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BY HUGH WILSON ABBEVILLE, S. C>, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1886. VOLUME XXXI. NO. 16V YOUNG WOMEN ENTREATED o- -In Their Quest of Human Admiration They Should not Sacrifice Their all. THEY SHOULD NOT GIVE UP CHRIST FOE A PHANTOM, NOE SURRENDER THEIR POSSIBILITIES OF HEAVEN FOR A BUBBLE. Sermon Prcnchotl by Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson, D. I?., in the P*o*bjlorlso - - - U nl < >< ?> i'liurcn ui Aiiuciutv, m ?., ... Union Services, Sunday A'ight. October 17, 18S3. Enifi-st the elder women as mothers; the yonnger ms sisters, in all purity,?1 Timothy v : 2. It Ifi on the latter clause that I would fix your attention to-night?"Entreat the young?ir women as sisters, in all purity." A minister of thegosjel Is charged with n message from Jehovah to every distinct class of his lioarers ; something that is more applicable to them than it is to others. This message lie is bound, both by the authority of OikI and his own ordination vows, to deliver whether men hear or whether they forbear. Yvtf, notwithstanding this double obligation, many fail to press home this message to one fcliass of their people, even that one m emphatically alluded to in the text. The *'ynungtr women" arc al< but neglected In the praichIrtsf of to-itajv >".? prominence at least isgiv-; en tw then? and their necessities, their peculiar trials, temptations and duties, In the mlnisUa'tiou of the Word, To rrcstut these aright requires such delicacv, fact and pru denee, that they are generally passed by in ftilence?leaving this Interesting class to grow up without the special Instructions which Ctwlst meant for t hem. and to float on undisturbed down the current as though they had ?>o souls to save, no heaven to gain, no hell to Khun. But I appeal to your consciences, my Immfecs, If thks neahrct by ministers is not a cru<51. cS-iinJn?l *nd murderous sin! Have not yoai?K iadles the need of special instructions? Are there not lessons in Uod's Word meant) exclusively f,?r them? Are tliev exempt fiom the ailments ami infirmities of "life; from sorrow, sickness and death ; and from standing with all others around the lastdread tribunal? Were thes* not born in sin, with depraved trcflrts, inclinations and desires? Are they J hoi in heed of renewal by the Holy Ohost., | and of having "their robes washed and made white <u tlic blood of the Lamb?" Or will their personal charms, t entity, loveliness aim many noble accomplishments, do away with the necessity of grace ? Surely they arc not released by any such considerations from personal accountability to (Jod : and therefore it is incumbent on ministers to warn them of their dangers, to keep prominently before them the great fact of their responsibilities t<> plead with them hi Christ's name and tor Christ's sake to be reconciled to (jod, and to Uveas those who are to give account unto Ilim. As already intimated, the gospel enjoins special duties upon every special class of pertor. There are du ies for the old, and the Noting; for husbands, and wives; for parents, ttiid children ; for rich, and poor; duties for young men, and duties for young women. If more is Justly required of one class than of ?4i others, it Us unquestionably of that class: most neglected in the preaching of to-day, viz : young ladies. For they are under gre iter obligations to the gospel, than all others, lor the exalted place they occupy In society and in the affections of men. One single con ^deration will maae mis wear 10 an : "VV'I! AT THE GOSTEL OF JESUS HAS DONE FOH i THEM. When first Introduced, it found worn-1 an in the most degraded condition, sunken j lower in the scale of being tlian all others? with no claims that were acknowledged, and no rights tl-at were respected. She was look< d down upon as an inferior, almost as a meiila!, and crossly maltreated? denied the liberty of her own person, and used only ns a convenience Just as It still is In heathen lands; where 11*6 light of U? Gospel hrts nev cr penetratf-d?Where thfe husband enslaves Ills wife, and the father makes merchandise of his daughter?and where to tie born a wornsi*i Is the greatest possible calamity. But the VSdspel came, a blessed emancipation proclamation, and burst the shackles from this unhappy class. It lifted woman trom her degradation, and surrounded her with the hallowed influences of a Christian home ! It has made hrfr all that she now is in civilized lands.. Wherever the Gospel lluhl now shines, It fchiiVC* topo'n her In a greatly exaltedcondition ?the tenhral object of attraction In every j Worthy circle, the favored and beloved one In every happy home. It has thrown around! her the pro.'eetton of law, guarding alike l?cr| l-erson and her Interests?putting her in posl-i tion to exert the grandest intluence for good upon all around her. The Gospel, therefore, ha* placed her under the greatest obligation possible ; and young ladies, so tar from being exempt from its duties, tire but the more hound to regard them. But so changed is theireondition by the Gospel, that it is now; difficult to rea-h thwni wllh the Gospel. And changed is the public sentiment towards them, that It Is often thought rudeness to pj?ess specific duties upon them. PAit, nevertheless, they are to be "entreat ed." I.e. exhorted, counseled, admonished? not harshly or unkindly, but as "sisters," and this "In all purity." Karnest would he ttie 11 leadings of a Christiau brother. If he felt that his own sister was exposed to unworthy influences. He would caution her against many thlnes wnlch others might, regard as trivial; and all because of their bearing upon her as his sister. Respect for her purity of character makes him jealous for her good name. Kven to the particulars of dress, habits, pursuits, <?Miipaiiions, and the influences surrounding her would be the scope of his brotherly super vision. Just so Is the minister to "entreat" them, "as sisters, in all purity." In this spirit, and certainly through no desire to wound Mn-ir tender sensibilities, would he who now addresses you "entreat the younger women'' ot this congregation and community. THE CLAIMS OF JESUS CHlilST TO THEIR SUPREME AFFECTION*. I. lie would in the fir#', place, Impress upon your consciences the claims ol Jesus Christ to your supreme a fleet ion, homauc and ohedi<tvc. Three considerations will euffice on tliis point. 1st. The Gospel of Christ hns given to the "younger women" all the franchises they now enjoy. Whatever makes their lives desirable mines from this source. It has lifted them froto their worse than enslaved condition, iind Invested them with all their present immunities. It has sanctified fhe ties which bind them to the sterner sex, seenri 112 for them as the "weaker vessels" ihegreater honor, love and protection. It has hallowed the relations which endear them to parents as children, rather than as "chattels" and at tl<?les of ir.erehandise. It has given them thai sweet and gentle refinement which makes their society and friendship things to he coveted. It has, therefore, u superior claim to their regard an-l obedience. None would lose more by the removal of the (iospel and the {apse of our country into heathenism. None, therefore, are under ereater obligations to retire, cherish, and obey the Gospel. 2nd. The claims of Christ are further enhanced by what lie has done for their souls. He gave himself for them, to a lifeof sorrow, weariness, and deep humiliation; to the Moo ly cross and the dreaded crave?and all to deliver them from eternal death. Jimt think of what that sad wo'ld must be to a eensitive, delicate and refined young lady, iiad the yalueof His sacrifice will 1 e exceedingly intensified. Terrible as p< rdltion must he to others, methinks it Is even more so to a young woman. Her everv instinct revolts against itas more intolerable. Her tenderer nature, her more acute sensibilities, would reCoil with greater horror from the sights and tin* in fl iipiu'cs ttni] ???? ji t i< ?Tm tlin companionships ami blasphemies, of that tire idiul world. Conceive, if you can, of what an educated, polished and attractive young lady would suiter in such a place, and audJ such surroundings. The devouring flames, ?nd even I lie undying worm, would i>e far more tolerable, than Ihe society of devils and the vile>t of the v)le from earth i Due hour fcerc with such associations would r<>1> her of Jier reason. What then must it he forever to ii young woman once lost. The debt of gratitude to Jesus for the proffer of deliverance from such a doom, demands of every young woman her heart, her life, her obedience. :5rd. His claims are still further enhanced by the fact, that they insure a present reward. The Joys of salvation are not reserved tor the c'.o^e of life, hut are to be liad even now. Kelisrioii sweetens tiie life, and docs not sour it. It ts the opening of the window to admit the sunshine; au<l not its closing, as many seem to think. No lovelier crown can ever grace the brow of a young lady, than the crown oi a devoted, personal piety! It surpasses all other accomplishments, and gives the finishing touch to female character. It mellows with sweetness her natural loveliness, ami Mil rounds her w iili ait atmosphere like that of llvavca. More reJining than all other in fluences combined, it invests her with a power for good such as nothing else can give. Jt was I the "good part"'which Mary chose; the one thing which gave her her imperishable place in the memories of the Church. That which gave to Ruth, the M< hi hi tees, an aroma whose fragrance has outlasted the changes of three thousand years. Fair is the lily that sheds its sweetness In the 1'iwly valley; and beautiful the rose which bloOms in the garden of spices. I Kut lairer and far more beautiful to look upon Is she whose heart is early watered by the dews of tin-Spirit., and whose life Is but a reflection of thatof Jesus! Whether you call her "sister,' "daughter." or "wife," she adorns the household where she dwells?Its brightest jewel! 'Her children arise up, and call her blessed: her husband also, and he pralseth her." "Favor Is deceitful,and beauty is vain: but a woman that fcurcth the Lord, she Shall be praised." SOME OF THE DUTIKS WHICH YOUNG LADIES OWE TO OUR SAVIOUR. II. Please now to consider, in the next place, sonic ot the duties willch Christian young ladles owe to the Saviour. 1st. And the first to be mentioned is, the I exercise of that influence for good which uou has so richly Riven them. The greatest recommendation of the Catholic Church conU'8; not from her popes, or priests, or cardinals, or I confessionals, but fro in the loving labtrs of her "Sisters of Charity." Their influence Is simply powerful, and finds its way to many a heart. When you see them in the sick room and hospitals us nurses; on the field of battle, caring for the wounded and dying?wlieu you see their, providing for homelcssorphnns, and drying their tears; visiting the aimshouses and prisons, to alleviate suffering? you are constrained to give them the plaudit I of "well done." llut it is not for cloisters, or I nunneries, or veils of celibacy, that I plead, but for the earnest and decided influence ot j Christian young ladies, put forth in the be- j half of Jesus. An Influence tbatcan make itsell felt at. all times and under all circumstances. They can affect many whom no one ! else can reach. They can accomplish much whore church authority seeins impotent. Takn, f.g., that, hotly-contested field bo- i tween the'church mm tiio world?V'Q - all- J room. If they would not engage In it fewer i scandals would conic upon the cause of Christ [ from this source. If Christian young ladies ! would make it a point to abjure the dance, | our Christian young men would hardly engage in it. A word from them would be omnipotent. No Christian young gentleman, 'Surely, would take part in it, If the Christian younn lady of his love should request him to give it up. Here their Influence Is almost supreme. Upou them, thcro:or", rests largely l luu responsibility uf perpetuating ft ihliig j which the Church has ever coudetnned. Again, young ladies should exert their Influence in nrcservinc the s inetity of our Chris- | tian Sabbaths. They should scrupulously | a\old entertaining compstny on the Lord's Day?especially the company of the opposite sex. The Lord has said, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep It holy." No young lady, ! therefore, has the right lo set that command as defiance, or to encourage Its violation by young men. No right lo desecrate its sacred hour* by parlor entertainments, or pleasuredrives on the srreets, or strolllngs about for pastime. No, nor have they a right, to profane God's house by introducing there the habits of the theatre and the opera, and by laughing, whispering and talking there as they would at other places of public resort. God is exceedingly jealous of His own sweet | day of rest, and will certainly visit its violation with marksof his displeatnre. Sabbathday courtshins are almost sure to bo followed by trouble, where they eventuate In marriage, the results, if only known to the public, would be such as to bring the practice to a speedy end. Let your influence, which is so potent for goodorforevil, bcexertcd for Jesus, and not against him. 2nd. A second duty is to receive and obey the special injunctions of God's Word touching the conduct and deportment of the younger women." He has been pleased to record a number of these to aid you in order-, ing your steps aright A few will have to sufllce to night as samples of all. Kte eftII- i ing attention to them, permit me to say by way of preface, that no one abhors and repro- j bates more emphatically the practice of those; who hold up to ridicule the besetting sins and i peculiar infirmities of young women. It is! cntrw.Htiii>r t.no base and e >n torn lit ible even to I notice. Willi God a? my Judge, I shall allude to them only in the spirit of the .Master, and with the earnest hope that it may result in benefit to them. AJVTT DRESS. | The first injunction relntes to "dress." Here it Is. ns penned by the Holy Ghost Himself: "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shau*faeedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works." The idea is, and it is a most beautiful one. that "Rood works," labors of I eve and piety, are the greatest and grandest adornments of the female sex ! Never docs woman appear more like her Divine original, and never does her character seem half so beautiful, as when engaged in these labors of love. It is then that she is looked upon as a ministering angel, then that her influence is felt in its real power, and culls forth upon itself the benedictions of all. Goon WORKS A no UN THE SOUL. "Good works" are the adornments of the soul, which shall survive wfc n the body perishes. ''Dress" Is only the adornment of the body, which 1*. soon to crumble and be latcn of worms. If. therefore, can never bo regarded as the adornment which God meant lor woman. It can never give to her the grace, and charms, and power for good which render her the object of universal regard. Originally, when given to our tirst. parents in Eden, "dress" was but the badge of shame. It therefore should never be exalted Into an idol, to receive the prominence now given it. TIIE DISPLAY OF FINERY IN THE CIU'RCII IIAS DRIVEN TIIE l'OOR FROM THE JIOISK U*- WUKHUir. That was a sad day for the cause of Christ when "dress" came to be regarded as the principal preparation for the house of Uod ! When people "dressed" for the ehureli as for the opera or the drawing-room! For with the "dress" of these, eatne also their manners and I customs?the still' and cold formality, the! haughty bearing, the Imliilerent attention, the tendency to regard preaching as but a performance, and the desire to seek in il not profit, but entertainment. In this way the simplicity of God's house has disappeared; until now there is in Its stead a display of finery that rivals the most brilliant assemblies in the land! In consequence, the poor are forsaking the sanctuary?their natural delicacy shrinking from the unequal competition. The sacrifice they are thus forced to] make Is surely too great, to be required at tli. ir hands, even the sacrifice of the principal means of urace! II souls perish In consequence. blood will be chargeable at some one's door. The "dress" of all Christians; should bo "modest," neat and clean, lieyond thi" simple gospel rule lies a region beset with dangers, where many have made shipwreck ol iheir souls. THE SOBEKNESS WHICH ADOItNS THE FEMALK HIND. I Another injunction is, to "leacn tno young women to be sober, * * * discreet, clmste, keepers ut home.'' This Is replete with wis-, clorn, though sure to receive the censure of nil whoiire worldly-minded indeed. Guyct.v is the besetting sin of the young. Hence Christ says, "tench thein to he sober." They need to he taught this lesson Just as children are taught, in school how to read and write; and Tor the same reason, it does not, come to them spontaneously. It nas to be drilled into them. Gayety unfits them for the more rcsponsible concerns of life. It gives a distaste for the liible and secret prayer. It keeps open a dangerous avenue to temptation. It destroys serious impressions, toinls to grieve away the Holy Ghost, and thus endangers salvation. "Teach them to be sober, discreet, chaste, keepers at homo." Each of these points deserves to he brought out, and pressed home upon the conscience; for each of them Is full of ! the germs of thought of the inost solemn and important character. Hut time will not now admit. I must therefore leave litem for your own private meditations, othcrand equally Important injunctions there are which have not been even alluded to. These also must be referred to the study of your private hours. ' THE HALO THAT KCItKOVXPS TJIK POItE IN 1IK A 1ST. I In conclusion, and by way of encouragejment, let mo say to Christ's "younger women," be not. disheartened hy the dllieulties in your way. These are nuiny and great; but not U?o great or many to he overcome. Character is formed in the struggle with (lillicuJlk'K; and many of I lie brightest names ihat adorn the pages of female hiogra' pliy were written there Willi tlie ink of tears ! file sweetest perfume mines from the bruises lofthero-e: and so from the heart's trials comi* forth the character that is destined to I live. OnJy tlint whicl* U pure gold survives the heat of tlie crucible. Tlint is (iod's worki shop, where he prepares the names which lie lie would have us remi'-mber. There, that He lewis J1 is young Marys and M-U'thas, His j Hannahs, Miriams and Itutlis. There, that , He qualities them for his service here and in 1 glory, and for a place in tlie everlasting uiciu orles of Ills church. Precious nlso In the remembrance of jpshb ib that class who lingered nt him cross when all otliers hnd gone, iiml who were ihe first to visit His sepulchre with ointments for His much-loved body! To I thenl He will give the brighter crown?the word more tenderly consoling than that spoken to Mary?"she hath done what she could." sorrowful words for those who love thk world more than their savior. One word to the Chrlstless young women now gathered here. What is to become of von when life's butter-fly chase is ended, and its pleasures faded even from the memory! In the wild quest of human admiration you arc sacrilicing your all?giving up Christ for a phantom, your possibilities of heaven for a bubble. Soon will the phantom vanish, and the bubble burst?leaving you desolate, forsaken, undone 011 the shores of a dismal and dark eternity. To you I Rorrowfu'ly apply the lines of MeChene, when told by a young lady ' thatshe was determined to keep by the world "She has chosen the world, find Its paltry crowdShe has chosen the world, and an endl.'ss shroud I She lint) chosen iho world, and its misnamed ideas She lias Chosen the world before Heaven's own treas nres! uShe has launched her bnnt ?n life's giddy sen, And her nil Is Afloat for eternity 1 But Bethlehem's Mnr is not in lier view, And her aim is far from the Huveii true i ' When the storm descends fr?tr! an angry skr. Ah ! where front the M inds will the vessel fly? When stars an- concealed, and rudder gone, And Heaven Is sealed to the wunderlng one f "The whirlpool ope'8 for the gallant priz", And with all her hopes to the deep she hlesl But who may tell of the place of woe Where the wicket! dwell, where the worldlings go. "For the human heart can neVr conceive What Joy* are the part of those who believe; N?>r can justly think of the cup of draili Which all must drink who despise the faith. 'Away, then?oh flv from the J-?ys of earth ! Tier smile Is n lie, there's a stlne In her tnlrth. Come, leave the dreams of this transient nicht? Come, bask in the beams of an endless light!"' And may God in mercy look down on these precious soulR. gather them early under the Saviour's win-;, give them a taste for sweeter Joys than those of earth, and gdide their im? periled Souls to the IluvCn of ever hutting life! Amen. TOPICS IN THE TOWN OF TROY. Visitors Coming and Going?A Toiing Ij??1y Who IMd Not Know tlie Difference Between Her Lover's Head and a Mule's Henri-Religious Eating to the Amount of $13?Ilorse Trading. Tkoy, S. C., Oct. 18,1S86. Cotton still coming. Quite a number of Trojans went toAbbevillo to attend Court. We are glad to see Mr. J. S. Addison In town again. Quite a number of visitors In town now. We always give them a welcome hand. * * ? f- *aaIt 1*?o Hnn.irhi rn Cap tlx1 mountains Monday. Messrs. J. F. White & Co. now gin cotton for 3o cents per hundred. Mr. T. O. Taggart can now be found at Troy's drug store. One of our young mett Was explaining n mule head to a young lady. She, not being acquainted with the mule, desired the young man to turn around and see If his head would correspond with the mule's. The concert given last Friday night was a grand success. The singing was as good as we ever heard; After.the singing we assembled in the grove and partook of the stopper which was prepared by the ladles. Net proceeds $1-5.00. Services In all our churches last Sunday, except the l'reshyterlan. ltev. Mr. Chandler preached a sermon on prohibition last Sunday; Miss Boyd, of Laurens, Is visiting relatives In town. She has captivated the hearts of several of our young men. Mr. K. P. Paul, of Edgefield, has been spending several days with friends In town. Horse tro/llug Is all the rage In town. Every hotly wants to trade off their old bones for fear they will die this winter. Our sportsmen are anxious for the time to !illl birds. Our town challenge the county. iN'ow and Then, WT.WR TROM BRADLEY. Her Gins and Ilor Churches Her PrenclierN nnd llor Young: Men?. Sudden SickneNH of General Bradley ?II Ih Recovery. Bradley, 8. C., Oct. 18,188fl. There was a flue trade in town 011 Suturday last* Ml-. A. J. Pounds hns ginned two hundred nnd five bales of cotton up to Saturday, the 101 h. Mrs. J. 0. "Weir and children went to Greenville la?t week. Miss Kute Weir, of Greenville, Is visiting her brother, Mr. J. C. Weir. Three hundred bales of cotton have been sold here, Mr. Smart preached an excellent sermon at the Baptist cliufch Srtbbath niornlnsr. Mr. J: W. Tolbert lias moved lils gin to town, and is ready for business. Give him a Call when you wauteotlon ginned. There Is only one vacant house in the cily. We hear that one of the Bra<llcyltes got "licked" in a horse trade the other day. Mr. J. M. Jonlau has the prettiest three months old colt In the county. General Bradley was taken sick while on his way to church yesterday. Wc are glad to report that he Is better. Several of ouryouns men went to Troy last Friday night, to attend an entertainment given for the beneiit of the Baptist church at that place. FltANK. Scenes at Mt. C'arniel. M r. Cakmki,, S. C., Oct. 18,18S6. Weather dry and fearfully dusty. Mr. W. It Powell spent a few days In Augusta hist week. lie reports the city dull. purrfcttfie Ills full and winter stock. Mf. The. Bilker will scion move into new quarters. He will occupy the new store adjoining McNeill Bros, belonging to Mr. Win. HI ley. Mr. MeOannon i? finishing bis handsome new store, which lie will ocetipy. Lmnher is being hauled upon the lot for the building ol the Presbyterian cliurch. The Methodist church (Zonr) with sixteen acres of land was sold on the 10th instant, to Mr. Henry M. Latimer for Sl.r> per acre. Pla:.s lor a new Methodist church at this pliicc arc under contemplation. Several new dwellings arc neat lag completion and others are going up. Mt. Carmel malls are no longer carried by private conveyance, but by dally trains, i Cotton coming in daily and bringing good prices. Our merchants arc buying large stocks and preparing for a ?ood truie. Mr. \V. A. Scott of this village, died last Saturday morning (Kith) about ti o'clock, leaving a wife and six children to mourn his death. Mrs. l'owell, mother of our townsman, \V, It. Powell, who ha* been quite II), is much better. Mr. W. T. McDonald and family moved to Mt. Carmel last Thursday, and Mr. \V. T. McDonald will engage In business with Mr. W. [ It. Powell where lie will be pleased to serve tils old customers and friends. Itentli of William A. Scott. Mr. Win. A. Scott, of Mt. Carmel, died about 0 o'clock Sunday inorninir, wei. iu, i?ho. jir. Scott was 11 bout. :!5 years old, and wits a man of most excdlcnt character, noble, generous, i nnd beloved and respected by nil who knew him. lie was a kitul and loving husband, an 1 all'ectlonatu and indulgent parent, and a dutij till son. | He was a consistent, as well ns official member of the Method!? t church, at till times fol! lowing the precepts of our Great Exemplar.} ! For him "death had no stlntc," nor tlje grave: I any victory, for he was ready when the Mas-i jter called to say, "Thy will, not mine, bo done." The funeral services were conducted by the Kev. Bethca, assisted by the Kev. l?ut.-| terson.at the residence of the deceased, In the presenceof a large company of sympathizing ' friends. lie leaves a wife and six children togcther with other relatives and it host of friends to mourn his death. Ills remains were interred in the Scott burying ground, three miles from AH. Oirim'l, where i'C sleeps side by side with loved ones gone before. , FIUEND. Heady-Made Clothing. i Cnll on J. C. Miller, at the old stand of Miller Hrotlu rs, and order h suit ol ready-made | clothing from the sampled which lie ha* on inhibition. 10-13. 11' TAKING DP THE GAUNTLET. COL. fcl(!HABDSON DEFENDS TILE fit ATE ADMINISTRATION. The Campaign Meeting: or me sum BlKtrlttt At Floreilce. [Staff dori:c'spcni(lcnt News and Cbtm'er.i Flokesce. October 14th.?The third meeting of the Democratic State campaign was held here to-day, and shoves conclusively that the Interest in the canvass grows apace as the standard-bearers approach the seaboard. This is not. however, a surprising circumstance. Inasmuch as there are political conditions In the lower tier of counties that do not exist In the solid and indivisible districts o( the mountain region. The meatlng to-day was, therefore, lust what It wax expected to be, an outturn ot the very best elements of the town and county of Darlington. It was expected that the meeting would be addressed by at least four of the State canvassers, Col. Richardson and Messrs. Lei trier, Rice and Karle, but the last three named gentlemen were prevented from attend! lg through the pressure of business engagements. Col. Richardson and the Hon. J. \V. Dargan were the only two of the appointed speakers who responded to the emergency, and wltii two local speakers the programme of the diy wns sufficiently varied and Interesting. Tlie meeting was held In the open air after the good old fashion, a speaker's stand having been erected for th e purpose on Evans street, in the shade of some beautiful trees. Just across the street the Indies of the town assembled In goodly numbers to lend tho encouragement; of their presence and smiles to the oratori: of the day. The proceedings were opened with a brief address by County Chairman G. W. Brown in which he pledget! tne support of Darlington to the State ticket and Introduced Col. John Peter Richardson, the nominee for Governor, who, when the applause which greeted his ap pcarance had subsided, spoke as follows: governor RI?rh??rd?on\s Speech, My fellow-citizens of Darlington, or, rather I should say, my fellow-cltlzens of the Sixth Congressional district, for this meeting has been appointed by the State Democratic Executive Committee as a Congressional district r>?or>( I nir Thn monHmr hnA hpnn pulled fur llif? purposes of the canvass of the State* atld In a campaign which has developed no opposition lo'the Democratic ticket, not. Indeed, because the committee or tlie party leaders entertain fr i'ono moment a doubt that a'l will be well when the second dny of Novcmhor rolls roivd. for as In the past history 01 the state we snail again be gloriously triumphant, but because In all free republican governments one of the essential features of their preservation and e^lsteri^e. 1^ tho right of the people to investigate the cbriduct or tile sfcrVantS tfiitJm they have elevated to office. My friends, I regret sincerely and truly that my voice cannot reach, this morning, every man. woman and child, black and whit*1, In the Sixth Congressional district. Many of your people know me well because my own county composes a part of tho Sixth Congressional district, and i am happy to say that I belong to the 1'eeDee section. For years and and years back in the history of the State my county was re-unltod with yours In a Congressional district ui.til the Republicans separated us for some purpose of their own and united It to Charleston. I, therefore, speak to men and the descendants of men, all Democrats, farmers, merchants, lawyers, who have been gloriously identified with my own county, and I have come. therefore, not merely to npeak to you about Democratic principles alone. I have come rather to give you a faithful account of my stewardship as your chief financial officer?your State trcsurer. I havfc come to give you a history.of the transactions of the Government thnt Jou Inaugurated by your gallant conduct and efforts In 187(1 under the chieftainship ol Hampton. [Appiause.J TOE STATE ADMINISTRATION. But for another reason was I especially anxious to l>e with you to-day. Humors have filled the air, coining from the North and East, and South nod West, and I know not whence, and spreading throughout tills fair and beautiful Mate of ours, that the Democratic Administration of the State, which you redeemed, has oeeri oHrrupt; that It has been extravagant and untrue to the Interests of the State. Now, my friends, I propose to address to you a few remarks upon that subject, and to Illustrate as briefly and as clearly as 1 can the true condition of affairs. I nm your servant and have been for nearly six years. There Is not a dollar which yon have paid Into the State treasury which has not passed through my bands, as hits every dollar that has been p ild out of the treasury. I know every transaction, and am here before tbe people of the sfwto-p-my constituents ?to render an account of it. I need not say that I am not responsible for the laying of taxes. That is the duty of your representatives, and the levy is such as they deem proper. But I know the "true inwardness" ol the financial affairs. I know your resources, your taxation and Its fruits, and I know how the plibllc moneys have been expended. RATIIER BE GOVERNOR THAN PRESIDENT. But before I proceed, let me say to you and to all my fellow-citizens In South Carolina, that I am not here simply to canvass for votes, fnr r ktiniv full well thsit. hnvlnir received the endorsement of the Democracy of thhs .Stats In Constitutional Convention ds9oml>led. as sure as the second day df November comes around I shall be the Governor of South Carolina, [Applause,] and thut Is a position I hut I value higher than any on thi.s broad earth, [Applause,J for I would rather be the Governor of this State than Prcsinent of the United Slates. [Cheering and applnuse.J For I love my State with fts deep and strolig devotion as you love iU There Is not a grain of sand of its soil, a drop of water In Us streams, a hill or a valley that Is not. dear to jny heart. My people were all born and raised here. Their hones are buried here, as I hope that mine shall be when I go to my eternal rest on the sacred bosom of my mother state. Why, I would rather see iny head cut oil' from my body than to do or say one thing that would Injure her prosperity or tarnish iier fair fame. [Applause.] Nay, believe me when I say that to my best knowledge and conviction you have had one of the purest, most, honest, most economical and most. Just Government upon the face of God's earth since 1ST6. THE TROUBLE WITII TIIE FARMERS. But let us see how these rumors Directing the State Administration havearisenand how they have bei-n circulated. It Is easy enough to explain. I am a farmer. My people were all fanners, and I am familiar with the condition of the farming class or this State, and I feel In my heart their mlsfyrtVnea and ' l,?,l o /liw-iuirl.iuv season, short crops ami low prices, and I know, as a farmer, that I have pursued a suicidal policy, as It will ever be as long as you and 1 locale our barns and smoke houses in the Northwest, We have all made the mistake of practically abandon lug all but one aglicultural product, and in bad and unpropitious seasons raising none of the necessities of farm life, and paying lor them a hlgb price from nbroad, ire are of necessity depressed and dissatisfied with our lot in life. From such causes springs a great deal of the dissatisfaction that, exists and is widespread today. It Is no wonder, indeed, that a similar feeling of depression should permeate all classes of our citizens, jcr It is the indisputable truth, and it is not dlllicult lo show that at last all conditions of life, whether lil&iii or low, depend on the comparative condition of the agricultural classes. There Is not a dollar ol wealth that ever existed in the world that has not come out of the soil in one way or another rts Increase has c.nne through the processus of manipulation and change. Hut why should it be cl arged that the State Govern men I is responsible mr me poverty or imsiurtunes of our people, when tlio real causes are as patent us th i lightof tlie midday sun ? Let us see upon what grounds tlie charge Is made, and if it bo true. We inilst certainly know the cause of a disease before wo can apply the remedy, Just us? a physician must know what is the n sitter with his patient before he prescribes his reir.i dies. .So it Is with I lie disease in the body politic. Wc must first lind out what it Is, and then protoud. like honest and intelligent men, to relieve ourselvefc of the dillieultles under which we labor. THE CHANGE OK EXTRAVAGANCE To hefcln with, Is It true that we have n cor" rapt, debased and extravagant Government? I will make this assertion to you, that your Government Is and has been honest, pure and economical and that If you attempt, to reduce it by false Ideas of economy In administration you will destroy It. I am willing to advocate economy, but. I must he like a wise and prudent farmer. We cannot work broken down stock, broken wagons and dull ploughs, for ns sure as we do, so si're will the day come round to show that our labor has been In vain and i we have nothing left but exhausted energies and misfortune and ruin staring us in tlx1 faco. Look at the State Government to-day , and see what are the facts. I will take up two I specific ciiarges, one of which 1 saw on a slip I of paper and which has been generally circu| rated I hrougbout tlie State. It was to the cfi feet that in I rCS the luxation amounted to a bout ?368,000. and that slncc that time to the present il lias gone on increasing enormously. What is the truth ? So fur as th? statement i weut It was true; but it did uotgivethe whole truth, and Is, nt best, a deceptive and specious argument. I n 1868 I was a member of the Legislature, and the public debt was taken out of politics altogether and laid before the Courts, and u levy made to pay the Interest on that debt, and that debt amounts to within a fraction of StOO.iiOO. That debt was laid upon yen by a Radical regime and you can't get rid of it and we do not attempt to avoid it as honest men. Now, If wendd the Interest on the public debt to the levy for State purposes in 1SG8 we will have about 3708,000, which is precisely what the taxation is to day, for, before I left my office, 1 made the calculation and found that the taxfltioh is in fact somewhat less thau It was In 1808. THE ALLEGED INCREASE OF DEBT. The other charge against tho Administration wu6 that the debt had Increased j^oo.oon since 18T0; My friends there Is not a word of that statement true. The fact Is that the general Cuirreilt expetises have diminished since the year 1880. It Cahnot be denied, however, that new Items of taxation have been added to the 1>1 II of appropriations! There are the South Carolina College, the election expenses, flip ( IfiKlol Aoflilpmv- and tlio aecommodo | tions ut the Luimtlc Asyluili have tieen increased for lis unfortunate clasfc of inmates. And right here I would ask If there be a man In the length and breadth of this land whose heart is so dead within him, or whose feelings are so unallled to the glow and sj;itipatliy of love that he would refuse a charity at any cost to these poor citizens of the State? My friends, they are your wards and mine, and God himself will hold us responsible for the manner in which we discharge our duties to (hem. But there Is also another item of expenditure, the appropriation for the repair of the Stale Capitol. It Is well known to you that your suite officers and Legislature have been without sufficient accommodation, and your Representatives have s^eli fit to call for the completion of the buildlug at ail expense of about $75.0'J0. All the new Items of taxation for buildings and other new purposes will amount to about $183,000, but Is this of Itself an argument to show thai the taxation of the people has been Increased? Not at all. The politicians, as I said, have not told the whole truth. They do nut ien you tllftt *?;- ?1 fttitllfo' Administration of affairs the phosphate royally has oeea ii. creased from siro 000 to 8J01,000, and for this year I have already received 8192,000 from that source. Did the politicians tell you all that? No. They tell you that there is embarrassment some place, and they place the responsibility for It on the State Government. They sny tlml the Government has been corrupt. Where Is the proof? Letmeaskyou, who Is grainier and nobler than the gallant and ever beloved Hampton ? Is that aspersion to be cast upon lilm? Is that an aspersion to be oast on Hagood and Thompson? Oh, where itti0;licc?rrupu Jnufev^:? NVLcrc is M.-cW and Cuoke and Moses anci wuipper, ana an that Ilk? Gone to (lie winds, and may a kind Providence never wait them back by another wind. Whom have you now? You have your Mclverand McGowan and Simpson, and Cothran and Will lace, all men dear to the hearts of every .South Carolinlau, men as true as steel and as grand and noble, and moulded from as excellent a model as this world has overseen. |Applause.] What. then, becomes of all the Idle rumors, the general and vugue charges against your government? How do th^y boar the test 01 comparison with facts and figures? IIow easily ure they answered? Why, everybody knows that a government cannot berun without money. There Is no business on the luce of the earth that can be transacted without mouey. The Ctiurch of God Itself cannot be run without it. It Is Just as much a law as I the law of uature that the waters of the Blue ! HidgC run to the Santee or that tho waters of the I'ee-Di-e shall find their outlet In the I ocean. Bui. it is a fair question, how much money shall be used witha due regard to the [ efficiency of the Government? If more Is ' listid than is nccessary, without doubt the : Government is to blame, and If less Is available than Is necessary your Government will be Inefficient. The patriotic thing lor your Representatives to do Is to find otlt Just what wilt suffice, and to appropriate exactly that amount. Hut is It the fact that our State levy is a largo one. Let us compare it with those of other States. THE QtTEStidX OP TAXES. I It should, however, bo first premised that j the assessments are made on a real and personal v? I nation of 5150,000,1)00. My friends, that is not one-half of the real valuation ol the property In this Stale. Twice tlmt sum wouId not cover It. Now upon this low as| cessment what are your taxes, including the j Interest on the public debt, the Lunatic AsyI lum, and your charitable and penal instltu| lions, and thosel'or higher education ? Just a fraction over one-half of one per cent! Five I and u half mills! That Is tor State purposes. There are. of course, Increases of this rate ic many of the counties, which aro easily explained. In Charleston, for Instance, It is a little over nine mills; in Pickens it is eighteen mills, but Unit is not a tax laid legitimately by the Slate Government for its purposes. In Pickens, for Instance, a iurge pro! portion of that eighteen mills is to pay the interest on bonds issued for the building of a railroad for llic development of that county. It Is not a State tax, and It is only from the fact that the State treasurer collects It that it Is ascribed to the State as Its taxation. As a general average the levy Is eleven and onehalf mills. BETTER OFF TIIAS OUR NEIGHBORS. What other States compare with that? There is but one?Alabama, but she has a greatly larger population. She has nearly 2,(OJO,000 of Inhabitants, whil? Soutli Carolina I has but 1.000,COO; and when the estimate is | fairly made, taking all things into conslderai tion, the Government of this State Is cheaper I and more economical than that of the State | of Alabama. Georgia comes next. In South i Carolina the average tax per raplta lor every man, woman and child lu this state is ?1 S3 for 11,000,000 of inhabitants. In Alabama It Is J about the same; in Georgia It Is $2; Louisiana SiGT; Pennsylvania57; New York 511, and in Massachusetts It Is Sl.'l! Ah, my friends* when your Government is criticised it would beatlea.stproperthattho.se who criticise it !should know what they are talking about, | and Should ten you me innigi* uu-.i me, mm ! not what they imagine tliern to be. I am but | a plain farmer, by profession, and I glory in I it, and i have never known what it Is to shirk the truth, and I have common sense enough I to know the truth when I hear it. What 1 tell you is said on the basis of the figures; I stile them on my official responsibility, and I challenge any man to dispute theui. I owe the people of this .State a great deal. I have been for years one of your officials in Columbia, and you have but recently done me the i highest honor of my life. You have selectoil . iuc to be the next Governor of the State and I propo.-e to use my best efforts to see that this I Government is conducted for the people, and in their Interests alone. flle situation* ten years ago. But 1 must hum'on. There is one thing that you should ever bear in mind. Turn back your eyes ten years and see win-re you stood and what you were?sens upon your own soil, owning it, but nut its masters 1 'J he very men who were once under your protec tion were controlled by aliens to your injury and ruin and disgrace, in the days of Whitteinore and his lieutenant, Peas. Can you ever fViiwt the scenes that transpired then or the humiliation that attached to tin; name or South Carolina; when scones were, such as this world never saw before, and when its proud people were hum hied in the dust, t.shail 11:0 over the history of those times | again when we struggled to rise above the I horrible bondage, when men for the safety of I themselves, ol their wives and their children and homes slept, If sleep it could be called, with their guns by their sides and their pistols within easy reach ? Ah, my friends, a dark ami sorrowful day will it be when we ! cease to think of the condition from which we have been saved. I tell you that, as true as that the sun lias risen In the east and will set in the west, when we forget, or sutler ourehlldrcn to forget the times that were?I tell you that just then is the restoration of that regime at hand. Hut 110! it never can be. liod never, in llis wisdom, guliled Columbus across the Atlantic, directing the prow of his vessel to this fair Continent, and undergoing all hardships?Clod, I say, never Intended that this land should be ruled and ruined by a hostile rac>*. That this land, converted from a howling wilderness into a beautiful garden, permeated by l-'>0,t?m) miles of railways, with Immense cities looming up on every side, with its network of electric wires Hashing the Intelligence of the world over every nule of Its immense domain?110! He did not permit our forefathers to make our land blossom as the rose, and then permit it to be turned hacU again Into African bondage and barbarism. No, never, never can 1 believe It. [Prolonged cheering and applause.] lint the way to avoid it is to understand our situation and to ever present a Democratic front, strong and evincible as the Creek phalanx of old. TIIKHTATB H.NA.MI'.S. Before T close I would like to call your nt tcniion briefly to our monetary affairs. Vou remember all about the State debt in lf<7?>, anil you doubtless recollect one ollieial, tiic robber Governor Moses, who at last accounts was dying behind the bars of a State's prison, tliu man who is reported, (and I have no doubt It Is true,) to have spent In the days of his administration no less than half a million dollars. Well, the result of his speculation and that of the robber Legislature was that the . debt amounted m 1 >.o tu about &2VJU0,0iH)< You know nil about the repudinttoh of their bonds nild their reduction to about $15.000,000 or 516.000,000 when the people ol South Carolina loolt charge of the Government. The first tiling wo did, and perhaps th? wisest thing that could have been done, was to take the bond* out of politics, and had the Courts to adjudicate their validity. The result was that the Courts eliminated tne fraudulent portion and reduced the amount to SG^OO.OOO. Was that nothing to accomplish? But how was it accomplished? Not by repudiation; not by tarnishing the fair fame oi the State. It was done on honest and fair business principles such as would have been employed by every honest merchant. The transaction was open to the whole world. The case was argued in the Supreme Court by the ablest lawyers, by our own Attorney General Miles with an ability that hns given him a national reputation, ? A in mi lUKUiiicrui. emit ii<ta wi?cu mv uvupiv v/? this Suite 82,000,000. [Applause.] Well done for Charles Richardson Allies I The Supreme Court of the United States has by its solemn action and decree sustained the people of this State. They said you are rlj;ht. This Is not a Just or fair debt, they said, and South Carolina stands to-doy before the world as she stood In 18CD, with her escutcheon untarnished, unblemished and without a single spot on her name. [Apolauae.J What glory that Is for tins little State! what a proud boast It Is for every South Carolinian ! Go to the Exchange In New York or Philadelphia, or to the markets of London, and no man would blush to say he was a Carolinian. He would hold up his head among the proudest of the proud. How stood your credit in 1876? Compare that condition of things with that existing today, when you may go on the street of New York or Charleston or Columbia and with unlimited money in your pocket and cannot buy a single South Carolina security, and simply because they are such a valuable investment. They are now selling at a premium of ten and eleven cents In Charleston and New York, and that is better than the State ever did in all 118 pristine glory. Is It not a record that arty State should be proud of, that this Government for the first three years after the Democrats came Into power was enabled to be run without the borrowing of a Blngle dollar ? The people came up nobly to the assistance of the Hr.hipt:,n Government. Was it not good. ' *vas it not extraordinarily good management I In your officials? I wish I could talk toyov. ull day on this subject, I wish, in my soul, Wat I COUIU Wll you ??'? 1 Kiiewui nit' luauu^cnient of your affairs. But let me tell you ihHt the more you look into the affairs of your Government the belter. Tliare has not been a single year that the transactions of my depnnment have not been thoroughly and carefully examined by an Intelligent and able committee of the Legislature, and I enn in your county refer you to one, that grand man, W. C. Ooker, than whom there is no better in tho State of South Carolina, [Applause,] or more patriotic or worthy of the confidence nilCl Of yyi" >y!?vle people. [Applause.] DEMOCRATIC HAU310SY THE OSLY SAFETY. My friends, this little State should be dear to ns all) and I feel that every one of you loves her as devotedly as I do, but you all may.Hot see the prospective danger as I do. Vfiiat I should most desire to Impress upon you Is the necessity of harmony and unity. Discuss as we may. differ ns we may, Investigate as we may, let us always meet as the people of South Carolina under tho policy of the party, and let every man, no matter who lie may be, stand up squarely and fairly, because it is necessary to the State's welfare. Division In our ranks means defeat. No General can afford to divide his forces in the presence of tho enemy. Division with us means rant and ruin. We should remember that we are not in the position of Georgia or North Carolina, or Tennessee. We have in our State about 1,000,000 inhabitants, 400.000 white and about 690,000 colored. You have here, for we might as 'well talk plainly, a majority .In actua' votesagainst you of about oO.Oikj. How are you to meet it ? Uy union, by harmony. I tell you that, re mote its it m?y bo, mere is danger in ineiuture. I love this state too well to keep my voice still when I know there Is danger In the brecse. And nothing critild or should Intensify oilr devotloh to our beloved State than the suspicion of danger or the existence of misfortune. SYMPATHY FOR CHARLESTON. When I turn my eyes to the sea and recti 1 thecalanilly that huts befallen the dear bid city of Charleston, rendered sacred afTd historical by the fortunes of two wars and two sieges such as the world never before saw; when I look to that dismantled city, with every street and stone eloquent with historical reminiscences; with that old spirc.of St Michael's pointing still proudly to heaven amid the city's ruins,and still tottering from theetlects of the great convulsion of .iature?the landmark of the proud city through years of danger auddistress,how my heart pains me: and now 1 would that I could go to her assistance in the hour of need. Grand old Charleston {. Great In her history; great in hermeu; great in her commerce, and now struggling with an all but overwhelming fate, and exhibiting every day, both by her men and women, the greatest and grandest heroism in the history of the world! I love every foot of this commonwealth, from the slopes of the Blue Ridge, the hills and dales of the Piedmont and lowlands of the earthquake-shalcen region to the South, tire very waves that wash her shore rolling up wave alter wave as wun uie Kisses of a blessing. My friends, we should be but one people. Otherwise there must Inevitably be a reversion to tlie old order of things But that cannot, that shall not be. Let us put our shoulder to the wheel and move along progressively with the march of improvement. Our land Is oneof boundless resources,capable of producing anything and with water power sufficient to turn the spindles of the world. You are building railroads to and across the mountains that will brlng-the wealth of the great Northwest to your doors. Be uot discouraged by temporary misfortunes. The future Is bright to behold. The good things that are in store only wait, like ripened fruit for the bold, the daring hand to pluck It. Onward! Onward! Carolinians! Hlgherand higher be your mark, bolder and bolder be your march, and let us win for South Carolina a name grander and greater and more glorious than that which was won for her by our noble ancestors. [Applause.] Rinsom-Tlllmnn. KeuVerry Observer. While the personalities of the controversy between Mr. Tilliitin and Mr. Hansom belong in urn. w>na. in thcinsel ves. vet as the matters have been given bo much notoriety through the newspapers, outside comment cannot be regarded as Impertinent. ' ' And, llrst, it may be remarked thnt it is unfortunate, to say the least, that a discussion of a public question of so much interest and Importance as I lie farmers' movement should nave descended into personal abuse by the participants of each othor. Up to the letter of Mr. KUhsom's giving the "lie" to Mr. Tillman, there had beba some pretty harsh things said by and against Mr: Tillman ; but nothing that could be construed as a direct and intentional insult to aityuotfy.Why was the "'Je" given ? HecauseMr; Tillman said Prof. Joynes said the S; C. College had offered to analyze fertilizers at S3?which Prof. Joynes denied. That, if a question of veracity at all, wa> between Prof. Joynes and Mr. Tillman?It was very likely only a question of memory; for Prof. Joynes cither told Mr. Tillman so and llieti forgot it, or else Mr. Tillman misunderstood him. Mr. Hansom says in his last letter that Mr. Tillman fulled to take any notice of Prof. Joynes'denial and "continued to repeat tlte I statement at Laurens, Xewberry and proba bly eNcwhere." Mr. itnnsom is misuiKcn usi to Newberry. Mr. Tillman did not m:ike the statement at Newberry. Mr. Tillmau himself says, in a letter published late In August, that lie had not heard of Prof. Joy ties' denial tin111 after he spoke at Laurens?lie spoke tile next day at Newberry. It Is not out of place lo say here that the "two members of the board and the commissioner" did not use any Insulting epithet in their "assaults'' on Mr. Tlllmtm. The weight, slxennd height of these gentlemen, therefore, and their physical prowess, have nothing to do with litis matter. As to Mr. Tillmad's promises for the past, twelve months or more, he has certainly ac-1 nomplishtd so far all that con Id have been ex- j peeted by himself or Ills most sanguineI friends. His imitation has surely had a considerable influence in the selection of candidates for the next Legislature. Whether this ! will redound to the advantage of the farmers i remains to be seen. He has a stronger follow- j Imr to-day than he lias had at any time sincc lie tumuli his agitation. 1 Doesn't Tnlte Well ^Vilh t!ic l*coj?le. McCormick Advance. The Idea of calling nil extra session of tho Legislature to look into the matter of giving State aid to Charleston doesn't, take well with the people. They are willing lo contribute their mite ns individuals, hut don't want to, shoulder any burdensome lax. Kvery foot ot 'Charleston ground Is valuable, so why not borrow money on city property? Tho cliy properly owner can l?orroiv money 011 real estate at a much lower rate of Interest than the i up country townsman or farmer can. This 'being the case Charleston has the advantngo 'of the rctof iheMnto in money affairs, ami her people should follow the same mode of borrowing money that thousands of other people have been forced to follow, and will continue to follow in the future. "WALK INTO MY PARLOr j " * " ~' ONE WAY IN WHICH COUNTEY *??CHANTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO T 'v CHARLESTON'S PROSPEBITY. Some Fact* and Figure* Which May Account for the Blighted Condi*. ' '*? tlon of Oar Mercantile and Agrl? cnltnral Interest*, and Which May Show why Charleston Owns One* fifth of the Property of tbe State* . Asa matter of public Interest we hferettttfy' append the copy of an obligation, the signing' " : *-?? or which sent one of onr mercantile firms t<vthe wall, and left the obligor pebiiyltett, v After absorbing all the money which was put' In thebuslness, the furm which was mortgaged ' at the beginning to secure the lklthful perform- ance of the obligation, whs sold from him and liu is now mure uesuiuie 01 a nome intra iiuq* ' ' r drcds of earthquake suflerera In Charleston/ r.J The obligation which we quote below . --ii presume, the orthodox regulation note, whlltf: '-">3 the mortgage, withbttt eflfaordlnary cere- ,;3sB mony, took the land In the usual route, and sent the unfortunate citizen out ol doors. ^ The note and mortgage, therefore, Is referred '',??2 to, to cite a general principle, and not with : the view of calling attention to any Partlru~ l?r case. We pri-sume every reader of tbe" ' Prcu and Banner In auy of our towns cart apt-' ply the facte and point to sufferers who coiire .'? within their own Knowledge. Here la a copy of the obligation: The State of South Carolina,1 ' County ok Abbeville. \h Know all men by these presents, that I, ? 3 (merchant,) of County and Sta;e aforesaid, " ' >'? held and rtrmly bound unto ?, (cotton " isjj factor.) of the city of Charlcfton; State afore** .* % snid, in.the penal sum of six thousand dollars > r>' to h? pakl to the t-ald? -?, (cotton factor,) his certain attorney*, executors, and ndmlnh*trut0rs,0rfl5slgns, towMch payment wetland Iruly to;be made and done, I bind myself aujtl ench and every one of 'my heirs, executory and administrator*, Jolutly auU severally, by these presents; Sealed with my seal and dated at 3$ day of January, tn the year .of' ohrv '. w Lord one thousand eijtht hundrea'&nd eighty-* ,'fi and In tile one hundred afifl rear of ' tbe sovereignty and- Independence of tbd United States of America. - . '? . The condition of the above obligation is such, ' vsy That if the nbove bound , (merchant.) - VS his heirs, executors and administrators, shall ?Jg and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the above named , (cotton factor.) i.Jl ?ls cerlain attorney, executors, adminlstra-". lot s or assigns, the full aud Just sum of three ' *? thousand'dollars, with Interest at the rateof- . .SB ten per e'ent. per annum from the date hereof, :V?3j payable oh or.before tbe thirty-flra;dasrof X>e- . ccttibor A'. D. i8S3? for l-nsh travhn&fe,4nAdfe Id; hie oF tb ? (tnerWifint;) el thfcf botb.'by ; ". v? the said ? . (cotton-ilunor,)on*any Scoonrifc \ whatsoever either lii the shape of discount* or , vffjM by advances iu casli or otherwise betwefen thd . ?. 3! date hereof nnd tbe said date of 31st,any of1 December A. D. 1885, and shrill ship tri tlife said ' ,/ffi , (cotton fuctor,) Ave hundred (5Q0J bales ,'^B of cotton, on or before 31st day 6f DPerihberv A. D. l*>8o, and in event of the non-shipment1-' -ot of the sald number of bales of cotton by fhS' , $1 time specified, shall pay us liquidated damf ' ages one dollar and fifty cents on each and all .rjHf bales of cotton to the extent of five hundred '-30 bales not shipped as stipulated, I, the said ? . ?, (merchant,)further agree to pay all expenses whatsoever. Including fees to attorneys, attending the collection of tbe said' debts and the enforcement of mortgage giver? . to secure this bond, without fraud or further - v?| outlay, then the above obligation to bevoid> . and of no effect, otherwise to remain In fbll force abd virtue-. ? *' ? (Signed by) ~n,.,, ,>;J Note.?That interest is charged at the ratij,- ' of ten ner cent. Der annum, with the further ' jJs obligation to ship five hundred boles of eotv ton, for the use of 83,000 or forfeit the sum of;. 91.50 a bale for the uon-?hlpmentof anjr part of the Ave hundred bales. As security for the- -."a money loaned, an?i? as security for tue InteN est and the forfeit of $1.50 a bale, a farm it* sometimes mortgaged in the beginning, and - jfl| in the winding up of a few years business the land may be seen advertised by the Muster of Sheriff to satisfy the obligation* . .Let us see how it works, ?<nd go Into some of the particulars: *-t '< A man in the country, with integrity andenergy, concludes to go into the mercantHe1 * .48 business. He soon finds that his limited' means ueed to be supplemented. Factors ar? ."ja ready to accommodate, be signs a coutriict In fofm similar to the above, and as a rull, soon Vjl ttridS thSf -his money and lands are gone. They go somewhat in thii*,jurayi. Wj?-wilU give figures as to sale, from the' bdoks of OnO ' *% of our merchants: ?& * ' < "3 IV pel ten u iuroiwi uu ?v,vw w ,->?31 six months ...SlSO.OO -Tfi| Actual loss realized on 175 bales ship- ' v a ped under said contract 691.32' : 3 Forfeited on 325 bales (g) $150 487.50 j Cost of use of SS.COOforsIx months 51,1^8.82 I It will be remembered that the merchant undertakes to ship tl ve hundred bales, besides* I paying Interest, for the use of S3,(XX). At the | present price of cotton, with the averagai >t| weights as packed at present, five hundred j bnlea weuld cost about 519,OX). The merchant then understakes to buy and deilVefitfiv I times ns much cotton as can be bought for'" Cl ? UXX), and actually pays $1,188.82 for the use of ] the money for six months. I The losses on cotton was partly made up by losses In weight. One merchant In this coun- I ty lost last year on five hundred bales 8,014 pounds. :y > 1 The loss in weight Is abtidt Cq hat to -the d If? ] femice in prlcc at Abberllle and In Charles I The difference of (he two markets 16 abouV .SM one-fourth or thiee-eightlis of a cent. The av- [ erage loss In weight Is a fraction over six- . pounds. Six pounds at 8% cents Is worth 5*-cents. The Incrased price isabout 81.00a bale. " To comply with th? terms of the contract, and - .IgS add to reach a better market, the shipper 18 I subjected to charges like the tallowing: I COTTON SALES. I I Dec. 1SS5. 9 bales- .$ 331 79 I tllAKliUOi Freight, 810 25; drayajre. 51.80 $2l,0?i Storage, 3i25; weighing, Sl.80?... 4 05"' Insurance, K3 "* 'A Commission, 4 15? 80 08 "* 4 Net proceeds 3 301 71 ~ Loss or ouc bale in nine. \ COTTOX SALES. * r, ^ Feb. 1S8C. 13 balea 8 456 45 CHA1IGES. Freight, $20.83; drayage, $3.25 $30 08 lllstinifice, .y.?~.v 4 07 Storage and labor, weigh- *? iny, S2.it0 -9 SO . * /* Commissions, 11 41? 55 Oft Net proceeds ....JS 401 39 Loss of one and a half bales In thirteen. Look at I he sale and expense of either lot.? r?n ., i n,. ii,.s t in-i Is pharufd S30.0S-the va'-' tie of about one bale. On thirteen bales the. .* expense Is 855,0t>?or about one ba'o and a hall/' I'lie Items of those Mils are of interest. Thai formers ol this county have been kicking up* a hullabaiiou about paying Hammond ren* cents for weighing. Twenty cents is charged In Charleston. Twenty cents Is pnkl for drayage. For selling one lot of thirteen bales $">5,06 Is charged?about the price of a bale and u i half. The merchant or farmer in Abbevillecounty can weigh and sell his whole year's i crop in Abbeville \ lllage In a few hours, with no other expense than five cents a bale for weighing. Except lor the gain of about sixtycents a bale, all these charges are a total losrt to the shipper. There Is not at any tiniemore than three-eighths of a cent difference in. Charleston and Abbeville, and this difference Is frequently fully made up In the loss Of * weight lis. As long as the Charleston factor can subject -S the cotton-seller to a fee of two dollars h bale or get 81.50 a bale from the country merchant for a large amount of cotton not shipped orraised, there is no reason to fear that Charles? to i can not take care of herself ns well as any little earthquakes that may come along. I ?1~ tnnnl'll t;nn an u^ncuiiunu auuiM ('.v .. prollt on their purchases of supplies which H shall bo sufficient ;to warrant merchants Jn H paying thirty-five per cent, for the use of H money for six months? Is there ony wonder jfl that lien prices should be high, or that mer- H chants go to the* bad ? H Damaged by the Earthquake. fl A citizen of this county owns property la- H (ho city of Chirrlet-ton for which he bud offer ed to take $i,f.()0. On the lot were two house* ?one of brick ami one of wood: The brick. H house w;ts shaken down by the earthquake. H The wooden house, we presume, was damaged B but little. The Inspector, or other person who ( Is looking into the damages which were real. B i/-ct by the earthquake, has certified that the H damage to tlx' Improvements on this $1,100 1<>t was ?t,w50. When part of a ?1tfl00 property can be <1amaj;od to this extent, we are led to bo-- H Ih ve that an earthquake is indeed icirlble H