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' * ■ * ; - v 16 CLINTON CHRONICLE \ Thursday, February 18, 1960 Bv SPECTATOR . . . COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS I have read with great interest a ka. Thirty-seven of these States had recent book by Major W. D. Work- no part in the formation of the Un man. Jr , entitled ‘ The Case for the ion: they had no part in establishing Souti.” This book is an outgrowth the Congress or the Supreme Court of the-confusion caused by the de- They were admitted to the Union by i ision of the Supreme Court of Act of Congress: they owe their ex the United States iy the school case istence or status as States to the arising from Clarendon County^ authority of Congress ^ This study by Major Workman is To the thirty-seven States they based on all the historical founda- are the/Creautres created by the! dons cherished by the So util and National Government. Therefore we ( brings to us in convenient form a find one group relying on the orig- oomplete presentation that would inal grants from the original states prove enlightening to anyone who and another group having had no' has not been fullv informed of the part in the establishment of the, hsitoneal basis for what b known Nation lyid its government -of al-j a> States Right.' legated powers has no memories’of ■\ hut of fvrofound significance t ' ai 'ly Patriotic zeal* and seems un- lies at the verv root of the problem impressed by the contentions of the which is really American and Na- descendants of the Founding Fatii- tion.il rather' than .Southern and tTS ;i U d lhe students of history who provincial it i- this-thirteen Col- 1,,sist that our F ^ eral Government onies of the British Crown fought «>‘sts on the Constitution on which a long war for independence and dll> ^* a tional tk)\eminent rests, wen recognm-d as States The,student of history has always 'Wo Americans have become ac- djgafded the vast area of our Na- customed to the idea that a State is a-s one peculiarl) impelling us ra a glorified province and that to hjeal authority. State autonomy.) th< Nation stand the humor which enabled Mr. fected seriousness said: “About two Another story about Mr. Lincoln Lincoln to illumine a problem or re- million, I suppose.” Two million!! proves the bigness of the man, real- fresh his spirit. Why do you say that? “Because we ly a noble self-effacement. I have enjoyed this:. have two hundred thousand and* Someone, who must have been Someone asked: “Mr. President, every time we are defeated I’m told a sort of officious trouble-maker, how many men are in the Confeder- that the Confederates had ten to said with enegry: ate Army”? Mr. Lincoln, with af- one ” ^ 'Secretary Stanton says you are the biggest fool he ever saw.” ^ Mr. Lincoln's cabinet somewhat disparaged him and fancied that they would save the Union in spite of that gawky numbskull. Mr. Lincoln pulled his little goatee and asked, “Did Stanton say that?” “XdS, he did,” said the meddler who hoped Mr. Lincoln would explode and dismiss Secretary Stanton. “Well,” said Mr. Lincoln, “it must be so; Stanton is usually right.” Of course “Marse Robert” lives enshirned in the hearts of our peo ple; a noble figure, a groat general, yet even greater in the grandeur of his spirit. In my memory I see now his office, just ss he left it to go home. And the recumbent figure in the chapel still evokes reverence from all who enter. the- Federal Govern- national limitations, as conceived by f u' pre eminent and su- ,bos e illustrious men who drafted preme authority men is the Constitution ami the first Ten A State, however governmental unit. is a political. Amendments. Sovereign, m- depetden;. self-governing, supreme. Great Britain is. in that sense, a State; so is France, so is Russia. Canada, though self-governing, has not the full dignity of a State ! The men who guided this group Major Workman has set forth all the pertjngDt data for the benefit of any who may seeje jo knov^ all the relevant histofteal bases of those who call themselves States Right- ers Major Workman has produced a Of thirteen States in the formative worn resulting from unwearied and pcmd were legal scholars; they assidious>vestigatton. with ilium-,, had .precise knowledge of Interna- inati "S interpretations, the interne tional law and the implications of drtions resting on decisions.of ihe legal phraseology; they understood Supreme Court itself the full m ea ni ng of the term Every Southern man should re fresh his'memory by reading this excellent' a r r a v of fundamental full " State " Here we come to much of the di . vergent thinking: the Nation was f acts - and our fellow Americans of founded by the thirteen States, the States vm!I find this a val- Congress, the Presidency, the Su- ua ^ip conttibution to their knowl- preme Court were created by the ^dg? °I fhj history of our country.; thirteen States acting cooperatively * am noi! discussing psychological for certain interests common to the and sociological aspects. * * * thirteen The Thirteen States, acting in co- nov '- ^t y ,ju r mind play on operation, adopted a Constitution Gus: the National budget, even a^ which was a statement of the pow- ‘ s today, -wil. cost this Nation ers of the General Government eighty-one billion dollars in the next which the States sad created Those fiscal year, and likely eighty-three thirteen States conferred on the !>r eigthy-four billion. But the food General Government certain del- our Nation is less than the egated powers, reserving all others amount of the taxes 73 billion for to themselves. And so pealous were those thirteen States of their own food as compared vvith about 79 bil lion for the Federal Government. Sovereignty that they made their Allowing for $76 billion for food bestowaT~oKpower and their reser- wc s * iad sGll pay at least $5 billion vation of their severeign powers more to the Federal Government, very clear and definite and defini-j , Now when you add the support of tive. by adopting amendments imm- States. Counties, and municipalities diately to assure a clear understand- ol 'r tar btll must exceed our food mg of" their retained powers. arid clothing; more or less Stupen-j, So. the thirteen States conferred dous, eh 11 certain powers on the General Go- emmeni the General Government Now and then I like to fall into did not confer any powers on the 1 Spanish. The Spaniard uses some Stales words that appeal strongly to me.- So today in 1960 we find one group For example our word “Colossal" contending for the retained powers doesn t have the riixg of the Spanish A the States. They are the State* when a Spaniard says with vim and Righters But this Union of States vigor ““CoFosaT)!! Another word has since grown to fifty, with Alas- vvhich frequently conveys a mean ing to me when 1 wish to explode CITATION FOR LETTERS is "espantosa” |! (wonderful, mar- OF ADMINISTRATION velous). The State of South Carolina, We lack the vigor of the Latin in County of Laurens his colorful speech. He can use his By J. H. Wasson. Probate Judge: hands and his eyes and make hrsj entire being add to the fluency of his words ,a masterful exponent of what used to be called "bodily expres sion,” by the elecutionists of ancient vintage WHEREAS John W. Finney, Jr., and W M Finney made suit to me to grant them Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate and effects of John W Finney. Sr. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kin- I quote a short editorial from the dred and Creditors of the said John W’all Street oumal The Journal. W’ Finney, Sr., deceased, that they you know, is a sort of Business be and appear before me, in the Man s Bible, but at times it carries Court of Probate', to be held at Lau- an editorial that breathes a broader re ns Court House, Laurens, S. C, on spirit than mere business Feb 16 next, after publication here- This now: of, at 2:30 in the afternoon, to show "When Elizabeth the Great of cause, if any t^iey have., why the England finally sent Mary of Scot- said Administration should not be land to the block she withdrew from granted her court to seclusion and gnef. And Given under ray hand and seal whatever Mary's failings, she be- this 30th day of January Anno Dom- came a folk heroine for England ini 1960. and allb, in time, for America. J. HEW'LFTTE WASSON. Elizabeth and her subjects were 2c-w-F-ll J. P. L. C. heirs to tangled feuds that a century H ^ earlier had tom apart the nation, FINAL SETTLEMENT setting friend against friend and Take notice that on the 25th day (i renc hing sthe land in blood. But of February. 1960, I will render a through them the people had learn- final account of my acts and doings ^ ^ 0 f the feud was as Administrator of the estate °r general ^and to be equally .borne, Robert C. Davis in the office of the the individual glory of the Judge of Probate of Laurehs^oun- ' w ho fought w ith conviction ty, at 10 o clock a. m and on the anc j duty was to be equally shared. same day will apply for a final dis charge‘from my trust as Adminis trator D B N. C T. A Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or l>e forever barred. LAWRENCE F. DAVIS, Administrator D B. N C. T. A. Jan. 28. 1960 ' 4C-F-25 IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phono 74 NOTICE! I have changed ay residence from Joanna to 3M Cypress St., Lydia Mill, Clinton O. A. Crawford Agent 4C-F-2S Hence the tradition that elevated Mary of Scotland to the Pantheon of heroes wherever English is spok en. In America the British spy, An dre, hung by the embattled colon ials, is remembered as a brave man. A Von Richthofen has a place near an Eddie Rickenbacker and the men who fought With Patton can remember Rommel with re spect and sometimes more. Lee and Lincoln are national heroes, in the North, in the South and in the new states that knew neither. Sk> now the old soldier is dead and wherever there is an American flag it flew at half mast. No one really cares whether he was a forager for a Confederate division in fact or only in his old man’s fancy. The flags are where they arc because we are what we are.” Would you expect that? It refers to the old Confederate sokker wh? died recently. The Editor is right: we are not lacking in appreciation of General Grant’s magnanimity, nor need we apologize tor a kindly word for Ab- rahom Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln had some great qual ities and his death was a blow to the South. Many stories help us to under- W-D “BRANDED" FRESH Ground LAY S CLOVERLEAF 3-LB. PKG 2-Lbs. U.’ S. D. A. Grade “A” Government Inspected Rights Reserved To Limit Quantities Skinless Selected Steer Sliced Beef Liver : - u, -10-12 Lb Size - Fresh, hjalf or Whole Pork Hams . 4 - 8 Lb. Size - BELTSVIULE CRY-O-VAC^. TURKEY • 8 - 10 Lb. Size - BRONZE HENS Lb U. S. CHOICE LAMB... DIXIE DARLING Family or Pullman VA-Lb. Loaf U. S. 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