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0 "*" ' nm. \1*. at Al ici.ce Speech by Pcr.eicr Dm I h ldion. i| The PI in tnd Scope of the Organ ir at ion 1' Thoroughly Kip'aineJ. n Hampton. July 4 ? Ti e quarterly mooting ii of Uio Hampton county K?rnn p'k A I anco ( Waa held to-d?y in the courthoua*. lh?r? mm m iuii at'enainca of reir??ientn?l?OJi from o II of tbo euh-AJIUncov of tlie o un'y. r Vloe-Freodeut Pilfoherl pro*i<lid over t tbo mooting, whicii was hold with clo?o I I door* ao mattora of a noiuro private loth* i Atliasoo worn dieooeaed. t t4< ?1 lOnrtd.Budaet oorr-sDoodent ? obtalne^T"fVoru the tftentlrf, the fallowing I ? __ MMWftV ^ < 1' public. v. . Vlt Pf?III wit * PH>?h?nl ioir >Juoed Senator Donaldson of Orronrlll'', the m?nager of ilia fitate Alliance Kxchmgc, in n short and extremely cotnp inietUnry ape'di Ha said that perhaps no one stood higher in the esteem and confidence of the Ad lines of South Carolina than Sonnt r I? <nul Iron, an I praised his relf-sacrificing devotion not only to the Allien*# proper, hut to all mea ures of tefarra looking to the bi t ernioot of the ngrienlturnl classes that had been introduced in lie th-te during the pn-t (if urn years, and t stated that-it was in recognition of this and im iui cf uviav ? i vuuiriviii ? iiioi nu ( I oen placed in pi sitioii* of honor nml Irn-1 by his fellow ciiir.ens. 11 ? nvcred ilu? ns nti Alliance iicuktr, lit rmkvd mining the foreinottin I lie ?l:i'c and w m second, not even to Terrcl'. (Jul. Donalds hi made *n eminently wise and conservative speech,of wInch the following is a synop is : "Though so newlint oppio-sd by llio co ii p i in en t a ry lei ins in wliich tlio | resident of die met ting introduce <1 n.e, I wil' cniliiu r to use the time allotted me in lisct^sini' the ut nun ue-n omo < ! ill* ill gilll i/.:t t'on." lie gnve, in his opening remarks n short ke'rli of ilie origin nml program ef the order. "I.ikc Klijsli's cloud it wns nt fust stinill ns a mini's Inind. but it gathered volume nod (noiiieniiiui hi its ouwnrd progress until now it bus developed into the mo t wonderful orgnnizttion in hlsto-y Iin neiisely potent in! in its influence for good tt it* member*. "it in not iin in volition gotten up hy some fr ,i fnt iiiinil but it ivti* burn of imre?*ity. Tne organization of oilier clauses intrude I for benefit to ihcniHolves had grown ho iii magnitude, that the interest ol'the ngricnltorlUltollBIH bad driven lliem in Minor m ilprolfcioii, to organize u'lnosl niimi tutieously fro.ii one extreme to (lie other of tlii* grout eou itry for niiitiial benefit. "When wo oomtider the pliyiricnl dillicultioi ?ttrtidaot upon the organ'zntion ol fir* me * an compared with the frcilitic* niili wit ch other classes. merchants nn>l pro- ' fessional men, could organize, it npponrs ; almost a miracle. The farmers scattered uli , oscr the ootititry, each en Iiih own farir, abnnbel with the prosecution of his labors ' anJ with little time for rending and mental * intpr ivement, cittiio together with ?>nu necr l, | and now prrscnt a compact body, practically irresistible bo longa^ Hift'ffny of'tU oTgW " tannl ^d. Many mouther* of the ordo-, it i7ran?c ftnrcd, tiriiled with it without eompiohotidiiig the piiiuo necessity of indivulual effort ns a factor in thn .struggle ^ ?P flrftnurikl Mimrnuu 'I'ltnv attitn.nil la flunlr that nil that was necessary was to Income a ( member of this grand order ami then some ' great' g toil would come to thorn without 1 fur. her effort m- cost to themselves. This , feeli'g is not peculiar to the Allisnce, it may ( be observed in other organizations, even the I church. Just licrc let mo impress upon you the 1 r absolute necessity of each and overy member . of the sub-alliances realizing that upon tlicm j individua l/ devolves tho work. No one else can do it for you. Tho foundation of c your duty is attendanco upon each and every meeting. Koop thoroughly posted on the woi ka of the order. Your duty is to * earore, touch ng u'Oi many poin'a of The I acpfnt inter to the Al i idcd rt| r?un>?.|, -pi ut which were of a private nature. .j It waa Iho genera' verdict of Ihe repre ntnlivea. who by lha way, were the lead- **ec rig farmer* and e't'senv of llarnpt n II. H ' urny, that ih*a epeech was one of the moat . < !!f;!r.; ... i iinpiui to the orgaHxation . ?er made hare, and that they believed a* a f n eeull, wnti'd cauae the order in th?e county * o ureai forward with renewed energy and p'ac top*. lie m*d* no unkind rri'ic'mm ?f Ikon rtu rho wrr* opposing III* AUhno*. II* jtle h* ground tluU ih* aIIImo* ??? <r?H? irong enou/h, on I ought to h? d'gniftol nmn noosli to iihore *H unjust ?ttac,?* male beet vmh.?wj??imt to ?W Wort*. bre Mfie HUeeMy Unionffimes ?m en 1 P. M. STOKER, - - Editor rec, S. 8 STOKES, Local Editor ahn lien Friday, July lO, 1SOI. ,|ifr sunscH/rrro.v, 91 00 I'ku as sum cor POST OKFICK DIRECTORY. 1 Tlio 1'. O. will ho opened for bmincsn rroni 8 A. M. to ti.OO 1?. M. put The Money Order Department will he net jpenrd f?r hutdtieen from A. M. to 4 I*. M. ,|,,n The Northern mini will clone a* 12 1'. M.t ami the Southern Mail at ti.OO I*. M. Any inattention or irregulnriiicM should tug i e reported promptly to the P. M. " J. 0. II UNTKIt, l?. M. nen fill New Advertisement*. w|, Foil r, Wilkini & Co.?ll>g Closing Out *'<> ? , . iln. Ho lder A I'tirccll, ? Don't lloid Thie. W;H Itnck* t Sloro.? Have You Heard Ac. ,1,,. Jm. !. Dotu'liisn.? Itookkeeper Wanla I. I .1 I.. IVa.ker.? lo manner*. T. I.. IIiiiiich. ? Kiecutor's Notieo. ?,n Way- Gov. 'I'i 110r\n Iihi nppoin'cil N. S. I JT'1 Stokes' ii Trial Jintiie for lli<8 to#uship, io |ltl( I I ice of (). C. Sartor, resigned. an ? ear Go io IIH.\IIAM ASI'AKKS fur bargains im| in Ladies slippers. mc - ?? HOC A party cf young lb ka of this town I attended a dance lint Tliinsday n<glit, at m0, (ilenii Spring-, wl ieli they enjoyed very nin linioli. (re: *** * wo \\ Ii it rt Dresi Geo Is a' a grcnt ra ritice. come and see for yourself. II. M. ('OilKN A HKO'S. tin ... t BMA.. W e hud 11 pleustnt visit this week n.p rroin our ol<l fr.end, 1). A. Thomas, who has diei bee one the lailrotl magnate of GatTney City. '^ Mr. Thomas says if the elringcncy in the 4, j nonet uy oilsirrf of the country hod not 0rI .oiiie upon us, by this time a railroad from on I Suffiiey City, via Union t-> Augusta woaVt *m' have been as-ure l, hs 'h 'h, he ?nys, tlip-rtnTTT" is ji uipl to be bui t. So mo*o-tl i?o7 are 1*1 n IKONADK.?At J. It. l'ortor's, is the boat cue S11 in in t- r drink to bo had. Keeoniinended by Mr Physicians generally its being hcnMiy. "pr ... ] Wo bud a visit from Ksquirc J. L ^ itruin, iilian Vox, this week, win came to own nccordiiig t i law, to submit his Trial , r Inn Jusiire books (o i lie lit mid Jiitt for msnec- . . it i ion. Vox **y.i when the yankec* sdiot otf li- leg they disable! him f>r plowing, but j. lie run ilo as mucli Sunday School work as my one. lie is also a terror to eril dotrs n the neighborhood of I'ilhi Julie, in his .... her ductal capacity. _ .?. ? ?ltct Ladies button ydiom ni llfic per pair nt IIIAIIA.M & SI'.\^H|Mlienp cn?li stoic. in i ?" ?gsttaaa??? Iwrt-e IMnuiIH' >? <1 jcUi n of TntiJrut Ht>ke? that the MtiiB ?f lh? ?ub trw*?7 uhat Un Lrei*t3-.r Ben Terrell ami Governor Tillimw , >h*ll Ve in nctt h iIm ?r mi lanoe, will I c a great inivu* iv m i"rgw nuwufr 01 people, wn ml out of the AUiintr, noil will e?rtiioly e Tillman in ft Wary unfair and embtr Ing position In the discussion. Tha gatoa to tbft convention in almost to ft In fftvor of the ?ub-treasury; having i> tlecled with alnguttr unanimity maiohy time they were uncompromising advo*Mjp liat tobaut, consequently, while Tar rail ! ha received and haard wi'h uoaoimoua ortement, Tillman may expect to be eived with a chilling coldneaa, pla'uly wing that ha bav not oxk among all hia rera in eympathy with liim, and telling i thnt the verdict ha I a'ready been reded ngn nat liim, t vrita generally expected, evrn among iancrinen, that the dirciission would be in ilir, and ilio i'eoplr' e Adoocite, a promit Alliance organ, putd>nhed nt Anderson, ies the report in the AVir* and Courier I it would be in secret in the followstriking language: The AVir? uttd Courier has found a mare's t will* ?? prent big egg in il, in il* wonder* d-ec very ilist some of the alliance men advocate I lie sub-treasury plan nre die. el to *11111 ..tr debate on the mntlir by ttiog Terrell and Tillmnn into a room | >* unholy present but tlioee who hare password. We have beard of no ruck v ...ai-? ? ? iiyt *???(?, nut uu if fj if liVv mi}body with authority to speak has le "iiy siiah proposition. On tlio con* ry we wnot the fullest 'discussion under broiidr*t kind cf light, nnd let everybody Icr.-tand Hie arguments for and ngain?t. i if (So*- rnor Tillman or any other man i show ili >t the eub-lrrn.sury scheme is irncticible, unwi-o and dangerous, no ii will tie quicker to drop i' than the nlUic men." hit, Ink u in connect! in w'tli the slate* ni of a prom nent Alliaiicein in, that Till0 will confess his conversion to the rubisnry doclr lie, in llirec wei ks from now, bull n I be surprised if (lie (ireonvillc ' * I r.-ves to lie n pretly go id propbet in following presentiment : Ve liope the Adrornu will slick to nnd est its duiinnds for free speech. The mission ns ni pi csent promised wi'l amount nothing except lo givo lir< tlier Tillman opium null v lo confess himself vaimuisli profs* c inversion under the arguments Irotlier Tcrrrll nml meekly tako hie placo the mourner's hench to be tho Borvant I to 1 of oioii wlin tiKU not ? tenth of hl> flicclHtll ffiwcrur All the dole rs being elee'ed to the convention receiving instructions to ftvor the Oonla tform ami tho sub-treasury. The di?s on before I lie State alliance will be. ns . Totvncn, of Kdgficld remarked, before a ickrd jury." t looks very much tint way to our limited m|i, and we cannot nee how even the k timl lilts of <lie Alliance can receive any iest instruction from I lie discussion, when ? only heM before a select fovr, and the ids of those few educated to see nn<i here only one silo of the ipieMion. To us it mother c*\i?l? nco of the arbitrary ruling Alliance trailers to keep the average mem-liip of ihe Onler pubeervient to their Mion. l heii't i'"nl hns of cu'ic mi and gin {limns roe dross styles at grevtly reduced prices MMMMUIBM M MirtUai to ift ih' I?wr iwtbd," Jp mmi "MnAii ted aajmi itonw^^ ?4? by poftiao ?be in lo'ling them t?" itirtj f*mm * > the firam of tbo Mter/i*** I tefSai I tasra on tb? lar|M'. portfaa dl>* >j>#rt j viloaMon of ifcotrjuwrty (Vwu . onethird of ihe wh <lr. HVeateiit we do not pretetol that Utf #? *'/ ns eldtael by ^O9?w^^d^a0|ktheoa1f difference for hobs-t comi?'*tioi? explanation. We will (*# Ible Piedmont belt of c ?uotry, nod Mk1"1 former-friend* to g > with us from Cbarffc* ? Atlanta, wbioh will give n fnir inder ?f ,h? changes wbioh h?ve occurrel i< iwr the country. Thirty/eifs nj i( the Airline rn Irotd. worth ?rc Ihnn all the land one or t?o miles <r. both si les ?-f it, was not built, Sioce ' was built new towns base sprung up e*rj ten or twenty miles all along its line,-0 which the value of every building lot t worth from live tq tea times as much as an; sere of farm l?nd in the township ; hi idreds ef ?h >u*an In of dollars are f ttlrred a'l "?>ng the line in cotton factoies, school bu 'iin^s, machine shops and other important 'ndustrle*. all increasing ' tHe value of proper y, and giving thrift aod i prosperity lo 'lie p<vpl? around them. The o'd cities and 'o*n? ?f Charlotte, Spartan? -Ctaan villa * uoArly th'ree-foTX'^Pf^rlalion And at least five-fold in the value of tA'elcsreil and personal property, whit# nra ly two millions of dollars is represented iu the Clifton, Trough Shoals, Piedmont nn I many other Fact-tries we conn >t think of now, located a few miles from the lino of tlit railroad ; and with all this vavt amount of properly an I population brought into the midst of this purely agriouItunil roci in. with a cor.cspouduig increase in railroad, factory, e lucai mal, mechanical and othrr industrial properties in cities and towns a'I over the country, all tending to enhance the va'uc of farm propcity, is thore any just reason for farmers complaining, oa the score (list injustice has been done them because other industries have increisrd ? The change is not because farm properly is less valuable itow than it was thirty years sgo, hut because a 1 the old sn l mnny new industries nrejjuasnsiog in numbers ami taxable villi's. We cannot increaso the number of acres of land in the c un'y.but we ean and do increase tlie number of industries and industrial institutions, and they never did and never can work injury tr the farming interest; And it is a wicked attempt of some men to create discontent ant prejudice among the farroiog class, by representing to them that heoause all olher indus rics anil occupa (tonh have increased in numbers nud values more than theirs, injustice has bain dnc> them and lioy have beni discriminated against by legislative enactments. We say to our firmer friends, beware of legula'ive enactuit-n's to bring you n lief. Four-filths of the uior'gages and depression among the ferine-a to-day, cemes from the Lien 'aw. w^ich was euact-d for tho Hprci?l ililUiiMijMlMatlHBii! JJ A lUtt Vnii at Mewbst ry. Although Jul/ 18 >1 is ruber early for lbs proptrttiuD of uo? of them frsg i e coninnti- I lions ?- - ai % nti?, yet, oerertbelras, ihs Newberry Herald and Neve declares that there is ooi tlreid; prepared for 1H'.?2. To show how positively this improbable si or/ is told, we will quote the t-nti-e Article of the Herald and Newt. Ihe Herald ami Seme hu accident !</ run upou Ihe feet that a slate has been arranged for a stale ticket in 18'J2. It did not obla'n tliia flU1? ilir < >h ik? irr??.r. k*nelog'(?}ih either. >>u it is i genuine slate, and fevlsrs ire bein^ put out Wo do not ,p?etend toss/ who t ie originator is, but it is ness lbs )#*s genuine. What do you think of i< T llers it is > , For Outer lor: ff. Juper TaThtir; #. KdgefleM. For Lieutsunnt O ivernor: Co'c L. Bleiue of Newberry. For Hecretsry of Slate : W. D. Evans, of Marlboro. For Attorney Generd : Jolin Gray Evaos, of Aiken. For Treasurer; John It. II .rr son, of Greenville. For Co?i| tro'ler Gen ral: M >rton of .Marion. For Adju'n it and Inspeo'or Genural ; John T. Thorn is, of Uioli'mnd. F?r 8uporiutcr.(l jnt of Eil'ication : J no. I.. Weber of Olmr e-ton. Frooi Gove-nor d ?wn that si ilc ?t indi no more chnn :e for on larscnent than ' a cat in hades wi li ut cltw?.'* Talbertii given the posi ion tha', in our opinion President Stokes will occupy when the tcit come*, whi'c IV. J. Talbcrt will be tint in the fic'il azuinst Uncle Uco> ge" T llmnu for Congress. Wo . Ullli ivUoui iU% ctiknJin^, in tltv Allianoe, of die i thor gentlemen o i that sla'e, I bat we have au i<lca that, if the whole matter was finely sifted, it would he found that orders or instructions hive a'rca'y been ic ceived from the A liincc headquarters ut Washington, to [tut no mo on tlie State or Congress onal ticket but suppjrters of tho sub-treasury scheme. The lionest fa'mcrsof the country are led to believe that sufficient stfegu trds are placed in and around the All .unco organization to save the noble order from fulling i-.it> the hinds of scheming poli'icians; but so long as its headolFci tNan I their hca IquartTsare located at Washington the acknowledged founta n head of polite il barter, scheming and plotting, th-re is reason to suspsat tits'. the fountain ?-f the Order may bee one impure from ctnsiaut coutn:t with tho m >st corrupt elements of nil po'Hcnl parties of t ho c -unity, anil all meisurc* emanating from iliut source should be well disabled au 1 intelligently examined before t':oy aro swn'lowed, "by i orders from liosdqusriers." And the suspicion of political scheming should gain strough wlicu orders from '-lie.i Iquerlers" are p is.?e I a'ong the line, that adTerse criticism of leading men of the Order and the meisircs they formu'ate an I recommend, is opposition to the A Jiance and must be checked, as trait irons, in (he Alliance, and if indulged in by outsiders, must l e [iui uvnu ??jr niu ly run, iiuju?ni. No nidi of onl nary intelligence an i with the best interests of llic count>y ivi heart can oppose tlio Alliance, its aims and objects, as originally promulgate I, but all free men ahoul I be a l wed tlie privilege of li mostly ami fairly criticising any new measure or principle that men, high or low in the Order, may try to inject into it. That is the on'y f 0 w ii ir I a I P fi I \> I a \ I V I a a a H t B \ H I g u i For the Timm. I S lAITES THE 03AYEL. Mn. Kin nm : It >!?? *3 see 11 to ma th%| it fx is a careless expenditure of the publ'C money to haul gravel 01 tlio sidewalks ami leave ii in pi ts to be washed away by the rains, as is the ca*c now on our streets. Two weeks ago a lot of gravel was hauled on tin sdjw.olks of the back streets and tlir wn down in piles and left to be wasted, doing no good whatever, but rendering it dangerous to tbo?c who' have to walk aftor night, whde lliere ate places both on the si icwaiKs unu in \nc in dlle ot (lie sirceis where I lie gravel cm'd b; us?d ti great rdvnutigc and ji/r.ifil. 1 a'ao call alio ation to the condiiion of J Vir^'-n atrcci. \ From main street to preparation an J pUntiog time, * ^Vl thought i wou'd --knock around," do othing: liv* euay, and have a good iliac. While necessity may oetnmtnd as ti work, tpoiiencc tells us that necessity doei not lean thai we should not take on too oueh f n>y<bin{, in which there is danger of earing out yourself aud ending your essence on earth prematurely; that in'farm- ' ig a smalt area in coMon, well manure 1 lid worked, is much better and more profit* >de tlrin the reverse. E ght acres to the low well prepared, aud four hundred ounds of fertilizers per acre, is better than fte:n or twen'y acres half worked, and riih half the manure, or none at ail, spending on fickle labor to work it, Unu^e does not cat anything, and Wwrks, rlit'c you are asleep, if you d your part, nd will not aggriv.it? you by pitying finite; . id then you can aitea I to truck patches, nd raise corn, othor ?"! ' ?- -* , ?rr, w? ?** ?i*v *w mine generally. Then all of us otn bare time o enjoy delightful reorc.ition, interchange f ideas, and hy neighborly intercourse be >enefitted and elevated. socially, morally, end inano'ally. i (xrvo auuxoi orMntf.'' * -**? _ At the annual election of officers for the1 iiB'ue Alliance. No 147, hell on the 27th, i't., the following wee llie result: President, J. W. Qreg ry ; Vice Pro* , . C. Sartor; Secretary, E. W. Jetor; Treas-' irer, Dr. J. P. I'hotnas ; Chaplain, Her. J. d. Fri lay ; Lecturer. D. 11. Faut; Ae?'t jA >oc'r., J. W. James; Door Keeper, J. Mc. V 'nut; A. D. K., J. D. Jeter; Scrgeaut-at , trim; >|nj. J. A. Fant ; llusincit Agent, I. W. James. COUSTT ALLIANCK. The C lunty A lianoc mei on the 2nd, inst., n the Court houee, and tlio following offieeta were eleoicd to serve the ensuing year : President, W. T. Jeter; Vice Pres., Col. 5. 1*. Dune in ; Secro'ary, A. Co'e I.yles; l'rcisuier, T. K. Foster; Chaplain, Dr. J, P. Thorn is; Lecture-, J. \V. Gregory; Ass't Lico'r, II. W. lltrris; Door Keeper; J din Wh tl ;ck ; A. D. K , W. II. Viucen- ; Serj*ant-at-Ar.us, W. A. Wix. Nearly every one elected were the old office-s, cxcopt one or two who hri moved away, wiuou suuns iiiv euiiiiucucc iiiu niliance, of this C?unty has in (he ft ie ity and ability of those officers. ^ ' Delegate to the Stitc AUUrice. CoTTlT: Tfj.'. tf/t, . Duncan. , The Stale Orgavzer, Mr. J. 11. Jefforiea, was present, ami exemplified the eecroi work, which was greatly enjoyed. ALL SORTS or MATrKRS. ' W. 1$ C wants a pattern of my mule paftts and al-o arks if we used su?pendertl Well, yes; he had suspenders, but inoy were rudely made, and the patdt loo; but wheu I learn the "catting trade-' better, he can get a pattern. 1 have just received a verbal invitation wh eh 1 appreciate to attend a pionic on a certain ocoacion, where I know thcro wdl be something more aitr toiive thnu a well filled table nb-iut one o'clo-k ; but I fear my will t-ny 1 must u >i go. I cannot cl >so w tn ut stying tliil at yot ? mentioned cotton bloom", I would say that a young man, Mr. Sims McDtniel, in thia ne ghtornotd has hid blooais for routstimo. (Ira-sis bio uning lis. Try something else to "hrtwl off ' y*ntue.