Edenfield Advertiser ri'OS. J. ADAMS, ..... EDITOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1S95. Silver is on the rise in New York. There is just a little hope in this. Vice President Steveuson and his family w.ll spend the summer in Europe. On Thursday of last week a large portion of the ancient city of St. Augustine, Fla., was destroyed by fire. The Cubau revolt is said to be gathering force ana power and is already beyond the control of the local, island government. Reports come of great drougts in the Northwest. The lack of moisture in the soil at this time of the vear is without parallel in the history of the region. The prospect of war. with Spain is growing beautifully less. Nowa days nations wisely pay indemni ty for insults offered to fla?;s and citizens of other nations instead of mceti'ig'upon the tented field. The Secretary of the Treasury bas ordered that ail the gold bul lion in the treasury vaults shall be coined at once. The amount of bullion thus to be converted into money is forty-two millions of dol lars. It is estimated that the bulk of this large sum will be made in to coin by the first of July. What is the use i.f a new party es'ablished in the interest of free silver when both tho old parties will favor it in their platform next year? No, it isn't a new party we want but a stricter adherence by the oi'l parties to their platforms. It would be especially disastrous to the South to .take up with any such new fad as a free silver par ty, as it would most certainly elect a republican president in 1S96, to say nothing of both houser of Congress, which are already re publican. Who knows but such a combination would re-enact the -force bi'l? Artificial Cotton. United States Consul Morris af Gheat Belgium, in a special re poit to the Slate department at Washington D. C.,. describes a process of making artificial cot ton which has been remarkably, successful, the product bding much cheaper than the natural cqtton andpossessidg most of its quali ties: ? "The basis is wood pulp which by a course of treatment fully de scribed by the consul, is changed into pure celuloseand spun thread and then woven into cloth. It re sembles ordinary cotton, but has a slight, defect which, however, it may be easy to remedy-that is, it is not as strong as the natural pro duct. It weaves and works well and can be dyed as well as cotton. By coating it with parafine and passing it over a glass, a beautiful brilliancy may be given to it. Much greater strength eau be im parted by parchmentizing when it acquires a semi-transparency." The New Constitution. The Augusta Evening News an nounces that in the new Constitu tion for this State, to be adopted in the September Convention, the following clauses will appear. "Woman suffrage will be adopt ed to the extent of allowing every woman a vote who pays taxes upon property to the value of $100 or more. All mule citizens paying taxes upon a like amount of property ?will be al'owed two votes, all oth er males, or those who pay only a poll tax or upou property less i-han the amount above named, allowed only one vote. This is the'plan that will be ad vocated by one of Carolina's brainest men, and it is said with the co-operation of ex-Governor Tillman. And it is thought that it will bo adopted with but slight modifications, if, indeed, any at all. It is also claimed that it does not conflict with the Federal Con stitution,, and will forever secure to our sister State chat which it most craves-white supremacy. The plan is certainly a novel and unique one, and if adopted, its workings will be watched with interest all over thc country. Danci*^. Whenever balls and dancing parties have been the rule, relig ious experience has declined, re ligious aggressive efforts have been paralyzed, back-sliding from the church has increased, the people have lost interest in benevolence ness, and generali}' the cause of religion has suffered. On the oth er hand, we have found that where Christians were active, devoted, and faithful, where additions were being made to the churches, where reformations were in progress and souls being saved-where, in a word, the religious element pre dominated, there this amusement could not find subsistence, but al ways declined before such influ ences. This forces upon us the conviction that the ball room and its associations and the church of Christ are opposites. They cannot flourish together. They are utter ly irreconcilable, and those who are for the one are against the other. The success of one is cer tain death to the other. The friends of one cannot consistentty be friends of the other.-Selected. WHITE' WIGED PEACE. SHE NOT ONLY HOVERED O'ER THE SCENE BUT "LIT." COLUMBIA, S. C., March 27. 'The Forty" conference has been held and it was even a greater success than those who called it hoped for. There were about eight\'-five delegates present, rep resenting almost every county in /he State. Peace and harmony characterized all the deliberations and great good is expected to re sult from their work. T. J. Kirkland read the call of the convention aud explained its objects. Lieutenant Governor Timmerman was then unanimous ly elected chairman, being nomi nated by W. L.Mauldin. He made a patriotic and touching address upon the great work before the confeience. DR. TIMMERMAN'S SPEECH. Ou taking the chair Dr. Tim merman addret-sed the convention as follows : "To be called upon to preside over a convention of representa tive men of South Carolina, met for so high, so noble, and so patri otic a purpose as securing unity among tbe white citizenship of the State in electing delegates to the Constitutional convention, is no small honor. I appreciate it and thank you most sincerely, gentle men of the convention, for the un sought aud unexpected distinc tion. If, in the providence of God, I shall be permitted to lend my humble aid and influence to no other worthy object besides this-the reconciliation of politi cal differences and alienations be tween fellow Democrats of this, my native State, I feel that 1 could well rejoice that this be the crowning act of my political life, believing that no higher testimo ny of my devotion and patriotism could be transmitted to my poster ity aud people than in thus labor ing for peace and good-will in the common interest of all. I have lived too long-I have advanced too far to the short side of life-to be impelled by any other motive than the promotion of the highest good of all, morally, socially, ma terially, and politically. And I trust that the same sentiment of patriotism which pervades my own bosom finds ready lodgment iu the breast of every member of this convention. These arothe times which try men's souls. The dark pall of financial gloom canopies this broad laud, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Maine to Tex as. Every consideration of home, kof progress, of expectation for common good, demands that we sink self and selfish ends out of mind-that we forget, FO far as may be, the past, look to the fu ture ; that we be brethren again, socially and politically, and dwell together in peace and harmony. Let the guiding star of our actions to-day be moderation,.mutual for bearance, and concession, wisdom and patriotism, and we will dis charge the duties acceptably and prove that only high purposes have called us together." Dr. Timmerman was frequently interrupted by applause, heartily given. D. Mac L Berrell, of Charleston, and H. L. Thompson, of Darling ton were elected secretaries. A committee on platforms and resolutions of two from each con gressional district was appointed. The convention confirmed the in vitation extended by the execu tive committee to various gentle men to sit with the convention. Adjournment for supper was then taken. Upon reassembling the report was read and after a number of pa triotic and earnest speeches, the report with minor amendments was adopted as follows: To the People South Carolina: This conference of reformers and conservatives of the democrat ic party of this State met in res ponse to the call issued January 23rd, 1895, by the executive com mittee of the reformers who put forth the address of December 18th, notes with pleasure that leading representatives of the two factions have begun work to the ends expressed in that call and address. We ; ordially welcome others and invite in the cooperation of all who favor a combination of the wisdom and patriotism of the State, regardless of faction, in the labor of the reconstruction of our organic law. In common with all patriotic people of the State, we lament that the democratic party of the State, 60 long united and invincible, has been torn asunder ? by strife and its unity endangered by the bitterness of factional spirit. The causes which have led to the unhappy results need not be considered and should not now be discussed. In view of the coining convention, in order that the honor of the State may be pre served and the welfare of the peo ple protected and promoted, it is of vital importance that factional lines be ignored if not obliterated in the soled ion of delegate.-! to the convention. Thus, and thus only, can the new constitution become the bond aud seal of union among the people of South Carolina. Therefore, we recommend that in the election of delegates to the constitutional convention only men of prudence and patriotism be chosen and that they bc divi ded equally between the factions as now existing as far as practica ble. When equal division is im possible, that such fair division be made as iwill best subserve the great purpose of securing white uuity and a non-partisan constitu tion. 2d. That we are unalterably and irrevocably pledged to the supre macy of Anglo Saxon civilization in every part and department of our government to be secured by fair and censtitutional methods. But this eau only be accom plished by th? unity of our peo ple. 3rd. Wo ha\e unbounded faith in the people and confidently trust them to select delegates to tbe constitutional convention to rep resent tho opinions with an eye single to their fitness for the great work that will confront them. With a convention so chosen, the people will be satisfied wilt) the constitution it will adopt. 4th. To put the objects of the conference into practical effect and to promote the accomplich ment thereof, . we recommend the appointment of a Slate executive committee to be composed of two from each county, whose duty it shall be forthwith to prepare and promulgate a plan of organization of all the democrats iu the State who are in sympathy with the ob jects and purposes herein declaied. Respectfully submitted. J. TowiNzs ROBERTS. Resolutions of thanks to Chair man Timmerman were unani mously passed and the convention adjourned. Timmerman will appoint a working committee provided for at his leisuie. CORRESPONDENCE A Letter From Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee. MR. EDITOR: I again hav? Iii" pleasure of writing your pan? r ?> few notes. I love to writ? to a pa per which I think ?ind feel luis tho intsrest of th? people at heart. Such :i paper 1 leno the ADVKK TIS Kit. Our college is continually in creasing in number ol* students. The buildings are too sm zi IJ now to accommodate the large number of attendants, but when this col logo gets that two million dollar fund in 1897, she will hoist lier head as the greatest institution in the South. We understand thal Georgia is bidding high for th' Peabody fund, but. from all :ip |)e:?rancr-s at this time it will be left in Tennessee. The legislaiure of Tennessee sent a committee of twelve to look after the interest of this college last week. And we think th.it body will give the Peabody Col lege twenty thousand dollars this year instead of fifteen thousand the amount heretofore annually given. We noticed not long since that some one, writing to your paper, condemed the legislature of South Carolina for appropriating so much money for the different col leges of the State on the ground that the few only were benefitted by these appropriates. The gen tleman may have been honest in his convictions and thought he was advocating economy on the part of the State. Doubtless he was moved by motives of justice when he asserted that only the few were benefitted, while the whole pedple had to furnish the means. But the gentleman has not looked beyond the first analysis of his subject. Is it possible that only tbs few who attend college are the ouly ones benefitted by the edu cation they acquire? Such an as sertion seems to me to be the height of absurdity. Do not a man's surroundings in a great measure determine the man? Such, at leabt, is the opinion of the wisest and most logical thinkers of the world. The progr?s* of a nation is determined by the intel ligence of its people. The civili zation of the individual is based upot' the civilization of the com munity in which he lives. A man who hails from a vicinity noted for its immorality, will be watched wherever he goes, because the civ ilization of the community is the civilization of the man. Let us illustrate*: Kere are two commu nities; in one there are no college students. The people, knowing nothing about the higher branches of education, and not much about the lower branches, pay little at tention to the education of their children. They don't yant that which they do not desire, and they can't desire that which they do not know, hence young men and women grow up in ignorance, void of intelligence, refinement, and, to a great degree, void of religion. In this state of affairs, morality struggles for existence, and the word enlightenment suffers death. On the other hand, there is the community, in which, many schol ars live. There is the scientific farmer with numbers of copyists ; there is the good physician, lhere is the brilliant lawyer, the model school teacher. Not only these professional men are benefitted, but all classes, surrounded by a wholesome iulluence, are raised to a higher plain of civilization, and thus we see the contrast between the two communities. Now wh.at is true of the commu nity is true of the State at large, because the State, after all, is nothing but a largo community. Whether ?i man is educated or not, he certainly feels the influ ence of education. Wc need the scholar, and must have him, if we prosper as a nation. There can certainly be no mistake in the ap propriation of money for the sup port of colleges, and a legislature that ignores this fact, ignores the one Hiing most needful. There was in Nashville a f?w days ago a man who c'aimed that he could read anybody's thoughts, many of the students here went to see him, and the mystery of all is that he surely can read another por?oil's thoughts by simply tak ing hold of the perso'n's hand. This is something strange. He said it was no ^supernatural power by which ho read others thoughts, but that it was possib'e for every one to do the same thing to a cer tain degree, if he or she knew how. It however seems to be a question pressing for a psycological an swer, and will give the modern philosopher food for considerable thought. It peoras to me that "Peda gogue" ought to be Buttering from a 'wipe tut." "Pedagogue," let me say that a man can not have everything his own way these times. I am afraid you were too outspoken all at once. A man has to go on the reasoning plan more or less, and not on the dogmatical. I fear, if you keep up the course you so bravely began, you will get like a man in a hornet's nest. VAN STAR. Au Edgefield Lawyer Has a Plan to Eliminate Cuffce Wbicl? is Respectfully Referred to Constitution Makers. MR. EDITOI? : The only obstacle in the way of restricting the righi of sufl'rage to the white man in South Carolina and to incorpora ting such restriction in our new State Constitution to be adopted in September next, is the 15tb Amendment to the Constitution of the United States which reads as foi lows : "The right of citizens of the United Slates lo vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United Slates or by any State on account of race color or previous condition of servitud??." I have given this subject iijlic I hough I rind propose that the fol lowing lie made a clause in our hew Shite Constitution. "That no kinky-haired person white or black, shall.pv^r be H Itiwftd t?' V'le in an'v election jo this Slat"." [II such a clause thor" i* un ref pren ce I" ''nice color ur previou condition nf servitud'-." And it is no! in II nv sense obnoxious to th? provisions of liv* said lath Amend ment ib ive quoted. LAWYER. EdgefH.l, Anni 1, '95. A Fair Proposition as to a Divi sion of tit? Delega Mon.-The Death of a Good Man. MK. EDITOII: AS tbs goal and lamb liaVH lain down together each Huck should exercise th? ut most goryl failli toward the other and heal for all limo the un for tu nate breach now existing betwnei .he two factions-cleanse -both Hocks in the same pool and make a selection based on deserts, re gardless of whether the delegates are Cashmere goals or Merino sheep. I am a reformer and agree with the forty; let our delegation be composed of both goats and sheep. Who will be the candidates for |the convention from this county, is a question the people are begin ning t-o ask wi*, h considerable anx iety. Now, there is no lack of material, and good material at that ; we have'heard the names of various farmers proposed for the convention and any of those pro posed would make acceptable del egates, but a goodly number re fuse to enter the race ; and so it is with the lawyers, some of them positively refuse te allow their names used and decline to be can didates. The fact is, there seems to be a desire to have as few can didates in the field as possible and every means employed to avoid a bi'ter or even a hot cam paign. I suggest the following ticket, and when they "git th.ir" they must behave themselves: B. R Tillman, J. C. Sheppard. R. B Watson, N. G. Evans, H. H, Townes, and J. B. Suddath. Gentlemen will ynv kindly serve us? County of Edgefield, will you not lay aside all prujudice and vote unanimously for this conserv ative-reform delegation? H. H. Townes, without his con sent or knowledge, was last No vember placed on the independent ticket, hut at his box on election day, the day be first ascertained it. be denounced the action of the parties who did it, I am informed, and publicly requested that he be not voted for, and he aud his son voted the regular Democratic tick et aud cast their vote also for the Constitutional Convention. This section is'greatly grieved over the death of Mr. Joseph Thur mond, a man whose name wher ever known is the 8}'uonym of honor and success-one of the largest farmers on the wesl side, and one of few men who made money on negro labor. He accu mulated a handsome property an 1 proved himself an exception to the mle that a liberal man cannot become rich. Affable, genial, and whole-soul ed J. Wm. Thurmond has been amongst us recently. Scarcely had he left when he was summoned, together with his mother, to the bedside of his dangerously Bick sister, Mrs. P. B. Whatley.* Mrs. Whatley, al tho'she has been very near death's door, is now conva lescing. RIP VAX WINKLE Fal fa, March HO. Attention, Hussars. All old r -milers having uni forms and accoutrements belong ing lo tho company and nor en listing on new roll, are urgently requested lo turn over same by 20lli April to the quartermaster, as we want lo equip others for the in spection on Ma}' the ord. " J. M. MAYS, April 2. (?uartcrmasler. Now is thc time to take the Advertiser. in ? Cotton Fertilizer, Purchase only such fertilizers for cotton which contain at ?least 3 to 4^ actual potash. For Corn, Fertilizers should contain 6 fe Potash. Poer results arc due enlirely to deficiency of Potash. Wc will gladly send you our pamphlets on thc Usc of Potash. They a?e sent tree, lt will cost you nothing to read them, and they will sr.vc you doii.ira. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. ey ? 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