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Baiwell People, j Alliance Department. JNO. W. HOLMES, \ A<k>pl * d r **. ° T,, * a bj °* L * aa ‘ b y ••P 61 |or Md full Pmorsirrom. -ty Aiiumo* Jui> sch, iw». UHtilfi'l COUNTY MKlUJ ATIUN v M, J FAT£, Amocut* Coitus, ^ . I \ x TUt'HdDAY, APRIL 10. IHW. WMfcl'J.J't, 11 - 1 1 ll " .1. Th» Alkndult BuUrprl** uomlnated Coluof I t. T. stMkhouiw fur Governor iMt WMk. W« fan to b*ard a Komi oiauy ff*>od m«n from dllf«r«ot dlirctlont mc* cod tb« nuwinacion. To who« all Commanlr«tloB> os Umum thuuM be addmMKi. ty, Judge J. K. Kerabaw related an TW r#u*«i»f t*rrrt»«^i.ar4 rtruiai anecdote of Col. SUckUoueo which BaaamxLL, d C., March 20, 18W. •how« how highly he was appreciated Col. lL’T.e‘tackhoHse,mtte Rock, a.C. Dear dir : 1 was eieoted Kditnr of liialgbtIntohUtniuoetcharacter. While (be Alliance Department of.Tua Uarn* , the battle of Fredericluinirg wae being on the 0th Jiny la«t. 1 - . — . _ - did not dealre tne position but ncceiited if it to the boa* of my to oecure unity In support of measures, now the law in the diet* of Iowa. •ud It / bo keyi lu mind that the Fifth. That we demand that a cbq? dtate x«. ^pe has sufcutitted no da- stiturtonal atqendinent be tubmUta«l to niamls. c<»na«H|..\ n ufiv eich laCtubcrwill the people of Kan»as allowing thelrg- deiennlne for himself bis dirty aa to Ulalive - enactment of exemption of men and measures. I said defy; ves,' homesteads <s-cu|iied by their owners AIUMM ' fOU,h ‘ K * r ' ,h s" fuu, " , l,, “* «ud htivt. iD.uaKe creek, which debouclufll into the valley ability, for no |>ersoiral gain, benefit or on the left of hlspoeltlon, oould l urntsh * purjKise, but simply for the good of the Tbe United State* Supreme Cohrt de cided the Clemson will case on Monday to favor of tbif State. The campaign In Fairfield will be Opened on the Aral Saturday In May by a Joint dl*ou**»on at Ridgeway be tween Capt. B. K. Tillruan and Col. The*. W. Woodwaid. The State Board of Medical Kxamin- ere D getting strict. At Its meeting in Columbia lust week nine out of nine teen applicants for lirensa to practice were rejected The Board has initiated proceedings to havo prosecuted all un- llueneed and unregistered practitioner* Of raediuin* In the Stab* At the la«t ewhiuof the l^prWature aa Act was passed 'submitting to the qualified rutorsat the next election un amendment to Section *9, Article iv of the Constitution, lion. W. U' Trant ham, of Kershaw, explains the purpose of the pro|»oM)d SMi**ndm**nt Is “to abol ish the office of County Commissioner Actloa oflkr luMatr AUUsrr. as a constitutional office, the reason aa- signed being that, ms at present coustt^Awivcd -w»s depleted upon evify couu tuted, the pow-r of the County Com- wuauce. mlsslouera In n*attsr« relating to taxes, Ac-, for county pnrpoaes-l*~lo<v gr» at, and not sufficiently detlued. It the joint resolution should receive the approval of th* pv-opie of the Statu, the office will be made a legislative one, and the du ties wore definite. As far as I have beard no one has express d a desire to reduce tbs nthnbrr of coieiui-sioucrs Oflrer* sf Us tseety SHhuWs. D. f. tk>Journer, President. -> A. F. Free, Vine PresitlenU W. 9. Hsinhoig, tk'crvtary. N. F. Kirkland, TreaMurvr. W. U Britton, t haplalu. L. B. Toole, Lecturer. J. U. Kay, Assistant Lecturer. J. H. Lancaster, Door Keeper. , L. J. Peacock, Assistant Door Keeper. < U W Bodlford, .Vnreain si Anna •M. W. PlilUJps, Business Agem. Executive CmoinUtue—C. B. Free, W. W. Patrick, W. A. Faust. Trade Counnitte^—O. ki. Hunter, E. 11. Dowling, J. M. L'lrner, W. A. All. toutulttue on (food of tl,« Order—J. C. Mr- MUfcw. C. M. Edeofleld, W. T. Cave, J. K. BtielUug, R. B. Guess. Tks April ■setts*. The County Alliance met-at tho Court Mouse promptly nt the hvflV appointed and not only the day, but the army, be cause owiug to their vast numbers, ue could trot huve continued tbe struggle, wltb our army cut In two, and attacked In from, Hank and rear. Oar little fores was already stretched out over a line far too long for our numbers, and we had no troops to sppru to that posi tion. i'urn i lift to Stuck bouse, who was then coD\wafidiug the 8th regiment, he explained the situation to him. “Now Stackhouse, take your r« giiuouL and oe- on rrtday, 4tli tort., with Pcwiidoiit sk>. U* koM It *»lm* Jourii.r ..,<1.11 oib.r ni.tr. .< iheir * ny , rurt «, tl ‘*‘ lh ' ">»* •••*<' po.i. >n<l re.dy (orb.i.luM., * g ' lu, ‘ ,t ' , U | < " l " ' ll,1 J 0. *. lh. Kull rt.i.K.tl.m. were pr..<-„t from omtlnu-d uuhrow ho.vy .11 iub.AUi.iico., fwtLr With J *nod j of * rw • l ' ,lh ” rtvyr..„d .. iho« atumdnnce of brethren Interested in the ‘ concealment to a ooluum of the enemy or ', , * ,r ;. . , .. , . ,, „ ' Iu the Issue of the l^th ln-t I gave n t only until thev could pass our dank» «jito r | n | ou “The Alliance and its but until they had reached a position Aims.” I enclose aoopy and a<k you, aa almoat In our rear. If the enemy ahotild the head of the Urder In ihe State, P* dlsi*over thia creek the day would be lost i ^ !! 1 ^ * l * 0 , r ,lot g«*od and sound J Alliance doctrlue. 1 auk this of vou tha» Is the word—</sfy—It carries tb- Idea of relieving politics of sentiment and looks to the s>curing^of economy and efficiency In government. t here is another idea in the article from Til a 11 va x w x l l Feuplk which the AlliancrfTtroiiiei liiMid should never good work. Encouraging reports were received from d'’minittcex, every tiling In good working order, with unity and harmony predominating Much busi ness of importance w as transacted and tbe fanners start upon the summer cam paign with good cheer and the hope of an abundant harvest. Confidence in the cauae~and an expression of thanklul- ueaa for the many benefits already re- from three to one.” - — **44**. AlterusrfrurgxignUfTTT of tfirwi dky*. doting which fifty wltnesaea were ex amined, the Council of the University at Columbia directed on last Thursday that tbe twenty three students who MOgtbealUv songs shout ('apt. Ben Tillman, aftrr the adjournment of the ramiwrs' March Convention, should bi* separately and aeverely reprimanded by tbe Prwaidunt. The boys staled that when the ball was cleared, Just before the vote was taken, some of thu farm er- iu attendance upon the Convention suggested that they ought to have a csnjpaljn aofig. They sang as Ui*y went up town, intending to serenade Hon. John J. Dargan, but not finding him returned to Main Street where Mr. Land, a delegate from Clarendon, was making a s|»eech violently opposing Capt Tillman. They said that Capt. T'a. friends trk-d to atop tbe *|M»ecb and that they sang and groaned. About that titno Capt. Tillman ami C«*l. Talbert came by, walking around the crowd. Some knew him and others did not. Each denied on honor thst he bad made any personal or threat nlng rsiuarka, and all claimed that their aiuglog was more for fun than anv- ihlng else. Of the b«»ys engaged fif teen were trout the country, and thir teen were new atudonts—fresh men. If tbe bora w ill stay in at night hen-af ter and behave them-rives well gener ally, U will be one of tho be«i leasons tb*-y have ever learned. TMK t LkSsu.V t OLLKOK. rkso^ttions ATvoprifi AT TRUK sraiU QL'.V ki* MCY XI KfcTIXO. Babnwbll, S. C.. April tth, 1890. Whereas tne linn of 3. K .Mm-hull A Co., of Cbarleatou, S. C , has treated the communication of tbe County Busi ness Agent with dlscourtosj aud con tempt, Resolved, That it Is the sense of this tro >ps drfeir nearer ' tiid nearer tlie 01*14*, General Kershaw's fears le-t they should dijHroycr the advautageg which the crock’s bank would give J>ecame »o great that he dctennuied to vhlt tlie position. There he found Stackhouse standing motionless on a little rise In front of Ids line, hi* eyes fixed on the vast columns of Fcderals mameuvering on tlie plsin in hls^ront, to m»te their first movement in his direction. J’he General said to him, “'Backhouse, beesuse of the adoption and punlica _ tlou of U»a following re-olutloijs in the ! mi on w (Tl' be*ue"r" q u al i?y ‘ us 'To lelml t Bamberg Advertiser by tbe BaniOerg -w isely our aervaiPs lo fill tbe «.tlluc»s. aub-Alllance. 1 a-k your judgment , Koferrlug to the action of the Bam- iluiply because I want to know whether : berg Breth.ei I Hunk they mlscon- I aui right or wrong aud go to you at strued the purpose of the article in Tux iic»iiqu.ri.r«. _ Bakn.kll H.ori., It winwi from tix at I on. whole or In part, and [ that a cumulative system of taxation lx: levied on lauds held for speetthuive purpose* by non-residents, alien* or corporations, in projiortioti to the In crease of valuation. ^ Bixth That we lecommend the or- forger: The danger of loading the Al- ganization of a lecture bureau for the lienee ship wltn -elf-stf.*kers, w ho hs»k , State of Kansas, under the supervision to their own aJv:tuce>neiit from their of the executive board, dividing tbe connection with our ordor. Office-1 State ln*o four district-*, and providing seekers should find no encouragement a lectuixr for eacb<»d I strict, for the het- U> enter the Alliance Alliance asitoci-| ter education of the nieiubers of the T* . . FDR SAi Three lot* on Main street jrltb 60 feet front by 200 deep, between Davie s law office and Foal office. Four lota oup<*slte Mr. W. Glim 3ii|im*i same measurement. The lot aud resUbnce now occu br Capt Wtow ard 100x200 feet. The five krta and buildings between Tobin s drug store and Fost ofilce on MaDiMtrcet . ^ Tncae are the most desirable bulldl»# lou In tlte town for any purpose aud will bo sold reasonably. • For full particulars apply to A. T. WOODWARD. feb 2'»-tf ’ « Yours Fraternally, .U. J.Favx. Th- UrUUvst uf tbs Alllsars to PollUrs. Littl* Hock, S. C\, March 31,1890. Mr. M J. Fate, Barttweli, >. (J- Duar Bro.: Vbur letter of 20tb con tHining, clipped, “ i’ue Alliai*.; aud it* Aims” an J resolutions in reieieuce to same by the Baiunerg .Vlli.iurc, w a- re- cetved (luring my absence from home last week. IVrbape I can bcstanswcr your Jcttor by srat+.igas"brfelly as possiolc w bat I conceive to be the relations of tbe .vlli- ance to politics The first d. duration of Intentions in our constitution -.vy s: “To luo <r for the education <*l tbe agricultural classes in tbe science of economical govern- •uent, in a strictly iion-pamsuii spn it.” I ntvdeclaration is lull of suggestive tlmhgUts. 1 be first tuougbt sflgges^ed is tba: tlue-<‘ cla-ses need to be educated iu tlie science of economical gujgcrn- ment. This leads.naturally to tjie lu- quiry, have these classes b**en careless about this k.ud of (-duration, and if so tia- till - carelitssiirss m.-tde ihein the. vic- dlnis of vicious hg.slation, iegi»lation you must hold your position here.” “I will hold It sir, ns longs* one of us,” [.that is unequal an" oppre^-ive to tuesw with a glance along the line of the old ' ■Wi, “is alive.“ Tills was said, conlin- ugain-t apparent danger—they con- ; strued it a-an attack on the “uruier*'j movement.” In conclusion, it may nor be imprpper ! for me to suggs»( to mmwb rs of our or- I der that In tlie <lisc-i.-siou of tbe ques- 1 tioiis ol State policy, as citizens—not ha an organization—that they taka into the discussion that broad charity which “construes words and d«vd- in iheir most favorable light, granting honesty of purpose and good intensions to u'hi- 0F»-* Yours FiaternaUv ■ l. I'. Stackhouse, Fresidmt S (J. S. F. A. Tbr ( gtluu 1'lsul‘a Foaitlna. The ^readers of The i t»ttt>n Flant were fullv advised last week as to the action ol the coiiveoltoq of faf-<ers which A'-emhlcd iu (Jokimb'a 011 the 271b of March under the caM of the Executive (.’oininittco of thd Farmers’ Association. Fow periods wh.» find closely watched tbr Trend ol events tw o or three weeks prior to the met ing of the con wntmu and ol>s;*r\**(l tin* etf ct upon the movrment pr*'du -**d hv diMcusKioiiA iu tiny, ohw>|iaper■ w* re surprised at the action taken. It was i pretty well understood tlnit tlie cun- ! ued the General, not In a spirit of brag gadocio, hut iu that cool, low. firm tone, which ho was accustomed to u-e in or dinary conversation, but one had only to look into those honest gray eyes to l»e convinced that he meant and would do w iial lie said. Continuing the converantlon, Judge ■ Ker-haw said, “1 don't think l ever r. -^nnnt hirS!"wwing-ir■» ■iiiMuinirr lusaitiis and of^en phiced ln poxltloii, that a vrt- poMiniaauu praiera.ue o* glran, ey^ry ^r^ti of the old guard would ha\e been tunc t«> lh«>Ne of other liouscs. . ... ... , . , . pardoned for exhibiting some excite- Further, 1’hat the merebunts w c trade with bo requesti-d to buy their hard ware from oilier sources, aud if“no at tention be paid to our request we get our hardware from oilier sources. Also, That lb(’*e resolutions nr sent to our State Alliance and published in our county organ. —“— ~i. 1 o| K. T. MTAlkMOl Wg. It is doiihlful if any man in thic Mit»* is entitled to higher prmi-e, not for w hat be has done for himself hut for the ex ample which he has given to the couu ment, but sm-h men as K. T. Stackboiuc, w hom a sense of duty governs'at all time* aud under all circuinstam'es, aro surprised hut never excited, as we use that word. In I8fij, when tbe War lAepartmcnt ordered the consolidation of the smaller regiments, the 3d and 8th were thrown together, ami Colonel E. f\ Stackhouse was appointed to the e mmaud of the new 'regiment. He soon gained the confidence of the veteran* of the Third Regiment as full* a* be had long en try*, than Col. K. T* Stackhouse; and it I l»‘*ow n Eighth, will l»e to such men that the Blate will \ " bcn t,,e U#t bloW '•iruck, he re- bc ludebtnd for the position, which at ; t,,ru *' t4 40 boine=-not such as he had her present rate of progress, the will I four years before, but well to remark here, tnat uritl protec Hon Is more distinctively a party issue ras between the two gr^al p*dttreat par ti*;* in this coitutry) ihau any’other anil prou*cti'«*i i-ixes the agricultural cla>* •*—the largest consuming cla*-**- of m.uiufactured products—to uuB4 m Order. Seventh. 'That the taxe* paid hy rail roads built by the aid of Couii'.v bonds shall be part of the county school fund*, and where township* have been bonded taxes*©accruing*hall hedivl U»damong the school districts of the tow n*hip*. Klghth. Notwithstanding the fact that John J. Ingalls ha- represented Kansas for eight* en yearsjn the United States Senate, It is a difficult matter for his Constituents to point to a single measure he has ever championed in file interests of the great agricultural and laboring element of Kansas and that we will not support, hy our vote* or In fluence, any candidate for the Legisla ture who favors hi* re-election to the United .Met** Senate. A proposition to make the Alliance a political organization was defeated, A resolution was adopted demanding of Congress that Mexiotn ore he ad mitted to the United Staten-free of duty. C4 CBM Derllaes (TttRAW, 3. C\, April, 1890. Captain-G. NV. 3h ||, Chairman, ami other* Executive Cuimuittce o‘ Far mers’ Assmdatlon. _ G nti.kmkx : Having waited a re»- aouahle time for au olllcia 1 uo'liication of tlie action of the March convention In placiiig my. nam* before th* people as a i:amHi!stVYr»r the position of Li«-u- tciiaut-Goveraor and not having re ceived sucli a notice, I deum it not im proper to address this couimunlc tiion to you. While | fully apprweiate the For Sale, cla*s*-s. ihe A fl ia < ice iissmnes (and w o - v,# n ion would make iiomi i.itions, and thiuk correctly; that such has been the~ it wh« a foregone c<iticlusi*>n tljat. in vast*. 'I case tioinlna(ioos were made. Mr B 1C 1 »• -. 1 ,< , . , , I’HrlirprvUtheH b. cltrd .. »„ Till,mm w.mU S* tfivm, tlm’rtr-t pi," | " hi ' " l,:M illustratimi-of ttii* kind «»f unequal sud on th* ticket. This lie received, and hr oppre**ivs* legislation. AmFu mav he stand* b for* the |»e<ud* of the •State a* a candidate f«n Governor, with the endorsement of a convention com-1 , . , . , .... . 1 .r.r^K ,.r r.r.. e .1 1 1 ■ caunot t>* douht oi that the purpose of i>it>e»tj inrijpiv 01 rAriuer'*. th<Miif|i a .1 *• . » r 1 .,7 . 1 . »» » » theMonvention was to place np.tn rhe ml 1 r 7r7""* » ,'" r ' ti.'ke, Who w.r« in full .vmp.Cv MUHlI pr..|H,rl|..n uf y,e Ununr. ..f Um j » m, , h .. I.imr nf <h. < hnlrm,n ,.f <lm ' .U»th-,.Unn «f <h. conv.n* •-a-.-utlvn Cummltts-orTSi K.r.n.r.- \ f ALUABLK Plantation lyingonPort Royal Railway around Martin’* Station, containing 3500 acre*, about htlf «-leared, rest In virgin toreat. Al the Statlou is two Store*, three Out buildings, one Gin House. Iron- roof, 13 H F. Engine, 70 aw Gin, Screw, Ac , and Steam sprinkling apparatus. ’J he settleineiits are scatlt-reif conveniently the over place ami there l* ample accom modation for the la»M*rersand live stock. The fields are clay land and ar« In a high state of cultivation, yielding hand- *oiue reini n«. The residence in center of Plantation is a beautiful cottago sur rounded by a Rose garden and largo evergreen oaks, also outbuildings, such Kitchen, Smoke House, Blacksmith Sh*q», < arriage House, Stables, barn*. Ac. Around r* sidenee almwtforty acre* U under gtewl fence. On West aide of plantaiinu abutting on Runs isaswamp mu I upland paature uudcr.rail fence and w ire of about 800 acres. The male-, .-■■U * ^iieep, Iiiy< t w sgons. plow s. har* rows, cul Ivators, mower and rake cau be treated”for at same time ^%-LSO k That Farm one mile I rum-0—H. known as“Marim Fl:»c*,”containingJ lacrr*. Parties wishing to pur. ha-e will apply ti* W. A. M ART IN. Martin’*, *3. feh 5-bm paid me. and d-’-ire to express- my thanks for this evidence of coni)dHn*:o, yet I am *Hii-iicd that m name whs pur forward under a mi-nppreheusmn. It SUMMONS TO Absenl Dcfeiulanls. \U*U •>/ SohI'i U'trHVcrll (. ..Hl rurich tl;. 'jtnTm-nl Hr rtm I CrroliHu nitty ttLALAlU.Na KJU.JXr. Court of Common Fltot. occupy In the near future. As (’ol Stackhou»e is not so well it was a home He laid aside hi» *word for the plow handle, and clothed in such garb he known iu thi* part of the State, as in ** iUr around him wore the Eastern counties, a short sketch of ; Hal ted to york on his larm, making him may not be uninteresting. J t ' Vo hand*. Theutner and uncE* of Col. Stack- I ,u m7 ^ l,Hd brought up hie farm house lived ill the upper part of Marion I 10 4,1 th »* bn utm field, of forty county. They were farmer*, of ifie | * rr *» h»* wadtr ilnrtj^ale* of cotton; on claa* known as good livers, aud tbay • “ #rc ” nd ne,<l ,,f thirty acres he made were men |K)>se*Hud of more thm aver- ! thirty hales, and on a smaller lot, he age intelligence. They were iudustrl- I ‘"• de t h 1 :*^ thousand pound* of seed liAXMOMR AND COMAIODIOl b Bl’lLniXG* to ax xatiTXD at fort hill—what XUKTL v.N* SQMBSMU ITI #Rh — Grkkwviluc, April 2.—Ah important Snoetiiift’ of Um» leading members of the executive coonhltlee of the Board of Trustee* of the Clemson Agricultural College was held at Pendleton yester day, at which plans for the Dew college building tu be erected at Fort Hill were aelectcvL to be afterward* submitted to a lull meeting of the board Attention w ill be devoted chiefly to the main cqllcg* buihilng. which will be an imposing structure of artistic design and iue»t modern construction. It will be built of brick, three atorlc*’bigh, 90 by 112 feet, with a chapel building at tached 50 to 75 feet. The building w ill contain twelve lecture rooms, two so ciety rooms aud a museum, together w Uh office* for the president ami treas urer. Beside* the main building, there w ill be separate dormitory, laboratory aud mechanical department buildings. The laboratory will be two stories high, .*# by *n feet, and built according to plans adapted from those of the moot modern Gerinau laboratories. The mechanical department building will be a two •torv structure, 4b by HA) leet - There wffi bo two dormitory build ing*, S8 by 120 feet each, and tw o stone* high, with accommodations for 150 stu dents. There will be ten professors’ houses, of four aud six room* each. ous, frugal and hardworking men and characterized hy honesty, sobriety and ^ a firm adherence to conviction of duty —and from a line of duty, as they un derstood it, nothing ouu Id move them. Those characteristics are possessed In a high degree by the subject of our sketch. cotton. Li the, acre. This, it niu»t be remembered, wa* before the days fancy fanning, and ■ on laud which iiad been abandoned a few years before, beesuse it was tim poor to sprput cow pe i*. , His larm ha* not onlv bmngh him a m RefUib- licau party favor* tlie proU‘ct7ve police. Trie Democrstic party oiqsjse- it Tbe Alitibice h id* it-« iiiciubt-rslnp to Irec themselves from parrisan prejudice-— tile gn at party hi iid—and Co examine thl* question iu the light of rca»o:i uml right nod then t - do w list would br- for “th** greatest gtxid to file givaH-st uuiu- Inr.” Then.If we take up the financial or money qu-stion, which i* more n rUn than a party question—n.-lther of the gn at |H»liiical parties Iisviug hsikcd af ter th* interest* of the agricultural 1 k,, e iut.*r*-»t «»f reform *n i for rhe «••!- classes iu ;he tinmcial legislatioii |<»r 'are of tlie whole people, he had ihe the country since Lsn.'>. in proof ul this "f all. hut vvfjrn he counfs i<.rtli s« we might cite the exirsordmarv priv i-j * c indiusL.' saving promotion to a leges granted tq the National Banks.' the discrimination .gainst the farmers th** star*-, jt U tmucarky now to tore- • ast. hut that Mr Tillman will have a strong following, nt Jcs-t in some *ee- tioirs. must he adinitied hv liis s(rong- cst opponents. I he su. cess ol his ran- did h-v a ill d-pemi in a largv mea-ure upon tlie degree oLeulluisi.isui his eau- va-» will develop sud ilie activity of his friends in the several counties of th-j Stale. Whether Mr Tillmat. will l>•• as (Hifml ir with the masses as ac n- tiidate tor the high-at oilh e in the gift ol tlie people as lie whs ms a** agitator, IS yet to la* se.-n When hi* Sfs.ke ill The Colonel had such educational ad-1 it* pioductio.i lia> vantage* as the higher private school* j i ,1 'Tea*ed until the yield per acre lias of OJAl ilitf Iu.ri>i>ha<l iiut UiMao - hi* uuglibor Dr*k* coiue upon them. ' • th-* next i-ampaign. Tlie.e i* divisi<*ii I ii tlie above brief allusious to tlie m*. ! * M fl*^ r * ,, k* "i the farmers, and w hrtii- oesslty of educating the agricultural j rr * ,r, ' ,u ‘ 4i u Dl widen or di-npp'ar “Tlas ea I h»vc kra(i>-basl an tboRncoud | no on. ran tell hi ilu* tsm.. imponaut suggestion, Viz : the spirit in I >ol,M ' larm.-rs may consoler whicli it is to he done—“In a %t.nrtJv i themselves committed P* ' r ' i illmMii s nou-ptriisan spirit.” 'Tiist |»ariv /val *"l’l M,rt * hut tIn-jo.n.H elm .s tiiat ilie remember w hat mauy of tbe ante-bellum »cbuoU were w Ul not bo surprised that a boy (Kissessed of a g«M»<l mind vv ith the Rlniost fabulous But he has not devoted his w hole time to his larm. lie has found time to energy and perseverance which he ex- . r *' nd 1*'® newHpm*et* and study careful- hlbiled Iroui a very early age should ^ tne questions w hich they 1 aye di»- makc rapid progruk*. belom lie completed the gourse w hich lie had marked out, and vvhilo atndy'ng Mild teaching he met and married Miss Anna Furd-otieof tlie handsomest, state Best and most intelligent women that county ha* produced in the last Imif cussed; and it will be hard to find a tnan more generally Informed, or imUer versed in the history of men and thing*, past or pr» sent. He not only finds time to give to his own improvement, but he ha* found time -to soj>eriiiteiid tlie education of century. And to her he la Indebted in ' all of hi*,children, for he is a strong no small degree for'-the succcaa that ha* I*'I' 1 tl ,e higher education of crow tied hi* life. After marriage he seTfltMl on a farm which one of hi* nudes had owned and vv Inch r^Mirt say * he abandoned liecause The land was too jamr to sprout cow jK-ast. It was {Mior but one would not women, and ha*, given his daughters everv advantage, w hich our coUeglsie iustilutiouH furniKh. He find* time, too, to attend every service of his church, w hether on Sat urday or Sunday, aud to attend to the think »o to see it now . Thomas began of ‘h® many official positions, his crop w ith a single farm hand him- 1 thc church ha* placed him in, for thlr- sell, and with but one hor*e—old gray, but soon hi*j#utiring energy, directed by a mind trained to' Mindy aud investi gate, began to show itseli in it* improve ment. Some six or eight year* later, aud ho bad several hand* aud several borses. The total coat of all the buildings is paid for with money made in fartmng, rstimated to come w itliln 5-100,00 •-p- and the farm itself had become one of Bruce A Morgan of Atlanta aie the ar chitect*. The college building will be located on a beautiful elevated plateau directly tbe most productive in tbe county, while u large aud comfortable residence had ty year*, or more. But he not onlv give* his time to his church but hi* money Lx>—and that freely. Just after the war, when w ith him, a* with every one in our country, it wa* a *trugglc for biead. Stackbousc met w itii an aged minister who had lost ail hi* waving* through unprincipled men, whom he had trusted. Suck- house, on h’-aring of the condition of taken placeof the dilapidutv d log struct- lbM minister, went to him and handing him sotiie mouey said, my brother ihU in front of the RUtely old mansion of ure which had been the dwelling. t John C. Calhoun. | but now the war began ana K. T. ! " bdp von Nome, I w ish it was more, MgatloiL'hava^und * hat there w‘m "be , ^•‘(hou*e was amoi.g tbe first to re-| b ^-cry cent I have iu the world, ■u abuudancc of day for hrick and stone spoud to the call. He Iiad a comfortable - uch Is the man the Alliance has *e- for tbe foundation s'ecured on the col- ; home, a devoted w ife, throe loving chll-' ,ect * d for il% ,n this state. 5wf«'pro|>ertv, and a greater part of the i . -vernbimr in fad to make lifo ,f he w,,re 10 dn uo ° ,h “ r than l...ntw. .III .Irt be {.blamed on . (Jr '“- *-' er );b"ig. m [i.a, w lire ^ „ rve „ eMmp |, ltw young men ■■■***■ i TTs-a. t <qHi itawnSi'iiubiltRyTIFIWfUftf^fltfl fHiw of th* (‘otintry tlve selection will nmve Tbeae plan* will be referred to a full there could be no compromise. Un tbe ; to be the best that could maetlngof tha board, to bo called a**<H»n of tho company raised ,n * d ^ securities in tlie e-ubii>.'hm**iit ol tlo-bo I banks, the demonilizstion of silver, *ii»- j redneti »n (»f the volume of currencv bv I the retirement of U 8. bonds and tin- ! canceling of N'MtionsI Bank notes, auii | in short the esrabllshuicnt and main- ; uiuance of a financial policy thai is • urrly reducing the great middle d i*s j to a condldon of dependence Mini want. : This policy if Jong continued will make j a strong centralized gov.-i nment a iih- eessity n> protect tbe rich and t<» h Id ; the |HH»r in suhjeetioi*. As reioaikeo, j this is more a class tlian a partv qne*-: lion, but partisMii-hi|. has luvn die blind ' tuat has hlmded tlie isrining clas«.-«.to ! the g. cat wrong that was being ioilieL-d upon tliem. Of course If all <u the great ' larmilig classes of tins countrv conl l bavo treed themselves from psrtv and ! sectional prejnd.ces and il ihcy had | ■' IM*en educated in th** science of poliiiesl 1 * ecuirr.mv they would have stood to gether and tlies** vv rungs could not have , high uml rcs|Mm-ihie po-itioii, he inav I ilnd it I. s- eas.v to gain u hearing, and instead of being regard* d a- a dism t.-rv-*is-»| pa r ri-*ihe will t»e eta-s d wftl the oth*-r a pTranis lor **ffi<*c a d cm-j sider.-d hv many a- a -..dli-li Mini tic- j -igii'trg ptdltTi-i.u:. In u w cont. »L ol | this kiii*l the i-Mies tlrop w hile *l*c man ei»ni-s t-» tl Mr. 1 illinao CHI! sueceil III keeepmg tlie issues to the I rout ami tlie ui til out of siglit. then his eliHtl* e» |or success will tie greatly «iihanis-(|. If Mr. I'illieaii is accepted a- tlie, larm i*‘ an-inlat**, liierr wil bo little i tr**iihlo iu secunn tiis iiomi .ation t»\ i tin* August (‘ouvetitloo. Tln-v have ' the fsiwcr t-* u-nt.in tc any mau 'h--v I cheo«c for lh -v ar. m immeu-*.- maj-.r- > it» and tin* D<-iii*s*r«tb‘clulis and eon- ! v»*iiti*»n- sr pr cficaliv in their haluts. ! Hut w ill t h - v conei*' trat<* «iii 'I r. Tdl- ■ I hat is the question, ami it I * settled in -ih.- affirmat.ve be-I lore Mr. 1 iiiman cau.h«*i*c to l»t* tlie shitiiUr l-)*c»rer <if toe l>.*moera*-v in fully end«»rsed tbe platform a*l >p*ed j and who could utvl, vv-nil I canv.i-s the j >tat<* Ui*on the Issues tiicrcin mail *. (Vitlnm: referring to any'ohj •»-tl<*n I hail t •* lie letter of t’spt ''itell, or mv views as to the |sdiey of making nninl- nation- at tins ti n~, ii w*7TT Ii • sufil.-ieot for me t»» say that I do notliiliv endorse the platform, and for riih» atul otlier siifficietri reasons cannot enter upon a canvas- in its -upfHtrt. as required hy tbe eleventh s.-ctioti of the platform. In jusruf, iher*f(*rt» t*» myself, as well a- in justice t- the body whoso ex ecutive you are, I beg leave to with draw mv name irorn the ticket suggest ed Thi-action w ill .iso relieve you of all emltarrasMinetii In sulistitniing a man vv ho w ill represent tlie view s which prev tiled in the convention. lews bin proper lor nie.to ssv here that I hui wholly identified whbtheag- rieul'tiral iolen sts th;* SimI**, and atu in full sy nipathy with the farmers in their efforts t** better iln-lr (-••nTSiti*.o, t(','.impl>fni *.ot Sorotni.} ".l"i j and to this end am heartily in favor of '' 1 r ' M ‘ ’ . 1 their taking an a«-tive i-Mrt in (tic* c<.n- T trol ol legis!«i,iori. Iw-th Fe«h*ral ami ''tat**; lint all must admit thst honest differences ot opinion as t*i th** uie.ins an*I measnr *s w hich ja III furn sh the in*, d d relief nisv well ext»t 1h-I w«en ineii H*'tnated bv the h-»t tootixes ami -• ' ki 'g file ace...iitdi-hn)erit **f the -am** end-. 1 am geuttem n. teev truh aiol respectfully vourw. <1* < . ( on. B*..il)asi*« ha • f it * pr • t. *st I ii * ,f straw g.e.ds for tu.* m *u *y ia iu • c*i m- l\. John (’. Bennett in hi« •twit right and a- Executor of thi* V\'i||of Hans ford B. uii* ti, Fiaititiff, against C’ath- erine llcnm it. to. iliism 41. ‘ Bennett, •failles It Beum*11, t ‘apors A. Bt htiett, Augustus F. B'-nncit. Ocfkvius B. B.mictt, Sarah K BenheU' aiiinKU- war*l < addKn, liefeudant-. T*» the Itefen.lxiit* t.atherine B**n ett, Wildam H. Bennett, James 1! IL n- — nett, ( aper» A. Beanett, Augustus F. Bennett. Octav ins B. Ihutiiutl, Sarah K. Bennett and Edward <‘adden ; You ar- hereby summoned and re quired to_3*tiswer the complaint in thi* action; of TrtTtPTl a c**py 7 1» now mi tile in Uir uJli*-e of tlie ( lerk «d Court, ami L» serve a c«o*y of your answer to the »ahl cmnplsiut on lh. subscriber* at tlieir oiiha* in tne To . ti ol Hs* it well within twenty d.y* afLT the service hereof, exchisivcof ilia dav of such f-rvieo; aiukii you fail to answer tlie eoniplaiilt w ithiu I’4 time aforesaid, tbe plsiotiff lo this ac i**o will apple '«• ibe Court f*»rt >e rt-liei d'’iiiso led hi,th** Complaint. Date • dsrch bin. A. !».. I«R). HOI. IAN a FAT TERMIN', Flsiot.tfs Atboney*. r<* th** Defendant James B. Bcouett: Take ii *ti.-r Ilia- the summons and Com pi mi I».*r* i*i were tiled In the of fice *>f the t lerk of the t'ourL. of U*»tu- in.m Fh-a* for Barnwell t ounl\. South ( sr.dioa. o*i the mti day of March, v, D. Is.si. • HOLM AN S. FATTKRMLV, naiutitT-’ Ailoruev*. Iiimh-r-or prevents inv-tigaiiou. .* t-sk, • r ' ,1 ‘'' I’ 11 < ‘.L t* 1 M' u 1* ei *r •• o. patent tu require demonstration This cmt.-*-,. iK-tweifi Iimii and ‘*tlH-r caudi- iroght be illustrated hy-a-case 4p mrr. *^’ ,, ** > ****** may-hefor rli own State and in your f Barnwell) n.uu- ' l “** 1 ty.* I noticed quite recently that m-» honored and distinguished « JinijiiiiHn, a citizen of your coumv and one ol ilie most distinguished fatmers in iln* State, was reported t" have -aid: • I am a Democrat first, second a larme.r.” By which I understood him to mc.-t.-i that hi* love and his allegiai.ee to th. Dem ocratic party Wasaucli that he hold it t*» " ith r.-gaid t*» tim action of tho ' <'.*nvetitiou, in s<> far «i- it r late- t.« ; the gentlemen who Were “-Ugi;e-!cd” a-* camUdates for (roveruor sitd Lieu- | tenant ti«.vernor. Tbe (7 ttou ' Fiant Lwill iM-eupy a m-utral position, neither supporting or <>pp>»..ug ih'-ir n-»mni - I lion b» tic* Dem*.criiii • >tate t'oiivn- ii**ii^ 1 n. Lu.* discussimr «»f measures I ittnl policies. Mllcciiug the interests of FACTS FOR THE FAIR. .-I .... XXX JTL.1 : lie wrong to (liscuss State, ptdicv^ m»od^ t,,, ’ of the Democratic partv f**r fear .*t en- ‘ ' ,| ,hi *‘ (••"nimmwcaltli, we will al- daugermg Democratic suprcuiacj in the j '**?* endeavor to gi ve foriii x no unee'r- Sute. I am sure tiiat my dis inguished I l;l:M <, " r 1 r ' H n*U and ^-o-latior- friend lied, .** I hold, that tbcie !* : v 1 * "'^y'litler u ah u* mul t eir view- nothing in the administration , vvll l hi ways receive ie-p.*ct ul atteuMon of our State goveruineiit ‘This being H,,d cn.-ideraf ion. But it is outside admitted mi all side* w here could he the | t,le r0,,, P ; » , *s of t his new 'p.i|H-r to en danger of the propo-ed discussion 0 l i plan* for the,elevation of par- State policy-Inside the Democratic ,l, ular l,, ’' n l ” nttt.-ial station, espe,-i- pnrty? Surely there could*Im no dan- nHy w b^ 1 ** f hey arw cot.fronted by othuc I ger from such discussion if it h** con- : nierit snu equal ability Farti-1 ducL'd in a non-partisan, non (action* ' *‘hu u '*Tk will lie Mt to newspa|>*rsj)et- , —and All-auce members '•-ill'eugage in ,4 r adHpied urtlie purpo-e. and the iu- *uch discussions in no c her spirit | HhC'ce ot I he (otton Fiant will not he But the St*te - AmH7TceMiHs made no • H n, Ht'er of any moinent w hatever to legislative demand* atul a* an organi- . '‘Hbdidates lor office, as it will decline zattou are not called it|»on to pa-* <m < h* be used in that direction. In tbe the demands put forth by tho “Farm- i '•‘*'•“*'‘'‘>11 ol * "iere question of p«»Rcy ers’Association.’’ . ami expediency, not affecting or r. la- The Alliance does not interfe/e. q Ith tin K lo ^‘iBical ambition of any the political or religions preferences of ■ ,nan we n, Hy choose to exnr.-s* decided it* members. It is Democratic ma-! ^"i 0 " ,n ^ future a* In the past; Jority rule of the ra**inber*liip. Lwgis- h " 1 ' 1,1,4 i,,;i Vt *rv dBL rent' thing from iative demands formtilaterf bv the Slate tying on to the political lortunes ol in- Alllance would he submitted to tlie hiiIi» ! , ^ v,duH ^.* Hnd uc "respect the dif- 1 he oftemiKj of S^rttoj J'uhIk we roitltf to re myJncutl* awl the ycuertti/white, ami rc*ulvt<l to /n teerre the i>re*titje of Ml/itty Till BiST Atm 8D5Y BsAimfyi. tanners in ttn ir van'itlmrTyriti^TF Barnwell si prices that challenge comparison In anv Southern market CHAFMING COLLECTIONS Of the latest sud loveliest Hats. Fun*. Lares, Ghucs, Flower-*, Faaihrr*. Rib bon-. Trimming-, Fara-oi- and Embioiderte*, all the tn-w and nice Drv -s (iood> 'and nuiiiberlcMM No*Ion* will In- f- und at , TH . MILUN^RY STORE MU8. JOHX «. MHOi K. - - M v.NA'irR. Wbo w ill he. pleased tosecher frjeudsa* frequentlva* thev can find 8ime to visit thtr EHPOBiUK or riSSIOK, . s. V* Lawns from 5 ct*. up. Uhallies from U 1 -, cts up, Gingham* from 8 et*. up. Nainsook*. Mulls Ac- at similarly startling low prices. Alliances for ratification. When rati fied it would become a State Alliance demand and the im*mher*hip w ould vote lor no man who was not pledged to work for its legal enactment. The Alliance makes no w'ar on any political party. When it want* Icgi-la lion it (hnil a*k tlie candidate if he i« a Democrat, Republican.’ Whig, Know Nothing'or a Greeivhacker, it simply takes a pledge that hw wi.| it elected pray hare boon aa a decliioii ia rendered lu tbe (’lemson nthe Unit od States Supreme Court The coin - . .t e - .i. rT.., about Little Rock, he was deprived of will caas, now pending before the Unit- ; , - , osar', * ^ .... the honor he sought, that of bigh-prl- hiittaeoB currlculmn will also report at 1 vau». by belug made Captain of thucom- tbat time, and nothing will be lacking . pany, w hich becawie a part of the 8th to the Immediate fouitneacemeut of' w ork on the bulldfnga Frwh lot of gracerVeejviat arrived at Daviea. Regiment, South CaroUna Volunteers, Colonel Ca-h eomtuandmg. During the long struggle which fal- Col. Stackhousa’s auecesa in farming baa been greater than the average, but his success ought to be a le^on to every young man in the .State. Few mea can begin life poorer or on poorer land than he did and few will be conv- pellctl to undergo such a long Intel rnp- tioti as the one he had to submit to du- lowed, hit cool, deliberate courage. ring the w ar. If Col. R. succeeded . why can not other* Let every farmer Alliance men as there are in the Hul*. t . follow th# odurwe he ha* marked out Your fear that the Alliance might be- Georgia editor In announcing hi* united with Intelligence and quickueas Ani | twenty-five year* the highest omne clannish and refusetovoteforai/y *—* •: “We have taken fbl* ' 0 f Coni . el , t j on> q UA iiq** j u ^ high de- honor you can pay a msn will be to say sa» e meiuher-of the order will I think for worse; but II !•;» toaiMl (n tbe arm v aa at hoate^ soon dVtitv he Is a a.ica'essful farmer, for tlie hitel- prove unfoniMled The Alliance method ‘ >4K>a hiS tb.- atteiuivu oTiLn ton i rrfh.c.nsnt, the rultuis .. "*•"“>« <««"• n ' r wjacis wen a* the property of the country wIM candidate of hi-choice, pn*vul^M>e-1* that cau t aoppotr •nu eth* tale al Ben :hioa „ . - i - During Ms reoent visit to this Couu- lerence si all times. Cotton Fiant. ^ kaa-tt Fsrairra* PmussSb Topkxa, Kansas, March 20.—Ths Ksnucrs Allinuce Uon(erence« com- poaed of the presidents of thirty-tw# county Alliances, ha» been iu session here for two dav*. An outline’ of tlie objects accomplished is seen In the fol lowing resolutions a-iopted : First. 'That we demand legislative work to secure the enactment of it* enactment app nioniug the shrinkage measures aud lots him take lii* chances, of larm values that are under mortgage The word “labor” in the declaration obligation* by rea-on of a contraction which we have been examining means of the circulating medium or other pn- effort at performance—it mean* there just legislation between tbe mortgagor are to he no drones In the Alliance hive sml lire imrrtgagec 1m proportion to while Ibis educational work is needed. , their rntpe«*tive interest* al the time the Now a word iu reference to the arti-. mortgage was drawn, cle from Tu* Baknwkli. Pkoflic and i ilscond. That we demand that Uon- I close, and let me say that 1 sec noth- . gresa apimiut acommlitee to investigate lug in it to onndcmu. Your wdicUude the original bill relating lo national lest the Alliance ship should be wrecked bonds.for the’purpose of ascertaining in tbe stormy sea of politic* was no w hether the w ord “fox*’, was erased and doubt shared by thousands of a* good /he word “after” substituted, making the bonds payable with the pwtuiuin of it) or-2A percent. ’Third. That wr deiaaiwf the ele«t|on o' United .-Males senators by direct vole of tiie |Ms*pie; .. Fourth. Wa deu^nd the elK-tlon of railroad coiomiasmtier* hv (Br»-ot volt E6L A f. Will be visible the last week In March. All the ladies are cordially invited to witness it* opening glories. HVEr*s, IMIoladx*. FACTS FOR FAMILIES-:- / AT THE ALUAMDE STORE. r--=>>X==L-r At tbe old stand a compete stock of General Merehatidlaa la offered at R#fon» Frices. * —— - “If y~u do believe It, come and buy, If y#o don’t believe K, come and try, ,,r And w# will pr#va that wa aay what we mean aud mean wbat we aay. mwfiy'Toug felt wants.”’ be iu the hatuD ot the farmers. ^ —— {*r*viroa. Tfgfit un measures, and education In the of I4ie pco,»L*, aw'd that ihe> be given — acleuce of pelitioal ecimouiy »s relied ou • pleuary power* bo regulate rate* aa ia \ March 2ffih