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The HJeraldl. THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY. S. C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 1879. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Ierald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in tere.ts the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively. and as In Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad vant,aes. For Terms, see first page. There are 41,000 post offices in the United States. The announcement by cable that Mrs. Sartoris, daughter of ex-Presi dent Grant, was dead turns out to be a mistake-it was her mother in law that died. The Palmetto Yeoman Is the name of a new Columbia paper published by C. M. McJunkin. We welcome it among our ex changes, and hope' it may do yeo man service for the State. Two passenger coaches on the C. C. & A. R. R., ran off the tract and.upset the 18th inst. Rev. E. -J. ~Meynardie, D.D., of, Columbia, was painfully bruised besides. hav ing his shoulder dislocated; a Mr. Sullivan, of Augusta, and Conduc tor Newcomer each received cuts and bruises about the head. The first number of the Erening Beacon, an evening'daily published by J -A. Selby & Son, in Charles ton, has been received. Mr. Selby is well known as the Phenix mar of Columbia; he has large experi ence as a newspaper man, and w( wish him success'in this new ven ture R AWeek's Report of the Yelloi' Fever. MEanms, August 19.-31 cases reported to- day, 13 of whom were colored ; 4 deaths. 20th-27 cases reported to-day, 12 whites and 15 colored ; 4 deaths *21st-26 cases reported today 7 whites and 19 colored ; 6 deaths 22nd-9 cases reported to-day 4 colored ; 11 deaths, * 23d-17 new cases reported to day 7 whites ancT 10f colored ; 1U deaths.? 24th-19 cases to-day, 7 whites and 12 colored. There is a strong apprehensiot of an outbreak among the negroes who are committing numerous de predations and robberies, and are acting in a threatening manner. The Winds and the Waves. A Terrible Storm Along the Atlantic Co By Telegraph to The News and Courier. NORFoI4x, Vs-, August; 19--Thi! vicinity has been visited by the severest rain storm and tornadt ever experienced. It moved froix southwest to northeastward; corn mencing at 230 A. M. and reaching its utmost intensity at about 1) A. M. Many buildings were un roofed and flooded, trees uprooted shipping damaged, many vesseli dragging ashore. The Bostor Steamship Company's warehouses have been seriously damaged by the force of the wind. The wharveE all alohg the river -front have beer submerged, and many of the ware houses flooded- The tide was higher than it was ever before known. The vicinity of Water street was only accessible by means of boats, the sight being -unex ampled even to the oldest inhabi -tant. The handsome spire of Freeman street Baptist Church was blQwn down, fortunately without damage to the surrounding property. The slating of Christ Church, Episcopal, was torn off and the cornice and steeple ornaments. St. Mary's Cath olic Church suffered severely, while the beautiful grounds of St. Paul's are badly wrecked and old trees torn and switched as to be barely recog nizable. Great anxiety prevailed *during the prevalence of the storm, and Mayor Tucker ordered out the entire police force and fire depart ment. The loss is variously esti mated at from $200,000 to $300,000. LAST NIGHT'S REPORT FROM NORFOLK THE DAMAGE GREATER THA EXPECTED. .NORFOLK, XA., August 19-11 P. M.-The ravages of the storm over this section yesterday are greater than at first supposed. In every direction the ruins of buildings, vessels, trees, &., are to be seen, and the destruction of shipping along the coast must have been very great. This morning work. men of all descriptions were en gaged in every portion of the city repairing the dazage. In the cem eteries the effects of the storm are plainly visible. In Cedar Grove about 150 trees were uprooted, many of which had been planted in 1832. Elmwood, more recently es tablished, with tr-ees of younger and more vigorops growth, did not suffer proportionately, and only thirty trees were blown down. FOR THE HERALD. Progression and Iminigration. Progression is not incited by mere fitful movements, though it may seem so. There are always causes. These causes in many, we may say in nearly all instances, are hidden from the eyes of the unthinking and ignorant, while the improvements following are looked upon with astonishment. The building progressive spirit in Newberry seems to have affected the minds of some per sons who have capital; though not based upon sound judgment and sta tistical knowledge in comparison with the present population, which is only some 23,000 ; 15,000 negroes and 8,. 000 whites ; nevertheless this, the in terests involved and immediately con nected with Lhe returns to be gathered from these improvements, will only the more powerfully incite the man and men who hare risked their capi: tal, to extraordinary exertions to intro duce immigration by investing other capital, if they have it, in the erection of factories of various kinds to swell the population ; thereby dissipating the old fogy notion that the negro i; the only valuable laborer and bettei adapted to the necessities of the South, as well as overthrowing the prejudices prevailing against the entry of the sturdy yeomanry of the Teutonic and Anglo-Saxon races, and in the end bring good out of erroneous prejudice and ill-founded fears. The ways ol Providence are mysterious, for he putc to naught the understandings of th( selfish, prejudiced and designing,; au brings about by a train of circum stances unthought of by such met changes which serve and are calcula ted to introduce the very elementi which these selfish and designing characters are manipulating througl human means and human ingenuitl to prevent. While some men, therefore, are ]a boring by human means to preven certain measures in the economy o: immigration, others by other mean: are by this mysterious agency inducet to speculate for gainful purposes ; an when once in are the instruments usc( to overthrow the cunning, wily man ipulations of the designer, who is po litically afraid that the introductiot of this sturdy yeomanry will result in their downfall and in the elevation o: the superior men of this yeomanry Such will eventually be the case ; th4 places that know certain men and theil power now, and those they expect t< transmit it to, gill as certainly fad< away before this incoming immigra tion as the spectre of the Brockin be fore the rays of the morning sun This is the law of Progress.- Slow bul sure; certain as fate. This is th< law by which Luther's movements wert controlled unknown to himself; ax instrument in the,biands of that mys terious.agent, through and by whonr Papacy was disrobed of its power anc Protestantism established -upon a pro ~gressive foundation. Said Charles the XII, of Sweden when a boy of 17, while his courtier were pointing out to him certain town: and forts on the border of his king dom, which his enemies'were endeav oring to wrest from him : "Go-d gay them to me and the Devil shall no take them away." This country i the white man's, he discovered it, h settled it, English, French, German Irish, Scotch, Spanish, &c., he cleare its forests, he built it up by his hands his intellect and his energy to it: present magnificence and 'greatness and we care not who differs, we un hesitatingly say and prophetically as sert, he will rule it, settle wherever he pleases, rich or poor, in accordance with the latw, from Maine to Oregon North, South, East and West, in spit< of artful demagogues, cunning design ers, for offce and power, and the Devil, s pedaa est Carthago !" said Ca to in every speed!. "Carthage muxst be destroyed."* Why ? i'e the fu ture greatness and strength of Rome6. So we say. Immigration shall, will and must come into the South, for it is her only hope for the preservation of her dominions and her political sal vation. There was a time when we of South Carolina had nine representa tives in Congress, to-day we have only five, and by the next apportionment according to the census, we will only probably have four;, while Texas, by the advance of immigration, will run from four to eight. The South grows weaker and weaker every day, while the North and West grow stronger through this immigration. What has built up New York, Bos ton, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadel phia, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, but 2,000,000 of foreign population ? What has kept down Charleston, Sa vannah, Atlanta, Mobile, Memphis, New Orleans and all Southern cities but this prejudice of~the long ago, still fanned and kept alive by an am bitious minority fearful of self politi al overthrow ? It is full time to heave it overboard. It was numbers judiciously managed that gave to Na poleon Bonaparte power and streng' ., and carried his eagles victoriously for 14 years. It was numbers, judicious ly but fearlessly and concentratively massed and used, that carried the stars some other Republican into the Pres-j dential chair in 1880. It is :s cer tain as the sun shines. The South of .the United States, nevertheless that it wat- terribly ,ut up by the rapacious, self-willed and non progressive slaveholder ; that the forests were levelled. the lands wasted and worn out by their cyclonish agri cultural system in the cultivation of cotton, and is yet ; that the industrial art of manufactnring was almost wholly ignored, is beyond a doubt and dispute-to day "the Garden of Eden of this great republic,"-in every way: climate, soil, productions, health, tim ber, mineral resources and water pow er. As such her capabilities, re stnrces and truthful natural promises, are more than El Dorado attractive and alluring. In 1878, 165,000 foreigners came to this country. In the-first of this year 3,000 ; but recently'200 and odd Memnobites, with 8400,000, and the estimate is 200,000 will have come into this country by the first of 1880 Shall we sit still, folding our arms, nursing our prejudices, clinging to broken idols and dead forms, and allow the Territories, the North, East and West to captuie all thcse? - How many of the number of 1878 came into South Carolina? How many of 1879 will come into South Carolina. or the South if the citizens lie down supine ly, uttering and mumbling, who cares, let them go ?. It is sixid of Boabdil, Prince of Granada, whose ancestors had held it for 400 years, who was driven from this beautiful city, the last stronghold of the Moorish dynas ty, as he stood upon a high mountain afar off, beheld its niiharets and the silver roof of the Alhambra glittering under the rays of the morning sun, that he was so overpowered with grief that he feH to the earth upon his face and wept like a woman. At this his wother, who was present, turned with stately dignity, and pointing her finger at him, scornfully exclaimed : "Well may you weep like a,woman, Boabdil, since you have failed to do your duty as a man." So will the Vomen of the South say to the men of the South, Who now'idly sit; now* and then by fits and starts, girding on their armvor and making skirmishes, then relapsing back into sloth, indolence, inurwuring and ancient prejudice; until the -North, East and West shall have g:b. bied up the last emigrant, thereby enabled to carry evezy point. fltancial ly, politically, manufacturingly and administratively, when they too shall fall arnd weep-"Well may yea weep like women, when you mon failed to do your duty to yourselves and ebil dren as men." Up and at 'em, citizens, throw pre judice to fools, lay aside iudifferen1ce, Sgird on energy, strive, contend f'ir, invite immigration ; which wheni on'e it vets a healthy, intelligent scent ud uniderstanding of the South, will pour down in countless numbers, like.the myvriads of Gauls that ovecr-pread the plaius of Italy in search of fertile lands, and a genial. salub rious climate. If what you want is Demoer::t,s where will you find purer, stronger, more de voted ones than the bold hearted Irish? If you want thrifty, economical, hard working citizens, where will you find the superior of the phlegmatic Ger man ?- If you want progressive, stir ring, iugenious, scheming citizens, where will you find the superior of the shrewd Yankee and the wiry Scotch man? The investers of capital to-day in the erection of buildings in New berry, Spartauburg and Greenville, need uot be afr.aid or ashamed. If they do not reap the immediate rewards, their children will; and if not, thecir fellow man. They are beaefactors, though they know it not. They are instru ments in heaving the ball of imimigra tion. For in order to insure suecess they will soon see the propriety' and nececssity, and become the ard'ent anid dencompromuis,ing advocates of the in troduction of' the sturdy yeomanry of foreign countries and the North. We congratulate you, gentlemen. Push on !never mind prognostications of bad or good luck. Bahb! If nothing elsc can be said of you, it will be said of you hereafter, you entered upon lots of cinders and rubbish and erected thereon stately structures of brick. Newberry C-ounty to day comprises 370,000 aores of 1a4, and is capable of supportiDg an4 maintaining in in dependence and ease as mu~ch popula tion as the Counties of Litchfield, in Connecticut, and Worcester, in MUas sachusetts. Litchfield has 342,000 acres and a population of .290 Woeener 870,000, and a popalation o 92,000. The soil, clim ate and productions riurally of those Coun ties in comparison with Newberry is below par ; cold, sterile, rocky ; but reenerated and developed only by the ceaseless labor of muan. So, gentle men euterprisers. Vo make your invest mer,ts profitable, to advance them, you wili nave necessarily to put your hand to the drawing in of immigration by every available means. Newberry can support and maintain easily 100,000 persons, and that 100,000 would infuse a life. an energy, a business, that would speak in tones of thunder, 'UThe mine of prosperity for Newberry hirs been opened." Then will railroads pass East, West, North- and South through this County, diverging here and there; then will be heard the hum of tens of thousands of spindles, the whistle of innumerable engines, the clatter of machinery of every spe cies of manufacture, echoing along the banks of Saluda and Bush rivers, In dian and Duncan creeks, as well as those of other streams, returning to their investers a paying per centum and a safe investment. We thank God the future will wit ness this, and that the best laid schemes of demagogues and political schemers will vanish as the curtain of I da..k1ne before thm rao f the non_ l FoR THE HERALD. MESSR.S. EDITORS: I had thought : trouble you no more, but there are nstances when the resolution of the nost stolid avail naught, prominent imong which is the commission of no ble and heroic deeds; under which head I am privileged to recount the heroism of the "Enorde Rifles" (our company) and the nobility of the "Palmetto Guards" (the Mollohoners), as evinced on Thursday, the 14th of this month, jat the drill ground of the latter named organization near Liberty Hall, at which place we arrived on said morning at nine A. M., after a forced march of.sixteen miles. As soon aR kur wagon train came up we formed line parallelled to the road running from "Dutch Fork" to Chicago, and amid the roll of drums and ringing cheerq of the besieged, were atarched to the field of battle. Capt. K. stepped to the front (it was supposed) to utter a few lines on pa triotisw and the like; but the sight which met his.gaze wp enough, for visibly stamped upon the.face of each veteran was "do or die." We had crossed the Alps, and before us lay Italy. Never has it been my privilege to witness so much determination-to do something-at one time before. Not an eye sank ; not a muscle quivered, and all seemed to long for the clashing of steel. We were not kept long wait ing, for a few random shots told us that our sharp-shooting, skirmishers had tackled the enemy. Our com mand was thrown rapidly forward, and came up on our advanced line, findidg them closely engaged with an over whelming force of the enemy, who had intrenched themselves behind a quaint and curious concern called-a target. Had it not beep for this they might have stampeded us, but our boys were used to the things and didn't mind the rings, streaks and stripes any more than if it had been so much paper and blacking. So they just took "round ance" and shot over it, and under it, and around it-boomeritg fashion with such mathematical accuracy as can only arise from practice. Very few of the shots being lost. "a account of bitting the "contraption." It was not long*until it got too hot for them behind it-or anywhere in a half a mile, so they took to their heels, real Yankee doodle fashion, leaving their battlement-a trophy ! We may possibly use this thing some future day, if so we will take care to stand directly in front of it, as this is considered by some to be the place less exposed to danger. Very soon after dislodging the enemy from this almost impregnable position, we received information that they were massing their forces on our right 4lank, and had intrenched themselves on the crest lying off toward Newberry (2. U.; also that a teo gun battery had been got into position that was intended to rake both flanks as we came op. Said battery under comn wand of the bloody and valiant CJol. Whaley. This was enough. Cap tains -B. and K. addressed the men in glowing, burning, patriotic terms; the sum and substance of which was, as near as I can remember, that the crest must be taken or several widows and semi-widows created immediately, if not sooner. No more welcome command could have been given, as was shown by the alacrity of movement and the wild old Rebel yell with which they pressed on to the bristling heights. As soon as we reached the intrenchmient we were "deployed" to the right and left "by divisions", and very soon it was evi dent that the day was ours without the loss of a single life, although sev eral if not all of the mpn were wound ed by the aforententioned battery-all shot in the stomach-Lieut. C. being shot~ fourteen times, which would have -been fatal had they not been shooting blank cartridges. To give you any approximate idea of the carnage, sub sequent to the capture of this in trenchmient, would baffle all known tongue. Suffice it to say that not one was left .to tell the tale, and well it was for us that it was so, for no sooner had we finished than informa tion was brpoght by breathless scouts 'that a heavy force was advancing on our rear to relieve their unhappy comn rades. Once more did the drums rat tle the "assembly", and once more did we fin4 ograelves pitted' against the ubiquitous foe, (Col. I.'s command being left in uharge of the battle-field and battery,) we marched forth amid the oheering of the aged, and the smiles, tears i sadkerchiefwaig of the fair. What more was nee-~ to make a man "rush up to the can non's mouth ?" We had not gone far before we came up with the skirmish line of the advancing foe, led on by a magnificent counterpart of thie blind old three feathered Bohemian, whose movements were strategic, grand and sublime-as ong as they lasted. But fortune fa vored us for this superb officer-ap-3 proaching (by reason of his blindness)1 too near the breastworks was precipi-1 tated-heels uppermost over them suddenly, yet majestic to the last. After disposing of this force we pushed forward at double-quick time md came up on the main body, quiet y awaiting our approach behind a ;welve foot stockade. And now the ork of the day commenced in earn ~st, the rattle of musketry was inces ant, t he struggle sharp, short and de ~isive. We pressed forward in such ;:andeur as is only seen on a closely ~ontested battle-field, and had the satis- t ~action of seeing the backs of the fly- c ng foe~ together with their elevated a taudards, as they waved us a terrified is .dieu on their hurly burly stampede. Thtfnse h ih,adw Tarhed backhe thecie fiht, and wet iosofov1oe.Uo arvngc redr haltdon rcinvediee oiu a 1toso loe ones. Upo arivn - re were halted, and in obedience to a 1: Having done our duty by our 'riends and kinsmen of the Palmettoes, iothing was left but to return home, whieh we accordingly did. With comp'iments and cotqgratula Jons to the members collectively of Ihe Palmetto Guards upon the abnost artrecedented order, upon the con. 1uot of the entertainieit, and upon the taste which they displayed in sup plying the appetite of even the fistid ions (?) soldier, we beg-with well wishes for their continued welfare to subscribe ourselves, Very truly, THE "ENOREE RIFLES," Per X. Y. Z., Brig. Gen. Coin'd'g. Rose Cottage, Aug. 20th, 1879. FoR THE HERALD. A Unique Barbecue.-A Noble Patriarch. RocKY IIL, Aug. 15, 1879. MESSRS. EDITORS: It was my for tune to witness, on the 14th inst., ne of the happiest affairs, in a quiet way, which is likely to occur in the life of an individual. This was a bar becue dinner given by Mr. D. D. Hol ly to his children and grand children. The point selected for the dinner was about a mile South of the Ferry, of which Mr. H. has for many years been the pioprictor. Not the least interesting feature of this little affair was its novelty. No thing about it, except perhaps the dinner, had any resemblance to any thing of the kind .which I have ever seen or heard of. Instead of the voice of revelry and mirth, which is usual on such occasions, the blessed gospel of the lowly Nazarine was proclaimed in the grove to an audienee which seemed to be fully impressed with the gravity of the. occasion. The minis ters too, who, I think, were peculiarly fitted for the occasion, seemed to feel deeply the force of the circumstances which had brought them together. About 11 o'clock Mr. H., the ven erable, head of a family of Ofty chil dren and grand children, formed a procession at his house, consisting of his children and grand children. The procession moved in the order of fam ilies, Mr. H. and the unmarried por tion of his family, who are still at home with him, forming the head, the eldest child and family coming next; and so on down to the youngest, involuntarily bringing to one's mind the customs observed by the old pa triarchs, which peculiarity caused the brethren of Joseph to wonder when he placed them at the table, commencing at the eldest and ending with the youngest, Benjamin. The procession marched to a .grove situated two 0! three huLdred yards South of Mr. II.'s residence, where seats were prepared to be occupied during service. IIere the same order was observed as in the procession, Mr. H. and his immediate family occupying the front seats. Tbe invited guests baving assembled at the appointed time, Rev. Milton Norris preached to the audience, founding his sermon on the latter clause of the 15th verse of the last chapter of the Book of Joshus. His subject was most appropriately chosen and well propounded. The reverend ~gentleman dwelt with eruphasis on the necessity of every family being united in their choice of serving God instead of mammon. The sermon concluded, dinner was announced. The contrast between this and other dinners of like character was forced upon the most casual observer. No rushing and crowding, grabbing and~ snatching; no boisterous talk, but perfept order and harmony. The din ner was worthy of the occasion, being fxed up in Mr. H.'s best style, and his style is always good. It is needless to say that ample justice was done to this most excellent repast, so much so, in deed, that Mr. N. F. thought that the marshal of the day had better hold the inraary corps in readiness to remove the disabled, when some one remarked that he thought Mr. F. would be the first one to need help. After dinner the family and guests were again assembled under the shade, where they had the pleasure of listening to a sermon by Rev. Wesley Werts, from the Book of Genesis, xiii, 8. The subject, like that of the forenoon, was in exact unison with the occasion, and the preacher, every lineament of whose features betrayed the benevolent feel ings of his heart, entered with zeal upon the discussion of his subject, in imagina tion taking th.e audienc4 back with him to patriarchal days descr'ibing briefly the journey of Abraham and Lot from Egypt to Canaan, .feelingly depicting their sejarationl and the causes which imp ande aptly applying the sub ject to the occasion. After this second sermon, three infant nand children of Mr. HI. were baptized, he ceremony being none the less im pressive from being performed in God's :rrand Cathedral, whose dome is the rmament and whose light is the sun, noon and stars. The proceedings of the day wer.e losed by a lecture from Rev. W. Lind er, which was replete with good advice ;o all, especially to the heads of fami Mr. Holly is fifty-five years of age, md, judging from his appearance, his >rospect is good for many more years. le is seemingly a contented man, Be g in easy, though humble circum tances, he does honor to the position vhichr he occupies in societly. -'A very wrince in his large family, he does not ;eem to envy either the hackneyed fame if "bloated" politicians, or the vain >omp of opulence. His family forms n exception perhaps to any in his onnty, if not to any in the State. Out f 53 children and grand children, only hree have died, and they died in infan :y. How maLny of his age can bring. o many of their flesh and blood to ~ether in so short a time? In conclusion, would it not be a good bing if all barbecues were conducted n this plan, neighbors uniting and aaking them religious affairs instead f frolics? The ministers were highly las.,ed with the proceedings, nd seem FOR THE HERALD. The Common School System of South Carolina. No. 5. In the present and succeeding aricle, we design hriefly reviewing somni of the princi pal hydra-headed objections urged against the Common Public Free School System. Several of these have been already piesent ed, and sufficiently answered ; but, as we desicni to review them briefly, no p%rticular objection can be urged to our presenting them again. - It objection-If you endeavor to drive a parcel of .asses in any one direction, you will probably disorganize, corrupt, and scat ter the herd. Therefore, the same should roam unrestrainedly and browse. at pleas uire. Answer-A good barley patch exposed, a wheat field of golden grain invaded, or a corn crop ruined, will at-once impress the absurdity of such an argumenz. 2nd objection-Grea-graud-dAddy Noah didn't institute any Common Public Free School System in his "day and generation." Therefore, this one of ours should be abol ished. Answer-That this is indeed a strong, powerful, and stunning argument (?) we readily admit; nor do we kno0exactly how to meet it, unless there is at least some very slight difference between those times and these of to-day ! 3d objection-A flour-mill is a complica ted piece of maeinery ; therefore, this Common Public Free School System should be abolished. Answer-We don't care if it has asmany cogs and wheels as there are twinkling stars in the vaulted skies, provided it only con tinues producing us the wholesome "staff of life." 4th objection-Corn at one dollar per bushel, wheat at two dollars, and fertilizers at $35 per ton, are entirely too expensive "to be castpu the fields." Therefor.e, this Common Public Free School System should be abolished. Answer-So they are! Suppose some of us agricultural wiseacres refraii, therefore, for a year or two from this unnecessary waste (!), and grow fat and wealthy on the sale of beed corn! 5th oljection-Too many politicians (teachers) are applying for positions.; we should, therefore, tear down the temples of society, religion, and the government; and flit, bat-lik, amidst their ruins in the ga thering gloom of historical darkness, degra dation and death. Answer-The logical conclusion' is, of course, a correct one (!); but wouldn't it be better not to vote for them all, and to preserve these temples ? 6th objection-We don't believe that a crop of corn and cottoi: can be raised with five moraths' labor ;- and the-people are-,4oo poor [lazy] to bestow any more. There fore, this Common Public Free .School Sys tem should be abolished. Answer-We have always heard that ne cessity is the best friend to the lazy ; for, by a little, necessity, their joints become Ssupple, and ihey thenceTorih bless that star 'of necessity as the bright and rising one of their prosperity. '7th objection-Compulsory education is a reflection upon the intelligence [negro in telligence ! !] of the people ; therefore, the Common Public Free School System should be abolished. Answer-This is an .ad-captandum so called argument, equally as rank as the smell of a negro. Blahb! Compulsory up rightness of whatsoever nature is a worse reflection upon the integrity of the people ; therefore, every law against . stealing, per jury, arson, murder, and adultery should be abolished. Bah ! "Let us pray"! [prey.] 8th objection-We don't believe in giv ing the govei-nment any more control over us and our children than is absolutely ne cessary ; therefore, this Common P'ublic Free School System should be abolished. Answer-\ie don't believe in giving the government any mrore control over us and our children than may be deemed clearly prudent ; therefore, this Common Public Free School Systein should be maintained and developed. Intelligence means liberty; and ignorance, slavery.. Witness England, Germany, Switzerland, France, &c., with their Common Public Free School Systems, on the one hand ; and Algiers, Persia, Tur key, China, and the Flat Head Indians, without them, on the other. Those, urore ver,'that prefer'emigrating to the Hotten tot country of no Common Public Free School System are certainly at perfect lib erty so to. do. 9th objection--Everybody ought .to edu cate his own children ; therefore, this Com mon Public Free School System should be abolished. - ' Answer-Evsry horse should do its own walking ; therefore, you should take away its ability by knocking it in the head and breaking all tour of its legs [!!]. 10th objection-The white people pay the educational tax, and the negroes get the benefit of it; therefore, this Common Public Free School System should be abol ished. Answer-The amount expended on negro schools is about $'70,000.00 annually ; and the number of negro polls, at $1.00) each, about the same number, 70,000. The whites have the collection of this poll tax to attend to. If4hey have neglected it, whose is the fault ? The estimated value of the proper ty in the State, belonging to the white pop ulation, is about $l,00,00,000.00; be longing to the negro, nothing. Now, the true question is, "Will the kind and extent of the bearing of this education on the ne gro benefit this one billion dollars' worth of property more than the amount expended on these 'negro schools may exceed the amount of the rregro poll tir i or' will "it not? If it will, why should we particularly complain ? If it will not, how can-tbe mat ter be remedied without intlicting a fatal blow upon the poorer classeg of our own white race? We are deeply sympathizmng "i every true feeling on this subject in """ . -nwhite people. God the breast of our on.. himself marked us the superior : tuw 's fanatical, satanic, malignitiy of 'Our North ern Brethren" [i!] politically changed that decree at once without any preparation. If there was a remedy that would not have reacted too injuriously upga ourselves5, it aould have lieep appliedi eyen the very selsame hour that God and Wade' lamp ton redeemed us. Jf there is one now, let us know what it i.s and act upon it immedi ately. 11th objection-The Common PugMi. Free School System militates against the influ ence of the farmers; and the same should, therefore, be abolished. Answer - The Common Public Free School System will, on the contrary, direct ly benefit the agricultural population ten times more than ag the other classes com bied. It may-and indeed .i.t ,i hoed that it will-elevate that class to a rageh higherplane of intelligence, which will save that class from being periodically deceived amd led astray by the sophistry of every ambitious pettifogger and pMitician-a thing which inde.e 990stit4tes no .valid reason why :bat System sbqwid be g.bpish ed ow much soever those "wire pullinmgi' politicians may desire it so to appear. 12th objection-The Common Public Free School System militates against the "inhe rent rights" of the citizens; the same, therefore; should be abolished. Answer-The ist Article of the Consti tution defines those "inherent"' rights of the citizens. Will the concocters of this 12th objectin be kind enough to state whh and development of this Common Free School System. Now, as no one part of a constitutioni must conflict with any other p.rt, it follows, That the framers of this Constitution did not regard the Common Public Free School S%-4etm as at all milita ting against th,, 'ioblct rights" re ferred to. W hom, then, shall e decide to be corroct in the m:aiter-the tramers of this Constititiou, sustainled by the coM bitied statesmanship of both Fmopt ind America, or ilhe concocters (f thi- T2th oh jection, hacked as they are by the foulh.:t despotkiyms of boit Afrie-L and Asia y FoR THE HERALD The New Fair Groundt. Mi.ssas. ETons: HaviDg nothting to do the other day I visited the rising Fair Grounds, situated East about one mile from this town, and must say I was actually as tonished at the progress made. . It com prises about eight acres. Already they have finished the fence and an office. The other structures, such as a suitabfe build ing for th'e different domestic articles of home made manufacture, agricultural im plements, specimens of allfkinds of crops, &c., with the stallsfor all kinds of stock, building for. poultry, together wit the Judges' stand 'and other. necessary ones, wifl soon be completed. The situation is really a very desirable one, and the grounds have been put in ad inirable condition ; taking it in toto, no one can visit it but return highly gratified with the prospect and the promise of "a Fair Ground" that every Newberrtan will be proud of. It rests with the farmers of this County to say whether it shall be a permanent suc cess or no. They must come forward, con nect thereselves with it by subscribing their names as members, and paying- the sum re quired -to become a :member. This, - my fbllow citizen far.s, is indispensably ne cessary. It requires money to punsh any thing along, and this undertaking is being put up.at considerable expense; all for the benefit of the Newberry farmers and New berry people. So. let me solicit you, by appealing to your County prid6, anibition antLdeire of progress, to come':up like men, whose aim is to live for the present and the future, and become living, active members. In the days Af old, under.the4sanage ment of that gra't and good man of whom evdry -Newberrian is justly proud, John Belton O'Neall, it was a success, and was the means of socializing the people,-oftpro gressing agriculture, stock raising, &c.. as well as adding -to the enjoymeuts of. the persons assembled; and. we fee --Atisfied that though this-great man is not' with us, that those younger ones though not endow ed with the. ability", to wit: J. C. .Wilsoh, President; G, S. Mower, Treasurer, mith such competent coadjutors as' Alan-1nd Malcolm Johnstone, A. J. Kilo, and others, have amply sufficient of.-eeammon sense, pride and youthful1 vim-.te manage and cari.y it on with a spirit that will sh'oW that the teachingd and e iak'nple oY that grandaold citizent.hasaspibed4beir with a feeling, ardor a-nd dispeitionto" -rest satis fled with nothing. save Excelsior. - And here, fellow-citizens, allow me t suggest to you the propriety of beginning at once to prepare for the coming exhibi tion in October ;' for remtember we can only make a matter successful by prepar ing in time. He who procrastinates will never be ready. Remember t~o forget no thing-dhat can be exhibited. Remember, let us make it a success. A r'ailure would cripple, its future usefulness; its success will only be the precursor of splendid exhibi tions in the future. While I am addressing the mile portion, it would and could bot'be a success' with out it received the counteinane presence and encouragement of the women. It.- is woman that operates powerfully -upon al most every humani undertaking and 'enter prise. Heretofore at all exhibitions. of 'this kindi, the ladies have ever taken a prominent stand and added to its features, its encour agement and success by their beautiful, art istic as well as domestic handiwork, in VI kinds of sewing,.kaisting an2d fancy work with the needle, as well as by displays of every kind,.of preserves, bread, cake, bet ter, cheese,. &c. - We particularly invite the attention of the old cliizens of this County to smile upoin this eniterprise. It 'was your glory and pride in the paliy days of South Carolina ; let it be .syour pride yet. F-iends Joseph (Jaldwell; Solomon Har-grove, Win; Ray, Chesley Davis, G. S. Cannoni, l. John fary,.Jacob Summer, Bela Mangum, Jacob Sc*gmpert, Col. B. F. Griffn, Allen Lester, Win. Reagin, David Xibler, Jacob Singley, Philin -h, M. Buzzat Wmn. Ruff, J. F. Gly:nr;., . Ln 2F Sims, Baruch Duckett atid Baruch Duncan..: You are now the:,.old body guard remaining of the ante bellum Society ; see to it, encourage the young, prompt them on; for,on them depends the futur e of this County and this State. We truly 11ope that. the citizens-of d joining Counties will comre in again and unite 'with us as heretofore. We. extend to themi a most cordial in'vitatfon. W'e would be glad also to see here all our Represent~a tives to Congrss; .all the officers of State, from the Governor down ; . all the Circnit Judges, as well as all thte Editors and re porters in the State. The more the mer rier. Coqpean', gentlemen,' one and all, and we promise you an abundanc'e of the good things of life-for there is life andI good eating and htospitality in the old County yet. .-.X It makes a person feel sad to hear a crying baby, -spfering probably frotn some slight pain, which kuld be easily relieved by the use 6f0Dr. Boll's Baby Kyrug, which is for srle. at all dug stores. ' - - FoR TH HERALD. NEWBERRY COUNT, MEssRs. EDrroEss: I saw in. your columns of Aug. 6th, the question asked, "Can a blind gar, see 7" I answer that a blind men can see. What 4oes the word, sea, niean ? It-has several meanings. To hav,e percep tion of things by the maind, to examnine, to look int.o, to distinguish, to .understand, and every meaning ia applicable except to have perception of things by the eye. I do not think it necessary to see by the naked! eye to know when it is raining. This un fortunate. class of beings, who are deprived; of the great blessing of sight, hive,- many preudices to cpntend with in this unfriend ly world. It is natural for tymn to act and speak, like tho$e who have the poero sght. For a number of years they have been blessed with the advantages of' good schools and educations, which raises them to a diegree 5f xs,efulness beyond the ex pectation of the most sangniige. pjd not John Milton see the fair of man in his "Paradise Lost.".- LENNIE. Therb'is no excuse for those who drag their weary asnd disordered bodies into our company, when a few doses A nint to aWorkingmen. The honest workiuginen of the country, many of whom have large and increasing families to support, have been the chief sufferers from the great financial pressure under which we have labored for the Isst few years. Diminished wages have not been at tended by a corresponding diminution i price 4 every thing which .the workingmnWteeds. Rents, fuel, food, and clothing, are cheaper, but these do not constitute all his necessities. It is sometimes necessary for him to employ a lawyer or a physi cian, yet the fee rates of .,physi cians and lawyers are as high as they were iii "flush" times. Yet cheap medicines are,. as necessary as cheap rents 'or f'el. Cheap medi eines, afe not peeessarily .poor medi, eines. TI must -be obvious to eery intelligent person that medicines, com. pounded and put up at wholesale, can be sold at much lower rates than when retailed from" tlie doctor'alill bes. Dr. 'Pierce's -otden ~Mdica Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets have completely restored per sons - who:hai spt bu iedg 9 ol lars in' vaidly s&eingrelpri vate practitioners; and all at a very slight expendwe.. MJ?arrie. At the residence of the- 6c1iating. elerg man, the Rev. T. C Lig=n, on the- 20th At gust, 1879, Col. C. M. WiarAMs and Miss SUD& HAiEt-all ofgawbery, S. C'. P6ST1bFPftC NEWBERRY, S. C., Aug. 23, 1879. List of adverise lts.foire dingt Ang. 23, 1879L:,-. . . Bosbze; J* -fHunttr, Dr.. Green,Jeuvdan Shepparc,.ChaWe. Gopsley, Rev. S. C,. tveus iEler. .Parties ealling for letters w1 please sa if advertised. R. W. BOONE,P-. .7ew widertiseMeilitc NEW CEOIP" RED CLOVER, ORCHAD GRAS LUCERNE SEEDS, Aug. 27, 34-tf. Reunion of the Survirers of An Excursion Train ea the Laurens R. R., will be run on the -4th day sof Sep4emn ber. Leave Laurens...............30 A,. K. " J~iala . ... .....10.15 4. K. Arrive di 'wbieir'yf it. ..1(0 K. Returning:lea; Neyberryg sanr. djay ; P. M. FARE FOR THS ROUND ir - Clinton........................ 1.00 Martin's....................--7 *R.H. TFMfPLE, $upt. Newberry ColIsee. The next Sesion 911edy September 17th,~-aiid continue 40weeks. The Collegiate year is divhidl mto -two terms of-20) weeke-eacle - - - 'en- - T w.oparallel1 cot ~ses of inst;ti9L' s sicAL a'd Y ~OPlcA. * SELECT course. BQA aDI4G. in private f$milies pfi ur-. nished roocir, wasinng-nel6ded, perAnonth $12. TUITIOK ANDd NcIDENTALS:per term of .20 weeks, payable at the beginning ad .mid die of term, $15 to $28, according to class advncement. * Aug 7, S-4 . W. HOLLAND, Aug 7 35President. - - 1- - e *< uNOTIC-~ All creditors otie'estate of Susq9 0. Satterwhite, deceased, are hereby notified to rendet in an account of their demands, d1l 'fcfsted, ' requi~d b' fr,to M#er,, Esqi atKewberr ., ~ 'WJOH1N SATTER Executor of the last will and testament of Susan (. Satterwhite. Aug. 27, 35-3t. The Commrittee appsginted at the pieeting of Suniday Scho.ol Superintendents o h 4thi of 'Augiist fast, to designate a tg plefmcineting fQr the pur'pose of'fil izing a County Sunday School Conavenon, hereby give notice that a meeting- will'be held in the Methodia t Chu h of this towpn on Mfddday',tle15kd eeniber,,: at '11 o'clock, A. M. Each School in the County is requested to send three delegates. JOHN 0. PESP6EWGh.gm. Aug.20, 34-3t. The ki30 i.a re .te(tt coPY Cleans the seed better, Runs Lighter, Gis Faister and Costs Less Money (when the quIality is considered) than any other tiia' i; Mrg 'E. iar.eyr:hnfull acgd ns.e lyarran Ad Libr~l tems a to sensI my ers. S.api GncI 1be senBQ toe Agen for Newb ALSO, ae$ qnolity Rubber Belting' from 2 to