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VOL. IX?New Series. UNION C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 1*^0878. a '"""JffOTCSS %Mnu? m I ' ? ~~~?- -? * ???? We ask the attention of all liberty-loving people to an article, taken from tin; Ooutherii Christian Advocate, in which that paper nays : "Therd is sufficient reason in those facts to warrant our people in demanding of their Representatives iu our State Legislature, to use oar money in such atcayas it will not antagonize our injluci.ce ami our interest as Christian churches." From this expression it will he seen that the State, iu his opiuiou, should be subordinated to the church, and that the church should be willing to assume the duty natumilder form, has been ndvooated for some time by other champions of denominational cducatiou, but nowhere have we seen such an outspoken opiuiou expressed. Wo yield to no man in good-will for deuominatioual collogcs, but we thiuk when theso institutions of learning shall combine and ask the State tQ uogloct her imperative aud bouuden duty to tho people ,pf the Common 'mlth, because, lorsootn the different churcncs are discharging their o ^ligations to tho chil- J dren of tho members of their own religious 1 u.. - .......i ujr giving mcui a deiiouiiuatioual 1 oducatiou, there is a glaring iuteousistency ' iu the act, or else tliore is a fearful assuuip 1 tiou of power. It is, beyoud cavil, the du- s ty of the State to sec to the education of her ^ sons, regardless of their religious bias, aud 1 she is unworthy the name if she, under any pretext, transfers the labors to other, is true of the State, it is no less the duty r of the ohurch to educate her children thau d to instill into their minds aud hearts licr n own tenets of religious faith. The nssortion that the State, iu the dis- tf charge of her duty, by establishing a Col- ^ lege for the cducatiou of all her sons, irre- " sjmetivo of their religious faith, is surely 0 without merit. Ou tho same ground, tbi.%j i same churches, when they shull bo nb^ to P' l^ill tho State College, may with as much w propriety combiuo to kill out any one of . their own number that tlicy may conclude to ho iu their way, aud the rcuiaiuing nu n*bcr may agaiu make a similar combination tli against tho next victim, and so ou until m there shall be only one left. t|, Now, we assert without auy fear of con- bu tradietiou, that it matters not how many iltdcti'omluaiional coircges vVo fii5Y Uavc, tney-Tn furnish no excuse to tho State for dorclio- of tiou in this most important duty. Ou the su other hand, the State should learn lessous Uli of wisdom from the churches which have its shown such commendable zeal in this iui- su portaut work, and redouble her energies in ex this particular. The establishment of a de- ou noniinational college for the purpose of teaching special articles ol religious belief, an in uo way excuses the State from doing her .si, diity. # T1 It is not to be denied that^tho combined influcuce of the officers of tkese denominational colleges has influence" iu controlling m; tho Legislation of tho Statu on tliia ?.wl .i kindred subjects. These gentlemen seem w, to hivo an exceedingly tender regard for the pocket of the poor taxpayer, while they wj express a willingness for the University to sp be opened, provided it doesn't cost anything, p,. They have colleges of their own, you see, and it makes little difference what becomes f10 of others who do not want a denominational fC( s.wdjtgfttion. They must cither be stuffed OU" ibi When compared with other opponents or st the University, wc oan but admire tho open aud mauly course of the Advocate, in speaking his mind in plain and uncquivooal English, which may not bo misuudcr- j,; Stood, while many have assigned other than ai their real reasons for opposing the State in j,; nn effort to discharge her high rcspoiisibil- t| ity in educating her sons. ti It is said that wo have colleges enough. C1 This wc boliovo to be an error. Wt need m in Columbia, a college of a high grado ol C( education, where the Stato may bring to- S] EL'**?*-- ?. ijothej.Jwyr y&img men, where all cap meet u on a common level, and where merit is the c true standard of a man's worth. Wc arc c an active people, and if wc do not keep a pace in cduoation, our position as an cduca- ? * , . i mi i i M .... ICU people Will uu ijiu: iuwui UIUII ni.it ntuvn , flhc formerly held. Lot tho State University ho closed, and the standard of education 8 in Strilrib4i"'0''uu will bc lowered. There- j fiult will betfVfffr-^icrc will be less demand a for denominations fcdticntion. Education j prows upon what it feeds. "Tin? more wo have j tho more we want. The possession of the j boon by one, stimulates another to scsk it ^ also. Tho more colleges we have, the moro . education tho people will demand. Coinpetition is tho life of business and in no business does it manifost such good effects as in tho educational pursuits. As proof ' of this we need only to oall attention to the i fact of the many colleges that have sprung 1 |||? - *' *L*. -j .South Carolina College. Tho remarks in the article from tho vl</vocatc about ''wholesome religious instruction" in denominational colleges is perhaps more uufuir than any expression made in the articlo. It would seemingly claim a degree of purity for denominational teachings which tho writer would have the rcador believe does not exist in 'Other Colleges.? Tllilfe utjlWj'fliJd J'C justified only on ui a wane oi lutoruiation on tlio subject. It is a well known fact that there was no luck of Christian instruction ] iu the South Carolina College, and the ' high character of the yourg gontleineu in at- 1 tendance upon its exercises will bear us out i in the assertion that they were as woll bo- t haved as thaso in any of the denomination- 1 al institutions. On the principle that re- F ligious training was lucking iu the South ^ Carolina Collego, the editor of the Advomtc p should oppose the common public schools of tl thceouutry. As a rule the teachers arc.selec- tl ted for their fitness for the position, and h' cuter. Good morals and "sirnplo faith" are jo taught. There are no ' denominational" jo public schools. As soon as a teacher should 111 begin to proselyte his or her scholars from th the faith of their parcuts, the teacher would an lose his situation. The Advocate now pro- co Soscs to throw a slilr at the South Carolina iz< ullcgo because it failed to do that which to would uot'be tolerated for a moment iu a tui Common ""l-?1 Tl* * ?0?v.uwu oumuui. ii ucnoui- sin iuatioual Colleges arc what their uauics iin- inj ply?they teach the tenets of their partic- nc; ilar faith while imparting literary iustruc- ot ion. For this reason a Professor in an in- th< titution of this kind is chosen as much for lis zeal in tho faith as for his literary atainments. * Wo would he glad to sec tins war on the uia Unto University ended. She is new pros- am (ate?skouiu^-aud the LillimUiauflwnul^. ^21 uu "riocVvWTro? bodj'. nfsiic inayj^trise, espitc their effort#to fasten dowu, throttle .? nc^kftl an iustitutfoiTwliich has done more jr.South Carolina tlidn can well be couipu- sP.r d. There is room tor all. The demand al11 >r denominational education will eot be ma' isscncd by the opening of tha South Carlina Uui^isily, but tho probability is. " J nit education would receive such an iui- . otus that, through generous rivalry, all .ou ould do better iu tho future than they * live done Iu the past.?Abbeville Pros* and .ri 'unncr. tr w,, ? add S^lT.EMENTA^ CltU&S?OATS. One of tllO ic correspondents of tha? Departuicut rD- the arks, th?t at thc( u%t woetiug of his Club 0f u o questioii for disctftsion will be : "The thin st plau to uiako flic present crop meet the too iinftft'iaVi'ffff] ?T the State that have failed to make a full jug pply of corn. Every effort should be 'Phe ide to supply deficiencies from the farm elosi iclf, instead of waiting until the gathered furn pplies of a meagre harvest shall have been |iav< haustcd, and then resorting to the ruiu- thai s policy of bwf/imj on tone. rule To this end effjrts should begin at once a j)a d in season. All crops, as they mature, an in ould be harvested iu the best manner.? T le unusually large yield of fruit should Uu utilized to tho utmost. the On many farms the fodder and hay crop ,suW \y be supplemented by cutting and curing t|,e e grasses which grow luxuriantly in wet, sure istc places. plou i? t. i l intu iuia, auivu luitivij,' i.u ryu vr uaricy, |j II furnish grazing during winter, nud in ring, not only leugthcn out the supply of ^est ug lbragc, but render necessary less grain. ailj So portion of the products of the corn jjy s Ids that can be profitably gathered and il to stock should bo allowed to go to waste. t0 ? Horses and mules, when idle, should not be ?rc" i crib and barn; if incouveuicnt j^ut abteT It is astonishing how'ntubn?'^4^. j saved in this way. j,ja, Rut the main reliance must be in the a|| | jxt crop of oats, aud t he time is near at joa] and wheu they should be sown. Corn ;t8 , id oats, in our climate, arc naturally coui- ,. icmcntal to each other. A deficiency in csc ic corn crop is always manifest in ample mo to provide ngaiust it by sowing a full rop of Tall oats; aud this will mature early 1 spring to meet an ordinary deficiency of 01 ?1 orn. Ou the other hand, in the early ,UL'1 pring a partial failure of the oat crop will v . sually be evident before it is too late to in* c'al rouse the area in corn. Thus these two UP,] rops may be said to dovetail into each other, wo1 nd the circumstance is an additional argu- w?' icut?if it were needed?to induce a large w'11 ucrcasc in the area to oats this fall. tu.1' The correspondence of the Department t,;m hows that there will probably be such an ',Cl nerense, and, in addition, that many farmers <lr(! re beginning to rely mainly on oatsasfootl 0,0 or work stock. Reports horcldforo pub- 1 J,c isbed have abundantly shown, that the fall . - * 1-- oAftOAn Vt\r> uiiwitnr nhtl tllf* S IIIU otuouu ?W1 ?>V rcllow or Hed Kust Proof the best variety. r.ui ?Extract from Circular of 11 a. Mate Ay'I ^ Dept. ' b>' . ?. no There is one good thing about farming? sin i man can always raise enough to cat if he tin is any account, lie can raise his potatoes, So cabbage, unions, turnips, beets, etc. lie bu L'.'U# grpyv raspU??WWr st#a?wlw'riv8, grapes, is apples, peaches, and other fruits, to satisfy If the wants of bis family, lie can have, tin poultry aud eggs the year round. Milk and is butter in abundance. lie can have veal be mutton and beef. He can produce his own ac pork and make bacon and lard to last a 11% year. The people in the city if they have uj these articles must earn the money and save c<i it t# buy them. This is a big item in favor ;ui gl the farmer.?Rural Worbl. n< TH0UGHT8 FOB THZ MjtNTH. This and the next month coistitudc the proper period for plauting.wlut nro usually termed "Tail crops," aud we il siro to iuiiress agaiu upon tho reader I ie exceeding jreat importaec of having the land devoted , o those crops Very rich. Fc lility is procction against cold?it givel.i vitality to dants which severe cold caulit destroy?it fill uiake them grow in eoldkether, when lants on poor land do well It en to hold tieir owu-und tithe u spring opens, gives iciu a start long ways in alvanfco of the ttor. Coarse, bulky uiauws, s*ch asatasing their valuable coi&titucw by leachg, and the long winter, witm)ts aboundg moisture, allords aui^Ieoppottunities for em to rot, to be diffused throi^h (lie soil, 1 id become available to plauts. fTlic more ' nccutrated aud soluble commc^ial fcrtil?rs may also be applied, but ittis better divide thcui, usiug ouly a partj^i the au- i inn, and the other portiou us t <op drcs- j ig in spring. Danger from dtuuflh not be- j ; probable, the mauures shoul-Mc placed t ar tho surface, the rains "%ill like earn i them and distribute theAsulli^eutly lor a i couveuicneo of plants. ^ WINTER GRAZING BOTS. c value of these can hardly biovorcsti- ii ted. Waiving eutirely the savjig of corn t 1 forage, whose pl$? they may take iu c isidcrablc quantity, lliey jpuy most haiuh|ife Wllj 111 piulHWIUp tm fcuUh one who has sccA the ^ager avidity with d ich animals feed upon green food in the L iug, can doubt that their health impcr- si /cly deuiauds it?it canuot bo siuiply u o tter of the. palate. si These lotsjpay also in flov^pg milk and w ilcn buttm, aud the health of tho house- p d as wclKs that of the stock. ' Every ri iso kecpog is entitled to. a good supply of ?c article*, and he cannot called ia noble ncr who (lyes not rccoguize'thisjact, and , it is inor?,kupply them bountifully. In ? 4ion these lots, if placed iu easy view of .1 dwelling, break the dreary uiogotony of , winter's landscape, and rclicvcflie sense uivcrsal death. Is that not worth some- a! ig? Jiut the adornment of our iiouies is a great a subject to be developed hero in lie mistake usuall}f uiaac, is in not nav- . these lots numerous and large enough. consequence is, they arc grazed too ely, the plants become wcakcued, and 1 lisli but a uioicty of what they would ^ j done under proper treatment. Not less i one acre to each animal should he tho ca . . The lots should bo subdivided, that ^ rt may Lo grazed for awhile, and the _ fills then transferred to another part lo best plants for such lots is barley. ing euriehed and thoroughly prepared land, sow four bushels seed per acre. cg nan uio seeu ja one direction, and other half across the lirst; this will in- t|j a more rogular distribution, then gh in and drag or harrow and roll. oj> 0 not begin to graze uutil the plants jo ) become strong and well set. The uoxt ja plant is r;o-*?morcJ)nrdy tlia^Jg^ey less.aflcclod by cold, but less rensned took. If possible, sow seed raised in n. r own locality?Western seed will fail ' ivc satisfactory rcs^lta To secure still iter variety of food, the California or y, clover, or crimson clover, may be sown. ' bnlji annual plants, and furnish '' its may T>c' usCtfTtvu^'p* - - ~ f 'V 'or that purpose is lucerne, 7t b?. 7? , 1 has been published by us recently on w jultivatiou, and wo will%iot repeat here t. iMiicuibcrj a deep loam, rather saudy and s| essivcly rich, suits it best. , OATS. w taving disposed of the graziug lots, the oat e [i next demands attention: (Joorgia far- a s so thoroughly reeog?4zc tho great I; uc of this crop, it is useless to urge its t ms Th?y liuvc learned to rely ?| in it as tho t h<uij>est and best food for e k stock. Tho re'd rust proef^ias pretty d 1 superceded all other varieties, and i en sown in the fall on good land, caustics one of tho sMpst crops grown?cor- t ily not more liaflb to be cut off by winter- I tfzing than the Km crop is |y summer < nights. Whila good crops'arc often j do by simply lwrowink in th| seed in a i cotton fields Swing tWe prcsAit month, t ? nroviiilin# nninlun is K favor*)!' plough ; I thcin in?p,ck?ovftho cotton, tl.cn ' ?n:ng a furrow as^oae ^possible on cncli 1 o of the c<*ton, sotring Reed and covering : ploughing out tnc middles. In the < rtiiern parts of tho cotton belt, this i iiuld hedouo hy tho 1st of October ?in 1 j 1< wer cotton belt hy t$io 15th or 20th. inc winters they may b? sown still later, t as thnt cannot he known in advance, it host to he on the safe side and sow early, they should conic forward too early graze .dcratcly boforo fr<>^; hnt our experience tlui less they ar. Jfnzcd in winter the ttor. Sow not les.7tl.an tiro bushels poire, on vory rich land. Some sow four to ^e, and we begin to hear of 110 bus hols or .wards per aoro being mado under such inditijn*. In these eases, however, the easurcuicnts have not been made in aman:r to satisfy every one. Oats may also be . I 1'J! I 1 . ^ . I sown on corn stabblc land. It is uot uncommon to grow two or three successive oat crops ou the same land, sowiug the seed and turning them under with the weeds and stubble. Cotton seed and phosphate, 25 bushels ot the former to 100 lbs. of tho lattor is excellent manure for the crop? ploughed in with the oats. The cotton seed must do killed when mod at thc*o early sowings?else they will come up and contribute little to the growth of tho oats. CLOVER AND GRASS. September has proved with us the best "inftlcfe | tho land rich with nitrogenous manures especially?for clover, with phosphatic and mineral manures. Never stint seed overdo rather than underdo the ninf*** t.. :>fteu begins just hero. TURNIPS. I Where turnips have been drilled, thin i >ut to u stand as soon as possible, and give i rood cultivation?first with a deep running ( dough, subsequently with sweep?kecpiug i ho drill cleuu with the hoc. The turnip l las a very short sl-usou in which to dcvclopc, < aid it needs all the help it can get. I PREPARING LAND FOlt WHEAT. t If a clover or grass sod, or stubblo land * s to be sown in wheat, it is best to luru ^ hcui ever during this mouth, and pretty Q arly iu it. After turning over, several jTg^-shO^i^'ie'givcu, taking^ ca*ro~iioMx> * isturb or bring to tho surface the vegctale matter that was ploughed in. A fine v ur/itcc tilth is very essential to wheat, and uc ploughing will not givo it, iu fod or |j Lubblo land. On cotton land, the previous j orkings of tho cotton will suffioo, if supfomented with a good ploughiug and bar-, jwiug at tho time oi sowing the wheat. OOTTON. J, It is hardly necessary to say anything it bout picking cotton and marketing this crop. t< t ought to be picked as soon as it opens; ai ut everybody is likely to do this because p icy have no mouey, and wunt to sell cotton tl i once. It ought to be dried if wet (and 1 that is picked before 10 o'clock is wet) tl > gin wet and make a good sample ; but m is " ?* ">* * -h *" i 1-??* '"VU IKIIII, uuuausu anieicr ClilMlIICUlIUIlS SI llicrencc to tlicui by tlio interior buyers ul o being practiced ; but this is not likely la be doiio generally, because everybody is in tc hurry, and negro pickers can with diffiilty be held up to the mark May bo the N tcrpiliars will have it done by eating all sli aves, and leaving nothing to make trash, fn -Southern Cultivator. til REDMOND IN*A NEW BOLE. JJ (iRKK.N VII.LE, }>, C, August 28.?III Ce uucctiou with the recent proceedings in as c United States Court now in session at m is place, and in view of the interest geu- ? \yj ally manifested in regard to all the nets the "great outlaw," Keilmoud. fcW? tli wing account of n scene whieh occurred la tely and ju which he bore a conspicuous in irt, is' regarded as trorthy of being record- CJ I. The particulars of tho occurrence, as irrutcd to uio by several eye-witnesses, w; ere as follow : is A lew weeks ago the candidates for the aj. irious offices in Pickens County met by Ci jpointmcnt at Kastatoo for the purpose ol" ol resenting their several claims ?o popular u, - if rtt?n in Uj l J III in f.|(1 ere inhabitants of"'tliC ' ??. linous country, and it may be saftly as lined that a large part ol the expectant g udieuej were uot altogether disconnected o -.1 .1 i f til! 1! .ill! WIL _ . Illl UIC UUSlllCSS Ol IIIICU UlMIIIlIlg. J lie || rowd, which numbered about 500 persons, tl Iso contained a fair proportion o! uioun- o tin matrons and maidens, and altogether ii lie occasion was u memorable one iu that a uiet community, which so tisHoof Wpori^* 'rj uccs any excitement other thao that attcn- o laut upon the unexpeeted honor of rccciv- e eg the visits of raiding deputy marshals. i< The meeting was duly called to order, in ii he course of the day, ami the candidates t iroecedcd in turn to discuss the momentous o [uestions of local polity now agitating the i lublic mind of l'iekeus Comity. The | peaking was at last concluded, and the r irowd now broken up into groups and en- ( piged in discussing the merits and perhaps 1 whiskey of the respective favorites, was j wholly taken up with these matters wlicu < i great commotion was observed iu one ] juaitcr, and every one rushing thither to i ?co the fight, if possible, or whatever other ( entertainment might he on hand, was suddenly greeted with the most unexpected spectacle of a slender young man, surrounded by a circle of friends mid engaged i/i XliO' eminently pi aceTul puisuit ol'shnking hands with all within his reach. The young man, as it very quickly became known, was none other than the terrible Jtedmond.? How he came there, or when, or by what avenue of approach, no ono knew, aud no one has ever attempted to explain; hut there ho was, and the greeting this fearful enemy to his community received at the' hands (literally) ol'its members wottld have beet matter of great s.urprise to any ?tran i> UJV1HKR 37. gcr ignorant of the fact as to how tho uu-' fortuuato youth is regarded by all those of his neighbors who know hiui so well, and so well what he has wrongfully suffered at 1 tho instanco of u>i$tukcn authority. Tho excitement over his prosenco increased rapidly, and presently reached its climax when ! he was hoisted upon the shoulders of half a dozen friends and carried souio distance up tho hill uud hoisted bodily upou tho frame of a wagon wich stood in a conspicuously accessible spot, when ho was released, and vociferously called upou to uiako a iBDiiitli'w'u, nuuinmiu 1 nWllllt' CUWC pared to meet such a reception, and still less, of course, was ho prepared to meet such u call, but once " /' ho determined to make au effort and do the best he knew how. That best was by no means bud. "Of courso", will say tho merciful executors of the revenuo laws, "of course ho did not loose uuch au opportunity to abuse tho government and it* 1 ? m6vuui, vu ucicnd his own Brinies mid to incite 'his gang' to renewed leeds of wholesale violence and slaughtor." Of coursojho did no such thing. On the :outrary, this uian, who nlone and by name lias bceu excluded froui tho general aniues,y extended to his fellows, (and all agrco .hat thcro are in the mountains to day many vorsc men than tho Major,) this deeplylycd criminal aud implacable foe to law and irdcr, devoted himself to a modest, oarucst ppoal to nil prcsout,'o respect the revenue t*n'*f'4o pflrp* iPir pPtlPTTcc of illicit distilling, ind to discotintcnancc it in others as well. This was before the Court met at Grccnilie and of course before the amnesty was reclaimed. It follows that Kcduiond hoped or no reward for what ho was doing, and 10 at least ucvor'cxpected that what ho did rould be reported in his behalf. It was ot from him that I learned of tho circuuiLauccs I have here narrated. The argument c uscu was not one of high morality, but ; was at least souud, and painfully illustra:d iu the person or tho speaker. It was ddresscd to simple hearers, and was simly to the effect that the law was agaiust icui, that it was usolcss to attempt to /ndc it, nnd that it brought far moro pain uiu profit to those who disregarded its comou, and I'll be bound went further than 1 the threats und thunders which could bo unelicd from the seat of power for a year gcthcr. lie was not allowed to fiuish his address, cw comers crowded into the wagon to take bauds with him, and his voico being tally drowned in tho clamors of tho uiultude, lie was pulled down from tho wugon id escorted to the ladies' stand, were lie was impelled to go through tho hund-shaking ireinony all round again. After a tiuio? the witnesses tell it?ho disappeared ore suddenly 'than he came, and the bcildered meeting disbanded. ~<i 1 Li,vc;' vedand pitied for his misfortunes, and his iliuuencc is great for evil or good. Ho looses to exercise it for good. 1 put it toycu, Messrs. Commissioners. hcthcr it is wise?1 have shown you that it not jiut?to array such a man, perforce, ;aiust the law'( Olio kind word would ilist his powerful influence on the side of icdicnce and ord ;r, would relieve you of ueh trouble and expense, and many of i<? himiii L nnnciu to tli? trim Ii1*1 akinn wink from grai'eh.?tr6 rapes should be picked when perfectly ripe, n a dry day, all the unripe, decayed and n perfect berries being discarded. Crush liutii in a small press, (not too severely,) if nc is at band, or it uuu be done by the hand ii a large tub ; let,-the mass remain in this tato for forty eight hours; then strain oif ina thoroughly cleansed keg r-barrel, so that tho vessel is <ull, leaving ff the hung in order that fermentation iay have vent and throw out the iuipurties; li!l up with reserved juico to keep he vessel always full. At tho end of two >r three weeks, when the first fermentation s over, rack off, drawing tho liquor carcl'uly off by keeping it constantly running, and cmoving it into a scalded-out tub; thcnscald nit the vessel again and return the liquor ; caving the bung ruthcr loosely in its place, 'or the second fermentation. When that is ivcr bung up tightly, and let' remain for at least six months, or altogether, using as it may be wantedt It is better if racked off at the end of six months or longer, and put into from two to live gallon demijohns, though the usual bottles will answer very . well. UnIts* you want " be sure to add sugar or rock Candy?.German town Trfrgrtiph. It costs no more to produce u pound of wool than a pound of cotton, and the wool soils for :i times the price of cotton. Tho 100,000 dogs in Gcorgie consume and dostroy an amount of food either already fit for human use or suitable for feeding to productive animals, which estimated iu bacon, would supply 50,000 laboring men.? 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