The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, September 06, 1878, Image 2
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PROQEESS OF THE PLAGUE. t
Nkw Oulkinm, August SI.?To-day's report *!
is 'l.\ I new cases ami 1* deaths. ' During*the "
week, ended yesterday noon, there were l.liOJ
cases of yellow fever and 833 deaths, making in all
*^,878 eases nnd 807 deaths.
The death list to-duy includes twenty children
under sovon years of age.
Nkw Oki.kans, September 1.?New cnscs today
200, deaths 88.
AIkmiuiis, August 31.? At the board of health
w uuoit. only seven physicians out ot (i
about twenty had tnado their reports <^I}n?^w
cases, tlio number aggregating forty-two. From
this it will be seen that not more than hall' the "
cases are reported, and that the epidemic is 1
more appalling than tho ofliciul reports indicate.
At the county jail there are about twenty casus j
of fever. M. O. Williams, under sentence to
i?? |?u| niirlit. 1
the penitentiary tor luunui, ? ?? .
and Duz/.cll, a negro murdeier, uuder HOiiteuco '
of dcith, is in a dying condition. At Camp 1
Joo Williams tive or six deaths occur daily. ,
Alex. Hunt), ol' the Masonic board ot relief,
is down, uud Jos. Kussell, ol the Odd bellows 1
l-cliof board, is very low.
The undertakers report f>"> yellow fever inter- j
incuts up to noon to-day. 'I he report for the ^
week shows 7-1 cases and 'ill deaths. The official
records to-day exhibit MS new cases for '
the 21 hours ending at 0 P. M., and 77 deaths. ;
Volunteer physicians continue to arrive, l ive |
from the Ohio board ot health. Dr. McCormick,
from Indiana, and Dr. E. T. L;wly, troin Little
Dock, arriving to-<lay. Dr. Easly was nccom- !
pnuicd by a corps of 30 nurses. ,
Among the recent cases arc II. 8. Landrum,
down, but doing well. Joseph ltusscll, sujieriiiteudeiit
of the Odd Fellows nurses, died nitd
was buried to-day. Howard lleyiiinn, a druggist,
died to-dny. J. 8. Kobinsoii, one of the
principal druggists, closed his establishment to- i
day and left the city for rest. J. 8. Armstrong, ,
photographer, died to-day.
Mouii.k, August ol.?Dr. E. 1*. Gaines reports
. one case and death from yellow fever this morning?a
white child, 0 years old.
Viiksuluii, August ill.?During the week ID)
deaths from yellow lever have occurred, making
Did deaths in all, 17 of which occurred during
the last twenty-four hours. It is estimated that
800 cases of fever have occurred to date, about
half of these in the past week, and o'J new cases
in the last twenty-four hours.
New York, August 31.?A Vieksburg dis- '
patch says that the deaths to-day were 8 and
new cases 50, and tho weather mild uud more
favorable.
Tho fever is spreading in Delhi La., where
there have been 7 new cases uud 1 death in
twelve hours.
liuiiioi iUv, *?av
eleven refugees and boatmen have been attacked
with yellow fever after arrival in Louisville,
four of whom have died.
Cincinnati, August 111.?Kino cases of fever, ,
and four deaths have occurred since last report.
Two of the deaths were cases reported last week.
All came from infected places Bouth.
Morgan City, I.a., August til.?The refugee i
reported last week nick of yellow fever died
August 23d. Seven other eases have since occurred
and four deaths in all to yesterday 1
noon.
Ocean Springs, Miss., August 31.?Three i
cases yesterilny morning. No death during the j
week.
M'utcr Valley, Miss., August 31.?Two cases,
both refugees. First on 12th, is convalescent.?
Bccond on 2tith. terminated fatally.
Holly Springs, Miss., August 31.?Seven f
cases, two deaths to yesterday evening, all refugees.
St. Louis, August 31.?There have been eight x
cases during the week and two deaths, all rcfu* I
? Aid for Tollow Fevor Sufferers. j
MonVuomkuy, August 2S.?The guests of the
Jackson House, lllounts Springs, contributed
?100 to the yellow lever sufferers of tireuuda. "
Detroit, August 2S.?Subscriptions for the t
yellow fever sufferers of the South were opened
to-day by the Detroit l'ree 1'rets. uftil the Hoard
of Trade. ?700 have been forwarded to New 1
Orleans, Memphis ami Grenada. a
Charlotte, N. August 28.?The Hebrews v
of this city contribute ?123 for the fever sufferers.
New fork, August 28.?The Chamber of "
Comtncrco ami Southern Itelief Committee today
received ?2,073 additional subscription in
aid ol the fever sufl'ercrs. The committee was pi
organized last Saturday, and have received to
Into SI 7.880.71. * 1,1
Montgomery, Ala., August tin.?TW? u?\,row I al
Ladies licncvolcnt Society of this city has for- o!
warded $KM' to the fever sufferers. p
CiKNKitot s ('ontiiiin*tions,?Washington, August
?Telegrams from all parts of the country
last night shotv a continuous and generous a!
contribution to aid the yellow fever sutferors. Iy
New \ork, August il'J.?The Southern relief
committee has sent another $o,0<)0 to the yellow A
lever stricken cities. Total collected $'2H,0<)<>.
tioncral Agent Jones, of the Louisville, Nash- tie
villc and (iieat Southern Kail road, sent a letter f?|
ot information to the committee that he would
transport supplies free of charge from Louis
villc to
PSPKUPPIIIPIifnr matters
^^^^(Tiettffo August L'p to noon to-day the ,j(l
sulmcriptions actually paid in fur the yellow te- r ,,
vev fund hero to the citizens' committee was ' tlll
*ui, K7'2 ; to other committees $5,LSI; total $1*2,- tl|
lX)d. . i
New York, August The total amount rc
e.ivcd at the office of the Virginia and Tennessee
Air Line for the relict ot the people at
t ire u ad a to-day is Sii.T'JT. The telegraph reporters'
contributions for the sutlorcrs through;?.i
,u. ??> m
of the country. ^ fr
A Mvstkitv in Aiiukvii.i.k.?Abbeville, Sepfemher
1.?Sheriff Jones has been missing since in
August His office wa- opened and investi- | II
gated hy his hondsincn to-day. lie is behind j in
soino f"J,lluw, ana tnc wnoio auair is siirouueu u
in mystery. In a letteraddressed to the public, at
uliich was found in liis safe, lie says : ' I >y one ei
Iioiii* of neglect i have wrecked my own linppi- la
ness. I have been rohiied, whether through ki
negligence or not ! am at a loss to say, hut such di
is the fact. I cannot meet my bondsmen, I can- e<
not meet my friemls, with suspicion written in li
tlieir faces. I have raiseil siillicicn' money to "j,
carry me safely ami securely across the ocean." m
This letter was written on the night of the ai
L'lst ult. A letter receive"I from tin; fugitive f.i
yesterday, postmarked ('iiiciiiiiiiti, August "Nth, tl
fai<t that lie was making for Canada or Knglaml.
lie is evidently insane, as he leli siitlicient property
to meet all liabilities. lie is due the vv
*herill"s office from 5*1.WMMo >'_'.tMitt, ami has *'
left available assets to the amount of .r-'J, *>"". a
New# iilid Courier. ,.j
'
Ami you can win by planting you rselve s s (11 : i e
ly ami tirinly on that glorious platform given to '!
yon by the lienmcrntic Coiivenlioti, by devoting
yourselves to this work : ami I say to you that (
you >11 ii.i i win ! I know tlial (lie men who iii'T'i
pioved that lliey eoiihl liit tin' .1 from ruin
will show in 'i,a ihnt lliey intend to yu eive " 1
?- /i'lHijdon* r.ihjfjitld Sjirrrh' # \
Jlic aulftltli) i'lnion ^iints.
It. >i. STOKKS, Editor.
UNION, FRIDAY, RKl'TKMBKR U, 1B7?.
TERMS OF SUDSUKIFTION.
1 Copy, one year, IN AWANCN, fS.'H!
~i oiiu your," " ??.7ft
ft " " 8.50
in " " " ' ? Ift.lW
ADVERTISING.
Ono .square or oim inch, lirnt iiinorUoli, - - ?1.00
Kadi K||llHCI|||C||t Insertion, ------- 7ft
l.iltcrul discount niuilc l? men-hunts am! others ailvcrIslii^
lor six nmnihs or liy tho year.
..UhUuuiy wl-l' "Aim* <>* UsN)/lii*i rtc>l Tree.
" " over ten IIiim, charged as AdvertlaeiciiIm.
.'ho Lancaster Lodger For Sale.
.Mr. D.J. (.'art or, l'roj>iietor el' llio I.ancaaltr
' otloin ihnt naticr for sale. We think it
mist he u profitable concern, for Mr. Carter bus
)ccii able to make a good living out ?'f it lor
limsclf and a family of about a dozen children
or some years.
Who Wants Cheap Furniture
Don't forget to atteud the sale of the Hotel
Furniture next Monday, iou can get everyliing
in the 1 loiisckceping line, from a line set
jf I'arlor Furniture to a kitchen dish towel. If
you don't wish to attend the sale you can make
I ho best kind of bargain* by calling on Mr. E.
11. Wallace between this and Monday, lie will
sell dirt cheap.
1'ho Second for the Sufforera.
We hone thow C9UiadhL^ilaliav^L!ij0-.y,ill0B,l?
that next Holiday is the second Sunday in this
month, ajd devote the collection of that day
to the great Christian duty of relieving the
sick and destitute in the plague stricken sections
of our land. The more liberal your contribution
the greater blessing you may expect from "the
giver of every good and perfect gift."
Our School Facilities.
We had prepared an articlo for this week,
upon the Educational advantages of this town,
hut the many favors ol corresp >ndcnts have crowded
it out.
No Town in the State can boast of more efficient
Teachers than we have now, in Mrs. Clifford
at t lie Female Academy, and Miss C. M.
Keed who has opened a private school, for girls,
while Maj. D. A. Town send and W. 11. Fainbroiigh
are both superior Male Teachers, and
have flourishing schools for boys- Any girl or
boy can oViialn as thorough ail education
?... ? !? r v?*U I u uilj I'MIVV 9IIU1 I Ul U III." I
class College.
Our Town Council.
In out lust issue we published Ihc annual report
of the Treasurer of the town of Union, for
Ihc fiscal year ending the first of this month.?
It will be seen that out of the receipts of tlie
current year tlie Council paid one hundcrd and
lifty-ouc dollars of debts contracted '?y the former
Council, and after paying for the I'irc Kn?ine,
Water Tank, and other extra expenses,
they leave the town not only out of debt, but
ivitIt forty-four dollars in the Treasury.
The Council lias done soino good work. Tbe
ilrocts are generally in good repair; a lire Untitle
and Water Tank has been purchased,
vhich we long ago advised ; a fire Company has
icen organized, ami pretty good order has been
is Trm~wc uon t iH-hcVe they can do better.
)ur Business Outlook,
The Merchants of Union appear to be dcternincd
to do all that they can to command the
rude of the County hereafter.
Messrs. 1'. M Cohen and A. II Foster arc n< w
11 the Northern Markets purchasing their Fall
nd Winter Stocks, and the other merchants
rill leave next week for the same purpose.
Most of our stores have already received some
f their Fall goods, such as Calicoes, Linscys,
dots and Shoes, &c.
The merchants express a determination to
lit their prices down to the very lowest figures,
i competition with other markets, so that there
lull l.o no good excuse for our Farmers purposing
whatever they may want outside of the
otinly.
One or two good cotton buyers from Charlotte
id other cities will ho here, and we may safepromise
the highest prices for cotton.
?
Fatal Accidont.
Cur friend, T. J. Orr, the Mliciont Trial Juse
in Draytonsvillo Township, sends us the
lowing: ]
"On the morning of Ihc 27tli of m?^st.
Jilt liiitJ
5gPII|jPPff#",P!fPtTri7!l7n7?xcr?u?l"tMl ,,mn nl"1
Mr. Mitchells, instantly. It appears
,t he was sitting sideway on the log. win n ^
: wagon suddenly getting in a rut, tho log ,
led to one side of the wagon upsetting it, t
owing the negro over on his back, the log
lin.r a his head. A post mortem examnia- (
,n was made by l)rs. Tench and Orr.
<>n examination they fotin?\ tlie lott livoitst '
ushed, nock broken, the loll molar bone i
ushed ami also the external cugular process ,
frontal bone.
A jury of inquest, was immediately cmpau;?ci?
t.y T?r!Vr*.T"u5l ice Ovr ami a verdict of death
0111 accident remloroil.
Takk Tiiiu.k.?livery wise and patriotic finer
should take throe papers at the very least. I
e should take his local paper because of the
upurtant advertising service it is rendering to j
te particular section in which it is publishc1, i
ul for which it exists; lie should take an agri- j
iliural paper that lie may know all about the
test improvements in his business, that lie tin y
rep hit ideas bright, and that his sons ami i
iiightcrs, if he has any, may learn to love |
.11 ntry life through an acquaintance with its |
ter.ittire ; and he should take one of,the great j
oliiieal weeklies?something thoroughly cos- i
lOpolitau, and that will give him the freshest
nl host from every corner of the earth. The
inner who has such an outfit cannot be behind !
ic times.
W e don't know who wrolc the above, but
louver he may ho stopped short of what we
.m eive to be a bottmleu duly of every head of
lUIIIIiy. .NO lUIIIIiy O I Mil o or \N It 11 C> 111. IIS
lurch new paper. The /< ./</ /(// political paper
imiM give place lo I!i<* church paper, in our
piiiiou.
We regret to stale that many families in this
ounty take no paper at all. not even their !
oiiiily or I 'liuri h p ij er, either i f which roul.|
(ill lor h HI the I 1 I' < ! O'.IC li'Ut CVl'l I
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?L- . r L _--L.i-'x JU .-iiJll.
The Sunday School Causo.The
State Convention called by an -Executive
Cbmmittce appointed in Atlanta Inst April, met
in Greenville on tho '21st and 22d of August.
About eighty delegates were present. Threefourths
of the Counties were represented, liefore
the Convention met the doubters prophesied
a failure und the friends of the cause were filled
with anxiety, knowing that a failure at Greenville
wouhi retard effective and organized Sunday
SChoJPupirk tn South Carolina for years to
coiuc. llut the Convention was a grand success.
The delegates carried houie with them an earncsluess
and entlnkiusiii, that will carry tlieui on
till tiie next meeting of the Convention. l)r.
James II. Carlisle %us chosen President. That
in itself implied success. One of the objects of
the Convention is to Organize the State in such
a way that we may Vknow what the Sunday
School is doing, nnd \Viut it has not done. It
is desirable that the lrcscut schools be made
more effective ami thatVhe unoccupied territory
have schools cslublishclas soon as possible. It
is also the aim of the friends of the Convention
to make it so good, that hereafter there will be
HO lack of delegates froii any County.
To complete the State organization, it is necessary
for each County to Jet up a County Convention
at once. This is easily done, if three or
four earnest teachers will take the matter in
Vrf# bonnjiitfon at fftfe.' A largo number
of dcJegatis was present from every corner of
tiie Comity. Many earnest and ublc speeches
were made. They were all short; not a single
one running over fifteen minutes. The large
chapel at the Female College was crowded with
an attentive audience. At that County Convention,
tl.c valuable instruction imparted and the
enthusiasm aroused, will tell on the Sunday
Schools of the County. What Spartan bit rg has
done, Union cau do. A few earnest men should
meet and j'alk (he matter over in a sensible,
business-like way. If it be loo lute in the season
to call a convention this full, mukearrangements
to have one in April or May next, before
the meeting of ttic State Convention. Union
cannot allbrd to he behind the other Counties
in this matter. The Columns of the Timks arc
always open to Sjrtiday School men and women,
auit sluiri. pointed paragraphs, hearing on this
all-important work, are solicited. If the Sunday
School men do not move in this matter up
will nominate an executive t oiuinittce ourselves
and appoint the time of meeting.
Aid For tho Afflicted.
We gladly give place to the following gene
rjus offer from our enterprising fellow Townsman,
Mr. W. A. Nicholson : Will not the citizens
of Union avail themselves of it to do a nohlc,
and generous deed ? We are confident it will
not pass unheeded. The only thing now necessary
is for some ono or m >re of our benevolent
and stirring christian I.adics to give it a start.
The appeals w hich conic to us frotu the plague
stricken sections of our country are of the most
heartrending character, and call loudly upon
the tcndcrcst sympathies of our nature for
prpmpt and efficient help. It is a christian duU
'kgifOn us'?o'tfioso' who i re so
fearfully stricken. Who can read the accounts
we publish-*.nnd they arc not half the horrors
that appear in uiir daily exchanges?of the terrible
scourge now sweeping along the Mississipp
Valley, depopulating towns, making homeless
I and houseless whole fumi.ics, robbing wives
and mothers of their husbands and children,
tender children of their parents, and leavii g
hundreds of helpless sick to die for want of modi
cine, nourishment, care and attention. Surely
uo heart in the favored town and County oj
Union can withstand such an appeal as this terrible
scourge makes to them.
K. M. Stoki;s Kstj. As many o ft lie (owns
in the interior arc taking steps to niise funds
for the ntllicted in the plague stricken portions
of our laud, 1 do hope L'nioii will not be backward
in doity; her full share in the noble Work.
It you think the ladies and gentlemen of the
town would get lip an entertainment, the proceeds
of which U> ho applied to the benefit of
tbo poor sufferers, I am willing to place the use
of my Hull at their disposal, tree of all charge.
To "Road Hand."
\ our communication will appear next week.
y >ur private letter you say "If it was not
the pcoplt^arcjaiimOy^^^MLeliantsand
y Ollicials,"
We would nut thus "break the privacy of any
>:iri of your nr*tc to us if wo bad not beard it
laid in other (punters that the Timks was conrolled
by certain parlies in this town.
If you or any other person say] or insinuate,
hat any other man than It. M. Stokes has anything
to ilo with the conduction of the Timks,
in any respect, (lie assertion or insinuation is utterly
false. No mail in this town or County has
even so much as advised with us as to the coursfti
during (lie whole course of our nine year's connection
willi this paper t|icre has not appeared
in its columns, as hMitoriil, mprc than two political
articles thai \vc did not. write, lu two
cases, when we were sick, sommyearn <ijo, we requested
a gentleman to write articles upon certain
political questions, and lie did so ; hut he,
even, did not live in the towm of Union. Wc
care not one jot about nien'f opinion of our
ability, but when we are told It lint wc write at
the command or under the influence of other
men we think our manhood is attacked and wo
dare resent it, because it is false. If there is
one thing we can boast of it,is that wc do our
own thinking and writing for the paper ; and
if n pretty good nrliclo should conic from us oecuitiviiiilli/,
we don't like to hear of other persons
receiving credit for it.
Commissioners of Election.
(lov. Hampton lias appointed Mr. II. I., (loss,
II. T. (tallnuin find Paul Ausfon, Coniiuissioncil
of 111 vet ion for I his County. It is a capital Hoard,
and will do justice to all. Paul Austen is a re
sport able color* d man.
fl'v"' (Iks. .1 I',. .f.'itsmiN hn- been n minutcl
foi C..|i?;i-i( 111 the lliii I distiMvt 'ft iifiniii
For (lie Times.
Economical Taxation.
Like ihe Israelites when ginivi* Egyptian oppression
un<l tyranny, am! when compelled to
uuko brick without straw, wo have sighed,
moaned and groaned mulct radical administration
ami misrule. Hut wc trust that day has
gone ; its dark sun has set behind tho horiion
ot shame and crime, never again to he resurrected.
Our nohlo and worthy Hampton took
the field against those daring and exulting Philistines;
and his terrible army of brave warriors
of justice and right spread dismay and confusion
through their ranks.
"The bold Ascalonile
Fled from his liou-rump ; old warriors turned
Their plated backs under his heel,
Or groveling soiled their crested helmets in the
lust."
We rejoice that wo contemplate nnd expect to
be ruled by a democratic government it) our
State Legislature. That government sanctions
and fosters the spirit of political economy ; its
hones, sinews, muscles and marrow, constitute
its ha.-is; and while mcu iti the past have ignored
their country and its rights and sedulously
sought the odices purely from a selfish, mercenary
consideration, we deprecate such a spirit,
uud we feel authorized to say that our candiI
dates will not in the least udilinic or identify
I themselves with such a class. Wc think in our
I ? Valivr, uf.liuiior, of
integrity ; men who win uisour.se me nuances uj
the people with strict economy, ami in the language
of a learned Divine, an ex-Congressman,
will ulibrd equal and adequate protection, and
make no distinction 011 account of "race, color or
previous condition," ami make taxation low,
simple ami economical. To take more money
from the people than an economical administration
demands, Mr. Calhoun, in bold and terse
language, denounced as robbery. It is the tyranical
cxircisc of arbitrary power. It is en
assimulution of radical precedents?at least, it
engenders ami fosters that spirit. Vigorous and
constant efforts should be made to diminish the
burdens uf taxation, ami sleepless vigilance is
needed to confine the disbursement of the people's
money to few and proper purposes. To
take the 111 >noy of the tax-payers to indulge in
luxury or charily, to discriminate injuriously
betwixt citizens or classes of citizens, to multiply
needlessly salaried otliccrs, to pension and
to feed drones, is to use the power of taxation
unmercifully and injuriously.
Our taxes arc as high, or nearly so, as they
were under radical jurisdiction. Why is it so?
we are asked. Did uot our Legislature renovate,
reform, retrench and reduce our taxes as lew as
practicable? Dut, we respond, lhay sllfc not do <
more? May she not lay down an economical
precedent? May she not commence the scaling
of tluj salary of her members^and extend thai
sealing to all of the salaried olliccrs in the State,
us far as expediency and 1 racticability will admit
? May she not abolish some otlices aud
merge others into one? What use have we for
an Auditor and Tax t'o'lector? Let us return
to the days of our fathers ; let us no longer
ignore the wisdom of our ancestors. Let us
ciine back to the "cf ?od old times" when the
tax collector assessed and collcclcd'ihc tax will,
general and universal sat;_i\,i-.. 1 ... .,
w . v nuirr ii.c
existing slnte of alfairs we hear complaints of
heavy taxes ami salaried officers; an I we have
heard the remark ina>lc "that scores of coinj oteut
men would gladly take the Treasurer's olikc,
as it now stands, with the assistance of an Auditor,
for five hundred dollars." And so with
many of the other offices. There are many
perfectly competent tnen, who are willing to
hlend labor with honor, who would accept of
many of our otliccs at a reduction of the present
salary ; while, we arc sorry to say, there arc
others who arc enthusiastic aspirants for office,
and partly we believe, if not altogether, for the
money that the otlice affords. We know it is
not so easy to make money out of the earth as
many would suppose, and the fact has been fully
developed in the ruinous overthrow of many
farmers who have been taught, educated and
fully instructed by physical labor that they were
to gain their "meat and bread by the sweat of
their brow." And do not these farmers pay
the tax. With due discretion and proper legislation
taxation could be brought to a propcrerpilihrium,
in which the poor man wiili the rich,
a> patriots, would feci it a privilege as well r.s
a duty to pay his tax.
We arc told that our taxes are increased by
our llnilrond and County taxes. Wc have always
been oppose 1 to our llnilrond tax, as it
was levied, and we have sensible and good
reasons for our opposition, but it is too late to
discuss that subject now. Had we have had the
power, we would long ago ha.*o scattered the
taxes with the besom of destruction. I.ct us
discuss our County taxes. We learn that our
County Taxes arc increase 1 for a sj>ccial, s[ o.
cific purpose, but unfortunately the fluids paid
?iuto the Treasurer's oflicc, fail to meet tlio demanded
emergency. And just here we hear a lamentable
cry indeed. W e are informed that a
portion of the money paid for County purposes
was in the old State bills, when the farmer, perhaps,
invariably paid in legal tender. Who is
to blame for this oversightW ho is to be reprimanded
for this inconsistency in these prcs>
sing and needy times, when wo want our bridges
built and repaired, and when wc would
gladly meet the various emergencies of our
County. Who has helped the capitalist, the
moneyed man, the speculator, to reap a rich harvest
in disseminating a fund in payment of taxes
that does not suit our picscnt purposes?
Unwise, unmerciful, partial discriminated.
Our treasury is depleted as it should not he,
and next year, perhaps, wc will hear again of a
heavy County tax, which is subversive to democratic
principles, and well calculated to create
discontent, dissatisfaction and wrangling among
the masses of tax payers. If a law lias been
( made by the Legislature, or cvon sanctioned by
ho Courts, that allows one tax pajcr to take the
advantage of another, that allows certain persons,
or classes of individuals, to screen themselves
by paying inlollii- treasury as their taxes,
I funds that iic not current. I lo is that 'ire let
Conformable to tho u?es and purposes of otu
County, caa wo autioipatc anything but.tlut H
prejudicial iuHuences will result from.forcii>g H
men to abide by such alow. If such a law has
pissed, and ii? or will be snntioned by tho Courts,
we say unhcsitativcly that the courts have erred H H
c 'rcgiously, and let it be repealed, and the soon- H
cr the better for the tax payers. The govern- H
incut of tho United States is founded on oquol H
laws, equal rights and "equal justice to all of its
citizens. The humblest citixcn should feel I his H
privilege and dignity as a rational and rcponsible
being ; and the world presents no Bight moro H
lovely and delightful than
The freeman, casting with unpurchased
hand,
The vote that shakes the turrets of our H
land," |B|
Will our State Legislature reorganize the
South Carolina College as a Stnto or National
University ? Will she open tho College and tax
the people one, three, five or eight thousand dot*
lars ns she may sec fit or think best to do at her H
next session? We would strike the note of alarm H
and warning prospectively. Wj have no earthly |^H
need of a State Collcgo or University. It has
fulfilled its object, day and generation. It belonged
to a past generation, the old dispensation; H
let it sleep and slumber, or let it be converted
into capital that will be equally beneficial to all
classes. We live under a new dispensation, ami
wo aro ourroiifi?Jo<2 bv
0w ?,nu ignore <10- .
nommational and sectarian principles in llicir
instructions; some of which open (heir duois jBR
niul tell all to conic in free of tuition. Justnliovc
us nro 1\olTord College and Furmnn University,
two excellent Institutions. They are accurate
and thorough in nil the branches, and filled by
learned and judicious Professors. A noble Profossor,
who taught both in the South Carolina
College and Fufman University, said that, tlio I
studies in the latter University were as thorough
as they were in the South Carolina College. We
urge no invidious distinction. We cannot see HB
the necessity of a State College or high School, I
undcrany name, type or modification. The Pros- H
bytcrians, Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists and
others, have their Colleges, Institutions and high
Schools of learning and if any of us fail to get an IH
education it will be our own fault. These Colic- :^B
ges are accessible, nccurntc and thorough, and Bj
their tuition, board, &c., arQaccommcul)4*'m- Let HH
I these Colleges tako tho place of the State Uni- H
versity. A redundancy of Colleges does not |^B
comport with these "trying, hard times," and H
we urge the argument, "ahsurdmn in alsurdo'' H
comple absurdity. While the South Carolina ^B
College in tho past, like a great sun in chaotic
darkness, has dispelled tho gloom ami stimula- IB
(ted our people to thinking, studying and read"- H
ing, yet it is doubtful in our minds whether she
has accomplished fully the objects and purposes ^B
upon which slio was founded. Very few of our ^B
friends have been tho slmicrs of her collegiate IB
privileges; very few have felt themselves able lb- ^B
meet the necessary expenses, and perhaps, not
more than one or two among five hundred of her
tax payers can this day call her their Alma Matcr.
We would say, well done old South Carelina
College in your day and dispensation! Let JB
your sun. ujjsuJlicd. unstained U>' "o- 1 Ji> *"*" H
ciluily set in the sea of quietude, nover again
(o rise. So mote it be.
We are opposed to the College solely on (lie
grounds of its support. We sanction uo Iiistitu- |H
tion upheld nnd supported by the government. jfl
in these times.* |H
Let tho ball of pclitic.-il economy be set in m?~
tion, let it roll through nil of our Townships-,.
and let a voice be heard from every Township- ^ *.
of approved or disapproval. Let there be nodistruction
or confusion in our camp ; let every H
man be firm nnd unlliuching to our nominntion, HR
and with "the shield of faith, the sword of tho
Spirit nnd the helmet of salvation," we will go H
forth conquering nnd to conquer.
Fish Dam Township.
PRO 110NO PU11L1C0. B
For the Times, Ifl
A Groat Work in Progross. H
Mn. Eihtou :?We have just closed a very in- B
(cresting meeting at Mt. Tabor. Tho services
continued four days. Twelve were received into
the Church, on profession of faith in Christ.
It is wonderful to sec what a change ha?*ulfen r ??_
place, in a rclic'tous aspect, aauu^*--*
men especially,^ f "1* ,n'
?i...nr.K ?ne neighborhoods of Lctlilchcm, Wesley's
Chapel and Mt Tabor. About thirty llavo
already organized themselves into a Voting Men's
Christian Association. They meet, ns a body,
every Saturday night, to hold religions service,
and different divisions hold prayer meetings in
their immediate neighborhoods once a week.
They require every one who joins, being a
member of a Church, to offer prayer when called
upon at any of their meetings. If lie is not it
member of a church, be must promise to quit
swearing, gambling, drinking liquor, fio. That
much good is being done by the Association, in *
the portion of the county referred to, none will
dispute. Many of the most dissipated and
reckless young men have joined some branch of
the Church and are now prominent in the Association.
During our meeting thoso. yausig man wx*genOrally
held a prayer meeting before the hour
for preaching, and more earnest and appropriate
prayers I have never beard. Mr. Editor,
1 have never attended just such a meeting.
We all feel it to be the most encouraging one
we lliivc ever wii ucsscu. i ne young men nro
working for tiic Lord mid we are assured lliut,
by His liclp, they can do more in checking the
progress of vice and immorality tlinn any other
class among us. Let the young men, one and
all, think of this. United in the cause of vim
tuc and religion, they can wield an influence for
goo 1 found no whero else. I.ct us all, then
speak encouragingly to the young persons engaged
in this noble work. Lot our prayers ascend
in their behalf. The Church and the country
will he blessed, in their efforts to advance tho
cause of truth and piety. They are seen and
felt now. more or less. I'laces where once nothing
Lut drinking, cursing and gambling wero
seen arc now places of prayer and singing
praises in <*o<l. May ;i kind Providence smile
upon lliose dear young men, and keep llicnt
faillifill till death. II.
<*
Motiikhf, Ktav at IIomk,?And euro your
ehihl with Pit. Mori ktt'k Tkctiiina (Tctlhin;/
1'uirhr.*.) Tr.Kriu.N a Herniates the Ilowels and
makes Teething easy; Cures Cholera-Infantum
and the Summer Complaints of Children ; Heals
r.rupfions and Sores ; Keiunves and prevents
the formation of Worms. No medicine ccr received
such euthusia^li': oniiinieudalion from
111 ?<e w ho Imve u-ed if. A. I U W I N A Inil 1
dl Pill ifir%| f 1 # f |t jt I
May 17. :l?! 2tt\