; if need- !l ed, however, give it. Let I lie laud be left per- l feetly clean unless it is decided to sow jieas in 1 the corn, an old und excellent practice. Peas 11 will interfere less with the corn than grass or I weeds, and tfie latter are sure to come sooner " or later, hat if the corn Is laid by perfectly n j clean it will be pretty thoroughly matured be- [' I fore grass and weed can get much loot-hold. 11 I Last year wo sowed soja beans, or Japan peas, 0 ; as they used lo bo called, in bottom corn on i the Pith of July, and they matured before i frost and made un excellent crop. As it does I not run, it does not interfere witli fodder puili tug. 1 Cotton needs rapid surface cultivation also, ' especially during ilu*lirst half of the mouth. ? j A steady and rapid growth is now desirable to lay the foilntlalion for fruiting next month. 1 (iet good weed by the first of August ami then : let the plant take on fruit; frequent cnltlva; tion promotes rapid growth; keep the ploughs, therefore, const-iuily moving, let no crust ' form, let no grass get a foot-hold, set heel .scrape run very shallow, and Hat; keep them i fclmro so as to cut off .Mavi>oj>s, briers, etc. j (Jetonly those scrapes thai "arc bent in tlio % i middle, so as to form a cutl' to tit on the plow- 11 ! foot, and allow tin* wings to run Hat. A liar- l: row liar of steel .simply bent in a curve, Willi a hole In the mhMie to receive the heel boll, " Is wholly unfit lor the work now In hand; it I thiows tno much dirt-, and leaves bfds to<i > j hi?li for hilly land. It may suit very well for ? ' the Icvel,.saiidy lands toward the coast, l'ut ' the scrape on the hack of tint plow loot, not in c ; front of it, as long as the cotton will bear it . without, having its limbs or boils broken off; 0 run two furrows to each row. A twenty Inch ! sera|>e will clean out u middle thoroughly j' . with two furrows. Later in the season a wid- 1 er one may be run once in each middle. Jf * !ioi! work lias been properly done up to this ' time little more of it will he needed nut a bail- [' ly worked crop at the start will call for a great ' deal of work at the end. j On former occasions wc have pointed out s I the beneficial results from frequent surface c : stirrings of the soil; we brielly recall them 1 'again. A thin layer of pulverized soil is one j' j ol the very host mulches to he had. Ills the ' only one practicable on a large scale. It prej vents the escape of moisture, dries off rapidly 1 j itself alter tieing stirred, tint effectually cuts c 'off the useciii of moisture from beneath v i through itself into the air. Peep stirring of v ' the soil makes it dry off rapidly, llencc the a practice of plowing bottom lands in the spring |] to get them dry enough to plant. Moisture s r . l .l ,.,?i ..i-.n.iiilv t liroiK'll I I i pulverized earth whilst tlio free circulation of " J air in such earth causes the water In it to go r oil' into the u:mosj)here very rapidly, with a thin layer of pulverized soil at the 1 ; surlace, I he moisture supply conies up from below :ill the roots ot'plants those near the 11 surface as we 11 as those deeper down. l j A surface layer of pulverized earth not only j , serves as a conservator of moisture in times !l ; of drought, but prevents the soil below from " i becoming excessively heated;.it keeps out the s ( heal, as a wall tilled with sawdust excludes it ' j from an ice house; the mode of action is the'c ?nnc ill both. Excessive heating of the soil ' is not only injurious to the roots of plants 1 I but a high temperature evaporates the moist- ' j lire In it rapidly. Any excess of temperature ' ; above that which plants need is doubly injuri- 1 1 otis to them, directly by impairing their vital- ' 1 ity,and Indirectly by depriving tliemof need- ; j ed moisture. One need never tear keeping : t ho soil too cool in July and there is equally 1 i little danger of its being too wet. The last bcncflclal result Irom stirring the ' I surface, which will be mentioned now, Is the J ! a-1 mission of air Into the soil. The presence 1 of air is indispensable to the health of roots! j , and their proper working. Plants languish in \1 wet soils because water shuts oil" air from I A It,.In Imnl IM-Ilsrilt 111!'Kill-face I #does the same thing to a considerable degree, in addition to promoting the health and proper working of roots, Hie presence of air in the soil |k essential to nllrilication, the process by which the unavailable nitrogen of Hie ( soil is changed into that which is available. I ; Also to tlio.se changes in the minerals In the soil by which their valuable contents are j brought within the reach of plants. From j i very many poiuts of view, therefore, freqaeut | surface stirrings of the soil are shown to be! ! hcncticial, lo say nothing of tin* killing off J igrass and weeds. We repeat, therefore, keep' . Uie plows moving with all diiigenee, i In addition to peas, already considered as'I 1 a humus supplying crop, late forage crops ot < all kinds should now claim attention. Jo ill-Ij ed corn may still be sown. Taking it all in I all, tbi" Is perhaps the be-t Ionise crop we j have. The later rowings of It should not be t I altogether as thick as the earlier, as the cool! J weather of autumn is not so favorable for ma-j ' I luting and developing starch and sugar as the; J I warm weather ot mid-summer; tiie late!'' grown plants should have more light till*] stir, j1 I .Make drills at least three feet apart and sow j n I seed so that there shall be a stalk every four j' I to six inches In the row. Cultivate well and si cut when ears begin to form* Corn does not t ; develop its full nutritive value before that pu- s friod. rroiu a desire to minify the stalk, the * 'mistakeis made soniellmes of sowing too ' i thickly, and the result is I in perfect dcvclo]t-i< tncntand forage not r? lishtd t?y stock because t i it is not really nutritious. All have doubtless 11 ! noticed that stock are not fond of young corn c plants, those, lor msiariee, mat are iviMuimp in thinning a crop. Sorghum docs nut devel-;1 op its.sweetness until the seeds are formed, ?i and the same is true of corn. j n I Karly amber cane planted from the 1st to a ' the 15th of tliis month will be ready to cut by . n host, ami piled in built can lie kept green and 11 , succulent lor a couple of months. It makes -1 : bettor forage in its green state than when cur-! <i td ami dry. For mules and coivs it may beff : made In cover the months of October, Novetu- i ; ber and December, and as it is easily raised, a11 ! supply fur that purpose should be found on I every farm. We have fed it to horses also, r . but they do not relish it. as much as nuili s, f nor docs it agree with them as well if fed ex- i cluslvcly. A little of it mixed with other for-1' ; ago is well relished and is doubtless healthy I 'food. Of a number of varieties tried by us i the past season, the nmlicr is decidedly the s , best as a forage plant. It Is one of ihe sweet-. ?i : est, and the stalks being small are easily cut a ! lip and more readily masticated by animals, II j (Jive it a I rial, if yon have not mine so. i I <iei'iiuiu millet may still be sotvn on good a laud. I,ike sill rapidly maturing crops, it v makes heavy demands on I lie Miil, ami litis t .slionlil lie met l>y lieavy manuring. i:?t it ! | some!lines help* one to (ill out- a short supply . 0 Nil' loranc when* a long drought or oilier eir- j v . cu instances allows only a short time to do it n 'In. A farmer caught with duply barns on ' o the lirst of August nii.-zhI still II!I tliein with <I Herman millel. Cut j111 as I lie seeds are a forming, it makes one of the strongest and 1 most nil I lit ions forages we have, Uecanse ir J is so good, animals are sometimes over-led f> j with II to their injury and a had reputation is t] ) then unjtislly given the miliet. t'lover ami ' pea vines are linlih' lo I he same charge. , ? < 1 11 is nolle loo eat ly lo eoliimenci: preparing I' . land lor turnips. Tln-re i* no bcil<-r prepara-' ' lion | hail eow-peniiini; and plowing I lie land ' j al intervals of I wo or I liree weeks. I u I he ah-, l? wuce of ealtle, broadcast manure and plow it o j in when breaking the laud, l.ol manure, well v | rolled, is suitahle, and for turnips is much im-1 I proved by a liberal addition of acid phos-j | jihate. Any form of phosphate is good lor' turnips, lint potash and nitrogen are also X | needed by this gross feeding plant, and may j II | i>e supplied by kainiland cotton seed meal. < n ! Very tine tilth is almost ns important for this > a I crop as manure; thciclorc repeated p!u wings. d \ ul hnrrowinzs aro recommended. Select raer situly soil for this crop. Jie^in Bowings rutabagas arter the middle of this month, id comiutic.it intervals, whenever the soil moist and in good condition, to the middle ' August or llrst of September?the latent ~ whig" of early maturing varieties like red p and tiat Dutch. If land is well broken at st ttu i harrowed after every rain, it will rcain moist enough to brinir up seed even in ng spells of dry weather. "Those who begin t irlyund pursue right methods generally sue- * til In gutting good stands when t lie weather very unlavorablc. Those who wait to tlie st minute, and begin preparation when the me for planting iirrives, are very apt to fail tilcss tlie weather is unusually favorable. The above remarks apply with equal force i preparations for clover and grass to be nvn in September. They should begin by le last of the mouth and follow the same 1 turse marked out for turnips. Liberal ma- e unng and line tilth are the two main points, t II of these plants have small seeds, and the ci tlie delicate seedlings demand food easily i und, and a fine seed-bed gto lix themselves t Sweet potato slips or vines may bo put out f I through this month. The old-fashioned i jllow yarn might not do much set out after s in 10th, but the more recently introduced vaeties of the St. Domingo typo will make a ^ ir crop of tubers, and of dccldeuly better t nality than those started early the spring, t or the later plantings pieces of vine are pre- t rable to 'jdrawers" or "slips." It is good i raetieo lo start a patch of putntoes early in t le season, from which vines may be cut for r le later and main crop. This is t he practice i i all localities where the potato is raised j lost abundantly ami in greatest perfection. < piece of vine ten inches long, set sloping in \ m ovmiiirl u-itli f.hi> miner bud onlv above ? icsurface, will grow quite as readily us a t x>tcd slip. Let every onc? put in a full crop t" potatoes; work will not he so pressing now nil the grain Holds will finnisti suitable and Inindant land for the purpose. As soon as ic l ubers arc of fair size, begin at once to feed ?stock of all kinds, horses, cows, hogs,. etc. ho mistake is gone rally made of wailitm till ost or digging "time, to begin feeding them nd then many are lost before tliey are conlined. Our t rue policy Is to feed the stock on le farm with many different things, each in s season. The old style of feeding on corn ud fodder all the year is not suiled to our resent environment-it Is too expensive, 'cither is it hcilthicst or best for animalst'e fed our stock for some time on green rye, icn followed with red clover, and will begin >011 on forage corn A part ration of dry forge Is always given with these, and the slock eep In remarkably healthy, thriving condl011. A sick animal we rarely or never have. Now I bat the heaviest press of work is over, arbecues and social gatherings are in order, lore than others, farmers need the healthy, 1 vlgorating influences of such occasions. No ue is so wise that lie may not learn fromothrs. Meet and discuss matters pertaining to our calling. Visit each other's farms, and 'libfriendlycritlcismsfcallattention to minifies made and suggest improvements. At2nd every club meeting; he must be a dull 'an that cannot learn something there. The irmers in several States have been aroused ccently touching tliolr relations to the state nd to other callings. They are unwilling to e ignored or imposed on longer. We hail it s 11 good omen?as an evidence of awakened 1 hoiight. Let farmers feel and realize that lieir vocation is Justus honorable, just as en- * obling and elevating as any other; that It nils for Just as much brains, just as much :urning and knowledge, if not more than ; ny other, and let I hern resolve that they will o longer bear the heavier portion of the pubic burthens whilst the emoluments aud liou? I,,. I io uiu iiiunupua^cu uj vuiwiut WHAT DOES THIS WEAN 1 >o tlic Uncoil Men of Georgia Propose to Itolt. or to C'iiiiip Outside the Democratic Fold ? --- Gordon Said Hint lie Mould Support tltc Nominee. Augusta Chronicle. Major Bacon will not retire from the 'curias*. (ten. (tokdoN's nomination will not lie ii.idcunanimous. Atony tatc, this is the irescnt outlook. Major Bacon has boon unsuccessful. The neans adopted to turn the title of contest iced Dot now be discussed. They may return o pla?tie their inventors. It Is proper, howwr, that Major Bacon should maintain bis lenity and not leave the Held because some if his followers have yielded to panic. The AmcrtcuH Recorder voices the sentiment if Major Bacon's liest friends when itsald: "it isiiuo his friends anil snpivirters that he cmain In the tleld until after lhe convention s held, and that in the convention his full trciigtli should lie polled. There is 110 uo'od cason why Mr. Bacon should retire from the ace. a ml there are several t;ood reasons why ic should not (Hie very j;ood reason why lie houId not retire Is because the convention hould represent, the sentiments of the Demonil ic parly. That sentiment is not utitininous for (Jen. (ioiiooN, and theie is 110 use in lisguising the fact. A respectable initio.ity soften a very good check In the party." In the primaries and mass meetings the par * - - * - -1 ? 11 ? l.? y sil't'llglll was mu mm poiieu, ii'iu ii inv mintles had act oil together a ill Her cut story iroiiUl have boon told It is well known that vhat wore called October .Stales often settled i l'l'i-sid'-ntial election, because it is unfortulateiy the disposition of many men to worhip what seems success unci to drift toward lower. This system became so odious to both rreat parties tliat it was gradually and linaily efurined. Mai. Bacon has mnde an able, eloquent, nanly canvass. He has nothing to regret and! inergics with an unsullied refutation, lle j leservcs to succeed, a ml would have done so lurhnps if iiis friends tiad had discipline and irgani/ation to match the forces arrayed igain st them. We do not propose, however, j it this time to indulge in vain regret*, but imply state that as'Major JJai on entered the anvass on principle and conducted it on prinilple, he will remain a candidate to the last, in principle. Men who abandoned him or i eu lee ted him at the first reverse may lie of a litl'i rmt opinion; but even Northern liistorims accord supreme ere dit to the remnant of he ContWIerate army that c'ung to their coins at Appomattox ami have nospeclAl pralso or the fugitives who decamped. The true rletuis of Maj. Bacon will stand by him to the ast, and command at least the respect of their ipponcuts. We can say to these parly liningmists, without malice or menace: "('so your ictory wisily. lie not too much elated, 'viuturs oiiee defeated a Koiuan army, imt I'lmittcd thatanol her such triumph would be lis own undoing.'' NEWSEfiEY'S "CONTINGENT." ? :'0illirc**l0iinl Distrlft and Xot Connty I'riilo?"X'' siml (he "XiMVbt'rry lloridd ami Xcw.s."?The ICenI Is Xkwhkkky, July 1SSG. j 'tutor Press anil Thinner: Just n word in reply to your editorial note,; v!>icli ! failed toget off in time hist week. 1 was quite well aware of Judge (.'othran's xci-lleut war record when I first wrote you. dy reference t?> "old war horses" was in re>!y to an article in the A'ocberry Herald anil Wit'.v, appealing to the voters of Newberry o support its candidate as an "old war horse." ily point was that the ''war hoise" record ilone is not, or should not be, a sufficient jiialifieutioii for a member of Congress. I ['here was many a i?ruve ti'/hter on both sides | ii the late war who knows little about nation-1 J legislation, and the important questions of rude,and finance, and taxation, and reform! 11 tlie government service, which arc now I lie leading issues before the country. Let' >uch men, If disabled and in want, be peu-i ioti'il?at the South the States may do this?J >uf do not send them to Congress, to perform i,?!i.it! ii?..v !nv> mit i-nimbli' of nerformintr in-1 elllgcnlly, and for the \vi;!l being of the ebun-l ry. I have lieen appealed to on the score of | lounty pride,and have replied that, in the, hoice of a t ?\>ugn!?.sman, county pride should lot conic is:to consideration, but ('digressionlI lHstrict pride. We should select- the man is our ltcprcsentalivc who is most capable, j ;nd who will do our district and state in I'on-1 :ios, regardless of what part of the district j le hails from. Of tlie candidates announced ndie (,'otliran Is in my opinion the best I itialiticd for the position, and I tbnrefor<? pre-! erliim. This is all there is about it. I have lot attacked any other candidate, ami do not impose to do so. Hut I claim the right to'. iave a preference and to express it. and thatj Iglit I propose to maintain. Hut the Herald' mil i?oes not admit tliis light and calls t "cheek"' for me to have done so. Its aim is j nanifest, to transfer the discussion from the iv'ng Issues of to-day and to-morrow, where t knows Its candidate is weak, to the dead is-' u^s of the past. In this I do not propose to .id him. I will only inform, in case he fetvs | u interest in knowing, where he can always!; iiidnie; 11 in t is in favor of going forwards) ml not buck wards, of looking to the future .ml not to the past, an advoeite of reforms I wherever there are abuses. I would remind lie Iln-ntd and .Xcw*, in a friendly way, of a Vi-ncii sayimr, Surtouk pas trop dc zelc" liioveall, not too niueli y.ral). 1 am told it riis ii common say I lit; ill I lie I 'ouinenwic | ici'linir liorc on Saturday tlmt the Heraldj ml Xcicx lunl <juite ruined any possible: | lianco l<>r iis candidate by its intemperate | ml indiscreet /> til. I In conclusion I would nsk the I/rruhl and < i'cirx how il can claim (he support <>1 tlio iriiii'i* lor its candidate in view of iho fart . Iiat in- lias put himself at d-itrirers points with . 'apt. Tillman, who is tlie originator ami re-: mrnizerl leader of ihe tanners' movement, here can lie lull little douht as to whom j apt.Tilliiiau would support were lie in our, onifressitMial i'islricl, ami alioul as iillle as I > wlio:u a pi'i'tl.v cmiMiicraltle 'eonl i11 111" I f the farmers of Newln Try will east their, i otes tor, in the primary pi.in is adopted. _ j i mm-. !/ Maton, <l.\., July 8.?l'aul II. Ilayno, the mith's ?;ivalcst. poet ili<-d at his homo. Copse j 'ill, i'olimihia eotmty, (Ja., at s o'clock last 11 itrlit. Tim remains will he taken to Augusta !.? ml will lie iu stat'.1 in that city lor several h nys. |. I TIE Tf 0 GOVERNORS. I 'HE CLOSE OF GOVEXNOB THOMPSON'S ADMINISTBATION, Jovornor Thompson . Reolcn* nnrt Governor Micppard Atwunie* the ~ Functions or Ofllce?The Trnljr* Oemorratio NlmpllcKy of (he Or* ciuonicN WbwcrvMl on the Occasion. Columbia Rsgixtcr. . A few minutes before 12 M. yesterday the irvMDce of a number of prominent citizens oncentrating about tlie corridors of the Caplol iu the vicinity of the Governor's otHce, lit? s licated that t he expected change In lite exec- ' itlve hcod of the State government was about o take place as previously announced. Governor Thompson had been in his office ruin an Airly hour in the morning perfonnng tlie fliiHi acts which wore to close his long mil successful administration. Lieutenant Governor John C. Hheppard, vlio had arrived lu Columbia on Thursday light from his home in Kdgetleld and taken Itiartcrs at the Grand Central, had walked inattended from the hotel to the State House ibout an hour before, stoppingalong thestreefc 0 exchange hearty greetings with friends, md having reached ilie State House *wolkea n company with Chlei .Justice slinpwon and 1 i irti'iw.u ilonflf.il Milflu iVntn i Hr? I'Iki mhnisi >f the C'fiicf Justice to tiie Executive oiiice, vhere, as the hour of 12 approached. he eu[jiged in pleasant chat with the retiring Governor and the few friends there assembled. A few moments inter the company, who ivcre scattered in groups outside the Govern>r's room came In, and when the city hell aulouneed the hour of noon there were present n the room Governor Thompson, Lieutenant iovernorsheppurd, Ciiicf Justice Simpson, Vttorney General Miles, Assistant Attorney Jen oral Bactiman, Secretary Lipscomb, Treasirer Richardson, Comptroller General Stoney, Jolonel A. P. Butler, Railroad Co in miss lower Sonhar.i, Superintendent of Education Cow ird, Major iiiictt, General H. SH^ltug ofChar eston, Col. F. W. McMaster, Dr. Robertson, .'resident McBryde of the South Carolina Coiege. Major A. L. Goodwyn, Major Marion aunders and J. R. Keels, Esq., of Sumter, a lumber of clerks from the several departnents, the reporters, a number of prominent :ltizeus and lour boys, who in their persona lappiiy represented the former pupils, of Governor Thompson and the coming constituency jf his youthful successor. As soon us the clock ceased striking tbo 7 Hour, Governor Thompson rose from hlx seat \t the desk with a folded document in bis * , liand?all the company, who were seated, rising at the same time?and the Governor, ad-Jressing Governor Sheppard, said, as he handml him the document: "Governor SirerrAKD: I have the honor to inform you that 1 have to-dny filed my rc?- . Ignation us Governor of South Carolina." The resignation reads as follows: "Columbia, s. c., July 10,18S0. "Having been appointed by the President of the United States an Assistunt Secretary of the Treasury, and having accepted said office, I do hereby resign the otticeot "ine Governor uftho State of South Carolina.' . "st "Hugh S. Thompson." _ Tlie resignaelon was accompanied by the following letter: . ." "Coi.usrniA, s. c., July JO, 1880. "MyDeakSik: it becomes iny duty to Inform you that 1 have this day resigned as Governor of South Carolina. "1'ermlt nic to express the hope that your administration of the office of Governor , which thus devolves upon you, will meet ful-. ly your desires and the expectations of the people of the State. "In severing the official relations which for nearly four years have brought me into constant intercourse with the other State officer*. I desire to express my high appreciation of their uniform courtesy to me, and of the zeal, Intelligence and fidelity with which they have discharged their duties. To them Is largely due whatever measure of success has been utlaincd In the efforts to secure a wise, Just and efficient administration of the State government. "With profound gratitude to the people of South Carol inn lor the con 11 denee they have reposed In me, an4 lor the honors the hftvo" conferred upon me: with the earnest. Jiope that harmony may prevail in all the councils of the SUite, and that peace, prosperity and happiness may aiiounu throughout this common wealth, 1 have the honor to be, very re- ' spectfully, your obedient servant, "HtT?n S. Thompson." "To Ills Excellency Joiin C. Sheppaki>> Governor South Carolina."' Upon receiving the document from llie hands of Governor Thompson, Governor Shcppard turned to Chief Justice Simpson, whosiooil behind htm.and said: "Your Hon <n I tun prepared to take the oath of office." The Chief Justice then presented the Book, uptui wliich tlic ilovernor laid his hand' while the following oath whs recited* "You do solemnly swear iliat you are duly qualified, according :o ihc Constitution of the i Untied Stales and of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which you have succeeded, and that you will discharge, to the best of your abilities, (ho duties thereof; that yott recognize the supremacy of the Consiittvlioa and laws of the united Slates over the Constitution and laws of any Htale.und that you will support, protect and dt-fciid (lie Constitution of the United States and the Constilu- .-5 lion of south Carolina, as ratified by the people on the slstoeuih day of April; iStiS; so help you God." After whl?*h I he oath against duelling was . also read, as loilows: "You do solemnly swear that you have not since tin; tir-t day of January, 1^81, engaged" in ( a duel within or without thu State, either us principal or second, or been present thereat as a party thereto, in behalf of either of ilia principals in suclrtfluei, anil that you will not, during the tennorofll.ee to which you have succeeded, engage in a duel, as principal, or aid and abet in s'aeh duel as second or as a party thereto, In behalf of citticr principal or otherwise." Governor Sheppard kissed the Book, and the simple ceremony was over. Both the Governors then received the hearty contra!n ations of all present, each In turn shaking hands and giving expression to some brief word of compliment and good will. The last official act of Governor Thompson before resigning w.is to sign tlie commission of Captain L. D. Cliilds us Captain of theltich- . land Volunteer llitles, of tills city. The tirst official act of Governor Bheppard after taking the oat h of office was to sign and Issue a proclamation announcing his Induction into office, which will be found in its proper place in the column* oi the lieaulcr toda v. Th us ended the simple, unostentatious ceremony by which the important functions ?rf the h Khest olliee in the State were transferred -4 Irom one citizen to a not lie r. As soon 11s it was known that the net was consummated a salute of twenty-five puns was tired in front of theS'ate House by ji detachment of the Columbia l-'lyinj* Artlllei-y, under e niinand of Lieutenant John Stork, who had volunteered to perform the patriotic serviie. The detachment eon.-isted of Lieutenant Stork, Quarter Master Sergeant Wmi liouchelle. and gunners James Dunning, Jjintes McGority,'lhompson Shelton uud Jsr. K. Perry. The Kihle Society. ? The Sixty-third annual meeting of the Abbeville District ilible Society will convene (D. V.) in the Methodist church in Abbevillo village at 11 A.M., ou Wednesday, the 29;h July, lofrl. -* The annual sermon will be preached by the Rev. S. A. Weber and the annual address will be delivered by J. C. Klugh, Ksq. The following liiancii noddies are i-ajji-vhu to send delegates and contributions at thut * time: Cedar Springs and Long Cane, Due West, Greenville church, Greenwood, Lebanon, Lowndesville, Ninety-Six. The Itev. C. H. Wiley, D. I)., the agent of the American llibleSociely lias consentod to be present and to deliver an address. The public are invited lo attend. An opportunity will be presented to all, male anj female, to become membcrs. Fee SI.00. v The Hoard of Directors will convene at 10 - > o'clock on the same day in the law ollloe ot Perrin <fc Cothran. The following compose the Board of Directors: \V. M. Grier, D. D., President. It. II. Wardlaw, J. S. Cotlmm, S. McGowan, H. T. Sloan, 1?. D., and J. O. Lindsay, D. D., Vice Presidents. P. 11. Bradley, Itev. W. F. Pearson, James Boyce, D. D., T. T. Cunningham, Joseph L. Pressly, G. Mcl>. Miller, John T. Parks, W. K. Blake, J. P. Kennedy, J. D. Xeel, Rev. W. 11. 1 la nek el, Itev. W. G. Neville, ltev. 11. F. Bradley, Itev. W.T. Matthews aud T. C. Lipscomb. L. \V. "White, Corresponding Secretary. J. F. C. DuPre, Librarian and Treasurer. I,. W. PoiTiil, KecordingSecretary. Tiu? i".:ll<>wii;._r resolution was adopted at tlio last ni'MJiiuj; of the Socieiy: " Thai, hereafter the absence of a Director from two annual iticel Inns of the Directors, without a satisfactory reason, shall disqualify him lor re-election as a Director. L. W. l'errin, W. M. tiUIKK, Secretary. President. Tliioiigli to Aslievllle. Charlotte Observer, July 10. It has not been so stated authoritatively, bin It is very probable that the fir?t ihrougli train fo Asiicvlllc will be run on Wednesday morning. The jieople have iieen looking lortvard to the openiin; of direct coin in unical ion with caner inicrost for some time, and the present prospect is both pleasant and eucour? *!? ? 'I'ho t'irjil 'I'l'ii Mile*. Contractor Twisras has linishcd gmdinz the [lr>t ifii miles of tlie A. 10. ?V X. K. U., and the lamls are now uoin^ hack over the bed, "polshing" the Mirisiee for the cross tics, (u the !11 11 tiin - the rails have arrived and will be nit down iii a short time.?JMi/cjicld AUvtrThe Savannah Valley Railroad track was aid to Deanvilie, cljtht- miles south of Audcr on, and the sidetrack put down there 1 tits >veek. We will be able to iuar the Whistle lu \u del sou iu a few days. ? ?