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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
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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