The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 10, 1890, Image 2
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.”
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**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