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[For the Messenger. Words of Wisdom. a Mn. EDIroit: Will yott be kind t -enough to pulbliQh the followin clo- t juent an(I statesmanlike words by our s represcit ative inl Cougress, the lIon0. D. Wyatt Aiken. The farmers all over y this broad land are rapilly learning the f4 rutih, that in politics, 'Lis not all gold C that, glitters, an( tMat too often the promises and pledges of party plat- r forms are made not to be carried out ) in practice, but to eatch votes i eleet- i' ion times. Read below and ponder. T. H. R. "Occasionally we hear a farmer c xay that political matters are out 9 of place when in the columns of a paper that is devoted to the inter- I ests of agricultural pursuits. Pray, li then, where will you get political a information? Or don't you want a any ? Do you propose to remain the , Alaves of politicians and business y leaders ? You answer, 'We can get si our politics out of our party V:a- .11 pers.' So you can. That is where i you have been getting such matter in the past, ; and you can see With h your eyes shut just how much in-' W fluence you have exerted in public affairs. The farmer needs good govern ment, not party tyranny. Ile needs 0 wholesome laws justly administer- a ed, not a combination of jobberv. 0 Look hack over the affairs of any single county inl the state, and see b what influence the farmers as such, have brought to bear in the admi[-0 istration of public business. T"he t pre.sent Senate of Kansas has fives farmers amonig the 40 members. W hat good for the people in gen- V eral are the party papers fdoing e Here and there one has courage toC go in among the lions and wage h perpettual war ; but as a class, par- i, (y newspapers are mere weather- s ocks, showing which way party, breezes blow. Look at them ; stu-I ,1y them ; then say if these state-la ments are not correct. Agricult uiral papers that have ben intelligently handled (lone muore in the past five years to e mancipate the farmer and~ educate t him than all the party papIers comn-i binedl. There can be no question F: abIout this. TJhe true policy for 0 farmers, and rural people general ly, as it seems to us, is to encour-He age andl supp~ort such pape)rs pub-l tishedl irl their interest as have the brains and nerve to lead them ->n- hi ward andl upwardl. A paper that t4 has suitilient support to keep it a bove temo)ltation is aL power in the land. It is conlstanaly sowing good seed ; and that seedl silently and .surely ta~kjs root and grows. Its information is accepted as correct, 3 its opinione as honest ; its state-t mnent of' facts is reliable, It has no party to support it. 'It looks to the p~eople for its bread. It wvorks fot' themn, anid cares not a whit a hout party' politiCs. The 'peojle need cot-rect inafo/mat~fon; 'and c w~inz it comks "thr'ugh trusthior'- j thy b 4hy3Kf .1%idW it ind it nmales xei winiY.amd strorger. u Stand by the papei-s that stand by t you, an~d give them such support j as will make themi feel you are be- 1. hind them '' WILKINS, WHOLESALE Hardware, Cutlery, TURAL IMPLEMENT -MEEETNO: Agents also for the celebr and Separators. legre's In lepeident and Simultaneom Jan 18-3m IIERE IS TIE OLD STON0. 'Staunch & Reliable. IT NEVER FAILS! FalrIer's, if you Vant, to be sure of rorCrop1 donl't Stop unt-il J. 11. King I(s loade(l von with " OLD STON(O. mhen you I ive "LD STO(NO" you iave safety, and s.-afety inl fainig is mappiuless at home. Thie mlanl th5at )Ilt-8 '"OLD STOITO" muder hik, crop will smile all the Sum eI. The cotton wvill grow and the mile will come. You will not be asked to load your )wn wagYons, as Mr. Kinig will do that or y~ou. Back up) your wag on anid we vill do thme wvork. Respetfully, KING & GRAD DY. THE CHEAP CASH Store of OWNBEY BROS., Is the place t.o bu11y your Staple andl ["ancy Groceries, Tobacco,/Segars, Far ner's' Hardware, Garden Seeds, &c., OUR SPECIALTIES. We keep Stoves, Crockery and Tin.. svare. at hard timies prices. Thankinug ,the pulic ge'nerally for heir, liberal paitro:nage in the past, we Iope by close attenitioni to businiess to nerit a cnntinuauce of the same. Coutrmy produce bought at highest narket prie, fr path), Rtemember our .mfottQ 1 isdick sales rndl shmort profits. Give us a ca-i. Respectfully, OWINBEY BRCOS.. Jati 2N--:8m in~'. J. '. A.-nold, after Feb. the lst, w11l become thme traveling agent for rum Mmna~wama. BE IT UNDERSTOOD.-- That., while re oppose public education In general. nd negro e(ucatiOn in particular, we 011(1 have it distinctly understood iat we are, as heretofore, in favor of reating the colored race fairly, an(1 ball continlue to uirge that he be treat (I11 human11ely when~ broughrit into Court. Vhile the ofileials of the Govermnent of outh Carolina are notoriously anxious nr t he coun iseation of our property to dcluate an alien race, we think they mld imuIch better serve the ends of istice by overlooking the prisoners ow confined in the State penitentiary. L large per cent. of them, in our. opin m1, should be restored to their freedon, nd if half the energy was expended .i seeking objects of executive elemen 3y as has been mnifested for the edtu ation of the race, mieh stibstanltial ood would be done. When we op ose the levy of taxes upon our prop rty for the edneation of the negro, we iean no enmity to him. But merely rge that he assert his own mainihood nd educate his own children. lie is free as the white man, and has an pual chance to work, and he should ot place himself inl the position of a icie mendicant. His freedom and bIf-respect are more dear and import at to him than education, and the cost inich less to us.-Press and Banner. A CAM-O OF W1TNESSE.-A Lrge company of United States itnesses left here yesterday for harleston to attend Court at that lace. There were fully 40 of 1em, the crowd being composed f ex-deput3 marshals, ex-defend tits in the United States Court and 'hers. It is understood that all iese sources of testimony have een sul)onaed to testify in regard ) the alleged crookedness in the epartment of Justice which is said ) have beenl discovered by the in pectors who came throigh this ction with sharp st*eks some ionths ago. Another big lot of vidence will be shipped to-day for I liarleston and Gnreenville will ave a very large representation i the city which stands )y the alt, salt Sea. It is hoped thut one of the evidence adlduced will s-salt these Greenville witnesses u( that not a single one of them -ill become defendants.---Daily ews. Alpil 8th. Go(IN( FOR THE Diwu'rirs.-Dis rict At torney M elton has been bu yat work in Columbia for the ast week or two preparing bills f indictment against the United tates D~eputy Marshals charged rith malfeasance in office. i~e aft for Charleston Sunday night -ith 20 or more of these bills in is satchel, ready for presentation the grand jury.-Register. W hAT Mu. D)IBBLEI WILl. Do eie Mr. Dibble is the only )emb~er of the South Carolina del gation who is pronounced in his Ltdgment against an attempt at rrriff ref'rom at this sessionn but he ril readily fall in line ar~d vote or the Morrison bill or its substi ute as a party measure.-Ander onl Jonrzaal. -A sliark was Ca ptured at'1Tob gan, Panama, recently, measur 'ig 3 feet in length. Its mnouth e'sgid to be large enough to'hold hor'se, but it has no teeth.- A pho raph of' thly aninial, with -ite aws hlf opened andl a fullI grown oy standing upright in its mouth, ran takeun. FOE&CO, DEALEUS IN Iron, Nails, Agrioul A AND MACHINE RY. ated Eclipse Engines, Gins, 'Iproved Saw Mills, with In eIlad Blocks. Leading Drug Store, F. A. WALTER, PROPRIETOR., Co)-, Matin an't W'ashunyton Mts., G1 RE N VI L L E. S. .C. Pure( Drg, dic((liejICs, Paints. Oils, Dye Sttfs, Toilet articles, Patent Inelicihes. the best brands of Segar.; and )Tbacco, Notions, etc., at prices as low as can be found in the'State. Polite and attentive clerks, with a full and select stock of Goodg is our Ialtig Iil diteelnenjts for patron-ls,. Our line of for Presents, cannot be excelled, as we have useful, as well as ortnanental ar tieles, for your wife, Iusbalud, sweet heart, child or friend, and all at bot tomn pri(cs. D)on't fail to give me a call, an you 30I are sure to departL h-kppy, I am .sole Agent for this Count~y for the celebrated WrLzAani OIL, the merits of which 'cannot be over-es. tiinlatedl. Decc 21-tf .BL ACKSMITILN. In all its branches, done by JAMES ROSEMONI-. Easley, S. C. Give him a call and satisfaction wil. be given. both .'.s to work and charges Oct 12-12mi TI-IE News and Couier, CUARLESTON, S. C. Daily $10 a year ; Weekly $2 a yeai'. The eading Paper of the Sou th-East Largest Circulatikt In the Cotton States. Jan 11tfp