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VOL. IX.?New ^ ^ ^ < >N I. HI 'HI ^- A ItOLI AY :; l s 7 ^ ^ ^ ' " r ? ? - lit- _ J _/, ., . , ^ .?_?,?^ . the absolute necessity of a mutual i the 80uth and mr. tilden i 'rue ?? pr.ffnnv IW utro ?? ???? ian ucnuiK/lLlli UKUANIZATION. The NVinnsboro News ami Herald, ii meeting an objection made to the require !<ncnt of a pledge from each voter that h will support all Democratic nomination; uiakcs tho atiuexed forcible argument: This pledge is nothing more uor less thai tho famous "eighth uriiclc" of tho Andci son constitution, adopted by many otlic counties. Tho objection uow raised wa heard in most of tho comities two year ago, when tho article in qucstiou evoket more discussion and feeling than all tin other provisions of the constitution com II tare * l?ns. kept a number of the worthiest citizens ou of the organization. Independence o thought had become so general iu Soutl Carolina that party dictation was viewee with abhorrence. Every goood citizen con stitutcd himself a committee of one to see that the State received no detriment, and he hesitated to bind himself to any party because he feared that others, through uiis taken zeal, might adopt a course injurious to the public weal, and lie would be power less to iuterposc a check. But, as time woro on, the absolute necessity of a mutual pledge became more apparent, until iu those vuuui/iua, wi, oencve, in wnicn mo pmcttea workings of tho Democratic orguuizitiqi were manifested, nil objection to the eighth article ooasod". It is now recognized as n necessity, tho saving clause in the constitu . tion ; and, in tho language of quack adverlliigUtflA^^lwu psitji hnam* il will ever oonsenr to be without it." Politics is a mnUcr of business. It haj its emoluments and practical rewards which proveut its asceudiug into the higher atmosphere of sentiment. Tho Democratic party in offico differs from tho Democratic party out of office. It is a joint stock company entrusted with the management ol the political und financial affairs of the State. In commou with other business associations, it must have specific contracts between its members?its mutual pledges. Self-interest docs not nlwnr? ndinat # II t "J ** ** "J 44lJV 1 ,lv* wavering balance in favor of tho public good. Smith, or Brown, or Jones, as n mere private in tho Domooratie ranks, with no axe to grind* can well see that his interest demands tho subservience of porsonnl r . UMMtla.Uie will nf a miiiYri'ia .ifthl thn office, or ng a friend of such, believing that in Sdmcf mysterious way ho was juggled out of the nomination, caunot always seo that it is better to submit to tho will of tho majority than either to gather his clans ior an indepondent contest 00 else to sulk like Achilles in his tent, wliil^ Agamemnon grapples iu unequal contest with his foes. Moreover, when utf pledge is required, tbo friends of any candidate may doubt the sincerity of their oppoucnts, and may be F thus induced to look tooutsido influences to an olcction ; for a nomination that will not carry a solid party vote, is not worth the * seeking. But let it bo known that every member of the party stands pledged rn his honor to abide by the will of the majority, and perfect confldcnce will result. The fight will be made within the party, and ovcry effort will b<f"madfl to perfect iu3tead of to weaken party organization. Wherever tho experiment has been made, it hns boon found cxpcdicut to adopt this pledge. Without it, tho organization is a rope of sand. That some good men will not pledge themselves is a i/.attcr of profound regret; but thcro over has existed tho obstinato twelfth juror. The effort must be made to bring him over, not to lead tho other eleven back to him. Let every Democrat sign tho pledge, and then work maufully to securo tho nomination of tho . best men. But he must not be allowed to abstain from supporting the party nomineo simply becauso his man was defeated. He ff nt'^ht do this if not pledged. ? ? No Democrat Disfranchised.?We do not enaotfle 'bat part of tho plan which confiuu llu ?1 of tllft nnininnno nntiuln una i ny?? " """""J to the club uiou.'C" ?" the Democratic party, but the object .,Q doing so is not to disfranchise thoso Dcraot^t" who are not members, but to prevent part'?8 of doubtful Eolitical faith, aud political cut wics, lrom aving a voice iu determining the nominations. As wo can see no good reason why any Democrat should rofuso to join >.'w neighboring club, we would appeal *o the common sense and patriotism of all those who havo heretofore held themselves aloof to couio forward, casting away thoir prejudices, if suoh it may bo, and onrolling their names, join, with us in selecting men for candidates, Who will be nocoptabio representatives to tho majority of tho en tiro J)cmocratio party of our countyLexington Despatch. Cabbaoe Plants.?As soon as your ' flhnts aro largo enough* take up a dozen or v* so at't? timo and take to the pluoo whore you wiihit (At. Ifnvn n dlah n? uim ? I?l? you?I prefer rain wnter?make a holo and put in your plant, fill in tho dirt and press it firmly around tho roots until the whole is noarly full. Then turn in half a {{ill or more of water, and haul fresh dirt upon that, but don't press it. This will prevent tho ground from baking, and tho plant is almost suro to grow. Thcro is something niore^iu Tho foolish attempt to go behind the finding of the n Electoral Commission, as conGrmcd by Con!* gross, than appears on tho surface. The c agitation, of which Mr. Blair is the fife and >> the New York Sun is the drum, has a purjposo other than that which ^tands confessed. 1 In plain words, the plan is to placo Mr. '* ^'ildcti on the track for the Bonioeratic r nomination in 1880, as tho only adequate 8 rccouipcure for the wrong douo him in 8 187G. As long as tho public mind cau be 1 kept alive to tho fact that he was defrauded 15 of tho exalted office to which he was clcc* ted, so long, it is expected, will the Deuio0 emtio pttty party b? oomaainod to the ? people on opportunity lo right tT!e wrong, f by electing him, over again, by a majority 1 that no single Southern State can affect, I and that no packed tribunal can impair.? This is in keeping .vitli the subtlety and 5 indirectness which are Mr. Tildeu's strong ' points. It is forgotten that the interests of Mr. Tilden and the interests o*' the Amori can people are not necessarily one aud in' divisible. * Tin Southern States control the Demo! cratic nomination for President. Without I the South tho Democratic party have no ! electoral votes worth talking about. Tho ' HgttUWQ Democrats do not desire that a ( 1 be nominated for-President.? 1 Their veto is final when they say that they 1 will not agree to tho nomination of a par- , ' lieu la r caudidate. There are some Democrats with regard to whom the South ins AatuU tn emcjaq its right of Qxcluaioo, ?ua4:, u caudor requires us to say IhaT The HfS-ToP 1 these, a caudidate who will not bo accepted ( 1 ou any terms, is Mr. Samuel J. Tilden. Tho inclination of tho South in 1870 , was towards a Da yard or a IlnncneV- ? ! There was a general wish that a Democrat , of the highest type, one far above the arts ( ' of the precinct politician, one inspired with , 1 love of couutry, should receive the nonii- . nation at St. Louis. The South swallowed , i Mr. Tilden, because tho party magnates in- , sistod that no other candidate could carry , ! New York, and that, without New York, ! the Democratic candidates must be defeated. , There was no uicro enthusiasm in tho South, . wheu the nomination was made, than there . is in Mr. Tilden at any time. Tho South < bowed to tho inevitable. Our whole duty ( l jjtas dgnol Every Southern State was carried t ? -by thoTJoiiiooraw). 1 no "pcojilO" gave iUTT ' Tilden all they could give him. Thoy | could not eudow him with boldness, decision i or nervo. The want of these qualities, not , the want of voles, cost him his office, and tnado Mr. Hayes the President. During ( the discussions preceding the agreement , for an Electoral Commission, 31 r. Tildeu < was as flabby as a summer oyster and as flat j as yesterday's champagne. It was bis part 1 to be the leader of the Democracy, to guide ^ and direct, and. if need be. to cnmmnml Wliero was ho ? In the shady recesses of , Gramorcy Park, explaining to casual visitors that he was not in favor of the Electoral . Commission, but did not object to it, because j. "our friends on the spot in Washington, . who ought to know best, think it "is the , wisest tiling to do." This weakucss, this j uncertainty, this abdication of his position, , led to the xauvc qui pent which gavo Louis- j iaua and South Carolina to the Democrats, , and leaves Mr. Tilden at home. Tho Nutional Democracy hare been bca- j ten once by tho feebleness of their leader, | and tho South says distinctly, and positively, that it does not mean to be so beaten again. . The person who prevented the Democracy J from enjoying tho fruits of victory in 1877 t will uot be allowed to play the same game t over again four years later. Mr. Tilden is . not entered for the race. The South bars * him. It is distinction enough for Mr. Til- , den to bo tho only person elected President, since tho foundation of tho itcpublic, who did not obtain his office. This position is t unique, liko Mr. Tilden, and it is not proposed to compromise his dignity by allowing him to bccomo President. Tho South will not havo Mr. Tilden.?Ncics ami Courier. A Generai. SuuraiSK.?We cull the following from an article in Scribncr, entitled "Deer Hunting on the Au Sable ? Tho next evening one of tho dogs, footsore and worn out, rouiaiucd in the woods. I lis master and ono other sallied out into the inky darkness to look for him nt points near which they deemed it probable he would huvc lain dowu They took a lantern, without which it would have been impossible to walk, ."?nd after a fruitless search, extending to a distance of three miles or so, turned back. Sudu'only they hoard light foot falls in?tote-road, and with two or threo beautiful bounds, a young doo alighted ? within the circle illuminated by tho lantern, 1 approached it in wide-eyed wonder and al- ( most touched it with her noso. A young ' spike-horn buck followed herand both stared ' at the light, thoir nostrils dilatod and quiv- < cring. and every limb troinbiipg with rain- < gled excitement and fear. There was an ' exclamation that oould not bo supprcscd, a ' vain effort to shoot, and the door were gone I liko a flash into the darkness. Jt was curi- ' ous to hoar both gentlemen, on returning to < camp, protesting that to shoot doer under > such circumstances would have been wholly 1 unsportsmanlike. < -? I Difficulty is tho spur of lovo, 1 A. oi vuuninx pi?* SOUTH CAROLINA. Wc publish this morning copious citracts from a South Carolina letter to the 1 pring- 11 field ItrpuMiran^hn influential indcc mdent o Republican journal yf New England The l' letter is writteWfrom Charleston, an gives a the writer's i?prcssiou of the political sit- ^ uation in our ?ster State. There is 1 ut one C1 portion of this letter that calls for an pros- ct cut notice atJDur hands. The write! savs : "Tho fact'is that there arc two strdpgly opposing elements in the Democratic party, S1 which divide a good deal on the geograihi- 01 cal lino of the 'up country' and the 'low P1 country,' the latter including tho counties P' along the coast, with Charleston as tho reuioto parts of the F tale, IfrSnftKoe -rtc mountain counties and such ikfricis as s* Edgefield, where Gary, the lcachf of Hauip- 1 ton's opponents in tho Legislate, lives.? Broadly speaking tho we.'ilthTfcd^intellicence of tho Statu nm >? ' ?. v ?iu iubt uuuiurj j 41 the ignorance and poverty in thl 'up coun- ai try.' As a natural consequents liberalism has its headquarters in the 'loll, country;' tl Bourbon ism iu the 'up country; " * 8:1 We have nothing to say coot srning the tl divisions in tho Democratic part r of South Carolina. We care uothing ab ut the dif- 1,1 fcrences that arc said to cxiat between Gen- t>i eral Hampton and General Gartr. But wo td think that tho sneers of this Charleston U1 correspondent, who probably drew his in- s': spirution from his surroundings, at the up- di country of South Carolina should not bo tc allowed to pass unnoticed. We shall not 8t Akpute theiusticc of his compliment to the v' wealth auiTintclfigcifee And"IHiernliam of ** Charleston. It is well deserved. But P1 when*the correspondent speaks of the up- tc country as the homo of "ignorance" he a< simply displays either prejudice or a woful ui want of information. The people of the tl country may bo poorer than the people of 01 Charleston, for they have suffered much ai and have bad to nam tlml.- :? !? w... . t null UILUU 111 IIIU sweat of their brows, but there is just as t< much of education, just as much of intelligence, of culture and refinement in their 01 section of the State as in the favored re- :is ^ion of the coast. Who says otherwise w proves himself either grossly ignorant or re is gross a slanderer. Charleston may be 01 he home of liberalism at d the up country sa )f Bourbouism ; we shall not quarrel about w~ho cvcrlcnolJi'fl^'frlW^ if the pu-T1^ itical history of South Carolina knows that 31 liourbonism freed the State from the most fri falling tyranny while the policy of liberalsui would have (no matter what the intcn;ion of its advocats) riveted its chains. It st vas liberalism t'hat gave South Carolina 111 Scott, and Moses, and Chamberlain, and u: Klliott, and Wliippcr, and Wliittcmorc, and ';i bright and Bowen. It wast Uourbonism hi born of tlio "ignorance and poverty" of the 1' ip couutry) that gave the State Hampton, ni uid llagoou, and Ilaskcll, and Lipscomb, tl md Butler, and Aldrich. aud Garv. Liber- ui ilism would have made terms with the spoiler. Bourbonism would uiakc no com- si iromiso with corruption. Liberalism vould have abandoned the fight against tc Vaud in despair and bccj^ contHit with ;ho smallest crumbs of po$v*?tl?l fell from the Radical table. Bourbonism, "ignorant and poor/' was determined to have ^ ibcrty and honest government ^ any cost. In brief, liberalism sougbffo make Chamberain Governor a second time; Bourbonisui lrove tha corrupt usurper from the State, _ put Wade Hampton in his place and deliver- ^ ?d the whole of Carolina from tho power of ^ ho plundorcrnnd oppressor. With such a ,, ccord Bourbonism and the up cohntry can * ifford to treat with contempt the silly sneers j, >f ignoranco or of malice.?Augusta C/tro- j. xiclc and Constitutionalist. w ni Bisiiop Marvin on tiih Sabbath.? j,, Hicsc two institutions?the family and the 0, sabbath?came out of the gates of Eden ^ inked together ; thoy cannot be disjointed. 0) !n the family the Sabbath has its chief ax- ni >ressioo, even moro than in the house of p] iod ; for in tho sanctuary there is often,on c\ iceasion, the same worship on other days ju is on that; but in the home there is no day a ike this otic. No birthday nor holiday re- w cmbles it. It is an uuseen but felt presence n every chamber nnd upon every heart; ai ts touch is upon every face, nnd its tone in sc ;vcry voice; ils light is purer than the f0 ight of common days, as if celestial beams p, vero braided in with the rays that stream w hrough the window or lie upon tho thresh- |,( >ld. Tho man-servant and tho maid-scr- gc rant rest; and oven the horse and tho ox C( oain in tho pasture or sleep in the stall ; fi, .ho plane and the axo lie idle in the shop ; ,he court house is closed ; and every place if merchandise is still; hotfcan life has re- sr rented from its contest.' Men omergo from t) he doorway of homo only to vifittho house ft if Qod, na^-thfn return to cotnmuno with i* .ho invisible" nt tho domestic altar, and to bi rest. Here and now the hcaW gathers all sc its troasurcs together, and estimatos them tl jy a standard of values that fipd* its defi- y< lition in such words as G.od and holiness, w ?ternity and heaven. Thus borfib and tho fi< Sabbath belong to each other. Thero can fi ?o no homo in the highest meaning of the tl tvord, without tho Sabbath} and without w .ho family and tho homo there could scarce- .T ly be a Sabbath at all upon tho enfth. tl KILLING GRASS NOT CULTIVATION. Many taruicrs in this section plaut as tany acres as they possibly can keep the rass down on, under the mistaken notion lat if the grass is kept down the crop is II right. They ought to bo called "grass illcrs." If there is no grass, there is no altivation, lor they let the field of corn or jtton stand until the grass springs up, lough otherwise much in need of the plow, he number of acres they can keep clear of rass is assumed to be the number they can titivate with their force, and thus ovcrlauting goes on front year to year, wfftlc jor cultivation cripples the land, reduces tc yield and disheartens the farmer. 1U U ittW iluwa Cm??. a>ukiit m*L iilTO'thwlr 1 heedu +ho? cultivation means irring the soil as well as killing the grass? hey argue that in killing grass of course icy stir the soil; nud so they r'o, after a ishion, but they forget in this argument tat in most eases the implements they use :e designed not for the best cultivation, but >r the best grass killing. Let them reverse lis object, and wo think the result will be itisfactory. Have your plows made for vc very best cultivation, and lot tl?? ???!??.?. , ?_ ..... ..... illing be incidental. There will not be iuch grass i( the field is well cultivated; ut in order to do this your calculation of lirty to forty acres to the horse must be psct. One horse or mule cauuot cul'.ivatc > much laud well, and if ho seeuis to have one so on a former occasion, reduce it now > twouty or twenty-five ; cultivate better, ir the soil oftener, and you will be coniuced by the difference in the yield that you hrpn overworked for no corresponding rufifc. Twenty acres of land well cultiva:d will certainly yield more than thirty 3rcs poorly cultivated. Many of these ^rass farmers," if not nil of them, by lorongh cultivation could dispense with nc third of their horses, plows and hoes, id produce better crops. It is difficult to leak off old habits, we know, but it is betir to break bad habits than never. Good cultivation requires watchfulness rer the crops and frequent close inspections > to their true condition and needs, and hen it is perceived that the earth has boon ipackcd from heavy rains or long standing, the surface baked or crusted from the imo causes, as so often happens in our cliate, be assured the plow is needed, and rery day it is delayed brings loss to the rfUiCiv" itrrprrro cmiTi ir jjvttj tm mxn .rr^ id avoid turning it over as much as pashie. Stirring the soil don't mean turning bottom up. In dry seasons, especially, >ur crop will need all the moisture in the til, and if you turn it up you release the oisture to the sunshine and winds. We ?c too many turn plows in summer. In ct, they should be used only in winter in reaking up when moisture is abundant.? you do not use patent cultivators, long, arrow scooters are best to side with when io crops are youug, and also to keep the iddles loose; to make time, two, three and rcn four of them may bo attached to a ngle stock, while shallow running swoops c incomparable for skimming tlio snrfaco i destroy grass.?L. C. 11. in Savannah fetes. Tragic Result of a Girl's Eloteent with a Negro.?A special to tho t. Louis Globe-Democrat from Houston, cxas. states that three years ago a farmer anted McGuire, living in Walker County, ad head of a very respectable family, hired young negro man named Walker Dening > work'on his farm. McGuirc has three aughters, one of them, Misa Fannie Meuiro, n handsonio -young girl of 17, and ho stood well in society. Kcccntly Miss annio eloped with this negro from her ithcr's house at dead of night and in a agon They escaped to the railroad depot, id thence to Houston, last Thursday, takig up their abodo in a negro hut on the jtskirts. Miss McGuirc's brother started i pursuit, and on Sunday last, by the aid T a detective, found them. The Houston ithoritics arrested the negro, who was laced in an unoccupied, house, with a trace lain around his neck and locked to a staple i the floor. Towards midnight 011 Tuesday mob of twenty men on horseback, armed ith double-barreled shot-guns, rode into iversidc to the house whore Dening was, id began shooting. At every shot Dening ?*l ,11 i>/1 iin.l <*?- u-1- ami aL I . .mix vmui iui mi uie iasi ur shots, when hiv voice was still. Two lunds of shot was left in his body. A holo load of buckshot was put into his oart. The mob then remounted their lioris and rode tiway in the moonlight. The >rpsc was left lying with its faco to the oor. Heaps of corn, tho Nebraska Farmer lys, arc nearly as common in tho yards of lat State as wood piles at the East, and ir tho same purpose, to wit: for fuel. It on record that Kansns farmers have urncd corn, and six months afterwards paid iventy-five cents a bushel for corn to feed teir stock. And again, that within one oar from the time when corn in that State as a drug at soven cents per bushel in the eld thcro was ready market for it at ninetyvc cents. The easy lesson of which is tat in years of plenty it is tho part of isdom to provide #for possible (amino?as oseph did in Egypt?and not pilo corn on lie kitchen firo. w AN EXTRAORDINARY SENTENCE BY A JUDGE. The following extract is taken from a sentence recently pronounced by Judge Reading, of Chicago, upon the liquor dealers who have violated the law by selling it to minors. It will pay a careful perusal: "By the law you may sell it to men and wonieu, if they will buy it. You havo given your bond and paid your Itccnso to sell to them, and no one has a right to molost you in your legal busiucss. No matter what the consequence may be, no matter what poverty and destitution arc produced by your selling according to law, you have paid your money for this privilege, and you arc licensed to pursue your calling. No nig\tUT w\inV DTP ?<a. dPted~trriHcmble ; ir> matter what wives-ara ^ treated with violence, what children starve or mourn over the degradation of a parent i : _ i ? ?uumiiws is legalized, and no one may interfere with you for it. No matter what mother may agonize over the loss of a son, or a sister blush at the shame of a brother, you have a right to disregard thehi all and pursue your legal calling?you aro licensed. You may fit up your lawful placo of business in the most enticing and captivating form; you may furnish it with tho most costly and elegant equipments for your own lawful trade; you may till it with tho allurements of amusements ; you may use all arts to allure isitors; you may skillfully arrange and expose to view your choice wines and captivating beverages; you may induce thirst by all contrivances to produce a raging appetite for drink, and then you may supply that appetite to tho full, bccauso it is lawful; you have paid for it?you have a license. You may allow hoys and children to frequent vonr saloon, that they may witness the appnront satisfaction with which their seniors quaff the iparkling glass; you may be schooling and training them for tin? period of twenty-one, when they too can participate, for all this is lawful. Y'ou may hold the cup to their lips, but you must not let them drink?that is unlawful. For while you have all these privileges for tho money you pay, this poor privilege of selling to children is dcuied you. llcrc par ? 1 -1- t . . uius nave uio rignt to say, Leave my son to me until the law gives you a right to destroy him. Do not anticipate that terrible moment when 1 can assert for him no further rights of protection. That will bo soon cnoRgh for me, for his sister, for his ujotner, lor IDS incnas, lor inu comuruimj, to see him take the road to death. Give him to us in his childhood at least. Lotus have a few hours of his youth in which we eau enjoy his innocence, to repay us iu some small degree for the care and love we havo lavished upon him. "This is something which you who now stand prisoners at the bar have not paid for; this is not embraced in your license. For this offense the court sentences yon to ten days' imprisonment in the county jail, and that you pay a tine of $75 aud costs; and that you stand committed uutil the fine and costs of this prosecution are paid." We have not incard from any so lrcc, such an arraignment of the license law as this. * ?~ Modern Definitions of Commercial Terms.?Bankrupt?A man who gives everything to a lawyer so that his creditors will not get it. Assignee?It is the chap who lias tlio ileal and gives himself four aces. A Hank?Is the place where people put their money so it will be handy when other folks want it. A Depo-itor?Ts a man who don't know how to spend his mouey and gets the cashier to show him. President?Ts the big fat man who promises to boss the job and afterwards sublets it. A Director?Is one of those that accepts a trust that don't involvo either the use of his eyes or his cars. ( 'fishier?Is often a man who undertakes to support & vile, six children and a brown stone front, on forty Jo'iairs a mouth and bo honest. v... Collaterals?Are certain prices of paper " - . as good as gold, duo and paynblo on 1st day "* of April. Assets?Usually consists of five chairs ana an old stove, to theso tnay be added a spittoon, if the 'bust' ain't a bad one. Liabilities?Are usually a big 'blind' that the assets won't 'see* nor 'raiso.' A Note?A promise to do an impossible thing at an impossible time. An Endorser?Is a man who signs a commercial philopcna with a friend and gets caught. Remedy for Rheumatism.?Take a pint of spirits of turpentine, to which add an ounce of champhor. Let it stand UNtil the champhor is dissolved ; then rub it on the part affected, and it will never fail of removing the complaint. Flannel should be applied after the part is well fomented with turpentine. Repeat the application morning and evening. It is said to be equally nvailalle for bums, scalds, bruises iinu rpraios, never Jailing of success. Cut this out, it is the best remedy going. Inebriate?"Now look here ; what I sny is, what's the use of riches ? 'Spose a man's a Roth?you know?a Rothchild's bank, eh? Well, what's the good of it ? IIo can't get no more druuk thau 1 cau?now. can he ?"