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MR ., It severflttoes nv emoeholde er iiu. whon a c ,eas bc FOR 1778! 100,000 CIRCULATION 100,000 CIRCUL ATION FOR? TilE SUNNY SOUTL FO R TH SUNNY SO UTL DO0 YOU TAKE IT? O) YOU TAKE IT?. .NOWVJS THE 713M1 NOWVIS THE TIMI GREAT FAMILY PAPER OF THEJ SOUTH ! And over Plye hundred of the best 'writeirs oj .heday, on all subjects, -are contributors t< is cohimne. It is beginning sotne of the bese NEW STORIES! -"er epublIshed 'inan American journal, and Yo jfaper prosents a greater variety of read. lag. It Contains Brilliant Continv.Al Stories. Brilliaa4 Completed St ories, Brilliant Poemi -~.and ssy, Exellent General Zditorials, Ex. Notes of New Music, Notes of the Drama )ortw its 6f Noted People, Paragraphs ARyoul SParagraphs of Humor, Scientifie Do p~i'~~t, ussle DPepartment, Mathematical I, ~t, I{onsekeepers' Depart ment, Cor Departmint, Chess popartment, respondents, Chat with Con 1Illustrat Ions ecolumns of rmattet eact ~ Two subseilbei$t FOR TUB PIOKENS SENTINEL. Southern Politics. From the heading one wouldtlAi,' that this subject bad already been exbaustod, but I have a few remarks that I don't believe have been ad vanced to the readers of Tur SEINTIN% n, for some time. The honest old home made farner will tell you if he were asked now what le thutight of politics and politicians, that they are aif a bumbug and a bosh, and that he didn't believe that there was any honesty in them, or something to that effect. But such an answer Is not entirely correct, for we do have men of honesty and ability in nearly all classes of politics, but the real merit is so inferior to the rascality that when we come to compare theni, we decide thait they all ought to go together to make any thing respecta ble out of thei both. But 1or' all this there is honesty in the politi cian and in the politic6, but I shall have to begiii upon the consideration of the heading, t hat of the Southern outlook, politically speaking, dturing the campaign which is to take place during the next six months. First we shall consider briefly our own S atate and then pass to the other States in their order. South Caroli na has been, as we know, in a seri ous political )OsitiOni for Seve.m 11 years past, and her trials have been as se vere as sny people could bear and come out of them with an11 thinjg'r at all. But at ist ehe seems to bo re c>vecring from these trials an is en tering the road to prosperity ouice more as a pecple and S ato. Uit how long will this state of altahil t crntinue; alal, we know not, but w'e live to hope forever. In t lie Democ, racy's circles it is geneiaIlly kno4uwin that it is their iitet)ioins to ad here strictly to the doctrine of the platform of '76 and a'l feelings of disension are particularly guarded against, aid tle organs of the party are doing all what is in their owe' to keep the party ini strict conformiity with the doctrines of unison. As we have a a lamentable examzple of thie opposite in the last eitting of Congress. When the utmost efforts (of the leading men were required to p~revenit the pas sage of obnoxious bills, which would have been injurious to the entire party. The Independent movement is denonneed everywhere, and so far none of that stripe bar'e dared show themselves, but nevertheless it is thought that they are courting the f'avor of the Republicans and will join them, if wfmrs will permit, be tore tihe elections are over. For the present we will leave this State and go to the others for a partial glance, and then we will return to South Carolina and consider her' as she ie. Georgia- iu this State the Demo cr'atic party has for the last eight years been (ne o'f the staunchest suip pot teirs of the Southern people's rights, having given to Tilden at the last election the largest maijority of any State in the Union. She has beent irecently attacked with a set of Independent candidates, and in one Congressional District they have been successinl for four years pre viouis to this. But the people have begun to rally and the man that's int the eighth district this time will very likely dletent tihe Independent, who has beeni so suiccessstful heretofore. There will nevertheless be three Iu dependents in the field in other dis tricts, but we hope) (Jut' sister blate will give them- w hat she is so liable to do, a thorongh and overwhelming defeat. Alabama.-the Democracy will not have auny opp*sition candidates in this State, and 'be party has re ntewed its protectlohs tid pledges to the, coloped ,poopi - are ahl tho btongy40veno y tbo Democrats North are not treating them right. They want appropria lion for the improvement of the riv. Dr$ and they will probablylsquabb4 % little during the election. Louisiana-the Independents wil put nominees into the Congressiona fields, the success is divided betweer the partys. Arkansas and Missouri have nol got through with the currency ques :ion yet, they want greenbacks as th( legal tender, and wants Congress t< -epeal the resumption act. They Ilso want the Government to ex'tenc tid towards the proposed Southerr Pacific Railroady; nothing definite :an be said as to how they will go. Tennessee-tho votors in the col red ranks are splitting and coming >ver to the Democrats. The party uIndidates will all be elected in thc state offices. North Carolina-There will be ic immination for State offices by the Rlepublicans. They will, bowever, jave candidates in all the congress otial dietricts. Nothing is known of Virginia ae et and we can't toll how she will go, )robablp divided, with a Democratic iov ernor. A nd now to retoini n to our own state for a whilo and consider her vith eference to the position she bouId ccupy during the tin.e enter en ing i his and the fall election. Just 'ere we will notice one thing which s very impor tant to'ithe pai ty, that if allowing the colored members of le clubs to tale an actike part in he meet ihg. It should be more en :'1uragced among the Clbs, and the oltred voter, if lie t-ees fit to joiln u1ZI bould be greeted curdialv and 1romi;ed all priviloges. Caution, it s sAid, is the parent of safety and ternal vigilance the price of liberty. ['hese t wo muaxilms are verv true as egtlds our situation at the present. Ne have as I have said, begun to merge from tle woeful cond]itiin of Rad:cal ol.pression, and it behooves as as ones who are in every w ay be et by evils, whieb are likely to re >luntge us afresh intro the past t rou >es. We should keep aloof as tar is we can from these in order that ye may be secure at all, and eneh me should act w ell his indiviaual >art. This way of throwing the urden on a few active men is con rary to all principles of Democracy. We, each and every one, owe to the 3tate an active citizeniship, and we bhould ever be on the alert to fulfil mud execute our allegiquice. Leaving all feelings of self interest to 6ub ne0*ge itself into the party intercst, et us do each one his whole duty, nid then we will be secure against ill defeats of honesty and thbe party. L'here is too much of what is knowni 1s political indolence in the-country tt present,.nearly all that is done to, Aards advancing the party or form ng plans for its welfare is done by ai 'ow men, and when they seek your ~o-operat ion anid are refnesed it, you an not blame them or say anythuing f they should fall into errors or thaninels that you don't atppr*Ave of, [Jnity is strength, therefore if we voulId be strong and successful, let us ave nniisob, arid an undivided aissis ance frm every one who is interes ed in the welfare of the Democracy, et us strive to put d 'wn all effort t fi those who don't act in concert with hie party, the life of the catuse is our triking close together, divisions will 4uin anything in the way of politics, f coniinued, anid if we hope at all for mnccess let u s I repeat, achieve it by me grand and nited effort, made by a sohd party. A little more on the internal roubles that seetningly bother us, ben I Bhiall cftuse for . the ~pr.ent.. here has been a we all khaa, fot certain parties employed by the Gc ernment to execute the revenue lav and whilst it Is true we have be badly treated and have suffered wb is unbearable, yet for all this (I wri I with empbasis) we have somethir 1 else and a higher obligation to ful than the mere promptings of t natural inclinations. I do entre the people of this ecetion of the Sta to refrain from carrying into effe4 in any manner, such intentions as a .most naturally aroused. We do n think it either expedient or policy attempt anything that would tend any manner to furnish the party the North with material to work n1 on during the coming campaign. They are waiting and watching ei gerly and anxiously for something turn up in the South, that they mE use it towards arousing the feelinj of the Northern people once more, opposition to the South. The blooi shirt has been waived until it is a most too late to give it a shake, b if the people in the South would on give it a patch, they would be ti gladest people in the world. N% have had enough of it long ago, aii it is within our power to keep it don while it is down. We should be ei tirely reserved and attempt to pi up, for tle present, with exietir evils. The times will begin to I better when our rights shall hai been fully vindicated at the seat , Government. Therefore I say uni each and every citizen of the cour try that, as patriots and lovers , your honus, citizens liberty, let i act well our pirte, a-.d that intv mingled wi'h dis.creti in, aridA I Victory is s rely Uris. M IIt'l i in all things, justice to ev y on uAd then we will have ade I h'umne rule forever. YOnr ubedient ervant AUNT J SUUA. Value of Knowl e. Mt. EorroT.- Life is ruly a nob gift, and one that is so con'fC( withI nat ure as to be enijoyable on by having a knowledge of' her lav and principles and understanding ti conditions vn which its existence at welfare depend. The greatest de gree of enj'oyment in some way other is the primary object of ovei one, aed this enjoytInent is oft< sought in a course of life which pursued as a necessity- We fit that self preservation is the first la of our being, and strictly demami onr obedience, often to the uneglect ouor attendance to those higher asp rations of life which tend to lead to the htighies enjcyment. Nature a reser'voir' of meians for the pr'om<l tion of our happiness; and it is oi imperative duty to make ourselv acquainted with her' teachings, ina much as our hiighest interests are d1 pendent on the extent of our know edge. The violation of any of ti laws of nature brings the penalty a nexed to that law upon the violatc whether he does it knowingly or ih niorantly. This shows us the treedo and responsibility of 14nman actio and that as we are endowed wi these attributes, ignorance is no p1 against punishmen't. As we live tbe world we should make ourselv acquainted with the world. As y possess a constituted organism d pendent on certain laws and cond tions, we should ma~ke ourselves a< qnainted with those laws and cond( tis, in order to the continuance our being andI the preservation our health. Knowledge is a prere, uisite in every effort of human lii and it is a coessential with every ot er means employed. We are d< petddent on every department of hi man effort for our' well being as fr and intelligent citizens in a free at enlightened land. Whatever is do: jO the adninistration of law and Jo iv- and the people primarily hold the 's, reins of government in their own an hands,. We should in a measure n. at derstand the laws of our country te all our interests are vested in the ig and as we must all act the part . fil citizens in the commonwealth. Pa ue tial knowledge, however, in all thin at is as much as any one can attain, au te he should call in auxiliaries from t :t, many sciences as poesible to aid him re in concentrating his efforts to one ot profession as a specialty. to "One science alone can one genius fit, . So broad is human knowledge, so iarrow hu ID man wit" at All great minds have distinguished p- their nseiulneds in a single channel A' - investigation; not in all, certainly, b c - they have called it. univesal kno to edge, as tar as possible, as an aux Y iary in directing their minds to th favorite callings. We should stp in, to make the world 'wiser and bet v and to transmit valuable productio' l- of the nineteenth century to comi it generations. Whatever new thing 1y found out go s for the make up 10 our general stock of knowledge, an e if it is of any account it will be a d valuable treasure to the annals of oukt n raee. By our knowledge our prop er rank in society is assigned to us, it and we never find any diticulty in g findind our equals. Unlike many )e other things, the more we use our 'e knowledge thq more we have, and the A better it IQ; so In every phase of hu : ian life we find the maxim, "who -rests ruists," verified. f ,D. N. CURTIs. le is d - is as of I Js ~i) e l. 1-) re 10 1 Le