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VOLUME. VII. ^ 'Uotl it lid Oil* Nntltu Lttlid." CAMDEN, 8. 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMIUCIl l, is??r>. THE ARTICLE ON SUFFRAGE. - <" - ' Ti ' ? ?? ??? U m:<;koi:s si'Kau against u\ , * ? A* ? ? % ~?0 ? .v) Ky - Congro?itviitn Miller. Colored, A'alus u St roil a Hut lMtlful Ap j?c?| J\?r i )i o Negroes In I>augpr of Disfranchisement' v At last the constitutional convention his conic to the great suffrage problem and the debate huSDbcen opened on the ,'iuticlo on tho suffrage (submitted by Sopator Tillmau's committee? Whou the article had been road, at 1:30 p. iu., on Friday, tho 3 2d sossion, ck Congressman 1\ K. M i IK r, tho colored member, took tho !loor and moved to ?strike out tho whole thing. He thep began i\n elaborate speech iu behalf of tho iiegro. Ilo made an able argu ment ou his. side and presented the claims of hits race iu a strong light. After four days debate theartiole on 8iow counties and county government "was adopted and clinched. The town whip ifoverumeut scheme was adopted in titf) following shape: "F.aeh of the wovernl townships of J.his State with names and boundaries as now estab lished oy law, shall constitute a body politic and corporate, but this bhall nut prevent- tho (Jenoral Assembly from organizing other townships or t'fcsngjng the boundaries of those al ready established and tho Geuoral As sembly may provide such system of township government as they shall think "proper." Wlien the convention re assembled the galleries Aero jammed to their ut.y Miost capacity with tho spectators, tnnuy of whom were ladies. It w?#de ' creed that the negro members should ' make their light at the outset. Thete nre only live of them, and the conven tion i? i patiently hcariug them. Mil lei spoke for an honr and a quarter to jLii^ht><tnd held tho closest attention of tho vast audience throughout. From liis standpoint, his speech was a mas terly one. Miller begnn iu this way: '?As ap American citizen, as one who yields to no man in respect for the laws of tho United Stntesand South Carolina; ns one who lo.vcs tho pabt history of our nation and tho dear old Stote, when that history has been for <ho good and benefit of mankind; as one who has never by word or vote ?committed any act that in any way tcruded to destroy the rights of auy eiti/.on, *wbito or black; as ono who wishes to seo every male citizen, and woman, too, who is not disqualified on nccouut of crime or mental couditiou, the equal of overy other citizen in the <en/oymcut of inalionably rights, tlio chief of w hich is to havffp voice iu tho government, 1 approach the discussion of tho disfranchisement of tho com mon people of South Carolina, white iimi V?laek. "Mr. Presidout, t lio conservative forco in our State is the common peo ple, tho bunion- bearing people, and, t Kir, whcu yvtt say that $'300 aud the eftfrsCtty to read and write uro the re qui rehtents to bo possessed by voters, you are striking at the root of the tree of universal government. I ask /-fiT'the name of the brotherhood of man und equal citi??o?hip of the American people, that I should not be trammel led by rules making my say a short - one. I ask forbearance ami the noc essary time to discuss this all-impor eunt question, und I do hope and ue lievo that, although 1 nra iu a feeble miuority, this nll-jioworful majority herp will hem1 me, because 1 approach th>f discussion with malico towards none, but wi t]* a loving hopo for the final aet|deijumt of this vjytetl question. May tjUo /^piriK^f dj^arted patriots, who hayo bhed TTicir blood for the equal rights of man on this soil, bcai i^tnj^s of our condition and iu some way hover over us and guide iih to the tight. This fight against the rights of tbo common people is not a new one." Continuing he said: "And hereto day, Mr. President, after a residence of motu than 250 years, with love and affection for the government; nftet having borue our part in c\cry strug gle and answered to t?very call : after having proven to the world 4.1ml we arc epfu^vutivc iu thought and action, lovable in our uatnres, forbearing to wards our oppressors, living under and by tho laws nt all times, wo ore confronted at this hour, the noon-day r<)[ peace and unity in tho nation, tlif noon-day. of prosperity and hope, the uoon-day of this magnificent cxisteuce of ours, with this proposition to dis franchise the common people, to take from thetu their dearest right, the right to vote. Oh, Mr. President, why is this to be done? Is thcro any body here who can or dare deny that tbo sole pnrposo for which this con vention was railed is for tbo disfran ehisemcnL<jf/thc common people, and the negmiuore especially. If there is such a person, I ask him to read tho epeecbes of tho leaders who forced this convcntiorr ou us against the will of the people, aud they w^lletl bo con vinced that the only ?Cuiug for which this convention was called is for tbo disfranchisement of that class of peo ple whose chief lot has been to toil, toil, toil. With no hopes but to toil, then if. the Kpccchco leave any reasonable doubt, I v9f>k him to read this article of diafrau cfeiagment, 4he article that has been proco'unced'by Senator Irby as a polit ical wionstroaity, and be will be thor oughly convinced that the purpose foe which this convention was called ia Co disfranchise the negro in the^ice fields! and hia poor, uneducated wfcite broth tr wiio plows the bob-tail ox or mule op .the sand bills. He will be coavinced that this convention was called to die franchise the negro ia every walk of life. Trickery fa not legialatioa. Theae Utile W and *ofa' may, ia the hand* of ekilled (nanipnlatola of fran49lf?i "defeator Tillman savs beta that it in the manipulation of tho law, and not in tho word*, by which they expect to see the negro disfranchised. He says plainly that tho negro will not un derstand the section when road to him. because ho is a negro and because tho j man who will jndgo of his understand ! ing is a white man. Is that denied? t pause for a denial, or any oxplana< i lion of tho language i] noted. "Why do thoy say t bat tho uegro must be disfranchised? Is it because " ho is law less? No. Is it becauso ho is riotous iu the discharge of tho right oT suffrage? No. They atiswer, "Bo cause his skin is black ho should not vote. Because his skin ivblack ho is inferior, Because ho did not fight for Iho ballot he should net have it. Be cause we are a conquered people and Were conquered by the national gov ernment, in the namo of tho negro, he I slydl not vote. President, Iheeo ore somoof I t t\e jieaifons given by thoso uho swear J by the altar of liberty that we shall ! not bo citizens. " Then James NVigg, another negro delegate, took tho floor and presented a substitute siJfcago articlo providing for universal suffrage. Ilo spoke nearly an hour, making a strong prea' for his race. His proposition was promptly voted down. Then W. J. Whippel1. another negro member, presented o substitute article providing for un educational qualifica tion of ability to read and write bi:n L 1>!J I W II IP r ICR AM) r.lN, SMAhl.S t'rolosl Against 'l'tllmuii*a fenft'rage V theme, nnd I'lrml tor Their If arc. Not Knotty h Ships ill Hit? Coua try to Carry Away the Negro llabiCN Horn In Owe I>ay . The convention on /Saturday, the , -Md day, resumed Tk&.discussion of tho j suffrage problem. Whippor, the ne ; ijro nicmboi' from Beaufort, . took tho > floor in belii.lf F his race and spoko for two hours anil a half, dealing with the cntiro situation in perhaps oven ! more forciblo manner than did Miller | the previous night. Ho was particu larly severe on the proposed plan. Ho was listened to with marked attention. He recounted nviny things bearing on the dark days of tho reconstruction j period. Gen. Robert Smalls, the fa mous "Gullah" statesman, the* took thp floor and spoke for an hour, raking ? the>eheme fore and oft. Then Sena tor Tillifmn had tho further considera tion of tiio matter postponed until Monclny'eveuiug. Senator Irbv pro poses to re-commit to tho committee to have tho article construed as to its constitutionally. J Tho two negroes wlro presented tho eauso of their race v/eroboth members of the constitutional convention iu ; 18f>8 which adopted tho present con ? ! stitution. Whipped argued that there never was such a tjfing as negro rule in South Carolina, Ilo maintained that when the negro was given the ballot he was unfit to receive it; that whito men took advantage of his weakness, got his votes, and all the offices and did all tho stealing. His speech was a powerful one. Iu tho course of his argument he said: ' "Now to tbo bill liefore us, which I un? compelled to characterize aa a suuro, it sub terfuge, h delusion. The only ttiiiiK in con nection with it Is tbo fact that its uutlors declared six months or more before the call ing of this convention that It whs necessary i? order to dl.sfranehUo tb" negro without disfranchising a single white man. Why pliould the negro bo thus o<Qj"?ged . wronged, robbed, defrauded of hi? fraiwtitst^T Do r.ot the u hlte people. North and tfotitbi ow" him a del l of lusting gratitude -".Now. should the ticgro be dit/rauvbiccJV If feO, H ought to l?? done In an open frank manner, ami not bysubteifuge in ilii.- ar<>^lo. When suffrage was conferred on !!:?? ucaYtf~ bo.wns not lit to exercise it. Hut t here .were many white men in the ??ame condition, it a mistake. The iiCKroes were led away by tbo superior race. ! have been here 31 days andhavo board them try |u j?v-v that yo'.| were tho superior race. We admit tint. w? wore Just out of tho bondage of slavery and ignorauco. Vou lutvo had school and colleges? all open to vou. Tho doors of 'hes? havo'beeu closed to lis. We concede your superiority, but it i* little to boast of. Wait .'30 years and see bow the negro advan ces. ^We coucedo that the negro was unpro pared for tho ballot when ho got it. for 235 years all efforts were directed totrainlng the negro's muscles. The white man ?.??? u<tt - ly unlit. One clttga had Iteen ijiino ;iut t lit? other hnd l>eon taught to believe tin' negro the basis of property. The negro w?i* at the bottom of tho bloody war. Their H!t<rrn'ss make them unlit for doing Justice t<> the ne gro. You will lind all tiiis here in lim I lack ? code passed by the whites in INfi.s Time will prove that thoy were not <pialil)cd to tal<o the ballot then offered them. "I am not here as a suppliant, nor do I put myself and my race In tho ?ttil.?<le of a beggar. I hdi a man and a repres entative, not representing simply the negro, but representing tho people. The fact that 1 am a uegro has uuthiug to do with my status here. And just here I will dlgrees to speak of the flippant way (he term 'nigger' has been used in this convention. ? I am a negro. There are six others here tli.it are negroes. We nro proud of it, and wo hopo to bo nblo to do something lu an<l out of thH convention that the negroes will Ik- proud of"' ami whlto men compelled to recognize. Hut when men selected from their various coun ties, as it is fair tortuppo*e,wj?h n vtnw to their Intelligence and their^food standing at I heir vurlous homes, as-'etr.blo hero with these grave duties ami responsibilities rest ing upon them, can so flippantly use tbo word 'nigger, ' spelt with two gr<, it is hurtful, uod I feel it keenly It stlngH sharper than a sorpont'e tpoth when Jt comes froiq thj venernblo gonticir.ar. trcm Kdgcileld, Mr. O. D. Tillman, whom I have learned to re spect. We h*vo only *ix of us here of tbo inferior race, idMou have 151 Men upon this floor who urT^slarr.oring for white mi premaey come here and assume dignity and call us 'niggers' with the flippancy or bar room atteodent*. This trou?d? is 'negro rulo' and 'white supremacy.' Was thero | ever any such tblng as negro riM iu Soulb Carolina? It taas tbo rule of white men sup ported by tbe negroes. ' Aro there not mere negroes than white men on your farm*, yet/ don't yo? wfcltea rule? la the ? onventton of 1898 therawere less than a dozen rtgroes and leas than * dozen white tr.et. engaged in the work don* there. I am proud of tbe work done Id that convention. Tho way it has stood the teat has shown that tbero was nothing dangerous in it. They ha l simply taken the beat parts. of other constitutions. Moat of the men were there to vote r.? thoy were told. . - This convention iuis said, is to prevent negro rule and tatabHsh white supremacy.., Again, a* a matter of fact, there n?ver w m My i*egro rula In Houtfi t.'aroKna Wb^p waa there aver a time when we had a uegro Ootaffof? W* *Mf b?4 * otajorit} ot ?t? gro officers at any time in thU State. In deed, thort* were only four . ?!? r?'-l t' dicers, and that only for ti single term cm-h 1 here never win it - ounty iu tin1 state i i.t rollo-l by colored officers. In fad till uf t ho im portant oflloo*, clerk of llm oovlil shcntl treasurer, auditor#, ? thvouuh ad ibo \M, , State, with lefts than half a dozen i xn-pti ns, have liK'h tilled by White ivdn. 1) > - thi* look like negro rule? fcven In (he darkest hours of reconstruction, Wlun lick- I n I legis lation led to the full of the Hep\b!i \m party, white men hold the clUees; >v|utc men did Ihe rol>U>rie?* i\w?ny of thejf Itomo-rufs of the deepest dve, win ye apijr tn*rewaun> | t their purchase of negroes/ Thci* waj a negro b)bb\l?d parading the ^J/ridor- c f tin-. Homo, They were \Wnfo" men. t all thotn earpot-bugger*, s alawa,'r?, renegade.--; what ymi will, they were white men, tin I are responsible for the bad legislation t harg.i not till* li|>> b> the account of the negi When vou re-ted in apparent own lug the negro himself, there \va- 'hi hill ten o at work emanating from the throne it>< if; a. situation was brought about that compelled you to do him justice. !!?> was then a slave; you meet hint now as a man, and y vi would strip him of his manhood. 1 appeal to vou to stay that hand and avoid the eonso* t| uen con, whioh will be inevitable The cor rection will eomo. The negro i* here at) I i? here to ?tay forever, I lie my re > -a ' ie-? horn every duy coitfd nol be carrlc I uil in all the tdlips you CoUld bring to our *hores." (Ion. Smalls among < tiler things It: hi4 Speech, said : uMr. President, this ? onveii tlon hits boon culled for no other purpose than tho dlsfruncdiUojnent of the negro., lid careful, and bear in mind thai the elections which aro to Vyko place oath nest mc nth iu very tnnny ?vthc Slates rtr. watel.u.i? t ho action of this convention < -p'cia'.ly on the nt fl rage ipiestion Ileu.-'uii. -r liia'. 'I.o i. euro wa.- not brought here of his c w;. i.cci.r l, I found by reference to a hisUtv in the t ?u giesslonal library ir. Wa-hiii^' n written bj Neil, (hat lie says tiiat in ltd1.', in :!i tn<>nth i of .liiuo. a Dutch man-ot war landed ai Jmue.Mown. Va., with llileeti *ohs < f Africa al ourd, at the time Miles Kendall was Deputy Oovornor of Virginia. Ho refused to allow the Vessel to bo anchored in any "I her hur bors. lint ho found out alter his order had 1 been ,M<tit out that the vessel was without I revisions, and the crew iu a sturwng condi iion. Ho countermanded his order, and sup plied ibi? vessel with the needed provision-* in exchangtw m. fourto' it negroes. It was then that the seed of slavery was planted iu I the land. "This convention has a good leader In the Iierson of the diHtingutehod gentleman from j ildgeilehl. Mr. t'resldenl t when men go out shooting tllld waut to shoot straight, they aio compelled to shut ono eye, and Ibis leader uses only one eye in this convention, hence he Is always striking tin- bull's eve; let him beware lest he strikes it one time too often. [Laughter.] - - \ "Sineo the reconstruction times, e&ObO ne groes have been killed in the South, and not more than three white men have been con victed and hung for these ciini'-s. I want you to bo mindful of tho1 fact tl"it the good people of the North are. watching this con v-'ution upon this subject. I.liope you will ii. ake an examination that will stand the lest. 1 hope that we may b> able to -ay I when our Work is done that we l.nve made as good a constitution its the one we are do ing away With. "The negroes are paying taxes in the south on $203,000,000 worth of property, in South Carolina, according to tho census, the ne groes pay tax on ?12, 500,000 worth of pro perty. that was in 181H). Vou voted down, without discussion, merely by a vote to lav on tho table, a pr<y?osltion for a simple pro perty and educational <(ualiileation. What do you want? You tried tho Infamous eight hs x ami registration laws until they wore worn to such a thinness that they could stand neither tho test oi tin.' law iior of pub lic opinion. In behalf of the 000,000 negroes in the State and the 132,000 negro voters, all that 1 demand is that a fair ami honest elec tion law bo passed. We cure not what the minlifleutions imposed are; all thai we Ji-ik is that they be fair ?ind honest." Further discussion was deferred to | noxt session. Tho convention tliou tuok up the ar ticle ou the militia, aud without oppo sition or amendment each section ami the whole article passed to a third reading in the following shape: Section 1. The militia of the Stato' t-hall consist of' all able-bodied male citizens of the State between, the ages of 18 and 45 years, exccpfsuch per sons as are now or may ho exempted by tbe laws of the United States or this State, or who, Jfrorn religious scruples, may be averse to beariug aims; aud shall be organized, officer cd, armed, equipped und disciplined as tho genernl assembly may by law direct. Sec. 2. Tlio volunteer and military forcer shall (except for treason, felony and breach of the pcaco)' be cxq'mpt froin arrest by warrant" or other pro cess while attending muster or the -election of officers, or whilo going to or returning from cither of the same. Seo. 3. The governor shall have the power to call out the volunteer and militia forcos, either or both, to exe cute tho laws, repel invasions, suppress insurrections and preserve tho public peace. /" 7 See. 4 v yihero shall be nn adjutant aud insixfctor genernl elected by the qualified voters of tho State at the same time and in tj>e same manner ux other State olftatfs, who shall rank ns brigadier general, and whose duties ami compensation shall bo prescribed by law, and tho governor shall, by and with tho consent of the senate, appoint such other start' officers as the geueral assembly may direct. Sec. 5, The general assembly is hereby empowered and required, at its first session after the adoption of this Constitution, to provide such proper and liberal legislation as will guaran tee and secure an annual pension to every indigent or disabled Confederate soldier und eailor of this State and of the lote Confederate States who are citizens of this State, mid also to the indigent widows of Confederate feol diers and sailors now dead. The convention then adjo;>*it*d for the day / TO AlJTifOR|KK A BOM> IgSt'lC. The Constttitiichiiil Convention Is Con sidering the l?'leutlrig of *500,- s OOO State IIoimSk. ' \ When the constitutional convention reaaeembled on Monday, tbe 34th day, it began to rnn through the calendar. The article on jurisprudence was pas sed to a third f?a<Ung, including tbe anti-ly noting provision, but tbe voto whereby the article was adopted waa re-considered, and the matter paused brer. The convention then took up, and waa still considering whdu tho re resa came, thetafUT of authorising !#f? iaana of Stato bonds to enable the ^conntiee of the State to do bnsineaa on a caah basis. The bonds are tq b* floated at ratal of interest not greater than 4 J per.etBi., **4 cannot be*>l4 ht lean than pur. Tho counties ?ro to pay hack tho amount of tho bonds t* (ho State. Tho i Miio will bo b?r about half a million dulhirs. .. '? t UN DKIjICATK qt'KSTIiJN hrougit Squarely Hotorcllir OonstHu tloital (\>ii vent Ion. Mr. IturilN Speech. i'rbm 7 30 until 11:30 o'clock Mow ilnv ii i^> lit tho convention whh ongaKod in haudling thoKnttrnge problem. The evening ? ptocc.cdiugs ttero <tpejW\l with a long speech front 11. 11. Attder Mtn, the negro delegate from (lorirgo town, lie pleaded thb causo of the Uegroes in d strong manner. Mr. Hum followed him, making the (list speec h on the w Into man's *ido> reply ing to and dissenting tho HrgumontH of ! the negroes. Then 1. It. Head, of Beaufort, tho sixth negro, made a strong speech. On a roll call ouly | those si x negroes voted against killing Whippet's universal "read and ?>rito ;ub4|>lau.'' The lirsl ttto suctions ut' tho ntticio reported by the committee woro then adopted. Whuii section 3, providing that ''ovbryi Male oitjzcn" l?o aiiowou to Vote, w in called, Mr. Clayton 9 He rod a substitute, to give tho ballot to wo ? 'men also on a property and educa tional ipialilk^ition. This brought tho subject of women suffrage squarely up. Mr. Clayton made an earnest plea for Motnnn'* ?nttra'f(o ns did also Oenefal \\ 11. ilemph.ll and Dr. Timmorinan, tl>c Lieutenant Governor, tho latter taking tho high ground (if lnorrtt elevation of iho Muurago. Air. iJ. H. | llemlcisou said tho arguments pros I ented simply showed, cowardice; that the men wantod to bring the women in to hide behind them and shield them from a nogro majority. Ho ar 1 tfuod that they should net like men, j and said the report of tho committee i was an excellent and manly one. Col. .tolin T. Sloan argued thai it | would degrade women. After a good ! many other speeches, pro and con, tho | convention adjourned for tho night I without any action. \ NEW RATES FOR FERTILIZERS. Til 10 RATIOS AS I'lXKl) FOU Long and Short Hauls. A Mattel' of ileucrul and Widespread Interest. The following is the ofticial circular of ll)? Statu ltuilrpud Commission an nouncing tht5 reduced rate's it hug fixed on fertilizers: On and after Nov. 2Hfh, 1895, local' rates on fertilizers on all railroads in this State will he at the following rates per ton on car-loud shipments of not lens tbuu ten tons-: 12 miles ii iid undo" $1 00 20 m i lea a n< I ovor 12... ? ? ? 1 10 .10 miles and. ovor '20 * 1 20 40"nile.s and over 510 1 30 SO miles ami ovor 10 1 10 00 mill's sunt Ovor 50 1 50 70 in il?>H and over <>0. . 1 00 80 mi(e.s ami over 70. 1 70 <?0 miles and over 80 1 ho 100 miles ami over 1'0 1 '.HI 110 miles umLover 100... 2 00 120 miles and Over 110 2 10 100 miles ami over 120 2 20 140 miles and'over 130 2 SO 1?0 miles and 6vor 140". 2 40 160 miles ubd over 150 2 50 170 miluHiiud over 100 2 55 1?0 miles and over 170. 2 60 190 miles and over 1H0 2 65 2(10 miles and over 100. 2 70 210 miles and over 200 2 75 -20 miles and over 210 2 80 i'JO mili^s jfnd over 220 2 85 210 in lies and over 230. 3 00 250 iniies nml over 240 2 05 sOO miles and over 250 3 00 270 miles and uvor 260 3 05 On less than cnr-load shipments rates may bo made 20 per cent, higher than the above. Tho following joint late* will be operated on the railroads doing bus iness in this Ststo from tho port of Charleston, s. (J.# to stations on the Ashcvillo and Spartanburg railroad, Atlanta nnd Charlotte Air Line rail road, $3.70 per ton per car of ten tons, except at common points. To stations on tho C. A (V. 1{, 11., the Hluo ltidgo railroad, the S. , IT. ,V C. II. 11., theC., X. A h. It. It., tho l?. It. A A. It. K., $3.30 per ton per cur of ten tons. To statious on the Ohio Hiver and Charleston, thcC. , ('. k A. It. It. from Columbia northward, on the Chester and Lcnoh* and the Chernw aud Ches ter the joint rutea will remain ns now in force; on tho C., C. ? A. It. 1?. to-, ward Augusta the joint rates shall bo ?1.10 per ton per cur of ten tous. The divisions of the joint rutos shah be on the same basis on which tlieae joint rates have heretofore been divided. Die joint rates from Columbia to sta tions on tho IV It. A . It. It. shall be as follows: To stations botweea Woodlawn nrid NfcCormick inclusive, to r-tatiour, be tween Ora and BeifiA inclusive, and to ->tutioiis between ltarksdalc and Maul din inclusive, $2.70. To stations botwoen, Troy. and Ver dcry inclusive, und to^>t itions bctweeu .Joronac^-Aiiid Maddens inclusive, $2: CO. Such other joint- rates not herein provided for (in two or more joiut roads, not under the same manage ment or control, shall bo<ai m- basis of the sum of tho locals of each road, less 20 per cent. W. 1>. Kvan* '.Thau man. D. P. Dlncax, Secretory. J / the World's Wl^| Championship , Fred Gilbert, u dark horwj In tbt> ra<jr\ who halls from Spirit Lake, l<?wa. won tb? Du pont Cup, Ihn wing eUfm|>iomhip ol the world and s par** of $5,000 In the i/lffeoo Jhootiog tournament, win <*n came to Aa end Friday at Jliltlmotw. Gilbert never tried a ,oun.amunt Ififo* llf% bat he akof JUff a veteran. .? . ? - ? ? COTTON MILLS IN THE SOUTH. , THIO IIOMK OK 1IIK Should Kit (ho Homo of (ho l-'uH<>rv. Olio Hundred Cotloil Mills In Process of I'Irvotion. ? - 4 "lioloro tho oud of tho 0011(11 ry (hn t-odoit nulls of (ho 8.. nth \v f ? I ntimbrr f*,000,00fll Tills (k-1,1 ih'cliir \((.m wjts mudo (>y Mr. Iliolmrd II. 1 I 11. >ii< Is, of J:.dtitn<>ri\ \U. I.oforo thi- inci'i I 1 vc <>t !!??'? \V\v I n;; 1 1 ltd l (on indiniliU'tai'-'i-i at Atliin'tit Inst wook. Mr. Ivlnu mis turthi'r sl diul (liul mor?? tliHiioiio Ihii.iIi .mI * iiii.ni mills wot o now In (>rooos.s of oroi-tion In illfYoront parts of \ltt' t*outll. iWlunis (In* uio.h! (in porl nut piipot re'/n | Nofol'o IfioT'ollvontioii w 1 1 - lip- ?.'!??? propurod ? 'V Mr. jtii'hriid It. Edmonds, of nallimOro Mil. Mr. Kttmond.s rovlovpod (ho growth of tho cotton 1 i.^" in tho Mouth itn?l provod I >y facts liiiti figures tli.it tin* vVi'r tiotwooif tin* Htut?\M htld thrown tho Smith hohlnd Rutland l?y nioro tlinu 11 hUndrod yoiirn. In spito of this inislorUino (ho South woul<I yet ho v>in<> tli>' >-T' -:\t uiunufuotiii iuvc oontor of tho future. Ilo uri;u"d tli.it tho proper pluoo for tin" oottou mill was in t Ii ?* lioino of till1 Oottoll | >)unt . Mr. K.duiond* was froiioontly iutorrujilo I with applause tin lit' pro'-'M'tle'l. i in? follow ing is a l?riof .svnop.-ds of this aliln papor : 'As tho K tii'lh i'liilt ii?. llful cotton null aliollt t U9 *ilalo > r In Wlii'di Shim I Ml.it t laid tin* foundation of Jtnw lhi>;fandV foxtilo industry, it niav tie of lutoroM io liriofK look Into tho r?i(soiij' wMiv* tho former wotioii until recently failo.l t <> tuivclnp its cotton mann f?iot ires except to a )i m it ?*<! extent. >Vhil? tlio latter w?i niskinjj such fjreat pro^'v*-.. This is <<ssontilil to a riylit understanding of tlio conditions prevailing at prosej>4?J:i tho two sections and will provide iiii/linswor to tlio ott -repeated cptoHt Ion i If tlioKoutli haMho ureal nlvanta^os f? ?r cotton luaniif.i't urin^ claimed . h'r it) U liy has It not fully devcl opod this I lid list ry I'eforo this / 'I iio spin iiinK mid ^saving ?.<r cotton for domestic uso, or lis It wiis oildod in olden tim.'s, tlio makiiiK or 'liooiospiin* tfood.i; \vns almost universal throughout tho South." In this ooiinootlon Mr. Kdmotids ovplainod that in uddition to o.dtou th?? S nitli was iu tcrestml in nil linos of industrial develop, j niont. llur progress was tnpially as rapid as I that of Now Hneland. Washington's father was a minor and was Intorostod in tlio inak | i npc of iron fumncop, JdYorson tva* also on | gaged in tin- while industry. i* tiro it h run w.\n, Heferring to i li?s cult ivntlosp of cot t TO and the market (or that staple before the war, ; Mr. KdnlOnds said: ''In 1891 the average Ne\v York prlee I ? ?r j cotton for tho $? ear was !i et'iils, ami for | forty years, Irom lbO<J to 18;l!>. t liw New York | prises ranged from Unit figure to t:i cunts, j and for thy wholo period averaged over 17 cents h pound. With such j?r? n< tle?so priced yielded, it would have been contrary j to all economic history If tho nouth lifld failed to eoncoidrnte ali itn energy upon tho extension of eottuii produyitpm It ooul I not bo expected that mfji should fail to grasp such money- milking opportunities lis cotton growing pWsenU'd for at leu -.t t.,o genera tions, or froul 180(1 to 13B0. with tho single exception of tho deendo Irom 1810 to 1S50, during which period overproduction and othtir causes forctfd psicuM to tho l-.w^t fen- j year average on record. It is infenvt'Ug to j follow tho mnrket turn which this d ???lino In ! profits on oottou gave to industrial pursuits, 1 awakening into new life the long dormant in dustrial capabilities of tho people of tin? feouth. In 1850 the moid h hail 2,3.15 miles of railroad and the New Kiiglaud and middle states 4,799 miles; by 18t;0 the ,?outlf <nid in ?? reused its mileage to tf,897<.m i)es, quad rupling t lint of 1850, while the/Nmv England and midillo states had increased to 9,510; or a gain of only about 100 per ctot. In 1850 tlje mileage of the two northern ceeded that of the South by 2,403' itrflos. Hy 18G0 the conditions were reversed, and the south lod by US "t iniletj; in that decildd the south spent t22(), 000, 00() upon the extensions . of its railroad system, nearly ail of it having i been local capital. During this period tho south doubled its capital and output of - flour, sawed and planted lumber, iron , founding, steam engine building, etc., and In 1890 bad ? 12,000,000 In vestod in <'otton mills. Nearly all of its factories of all kinds were moderate in size, but in number they nggrogntc '24,590. and their capital was i? 176, 100,000. lint this Is n digression. "The wonderful ^prosperity which cotton production brought about finds an apt illustration in the simple stutemeijt that i thongh the south had only one-third \of the i country's population and only oue-Courth ; /t<t irt white population, the assessed value j rtrlts proportv, according to the eonJuis of ' J800. was *5,200.000,000 out of a tola I of *12,- i (KM), 000, 000 for tile limlrfl Country or 41 |?er ] ccnt." [ i HOW THK Kofclll WAS II K. IA II I) 1. 1 >. | This graphic pietlitu of the cotton indiiH try in the Houlli before tlio war wai then oon t raided witli the sltuntioii which followed immediately after thoXloso of that .-Irugijlc. Hai'l he : "But when tlio war cndiM-tfifltwo sections had been widely separated. One swept l>y had i?e?Mi thrown l?i"k iiiiiAc.iv r<?'r half a century, while the oilier had Ih'kii mrirvelously st I in u In tod und pushed forward half a century as com pit fed with tlio posi tions of the ? \?o flection? 1n 1 Mi?o, thus e re nting a great gulf of a hundred ye?r? be tween them. Tlio Kew England man who seeks to uiidcr&tuud the flout It must look at ft In this light. fie must s-.?e that It is not him ply n can) whert one section stood (-till for a iiuartcf of a century as a result of the moot disastrous war In the world's history, Judged ftinauclally, aud l>y its immediate of feet, and the other flection advanced by leaps aud hoiiuib'. Tho property, the ambition, the hopes, the labor system of a whole sec tion wore swept away and In the d?stru -t ion went htjudredsof thousand* ol Its ablest and mosffincrgetlc men. It Is only that this section may bo studied in the light of these facts that they nro mentioned. What thte section has accomplished has been worked out uuder these disadvantages, and under Htaudiug this it l.i pos-lolo to better under stand and appreciate tlic future of tlio cotton manufacturing Intercuts of a region whose mills are Hlreudy consuming 1,000,000 hale# u year against '2,000,000 bales for tho remain der of thu country. Our Now England friehd* can lu this light more clearly study tho forces now at work for southern upbuil ding and decide whether to join th?'fr south ofB competitors on th<-ir owrt grouiidJimd sccure tho ?attic advantages which t hef! en Joy or disregard their competition. I'eifon aliy, I am- firmly persuaded that Now En gland will find it profitable to take nn active pajtlntho development of tho south's cot ton mill Interests and thus reap Kama of tlio firofit?. This section offers to New England he same opportunity which the world has afforded to Great Britain In a flelJ for tho employment of it* surplus capital and ener gy to tho profit of all parties Interred. I have been Informed by one of tho leading cotton manufacturer* f-t N 'w England that at least 300,000 ucw spindies must annually be added to tho mills of that section to ojjy the depredation from wear and tear ? las baa uot been dono> I, believe. In recent vaa.it. REVIVAL, or THK COTTO* IXDfSTRV. "At the present time the south Is building about 100 new mills, which, with enlarge ment# now i?da^- m i.o t <t cvjating plant#, wUlaswl for oniKpm-ni owr KW,(lWsti?t>(llfa At the risk of wearying you wlin nUtwici, it becim<? aeeewuiry to preaunt some flgans to show the actual proKm^hletitfro aoath Ptf psade in t)|f* induefrr- The rnsoa of - t^sO report Oil that there In llioaouth 1M) cotton mills with an aj^topite ortpiial omouutiiitf (o $'Ji,il?ti, IM)0, and IkivIuh t$7i* } 0t>0 spindle*. it \ im I his hud nearly fio? j hied and \ro had iol mills, $til. P.'l,(H)0of cuo- i M ?*l and 1, 7 1 J. Odd spindle*. N i oil" would ? liii\n iltiiM.t hi irt'.H) though to i*ro<livi Umt j (lie ligurcs of (}:?M fi'iir Would treble ill IUI* j Other decade, but this \{r can Now See will I '?o done. Five yours have piiss-od and Ilia j smith has la mills now la operation aad j those which will t*r? ??( work within slvty days 5l,tNM,000 spindles, Add to this nam- ! Iier HOO.Oeti lorihiiis under oon>li notion a;id l>y th-ead o' I ho current crop year 1 1 1 ! <"? %?<*? i lion Would have 8, K(l(>, ?>,)<> spindli s in o|orfl? i lion. It will then only i <mj j,i r?? an mrriwo lucree* ? of 800,(100 s|>iudl< . ,t yarto^trti the i aolith ? totiil of !?;000,000 spind'hs by im. it In now s.tfe to pcodi t a oiuuii larger ivumbor j than that. .*?<* r.MiKs ok nil'. mm iir. lielerrttiK <o tne ? oelal ail\'iiata ;es oflferod ! by|hoso'|lh for the opt'fitWvu of cotton j' mills; . < Jul "uomlrt said : "Trob^dy t ho m>st Important eon-adefrt' Hi. a in t ha est iiuiti 'on ot null men K I he labor. ! The south has an abuiulitti* napply oi the | very best help from whi 'h to mill j operatives. An Investigation on this po'ffit . will convince tlio most skeptical. A Now j l'nulnnd mill owner lately stated thai, to say ' that New I', upland null help was In any wav ! superior fo Southern was winplv to Hay that 1 this lower cla.s.Tc.1 (if foici^m'fti ?!ru" superior | to the native Apit'o-j^uxon Americans. Half i if century a?o New Ka^lninl nulls woreopcr [ Hied by native Americans daughters of the small Inrnier* fn the ficjxhliMihood of the mills; hut the ineoin/ii^ French fnuutUtiiift, ami others drove the American iritis out of the mills. There H no daiiKer ol t(ii.? in (ho south, at least for itnmy.yours to come. 'i'liO i supply pf possible operati ti '"V i:i','er fc;r the ! opportunity to (#in a liviiij?' by worluiiK fn { cotton mill*, i* fo-day f.uftleient to npfl}' I three or four times as ifr!oy nulls as we have, j pn/ylded these mills are n< i chiMored too | elo.'oly in any one locality . The inert via | the help supply will be ulni?M<t"ns great as the j increase In mills for many -years. These pooide are capnldo of aoqnlriOjii tlio highest ! skill required in cotton manufacturing; they are docile; m< ^Ivcn hi strikes, and as a ; i lass (ire HniiuQS to find work and willing to I accept much lower wages than northern i operatives ilfft compelled to have In order to live. On (his fi'oiiU II rnusl lie fejYIenibcro.l f thai natur<< lm*? made it possible to live In the j south at a very much lower cost than in the nort h, because ?.?f the lower eo.it ot fuct and 1 clot lies, the cheapness with which food can j In* produced, and the abundance and cheap- f '? nof.s of buildirtK materials. Xiieso uj'e per- j manent udTautHtfesi no possible change of j condition.'! cj?n alter them, They forever | KuarauUse ti lyt+cr lit'or^ co.?t. In (ha south | than elsewhere. Mlf.ls SltOUI.I) UK I.O(-AT?'fl ?KII?). j Mr. Kdipomls Insisted that oy natural wo lection I he Houtii (ho proper localiuji for i cotton mills. 8'ild lie, In closl.'-n i : "Kvorywhoro manuiacluiiag is ten?1Ji')? to ! the source of raw material, provided the ! facilities for pro<luctiou can bo uccured. In tornier years file JirolH? la inanufa ?turlntf ! were puiUclent l\ In r?o to Juntlfy the trans portiition of rdw material. New KifgUind i could haul Its oot toll i* thousand i?* mid j its coal ill in ok t an equal dtatitneu and llnd a j profitable rifhrkot for iln"#f>r<Khi. tioii <d Ms | goods. Groat ljfUfdn cb'uhl Imi port its cotton j from America, operate its -10, <MIO,(W0 spindles j and market tliv> product ot itw mile* through out tho world; lint with the decreasing margin of profit Hi inmilfifeturliitf, it in" ia cotton, as in Iron, timber and <.*t l?**r Ua03 of industry, necessary for tin- mill to neck th'? source of supply, la tho fullness of timo the Mouth's opportunity has came. lis own people have demonstrated their unusual ability in cotton manutttctiirhig. The i,>j.oiitH In th.* industry thfotlghotlt tint Houtli hflvo^ bivii ;<ullk'icnl)y Irtrge to tin H Iho attention of this entire section very largely to thin in dustry. The Hldoftt financiers in tho Ho tit. tin.' most conservative banker:*, the gonoi uA~ merchants and the farmers aie?!l now in vesting ireelv in cotton mills. Tho 8,0(70,000 spindles which the South now has In opera tion Is scarcely 4. per lent. of tho nuiubor of spindlAg in tho world? intent reports glvi/is< the total i is 85,000,000. although (lid Mouth produces over 00 per cent, of tho world's cotton cropi There are ntniniiitnt reason-', easily understood \tf any man who will taKo the time to Inwstlgatoj why tll<> H ?uih was unable after tho dfcjaAtryil.s jo?^c? v-r the. war to take up industrial puiuuiM itutli about 18K0. It is mainly duriug tho last five yearn that tho greatest progress baif been made, and every your is adding Increased momen tum to thin movement." ?MM'. fi?T?;it? or thk sou nr. ''Looking to Central and fl >utll Amorio.'t and to Asia uud J:i|ntn( I Ij the dUltiUjf of Nicarauxua canal} for a market for Atrteruau cotton goods, the Mouth's position I* iraprcg* liable; It has every posslmu ad vantage tluit can bo asked for thu production of cpitofl goods at tho lowest possible cost. Its advan tages for distribution are hot III tlo Inferior to thoao of tho north, and whatever dlaad^ vantages It has in thN w.ty will be (tfbninutod under the general progress Which Is being made. "N-i one can possibly any I mgyr quetf tion tho south';* future position in the cott >n iiiauufaeturlng world. The rapid develop iHcnt of the textile industry In the south does not necessarily involve lis decrease in Nciv h'ltigland or Great Drltain. J'.veu should these hold their present b sinews and con tinue to operate as many pplmjlcs as they df^fdnyi M\i natural increase whieli the ever growing Armund* of the world require must b 1 niiV by the HO<ith>i: It i.s possible that Chi na an<l Japan ma)b liecomo factors lu this industry, but if they do the reduced cost at Wlhch they will produce goods will simply be an additional force to drive the capital in New J', upland and Jlritish mill" to the south as tho only plilco which can hoi>0 to meet j competition from mills in Japan and Chi;. a, j provided fills Industry shotild develop large- 1 !y in titolto countries, ' "Tho.spiith's position Is safe. It Is only a j question as to whether the mill tuvners of I other sections shn'l leave the so. ith to devel op this Industry with Its own enj.ila! and by J it?. own htlRir, or join In the w >rk and thus I secure .r part of the profits a id ail sections j be mutually l>enolltod by an interchange of I investments." I SOUTH K I< N KXTK K V It I S ICS. The <Je?crnl Condition of the South Kiicouragiiig. , Tlio genernl condition of the Bouth, ns in dicated by report# to tl?<i Manufacturers' IWco^d du ring tho pn?t week, continues to bo encouraging. The trifuminlly large crops have placed the farmers in a moro iudepeu* dent position. Tho Allnpta Exposition is attracting extraordinary/ lnter?M in ?? 1 1 see I tlons of tho country towards tl.e South; the ! manufacture of iron continues to bo forced ! by the extensive demand, and, as the result, | another furnaco lb preparing to go into blast I In W est Virginia, while two additional fur* i nacea are to bo built In the Alabama district. A 475,000 company has boon form erf to j construct 200 miles of.jXallroad through one i the richest tlinbor ailutlilneral sections of i West Virginia. A number of Important i?'jl> i Ho improvements arc In progr*?*.* ?u Southern ! Cities, aqd tho general industrial develop ! m?;Dt Is Indicated by the followiux U^t of new | enterprise*: A 1 100,000 tobacco company, t tannery and | a $50,000 mining company I& l'lortda ; a [ 4100,000 cotton mill in Alabama, to be o|>er | nted by opiored * 430,000 grr^ry ??om | pauy, a 425, OpO waste company and .water, works plac^a Qcocgia; a cotton ?iii etid a 430,000 wSter-work* plant la XissiMipplt a 4500.000 weave mill, 445,000 fsnev company, ?50,000 tobacco coanpany. 410,009 cigar com? panyin North Carolina;^ 4160,000. cotton Kill io South Carolina ; an extensive ma. ehltfery plant and flour mill in Tennesee*, and a VIM, 000 sewerage company, a meat packing: company,' a 4100,000 lumber fom pany, 9140,000 cotton oil company auU rati* road shops is Texas; a 004,000 mining com* pany, a tares bank sod a freight {spot fa Virginia; a 0000,000 bridge company, a 0400.* 000 ootton mill compaayr aad * oil ilk Wsw virgin* LIMITING HEW COUNTIES. 'I'll 10 WKSTION l'ltAOTIOALLY mi:iilki>. t ,r No Old County to l>o Cot Helow B'lv? . Klve Hundred Square Mile#* or lavs.H ( hao Tax iil) le Property, oi Le 1 li 11 11 15,000 l*op ulltlloll. The eonnty government matter, which tins consumed the past week in tho constitutional 0011 veil lion ban been practically agreed uponaa to tho crea tion of in' w counties, ami tho township mutter relative to tho government is uovv under 00 lurid oration. Tho article us if now stands fully 00 vera tho pro visions 1 1 1 11 1 aro likely to bo made aa to tiio creation of now counties. II is us follows: Section I. Tho Genoral Aftsembly may, from time to time, eatablish uew euunties in tho following ' manner; W heucver one-third of tho qualified vot< i h w it bin the area of each Buotion of an ol<l county proposed to bo out off into a no or county shall petition tho Governor for the creation of a new county, netting forth the boundaries Hint Hbowing compliance with tho ro-? quircine'itu of this article, tho Gov ernor k ha! I order an election within 11 reiHonnblo timo thereal<"ir by tho < 1 11 11 1 1 li ihI voters wituiu ttio proposed area, in uhioh election tlioy shall voto "yea" or "no" upon tho question of creating said new county. mjhI at tho' 8111110 election tho question o? a name and county neat for auch county sfeiGll I mi Hubimtted to the eleetoi'H. ' \ Meet ion 'J. If two-thirds of tho quuliliod electors voting in such elec t ion wit liii/ ouch of tho several parts of all counties proposed. to bo formed into u new county ahull separately vote "yv*" upon such question Moitcral A^pcmbly shall establish auch now county at the next si'sslon: Pro vided, nil precedent conditions pre sorii.;<d by this article huvo boon cOQk* plied with. If any of, the partH of old eoyuties t li u? voting shall refuse to enter tlio proposed now county such part shall not bo incorporated therein, and tiich new county ahull not be formed unless it othorvvUu conform to the icquiremouts of this article. Alt election upon tlio question of forming tlio Maine proposed new. county shall not ho ordered ol tuner than onco in your years. ttoction 3. 18 o new county hereafter, formed shrill 5(f>ntuiu loss than f>one hundred and twenty- fourth part of the whole number of tbo inhabitants of the State, nor (shall it huvo leas assessed taxable property thaii two millions of dollar#, ns Hhown by the lust tax re* turns, nor shall it coutuiu lees than I four hundred square miles. Section 4. No old county shall be re* dtieed to less urea than live hundred square miles, to lefjfr. nvfressed taxable property than two /nillion dollars, nor to u smaller population than tifteen thouHund inhabitants. Section, 5. Iu the formation ot new counties no old county shall be ooi within eight miles of its eountj seat. Hectiou G. All new eounties here after formod bhull boar a just eppor-* tionmont of the valid indebtedness of the old county or counties from which they have been formed/ ------ ? Section 7. The General Assembly nIiuII have the power to alter eounty lufesat any time: Provided, thatbe? fore any existing county line is altered the question shall be-ftrst- submitted to the qualified voters of the territory proposed to be taken from .one couuty and given to another and shall have re-j ceived two-thirds of the votes eest J, Provided, further, that the charge, shall not reduce the county front j which the territory is taken below the; limits prescribed in 8ections8 and 4 of this article: Provided, that the pro-*; per proportious of the existing cotmtjr I indebtedness of the section so trans-. feri edYliall bo assumed by the county! | to which tho territory is so trsnefer-j ! red. 1 ; Section 8. No county seat sh?U be, j retooved except by a vote of^lWQr , thirds of tho qualified electors of said ! county iu an election held for thai j purpose, but such election shall not bo held in any county oftener than Hco iu five years. Section 0. That each county fhall constitute an election district. . Miction 10. Tbo General Assembly may provide for tho coueoli4?ti<>n of two or more existing counties if ft ma jority of tho qualified elector* of sttoh countief, voting at an eletmon held fof thnt pmpoho, shall vote eepftrftte^ therefor, but such election ahull fiot be held oftciicr than once In four ye* re in (he mi id (/ counties. ? - ' ttm -? ' Internul lteveiiue Uec?tpte. ? ? - Cuinmlbaloner MUIer has compiled the re- v of Id tenia! revenue for the th? ? monu7S3^M|M|^^arrront ttuance year, show the tota]^ receipts to h*v? ImM 1U, 47H, a <1?H*oA?e, ojj compared/with the formpondiny months of laa1 300,030. ' Tho principal bom WORM \ ? - > Spirits. $18.MJ,02*( a decrease of t91,3aj.< 301, a? coinpufjM with t?* correeinmitoif month** ol Inst ye4r. / Toba< 075(545, a j iacreaaeof 4040, Fonmmted liqiiorr, $l<K&9,I00,*fc Increase of #792,030. ^ , - 9itiyAn><ir^Ar^oe' $338)334, a dectoaso of >137.504. - MtoceHaueous, #00, 410,. ft d?<M m. ? -???rrf- ?? - <L Got. Atkinson Uccafcwtrtt Payt?( DataagN tar lyacfetiif. Governor AtMoaoo mt hi# aeaecl aace to the Georgia Legtotauire No H? raeottmenda that the SLt&JS*. Me the ooaaty lor i ' ~ ale* ask* (tort r