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gittibit' * af~sceItger. J. R. IAGOOD, Enrror. THE SALUIDA AIROUS' CIN I PEACE. I'le readers of the M E1SSEN lG.: will remember that in our issue of .June 27th, we attacked the 'Salu da Argus" on account of an ar ti cle Which appeared inl its columlils regarding the Congressional can (idates of the Third district. In or'der that the Whole matter miight he thoroughly understoo(. we refer 0our readers agail to the article which appears il our issue of the 27th, ultin, and ask them to co'uple it With what we now have to say. The Argus'' termed the candi dates for Congress. save Hon. 1). Wyatt Aiken, as "political up starts." We meant to quote it as calling them "u lpStalts;'' and left. off the deecQriptivc terim "political.' At our failure to so qualify the term, "llpstarts,'' the 'AI ruS' calls our attention to it. The prefixincg of the word "political," however, to the term "upstarts, im no wise ex c(ases the 'A rgs-'omi the ha se and uncalled for slander., which it. with iuprecedented presumption, dares to he(ap upon the 1ads of the other Congressional caidi d1a tes. The idea of havi nig men like Col. R. E. Bowen, Maj. E. H. M urrav and lon. dreo. Johnstone sb11lject ed to im isrepresentation by an ap parentlv narrow-minded t j udge, such as that ot the "Saluda Ar 0u1S, is enlou1h to provoke feelings of in(dignation on the part of the friends of these gentlemen. IU like the 'Argus,' their reputa tion as men of' infl ience and1( abil ity is not restrictedl to the nar' row terr'itor'v in whichh they' live(. They have mnade for themtselves envi able reiputahitions~ in th le State, and~ only need t he opportunity, which tihe biased edlitor of the 'Argrus' woul withhld~ from them, for1 establishing those repu tations thr'oughiout the vast (10 main of the American Republic. But will our readers indulge us while we attempt to answer the 'Argus' as regard1s our own case? Jt starts out by giving a brief de scription of the MEssENGER, re garding the place of its publica tion, and1 the nature of the matter which in part fills its columns. We quote it as saying: "The Eas ley Messenger, a newspaper rath er puerile in appearance, yet quite b)right, p)rogr'essive and sprightly, published at Easley, in the county of Pickens, on the A tlanta & Char lotte Air Line railroad, paya a weekly visit to thIefl1e Its 10 x14, pages de gene filled with an interbsto is m4 Iclan.) Spicy edi torilis'nd R flsy par'a graphs of events at home. Some comparisons \m pto v)e odious, but we shall compare the MEssEN (mat to thiatof the 'Argus,' and let the people seefor themselves. Our paper is "puerile in appearance." Well, perhaps that it is; for then there nre grounds for hoping that at some day in the fiture it will rise lip in the "dignity of its strength," 'as regards both size and matter. and irsent to the public a manly "appearance", and a enUtholic i minded plattormu. Not one like that of the "Argus," Which is hemmed in )y )etty jeal ousiecs and prejudicial opllons, on whose fac.e there seemis now to be sta nm ped in indelible colors the pictumre of old fogyismi. We are! glad, our. frien1d, that you realize that something va1uaIbe is Wrapt ip) in a small )ackagre; )(tter that1 way than to have a 28-column PaI per to gro out, witI five coluns of' news matter printed at home. The 'A lgus8' furtliermore qilues tionis the (1 1cilation ot the Mrs slENGsIR. W e not know how Imaliv suibers the 'A rgus' has, but we vill,Ior the sake of curiosi-1 ty.comprel( lists with this jollual, wheneiiver a g(ood opportun Hity is presented. ve will say, however, that at present we are nine months old. andl have about two hundred more subscribers than tle 'Argus' ha(l when it was tov years o(d. Yoi have said, "Le, t 1s lave Peace." PIaee yourself in the po sition to merit it and you will doub)tless get it. Many thanks for inlvitationl t~o be with you on 17th. WviiAT MAY PROVE TO BEI' A GOOD) IDEA. T[he Grieeniville "NewIs" of Wed neCsdayv mo(rning c'otains anf edlito rial, worthy of pr1Ofound~ consider ation, regarding the election of~ C:ongr'esmn in the Thir'd and Fourth Congressional Districts.1 With the present number of can dlidates out for the position of' Congressman, the "News'' antici pa~tes a dlead-lock in the Conven tions, and~ expreCsses the hope, that the .1ad-lock( "Will rem!fainl uinbro ken so that the nomination may be referred back to the people." In ouri district we have four can dlidates for' the position. Upon first ballot in the Convention, no one can be declared the nominee of the democratic party. Perhaps the balloting may go on for a half or a whole (day without a change in the vote. In this event some slelegatef will vo)te4 :pc~ tieirI' see Ond choice, or els 'aik hrse" will be1rought wich 4 re ceive the almost' iled suril)ort 6f the Convention. T fIs the 'New's' says:. "the demriocratie nominatioin is really the election, and the peo 1)le should havo tha ppotiniiity to control it. directly." This....they cannot do, on the plan of: a nomi nating Convention. Tt is a hard matter for forty-two men to ex press the individual wish of many thousand voters. . If there was one (ayndidate in the field the plan of noiniting him by a convention would answer very Well. because le is suppose(d to be the eboice of the majority, But where there are Aeveral candl i(ates for the positions. our delecgates may not nominate the man, who in a primary election would be the choice of the people. Wve rather think that ou( candidate, Col. R. . )Wen, Would ( Willing to leave the election to the people at large, and perips thie other can (lid.ates would he of tihe same will ingness of' mind, if such a plau was proposed to them. NOw after' the forty-two sober 1lillded men (et to(rether in con vention, let them cauvass this subject. thorloughly. I they i think that the interests of tihe party would be better subserved by the paimaltry system, afteI expressing unalterably their choice in t he con vention, let them Order the olee tionis for congressman in the diffelr ent counties. Thiis change would place the candidates directly be fore the great mass of the people, and the wish of the majority of the entire district would be better recogni z1. What have our peopl'e to say on the subjec't? NATIONAL AND STATE TICKET. For .President, Gnovcm CLEVELAND, of' N. Y. For ViePeiet liios. A. IIENDRICKs, otfIndiana. For Governor, H~uoi S. THOursos. For Lieutenant Governor, For Secretary of State, J. N. Lui'scouin. For Treasurer, .J. P. RICerDnsON. For Adjt. and Insp.-General, A. M. MANIGAUT. For Comptroller-General, W. E. STONEY. For Attorney-General, C. R. MILES. For Superintendent Ed ucat ion, AsnuUny CowAn. Let all 0our readers hail with (de light, thle ticket thlat has been nominated for tihe Presidency and the Vice-Presidency of these Uni ted States! The man who. above all ot4ers, is the strongest in the nation for the position of Presi dent, has been placed at the head of the' D6cmocrdic - ticket. IIis name has found its way into cv ery intelligent household, North, South, East and West of the White Hou0se. It should be among the .first. speeches of -prattling babes, the watchword of every interested mother and sister, aid the sta men of every faltering father and son. Look to the ticket, as the one most powerfil to lead us on to victor 4v. If" this can be achieved, the sicCCSS will )e in great mens Ire due to the noble stahindard heaI I e's, whose time and tilents will be devoted to this gieat end. When men like Cleveland and Hendricks are placed before the voters of this gieat nation, how cal they fail to become the heads of our people? Will it suffer to see suh mon as they aire placed aside For others? Demlocr-ats rally ote hel! Show full fledgedo allegi IIce tgo the men who are only wait ing to Show their appreci:ation of the kindness already sliown then, a11(1 frm111 whom piosperity will Spiing forth. ciogressioai Convemt lon --Third ConlgressiolI District. The Democratic Conigressional Col. venion of t e Third (ongr-ession1a I Di)strict of Soith1I ( Crol lina will colven e inl the Keowee Hotel, Seneca, S. C on the first, WXed7(b(1esd1ay in Antti-., (he iig the 6th August,) at. 10 o'clock. A. M., for the purpose of IominatingV a I)emocratic can(didate I o repreet, t his Congcrez..ional District inl tle IIvxt Congres. Tle five coilities compoii this.. ongwreumz-siolal DistriclIt areentitled to the followingr Conventin, viz: A bheville. 12 dele at4el; ndersoni, 10; Newherr y, 8- Oco y o rdr of t lie ongressional Com mit lee of t he Third District. W. C. BECNET, ('hairzmanu of Commnit tee. MIarriedl at Pumi))pkin townu, on Sun - dayV, (ith of JTuly, by Rev. 'G. M. Lynch, Mr. A. M. MiRuqm.x. and Miss Mitir ii A. AI)Ars, all of this County. On the same (day, by Rev. G. M. Simmnons, Mr. HENRY LESLIE andl Miss ALICE CLARK, all of P.ickens ( ountty, Notice. OFF~ICE oF COUNTYv AUDITrOR, PICKENS C. 11., July 7, '84. rpHE Secon d meet ing of Conntsv Rt1oardo of Equalization wvill he hlcd in this office on Saturday, July 19th, to hear' Appeals, if any. J5. B. CLYDE, july 11 2t Gont Auditor. STOCK-HOLDERS in "Tr Ui ~JOINTI STOCK COMPANY of Easley Academy,"' are herebly niotifled that the Annunal Meeting will b)e held at thme A cademy, on August 1st next, at 10) o'clock, a. mn. All Stock-holders are earniest ly requeistedl to be p reseret, as some very important buts iness, in which all are lnterestedl. will be trans aictedl. W. M. HAGOOD, .iulv 11 4t Preident.