The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, October 07, 1874, Image 2
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?Uc Smugton gispatrh.
WEDNESDAY, OCTE. 7, 1874. 1
W. D. M. HARM AN, Editor.
The American Sardine Co- 's Bone* ,
less Sardines, are much better, and ^
less than half the cost of imported
Sardines. Feb 25?ly
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that refusing to take newspapers <
and periodicals from the Poet Office, or ,
removing and leaving them uncalled for,
is prima fade evidence of intentional <
fraud.
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Divine Hervieo. 1
ST. STEPHEN'S CHI'BCH. *
Rev. J. H. Baujst will hold Divine <
Service, in each month, in the Lutheran j
' "Church, at this place, as follows:
2d Sunday at 11 o'clock A. M. <
4th Sunday at 3 o'clock P. M. j
PBOTmEKCE CHUBCH.
2d Sunday, at 3 o'clock. P. M.
4th Sunday, at 11 o'clock A. M. j
mkthodist chubch.
Rev. Mr. Gatlix will hold Pi vine
Service in the Methodist Church, at this
place, on the 2d Sunday in each month
at 4 o'clock P. M.
The State Nominating Convention
will assemble in the City of Columbia,
ou Thursday next, and we :
suppose will endorse the nomina-;
tiou of Judge Greene for Gover- <
nor.
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Messrs. K. D. SeDU <fc Son, of
Columbia, requests us to state, to
their friends, customers, and the
public, that they are selling goods
exclusively for cash, and all orders
received, unless accompanied witli
the cask, will be returned. 49-51
that the "Gover
Yausunt's Saloon, j ]
HH3|^HnHBnRHV9^ . . -3 ?v *
HSBBHERHTr^ wm. ? & n -* w*n
BBuHOD|^Vji- fl>. " uiiicT,
ItB. Hiller and J. F. Fulmer. f
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W ? .In the article of Dr. J. W. Low- '
- > man, which we published in our j
issue of the 23d of September, there j
appeal's two typographical errors, ?
' as follows: In speaking of the claim ^
of the South Carolina Bank and
2
Trust Company, read $125,000, instead
of $25,000; and for claim
held in trust by Joseph Woodruff, |
read $200,000 instead of $10,000. 1
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Forty years' experience have tested
the virtues of Dr. Wistar's Bed- .
earn of Wild Cherry, and it is now j
rrenerallv acknowledged to be?the ,
best remedy extant for pulmonary 1
and lung diseases; embracing the
whole range from a slight cold to
a settled consumption. "Were it ^
not for its merits, it would long
since have "died, and made nu
sign." j
1
The bar-room remedy for all ail- j
ments is Rum Bitters, surcharged i
with Fuxel Oil, a deadly element, i
rendered more active by the pungent
astringents with which it is ]
combined. Ii your stomach is weak ^
and liver or bowels disordered, j
_ strengthen and regulate them with j
Vinegar Bitter#, a purely vegetable I
alterative and aperient, free from 1
alcohol and capable of infusing
new vitality in your exhausted J
system. 49-52 i
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W o nvo infnrmA/1 that. R TT I
Kirk, John A. Williams (colored)
s and Shadrick B. Hams, (colored)
i \ have been appointed by his Excel3
leucy Gov. Moses, Election Commissioners
for Lexington County.
Will these Commissioners act hon
I
y estly and justly in this matter? If
they will tix the polling precincts j
^bnvenient for the citizens of the i
X County, and appoint managers at;
each box from both parties?We j
can see no reason why they should
refuse unless they do not pro '*
ac^ f:"r and square in the j
dA^gBKmntter. However, we suppose the j
^BhSHHKux Unions in the various parts of |
County will give strict attenthe
boxes and we that ev-1
HHB^Fery thing is fairly done. j 1
wm <\
Died, on Sunday the 27th inst.,
near Hope's Station in this County,
little Jimmie, son of Mr. Jas. C.
Hope.
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We have now on hand at our
office legal blanks of every description.
Attorneys and Trial Justices
can be supplied at once.
There has been a Post Office established
at Barr's Landing, between
our Village and Summit, in
this County, on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad.
We would inform our many subscribers
that after the expiration
oi this volume, which will close
next week, we will necessarily be
compelled to discontinue all papers
not paid for in advance, and no
paper will be sent or continued
unless the cash accompanies the
5rder.
We are requested to notify the
jitizens of Congaree Township
that a meeting will be held at
Cayse's Mill, on Saturday the 10th
instant, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the
purpose of electing five delegates
to represent said Township in the
Convention to assemble at Lexinglon
Court House on the 2nd Monday,
the 12th instant. A full at:endauce
of the voters is desired.
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The premium engraving issued
)y Peterson's Magazine, for 1875,
s really one of the most beautiful
md costly we have ever seen. It
8 not one of those cheap, colored
lithographs, with which the market
is flooded, but a first-class line
md mezzotint engraving, executed
in the highest style of ail, after an j
original picture by J. W. Ebnin3rer,
and costs, as the publisher assures
us, two thousand dollars in
ill. No premium of equal value,
lie asserts, will be offered by any
magazine for 1875. The subject
is "Washington's First Interview
With His Wife." The story is
ijnite romantic. Washington, on
[lis way to join Gen. Braddock, in
the great French and Indian war
)f 1755, stopped with his orderly,
it the White House, since so^celeorated
in the Tiijginia campajvtt^ T
^ lies of . armibg AIrs.^Curtis.
Mrs. Curtis became the wife of the
jreat hero, and was known, in af
T a/1 t? Woclunnrf/vn
All' JWWJS <K* j
[his is a picture that ought to be
n.every household. You can get
t, gratis, by raising a club for
'Peterson" for 1875, or by remitting
$2.50 for it and for the rosiga:ine.
This is a rare chance.
On Saturday the 26th of September,
Mr. E. F. Stokes, who has
>een confined in 'Greenville jail
>ver a year, for alledged contempt
>f Court, was brought up before
Fudge Cooke, at Chambers, and
le still refused to answer any of
the questions put to him by the
Fudge in relation to his property,
md upon this refusal the Judge
>rdered the prisoner to be removed
0 jail. The Judge has appointed
1 medical board to examine and
eport upon the sanity of Stokes.
Hie following is Stokes's answer
o the Court when asked if he was
billing to comply with its order
md testily concerning nis assets:
To Judge T. H. Cooke:?May it
please the court: For many years
[ have been endeavoring to live
ivitb a conscience void of offence
towards God and man?by obeying
the laws of God and man. In
the discbarge of this duty comes
my duty to the Judge as one of
the "powers that be," as is described
in the Bible. In the guidance
of my conduct I rely entirely
upon the guidance of the Holy
Spirit of God. My Bible tells me
when brought before judges that
the Spirit of God will tell me what j
[ shall speak, and for me not to
premeditate. In every act of my
life, and every word that I utter, I
try to be guided by the Spirit of
Grod. I have been now by your :
honor's order in jail for nearly
thirteen mouths, aud come before ;
rour honor by order. From the |
time I left my siclc bed till the j
present moment, I have been pray- j
ing to my Master Jesus Christ, for |
......i-N t?An no fVio I
tVUIUB tu IU JWU ??o vtiv
judge, ns I have been promised by
ny Master to be given words when
ml led before the judges and officers
of the law. But with all my
jrayere, I am not given the words.
The Holy Spirit of God has given
ue no words. I have nothing by
lie Spirit of God to say. I am as
i lamb led to the slaughter. I am ;
>y, and through the influence of'
i
the Holy Spirit, dumb. I am i
dumb. Do with ire as seemeth!
good to your Honor.
According to previous announce-:
ment the County Tax Union held
a meeting at this place on Satur- !
day last, for the purpose of elect- j
ing delegates to the State Nomi- J
nating Convention, and the fol-!
lowing gentlemen were requested j
to act as delegates to the same:
Dr. G. Mailer and Capt. D. Nun-!
namaker.
After the adjournment of the j
County Tax Union a mass meeting i
was to have been held, but owing!
to a small turnout, of Ihe citizens, J
we suppose the most of them were J
engaged on tbeir farms, noUnng 01
any consequence was accomplished.
It was anticipated that several
addresses would be deliv-^i
and the speakers who had bee^K[
vited were present, but owing to j
the slimness of the meeting the!
I
speakers were excused. Mr. Hope j
being present stated that he had j
expected to meet a large attend- j
ance at this meeting, but finding |
so few of the citizens present he i
said that he had a good deal to 1
say, and it would take him at least
one lionrv therefore he preferred
some future opportunity to meet
o 1 n.rtyp wnwd fcn nddrttsa them. I
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At 2 o'clock p. mM a meeting of
the Democratic citizens of Lexington
Township held a meeting for
the purpose of electing delegates
to the*County Democratic" Nominating
Convention, to be held at
this place, on Monday next, the
12th instant The following gentlemen
were elected as delegates
to attend said Convention: Saml.
P. Canghman, H. H. Geiger, Geo.
M. Drafts, Capt Levi Gnnter and .
N. F. Corley. Alternates?Ed.
Harman, Capt A. H. Caughman,
Daniel Kleckley, H. T. Dooley and
S. P. George.
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The following tracts of land
were sold by the Sheriff ou Monday
last:
The Leaphart lands containing
180 acres $180.
218 acres $1,075.
130^ acres $840. ^
icres $525. ?'~~~7
1
233' acres^rtmpfjf^Tl
The \Vil5tenrsotf land containing;
106 acres brongbt $225, and 1G0 1
acres brought $201.
The Sigbtler land containing!
108 acres brought $80.
The Quattleb.ium laud contain- i
ing 1,4G0 acres brought $300, and
275 acres brought $100.
The Langford land containing
90 acres brought $900, 95 acres j
brought $700; 98 acres brought;
$300; tk) acres brought $50.
The Gartman land containing j
320 acres brought $276; interest;
in 46 acres brought $2G; interest
in 50 acres brought $250; timber
on 46 acres brought $21.
It will be seen by reference to a
_ -i! .1 _ _ lL!_ !
correspondent s arucie in mis issue
that the name of Mr, W. N. Hen-]
drix, our fellow-townsman, ha*]
been suggested as a suitable man ]
for a County Commissioner. We ]
heartily endorse the suggestion, i
and will here give our reasons for ;
so doing. We believe that there
should be a mechanic as a member
of that Board, and say it is essential
for many reasons. Mr. Hen-;
drix is a thorough going man and |
a practical mechanic, and as such
might save hundreds of dollars for.
the County in one term.
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The County Democratic Nomi- j
Hating Convention will assemble I
t
at this place on Monday next the
12th instant, and the question is!
who will receive the nomination ? \
We hope good and competent men
will be selected and elected.
On Tuesday we notice that (by
the looks of the posters) a large
mass meeting of the Republican
party will also take place here, and !
on Wednesday following, the coun-;
ty Republican Nominating Con- j
vention convenes here for the pur-;
pose of nominating candidates for!
the various offices to be elected!
at the next election. We have;
heard it said that the Republicans
choose to be the last to make nom1
. ll. . L _ A? _ J
inations, wuu me expectation 01
taking hold of some disappointed
sorehead, left out in the wet from j i
Democratic Convention, as theyj'
are supposed to be plentiful after'
that Convention adjourns?they j
mean men who could carry or in- i
lluence a hundred or two votes,!
and to any such disappointed of- j
tice-seeker we say you will be ;
d?ly mistaken to tie .on to the !
coat-tail of the Republican party i
in this County. Well I guess we :
will see what we will see.
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For the Lexington Dispatch. j ]
Mr. Efhtor.^ln an issue of your f
valuable papeiVsome time since, ]
I noticed sevef^ames suggested i
by "a voter," infill the various of- I
fices which are now and will in a ]
short time beccne vacant I have i
had occasion tc be present at sev- j1
eral called meeiogs in this County, i
and T but Ittle interest maui-;
fested by onr pople at these meet- j
ings. Can it \j^^?ssible that the i ]
white men of Uis County mean to j
allow the negroes and their infa-! (
mous leaders to^tep forward aud >
drive them oulGd grasp the reins ,
of our County, government, take i
possession of ocr affairs, generally,!
which have, in the past, been in !;
the hands of ifith fully competent ,
to dischar|g?jto^variou8 duties?
men that thepHfepf Lexington
County shouK^ee? prond of??
They must ^MBteiber that every
nerve of the fiscal party will be
fully strained and exercised in the
ensuing campaign. They are now j
hard at w^jftfLj^believe with ai
determina^^HP^vin, if possible.
Yet I am pv-^Hy satisfied 'that if
the white j^pRofour County do
their duty, victory will never be?
stamped uptfoift Republican banner.
Howe^r^.we need work?
earnest wo?k?and must work.!
Let every ixren be fully alive, keep I
well organ upd and see that everyj
white raan^jo?* to the polls and j
casts his voU in the right direction.
FronS what I see and can
learn, the County Convention will'
he composgffof onr best citizens,;
and this v36ve?tioii I have a sng-;
gestion tcff ^alie, in the way of a j
ticket, whi|hl? hope they will give
dae consh^atigg, and would say. j
just here jfeit so without any ;
consu 1 taUfflfwi^eitk'er of the gentlemen
n*Kl '.: I-ask this privi- j
lege as i^ix-payer.and a irhite\
man,
Convention the following ticket,
and haviteepnotf little experience
I would wthe pee to impose upon
them thsMme of a^ingle individ- j
nal whonwt knetf4o he inctmipetenfand
fiat \ayild not give, genJpF
::r '
jutd ti? partv:
Elias J/Cangfcfraan.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Dr. l&u. Muller.
CUU5TV COMMISSIONERS. ' |
Col. Jaines Clark,
W. Noah Heridrix,
W. Sanford Eleazor.
As for my part I have a personal;
preference fojr these gentlemen, at,
the same time I shall not be obstinate
as to the action of the Con
vention, and I |ay in candor that.
if too great a preference is shown
on the part of any, we will certainly
be beaten in the next eiec-,
tion?and my >vord for it we want
and need no mngling?no determination
for personal friends or{
independent candidates which we j
must provide fpr?I for one recognize
the imperative need of unity j
of sentiment and concert of action j
at this Convention, and shall sus-j
taiu its nomination, because, as I!
have already said, it will be com- j
posed of men whose constant care j
is to see to the interest and sup- j
port of nu' honest gove^pment. If!
I was to do otherwise I would fall;
far short of performing my duty to 1
my fellow-citizens of Lexington i
County, and sustaining the name |
which she now has the honor to!
bear.
Let Us All Work Together, j
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For the Lexington Dispatch. j
A Vile Slander.
Editor of the Dispatch-?If the;
report given by your correspond
ent "Had" of the remarks of E. S.;
J. Hayes at Leesville as published j
in your last issue be true, viz: that!
lie H^iyes "could prove that Corley ]
had said that colored men were en- j
titled to white wives,"?then I have'
only to say, in reply, that I have
never directly or indirectly, either j
by precept or example, inculcated '
any such iden. I do not know what t
Hayes can or cannot prove by his '
lying tools, but if any such mis-'
creant asserts that I have ever en- '
tertaiued or uttered any such a
vile and degrading sentiment he
simply utters a deliberate and ma- j
licious falsehood. No one knows j
better than Hayes himself, that;
this slanderous utterance is simply j
a base lie, manufactured out of'
whole cloth, and that he is now retailing
it at a very cheap rate, as
about the only political capital he
has left. If I had ever uttered any I
such foolish and unworthy senti-1
rnents, then my colored friends,
who fully understand niv private
ife and character, would know
jomething about it, as well as
Hayes' houchmen; for surely he is
rot quite so simple as to pretend
ihat I have disclosed such damning i
aonsense to only such of his friends
is would retail it to my detriment,:
trhile my friends, each and all, brand
it as false, in every particular.
But the vile assertion is as stu
pid as it is false. If any colored
men are "entitled to white wives,";
then it legitimately follows that ill
colored men are so "entitled.
This would deprive all white men
of any choice of their own race in
the matrimonial market, as it would
take more white women than the
State could afford to supply the
colored demand! Bat what would
bccome\bf the eolorodj women, who
would be thus deserted by the natural
protectors of their own race ?
It must be admitted that this would
be a rare chance for some of my
vile accusers who Yio not hesitate
under the cover of Dight, to seek
repose on the couches of their colored
paramours, yet, such innocent
creatures, fired with the rirh/ortsdndignntioii
of "purr cusxednexx"
are .ready at all times, un^~
der the broad sunlight of Heaven,
to cast a stone at me, for no crime
save that of a manly defense of the
poor negro's political rights.?
Hayes and some others might not
object to this mingling arrangement,
but I have tire interest of
both races too much at heart to
endure, much less advocate any
such an unnatural doctrine. *
It will be remembered that I
placed myself on the record against
any such a mingling of the races,
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wiien i eniereo my sojctuu
against the retention of certain of
our Coontv officers in their respective
positions, after they had prostituted
their offices to the furtherittyce
of such a disgraceful business.
For tSis honorable act of my life,
I was tnrnetTuut of office through
the mnchinationfftsjithis man Hayes,
and Iris eorrnpfc rin^piirtfie Senate
of South Cnrofemi Surely, then,
a mail who has. been assailed for
the last forir years by HaVe*.Jor
Jlis oppofflT^n 'tG' tlie%)ractice of
whisper* o Hares' pefe that ho favored
any snch doctriite. If either
of us are committed to this odions
position it must be Hayes?and in
its worst form too, as is fully shown
by bis action in the ontmgeons Rff;iir
just alluded to, as weil as in
others which mitrht lie mentioned.
Through the slanders of such
men as Hayes, all over this County
has the report gone forth that lam
an advocate of the social equality
of the races. It has been retailed
for years, and has bccon>e as chronic
as it is malicious and villainous
But unfortunately for my tradncers
among them stands prominently
the semblance of a man who though
a member of the "mystic circle,"
and uuder a most solemn oath to
protect the chastity ami virtue of
a brother's wife, in attempt stands
to-day, a perjured villain before
God aud man. Among them are
men whose blood Hows in the veins
of a colored illegitimate brood, and
they now but vainly attempt to
cover up tbeir own infamy, by assailing
a man's character which is
free from any such stain! Is it
because I have helped to pl;iee the
colored woman on a plane of equal
political lights?so that she can
arraign her seducer, aud make him
pay for the maintenance of his illegitimate
offspring?that I am so
meanly assailed ? It is a well known
fact that since reconstruction, the
proportion of mulatto children
born, is much less than formerly !
The success of my theories, then,
have not been favorable to amalgamation,
either in wedlock, or
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UbUCI'ttlSCj ilUU lie UIIU wail ucicftfter
n&sail me upon such a flimsy
pretext may be held up as a degraded
wretch, who is mortally offended
because he can no longer
gratify his hellish lust 011 defenseless
women with impunity. It
would be infinitely better for such
low-down fellows to marry 'negro
women?if they can find any low
enough- to have them?than to
siuk down into the slough of promiscous
intercourse, and throw
dirt at every decent man who disapproves.
Every man and woman
has a right to marry any one they
may want, and can get: but I trust
that no one, white or colored, male
or female, is so lost to the instincts
of their nature as to seek a partner
of the opposite race.
Poor Hayes,?Kirk anil Corley
haunt his morbid imagination day
and night. Like you, Mr. Editor,
I am not responsible for Kirk's
snatching the reins of the party
and kicking Hayes overboard. For;
aught I know to the contrary, he,
having disposed of Hayes, may now
be marshalling his forces to dispose
of me, in like manner. I have
no good fat office to be en dangered
by the operation, and no reins in
hand to be snatched away. But I
propose to meet the issue like a
man, and not blubber lite a cnua,
over the failures of an hour, feel- j
ing assured that whether at pres-j
ent personally successful or not, \
the time will come when my politi-!
; cal theories and practice will be
| sustained, and friend and foe alike
i will render to my memory the plauj
dit of well done. v
, ^ SIMEQN
For the Lexington Dispatch.
Lkxixgtok Counts', S. C.,
October 1,1874. j
Mr. Editor:?I see in the JJis
patch of this week that ilr. "Rad" j
J has given a slight notice of my j
performance at the mass meeting
at Leesville, which I will notice in
! 1
; the way of a little correction, and j
in doiug so I wish it understood
Jthat I seek no useless controversy.
[FirstrnigPHC am grateful to "Rad" j
i that he felt sympathetic TSWrmhL.
j me. From what I had heard some
time ago, I had an impression that
I would have no sympathizers
there. Rumor told me that my
Patterson vote hijd been seized
upon by some citizens with good
intentions, to decide whether this
, was proof of my abandoning geed
Democratic principles, and joining
with'rings of corruption. Thejury,
I believe, was somewhat di!
vided in their coodnsaom. I shall
lnot take an appeals to a higher
court I relfrif upon the fiuafty
of the second sober tbought of my
' fellow-citizeusi The earnest feel:
ing which socse men have in this
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controversy will, eveutnally, he
j traced to the real canse and pnr^
I pose. My friend "Rid" thinks I
"was laboring uuder some heavy
j embarrassment." This is a mis;
take, for what I had to say on that
| occasion 3 felt fall freedom in sayifeg.
J might have enlarged on
:sooje poinf of interest, but I did
~auqfru.sii4ii ewgi0^?' tMmuch tirive?
' and thus cot short the chances of
the eloquent speak ere who were to
i follow me. I ask for no puffing?
- only do me justice, impartial and
; unselfish jnstice. "Already con!
denmed by his audience." By
I what jury? What was the proof.
: and who were the witnesses? Ks
! pnrh'. surely. "With a trembling
voiee he dropped upon the subject
why lie voted for Honest John J.
TjiHfJVSoi'J'
i My voice might have appeared
trembling to the reporter, bnt he
may rest assured that I was more
than ordinarily nnxions to give
; my reasons for tbrw voting. I
have nothing to conceal in the
'case, and why should I tremble?
I do not feel the feast condemn a
j tiou. "And thereby show to the
world that he was not a hide-bound
I Democrat." I did not so express
myself. I said words to this effect,
that I did not, by voting for
! Patterson, behmg to him, or any
body else, and gave as proof that
I had voted against bis private interest
in opposing the payment of
: the Blue Kidge Scrip, by the
i State.
' *!Mr. Hope further said that he
had been offered a bribe once, bnt
! had refused the same." I said
; this, but furthpr said in connection,
that it was not offered by
t Patterson or his friends?but by
, some one who represented another
' candidate.
j "While endeavoring to give the
il .
facts in tbis case, some one in me
| room, I did not know who, asked
for the name of the person, that it
was essential to know, as he might
want an office. In reply to this I
informed the audience that I could
not well do this. That before the
bribe was offered the agent said to
me, that he had a matter to lay
before me, but he exacted a prom;
ise never to make it known (as I
understood it, the agent or princii
pal) I gave my word to that ef-;
feet, and, hence, I felt under obli:
gatious not to do more than state
I the facts. When I answered the
query I did not "stammer or fal'
ter." In this version "Rad" has
I wronged me. I did say that I
thought it improper to betray con-;
! fidence, as to a private interview,
and I think so yet. I waited a
moment to see whether the qneriest
' or any one else would say it was
proper. No one answered, and I!
proceeded. In this connection
"Had" puts in my mouth these
words: "lie (Hope) could not and
would not betray the confidence
reposed in him, "though the subject
be corrupt as hell, I will bo
trne to its devil." This language,
within these pointers, I never
nsed. "In antebcJIum days he was
a faithful servant, though there
was no temptation in those days
to try men's souls." This is rather
insinuative?but be it as it may?
it is enough for me to know that
I am honest and generous, and my
motives for my acts as pure as any
man's, and as to my errors, as
some would judge them to be, pro
cnriug my political death?we will
leave that to the future?and let V
the pabUc^nn^e^e^e^^^^T^
time co'mcs, and when it does
come, let me die in peace and in
honor, which is my aim. Bat my
friend "Bad" trusts still "thai I \
will by my acts, redeem that confidence
which he has lost, and
never aid the party to roll us oil
to "damnation."
"When you have a true and
working horse, treat him kindly
and justly, and don't run him
to death under whip and spur and
a bad saddle and rider. I think
my honor is yet unsullied. Fare^reH-byother
"Pad."
^^TtXifOPE.
| r For the Lexington Dispatch.
I Lext>-?tox, S. C., Oct. 2,1874.
[ Mr. Rlilon?Please publish the v
; following correspondence which
will explain itself. My reply can
* * ' - - - A _
| be construed into an answer to
numerous letters of a similar turn
, received from divers portions of
the County. Respectfully, l
S a H. KIRK: j
Leesyille, Sept 25th, 1874.
|CW. 1KH. Kirk, s* ' . -V
My Dfab Sir:?I Quite to inform
: you that Dr. Hayes, has been de- /
i nouncing you in the biiteseet and j
most uncalled for term^ at this '(
' place. I think it woerld be wejl J ?
for you to come oat aud deny the /
many accusations wblelfr he hoi
i been making agomst yw?r /
V\*e have * high admiration for wg
i . X
i your talents and extreme useful- i
-r
; :it onr mass meeting to thoroughly A
; demolish the flimsy charges utadc \
against you. I am yours with pe~
: cttliar regards,
I*5txisoton C. H., S- C., .
October 2nd,. 18??*
Mr. ,
My D?jti Feiexd:?Your com-munication
of the i>tbnit iino came'
duly bandy to which I would ear- V
lier l?:ivc replied, li.nl I not beer*
otherwise hindered by i-wHrems of
business. Alkvw me fo state thtrtl
I am at present engaged in cuterprises
of pith and moment, ant?
. h*ve m>t the time to- devote to
persona) controversies, which I apprehend
would *?< prove very entertaining
to an intelligent comma-'
nity. I cherish the bcliei thaS
those familiar with my antecedent]?
and name will place but Iktle'
at less upon frothy charges wbtefc
may be made against me for poI
litic.il effect, which, when brought
under tbe test of investigation;,
will disappear as snow before the
rays of the genial sum
Yonr? Fraternally,
i ROLLIN H. KIRK,
' Mississippi Officials.?The
nvnnr nf Aft Ksri??irilli is from Afro**
sacbu setts; the Lieutenant-Governor
is a negro from another State;
the Superintendent of Education
is a negro now on trial for felony,
iln Claiborne County the Sheriff
;can neither read nor write; the
Coroner is a negro and under ini
dictment for burglary; the County
Treasurer is a negro and cannot
add up a column of figures; the
Board of Supervisors have no real
estate interest in the County; and
most of the Magistrates are ne- .
groes, many, many of whom cannot
read, and of course cannot even
comprehend the laws they pretend
to administer. And, in the face of
these monstrosities, Mississippi is
expected to be happy and love the
| Yankees who have done this thing. |
PBICESCTJBRENT.
LEXINGTON MARKET.
[COAKRCTEP WEEKIT.]
BY P. A. Henujux & BRO.
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i Bacon Hrbik ,lb 12A<j? 13
44 Shoulders 14 'J (dj 10
44 Sides * H K j;>
Lard 44 14 @ 15
Corn bn. 90 ?1 (Mi
Pens 44 90 ?1 00
Oats 44 70 ?. 75
Flonr cwt. 4 50 (a ~> 00
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Sweet Potatoes new 1>b. 1 25 ?1 50
Irish 44 44 1 50 ?2 50
Rice 44 4 50 ?5 00
Batter lb. 25 ? 30
Egtfs doz. 20 ?. 25
Turkeys tpr. 2 00 ?2 So
Geese* ,44 1 00 ?1 20
Chickens 44 20 @ 30
Bees Wax Ib. 20 ? 25
Beef 44 7 fiv 0
Tallow 44 7 ? 3