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folwjdm ?jr th? jfltirt,..^wJforction in State affairs; they lack an in-I thk pgftiary election systkm" I "
01 j>onticia?s Which previous Ui.'ityg^waf
. vrtsro mainly dootioed to(^art4?^|SjMfcces
aud-such positH?o car^t^M KM
South CnroUM'lhWcs dfficos todghMB
slutios of "the Courts woro , fil!eiti|frH|
t< .highetntiOn andnoWo^alUietjff
-but gradually tboy wore let dowo,\d8Hrh?
*ho ncnle of dccepcy, so that though
times filled by a?oh of substantial worth, iu
eonio parts of tho Slate al least; ia*rd ;w to
bv^lect^d sheriff * oaudidule had .<*?;}? t
himself down below tho
.* S*jr t. . ?
While man.
t n 1
"T^^r'^^FScked up" man a? one of their o*n condition
expecting doubthess sympathy nnd
Cryice, at least justice, froai such sources
:'v of oMcial power, which they could not ex?
pect from men, who had alL. their lives
moved in another sphere ojMffe from themselves.
It is very datufurror -wrtyre so to
fbel, we adm& r XMl^ayKjjfiprfc rife nnd
is rife to^dng^Jrohogsvyiftain classes of
men poseetjHFjw idiM?W?iisc uud shrewdness,
to wfvi" "ll^jplted you expect him to
feel with the (hqaihs and know thoir wants;.
ho wfts born jrffS raised - Qkntieman. H#
knows nothing about us oc oar HttlcjfAfim
and- troubles, aspirations of olMtearte
apd .instincts of our man hood.hole :
aim and desire in to
pri ve^'of^tfcb^^Sd^^wersSx^O^
constitution of the Statu gives us."
This is the ta'k, and it must be confessed |
mtrtnm nATontn^ ?1. - I W
vv....M -uwvvvi upvitu 10, n iiu iilive never
known what it was to be a ^gentleman" invito
it, by their insolent deportment to uien
of huinblo life.
Bat is allthis true? Look at the facts.
The very men who crawl'to office, by licking.
the heels of the populace, arc just the
last men to bo trttsted. Once iu office, they
can be' brought uudor the control of men of
station, influence and wealth, just ns surely
ns the spaniel 'answers a master's whistle ;
% . and it is not long after they "are installed,
before you have a eour^bouso ring wbo
handle the sales of property for debt or
The cxposuro thoy can make in tho boeooi
of society is feared; tho certainty of publicity
beforo the courts, iu the press, or
otherwise is wisely uvoidch^ But how is it
with the lowly, the weak, the uninformed ?
They fall into the meshes of these court.
y house spiders, and though thoy may hum a
little while in tho agony of depiction ; they
are soon sucked to tho skeleton and left to
bleach in their bones The widows, minors
and orphans of a certain class, rnako a rich
harvest for these count}' politicians "On the
make." This is no new set ofTucts, not a
thing done in a corner, but a scandal aud
m abuse known of all men.
Now aud then, men of this class of office
ROokorn flhtnln nmiltinn ?l>" -"" l.-i ?I?
vwn.... |/vu>?ivuj nuv uiu umvcijr
*>?- ' true men, who turn oul after all to" be
" * "trumps," and tU? bar nod everybody who
*" pome in cojj^act .with them/eel that they
"* we ihnliig iwUh moa beyond reproach.?
Whenever tb{U>ublio reach such a man it
ie in the inter&t of all that sueh an official
ehoutd be kept in office as long as possible,
cot iu his own interest, but in the intorest
<of society, compassing the very end and aiui
of government itself.
Of course this is gall and wormwood to
those who are hankering ufler the loaves
end fishes. At once wo hear it talked of
.all round, that office is sold out to such a
man and we have homilies on the justice
and righteousness of rotation in office.
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 interests are subserved by retaining
omciai id otnce, the very object of
creeling the office itself i? fulfilled.
humblest walks of life are thoso who are
most to bo trusted in (ho interests of the
humblest classes. It never has so proven
itself in any State or society on the face of
the 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 kuce. What
then? Where may wo look for men for
?offico? Some Will point to distinguished
classes, socially or otherwise?men who
f sway societj as to them scein best. These,
it is thought by souio, are abovo the temptations
which beset men of mcanor clay.?
Such a mun'a errant *'
. q.vuv ^laiiuiaiuur wj'tt (huh
and bo, and all tho blood of tbo Howard's
. ruua in his veins. Ho has blue blood to
tlw heart. Alas ! with very honorable exceptions,
which may be fouud conspicuously
amongst the peerage of tho Hritien realm,
this ia not tjie source from which may be
expected the noblest and highest recognition
?r " *
?.mv.u. nuns. Dinar na uisunguisned
military chieftains arc concerned, history
has shown beyond dispute, they aro tho last
men in tho world to be trusted in tho conduct
of civil nffairs. They lack high desI
* *%. '
iu?v iur nueiiy, uua in very many
conspicuous instances are dovoid of high
honor and sincerity of purpose. A ruse dc
gucrrty a fatal error in high civil policy, has
fihturally an attraction for them. So, too,
they recognise tho philosophy of force in
contradistinction to the philosophy of
growth ; the philosophy of a coup dc main
far beyond tho philosophy of a profound
statesmanship, which regards no influcncu
va? too small to be a factor in human^Hfo,
and addresses itself to building up n State
to a higfr condition ot self-support and selfM^rolTratfier
tbau to chaining ic to a poliever
the party, with igon ofnioblo personal
character.
We began with that greatest flguro in
our history, if not in hutnau history, George
Washington. The majesty of manhood and
high self-poise iuvolvcd in this remarkable
character more or less gave tone to tho incumbents
of the Presidential Chair, and not
only so,[gave lone to the electors thcuisclvee,
renderinsruil classes of ijeoplo truly anxious
??- ...
...jjp 3 vuivi c&uuunvo snouiu continue to
gjftlfct honor on tho high position of the
wnosen ruler of the great Republic of the
worM.
J?bi? was a high aud holy popular ambition.
Even here wo at length declined, i
mqre av^UabtHtty as an
meet tho deuiunds of ordinary decency.?
Rut we have now politicians "ou the make"
for every position in the State. There is
I nothing too high for log rolling and vulgar
self-seeking. The position of simple citizenship,
once esteemed sufficient for any
man's high self-respect, is now held stsa murk
ot inferiority, of low degrco?something that
stamps a man as one who wears the leather
modal. Everybody wants to be something;
everybody wants to play the big man, to
sport the honors of the State and become
the stare of the unwashed. They delight
:? .1 i-: ' ??' * * "
u i ii c nuiajjur : "?vno is that.' Uh, that
is Mr. Speaker Exquisite. Oh, he is tiie
famous Judge Machination. There's llrigadier
Importunity. That's the Hon. In^pubility.
?n4lber?.ia Getr.Intfpienoy,
Hfifiiii nn? m?D hf I -r?
The poor huuible citieetf aBSdWifefy fefSfids'
aghast in the presence ot the mighty men
of Gutli who swell iD dimensions with each
occasion, aud grow to a greatness which
covetH the very stars of heaven. Where
will all this stop? Hut yesterday the lion.
CuSees and Sambos sported the gewgaws of
official station, whilst the handy rascals stole
out the State.
Tho truth is, it would seem, the farce
would have sickened most uicn's stomachs
for honors which had been toyed with by
these monkey legislators. But not so, there
are those who feel six feet higher for filling
the scat which just now was graced by a
Wbittemore, a Dennis, n Smalls, a Whipper,
or a Nash. Poor human nature, it is
enough to mako an angel weep or a devil
or giaour chuckle.
If Jhese things could go on without
lllVt?*_***? AAAanfn nn ?? ? - L
wvvivvj up-OIUU'UUTTU WU UUUiU mu^ii
at them, or scorn them according to degroo;
but in so much that these men "on the
make" persistently follow us, so that their
indecent desiro for prominence everywhere
and on all occasions scandalizes our society,
or sets it by the ears to its deep injury and
unrest, we cannot afford to disregard this
matter. How shall this be stopped ? Never
so long as we arc human. But much can
be done, by an earnest, honest constituency
in their determined effort to select men who,
Qt 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 Newspaper.
Eastkk Euos.?The custom of eating
eggs at Easter has been traced up not
culy to tho theology of Egypt, but to the
philosophy of tho Persians, the Gauls,
itio Qreekn, and the Unmans?all of whom
regarded the ogg as an emblem of the universe
and tho work of Deity. "Easter and
New Your," says Geblin, "have been marked
by similar distinctions. Among tho Romans
the New Year is looked upon as the
rcucwul of all things, and is noted for the
triumph of tho Son of Nature, as Easter 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 tho blood of
Christ shed at His crucifixion. The Catholic
Church adopted the custom, and regarded
eggs as the emblem of tho resurrection,
as is evinced by the benediction of Pope
Paul V, about 1C10, whicb read thus:?
"Bless, oh, Lord! we beseech Thee, Thy
orcaturo of eggs, that it uiay become a
wholesome sustenance to Thy faithful servants?eating
it in thaultfulucss to Tlioo
on account of the resurrection of the Lord."
Thus the custom has conic down front ages
lost iu antiquity. ,
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The Ohje^tms Met in Detail?Th'^ Experience
of Oconcc County. i
Wiunsbo^o Netos and I/cruld: C<ysidcrablo
opMpition is manifested in diflurcnt
portions of the State to primary electllbs j;
but the jfcjttotions urged aro not bnso<lon
good grounds. It has bo6n shown tls. a
prim art election "is death to convenK^ ,
manipulation^' and it requires far grcatimps* ,
gacity and strength to eontrol a majoriS of
the people than to tuauago a majority a a
convention. Tho objection that tho prvia
ry system would lead to interminable Sections
is met by the provision that at the
wfhker candidates by the primary s^uem is
uot near bo outrageous as the slaving of tho
strongest candidates before a convcnttou by
biingiag in a dark horad. Tho primary
election suffers no one to "lie low" until the
candidates have out each othcr's^thrnpts.?
Auy one" wishing to succeed milst jiit-his
bost foot foremost from the faginntn^ft ordci
to be ouc of tho highest twoj bet-Ween
whom the people are to choose. * u i
The objection to the novelty of thWlangcrous
innovation is urged by thosrfwho
are unaware that tho primary j^ysteJi has
Deou adopted io ninny States asi the if Aider
retort for preserving the purity of Marty.
In Fairfield, a number of the bert dftkeOff
who refused provioua^j^^utor ^b^cluba
They arc willing to trust the judgment of
u majority of the Democrats, but thoy would
not tio to tho action of a convention. .
As to the objection to the pledge, au organization
is uot worth having unlets it can
wield its members in u solid ?ody. Other
wise no one would waste time, iu seelSnj* :n
uouiuution from it. ? A
Walhulla Courier: With qs primary elections
have worked aduiirablythnd have Cured
the evils complained of under the dclpgato
system of making nominations. The pluu
by delegates is objectionable. It is not
democratic. The nominees are almost always
the choice of a few leading minds, or
of u combination formed by the frieuds of
two or three candidates, who manipulate
tlm local clubs-, aud secure delegates i'avorbT-WO^tbiwf^VouldTiavc'
been fo be defeated. It had about coiuo
to tins pass, and wo cuuuob say without! |
reason. In the then atid in the now
existing State of thincs nnniinnlmnc ir.ira
essential to the highest interests of the
people, ami hence the primary plan was suggested
and finally adopted The plan is
simple aud lair to all. It meets fully the
idea of a scrub race without danger to success,
and then of a uouiiuution of a Democrat
with success.
The election under our regulations must
afford as fair au expression of the choice of
the Democracy as could be hat) at the regular
election conducted by law, and without
danger to. the good of the couutry. We
encourage the formation of as many clubs
as possible, thus putting a voting precinct
within easy rrnirh'nf >T?ny citjiw and securing
the fullest expression ot opinion.?
This we regard important. A voting precinct
in each township will not auswft, as
it is often too remote for many votert,Vwho
have to walk to att3tid. In the eiglfelittruships
of this county wc now have tUfcirtycitrht
clubs, and at our last nrimurv nmrlu
u I J ""*"J
two thousand votes were cast, our full Democratic
strength.
Who can object to this plan ? T< *Hi*T?
ly a trial of tho strength of the candid.|cs
in the Democratic party. All thiAp;K|y
arc permitted to vote. None but ltali As
arc excluded from the polls, for all Dempcrats
can join the clubs aud vote. Tl? re*
suit among the Democratic candidaft is
what it would have been at the jg'Sral
election. They stand relatively Hp
would have thon stood, for the priBurjf is
held only n short time before th rrtyftUir
election, that the canvaaa jnav ho-4W)tonj^i
and tho vote regarded as fixed.
tit is this,,-that without the primar^RUtlre
Democrats at the regular election night
have been defeated, while tho primary pits
the strongest against tho Radical camiduto
and presents a division of tho Ifcmo....?
if .? .... J
lv.uhv; miv. juivu mo candidates defeated
at the primary cause to complain ? 'lhey
ought rather to rejoice, for the result?h iws
tlicy woulil have been dcfeat"d anyr ay,
and perhaps also worked the defeat of i ttier
good Democrats. The plan is a good >nc
and should be generally adopted.
A green sportsman, after a fruii less
tramp, met a boy with tears in his cyea "I
say, yonngstcr, is thero anything to moot
around hero ?" Thp boy answered, '*Mothin'
just 'boat here, but there's the srroolmaster
t'other side the hill, I wish ^ou'd
shoot him !" "
The White Grub often mnTfes
<>.tu rininucnicn, unu inoir prescn06 is not
known until the mischief is deno. ;',When
a strawberry plant wilts, take it ibp and
search for the grub boforo it gBtilto and
eats the roots from another pluet.
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UUOI 1 nciuai IWlflC.
Burlington County, N, ?/., challenges the
World?The Jersey Reds?Braise for
the Chester Whites.
Burlington county. New Jersey, .bn* been
publishing tho weights'of its bogs slaughtered
during February, aud challenges tho
United States to beat thorn. Tho figures
ar.c given of four particular "crops," being
those of P. S. Bodine, of Peuibertou;
'Richard Harrison, S. L. SoutUwd, and
Jhteph Carter, of New ^llanover.. Mr.
Bodine slaughtered, on February 4th, 20
swiue, weighing from 700 pounds down to
490. the total being 12,061 pounds, and average
603 and a fraction. Mr. Harrison,
^wxdgh t ^
were from 795 to 619 pounds; total 12,660,
overage 703. Mr. Carter killed 21, on.
Februury 25th, tho weights boing from 921
down to 633 pounds, the total 15,035, and
the average 71C pounds within a fraction,
f N,dTjLgfeThcac figures were, by subsequent
investigation, slightly changed ; the average
of Mr. Southard's was decided to bo 700$
pounds, and of Mr. Carter's 697, giving
the former gentleman the prize badge that
had been offered bv Mr. John Ti.vlr.- ?
W ? -J 1 u
pork-packer, of Treuton, N. J.] Altogcthcr,
these four crops, 80 hogs, made an
sjrcrnge of .about 665 -pound*; 24 of them
ranging from 700 to 921 pounds. These
figure* are all, of course, dressed weight.
V These begs wo understand to be what are
known as "Jersey Reds," or as the Swine
[A note from P S. Bodine informs us that
this hogs wero Jersey llcds, mixed with
Sussex.] Originally, the progenitors of
this breed (Jersey Red,) came from England
iu 1823, and were presumed to >e related
to the (icrkshircs, fur the old specimens
of that breed were frequently reddish
or sandy-colored, spotted with black, and
haviug lopped ears. The Jersey Reds have
undoubtedly been greatly improved from
the original stock, and such figures as are j
thiivo rannrtAil /???* * ?i??1? -*
V . Wf?VV? vviiu.u.j! UIIUIIUU^U tliu attcution
of the whole couutry. Wo should
bo glad to have reports of heavy weights
from other seetious. and especially of other
breeds of animals.
We observe that, in an address before
tho Ohio Swiue Breeder's Association, S.
u. m?u. > , ... ? . .lj- .?< au?.?
Whites, which '-by careful breeding and
long years of patieuce," he considers has
become "the peer of any of its kind."?
This breed originated in Chester or Delaware
county, l?u., lrom the mingling of
three strains of blood?a pair of exceedingly
fine white pigs from Bedfordshire,
England, brought by Captain .lauies Jeffries
to Chester county, about 1818; an importation
of China pigs about the same time;
and the large white hogs previously raised
in that section ; these last having bceu originally
brought, tradition says, to New
Castle, Del., in au English vessel, about
1812. They were enormously large, but
verv coarse, nml Mr IT?rv?u r>f
? , "* v"""'I I
Pa., says he remembers u sow that weighed
l,;JUO pounds.
The Chester Whites produced at length
from the source stated arc undoubtedly a
fiue breed/ The early objection made to
theiu?liability to mauagc, log wcikncss,
long maturing, and disposition to coarseness
?Mr. Todd says, has been overcome. "The j
liability to manage has disappeared ; the
nuiinal stands cxccptionably well upon his
feet, carrying his great weight with case ;
and, for early maturity, stands ut the head
of the swine family, enabling those of his
breed to be put on the market as fat hogs
at the remarkably early age of from seven
to nine months, thus avoiding the liability,
in n iTcnt in il". .1 ?<
q. .... u.vmuuiv, tu iiiu VIIOUil^L'9 \V 111UI1 |
arc so prevalent and destructive in this j
country, besides leaving our yards free froui j
hogs ouefourth of the year, which 1 con- |
sider very #importaut as a preventive of the
origin aud spread of these diseases."
It is claimed that tho Chester Whites
and the "Poland China," which originated
S'Putler and Wnrren counties, Ohio, uro
e only pure houic breeds of note in this
country. They have been bred so long in
one direction, with characteristics so well
established, that they lay but little if any
claim to foreign blood.
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Seeds in a\. Pound.?Tho followiug is
given as about the average :
The number of seeds of wheat in one
pound is 10,000.
O'U - I -f '
auu uuuiur.r 01 sccus in one pound ot
barley is 15,400.
The number of seeds in ono pound ot
oats is 30,000.
The number of seeds in one pound of
buckwheat is 25,000.
The number of seeds iu one pound of
red clover is 249,GOO.
Tho number of seeds in ono pound of
irbi* olovcr is 688,400.
A bushel of clover seed, GO pounds, will
oontaia 20,976,000 seeds, which, equally 1
distributed over an acre, will give about 3
seeds to tho squaro inch of ground.
An Eastern paper has for its motto :?
"The pen is mightier than the sword, but
the scissors are the easier to bundle."?Solomon
didu't get awuy with all the wisdom.
We find this quostioh >triWeaii^^A|Hfe:'
article contributed to
na! by Mr. S. Nolaud, of Nichoftpj^i^.-ia^.^:
the entire article, as iflBklaina ? D'?<*>*???'V&- .- r?
of vnluablo i?viyucstion^jK^l?p#,sSys
farm would he a Pcrloua cflBrossniont to
four-fifths of the farming po^NUon. TaWfc
two men living on adjoining farms. Oao
has 300 acres worth $50 per aero and is in . *<r
del t $5,000 ; the other has 100 acres wortht /'
$50 per aero and iyaut 0UQ
'debt etedisutW' Siid Slid" additional
security, and sometimes has a failure of
crops and has not provided for it by econo-1
my, or the prices of stock, grain, etc., fall
unexpectedly. The other man keeps out
of debt, expects to uiakc $200 per year
above expenses, and succeeds in reaching
that reasonable amount. Iu twenty years
the small farmer who began with 100 acrc?
of land, steadily gaining $200 pey year, ,
with its natural increase, will, iu all probat.
bility, own both farms. So then, a debt of
$5,000 to a man having a farm wortl*
$15,000 is a heavy aud dangerous loand.?
What ought this man to do ? The answer
is : As soon as possible he ought to sell
ooe-half of his land, if nccossury to sell
that much, and piy his debt. Ho has no
other safe course to pursue. If he cxrccts
to pay the debt, principal and iuter jst, froui
tainty?the interest on his debt, expenses
of his family and keeping up bis farm ; on
the other haud all is uucertaiuty?in tho
quautity and quality of each crop raised, in
the price that its products will bring, and
in the price of all bis stock.
A uierchaut may afford a similar illustration.
He begins to sell goods with a capital
of ?5.000 and coutinucs until he has
810,000 worth of goods in his house, uud
has debts owing to liiui from customers to
the amount cf 85,000. and owes for <;oods
purchased or money borrowed 85,000, bearing
interest. He is seriously embarrassed.
The more he increases the deb? he owes the
greater the danger. At that poiut be bad
better stop aud sell goods aud collect debts
until he reduces the debts lie owes at least
oneilytlf in amount. ....
1 do not tncau that a man in business
fthnnM nov,.- .1-1* on.- i..?
,.v.v. uc in ucui. 1111? iiirincr may
prudently add a piece of land to his farm
whenever he is certainly able to pay for it
in a year or two, or he may buy young stock
more than he has money on hand to pay
for, or the merchant may need a tupply of
goods above his cash resources, which it
would be judicious in 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 Democratic State Ticket.?
Much has been said of late by the press of
the State us to who shall be our standard
bearers in tho coming campaign. With unexceptional
unanimity Hampton is tho
choice for Governor, but for the other offices,
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 govern a.cut that will give to all the
people of the State the inestimable blessings
of peace, happiness aud prosperity.
Such a government we now have?one
so eminently just and liberal that it lias
wrung admiration and enthusiastic sup
port from many who loss than two years ago
strenuously opposed its inauguration. Does
this not demonstrate that the highest wisdoui
has marked the counsels of that government
'{ llamp.on. with his efficient and
harmonious associates, has done all this. A
change could haidly do better?it might
not do as well.
That Hampton and the entire list of present
Stale officers will be elected if nominated,
no oue doubts. Such a precious certainty
is worth a million uncertainties. Tho
achievements of each and cverv one of Mm
~ v,,w
heads of departmcntsat Columbia, in bringing
order out of chaos?a chaos tho moro
perplexing on account of tho endless corruptions
and rasoaliti. s connected therewith
?have involved au amount of labor of
which the people at large cau have but little
conception.
The men who havo led in the perform*
ance of this great reformatory and philanthropic
work can never receive just compensation.
The people can, iu a degree,
show their nppeciatiou of their noble services
by again electing them to the places
they have filled with so much credit to
themselves and honor and profit to the State.
The popular dtmundi s, in our judgment,
for the entire old ticket (present incumbents)
unbroken. Such, we feel assured*
is the general wish of this section. We
arc emphatically in favor of another term
for llnuipton and his entire official household.?
Rock Hill Herald.
"Do you see any grapes, Bob? ''Yes,
but there is dogs." "Big dogs. Bob?"?
"Yes, very big." "Then conic along?theso
grapes are not ours, you know."