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' -CARO^fNA, AUGUST !>, ' 'NUMISERM: * * #? , I'll ii i M Jf i i #m>n H ,-tiMUJ. n^L?u.._m?Lj.. ii_ _., mj ?,. . ... . . ^ Jg 'u . THiimnEM AV TRR MMTb' - I -' ^ ... . ? ? < to:- 1 Address p? Senator Butler at. an ' A* * %G**?kld ICONIC. > yf. - -v?- 'ffW: \ , The Gridt Opposing Forces?Despotism 1 ' or a'ConstUutional Republic?The "Gwi and Morality" Party? Our State not out of Danger?This is a White Man's Govern mcnt?No Mixed Tickets?Sma h Comfort for Would-be-Independents. Edgefield Court House, July 17.? The picnic whioh was given at Stonclauds to-day in honor of Senator M. 0. Butler was attended by a crowd which exceeded alouo was sufficient to .command the presence of a large crowd. The scene of the celebration was Stonelands, the former residence of bis uncli, Senator A. P. Butler, and upou our arrival at this place, which is four miles from the Court House, we found a large crowd already assembled, which I 1 . ; - - - vuimuucu (u increase up 10 tno latest hour. A staud had been erected under the trees, and at 12 o'clock the meeting was called to order by Mr. J. C. Sheppard. This gcutlemau uiade a happy aud glowing address, ending by presonting Senator Butler to the audicnco. SENATOR DUTLER'8 SPEECH. Senator Butler came forward, and after a few pleasant remarks, bj way of introduction, he said: If there is anything which could inspire me to speak in terms of sober mirth and give utterance to tho impulses of my heart, it is this place and this occasion. In almost every countenance before mo, and in the very flutterings of these forest leaves, tho associations of my boyhood come back to cluster and gather thickly around me. It is sotnethiog, my friends, to excite the pride aud gratification of any hoart that, after the lapse of i$ore than twenty years, I should return here to scenes I once know so familiarly as a bov to apeak to many of the old associates of iny childhood. This pleasure, however, is not unmixed with melancholy reflections and fceliugs; many of those who lived here then are now nomoro and no more forever. They were men who leved their country tor their country's sake, and who were devolod to her best interests. Duty impelled them to discharge their duty to their couutry, and they loved that duty more than life itself. And whata raco of people they were 1 Can it he expected that I, who learned to love the constitution of my country under the shadow of this same forest, by the side ol this same stream and noder the rays of this same sun, that I should return Were without feelings of profoundosfc gratitude and pleasure?? Upon the hill in our rear lived "Squire" Daniel Holland, as he was, familiarly called; upon that one lived Bland, and upon these others livod George A. Addison, Senator A T> VI..?1? ?A n a. . uuuci uuu uuvcruur x iCvCUB.? What au array of honest and honorable mon au<l truo patriots they were! Hero are the scenes which knew them familiarly and long. I knew thent as a boy. Many of their descendants are now within the sound of my vdice. Some of their contempories are still alive with the frosts of many winters upon their heads. What would we not have given in the dark days through wMoh Wghave jost come for one hour's conn?^ W tb6lh<JB|ep. Hut they have passed away. They were good and honest and true uicn in their day, but they have passed away forever. TUB ISSUES OF TUE HOUR. Let mc tell you, my friends, what has not passed away. Tho very same issues that confronted them are now confronting us, and the nuestiiin for thn fn?nr? ia mill I ? v ?, ?? nu bo worthy sons of such worthy sires and maintain the constitution of this country pure and oivil ? That is the question ami that the issue of to-day- It is a very con, *ndL -WW** ***J it is ? too oommon place remark in thn country, that the only issue now before us is ono of honesty and one of race agaiust race. That is not true.- It is belittling tho question to say that it is only oue of raco against race.? Tho issue is just as great now as seventyfive years ago between constutional liberty and republican institutions on tho one .band, and centralised despotism on the other. It uiakcs but little difference who ivotaa at primaries or who have representation. The great issuo is above and superior 4o all that; it is one of the rights of the C&tates. aud throuirh dm Sm?? nf n?n . ple?of .constitutional liberty as opposed to 4t centralized despotism. THE GREAT OI'l'OHINO FORCES. There are two great forces at Work in the country to-day, and they are moving on araHol lines. The one is represented by RadieaKstn, and is moving, as surely as the needle turns to the pole, towards the establishment of a centralized depot ism. Tbe party which is committed to this work is the samo that has been successively known t as the Federal, Freesoil, Abolition, Know| Nothing and FLopubliean parties, and is now known as the Radieal party. Confronting it, on the other line, is the old Democratic party, whioh, seventy-five years ago, had the same fight to mako which wo are making to-4py. I know how common it is for people to way mere is very iitllo difference between the Radieal and Democratic parties. But I tell you that, if t havo learned anything* during my stay as a senator in Washington, it is that there is the grcatost difference, and that tho Radical factions have adrnin, istered this Government with about as much ' regard to the rights, feelings and interests of tho people of America as for the people !r of the Sandwich Islands. They have not enred or thought about the people. Tho whole Government has ba n couducted by them iu the interests of rings and mouopo1 lies, and I could prove it if 1 had the time. What is tho result? What do wo catch upon every breeze that now comes from tho North ? Rumors of communism, riots, foVgBfTes; Jdc?tru ctio'n of property.! Why is it so ? It is because the Radical factions have been keeping this element u_u: i .. . vjuiw uj uuiumg us oy inc tnxoat and waking the conditiou of the South the pretext for their actions nud continuance in power, and whan that deadly grasp waa torn loose from our throat and the common people discovorcd at last that tlio government had been conducted iu the interest of rings only, and without regard to the people, the result was the organization of those various unious all over the (xJiiutry. I have myself eceu letters to senators from Northern men of intelligence and of comparatively respectability saying iu the words of the writers, " We will have bread or blood." But wheu they clamored for bread thoy gave them lead, and when they asked for labor thcy gave them the bayonet. THIS "UOD AND MORALITY" PARTY that had such a profound affection for the colored people?theso men shot down their own poople because they were simply assert^ iog their manhood and their rights as Atnoricatt citizens. Their blood curdled wheu they heard of a riot in the South, but when they shot do vn their own people for demanding their rights not one word is heard of commiserntion for them ! That is of a piece with the entire conduct of this Radical regime. God knows wo have seen and felt it. What did they care for the poor colored man, or the poor whito man, so long as the government made their favorites rich; and that is the issno we have got to meet to-day. There is no use attempting to disguise it. ^ > MOT OUT M DANUKR YgT,.. And we in South Carolina are not out of danger yet. It is a great mistake to supposo that this colossal monster is dead ; he is ouly biding his tim<*, and in order to overcome him what have wo to do'( In the first placo we must assert our manhood uhdtr the platform of 1876, aud we must move forward upon that platform without trampliog on the rights or the manhood of any one else. It has got to be the fashion for some politicians to turn pale in the face aud to go off and hide their heads if you but use the word "white" in any connection, and especially if you say this is A WHITE MAN'S GOVERNMENT. Well, theoretically, it is not a white, man's government. This is a country where men may como from all climates and quarters, and have the protection of the law. But practically, as a matter of faot, it is a white man's government. The as scrtion does not involve the idea that I mean to oppress anybody else. Who else has any voiee in this Government ? Go to the North, and do you find anybody thero in control but white people?any representatives but white men ? Not one ! When X . charged a Radical representative with this fact on a recent occasion, he acknowledged it and said, "Oh ! but the colored people arc in the majority in tho South !" I answered that it wus very much less tolerable for bitu to exJude the negro from representation, because at the North he is more intelligent, aud being in the minority could not do the harm his ignorant fellows could do and havo done here. The fact of his exclusion from representation there shows conclusively how hollow and contemptible is all thoir fimlillo >!? A PRACTICAL VIEW OP IT. Let us look at the matter in a practical light. Did not these people try to goveru this oountry for ten years ? Where did they run it to and to what a condition did they reduce it ? To absoluto disgrace, humiliation and contempt. Now that we havo got control of the government, it is uo longer a question of honesty, because the administration is honest. It is no longer a question of race for all races are represented and protected alike. I would tell theso people to-day: "You hato tried to govorn this country for ton years and have proved your utter incapacity for doing so, now stand aside and let us try it for ton years, we can do it better than you; and if we fuil to do ao. th?n turn Iia mil I" MIXED TICKETS. I do oot intend to ttr a good many things I would like to say, but there is one thing I do want to say before I leave you. It has been reported, with how muoh truth I do not know, that a proposition has been. made to run "mixed tickets" in some of \ the counties of this State. I desire to enter my solemn protest against such a proposition. I think the Democratic party is able to govern this country without the interjeo{ tloa of Radical help. The very suggestion is a confession that the Democratic party cau not govern th#cd)infi<^y successfully. It haa also been said that wo gave our assent to this dootrine in 18f0, but that is not true. We were then on the outside aud trying to improve the govcru:i?crt by introducing a better element into it. The whole matter is reversed now ; the govern ment has passed into competent and houorable bands, and shall we be expected to deteriorate it by admitting the very same corrupt element we fought then ? And, moreover, how were we met then when we advanced this same propositiod ? Tho Republican!) party turned the backs of its hands to us, and now that we are in powe^ I propose to turn tho bntfks of our bauds to them 1? That is the whole. isnne it is aahl that we ought to be magnanimous and geucrous. Thesu are noble traits of character in any man or pnrty, and I trust I may never be heard ruising my voice against their proper exercise ; but let us be careful that we don't mistake magnanimity and generosity for a silly and pernicious seutimentalism. They are different things.? Ono does for the ^domain of poesy, but in the practical affairs of the law aud in anything so intensely practical as politics it will not do. Do not let us degenerate these high and uoblc qualities iuto a pulling sen timeutalisui. THE POLITICAL MILLENNIUM. It hns been said that the political milIcuium is uot far off, that the Republican party is not going to run an op|K)sition ticket to the Stato ticket. I hope that tho State ticket will not suffer itself to be misled into a position of false security by any such siren illusions, promises or songs.? They may indeed paralyze the strength of" the ticket by promising to run nothing against it, but vfhile the ticket is in a state of supposed security this eunuing monster will ruu in candidates enough to get control of our Legislature, and we cannot afford to lose sight of this danger. APPREHENSIONS OP DIVISION. I learned since I came here that there are great apprehensions that wo will hare serious divisious among ourselves on account of the number of candidates who have como forward, but the practical good sense of the people of Edgefield will not permit puab-a result. As to the number of candidates being a proof of division, I hail it rather as a> sign of returpiug ^iotej^^fiqf public affairs. All who have been nominated up to this time arc honoruble men, and I know they will abide the voice of the people: and woe to th?? man i t 4 f ??? ?? UV UUVO UVl i I say to you let sueb au one be owracised and tbeuccforth consigned to political oblivion, and let him be flayed alivo by tbc> voice of public opinion ! [Cheers.] HIS WORK IN WASHINGTON. I want to say one thing more in conclusion. Some of my friends want to know what I have been doing in Washington.? One of the first things I had to do was to secure my scat in Congtcsa, and I believe I have accomplished that. * * * Another thing I have done was to secure the opening of the new postoffices and needed ap., propriations. Another thing1 was to satisfy those people that they were^ownd to recognize South Carolina as an independent sov-,j ereign State. How far I have succeeded' in this matter I cannot say, bfit I think I can promise that before I have concluded my term there they ahull know that there' is such a spot of earth as the State of South Carolina. ? *feu HwiIAk enntjpm>ri his remarks by a knowlcdgmcnt of the compliment which* had been conferred upon hiui by the peoplo of his county.? Charleston Nnns and Courier. XI... * - ? jvusi in WHEAT-?Alitor Southern Cultivator.?I have just tested a German recipe for rust in wheat, and found it a sure remedy. My wheat this year had rust badly, but I prepared aud sowed one peck o? two lands ytrQWi a lot; and beads, when they camo to it tetnairlfecfio Me, "this wheat is cloar of rust," without any knowledge of the test. Ou either side, the wheat was badly affceted with scab rust. The German agricult&iot had used this remedy for 30 years, and his neighbors had rust in fields adjoining his, whilst there was not a bead of rust on his. Ilia habit was also to take tho sheaves and boat oil tboa iwost kernels with a stick, and uso tho grain thus obtained for seed. 1 will now give'the recipo : Sotne hours?at the longest-six or eight?before sowiog,.prepare a steep of three measures df quick lime end tcu^m?arures of cattle urioe, pour two quarts of this upon a peek of wheqt and stir UltfMh pado untrl every kerrfelis covered with it. Its ?!.:< I -! J ?, uo.m^ ?uv) >u*> ot wery (inn will DO avoided. 4 JD. COOPKtt. Green villa S 0., JunSr 4.4th. 1878. Milk from a Hltm.Mt w not only possible, but easy, to brifig a boifor, tbat bu not yet had a calf, or that has not even bceh bred to a bull, into milk. All that is necesaasy is to excite the laateal organs by permitting a calf to suck, or bv the action of qpilking with the hands or fingors. We have soen two virgin heifers taking their place among the cows in a dairy, to be milked twice a day, and one of them gave 4 quarts a day at 14 months of age. r PROCEEDINGS OF THE NT ATS] (0\VEM!0.\ 1 4 HAMPTON RENOMINATED ?WITH ALL? The Other State Officers ! THE PLATFORM OF 1S7? KKAFF1UMEU Harmony and Unity Secured THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS UNBROKEN! of the Stale Democratic Executive Committal called the Stale Democratic Convent ion toorde and nominated Col. J. S. Cot bran uh tcmporar cbairinnn of tbc Convention. Col Cothran was unanimously elected, an in taking tbc chair addressed the Cenvcutiou u follows : Allow me to thank von ?rnn?1n?.>? "r ?' 0?....V...VU V. ?H Convention, for tliia unexpected honor in callin upon me to assist in the organisation of this ift portaul and rospousiblo bod/. I slmll not ver ture in this position to impress upon your mind an/ peculiar ideas of my own as to the plan and .policies or purposes of the Deinocrac in the campaign about to begin. That banne which was furled ia victory nearly two year ag is about to bo thrown to the breeze again, U common coNsent it win be doubtless sitbmitte again to the same wise, prudent and faitt? hands which bore it to victory before. (Qra applause.] Amongst all her devoted sons, and South Cat olina has many, who clung to her through a dt cade ot adversity, none have been found, in th judgment of a grateful people, more faithful au more devoted to a cause than these have beer [Applause.] 1 congratulate you, gentlemen ot the Qonver tion, upon the changed condition of aflaii which appears so conspicuous as compared wu tjtose of two years ago. Your political adrei | aaries then were thoroughly organized aqd firir ly seated in power, rejoicing as a strong ma about t# run a race, and now they are disorgas | ized, disheartened aud dispersed. It must nc | be, however, fergutten that the battle of lifn i nevqr endod, and tits army which appeared be ! fore you yesterday vanquished may renew th ! strugglo to-morrow. Often in the sense of seen rity there may lurk the greatest dauger.Whcrcfere, in the name of the victories yo have achieved, in the hope of those that are t be achieved, and in the name of a redeemed regenerate and grateful people ; in the name e civilisation and decency, ayd in the name of a enlarged, unselfish interest, let mc hope thai n spirit of bitterness shall spring up amongst ut land that the success of the post may bo consid ere3 US Ml? H&lrbinger of the future. v' After prayer by the Rev. Win. Martin, Messrt D. 8. Henderson and T. 0. Gaston were electe temporary secretaries. I The temporary organization of the Conven tion being completed, Hon. Geo. L>. Tilman ol fcred the following, which was adopted : Ruolved, In all elections by the Convention majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to choiee, aud the vote shall be taken viva voce an recorded, except when there is but one cand uiuc, in wiucu oveut the rote may be takes b acclamation. Col. J. A. Law, of Darlington, then nominate Qen. J. 1). Kennedy as permanent president < the Convention, and. aa there were no othe nominations, he was unanimously elected by s< I clamatien. On motion of J. C. Sheppard, Esq., Gen. Ker 1 nedy was escorted to the chair by a com mil te Of Sb*we?-**Mi npen taking the chair made tfa following remarks. Gentleman of the Convention : I thank ye for the honor you have conferred by electing it your presiding officer, and will endeavor to di charge its duties impartially and to the best < my ability. You are the representative body of the Den ocratie party of South Carolina, and as such ai assembled for the first time since onr grand an triumphant victory od tbe 7th of November, 1871 On the 15th of this moQth two years will hav passed since your last assemblage, and the coi trast between our eon<}ition now and then shoul I | ? I l' i i ' >hu atucu uj u poweriui any at wast Ington, hacked by tbq purse and sword of 11 (Jeneral Government ; with an exciting l'res deutial .election to complicate the situation with heroic resolution you laid dawn n hroat liberal and wise platform, and with V ade llam| ton as your standard-bearer carried everythiti before you. It was a long, perplexing an stormy campaign, taxing to the utmost the p< I tience and patriotism of our people, and eve after the eleotien weeks of weory.watching an stern self-control elapsed before we entered fnt possession of the goverjppient of the Htate. 1 was a victory achieved by the irresistible moral of our altitude, and it is a subject of profoan congratulation that we retain the hold then at quited over the good people of Carolina of a classes and conditions, l'e&ce reigns suprcmt justice is administered to all nlike, taxes are r< dueed and honesty, economy and compelenc , characterize our officials. Such, gentlemen, our condition, and it behooves us to rise to tl I fullest measure of our responsibility us a part i and take no step backward, but lay still deept | the foundations of perpetual good will and et during prosperity. We are the custodians < I Lha ?f !.- - a . ?. v< .uv poupio ui iuis owe ana wi bo held acceugtable for its welfare. I knew 1 address men who neither lightly e Mn?i?r wiU recklessly jeopardise thia exalte position. Political wisdom is the outgrowth < political experience, and our experience in ll last campaign should qualify us all the better I grapple and dispose or the complications ari ' ing from the anomalous and direrse relatioi wbieh exist in our midst, f-at ?? to our platform and I fool nun red that wit energy, unity and good faith we will win th campaign still mor? triumphantly. I inroV the utmost concord in your deliberations an the blessings of Ood on your actiofts. Messrs. 8. W. Maurice, B. F. Whitner, W. ] Wilson, Q. L. Duist and A. P. Butler, wei elected vice-presidents from their respects Congressional districts, and Messrs. B. 8. liei derson and E. B. Murray were elected perm uerrt secretaries. Mr. \\. C Brewn, from Ande son, was elected treasurer. Mr. Jeter, of Union, moved that a tsemmUt* ijj i.? <i mni A r of three bo appointed to prepare rnles for tlio" , government of the Convention. Mr. J. C. Shephard amended by lnoviug that the rules of the House of Representatives be i Atlnntoil ?*o F , ? ...? .uiyii ui mo government cf the ' Convention. This motion was agreed to, The secretaries were instructed tj call the roll, when 150delcg?tCB were found to be present and entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Convention. ^ Mr. Lipscomb moved that a committee ou platform and resolutions be raised, by the selection of one delegate from each comity by their res1 pectivc county delegations. Ten minutes recess was taken, to allow the delegations time to muke their selections, after which time the following committee was announced : d TUB CUM >1IITKK Q*t I'MTf OltM AK n ui'?ini?in.'? - - "* ' AnbevTTle?S. NIcGowan. B' Aiken?G. W. t.'roft. r' Anderson?W. C. Brown. y Barnwell?G. B. Lartigue. Beaufort?Win. Elliott. Charleston?M. 1*. O'Connor. w Chester?G. J. l'altersen. f'lifwt orfiol.l V 11 n v?vw.?. ?? ??a/* jl*. v. vneii, c Clarendon?John L. Manning. 8 Colleton?Carlos Tracy. Darlington ?J. L. Cokcr. l" Edgefield?M. W. Gary. 8 Fairfield?Jus. 11. llion. 8 Georgetown?Not represented, y Greenville?F. II. Fuller. r Hampton?C. J. C. Ilutsun. 0 llorrj?E. H. Beatty. J Kershaw?W. D. Trantham. j Lancaster?N. G. 11. Chafes. 1 Laurens?N. 3. Harris. Lexington?D. J. Knotts. Marion?W. 11. Johnson. Marlboro'?A. K. I'arker. Newberry?Jas. N. Lipscomb. ? Oconee?W. C. Keith. Orangeburg?S. Dibbls. Pickeus? D. F. llradlsy. Kicliland?John E. Bacon. Sumter?T. B. Fraxer. "s Spartanburg?J. H. Evios, " Union?T. B. Jeter. r" York?B. II. Massey. l" Williamsburg?W. 11. Kennedy. u Mr. Gaston, of Chester, moved that all resolutions be referred to this committee without 1 debate l# Mr. Tillman moved to amend by inserting "all '* Tcsolatione rciatjug te the polioy ef the Demo8 cratic party." This amendment was accepted. l" Mr. S. W. Maurice, of Williamsburg, moved that the resolutions be referred to thu coramitu tee without being read. 0 Hon. D. Wyatt Aikpn opposed this araend ment, and it was lost. The original resolution was then adopted. n The adoption of this resolution was the signal 0 for the introduction of a perfect raft of resolu[' lions, all of which were referred to the committee debate. me hob. j. c. Shephard opened by offering the platform of 1870, and recommending that the committee adept it in every particular as the platform of 1878. This announcement was received with cheers and applause. Mr. D. W. Aiken introduced a resolution looking to the encouragement of immigration, and % another relating to Southern war claims. * Hon. M. P. O'Connor, offered a resolution . looking to the modification by Congress of ex. cise la\fS^ Dr. Gerard B. Lartigue, of Barnwell, iotro. duced a resolution looking to live reopportionf ,meut of the representatives of the counties in - the Stale Convention on a basis of the number ,r of enrolled Democrats in each county. Mr. Tillman offered a resolution recommending the calling of a constitutional Convention. l~ Mr. Woodward, of Fairfield, introduced a e resolution denouncing monopolies of overy kind lC as being contrary to the spirit and genius of the Democratic party. >u Mr. Carlos Tracy, of Celleton, introduced a ie resolution demanding from the Convention a B" recognition of the equal right# before the law of the two races in South Carolina. Mr. G. L. Buist offered a resolution repudx~ ating all fusion and coalition on the part of the 1 Democratic party with the Republicans, and ' condemning all who, under the guise of un independent party, seek to briug about suck a* ? result. Those resolutions were all referred to the committee on platforms and resolutions, and the Convention adjourned until 6 P. M., to allow U ^^onmgiitteq time for consnltation and discus ^ >*T** THX BKOKSS. ic The Convention reassembled at 5 P. M., and* i- on motiou of Mr: - Murray of- Anderson, all* i; speeches in debate were limited te ten minutes 1, each. y- Gen. Bratton, a member of the Slate Demoig cratic executive committee, submitted a report 5 from that committee, which was received as inW formation. n Mr. Tillman, of Edgefield, introduced a set of d resolutions, which be proposed as an aioeudo roeut to the *011311101100 of the Democratic i?arr. -r 1 - o. n ly wi msouut! Ana moved that (he same be in* le corporate*! us an article of tbe said constitution, d These resolutions were adopted, as follows'. 1st. Representation in the Judicial and (!onU gressienal Conventions shall be ou the same bas, sis as the State Convention. B. 2d. That a majority of the delegates elected' y shall be present at the Convention to nominate Is a candidate for Congressman and solicitor, te 3d. Tbe delegation from eaeh county in a ,y Congressional dr Judicial convention shall have )r power to fill any vacancy occurring in itself, j- 4th. In all Congressional and Judicial convenof tiens, a majority of the votes shall be necessary U to a choice, and the voting shall be t>it> > voce, . unless there be only one candidate, when it may s- be by acclamation. >d otb. When a convention has mad* a nomina0f tion for Congress or eolicitor, it shall adjourn ie sins die, and tha candidate# for unexpired terms lo shall be nominated by a new oonventioa; s. 6th. The executive committee of each Conis greaeieaal District skill consist of the county te chairmsn of l>e oenatlsa eomprising the district, h 7th. The chairmen shall asldet their own secis retaries and troasucsrs, and it shall require a lo majority of the whole exeeutlva committee to ,d call a nominating convention 8th. Kaoh Congressional and Judioiel conreo8. tion shall meet within Ha own district or cirro cuit. r? ' Qoesrnor Manning, as obairman of the coma mittee on platform and resolutions, submitted a a- platform andjreportu pon the resolutions referred r- >to the oemmittee, whioh were adopted, afteir sorae slight amendment, as fellow* ; s? [Conctwted on 2ripnge.\