The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, September 15, 1886, Image 1
VOL. X111 . ,;;MsJrTs. NEWBEIRRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, S1l"nl'lu llER 15, 188G. reri JeIerIer. NO. 37
ADJUTANT GlN I' U,1,.Sl lP,
CAPT'AIN 1('AIt1.I.Y ANI) 'I'li IC STi'.1
ICXICCUt"VIY1 (CO31311TT'1'CI11
'I'he (aptala Assues Ilie Griu n< Thiat
the Connunit.ee in Ignoring 111
Claims, Iilwar<te( the Will ol'
the State Conventton---IlIe
Hl1ids the Chlarleston )el
etit.on P'rimaurfly" Re
sponsible for Ills
I)efeat..
EntrOlT Ii:(:tst i:t:: Although the
action of the State Executive C'otm
mittee in refusing to recognize imy
claimns to the position of Adjutant
and Inspector General furnished me
with good grotlnds for)I' personal co
plaint, still I wotld plrobably remnain
silent, but that I feel, and Inknow that so
many others feel, that a great wrong
has been done the 1Democracy oi' the
State, to m1y iriends and supporters.
both in and out of the C'onvention,
and more particularly to the Cotntie-;
of Laurens and Spatrtanut1rg, whose
delegates voluntarily pl me forward
as I cadiiidatc for that josition.
This is a suflicient excuse fIor coiing
before the piblic, to show how. and
by whon, the wokl was dote. adi to
advise such steps and preenutions as
will make sucith things i:i(4pF.sible in
the future.
It is well known to iy friends
here, and in Laurens, that I had de
clined to becomne at candidlate 'ot that
position, before the Convention mnet,
on the grounds that I did not wish
to run against G eneral Manigatult,
and moreover did not. thik Ht h tt. hit
c.o)uld bie defeat,ed, beinhg th strong- l'
est man in the State, in my oi (pinion,
for the position. It is also well
known to the d('lcgate:; fItomu th1i: and
Laurens Counties that I h:l ri uest -
etl theni not to allow my lwille to
come before the Convention. )luless a
chlange was to be made amil o t hen
un less there w~as an i ev aiet ieel in'
ill 1113' belhalf atlmOnii. the inetibers Ot'
the Convention, which I did tu0 at
tirst attend. After the alrrivi tiur'
delegates in Coi uia. I was ele
gralited for, and oa Iy :1rrival was
tol that, after cnu to a
others, they (esired to pIt 11 be.
lore the Conviitn Cor thie: t:p.lol"n
of Adjutant anin pe:,,cto:-General,
and wished lmnt, aft(-t' ca lnsulltti on
With mly personal !riends. > d(cide
whether I would run. Thl;e Cotnven
tiOn being in session, it was w9; 1ithl
great Il liculty" that I saw tmyv ri ndls,
and it was not mlitil the ay Of.Ii the
race tbat I reluctantlyI' co sen;t.
SEvery one knows ,b result.! a nd t" at
on the seconid hallot. after the wilt
drawal of so worthy r man as (ol.
McKissick, in a race agalint sn pure
and noble and popular a inan:1 as
General M:uiiganit, then the ilt{nemn
bent, I received I .6 votes agailst
his 162 votes, it heiig a known and
tacknowledgel fact that six of thlie
votes I received 4)nl the first, bal(it
-were induced to go to CUeneral \lani
gault on the second by promise on
the part of Georgetown to assist
them in at succeeding nomination.
These things I miention oily to show
how close t,he vote was, aid how
(doubtful even the result was, :as
shing w i vhether Gen-iieral Man~tiiga ot
or' I wias the choice of the (Contvetn
tionl. To show whant, myl reail fel inp
wer'e at t.he timne, it is ontly niecessary
to say that wheni called ulpon thait
eveningf at the G3rand( Cenitral byv
Captain, no0w Adjutat atid usp'ctior
Ge(ner-al, onha m ai n oters for~ a
speech, t,bat, aftL''er cnigratu iting~
them 111o01 t.he State tic-ke in gen-.
Ctral, I remiarkeLd, "It thir' is anyi
man11 ill the State wh Io shtol'hl he c'o
(ratulatedl anud (cotiplimencited,h I aitn
alowed to select. a iagan inj the :-tateu
who of' all others idmhti rett'et the
most honor andr ertHdit uponii inei as5 a
c'omlpetitor I would have tmutiei GJen.
eiral Manigault.'"
TIhie death of' -Genea'il 31anligalt,
thriewv the selectioni of his succ-oessor
Onl the~ E xecit,ivye Comiuullttee. and,it
t,akinig inito cons5ider'ationt the large
sp)ontanleous vote I receivecd in the
Conventio, and 'h.- ath/li'irma(l. int.
j)0rltI ttJ/~' hcl|tlII /uL- repr.l'/i.w(if(ui 'I
/I ir:Is- --of' 1//t' vi/i le or 1c1ual I)ii,
'onside'ring. thai. the hxecumtive~ Com-it
ittee is a siiall body oif mten,. withI
eted to look biack( to th' C'onven -
which elected them, antd to the
for an e'xpressiont of the ir
a%hs t.houiigt that. their wimuk
andtt iheir dutily ear, andi
iln wahs loi.ked fori wit h
sa0 b y the' pitll- ht,
e'r of' rigrht, antd ju.+
h-to tatei h-tre
': mal siihir
1 had il
eri oh'
(emi thtt
e1lrs5eIent, that I or any one els
Col b1 1ring, than the vote I receive
in the Convenit,ion ."
As I have advocated, and had a(1
vwcnted. long before either of oui
tate Colieges were reorganized, tha
they sli hid he consolidated, anl
t hat thw Citadel should be reorgan
ized inl Columibia inder the Agricul
tural and Mechanical Land Gran
Act, (which required military train
ing and discipnlie,) I feared tha
some parties might endeavor to us
'h:.t agaiist me, as tihe Adjutant an(
I ispector (. cic"ral is ex officio a nern
her f t he Board of Visitors of tbi
C2itaidel Academy. With a view t<
Prevent this I added a "confidential'
postscrilot to my letter to Captait
)awson telIing him that although ,
had my own peculiar views as to th<
svstemii of education which shoul
prevail in the State, and had givet
proper expression to them--still tha
I h1:11 never opplosed the Citadel, pe:
se-, mr its SVStci of education, ank
that, moreover, as Adjutant and In
spector (eneral I would be under nc
necessity to agitate the question
though 1 had not changed my views
'T'he l-xecutive Committee (or fif
teen members of it) met in Columbir
on the 25tht August, and after corn
,Icting their regular organization
proceeded to the nomination of n
successor to General Manigault
t uite a number of gentlemen wer<
placed before the Committee as can
diidates, for whom I have the great
est respect, and any one of whom it
would have given me pleasure t<
suppirt under ordinary circum
stances, or if they had appeared be
fore the Convention to test theit
streng;thi before the people.
It so<m becane evident to m3
frietls on the committee that no
01nly ws the endorsement of tli
uoi vCntion to be ignored, but tha
the sole ,oject of the iembers fron
.t reston 'or iore particularly 1
W1. I):nunnrr and Wmxn. II. Brawley
(as t de!'at my nomtination. Sup
nor in fr a timne Captaint C. I
imei or pretending to do so, the;
ro hwedi t heir object by desert
in; riu, andoi coquetting with the del
o;1:tes supporting11Major Mills, whou
they eventuallv carried with them tc
iin tie parties supporting Captair
htri!am:i, who they thus succeedec
eeting;. The excuse they gav
fo,r their opposition was that I ha(
pI,poseld the Citadel Academy, and
:S Maior Irawlev afterwards said
ho.., voted :igainst the appropriatioi
for the ili itia which is not true.
It wa; thus that my defeat was at
acom)]pl ished amd the will of thi
( llnventioni---wliichi represented tih
people---(lefated, for after Genera
Alacnigalt's death I was virtuall'
anid rightfully the noninee of thi
party. Straige to say, if I am cor
reetl N. Ii formed, ten out of the fifteei
pre.entt--i. e., .llessrs. Hoyt, Shell
Cark. Izlar. Talbert, Ilart, Allison
I ee arnd D)awsor---had supp)Iorted n
in the Convention, but only the thre
first-with l r: Mower, of Newberr;
(ame to my support in the com
iiittee ; and I would like to knoi
wit. iages had occurred in me, o
inl rmy views, after the Convention
to givye them an excuse for desertin1
W W. D awson arnd W . a
ley re, owe ver, primarily responi
sile forr myi defeat, andi their opp)0
sititon was based, not on my o~pp
sitioni to the Citadel, but on my uni
fo,rm obhposit.ioni to, arid exposure of
i t ei bond11, rail roadl and other stoci
jobb ding~ ope rations, by which tihe:
ha:vei cointrol le,', oppressed and lan
ilered the State. F"or the 'orme)r.
eicnfes that 1 onice entertained, 11o
onlyv respect arnd admrlirationl of ii
aility hurt ai warmr feeling of friend
ship,) basedi oni his services to ti
('onifedlerac -, arid a belief in his Sill
(eerity ; hut a gradual realization o
hris true character has forced me uni
willin igly to thle conviction that lie is
as 1 n w describe him, an importe<
Iirghli ilunukey, tota.ly deCvoid 0
p)1riciple, whrose American expc
rjince, as8 w'e all knlowf-in Spite o
hris shirewdnless anrd ability-ha
evolveVd him into a geinuine politien
pro~st,it(ute. Such a man11 has nio righm
t n vol (, c.y ogicio or otherwise, 01
iur '. ate E'.xecutive Commiiittee, all
hb!; i)osit ion oin tire Nationail Exect:
i'innu ain aroun our llm
tons, I hitlhers, etc-Is a standin
disgrace to tire State. Circumnstar
yes comrpel mre to touch Mr. Brawle
more g entlyv, hurt it is suililcient t
-iy t hat ii (loquenrt, voce((, since tih
u~nw hesniiedi a dlouibtful positio
osi So,licito r -.rnider liadlical rule
has:1 n1.1 ver bee heard(i (ini any of 01u
ntia nunneniVits) ini diefense of thi
>tate, and( onliy whenCi somei bond a
ralra job was to bie put up), b
wiih to complliete tire phmdel(ir of th
SIate,. which the lRadicals begair
-hrd'hy, we have our11 Radical deCbt t
pay, amid, verily, he' has his rewar(
i f, ho(we'ver, loyaltyv to the Citadc
Acaemrlery is to he tibe sole test bi
wiebiI~?i gethemen of this State are t,
he')~ iven 01r refuised posit.ions in thi
3 tually endorsed by a State Convc
1 tion, then the sooner we abolish
remove this bone of contention
Columbia the better. It has cc
fessedly been organize. contrary
the Constitution; is impropeR
located to suit the health of you
men of the middle and up counti
and might very properly, on t
score of economy, health and c(
venience, be made a part of the fr
system of education in Columb
giving a much needed scientific a
practical turn to education in t
State while at the same time comp'
ing with the Constitution and t
laws under which we receive the la
grant fund. In advocating its
moval to Columbia, I was but folio
ing the ideas of the Board of Visitb
before the war, who contemplated
removal to avoid the epidemi
which pr%.vail in Charleston, ai
which had forced them on several
casions to remove the cadets to (
lumbia.
Our greatest political difficuli
and the greatest bar to our receivi
"justice" in this State, lies in t
undue influence which Charlest
wields by virtue of unfair and t
equal representation--not only
the General Assembly, but also
our Democratic Conventions. U
fortunately she also controls sevei
low-country counties, who, like hi
self, have undue representation f
their negro population in our Cc
ventions. If Charleston was und
the control of the gentlemen
Charleston, and, instead of such in
as Dawson and Brawley, she w
controlled by and sent to us su
men as she had, and still has--mi
who were incapable of sharp practi
and political trickery--then we cou
afford to trust them and her with t
extra power. Unfortunately, if i
are to credit the statements of b
own mayor and the acknowledu
ments of her own people, she is in
corrupt political state, and her len
era not only abuse the power th
have in the State, but resort to frai
in their own Democratic prima
elections.
The true remedy lies, first, in t
reapportionment of the represen
tion of our Counties in our Sti
Democratic Conventions in prop
tion to the actual Democratic v<
of each County; or, in lieu of this,
resort to a strictly white straight
Democratic primary election fQr
the elective offices in the State. ''
second is in taking a census of t
State as early as possible and givi
each County its true and proper rc
reseutation in the General Asse
bly. I know that it is threaten
that the whites of Charleston and t
low country will bring the negro
to the Democratic party to utilize I
vote, but I know too well that ti
means. negro equality and negro r<
resentation, which they cannot aloi
and that the gentlemen of the l1
country would rather see the Stf
controlled by the reliable white pi
ple of the State than by either t
negroes of the low country or t
corrupt politicians of Charleston.
This is the goal to which the wh'
Democracy of the State must loa
and( when we reach it, as we im
Ssurely will ere long, we will have
more domination of the State by
corrupt ring in Charleston; no mc
control of the Legislature by the i1
of tihe negro vote therein; no mc
usurpation of power by tihe Executi
Committee; and no more F. W. Un~
sOne5 on our State or National 1'
ecultive Committees.
I have worked for, sufferedl f
and have made too many sacrific
for the State and party to do othi
Swise thlan gracefully submit, bu
shall bend all my energies in t
future to righmt this wronIg, and
accomplish time above endls; at
God willing, my polliical enemi
shlall find that though I have be
p)olitically (and p)ublicly) defeat<
I mnot politically dead.
I nflamumatory lheumaIItim.
1"or over two yeairs I suflYered int ens
I wi musculamr I heumtlism. I bcaiL
a lmDoslt lhlles, and1( had1 to be helj
out of bedi. At times I was unlable
turn miyself Inl bed, and had1( to be h12
d (ied as tenlderly as an intfantt. My chi
-was inlvolved, andio I he paini was intole
-lble at times. AllI thte old and wv
.known retmedies werle exhatei'fd, but
Spermnflllent relief wias obtatined'. Ala
a year ago I wvas imduced by a frienid
'try Swvift's Speeiie. TheI effect has b h
( magical. My frniend(s scartcly recognl
) tme. My rhenatism is entirely go:
a miy generail health is super( b, and I
I weigintg thirty pounds imoire thant wi
Il ommenlced takinig S. S. 8. 1 am11 a
~ to attenld to uall my inltsterial work.
r am11 devouitly grateful for my restorat
3 to health, which I owe, undlier the bl<
r itng of God, to Swift's Specilie.
1 hamIptonl, Ga., A pril 20, 1 880.
Treatise Otn 1lood11 and Skinl I>isent
- maliledl free.
T ihe Swift Speciie Co., J)trawet 3,
Food for theo brain iad neOrv'e that win
Y vigorateo the body1 without ttoxlcating11
) Whaft we neeod ini theOse daiyo of rushnd 11wo
Par'ker's Tonic restoires the vital energ
B Roothls the neorvos, and b)rings goodl hti
(tunteker than aniythineg von1 Clnn 1an. (.8-1l
or better from a Ncwberry (ir.
to --
u. "The sunl comes fthl; cach montaii
to height.
ly Glows with a1 tinge of rosy light,
qg And flowers tIhat shnhered throug tin
y, night,
he Their dewy leaves tinfold;
n- A flood of splendor bursts ot liighi.
C And rivor'is breast refleets a sky
a, Of Crimson and of gold."
Would you like a few items froi
he the Land of the Sky. 'Mr. Editor'
Y' But Indeed they Ieei' not he few, to
he this lovely Frenchli Broad valley will
Id its innumerable attractions is an in
C -exhlaust.able source of interest. IBil
my eyes are nature-loving eyes
rs Yours, Mr. Lditor, may he difleren
--you being one of t he so-eallcd lord
es of creation-consequent ly. yout nia}
Id not enjoy a Colunictlition of thi.,
c- kind 1 speak from obs'rvatioln, a,
o- invariably on mounitaii raimbliing antl
climbing OCCaiaiOIs, howsotever sub
l'limne and wildly beauitilul thei vie'w.
we meet, these( distitnguishc'i per
he ~I(' e
sonages, who call hemselves lords
> and think nature endowed thetm wit]
n- a station more honorable, more lofty,
in and in a word, vastly superior to th(t
in noblest of her varied creations, lool
- upon the imdescriiab'c grandeur he
al fore them with the majestic coi
r. placency of Alexander Selkirk, when
or he declared hinself monrch, of all hc
n- surveyed. Apparently, A\r. Editor
er they are no more impressed with It(
of sublimity of the views, utter no ex
as pressions of admiration or enthusi
as asm greater than if it were a mole
hill, or cabbage patch. instead of t
magnificent mountain panor:ama. ant
Id deliglit as 1i a r i /I i r,/ recenth1
e on viewing a lield of enbhage niea
ve the celebrated (osar's 1e1d. ht
er cabbage were extraordninarilyh tine.
C but, it' you will listen, dear ir. I
a itor, I'll whisper that he admired Lt(
d rosy mountainI l:ss who wa":1s hociit
d them so industriously. and not ti
cahhaae after all . You will excus'
ry me for heing personal. but you wonlo
e have admired her too, Mr. Editor, n
I am somewhat aware of the dispo
sition of you "lords." She was dIt
te cidedly pretty, and as she stood ther<
>r- in tme midst of ten thousand cahhoage
it
1(tishi eyes and simple garb, she looke<
u romantically sweet, even as did Mau
Muller, on the summer day that shi<
be "raked the meadow sweet with hay
However, Mr. .Editor, I shall assutc
that your admirinrg vision wotilh
.- aspire to a resting p1ace somewha'
m- above this lovely piece of insignill
e(l nne, as you occupy the exalted po
le sition of e'dito '. Yet, editors shouh
manifest an interest in nearly ever
us subject, as among their hosts of sub
s scribers will be found iersons o
every variety of tastes, ideas, inclitna
tions, etc., and they should feel duty
)w bound to make their paper equall1
te interesting to all. At present, I tius
l these lines may not f'ail to elicit your
ie slightest interest, especially as thIe
e come from a lover of' the Il:a.
ANI NE1ws," and a Newherr-c giirl be
s aides. I must tell you that I giv
the I.:nAIn AxND NE-ws a sweet weli
and1( favorite friend, and iln thRe hiui
a guage' of the3 '(Old Armi CJhir,. wh<R
re an dlare chide icme o hiw/ if.? It:
sC columns contain spier,. i iuterestiti
re matter and after per1usinRg it., I fee
ve refreshed and haippy, herau'e:i l 'v<
' had1( "Good neCws fr'otm homek." Youl
Xvaluable pap,ler' iS alh.o enijoyedl by ni
comp~anions here. ' eeri ly' -- an~ Ii
't I,ee,"' a fair, eartly-hiaired midenlti wbic
Cs conisiders it her <hIriin.g prlivilege hie
Shave spent, laust wintter inl Newberr
mer-nid who, I date say is not fotgott.ei
to by certin Iones of' ou r jurrilcd IordIs
She anRd I enlhose best wisheis tot thei
es it.or, and1( ou1r frieinds wh ma1 11y chain e<
ito see t hese siimphle, silbo d -girli sI
lines, andl we are hiapply to say .hial
our health is excellent, ~in this anti
malarial valley, and as to pleasurle
we know niothinug else. Tfhe hfacilIi
ties and( opportuniit,ies f'or the enjoy
~h'tinent of yountg folks aire so muel
ne greater hmere than in 1 Ne(wh erry'. F"irst
edh 1o lice up here doies niot necess5 itt
to sutch constalnt, hbibor itus "s weatin ii'c
Sthe btrow,"' as the yiehl ot fruiits am1
vegetabes i n it1,i s i . de lihtfu valhi ; i:
el inemu,ee iih and the s wl.'te w iu
norc,etmun ~vte.hrlt ait' ni!k :u12 te r
m0 peoultsry mt tIn :uult( fine ioe
to rod t cy i .:u e i<chin
meanofssitnc. Tl'irtn-y lie
e,oerl athe live wael lTheat' pur
unwter a inI i t brees1 :uvereo
N neceary. So , vnavigae' c vir thes 1
rou igh rocky~. n rogisal aatl i:<eerdii
i nly wholksomo,:m rare anishn:u
genra heavlthii isarey ipied ofnf
Anmd it is miote for th pleasture aun
In- enteritainmen(t, oft thelir suunnelri vie
tl ion,-they seem wihlly unmselli sI
raIIIIbles. roiIt t, 'arld n t fishing e(1
parties, literatrv socials. boat rides sl)
and excursloion pienies. The tiv1'e8 lit
wvoltd he tot nice for :tit) 'tl llyti were''C re
it not that tihe roadls are so lnarrow. U1
Aidents will andC dot) happen onl ce
these "Fr.r!!7. 'ears of tc,
such ereate suspen ise and so dlimtinisht d(
t,he plcasure which might be realized ad
froin ve ry remote surroundings. 1)l
These asICa are rildiculedl and termed to
cowarlly; but, tell me, Mr. 1'ditoir, ti
would "you not be alarmtedl w''it i one w<
wheel of' your buggy suspended over ia
the iretlh Uad, and Lthe otlher col- n
lidinge vith the mounltainl? But you it(
are' t brave ltd, (?) ald of oirS "jI:
wouhl not treinle and turn1 pale like ch
a timid g,irl. Youl conhll perhaps,
however, bectter M1I)atilizeii with poor to
larincrs :s t.hy ap)roacil the dread. is
(( Scyla and ('hiaryhdis of tite. Med. it
iLtrranle:li. I sid symp1,rt/h' L( ! (!n F<t
ne1'1 "y/t/thi-, ''las nature madev her in
ords capable of Sympathy? 'hey eil
say ,to!. Shakespeare says :-"There w
is It faith, Ito trust t, honety," en
and ii ie had been a wmilnt, would as
have concilhed vith, i,, sy,/i1iit/h o'
".inl tin." Ah ! ye lords, sighI with w1"r
ret'ret, t-hat you cannot 'weep with mil
thost who weep ," awi sufTer with im
tho)se w\ho sull'r, I'or t"ruly', "'sutl'ering! as
w1ith" i+ sympathizing. Y'ou Canl st<
never en1joy this sweet priv'ilege, as :ml
mnother naturt! has reserved it for her a1'1
w1ho is in every'v sense c:laable-gen-" a
lic, aIlIect.ionate w manii. Yet she wi
needs your Syimipathy. (), how very, ho
'Try often, ail it woiltd he nothing th,
less than ,iss f'or her, coubtl you be- dii
sLOW it.. I''xcuse this devilatiom and do
I will rettrti' o L mr ( tumalis(eents. thli
4)1l the1 l tlt r:lniin. iie I-i l'(ree, A l
11': ar:n fi'la :u 1 l f lll ofl _le ''" th
ti1 an)otit'r lir'i\- . w"' tnt'i t It)O t'ta. '
bl As ate': :nlln'. 1hra\wni I' siv oxen.
Fortunatel\. exiN-t -H\" :,t p lac:' of
nur meetini'. Mo' r'1nd wa ';' slig t, rhi l
-twidl r, havin:l h lc rI, :iv'r :a -lhort \
(ll:"t:tilit'I' 1 ,11 1 1 t:1 !l ' ,r' xi i It 11)
distance.~i: _le no nti en still o
on ltheit it' iit, i t . )tl : 1! It'3if the
iv\er t11 conlteii w \ith On t., nthe r tu
s i ig itiIt i:i~ d ~i I 'r(
.id , i hetrc was It h'e . i r n". l''nc.
On a) m,'ui n';' It, 1.'1: 1t tund the S
roai t,I o ite wi-Ih :ani i' i
fat i e n,lisin' , l'1, c, w: a0n1 oi tn
- aco mpii)t li shdll , hotv.1 v(1 . ' i in t,'o t ni' e
'ytr m inill the iun>u't1utii ui, a r'4'11' 1 e i \"
, to innov in m i t nit
CU! iintit h1 (1 r i , ii '- t i 'or .i; \, olj
ivi i Lseiitlly' when yCI n Sit eovr , asl yoW(uCd
(J1i t d10 (14), that, sylph-!ike, y u/ an-l inl i
ia cn omlerntcod 'e -s li i veortit tt
m11Ss;es, !gralefll! 1-rnsi1, 'nowy. bri, ht
'eed daiis, lovely hyda'r:t> . t'ra- st.
i rait Oul ti t atut ell 1:mr1-el :mn ivy; 1c
lwhih t y(ur C t,i , n1 or;stal stra it bi
- cdashvr; -levI'lly nve'r '- I lp)b les, t,l
- L Ir,:ling! its way busl::i :yi 1 n n isi )y, iL
t like t si!ver' ribbom dt\:nl the mtoun. 01
' tain ide. Such sttirrundinlgs af)ord1 In
a vried, love l y' snte o'f beauty and lth
would trunly prove at j)y Forever. As 3'
- you stroll nw11 %ard :1141 t3)' 'tni t.he
way b)ecnnmes mo:re rugd and difli- u
I
ct!L; soun 'atigue Wotd pro333 t. you at
to tutrn back, wvere you nott poissesse<d tc
wit h t,he "''h'xcelsior" spirit, tund were (1
yo)u not, assistedl by somec lordlly armIl, ti
or its )r'era le substitute, rc ,/L/an i
p,/l'. Were I a senltimentiIai author"- c"1
I si '-,~ . Ir -'io ,Iw u l e o t t o
h:Ut ic35 -astese tikea- t abovehi dtne"
me by grief, heart-broken and de.
airing, she sought and gained re.
T in death, by throwing herself
eklessly over the dreadful precipice,
d falling with the beautiful inno.
nt water, now known as "Conness.
L" falls, into the (lark, dangerous
pthls below. Is not such constancy
miruble, Mr. Editor? and exem
ary too for the boys and girls of
-day, inasmuch as the majority of
em are so fearfully inconstant, yet
would not have them suflr such
nentable results as did poor Con.
stee. Excuse me, kind Mr. Ed
>r, if I exhaust your patience, but
At a little more, and I'll begin to
)se this rambling epistle.
Last week I enjoyed an excursion
Caesar's Ilead. This you know
a famous peak of the Blue Ridge
)tltain just over the line in S. C.
on here, it is twelve miles distant,
the d1irection of our "moulntain
y"--Greenville. ''he day we went
s fine, till towards its close. The
rly morning, however, was foggy
usual. You know till about eight
slock every morning this valley is
apped in an immense cloud of
st, making it very damp and render.
the nearest objects invisible. lHut
the fog cleared away, (though in
ad of falling to our regret it rose
d ive knew to expect rain in the
Jcrnoon) a pair of merry tar heel's,
pharmaceutist and a merchant,
t. the finest buggies and fastest
rses in town were seen climbing
c mandering ascent which leads
rectly to my uncle's beautiful gothic
micile. These tar heels taking up
eir femals crosses, (Mattie .l ice and
inic May,) were soon going on
ir way up the mountain, rejoicing
The day was beautiful, 't1.as in
ed i "sweet day ! Ro cool so calm,
bright."' he scenery along the
adl was fine to say the least and
is greatly enhanced by ferns, wild
wers and limpid riils--nature's
reliest decorations. There were
imerois springs by the roadside.
mit whose icy waters we were fre.
littly refreshed by our handsome
ti' Iharmnacentist. We reached
r. destinlationl at one p. in., and al'
sm)e promiscuous strolling and
Owing we sat dowa and partook,
lth : decided relish of Mattic Lee's
ht bread, chicken and cake, which
th our gallant merchant's sardines,
ekies and confectioneries proved
dced a most enjoyable repast.
me refuse our pharmaceutist found
rt. in throwing from his lofty
reh, into the valley immediately
llow calling it "bread cast upon
e waters,,' but lie was mistaken, as
f!ell in the tree tops. The views
Caesar's Head are grander and
irc extensive than those in his
roul. I hope to describe them to
in, when I began this Mr. Editor,
it their sublimity makes me so pain
Illy conscious of my incompetency
Id insignificance, that the mere at
mlt to describe them, finds me
Inb. Bitt you lust know some
ing of this apparently limitless
mnorama of beauty and grandeur,--"
n you not come and behold it for
mnrself' ? Most certainly yott would
el comptlensatedl for your long,
mary joiurney. You wouild find a
ce lairge hotel Oil the I lead ; it has
It few p)ermIanent, boarders, num
cins tratnsient oiies, however. We
sitedl the hotel sprinlg, andi what at
'lighutful pIlace it is. The crystal
iters trickle gently and musically
na large mtoss-covered embanik
enit, itnto a circular rock basin ; flow
gthlence dlown tihe motntain, they
oni mingle with the waters of' outr
vni SaIlda and eventually with
ose oh' the Atlantic Ocean. A fter
freshting ourselv~es witht this ex
l\entt Cau'ear's Hewud wuler, loung
g on thme cool greeni swardl around
e sp)rinig, gathering various little
lementoes we hiade ad iett to this
vely 1)1ace and began our return
We soon1 reached thte N. and S. C.
e. It is marked1 by a tall gracefutl
plar11 and1( near it is a small di
pidlatedl building. It is occupied
six sanctimonious looking men
to woti remnindl yotu at on1Ce of' the
lemin o1ld monks of St Bletrnard.
te of them I am told, sonme
'as sintce was Greenville's Legis
hure mlan. I atm told that tltcy
ke adivanitage of the location of'
i'ir htoime itn a way that renders ain
' '/ an almost impllossible in case
pleatse themti to commit aniy offenise.
a N. C. shetriff attempts thie arr'est,
erV liee fr'om the thrieshold oif thir
I . door,i, and( vice ver'sa. Cross
t!wI line we went onwardl; stud
syit b egani thunderinog and( soont
e were'~ ill the mtid(st of' a stormtt. Outr
o,;s deemedCiIC it useless to stop),
It. 'rI long wind and torrents of'
ini maide it nteessary, anid we were
nd eno(ugh to take shelter in a corn.
-i,. I,ucky for us, these mnountainm
'1nce in each other never lock their
-tbs. But ini spite of gossamers,
I'IrobeIs, hop-butggies and corn erib,
(' weire vtotimis of a drenchintg.
owever' after we /ddel ini thte crib a