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fl-j?'B?mum i i inii aim ?mi una i n The Press and Banner, ABBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1886. Morv Crolitnble Employment for Con victs?Query for the l'resji. A spirit of railroad building exists In uppei Sou111 Carolina, but the people are unable t< xecute their plans because of tlielr limitec means. The State may readily help the vari ous railroad corporations, an<l at the satin lime advance the interests of the whole State i>y hiring to mcse companies an 01 our avau able convicts, or. condition that the corpora tions shall clothe, food and guard the convict :it their own expense; and on the further con di'.lon that t!ie State will take pay forthcli services in bunds or stock of the various rail roads. In view of theruct that a largeappropriatlot from the public treasury will liftvc to be inadi next winter for the maintenance of the pen! tentlnry, we are Inclined to tliiuk such c course will conuncnd itself to the practlca business men of the Legislature. As the hiring of convicts will tend to devel op the up country, ourpeoplc may lie pivparcc to hear strenuous objection to such a coursc from the Charleston delegation,on thegrouiu of humanity to the convicts, which objectlor will probably be sustained by the Columbia delegation for the same alleged reason. Lei us agitate this question, and see if Co lumbia cannot be Induced to consent for the railroal corporations to liavesoine of the con victs on the terms named above. That eitj lias had a largo number of convicts whlcl were supported at the expense of the State What say our brethren sf the press along the lines of the Narrow Gauge road from Green ville to Augusta, from Newbetry to Augusta X110 U, ?X U. H. !(.. VIIC CUCSicr, whtii, wood and Abbeville It. It., and other road.' now in contemplation? Why not divide oul the convicts among the railroads nnd the canal, giving each corporation a fair chance ? -w? m Tlie Disposition of Convicts. We have heard it suggested that the next Legislature should authorize the authorities of the penitentiary to hire out convicts t<: work on the new railroads which it is proposed to build In this State. As the Columbia Canal has had the free use of 20:j to 2j0 convicts for years, it will l>c proposed that the next Legislature divide out the convicts between the canal and the new railroads, and that the State take pay for tho convicts in stock or bonds, as may seem best to those In authority. Tho proposition, we think, Is a good one, nnd one which should be acted upon. From the fact that the State let the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad have a hundred convicts ii>r a year or iwo, we are enjoying lue ueiiema of about two hundred miles of road, which would never have been built except for the fact that the road was graded to Greenwood. Jiccause this work was done, we have the Savannah Valley Road, the Laurens and Greenville Road, and tho Road from Spartanburg to Augusta?in all, over two hundred miles, and worth over a million of dollars for taxation, which returns in taxation every year as much as the hire of the convicts were worth from beginning to ending. To make the whole better, the State sold Its stock for sev. enty-five cents on the dollar, and thus received in cash three-fourths of the cash value ol the hire of tho convicts, and secured tho road lor taxation for all time to coinc. Tony School Commissioner. Mr. George C. Ilodges, candidate for reelection to the ofhee of School Commissioner naicl at Due West last Saturday : "1 cannot believe that the sober second thought of the people of tills uoble and proud old eounty will indorse any scheme to put the teacher of their children on a level with the bootblack aud the ditcher and the shoejnaker." The wholesale denunciation of any class of unnnlf* dnM tint. woll. Onn nf Mr. J lodges' nearest neighbors is n shoe-maker, nnd a good one, too. No truer soldier was in the ranks of the Confederate service than Jacob Kurz, Charles E. Uruec, J. Marion Carlisle, James Mnglll or James M. Wright. Bruce and C'arllslo each lost a leg in the jront of battle, and Kurz received a wound at the post of honor which finally carried him ?Vv*" to his grave. We have no doubt that eleher of these gentlemen think they are about as good as the .School Commissioner himself. W. W. Edwards is a good shoe maker, nnd will no doubt be plesised with Mr. Hodges' speech. lie has a good war record, too. Mr. llodges doesn't want old soldiers in olllce, nnd lie would not put teachers on u level with shoe-makers. Fully Half Kigrltt. Senator Maxwell Introduced a bill into the last Legislature reducing the number of County Commissioners to one. In that act he was MUlle half right, but he would have bee n altogether right if he had iucluded in the duties of that oilicer the duties now discharged by the School Commissioner. One oilicer could take the place of all four of the Commissioners?three County Commissioners nnd one School Commissioner. There is no more need of two sets ol Commissioners than there is for two Treasurers. If Dr. Hawthorn will have the oflicc of State Superintendent of Education abolished, auil require the Sceretaiy of State, or his clerk, to perform the duties necessary to make an inventory of the schools, and then abolish the ?)ftice of School Commissioner, and afterward* authorize tiie people of the townships to elcel their own trustees, he will do the public a last, ing benefit. What have the people done, thai they should l>e denied the ri^lit to elect theii own School Trustees ? i? * mm A I'llu? at the .Uiuutgcn uf Teacher"# Institutes. School Commissioner Hodges Is reported to have said last Saturday ut Due West: "In other counties of the Slate the money allowed for expenses of Institutes was {riven to the faculty and they naturally pocketed it and left none of it in the county. Ihit those .. .i.i,. ...,.i ...? jjwimt utm irtr.vn uim iii^; iiivij n wj the t\vo colleges at Due West. why have (l?nc so much for tin- causj (if education in the South, nml especially in Abbeville county, generously took tlie money which the law allowed them for their service ami gave it t?i . the poorly paid teachers of I lie* enmiy to pay their board while attending the Institute.' Are tlie teachers of Abbeville county paupers, that they want any contribution from the brethren at Due West, or are the Teacher's Institutes in other localities conducted on doubtful principles of integrity? As a niattei of fact, did not the School Commissioner take tno money out 01 tne punnc treasury to pay t lie hoard of the teachers? It is generally understood that lie paid their honnl ?t the New Hotel last year, out of the children's money. I(l?li l*ratae from :? Simrtc. A much respected Journalist of South Carolina, in a recent letter to the l'rcas undHaniter says: "My appreciation of newspaper enterprise compels me to congratulate you on your most excellent report of the Ninety-Six Stork l'air. You have done something that no other county new.*p.iper in South < aroliua Ji.is ever done. I hope that your good exam?.li. tuill li.xxiiiu* mill lli'il Mi'U' lit'.. Bffl wilt be thrown into tin.- iit;u-s|>.-i|iors of oik M Nut?'. You arc getting to l.r utmost too cnt.rfifl prising for a weekly. I hopu 11::11. tin; peopleof Abbeville rIvo your live paper tin H solid appreciation tliut it so richly dewrvcs." EH 'i'lie publication of tin: entry list next mornin;: niter the show together with a note of the |h premiums which had been awarded up to nix K o'clock on the evening before, is a matter ol US "\?liici? we lieej proud. It is the biggest job n tlmt lias ever boon done in thesafne lengthoi 8:.n*1. tin; u' v.tii of <.?:.nvral Maniguull, it M'oul't scorn tliut >Jir;ti s. I'urloy should l<o HE jmt en 'Ji-j State ti. ifut us raudMaic for AcMitB|i (a1;: and Inspector General. : LAST OF THE CAMPAIGN. < |THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY AND DUE; WEST DO TIIE HANDSOME THING. j j * | Various Able Snpcchcs. Warm Ui'COii- 1 i (ions, hiki Splendid Dinners. , Quite a number of our citizens went to the i ' meeting at tlie Centre of Gravity lust I-Viilay, j ( r which had been extensively advertised. Tliejs J usual preparations about tiie speaker's stand j 1 had been made, and a threat multitude of peo- , pie were already on the ground when we ar-j] rived. Mr. Williams Black was chairman,;! and introduced the various speakers. XV. A. Moure's Speech. Captain \\\ A. Moore was first introduced, and spoke as follows: I .!// . 1'residoit, Ludiex ond Gentlemen: \ Having been engaged in farming all my < life I am not accustomed to public speech- i mnkhiff hni. when it man's name is presented ' i before ihe people for Legislative honors and | i be is invited to speak on such occasions as i < , tliis, he Is expected to say something, wheth-11 " or there are any Important Issues to be dis- i cussed or Pot. I t I may say that I have been In the race Ikj- t fore and though I received a very complimentary vote. In my own township at three 1 boxes I received an almost unanimous vote, I . and I am sure any man would appreciate and i rejoice in such an expression of conlidencc and respect by his fellow-nn-n who know ? him best. In view of this and at the earnest I 1 solicitation of intlueutial men in other parts 'J of our comity I am induced to try it again. I 1 Being an humble tiller of the soil I am 1 i naturally deeply interested in our agricul- < tural Interests, and having been a delegate to i tho Farmers'Convention which met in Co- ( " ltunbln some time ago, I am satisfied that if : : the spirit and Intention of that Convention . aro carried out much good will result, not only to the farmers, but our common country. I ' I honestly believe that something should be i i done to build up and invigorate our farming f . interests?the foundation upon which all 5 prosperity rests. 1 am not one who believes i that a man should be elected a member of the 1 Legislature simply because of his fitness to 1 represent the people a people as a whole, yet 1 1 I believe that the farmers' troubles are best r understood and appreciated by farmers. Still f ; a representative is to represent the whole people, and should do it faithfully and impartial- t ly, without detriment to any class or coinii- i ' lion of people. On account of our present fi- l nancial condition our Government should be t as economically administered as possible. < There shou'd be reforms where reforms are i necessary. We aro too poor to be extrava- t gant. I believe a public man should manage r the affairs of the public as lie would his pri- t i vate affairs. i , As to the prohibition question which is i about to he Injected into our polities, 1 have fncuv tlinf If t ho iwoiilo of A h!ll?V I lip I \ i county desire to vote upon tho questiou of h , prohibition, they have tlic right lodo so. c 1 thank you, friends and fellow-citizens, ]i for your kind and patient at ton lion. f Dr. (?. H. Waddcll was next introduced. He 11 referred to various matters, of which we can j make only brief mention : i The Democratic party lias furnished a gov- ? eminent which is vastly superior to that of f the Radical pnrtv. Now the mfhirs are honestly and faithfully administered. lJy a wise ' and judicious administration the credit of tho lias jjrcatly Improved. Our bonds, which at one time, were as low as ( "> cents on i the dollar are now ut a premium of eleven ;i : cents. The taxes under Republican rule were | i nearly double the amount of taxes under j Democratic rule, and the taxes may jet be somewhat reduced. , 1 1. The School Trustees should be elected by t , the people whom they are expected to serve, ( and they should be paid a reasonable fee for ', their services. j j 2. I am in favor of a law which will author- c Ize the Clerk of the Court to take the personal rceouulzauoe of persons charged with minor , otlences. Much money in Jail fees could be | saved in this way,and if the accused party , ; should run otF the expense of a trial by court would be saved. i 3. Our Supervisors of Highways should be . ' paid for their services, and should be held to j . a strict accountability. , I>r. linn(horn's Spcech. Dr. O. P. Ilawtiiorn was next introduced, t 1 He said: ' As it seems to be the rule for speakers to J define their profession, I would state that I belong to the wool hatnnd one-gallows crowd. J I recognize, fellow-voters, your right to do- ! mand an expression of political l'aith from 1 oincu !fvcKvrn. \vuii?i>t; uju mucii iu.\vr> iu pay. Wc have much taxes to pay. When ; Democracy took possession of the Statu the taxes were reduced, but now ( hey arc Inerejis- . ing until they arc approaching those Radical times?It'we are to take into consideration 1 the illlTerence in in price of cotton. We have . too many ollices. Too many shady places. I . Too many appropriations. The expense of assessing and collccting tax- J; es could be redueed by having one olllccr to do all the work. The ollice of School Com- . niissioner might he abolished. The school : fund could be apportioned among the respect- ' ive Trustees, and the salary ot the School J: Commissioner would be saved. The itailroad Coiumisslon should bo abol- j, Islied. t(i,300 could thus be saved. J; The registration law could be abrogated without injury to anybody. The fees of the Master's oliicc might be reduced. The oflice of Jury Commissioner is a nui- ; sanee. That ollice is an imposition. Tiie public service would be improved if we had but one County Commissioner, at $50'J or . Si .000 year. ? I am in favor of a divisiou or a diminut ion V of official salaries from head to foot, lnclud . ititr Judges and Secretaries. The canal or ditch? Voice?The gully. ? 1 accept the amendment. The Columbia 1 gully is a waste of money. The tax payers are defrauded by appropriations to this humbug. It will never be a source of prollt, but {' it will be forever a source of expense, even af- , ter it has been finished. The State University is a leech. I am in fa- r vor of making it self-sustaining. The Citadel is another leech on our vitals. I am opposed to the establish meat of a state Female College, as proposed by Mr. Tillman. I am disposed to think we had better p:>stpone the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- j, ie^e. We have enough taxes. 1 am in favor of curtailing the pay of our J. Legislators. A reduction of one dollar a day J would save :?1C0 a day to the State. j lam in f.ivor of a Constitutional Convents . It'i.nniiil ..f 1 I w> I ^ I > 111 > .. i^' I enough. I am in favor ol making a l?nn?l lire of all the Radical laws. We need only a few laws v and should take a new start by wiping out all j the old laws. v Rccexs. :j' A reccss was announced, when the people c separated anil formed ditiorent, knots ai suit- s able pl-ices, when all Joined in a good dinner, i This serine shared tin; hospitality of Captain . John i ;.JlJrown!ee. Tno dinner whs a regular 1 Due West Commencement dinner, and that is the highest praise that can be given. The day was a most delightful one, until ' . noon, when the rain set lu and broke up the ; meeting. - jl u i Tlie Put' West it I1 The last of the political meetings in thisji II campaign was luld at I>ue West last Satur-, J day. Leaving Abbeville early in the morn-'J ing, we arrived In the town about ten o'eloek. After enjoying an hour or so meeting friends! ; and ae<|uaintauces, on Use streets and in the! J, i grove around the college, the meeting was i called to assemble in Lindsay Hall. Mr. II. ' : s. (ialloway hail been requested to act as } 11 Chilis'.nan, and he presided with the ease and i ?j grace of an adept in conducting a political s j OICCI III'-. i y : i ; Chairman Gu!!oua.v''i Opcuiiij; KciH?rk>. ( J-'rirmh mul Fellow-Citizens: j * Following in lite footsteps oi other sections * we have proposed lo hold a |?ollties?l meeting ^ > in Due West, ami hence have invited you to t . lie 11ore to d;iy. There are a number of que>- 1 tions which interest the. people:md we hope:* " to hear expressions of views hy our enndi-! 1 dates. The committee of arranireiiielils have ' thought proper to limit the speeches to tii'teen : ' minutes. jr There are one or two fentmv> in this earn-] ' paigu that iiavc; notheeii in other campaign*. 1 i'he candidates for Congress aiv now to lie;' elected by the people in primary election, i? , The committee of arrangements for this meet- I j iug addressed notes to each of tiie candidates I I for Congress inviting them to l?e present with ' 'ins to-day, itul so far none have nrrivtd. I;' 1 have a letter from Col. Lipscomb, which 1 I 'will read: Coi.rMiii.\, S*. (August. 1". I j, ; ?l/< .v.\ivi. .1/. ( UnL'ft '.lltx, /?'. Jil'ml'ltlfi', /1'. .V. j ;| ( ,'a f/ntrtu; ; j ; sii:?.Mr. l.ips<'oieh i-- oiiilo sick?in the ( 1 hands of I he doctor. It is a matter ol much t, r.-grel lo him that le-cannot attend !h< mass['faceting at Inio Wi-t to which you invite'. mm, nun in>iiM>s in.n yollwjM ln.lKc ins c\- : ^ 1 CUSt'S. KfSl'ecl III! ly. M U.S. J AS. N. l.ll'Sf oMJI. M ("apt. I". W. II. Vatic ri'^ti'-sl: in?* to say in :i ' Jielmlf of Mr. \V. K. I*, innore, < :?:nii<l;it? for c .'the Irf-ffisliMniV, tiiat lie is sick ami unable to' n ticwitiiur) to-day. lie asl s thai I is friends < i d<> not fornot 11iin lieraiisi* of lii.-: uIjm'uci'. I v tj I am jsl'yl our liii-nd Mr. Il?::li Wilson lints' li ill vit'-*! \{?i i s.?!o!i 11oni otir on lid id !i-s <<i> l lit! fi <jiK<M>PK r.f | ?i!iiI !: !*??:. ! t:a vc'ay yi??u*w on f 11"u-i s'i'Jcc! The ... !i-.v; tlicir'vji >,111: * I > tiif'.'lll'<,:'laic< 1 1 I' ?.-i:idi-1 dates !!>.?;.' i-spr^s-. tlielr vi.-v.s fiiirly ?;ml|d Mjiiaroly, atol tlio people may tlfii fori I' j candidates sa.jo: tVim !> p>e .Vroncv. i] t, u!fo:<ls> ! :?.! I'lcit*u.'.' t.) intro!uve (?;.r wlio. is well known to us all. tic !? .? ujuiU* a j'rjd tl wrwr?Btt??* ??X Representative In llic Lower Ilonsc, and will I nalce n good Senator, Gen. R. R; Heinphilt: I fs'cu. !5. It. Hemphill** Speech. I/)-. President, IahHhx and Gentlemen: I appear before this audience with a gr^at teal of embarrassment. This is the first, politieal campaign that 1 have entered without. 1 >pposillon, and this is the first political meet- 1 ing that 1 have attended. This people know | me, however, and will he ready t<> excuse any ihortcoming on iny part. Duo West l.s my 1 jld home, and she has always given mo her ' ?olid support, for which I shall ever be. thank- I ful. I hope that I have at least, in a measure, 1 lescrved It. In ISTii Due West did her full ilia re in securing good, government, and she will always he found in the line of duty. The platform as laid down in the Columbia I ["on ven lion eon tains all the Issues which arc properly before this people. There arc some planks in that platform with which I am not. j in accord, butas u parly man I must sustain l that platform as as a whole. While the Pom -; ncraticState Convention has endorsed civil service reform, I;'as an individual am in fa-| vorof putting the Government oflices into llic hands of its friends. I believe it wrong to put the oliiccs into the hands of our political opponents, and I believe it a mistake to keep men from the Republican party on Democratc watch lowers. The people know that I am In favor of efll dent Government, and they know that my >olicy has been to cut down all needless e.\lendilures to the lowest figures, and that I lave opposed extravagance all the time, from i l..e? /. I., ft 1 think there arc n number of useless offices. L'he duties of Supervisor of Registration could ie performed by the Auditor, and that office night be abolished. There could be a saving if the.Slate Culver- < il.y was conducted according to law. Tuition pes should be charged, as required by law. riie denominational colleges have not asked hat the South Carolina College be desiroyed. The law authorizes one free student in each :ounty. All the denominational colleges ask s, that the law be enforced. That would educate thirty-four students free, including board md lodging, if necessary. l ihitik the agricultural department of the <outii Carolina College is too expensive. ,'rof. MeHryde, tlie President of the College, eeeives 52,001), and last year an Assistant Processor of Agriculture was added, at a salary of i 1.700. This is too great an outlay to graduate innually about four studedts in agriculture, t is too much to pay for four good farmers. ; can't promise to work any great reform, jowever. If in the Senate I would be only me in a law-making body of one hundred and ifty-four. 1 am in favor of n Constitutional Convcn,ion. The present Constitution was adopted ' n l-'CS, when every man wanted office, and he Constitution was framed with a view to ' iccoinmodating as many of them as possible. < nir Constitution is entirely too unwieldly? Is lot suited to our wants. A Constitutional 'onventlon would cost something, but the ex- ( >onse of a Constitutional Convention is tri- | ling when compared to the benefits that night accrue from a more simple ana inex letislve form of government. The canal is a draft on the Stntc treasury vhlch should be stopped. If the convicts verc taken from that work and put at work >n railroads, they would do some practical :ood in buiiding lip the country, while the xnense of feeding, clothing and cuardlnu hem on !Iio canal would be stopped. 1 have nothing new to add. Thanking you or the honors which you have conferred upii\ me in the past, t hope to serve you falthully in the future. Synopsis of >Ir. Parker's Speeeli. Mr. 11. S. Galloway then said: The next speaker Is an honored and wcllcnown citizen who has served us mostaceeptibiy in the past, and who is a most worthy tepresentatlve of the people, Hon. \V. II. 'arker. Mr. Parker began by saying that he rccoglized tlie riuht of the voters to be informed of lie views of those who aspired to represent ,hcm in legislative bodies. As their representative he had endeavored to advance the nterests of the State and especially Abbeville :ounty to tlio best of Ills ability. In the short lime allotted to the speakers, it vas impossible to go largely into detail on lie matters to which he would direct hl.s renark :s. The enterprising publisher of the Press and fianwr had published in full his remarks at Vlowine's Mills, on financial and other ques11ins engaging public attention, and lie de.slr d to rclcr his hearers to his published views. Iio said it was charged that taxes were high, le showed that tlicy were lower than in years ireceding Democratic rule, rating Iroin 7'/ ' nills, the lowest rate, to 11% mills, oil an asicssmcnt much higher than present rati-. In VT2 the assessment of real and personal propsri.y was 57,2)1,210 In Abbeville county, and nills levied 13, exclusive of school and special axes. Under Democratic administration the rate 1 aried Irom 7 to I)]'[ mills, and assessment rom 18S2 to lSStf from ?u,.S-U,!l'>0 to <l,s-VJ,'J1.5. lie had heard it recently asserted that our axes had increased $.'50.1,01)0 per annum since Si2, under Gov. Ilagood's administration. A voter at Centre of Gravity had stated that 1 to desired an explanation of such Increase, fn 11??(1 f*v:iminptl flm nnU nml ronnrfs nf .oinpiroller General and found the statement irroneous. Gov. flagood went out of offlco in Deccm- 1 >er, MSI, and the appropriation tliat year for irdinary expenses was i'GMVJT-i. In 1 SS2 was ho largest- appropriation, 57<U,300. In 15S3, I The iucrease for t lie past two years i [mounted to about $120,WW to $12.5,000, anil > ould be accounted for by appropriation to itate House ?75,000, to Canal $13,000, to Militia 12,to $1.'5,000, and Citadel *20,000, and per- 1 laps some minor appropriations. < iIc had not voted for the Canal or Militia : ipproprialions, and had not favored the Cita lei appropriation for reasons given iu his rc- i narks at Alev.ine's. Tiio interest on the public debt was a large i nirtlen and absorbed more than hull'of the i Itiite taxes. The penal and charitable instl- I utions nlso required a large sum, and the ef- 1 orts of the Legislature to redues the expenses tad not succeeded to any great extent. No < ;rcnt relief could be expected until these ex- I tenses were reduced. I The bonded debt falls due in 1888 and 1S0.1, l ,nd if the State credit was maintained at Its I resent status, the di'bt could probably be I uiuled at. a much lower rate, probably 4 per I out., tiu-J thus save 51011,000 or more. He also went Into some deliiils about the i ..untitle Asylum. 11 is time having expired, Mr. Parker was i oi n pel led to discontinue further remarks. I lie begged to call attention to his published i lews In tlic J'ress and Manner referred to < hove, and suited that in his legislative ca- f eer ho had endeavored to advocate economy nth ediclency and was in favor of low taxes ind reduced appropriations so far as it could < io done judiciously. I'npl. W. I>. JKhe-n's Speech. Mr. Galloway then said : We will now hear from a gentleman who i vas graduated at this college many years ago. lo is known to the older of our citizens, , vhile he is not a stranger to those of us who ire you.iger. His excellent education, and ] lis birge uud varied experience In the practi- i ml allalrs of life, eminently tit him for I lie po ition of ltcpresentatlve, Capl. \V. I?. Mars. Mr. Mars thru said: '.ntlirx mill (tcnllrmrn : My time being limited I harilly know whore ' o In^iii, but having been educated here, and laving graduated here thirty-four years ago, , (range emotions Jill my heart when I look a liinlol a century back. Jly class-mates arc 1 cattcred. Some are dead, and some are still i iving widely apart, and tilling stations of | ireater or less importance to the church and he country, lieath has invaded tIio ranks of ny respected teachers. Prs. (irlcr, 1'ivssley imt 11-.'iii:>!il11 have Jinistied their work. I'lieir days of usefulness are gone, but we lave their noble example, und the sweet fra;ranee 11.at lingers around the memory of the . ainti'd dead. In comwv'.ion with thest*good men, I would :ay a word or two of Iir. Homier and his dear ;ood wife, both of whom all loved, lie was I ii bis mtiiiliood then. It was to his energy, s lissa?Mciiy,and his public spirit that the coplc of Abbeville county are indented for I lie splendid lemalc college which stands so I icar to this hall. The fouudlng'of such an in- ' titniio!) ishonorenmi^ii tiirany man who has I overlived, lie did bis dutv and he did it!< veil. He sleeps, "by all bis country's wishes i ilest.*' i This is the first, time that I have cone out to ' ee the people. In one sense of the word, I| 11 1 fill f U? Jill* f/?r tlinif I i ;jieak in si central way. I don't go to indi- ji Hunts and a.sl< their voles. If .such a course | < vero necessary I should decline to become a': landidate, luiL 1 cannot lie elected without:) ruecs. Jt is for the people to say whether I < hall receive enough to elect me. When I was graduated from this Ilall I felt! I hat I was an educated man, hut in after IH?* t learned that such was not the ease. I had ( inly tiie hasjs of an education. It. is the coil-,t lietsoflile that educate a man. 1'oiillieis; | nako a man what ever he is, but the history : c >1'tiie past, describes an eventful period of, i ur existence. Since I graduated from this I lace, we have had war, death, Ihe loss of' I iroperly, and the overtlirow of the long es- t alillshed principles of government. Hull lespiteour poverty and prostration, enter- 1 irises of all kinds have gone on at a rapid') ate. Uuilroads ami telegraphs have been I t mill. New towns and n>iw sellIcmonls have 1 piling up in what were formerly wash- places, : ml i lie w Inile c<>iiut ry in ali \ e with t lie act i v- > ty ami bnsi.lo ut' trade, and c'-iiinicive, and t ravel. 'I'liis is ihe result i?f brain and iiius-j !) . lietmv ihe war we were rich, and I ho de- > rand upon nur Ijiii i nit and hands was never, < ii.imi. juiui- 111 win |?nrny v.u pruglO"*, vlu-ru hi* f?!< hit I slill iii our wealth. I tloii'l. know HitH'ii of wluiI is caili'il tin: I T'armef's ."lovinneiit/'iilthoimh I have been j ^ . I'ai*m>!i-fijr thirty years. Kver.v puisuit. and I very caliiti;; in ltl'i\ in f.'n*l, all |il*o|'I'* ilepeml ' ipon tin* farmeriu? 11ic; fountain lieail whenee ' onu-sail pro-pj-rity. If the- lanuiiis; interests t I'ane, all i*isi* j?o,-Mlo\vn. I think 11n* farmers iavi* no! Iiail a full representation in lIn* ai?* i < ni;?uf tii.* piivi-niMifiit, l?ui it is their own jn lit'!. They lij.vu ri-rt-'.vi'il us mueli as tlieyj i * i-i v. i,!-."-:iati !'ni vi :>ii,i *.1 i.iil l !? :o!i-' ti<*i**ii ai*?*oi<liua to law. If parents we uhln i pay I *.'l loll, llii*;,' slioilhi In* IV.plllVil to <1'?j ii. lid', ii too poor to :io m?, tail ion should ho j ivi-is ii*t*c. Who Knows the possibilities of(l tsi* poor boy * hn:.li lie be refused tuluibsioji j i i ,mim* _ ' 1 - ' into the State's College? Shall th<? doors of that institution be stint, to those who are unable to pay? Who will say they sihall not enter? I, for one, shall not say it. Therefore, I liopo you will not expect, ine to arsbtin shutling the door of that Institution "o the ambitious youth who mny he unable to pay the fees. The wholesome influence of educated men Is not 10 be calculated. It Is only the educated communities that respect and observe the Sabbath day. When an educated man iloes not observe the Sabbath day ho is an exception to the rule. I hope thai this intelligent audience would not wish me to vote tiiraiust the education of any poor boy. Benlaniin Franklin sakl money spent tn education was let out at a hundred per cent. A tioy must pass the school and academy as a preparation before ho kocs to college. Willie the public school law Is on the books I t hink it should bo enforced. I stand ready to defend the common school. The children are growinsr, anil they cannot lose time. Stop the public schools? Never! Push them further. Let u?i have more and belter schools than ever. The common school Is more Important than the college. [At this point tho chairman called time on Mr. Mars. He begged one minute longer, which wasgranted. He said.] I believe in rigid economy in the administration of tho Government, but I do not believe in the niggardly economy that would put out the public offices to the lowest bidder. I don't believe in the Indiscriminate trimming down of the pay ot public oflleers, without regard to msrit. South Carolina from the pnlfirllnl flitvK rtnurn o tli#? nr^wnt. /Imv lin? been proud of her officers. I nm In favor of no "cheap John" pay of officers. lam in favor of preserving thu highest standards of excellence, and I am willing to pay a fair price for competent public servan l*i I am willing to cont inue the work on the canal only so lar as to make the nocessary repairs to secure what water may be needed in tlie penitentiary. I am willing to let out convicts to work on the railroads. This .vhole State should be covered with d net work of railroad. Railroads are of great benefit in many ways, one of which is, the largo amount of taxes they pay Into the treasury. Thanking yon, ladles and genlemen, for your patient hearlug, I will now gi ve pluoe to nuolher. Col. O. Ti Cnllioitn'n Speech. Sir. R. S. Galloway i.hcn said : "Thenext speaker in a^listinquished young lawyer who was the first to agitato the "farmers' movement," and who Is really the originator of the movement now headed by a ilstlnguished South Carolinian In the lower part of the State. Colonel O. T. Calhoun, candidate for the Legislature will now address you." Colonel Calhoun then said : I am always glad to meet the people of this section of the county as some of my best friends reside here. I not only feel a deep infciest in their welfare, but a deep interest in the welfare of the people of the whole county, and I hope to see them prosper beyond their fondest hopes and expectations. The principal tiling now agitatli g the minds ol our peoplo is t heir want of prosperity among the farmers. Unless the farmers prospered none could nrosnor. and Itmwlntr this to bo the f:ict and seeing that our farmers were growing poorer every year, I advocated the organizing of tbc fanners through tlie Abbeville Medium and tlic Press avd. Banna-. I did not advocate liiis move for any political purpose, but shnply that our farmers might benefltthcniselves. I took the ground in these letters urging the farmers to organize, that all other dus^es ol men were organized and that it was impossible for the farmers to get their Just dues without unity. I do not believe In the cry that the farmers' move meant any injury to the welfare of the Stale. If the farmers desire an Agricultural College, they should have one. As Tillman has said,a literary training unfits a boy for ttie f irm. His training there naturally leads him toward the shady paths of life. Look around you and you will sec that all or these men with literary educations are going into tlie learned professions and behind tlie counters and consequently these callings in life are tilled to overflowing. Being an agricultural pcoplo. the training of our.young men should be such as would induce them to remain 011 the fartQ#. Though our farmers are as intelligent as any men in the State, still we are in great need of scientifically educated farmers, so. as to enable us to compete with the outside world. If our people expect to carry through all the reforms they advocated at one session of the Legislature, I warn them that they are ncstined to disappointment; besides In attempting to do too much at ouce, we might end 111 iloing nothing. Our taxes are too high. Though they nre not as high as in radical times, in actual dollars and cents, yet it is my opinion that our uixes are more burdensome now than then, owing to tlie fact that a dollar now would buy as much as three dollars fifteen years ago, and it was three times as hard to uiake now as then. I am in favor of reducing these taxes if possible. I am opposed to the canal and in favor of charging a tuition fee in the Classical branch of the South Carolina University. Hon. E.G. Grnydon,Capt. W. A. Moore ahd Rev. J. N. Young made speeches each following in very much the same line as mapped out by these gentlemen at Alewine's Mill and Antrevllle. They were in favor of all proper retrenchment in the expenses consistent with ;ood Governmenl, and eacli favored a reasonublc tuition fee in the South Carolina College, ind were opposed to the wasting of the public money in the canal. L'apt. J. T. Parks,.candidate for County Auditor, made a speech in which lie defined the duties of Ills office, and referred to the manner in which ho had discharged those duties. He stood before the people as a candidate for re-election and trusted that he would meet with the approval of the people. He thought the Auditor's office a necessity, and the Auditor should be a shield for the people, as by I hat ofiicor no citizen can be oppressed by the Government. Mr. James A Mi Cord, candidate for County Commissioner, was next introduced. lie said [hat he had discharged theduties of the office lo the best of his ability, and would be clad to furnish any Information connected with Itis official career. lie referred especially to the great expense which had been incurred by the heavy freshets which had carried away so many of our bridges. The outlay lo rebuild Ilium was necessarily greater than it would liave been if the Commissioners had hail the money to pay cash for the work. He said the law authorized the Commissioners to borrow money, hut nobody would lend at seven per sent. With the cash in hand ho thought a saving of twenty-live per cent, could huve been effected. Cnpt. G. M. Maltison. candidate for County Commissioner, next addressed the audience, lie said lie was no spesikcr but was always ready to give treason for the faith that was In him. He regarded the office of County Commissioner us one of the most important In the County. He had served as County Commissioner for several years, and had always tried to please the peoplerbui he always nought the best interests of the taxpayer. Capt. J. N. King, of Ninety-Six, candidate for County Commissioner, was the last, If not the least speaker on that occasion. He promised to see that the road law was cnlorced. He would build bridges oo rock piers, and put them so high that t lie floods would not carry them away. lie would try to have the load laws faithfully and honestly executed. We see n reputed report of Mr. Hodges' speech at Duo West in the Abbeville Afcsscnyer. It is so much at variance with our notes of the same, that we shall not attempt to reproduce It here. WEPOBT OF TEMPERANCE. Adopted by tl?? CokcHbtiry District Coiircrciicc, M. E. 'I'huroh, Noiiili. Your commit tee h.'is heard with pleasure the reports from the charges touching the s;ik' and use of Intoxicating liquors. The church Is to be congratulated that there are Init three points within t lie bounds of the district granting licenses for the sale of liquors, riz: Abbeville, Newberry and Modoc; and [bat but fifteen such licenses have been grantI'll. Kaets seem to indicate clandest ine sales in dry towns, but wo rejoice to know Hint such sales are In violation of law imd the wish of the better classes of the people. Prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors is the only righteous solution of this dltlieult problem, Such a law iiitorcerl is liberty to all classes. The personll liberty of no man Is abridged, so long as he Joes not use that liberty to the injury of 3 liters. On the other hand, to legalize such traffic Is lo legalize drunUness?to legalize the worst. Mieiny of religion, morality ami good jjov?rnment. JI is to legalize heavy taxation, ind breed a host, of hat room rowdies aiul csts to the country. Sutsli traJllc succeeds ?nly so far as il injuries Its customers. It riolatcsall law,social, political and moral. !t breaks all bauds, fetters and restraints, and lots in debauchery. It is the agent of povcry, insanity, crime, ruiu a:ul death. In the lace of such established facts we beieve it is wrong, even suicidal, for the gov rmncnt to foleriite, nrucli less legalize, such ratllic; for such license makes legally right hat which is morally an 1 eternally wrong, i it I I hereby |irof.erls tln'se who, from the ,'ery nature of their business, arc muiiufacurersor criminals. 'I bereforc, l\< vilvi it, 1st. That this liistrict Conference oncurs hearty in the legislation of tlui Inst lent ral Conference of the 31. K. Church, South, on litis subject. 'Jil. That we t\n hereby enter our solemn rotest against iIks liquor (railiie, and plead ivilli our law-makers to enact fruch leglslaion as will prohibit the same. !!il. That we will co operate in all laudable (forts looking to the entire suppression of ,lie liquor trnllic. ith. That we urge upon our pastors and hurelies the enforcement of the discipline in ill ca.sl-s of ilrnm drink in;;. Kcspcclfully siibn itte-1, II. 1'. ('iti:i:rT/.nnnG, ) :. T. ?.U:S?VAIN, t. r. rn i t.i.tt's, 11. 11. uacnai.i.. Tlt'j oilier papers in the tuunly will pler.se lUbiisli liie above. J. C. CIIANL'LBH, Sec'y. TEE WILLINGTON SCHOOL. DR. WADDELL AS A TEACHER AND AS / SCHOLAR. An "Ardent Disciple" (liven Soni< Historical FAeto in Reference t< tliis Celebrated Schuol. Editor Pre** and flannw: I tlwl In t he columns of your paper of Julj 7th, an article, written it would seem from iu tone and temper, for the purpose of (II spa rug lug l)r. Waddell and his celebrated school u Wellington, one of the most famous and sue cessful teachers ever known In this country If we are to Judge by the number of distin guishedmen, who received their Academic training under him, as well as by the nurabe: of less extensively known, more humble, bu nevertheless useful citizens, who were ono Ills pupils. Many of the latter, although "un known to fame," exerted a powerful influenci In moulding the character of a large and in teiligent portion of the District. To the fori)! er was South Curoiina greatly Indebted for tin high position which she once occupied amonj tbe States of the Union. It is far from my intention to utter a woh in detraction of the teachers mentioned ii your article. Some hnve done and arc stll doing useful work, and many of their pupil have been an honor to then), and to the State but when you make unfair and UnjUst com parisons between any of these teachers, an< their pupils, and Dr. Wnddcll and his pupils I must enter a protest, particularly when sucl \ i nmrmrlKnnM nrn mnrlf* tn tin-* riixiiilvftntflpe O the latter, To wlint legend Is It that you refer as hav Ing boon "So often repeated by Judges, litera ry speaker* and orators that the people knov It by heart, notwithstanding the fact that al such statements or inferences, are subject t a thousand dlsprovals by tangible facta am by volumes of Indisputable evidence, ye strange ns it may appear no man lias ever coi rectcu these statements." Strange indeed, passing strange, that it waj reserved for the editor of the Press and Han tun to correct the "error of these statements which have boon repeated for nearly thre< fourths of a century "by Judges, lilerar; speakers and orators," during the liletlme c those most deeply interested In their corre< lion, and at a time when the "tangible facts by which to disprove them were more aecessl ble than they are to the editor of the Pre* and Banner. You charge Col. Harry Ham mond with a "lack of correctness in blstori cal facts," which, yon say, "It Is presnmed h intended to perpetrate in hta excellent hlsU ry of South Carolina in mentioning the WI! lington Academy as conducted by J>r. Wad dell, without naming any other."and refers t Col. Hammond's statement tliat "the wil woods of the Savannah resounded with th echoes of Homer and Virgil, and Cicero an Horace, as the winged words issued from th Hps of this venerable preceptor or his arden disciples." Wherein has CoL Hammond bee: guilty of "incorrectness in historical facts let me ask? Has he misstated llicra? 0 1 does his great, sin consist in his eulogizing th renowned teacher and his **ardent disciples" Unu ciinli nr.j I l-u T*Ai>Ait I r?rl nc If hoc fifl more than half a century by "Judges, literar speakers, ami orators" hocorae unpleasant ; Does It suggest silent comparisons ? ( There were those In Athens who becamc tli ' ed of hearing Arlstldes called ''The Just" an ho was banished. I You say that "the story of Dr. Waddell' school is always incomplete without refei ence to Geo. MeDufflc whose name Is tnei tioned lu rollglous respect, not only for hj > greatness but for the honor of bis teacher, an 1 after Ills name a half dozen other lesser Light arc usually tacked on as a tall to the kite, and you assert that you "can name as rrww> and us great men who were taught by J aim; L. licslcy" as were- ever taught by Dr. Wac den. You charge Col. Hammond with "pervert lug historical facts" because ho orrdts to men 1 lion of any other school excepting Dr. Wad dells, but have you not been guilty ot a greal cr perversion of historical facts, not only ii malting the charge against Col. Ilammom which is not true as he docs mention seven other schools In the county besides Dr. Wad dell's, but in trying1 to make Jt appear the I>r. \Yad<k?LTs fame as a teacher rests alou< upon his having taught McDutllle. Dr. W'addell's fame a6 a teacher does no rest upon the reputation of any one pupil. I so other names as distinguished as AlcDufll 1 or even more so could he mentioned. Yo have chronicled the pupils taught by Mr. Lei ley whom it is claimed by you "was "a great* teacher than Dr. Waddell ever was," and yoi assert that you "can name as many and a great men who were taught by th* former a were taught by the lattur." Mow l*>r the proc You have published your roll^. and altboug comparisons are odious. I will accept you challenge and leave it loan unprejudiced put lie to decide. From among the names of Dr. Waddell' pupils I'll mention Wra.H. Crawford of Geoi I gia, Eldied Simklns and John C. Calhonr uii'ii 11 mv yrars mier i/:>eHu coma >v . u. xuu tin Judge and M. C.; James L. Pettigrn, th ainlnent lawyer; Andrew Govnn, M. C. Hugh 8. I-ogare, M. C., Attorney Genera Foreign and Caolnet minister; George Mc DulJle, 3L. C., Governor, United States Sena tor; George 1L Tillman, M. C. and Governoi Georgia; George Carey, M. C., Georgia; Johi Walker, M C., Alabama; Henry \V. Coll lei M.C. and Chancellor, Alabama; George \V Crawford, M. C. and Governor, Georgia; Pat rick Noble, Governor; D. L. Wardlaw Judge; F. II. Wardlaw, Chancellor; A. E Longstreet, Judge, President of Oxford Co] lego und also of South Carolina College: am lastly the Inimitable Ned Bruce of the "Geot | da Scenes." Do you call all of these smal lights? even lesser than McDutfle? Ar there not many even In the above list befor whose brilliancy your list dwindles am pales? How many colleges are there tlia can boast such an array of great names npoi the roll of their Alumni? Some of then huvc made reputations- not confined to th Amcncan Continent, and will you compar any pupil ever taught by any of the teacher named by you to some of these? In a trll ute to Dr. Waddell one of his distingulshc i pupils said: "From under the teachings t this mini have gone forth one Vice President and many Foreign and Cabinet ministers and Senators, Congressmen, Governor; T..., T, illlU^VS, 1 ICMUUIlig HUM 1 lUICKWIii \J1 VUIIV^V' eminent divines, barristers. Jurists, legislji torsj physicians, scholars, military and uava officers." Are all these statements and inferences sufc ject to- a thousand dfsprovals hy tnnjjj?>l facts nnd volumes of indisputable evidence If so, I call upon you to disprove them. Yoi have undertaken to do so, and after voluntf lily assuming the responsibility you will b expected to do it. Although, as you hav said, these statements have been "repeats by Judges, literary speakers and orators, un til the public know them by heart," still n ODe in all' of that time has ventured t deny them. You have given the names c several who were not taught by Mr. Lesly Kldred Simpkins wasa pupil of Dr. Wnddell' I in 1800 at the same time with \V. II. Crawfon ( and John C. Calhoun, long before Mr. I.esl; was born. Wlilttlcld Brooks, father of Hor Preston H., was a student in the Houth ("arc Una College In 1812, also before or near abou 1 the time Mr. Lesly was born. T. C. Perrii was in College in 1826, six years In advance C Mr. Lesly who was in the class of 1832. W. C Moragne went to College from the Wlllingtoi school with P. S. Brooks and II. O. Middl.etoi with whom he roomed so the latter Inlonnei *?- V.IUn. t.>l.on V..I1F Mill ic fBflllpOll. fj lis proper length, some of the most tinpoi Hint nnd prominent names are lost to the tai of yonr elaborate kite. So, Mr. Editor, yoi must reconstruct It. Another error int which you have fallen Is in the statcmeu miidii by you that "about the same time.. tha l)r. Waddell taught his famous school ot'WIi lington there was institution of learning a 1 Due Weft presided over by such as the Press lysnnd Youngs." "From She year 1SU6 t 1!>I0," says the author to whom I am indebted for much valuable Information about 111 Wellington school taught by Dr. Waddoll i "was the most fruitful of great men of an; j period of the same length, during tho whol I lime of Dr. Waddeil's Jnstructorsiiip, and 1 j was during the periods including those date ! that he sending forth the MeDutHes, Lejjare* Uvx" The academy at Due West was not ii I existence at that time. I 1 will make no issue with you Mr. Editor a to the comparative greatness of McDuOle an< any one whom you may consider greater neither your opinion not mine is of any eon sequence, and can neither add to nor detrae from their fame, but I can at least give th opinions of those cmineutly capable of Judy i lng. Dr. Thorn welfnt an Almnnl dinner at Yal I College in responding to a sentiment propos fed in honor of the South Carolina College I said "as I boasted in no vain spirit howeve at Cambridge, so I boast here that we havi produced at least one sehollar of which an; College and any country might well l>< ! proud. No name stands higher In this eoun try than Hu^ii S. I.cyare. Jn the works o j public life though we are not yet flfy year j old we have sent men to the councils of tlx i nation with whom it was perilous for tin I boldest and best from other entei ; the lists In Intelleetural strife. Need I tel ; you of MeDuftle. ile was one of the few met i that could stii) to silence and chain in tht j profoundestattention that most tumultlous ino-t. disorderly, most ungovernable of al public bodies, the House oi Representatives j of the Coiled States. Jl luing With breath I less interest on his tips. I.ike I'erleles, for 1 : was of I'erleles and not Demosthenes, thai ' Aristophanes wrote the sentence ho^wieldei at will that lleree d"inoeratlc." | III (!Oii(!]UMU]^ IT. i iiunint'ii |nwj'u.-iwi ?io ? ' toast "A name which is fount! on this Ii>t >; your Alumni, and may I not say it, it is rath cr a glory to you llum to him that hi* nanu is found 011 your catalogue." j Now, Mr. Kditor, upon each sin occasion ' in the presence of statesmen, literary men I and orators, Dr. Thornwell, a college 1'ivsi ! dont mnt a man known thronshout the UnI Ion. in presenting to tlioassembly two name* front the list of graduates of the South Caro Una College "of whom any college and any country niigiit Mill be proud," ho said named two who had been taught by Dr. Wad' doll at liis "little Will in;; toil school," and the 0110 whoso name Dr. Thoruwotl gave as 10 si was also a pupil under the sumo teuehcr, all I throe Dr. Waudoll's pupils. I In (Jyv. I'cny'jj ?Hemiulscucis of Public Men" ho says: "I ortce heard Gov. Orr toll Mrs. Wade Hampton, the daughte.1 of Gen. McDutBe, that Col. Ben ton said to him mnny years n-co, "that McDuffle.was the equal of _ Demosthenes In his prime. Ho could stir up wei . the human heart as few public speakers have ] been able to do in ancient or modern times." Gov. Perry in speaking of McDutfle Says: "He had no rival at the bar and stood alone. f Indeed he was a great man and a creat orator. > Ills style or speaking was Demosthenlfcn, and M, for Invection and denunciation ho waft the ? equal of tlio great Athenian. Ills replies In debate were terriflc." I once heard Col. Wm. Preston who was a , ** col I ego-mate of McDu the say that he fully ,nf * sustained In college the brilliant rcptftatlon ? , 3 which lie had gained at Dr. W add ell's scliool, J - and stood at the head of his class from the llrat I"" t without any contestant. He al8o Said that he "J . * considered McDufllc ond of the greatest ora- J:," , tors of the age in which he lived. Will such men us I)r. Thnrnwell, Col. Ben3 ton Col. Preston and Gov. Perry not be conr slderedgood authority? I am thus partlcut lnr, as a comparison is made between McDuf* e tie and others, and I wish to prove that he u5,~. * was regarded as a truly great man by tho<e c tfho wore highly competent of forming a cor- V i- rect estimate of him. I give the recorded '??c .- opinion of others. There is no "legend" nci, c about this, Mr. Editor. Such a man with ; such a record would be a considerable "tail to 7;e, any kite"?a meteoric one. But McDutfle was L.{ 1 only one of the many of Dr. W'addell s pupils !*'' l who became famous. Are there not some I whose name are not even more extensively J"1 s known than McDuffle? Then how can you i, i say lliat you "can name as many ana up great, " - men who were taught by James I* Lesly as "z? 1 were ever taught by Dr. Waddell 7" _??i i, In your notice of Pref. It. Means Davis1 ad- " ii dress in Due West, at the Normal Institute In ?"r f which be toon is*ue with you in yourdepreciation of Dr. Waddell and McDutfle, at which ,? - he was loudly applauded, you gay that yon "r, had boon doing a little "Image breaking." If "t"t v you had in iact destroyed the Image, you 1 erected nothing better in their stead, but you o are innocent of the act, however criminal VV J may have been your intention. The linages t are still standing Intact, they have only been "J1: - a little bedaubed. Jn the satne paper you admlt that Dr. Waddell was a good teacher, but JV s deny that he was a g?x>d scholar. I will not ' i- undertake to pass judgment on his scholar" ship, but let his wi>rk speak for itself. You r, y say that James L. Lesley had a better school 1 G y and was a "urcater" teacher lhan Dr. Waddell if ever was. From what do you judge? Byre- iy > suits? Look at the list or great men taught w,. " by Dr. Waddell, and if you Judge by the thor- ,1}1 - ougli preparation of his pupils for college , a which Is, after all, perhaps, about as sure a ?,. i- test as any we can produce. I'll direct your I- attention to the fact that he prepared John C. f r e Calhoun for the Junior class In Yale College .A >- In two years after he commenccd the study of I- Latin and Greek, and I have In my possession 1- a letter written by one of the former Govero nor's of South Carolina, upwards of three Ji' d quarters of a century ago, from Princeton Cole legc,in whLch he says: "I was examined by . d the facility of the college to day^and was ad- r. e inltted into the Junto* class." No "legend" it or tradition about this. The "tangible facts" n are in my possession by which to prove what tt ' " I say. McDufHe also entered the Junior class f in the South Carolina College. New let the jrrl e public Judge whether or not any country "L ? school teacher could have established such a (he r repntatlon as ho did, could have achieved y such wonderful results, and could have pre- T ? pared pupils so well for the Junior class in such colleges as Princeton, Yale and the South }._ - Carolina where they at onco took the first d rank without being a good scholar? h0| Dr. Waddell'H admirers do not claim for him ,' s that he was a profound scholar, nor do they " * r- claim as you Ray they do, that he was "the oni l.y great teacher we ever had," but they do ', t 8 claim that ho was one of (he most, If not the ? ' di most successful teacher ever known in this ,?j> s country, and they moreover challenge a com" partson between tlue pupils taught by hltn y and those taught by any other one teacher iin ?< ? the union. The list is one to which iiis coun- ?. I- trymen can point with pride. But let mo atl, here-say that all thecredit of producing such T r grand results must not beglveu to I)r. Wad- eIl, - dell, although It is largely due to him. There b I- Is no doubt but that he had better materl?l to ? t- work upon than was furnished other teachcrs, ? n some of his pupils would have been great if flrR 4 Dr. Waddell had never lived. You say that it . it "was not possible for Dr. Waddell to have * lr taught as successful with his old books and ? it old methods as the teachers of the present /J i, day with the new books and new methods now In use."?so much the more credit Is due ot it Dr. Waddell Judging by what he accomplish- nc If ed in the absence of such advantages as the j __ e teachers have the present day. But would u not his method be new to-day ? And may not i ? i- his success be largely due to it, which is now I . :r perhaps one of the Mohtarts." One of his pi> ! j* u plls or the year 1S08, who in after life became i era us widely known thus graphically describes it: | we( s "His government was one of touching mor-:. >f al suasion, but be administered it iua new , , h way. Instead of infusing U gently into the1 r head aud heart, and totting it percolate! . >- through the system and slowly neutralize the I ill humors with wiilcli It ?une in contact ho ! ' . s applied it to tho extremities, and drove ltlfor. r- right up to the head and heart by percussion, j ?? i, He seemed to regard vices as consuming fires , _ ,? r- and adopted the engine process of extinguish- nri) e ing theui." X. Z. ^|St i! ? *! ? NOTES EROM DFE WEST.. P"' ' we I f, ? ing 11 Al The Happenings as Reported Tor last her ,] Week. , Associate Reformed Presbyterian.. wg( ' Mr. Jes6 Spruel Is at Mr. W. C. Brock's- In i again. . of t t1 Dr. WUIilto of Anderson, was in town last wh week. _ 1 Sociable at Rev. W. F. Pearson's last Tuese day night. ? Mr. and Mrs. .T. II. Chllosrof Bradlcys, 6penfr LJ Monday night In town. jl I The Normal School o? this-state is now In 'p n session at Greenville, S. C. was II Gen. I)eL Kunper will have charge of the :0th c Anderson Military School next year. ! Vcr 0 Prof. J. M. Todd Is breaihing the delightful I jyj s atmosphere at Rockbridge ISaths, Va. | jng >- Tally, n two year old son of Mr. John Had-, don, was buried here Monday of last week. ji " Mrs. C. U. Haddon ajid children spent a-tow '? part of lust week at Mr. H. W. Haddon's. p '? Mr. J. F. Calhoun has been on crutches for the ?> a week from the ettects of a sprained ankle. | urd ' Mrs. J. M. Prultt uud Miss Susie Wilson | wit L: have been at Mr. Jno. Pratt's for a few days. iu? ll Dr. C. 15. Cowan and wife are spending a few j hj days with Capt. Strotlier In Edgefield Coun-.jivt ' ty. | M ? Rev. W..F. Teareon Is asslstinc Rev. W. T. \ roc - Matthews iu ix protracted meeting at Green-1 cor 11 wood. ' M * Prof. J. P, Kennedy Is off on a short trip in the e ttic interest of the Due West Female College, j o S Mr. Kilwin Callioun, of Moniery, spent last peo rt Sabbath wltli his brother, Mr. Jno. F. Cal-' JJlc l" houn. wei 0 Mr. J. M. Gudger nnd family of Marshall, I M ?. N.C., have been visiting atMr. H. I*. McG'ee's. few , Messrs. J. P. Hied and J. T. Big bam will I \V have charge of the school at Gastonla, N. C.,. croi ? next year. M a Interesting protracted services were con- or t y dueled at the Bantlst church last week by the Tl ' pastor, Rev. G. H. Carter. a to Mrs. S. E. Both well and Miss Mary Both-1 M 1 well of Augusta, Ga.. are spending iho heated I bla I term at Prof. Lowry's. A Doc. Paiton, Eb and Miss Tip Kennedy ha* ' have gone to visit friends and relatives In the Sta II lower part of till# comity. tos J Mrs. J. W. Widenian aiul her daughters are i the 1 visiting klndredon Long Cane. The DoctorjOlai (> remains ut home iu attendance upon lliewlu sick. M I Mrs. Josephine Polhill and Miss Zany Haw-1 M II thornc are spending a few weeks witli their ilonj ? brother, Mr. Jas. A. Hawthorne, oni the Sa-jBeu } vannaii side. O: 1 Capt. Jaines Pratt, of Abbeville, and Mr. R. sefe " L. i'rait, of Ninety-six. have been attending, win 1 their father, Mr. John Pratt, In bis recent ill- j peo ncss. voti ? Mr. J. G. Baird has given up his position in j et a , the high school at Chester and will take J. f charge of a large Academy at Leesvilie in I luot j Lexington County. j fan U Prof. Paul L. Urier is spending a part of his asp , I vacation at Highlands, N. C. On the way up | M " lie killed n rattlesnake with. ten rattles awl j tine i I two buttons. , M I There will be a big picnic and mass meeting or t 1 j at Anderson on the 12th of August, to ccle-j hoi Ibrate completion of the Savannah Valley i It' ?i Railroad . i win , Georgetown Law .School did a handsome ver; ' I thing when it honored J. J. Darlington, Esq..! cliu ' I with the title of LL.D. He will wear the lion-1 Tl *! or worthily and well. , j -1 coi. it. j--, j so wen 01 ncnen?, ana .nr. it. w. t ' Iladdon of this place, wont to Aiken by prl-. lust ?' vate conveyance last week la the iuterest of M BitlieC.< !. G. ti lt. It. land I I)r. Grler preached two sermons for Rev. W. [ M '' F. Pearson at Greenville church last Sabbath, j bis ?l There were seven accessions to the church nhi| I during tlve meeting. [ hav ' | Mrs. J. Y. i'rathcr of Atlanta, Ga., spent a < For I week with the family of Rev. J. 0. Lindsay sisn J.j and is now with her mother at the old home- chu ' j stead near Calhoun's Mills. * The County Normal Institute held nt this , I place was a marked success. The class-work \ was a novelty and it was admirable. Jt was , j instructive and entertaining. The attndancc M . of teachers wan unusually large and all went tcr, , away highly pleased with what they saw and just heard. | pos? j I There was a tremen?lou? crowd of people at sa.vf . I Abbeville la?t Monday to hear the speech of wl'io '1 Mr. 1$. it.Tillman. The speech was arUiress- i ut F [led iothe farmers who were perfectly carried aloi ,! away with the man and the speech. Mr. Till- aloii ! man is an ullectlve speaker and held the at- Ject, ten Hon even of those who were not In syni-J Tt , i imlliy with him. I In > (] At a late meeting1 of tlio Alumro Associa-, and tiriu of the Hue West Female College, a com- liav , niittee, consisting of the President, Mrs. 11. J. I mec '| Agncw, the Secretaries, Misses Julia F. Ken-J Tl 1 iietlv, Jennie (fi ler, and Jennie Kdwards,and ; vill< I the Treasurer, Mrs. M. A. Brownlee, was ap- Che: . pointed to advise about the erection of a j M . monument l<> the memory of that noble wo- ; engl , J man, Miss Flizabeth Mi-Querns. There Is n i the .' notiee lo all who would like to help in thlsjroac . j work in another column. Contributions will! begi be acknowledged in the Vrcubftt-irian from I bevi !I week to week as they are received. Send all1 neet , contributions to the Treasurer of the Assoelu- i brig tioii, Mrs. M. A. lirownlee, Due West, S. C. neai Keineniber Mrs. Mary Tag^art warrants ev- To : cry dress to tit or no pay. Win. IS. Bell. a-sol OUR HEALTH BE80BT. narkable Action of Farmers and Politicians*?1The Farmers Tote for \ Lawyer ? The Politicians Vote for a Farmer?Other Matters; -U Gkeexwood, 8. C., August 9,-1886; r. B. F. McKellar Is quite sick. . protracted nfeeting will be conducted by . W. A. Rogers at Tranquil thW week.- . leu Halite Wardlaw,- of Abbeville, la vUltMiss Ida Oreenei mes Hunter bad a valuable Htvle killed last Thursday at Fcarce'a quarry, about miles from here, where he la engaged In . lilig. By some means the animal was >wn upon a small sharp stamp which -? . ced its heart causing instant death. 1 lost Thursday afternoon our boys of flie nd base bull nine played against the Bode t?l DftHfrara A Ina an<l Af lha rnima thfl I e stood six to tbirty-flvc In favor of en wood. tartan burg gels the Agricultural Encamp^ it. It seems that our claims and ad van? were not consldored. "Wliy were they ? ucb good has been done bere daring the* k Just passed by the preaching of Rev. W. Jeaison, of Due West, and Dr. J. Lowrte son, of Abbeville. The meetings are conted In the Presbyterian church, several N e already been added to tbe cbuKh. wbUe ny more are showing a deep Interest. Thd ?tlngB will probably continue doring thhf k. sveral of oar meritorious candidate* have cd on us within the last few day*. We are 1 to ece them all aud are sorry that all not be elocted. ur town Is well supplied with melons and er fruits. Our council should see that loo ch waste Is not allowed to rot behind the " es and lp other placcs, thereby causing fes and death. "An ounce of preventive 1? th a pound of cure." eccher says: "We are all on the ?ame 3. and onr doty should be to Delp each othnstead of throwing obstacles hi the wav of fellows. There are enough seats in para* i to accommodate us all, providing we all there, and It will not help us to any better ltlon to be tripping up our neighbors oiv way." . reenwood attends tbe Nlnoty-filx Stock" iw in full force. r. J. H. Wilson has just returned from llamston, where he spent seven# days of , week vlHltlng relutlves and in profession? fork. 'e were pleased a few days *1 nee to receive; ill by Mr. N. O. Pyles. He la a local agentr Worcester's Quarto Dictionary. HI* po and pleasing manners Insures bis success i salestnun. [essrs. John H. Oldham and J. T. Simmons I carry tlielr fine colts te Ninety-fell torr?w. ties Lsla WiigM, of LowndesvlWe; 1b vlslU Prof. Blnke. n tost Saturday evening Geo Wilson and" o<. May field,, two colored convicts, escaped m the guards at Pearce's quarry. WfiHe* y were not being watched closely they auo Jed In breaking their shackles, when they nice started oil a run for the nearest tblcfc-_ ' Several wild shots were fired at them by guards but It Is thought that theyescapedl tort. ' he people of Greenwood are pretty well sused with the work of the State Coo veni. But we were surprised wbeu we learnthat the farmers of the Abbevilledelega) voted almost solidly for Sheppard, tb? yer candidate, while the professional' rubers of the delegation supported Richson, who Is a simon-pure farmer. "Conen cy, thou art a Jewel." Gentlemen prac? ! what you preach. Had the solection neew , to a vote of the people we are sure that n. J. P. Richardson would have received ee-iourths of the votes of Abbeville county. [Iss Corrlc Graydon Is quite sick. r. T n XT I ..lr I nn in ..lultU., An/I ??1 ir. <|i. \j, mvr.iva 10 vjoiiaug uivuuo uuu iv?i'cs near Cross liill. be- Due West, Greenville and Columbia bs have been Invited to participate In tne0 boll tourumentut this place next week, equate arrangements havo been made and anticipate a goed time generally. The t game will be played on next Monday eve ifss Florida fsklnner, of Augusta, is vlsllDr. and Mrs. M1J1 wee. ats are very scarce here owing to tbe short p in this section. The demand for onr ftd red rust proof oats Is yearly increasing^ 1 our Inatdlfty to fill orders for Ibem Is aat misfortune to the farming Interests of country. .a a summer resort Greenwood Is rapidly ivloe fiivor. Our town Is noted for it* Jtlnulriens and its licaltby location. 8evI persons arc already here spending a few 3ks and reuilng the truth of what I have i addition to our share of delegates to theto Democratic Convention Greenwood was i represented by an experienced lobbyist, to nlf success and the difficulties ol therk Mr. T. F. Riley can give all desired inmatlon. [r. C. L. Beaudrot a few days slncc received ile-rram from Charleston calling him to the 1?-ihlp Honfhhp/1 of his fathpr HIm ntnlhnr cr ?nd brother are also dangeronalr sick. ' lr. W. J. Parks, of Laurens, spent last Satiny and Sunday with his futber. Dr. F. G. ks. Willie's faculty of love of borne Is. I developed.. Perhaps another love is bcdeveloped also. ;iss Lula Payne, of Edgefield, is visiting brother, Mr. J. W. Payue. liss flattie Clarey Is spendlng.a few weeks, h her Mster, Mrs. K C. Greene.. sveml puwimer visitor* have Just arrived., future I hope to bs-aOlc to give the names ill visitors, especially the names of those 0 visit our towu as a summer resort. Gfcenvowl Items. Greenwood, 8. CI, August 16,1880.. [r. J. It. Tarrant, Jr.,.Is very sick, he railroad meeting at Cross Hill which* 1 attended by Capt. C. A. C. Waller ami ers of our citizen on last Saturday was a: y enthusiastic one. Liss Mollle Simmons who has been spends several months in Florida returned to her ne lust week. udge Cothran spent several houralarour rn a fcw days siucc. r??S.P.Bi>ozer who has been attending State Normal Institute returned last Sutay. He expresses himself as delighted h the management and worklngb of the tltute. lr. J. T. Simmons is away visiting rcla:s and friends in LaureuM. iessrs. J. C. Nickels and M. T. Coleman* nt la*t Sunday In our neighboring town,. arnica. irs. uirne jicuee,or neiion is visiting ai> Hotel. 11 account of tbe rain a great many of ourple were prevented from attending the icty-Six Stock show. Those who went e well pleased with (he exhibition, r. T. H. Walker, of Florida is spending a. weeks with his old friends here. 'e have had fine rains and the growing pa are improving rapidly. r. A. J. .Sprole*, of Newberry spent a day wo with friends hero last week. lie base ball club has decided to not haveurrmmcnt this season. isscs Carrie and Mamie Kinanl of Colum-. are the guests of Mrs. T. t\ Kilcy. s a summer and health resort Greenwood* advantages second to no place In the te. Let all In search of a place in which pend the sultry summer months consider heatthtulrvess of our town and its other ms and advantages before going elae?re. Is8 Lula McGee of Bolton Is at the Hotelisses Sue Bond, Anne Bond and Miss Kuri ol Charleston are visiting Mr. C. L. Ludrot. n next Saturday the "dear people" will et from the crop of candidates the mem ? will be expected to serve, officially the pie for the next two .years. Let every ur when he selects the names for his ticket intelligently and conscientiously. Frank Kcllar sold the greater part o( hi* year's crop of cotton on last Friday. Our ncrs lind that to sell their cotton us soon lossibteafter ginning Is the belter method, r. 1). T. Boozer has returned to St. Augus Ma. issSallie Wardlaw after spending a week wo with Mies Ida Greene returned to her lie in Abbeville ou lnsl NVcdnesdiiy. L>v. John L. MeLees of North Carolina > Is visiting his mother here, preached a y interesting sermon in the Presbyterian rch on last .Sunday morning. le Baptist pulpit was tilled by the pastor G. li. Carter on hist Sunday morning, sermon though brief was interesting aud ructlve. iss Leona Blake is away visiting friends relatives. r. Elbert DeVorc died of heart disease at. home near Phoenix 011 last Saturday eveIlls life had been a long and useful one lngalnady passed hisseventy-.ighth year, many years he had been an active, con-L-nt member of the Bold Spring Baptist rch. A1AC. Ttw Xcw Railroad. Chester liullelin. nj. Julius Mills, the president of the CliesGreenwood and Abbeville Railroad, lias returned home from a trip Along the pro;d route of Chester's new railroad ami ! he met with every encouragement irever he went. He addressed meetingsish Dam, Santue, Clinton mid other placpft i? the proposed route and the people all igthe line are iuily aroused on the subi?rn wttl hp a bi<? barbecue at Mabenton. iewherry county, onthclJth of this month C'hoter, Fensterville and llalsellvillo e been iclvited to send deleguti-s to this ting in behalf of the >'ewberry route. ie people about Feasterville and Halsell! should by all moans send delegates. ster will send delegates. r. ('. 1>. Mitchell, of Abbeville, assistant neer hi chargo 01 the surveying oori n of Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Hail1. has been in town several days jind will 11 in n few days to survey the line to Ab;l!c by the way of Greenwood, The pross of tlio. road beini? built are growing liter every day and its complctiou iu the r future iu almost certain. >p spring parasol. This is a beautiful rarwith Spanish lace. \Y. E. Bell. &-2G i