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Judge Cotliran is announced this week p
as a candidate for Congress from the (*
Third Congressional District, subject to r'
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jfche action of the Democratic primary or
convention, which ever plan may be },
adopted. l<
The voxed question is settled nn?l :l
there is now no doubt about his candi- *
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dacy. He is so well known in tlin j
District that it were a work of super- ()
erogation to tell thise people of his past it
services. True in war, true in times of
political disunion, true in peace, and a
o
true in every official position, it is use- ^
less to say he would serve them faith- ],
fully as their Representative in Congress. .J
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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. w
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There are men who are earnest and p
- honest in the opinion that the public a
t rtlin/xlf V? n * ?% ? t ! *
rvuwio uttTc piuvuu lu uu i\ muure. "
We are not prepared to say that the sys- 'l
tem is a failure or that the administra- c<
tion of the system has been wrong. ^
Certain it is. however, that there exists | r<
dissatisfaction with the schools, the re- j ^
suits of which have fallen short of public J Ci
expectations. Very many causos for this
suggest themselves in explanation. Hut h
jt is not our purpose to discuss them. cPerhaps
the main trouble is that we 0
.have aimed too high. Perhaps we have n
tried to do too much in our public e
schools. In many of them we have established
a curriculum as high as that
of colleges. In other words, we are
trying to give a complete education to
children in the short space of time between
the minimum and maximum pub- ?
lie school ages. Thus we are teaching ?
them superficially and stuffing them n
with useless matter. 11
We believe that what this country ?
wants is Industrial schools?.where the n
handicrafts and t.rarloc nro fnnWlir \
vw
children, whoso station in' life and 1*
yrhose means preclude th^ idea that 11
they \yill ever pursue a classical education
or arrive at the highest pitch of intellectual
cultivation. Take the hun- lr
drcdsof thousands of negro children in 1
.the land upon whom we are annually ^
spending hundreds of thousands of dol- ^
Jars in the public schools. Does any
man see/any practically good result ?
Are they being made better laborers ?
On the contrary is it not a matter of ^
every day notoriety that they are being
untitled, tor labor, by the smattering of *
learning they obtain ? If then, in ad- t]
dition to the rudiments of learning, c
* they were taught some useful avocation, h
they were taught to be good blacksmiths 0
carpenters, wheelwrights, cabinet-mak- v
ers, &c., would not their own success .J
and happiness be promoted, and the a
prosperity of the country advanced ? 11
These are but crude thoughts that *
Jiave suggested themselves to our mind, 0
}f some one in the line of Public "
Hclinnl (lnfioo will ?!?"> n
. vi lit (jiic uui> uinttor prup*
er thought he may be able to evolve a "
plan which grafted upon a modification r
of the present system will give a satis- t
factory solution to the problem that now 0
vexes us. ?
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THE ?ENECA CONVENTION.
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A brief synopsis of the proceedings p
of the Convention which met at Soneca
on the 7th instant, to determine how a t!
candidate for Congress should be nominated
in this District, will be found in
this paper. All the Counties of the
District were represented. Abbeville, hi
Newberrv and Onnnfifi n-nro nnnniniAi... !i
in favor of the primary plan of making P
the nomination. Anderson was "solid" 01
againsi it, and Pickens was divided. Lj
.^hat is to say the Pickens County Con- ai
vention had declared in favor of the
primary but as the delegates wore un- K,
instructed they voted in accordance i
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with their individual views. And all
)>ut one of them favored the Conven- r(
tion plan of nominating. ^
It is evident that the resolution which p
was passed asking the State Covention p
to change the party Constitution in "
accordance with the action of the Sene- 11
ca Convention, expresses the wish of ^
the majority of the Congressional Dis- ci
trict. That being true, and we don't M
think the nnnoni>nia t\C An
; 'T I "w w??v IIIOKOI1I U
will undertake to gainsay it, there can **
be little doubt that the Stato Conven- tn
-<*" tion will carry out the wishes ^of the th
8eneca Convention. Indeed it appear*;
from the indications of the newspapers
that there in a probability that the State m
Convention tnay order a|J nominations ^
for State officers as well, to be made by f0
primary elections. Perhaps that would fr
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e too great a {change at once. Ncvericloss
it is competent for the Conveti011
to make it, and it is possible it will
l) so. At all events it seems safe to '
redict that the Third District will t
0 in in ate its candidate by a primary c
lection. So groom your nags, and 1
trot 'em ont."
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IliliOGICALi.
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Our friend the Press and Reporter '
f Prosperity, replies to our article ex- |
laining why it was neither right nor t
xpedient that Judge Cothran should j
i?sign from the Bench. The Press and
teporf.cr sees in this explanation the 1
?ason why Judge Cothran should not \
e a candidate for Congress. Wo fail t
i see the logic of such a position. Tt '
mounts to sayim* that one who is elect- '
d to the Bench in South Carolina must J
ever aspire to any political office, i
udgc Cothran ought not to resign his t
flice. because it jeopardizes the '
iterests of the citizens of this Judicial
ircui\ lint that should not operate j
gainst his becoming a candidate for any i
ther office that he aspires to or to which
'"s friends want to elovate him. So '|
uig ns a Judge does not prostitute his ,
udicial oflico. nor make it subservient
~> his political ends there is no reason
by ho should not be a candidate for '
ther office. Was it "greed for political
ap" that induced Hampton to become
candidate for U. S. Senator whilst ]
olding the office of Governor ? Was 1
"greed" on the part of Simpson to be- J
Dtiie a candidate for Chief Justice ?
liilst he was Governor ? Did Hancock |
?sign his office of Major-General in the |
rnited States Army because ho was a .
xndidate for President ? Did anybody
link Cleveland ought to have resigned
is office as Governor of New York he- 1
nuse he was a candidate for President ? '
>ur friends position is .'illogical, and is '
ot sustained by reason or argument or j
xperience. I
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FOIl ADJUTANT-GEXKKAIj. !
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If ''success is the criterion of sue- j
>ss," the administration of the office i
f Adjutant-General by General Maniault
entitles him to the approbation of J
11 good citizens. With the limited j
leans allowed the office lie has done !
ood and effective work in arousing and '
laintaining an interest in tho militia.
\~e believe he is thr* best man for tlio
lace and we hope he will be re-nomi- i
ated without opposition.
Congress will probably sustain nearr
all of the vetoes of Private Pension
lilis which the President has made.
limI the country will sustain both tho
'residentand Congress.
Ought Cotlinm Resign 2
'uh'furs' or JTexiicnyer :
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ihmjh; mi uii i>?wotrrj' papers are
ery much disturbed because Judge
Jothran does not resign his Judgship.
udge Cnthran does not think that it is
ompatible with the public interest for
liin to do so now and his duty to resif/n
annnt bo made clear to him by his oppolents.
It is a rule safe not to do that
rhich your opponents desire. Should
udge Cothran resign now in the face of
11 the important duties which most fro
mperformed if he should resign, the hills
nd the mountains of the Third Conjrrosional
District would be made to rinj*
ut with the tain of his recreancy to his
public trust" by the saino persons who
iow clamor lor Ins resignation, even
;reater than that of .Hacon's friends
gainst General Gordon. .Judge Cothan
evidently waives a great advantage
o his candidacy by not rusinging and i
ntering upon the huHtings. It is genrally
admitted that his doing so would
>e tantamount to an election. Can it
hen he bldieved that Judge Cothran'R
pponents ar<? sincere in their clamor ?
t is all bosh, intended to force him, if
ossihle, into, a flase position. Judge
lothran is right and the people will susxin
tin; right. XX.
School Trustees.
We would urge the importance of '
2I100I trustees attending the Teachers' '
ustitute. These officers have somev '
owers in the exercise of which they
nnnol be controlled by any official 1
nvor liicrK ap lntir ?n?l 1
w?. VI ivtTf Uli\t UO Ull* V Ilil vc
ic immediate supervision of the schools '
rid teacher it is essential that they <
liould keep abreast with the modern
leas of teaching at least so far ns to
empathise with and encourage the i
! chers. <
The County Institutes are within easy i
?ach, they continue but a short time <
id every school trustee ought to attend j
le Institute hold for his County, The
nrents of the children who attend the
ublic school should insist on the trusts
doing so, in order that their respecvo
schools may be made as perfect as
ossible. The plea that trustees are 1
ot pnid is no matter. Considering the 1
reditand prominence implied in their <
ipoinlmont, and the fact that free tar- <
on is furnished to their children as well <
i to those of their neighbors, it may be <
tid that they are better paid than the 1
achers themselves, in proportion to
ie work done.?Columbia Jiccord. <
Resolved, That in the event the pri- t
ary election system de not adnted j
at our delegates to the congresgresr?nnl
convention bo instructed to vote
r the Hon. J. S. Oothmn.?Extracts \
om Pick en's Convention. t
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Concessional Convention j
The Democratic Convention of the
fhird Congressional District met here hi
in Wednesday evening, July 7th., for
he purpose of deciding whether a
:ondidate for Congress should be chosen
>y primary election or convention.
I'liere w.-re thirty-nine delegates pres nt.
Mr. J. IS. Boggs, of l'ickens, was
sleeted president, and Mr. M. L. Bonham Iu
Fr., of Abbeville, secretary. After ro
onsidoriihte discussion it was resolved,
>y a vote of twenty-four to eleven, that hi
he primary plan be adopted, porvided
he State Convention would so amend
he constitution as to permit it. The lu
\nJers-m delegation submitted a protest
igainst tiii? ticlion, which was entered t()
ipon the minutes. Messrs. lienet, Orr
tnd Carey were appoint! d a committee to
jring the action of the (!onv.union before ^
he State Convention, '''lie Kxsrutive
yommitlee was instructed t<> appoint a ^
lay and arrange the details for the elec- u
i.?u. It was decided that a candidate P'
mint receive a majority of the votes cast n<
liefore hi* can be declared the choice of
,he people. If no choice be mad*? at the
Urst election, the two highest shall be "<
roted for at the sceond election. It was
ilso decided that none but those who
lad always been Democrats should vote \\
u the Congressional primaries.
No better officers could have been a
selected than Messrs. IJoggs and
ftonham. They were highly compli
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iiiMiiru a', wic oiose 01 me meeting.?
Geneva Free l*rcns. c>.
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ISow Shall Congressmen be Nominated !
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The Democratic Convolition oT the le
I'hinl Congressional District, it is r??>otaed,
declared by an ov-'rwii.duiin? hi
/ote, on Thursday, in favor of the '
irins.u v j>l:in of making Con^n'ssio'iil j'I
ioumu!i.i<*n. it' the State I venlion .
;hnil s?? amend the Constitution of the l'
jsirty as to permit this plan to be adopt>d.
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i'here will bi> little dillicnlty, we think. l'
n securing the awlopliiia of an amend- j r>
neiU of a purely permissive chnnioU r. i SI
since it would only apply to districts it
ivhich shall prefer to nominate by the |
convention plan. j it
As far as practicable, and as may be j n
consistent with the best interests pi" the ; d
party, the plan of making nomination j i(
for nil offices should be left to be decided | ec
for themselves by the people of the ,J
several counties. One of the most w
serious objections to holding primary w
flections for nominating State oflioers tt
Mid Congressmen, however, is that it is S(
so costly ft method of arriving at a choice
which can be reached in a quicker and y
cheaper way. The frequency of the s(
pmiliary elections, as has been observed
in the comities where "he primal v play
lias \een fully tried wears out thu in teres |(
nf the people : and they stay at home
when the general election is held and
when their votes woul 1 count for some- ^
thing, taking it for gran Led that the can- c'
didates who are nominated by L'.ie primaries
will be secure of their elec- ci
tion. rt
The indications are that the whole sub- m
jectwill be fully considered in the State
Convention on August 4, and it is en- ei
cournging to line a marked disposition. 0<
as was shown at Marion and at Seneca h
to abide by the decision of that body.?
Xacs a>id Courier : I,
The Seneca Convention. 11
The district convention met at Seneca .
last night at M.45. \V. C. lienet, of Ahbeville
was called to the chair. .1. K.
Bog?rs, of Pickens, was elected president,
ard M. L. Hoi'hain, jr., of Abbeville,
secretary. S
Thirty nine delegates were enrolled.
1.0 from Abbeville, 10 from Anderson, 8 la
from Newberry, 6 from Pickens and 5 ,i
from Oconee. b
Abbeville, Newberry, Ocoueo and T
Vfti'f A r * ** 5
J...VWI i ivnuil.-l ll.*? mvorei a
primary election, while Anderson and a jj
part of Pickens delegations favored a
convention.
A resolution to adopt the primary !'s
plan, provided the State convention will 1,1
amend the constitution so as to permit
it, was nddoptod by a vote of 24 to 11, hi
some of the delegates being absent when
the vote was taken. ui
Messrs. Bonot, Orr and Carey were
appointed a committee to bring the mat- q
t(Jr before the State convention. ,
The convention decided that none but sti
white and colored voters who had alwnvs
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I'cuiuuntiN suonin v oie 111 lliet^ougri'ssional
primary election.
The executive committee wan in- 81
structed to nirange the details of the
election. '?
The Anderson delegation submitt?d a I'"1
protest against the action of the enliven- '
rion in adopting the prinriry plan, which
was entered upon the minutes and
ordered to ho presented to the ttf.ite
convention as a part of the proceedings
uf the district convention.
The convention adjourned at 12
o'clock last night, and re-assembled at 7 10
this morning to ttnih its work and
ndjourned sine die at 8 o'clock.? An'lemon
Journal. tu
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The Congressional convention which
met at Seneca City could not airroe <i
uither on the convention or primary plan p<
of nominating a candidate, and the mm- 0?
tor will now have to he decided hy the
State Convention which meets in Cnlumbia
on the 4th of August.? [lotted Path jj,
Plaindealer.
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The Teachers, Institute. ^
Before another issue of the M ksskxoeii '
the Institute will have met, and we hope ,
that every teacher, and oil the trustees H
too will conceive it to be their duty to q
ittend. The Institute this yenr will he ' 1
conducted on quite a practical plan, and *
teachers will derive great benefit from
ittendance. nc
The following gentlemen of Duo West., Wl
jompoae the locil committee, with te
arhom parties can correspond relative to
[>onrd &c., while the Institute is in sea- 'n
lion : Messrs R. C. Brownlee H. K.
Bonner and R. S. Galloway.
L. W. Smith Esq., has been appointed vii
U. S. Commissioner for Abbeville Coun- w<
y* / la<
Due West Dots. o
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Prof. Perry, of Greenville, has tnade 1
s annual visit. (>
Mr. N. Nickles has bought land from
r. H. P. McGee and will build in Duo
est.
The marble yard has opened up and s
r. Pucket is at work. Jt is located
sar the Baptist church at the cross t
ads. ]
"Troupe" says Lowndesville hns got i
;r first car of freight. She can breathe t
uerer and feel better. Well done. c
Lowndesville is ahead on the age of <
;r brides.
Mr. ?J.? B. Bonner went to Laurens 1
it. . t , til A . 1
M-u iue oase oan tournament.
The Mkssengek, with its spicy ac- !
mntof Commencement and the base !
ill, was in demand last week. The 1
'reus and Banner had also an excel- 1
nt account of the festivities. Our '
iople appreciate the energy of their
iwspapers and are proud of them.
The Messrs Magill, Pressley ar>d
lymph made excellent music on Wed- J
isday of Commencement. It was very !
veet.
Messrs. Waller and Pcnn dul up Due
rest last week. J
Miss Mattie Calhoun of Ninety-Six, ,
graduate of Staunton, was one of the
>preciated guests of Commencement,
lie thinks the Kuphemian hall the finit
society hall it has ever been her
leasure to see
Mr. Eugene Speer, of Florida, spent
ro days in town looking out lor culge
advantages for next year.
Mr. John A. Devlin gave us a ride ,
,st week over his two farms near town. ]
o say we wer'? surprised don't express
We hail no idea there was such bot- ,
>in corn in Abbeville county, for we
lought it was all washed up. lie has |
venty acres of about as fine as we over
iff and will make from three hundred
) four hundred bushels on it. It is I
ch and idack now. As the darkeys
iv, "he has coUou according." It is
le bust crop We know of*
The Baptist church has just received
s finishing touches. It is a beauty
dw inside. The ceiling is painted a ,
dicate blue. A nice recess is placed ,
i rear of the pulpit and with the arch
iiling it looks tasty and neat. Mr. It.
. Strickland did the painting and did it
ell, '~he total cost of improvement
ms about $1*200. Great praise is due
? Mr. H. 1\ McOee who has labored
) hard towards its completion.
Misses Julia Kennedy and Anna
oung speak of going to New York to
udy this summer.
The teachers are getting up classes ,
>r the Normal Institute which meets
ere on 20th of July, and continues in
'ssion to the 24th. The occasion promts
to be exceedingly interesting. Gene
reader you must come.
Messrs. J. P. Harkness, L. L. Abb'errombio
and Ira McDavid went to L*u;ns
to play in the base ball tourna- :
tent.
We aro sorry to say that our aged and '
steemed fiiend, Capt. K. C. Sharp, is
sntined pretty much all of the time to
is room.
One of our young merchants is
M1.H P.I* 111 l* Allt in ? n""'
- tt - - "'.' "."IIivests
his spare cash in do^s.
Dr. Edwards is iti Lancaster at the
edside of Mrs. li. M. Taylor, who is
ck with fever.
Miss Sm 11ie White who was in attcndice
upon Commencement is spending
>me time with her sister, Mrs. W. I),
tone. 1
The Missionary meeting was held on
ist Thursday night, President Kenney
in the chair. Remarks were made
y the President, Drs. Boyce and Grier.
lie collection amounted to .$7.82.
Prof. Miller ^divers the medals at
untersville, N. C. next week.
Mrs. Mattie Gillespie, of Kentucky,
spending some time with her friends
i Due West. She is looking well.
Troy whipped the field nt Laurens
idly. i
i ne sunshine is improving the crop j
rospects. 1
Mr. W. T. Cowan will not run for j
ounty Commissioner again. We do ,
ot know of any candidates from this
>ct;on. I
The present good will between the ,
>unty papers of Abbeville is goodly to i
!C. |
\Vi understand Greenwood is to have (
base ball tournament, and expects to :
ckle the clubs of this county. She J
is jnst organized. J
R. S. G.
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Lowndcsvilie Locals. J
Mr. Carlisle, of Anderson, was in -j
wn last Sunday. J
Mrs. T. G. linker, who has Wen in '
ir community for several weeks, roirned
to her home at Ml. Carmel on J
st Tuesday. ,
Workmen are now building a brick 1
ore for Mr. 1). K, Coo Icy, near the di?- \
)t. It is. to be finished by the first of i
utober. '
A number of hands arc now at work j
ion the depot an<l it will doubtless be ,
lished at an early day. ?
There was a run off* on the Savannah ,
alley road near here on last Monday. >
obody hurt. Many of us will be clad
hen the road is completed, as we will *
; freed from what is now an annoy- \
ice?the rushing of tho engine hy on v
jnday, during church hours, on it? *
ay to the river to bo "washed out.
Mr. P. B. Olivor and Miss Clara Ken- i
>dy were married nn last Wednesday c
52k by ttev. II. C. Ligon, They at- *
ndcd the Presbyterian church last n
indny and were the "bridalist" look- ?
g couple we have seen in town in ^
me time. Our best wishes attend t
em. , l,
Jtfiss Mamio Adams, who has been r
?iling Miss Ettie Baker for several ?
?eks, left for her Augusta home on tl
it Tuesday, accompanied by one of
w. ' ~S * \ i.A .. "?> . <
? am iinmuuniwn hi iii iryrtwrtni.-rrtyn y-rf '
>ur young men. It is supposed that he ' ?i
aerely went along Id assist her in mak i Ci
ng a change of cars at McCovmiek. We j H)
xpect to have a local in each issue of ; pi
our paper, for a while at least, stating \ ti
hat some one of our young men has Ci
;one to Augusta on important business, j!'
A certain place in town nets rMhor a ! i?
trange name. Frog Valley, or rather it j '
s so calleil by an old lady. who says!..
11al her obi man was never known to j t,
>e sick till he moved to Frog Valley. | I
^Vell as this burg is becoming more e
ownish in the. number ol houses, every j
miv: tanuut. r.\jM CI U) DO Dill It UJ?OI\ Oil 4* ^
>f her seven hi)is. ii
'The (i onion-Bacon fever which lias ^
>een raging for some time across the i>
Savannah, hns broken "out over here, j :
)ne of our men had a slight attack on ^
ast Sunday, lie attended church hav- ()
ng a liacon badge conspicuously dis- c.
jlayed upon his person, The aulhori- c
.ies arc advised to send him to the pest *
louse. otherwise the disease may "
spread. ^
The contractor for building the bridge ?
kvhere the double bridges once stood is '
lereby urged to push the work as rap- v
dly as possible, as before a great while t
.he weather will be getting colder, and ^
pedestrians will be unable to cross, as
they now do in the condition in which ti
r\mini was ueioro r.vo ate the apple. v
With the thermometer at zi-ro this I
would nut bo (vinny.
TltOUI'K.
Bradley Bits.
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Gen. Green still holds the fort. c
Mr. S. P. Boo/.er, of Greenwood s
spoilt several days with Mr. J. T. Ligon
last week. f
Mr. Frank Vance, representing an At- ^
lanta linn, was in tovvin on Friday. s
Mr. Dan Thomas attended the base *
bull tournament at Laurens. I
Mr. Joe Wiel, representing A. Broff- *
man Son, of Baltimore, was in town l
Wednesday trying to clothe the naked. c
Mrs. J. W. Ligon has returned from a J.
visit to relatives in Augusta.
Mr. P. 11. Bradley, .Ir. paid 1*11. Car-j J
mel a flying visit on Friday and Satur- ;?'
day. Some fuir maiden may be the J:
cause of the visit. i
Mai. J. Ii. Whifp. firm Krullnv AT?
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J. M..Jordan ami Mr. J. T. Ligon have ?
the finest fields of corn in tho up conn- {.
try. They believe in hog and hominy, u
Mr. Kernnghan, of Anderson, will
commence soon to get barrel staves on s
the land owned by Mrs. K. 1'. Harrison. *
We wish him success. ?
Mr. Burnett, from Kdgefivld county, i
near the town of Modoc, paid our town s
a visit Friday, for the purpose of pur- f
chasing land. lie was well pleased ?
with our county, and spoke in very
high terms of the seeming productive- r
ness of our soil. We would be glad to ^
welcome him in onr midat. We can t
boast of as tine farming lands as can be d
found in the Stale. The health of our t
section is good, society cannot be sur- !
passed, and in fact, we have the garden ?
spot of Abbeville county.
We congratulate Troy upon her vie- t
W.. t f. Ii * >
VVJIV. ?? e ivliew 1UI1 well Will) SUCH j 1
men ns Harknoss, Kennedy, Smart and ^
Abbcrcrombiu success would crown c
their efforts. ^
Mr. George O. Morris who had the *
contrast to rebuild the "Winterseat |j
bridge has about completed the job. t
Mr. Mii'ris is a first class workman and ^
we daresay it will stand many a storm, i
Judge K. W. Watson attended the [
meeting of ihe Congressional District
at Seneca City. We are truly ghid that *
the primary system was adopted. i
We nominate Hon. J. C. Sheppard of c
Hdgelield, for Governor, and C.ipt. M. L. 1
Bonham, Jr. for Adjutant and Inspector {
tJeneral. South Carolina can boast of i
no truer, nobler sons. 1
Morns Asox. t
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The New Kaiiroa<J. \
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At our earliest opjjortuuity wo Called on Mi. j t
Villi*, who was recently elected Precident of the 1
Chester, lirceftwood A ALbevillo liuilroad, tu J
learn Houiothing of nis enterprise wluoh conid (
i?e laid belore our readers. Wo found the t
Major briui-full ol hope, and preparing for
iciive work, uud in reply to our request fur- *
nitdied us tlie following facts : v
"You iiuow 1 uui always looking for Borne
^ood lliin^ tor I '/heater and her people, and 1 J"
uuvo loity thought she held a good point for "
DU.->iliesn development-?equal to ttuV point in s
Jie up-couniry ?fO I thougnt a lutle rumoad t
. out re was at her door. 1 htndied and waited. I
1'no opportunity presented iu-eil' a year ago in
:he request, of Abbeville friends u? have us 1
join her in the U., G. A A. it. It. I Heartily
joined i.-isQo and the organization al, Greenwood ,
hi the 22nd inst, is tno )UiUit. 1 took the Wad
n this matter with dltlidenco and lack of coi?ti- i
leitce in my own anility to push it to success, ?
jui faith wa? lacking in thoso vvnom I sought J
uid 1 believe 1 could inaugurate the movement, v
it least eaou advanced step baa encouraged j1
no to utaUc Ihe next, until i hee in the reiwon
<>1,1 ircw I uuu i; ,1 piti.t II|I(HU I IIIIIIV I?r UUfnlor. J
lixauiine thu map : About 40 milex 10 Monroe. /
SI. C., a point on an independent line of rail- <1
oad, Oamdi'U ?>0 milea of now road, develops <1
.Lie greatest, water-power in thu fcHute (itocky l
Moum), 'and pats un to Newberry, and 4<) iuilet?
nearer Augusta than any othur rouio. Ttie O.,
iV A. ltoad paute* tbiouyh tbo best uection j,
A u.o and uro.sueH ovury road iu the up
sou .try. the Air-iiue. Tlio agriculture d
>f iliat Bco.i m is not tmrpacided anywhere. It H
a tbo cotton and coru boit of tbo Stale. Tht: v
iow roi?d i? reaching out to Atlauta, and Eiber- ?
ou una At ucn? am invitiug it, and holding out ^
heir wilting l.unifct to orotw the Savannah u
.liver. 1 expect to vi?-ic Elberton, Athens and a
Mian.a in thi* interest as doou a* I can leave e
ny faun. SVe are prepared to proceed to orga- ?
mention oi our oouiouiplatea branch toNewbor- ?
7, iu:d hh noun as charioro can bo uecured we J
via yo to work. c
Wo havo not mot Hucb tiiicouragomont on the ?
3nrndun lino aa 1 hoped ior, and cannot *ee c
my thing now to expect Huccerfs. But tho New- v
wirry A Abbeville projfot it* well on foot, and it "
vill be the /?>ult ut ouinolvo* if wo do not build
bent. Even yesterday I wan in torn, oil by one ^
if our ruoHt prominent citizen* that th? friondn e
if commotion with Newbony are invited to meet ii
a Newberry nuxt month. Then, yon t?e?:, my d
niterpriKO contemplate* Abbeville And Atlanta, v
pith Newberry and O&mdun an brancnex, or {
>tt el* lines. To tue Abbeville and Atlanta lino
II my eft rtn and energy are enlisted, aud no j(
tol) b.lOR will he tjikuli until a.11 in? ? ?
, ...r?u, Wn {,]
re exhausted. I aut ready to orgauizo liiu n
Iowb??ir\ lino nLcubVfcr ib? friends uru rr<?dy to C
tin iu our line, and will lend my aid t<> "uny Mj
me. lint my friuuds are not able to mind thu*e N'
uad*, nor any one of theui. All ttioy can do it. jjj
i> aid. It would be idlo in me to go before
in m without tiouie a?*urauce of thai bucking M
r? i bo ponton of Mr. Jobu iiobiurtou, or the Al- .f i
ia.e Oo<wt line. It ia well known mat bu ol
i .v I <' ^ . ?
>
Twan:,:<rv*TT'Ttrvr>r.,Hji?? wmnsi Je **mprxri rxiraarz*v .
e m? located 'in to muku it.doeirah'.o for him lo
rilUi t.> CLealfr.
"Hut Ood tit*Ipn those who Uivt helps tliem>lve-?,
and chall <^letter holding this natural
jwiiuci for tiii?--iin-KK?k1i?|| nur rrnl estate conuuo
to fall .11 ii-ri ? jdia'.l our ho va
mt? liu-uno-M men of Ohorfter vc? must an?tr
; vosi :ii? tin* I M.scrs. Will jon Hand slill
ml call i?|iou other* lo help without lir.st hol|>ui
y??urs?et . * V Thou, obscurity will Hot tie upon
ur Iri!Tint (lower of our youth and tho uc
lunula'ion a i f huriiti?!HK >s*i 11 { ?> elsewhere, and
iar. which wo havo will waste. lint, no, Che?,'v
h:is not. gtown 11:1011 that aort of material,
am admired 011 every hand of Hiipport and on i.nrged
hy our best hurtinesH men to goon, and
>11 promised their aid.
Tl.e yreat question id where is my aid to
Mine from. Well, when I have reached a point
? preparation I am conlident of foreiuu help?
iorthoru would he hotter. I bolievo Mr. Itobinnn
when ho noyB ho will hack tho lino. My work
< to reach that point of organization and proamnion.
1 shuil not auk any gift, of atock.
on know I offered that in tho Narrow-Gauge,
tit 1 pro port u to try tho plan of building Willi
i;iuU. Tho Company has neither road nor
redit. We will u<k the people through our
hurter to give us their bonds. These wo will
uii hero iu Chc?ter at nearly par. The money
ill bo deposited to pay tlio interest oil the first
inrtgage bonds of the road. Our purpose is to
uilil up our credit, and uuly build section by
ection, until we linvo made a bat-is for further
4huch of bond*, or until wo ti.d a friend who
rillenuagoto equip and operate the road.
riiat would be llie situation of <'bestcr county
rvday if Khe bold &175,000 of bond* m the
farrow-Gauge ?
' I do not desire t<> be understood a* saying
hat the *cli'-uie of issuing bonds to the couury
towns is approved bv Mr. K. That. h our
rork iu preparing to tsocuru his aid. So, then, ,.
feel snfe in my enterprise, aiul hope and beeve
it if. Cherler's opportunity."
Our I'uriy's Constitution.
ArticlrI. There shall be one or more l'emicra
ic ciubs organized in each election preint,
each of which clubs Khali have a distinct
itle, "The ljemocriitic Clu>>," ami
hall elect u president, one or more vlco-presdet.ts,
a recording nnd a corresponding secetary
and u treasurer; ami shall have the
n)lo\vin?? workinsc oomtni' -s, of not less
ban three members each, . i/.: a committee
hi registration, :in ex ecu live com in It tee ami \
ncli otli- r otiimif eeb as lo each club may
vein expedient.
am, h. i in- turnings 01 me clubs should
>e frequent after the opening of tint cauvnss,
ijul mine member of t.ho club or invited
penker do iveran address at each meeting, if
irecth-nhlc.
Akt. III. The president shall have power to
all tin extni incetl"K of the club, and
nemb^rs of the club shall constitute a quonni
for the transaction ofhusiness.
A nr. IV. Ti.e clubs in each county Rhall be
!vM together s'.nd operate under the control
fa county executive comimM.cc, which shall
onsist of one member from e?Ch club, to bo
.ominaUd by the respectivi* c ubs and elect(d
by the county convention, and such other
nembors i-s the convention may add.
Tlio ext-cutivo committee. when elected,
hall appoint its own olliceis and till all vn- *
ancii's which may arise when the convention \
s not In session. TheUimriiof ?dUce of tho
xecutivc committee shall be until the next,
;enerul campaign unless sooner removed or X ' ' '
unpenned by tlie county convention. T X
Akt. V. County l?emucr,>tie conventions ^
hall be composed of del??ciiU-s elected by the
evernl local clubs one delegate for every club /
nul an additional delegate for every twenty- / .
Ivo (. o> enrolled meinbers--wlth the right to ^
ach county con vention to enlarge or dimln- ?
sh the. represent*!ion, according to circniu- !
tances This convention shall be called to- r\
jeihor by the chairman ul the executive com- J \
nittee, under such rules as eucli conuty may t
(lop1, and when assembled shnll he called to 1
>rder by the chairman of the executive c-'innittee,
and proceed to elect from among its Ki. >
u-viiiuttrK u ^iruxtueui, one or more vlee-piet>- ^
Jents, a secretary iiud treasurer. The ecnention
.-hall proceed to business, ami tvhen
ho same is transacted it shall adjourn biuo
le. J
<vkt. VI. Tlio ? ode and manner of nomlna- J
lns? candidates for county oillces, or for state, /
udldul arid congressional Conventions,
hall be regulated iu each county by the repectlv-county
cnvtsutiouH. ? nA
Aht. VII. "i he state convention shall bo 1 v*
omposed ofdelegates fro n each county. In % \
ho uumeiical proportion to which tliot. conny.
Is entitled in both tranches of the (jeuciul
iasembly. J
Aiit. V ill. Tlio oflieors shall b-> a president, v
mo vice-president from each ? ongre^sional jA
liMrlet. two secretaries and a treasurer. >\\
art. IX. The Male Kxecutive Committee
' all he composed of three from each Concessional
district. The delegates from the
minUet* comprising; the Congressional dlsnet
to notriinale the candidates from that *
Ustrict, and the convention hall then proeed
to an election. The member r? pie.-ent.- >.
uk -ou'li Carolina on 'he Nut oi'.nl Lteuio- X
ratic Committee shall be ex-<'lNei?. 11 mem>e
of the State Henwcratic t'omiiill tec. *
AUT. X. The JOxreutive Commit lee shall V
led its own chairman ami other officers. and V . , i
hall meet at the Call of the chairman or any
Ive members, al such times un<l places as he
>r they may appoint. ^ \
VitT-Xl. The Executive Committee shall \! J\ ?
wive power, l?y the vote of a ina- \ * \ \
ority of the whole committee. > v\
o call a convention 01 the Democratic \ ^
arty of the State, ai such a time and place ns <Sv
f. may designate; and is charged with the ex- ' \
cmion anu uireciion oi ine policy of the pury
J11 the state KiibJ -el. only to thi* Const itu- f /
ion, tin? prlncl le? declared In the platform,
intl sucli Instructions, by i pso uMtui or other- VJ
vivo, us the nihio Cot:vent ton may from time
o tliiui ndont; and snail continue in <ltice {
or two years fioin the tlmeof election,or unit
the oft In# next state Conven- /
ion for thv nomination of sttii- ticket. nn- )
(>s.? KupcrsKdb'l l>y the action of the State
?onvontio-.. And Ifauy vacancy on the State i
loket J#e occasioned by tlcuih, removal, or / '
cans *, iij?f ciiimittcc shall mve power /
?? ttii the vacvtiey : Provided, this shall not /
ippiy lo t-.ia office of Onvemor when there/
ha:i ?"* sutlielent time to call a .-tale Con-/
?-ntion. ;
Akt. XII. When tbe^tate Democratic Con-y
' ntion ass. initios, it shall t?e called to ordan j '*
>y the chairman of .hastate KxrcntlvR Coxnw
iiitlct'. sliail elect a temporary president, ami
nali proceed i-i.mediately t" tin-t eiccilcn of
lerma.ieiiL otiiei-rs ami llm irunsmmnn
??
> a sin ess.
The convention wheij it has concluded its
.uid,'ess niimii a??Journ tdnedio. \ndwlien a
/invention is cai>ed by the Executive ?Joni.'iii!t?*e,
such convent Ion shall lie composed > :ti
>i" n<-\viy elected delegates.
akt. X:il. Keprfseutation in Judicial and
obsessional conventions shall he on tjie v
a mo basis >i8 In sMate Conventions. A >nnorlty
of delegates Hhall be present at a con'enilon
to constitute a quorum for notnin'anig
acaiulixlrttf cither f-?r Conitre.?s or soilcl
or. The dmegnUou ofc?ich county in n Con
sessional or Jiuiic.nl convention shall have <
lower to fill any vacancy in (lie duic^aiion. ,
U<<t wheuever auy county is or shall lio nub
livided urniong two or more rongresshmal
listrlcts the delegates to the conventions ol
he sev< ral tJoiigiesHioiial districts shall be
lec.ted by the county Democratic convention
nd proportioned among th?' respective. Con- 5
r< ssioual subdivisions of the cour ty lii proiiirtion
to popu'atlou. \
In every l ouvention to nominate a candlaie
for Co tigress, or for the otllce of solicitor,
, majority of the votes shall be taken viva
'<ice and recorded, unless t.lieie be but'oie
andidate, in which event the vote may be }
.,j ??n rn.wn HM Jl (.'On- J
rtHHioual or Judicial convention has nomliiit
fl the party cand date for ConirresK or
ollcltnr, It shall adjourn Mine die; and whenver
? c ndldiito to till an unexpired t?rni of * ,
ithur ottlce has to lie nominated, It shall be
oiu?t>y a new convention til delegates fresh j
rom the people. The executive committee
Tench Conjjre-sional district or Judljml cir- }
uit shall consist of the several county chair- j
len of the respective counties ?<ud parts of
ouniu-o.-m.-o-tug such district or circuit, V
?hi?:h com in lit; e snail elect Its own chairaan,
secretary and trea*ur?T, who shall con- <
inue In otlloe for two years in a district' and
>r four years in a circuit, respectively, or
ntil their successors shall have been tflectd.
Jt shall require the consent of a major- ' |
;y of the whole executive committee In any
ii?mv>v> viivuii iu rail u ^OinilllUll)j{ Collentlou.
The executive committee of each district or
trouit shall be speelaiiy chiir.ua lu Its dl??retlon.
except us heroin provided, ?nd subset
to the rttnte platform, an well hs under
ae supervision of the j?t>vfe Executive Com- .? i
littee, with tho conduct of every election for
ongreMsiouni representatives or solicitors In /
ach district or circuit; and said* committee .<
mil meet at tho call of tho chairman or of
ny threo members at such timet. aud pluces
? ue er they may appoint.
Each Congressional Convention shall meet . i
Ithln its Congressional district, ard each '
udtclalConveutlou bhuil uiuut within Its "*
lieult*