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VOL. IX.?New Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER l:kTs78. ?????__^___^_riM_l__rr_rrrrriM_I^ r T * A FBQPOSITIO^LOOKINQ TOTHE UNIOH OF ) tho assumDti0?of a -r W- ?l i? c ua?. mo attention of ull libcrty-lovin pooplo to aa article, taken from thy, JSoutl ern Christian Advocate, in which that pa per says : "Therd is sufficient reason ii these facts to warrant our people in de mauding of their Representatives in out Stato Legislature, to use our nwncy in sue! a xcay as it will not antagonize our injlu cnee and our interest as Christian churches.' From this expression it will bo seen thai tho State, in his opinion, should be subor tliuated to tho church, and that the church should be willing to assumo the duty natuV' milibrmfhas'boen^iS time by other champions of denominational education, but nowhero have we teen such an outspbken opinion expressed. We yield ? ~ ? ?v uu uiaa 10 good-Will for deaominatioual collogcs, but we think wbon thcso institutions of learning shall combine and ask the State to uogioct her imperative and bounden duty to tho pooplo.of the Commonwealth, because, forsooth tho different churches are discharging their o ligations to tho children of tho mombcrs of their own religious faith by giving them a denominational eduoatiou, there is a glaring inconsistency In the act, or else there is a fearful assumption of power. It is, beyond cavil, tho duty of tho Stato to sco to tho oducution of her sons, regardless of their religious bias, aud she is unworthy the nauio if she, under any protoxt, transfers tho labors to other, , Uw* I is truo of the State, it b no hwftho duty of tho ohuroh to eduoato her children than to instill into their minds and Hearts her own tenets of religious faith. The assertion that tho State, in tho discharge of her duty, by establishing a College for tho oducation of all her sons, irrespective of their religious faith, b surely rvat* * - wom. wu mo name ground, tbdM i same churches, when they ahull bo a^^to kill tho Stato College, may with as much propriety combine to kill out any one of . their own number that they may conclude . to ho in their way, aud the remaining nu_n*bcr may again make a similar combination against tho next victim, and so on .until there shall be only one left. Now, we assert without any fear of con. tradictiou, that it matters not bow maov dcahminatiouai ooiioges #0 mtV lutvo, incy furnish no excuse to tho State for dcrclictiou in this most important duty. On the other hand, tho State should learn lessons of wisdom from tho churches which have shown such commendable zeal iu this important work, and redoublo hor energies in this particular. Tho establishment of a denominational college for tho purposo of teaching special articles of religious belief, in no way excuses the Stato from doing her duty. It is not to bo donied that tho combined influence of the officers of tliesc denominational colleges has influence* in controlling the Legislation of the Stato on this und kindred subjects. These gentlemen soern to have an exceedingly tender rogard for the pocket of the poor taxpayer, while they express a willingness for tho University to be opened, provided it doesn't cost anything. They have eolleges of their owu, you see, and it makes little difference what bep-n^jga of othora who do notwaut a deg*gM? mrincs I education. They must cij^- ??>inatiorinl I When compared with other opponentsorj (D9 university, we oan but admire the open and manly course of the Advocate, in spanking bis mi.nd in plain and unequivocal English, which may not bo misuudcrStood, while many have assigned pthor than their real reasons fur opposing the State in an effort to discharge her high responsibility in educating her sons. It is said that wo havo colleges enough. This we believe to bo an orror. Wc need m iu Columbia, a eollego of a high grade of education, whore the State may bring to+<*** - JiothvjitfMw W 'flfjSjhiirft fcoef on a common level, And where merit is the time standard of a man's worth. Wo are an active peoplo, and if wo do not keep pace in ednoation, our position as an oduca ted people will be one lower than that which the formerly held. Let the State Universiyj be closed, and tho standard of education in will be lowored. Tho resalt will bMfelUfcve will bo leas demand for denominations'fcdccption. Education prows upon what it feeds. "The more we have the more we want. Tho possession of tho boon by one, stimulates another to sesk it also. The more oollegcs we h*ve> the more edueation the penplo will demand. ComEctition is the life of business and in no usiness does it manifest snob good effeots as in the Questional pursuits. As proof of this we meed ouly to oall attention to tho The remarks in tho srtiolo from tho Ad" vocals about "wholesome religious instruction" in denominational colleges is perhaps tnoro unfair thau any expression made in the artiole. It weula seemingly claim a degree of purity far denominational teaohings which the write*'"would have the roa'dor believe does not exist in >othcr Colleges.? Til it ll Ubfeif | tqd ft? A b? justified only on ...uvut luiurinnnon 01 ? tho subject. It is a well known fact tha ? there was uo lack of Christian instructior iu tho South Carolina College, and th< Q high character of the yourg gontlcmcu in at {> tendance upon its exercises will bear us out r in tho assertion that they were as woll bohaved as thoso in any of the denomination* . al institutions. On the principle that re> ligious training was lacking iu tho South t Carolina Collcgo, tho editor of the Advocate should opposo tho common public schools of t the country. As a rule the teachers are selected for their fitness for the position, and enter. Good morals and "simplo faith" are taught. Thero are no ''denominational" public schools. As soon as a teacher should begin to pro'solyte his or her scholars from tho faith of their parents, the teacher would lose his situation. Tho Advocate now proRoscs to throw a slur at the South Carolina i..11? ~ " ~ uuuugu uccauso it tailed to do that which ; would not'bo tolerated for a moment in a common neighborhood school. If denomiuatioual Colleges arc what their names imply?they teach the tenets of their parties ularfiith while imparting literary instruction. For this reason a Professor iu an institution of this kind is chosen as much for his zeal iu tho faith as for his literary attainments. Wo would he glad to see this war on tho Stnto University ended. She is new prosgrgtp?^kcDUH^?and the LillipiUiogj^Kpv)^ run "rioWvePmc^ bod^. oho mayye^ise, despite their effortMo fasten down, throttle I andLkttl on iustitutfoiTwfrioh hr.s dono more for South Carolina tlidn can woll be computed. There is room for all. Tho demand for denominational education will wot be lessened by the opening of tha South Carolina Uuivprsiiy,, but tho probability is that education would rcccivo such an impetus that, through generous rivalry, all would do better in tho future than they have done iu thc.post.?Abbeville Press and Panncr. * s<ypr.fiMENTA^(jrj|?Oats.?one of the correspondents oT tW'Departmcut remarks, tl^t at the< u^yootiug of his Club the question for disotflsfoh will be : "Tho , best plan to make fho present crop meet the imv'mkmd of the State that have failed to niako a full supply of corn. Every effort should be * uiude to supply deficiencies from tho farm , itself, instead of waiting uutil the gathered supplies of a uieagrc harvest shall have been exhausted, and then resorting to tho ruin- , ous policy of b%iny on time. To this end efforts should begin at once , and in season. All crops, as they mature, , should be harvosted iu the best rnanuer.-? The uuusually largo yield of fruit should be utilized to tho utmost. , On many furms tho foddor oud hay crop j may bo supplemented by cutliug audcuiim; the grasses which grow luxuriantly in wet, , waste places. llich lota, sown thickly to rye or barley, will furnish grazing during winter, and in spriug, not ouly lengthen out the supply of long forage, but render necessary less grain, ?vij so liardly won.?//?/?/...ots of the corn |Ipslf= Jfewdmulc., wheu idle, .houiJL^. ft 'fl " 'JflonrSklSl be saved in this way. But the main reliance must bo in tho next crop of onts, and the timo is near at baud when they should bo scwu. Corn and oats, in our climate, are Daturally complcincntal to each other. A deficiency in the corn crop is always mnhifest in ample timo to wrovido against it by sowing a full crop of Tail oats; uud this will mature early in spring to meet an ordinary deficiency of corn. Ou tho other hand, in tho early spring a partial failure of tho oat crop will usually be evideut before it is too late to increase the area in oorn. Thus these two crops may bo said to dovetail into each other, and tho oircumstanco is sd additional argument?if it were needed?to induce a largo increase in the area to oats this fall. Tho correspondence of the Department shows that there will probably bo suoh an increase, and, in addition, that mally farmers are boginning to rely mainly on gats as food for work stock. Reports heretofore published have abundantly shown, that the fall is tho proper soason for sowing, and tho yellow or lied Rust Proof tho best variety. ?Extract from Circular of Ga. Efate Ay'I Dept. There is one good thing about farming? a man can always raise enough to cat if ho is any aooonut. lie oan raise his potatoes, cabbage, onions, turnips, beets, etc. lie *?? <grim rasphaa^m stMWihnrrics, grapes,, apples, peaches, and other fruits, to satisfy tbo wauts of his family. Ho can have, poultry and eggs the year round. Milk and nutter in abundance. He can have veal mutton and boef. He oan produce his own pork and mako bacon and lard to last a year. The people in the oity if thoy have theso articles must cam the money and savo It te buy them. This is a big item in favor vf lite farmer.?Rural World. * , 1 THOUGHTS FOB THX MINTH. t This and the next month coistitudo tlu i proper period for pluutiug.wh; t. aro usuallj ? termed "fall crop3," and we il siro to im . press ngaiu upon tho reader I le exeecdiup ; great importacc of having tho land devoted , to thoso crops Very rich.' l'c tility is pro. tection against cold?it gives a vitality to plants which severe cold caut >t destroy?it will make them grow in cold rcthcr, when plants on poor land do well veu to hold ' their own-and tldicn spring opens, gives them a start long ways ip Jvanto of the losing their valuable cotttiCwiJU by loachiug, and the long winter, with es abounding moisture, allords nui^Ie opportunities for them to rot, to be diffused throiMx flie soil, and become available to plauts. .flic more concentrated and soluble couiutci$iul fertilizers may also bo applied, but it is better to divide tbern, usiug only a partem the autumn, and the other portiou as r<op-drcs-1 I sing in spring. Danger from Jhiun not be1 ing probable, tho mauures'shpultBc placed i near tho surfaco, tho rains ijfill mke care ot them and distribute therffauffifrently for | ?i.~ " * v.iu buuvuuicuco oi plants. "W w WINTER GRAZING BOTH; Tho value of these can hardly b<v over estimated. Waiving entirely the string of corn and forage, whosd pl#e they may take in considerable quantity, lhoyj>ay most linuslM mm ij in piuiwuiug im M.ith orvock*2? No ouo who has socA the iagcr avidity with which animals feed upon green food in tho spring, can doubt that their health imperatively demands it?it cauuot bo simply a matter of thc,palato. These lotsijay also in flov^pg milk and golden butta, aud the health of tho household as welfts that of tho stock.! Every house kecpef is entitled to. a good anpply of theso article}, and he cannot called la noble farmer who (lyes not rccognize'thisfcct, and what is inert, Supply thorn bountifully. In addition these lots, if placed in easy view of tho dwelling, break the dreary mogotony of the winter's laudscapo, and rclievcYhu sense of universal death, is that not worth something? But the adornment of our homes is too great a subject to be developed here iu " "The mistalo uauall^ tiSaac. isln'hot naving theso lots numerous and largo enough. rue consequence is,- they are grazed too closely, the plants bccouio weakened, and ' furnish bnt u moiety of what they would have donouudcr proper troatment. Not less than ono acre to each animal should be the rule. . The lota should bo subdivided, that x part may Lo grazed for awhile, and the auiufrls then transferred to another part Tho best plants for such lots is barley. Having enriched and thoroughly prepared the land, sow four bushels seed per acre. ( Sow half the seed ia One direction, and ( the other half across the first; this, will in- , sure a uiore regular distribution, then ( plough in and drag or harrow and roll. ( Do not begin to graze uutil the plants ] havo become strong and well set. The ucxt best plant is ryo*?moro djardy tbq^jtadpy . and loss-afiectod by cold, but less r?ffined ( by stock. If possible, sow seed raised iu | your own locality?Western seed will fail , to give satisfactory result* To sccuro still greater variety of food, the Califoruia or but clover, or crimson clover, may be sown. KVfrmtk may^e" uscd^Rut" per heps the best of ] all for that purpose is luoerne. A good , ileal lion been published by us recently on , its cultivation, and wo willCot repeat here , ?rciiicmhcr*, a deep loam, rutlior saudy anil , excessively rich, suits it best. oats. i Having disposed of the grating lots, the oat crop next demands attention. Georgia far- i mers so thoroughly recognize tbo great I value of this orop, it is useless to urgo its i o!aimi*MMMMa'Ttffy iuttalearncd to rely < upon it as the efts spun*' and Wist food for < work stock. The red rust prooffias pretty < well superceded all other varieties, and I when sown in 4*611 on good laud, constitutes ono of the aflks&t crops gfown?certainly not nidre'l^Bt to be out o|by winterfreezing than t*Jorn crop is |y sununer droughts.' W>lW jood crops ^arc often mado by in t* seed in the cotton tM presftt month, the provailrafc*WM^6 favorljf ploughing them iB*3fiKraHwBthe ration, then running a furrb.w *l96?fP-poesiblo on each side of tho cotton, ?<Xnng.*ced arifl Dovuring by ploughing out Bp middles. In tho northern parte of tflb cotton /belt, this should bo done by ibo wit of October ?in <he lower cotton belt by 15tb or ?0tb. Some winters they may b<T sown still later, but as that cannot be knpwu'iu advanoc, it is best to be on (She safe 'sTdb and sow early. If they should 4QU>e forward too early graze moderately bof&6 tVum; but our experience is t* less they at j Bated in winter tbo w-.ia- a i Ki i?ii-? UUllrW. OVW DUb 11M buail \%DV UUOUOIH |Hir aero, on verj rioh land. Some sow four to five, and Wo begin to bear of 140 bushel* or upwards per aero being made ander such oonditions. Id those eases, however, the I measurements have not been made in a mantlet to satisfy every one. Oats may also bo # \ e- . - "I JL- - 1 ' . . . . I sown on corn stubble land. It is not unJ common to grow two or three successive f oat crops ou the same land, sowiug the seed and turning them under with the weeds > airl stubble. Cotton seed and phosphate, 25 bushels ot the former to 100 lbs. of tho latter is excellent manure l'or the crop? ploughed in with the oats. The cotton seed must do killed when used at these early sowiugs?else they will como up aud contribute little to the growth of tho oats. i CLOVElt AND GRASS. September has proved with us the best i ijp/iiwirife tho land rich with nitrogenous manures especially?for clover, with phosphatic and mineral manures. Never stint seed?overdo rather than uuderdo tho urat'.cr?failure often begins just hero. TURNIPS. Whero turnips have been drilled, thin out to a stand as soon as possible, and give good cultivation?first with a deep running I plough, subsequently with sweep?keeping tho drill cleau with tho hoc. The turnip has a very short season in which to developc, and it needs all the help it can get. PREPARING LAND FOR W1IEAT. If a clover or grass sod, or stubble land is to be sown iu wheat, it is best to turn them ever during this month, aud pretty .early in it. After turning over, several fthallo^ plqughipga, harrowing# aud drag- - ( fchig* shoiifa bo given, taking care not to disturb or bring to tho surface the vegetable matter that was ploughed in. A Rue surface tilth is very essential to wheat, aud OUt nloiK'liinrr wilt ?? - - r o o g,vo 11? ln or stubblo land. On cotton land, the previous workings of tho cotton will suffice, if supplemented with a good ploughing and liar-, rowiug at tho time oi sowing tho wheat. OOTTON. It is hardly necessary to say anything about pickiug cotton and niarkctiug this crop, i It ought to be picked as soon as it opens; i but everybody is likely to do this because ] they have uo uiouey, and want to sell cotton l at once. It ought to be dried if wet (and < all that is picked before 10 o'clock is wet) 1 to gin wet and make a good sample ; but i tk ia overvluirl v.- U lUll. - J* I 4 picked clean, bccauso stricter classifications ? adherence to them by the interior buyers t ure bciug practiced ; but this is not likely I to be done geucrally, because everybody is in t % hurry, and negro pickers can with difficulty be hold up to the mark May be the 1 caterpillars will have it done by eating al) e leaves, and leaving nothing to make trash, f ?Southern Cultivator. t s REDMOND IN A NEW ROLE. t Greenville, 15, C, August 28.?In c connection with the rcceut proceedings in a the United States Court now in session at t this place, and in view of the interest geu- \ crally manifested in regard to all the acts )f tho "great outlaw," ltcdmoud, tho fol- \ [owing account of n scene which occurred 1 luiviy auu 411 wnien no bore a conspicuous j part, is regarded a3 Worthy of being record- ( bJ. The particulars of tho occurrence, us narrated to mo by several eye-witnesses, , wcro as follow: , j A lew weeks ago the candidates for the t various offices in Pickens County met by ( appointment at Eustatoo for tbe purpose of , presenting their soverul claims to popular wilmtml tiliiiorit iu_ _ 'home." Tho majority of those proscnt ( were inhabitants of the surrounding mountainous country, aud it may be safily as mnied that a large part of the expectant < ludienej wore not ullogclhcr disconnected < with the busiuoss of illicit distilling. The i tsrowd, which numbered about 500 persons, t ulso contained a fair proportion of inouu- ( Lain matrons and maideus, and altogether i tho occasion waa^a memorable ono iu that t [juict co*nnrttfy,-which a? 1 euccs any excitement other thto that atteu- < daut upon the ucexpcotod honor of rccciv- < iug the visits of raiding deputy marshals. 1 The meetiug was duly called to order, in j the course of the day, aud tho candidates 1 proceeded in turn to discuss the momentous 1 quostions of local polity now ngitating tho publio mind of Piekeus Couuty. The speaking was ut last concluded, and the crowd now broken up iuto groups aud en- 1 gaged in discussiug tho merits and perhaps whiskey of the respective favorites, was wholly taken up with theso mutters when , a grout commotion was observed iu ouo rmiarlAH nn?l ah^hm * .juuiivi , uuu citi Jf uuu unillllg IIIIMlvr 10 sco tho fight, if possible, or whatever other entertainment might bo on baud, was suddenly greeted with the most unexpected J spectacle of a slender young man, surrounded by a cirqlc uO'irietid* ewgwgmi hrzhe> ] eminently peaceful puisuit oi'shnking bands | with all within bis reach. The young man, as it very quickly bocatno known, was nono other than tho terrible llodmoud.? ' How ho came there, or wheu, or by what i avonuo ot approach, no ono knc .f, and no one has over attempted to explain; but i thcro ho was, and tho greeting this fearful neiny to his community received at the' hands (literally) of its members would liavo been natter of great giurpThtf to any rtraq inUMHER 37. ?? ger ignorant of the fact as to how the unfortuuntc youth is regarded by all those of his neighbors who kuow him so well, and so well what he has wrongfully suffered at ' the instance of migtakcu authority. Tho excitement over his presence iucrcascd rapidly, and presently reached its climax when he was hoisted upon the shoulders of half a dozen frieuds and carried some distance up tho hill and hoisted bodily upon tho frame of a wagon wich stood in a conspic| uously accessible spot, when ho was released, and vociferously called upou to make a xxwitnoim nau not come prepared to meet such a reception, and still less, of course, was he prepared to uicct such a call, but once "up" bo determined to make an effort and do the best he knew how. That best was by no means bud. "Of courso", will say the merciful executors of the revenue laws, "of course ho did not loose such au opportunity to abuse tho government aud its agents, to defend his own crimes and to incite 'his gang' to renewed deeds of wholesale violence and slaughter." Of courso|hc did no such thing. On tho coutrary, this uiau, who alone and by namo has becu excluded from the general amuc?ly extended to his fellows, (and all agree that thcro are in the mountains to day many worse men than the Major,) this deeplydyed crimiual aud iuiplacublc foe to law aud order, devoted himself to a modest, onrucst appeal to all prcscut to respect the revenue late*; to forp''the practice of illicit distilling, and to discountenance it in others as tcell. This was before tho Court met at Greenville and of course before the amnesty was proclaimed. It follows that Redmond hoped tor tin rnm?1 ** * ? .v??u iur wnat Uo was doing, and ho nt least ncvor*cxpcctod that what he did would bo reported in his behalf. It wan not from kirn that I learned of the circumstances I have here narrated. The argument he used was not one of high morality, but it was at least souud, and paiufully illustrated in the person or the speaker. It was addressed to simple hearers, aud was simply to the effect that the law was against ihcui, that it was useless to attempt to )vadc it, aud that it brought far moro pain '.ban profit to those who disregarded its coinnands. lie used tli2 ouly nri*uinent known uTiraiu vifiUtjU li uiurKCQ nnprcslion, and I'll be bouud went further than ill the threats aud thunders which could bo aunchcd from the scat of power for a year .ogcther. He was not allowed to finish his address, ^icw comers crowded iDto the wagon to ihake hands with him, and his voico being inally drowued in the clamors of the uiulitude, ho was pulled down from tho wagon md escorted to the ladies'stand, were lie was tompcllcd to go through the hand-shaking tercmony all rouud again. After a time? is the witnesses tell it?ho disappeared norc suddenly '.than he came, and the bcvildcrcd meeting disbauded. Redmond is ucithor feared nor hated by hose nmon?? .fy nuuui uv uvcs. no is rather loved and pitied for his misfortunes, and his nfluuencc is great for evil or good, llo jhooses to exercise it for good. I put it to you, Messrs. Commissioners, whether it is wise?1 have shown you that it s not jwt?to array such a man, perforce, igainst the law 'i One kind word would uulist his powerful influence on the side of obcdieuce and ord.:r, would relieve you of much trouble and expeuse, and many of i ml Courier. - - * Making Wine From Grapes.?The ;rapcs should be picked when perfectly ripe, >n a dry day, all the unripe, decayed and uiperfeot berries bciug discarded. Crush hem in a small press, (not too severely,) if >nc is at baud, or it can be done by the hand u a large tub; let/the mass remain iu this forty ..iMit htmra tWn fit rain off MHWWJ flic itrri'thoroughly cleansed keg or barrel, so that tho vessel is rull, leaving off tbo bung in orderl that fermentation nay havo vent and throw out the impurities ; fill up with reserved juico to keep the vessel always full. At tho end of two or three weeks, when tho first fermentation is nvor rnr?lf off 4~ " , , Uluniii^ iii? Hijuur carciuily off by kecpiug it constantly running, And removing it into a scalded-out tub; then scald out tho vessel again and return the liquor ; leaving the bung rather loosoly in its place, for the second fermentation. When that is over bung up tightly, and let', remain for at least six months, or altogether, using as it may be wanted* It is bettor if racked off at the end of six months or longer, and put into from two to five gallon demijohns, though tho usual botiltr aril! answcf very well... wwnt ruiegac.. s' ' bo sure to add sugar or rock Candy?.Gcrmantotrn Telegraph. ~~ ? It costs no more to produce a pound of wool than a nonnd nf ? ?*' 1 ? J vutvvuj UUU iliU HUU1 sells for it times the price of cotton. Tho 100,000 dogs in Gcorgic consume and dostroy an amount ot food either already fit for human use or syitable for feeding to productive animals, which estimated in bacon, would snppW 50,000 laboring men.? (Ja. Ay I Rrport.