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them any harm except whit n ight inci ?
dentally result, from a separation and
partition of territory. Like Abraham ?f
old, when differences arose between him
?md his kinsman, the South said: "Let
there be no strife, I pray thee, betweeu
thee and' me, or between thy herdmen
and my herdmen, for we be brethren. ? Is
not the whole laud before tbee? Sepa?
rate thyself, I pray thee, from me."
tits "WAkT"
Animated by the peaceful spirit of the
patriarch, the Southern States formed a
separate government. This was stoutly
opposed. It was denied that these States
Bad either the cause or the right to se?
cede It seemed to be considered that
the separation would injure the other
States, and that to their welfare the South
was indispensable. The desire was to
retain the Southern people as fellow-,
s citizens, and. it must be assumed, as.
brethren with equal rights. To over?
throw this separate government a war of
invasion was waged for nearly five yeais
with tireless determination and ever
increasing vigor. The defence was is
earnest and resolute as the attack ww
powerful. I purposely omit all details of
the terrible conflict, as it . would here
serve no good end, only saying in passing
thut the whole South, regarding the cause
.as that of borne and. country, became an
armed camp, and made a defence which
astonished the world. But in accordance
with the analogies of history the .victory
remained with the heaviest battalions.
The huge eclipse of Appomattox came;
the Confederate Government, the expo?
nent of Southern independence, was
crashed by the mailed hand of power,
and its scarred and battered veterans
were surrendered, paroled and returned
to their homes. Let us pause for a mo?
ment. If the tongue were paralyzed the
heart .would speak.- How muqh happi?
ness, bow many hope*, how many loved
companions lie buried hero!
Traditioh, legend, tune aud song
Shall many an age that wail prolong:
Still from th? sire tat son shall hear .
Of the stern strife and carriage drear,
Where shivered was fair Scotland's speir
And broken was her shield. <
RECONSTBUCnON. . |
At the close of the war the army of the
victors occupied the South. Slavery was
abolished, and the freedmen were enfran?
chised and incorporated as a new element
of citizenship. The laws known as Be-'
construction Acts of Congress were pass?
ed, and tbe body politic thus newly con
stiSuted was invited to reconstruct the
State governments; and thus was pre11
sen ted for solution by the South the most
difficult political problem in all history. I
After that tbe deluge. Tbe fountains
of the great deep were brpken up. Black
horrors, worse than war or the plagues of
Egypt, fell npon the South. Swarms of
new people, mostly adventurers, covered
tbe whole country. Tbe very anomalous
condition.of affairs afforded them potent
agencies with which to accomplish their
purposes. Bace domination is always
anti-republican and oppressive, but when
tbe more ignorant race is the more nu?
merous and dominant it becomes into! ;
ruble. Tbe original citizens, possessing
what proporty was left in the country,
less numerous end in part disfranchise!,
were overborne by numbers banded to?
gether by ra& affinities and the cohesive
power of public plunder. ^They weie
excluded from all participation in tbe
government of their fathers, and made
strangers in their own country. With
some exceptions the offices were seized
by a motley baud .of political upstart.?,
harlequins and mountebanks, of all races
and nations, and of every .degree of igno?
rance and audacity. Then followed the
saturnalia of corruption, a nightmare of
horrors in the- name of liberty*.
Truth -requires it to be said that no
country in any age?not Poland, Hun?
gary, or Ireland, not Ecu mania under tbe
Turk?was ever in a condition compara?
ble to that of tbe SouthernoStates for a
few years after the war. Many circum?
stances contributed . to aggravate that
condition. The people were bewildered,
dazed and dispirited. Tbe country had
lost the flower of its manhood, and ws"s
reduced,to poverty, first by tbe exhaust?
ing drains of the great struggle through
which it had passed, and then by toe
loss at one fell swoop of two thousand
millions of dollars from emancipation,
and after that by the nnknown and un?
told losses from peculation and plunder
in every corner of the country and in
every possible form. "What the palmer
worm hath left, the locust hath eaten;
what the locust hath left, tbe canker
worm bath eaten; and what tbe canker
worm hath left; the caterpillar hath
eaten."
H6 wise or good m&o could desire the
continuance of'so grotesque a caricature
of republican government. Surely none
could, be willing to tolerate it except per?
haps that peculiar class?happily small
and growing less?that take pleasure in
misery, and suppose it to be a patriotic
duty to furnish at any cost to the coun?
try and to humanity a purgatory for tbe
punishment of rebels. I have often
thought that this confused, turbulent
desolation could be aptly illustrated by
nothing but that fearful abyss of tbe
Paradise Lost?neither set, nor good dry
laud, that "chaos on the wasteful deep"
which tbe arch-enemy of mankind, just
escaped from the burning sulphurs of h s
infernal prison house, encountered in ha
bold ess ay. to reach tbe. abode of man in
tbe new-created world.
DELTVSBANCK.
But tbe evil passions of men cannot
last forever. By a wise dispensation they
subside; and on this joyous commemora?
tion day we are thankful that, the dark
night has passed, and the light of a glo?
rious day is beginning to dawn. For
this great deliverance we make grateful
and' proper acknowledgment* We are
largely indebted to the returning seme
of justice among good citizens in every
part of the country, North, Sontb, Eant
and West. We are still more indebted
to the righteousness of our cause, and (o
the eternal principles of truth and jun
tice. But most of all are we under obi i
gations to our own people, who, driven
to despair, concentrated all their poweie
of mind and body in one mighty effort,
and, led by our distinguished Chief Mag?
istrate, Governor Wade Hampton, in tbe
Centennial year of their country's inde?
pendence, broke the chains that bound
them, and now, by the blcssi ogbf Heav?
en, are again "a free people."
DUTIES TO THE COU2ITKY.
My friends, I have made this imper?
fect but, I believe, truthful narrative, not
without a purpose. In view of surround?
ing circumstances, the great question of
the day is, Wh a; is our duty ? Our peo?
ple are accustomed to do their duty ;.s
they see it, without regard to consequen?
ces, and oar great effort now should te
to ascertain in what direction that duty
lies. *
We owe duties to the country. Oix
first impulse should be one of gratitude,
without the least alloy of any spirit of
revenge or retaliation. All such feelings
are overwhelmed by a simple, sublime
thankfulness that a good Providence has
relieved us from a condition so terrible.
Spsakng for our people, I venture to de?
clare that it is their unalterable determi?
nation to do their whole duty as good
citizens in the futnre as faithfully as they
performed it in the past.
; All the States have relapsed into their
former condition of onion ander one
government It was proposed otherwise,
but fate disposed. We acquiesced, and
gave pledges of good citizenship, of
which the lending duties are tbe preser?
vation of peace, the securing of exact
and equal justice for all, and the cultiva?
tion of feelings of fellowship. These
pledges will be kept It has never been
charged as one of the faults of .our peo?
ple, that.they are untruthfui-or wanting
iu tjanlroess or' fidelity. , They pledge a
word which has never been falsified, and
give a hand which has never betrayed.
? The States are now homogeneous.
There is uo institution in existence which
appertains culy to some, and to which
the others are opposed. Upon contigu?
ous territory, in the same general gov?
ernment, and under the same flag, with a
thousand relations, civil, social, ecclesi?
astical, financial and political, the hap
Siness and prosperity of each part must
e promoted by harmony throughout the
whole. There are still, it is true, differ?
ences of soil and climate, of employ?
ments and products; differences in tastes,
temperament and habits of thought; but
sorely these are not so important as to
preclude the possibility of?harmonious
and prosperous union; provided that
each State, which is supposed to be most
familiar with its own affairs, be left free
to manage its local concerns, and receive
from the common central government
equal rights and privileges-with the oth-v
er States. Under these just conditions I
am free to nay that it seems to be not
only our duty but our interest to encour?
age the growth of fraternal feeling, and
to promote that harmony so essential to
the prosperity of the whole.
It is not necessary that the late con?
flict, fierce and bloody as it was, should
prove to be the vu,lmu immedicabilt?that
the bitterness which it engendered should
last forever. After such a collision it
would be a miracle if there was not feel?
ing?natural fecling4which we all under?
stand and-respect; but it is to be hoped
that this will yield to the softening in?
fluence of time, of the enjoyment of
equal rights, and of the habitual culti?
vation of mutual forbearance, and espe?
cially to the soothing effect of such cele?
brations as this, where all may unito as
fellow-citizens in recalling memories,
traditions and glories that are the com?
mon property of all. '
Ours is not the only country in which
there have been civil commotions and
bloodshed. France, which is so united
to-day, has been torn and lacerated by
the fiercest convulsions that earth has
known. #And England, backed and
butchered' for an- age by the remorseless
factions of Yorkites and Lancastrians,
has yet become what she is to-day?
peaceful, prosperous, united and power?
ful.
There are other considerations which
should not be altogether overlooked. To
generous natures it is more agreeable to
indulge the kindly* than the resentful
emotioos. Benevolence is wisdom. The
wise man said: "Keep thy heart witb all
diligence, for but of it are the issue.) of
life." The revengeful passions often re?
coil upon themselves. A chronic state
of suspicion, jealousy and dissatisfaction
is not promotive of happiness or pros?
perity in the case of an individual, a
family or a nation.- Unhappy is the
\ condition of that people whose doty as
citizens is at war with their sentiments
as men, aud who cannot without insin
I cerity speak oi their political associates
i. as friends and fellow-citizens.
THE SOUTH NOT UNCIVIL.
If these precepts of good citizenship
! are violated, it will not be done by the
Southern people, whose excuse for so do?
ing would be greater than could be urged
\ for others. It is sometimes charged,
-however, tbat the defeated section, sensi
' tive and proud, is inclined to be exclu?
sive and wanting in that hospitality and
comity to persous from the victoriona
section, so becoming in associates and
equals. This we declare to be a misap-.
prehension. We desire and welcome all
respectable persons who come among us
really and truly as immigrants with their
property and household gods to cast their
lot here for weal or woe. We need aitais
tanee in building up our waste places?
laborers in the held, the workshop, and
the liberal professions. . All such are
Bindly welcomed, and if they work their
way up to honorable distinction it will
not be. denied tbem. Our people have
always been remarkable for their admi-*
ration of talent. They delight to houor
it,-for in so doing they honor themselves.
They appreciate it and appropriate
it. They yield precedence to no people
in honoring their adopted sons, who have
fairly won their, distinction. This is
abundantly proved by history, and many
living examples attest it. But they do
believe that they are neither less able
nor less deserving than others, and they
are .unwilling to have all their offices
monopolized by-strangers who come here
temporarily to obtain office by appealing
to race prejudices and stirring jip bitter?
ness, and then return whence they came
to boast the honors aud enjoy the riches
thus acquired here. No people could be
justly expected to afford assistance to so
humiliating a process of spoliation and
degradation. Generous hospitality is part
of the character of the.Southern people,
whose amenity of mannen) is but the
index to the kindness of their hearts.
That noble virtue belongs to thein by
every title?by birth, tradition, educa?
tion, impulse, and long practice. May
it never cease to be the distinguishing
trait in the character of "these souls of
fire and children of the sun."
? '"THE 80LID SOUTH."
It has sometimes been charged as a
matter impugning the good citizennbip
of the Southern people that since the
war they have been identical in political
opinion a*nd action. The complaint as
made takes the form of an arraignment
of "the Solid South." Whether the
unanimity of a people be a just gronnd
of reproach against them depends entire?
ly upon the principles on which they are
united. It is hoped that all are united
for virtne in the abstract. If by this
complaint it is implied that the people
of the Southern States, morbid from mis?
fortune, are united in* opposition to
measures, right or wrong, and for pur?
poses of obstruction and revenge, it is a
great injustice, and one calculated to
produce the very state of affairs it *de
Slores. %A fellow-feeling makes us won
rous kind. The calamities and suffer?
ings of the Southern States being the
same, it would be strange indeed if they
were not unanimous in seeking relief,
and upon all questions touching their
common condition. There is nothing
unpatriotic?nothing inconsistent with
duty as good citizens, in being united?
"solid," if you please?for deliverance,
for equal right1), and for honest-govern?
ment; and "solid!" too against all op?
posed thereto?against injustice, extor?
tion, oppression, and especially against
all that make it their buciness to preach
the gospel of hate, aud to perpetuate
ctrife between the sections and races.
In support of just, liberal and broad
views and sentiments, Lrnvoke the name
of Washington. He has long ago de?
parted from us, but he has left us the ex?
ample of his life. We are perfectly fa?
miliar with tho pitch and tone of his
character, and from them I feel sure that
if he were present with us in the flesh to?
day, he would now, as in the olden time,
counsel reconciliation, justice and peace
-?reconciliation between the sections em?
bittered by the late war, justice and kind
feelings between the races in their new
relations, and "peace on earth, good will
to men."
DUTIES TO OUBSELVES.
We owe duties to ourselves. Of these
the first in importance is to cherish a
modest self-respect. Defeated as we have
been, reduced to poverty as we arc, noth?
ing has occurred for which we should be
ashamed. Defeat is humiliating, but it
is not always disgraceful. Success in
battle is no better test of right than the
inability to walk over the red-hot plough
'shares is a proof of guilt. The arbitra?
ment of arms does not reach the essential
quality of right; bat there being no ap?
peal ft is practically final. History is
full of such judgments rendered by the
sword.
"Etenicl right, though all else Aril,
Can never, be made wrong."
In onr political structure the obliga?
tions to the State and the general govern?
ment are so divided and so shade- into
euch other that in case of conflict the po
sition of the citizen w%3ue of embarrass?
ment; and in that case obedience to his
State, which protects him aud has a right
to command him, has in it nothing of the
treachery, infidelity and moral depravity
of treason. Loyalty, like charity, begins
at home. Its most sacred obligations
originate at the fireside, for wife, children
and friends, and then expand until they
embrace the country. When the State
rears her standard and com mauds the
obedience of her sons, it is a solecism in
terms to call the rightful obedience she/
exacts treason in any odious sense. This
principle was recognized by England, so
tenacious of the loyalty of her subjects,
when at the close of the Wars of the
Roses she declared, in the famous statute
of Henry the Seventh, that obedience to
a de facto government, is riot treason.
Our case is much stronger, for the State
Government is admittea by all to be also
de facto..
It cannot be dishonorable to follow
earnest convictions at the risk of life and
all that life holds dear. That is the line
on which heroes fall, martyrs die and pa?
triots are made immorUl. But while we
claim this for ourselves wc should be will?
ing to grant it to other*!. Fidelity to tbe
death is the highest test of sincerity, and
the just and brave true soldiers, whether
they wore the grey or the blue, are al?
ways willing to respect honest convictions
baptized in o'.ood. I venture to predict
that this will be the universal voice of
'.he whole country and of the world when
the clouds of passion ami prejudico shall
have rolled away.
There is another duty incumbent on us
in connection with this subject?the sol?
emn obligation, as sacred as honor itself,
out of our slender means to care for those
of our companions who lost their limbs
or were otherwise disabled in the strug?
gle. AH established governments, not
-excepting that of the Turk, delight to
make provision for their disabled soldieis.
But it is not one of the least misfortunes
of an unsuccessful effort to establish a
government, that the maimed and wound?
ed are cast upon the cold charity of the
world without half-pay, bounty or peti?
tion. Unable to labor, they have no
support but the voluntary contributions
of friends, and the consciousness of duty
performeil.
But there is a higher and mure tender
obligation?that' of providing for the
helpless ones, the widows and orphans of
comrades who fell. And what Shall we
say of those comrades themselves who lie
buried on every battle-field from Gettys?
burg to the Bio Grande ? There is ,no
grateful government to erect monuments
lor them ; but, loved oompauions, sleep
sweetly in your soldier graves/you shall
not Se forgotten! When we provide, as
best we can, for those for whom you died,
we will mingle with the pious act some
tears for you. In that grand army, mar?
shalled on fame's eternal camping
ground, now as in the former time their
old leader is their companion, and I am
sure that, living or dead, with or without
monuments, there can be no disgrace in
being with that perfect type, of his coun?
trymen and exponent of tho Southern
soldier?Robert Edmund Lee.
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
If we had a modern Plutarch to write
the "parallel/ lives" of the great men of
this Continent, I know of no man whose
character could be weighed and balance 1
with that of Washington but Gen. Leo.
The pervading tone of both characters
was the same?well balanced, seif-conJ
tained, prudent and conservative, devoted
:o truth, and willing to sutler martyrdom
in the line of duty. While campaigning
in Virginia around the old family boniB
steads where they both were born and
lived and died, I have often mused upon
the strikjug parallels in their life and
character. They both sprang from good
old Anglo-Saxon stock, reaching far back,
towards the Conquest. The same ancient
Dominion-gave birth to both, and their
characters were moulded by tho same
cultured civilization of Lower Virginia.
Coming as they did from the same neigh?
borhood, their families had been intimare
from a time prior to the Be volution, and
became connected by the marriage of Lee
with Miss Custis of Arlington, the great
grand-daughter of Mrs. Martha Wash?
ington. Lee not only inherited the es?
tates, but possessed all the knightly mod?
esty, the high sense of duty, the unswerv?
ing patriotism, and that evcu balance of
the qualities of bead and heart, that
characterized the Father of his Country.
Washington was a loyal subject of
King George. His first public acts were
in the service of his sovereign. He stood
in high favor with the mother country,
and had no "personal grievances to re?
dress; but when principle and the wel?
fare of his native land made a separation
necojsary, he formed his decision delibe?
rately. It cost him a struggle to part
from his lute comrades in the British
army, and from his gentle neighbors of
Belvoir?the Fairfax family?but he did
not hesitate to forsake all and to stake
his all for the liberty aud independence
of his country ; and he maintained that
resolution with unfaltering perseverance
to the glorious end.
Lee was a true and loyal citizen of the
United States. His father,' 'Light Home
Harry," had been famous in the Eevolu
tion, and a favorite of Washington. He
had himself rendered gallant service,.and
was already a distinguished officer in the
army. I remember one splendid feat in
Mexico which was the dawning of his
fame. On the dark and stormy night of
the 19th August, 1847, he crossed and re
crossed on foot the almost impenetrable
"Pedrigal" around the flank of enemy,
and arranged that splendid combination
which resulted in storming Valentia's
camp at sunrise next morning and the
crushing victory of Conteras. He, too,
had no personal grievances to redress.
He loved his fellow-officers and he loved
the army. He loved the flag under
which his father had fought, under which
he had won bis cwn glory, and under
which he had been invited to take a com?
manding position in the impending strug?
gle between the-States. He considered
well, and took his position from principle.
He could not draw his sword against the
bosom of his mother, Virginia. He re?
signed his commission, left comrades and
friends, and cast in his lot with his peo?
ple, "bone of his bone and flesh of his
flesh." The separation cost him also a
struggle, but his deliberate, conscientious,
and filial resolution he maintained with
heroic firmness to the bitter end?illus?
trating all the wisdom, constancy and
fortitude that distinguished his prototype
in the first great Bevolution.
Washington and Lee both were leaders
of their countymen in defence of their
country. They were both charged with
disloyalty and denounced as rebels and
malefactors, outlawed from the rights
and courtesies of chivalric warlare.
They had precisely the same difficulties
about the "exchange of prisoners. It is
the habit of officials to treat with scorn
and contempt those who propose to estab?
lish a new government. The very first
form in which loyalty expresses its
hatred of opposition, is the refusal to re?
cognize those who fall into their hands
as prisoners of war. One of the first let?
ters Washington wrote after taking com?
mand of the army at Boston was to Gen.
Gage in behalf of his patriot soldiers who
were prisoners. **et your opinion, sir,
of the principles which actuate them be
what it may, they suppose that they act
from the noblest of all principles?love
of freedom and their country. The obli?
gations arising from humanity are uni?
versally binding."
But there is one particular iu which
the parallel must become a contrast.
Washington bad the good fortune to be
successful in his rebellion, and, after
seven long years of incredible toil and
suffering, to spend the evening of his days
in peace and prosperity, enjoying the
liberties he had achieved and a glory
transcending that ever before given to
man.
Lee, though animated by sentiments as
pure and lofty, was unsuccessful. It was
not allowed to him to be the new Wash
ington of a new Republic, Vae Pic/ii /
Overwhelmed by superior numbers and
resource* he surrendered his sword. His
property confiscated^ and his country in
ruins, sad and sorrowful, but without un?
manly repining, he retired to a quiet lit?
erary retreat in the beautiful Valley of
Virginia, where his name was again as?
sociated with that of Washington, and
there, sustained by the consciousness of
patriotic intentions and duty well per?
formed, he exhibited a dignity, serenity,
and strength of soul, which can be de?
veloped by nothing but misfortune.
Having failed to maintain the govern?
ment established 9y his immediate coun?
trymen, his patriotic efforts were then di?
rected to rem.ivc the bitterness engen?
dered by the strife, and restore concord
between the sections lately in arms. In
the midst of his usefulness, in the me?
ridian of life, enthroned in the hearts of
his old soldiers, surrounded by loving
friends, and supported by that sympathy
which is always excited by virtue in mis?
fortune, hi; too was lain to rest in the
bosom of the mother of States and states?
men, upon whose soil he first Raw the
light, whose orders he obeyed, whose
heartbston?? hs defended, whose+flag he
bore so gallantly, and whose people he
loved so well.
What a just pride for our section of the
country?what an especial glory for Vir?
ginia, to have produced two such men!
That grand o'd State has a long list of
immortal names; but if she had none'
save Washington and Lee, these alone
would vindicate her civilization to the re?
motest general ions. Successful rebellion
becomes patrictism: Let us honor Wash?
ington ai the fortunate leader of the
armies that achieved our independence;
as the founder of our institutions and the
great exemplar of the Continent. But
let us not forgot to drop one silent tear to
the memory of Lac, the great leader of
the Army of Northern Virginia which
carried upon its bayonets the fortunes of
the Confederate South?the true repre?
sentative of his people, and the counter?
part of Washington in all things but suc?
cess.
THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.
Gen(l?j)ie<i of the Wa*h\naton Artillery:
I am indebted to your kindness for'the
honor of being with you to-day. You
called nit from professional labors in the
battle of life?in these daya indeed a bat?
tle. To respond to your "call would be a
rdeasure at any time, but at this particu
ar juncture in our affairs it seemed to be
something more?a "duty. This, is the
first return of the birthday of Washing- i
ton sine? the redemption of the State
from race domination and corrupt mis?
rule ; and being more anxious to be use?
ful than striking, it occurred to ras that
we might avail ourselves of the associa?
tions connected with this day to refresh
our own patriotism, and to suggest to out
people some practical thoughts as to the j
necessity and duty of mitigating as far as j
Impossible sectional jealousies and cultivat?
ing sentim rots of an enlarged patriotism.
The life of Washington is a standing ex?
hortation to his countrymen in behalf of
harmony., fraternity and peace. In this
tiew, I have spoken frankly and sincere?
ly opinions long entertained, and now it
only remains to say a-few words to you
personally.
You have maty reasons for pride and
congratulation. You have a right to be
proud o:f your home?this grand old city
sp. deservedly famous for the generous
hospitality and high culture of her citi?
zens. Charleston has been conspiucous in
every gre^t. conflict of this country, from
the time prior to the Declaration of In
dependenci;, when the fleet of Sir Peter
Parker, shattered and shivered by the
Palmetto pen on yonder island, was
driven ever the bar?until more recently
Fort Sumter, though'in ruins, frowns de?
fiance o'er-the d<!ep,vand, like the dying
gladiator,
"Consents to death, but conquer* agony."
Whilst Washington was quartered at
Richmond Hill, on the Hudson, oppress?
ed by the responsibilities of his position
as comma nder-in-chicf, and especially
anxious about the fate of.New York then
impending:, this weight was for a time
lifted from his great heart by a dispatch
from^Charleston bearing date June 28,
1776, and containing these words :
"The cool courage they displayed as?
tonished and enraptured me, for I do as?
sure, my dear general, I never experi?
enced a be:ter fire. Twelve full hours it
waa continued with6*ut intermission.
The noble fellows who were mortally
wounded conjured their brethren never
to abandon the standard of liberty.
Those who lost their limbs deserted not
their posts. Upon the whole they acted
like Romans in the third century."
Such weie your ancestors, the defenders
of Fort Mcultrie, as reported to the corn
mander-in-chief by one who was himself
a distinguiihed soldier, who was cradled
in the British army, had served in the
famous car ipaigns of Europe, command?
ed Cossacl s, fought with Turks, talked
with Frederick the Great, and been aide
de-camp tc the King of Poland?Major
Geu. Cfras. Lee, then the commander of
the Southern armies.
You havs reason to eongratulato your?
selves in being the originators of this
happy celebration and grand reunion for
which all of us, your guests and the
country, are. so much indebted to you.
Bearing the immortal name of Washing?
ton, there is a pleasing appropriateness
in celebrating his birthday under your
auspices. This good fortune is enhanced
by your being on thiis occasion the rep?
resentative of the newly organized citi?
zen soldiery of the State?who, ignored,
overslaughed and disbanded during the
dark time*, have, in connection with
good government, sprang into existence
armed cap-a-pie like Minerva from the
head of Jo re.
It is also a peculiar felicity that on this
day of iiuduess and good fellowship
springing from a common pride in Wash?
ington, and a sense of a common country
and com men duties and destinies?you
hare present aa your honored guests,
uniting with you in the patriotic services
of the day, distinguished citizen soldiers
from other cities of the State, as Veil as
from sister States?from Georgia, the
Diomed of tue Revolution, the youngest
of the old Thirteen that followed Wash?
ington, but now the Empire State of the
Sooth, and from Virginia, the mother of
Patrick flenry, who kindled the fires of
resistance?of Thomas. Jefferson, who
wrote the Declaration of Independence
?aud of George Washington, who
achicveci that independence with his
sword.
Friends and fellow-citizens, Washing?
ton's birthday, which should always
make us one, this year, from a sense of
contrast with the recent past, brings to
us un won tod brightness and joy.. It is
to us indeed a" day of rejoicing; and
when to this is added the pleasure of
your kind visit and sympathy, we verily
believe the year of jubilee has come.
Georgians, Virginians, Carolinians, couu
trymen all, in the name of the Washing?
ton Artillery, iu the name of the City of
Charleston, in the name of the citizen
soldiery, and of the whole Common?
wealth, I bid you welcome, thrice wel?
come to the hearts and homos of the'
Palmetto State.
It is the constitutional right of every
citizeu to bear arms. It is not only?hia
privilege but his duty in view of the fact
that liberty in its last analysis is but the
blood of the brave. The theory of our
government is that wo are not to rely
upon a ittanding army except as a nucleus
of educated soldiers around which, as
occasion requires, the citizens may rally
for the defence of home and country.
Citizen soldiers are never dangerous to
liberty. They are but the people in their
defensive armsr?the phase they present
and ihn altitude they take for the pro?
tection of their property, their families
iriid their dearest rights. They arc our
safety in trouble and at all times our
pride?both our plume and shield.
This necessary protection, however, is
only a part of the good accomplished by
subjecting the citizen to military disci?
pline. A greater advantage lies in its
influence upon character. It performs
for the moral qualities somewhat the
the same ofiice that mathematics does
for the intellectual?as a trainer. It is
the nursing mother of all the manly,
hardy, heroic virtues?obedience, truth,
fidelity, bravery, and even patriotism it?
self, for in all ages and country there
has been an intimate connection between
bravery and love of country. Military
discipline cultivates and stimulates per?
sonal heroism, without which safety, in?
dependence and liberty are mere words
of delusion. Devotion to country does
not ordinarily exist, and if it did, it
would be a useless waste of empty sen?
timent, without the spirit to defend that
country. All hail to the new-born citi?
zen soldiery of the State?
But you have a special source of pride in
the honorable record of your own com?
pany. Organized and chartered in 1844
under Capt. Peter. Delia Torre, and
Lieuts. Walter, Doucin and DcSaussure,
it will soon be time to celebrate your
semi-centennial. Your organization has
been kept up either as company, society,
or club, during the whole of the thirty
five years from that time to this day?
the most eventful period in the history
of the country. It would be interesting^
but time will not permit, to pass in re?
view the successive officers, down to
Capt. Ellison A. Smyth and his officers,
and the muster-roll of the men, number?
ing, as I am informed, about thirteen
hundred. I cannot, however, refrain
from touching on some of the incidents
in your history. When,you were young
in years, in 1846, the Palmetto Regi?
ment, as famous for its services as for its
sufferings, was raised for the Mexican
war. Of that devoted regiment Charles?
ton furnished Company F, which was
for the most part formed from your mem?
bers. Under the gallant Capt. Wm.
Blanding, my comrade and friend, that
company endured all the privations and
dangers, and shared in all the glories of
that modern "Ten Thousand," who un
derGen. Scott captured Vera Cruz and the
Castle of St. Juan De' Ulloa, scaled the
heights of Cerra Gordo, triumphed in
the bloody meadows of Churubusco,
carried Chapultapec and the Gate Bclen,
and flung out in triumph the banner of I
stars from the National Palace of Mex?
ico.
When in later times the bugle blast of
war summoned every son of the State to
uphold her sia/idard and defend her soil,
i you volunteered and served through the
war, on the coast and the adjacent islands.
Besides this important work, your organi?
zation as the matrix sent forth for ser?
vice in Virginia a large part of tbat fa?
mous company of artillery which at first,
as a* part of the Hampton Legion, was
commanded by the chevalier Stepben D.
Lee?who rose to the rank of lieutenant
general?and afterwards was known
throughout the Army of Northern Vir?
ginia as Hart's Battery. That battery of
horse-artillery was connected with cav?
alry, and .m r,he .Tanks and in exposed .po?
sitions rendered distinguished service.
In reviewing the romantic incidents in
the history of that comparatively small
command?its adventurous expeditious,
its hairbreadth 'scapes by flood and
field, its daubing, dragoon gallantry?
the inindinvoluntarfly?calls the pencil
1 note which Napoleon wrote on the pom?
mel of his saddle while his cuirassiers in
full view were sweeping as with a tem?
pest the stricken field of Eylau?"The
horse guards have covered thcmsel.es
with glory."
When the bugles, sang truce and the
war was ended you returned to the pur?
suits of peace. *Leaving your fallen
comrades on the battle-field, you reached
your desolate homes penniless and friend?
less. Your property destroyed,yourselves
underline ban of treason and excluded
by aliens and strangers fnom all places
of honor or profit, you had to battle for
subsistence; but you kept your faith, and,
in common with your countrymen, dis?
charged as best you could all tbc duties
of good citizens. After a period, not
long indeed, but which to us seemed
an age, by one herculean effort of our
people deliverance came ; and when the
expressed will of the people, whi?h pro?
claimed that deliverance was about to be
set aside, you were the first company
iu the State to tender your services to
defend therigbtatid maintain the trium ph
of good government that bad been
acheived by, unparalelled exertions, self
control and passive heroism.
. Happily the title of govcrnment'is not
disputed now. Troops no longer occupy
the Capitol. We breathe more freely.
The day is breaking. ,Good omens are
around us ; and it is-' ours to- act with
tbat moderation, justice and . wisdom,
which will prove we deserved our :ardy
good fortune, and contribute to make it
ficrpetual. Peace has her victories not
ess renowned than war. Let us on this
great holiday recur to former times and
first principles. There #was nothing
about Washington more decidedly mar?
ked than his life-long opposition to sec?
tional bitterness and party strife. He
was broad in his views and catholic in
all his sentiments. Imbibe bis spirit,
emulate his virtues, and we shall yet
have a peaceful and prosperous country.
His great example is more useful to us
now than ever before. Keep faith with
scrupulous fidelity. Make no false or
unmanly recantations, but speak the
truth with firmness, and modesty. Har?
bor no feelings of revenge, but cultivate
kindly sentiments. Respect the honest
convictions of other* and demand the
same for your own without self-reproach
or sfaame or souse of inferiority to living
man.
Iu our condition of res'ored liberty,
looking back upon the Stygian pool
from which we have just escaped? nor
resco referent??nd having faith in the
resistless power of truth, justice, endu?
rance and virtue, we may well adopt the
godlike invocation of the spirit Dom
ogorgon to Prometheus Unbound?
Gentleness, virtue, wisdom and endurance,
Tucso ore the seals of that mint firm assurance
Which bar the pit over destruction's strength.
These arc the spella by which to rcassumc
An empire o'er tbc disentangled doom.
To suner woes which hope thinks infinite;
To forgivo wrongs darker than death or t'.ighl;
To defy power which acern? omnipotent;
To love and bear; to hope, till hope creates
From its own wreck the thing it contemplates:
Neither to change*, nor falter, nor repent;
This, like thy glory, Titan is to be
flood, greet and joyous, beautiful and free;
This is alone life, joy, empire and rictory.
? Two years ago a drover started from
California with 4,000 sheep. He has
just arrived in Tex^s, having driven the
flock all the way, assisted by two well
trained dogs. The sheep have increased
iu numbers, and frequent stops for pas
torage'havc kept them in good condition.
They are intended for slaughter in the
Eastern market.
?The mildness of the weather has
grcately interfcrred with business and
the marektitigof crops in the West. The
com crop in Illinois alone is estimated
at 270,000,000 bushels, aud the wheat
crop at 32,500,000 bushels. The greater
part of this still remains to, make traffic
in some form for the railways.
? A correspoudent of the Country
Grntkma.% writes that he has cured many
cases of hydrophobia in men and cattle
by the use of elcampane. The first
dose for a man is one and a half ounces of
elcampane root bruised, put in a pint of
new milk and reduced to one-half by
boiling, to be taken at ouc dose in the
morning, fasting until afternoon. The
second dose should be two ounces of el?
ecampane treated in a similar manner,
and tue third dose the same as the second,
to pe taken every other day. This rem?
edy, Mr. Shomaker says, has been used
in "and about Philadelphia over 40 years
with great success.
Hardware.
THE best assortment of Knob Locks,
Pad Locks. Pocket and Table Cutlery,
?tc, in town. Give us u call.
A. P.. TOWERS A CO.
Feb 14, ?78
OCL15R?BBA, S. C.
John Alexander, Proprietor.
Reduced Prices Vertical Cane Mill. k
LIST OF PBICES.
2 Koller:?, 10 inches diameter.$35 00
2 12 " " . 45 00
2 " 14 " " . 55 00
3 " 10 " " . <? 00
12 " " .?. 70 00
3 " 14 " ". HO 00
Above prices complete with Frame. Without Krame, $10 less on each Mill.
HORIZONTAL?3 Roll Mill, for .Steam or Water Power. $150 00
? -o
Steam Engines, Boilers, Cotton Presses, Grist Mills,
AND SAW MILL GEARING,
Of all kinds to order. IRON and BRASS CASTINGS on short no:ice and most reasona
ahle terms.
REDUCED PRICES.
<?in Gieinring constantly on hand of the following sizes:
S (cut wheel and pinion.$21 00
9 " " . . 23 00
H) " " . 25 00
11 " ". 30 00
12 " " . 35 00
11 " " . 40 00
With Rolls, $3.50 extra for each *ct.
Ar.ti-friction Plates and Balls for Cotton Press, $10 and M2 per set.
Would respectfully call attention toten new patterns of Patent Iron Railings; can be
run any length without posts. Also ten new patterns of Bannisters, got dp expressly by
J. Alexander for the Fair. I have a great many different patterns at. my shop of old
style; will be pleased lo show any one around who may call.
Terms Cash on delivery at Railroad Depot in Columbia. Works foot of Lady Street,
opposite Greenville Railroad Freight Depot.
SULLIVAN" & CO., Agents, Anderson, &. C.
Oct 4. 1877 _12_ly
Gk V. DeGRAAF,
. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
FURNITURE DEALER I UNDERTAKER.
Undertaking in ?ll its Branches.
147, 147 1-2 & 149 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, CA.
TO THE PUBLIC.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Nov. L 1S77.
"jiTY customers know that I have heretofore led the "Fcr.niture' trade of the South, in
JLUL style, quality and prices. The time has fome when these goods can be purchased as
cheap from me as in the Norfh and West. I do not go backwards, but continually raise
the standard of my goods, and r;dd new styles. I have made reductions in prices wherever
possible, and spared no expense to place in your hands a Price List that will help y?*u to
purchase goods. I respectfully in vita you to call and examine my itock and prices before
purchasing elsewhere. Orders by mail will receive as much attention as if given in person.
It won1'" make the list too large to describe mid copy all the different prices of Bedroom,
Pnrloi -.aits, Dining Room, OHice, Standing, Parlor and Ladies' Desks, Secretaries, Dwarf
Libraries, and Book C'r.scs, manufactured by me, and therefore, this list contains only a
few of the prices of goods kept by me.
Thanking you for past favors, I remain, vours respectfully,
? * G. V. DeGRAAF.
, No charge for Drayage or for Packing. ?
NoV L 1877_"_1G_ly
In the most tjonlnl bal?nm e-Ter n?-d I>y
suffcrcra from pulmonary diseases.
It is composed of herbal producl.?, wM *li
hare a spcdAc effect on tho thni.il :u><r
lungs; detaches froui the air-cell? all Ir?
ritating: mutter: ran.km it to be expecto?
rated, and atones cherk* Mio Inflammation
which produces the couch. A In^-!?? ?lo.se
re.loves the moat dial ressinr paroxjrmn,
soothes nervousness, and rniiblcs 1 ho suf?
ferer to enjoy quiet rent at night. TficlliK a
pleasant cordial, It Ionen the ?unk ?lom
ac'Ji, and - Is specially rtcommnndeil for
children. ? *
What others say about
Tutt's Expectorant.
Had Asthma Thirty Years.
Baltimorr, Felmnryi,. 1S75.
" I have had As! lima thirty years, und net CT iound
a medicine that h:.d such a happv rlTect." j
W. F. HOCAN, Chtrl.r St'
A Child's Idea of Merit.
v . New Oslcans, JPfoveinl'rr ti, 1V76.
"Tutt'i Expectorant is a familiar name in my house.
My wife thinks it the best medicine in the world,
and the children sav it is ' nirrr t!-.sn mr>la??;-s
candy.'" NOAH WOODWARD, !0I N. Poydrai St.
"Six, and all Croupy."
"I am the mother of six children; nil of Ihen liar*
been croupy. Without Tau1* Ktneetanm', I d?*- 1
think they crmld have survived unac of the attack-.
It iu a mother's Messing."
MARY ?TEVCHS, rr:n!-rcrf, Y-:.
A Doctor's Advice
" In my practice. Iadvi.se RilfaintHrn to !cec|. Tilt's
Expectorant, in Midden euicrgeueie.i, /cr cough.,
croip, diphtheriu, etc."
t. P. ELLIS, M.O., NawcrV, N.J.
Sold bp all druggist*, l'rirr. ft.Ofi, Offien
35 Murray street, .V? ir lor.V.
THE TREEJS KKOWK ?. ITS FRUIT."
" Tutt's PiiK an: wnrl.'i their w.-ight in cold.-'
REV. I. R. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky.
"Tutt's Pills ?re a Tj-^JiTblcr.sinsr of the nine?
teenth century."?REV^F^R. OSGOOD, Now York.
"I have used 7'utt'i I "ills lor torpor of the liver.
They are superior to a ly medicine lor biliary dis?
orders ever nude."
I. P. CARR, Attorney at Law, Augusta, Gi.
" I have i:scil T ilt'.-.Tills hvc years in my family.
They are uncuualrd forooMivcncssand biliousneu."
F. R. WILSON, GoornMown, Texas.
"I have used Tutt's Tlciliemc with jrreat benefit.''
W.. W. MANS, Editor Mobilo Ragisler.
"Wc sell liftr hex"i Tint's Pills to five of all
others."?SAYRE & CO., Cartercville, Ga.
"Tutt's Pills hat? oaly to' be tried to establish
their merits. Th.-v vork like magic."
W. H. BARRO?, 96 Summer St., Boston.
?' There is no medkuM so well adapted to the cure
of bilious disorrleis ns Tutt's Pills."
JOS. ?HUMMEL, Richmond, Virginia.
AND A TrJWTg?ND MORE.
Bold by druggists. 25 eenfs a box. Office
35 Murray Street, Jfew York.
OTPORSgP,
HIGH TESTIMONY.
FROM TIIF. PACIFIC JOVRXAL.
-A CRZAT INVENTION ? ..
lias been made by Da. Ten, of New York,
which reJtores vonlhful beauty to the hair.
That eminent chemist has succeeded In
producing n Hair Dve which Imitates
nature to perfection, old bachelors may
now rejoice."
Prfce $1.00.' Officn 35 Murray St.,
Jb'eto Xork. Sola, by all druggist*.
Charleston Fertilizer Co.
PURE POUDRETTE!
PURE POUDRETTE!
PURE POUDRETTE!
Price Reduced, $'20 Cash per Tea!
UFFICK S<i BROAD STREET,
ClIARLKSTON, S. C.
-1
Pexdletok Factobt, S. C, Jan.!). '78.
Mit. I). It? Cohen, Charleston?Dear Sir :
I used 200 lbs. of your Poudrcltc on one
acre of cotton land last Spring, which suf?
fered very much from t lie severest hail?
storm that I ever witnessed ; yet with all of
this I am pleased to state that the result
was mure than satisfactory, having made
900 lbs. of .seed cotton on hind that Would
not, without the aid of fertilizers, make
more than ?uy lbs. per acre.
W. wALKER RUSSELL.
Fcb 7, 1878 . 30 3m
Tins standard article is com
|*->'imta1 with the greatest care,
i Its piiects are as wonderful and
>?;i:i?ractory an ever.
[I report* gray or faded hair to
ro'lthfll! color;
I; removed all eruptions, itching1
a;: 1 dandruff". It gives the head a
cooMng. soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
iKiComci white and clean.
By its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing baldness, and
j making the hair grow thick and
j strong.
As a dressing, nothing has been
Cutind so effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes. M. D., State As
I snyer of Massachusetts, says," The
cotislitucnt.s are*|)itre, and carefully
select cd 'for excellent quality; and
I consider iL ihe BestPbeparatioh
for its intended purposes."
Price, One Dollar.
! 3c uckinLg^aEa.'s Dye
FOR THE WHISKERS.
i This elegant preparation may be
j reli?d on to change the color of tho
heard from gray or-any other un?
desirable shade, to brown or black,
at discretion, [t is easily applied,
being in one preparation, and quick?
ly and effectually produces a per?
manent color, which will neither
rub nor \yash off.
Manufactured by R. P. HALL & C0>,
NASH' JA, N. H.
Coll t7 ill ;r-a-.? Saalon la Uolldaai.
? " WILLIAMSTON
FEMALE COLLEGE,
WILLIAMSTON, S. C.
A Live Up-Country School for Girls.
RET. 8. LANDE It, A. 3L, President,
WILL leave Branchville at 8 a. m. on
Saturday, F<rb. 2, and pass Colum?
bia at 11, escorting pupils to Williainston
for the spring Session, which opens on
Monday, Feb. 4. W.K
RA TES, prr Session of 20 weeks :?
Board, exclusive of Washing.$05 00
Regular Tuition.$10 cm) tu 20 00
Instrumental Mu-ic. 20 00
TERMS?One-half of the Session's eapen
hcs must be paid in advance, tk-e re?
mainder at the middle. April 12. This
?rule W?1 be rigidly enforced in every
case.
LOCATION? Healthy, accessible, quiet,
pleasant. Community, moral, order?
ly. No grog-shop within three miles.
Chalybeate Spring in 200 yards. Pu?
pils attend three Churches in turn.
COURSE OF STUDi?Serai-Annual, on
the "One-Stidy" plan. Each pupil
pursues one hading study at a time.
Concentration of thought, increased
interest, suciess, and enjoyment re?
sult. Belles-.-.cttres, Natural Science,
Mathematics, and Latin, required for
graduation, studious girls complete
the Cour.-e in three years.
PREMIUMS.?Every pupil who averages 75
or more is entitled to a discount of 10
lo fiO per cent, on next Session's regu?
lar tuition.
I'll VSWA L EXERCISEncdves systemat?
ic attention. Daily practice in Calis?
thenics. Regular use of Health-Lift^
Morning and evening walk, <tc.
?&- Send for a Catalogue.
Jaa 3, 1S73 9 ly
A New Life in the Land I
THE Exhibition in Anderson was one of
the most remarkable event* since the
war. In point of numbers, talents and dis?
tinguished ability, nothing coald hare ex?
ceeded it. At every stage of its proceed?
ings it was ?innifest that a new iifc is in the
land.
Tho celebrated Dr. Hkinitsii was there,
and advocated Southern Medicines for
?Southern people. His Family Medicines
are houscRold remedies.
HEI-NITSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT pu?
rifies the blood.
HEINITSH'S BLOOD AND LIVER.
PILLS?For Liver Complaint, Sick
Headache, Dull Feelings, Loss of
Appetite.
HEINITSH'S ROSE CORDIAL ? For
Bowel Complaint.
STANLEY'S" COUGH SYRUP?Cures
Coughs. Colds, Asthma, Catarrh.
MOTHER DARLING'S INFANT COR?
DIAL?For all complaint* incident
to Teething, Sour Stomach, Crying.
THE QUEEN'S DELIGHT is the great-*
est Pharniacoutical product ever
discovered for all disorders and dis?
eases which have their origin in the
blond. Health may now he regain?
ed. Life prolonged. Beauty re?
stored.
QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For ?crofula,
Swelling of the Glands, Goitre.
QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For Nervous De?
bility.
QUEEN'8 DELIGHT?For Indigestion,
Liver Complaint.
QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For Consumptive
Patients as an invigorating cordial.
QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For General Pros?
tration.
QUEEN'S DE LIGHT?For all Cutaneous
Diseases, Blotches, Boils, Pimples, .
Ac., fx.
FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS.
' FkEPAHED BY
E. H. HELNrrSH <fc SON.
Columbia, S. C.
Aug 16, 4377 5_ ly
NEW CONFECTIONERY!
-0- ? .
POPULAR GOODS.
THE undersigned having opened a fresh
and complete line of
CONFECTIONERIES,
Such as?
Candies, Raisins,
Bananas, Oranges,. dec*
Together with the best brands or Ci ?
gars, and a fine let of
Toys and Fancy Articles,
And many other things,x respectfully invite
the visits of the trading public and a share
of patronage. Our goods are nice, fresh and
cheap. Thev will certainly please you. We
also receive FRESH OYSTERS regularly.
SLOAN & CO.,
Under Store of B. F. Crayton & Sons.
Dec 13,1877 22 3m
T. C. GO WER & CO.,
Greenville, S. C,
wholesale and retail dealebs lit
?jQOORS, SASH, BLIND8, y
MANTELS and SHINGLES,
STAIR WORK, NEWELS,
HAND-RAILS and
BALUSTERS, LIMF,.
CEMENT and
LATHS. .
GLASS, in a*y quantity.
TEMPLE'S IMPROVED
PORCELAIN LUD PUMP,
Sewer and Drain PIPING.
The most complete establishment in the
up-country from which to procure
. BUILDERS' SUPPLIES.
Send list* for estimates.
jjErt- Thankful for past favors from the
people of Anderson, we respectfully request
a continuance of the same.
T. 0. GO WER & CO.,
\ Green rille, S. C.
Nov 8, 1877_17_
S25GO_a Year.
ACTIVE, ENERGETIC AGENTS WANTED
On Onr Grand
Combination Prospectus
OF
150 Distinct Publications!
\ AND
100 Styles of Bibles and Testament* I
Representing Agricultural, Biographical,
Historical, Religious and Miscellaneous
Works of universal interest. *
a Novel Feature in Canvassing 111
Sales made from this Prospectus when all
single Book fail. It contains something to
suit every taste. We are also offering spe?
cial inducements on our
Premium Family Bibles,
English ami German, Protestant and Cath?
olic. Awarded Superiority over all others,
for'their Invaluable Aids and Superb Bind?
ings, at the Grand Centennial Exposition,
1876. Abo General and Local
AGENTS WANTED ON
OUR GREAT WAR BOOK,
The most Comprehensive, Reliable and Ac?
curate History of the Great Contest between
the RUSSIAN and the TURK. With its
300 elegant Engravings, Mans and Plans,
the most showy, desirable and useful Eook
now published. Liberal Terms. Particu?
lars free. Address
JOHN E. POTTER & CO., Publishers,
PHILADELPHIA..
Sept 13, 1877_S>_It
BARNARD'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
263 King St., Charleston, S. C.
THIS is one of the largest and finest Gal?
leries in the South. New and costly
instrumenta have been obtained; also, line
Photographic Furniture and Scenic back?
grounds. The work turned out of this Gal?
len- cannot be surpassed, cither in finish or
in faithfulness of copy. Mr. Barnard has
had thirty-four years experience in the art,
and is now prepared to do all styles of work.
He attends personally to all sittings, and is
determined none shall go away dissatisfied.
I \Frim hnvr been rtdured 25 per cent. ,
A large assortment of Frames and Fit?
tings for Photographs on hand.
Sept 20, 1877 ?_ 1(1_6m
A. K. Long. R. L. Gillilasd.
New Firm! New Goods.
LONG & GILLILAND,
103 Main Street, Columbia, S. C,
BOOK BINDERS, STATIONERS,
Blank Book Manufacturers,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all kinds of
STAPLE & FANCY STATIONERY,
AND
GENERAL NEWSDEALERS,
JSJ- Orders for Music promptly filled.
Oct 4, J877_12 ? ly
"VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
131 Mrs. S. A. Bowcn and K. T. Cooley,
Administrators of Mrs. Elizabeth Gccr, de?
ceased, hereby give notice thai they will
apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson
County for a final settlement of aiid Estate
on the l'Jth day of March next, and for a
discharge from their said administration.
S. A. BO WEN, Adm'x.
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