The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, March 29, 1878, Image 1
THE WEEKLYjkjOI TIMES.
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TUNITT FOB SOUTH CABOLINA.
Tho State of South Carolina is at tbie-'
present time in a deplorably a noma lone Mh>
ditiou. We arc miserably poor, and irrecoverably
in debt, unless something can bo
doue in the near future to develop our material
resources. Our legislative fathers
have hibernated at the Capitol, and meantime
swung another millstone nround tho
necks of tho farmers by the passage of a
Second lien law. The probability is, much
of the spring may be consumed iu attempting
to prove to the people that it is more
kopugnunt to morality to rcpudiato a disL
honest debt than it is to pay an honest one
that had been, but never should have been,
Bhr"~^**pWRated_.^ Time rolls on, tho delt inr*'
creases, onr net income is a myth, and today
more than ten per cent, of the cash
market value of all tho realty of the State is
obligated by reason of our past misfortunes.
Thore are times in tho history of cvgpy
country when k debt is really a blessing;
but it is only when that country is in s'conditiou
of growiug and increasing profl>erity.
If South Carolina owes 810,00U,000 and is
not producing more than that amount an^
nual'y, iu net capital, her debt increases annually,
and she becomes poorer and lass able
to meet her obligations. Is not this our
condition to day ? But, if pith that debt
uf?fi her shoulders, she rfiuXiM'produce annually
double that amount and thereby enhance
the market value of her productive
resources she would be annually richer and
the better able to pay the interest upon her
debt. If this wcro her condition now, her
lands would bo increasing in value, her
multifarious resources would be developed,
and as she would be gradually growiug richer
there would be no haste iu paying off, or
concern ns to how she would ultimately
liquidate her debt.
From this standpoint the questions naturally
arise, "cau South Carolina return to
prosperity, oppressed ns she is, without assistance
from abroad? Arc her present population
capable of developing her resources
to such an exteut ns to cnublc her to survive
her debt, and become again the community
of happy homes sho once was ?"
Wo do not believe she can. Nor do wo
consider the vital point at issue, the presence
or absence o** cash capital. Were there
millions of pnper or metallic currency
brought to-day into tho State, it would be a
curse rather than a blessing. We are un 1
agricultural people, and must continue so to
ho fnr manv vnira Tho nroMiim. of oonn.
uiulutcd bank capital would not benefit us
a whit. We have never seen a farmer in
nil our experience benefited as such by the
uso of borrowed funds from basks. Neither
do we believe that the panacea for our
ills is to come from the influx of moneyed
men with'their "pockets full of rocks."?
These men would simply givo employment
to eurpkrt labor in localities, and it would
be years before the good effects would become
general.
Tho building of factories in Greenville
does not enhance the price of real cstato in
Abbeville. Nor will a factory in Sumter
make Williamsburg more prosperous, any
more than Grauiteville has thrown sunshine
upon the African darkness of Beaufort's
jungles.
All these investments arc to be cncour-*
aged, for they improve localities and in the
aggregate increase the value oar ftixablh
T?.i aI 1 - ? I
property. i?ut mcy ao noi now, nna never
will, until we are converted into n manufacturing
people, indicate a general State prosperity.
And wo arc tired of waiting for
prosperity to come through these channels.
Wo believe it can be brought about in a
much more speedy way, aud feel assured
that had the two last Legislatures directed
their work to this end, we would now bo so
rapidly increasing in State wealth that we
would be better able in five years to liquidate
the entire debt of lladical rascality
than we will ever be by spending weeks
and months discussing whether one or the
ether of two policies is the honest ouc.
, 1 One sort of recuperation is by Immigration;
not that sort of spasmodic, individual
effort that has been so frequently made since
the war, where one or two men with limited
means would attempt to procure a few laborers
for whom so little was paid, or indeed
would bo paid, that nothing but the scum
of the nurlieus of our nnrl fnroirrn oitina
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could bo obtained.
But wo mean such Immigration as is or
should be fostered by State legislation.
For instance, tho exemption by Stato enactment
for a term of years from taxation
of all tho improvements erected by immigrants,
would bo one of the steps in tho
right diroction, or eucourngemeiit to colonies
by oxtending State aid, as has been frequently
dono to railroads and other corporators.
Such assistance has nevor been
proffered by tho State. Indeed wo have
navor so much as published an official circular
showing to the world that we were either
willing or anxious for our innumerable resources
to bo developed. We havo most
successfully in tho past kept our light hid
under a bushel.
If we do not soon make a "new depart
M >? i e 1
mo, wc iiisjr uovur iwpu mr prHuncai, real
rehabilitation of our State, but may antioi-)
pate the contrary. The existence of the
negro element among us is of no possible
prnotical benefit unloss it can bo utilised by
superior raoe. That it is not so utilised,
antl never will bo by the existing populaunless
aidc^ by forces froui{ without,
cannot now be doubted by any reasonable
man. And that these outside influences will
not come unless organised, in addition to
personal or individual, efforts be made, is to
our minds palpably evident.
What, then, in addition to what has been
urged, is expected of the State ? We have
nothing to suggest, at present, for time and
again we have presumed to recommend what
appeared to us practical, feasible ideas, which
have been utterly igrored. and we now appeal
to the aggregated individual real estate
owners of the State, and trust that they will
| make an effort to organize in some way to
give aid and assistance to the effort that is
now, or soon will be made, to. induce immigration,
and that, too, just such immigration
as we need into South Carolina.
We will simply state a few facts that have
recently occurred.
Shortly after our arrival in Washington,
after the 10th of Januarv.at the clniio of tho
Congressional recess, we were approached
by a foreigner, whose name is Smolinski, a
Pole, who, since 1838 or '40, when ho was
banished from his native land, has to this
day lived in the United States. He announced
himself as the president of an association
of foreigners in Washington and
other Northern cities, who for three years
had been attempting to organize a successful
colony to cultivate the vine in some
Southern State. He bad secured a Congressional
friend, who had introduced a bill
to assist them. We huutcd up the bill, and
found it one of that class jthat sonw> uvam,
think arc legitimate, but with which we
could have uo possible sympathy, aimply because
it culled upon Congress to contribute
from the national treasury to appropriate
money for colonization purposes. This was
a little too bold a subsidy proposition to secure
our support, and we so advised the
"General" (Sniolinski).
lie then solicited our assistance in securing
State aid. To this extent wc agreed
to and did send to the Governor, members
of the Legislature and other friends in
South Carolina, articles he had written upon
this subject and copies of the constitution
of his organization. We, however, bad no
faith in his efforts, and told hiui so, simply
because there was an impracticability about
uic enure ining mat did not comport with
. our views.
He then nppcnlcd for advice, and assured
us he wculd send scores of families of iu.'tclligcnt
workingincn, each of whom had
some sparo money, and a fair education,into
any Southern State that held out inducements
for such immigrants; that he had
friends and relatives in France, Italy, Poland,
and throughout Southern Europe, who
were anxious to immigrate to the Southern
States, who were accustomed to growing
small grain, raising stock, cultivatiqg the
vine, manufacturing wine, pickles, chow
chow, and canned fruits, and that these people
only wanted an opening or encouragement,
and they would come with their
families and effects and settle in any Southern
State.
Wo suggested to this enthusiastic old
pioneer the idea of calling his Association
together and invite Southern representative
men to address them upon the inducements
to migrate Southward. IIo accepted our
proposition, and we were the first Southerner
i : .j i. -ii - ?
> iiiviicd u> auurcss iiic assemblage. We
accepted the invitation, appeared before the
Association, and placed before them the
advantages and disadvantages of South
Carolina as a home for the industrious, frugal
man, whether ho be laborer, cultivator, harvester,
husbandman or mechanic.
In the course of our remarks we suggested
the sclcctiou by the Association of
three of its representative men, who should
be sent to South Carolina, to travel over the
State, see and learn for themselves, and to
report to the Association on their return.
Mr. Bryan, the Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of the District of Columbia,
iwhich is equivalent ?o the Governor of the
)istrict,) was present, urged this rccom
mendation, in a Forcible speech, promised
to givo assistance, and advised the call of
nu adjourned meeting n week from that time,
at which meeting other Southern men would
bo invited to be present, and when a subscription
would be started to defray the expenses
of the above committeo to South
Carolina. That meeting will take place,
that committeo will be appointed, and tbey
will go to South Carolina on a tour of observation.
They will probably appear in
South Carolina early in April, at a time
whcn,thc whole land appears most beautiful
to the visitor.
Nothing more than this can be dono at
this end of the lino. What will be done
in South Carolina to induce this committee
to report favorably and probably cncourngo
tho migration to that State of a colony of
worthy, excellent citixcns before tho Ides of
next Ncvember? Are thero not landowners
in evorv eonntr in S???? ?!?/* :n ?. ?
j .m ??m*v? n hi/ mil PLV
this ball in motion at home ? There are
manj of them that are land poor. Will
they not encourage this movemont by giving
to this association portions, if it he alternate
seotions of but a few acroa, to encourage
immigration to tho State? What will our
cities, towns, and villages do? Cannot the
municipal authorities at least arrango to
have this oomuiittco inspect their counties
f'rke of cost? >%'i 11 not tlj^fAncr#
Grangers aid in securing^ wclcoi ie to those
visitors, and afford them every' fkcility to* f
explore the State upd Acquaint '1 hcuiselves
with its manifold advantages ? We have i
done all that wc can at present d>, and will 1
lenve tho matter iu the hands ol the citisens
of the State.?ty, Wyatt Viken, in
News and Courier. * I
KEEP AN^gCOOUBft. ^ ^
It is a verj good pliu for format to keep c
a atrict account of their labor. 1 re know r
very well that the majority of peop e dislike
to bo faced down by columns of figures,
when tho sum total shows a decide* balance c
against them; but if accounts ar<ykept, the ,
result will be that greater oconouiy will be ?
piut.tn.Ul h. tho tony^tPi/tHWHtiac^bHortT <
will bo made on every hand jo make the r
balance favorable. This is the time of the (
year to begin. The first thing! you ought ^
to do is to make an inventory ol everything f
you havo. Make it carefully lnd value all c
your property. Let it includttjour acres, t
houses, utensils, stock, mnchiftry of every ^
deseriptiou, as well as notes wu ?H ether ,
monetary matters. If there Jre any in- t
cuuibrances on your property,-put them
down. Then make up your estimate of operations
for the coming yea*, and start out ?
with tho determination to live up to it.?
As tho year progresses sot down all your
sales and purchases, of every description ;
dou't let a cent of cxpenso or iacomo esoapc. ]
Your family expenses should havo a sepa- o
rate place in the book, so that they may bo a
footed into tho ceneral result at th? elnso of
riw J?? ? | t i u nil'ultuwt."?i? A*, slniW1 '(
for themselves what it costs to clothe jour- o
self, wife and children, and to afford them "
auiuseuicnts and general pleasured You \
will find, in keeping your account ot income,
that it is a good plan to run ench field scpar- c
ate, so that you can, at the close, sec at a J
glance what your profit or loss has been on i
each. Keep dates of times when fields c
were plowed, how they were cultivated, and c
what the labor ou each has cost. This will
teach the farmer in n short time which
crops arc most profitable. In stock, keep a i
particular record of each animal, with pedigree,
birth and other rcuinrks of intcri&t.
Keep, as well, a general diary of events on ]
the farui for future reference. c
You will fiud plenty of tiuic in which to t
attend to these things. Keeping an account
will take but a fow minutes each day, y
and when you have onec begun, yen will bo f
surprised to seo how easily it-iia-b>*?6nc\ c
There is one great point to be kept in view t
always, and that is, to never run in debt.? c
Shun debt as you would the fire. Strive c
to live within your means, and you will t
have a net result when you balance your t
books at the close of the year that will sur- 0
prise and make you glad.?Prairie Far- r
mcr. a
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Importance of Tiiee planting.?The
subject of tree planting has now become a
matter of life and death in some parts ol 8
the country. Wherever a country has been (1
stripped bare of its primitive forest clothing F
the effects ha\'c been disastrous. Some F
parts of this country, once renowned for its |
fertility, arc now sterile and unproductive. ^
Timber has also become scarce and dear ? ^
In view of these facts the Massachusetts .
Agricultural Society haa offered a series of .
prizes for the encouragement of tree planting
in that State, the awards tirtoo made J
ten years from the first of March next, for .
tho best result produced in tho interval.?
It is estimated that over 1,000,000 of trees .
will be planted in Massachusetts this year.
In Connecticut the Legislature has exemp- 1
ted from taxation all plantations of timber .
trees to be hereafter planted for a period of 1
ten years, after such trees have grown to an
average of six feet in height. Nowhere arc 1
trees more useful than in densely populated
cities. They shade the wide streets, cool
the atmosphere, exhale ozone, absorb malarious
exhalations, and exert a sensible influence
on tho heaith of the inhabitants. c
'*' ?t
Mr. Josiah Quincy, jr., of Massachusetts,
gives it ns the result of his experience that g
a cow when soiled or stall fed will produce
3J cords of solid dung, and that Jho urine, j
when absorbed, will amount to as much
i i.i- J?t-i- -i .
uiuiu. 1U una uc uuus UOUUIV MIC qUiiniliy ^
of dried peat and finds the entire mass equal
in value to tho original dung, and worth |
from 85 to 88 a cord. This, he claim?, rcndcrsthc
manure of each cow equal in value ^
to the milk.
c
Some one remarks : "It is not what peo- '
pie eut, but what they digest, that makes "
them strong. It is not what they gain, but k
what they save, that makes them rich. It 21
is not what they read, but what they re- 1
member, that makes them learned. It is not 21
what they profoss but what they practice, c
that makes them righteous."
"Young man, what's tho price of this 1
silk ?" asked a deaf old lady. "Seven 1
shillings," was the reply. "SeT?irtey> shil- t
lings," exclaimed she, "I'll give you tbir- a
teen." "Seven shillings, ma'am, is the t
prioe of the silk," replied the honoat shop- 1
men. "Oh, aevon thtfiinga," rejoined the
lady, aharply, "I'll {rite you five," 4
If you don't want to bo robbed of your a
good name, do not have it painted on your {
umbrella.
LAWS or GENERAL XMTE&fCT-Tlio
following arc copies, verified by carenl
comparison, of Acts passed and approved
,t the session of tho General Assembly just
dosed.
BlIiLTto protect the Crops of Planters ]
and Farmers in the hands of Merchants j
and'Factors from Attachment and Levy
for Dobts duo by said Merchants and
Factor*. "
tU it enacted by the Senate and House 1
if. Representatives of the State of South 1
^rtoflna, now met and sitting in General Ascmbly,
nnd by the authority of the same : 1
That after the passage of this act all |
irops and produce of any planter or farmer
rhieh may, by consignment or otherwiso, 1
"mi'utn f>(*?iiC^0P "fa*!nnti>r nf " > ?*- J
ihaTit or racier shnll neVexempt from attach
nent and levy at the suit of any creditor or
ireditors of the said merchant or factor; prodded,
however, that, should said merchant 1
?r factor have made any advances of money 1
tr provisions, or both, to said planter or Turner,
said crop or produco may be sold in '
he regular manner, and out of the same so '
nuch shall be taken as will pay said advan- '
;cs, together with interest thereon. . '
Approved Februay 14, 1878. ? 1
V. Hill to amend Section 330 of the
Code of Procedure, iu relation to the <
Costs of Plaintiffs. <
lie it enacted by the Sanatc and House of ?
leprcscntatives of the State of South Car- i
ilina, now met and sitting in General As- 1
enibly, and by the authority of the same : i
.Mtfb&t Bllbd-4-vf JcuHon 330 of the i
5&de of Procedure be amended by striking I
iut all tho words down to and including '
'dollars" in the sccoud line of said subdi- >
ision and inserting the following :
"4. In an action for the recovery of mon- 1
y where the plaintiff shall recover twenty <
lollars : Provided, That in no case shall 1
he plaintiff be allowed costs to an amount
Abuvuiiiy nit amount. ui ms verdict or rc- 1
lovcry." '
Approved March 4, 1878.
V Birr, to regulate the Sale of Guano and
other Fertilizers
Beit enacted by the Senate and House of
leprescntatives of the State of South Cariliu,
now met and sitting in General Asscm>ly,
and by the authority of the same :
Section 1. That all persons engaged in
i.nnufacturing in this State guano or other
crtilizc.r, or iu selling in this State guano or
ithAr fertilizer manufactured Iff* another
State, shall attach to each sack, barrel or
ther articles containing the same, a tag,
iithcr written or printed, containing the
mine or names of the person or persons, or
he name of the company, with the names
>f its individual members, so manufactuiug
or selling such guano or other fertilizer,
nd a true analysis of such guauo or other
crtilizcr.
Snc, 2. That if any person or persons
hall offer for sale in this State any guano ;
>r other fertilizer iu respect to which the
irovisions of this act have not been comilied
with, or of which the analysis attached 1
s ascertained to be false in a material paricular,
such person or persons shall be guil-1
y of a misdemeanor and shall be punished I
>y a fine of not less than five hundred dol-1
ars, nor more than five thousand dollars, or
>y imprisonment in the State Penitentiary,
it hard labor, lor the period of not less
,han one year, nor more than fivo years, or
>oth, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 3. This act shall not apply to landholders
or farmers selling or furnishing ferilizcrs
to their tcuants or employees.
Sec. 4. This this act shall take effect
mmediatcly after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1878.
V Bill to amend Chapter CVII, Titlo I,
Part III, of the General Statutes, relating
to Attorneys, Solicitors and Counsellors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
>f Representatives of tho State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Vsseuibly, and by the authority of the 1
amc :
Section I. That Chapter CVII, Title
, Part T, of the General Statutes, relating (
o attorneys, solicitors and counsellors, be
mended as followws ; '1
Strike out Section 2 and insert the folowing,
to be known as Section 2: "Any
nale citizen of the ago of twenty-ono years,
taving read law in tho offico of any practi:ing
attorney of good standing in the State
or the period of two years, or graduated at
my recognized law school in the United
States, and shall produce tho certificate of
i practicing attorney of good standing in
his State that ho is a person of good moril
character, shall, on examination in open
:ourt, by three members of the bar, appoined
by the Supremo Court for that purpose,
vho shall certify that ho possesses the reqlisite
learning and ability, be admitted, if
he examination be satisfactory to the Court,
o praotice in all of tbo courts of this State
is an attorney, solicitor and counsellor, upon i
aking the oath prescribed by tho Constiution."
|
Sec. 2. Strike out Section 4 and insert
he following, to be known as Section 4:
'That no license to prnctice as an attorney,
lolicitor or counsellor shall hereafter be
;ranted except by the Supremo Court."
Approved March 12, 1878.
An Act to declare the.Low respecting the'
powers and duties of Circuit Judges of
this State, without tho limits of the Cir"
cuits in whieh they reside.
Whereas, some doubts have arisen res- .
pccting the powers and duties of circuit
judges without '.he limits of the circuits in"
which they reside.
Section 1. lie it enacted by tho Senate
itid House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting inGeneral
Assembly, and by the authority of
the same : That every j rdgc while holding
the circuit court for any circuit pursuant to
the provisions of the law of this State, shall
be iuvestcd with powers equal to those of
the judge of such circuit, acd may hear nntf
rloiArttftMa nlf ?"> I? ??1 c??*
all orders in open court or at chamber*
which it is competent for the judge residing
in such circuit to hear, determine or grant,
any law, usage or custoui to the coutrary
noth withstanding.
Sec. 2. That every circuit judge in this
State shall at all times have jurisdiction to
discharge and perform nil the duties of his
office within the circuit wherein he resides,
sxcept the holdiug of circuit courts therein
when some other circuit judgc'shull bo engaged
in holding said courts.
Sec. 3. That no c,?ira term of any circuit
court shall bo ordered except by the
circuit judge at ^hc timo holding the cir- ' " cuit
court of the county for which the extra
term may bo ordered, and such cxtrir
term shall be held only by the judge ordering
the same ^ Provided,. ?*tnc Khali ^
not interfere with the power now lodged in
the chief justice in the premises; and, provided
further, that no cause shall he tried
?t any extra term of any circuit court, unless
the said cause shall have been previously
docketed upon some of the calendars*
ot the last precediug regular term of such
court.
Sec. 4. That all acts and parts"of acts inconsistent
with this act be, audglhc same
aro hereby, repealed.
Approved March 1, 1878.
An Act Regulating the mode of conductiinc
Capital Executions.
Section 1. fie it et,acted by the Senator
and House of Representatives of the Stato
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
the same : That from and after 'he passage
of this act, when the punishment of death
is inflicted upon any person, pursuant to the
sentence of any court, the execution shall
take place within the jail or the enclosureof
the jail of the couuty wherein such execution
shall he made, if die same eau there
take place in such manner.
Sec. 2. That no one shall he allowed'to
be present at such execution except tho
sheriff" of the county or his deputy and his
assistants, the clergy, the State solicitor, the
uwiuu) ur unurneys wno ucienilcd the convict,
the family of the convict, and not
more than ten discreet persons to be named
by the sheriff; which said ten persons shall
be summoned by the sheriff and be required,
to be present.
Approved March 1. 1878.
An Act to amend an Act entitled "An act
to enforce the Payment of the Poll Tux."
Section 1. lie if enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives ot the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
the same : That Section 1 of an act entitled
"An Act to enforce tho payment of the
poll tax," which became a law on the 2lsfc
of February, 1873, be, and the Rauie is
hereby, amended by inserting after the
words "double the amount of their poll tax,"
the words "and all coats and expenses occasioned
by such refusnl or neglect j" and by
striking out tho words "three days," in said
section, and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "ten days."
Sec. 2. That Section 2 of said Act be,,
and tho same is hereby, amended by inserting
tfter the words "double tax," as often
us they occur, the words "and all costs and
expenses, as aforesaid."
Approved March 1, 1878.
Eternity.?Eternity has no gray hairs.
The flowers fade, the heart withers, man
grows old and dies, thp world lies down in
the sepulchre of ages, but times writes no.
wrinkhs on cternitv. Eternity ! Stupcn,tr>.w
? mm."
...VUg... . ami; c?cr-present, UDDOrD^.
undccnying and undying, (he endless chain,
composing the life of God, the golden thread,
entwining the destinies of the universe.?
Earth has its beauties, but time enshrouds
them for the grave ; its honors arc but the
sunshine of an hour; its places are but gilded
sepulchres ; its pleasures, they are but
as the bursting bubbles Not so in tho untried
bourne. In the dwelling of tho Almighty
can come no footstep of decay. Its.
way will know no darkening, eternal splendor
forbids the approach of night.
Mamma, where do tho cow get the milk?
asked Willie, looking up from the foaming
pan oi millc which he had been intently regarding.
Where do you get your tears ?
was the answer. After a thoughtful silenco
he again broke out: Mamma, do the cows
hare to be spanked ?
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If your landlady's daughter is pretty,
you uiay say, "Plcaso pass mo that, honey,"