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The Oraii&obtn'g Times IfcHUKJ) EVJ5KY BATUIMMY IUOUNIM Tct tiis of S?uscri}:(tou. Oik: Copy one i'mr. $*J 00 " " Six Muk'.Ic. ! 00 Kates of Advertising. One Square 1st Insertion.SI 50 JCuc/i Subsequent ,; . > ()0 Notices itis'ciieU /. <? ' 1 ..,* ? J.inr. All Subscription* u'mi VV w '. til Advertise mints to be pan! for in tlo'iiiuic. No fu ry'- , . iption or Ai)rer tisnncnts arc Vu'itt ? ' ? v />. / j<>j 2iftat(U/cr. fifeV- \Vi> ans hi iifi v iy m'Spiui M l. fdi Uio viu?rt or opinions ul mil Corn pond Nits. SATURDAY. JULY 6. 1870. Triumph Last Saturday niujht; iieooMiitg (si previous appoitiiiiHii! the Ornng.<;? burg Court ITou.4' ? ??..?? -?? '<.? Club met to elect delegates to the County Convention. From tin rumbis float iiig about the streets an exciting time was anticipated- perhaps another failure to accomplish thi purposes for which the meeting hail been called. Contrary to the exj e<a:ttion^ of every one the proceed . ,5of Saturday night were of that, calm, di liiii'.'d order which eruiYnmhiied the respect of every member oi (h Club and ro Bultcd in tlio i lection of" a iitiUci which reprreeid. iaithlu?y as'imtny of the fneldi i making tip mir pop'ula lion as v.: - possible linde? the cir cumstances. Principle not dogma, (i, hot iaetion, and patriotism not sei up hn ess sccni to have controlled the ru'.i biet of every member. If such a laudibh pirit continue to prevail among tie Democrats of our County wo need not fear the cfforls.of the fusionist because lb? unity of our party will bo so completely cHeetod as to leave no hope with which these self-constituted leaders may console t hcniselves. We, therefore, congratulate: tho Democrats of cur lown upon the harmony which prevailed on this occasion, and trust the spirit which manifested itself then may serve ;<> strengthen the bonds that hind us together. Kolbing will strengthen the prin ciples oi' Democracy so much in our county as the prevalanec of a liberal scntimrnt niuong ourselves?a senti ment that, will put n<|uiclus to all internal strife.^ and stop tho mi uth of political croakers and prognoslica tors. These sickly winners will find themsclvcj stragglers in rear oft he JlghUng columns enjojing none of the zest and enthusiasm pervading the battle line. The following is the ticket elected : .1. C. Tike.' Kohn, das A. Williams, d. W. Mosel o.y, Hobt. Copes, 8. Dibble, J. V. ilarloy and 3'. Doyle. Altcrnales, J. U. Dukes, S. P. Mcllichnmp an I d. S. Alhergotli. Will Radical V.rzani-LQ ? The opinion prcvniles with many persons in the different sections of our country that the Radical parly, S0 8tr< ugly disintegrated and dculor nlb'cd by their i.' t defeat by the re cent exposure.; id' tho villainous sen rations oi their ofl'u e -holders and by the abandonniouL of the rank and file nl their criminal leaders, cannot and will not attempt to rc-organi/.e for the approaching campaign; that there i. not sufficient talent or politi cal shrewdness !ofl am ing bur na live eni?red citi/.eiis or scalawags to give rise in the Democratic rank- lb an)* serious apprehensions if trouble or extend, d Opposition; that tin' Col ored man been dies a position now, which enables lii-i while hiighbor and I lit?1 fiiendi to bring to boar upon him a ? Utany iuiluenecs to con trol hi.- conduct a.- Iii- present politi cal leaders, and with equal probabili lie.-' of success; and that Ihe colored ! emocratH have equal power over ? ii ithsrs as their old leader.-, lately ? .? \ o.st d. w hieb will enable the I >em ociatic party through these tried al lies to control a sufficiently huge number of votes to make a success ful opposition out of the question. No more fatal error.- ever crept into the minds of thinking men than tli ? above piopositions, or are better cal culated to misdirect the effort of a party v\ a lime whin a lew mistakes will prove disastrous to the legiti mate expectations of a party. '1 he liisinfignition of the Radical party \n in carl, true caused, in the i: ain, by t''< debiolion of Ir.ud- on Ihe purl "d lea ?toi s und o/hVv!i ;!ders1 but !.!?? lame iace piejudieos exist in the 'heart; oi l be ? olored nian to-day, which m' n. him an easy victim to the- Iroaehbry ..of his white northern frit-mis; aud he is as sensible as to guarantee I'm* the protection of bis rights under the law as when the northern demagogue successfully bold up the ghost of slawry before Ids eyes. These prejudices must be . ischarged by a course of lair and just dealing, and his rights must be secured by such a Democratic policy as will leave him no room for fear, oth? rwis-c we niiiy expect an organiza tion to oppose us as compact, us for midable and .-.>. unreasonable as ever. Experience leaches that the second proposition i - false. Ignorance speaks out even when there is n?? occasion for utterance, but wisdom holds bur peace nidi! the lime proves propitious. Such bos been the case with the Radi cal for the lust eighteen mouths. They have been wise enough to h.> istill. This i in nctioable contrast with some Democrats who are dis posed to herald their purposes, and j !?? no.he kliown their plans <d opera tion, ('ven before they are ready to execute them. In every loW county 'Lucre is one or more colored men who possess talent sufficient to or ganize the colored population and to keep tin in so. Indeed the process ol organi/ation is already oominoiic - ed and will lie ccmplelcd in time, bbtli to eauffo tioiible ami to oiler a strong if i ol sucociisful opposition. It i-in t the estimate which Democrats put upon a colored leader that ixieiis ?ures his work, but Ihc degree ofeoii j lidcncc which the masses have in his ability and honesty of purpose that J inakes him an cllicicnl organizer. The position i he negro occupies cannot be made available unless th e superior iulelligoncu of the white man can be brought in immediate contact, with him to teach him the principles of true Democracy; that they are not inimical to the exercise of his acquired rights, that the pledge.*; made Iiiin will be fulfilled to tin. letter, and that the promises of the Democratic party mean some tlrug more than the stereotyped 'phrase of "Forty acre*, of land an 1 a mule;'' n?r can this contact be brought about through colored Dem ocrats as n medium, because of the waul of confidence between the two, though of the same color. These j !< positions (ailing, the in I cvUublc conclusion is that the Radi cal will certainly organize and oiler, whenever they have the majority, tt stubborn opposition which can only be successfully resisted by such a ionise of action on the part of white Democrats as will prove, unmistaka bly, a perfect agreement between the members of the party, honesty of purpose in their efforts and a readi '.>.> ps to yield implicit ob diencoto the policy ol the Executive Committee as well as a willingness to sustain and encourage the C entity Chairman in hi.- efforts t i cany to a successful is sue the adopted plan of action. Any other course will thwart the plain of the Committee, weaken the hands of the County Chairman, embolden the opposition and increase the cha.lOCj of II failure. [K?r llie Oraiiyebury Times.] Eemarks, Criticisms Sec. Mr, AW,/.,,- : "!"'';/."--Your sentiments are well timed, and hereby endorsed. Our people assuredly must appreciate their interests sufiicicnttv not to per mit ""// pretext whatever to step be tween lliein and an imperative, dut y, namely: The protection of their very heai ihslones. ?'/'. ' //.. all h.; fit l,i honest"?This article is anything hut consistent; th i i writer lias thrown hi< banner to the breeze, ostensibly, over the chasm of conservatism and honesty, bin tli c programme mapped out heirs on its very face, the feature ofproscription, in this, that he wishes to entirely ignore a class of those who constitute (by his own admission) a portion of the body politic. "Oh con.-iistcncy, thou art a jewel !" A fair representa tion to </// und equal justice to cverj/ man, should not only he the battle, cry inscribed on the Democratic colors, but he acted out faithfully to the very letter. In hoe nil/no vinec*? l> antler -'hi.; stttntlartl, shttlt thou con niter." - AWcs." -" ('mitlitlati s.M?The cry is .-till they come. Why not, Mr. Editor, have a meeting in mass .' ami pass a Joint resolution ordering a comi pli/i "rotation in office!" That is, every nrm in parly "strut his honor on the the Plage;-" lake his turn; even, it the lime he short; the incumbents will each one have the privilege of ! gislating to stiit bim-eli'. regulating ' per diem, milage a?d otlier pcrquisi. tes to suit themselves?accidentally there may lie ft few patriots who will lake nothing and others, thereby will have opportunity to leech the treas ury to the amount?even of SO per day, or hour, as the case may be. A journal of the past, has terse-y put this interrogatory : Which will nay the fanners best?rotation in olliee or rotation in crops ? Well, i n my koran-book 21, Chapt, 111., vis. I., I read, "Toeverything there is a season, nml a lime to every purpose under heaven." I have arrived therefore ?i this conclusion, there is u time, far i v r>j limit/ t" ft-it</ Ojliri , iii i| judging from tho number of aspirants, I am forced to believe I am not by any means by myself in rendering i ho desoisioii. ?? H'lwipc,;"?"hjolty" ?"/it','. Fe,,;" ?liy Giemoneij ? "'/'/von//?."? "JJ/'JL .S"- ami isich ,S'V./'o." _ I began to excavate a small "well"?as I thought,'' may it please your honor"?I find howevor it promises lo it-some the capacity of ? me ( u the nrtcs'nu order. The "bore" has progressed but little, aud yet one sniffing the atmosphere, docs net ha\ e to have very acut c olfactories tu detect :ui odor, which induces him to imagine thai surely we are aboil to "strike ilo"?ami may be in tho future. Tea ul.-o. Let us continue to .-ink our "shaft" with labor, energy and ambition, mid it nitiy be, thai much Ii a ruing, information ami profit '????ii be realized thereby. if the Chiflin University lor a period of over eight years iva?, rudis indigesta ni"''<, a nude aid undigested mass and ' hasgraduated no students'' and has only assumml ("iii the last sis moot Iis'1) the form of something tangible. I would like to know wh o are responsible, if it is not, Gen; Elliott and his cohorts of th i soi. ttisant Republican party ? The whole posse had hitler pluck the In am from their own eyes &.V., &c, now lo prate about, th-in '?checking fraud" is pre posterous, "the hi id has flown." It may be good logic lo '".--et rogues to catch rogues,-' hut the latter p.in of this quotation has yat to be prove.i, (in this instance at least,) and every intelligent man knows the first part has been most sal slautially, e ven if it Wiis under the guise ol'"The he.-i government, the world over saw/' so called, D. A. ft. need say nothing about Hampton'.-! ph dges, and tlii.i being the only institution in the State for the education ol the colored race. Wc take his own assert i mi, even, ail d prove conclusively, that Hampton has done more in sic. months, than Radi cals diil in more than that many years. Had the Democratic officials been permitted to outer on the dutiej of their oflices ill <hto time, (by thi-* party of fraud and corruption) "D A. S.," (and tho whole of his parly) would have matters for the education . of the colored (as well as the white, people) in a far bettor condition than they are at present, the Democrats virtually will have had scarcely more than a year to ho in atfiee when tho term expires, further, "D A S.'' knows as well us others; that there are other opportunities for the education of our fellow colored citi zens, but we know it is not in his province to acknowledge it. Mad it. not been t' at a generous Democratic Legislature directed that the poll tax recently collected b; applied to past indebtedness of too public schools, tllO the schools might have been run longer under Hampton. Hal the Democrats "let. every tub sit on il< own bottom" there would have been further opportunities for obtaining more light lor those uLudcd toiuD. A. S's quotation?yes, taking his own data, we will do more in six years than "The parly" would do in a coll iery. If "The party" will be a* energetic in promoting the good of the people and assisting in combining every good attribute lo further the causa of a bnnafidi government, as they are in distorting and villifying every attempt made by boned, people to attain this end, they will t hen truthfully be entitled to the cuphoii ions name " Tin party," otherwise, Wolfe. Jt is to be hoped tho "grass" thrown in the direction of the University "so called" was not so heavy that it should have hru iseil the head of the "Professor of Agriculture" to such an extent as to induce him to infer it was a "stone." Or did bo lind "a -lone" in bis garden? he has shown us a"pebble.'1 We have struck another "vein" and trust by perseverance in our labors to accomplish very satis 'factory results. Wh) will .speak uexL ? ?' Laic.? Order.?Moral*."?-In these days of "aspiration," "electioneer ing," "office seekers," "mutural understanding" &c, we arc at much loss to always iirrivo at satisfactory conclusions, a colored "pussum" hard by says, "1 bieve all de trial injustices is runnin' for de legi-later, iL;/ is bout im I know" (by takes no cases) "now," and boss, de rascals is gwino to hah a bully time, ifdey will just woto for dem." Chalk, this dowi . Mr. I'Milor, with :i nieceo! your largest, host ami blackest charcoal, for there i- t seeming of while about this matter, but the under current is dark,very dark ? ye*, black, Justin without, fear or /?tr?>*, is real justice, another kind, it ?< Jarcr, n nutckcry. lie that runs lot him read, then, "mark, Uarn and inwardh di gest."-this. "Enferprisc Cattau /o./on/j'' ?Wc have seen and heard statements of mills running (in two instance-5 in this State, which are;operated; With the "Clement's attachment" on small seulo; wl ich claim n nel pr??? fit of at least (50 per c'., to the par ties interested; Cannot buriCountv do Something t o make "kingcotton" pay a revenue? Wo think so, th. re is certainly a- much energy j business capacity, money and public spirit with us, as in oth r (Vuniies. In yv'ur valuable columns is a call for tin- stockholders of the Agricultural and Mechanical Association to con sider and act on the question en next Thursday the 11th iust. It is the duty of every citizen who lias po'k f at hear! ! we will say a > lire; of oth >r thing-) to come forward at and a-.-is. in putting he bad in motion. ^At/ricultnri A'. ."?Tho aiticle by Dr. W. V. 15aI ton in your hist is worthy of the perusal oi every plan ter. The Doctor is one of t he b'jst planter in the Stale and his words may bo relied on as verified facts. One more step l< rward brother far mers, w* want a Ru.it jti'tui/' irlu a', we have the oat-, why not wheat? it would be invaluable to us. Crops of CVCiy kind arc growing finely since the recent rains and generally are clear of grass, the reasons being pro pitious. 'J ho 1st. of.inly is in re but some i nsnupu h in < being, hivs '?>?/?? ?./? cd my melons to part unknown ?be of good cheer tho-igh, you shall ;>; h.V , fully compensated ! ir waiting. Sav-..to "More. Anon" that I saw a fefffflri? rr of Bill Alp s tin other day and he said he "wood tri tU wiite sumo.'' ? Con Amors, Ciiiric; [For die braiigvlinrjs Time*.] Me. Editor : Several of the studies (bun 1 in the public schools, and notably i.i colleges, are taught on the p'ei t hat their mastery is supp ?.?od to bo t*ti excellent discipline of the student's mind. Just what is in-ant. by'the convenient phrase "mental disc?p'iiio *' is not exactly clear ; but whatever it is. that is the reason why these branches are asserted to be esson tiul elements of our education. The teaching of studios which give in - j formation or skill t!i .\ can bo profi tably used in daily life, may i> ac counted for upon the - "ore of direct, worth to the pupil. Hut ih ? retu'u lion in the course of many o h rs can only he explained upon theory of "mental discipline." A nd our b!> scrvalions is. thai when a professi in - al educator fails to make th> claim for a specified study that it give-5 useful knowledge to the pupil, and in lieu thereof, sets up tho defence that it is an excellent agency for "disciplining the mind" or for indu cing ' culture," you may safely con clude that tho said si udy has very little if any real worth to the over whelming ma js of pei - ms. Is it true that tho mind is not so well trained by the study of useful as it is by the study of useless knowl edge? That is iho exact point in debate. And both, as an illustra tion of tho manner in which the fan cy branches have found their way in to the usual course, and also of this joint, we submit the following im? agi nary case : Supposo that a century ago, more or less,some scientific gentleman of great leisure and scholastic eminence had grown enthusiastic in noting the habits and blessedness of tho bumble bee, that their observations and es pecially th eir conflicting speculation concerning this vnltiablo hu/./.er, had been classified and recognized as a distinct "science" that under their aristocratic lev lorship and persistent writorship, iL had become fashiona blo lo talk learnedly of the "Ajh's hbmbm" which same >s scientific high jinks lbr bumble-bee; that Oxford and Yale had placed Lhe science jo f "bom bology" in its courso; thai distill guishededu colors were in the habit of dogmatically asserting Lhe utter and mournful incompleteness of ony cd ucation which did not include at least the elements of bombology; and that in doe lime, as the result of this pres sure und of Lin.- efforts of men who wished lo make a living by teaching it, bombology had not only found it.- way into I lie public schools of ev ery Stale but was uuivcrs ill ?? >i\ itui - cd by educators as an indi.spcusablo part of the educational machinery. Of course this is a fanciful case, but nevertheless it truthfully describes lhe exact process' by which very many of the sciences have got tun in ?I- our schools and colleges. Much ii ay be said in favor of the bumble bee. lie is ingeniously ooh siiu< led , admirably put together, dig uiOcd izi his movements, an I has a I inpous way of announcing hi pi'no -e that attracts attention, lie hasntll the latest improvements, be ing a .-'.' iii wimh r, with a solf-udjus Liiig tension and the Westiughouso :iir brake, is guahihteed to run a year without repairs, to keep in any e;i mato and to -ii down on riiischcvous boy- with the Utmost ccloi'tly and effect. There is nothing pkbian about him,and he looks with scorn Upon those mercenary bees who .-tore away honey. II ? challenges admira tion, not upon the score of being use fViI lb anybody, but solc'y on the ground of his gorgeous make up. Hein e lhe science ol '?bombology" would be a "pure" its distinct from "an applied*' or useful science; one to be studied tor the love of knowledge as a mass of curious informations, and not at all a- a help to any boy w ho hud to earn a living by his hands, it would l>e retained in the course of study, not on the plea ol' utility, but solely as a mean.- ol' ' mental disci pline," "or culture," or to be mere "exact, because of a want of common scn<e It wouldn't be any slouch cf a science, l'atient seictitilisls would gather bumble heoj from every con tinent, stick pitH through them. an.1 label Lhcni in Latin taut neither Oiesar nor Virgil eouldu.'t under stand, fossil scientists would con tribute species u >'.-.- fortunately ex tinct, but compared with which the present "hombus" was only as a monkeylcss hand-organ in compari son with Gihnorc's brass bund. But their famo would dim b dbrc lIio re splendent glory ofthat immortal bom - bologi.-L who should find a petrified bumble bee that, died in the act of wiping its left eye with it - right hind foot. Any hominis might du so with his loft foot, hut the excruciat ing value of this specimen would lie in tho wonderful gymnastic twist of the right leg ; and the college w hich ! secured that spocimon would crow over the other colleger ail talk a j two inch stream on the great impor tance of bomb dogy as essential to ! "culture.*' The a*.tention of the students would be called to the val ue of this science as a speeiali Ly, and occasionally one of them might be come a distinguished Professor of bombology in the renowned Univer sity of Baniboo/.lcvi'lc, and Liiere make a pleasant living and a death less fame as a guide of youthful ! hombologcrs in their search after "truth." But now, couldn't lhe same train ing of mind lie given by the Study of the honey bee instead of the bumble bee, Wouldn't, equal attention to its .-tincture, habits and handling give as much mental exercise, culture and power as would the study of bombolo gy. and w heie one pupil could earn a living as teacher of bombology, wouldn't a thousand men or women earned a living by producing and silling honey? For whose benefit should the public schools be run?for that ot a bombologcr,or for that of a thousand industrialists? We arc not opposed to .science in its proper place, and when iL has anything to tell worth of hearing. But we are getting tired of having a lot of chaff crowded on us just as if it were wheat, and simply because it. is advertised as "science/' and we arc more than disgusted at lhe amount of chaff, which, under the name of science, is crowded into the public schools, and duly paid for by public funds. There is no such science as bombology, but practically there are many studies in the stand aid course which ore purely bumbo .'.'.| ?_ i m logical, and in tho public schools there is n heap of "bumble beeism" that otlghl to be "honey-beeism.'' ? Comvnunicattui by Fro/'. Ar. A. Bibikov, mm % - tm-? I For the < Iratigcbiirg Times. Jamisons, duly I, 1878. Mr. Editor: By a circular from G?ll. Izlar, Chairman of the County .Executive Committee, Jamison's Democratic Club was called together on last Sat urday for I lie purpose of electing delegates to the County Convention, which meets on the 18th inst.. These delegates to he fully informed as to the sense of the club in relcrcnoo to primary elections. By a good deal ol solicitation, Capt. F. M. Wunna maKer ww> persuaded to meet with us. The meeting wan called to order, und the object of which was explain ed, when the Chairman introduced ('uj)t. Wannaniakcr, and, after a few preliminary remarks, he, in a very able and becoming manner, explain ed fully, and to tin satisfaction of al most every men.bur present, the plan ol i rimary election, with its many advantages over the old convention system; that i: was the only political frei d< m wc had of casting a vote for oiir own choice, and no: delegating < ne a an le >ny who should represent Iv.enty-fivc w ters, whi n we will he J< reed, l y tl " obligation wc are tin? der to our common country, to sup p< 11 the linket; \\ hile evi ry nmii"wns fully aware of the importance of adopting the primary system as being the only salvation for us, The vote was lost by a small n aj- riiy, caused by nno oi two ltd mi a.-pirants snyiug "that v. i ii usl .-tu k to coiiveutiun; that the primary was a new thing?having Leon sprung too suddenly upon the I cople, and too mar l he cave of an election." Ir appears to me, Mr Kditor, that wo ha* c ample time to satisfy ourselves of the advantages accruing from the primary system, and there arc only a few who have been canvassing tho country from the Coiigaric to the South Kdisto who think ii too pcrcipitnut upon the minds of ihn people. I am afraid tliat they will think likewise of tho ( i i vi iii- n w la n I hey fail to get the m miration It has beeil said that we wili he better piepiired for it af ter tl (lectio I, 1 say now is the time for lis to do good. The next presidential election i epends upon our rnriying this State. We^nnw that the pi in ary system was the ni casum-- wlrich?gave- to? "Virghiin, . North Caiolinn, (icorgia, and sever al ell ii ttlites ihe Democrats, ami We ought to be doubly t?uro of its jus tice by adopting it in our county. The V cpublicnns met at their headquarters, near this place, last Monday for the purpose of organiza tion. The attendance was compara tively small and so divided that they failed to accomplish anything. They will meet again this evening, and if I a ni allowed a seat will try and give you the result of the same. "We have had fine rains for the last two days, after a month of simr-bino and dry weather. Corn is very nma)l anil I am afraid a good deal of it will miffi in shooting. The cotton crop is generally very fine, being a good season to kill grass. We have been catching some very fine fish. We use neither scins, clams, or nets Stone rollers and crickets are as good as we want. With the latter wo catch bream, and the stream from -eins seem to keep up w here we find gm d fishing, while almost every oth ( r stream in the country had stopped running, I suppose for the want of rain . With wi.-bes fir the success of your paper, and the Democratic tick et in this county, which can only bo accomplished by the adoption of our convention._PRIMARY. [For the Orangcburg Times?} For Representative. Kill or Orangcburg Times: Please announce Mr. j. C. Tike as a candidate for the lower house of the Legislature, and oblige tho mem bers of Middi.epen Colored Democratic Club. OBITUARY. I Heil, near Smithvitle, (hangoburg CounJ ty, S. on Wednesday the 26th day of .tune. IsADRI. 1'.m i.ink, infant daughter of B. YV'., and Kmzabktii B. GATES, nge<l, elevi i mouths and 18 days. Also, on the 28th, two days later, Wn.ua Toe, only son of Anna Kuza, first wife of B. W. Oatks, aged, five years, four months and 21 dayi*. Thus lias (tenth brought bereavement and anguish to the hearts of the parents, while they themselves were stranded upon beds of aflliction. May die Alwisc Creator heal their decease, as well as comfort their sorrowing hearts, while left to mourn their children dead, and receive eonsolatioo from the words of Jesus : " Softer liule children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven." July 1, 1878. ?. D. ?antzlf.r.