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kI l EW8 AN' 1ERAL1A W Ni 11NN (iyt0i;. d. .1s38DAY. A"g udA 10. 1 i i 1sl ye. M-E-ANS DA 1*'1, Emit'. JAW. S. ItE.1NULCDX. ASS'OdIATI ED66R. r l 'r-le c'.-*'r CO(p.riT1vh- exanii liiion at Abbeville fot the ippoinj In 't of it WINt Po it edet ft'in' th, Th-ird (16gre,4's41miI hitrlet, to sic 6'-ed Whitt *takor, 'Mir. U. P1. Pres4lek, o Abbevillo, a graduate of Erskine, wa the Miecessful candidate. As Whit-ta kor's citse has not been fet deeid61M b: thie atptilojities, It is iot kvown whetd er Mr. Pt sfy will cuter tihis Septem Ytr or wait uti1l Iext year. Tim w iA.o.mhi INTE.L'iGEktcNe c'3iE Phat the two wings of tho lemocratiq party in New YUrk have flially re Aolved to hedf all local diffloruices, aii unito in tlj cminllg caipaign. Tam m1a1IRny iiiwill beadmitted to the Stat kxecuive Committee. As the Demo r-rats lost Several Con-gsdriion anm itiemberrs of tho Legigllature last yeal by running doI6 tickets, the presei u nion shotild make sewral Importan gain s. A Replublican Love Feastj The Republicans Iad d ki'Rand lOv4 Aeast an11d consultation in New Yorl, I'.ist wee(k; Mmost ofecry* leadber of thi party, except Conkling, witas present ''he 8out hilI qjucstion occupied 1iic1 at tention. Telu ex-ReC1611d Hicks, o Florida, pledged t State fo' Garfield lwovided moiiey and speakers be son there fi-om lie North. A itmber o1 other 8ontlhern RadicwA'hTra'VgIowN%Y4 ioliises in tio hope of securing ap proprilationls for their States: 'I'le) were inforIled that laine, Indiant and Ohio were first to b)c carried, n1] titIf (lie committee would see whal could be done fov the Soith. At fitsl it was ageCd to give Florida sou< lissisiancee. Appeals from AfAmmn in the fice of the recent DemocratI Avalanche dowr there, Itet with a colt re'eot ion-as ihof W*01 might. Th'lif gi iatiol of tlie Sonthern questi0 Ilrgules Repuiblicanl weaiknless inl tlh( North. It shows howv doubtful Indi I111, Ne% York, New Jersey and Conl Artmett ar.e.- NothdAg N0ould pileast Mle bluoby shirt leader-s mlore thanl t( aainlO (1t6 Sofid South and sectl a Solid North. Nt th ery mi6ec tainit y oith issu hl thm'Northl illakel tie Solid Soth i a most disagir-eebah 11tel, anld attempt's will be made' d,i5hei to Vairry so.>me ''rebel" State or it throw enonh doubt into fihe canvasI to bellg tle Iiiind of tlf tlotilin' voter andt prevent him froik 11illig tot - M~r'y'Ato ffinoCk's apebOSOY1n it is not the pat of wisdoml), pelhaps; to give good couisel to enemies, never theless we camitot but advise Mrl *jNfash .Jewjj ell to butto up his pock. cts reo2)l utely t.o atny appaleti for' money ture do)wn herie wtilbbuJt a n)icro'grtuity, ai crumbii of' br'3lenest upon01 waIters so in'mMyd that, it will inever. be sc Til E CJOXV ltRSM IONAL c6EN TABT. Itoply EWCohml Farrowi of the Spartan hi rg! H ornid to Ma ujor Woodtwar<i' Secondi Fromi the Spartanburg Ilcrnl Wet h:ud no( expectaitioin, andll et-rtain. iy no detsire, to be drawn into a disens .ion with Major Wood waFd, when w( s( t('11)met of1 te filL's relative to thli mann1 ier iln whlich Ctotlnel Evins rteciv wre fell enletd uponi to dlefend the memm be131s of1 Ihat body aginlst tihe unijut. I hat t hey re'sored-itio a "'gabinglli prol (es""ottery" 'O 'r luick"' inl miakingl ('le nlomlinaI tin, inistead of e3xercisinu& ment t in shelcinug thie person best quai Iled to (ill thle position, andt w3 gave I liI statemcient- of t he ftels relalivi thereto goingi" to shiowi that the chairge: madeti by Matjor W~oothard were with CiIItt totIldtion,)l1 liajort Woodward'l'( has reliedto otn11 edtifturial by at card, addItressed to t.h ]Editors of' the Winnsboro-l Na.ws ANI .'h:la 1.1), pubillishied in Saturdav's Is anl)othe lco lnm. Wh'idle he maiikes ad iiiiss.i ons enouigh Iin his~ carid to pr'ov 1t& teuth oft one1 sftfA.tementw,-hIo still re fac1ts gien ('li,0 iist ht te nomi.u iiilti->n wais dlecided by "'lotterv" o1 * ' uck ,'' nlot withslianiinljlI the tet hat, aif tr te )tutes of Woothvr andll( 11( Ken nedly wetrte draI it n out of the hat, theri' waus a fhir' ballot beitweenit Wood1war<' titd K(ennedy, ini which Wcoodwvart . eat Kenlnedy, anld thlen a fair balo heOlweeni Woo)dwardVi and11 Ev.ins- h thet drainlg of1 nameslt' hadu beeni to dec eide, ipso.)/it)!/, wh lo shiould reeciv< it, i lhen it, conhi have been charged tha hIe recCO eil it byV "ho ttery"' or ''huck. .hut sne.h wals not. the case, for a4fte t1 h t drwinhg of' thew niames t.he relntiv, m.i-'ength of each of thoecanidates iva ttedV( by ballot,-and Woodlwartd bdai Iene'tty and Evins beat Woodiward Itf Woodwardiit beat. einuedv andit Evini beat. Woodwar~nd on thtir brillofs,' EvinI inight in op)erly be saitd to be stronge thun, eithwi tf themn,.and mot)' certaini M OOd var'tl coutl1ioit dothp.lain,- for dm;t' vote wa's taken hetf ween him ani Evi,ts, reCsultinig in Evinte beating hinr Th'!e onlyv "tuik"' wre can see ;n this, tihal t'vs r'eceived mocre Votesr tha W 00(dwamrd. 1hit- Mij ot Woodwar'd says "that s< 'lins disadvantages accerued to me1 (W'oodwiard) '"by beig f'orced 1e; anitaigoniismt wvith General' iUenned: whose'i& siipplorters were* nlot oly nII t atural al lies, but a mnajor'it v of 'whoi wcre knowin to be f'rienudly (o 1me wiic . oveth le contfest nairrowved to CoIta 1v ins anid umysef." Iu-this stattemenut Major Woodwan is certainly mtistakon, for when t1 e'.utest narrowed to Colonel Eviins ar hainsc.f, Colonel. Evis recceived: votes anld lhe oni'ly occiVtd 15 vote Th'lis is a stutbborni fact which. contr diets his~ statomni4t, atnd cetinly entitledI to mnore weightt than any nic d~tt asl to ho0w It tiIghlt have been.. olaimed by Mjor Woodward,-. was' thlat4t the firstoethig of the .conion tiin; the enti'e d4legatiolk of o10 o( the cointfos (adhrentte of v4y iverq AbOent; tmia had th6 - coniventio,ti;rd, iceeded Witli thle nomination iet tile jabsonce 6f the delegates of that county, tlereasolable preutlptioln. istliat he (Woodwar-d) wottd have bedn ona nated. Thv fact that iiny of the delegates to the congressIonaf cOnv611 tiwere als delegate to' the State conventionl, whicr was being h6ld in Columbia at the san6 time, madd it Siccossary foi- the 0ogressio'nal cull - vention to bb held at tl6's whei the f1 Stato eO'veifioI Vas not iff 8s0Ion, B and as ild regular times anY plafes . were published for hbldnl'ib con gresoim11 conventionls it was difficlift roftiddines to got. the delegates of all the counties together oNI short noico, whichl no doubt was the cause of the absence of the entire delegation of the 6onnty refJrred to at the first mecting. i It would have been unfhir to hive mado the nomination under such T1 cunistances, and if it had been done, tid nominee would not haVo been the choice of the whole congressional dis trict. Major Woodward certainly J, doeg not imean to complain becau the convenrtirrn OW ftot proceed to ake Mh& itoiiiination in the absence of the eitiroC delegation of ole of the cVt ties. If' not, thlell he has no gi'olnd to b colain that the )ostpollelliit of t theo nation Was,-' that account, the result of" 'luck'-good for Evins, ad ir ie." If it. was bad lifek to' lii tit all the counties were repre Sented- A dtI time the lomillat,ion was mllade? it wits such bi Vtk us he hal ill) r-ight to collipliill of, for it wis 1Aght tiu t ill the countdus should be Iepreseni iN making the nomination. "Again," says Major Woodw&d, "I Ilave seel a mueiubbf' of dt1 donEve'itionI withiin the list few days, who says ti.rL I rceived( sixteen votes on more than o-ne ballot, whchf bft fop, a re's - hita of Optnoe Farrow, allowing de. gatev h' weire present to cast tibe fot of teir coutics, (i. ., allowing one man to throw live votes, while, by Ia strange coincidence, more dele gn6W wto absent oil Colonel Evins' sido thanl from1 mlinie) wav'a mkjorit y of(delCgaltes lwesent, auf' 611titted mie 14) le nolliliation. I f this is true. the is there here another piece of good 'lck' for Colonel Evins aild 1mother 1tW' for tike brow of Colonel .1Irtrow, Who atelAdy einjoys the repu tationl of bAuig the Iiest wire-puller in ithe up-conilltr.y."1 In reply to t'lls statement we Woud say that,-amsding to otir reCollectiol, I ajor Woodward nlever- received mlore than 15 votes on any ballot while all three vaididates were being voted for; yet, if he did, it was Onl the first ballot or- first Ilew ballols, amnd then he drop ped dowi to 15, and the lownu to 1.1, and then to Mun ic 1hlat ballot takeni betk64' yaing the nacs out of the hat,. is stated il our fPorirll article. while Colonel Evins received 14 votes ol every ballot, I'licl was (lie highest receivul for 0severl of thie last ballots takeii betweeii the three candidates, anid E4vinls was fetvdingr; fihe rafce, Wood war teng b;.ck, and1( K(ennied gain ing wiheA' the ''lat, process" 'as re sorlterT to- M"I'ainstc (1he protest of Evi tilends rl.. cing th i.hee to single huandbWfeblifests, laJdJ'WOodWard thki'n ealt Kennedy, and' Evins beat Wood ward, Evins 'receiving 19 votes and Woodlward 15 votes, resulting' in the nomination Of Evins. So .thi,-*heth er Woodwvard, received,. 1&i3 iotda or 15 v'otes, onl 0one'o0'od ') a llots at, the be ginnino' of the balioting,, is immlatlal, for lhe - ropped1 down to 13 votes in 11he mannelrCI de'sciilied, and lis starting out with .16 votes did nlotalter his stat as in t he premuises, for he never at any t(lie feceed atajorityoluill the v'otes of' The resolution Fiifieri to as "a r'eso luitlon of' Col. Farrow, allowing (1ole gaiteS wI.) were 1Wicsont to cast the vote of' their count.ics," was ad vocated by us and adiopted Oin our motion b)e fore the balloting connInenlee(J, and there wals nothuing" iunthir in its oper'a tion. UJnm ion ws ent itl'ed to four' dele gates, but had onily t wo p)re'sent,- and1( it wasi 10 nlliing~ but 'fairi that t.hose two priesellt shioiid east the whole number' ot'votes tile ttomity was eintitled to. The adopt ions of tlat rule was ini ac cor'danuce wit'h tAo pr1ecedenits of' the D)emoe?atto party f'roml time ill memocrial, a'nd1 even tiouigh i't is called ''a resoluitioti of COlonel Fairrow,'' it was adopted by t'he conivenition and1( waIs mad110e lic a tioni of' a maiSjor'ity of thlat body, and1( unde(Ir its oper'ation the two dlelegates friom Union. were allowed to cast, four v ~otes, anid nlot, as5 chIargedI by MaLjor Wood ward, "'allow miug one man 'to throw five votep." But eveni after dc&'ut.hig"' t'ho v~otes .otf the two absent dbleghtes of' Uilon fr'oi M'1,- the whole numlber' of' the delegates comtposing tile conv~ention, it would leave 32; and even if' Wood wardo received 16 v'otes on one or' maore ballots, lhe only3 recved one-hialf, andl niot a majoritI y, as 17 w~as r'equir'ed f'or a, miajorit.y of' 3. 'liheun, too, accord ig to our r'ecoldtion,-tiicFO was an other01 delegaite absenit n'oom aniotheri county (York, wec thInk,) and that. v'ote was east by the delegates p'resent f'roma said county for' Woodwarl1d,. and1( that vote would have had' to dbdbect ed fr'om hisa 16 votes, which wenld have left him With on113 15 as is hi h t est vote, still lacking one of a mjurit&Jly c.ven of' the delegates pr'esent. 8o that Sit wvill be at3un t hat Major 'WVoodward has not hinig to complain of on that score.- Tile gratuitons fl1ing at us as "'the finest Wire-puller in the up t ounitry," is such a charge as is usually , made by~ a def'eated imd1Idato against .the fl'iendi otf 1i successful opponent ; but such tin lisiuation) talls harmlless a w1hn tihe faCts show thatN nudue t. advantage was taken) by alleged wih'c .pulling,*lhitt that tile n1iatter' was de s Oidedi by ai fir ballot. s Again, Major WoodwaWid says, "1 r enni 1now pr1ocure' fie nasiC of' several most,.rcliable gent lieen who will- as a ser*t that,.upon a fltir sq,tiliro' vote, 1 a was the choice of'this body, and that, ,withbout thme hot pr'ocess, t would have a been thionomiinee tor' C:ongress in l876." * - Thme as.sertiun of evoti "neveraI' i4e liable g'entleihen" can) lirdly be talten u s reliable w~hen Ootk'onted with thh~ ".siubborn fact. thbat "'a iIe square vote'' o w.as takeni by3 ballot between Colonel .',.I Evbhis anbd Major Woodlwai, resultimg y ini Evhtls rccihfing 19) votcs dad WVood. t ward only 15 Votes. This faict is no0t I- aind cainnot be disputed, and Is "the al lighlest dWidence that the ilaturo of the case wlll'utdthit of," and shoIuld s'ettle d -that question With all imlpitial minds. *0 Majoir Woodwiar'd further' says, "ln d1 tile iioiniation of' Col. Evinls in 1876 L9 was file resiilt of luck," &c.,_'when 5. and where, anid how lhas it ever' bcu a- determiped thmat hie" (F.vins) "is tile is elhoice of the peop1lo of' the Fo ur'th Dis ro~ trict?" In r'eply, we would say that v-c lie starts out upon a wr'ong huypothesis, whiieh begs the question at the outset; Is . 1ronerl'- 3: tat$sc.h. ,.....o. .a a p'ofOit ased up'ou : tsl of 01tii a, The theta bAAv Coone01 E45Vins %vaq'.b6 choice of a 04Jority ot' the delogates to the -jon gressional uniating conve'utio,,, Q'i1 the restilt of the vollerat -eletion hin 1876, in which ColH E tvinase>,le,tkd y over ;000 majority ovr WallAcer Udidal comni/etItor, thougft 'to be ormidablei) certalfilv shows that- the choice of tihe donitt-o01 was trost eim phittlcalo 6udorsed bv tIA3 pe6ple of the conigressiolnd disiet. Trhe famot that Col. RiIs was ronominfoated and eleotbd 11n 1878 wilhoitt 6ppostionj 6ertain'.V sholve that he was. aain th'o cholc'o of another conveotli)).at]jgaiI "the choic' ofthe petle of the ko irti D0istrIct."1 And the fact, teo, thka t Alajol- Woodward fac , acat tigalm a~ catO d'ate kP78, but, w1fhttow.bm a pib lishecard sho t. t'1n . be'oro the meeting of the.tiomitating convenltionl, al8o shorws that IMajor Woodward IiI ef thon fegadel Col. .vilns "tho clhoive of the People of the F,1o1rth District" tI 1878, 6.soIM .Nittd .buivo continued to contest the leld'with him jad thon made the pohits agultist him which,he no v makes, which, If trife, wo(tid have bon iftord peoO/erly made then thanl nlow. Tils much %yo have felt consg8tralned to say II justificttk of the action - of the convention of' 1876 ind in fustifiv Lion of Col. Eving, without dispiarag ig, however, the claims of Major Woodwards kLbtefor Mion Marjor f. W. Wooiward. It 10 "ovideit from the conltilovol'aly springiug up between Colonel 10uOow and myself; that he itenlds to assu"ne the role of' maIipulatinig the eaulvass tor the Congressional. fmninfatlon in 1880, as he did' 1n 1876. I have- already alluded to'his known skill its a Wire plter ,and to his reptit.tion as a galn Cral manlipulator of Ch etdios, - and I hope that it vill not be construed. Into cointeipt for his prowtss in this line when I fnv that I feel conte0led to ddclino MRs ffirtherinrfr<e-a least as relates to me. One would suppos) that his attention would be directed solely to tie caivast which lie Is now so ingeniofsly conductinti for tha clerkship of the Sen0ate, an1( thatit a follow feeling for all candidates would Imuke him at least kind in his allusions to thom. Bt 11mn of lairgo genins seldom ekcel In the losser attributCs, Which Is mole the restAt of talents unusually enlarged and over shadowing in special directions, tian indicative of' a want of goodiess of heart--and so it Is jn this case, for trut-h11lbf'n'it ColoYel Farrow say, alluding to h1i1iself under this heitl, that ''110 pent-ipy Utica conties our powers," etc. Colonel Farrow makes soIm niaterial misstatements in his puiblislhed aecomits ol' the hat-dra wing prouess'in 1876. I- was well aware that ho rememberedy"'e'ly little of thi's allhir, wheir he6 stNted so verf posli tively to me in Columbia that there were but three ballots tr the plavc. and only yielded this poilt.afte1an11oth r Ilember of this icini'abl'e Convon tion who was dining with him cor roborated )Iny statemlenit, thalt there were sixtedin or se'venteen; but, I was really I'nprepared to witness the ree'k losm;ess with which Ihe loralds them to tihe woi'I.- Re as.!rts that at htile Little that tfl4 "'gainbling" took pilace and OIt 1nm0s were la2ced in the hat I was recedinlg and that Colonel Evins was leading. .1 assert that n't tle tUie alluded to I was ahead, and that this thect is covroborated by act'eral mnm bers of tTmW dontdnetion of '76 with w homu I have confeorred sic the pub licationi of my last article.- C6Moumelkr row, in alkudi-ng to his resolut.ion, al lowing tbflMies their full v'otes, cven whein r'ersentedl by a sinigle dec gate onlv, says "that it It fit accord antce wit'h the procedents of' the Demo cratif' flty ro~W thh imummoral/' This Is inded imews to mme, anmd wvill' I knmow strike miany with surprise. I was uider the iim)pressiont that jin all electionms for State or' count-y efflue's, each delegate was itqidi'ed either to rise from ius seaut and p)roclaimi his bail lot vir'a 'voce, or ste up il andi depIOsit his Vot.e hn some recepitacle fromt w bhiei it was counmted.. .Anmd I still thidnk Colonel Farrow to tme ebnthii'j n6t-' withstanding- that it is quite un dlemocLratic to cond(uct elections- in any othuer way. Itf two delegrates camn v'ote for four or five, thmen can onte (deld)ate cast the bai-lot of twenity ; and oceasionm amight arise f'or his doing so, as several cints throughout thme comm.ties sentd as nmamny as tweunty to cout.y nominatinig convetionis. 'Why arc alternamtes elected if this imrregtalarity is allowed ? TPhe priopositioin is too' .'mnstrous to ha enmtertainmed by any oulb,- unless lie he0 like Colonmel Famrrow-an admroit w ire-pulle' amid successful- scheier, who woukT here see a chmanmd for se cutrinig twentLy votes by the capture of a sinugle individual. Colonmel FatrrMv is v'ery solicitous for tIme good mnme of peopile, whmen atl hald a u'ight to expect the utmost. care and1( judrimemnt ini (hts select ion oft our1 stamtindr-barcrs, en gaged in the game otf freeze-out pok'er tomr the p)urpose ofl choosing its- nmomni nces. The fact. t.hat he has renmorso even at this * late day, and .that he would biury in oblivin this darmk re cord of thme *ienmds of Colnmel: Egins, will be nutted as cvidetnce. of the thct that, thmei'o is still some good in imi whIo was,-by his ownt admission t'lb princip)al fdp;leilann for Colonel 18lins. But, says Colonel Famrrowv, the friendsI oh' Colonmel Evints were olpposed to' time l).roject, anid-hi nmide a speech ini oppo sitiim. to -it., Now,- it will not, be0 denied that tIld movet- anid instigtor' of this hat-d'ing mrestitith htas a right to avow its author'ship and .to state the r'easonms f'or this dumexalmple)Id prtoce'duiIe, whmich Colonmel lFarr'ow ass sorts witWresor'ted to solelv to p)ut tin end to whalmt seemed about to bd anm intter'mmi)O ,omntest. It have cbn.. v'ersedl wuithI thlis self(-stmiie genmtlemani withmin thme last. few daesu, anmd lin fulm nishes md With the 'following ' tate-. "Seeilig that t,hmcr'e Was nto chanmce f'or Colonel' Evins to gct thte nonuina .tiomn,'as.was eviden~ced by the fact thai ~you led hit pd'sitenmtly' fom' sikteen ballo ts,-and knmoth'ig tiat with you dlisp)osd of,-Genmermtd Kemnnedv would contcettrate your' fiienids to' 'his .311p por't amid thor'chy be able still to defdai Coloneol Evinsa, I went to another 0o C'olonmel Ev Iits' frmiends, anyd proposed as a last andl only chmance, thamt ti nmtumtms be placed in theo limt amid t.hat thme draw lid muade.- Afer free distis, slon between uh, hie ebbtIidinmg wlith m< that thmis was thme onmly chammc to hmav< Colonmel Evins mnminatedy, I otyc'rem the resolumton amid It was adopted." Thme v'exedl question as to whIo str'uch lIilly Patteson may still be- an opet one, but I thimnk thaut evenm Colonel-F'ar i'ow will niot lomnger' speculate amt thieorizAe as to Whose friomids originate< this ingenioums scheitto for stilling thm voice of th~e sover'ci n people of 1 wl.olo Conmgrcsionni Dist. It... 'A.C W n WVolunteor ther testimony as the assonbling.: of the Convention.l litpoli) that had-f been withdr o e rotied by loss of votes or In otI QinwSAV usual upo'nilit o 1the .*Ould .Genrlt. Renil' y) t 'been ifymlAe. And.'f 4-is. ad mwitte by the Iwo riends. (i Colonel Evis as testitled to by the mover of the hi r'esoluthon. Two develoji mente f''dmYit illom the above astound Ing Wlsolosures: 1. That Colonel Evins was oiIy-mot t 0 tlt r 1,ch0icoof 'htt bod j thi As io0t4-4 ecund choice. sg. Thajt Uet4d- of -being an aceidoij -with a streat deal of "luck" fu It, as hatd billy regarded it, for Colonel EvisitAs a4 job ' election 6lng jugglery-n fact a Ofkad, dc4 liberated and matured atd poit up with 0 c0o9ne10 and 31igoniwity which would live dxi credit to th6' Haves Uetumning Bord lin 18771 and to itti. mat tIt ifIL as this is .gambling""" as the toinni used amongst gentlemon --or "diAVig a prize in .a lottery" or whiming like a iimn would got a quartel-ot' beef at a sitoQtng-match," is tol dlitity . It -wity'ah - appellation whi,lr 1 onveys tihe ornoIity of this t'lansactionm, hich will ibrevor I-eimlain a blot uponl Colonel Evinls in his Conressionmal capacity, who must be heltig ountliblo Joi- the a'tion of hi frie e l to'. nd6 h m s he had con ituitted his destinis oh this occaion. So farl; then/ from o'ettating thiU tranlsaction in my tbrmer article, as is allegod by Colonel Faelrow,.it will be seen tiWI Uve no rocodft6 to make, but that I am bolstered' at evory oint. .by accumulated testinyimnyl:. 7 hna wa su'apected - and charged the friends of,colonel Evis with this tin pmralleloi procedure, but initefided td. make nodirct assortiois until I conid; if possi>le, sc the mover of the reso. hution -in.pcm'soi.. This I have dono within a Week; and his statements are given . Lot us therefore hope that iovy that thisfraud has been itstened upon the friends of Col. EVi's; CJol. Farrow will 1'eelino more concern ahout the' fair A1uno oc the Congressional Convention of 1876, nor rumple his *athers when, as lie says, I Imako *Idnjust chtrges" against it, but hercaftemf let bimn wield hits failo lehin the dofenCe of Col. levins and his inmmedmiato frie'ls who alone are responsible for this questionable .trmisaction. Nor has Col. Farrow de ceived any one by: playing cuttle-lish for Col. 11vins, is it ie well iuderstood lie has been tryi>g to divert attention from the exceedingly ridiculous Osrs tion in which Col. Evins has be'n phaoed by those of his friends who ad vocate his reclectionl because he was judicionsly Aelected in 1876 to lead at florlorn hjopo, c1c. and these are by far the larger uch of his supporters with who-Iry t haVe met. Can it be that Col. Eviwg needs the serices of t his his man Fri day to do his writing and boasting tbr him? if so, I colmdenld lis judgenllt in 1ih selection, for COL.- FITWrrb IM' a fund of very itseful inforimation uin- I dert his head, m1a a genrl store-hoUse full ot prciltical details of clectioneer ing machinery acquired by long and va(ried prattice ii m\>kwe thmw oe 8it e, whhik not on)t make him a very voiluable ally (as tingb, go now) but I formidable as an adlversary-as I was made to feel in 181676, and as I renlizo' . mow. I. was well ifare', As is corroborated by{gol. Farro6w, that Col.. Evitse imado gr'eat-protensions to 4:nIiOdestv," anid I hiaye hceetaflore-been dispiosed to Fecog' alz' -his ciiis' to this virtae, but vicewing himt as J (do uioW,' tlme Wear'er of four ycears of -Congremionat honors an d tihe pbossessor of 2tJ,000 in salrice, andIagain a'aclainian t for mforc-perhmaps at ;life tecnure=solely becnause lie "won'' a psiitham n-om a hat,- to' which' it hmax beeni denmonistr.ated1 that he c'ould ud.t be*fairly~ elecd, I nmst be allowed. to oil'er thy disseit omiu this statement Niy 'Col.- Farrow.' No' wvill this injnre the prospects of Col. Evinis, f'or it is well knmowni that the campaignm of 1876 was not womi by modest men anmd iwn--d est way,- nior will it -be won by memn of' this charaeter inj 1880. MaTrk my pmiedCtio)af Denibel'ats of this F"ourth D)istrict,y for imno wv h>invo in miy possessionm faocts .which indiente that y'ou illii be confronmted: by' Rlepublicans who arc bold, aggressine and exdeed inagly r-mrodest .1in cedry way. I tell you plainly that there are issues ini volved othier than the personal aspirn mEons of Col. Evins or myself. It it 1'br time good of time .Deinoer'acy that th'id'e should be two classes ihi our p)arty, one to do time active. aggressive, dilficult work which thie exigency of thme times demands shall bbne to prescryoe ihe civiliition of our Mu4Lle country, and another class-to ch'oy the huigh places and1( pocket thmb 1ecrquisites? 1.3 not reasonable rotatiubw calcula ted to hmur miizIte amlii sol idh'y om'm par'ty-w hose rni-ty is so' esschtial? Is there not somethinag gratifyiatp to ouinr ?lu'mnorb, 'who are thme voter's,-in tihe idea of ad(d hug to I heir cxcepdinmgly thin rainks in Conmgress (whsie:i anm tild thnuy canm be couiited on the flisgers of cne'hlithdy and( ofalloing thmem frc'o and full di vision ot' many anid all other h~onor's which aire to Be' counfered? Is tihis iliuenmiociatic, OI' (lees .it .fILY6O' too mhuch of'l te demagogue--amr Col.' Evins' remnarked> .to me ini (ehim-' bima af'ter lhe had r'ead- my car'd iit.hdraw ing fr'omm thme Congr'dsslonal conitest 1n 1'878,-1in which .1 notitlbd him thamt unliess'somi'nian'of the farrimg .pr'ofessionm mappda'ed ho mlight look'for -1) me i 168. Co'1vEvins no0 doubt: be longs to that.class' of' the professional genrlenmen who.thiik that Lime brains anmd experience- of1 theo contrmy are alone cenitredl in' Lteir particuliar branmuchecs; but it relalmns to be scenm wvhethter these viewvs-aro enter'tamed-by the counitry at lar'ge. . "The gra.tuitous flinig at us8 as- thme finlest iIre-puller in t.he ityj-cotilityy, Is such as is usually made bv a dlefijited canididate,' etc. Thluse salt.h the Ire priessible Gol.-T.-Stomo Farrowv, andt tyuch zto'doubt Ir'tho opinion of Col.' Accideit ]tving, for' they seem to agr'ee. most mnarydloushf wvell on ahl miatter's pe)rtaiinlg to eletAins.' But, geitle muen, ahlowv mite to mtW that 1anmnot dead' yet, and1( volt wIll finmd out thaut I prio pose to dhe harI1d before this thing is disphosed1 of. Recent dlevelo pments in Grieeniville have uno doubt elatede voit Sthis-givo's you only yoit mnenoialile foriteenm volgs-theo same nab in 1676 fl'oiom wvhichi magic' unmuber' yoti' ontly , advanilced by thazt Slelght-ofhand trck In the hal T1heo p)eople to the east of' I h'ond River have already reOcognmizced the close-commuunion mutual admmir'a I Lion society which you formed inm 1876 amid w hich you-have recen thy cented :hby the hasty and1( binding action ofyour' County Conventions, anid am begin ning to thinuk thmat they haVe somne int'r I est in time 'Congressional' uoinationm I othier titan to vote for' the uioridnces of' youri smaller' section.- Pitch in,- Colo nels, both ot'yon. T wve on one Is hard ly f'air,.yvecrtheless you are- not hurt I 4014t~hu tat till N'g tation i"ll he'. li,60P'tf tit I anly not .TM >iltCol. Farro\v's l't6r if ru, Wuld liaVe nid6rial liearing. ,1 'as lie asserts;l, I had weakened aid :fitig off fiu votes, and, Col. R11t1s wa , advan11cingilld ahead at the tind we' Went intotbe hat, then I Would hiave lde AlpihlOiit on this scoro. The ucorn uhitted .1 1tl0nony ot' m116m11 bors (Lrotlt his frien'ds ald itilie). au 1hor1zes 6Me to ay thit his statebent is ortoneot 'iand thfit was still la.' ing Alt tl.is uucture. Agant, If the plaipf hat a\v!Irg-- was opposed by thm4iends of Col.- Evitis, then, al' t(Iir'gh thor.woird still be "luck" tf h6 "woi"-Vet.1 should nver have s,riouely charged unfairness, but tid situation "Ohialges -wit14 the roveltions of th'6 author of- the hw edhewYe itesolution. lie says, "I was an Evins man; ani I went to anl EvinA man, and We agi-co that it was impos sible to nonlinto, in tirO 'usual Ny slxtoop trials had convinced ui, aii *o knew that with you out of the way, yoyfY satpporters wOld go to Kelined9 and elect iim." How did the o kiiw They had gone round and 'cointed noses.. Lore we-bave an agrceing to. getler, a cOns;i'acY to stif'b lie' voice ofthe people, to throttle the Demoeri. cy of tio: Fourth District a'd foist uponl t.hem a mnan who was not their choice. Was there ever a more palpa. ble fraud perpetrated? And loos not (ho transaction taint the manl although he were a thmnusaid miles aw y at (h16 (line? How does tig e1iphikre witli thecA iso'' pursued 'y in'v Alendf in this 81am11 Conlventlil,' ;Vh1n1, ~after hiiving niet at ia timo and place which had beei publicly announced by the Pilesident of the State Conveution, In o)n sessfoi anl by other nicanis, and the fac't *as dsct-sed that a dole gation Who worc--at 106t pesumiably -against me, werc absent, and -when it Was plaid to My frields that I would be nominated oll the first ballot, Gein. Brattonl, as my represoietative, rose and said that I did not propose to take any advantages; and lie either ol'ered or seconded a motion to adjourn. Coir trast the course of Col. Evins' fi'm0s with this. I say boldly that with all the circuinstances in viicw-all the jug /lcrI incident andN with the (A4'ed ptoposo of his friimids to nominato him althougi tlicy say' that they knew he was neither tile /r-st nor- the Seond cloice-Col. Evilis i. as asninch a fraud pon the people of81out,h Carlolinaas iq Intlerford B. I Ivesi a fraud upoll the people of the United States. .in my ibrmeTIcr. comuniluications [ rea1l3 hadti no conception of the true inwardness of the aillir. bit regarled- it; aus is evi, dent fioln tA toie of I cominllica tioni,ai. 1 mnore mlatler 01'"'luck" which, while it really did Col. Eviiis no harm, Air-nished mlle w%.iti Somet.hing to talk about before the )eol,. I do not. of course intend to Conlt radiot. Col. Far roW's statement about thoso 1'%hwo or thire" "peechOs w.hich he 111u-h- againlst tis hat Scheme'. when I. sily that nIoneo of tile mem1ber-s (and ' lavc now coil. versed with mlanyv of theml) r-ememilber. havioing heard himli oil this side. But 1 do intend to intimate that his eiilory mnity be defective, mid that like each and overy other in1dividuai assertion nild pIropositioii contained li his l'e, lhro is qblhijtry oir incorrect state kint. Well is it for Col. Evinls that he shrinks fom a canvass bef'ore the 10 plo, and4 avoids miy chllenClge to me&et me on the slutnp in Lancaster, whiere lhe boasls oIf beiig very strong. The pleople of' tis counity andt of' all othier eduinties, ar1cuIlready(1 not inv the fact that a lawyerSi of' repIutatjin ant 11 Congress man of' fouri ,vears' stn dinlg declinies to me1tet a Idanti counitlv farmiorl anid dliscuss belore thenm iss'uc,s miateria,~ ini fhct, of v'itzal imnpor'tance; to t%d6 exist ence of Demlocracyv nd to the preCscr vationi of' tihe libert.y tand civilizaitioni of our whole countFr.. No-he pr'oposes to keep to the rearf anid' allow Col. Farr1owV anmd other t'iiends to enigineer' him init,o tihe nomiination and then del enponic the01 l active, ieergetic,- work og10 elemenCt oftDecr acy to do wha~t it (did in 1876--shoulder hiim and carry'~ 11im thr'ough. I am guilty of' no0 egot. isim, whbn I say that I bclieve I dlid mpire personally to .k1eat the 'ilepuibli ttin canldidtte ini 1'876 than Col. Evinis dld, anid such is the general belief'on this side of' the ri ver. Mr. Wallace says himself' that a sinislo movement of 1m1n11 hurt lhim thid-' tiian tihe comll3in ott' dilborts oh' Col. Evins-that .1 broke his back ir' the negro counities on this side of'th, river,and r'ed uced ha:s'majoi'i ty of 14 whidhi he obtainaed over nov.. ernIor 1Perry,and. of 1'600 over J-udge K(ershaw ill' this' county alonle oveir 1100' VoteRs.' Th it notL better thlat we pause abd idfiect a mioment? Are unot the csounmties oni tis side, delitgell as some1 ar'e by immeiise i.tegro mnajoritier, en)titkdl to soumethting? It Is for' you, Il9elnouata of t he Four'th D)istiric't, to a.I herchby sound' lmy note of No>w, wheluri arc those distinguished $arvices of which we hear' so mnuch? fi W et ani appr)lopriation for the~ King's Molmitanti M~iltary Centeni:d Celchration? I hearu niot, and I ami personally awaure thia& gre'at iniconiven ience aind seious em)bai assmnent are ntow entailed upon01 the nmanao'crs of filnr'e. Nor' is this- excuse of' Col. ECvinas, that hn Ihilhd to )re(ive' recog niitiot'fi'otWVthe chair although oli his fd4it 1l'or more than an hour~ at all'satis factory' The onetoeb which'rlie has d1lit5c1ed dluing his Conugressiotial cai1der, although spun11 ouIt through the press- at (one susion,- anid' l'epeated Onl time floor of' tho' I ouse at aniotherl, cer'tinily does not place him head-anid. shiouldei's ov0ei all other inenl iln th( Disappointimnht never attends I h use of Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup, i'ric 'LI9E e$I1 _ MACHINE CD.xa Wi' N(?CHARI.E8.3T. ' WuIMORE1tMD,p -- --DEALR' IN~ brugs, Medicines, Toilet Ooods, etc wVresnfomo, s.0c. Subscribe to 'IlE NEWS AND 1IEl II I ,Y, CLOSING U GREXT ihbUCT1O.N IN DRESS tVOj)? AAD NO00Nk ?N ORDER TO MAKE 0OM FO FALL STVIOOC W ordor to n'A6 room for our Fall Stock, we offer the i'6maidar of 61W. Spripg and Siumnor Goods at COST t'o 0ASH BUYERS. PertbAbiro Lawis at 7} -ents. Pacific Lawns at 12 cotits. Laco 1untings at 22.k- dilts:., Linen Suitingo of diferont grades'. Press Goods of variotis styles and prido Cypress Cloths at 17.i cents.' Wlito Piques, all p0rices Vontennial Stripes from 7} cents itp. A Lot of Edgings from 2'coet . A Lf of Ribbons to be sold for. What they will bring, as we desire td close out this part of our stock. Best Unlaundried Shirt in the World at 874 cents 66ch, Another grade at 72} cn ts, and all other goods in iroorty. .PMemeMber the above rices are for cash on. the s)ot. They ivill not bol charged to any one without un advance. No exceptions made. F. ELDER & CO. july 10a E_&ER 00 GREAT BARGAINS IN SH0ES Aw" MHUN.AGHPfoi JAVING purcliaed a nice line during tho recent 'delind w 1vi1l 6ffoi' .I.1 great inducements to the trade for the next thirty days beforo taking stock. A good 12 Thread Sergo Gaitor at $1.00 Sofhothing nice in a Half Cloth at $1.25. 103. pairs Grain Shoes at $1.45 Something nice in Half Cloth and Kid Buttoned Vdry low for cash: 1 Case Brogans at $1.25. 1 Case Plough Shoes at $L25' TIHE REST GOODS 1 WINNSBORO FO1 TILE PRICEI P Cases Woman's Polkas at 85o, 95c, and $1.05-far belo)v thoir actual value. 100 Pairs Ladios Cloth Gaiters at 9i, $1,1)f and $5.25, to roduco stock. 100 Pairg Pebble Grain ShocA at $1.45, $1.05 and $1.88. 15Y Buff and Calf Shoes at $1 45, $1.65 and $2.00. The best Mise- Grain Buttoned Shoo in the Stato for $1.25 Tin, Glass and Crockery Ware. These Goods I have marked down Wd such prices that will defy compotition. J.ist received fifty Patent Fly Traps; G'o in6 a call beforo buying,* J. L. MMUNAUGH july 1 Leadt r of Low Pride.' Thp. Bsi0 Vo0n Prnfli-mmorI THE DAVI s VElTIcAuL FEED SEWING MACHINE AZft LIEgEWJ Til 11' ORLO TO PROD UCE ITS E NUALI4 ~1,000 REWARD r One thonsand dlollar s eoward ofl'ered to any persqon that will dho a grenid a range of wvork, ansd do it as we li, on an - ot her mntchi ne as as can be donle on' the "DAVIS VERT rCA L FEl'; ShJCW G AI AC Il l.E." .Arran[;emets- fo the c6ihtest.will be msade with amy one dcsit'ig to coalhpete ir thte aboie-namiied' reward, wit,hm a reasonaible timc ai'ter written aipplicationl is received. DAVIS SE~W1NG MACHINE-CO., .¬her large lott of (1ic above Machines and the Improved Weed- just re cirved- J.' O. Bo0A6, Agent. Whi,te and Colored Piques, Dress Gooda in o~rieti, Illusion, Sillks; Satins; Ribbons, Corsets. Gloves, Notions, Hosiery, Lace Bonnets, Ruehing, Belts,- Linen and Lace Collars, Fichus, 'Ties and everything gi1erall.f found in a first-class D)ry Goods, Fancy Goods and Milliry]istablish mont. Youcan'geit all you Want as reasonably as same goods can be bought - anywhro. -J. 0. BOAG. Fra~ Arraas hrery Week --AT TIlE- NEWA STOREi. X 11TIONJ A si plIes or 7'actle; rev11a1ntro, Lat tice, lance arnd vlete.rl Lawns, Checked and 11.oinsic~ 1'esii . egin""calota~ r. hem,Le JmatlsssI'l"rn:, ant in new styles, Long TI IIVSJICN A LK,i11 lilJioNs, at, T.AN~ and TW.vENTY-FrivE CENTs, WVoRIl''JITRW our nurhcas.v Uedn inde IRFolIE TI'IE TlIDA, LwAVK IN ,PRiIORs AND AFTERI IT'r~ -1III IeNC ans ra osssu,w.4 giv"T ES" e t0(vnse lo t'" .culstonosrs for their l)atronago. WE SELL STRICT'LY FOR &lASH l' DESI#ORTES & ED1A JNDSg BABMAIN! BRAN }R ---.0: ~ I~AI~,S = Dry Hides, Shoep Skins, f~ ,% r i~ 9 . Ltamb Skcins, U..'.3..~ k)Goat Skindi, B)eor Slins, Otter Skins; Mink Skins, KI 1)c p~y ~s Opossuii Sins Rhat bSkins, Rabbit Skins. -AT - Cotton, ~ 0 ~~T* Booeswax, - Wool, FOIR MERI 1'RICE $1 .&0 Rg - B3ias,' AllY Tho highest cashi priob McMASTE.I, BRC CO~ bo paid. GDEr T' july 17'may 25