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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, f3. C. Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1S86. The Assessment. The aggregate assessments by township* in . l . ,i, ,w<n iea, ADUUYI1H.'CUUIII? iui iiaju ?u<> .. attached. It will be seen that tiiere i< a decrease In seven township*, namely : NinetySix, Cokesbury, I.oiik Cane, Smithville, Indian Hill, Cedar Springs and diamond Hill, and that there is an increase in nine townships. namely: Greenwood, Donalds, Due West, \V hi to Hall, Abbeville, Lowndesville, Magnolia, Calhoun s Mills, and liordcaux. There is a decrease in the valuation of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad of $G?.>,i.iO. This reduction was because of the d i Here nee in the price of iron. In 1SSI iron was worth about 355 a ton, now it Is worth only about a ton. The Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg has ocen added, $(50,0u0, and ?2,500 was added for the completed part of the Savannah Valley Railroad at the tlmo the assessment was made. This with the increase on the Augusta and Knoxvillo lioad, makes the Railroad assessment in iss6 $;$,7o0 less than it was in 16S4. Summing all losses and gains and adjusting the differences, tlieclear gain in ls-iti ' over 1S81 has been The decrease in nearly every instance has been upon personal property. The real estate Js assessed higher in lsSOthau in lSftl, In some places, the amount of money invested in goods lias been greatly reduced. The average value of horses and mules is less in 1SS6 than in 1884. The assessed value of hogs was greatly re. duced for tho reason that the returns wore made in January, from two to six weeks after tho liosrs had been slaughtered. The following figures will be found to be interesting and for which we are indebted to the kindness of the auditor: I In- j Dcj lsSI. cnnsp. crea.se. .Ninety-Six j 371,?20 417,3G01 i 42,740 Greenwood CUvJl" 570,<n".!?, 40,280 Cokesbury 2>o,2.v> 321,475: 11,220 Donaldsvllle ! 203,200 WVi'K 5,025 Duo West ! 310,22.') 32!?,115 ll.lio Done Cane i S?SM0 215,170 i 6,020 Hmillivllie 1?',SS5 li!'.).o:{0 8,105 White Ilall ! I1?3,2I5 isft.130 3,7*5 Indian Hill ' 230,M)5 255.i.!fi ] is,535 Cedar Springs | 150,"OV 101,4'0 4,"N) Abbeville I 720,705 71.5,-00 15,MY Diamond Hill ! 177.SC) 1*0,395 2,5: io Dowudesvllle : 80i?.10.y 2*0,000 28,415' Magnolia 2:12,205 2i>,'J75; 0,21K> * Calhoun's Mills...' 2'J?,120 210.; 10.1 1SS15 Bordeaux 277,17') 258,010 l$,8(Wi C. & li. It. H i 420.025 4Ds, 175' 09,150 A. & K. It. It I 173,300 170,100j 3,2".Ml <i., l. &. s. r. it.., tft.noo ......I co.imo 8. Valley R. R... | 2,500 j 2,5w Total 5,517,130 5,170.143^40,9*5 * Total for 1SS6 $5,517,130 Total for 1881 5,470,115 Increase in 1SSC s 40,:i85 C. & G. It. It 4C 3-10 miles. A. & K. It. It 2B <}., L. & S. It, It l'J 8. Valley It. It 5 Since the assessment, the Savannah Valley has been completed, making a total length of this road of about 4U miles in Abbeville county. | A Trial Justice Severs the Marriage Relation. Notwithstanding the fact that Section 202$ of the General Statutes, says that "the Court "of Common Picas shall have authority to "hear and determine any issue allccting 1 lie "validity of contracts of marriage," Trial Justice ltansom,.is reported to have said: "Lucy Patterson you are no longer the wife of John Patterson." Our correspondent says Lou Mcintosh, the woman whose marriage Trial Justice Hansom has assumed to set aside, was bound as an apprentice until she was twenty-one years of ago. Section SOTS of the Statutes says : Nothing in this chapter contained shall oblige any male apprentice to serve alter lie shall have attained the n^'e of oneand twenty years, or a female after she shall have attained the chjv of eiyhtccn years." The probability is, that the man who wrote the indenture" did not comply with the law in other respects than the term for whieh the girl conld be bound. Does not the attempt to hind her for a greater term than the law allows vitiate the whole paper? But whether Patterson is guilty of a legal ofl'enee or not, he certainly Is guilty of no moral o tlence, and his prosecution seems to be against public policy. But, whether Patterson is guilty of a -crime or not. the action of the Trial Justice in severing the marriage relation is at least a remarkable case of assumption of power which is not conferred upon him by law. We have Just learned that a copy of the "indenture" lias been received in town, and that it is, as a binding instrument, about as totally defective as it is possible to bo. But, whether binding or not, we hardly think there is a jury in Abbeville county, which would send a man to the penitentiary for entering honorable marriage, 110 matter what the legal technicalities. C?|?t. II. It. Till mail's Spcccli. We have devoted much of our space this week to the publication of brief notes of C'aptian B. It. Tillman's spcecii at Abbeville ln?t Monday morning. There was a great jam in the Court House, nnd all present gave him good attention. He had the art of holding tlio attention of his audicncc, partly I localise of his manner, partly because of what he was eaying, but chiefly from the Idea that he might soon say something still more startling. People had come from every section of the country and they had great curiosity to see him and to hear him. The brief notos which arc elsewhere published will give tlie reader an idea of what lie said, even if they do not catch 011 to the object of Ills spcech and should fail to understand his plan.". We yield toMr. Tillman credit lor being an entertaining speaker, and we have 110 doubt of his honesty in every'rcspcct, Out we think his speech Is subject to criticism. The most connected, and best expressed part of his speech was that In rrfercnco to the South Carolina College and the necessity for an Agricultural College. There was force in much he said of these institutions. JI is quo lations from Dr. linttlo. Dr. Tinirnwell and others were to tlie point, ami his remarks were well put for his side of the Muestion. The eclitoriols in the Huiith Carolina ColUyiun enabled him to make the strongest hits against the South Carolina College, and we were still further impressed with the conviction tliat no college should allow its students to publish a newspaper or magazine in which to expose the errors and mistakes of opinion, manner and style of the young men, while thus briuging the college itself iuto ridicule. IIr. Tillman's 1'liuus. The flings which M' .Tillman makes against the State olllccrs, we think, are unjust. We have never before heard a word against any of them, and have never regarded them as "low." We aro inclined to the opinion that . ..?,1 VACtuW.t.llil*. 1,, tveiiitvu iiim ?? j ...^ .. sincc Js/C, and the application of coarse epithets to men whom this people have ever regarded as gentlemen, dues not thereby ingra. tiate a speaker into the good graces el our people. Tlio remarks which la1 made about the pre set't constitution were neither respectful to liis audicncc nor to tlie many good .turn in all parts of the Slate who dill'er l'roai him in opinion as to the merits of that instrument. The better way for Air. Tillman to win them over to his way of thinking would be lor him to prepare and exhibit the draft of a constitution which would be better. * _|, Ttik Oconco County Democratic Couvcn ! tion unanimously endorsed. Judge Cothrau I for Congress at its meeting last .Sale I>ay. Wr: luul extremely hot weather diirinv s. v-! _ . tral days List weelc. j I ~ ' - ~ Wlmi Mr. Tillman Ui<l. . Mr. Tillman left us in (Ik- dark as to how ' ho wnnM organize !i'.< Airriciiitnral ' ? ?! :'f*. Hi>didit<>i ?ay Mi-ethcr In; would only farmers to the ollicc of teacher, and hu save ' no iniunation as lo what his proposed Avri! cultural t'oll^sro would cosl. 11? spoke much : about tlie Mississippi Agricultural iMira1 j but he entirely forgot (ostatu that that institution cost t!ie st>te of MUsisippi t lie sum of 1 and that it takes (?*' a year to keep i ; it up?as much as it costs the Statu of South Carolina to keep up the South Carolina t 'oI' lego, the Citit<l> l,aml Clallin t'liivcrsity. lie forgot while talking about the extravagance ; of the Legislature to state that he was propo*. ; ing ail outlay of money which was greater land a harder to pay than any which j had ever been proposed by the State since l'H-nioeratic reconstruction. He forgot to ' state that ifliis recouuncndation as to the | Agri cultural College was adopted that our Slate taxes during the succeeding year would lie increase about one-fourth. Asa mat tea of fact, we have our doubts i about a collegiate education of any kind being of any special bene tit in the art of farm" i'njt. of course, to be a successful farmer rej quires first, that the farmer should possess within himself the elements of success, and i then lie must apply himself, and inform himI self in ills particular lino of latin ing. There j are no cast iron rules by which the fanner j can be governed, because of the variety ol ' - " "" ? > ?! ?-? BPiwI. (li. Mill, illlll Clllllilll', 119 nil! H'l iilk ?j varsity of products. ; Shall We Have She (o Vole ? I The former l.cgisl aturc having denied tlic people of Abbcvillo county the right to voti ! upon a question which :i great nuinbor of our people thought !o lie of much importance, wc ' have thought it well for our citizens to aseer 'tain the views of our candidates before east" ing their votes for members of the Legislature Speaking for ourself, wc arc free to say thai i we carc very little whether the individual candidate would, at an election to ascertain the sentiment of the people, vote for or against prohibition itself. A more opinion as to the expediency of continuing or diseon! tinning the legalized traffic in whiskey is la small matter, when compared with thf principle involved in denying the people:) ! right. The people have not asked our Legis!a. . tors to assume the responsibility of enacting ' a law on the subject of prohibition. They have | merely asked their representatives to enact a 1 law which will authorize tiiein to settle the question among themselves. Who will assume to deny them that right? We believe Colonel Calhoun was right when lie said: I "The true spirit of Democracy is subserviency j "to the will of the people, and a represents "tlvc is the servant aud not tho master of the people." IIii|i|),y Kdilor. We unintentionally omitted last week to congratulate Major M. 15. McSwcency, of the ' Hampton tJurmliui), on his inarrinco to the beautiful Miss Mattie roroher. The bridal | couple were with tho members of the i'ress oil their excursion 10 ? nMiiu:aun, uiiu n vri' tlic .subjects of congratulation from all of the parly. He is worthy of licr, and she is worthy j of liini. Long life to them, with u full meas1 tire of happiness as they journey toward the IUvcr. Sonu'l 1>i:i^ in II. We are Inclined to think there is something | in what Mr. Tillman says of Hie tisclcssnes.s I of 1110 olllco of School Commissioner, one j County Commissioner better paid could do more and better work than the three County ; Commissioners and the .School Commissioner I now do. There is no more use for two sets of j Commissioners than there is lor two treas! urcrs. THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CLUB. Delegates ? Itesoiul ions About Free Tuition?Close Vote on Cliuugiti^ 1 ".... K?..2......... Abbeville County Democratic Convention met in the Court House on Monday. W. C. lionet, County Chairman in tlie Chair. Roll called and lollnwiut; Clubs present: Abbcviltr XoA?i. W. Tiiomson, (j. A. VI? anskn, J. T. Parks, T. P. Cothran, s. C. Casou.. i W. 1>. Mann, Ij. W. White. AlihcviHc A'o. 2? Mliis (i. Graydon, .\. W. Jones, Haync McUill, J.C. Klu^h, K. 15. Gary, Wm I j. Miller, J. e. ItotiiMass, W. <>. Uradley. JitiU'Vue?J.T. Horton, 1*. Jl. McCaslan, W. j H. Pennell, S. P. Morrah, T. G. lii itt, W. 11. Aorton, W. 1-. I.esly. ! Uordc'iux?ii. .S. Cade, Dr. J. A. Glbert, A. jGlbcrt, J. 1!. Itaniey. lfrndhrji? A. McNeil, Capt. Colli ran, 1>. W. ' Jay, j. W. .loues, J. M Priiitf, K. W. Watson. ' W. C. (Jritlin. 1 QiUtomtx MMs-W. M. Tarrant, J. W. Morrah. P. I.. McCelvcy, J. A. lJoykln, 11. 1'. Mor: ris, W, D. Mars. i (\>:!:c*bury?\V. A. Moore. G. L. Connor, A. S. M.-Kenzie, Wyait Aiken, James Graham, David Aiken, J. Harp Vanee. | JJo/iciUlxviHc?G. M. Mattison, J. W. Mattison. W. il. Austin, < J. C. Martin, G. T. Smith, W. 15. Acker, W. It. Dunn. ! Due J. i$. ljonmr. William Hood, F. W. K. Nance, Itobcrt 11 ad'.lou, Dr. Wideman, i?r. Cowan, John MeDill. (Jrermcootl?C. A. Waller, J. U. 15lake, K. < 1' <:!!? < 'P. !?\ Tlilcv II. Rnviinlils. A. i*i.>4?n born, J. M. Major. Hampton?Joint \V. lYatt. J. II. Clinksenles, Milton I.oner, S. P.. ltoiiinson, J. u. Loucr, M. S. Ansley, W. A. MeWhorler. 1>. II. Mnslll. ( eorn?> Mtirflies, J. ('. Mainlyi S. T. Mundy, J. li. Nickles, J. A. McI Curd. L<n\<j C'ine?T>. 1\ Hannah, 11. I!. Uohlnson, Thomas J. Robinson, il. \V. I'owie, li. Jl. Lakin. J. V. Simpson, A. I'. Calvert. /.owndr'ivillv Xo. I?.I. II. Moselt-y, J. M. I.atii.n r. A. .1. Spi'iT, It. L. Moureheail, A. 'A. IJowniiiii, J. T. Latimer. L'jii n'.lrxviUi' A'o. 2?W. ('. Sliaw, J. '1'. I!askin. Jr., J. G. Hardin, IS. S. IScIi, (?. U. I?nwI son, J. V. Shroeder, Titus. Youn^r, 15. L. Clinkscales. j M<ii/iiotiu?Eilwin Calhoun, ('. <i. McAllist?'i. \V. A. lunler, D. I.. Wardliiw, L. C. Ilas| kvll. | AVtt* Mark11?\V. II. Whitloclc, V*. Scolf, J. A. Miliiiijr. s. P.ooUs, Win. Anderson, C. I!. Parks, 1'. i?. Urooks. ! Xintt.i/Si.c?\V. A.Sanders, !,. M. Mooro, J. II. lliee, T. C. Turner, James koirers, G. M. I Anderson, M. A. l.imbeeki-r. I Sinithvitl',?-ia11tcs Evans, Willitim Purdy, : II. 1>. I'llrdy,Jamos And'-rson,Samuel Aiken, i George I .oma x, (s. \V. Collins. j r?v.i/-I)r. W. I'. Addi.-oii, W. T. I'radle.v, T. M. Jay, 1{. A. M.-faslan, J. C. Tittle, J. IJ.-adi ley. W. P. WiiU'inan. i Walnut drove?J. 15. Ajjiiow, 1>. V. Sharp, NV. \V. Mars, (i. It. Itiley. l\ \V. .Sullivan, 'J'. J. i'eacliaiii. V.\ C. lia/.or. on motion it was ordered that the rending ' of the minutes of the last meeting he ilis jH-IIM'U II II. Mr. Itenet reported that thn Convention heldat Seneca in litis Congressional IHsiriel had adopted :i resolution tt? lite ettect tlint I In- I letuoerat io candidate lor Comjivs.-. in litis histrict should be bhoseit by a primary election, provided the SIhIc Democratic C'onvcni lion would approve lite plan. And a eointnittce of three v.vre appointed to present the I matter to tlto State Convention. Anderson i county entered a protest illld that will also lie | reported to the State Convention, j On motion of Mr. Kina tin* ilol?-ifsito? I" the ; State Convention were instructed to voto for the plan of nominating a candidate for Con| grcss by primary election. i Mr. Moore ottered the following resolution j which wasudopled : Jicso'twl. Tit at it is the sense of this Clul) j that the Hoard ol Trustees.if iheSouih Carolina I'ltiverslty should take such action as shall lead to tho elitt'jrc of a reasonable tuij [ion lee in the South Carol inat 'ollc-jc. j Mr. Moore moved to postpone the primary ' election until all'U we hertf J'rom tile .Stale | Convention anil the tiine ho lixed to correspond with the day tor Congressional primary, i unless theStitte Convention refuses to allow 1 Congressional primary. ! That the primary eleciion bo held on the : "1st of August as already fixed, unless the ] State Con vent ion orders the nomiualion of : candidate for Congress by primary election, i in which event it shall be lixed lor (he day of ! District primary. Mr. "amlers jik?\ ! to lay on table the i above motion. So order' !. Mr. Allien ini'Vc'i io retonshi' r mc vote ?>i the last meet! n;; ol Hie ?'kil>, by wliieu the primary eleelion was Used lor An-:e-l ami Ilia I I lie I in:c l>e 11 I l>y lie-1 'oiinty Kxeeuli ve i 'onihiilief m'Ii r hearing what action ! till* SluicOillVeiltioil lalicS oil tile matter of j honiinaliie.r a candidate lor I'on^ro.ss !>y i?lii inary election. Mr. lioliliam stated that tiie limlion was Ilia same in < ii. ct a.- thai o.' Mr. \\!ii -h had ! been laid on tabic, and Jtt it was out of order. ! i hair ruled point of >>ider not \it!! lalccii. Mr. Skii ! rs ns'ivc'l to l".v Mr. AH-.-'U's motion 0:1 tuali*. Y'V. *'?; No, .V. M" Kiiiv'i moved lliat li"- |'.ii>n:iry elect ion be ^uvcnn d b> !iiorut,,> -'overtiii.ii 'lc ;.\>t. I'lub a-.lji'iirncd, M. !'. JL'Kl' * I!?, .crct .try. ili. wt; is' in toVi'ii. | TILLMAN AT ABBEVILLE. | 4 AM ENTHUSIASTIC A.-.SKr-Hil AGE OF FZO* j PLE GP.EET HIM. I j Tlso SiicaUcr IHsvusscs the South CarCoI'okc. and B'roposes to IN- j 1: (ablish an A^riculliirsil <'?>IIe;rc? j || Aflt'nvavrts II*' (>i!s and Slashes S Aromiil (?cu(>ri:ll,r. It had been announced in the newspapers that ('apt. 1!- It. Tillman, the father of the "Farmers' Movement," would .speak at Abbeville Court House on Sale Pay, at ten o'clock, i \ In consequence of this fact a great number of! 1 our citizens representing every seel ion of the' J connly, were present at the appointed hour, b anxious to hear ami see the "Moses"' that was' > to lead the pi ople of Abtcvillo county, and J the .Slate of Sou Hi Carolina, to a happy issue .t ! out of all tlielr troubles. j At about half-past ten o'clock Mr. K. W* . | Watson and Capt. Tillman entered the town ;} by the IJradley road, passing tliroimh theji {square to Hill's stables. These jrentlemen ' stopped at the New IIo!ei, while many of the j'{ j crowd, expecting ('apt. Tillman to speak from i ( i rostrum in liie court room, men in aim iouk i i seals to wait tin-arrival of the distinguished j J j speaker who was to address thoin. The an-! j ! nouncenienl was then made that Cant. TillI man would spenU from balcony of the New J j Hotel, and all crowded In front of that build- i in?. j j (.'apt. Witter was kind and obliging <o,J i] the press reporters, and furnished them with f every needed accommodation, and after all 1 ] had been made in readiness, and it was ex- J i peeled the speaking would commence with- i j out delay, a slight rain sot in. Ail adjourned 1 to the Court room. Capt. Tillman was greet, j 'I ed with great applause. The people eontin- > ; tied to crowd in until every nook and corner i [ was filled. The weather was warm, and the | atmosphere in the room was oppressive in- | j deed. | The Yorkvillv 1'uquircr gives this description i 1 of him, wliicli we adopt as being more eorrcct ' j tliaii anything which wo might write: i "Capt. Tillman is a gentleman of clear-cuf | features, pleasingaddress, a liable disposition, |< j easily approached, and while he has a pleas- < ! ant word for every one, his manners are en-' tiirely free from the gnile of the politician, ] .! readily impressing one thai he is honest and < ' sincere In what he says and does. ]5y an acci1 dent when a hoy he !o-toiiceye, but he makes ; ' I good use of his remaining optic. As a public r Ispeaker he is free and unconstrained, and t I though at times a little brusque he lias the / '< happy faculty of interesting bis hearers anil 1 i making himself understood. He wore a straw r j hat, a dark colored coat of thiu material, asiU j t ,; a whi'.o Yc-st."' t Mr. Tillman's Introtliiclioii. After .Mr. Tillman was seated, Mr. J. II- 1 Morrah, President of the Abbeville Farmers 1 Club, proceed*?;! t<> introduce liini somewhat 1 after this fashion: ! '( Ituir-Citizcii.i <ni(l Jimllii r Farmers: It is gratifying to soc so many present to- . I clay. The organization of a Farmers' Clubj: denotes a new era. Never before has !j an exclusively Farmers' Club been organ- . listed in this State. I assure yon that it is a . i phasant duty to introduce our distinguished J ! guest who is the originator of the movement. J | Although ho is a stranger to many here, no I j name is more familiar to us. His name reverberates in overy county from the mountains to the sea. Personally ho is popular at j his own home, ami although he has been of-!} ten misconstrued, his honesty of purpose and 11 ills sincerity of action has secured to him I: I ::iv;u persona! popularity. I now have the pleasure of introducing to J * i yon Hie "Mo.-es'' of-South Carolina, Cap I. 15. It. Tillman. j. 31 r. THInian*s fipccrlt. J j Captain Tillman was then greeted with great shouts of applause, and other manifesta- ' ilions 6f pleasure. Alter taking iu the scene, ( ; Captain Tillman said: .)fr. Chairman, lln-tlur Faruurs, o.nd J'cl'oir- !. Citizmx: j J I address you.'aiul ineludoaMon^yon, imny 11; whom 1 presume an: not funnel's, lean Hot,' concievo that all of you are members of the j' l-'armcr's (. iub. Til's great outpouring of en-!v ihusiasm was not expected at first. I am only j j jh farmer?and until recently?an unknown I, farmer. None have been more surprised l lian i' myselt at the proportions this movement !' have assumed. This movement was t orn at I ^ Uennettsville, in .Marlboro county a lit lie j', more than one year ago. 1 went to tiiat meet-, ' ling as a farmer. Having tieen a farmer all v j my lite, I fell that I might direct atlentioi to'* some of tin.se means which wouhl ( liable us :' ' to take a new departure, I oileied resolutions, Ix which I t bought looked to the improvensei't of i our condition us individuals, and the object L of which was the advancement, of the ' cause ot good government, but I found the po- i ' litical clcincnt of that meeting so strong, and !. j the practical interests ot the farmer so far re- i 'J moved from the thoughts of those who coin ' ... . ..1 11 ..I r ..,..,1.1 I. : e | |?I>LU Hlill IHIMIIIIIIIII, null t VWUIll j iiiif. Tluit audience, which was larger than L\ I this. was completely raptured by my speoeli, i" l!mt the political farmers voted my resolutions ,' I down. 1 felt humiliated. I went home and v studied the question. WHY Tin: KIlil'T WAS COMMEXCED. f; This light was commcnccd, so far as I wasi^J concerned, for the sole purpose of bringing j11 j scieuee into the farming interests. Where in- 't ' tvlligenec and science rules, (he farmers are ] I the sait of the earlli. If we are liewers of I (|' wood and drawers ol water i!. is our own j < ' fault. It is because we disregard the whole- j I some laws which bring happiness, and l>u- j ' cause ol a neglect of tin >sc i ulcs of tlirift which j | bring prosperity and wealth. I traveled over j *' I a portion of your fair land to-day?it was once jli 'fair. I'.ut. instead of fertile hills and proflta- J' bio valleys, the present system of farming |[ has left you big guiieys and broad nailed j* spots, from which you can scarcely obtain a} " subsistence. We useii to cut down the forests, j J wear out the land, and then so West, but we , *; are now too poor to inovu away, if the ores- i lent system of farming is continued, without |? intelligence, it will not be many years until J. j we shall have lost titles to our homes. The!:! IMcrk'si y!!k*c woul'l sb'?\y Uu'.t many of your j*' iiomes are already mortgaged. I am sorry to I say, thai nearly all of lis are in debt. This should not be so. It is a disgraceful sight to L. see farmers e \< rv spring, running to mcr-i'' I chants and factors, with hat. in liand, begging j them to"run" them ibis year. Is litis not true? j11 j if it is so, it. is your own fault.. I am not alj{ 'statesman, but 1 know that unless the scales j j fall from your eyes, and you quit this ruinous practice of peeking credit at cxhorMtant rates of intcroM, it will not l?o long until you I I shall have lost yotir homes, ami When you t J1 I will become a tenant of the moneV luiwer. In some of liiy letters I have shown that {' the "powers that he," ignore us except when , J' it is necessary to pay taxes ami vote. I jj tiie south cakolina coi.i.r.ui:. 'f? ! f< The South Carolina (..'oJloirc in Coluinliia is j I an iUtrac'.ivc place, its buildings are large, % I it* surroundings are t;raiul. Altogether,)! j it is a nice ]i!nce to go to school. I am in no <> ! Acnse ur word opposed to that instiiutiou. I ij | would ivhabiliiale and set it up, and place it [(.is its old | edastal. Hut. il now goes under the ' j, name oi' our Agricultural College. The law s set il going, and says that a school of agricul- p j tur-'.-isall be cstabli.-hcd there, u lu re fannin.' hull In- tuir^ht. "i'liis t'ollrge was endowed j| by the land }:r:i!it fioni the 1'nited States j?. ' t iovcrunieiil under the name of an Agricul-: t; tural oilege. which was intended to leach J the science c.f agriculture. We hawbccii tnlil; f; every year hy the newspapers and by .the t,| ring, that the Legislature is composed largely i,, j of fanners and ineehaiilcs. Who did they ( ) put as trustees of this farmers' college? Let ' me read the names to you: l'.c-( iitivio Ti:r.srEi:rf. (>| IT. S. Thompson, (iovernor. k | \V. 1?. jsinipxtn, Ch'ef JuMiee. I s. >!c' Jowa:i, Associate .Justice. it , Mclver, A>?ociide Jiistice. A. Coward, School Teacher. d | (i. I,. Ilulsi, ( luiiriiian Senalo Committee. j g< (' I <? I i iiil'-i ml li.'i ii'iicm Hnlisi- I 'i i 111111- M t<v. i si i : !>. P. luuii-an, ('resident Agricultural aiuly* { Mt-c!rihi--al Sni-icly. J. Lii?soMnli, Sccivtsiry of isisite. i:i.iar::u tui'ute&s. J. Jr. Jlion. ci .1. ! '. .1. Calthvi ll. ci I. ! > i:i?>inliiit;. vi K. \V. i'.ii.vi!. ! i> ; riiarlcs 11.simoutoii. 'I: K. \\*. j In .1. !\ I,.!ar. ;T i A ny tanner in tliat iTo'.Vil ? No. All ye IN. .11 i '! I.at was in | .<l'. Miiid.vou llii'.l 1 ill's;.' |>uiiiinn iiiiii- ni> weir inatii' liv a Legislature j Iij* inujority i.l wlm.n wri'r tunnels. I In I 1h-wliolt-?-l.iU* "i Suaih '.' iixiina. Willi til it - -ixl.v 111< i:t: 1 iiil : I.ii iiitr-, llu i'o V.:is II not <?:f litriiit r \. ln>;ii our I<?r?l- ainl innMrfs n lliuuglil WoMl.y io I Irn ici! |o:n l:is:i litis- I" ; li ' tit oilr t'iii!( ?? . \V;is utif ri^ltl> invHtii'tl? v< I'Wii Vi itl - aiii-rtv.'tnls, tin- im inl . i s ><f tin; , l-.^iv-ittiii' ilioimli! li;;*: miiii ;' < ! iiii-.'.Iii <t iill.l it olit, iiS I J'.iltl voilflltl'"'! Io ili r u.< <!;. i In- iitmti r l>v j?n11 isit?fw??little s'lrmj <??* ; ? I?. t\ IVMicaii, l'ri-siitrii! lit" Hit! Vsrh-til- It: liili'i -iy, itlf.l Mr. S vivl My :n >.f V. V* I it . ;>olit:i : ! !:i nt.-rs. \ !li?-p' It t: J'for.:'i I.- !l it ' ill* II'. '. I'::M l!i:-r ill- iii ' < >:, .IS II. . , i ! ' I! ^iv: II to that !' ('oil. vr. j '.VI.-II '.If o.! If Yi i".?rs v;; Hicl.il y< \. i!'.- .t: ! i ; .v :>rt on ;i ; i" aury tb'.'.V J::ul :ti fL\ltirgi i;;it.?i-r-? . oV". . tl.'viu, Lvt iuc | r?.a;l t Llit , lit MIBMing I M I or visitors. Wiulr l[ain|'(on. l.'.v. Klii?.u (.'alters. If. V.-. I. Scot; .Murray. .1. II. Kiiii<>. I. 11. liinn, A. C. Ila>!\oll. C.J. i'. lluisnn. ^ 'oyornorj rainpton was oncc a rarmor?I iriie t racts of hind, and hired overseers t?? nnna-.ro tlteni. I have 110 doubt that his heart, < in the institution,and that he thinks the it.-itc i* doing all that it an do. His oducaion in polite learning, is such lliat lie Itinks the present system is all that is needd. a max i?ossnssi:n or tiik devil. Xo doubt many of the farrnerc in this hall .-ill not avrree with tnc in the nee<?-sily of a iractii-iil education. I Jut my whole heart is n this work. At the beginning of this movenent they sat down on me at lSenncttsviU'e, I'hcy maligned nio in the newspapers, and low I have in ineall tlui devil that was ever n Kdgeticld. I will 20 down with the farin rs, for I have 110 compromise to mako Willi hose men. tiif. aohicui-tunat. (ollece. Now, my friends, in discussing 111 is qncs. ion of an Agricultural t'oiieico I want to put t tirst 011 the ground of simple justice. Con cress has appropriated certain money to b< ippropriatud to certain specificpurposes. The )stahlislimentol one College whose leadlm bject shai 1 be tiie (caching of the science o i>irieulture, including classic;! 1 science s in lot excluding military tactics. I'm tlint in 'lilotion solely devotes its energy to tiic tench ng of the classics. Literary educnl ion docs not inalco a bo Me aimer. Science is wiiat wc want. Practica mining is necessary in this science. Vol may try till doomsday to educate a practica "armi't in the South I 'arolinaCollege,und n.ini imcs out of ten lie will be a failure. In tin ir.-l place, he goes to thatjinstilution which i iurr<-unded hy an atmosphere where the la loriug man is looked down upon. The wlmli ivails of that I'ollege are permeated with tin dea that his brain is cultivated to enable bin Lomakea living out of the sweat of some iodv else's brow. fAnnlause.l Well now. :iave a strong hankering tliat way myself, bu i happens that I do not make a living in Ilia ivay. So to speak, all other classes are abovi us, on top of us?I will not say ahove us, ivon't acknowledge thit they are ahove us. Til'/ trustees are thoroughly alarmed, fo "ear we will kill the south Carolina Colegc. Voicc? I hope to Hod you will. No. sir ; I do not agree with any such sent! iient as that. [Applause.] lint I say tlx rustecsare fearful that we are goin-,' to kill it [ am lighting this system of high literary ed iicntion which excludes tlic practical cduoa ion of flic farmer. They are lighting to tin lealli to prevent us from separa'ing the Agri adtr.ral and Classical departments. [Here Mr. Tillman read extracts from Gen Unities recent address before the graduatinj :l:is of law in thi'South Carolina Colloce.| l*'rom the land grant tlie college reeeivoi ">.7ni'anually, and tlie Legislature appropri ites iiT.-ViO to that institution. Vou pay hai hat sum, I say more, but the AYum ninl Con icr says half. Now, this law expressly c ini stands (hat military tactics shall be taa^li it the collego receiving thi' amount of lain ;rnnt money from the United States, Hit lid the lawyers who rule tills State abide l>; hat law? They took the United States lac iciou whose duty it is to teach the nnlitar; act ics, to Charleston, and assigned him ti lie Dude Factory. 'IfK KIIIJ.LIANT EDITORIALS IN THE "SOt'TJ CAROLINA t'OLLEGIAN." [Here ttio speaker related the story about he lion and the lamb lyinis down together? i*hen tlie lamb lies down inside, lie titer aid, if the farmers arc not now within tin egal and mercantile lion, they are very new t. He now read some choice extracts froii lie from the flmtfh Qirotiiui Collrtf'fni, win el ook the lihlc oil'of "Moses"' Tillman, "but," icsaid, "I am glad to say it grows back fastci iiid thicker alter ewry removal." Continu Hi;, (1U illiwiiitl I UIU'I Mil U.\I IH> b HUH lie South Carolina OothyUui in which eon empt was expressed,and an epithet applied 0 that class of citizens who object to hein; axed tor the maintenance of the South Cam iiia College. After a pause, and n gesture vhloli attracted oil tiro attention from al resent, .Mr. Tiilniiin said: '"This, brothel miners and lcllow-tax-i?ayors. is what tin roimg gentlemen, who arc being educated al our expense, have to say of you."] There is, in (he history of south i 'arolina, i ong roll of distinguished and good men o vliont we are justly proud, and Abbeville ha.Urnished a full share of them. There is no iimiiu which hold* a high'*! dace in their hearts than that of I?i\ .!. II. ['hornwell. In 1>VJ he wrote a letter to CJov rnor Manning, r,i tting forth the duty of the fate to eduealo her sons, it is one of th< iraiuhst arguments for higher education thai vas ever written. Tlicy have thought sc nucli of it as an unanswerable argument hat the City Council of Charleston had ii lllblishcd last year, and then: was appointee] 1 coiiimittoe in every lHstrict to distribute bat lei tor, as an argument in favor of the south Carolina College. Mr. \V. jr. Parker, believe,was appoiuiud agent for Abbcvilh i.unty, and those of you who have nevei eon the letter would do well to get it ami ead it. Jt is regarded as a l.ildo by those idio favor the classics as being the oniy tiling iceessary. | Here Mr. Tillman read some extracts from >r. Tliornwelt's Setter.] If I ean convince you, by the facts deducted, hat. you cannot hone t.o see farmers conic linn the South Carolina College, as Irom t'n Iis-i?inpi College. I shall haw accomplishil luy purpose. When we were rich then iiis ao need of a practical education h.v tin (ute. luU now we are poor, and wo niril the radical education more than the classical. ,'IIAT THE SOVTII CAKOi.lNA fOI.T.KUK IH)I-S The South Carolina C'ollepc absorbs tin iriners money, to given ila^-sical education, bile the practical education of tanners Is ejected. I want to separate tiie classical ml practical departments of the South Cawua College. 1 do not want the fanners to aeept a mere sop, wliilc they are pushing the iassical education of our hoys in a College here contempt of labor burdens (ho air, here the hoys loll about in the shade ol liose splendid trees in the campus. Will any f litem ever be vv;llini? to <?o to work ? Corilnly not one in a hundred will do so. Ton inny of them g;t too lazy to work, too proud > beg, and too Imnest to steal, and sink to I lie vi'l of drones and vagrants, and become a union to their relatives. How many ol such Intruders liavo yon in Abbeville county'.' .bheville county is the Athens of the Slate. L has more educated men in it than any I her county in the Stale. llero we are, sixty thousand farmers prop<g blindly in their own ideas?conservative II we arc nearly stupid. Yel the statesmen ant to deny you your just share of Clod's Klit to help you out. of thy box, [After 'reading extracts from letters from cncral Stephen l>. I.eo and others in refernee to Agricultural Colleges, and commentig on the same, he said :| oYS THAT WILL UK J.IK1S Ttl.I.M.lX'S UKOTlfEU. You cannot eilucatc :i farmer in (own. You lay ril! him fit 11 uf science; you may cram ini full with books, l>u! if lie lias not l-ecu uiu'lii. how lo apply it, li<! will bo like my rotlier, who knows all about if<!olony, nud lincraloiry, and yet lie lacks one Jiltle hit of radical ai>i>lication. lie lias been looking <r a Bold mine for twenty years, anil liasn't >nml it. (ioiu^ back to the Spanish proverb, "Xo rass no stock, no stock 110 manure, no matt rt no crop, no crop no money," many of 111* fanners are on the roail to Ihu poor house, iv.iuse tliuy work six months lo'kill grass, ml then way we can't raisejrrassa<an excuse r^oiifu to the stores to buy hay. With this late of a I lairs we are all on the roail to the in ir house. only lourtieii out of two litindivd students i the South ('arolina College are takiii'-t the .'rictillural course, ami yei tit-' finiteis arc ixed to keep tip this farce on it basis which in promise its but little^ood. I'.etter haven tnni ts lii^Ii school, which would do us pood, ian a clii>?ieal College from which we Ki t no I'tieiit. 'J'bc c"-st of attending the Misslv-ippl ollejiu n hen redit.icil by credits lor work lite udeul catt ilo, is only or c""> :i year ist tsh. I appeal to the wool hats, to the one-iraMows 'o'.. .i: [applause] I appeal to you farmers to now If the boy who has I-ecu i d ilea led at t lie i>ti!li ('arolina Cull.ire is thereby better lilted >r agricultural pursuits. 1 have not made many speeches without rcI hem to writing. Tlie newsi apen-are Iiinix inliit of my s|iei cites, find I'll have no cell diivolly. If I haven't. saiil ciioiisrii L><>111 tin1 (Villfgo, I can answer any quoslivii uii may eko<i.-e io a.-k inc. tiik Aiii:icri.TiruAL nepaktjtkst. 'l'lure is iiiuilhor institution In this Slalt* 11idi is supposed l<i bo for the l>etie:it of ?*trriillure. 11 i- called tlie Itcparinii'ii! of Aari.illiiro. It takes from your pockot*a I'iir, Oiifli: If of you do not- know of I In: extend: of such :iii ii..>1 it ulion. If you ilo, you now no oil <>f il. Whodid llicv put. at the l*:mI ol it? I\. P. iMnican ami llujjli N. ilttln-'oil. Kvell illOtlifll IllfV wore homt ji<lc uii"*c ainl poi..| nan, was tlicit* any justice i U'.norini; you ? what t;u: t*Ai:>n:t:s orcirr to no. I propose io on In rift* tin* powers of I lie Kxcelivo lioanl of the A^i'iculturil Society, so ai lin y niiviil srlcet oil jeer- lor lii<* Auriciiliral I ciNir! iiii'iil, hut 111 I.e. Mature com?-' il of mii'Ii a !iirj;c Majority of fanners ?l'*<l ii <lo\?n. JSiit. now, I propose, if yon irk nil', to I ike llnj power of > ( ?-!i11ii aitritllnral oilii'urs cnlin ly away from I hose p*>!irian*. I'nfortmiali'ly, wh <- inl too many ili-tail politicians to tin; l,<-};l?lal'iri*. Tln*y t\V ilH'li-ri.:iil olir C\|nl, v> ;Slf?,:.iK?. Itntt* v ,M>:i -'oi;! / ' > rrlin*<ly i! my n*ii?li(l ? *.* I'y ' :1111 11 . ynmwlv< s in iiii :-v! IJ'.il fliiti < 11;l v.'iiat \ ?' 1 want, ;tiul i" a i-,!l ymir i- ? ?:? \vlis?L vi.d waul, .i il? (l.-'l t vivo i" In J'iiii. It> : -. ?? ! I.i Ml ;ii-l- i'<I l.nicl Tiiis I:. tiicy mil tint !i:ivi? I li-.? i-'.iir;ivii to ?1?*-j i,i jni:i' r;/l.r>. :>i:-.1 it iln-y ltd. Iiit\sy pour ,tl iVllwo s i/'juiU be suuivbo-JY no lou^oi' in l (lie Cftimalion of those whom they have been ! f] l'ollo\vm<r. Your lethargy anfl indifference lias permit- j J tod the present undesirable state of attairs to fXigt. 11 is nceessary fin* yon to discuss these quest ions of polities ami agriculture. I sinrt-j en iiio iigrieumirai sine 01 1111:4 moveincni. n Somebody else Injected politics Into the other side. li'it were not for the polities in tiiis inoveinent. would all this great crowd be I hero? (iod knows ii purely farmers movement would nover got so many farmers to- , get her at one time. I would urge you, after ' ! succeeding in securing your rights, not to col| lapse like a balloon. 1 THE OXI.Y WAY TO KJSEl* DOWN' CORRUPTION". You cannot keep down corruption in the Democratic party, without watching those i who nre iu office. No country ever existed ; II where tin to was but one political party thai 1 | those who were put on guard and accepted 1 . otlioo, had not. betrayed their trust- Are I not big salaries paid for almost no work? 1 j Wouldn't the Legislature of .South Carolina, . which is composed chiollv of lawyers, be sur. prised If we farmers hold a meeting in Oolumt hia next November, composed of men of in- ; telllgenec, who would formulate our ideas, and then demand our recognition at the hands of the Legislature. This would not he revolutionary. It is common sense. It is " practical, political common sense. I would not antagonise the present Slate " Fair. Hugh S. Thompson has climbed ttie 3! golden stairs and gone to Washington for of- : 3 lice. James N. Lipscomb, Master of the Slate ;.I Grange, has been Secretary of Slate for four J years, now wants to go to Congress. D. 1'. 1 Duncan, President of the Agricultural and " Mechanical Association, and Kail road Coin" missloncr, wants to l>u Governor. It is the duly of the present board of ngri' culturc to analyse fertilizers and prevent 1 fraud. The farmers pay SI,:VJO.OOO a year for j fertilizers, which is one great leak which J drains our pockets of nearly all profits in - farming, I do not claim that you can farm l| without it. 1 tut I do claim that you could use s less, and I urge that we be protected from rob' bery by frauds in fertilizers. The only penally attached for practicing a fraud on us in tliis !> way is, the confiscation of the fertilizer. For1 tilizcrs are never analysed until they arc in " the ground. How can yon do so then ? Is it not right and proper to demand of the I.egis1 Injure to .>ee that we are not robbed ? ThirtyJ three per cent, of the guano does not, come np j to the requirements. The Legislature has 1 seen no need of protecting us from this fraud, and never will. They should make the manufaclurer of fraudulent fertilizers liable to fine and imprisodment. God forbid that I should be so low and debased as to meet and commingle with that low K crowd at Columbia, unless 1 go there as a man. intending to do my duty. I don't believe that * they have stolen anything. They have not " yet got so far debauched, ihit I tell the fact that six years ago, Gov. Ilauood and Gov. .Ie"j ler slated the amount of the annual expense or eo>t of maintaining the Government. " j Since then It has increased SiOn.lHid. Is the 3 Government any boiler now than it was men? It is not. It can't be proved tliat it is. " NO CURAT LIFTING OF THE l'UHLIC DEIJT. It is utterly impossible to expect any great liftin'.' of the burdens of luxation. The lixcil charges such as the interest on the public 1 debt, and the cost of maintaining Ibe schools | is llic greater part of our burden. Except for f these items the taxation Is small, but with new laws and a new Constitution these Items may be greatly reduced. 1 ii has been urged that there is a need tor a new Constitution, but the j proposition was voted down. Why? I can I only say from some suggestions thrown out, tliat there is a buggaboo, standing in the wny | of our gelling the new Constitution?that ' ' those blessed builds which have been crain* ' I med down our throats may be repudiated. I 1 ! don't crnv :;botit the public debt. I don't be51 lieve any per.-.ou desires to repudiate that r debt. 1 I When white men got back Into power, when | Ihoyj.ot baek lntotlwir old home?the Slate llo.i-e? it seems to me that decency ar.d self1'J res pee i. demanded that we should have a new ' | Constitution. Have you sunk so low that you 1 arc willing to live under the Kadieal Coustl" tut ion? The i'cmoeraiie parly of South Carolina is ' composed of white skins. Are you then afraid of yourselves that you do not make j the demand lor a new Constitution. run iwiGK.-jr leak is in the couxtv covt ei:nme>:t. , The hlsrsfst leak in the public treasury is in 11 tin- county ( j The County Commissioners :t?-o 1111 expensive body. They are poorly paid, and CMiuot . diselrirme their duties brc:iiwe of !<??v salary which i> paid lo the otlicer. The roads arc j bad. I ri de to Abbeville in a gully. No " three inen ran at tend to tlio otlice of County i Commissioner. Let us return to the old way j of niaraging the public highways. WHAT TII.LMAS SAID IX VOIU,. This is what the Yorkrillc. Knf/nirrr reports 1 Mr. Tillman as having said on this subject at r j 'J'ir/.ah: I "As lo Jhe poor County Commissioners, II tlicy do get but little pay, tint, it is 110 less ' i true that- they do but little work. This oflleo 'j in Kdgellcld lias paralyzed public spirit. Our ' County Commissioners get poor pay lo do ! work. Everybody depends upon them to ' look sifter everything because they are paid fordoing it; not hint; is done, and the consc"liit nce Is we travel In gullies instead of roads fn.iii one side of our country lo the other. We go down a long stretch of hill in a gully, cross the creek and go up another hill in .it 1 gully. The pay of a County Comnth$ioner $.s so smalt that nobody even wants the olli'oe. ' Let us abolish the County Commissioner!* mill 1 ?o to the old plan. We have no use for a County School Commissioner or a County Auditor, and in Edgefield the Trial Justices i are another nuisance, keeping the dockets of i , J Sessions Cuiirl tilled with trivial cases of neil gro lights and litigation, which they indus, j trlonsly look up, summoning all the witness- . i ie.s they eun lin?l, whether they know any- i I the ease or not. "As lo the free schools, I will say that they I arc all a humbug. I am not opposed to edu- . cation. Cod forbid that I should be. 1 want : j the schools, but I want them made better ] than they now arc. I would have the school ] i. - * - ......1,......... ?... , .1* flirt iiiMcniif I , , j UIMIICI.X OliUlC !M|UiOV.-. Iinium t'l kliv I'l vr-1 ..w L j irregular shape, and the school house located in tlu- center. If this plan were adopted wo i would have no fusses about locating :i school ' house 011 this or that side of a crock. Ami l| i would have the school trustee* elected by ; wliite tax-payers and not appointed." aviiat Jit: s.vii> at ai:i:kvjli.k. Tin said at Ahhoville, the public schools ; j were an ulcer on the body oolitic, which. If ' , better men do not take hold of them, should , | lie removed. lie never did sec the use of a School Commissioner. He thought Ms salary , I miifht be saved, and said that Legislators j, j didn't know how hard it is for you to work j to make It is claimed thai it is neecssary to have a!( : County Audilor and a Treasurer to watch each i other. In our county the Auditor mid Trcas- ; I ut'er are tin-thickest men you ever saw. W'c ! can't tell one from the other, ard I think one I man should do all the work of these unices. There is no use for the oliice of Registrar. , I The Probate.!tid;:e could attend to ail the <iu- : ties of that ollleo. There is no use of feather- [, t ing another nest. TICK At'I'OtNTINC I'OWKIt. Another nuisance?why permi! I lie Govern-!! ; or to appoint so many otlleers ? Although the!' the Constitution under which we live says (that magistrates shall he elecled hy thej>eo-!j | pie, the tiovernor appoints all of our Trial I Justices. The reason assijrncd for 11?i.-> over- | riding of tlio on.Miiic law, is that anomalous ; 1 I condition ol' affairs in the low country. I, lor j j iiiiii, am ir??ttii?jr mighty tied of siil?miIIi 11 vr to ' indignities because somebody will ir<,l lutrl i ' down tle-re. I.?*l lis fleet our Auditor and j j Treasurer. I don't, know t)i:it wo can elect ' 1 better nii-n than ilie Sovcnior will appoint,! ' but by electing these ollieers we will prevent! the ring from net (iiitr any higger. i (>ne ldg img hear whieli stands in the way of, I ! a new i 'oustitiillull, is. th<i it, costs too much. 11 tut they force us (o pay ?!>iii,utu;i year, rather. ' than lo'spcnd for a Constitutional t'on-jl j vention. coNsriTt rioN.vr. TKorr.x.K.s. I Tim Constitution says that the citizens of the Shite shall he enumerated every ten years, j The members o|' tlio Legislature voted down j ^ j the propnsition to have tlio enunicralion, as:1 , iv?|uired, by the Constitution, after having l:ikcn an o;ith to support tiiat instrument. Ic . They trampled it iidiIhi* foot and denied Kdire- : , Held, Lauren--, ami other counties their just!!l ! r. presentation in the Legislature and in the 1 ist:ite Convention. Those great lawyers of J i i 'liai iestuil ? those grand moguls were opposed ' I to einiiiieraliou because Charleston had r?*mv-j11 M'litalion to which >.ho was not entitled. j. j They voled against it?mid they got help to ' defeat it where they should tio! iiavo had it. ' i After speakingof the diiHculties incident to ':I 'securing amendments to the new C'unstitu-is| 11c >11 .*1 r. i II 1111:111 Mini ; For your ciieoiirniji-mont r will say thai1' there will In* in the state ('on?' 11!ion tliis work ill least. oiio lii'inlrod delegates, *oiit, ' there as iIi-lfL'iilcs from the lamo'iN. These * il?vales are determined to have reform, and !l i wo will l>e apt 10 pel "nr wi-lies. 1 As a pai 1 iiijf shot .Mr. Tillman said that ho 11 had wrlilcn on.- Ilioii.-atnl l.-iioiw since ihis ' movement licjnii. Tlio people in many see- " ! lions wi.'i'o lliorouulily { .roused' II*.* saiii iliat 1 lie was a yoiim; mail lo vivo advice to old *' 111.'II. Inn 111:1 i In- Wolliil ;n!vi-r ''pmir liiol".;!l '' ! vv III', lo exercise our full riulil aiul power in; iiilliieiiclm; M10 administration of I lie allair.i 1 of 1110 State." After speakimr fur about an hour and a ., , half, .Mr. Tillman concluded liis remarks 1 |The multitude imnioiliately rushed In the ' ilnor to yet a whilf of fresh air, while quite a niiinhorof . j<,ntlenieii went forward and wore, intro-luced to the speaker, for all of whom hoi had a cordial irivetin;/, and a hearty shake of a the hand. In a little while Mr. Tillman iH't ' l the room, and imn aft< rward was seen goitijg JJ out of lown to catch the train lit Vordery 011' f , his way to Columbia. j l' PHE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS j HOST, CLEAR, AND UNMISTAKABLE IN ITS MEANING. I Complete ?is?l Thorough Answer to . Mr. Tillman ami all those Who arc i I Clamoring1 for a Xcw Constitution | ?It is Hotter Than any Xcw One, which wc may get. The Fanner's convention in advocating the Sail of a Constitutional Convention for this Halo (till a most- wise am] opportune act. Tiici present Constitution gives us a cumbrous aud j expensive form of government which cannot i be remedied by amendment, for such a mode of'change is tedious, uncertain and calculated j to produce unnecessary divisions among our j people. The organic law under wuich we live) would suit very well for a densely populated i State like .Massachusetts or New York; but it provides a number of unnecessary oltlces, and is in other respects contrary to the genius of our people. We ought to have a Constitution-! ai Canvcntion.?Anderson Intelligencer. To which the Xcwbcrry Observer replies as 1 follows: I Like the arguments wo have ssen for a Constitutional Convention, Hie above Is exceedingly vague and indefinite. Not a single | objeitional item is mentioned, and not a I single change suggested. It is said, in a gen-1 oral way, that "present Constitution gives us a cuuinrous :inu cxiicumvi: lorm <11 sovurnmeat." In what respect? What is there cumbrous about it? or what expensive? Let us FCC: Article i is taken up entirely withadeclara(ion or rishts, In which no reasonable objection can he found. It contains nothing either cumbrous or expensive. Article II relates to the Legislature, and the mo litter of their apportionment and election. We defy our contemporary to suggest any improvements. Any "Unnecessary ofliccs" there? It also provides for a homestead. Ifj the homestead law is to be abolished, the way to accomplish it is to submit the question to tiie people by way of amendment. Article 111 relates exclusively to the execu tivc department, and is very plain and slm-i pie?could not possibly bo made more so. It provides for the election of Governor and other State otlieers, and there is nothing cumbrous or expensive about it. And no on.; will contend that there are "unnecessary otliees" in the executive department. Articles IV provides for the election of Supreme and Circuit and Probate Judges, Clerk of Court, Sheritr, Coroner, Sollcltior, County Commissioners and Jullccs of the l'eacc. Nothing "cumbrous" about this. The Constitution docs not require that thoscotllccs shall be "expensive," for the salaries are left to be lixed by tho General Assembly. Are any of. these ofliccs "unnecessary?" If so, what! ones? A few persons?very few?think the otiice of County Commissioner is unnecessary. The General Assembly heretofore has regarded Justices of the Peace '"unnecesary", and lias refused to provide for them ; but It j has provided for Trial Jut ices, not required i by the Constitution, and conforming in every ! essential particular to Justices of the Peace,! except in name and in the fact that they are i appointed by tiie Governor in&tcad of being i - - ? t... CICUK'U U.> LIU* Article V provisos for arbitrators, change of, venue in certain eases and for the codification I of the laws every ten years. Nothing expen-! nivc about that, unless it be in thccodiliciition j of the laws. And we remember that eertian ; Legislators at one time opposed the codlilea-1 lion of the laws on account of tlie expense, and we remember the remark made by Judge I Mackey that an economical member from ills j county had prepared a bill to have the laws j codilied by convict labor. Article VI relates in eminent domain?to I which no objection can ever be raised by any-! body. Article VII relates to impeachmcnls; is plain, and simple, and entirely unobjectionable and incapable of Improvement. Article VIII, relating to the right of suffrage, could not be improved. Article IX relates to finance and taxation, and we have never seen or heard of the least] objection, to anything contained therein. I Article X relates to education ; provides for a State Superintendent of Education and County School Commissioner?all necessary, atul. not more expensive than necessary. I Willi the amendment of l.s7i). it provides for a 2 mill tax for common schools?put in the; Constitution by the Democrats,who arepledg- j cd to keep it there. It provides also for a State Normal School?which is neither cumbrous nor expensive?it co>ts 51,500 a year, and is .worth to the S:ntc ten times that amount. A Slate Kefotm School for Juvenile offenders?this the Legislators have regarded as "unnecessary"?it tias not been '"expensive", for it has never been established, bo-1 cause the inmates could easily be made to tvnvl.- Mini n:.v for the CXOOOS S Of tile iliSti lulion?il may not bo ULeexsary. but it is extremely proper,and, Independent ol a Con-! stiuuional requirements, should have been established lontr ago. An agricultural college ! and nictitate University; but no iiilllutryj academy provided for. * Atlele XI provides for an asylum, pen I ten-j tiar.v and a deaf, dumb and blind Institution,! but'leaves the details to the General Assembly entirely. | Article XH relates to corporation?no objection whatever. Article XIII provides for a militia, but< leaves all the details to t lie General Assembly. Articlc XIV Is miscellaneous, it prohibits lotteries and divorces and gives the married women the right to hold real estate. ArticleXV directs bow the Constitution' may be amended and how ? Constitutional convention may be called?no possibly objection to anything in the article. ArticleXVI forbids increasing the public: debt except by a vote of two-thirds of the nuulitied voters of the State in favor of it?a very wise provision Indeed. The above is a brief summary of the "Radical Constitution.'' The faet that It is a Radical Constitution Is, we believe, the chicf and almost the only objection to it. The object ion is simply a f-cnliinent. Scnitiincnt is well enough, but South Carolina is too poor Just now to pay forty or lifty thousand dollars to gratify a sentiment. Leaving out the ques-1 lion ol sentiment, we have no hesitation in i say.nc that tlie probabilities arc the present I Constitution contains much less objectionable I material than one that would be adopted now. l'.ctter bear the Ills we have than lly to those we know not of. lietter change theCon-j dilution by gradual amendment rather than to go to an expense ol forty or Jifty thousand j dollars io (;< (, win-i niit 111.i?> m.i uc ,-v> i^uun h.t tin* OIK' have. Talk of the "people" framing a (.'(institution; the people no more frame i i Constitution Mian tlioy make the laws. One hundred and iifiynlne men make the laws:! mill they do not always make such as the; "people" want ur necu. One hundred and lif-1 ly-nine men would frame a Coiislitulion: and I here is no assurance whatever that they . would frame it to suit the people. Km to return to our esteemed cotemporary nf Anderson. What.are the ''unnecssary of-i liees" provided for by the t v.nstihition? j The Constitution jtroviiles for Governor | fih ut-flovernor, secretary of .Sate, Coinp-; Irollcr-Ciciieial. State Tivsurer, Superinteii-; drill of Kcli:csi!ion and Adjutant General for !h?'Snte. Are any of tlu-so "uniieccessary"?, flie Con:-til lit ion further provides for three! sni ivnie Court Judy's, circuit .1 udae.s?num-j ln-r not. pecilhd, lint Kit to the General As-] vmhly, which divides theStaie into "cullveil | cut circuits", and elects a J udge for each?a | -solicitor for each circuit. Any 'uuneeeossary jlli.es" provided here l>y the Constitution? j The Constitution further provides for the. foliowlu;: ('ounty oliiees: Clerk, sherilf, Pro>ale Jud^e, Coroner and three County Commissiotiirs. Any' unnceecssury oliiees'' here?' If so, name them. It also provides lor Jus-' ices of the Pence. Probably these are the1 iiiiii.'-i-i-es-ai'v oliiees." lint it is hardly worth it 111lo to go to mi expense of forty or lifry . housands dollars tojret rid of Justices of tin*' [Vace, when the <icticral Assembly manages o net till of Ihi in tor nothing; I U'e have named ult lit* oilices provided for i.v the Constitution. Will t!ii.> Jiifclliiii/ciicrr; oint oil I those I fiat arc "unncoccssarj And >\ i11 It _'o turihcraml show wherein "theprcs-til i'oti.siititlion ^ives us a cumbrous and cxicusivo form of government"? Care for liiunli Animal*. [ Christian Xdylibo)'.] A timolv text for all seasons?for this hot vathcr in particular? is, "The righteous man eirardcth the life of his beast." Thu dom-stie animals are iarnely dependent' in their owners for food, drink ami shelter,' md for seeing that they are not wantonly, ibused nor over-!oaded or over-driven. A h:htoous man will regard Ihese rights of theiiunb animals under hi? caie, and as far a> lie las opportunity lie will do good to alt useful j md harmless creatures. No one can be ri^htoiis and disreitard the lie and comfort of dumb beasts. A man's rcatmciiI of diimli l? asts and ! lie dependents ' ibout I:M honsoor in his employ, or the poorj1 iround and about him. is a more infallible inlex to liis real character than is his conduct I, oward bis equals or superiors. I.ct the proprietms of Hie house, the farm, i( he bai n-yard, the calf-pen and poultry-yard : ee that none of the dumb dohicsiies suiter in ny way which can lie prevented. As far as'; Kissible. lei them keep all work animals out;] if the mui in hot wi-ii'lier. Occasionally, in ; i.e plow <>r mi the drive, lake a damp cloth or ' . bunch of urecii leaves and wipe the sweat.] roin the laee of the faithful hor.-e, from nn- 1 ler liis bridle, collar, harness or saddle asr iced be. A HJUHIllCJHeHt. 11 The many friends of Thomas Met Sett itguii i ' ?-* ?' (i... i.... i ii 1 111! i ll t! KM * 1111' imiimiiu.ii i?.v> ii ???U | In; hs'i'l a? Hie I *?i I nil*! tii lioiist' on SaU* My. Ami Tom > till j-'iiaro litres satisfaction j j o all who iavor him Willi their patronage.?i o j; |<'oi: on tlullar Mr. '1*. IVrrin M ill sell yc.u ,1 i!ic .\iiuri("iii i rnil 1'itmtvi11vr' ' nvil'T :i!:?l l.i'iiii'i'* li which irilil ii-si cvi- 'j-.r. ]?.tiii'|>; ?>r I'rniN, or s, rl.icli ii.? kt jil. ;h?- y*vir rnunil \vi:liotti j< arof i"? sniftitatioii. Mnj-.-rior to any other-} ifc.-.trvniivc kr.uWM. Try i:. you will like it. ! J v y FEOM SOUTH AMERICA. | Iiitprpsliiiff bettor Erom a Month Cnr? olininn who Ih now on the Pacific' , Ocean. CALLAO, Peru, June 25,18SC. Mr. Edwin C. Rice: My Dear Friend?I suppose you will be quite surprised to get a letter from your humble L.r<f<-nnl hilt I ? li I n If lllflf. T pnn'ltMSS ftWAV Bn hour hotter. It has been a long time since I heard froin you. I think it was in Portland^ Oregon at the time. -.rI have been on the South American coast for two years. I left Snn Francisco the Ilrst Onv of July. 18*4. and I have, not touched ' UncleSam's" soil since. I have been employed by the government to make views of prominent land-marks and promontories ou the coast, and also to make views of some lands. Well, I'll try to giveyou a little idea of some of the ports that I have been in. After leaving "Frisco"' the first port I called: in was Achipulcho, Mexico. .Saw nothfngof Interest there. Called next at Matzillan wherel made views of some reefe, <fcc. A short time after I left there the whole place was destroyed by an earthquake. Happily not many liTes were ' lost, but the houses were completely domol-? iwlw rl munr l#?fr Immplffts. /to. T stnrvnod in San Jose, Uautcmalu, Coriuto nnd Picbllan- ? uue. The latter place is noted for being tbo hottest pluce under the heaven. I thought I would melt; however. I survived. I was In Panama the time of the trouble there when the United States marines were sent there; I saw the city of Colon destroyed by flro and some of the rebels hung; among them, was Preston, (but I suppose you read all about that, so I will not trouble you by an account of it) The next place I had occasion to .visit was Guayaquil in Ecuador.. II lies sixty miles inland and to get there tte snfled up one of the most beautiful of rivers (the Guayaquil. River.) On each bank Were banana and cocoa trees, and monkeys were labberlng at ns as if they thought we were intruding upon their soil. We anchorcS in Guayaquil at about live o'clock, P. M., when, after dark I looked leeward and beheld the most beautiful sight, a burning volcano throwing its lavaf hundreds of feet high. Upon luqulry I fonnd, that it was the burning volcano Chlmborazo, the second highest in existence. I shall never forget with what rapture I looked hpon it and thought how wonderful are the works of God. If there is anything that makes one tinnk there Is a God, it is nature I could not get any nearer to the mountains, so I contented myself around the city. The next * port was Payla, Peru. I think it is the most abominable place ever created. No vegetatlonatall. There is a premium upon uujr grass that can be found, but there is plenty ox neaa and sand. The place is also well .stocked with do;s?about two to every inhabitant., Tho houses are two-storv ami built of mud. The mil I vet* are very lazy. From there we sailed direct to the Sandwich Inlands. It took forty-three days to reach lion alula, tho main city. I was pleased with everything there. A few years ago the natives were eaunlbals. To day they will put to shame our own proud America. Whiskey Is twenty-live centsa drink and any one found selling it on Sundays is severely punished. They nave line churches and schools and everything denotes they are Christians. (So much for missionaries.) I went to Fugee Islands?can't say much In their praise?then, went to tho Society group. While on the way we were caught in a severe storm and _ once we thought the ship was doomed, but af-'~ ler being tossed at the mercy of the waves' for sixty-one days, we anchored safely in the' bcautirul harbor of Tiliiti. This city is under the control of tho French. All kinds of trop- ' leal fruits grow in abundance. The natlves: wear no extra clothing?only a cloth around ' the loins. We stayed there about twenty days, had a good time, took some fine pictures and I it'll desperately in love witn a pretty French girl. I have had the pleasure [of corresponding with her since that time.. By the way her father is an otHeial, so I WO* iu luck (wish rne good luck). I think I will? see her again, although she is thousands of miles away. Next I went to the Juan Fernandes Island,i about two hundred milcsoft' the coast of Chll-, ill. I suppose you know that Is the Island of Koblnson Crusoe fame. Every boy has rend the story of Itoblnson Crusoe, so I was glad to' have the.chancc of seeing it. It Is only thin--, ly Inhabited as it is not of fertile soil, and not very large, but the cave is still there, a monument to tlie memory of Crusoe. (I forget richt name, but you know he was a lleuten- ^ 1 ant In the Royal Navy.) I went to Vallpara-* 1 so, the largest city 011 1 lie coast and stopped utr all the seaport towns on the way up to CallAo.I have only given you a poor synopsis, but if you could condescend to write to me, I promise that I ran give you some Rood yar;.s about places I have visited. I have kept a oi-' ary, and when I return to Greenville I can surprise yon. You can't Imagine what pleasure I have had in this trip, and I have not .been doing the work for nothing, but haver made it pay financially. I hope you willwrite to me. I have not many correspond-ents. It thrills one's very soulfto hear from home. It even nu kes me feel good to see a ship flying the flaji ot "my own native land." One can't appreciate his own country until he is away from if, anil I don't think there is any' Miat docs not love his own country, especially if it is "the land of the bravo and the* home of the free." I have met several of my countrytncn sinco I have been away. Ono from tlie old Palmetto State. You bet wegave three cheers for old South Carolina. In my next letter I will describe things more ml* nuMy. This I know is a poorly concluded letter, but I can pload as'an excuse that 1 nni expecting to go ashore to a party and expect to meet some pretty Peruvian damsels. By the way I have learned to talk Spanish as that is the only language they speak on tho coast. I will go to Panama very soon. I don't know wlier. I will get to South Carolina, but some time this year. Mother is very anxious for me to iro home and there Is noticing to compare witli home and mother. I must bid you adieu. Direct to GEO. T. IIANCHLER. U. S. S. Iroquois, Care U. S. Consul, Pauama, U. S. CSTONY POINT. .Knell or Interest About the Little' Ton11 Told in a Pleasant Way. Stow Point. Ansnist 2. ISSfi. The past week has been extremely warm,, an<l crops are beginning to sudor Cor rain. Mrs. U. Law is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. If. A. Early. of Darlington. Miss Laura Weils, of Greenwood, has returned to licr home, alter a weeks visit to Mr. O'Xeall's famiiy. Mr. and Mrs. JJ. F. King, after spending a few weeks with Iho "old folks at home," havo returned to the Mountain City. Mis.-es Minic and Kaunlo Morrow, of Verdery, have been visiting Mi.-scs Minnie and, Annie Pinson. Messrs. i'owen and Jennings, of Ficktns, were in. town a few days last week. We hopotlie.v were so well pleased that they will como again. .Misses Turner, of Mississippi, have been thojrtiests of Mr. J. M. Major during the past week. Miss KloreuceStaccy has recently returnedfrom a visit to lier Iriend, Miss Louise Oldham, of Greenwood. Mis. sue Pinson has been quite sick. Mr. Burns, of Anderson, is visiting relativesin town. Several members of Mr. L. K. Dantzlcr's family have been seriously siclt with measles. We learn that they are now convalescing. Mr. J. H. O'Xcall is at home for a "short while, enjoying a we!i earned rest. He is an inde.ra*igable worker, and most exemplary young man. Wouid \ve had more like iilnir they indeed would "reform old Abbeville." The event of the season In Stony l'oint was a delightful entertainment at the hospitable home of Mr. 0.1*. O'Xcall on lust Thursday. The evening wasoneof unalloyed enjoyment; one that will be remembered with pleasure by those who were present, "when silver threads outdeek the gold.'' 1 Hiring the protracted absence of thesupcrintciub'iit of tlie Sabba:li *ch?>ol at this place, Mr. J. M. Major has filled the position most aeceplaUy to all. Mr. Major s cxpcrisnce m conducting Sabbath schools is one of several years. Stony Point is getting tlio reputation of having mure tiiiin one admirer of Susan 1!. Anthony and Celva Lockwood. Who can they be ? Don't all say "I," at once, please. Missi s Annie ami .Matilda Green, two-of Cireeiiwood's interesting young ladies tiavo been in town for a few days. The fanner's club at this placc is in a flourishing condition. 1 lie next essay will be read by Mr. .1. i'. Caldwell, subjcct the planting of grain. There will be a called meeting on Saturday the I ith. All members arc urged to bo present. Thohourof meeting will tie 10 a. m? On Saturday last we had the pleasure of attending a most enjoyable pie-nlc near Tip Top, Laurens county. The grounds wero beautified, and although theday was extremely warm, none of ' those on pleasure hint'* seemed to stiller any inconvenience from tho heat, but looked Hie pictures of comfort as they sat about in thedense shade of the wldespreading beech trees, amusing themselves in the way fancy dictated. Some with cards, some books, and other conversation. The little folks found the limpid waters of the broolc Irrestible, mamas were consulted, and soon shoes and stockings were laid aside, and tlio 111 tic ones were enjoying one of childhood's L-reatest pleasures. The dinner was all that could l>e desired by an epicure. We will have 'aid enough when we say it was in charge of Mrs. W. 'J', smith, Mrs. K. K Smith, and Mrs. Crown. Among those present we noted tlio liilliiwini;: Mrs. I?. K. Norris and Miss Lilian i'.dilwell, c>f Anderson: Miss Mainio Itieliard?-.n, of I louver l)am ; Sirs. (too. Prophet, of Viin.lv Slv !in.I Miss Msillie I'. Calhoun. OI1C f .\biM'Vil|(r'.< iiio.st jrifh'il smd and accomplished y?:iinu ladies. Thtsonly thing whicli mamd our plenMiiv duiintr the dnv, was tlio roads ow:* which wc had to pass on our return. The r?>ads frotu .Mr. Dantzler's to the river hiv in terrible condition. being really ! :ii'-or<:ii> to iiimi and beast. AW hope tho [ho I'otnud.sskmei's will see to tliem. ]>ULCIO. <; rlnihinir! For the next thirty lays, will .< il our entire s>!ock ot Spring and -amiiH'roicthingat net New York cost. 1*. lioa-JUhti%' Of Co. 7-Jo