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^ . _ ' . ^ ..... VOL.2. " ABBEVILLE, S. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1886~ NO. 82. 1 The Farmer's Convention. ISncciul to the News and Courier. 1 Kduefikld, C. H , April H.?A county convention of the farmers of Kdgefield wus held in the Courthouse to-day to appoint delegates to the State Convention on the 29th. The representation from all sections of the county was unusually large, embracing many of our most progressive farmers and prominent representative citizens. Capt. Tillman having long since won the esteem and confidence of all Kdgefteld by his intrepid bearing and wise counsel in support of, home rr.le and reform in the memorable campaign of 1876, and each successive campaign since then, our people verj' naturally, when he inaugurated the movement for a farmers' convention some months ago, gave it their enthusiastic and hearty approval, knowing full well that they could afford to endorse any movement in th'e direction of 'reform and for the betterment of the farming interest of the State which was being endorsed and advocated by Ren Tillman, the people's man, the farmers' friend. Hon. W. J. Heady was elected chairman, and Messrs. O. F. Cheatham and T. A. Ilainsford secretaries. Mr. Keady addressed the convention in a ft?%v ?nir E ,ited and eloquent remarks, and fully endorsed the movement. The following gentlemen were elected delegates to the State Convention, vix : Messrs. A. D. Hates, C. W. Kinard, l)r. D. C. Tompkins, ) \Y. J. Talbort, and li. J. Bauknight. Alternates : J. C. Swearingen, S. rV. Williams, J. 11. Kdwards, W. Ready and T. H. Rainsford. Hon. W.J. Talbort offered a Herics of resolutions, one of which was as follows : ltexolved, That we solemnly avow that our object is not to create any dissensions or trouble within the our solid Democratic ranks, but simpty to unite our farmers for the protection of their interest. < The resolutions were seconded by Dr. Timmertnan in a forcible manner and i were unanimously adopted. Capt. Tillman delivered an admirable speech. 11 sustaining the movement, and his ulain ! I ^ ^ . . * j and unvarnished statements were well I and enthusiastically received. The eon- I vention was a success.and.passed oiF sat- ' isfactorily. I A SCHISM IN TUB FAIUFIKI.l) MEKTIXtJ. 1 Winnsboro, April 5.?'l'he farmers' ( " meeting here to-day was not very largely attended. Quite a contest arose as to f the composition of this county convention, some maintaining that it should be ( composed of those otily who are en- j gaged exclusively in agriculture, and others that any interest in farming should * constitute a right to a seat. After tmmh 1 discussion a resolution was adopted ask- ^ ing all to retire who were not engaged exclusively in farming. About half of those present then left the room. The following were then unanimously 0 * c elected : President, Mr. S. Hall; secrotar)', J. M. Galloway. Delegates to State Convention?S. Hall, H. It. Adams, H. B. Itefo. Preston Ition, T. S. P?rice. ^ Alternates?S. It. Johnston, J. S. Douglass, It. A. Meai/es, N. C. Robertson, J. Turner Stewart. Th?? meeting adopted J no resolution indicating any lino of polh .cy. j SUMTEll OPPOSKI) TO TILLMAN. j Sumter, April 5.?Pursuant to a call by the president, the Sumter Agricul- a tural Association met at Music Hall this v morning lor the purpose of considering ^ the propriety of Rending representatives t] to the Furiners' Convention, in Coluni- ft bin. on the 39th inst. The meeting was s, addressed by several of the most promi- rj nent farmers in the county, all of whom n, were unanimous in denouncing th& n course proposed to the farmers by Mr, ^ Tillman. It being certain, however' g that the conrention would he held, it ^ was agreed that delegates should be j( sent. If the association did not take e] this step the local olubs in the county C( wnuia ??ena delegates, and each of these t being the representative of an independent club, it is possible that the sentiment of our farmers might be misrepre- ^ sented. After considerable discussion, ^ the following gentlemen wore elected us delegates : Hon. E. M. Cooper, ltichard J. Manning. J. H. Wilson, II. R. Thomas tr % el and 11. M. Cooper. Although the weather ^ was good, only about twenty-five inein- tn bers were present at the meeting. Itis 01 very evident that the farmers of Kumter m County have no nympathy with tho Till*, tl man movement. CLARENDON UNITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC. Manning, April 5.?The Clarendon County Agricultural Society met to-day and elected the following delegates to the farmers' State Convention : D. W. Brailsford, James 15. Tindal. \V. W. Kichbourg, It. K. McFadden. S. 11. Chandler, T. J. Cole, L. H. Deschamps, P. M. Player and James E. Davis. The convention was very harmonious, not a word of opposition being spoken against the State Convention. The farmers of this county are thoroughly in sympathy with the Tillman movement. Severul interesting addresses on agricultural subjects were made before the society A heavy rain fell here this afternoon. NO POLITICS FOR KERSHAW. Camden, April 5.?A preliminary convention of farmers was held to-ilnv f.ir the purposes of fixing a day upon which a general farmers' convention of the county should be hold to send delegates to the Farmers* State Convention. Dr. I). C. DeSaussure was called to the chair and Geo. W. Barnes was-nu.de secretary. A general convention was called to meet on the 17th. inst. The idea of the State Convention at Columbia injecting political matters into its deliberations was unanimously opposed. The opinion was unanimous that if any good can come from a general organization of farmers in the State, so as to make them more prosperous outside of political action: much good might be accomplished. Kershaw County will take no stock in any movement having politics in any form injected into the farmer's movement. CHKSTF.lt SUl'l'OHTS THE MOVEMENT. Chester, April 5.?A considerable number of farmers of this county assembled in convention to-day for the purpose of electing delegates to the Farmers' State Convention to meet in Columbia on the 29th. inst. Mr.' R. T. Mockbee was elected chairman and Mr* J. Harvey Iiardin secretary. The chairman in stating the object of the meeting said that the farmers of the State ought lo unite for the purpose of advancing their own interests. He said that the farmers are burdened with high taxation and should do something to lighten the burden* He denied that the farm- ! jrs' movement was in opposition to the Democratic party and was intended to array the fanners against other Masses. Major Julius Mills spoke in the same ;train. He announced his opposition .o participating in the meeting if the ?bject was to array one claso against mother class, lie favored the estabishinent of an agricultural society, >n/l ..II!.. 1-; ...v? .. uuiu uu uii in ui.s power to promote t. A letter was rea.i from Col. W. R. lavie, in which a considerable amount >f cold water was thrown upon the armors' movement. He said he had no lomplaints to make against the Demo:ratic party ; that taxes had been righty levied and honestly disbursed and that hero conld be no reduction or the taxes without impairing the efficiency of the itnte Goverment. Considerable time was consumed in ominating and electing delegates to the 'armers' State Convention. The folDwing were elected : Messrs. Julius lills, E. M. Shannon, Jesse H. Hardin, . R. Culp and W. G. Austin. At the close of the farmers' meeting n agricultural society was organized ' rith Capt. W. G. Austin president and ' [njor Julius Mills secretary. One of | ne resolutions adopted wan that only 1 iriners be received as members of the ' aciety. A motion was made and caried that the president be requested to ( ppoint five delegates to tho State Fariers'Convention. The following d?losites were appointed : Messrs. G. W. i impson, E. P. Moore, T. J. Cunning* \ am, J. B. McFadden and II. C. Braw- i ;y. The fanners' movement is gon- t rally sustained by the farmers of this \ aunty. t BE MOVEMENT STIIONO IN ABBENII.LK " Abbbeville, April 5.?The farmers' ^ onvention mot and organized here to ?y. Mr. J. II. Morrah, an Ex-ltepre- s intative. was elected chairman, E. W. C >ratson, secretary, and I. H. McCalla, c eanurer. Mr. Morrah, on taking the u lair, made an eloquent, though short r Idress, saying that the object of this ovement was iu>f to harm or hurt any re; that it was intended to secure the ^ utunl 'benefit and protection of all ; L lat so far a* he knew there was no pd liticnl object in the organization. The convention being retuly for business O. P. Hawthorne took the floor and made a good speech. After some further discussion the following delegates wore elected to the State Convention on the 29th of this month ; John E. Bradley and John H. Morrah, both Ex-Kepresentatives, W. A. Moore, David AiKen and O. P. Hawthorn ; alternates, J. E. Todd, A, \V. Smith. J. E. Brownlee, H. J. Kinard and J. N.Cochran. O. P. Hawthorne ottered the following resolutions : Whkkeas, we bcliev > it to be the right of every citizen to express his own choice by ballot for every elective ofliccr ; and, whereas, under the convention plan of making nominations for Congressmen urid State officers we are denied a proper voice in the nomination of these officers ; therefore be it . Jtesolved, That it is the sense of the farmers of Abbeville County, in convention assembled, that the nomination of all State officers and Congressmen should be submitted directly to (he people in primary election. Jtesolved, That delegates from this convention to the State Convention of Farmers, to meet in Columbia on the 29th. inst., be instructed to bring- this matter to the attention of that body for their action. Without anjr discussion a n.otion to table was put and carried- Politics seemed to be at a discount, as every elfoit to inject anything of a political uiiiuru wus discountenanced. 'i'herc wore severnl hundred farmers present despite the inclement weather, and a good sprinkling of negroes. The movement in this count)' is si.ong and growing. DELEGATES KKOM I.AITRENS. Laurens, April 5.?A large crowd of representative farmers assembled in the I Coorthousu to-dny. Dr. A. C. Fuller was elected chairmun and S. F. Vance secretary of the meeting. G. \V. Shell, | J. S. Block, J. A. Jones, W. P. Harris and \V. A. Henderson were elected as delegates to atte'nd the convention in Columbia on the 29th. The Laurens County Agricultural and Mechanical Association will be represented in that convention by Cullen Lark, T. B. Crews, J. H. Wharton, R. C. Dyne and A. C. Fuller. The Lisbon Club (local) will send J. D. M. Shaw ; Shiloh, A. Cannon. Williamsville will send J. M. Hudgins. There was but little speech making and no resolutions were passed. Your correspondent learns that an overwhelming majority of tho farmers are in sympathy with the Tillman movement. The weather is unfavorable and the rain falling in torrents. NEWBERRY IX THK NOTION. Newberry. April 5.?The county convention of farmers, called to meet here to-day to elect delegates to a State convention, was largely attended, and was harmonious. A resolution was passed endorsing, in the main, the ob~ r iU- * jt-vto ui me convention, called by Mr. Tillmun and others, as set forth in the call, and the following delegates were selected: Allan Johnstone, It. T. C. Hunter, T. M. Noel, J. H. Spearman and 11. C. Carlisle, and as alternates A. J. Gibson, Thompson Connor, Frank Moon4 J. L. Keitt and J. C. Goggans. These gentlemen||a*e all intelligent representative farmers, and a better delegation could scarcely have been chosen. Hon. J. N. Lipscomb, secretary of State, was present. There was no big speech makng, but the convention got right down i to business. A considerable rain has fallen to- j lay. PICKED MEN FROM PICKENS. J Pickens, C. H., April 5.?A mass I neeting of tha farmers of this county ' vas held in the Courthouse to-day. The , neeting was well attended and the pro- ' :eedings were interesting. Resolutions 1 vere adopted favoring legislation for 8 he good of the farmer, oppposing the y igricultural department as now con- 1 lucted, but keeping politics out of the armers' movement, except so far as to * ecure the redress of the grievances c omplained of. The farmers of the ^ ounty are in earnest and want simpler v nd better laws. This.county will be 1 epresented in tho State Convention of farmers by Col. Jere Looper, Dr. 8. W. ' Mayton, Senator W. T,. Field, Col. C. 3 4. Hollingworth and Capt. J. G. Qrif- t in. i JCXINQTOM PRETTY WELL REPRKSEVTED.. Lexington C. H., April o.?Ate meet- n * ing nt Lexington to-day the following clai delegates were appointed to the Farm- the ers! Convention in Columbia on the 29th: our Carroll Bookman, Major G. Leapheart, B I). .T. Griffith, J. Q. M. Berley and l)r. beat W. T. IJrookcr from tho meeting, and of h Capt. A. P. West, H. J. Seibels, ]). T. nnd Borr, J. H. Counts and G. S. Swygert wea from the County Agricultural Society, yet The attendance was fair and the county 3'ou was pretty generally represented. The bent farmers of Lexington have no political stan object in view, but aim only to promote holl agricultural interests. wea A SMALL MEETING IN HAMPTON*. Nay Hampton, April 5.?About fifty farm- hidi ers 11101 in convention to-daj'. Gen. William Stok -s was chairman and C. R. B Fitts secretary, li. S. Williams, John has Lawton, W. J. Gooding, ]). J. Peeples the and A. M. Vomnans addressed 'the ncm meeting. The following delegates were t(!0[1 elected to the State Convention : W.J. il Pl Gooding, D. J. Peoples, B. S. Williams, ('ni* John Lawton, A. M.* Youmans. Alter- a?ai nates, L. F. llughos, C. It. Fitts, J. P. k?y Gray, Jacob Lightsey, J. C. Richardson. ma<^ The speeches wore well-timed. Our a people do not believe in arraying one re^n class against another. They think the Farmers' Convention will act wisely, and ?',ts must benefit all. and 111 os UOOD AND TUUE MEN FKOM UXION. .. lie i Union, April 5.?On Saturday last amj there was a meeting of the Farmers' tjlc County Club, composed of delegates com from the local clubs. The following awa persons were elected delegates to the or j convention which is to meet in Columbia ou the 2!)th. instant : B. H. Rice, Dr. jam It. Little, Win. JeiTeries, W. T.Jeter, C. <r0ei; It U nl>/> I 1 - ? I uuuu. in iuiiiiuun 10 muse mere will no^ he sent one or more delegates from each to ^ local club. The names of these I have turn not yet been able to ascertain, except 1). w]u> P. Duncan, from tho Goshen Hill Club, and lJr. J. I*. Thomas, from Santee. for ( These are all good and true men, and pfty they will go attended by the best wishes of the community for sucess in their ef- t^ro forts to bring souio alleviation to the pres- ^rok ent. distressful condition of the farming ever interests. dare A MIXED CONVENTION IN SPAKTANBUBU. Tile Spartanburg, April 5.?The Farmers' the Convention was attended to-day by but about eighty colored and one hundred the and fifty white persons. C. A. Barry chil was chairman. Tbe object of the meet- It inu was explained. Politics was dis- Shal claimed. It was unanimously agreed to fi?e elect delegates to the State Convention, tion The following were elected ; John L. ?re a Wofford, Kber S. Allen, J. B. Davis, Shall George B. Dean and Lewis Yarboro. Nay, There was no opposition to th? W merit. The colored farmers were al- selvc lowed to vote and & number of them ever] voted.' Gou] anderson is suspicious. 0p ^ Anderson, April 5.?The farmers of ^en J the county met here to-day to clect del- , . his c egates to the Farmers' State Convention . is sgi wiiich meets in Columbia on the 29th inst. 1). K. Nurris, 11. P. Clinkscales. ? T. W. Martin, H. M. Prince and W. B. Watson were elected delegates, and J. A. Drake, ?T. M. Glenn, A. 0. Latimer, ?r. B. F. Cmyton and G. YV. Maret us alternates. The sentiment of the couven- * ^ ^ tion was against going into u State convention to be managed in the interest of ? ^ politicians. The idea seemed to prevail ^ ^ that Mr. Tillman is a candidate for Gov- .. Heav ernor. for-e The Knights On Jay Gould Let towai iSt. Lonis, April 6?The Joint Exec- grow utive Board, of Assembles 101'93, and is de? 17 of Knights of Labor, this evening Exec issued the following address: _ To tho Working Men of the World: H friends and brothers' hear U3, for wo ^ alead for our right! Mon of iniquity, . t * . \ rocen look upon us, for we struggle against of A'orne. Mad with frenzy and self-adula- T . . u r c Irish lion, begotten, as it is, of success of out- , age and infaroy, thcro stands* before us gjien( i giant of aggregated and incorporated man(j vcalth, every dollar of which is built lpon blood,injustice and outrage, mu x \ e I ? . . rnunii That giant of corporate wealth has k , LllCUi generalized its power in and impersmat ed in an eager fiend, gloats as he. ^|e grinds the lifo out of his fellow men, tnd grimaces and dances as they writhd .gje . ipon his instruments of torture. * some Oh ye workingmen of America, who Renge ovo your liberty and your native land, . . . . ... , . , dead. re irrAftt ftrpilnra nf _ 0 ??..... v. ncvuu i*no Htana |g ^ t hefoundation of the national good' look 8 *' ipon yoar brothers to-day. . ' h*n^ Gould, the giant fiend, Gould the The t Doncy monarch, is dancing. he blood M ins, over the grave of our orrlca, over ruin of our homes and tho blight of lives. * fore hin: tho world has smiled in uty, but in his wake is a graveyard <->pes, a cyclone path of devastation death. Our strong arms have grown ry in building a tower of strength. < he bids us to build on Our 1 ng lives have grown gruy too soon 1 until the strain of unrequited, cont toil: our loved ones at'.home arc ow checked and Dale. with long and 1 ry waiting for better things to come. ' ' more than this, graveyards are < ng his victims from our longing ?. 1 rother workmen, this monster fiend 1 compelled us to toil in the cold and rain for 50*'.cs a day; other have been pellcd to yield theirtimefor seveni and thirty-six weary hours for a ttanco of nine hours pay; others who ?d to assert their manhood and robe nst his tyranny, are blacklisted and cotted all over the land. He had le sotnlemn compact with the highest lority in ?ur order, then has basely ised to fulfill his pledge. e lives under and enjoys all the ben;of aarpubliean from of government, yet advocites nnd perpetuates a ?. dobasing form of white slnqery. tiobe the rich and the poor, the high i? ... n.u tun >v:iu ii rum I oss hand, and appeals to corrubt and purchased : "ts to help him take our little homes y. He breaks our limbs and maims 1 liodiesand then demands that we ' 1 releee him from every claim for 1 age or bo blacklisted forovr. He | to our grocers and pursuades them to give us credit because we refuse 1 e ground in this human mill. He ' s upon us a horde of lawless thuds' 1 shoot ainont our wives and children ( i a deadly intent, and then he howls 1 government hepf when he gets his ' in coin alike. ' flow-workmen Goula must be over ' wn. His giant of power must bo * en or you and I must be slaves for 1 ' The Knigts of Labor alone have 1 d to be a David to this Goliath. battle is not for to-day,is not for 8 battle is no t for to-morrow, c 1 / for . the trooping generation in coming aj.es of the world; for our fi dren and our children's children- ' is the great question of the age. 1 1 we, in coming ages be a nation of ^ men or a nation of slave ? The ques- s must be decided now. The chains ^ 1 ready forged that rfre to bind us. ^ I we await until they arc riveted ? ^ God forbid ! v orkmcn pf the world, marshal your- e (s on the battle field. Workmen of c f trade and clime, into the fray Id and his monopolies must go down ?ur children must go down. Think ft 3 litMe olive plants around your P hstones that will be blighted by e urac. Think of the little home he iking to rob of you. Think of the S) from whose heart he has tortured j ot blood. Who can look calmly w s perfidv, his outrage and crime, &: e has sought to incite folony among e: ank and field. He has brought the 81 iy of vilo men to entrap the unwary ^ be might stain our fair Dame and 11 over our misfortunes. ^ ce for all, fellow-workmen arouse ! " svery hand that toils be lifted to ai en, and swear by Him that liveth m ver that these outrairoR must c??ii?? ? every heart and brow bo. turned I ' rd our common fore and'Jct no men 01 weary until, like Goliuihj our giftnt id at our feet. - . utive Boards, D. A. 101, 93, 17. ^ ?* b [e Ponldn't Quite Call It That. , tc ol 1. Michoel Boland, of Kentucky, lp itly related .to a reporter in New c< a story which illustrates the ready \c tonRue. He w*s with the fdvance ol I of Sheridan in the. fatley of re andoah. Th-a soldiers in his com- d< became engaged in a close-quarter if in the woods.They ran out of am- at ?j u_ ' ? - - ?ivu, ?nu ii? went oack and brought a new supplies. As he wu dealing T the bullets were flying uncorafort- hi around him.. One ball struck a th iamcd Cellos native of the Greet) * ust as the colonel was handing him n? cartridges. He was knocked an less, and Boland though t he was pc But there was something about co ppearance that made/Boland run his down"where the bullet Had struck, an ouch Showed that there was no JJ flowing, find the colonel pursued) ? x > ; he investigation further. The noise made by the striking bullet was as if it hnri hit a button. Inside the man's breast pocket ho found a set of three- Y card monte cards. They had the bullet imbedded in them, cell began to come to and was soon ablo to sit up. The colonel knew him for an old sport. Ho handed the man the cards and showed him the bullet, remarking: "The cards have saved your life." i nc irishman looked dazed]y at the bullet for a moment, and them is his nind became clearer, he replied in great excitement: ' Hyaven help me! if it had bean a ,y prayer-book it would have been a miracle."?New York Tribune. A Yeomanry. . (Augusta Chroniclo) By this term I mean that class of white citizens generally known as small fnriners?men who hired negro labor worked farms of fifty, a hundred or two hundred acres ; if they own the farm* . V- ~- V-jrt they till, so much the better. There arc many such in the South, but their numbers should be. and, with well-dirocted efforts could be, increased tenfold. Inured to work with spade and plow from boyhood, they do not play the gentleman farmer but take their place in the field with their hired negroes, and not only see them do their work, but set them an example. They do not aspire to be planters ; they do not deal rj in futures ahd try to make fortunes by speculation ; they are simply farmers who make the earth yield her increase for the support of their families. Tbey ' ire not rich* nor are they in haste to v t>e rich ; but they are well-to, and their thrift and frugality keep them out of A lebt and thus independent. Perhaps the most prosperous country in South ;v. 3arolinas owes its prosperity to the unjsually large number of such small farmers wuhin its borders?a yeomanry _ ,o bo proud of?such a yeomanry as o luy thinking, the Southern States yk. leed above all things else. . It was just such a yeomanry that ibout the second quarter of last century :ame into the Piedmont region of the v Carolina and Georgia ; Irish and*Germau ettlers moving from Pennsylvania; icotch-Irish and Scotch settlers from ide-water Virginia; a hardy race of rontiersmen who hewed .their **ay outhwnrd through denre forests and raved thu tomahawk and bullet of the iusky savage at every step ; an intellicnt race of pioneers who built achnrch rhere ever they erected a fort ahd plant* d a school wherever they planted a Jj rop. These were they who reclaimed he Piedmont country frotunature an.d lie savage nativu nnd whose descendnts bid fair to make it the most proserous and populous part of tho South- . rn States. "We must work for immigration,'* iys Prof. White. By all means?bat >t it bo for tl?rt - - w IMMII ^?UIIV1I%. llUb Ol It hi to peasantry, but of a yeomanry such $ i I have tried to describe?small farm- ps, skilled mechanics, tradesmen with mall capital. Let them come from Ingland, Ireland or Scotland, form Germany, France or Scandinavia, from vM laine, Vermont or Massachusetts?let lem come and welcome. 'Norman " . . ';&aj nd Saxon and Dane" they may be, ndeven Yaftkee, when they come, bnt ^ i - *>J5H no generation shall not have passed , t'forn they will all have become Sonhrners. * v?m| The Southern States and Soathern illroad companies should act on Prof. White's advice and do all in their power, yad&rtising and offering inducements, > divert, in some degree, the current f immigration to the 8outb; not by such -;M .ridshark schemes as (bat which re>ntly brought a Scottish colon* of well?-do settlers to the barren sandbanks ? Sarasota, FJa, but- by such truthful presentation as well assure the in~ iistrious and intlligent immigrant that ho will cotno to these Southern States ^ V < >d buy a little farm, he shall here find <; homo where he will delight to dwell. i&jg | ons of thousands ; are seeking anch , trnos. and such homes are htfto- for | ight be induced to