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Oldest Newspaper In South Carolina. VOL. 75. EDGEF?ELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16th, 1910 ; NO. 6. WORDS OF WISDOM. Sage of Red Oak Grove Writes Interesting Letter From "Pig eon Texas." Advertiser Commended. Hello! Yea, 'tis raining, and has been since early this morning, and 'tis now, two o'clock p. m. What am 1 doing? Trying to collect my thoughts after reading your, paper of the 9th inss. How did I read it? " Well, from A to Z and as an old man that I knew; always called the letter z., not even overlooking quite a number of advertisements, and also tho announcements for public office. Pretty soon to begin to trot around, kissing babies and making ^promises. While I think of it, I do wonder if the hens knew that it was election year and went on a strike, or waa it from the want of food that they refused to lay eggs? Any way fried chickens will be late in our section, but I heard a fellow say a few days ago, that a brother in-law of his killedahen for dinner, and before night on the same day every hen on the place had laid an egg and even the roosters went on the nest. Next! We had for sever?l days real spring weather, and some plowing done, the first since Christmas. Some '.- oats are being sown by those who failed to sow in the fall. Fall sov , grain, both wheat and oats, have be '.' gun to grow some, and better stands than were hoj>ed for, are left on the ground. There has been a great deal of sickness among us since Christmas. ; mostly LaGrippe and a few cases of pneumonia. M rs. T. M. Dorn has : ; be?n quite sick but at present is able v to be up again, also Mrs. Mumu Morgan, wife of Jno. Ed Morgan, has been seriously ill, but is better and the doctor says on the Toad to recovery. Ann the writer of this' is not to say sick; he is not to say well, kind er wore out I <rness, hut if the weather clears off and he can push SP^wTrTght. Did yon know, Mr. Editor, that one of the S. C. C. I. gi.'ls is teaching onr school at Fiat Rock: this year? Tis" a,fact, and not a word from any one about her, not even from her fellow.whom we all do wish she would make an Aero - plane out of for two years more, at least, for we are all jealous because we want her at least two year* more to teach our school; so I just say I would rejoice if that fellow gets kicked hard enough to last him two years. The two old bachelors of our sec tion are still waiting for some fair maid to propose, from the fact that neither knows how, but just take up their hats and leave when their girl says no, but possibly intends to v say yes next time. Why, sir, they actually went nearly to Columbia prospecting, they say, but did not say what they were prospecting for. Well, they are both fine old men, if they are a little bald. B. R. Till man says there are none so old or . grey but that,a goose may come that " way. Sa mote it be! Yep, we are going to plant more corn, use more manure andv try to . work it better, and raise more meat too with potatoes, goobers and mo lasses, for when potatoes are plen tiful the flour in the barrel lasts longer, or it does at my house, and nothing helps more than a garden of good vegetables. Winter greens are always good eating after frost falls. Old man, John Sharpton used to say he did not want to be buried -alive, and to be sure that he was Head, just pass across his lip.va leaf of well cooked winter collards and if he did not snap at it why just bury him, for if he wasn't dead he Ought to be buried anyhow. That was indeed a sad affair that took place at the court house, on last Monday. When men will go armed some one is almost sure to he hurt or killed. Why do they carry them? Tis not necessary. lam six ty-five years old, and excepting six years since seventy-six, have not owned or carried one, and the six years that I did was while a con stable for Brimson and Doboy, and then I never carried one unless I thoupht it necessary. During that six years, excepting three ti nus. I had no use for one, and, str?nge to say, on those thre* occasions I was unarmed and I am glad that it was so, for it proved clearly to me that being unarmed does not place us in a very dangerous fix, from the fact that it wonid be a sorry man who would shoot one whom he knew was unarmed. I certainly sympa thize" with both families of tho sad affair. Mr. liditor, that memorial day) dinner that the Daughters of the! Confederacy propose! * Why. sir, it makes tlje hloud in my, yeius feel and beat a little stronger, but, sir. there will be sad hearts there thai day if all the old veterans should attend, from the fact that manj faces that we knew* will not be seen there, and voices, stilled that we loved to hear, even if it was mount! fire! charge! and sometimes run, boys (but that was seldom), or pro tect yourselves behind trees and sometimes a post or fencer Yes, we are passing rapidly away,the young est being now above sixty ~ years of ajre, and what are the sons of some of the old veterans doing to help them in their declining years? They are in the legislative halls, Jbut have forgotted that their fathers fought in a just cause. No old Keb can get on the pansion roll unless soma oth ei bid Reb makes oath that he was a soldier during the wrar. When T. M. Dorn and myself die or get on the roll I don't know who will be over on the west side to certify for them. Weil, I am glad to certi fy for any old soldier who is in need of a pension, but isn't it a fact that some getting pensions ara in better shape for a living than* some who do not. The state of Texas I under stand pensions all over sixty*ye?rs of age.-So T. M. and myself had bc>t?er move there before we g-it on the* lift. How about die Confederate Sol diers Home in Columbia? I thought it was only for those who had no humes of their own arid were unable to make a living, but I find that I am mistaken. Just make up your mind to quit v.ork, and go to the Soldiers Home. The.few remaining Reba will pay-tax^s to support you. But it has always been so that a good thing of any sort is imposed upjn by a few, and I mean it when I say a few. Why not issue rations to the old fellows and let them cook it? They had it. to du during the war. What does it cost the state per head (actually) to support one at a home in Columbia? Don't you think issuing rations would bj cheaper? I do. Well? wv. will all soon o? d2id and won't tiCL'd any rations or clothes, only a cheap pine coffin and ja.hole in the ground. Yes, those inn ^^^h^?^Sfw?vS and daughters of veterans. Now, Mr.' lawmakers, just let us die in peaee, and may you live in plenty and pleasure, but you too must follow after awhile. The first newspaper I ever remem ber reading was the Edgefield Ad vertiser, and that was when I was a ton-year-old boy. My father, Drury Morgan, took it theL, and I am reading it yet, and enjoy it as well or better than when a boj'. Mr. Editor, if you won't tell P. H. Hussey on roe, I just want to tell something on him. It was some thing he saw in the old Advertiser. There used to be a column headed Brev-i-tie8 and Lev-i-ties and Pat wanted to know of his father who were those Bre-vites and Le-vites that the paper was always telling about? The column now is in local news. I must stop or you will have to enlarge your paper. Long may yon live to give us and our children one of the best and clemest weeklies I have ever read. JUST UNCLE EV. Things a Mother Should Not Do. She should not forget that if she treats her boy as a gentleman she will do much towards making him a gentleman. She should not treat her boy to perp?tuai frowns, scoldings, and fault-findings. " Sugar attracts more flies than vinegar." Love ! wins her boy to a noble man hood. She should never be so busy or hard pressed for time that she can not listen to him. If he lives to be a man he will all too soon leave her. the should make the. most of him while she has him. She should encourage outdoor exercise of sports, and she should [ not forget to Main him with prop er regard for Ins personal appear ance. f ile should not try to break her boy's will, but be thankful that he is mably enough to have a mind of his own and devote herself to training it to the noblest use.??. . She should not fail to instill in him a di?tate for all that is vulgar. ^Household. The Tailor-Hin pockets? The Customer-Yes. TheTailor-Large or small? The Customer-Half pints. Cleveland Leader. "D > you ?ike my new hat?" ask ed .Mrs- Brooke. ' V^s, indy ?d," replied Mrs. Lynn I had one just like it when they were in style.''~-Lippincott's. ? JOHNSTON LETTER. Banquet of I. O. O. F. Orange Blossoms Announced. Milli nery Opening. Revival Services. On last Thursday evening John ston Odd Fellows entertained a large number of friends in a manner most enjoyable to all who were present. The evening was opened ivith prayer by Rev. M. L. Lawson, After which Mayor J. D. Bartley <;poke, i few words of greeting to the viailc:<. Short addresses were made by Rev. P. E. Monroe, of tho Lutheran church, Mr. Jack A. Lott and Messrs. Beever and Boney, bf Kidge, the last two mentioned speaking on Odd Fellowship. Rev. Lawson spoke on the benefits of the order. He spoke of the needs of Johnston, and suggested a cham oer of commerce to rapid advance ment. After hearing these excellent ad dresses, all repaired to the adjoin ing ball where an elaborate supper was served. The .Lutheran Sunday School will have a special Easter service on Easter night. Appropriate music, recitations, etc., will be the features of thc service. Mrs. T. R. Denny was called to Pint View, Ga., last week on ac count of the death of her mother, Mrs. Antonietta Walker. Mrs. Wal ker often visited here, having speiu the summer with her daughter, aind was a most lovable person. Her large circle of friends here deplore her death. Mrs. J. A. Lott attended'the Bible conference in Atlanta last week. .Mr. Nixon Dorn, of Parks ville, visited his sister, Mrs. Dobey, last week. Mrs. Paul Kisler and children, of Orangeburg, are guests at the home of the former's father, Mr. Pope Berry. Mesdames Burrell. Boatwrigbt and P. B. Harrison have returned from a sh^rtr-visi t-?to-.Go ! ?> m b i a. - .r"4 ..' Miss- Maud Qiiattleb.umi is at home from a nlo?tirs stay in New York. Mrs. E.-B>.Wigirins has retiirjie_d_ to her home in J^?nt^oT?viTle, Fla., after a visit to the home of lier fa ther. Mr. VV. L. Quattlebauni. Mr. Gary batcher has gone to Au gusta, where he has accepted a po sition with Arlington Bros. Mr.*and Mrs. Johnston and Miss May Willis came up from Black ville in their automobile this week for a short visit to relatives. All of the feminine creation was headed for Mrs. M. E. Norris' on last Thursday and Friday to view the beautiful new spring hats. This was her opening and the display of bats, lovely- flowers, and ribbons was enchanting. Mr. and . Mrs. Sam Nicholson visited at the home of Mr. W. D. Ready, the last of the week. Mrs. Lona White Ivy spent last week in Greenwood with her father, Mr. Tom White. Mrs. Sallie Smith, of Ccdartown, Ga., is spending this month with her daughter, Mrs. M. L. Lawson. On Wednesday evening, March 24th, will occur the marriage of Miss Edith Watson and Mr. Frank Crouch. The wedding will be a quiet affair and will take place at the home of the bride's father, Mr. S. J. Watson. Mr. Crouch is of Sa luda, S. C., but for the past year has held a position in the mercantile establishment of Mr. H. W. Crunch, of this place. Messrs. Minis Walker, Jesse Der rick, T. R. Hoyt and J. A. Lott went over to Augusta on Saturday to attend the banquet give by the ' U. C. T. council, of which they are members. Miss Annie Waters, of Angus tu, 1 spent a few days of this week at her home here. She is stenographer for a prominent firm in Augusta. ! Miss Pauline Hart is visiting her sister, Mrs. Rambo, in North Au- : gusta. ! At an early date protracted ser vices will begin at the Baptist , church, Rev. Lawsun being assisted byan eminent divine fruin Georgia. , Tlie Misses Rhoden, of the Phil ippi section, have opened up a new millinery store. Johnston now has j three,establishments ol'this kimi. ? Misses Hattie Lue Gue.-..; ind Miss Maxoie Sheppard and .Mr. Guess were visi.ors here mi Sunday. Miss Sweet-It is just the sort of engagement ring I preferred. None of my others were nearly so pretty. How thoughtful of you! George-Nut at all, dear. This is the ring I have always used. ?C tn.; is Cay Journal. Yon used lo be an awful spend thrift." Yep. lint I ain t anv longer." "Ali! Reformed?" "No1 I spent it all."-Cleveland Leader. PARKSVILLE NEWS. - Flourishing Meriwether, New Buildings Going up, Town Officials Elected. At tractive Easter Music. There are soine flourishing little towns on the C. &. W. C. railroad, but the town of Meriwether, the new home of Mr. William S. Mid dleton, is the on?yvtown between Augusta and Greenwood that can boast of wat?r work?^ The home ot Mr. Middleton, whieft is both large and roomy, a3 wallas the town, is supplied with water hy a hydraulic ram from a large sm-ing half mile away. Meriwether.His a beautiful town, situated in w^ern Carolina. Among such picjtj?resque scenery, that it has been styjfed by one of Edgefield's most gif&l writers ''the Switzerland- of Edgsfield." It is growing, for Mfc^Middleton told me it had inereased^m population 400 per cent in theia^hree months. Clark's Hill is groking, and we notice, that MJ:1O3, .)ti add i ti o a t<> th . twin city annjx,*'fJBas two- n-a.v stores ia p.'oc^s of; '.creation, on J belonging to Mr.'J??igler and the other to .1. C. Harvey. Parksville's new derick building, belonging to Mr. I?- H. Freemm, and thi large Pareen'':building .".;> by 70 feet, with large "'hall and offi ces in the second.story are nearing completion. The new residence of Mr. C. Robertson, on north' main has been raised, and Cashier W. P.Parks has the lumber on Thc ground for his new residence, whiehdio- will soon commence. Miss Carrie Cotton;'-.beautiful and vivacious, formerly of this town but now of Rehoboth, paid a flying, visit to 'friendsjjiere^-SaVHrday. M r. Eugene "Langley of iv.t flour ishing town of Plum Branch was a welcomed-visitor lo'P::vk?yi!Ie Sat . Th? Baptists of 'Pi ?ni ? Bran.-li have a lxran new puv uag.: "spic a$jffcp.an,*' and . the ? ?f?ngiy; s?ysy \v ifi s'obh -i'^tildl-one fof" their pre,ache..r. Mr. Milton Bussey, of M od oe, was among us the other day smiling fjo"m ear to ear, and upon inquiiug we foftnytiutS^ * had come into hishometo be a per manent resident. She is only a few days old.and weighs 12 pounds; no wonder he smiles. Mr. John Milton Bell 'book-keep er for Luke ?fe Fleming of Augusta visited home folks Sunday. His friends are always glad to welcome him when he reviews his old stamp ing ground and the sweethearts of his youth. The H. Y. P. IT. last night was well attended, the subject b^ing Education. Mr. D. N Dorn and J. M. Bussey made good talks, and a most excellent paper was read by Mrs. W. W. Fowler. There was no program adopted for the B. Y. P. JJ. workers next Sunday night, but the time was given to public meet ing of the W. C. T. U. The meeting will be held in the interest of tem perance as a memorial of the found er of this great, organization, Miss Frances E. Willard. An election was held in this town for officers of this municipality for the ensuing year Tuesday last which resulted as follows: W. M. Robert son, Intendant; D. A. J. Bell, J. P. Brimson. W. G. Blackwell and Henry H. Freeman, wardens. We look hopefully to our city fathers for inanv needed improvements in ourjiustlingl'ttle town. M-iss Martha Dorn, Miss Sallie Parks, Mrs. M. Water*, assisted bv Miss Annie McDonald and Mrs. J. J. Gilmer, aro getting up' special music appropriate for Easter. All the above named are born mnri cjiana and we look for an . especial treat at E ?ster. Mr. Tom Cartledge killed a pig Saturday ? months old that weighed lbO pounds, net. If the farmers can' raise such pigs generally, they will -olve the meat problem. Capt. James of the C:\& W. G. ra'drmd moves to-day to the Moun tain Ore >k section, and Capt. Red-' mond moves in to take his plac3. Mr. M. C. Parker and family of pour town were welcome visitors In the home of Hon. T. G. T.alberl 5a tu rd av and Simd av. MORE AXON. Some newspaper men are terrible liars. In writing of a cyclone ont west one of them said it turned ;. well inside out, a cellar upside down, moved a township line, blew thc staves ont of a whiskey barrel and left nothing but the bung lude, changed thc dav of the week, blew a mo tgage off a farm, blew the erne1 s ip of a rail fence, and knocked the gall ont of a politician. Next. GRAND JURY REPORT. "Standing Committees Appointed Report of Board of County Co m mi s si one rs Embod ied in Presentment. To His Honor R. C. Watts, Pre siding Judge, March terra of court for Edgefield county: We the Grand Jury for the year 1010 have passed on the indictments handed to us by the court, and have made returns thereon to the court. This being the tirst meeting for the year, we have not considered any matters which may have been un finished under the term of Grand Jury for the year 1909. Such mat ters will have our consideration later, if necessary. The following committees have been appointed to look after such matters as are generally looked after by our body. County offices, J. L Smith, B. B. Jones, J. C. Lewis, W. E. Lott, J. W. Kemp. Public Buildings: B. Canlelou, W.T. Kinnaird, J. R. Moss. . Roads, Ferries and Bridges1 C. E. Quailes, W. ll. Ryan, Martin Medlock, J. S. Rodgers. County Chain Gang: W. R. Swe?rihgeh, W. J. Harling, P. H. 1>usscy. County Home: L. R. Brimson, P. B. Whatley, S. T. Williams. We desire to call thu attention of all magistrates in om' county to the necessity of complying with the law in binding Over witnesses and Liking correct testimony in full and in hiing all necessary papers with tho clerk of court bo fore time for court, as prescribid by law. We rind that the- laxity of magistrates in t.hi" respect is one of the greatest causes in the delay and expense of the court. We also* present in connection with this report a report from.the county commissioners concerning Lhe practice of the magistrates. We recommend that the-magistrateof iietnet No. 7 and'jiistriet No. 8 be j 'with in sacltjll* manner as t' tire to execute the law as is mention ed iii the presentment of the county commissioners, which is attached beret W?7>~ ---tpd tn us district "No. 8, has accepted 849.00 from 49 men as tine and commuta tion tax in full. We -appreciate the very clear, able and forceful charge made to us by Mis Honor, Judge Watts con cerning the duties of "Grand Jurors We also thank the solicitor and all other court officials at this term of court for the courtesies extended to us. Very respectfully* J. L. SMITH, Foreman. Report of Board of County Com missioners. To Thomas Stansell, foreman of the Grand Jury for Edgefield coun ty : . - . We beg leave to . report that we have examined the dockets of the magistrates of this county when submitted to us at our quarterly meetings as required bylaw. . We rind that the. present' magis trates during their present term of office have collected and paid in the treasury the following, to wit: Mag istrate of the first district, ?20.00;. of the second district, 822.50; of the third district, 00; of the fourth dis trict 8139.00; of the fifth district, $278.30; of the sixth district, 840.00; of the seventh district, 88G.70; of the eighth district, 875.00; making a total of 8(i0i.7O. We notice that the magistrates of thc soy nth. and eighth districts have in some instances imposed a tine ol' one dollar each for violation ol' thc road law. The amount of commutation tax is two dollars, and we believe that no tine should be im posed in sueh cases fot^less than the amount of the regular commutation tax. We think that some penalty shou ld be added to tho amount of the regular road tax. And we ask that the Grand Jury call the atten tion-of thc magistrates to this mat ter, ami suggest that a proper fine he imposed in each eise. We notice that several pages of the docket of thc magistrate of the eighth district have been taken om,the mag istrate, A C Ouzts, staling that he has used the stubbs of the missing pages of the old docket only for the purpose of taking down the names of parlies reported lo him for non perform mee of road duty. We sug gest that the Grand Jury at the next sitting of thc court examine all of the dockets of the magistrates in connection with this report, so that they can inform themselves more ful.y of the matters set forth herein. lies i ?eel ful ly submitted, Ri'J. Moultrie, Sup. E. C. J. N. Grims, Com. E. C. J. ?. Herin, Com. E. C Nov. 3rd 1909 Forcing Respect for the Law. W. H. Brigraan, "a well-to-do and extensive farmer of Marion," severe ly beat an old white woman who was working for him. Brigman, as we are told by our Marion cor respondent, had been in numerous shooting and fighting affrays, but heretofore has escaped prosecu tion. With money he could buy immunity. The latest case was intended to be no exception; Brigman succeed ed in getting the old woman to drop the case. Prosecutors are bonght off in almost every county every year. But in this Marion case, So licitor Wells interfered. Solicitors are far too prone to accept the fail ure of an injured person to prose cute as an excuse for "dropping" cases against lawbreakers. Mr. Wells did not evade his duty; he handed out an indictment against Brigman and the grand jury return ed a true bill. And then Brigman, expecting to escape with a fine, pleaded guilty. But he miscalculated. Judge Ernest Gary on the bench, sentenced the brute to eighteen months' hard la bor on the chaingang. He was not erivon the alternative of a fine; his money failed to make^a monkey out of the law and the court. Solicitor Wellsand Judge Gary have done Marion county and South Carolina good service.-The State. Asked to Choose. A well known southern judge re vives a story about a white man, who during reconstruction times was arraigned before a colored jus tice of the peace for killing a man md stealing his mule. It was in Arkansas, near the Texas border, md there was some rivalry between the states, but the colored justice trie 1 always to preserve an impar trial frame of mind. "We've got two kinds ob law in dis yer eoV he said: "Texas [aw an' Arkansas law. Which will rou bab?" . "Dei?I dischfir"e ' y y? (V Lealin' ie mule, an' hang- you fo1 killin' de' man." ?? j?S?? on a mu?iato, judigr?r42il - hr prisoner. " Better make that Texas law." "AU right; under de law of Texas, i fin' you fo' killin' de man, an' lang you fo' stealin' de mule." Liippincott's. Keep Only Young Hen? For Laying. As a result of the generally grow- ! ng disposition to look more closely nto all phases of farming, it has < jeen shown that after a hen is two pears old she is rarely a profitable ayer. She will usually lay more eggs 1er first laying season than during ?ny subsequent period. In some cases ihe may lay a sufficient number of jggs her second year to pay a profit m her keep. Sell or eat the hens over eighteen nonths old and the average produc ion will be increased and the profits mlarged.-Progressive Farmer. i jet the Machinery Ready Now. Much time is also lost in the i ipring by implements and gear not >eing'in perfect condition. Not only ihould the implements be put in ! irat-class order, but all probable re >airs and additions to the equipment I ihould be provided for. It is bad jractice to wait until an implement s gotten out for immediate service 1 0 find that a bolt or a bar is need- i id, and it is equally unprofitable to i lend an implement to the field with j 1 dull cutting surface that should )e sharp, or with a scouring surface io rough or rusty that it will not do 1 ?ff ec ti ve work. 1 This is the time to begin getting ( ;he work stock and implements in '< >rder for hard and effective work j ater, when every hour will count 1 :or more than two hours now. These -nings cannot be neglected without 1 ?erious loss and the man who does 10 has no reason to complain of lard luck when a horse is injured 1 >r dies from colic or overwork, or vhen valuable time is lost through 1 m piemen ts being found out of con- 1 11 ti on.-Progressive Farmer. Every Story Has Two Sides. Believe nothing you hear and >nly hall' of what you see," says the )ld adage. It is well to bear this in nind while listening to the latest bit of scandal. iNever -condemn :our neighbor unheard, however nany the accusations which may be preferred against bim. Every story las two ways of being told, and jus tice requires that you should hear he defense as well as the accusa ion; and remember that the ma ignity ol' enemies may place you in i similar predicament.-Ex, CALHOUN HONORED. Statue of John C. Calhoun Placed in Statuary Hall. Unveiling Exercises he!d Saturday. Washington, March 12.-The capitol was the scene of a notable event today when in the presence ol a distinguished assemblage, a statue ! of John C. Calhoun, the great South Carolina separatist, was unveiled in statuary hall. The unveiling ceremony took place at 11 o'clock and was conduct ed wholly by . South Carolinians. The colds holding together the drapery around the marble figure" were loosened by Mrs. Bratton and. Miss Gist, both daughters of the Palmetto state, and immediately afterwards, the verbal ceremonies were beg"*!. Governor Ansel pre sided and formier governor Mauldin delivered the principal, oration. The statue is a bold piece of work, de picting its subject in strident atti tude. It is placed on the southside of Statuary Hall between the fig ures of Ethan Allen and Lewis Cass, and directly, if not defiantly, faces the effigy of Webster, Calhoun's greatest antagonist, which stands calmly on its pedestal on tue north side of the hall. The ceremonies of acceptance took place in the senate and house after the completion of the exorcises in the hall. It was in the two houses that the representatives of the two ante-bellum belligerent states met to once more buiy the hatchet* Senator Lodge and Repre sentative McCall speaking for the New England commonwealth and Senator Smith and a number of South Carolina representatives for that State. An address was made in the senate also by Senator Cham ^?rlain of Oregon. Messrs. Lodge and McCalLspoke enlogistically of. the personality of '.the, subjectof .the exercises. The by severaT grand*-cl occupied esped? all places. Tn president's, and vice president's rows were reserved for them. 7 Representative Aiken of South Carolina who represente the district of South Carolina from which Mr. Calhoun was sent to congress, sketched Calhoun's career, and com pared him to Lincoln. "The two most conspicuous fig ures-and those who will survive longest in the memory of mankind -of that greatest contest over the conflicting theories of our govern ment are John C. Calhoun and Ab- - raham Lincoln,' he said. "The achievements of Mr. Lincoln are viewed through the glamor of suc cess and the halo of the martyr while the cause for which Mr. Cal houn labored-the perpetuation of the Union as it came from the bands of the fathers,-went down to defeat. "Notwithstanding defeat and disaster, he continues to be regard ed as the anstoie of American poli tics; and with the mind of a seer and the heart of a hero he sui vives in the respect of his countrymen, wept, honored and sung. 4 If he had been endowed with less integrity of purpose and more policy, he could surely could haye been president. That great honor we believe he laid down because he would be the tool of no man, arid because its acceptance would have sacrificed principles, tho establish ment of which had consumed the greater part of his life. The North's Tribute. "In point of intellect and in puri ty of 'character," said Representa tive McCall of Massachusetts, in ac 3epting the statue, "Calhoun ranks among the very greatest' of our statesmen, and although his name is more conspicuously identified with the theory of nullification, a theory to which his great power of logic gave practical force as a po itical principle, more than once in critical times he devoted himself to preventing a rupture between the central and the state governments and of maintaining thc union. He was throughout his whole life de voted to his native state.'1 Senator Lodge's speech was an eulogy of Calhoun, the man. "Wc do well to place here a statue of Calhoun," said the Sena tor "I would that he could stand with none but his peers about him and not elbowed and crowded by the temporary notorious and the il lustrious obscure. His statue is aere of right. He was really a great man, one of the great figures of our history. He was the greatest mau South Carolina has given to the na tion. He was one of the most re markable men, one of the greatest minds : that American publia lifj zw show,n~A"?'?sta Chronicle,