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There are on the upU at this time efciaftj, j
of politicians which pregh>U8^^^^y
' and-such positthe enrjy^j ?(
South CaroVw' "?w6? officcs
duties of'the Courts were <
, high station and noble ipalltie?!* innHfll: -t)?t
gradually they wqre ktdowo/mBWfri
the scale of deceucy, so th?t though'
times flljed by ?e*i of substantial wor^S, in ;
eomo parte h
j^TO^'picked Up?? mflB a> 00e j^0;r 0^B con. (
^ Edition expecting doubtless sjrapAthy and <
service, at least justico, from such sources
of official power, which they could not e*. *
poet from men, who bad ft lift be ir lives
moved in another Sphere ojMffo from themselves.
It is very ua^jtfirrfor jypjpre so to <
feel, we adni\t. r^CH^sayMMW&s rife and <
is rife tday, JMPaon^sUMmtti classes of <
men posessedr^w 1hMfimttso and shrewd- i
ness, to Wit : "EMjp^n you expect him to I
foci with the Cnud^am^fctaaw thoir wants: A
ho was born irtfa raised a- ^rnitfeman. II# 1
knows nothing tbout us or our littl^fjlpnj 1
and. troubles, ^he aspirations of olf^hearts
nfuj a ii d ^ de'
privo us of tifo -political power which tko i
constitution of the Statu gives us." ]
This is the ta'k, aud it must be confessed 1
certain affected upstarts, who have never i
kuown what it was to be a wgentlemanin- s
vite it, by their insolent deportment to uieu s
of humble life. i
But is all this true? Look at the facts, t
, The very men who crawl'to office, by lick- s
ing. the heels of the populuco, are just the i
last uion to be trftstcd". Once tu office, they c
can be brought under the control of uicn of s
station, influence and wealth, just as surely t
as the spaniel answers a master's whistle ; i
and it is uoHoog after they'are installed, *i
beforo you have a eour^houso ring who I
handle tho sales of property for dobt or a
The exposuro they can make iu.the bosom a
of society is feared ; the certainty of pub- c
licity beforo the courts, in the press, or t
otherwise is wisely avoidtf^ But how is it c
with the lowly, the weak, the uninformed '( \
They fall into the meshes of these court- (
house spiders, and though thoy may hum a <
little while in the agony of depletion ; they (
arc soon sucked to tho skeleton and left to
bleach in their bones Tho widows, minors >
and orphans of a certain class, make a rich 1
harvest for these county politicians "On the t
make." This is no new set of "Tacts, not a t
thing done in a corner, but a scandal and t
abuse known of all men. - 1
Now aud then, uicn of this class of office ]
seekers obtain position, who are bravely <
true men, who turn qui after all to" be <
"IrUUipSv" frnii tko bar uud everybody who
oome in con/tyct with them feel that they I
are dealing .itfUh men beyond reproach.? i
Whenever thejpublio reach such a man it 1
is in the interest of all that such an official i
should be kept in office as long as possible, i
not iu his own interest, but in tlio interest i
of society, compassing the very ond and aim
of government itself. 1
Of course this is gall and wormwood to i
those who are hankering after the loaves i
and fishes. At once wo hear it talked of I
aill round, that office is sold out to such a i
man and we have homilies on the justice i
.and righteousness of rotation in office. i
It is entirely lost sight of, that the office '
is held not for the benefit of the individual
incumbent, but for that of the public, and
if their iutcrcsts are subserved by retaining
ti worthy official in office, the very object of
~ . .erecting tho office itself is fulfilled.
humblest walks of life are thoso who are
most to he trusted in the interests of the
humblest classes. It never has so proven
itself in any State or society on the face of
tho earth. It requires an extraordinary
man of this class to be superior to the blandishments
and influences of thoso to whom
tho ordinary bipeds bond the knee. What
then ? Where may wo look for men for
office? Some ivill point to distinguished
classes, nocially or otherwise?men who
f sway socict) us to them seem hest. These,
it is thought by some, nre above the temptations
which beset uieo of meaner clay.?
Such a man's groat grandfather was thus
and so, and all the blood of the Howard's
runs in his veins. He has blue blood to
the heart. Alas ! with very honorable exceptions,
which may be found conspicuously
amongst the peerage of the British realm,
this is not the source from which may be
expected the noblest and highest recognition
of official trusts. So far as distinguished
military chieftains arc concerned, history
has shown beyond dispute, they arc the last
men in the world to he trusted in the conduct
of civil affairs. They lack high des,
g xn r
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-crction iu State affairs; (hey lack ?n instinctive
love for liberty, aud ia veryje^K
conspicuous instances ure dovoid
honor and sincerity of purpose. A^K^HP
gurrra, a fatal error in high civil policy, iras
naturally an attraction for theon So, too,
they recognise the philosophy of force in
contradistinction to the philosophy of
growth ; the philosophy of a coup <je matt.
far beyond the philosophy of a profound
statesmanship, which regards no influence
is too small to be a factor in human^Ufe,
tod addresses itself to building up a state
higfr of Self-support and self^oiroTTratti'cr
than to chaining it to a poliever
the party, with n\on of^nolilo personal
oharaeter.
We began with that greatest flguro in
our history, it not iu human history, Ucorge
Washington. The majesty of manhood and
high self-poise involved in this remarkable!
character more or less ghvo tone to tho incumbents
of tho Presidential Chair, and not
Duly 80,[gavo I6he to the electors themselves,
reuderit^ull classes of people truly anxious
thsMlfti chief executive should contiuue to
honor on the high position of the
pRoscu ruler of the great Republic of the
ircnrWr.
JPUie-wos a high aud holy popular ambition.
Even here wo at length declined-,
ind sought rather mere, wettability cs an
'"Wo thus *??n? U3a<^
neet ?ho demands of ordinary decency ?
Hut we have now politicians "ou the make"
hr every position in the State. There is
lotiiiug too high for log rolling aud vulgar
iclf-sccking. The position of simple citisenship,
once esteemed suffieieut for any
nan's high self-respect, is uow held as a mark
>1 inferiority, of low degrco?something that
tauips a man as one who wears the leather
ncdul. Everybody wants to he something;
iverybody wauts to play the big man, to
port the honors of the State and become
he stare of the unwashed. They delight
n the whisper: "Who is that? Oh, that
s Mr. Speaker Exquisite. Oh, he is the
auious Judge Machination. There's Hrigidier
Importunity. That's the Hon. Inlaoabilitv.
And TnMnionno
ighast iu the presence of the niigbtj men
>1' Gatli who swell in dimensions with each
iccasion, and grow to a gre^tuoss which
iovets the very stars of heaven. Where
vill all this stop? But yesterday the lion.
Juffees and Sambos sported the gewgaws of
dficia) station, whilst the handy rascals stole
>ut the State.
The truth is, it would secui, the farce
vould have sickened most men's stomachs
'or honors which had been toyed with by
hose monkey legislators. But not so, there
ire those who feel six feet higher for filling
he scat which just now was graced by a
IVhitteiuore, a Dennis, a Smalls, a Whipjcr,
or a Nash. Foor human nature, it is
mough to mako nu angel weep or a devil
>r giaour chuckle.
If these things could go on without
laming society up-side-down we could laugh
it them, or scorn them according to degroe;
but in so much that these uien "on tftc
make" persistently follow us, so that their
indecent desire for prominence everywhere
and on all occasions scandalizes our society,
ar sets it by the cars to its deep injury and
unrest, wc cannot afford to disregard this
matter. How shall this be stopped ? Never
so long as wc arc human. But much can
be done, by an earnest, honest constituency
in their determined effort to select men who,
at least, have some modesty of deportment,
and who refuse to stand like political bawds
on the thoroughfares piping their charms
to all the passers-by.?Speight's lYcicspapcr.
.?
Easter Egos.?The custom of eating
eggs at Easter has been traced up not
only to the theology of Egypt, hut to the
philosophy of tho Persians, the Gauls,
ib*? AJ-reek?, and the Unmans?nil of whom
regarded the egg as an emblem of the universe
anil tlin ivnrL- nf " P.,.*?.?> .....1
New Year," says Geblin, ''have been marked
by similar distinctions. Among the Romans
the New Year is looked upon as the
renewal of all things, and is noted for the
triumph of the Sou of Nature, as Easier is,
with Christians, for the Son of Justice, the
Saviour of the world, over death by His resurrection."
The early Christians of Mesopotamia
had the custom of dyeing and
decorating eggs at Easter. They were
stained red, in memory of the blood of
Christ shed at His crucifixion. The Catholic
Chureh adonted the custom, and reo.ir
dcd egtrs as tho emblem of the resurrection,
as is evinced l>y tho bcnedictiou of Pope
Paul V, about 1010, which read thus:?
"Bless, oh, Lord! wc beseech Thee, Thy
crcuturo of cjjjjs, that it may bccouio a
wholesome sustenance to Thy faithful scrvnnts?eating
it in thankfulness to Thee
on account of the resurrection of the Lord."
Thus the custom has conic down from ages
lost in antiquity.
THE PflflftAKY 1LBCTI0H SYSTEf.
1 The ObfixjMs Met in Detail? TlX Experience
of Oconee County. I
Wionsbq^o Netos and Herald : CtXsidcrablo
bpMfeition is manifested io difiyrent
Eortions o? *he State to primary elect Jbt )s
ut the jdbjfcctions urged ore not basetKon j
good gwu?<fa. It bas boon shown ttm a ,
priuinriFelet^ion "is death to convenRJjj^ ,,
mpnipdntionfand it requires Far great?** #|
gueity and strength to onntrol & majoriffW *
the people than to manage a majority iftf s convention.
The objection that the prflha- ,
ry system would lead to interminable ilec- .
w hk,cr candidates by the primary si 1;M:
uot near so outrageous as the slayin-r of the ]
strongest candidates befo^p a convestioD by (
biiugiag in a dark horsifc Tho prftnary t
olcction suffers no one to "lie low" ufctil the j
candidates have out each other'e^.thiWft,.-'-- \
Any ono' wishiijg to succeed ui^st jfet'his t
bost foot foremost from the beginatngrp" et- j
der to be one of tho highest two-, bqfijfeen t
whom the people are to choose. V { 1
The objectiou to the novelty of thjjifiaQ- ?
gcrous innovatiou is urged by thosFVwho ^
are unaware that tho primary ^ysteff Km 8
been adopted in many States aifthe ' j
rtssort for preserving the purity ofMarty. ?
to Fairfield, a number of the be?t fltiitpttf . ?
who refused pro viouafrim outer ftT clubs ^
aafee; -!
rThey are willing to trust the judgment of r
a majority of the Democrats, but thoy would ^
not tie to tho action of a convention. j?
As to the objection to tbo pledge, suor- t
gnnization is uot worth having unlets it can j
wield its members iu a solid body. Other- 1
wise uo one would waste time; in seeling* a t
nomination froui it. ? A o
Wulhalla Courier: Withiis primary elec- L
tions have workedadmirably^hnd have cured u
the evils complained of under the delegate t
system of making nominations. The pluu n
by delegates is objectionable. It is not t
democratic. The nominees are almost ul- I
ways the choice of a few leading minds, or f
of a combination formed by the friends of b
two -or three candidates, who manipulate
tlutrlocal clubs-and secure delegates favor- t
fo be ircmtn'IW'9 would- have ^
been to be defeated. Tt bad about couio- 1
10 tlils pass, and wo can uot say without( j|
reason. Iu the then aud in the now r
existing state of things nominations were v
essential to the highest interests of the t
people, aud hence the primary plan was sug- i
gested and tin ally adopted The plan is J
simple aud fair to all. It meets fully the r
idea of a scrub race without danger to sue- j
cess, and then of a nomination of a Demo- a
crat with success. - i
t The election under our recmbitinn* must. r.
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afford as fair au expression of the choice of (,
the Democracy as could be hnd *t the reg- 1
ulnr election conducted bv lew, and without' x
danger tot' good of tne country. We ]
encourage the formation of as many clubs ]
as possible, thus putting a voting precinct
within easy ronrih of a*any f itjrnn, <nrl se- i
curing the fullest expression ot opinion.? f
This we regard important. A votini pre- t
einct in each township will not auswA, as 1
it is often too remote for many votcrtlwho have
to walk to attand. In the eigHt t^wu- 1
ships of this county wc now have tweity- f
eight clubs, and at our last primary nearly 1
two thousand votes were cast, our full JDeui- t
ocratic strength. c
Who can object to this plan ? Iuhutj re- t
ly a trial of the strength of the candid.-bes i
I in the Democratic party. All thi^p.-liy t
are permitted to vote. None but KwlitMs i
arc excluded from the polls, for all hemp- a
crats can join the clubs and vote. Tlh rc* c
suit, among the Democratic camlidun is 1
what it would have been at the gfSral ?
election. They stand relatively *4s feey c
would have then stood, for the priBui^E is
held only a short timo before thjrrtgHUr a
election, that the canvass piav bo*sto>
and the vote regarded us fixed. TbK?bcnt|jj t
fit. is this^-that without the primnrj^lUtlre c
Democrats at the regular election "Wght c
have been defeated, while tho primary pits t
the strongest against the Itadicul candidate c
and prevents a division of tho l)cino.cratic
vote. Have tho candidates defeated
at the primary cause to complain ? 'l|>ey I
ougm. ruiner 10 rejoice, lor the result allows
they would have been defeated anyway, I
and perhaps also worked the defeat of i tiler
good Democrats. The plan is a good )nc '
and should bo generally adopted.
? <
A green sportsman, after a frui less
tramp, met a boy with tears in his eyei "I '
say, youngster, is there anything to moot,
around here ?" Tlt#s boy answered, "aoth- '
in' just 'bout here, but there's the schoolmaster
t'other side the hill, I wish y ou'd '
shoot him !" ,,V
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The White Grub often makes sad WOrk '(
with strawberries, and their prescuoe is not i
known until the mischief is done. t When
a strawberry plant wilts, take it $ip and
March for the grub before it gets^ to and
oats the roots from another plant.
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HEAVY WEIGHT SWINB.
Burlington County, N, J., challenge* the
World?The Jersey Bed*?Praise for
the Chester White*.
Burlington county. New Jersey,.baa been
publishing the weights'of its hogs slaughtered
during February, and challenges the
Cuited States to beat thom. Tho figures
given of four particular "crops," being
those of P. S. Bodiue, of Peniberton;
Richard Harrison; S. L. Southcrd, and
fOstph Carter, of New Hanover.. Mr.
Bodiae slaughtered, on Fcoruary 4tU, 20
mine, weighing from 700 pounds down to
190, the total being 12,061 pounds, and avweredYoni
795 to 619 poqnds: total 12,660,
iverage 703. Mr. Carter killed 21, on.
February 25th, tho weights boing from 921
lown to 633 pounds, the total 15,035, and
& J- ? -*- ?
-no ofoiutc i iu pouuus wnnin a iractiou.
N>^htj?Cbc|io figures were, by subsequent
nteSu^fToo, slightly changed; the average
>f Mr. SouthanTs was decided to bo 700$
>oundfl, and of Mr. Carter's 697, giving
he former gentleman the prize badge that
tad boen offered by Mr. John Taylor, a
tork-packer, of Treuton, N. J.] Alto;ether,
these four crops, 80 hogrf, made an
T-erage of afcowt S69 'pomnla; 24 of them
mgrag' from 700 to 921 pounds. These
Igurei are all, of course, dressed weight.
/Those hegs wo understand to be whut arc
ihoWn as "Jersey Reds," or as the Swiue
A note from P. S. Bodinc informs us that
ds hogs were Jersey llcds, mixed with
lutsex.] Originally, the progenitors of
bib breed ("Jersey Red,) cauio from Kugiind
in 1823, and were presumed to jo rented
to the -^erksbircs, for the old epecineu8
of that breed were frequently reddish
>r sandy-colored, spotted with black, aud
laving lopped ears. The Jersey Reds have
indoubiedly becu greatly improved from
he original stock, aud such figures as arc
hove reported certuiuly chelluugo the atentiou
of the whole country. We should
>e glad to have reports of heavy wciglus
rom other sectious, and especially of other
ireeds of animals.
We observe that, in on address before
ho Ohio Swiuc Breeder's Association, S.
iVhites, which ' by careful breeding and
ong years of patience," he considers has
become "the peer of any of its kind."?
This breed originated in Chester or Dela
rare county, l'u., from the mingling of
liree strains of blood?a pair of exceedogly
fine white pigs from Bedfordshire,
England, brought by Captain dames Jellies
to Chester county, about 1818; an iui>ortation
of China pigs about the same time;
iud the large white hogs previously raised
u that section ; these last having beeu ori:inally
brought, tradition says, to New
Rustle, Del., iu au English vessel, about
812. Th?y were euormouajy large, but.
rery coarse, add Mr. Harvey, of OneK
Pa., says he remembers a sow that weighed
1,300 pouuda.
The Chester Whites produced at length
from the source stated are undoubtedly &
Ine breed. The early objection made to
hem?liability to mauagc, leg weikncss,
ong maturing, aud disposition to coarseness
?Mr. Todd says, has been overcome. "The
iability to manage has disappeared ; the
mimal stands cxccptionably well upon his
eet, carrying his great weight with case ;
md, for early maturity, stands at the head
if the swine family, enabling those of his
irecd to be put on the market as fat hogs
it the remarkably early age of from seven
o nine? months, thus avoiding the liability,
11 jl tllfMKIir/l f\ lllA rl lOAOHAo nltZ'.U
w w n. v..? M.VMUUI v, n/ V 11 V> VilOCilfVO n illtll
ire so prevalent and destructive in this
:ouniry, besides leaving our yards free froui
logs one-fourth of the year, which I conlider
very ^important as a preventive of the
rigin and spread of those diseases."
It is claimed that tho Chester Whites
ind tho "Poland China," which origiuated
g^iutjor and Warren count:cs, Ohio, ure
he only pure home breeds of note in this
iountry. They have been bred so long in
tne dire.lion, with characteristics so well
islablished, that they lay but little if any
ilaim to foreign blood.
Seeds in,a Pound.?Tho following is
;iven as about the average :
Tho number of seeds of wheat in one
>ound is 10,000.
Tho number of seeds in one pound of
Darley is 15,400.
Tho number of seeds in 0110 pound o!
>ats is 30.000.
The number of seeds in one pound of
buckwheat is 25,000.
Tho number of seeds it; one pound of
red clover is 249,000.
The uumber of seeds in one pound of
wbite clover is 688,400.
A bushel of clover seed, CO pounds, will
oontaio 20*976,000 seeds, which, equally
distributed over an acre, will give about 3
seeds to tho square inch of ground.
An Eastern paper has for its motto:?
"The pen is mightier than the sword, but
the scissors are the easier to handle."?Solomon
didn't get away with all tho wisdom.
?T<I I
article contributed to ^
We regret tbat?wt hft^tept iptfMnSSS
the entire article, ? i^&Uio** nasi ^
or valuable suggest
larui weuld^o a Borloui .
crops and has not provided for it by ccouoj
my, or the prices of stock, grain, etc., fnll
unexpectedly. The other man keeps out
of debt, expects to uinko $200 per year
above expenses, and succeeds in reaching
thut reasonable amount. Iu twenty years
the small farmer who began with 100 sjy#*
of laud, steadily gaining $200 py year, ,
with its natural increaso, will,' in hi lprhba^^
bility, owu both farms. So then, a dobt of
$5,000 to a man having a farm wortls
$15,000 is a heavy aud dangerous loand.?
What ought this mau to do ? The answer
is : As soon as possible he ought to sell
one-half of his land, if necossary to sell
tk.? 1- ? -* - * % -
mm, uiuuu, una pay nis debt. He has do
other safo course to pursue. If he expects
to pay the debt, principal aud iuterost, from
"" """"'i prvitef iifi Tiin 'toiii1- ?ilr ili'i ii\-i
tainty?thT interest on his debt, expense*
of his family and keeping up his farm ; on
the other hand all is uncertainty?in the
quautity and quality of each crop raised, in
the price that its products will bring, aud
in the price of all his stock.
A uierchaut may afford a similar illustration.
lie begins to sell goods with a capital
of 85.000 aud coutiuucs until ho has
810,000 worth of goods in his house, aud
has debts owing to hiui from customers to
the auiouut cf 83.000, and owes for ?;oods
purchased or money borrowed 85,000, bearing
interest. He is seriously embarrassed.
The more he increases the debt he owes the
greater the danger. At that poiut ho had
better stop and sell goods and collect debts
until he reduces the debts he owes at least
not" ^an\hat a man in business
should never be iu debt. The farmer may
prudently add a piece of land to his farm
whenever he is certainly able to pay for it
iu a year or two, or he may buy young stock
more than he has money on hand to pay
for, or the merchant uiay need a tupply of
goods abovo his cash resources, which it
would be judicious iu him to buy. The
debt named is one that is large enough to
embarrass a man, or continues loug enough
to be a fixture in the family.
.
The Demockatic State Ticket.?
Much has been said of late by the press of
th&.S^Ale *a to who shall be our standard
Dearer* ro me oounng osmpaign. With unexceptional
unanimity Hampton ia; tho
choice for Governor, but for the ofhtfr office#,
while a majority favor the entire old
ticket, a few would make some changes.
It is fair to assume that every Democratic
newspaper in the State aims to do that
which will best promote Democratic unity
and the perpetuation of honest government .
?a govenij.cnt that will give to all tho
people of the State the inestimable blessings
of peace, happiness nud prosperity.
Such a government we now have?ono
so eminently just and liberal tbat it has
wrung admiration and enthusiastic support
from many who loss than two years ago
strenuously opposed its inauguration. Does
this not demonstrate that the highest wisdom
has marked the counsels of that government
'( llampiou, with his efficient aud
harmonious associates, has duno all this. A
change could haidly do better?it might
not do us well.
That Hampton and the entire list of present
State officers will he elected if nninin*.
ted, uo oue doubts. Such a precious certainty
is worth a million uncertainties. The
achievements of each and every one of tho
heads of departnicntsat Columbia, in bringing
order out of chaos?a chaos tho inoro
perplexing on account of tho endless corruptions
and rasoaliti?.8 connected therewith
?have involved an amount of labor of
which the pcoplo at large can have but little
conception.
The men who havo led in tho perforin*
anco of this great reformatory and philanthropic
work can never receive just compensation.
The people can, in a decree,
show their appeciation of their noble services
by agaiu electing them to the places
they have filled with so much credit to
themselves and honor aud profit to the State.
The popular diinandi s, in our judgment,
for the entire old ticket (prcseut incumbents)
unbroken. Such, we feel assured,
1 ~:..w -< .us_
19 VIIU ^CUt l U1 UIOII U1 III IN SCCllUIlt ff O
arc emphatically in favor of another term
for Hampton and his entire official household.?Hock
llill llerald.
"Po you see any grapes, Bob? ''Yes,
but. there is dogs." "Big dogs. Bob ?"?
"Yes, very big." "Then come along?thcao
grapes are not ours, you know."