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_SATURDAY, JULY 27. 1378.
Comity Coiivt'Ution
The lending features thai charac
terized (Iiis meeting of the t) range
hurg Democracy were harmony, tini
ty and a mhuijfesl desire to work
out the greatest good for our party
and county We have heard a senti
ment of satisfaction expresses 1 gene
rally nnd of gratification at llij re
sults reached by tho Convention,
which is natural in view "' Ihn fact,
that th is meeting might he consider
ed as the opening of the present
campaign. The harmony and u lity
which prevailed here might he taken
its nn index of the same elements
which would prevail throughout the
exciting months of the campaign.
In the absence of any specially do
clnrcd platform, the Convention
adopted the principles which gave
the State the victory in bs7*', by ap
proving the renomiuation of Gov.
Hampton and his en tiro State Tick
et. These principles recognize the
right of all men, without, distiucti m .
to a perfect equality before tiie iaw ;
declare any dismembcrncnt of th e
party as ruinous and suicidal, he
cause without unity the Democratic
pcrty cannot succeed; denounce all
fusion tickets as dangerous, bocuuse
coal it ton with the enemy is but a
sale of the party; and assert that
good government in South Carolina
can only be obtained through the
Democratic party. A perfect ad
herence to these principles will be
the death of all Independent eandi
dates who are nothing more than
Radii a Is in d it-guise at best; and a
determination to nominate candi
dates, for oflice of character and abil
ty, or as Gov. Hampton put it,
^eTcci jouyLhSS' *filC^"rr.-nipjL, Yi'ho
will represent the general interests of
the people,' will shut out all possibili
ty of future splits in the party and
thus insure a complete victory on
the day of election. The feature
however which struck us as of equal
importance with any other, and to
which is as much due the harmony
which prevailed as any ot her, was
that introduced by Captain Slawsou,
to open the proceedings with prayer
There is much promised to those
who put their trust in Cod, and lie
shall be a tower of strength unto
thorn. We trust that this feat uro
will forever, hereafter prevail in all
future meetings of the Democracy ol
our County.
A Suggestion.
It is generally conceded that
colored Democrats should be repre
sented on our County ticket, and the
manner of obtaining that ropres snta
tion so that the best men might be
selected, and in a way that v. ill give
tho greatest satisfaction to tho ra so
and work the greatest good t> Dent )
cracy itself, becomes a question of
importance to the party, as well a> ol
interest to the people at largo. Th j
usual method of electing candidates
from the colored members of the
party, has been objected to on tho
ground, that representative men have
not been chosen, but only tho.io who
neither had the confidence of the
colored race, nor the ability to pro
tect their rights when in oflice. It is
also claimed that colored Democrats
should elect their own candidates;
and if such a rule he adopted and
generally made known throughout
tho county, it would not only give
entire satisfaction to the colored
imnd'eiH of the party, but bo the
means of increasing the Democratic
ranks sufficiently to give us the
county on tho day of election. To
meet these objections we suggest that
colored delegates of the Demo
cratic party meet, our County
Executive Committee on a day
previous to the meeting of the
County Nominating Convention and,
bv tho aid and advice of that Com?
.-eb el certain colored mm lor
. < s ami that the names of the
men so chosen be ruhmitted to the
County Nominating Cunvcutiou ns
nominees for such offices us they may
lie deemed qualified to Uli.
This is made more to provoke
thought and an expression of opinion ,
than to have the suggOitiou itself
adopted, knowing that an honest ex
change of opinion will certainly work
out a proper solution of the difficulty.
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Phosphate Question.
It eecnis as- il the recent act of the
Legislature, concerning lUc phos
phates lv ing in our ?iv r beds, has
rrcntcil quite a stir among our people
and will probably ho made a ques
tion at the nest election; whether a
candidate he pro phosphate or anti
pho phate will very materially olfdct
bis ( bauccs for election. It seems to
us a question, whether a char .or,
granted by act of Legislature for a
e< rtain tune, can be annulled or not,
by another act without violating the
Constitution. Besides, questions ot
this ! im! serve only to introduce d is
cord without; in anywise, benefiting
the parly. They are past issues and
shrmld he left alone until the courts
given dcci.-io:i which may put the
tie I h lore the Legislature again. As
to lluvmatter itf right involved in the
es I ab ishmu**t of this huge monopoly
we can see no difference between a
man, by means of hook and line,
drawing a lish out of Edisto river,
and another man, by means of a drag,
drawing n stone out of the same river.
The principle is the same, and if a
man has the right to draw the fish,
he has a right to draw the stone also,
and any law preventing the exereivi
of ihi< privilege abridg \s the right of
the citizen.
The journal of Commerce.
On Wednesday las t this paper sus
pended its publication. It appeared
in the fiel I of journalism May 1,
187C, at a time of extreme peril and
uncertainty to South Carolina, and
with a commendable boldness and
foresight entered upon tho advocacy
of a straight-out Democratic policy.
Its warnings weie timely, its counsels
wise and its efforts, manly; and few
will doubt that the Journal of Com
merce gavo shape and strength to the
moyemei.t which brought, peace and
partial prosperity to .South Carolina
For this our people feel grateful and
wish its fate had been other than
suspension,_.*. v-?
It will be long before another en
terprise of the kind will be inaugura
ted in Charleston. The News and
Courier with its additional experience
resources, and energy will bo able to
meet the public demand for news
until new emergencies, make a poli
cy, di He ring from that it advocates, a
necessity, ill which event, a new-com
er will likely appear to rectify mat
ters and follow the ill-fated Journal
of Commerce.
The State Sunday School Conven
tion.
This body will meet in Greenville,
the 21st and 22d of August. Each
County will staid as many delegates
us it has members in the General
Assembly. It is very desirable that
every County be represented by ear
nest and active Sunday-school work
ers. Statistical reports arc desire 1.
County Chairmen and speakers on
the program mo will be admitted as
delegates, without County appoint*
nichts. As soon a.-> delegates and al
ternates are appointed, lists should
be sent to the Chairman of the Exe
cutive Committee.
Speakers have been selected to ad
dress the Convention without con
sulting them. It is earnestly de
sired that each person thus appoin
ted will man fully meet the responsi
bility placed on him, an 1 go up to
the Greenville Convention in the
spirit id the Master.
All dclcga 03 will please write to
Mr. O. A. Tickle, Greenville, S. C,
in order to secure homes during the
('on ven turn.
The A/or, direct from Liberia, en
tered Charleston on the 24th bring
ing with her Mr. A. Ii. Williams of
tho News and Courier and 1"> colored
passengers. The country has read the
unvarnished and truthful account of
the out ward passage of the ship, land -
ingoftho colored poople, town of
Monrovia, government, and manner s
and customs of tho people of Liberia
givci by Mr. Williams, for which the
entire county is due him unbounded
praise and the colored people, in par
ticular, a lasting debt of gratitude.
If they must leave their native homes
and go lb the land of promiso, tlioy
will do ho with their eyes wido open,
assuming nloue tho responsibility of
the ill-advised act and suffering its
inevitable eons equenees.
? MM my ft.
I for the Ornngeburg Times.]
Suggestions, Qucreys, Hints &c.
Query.?Can any of the legislative,
executive or judicial ofHcinls now in
oflice, or recently in oflice?or any
other knowing one?inform the pub
lic why it is, that they?severally?
arc paid regularly their salaries, or
fees, while others who have done the
State or County public service at
great personal and pecuniary sacri
fice are debarred their legitimate
pay? And that too, when laws pur
porting to provide for the same, have
been duly enacted, approved an d
published, and tho taxes regularly
paid by a patriotic peb, 1c? Why is
it that we arc always informed?after
consulting Attorneys, Comptroller,
A tty General, and a host of others,
that "there is a hitch in tho law,"
who is to blame? Are these sins of
omission or commission? It matters
not however, ' the people" don't like
to be "left outside" and demand ex
planation.
Tai.?A "Knowing One" says they
have 72 plants at the University,
which addetl to 10 makes 82, but
deducted from 100 leaves 18 either
lost, strayed or stolen. Our inform
ant says we can see them, if so desir
ed. An old former servant used to
tell the writer, when a boy?"Moss,
heap sees the milk, but few eats the
butler," now looking at, or hearing of
tea doesn't satisfy n fellow's thirst,
and this is one of the practical cases
of the people being "left outside" and
? hoy exclaim "away with such intol
erance.''' Like Col. Aiken, when we
were in the Confederate army?we
had to put up with substitutes, but as
civ.I people we are hereditarily pre
disposed to substitutes of any kind,
and though out in the couutry where
there are plenty of leaves wo are not
as herbivorous or verdant as some
folks might suppose, we are some
what epicurean in our tastes, and
our hankering after the genuine weed,
brought to us through "the Golden
Gale" and freshly manipulated by
"Ah Sing" causes a revolt it the idea
of'make-shifts," and me thinks while
a nuin of fastideous taste is quailing
the aromatic beverage, after cogitat
ing on the great backset to ci^?,
religious and other liTmrtics migi?t j
venture to soliloquize on?"Oh! j
sweet land of liberty, of thee I {dare
not) sing."
Military.? Go ahead gentlemen
don't let your patriotism burn out,
the golden candlestick is not broken.
Elect Capt. Brady Major, and pro
ceed to further increase your organi
zation, there is an abundance of ma
terial, the harvest is pleutiful, lei the
laborers be not a few. Prove that
Orangeburg County is no "laggard"
as some would have you.
Candidates,?Tho Chris/ion N''?<//'
bor says Hampton's tqxl is "the best
men for oflice" and goes on to give a
lotq 1 st who arc disqualified among
which especially are "those who
steal, or have stolen, according to
law" "and associated with bribes and
bribers," to all of which we agree,
most willingly, but the editor stopped
too soon, ho should have include d
all "self-constituted candidates" and
"office-seekers" and "busy-bodies"
for these last three classes are not
expecting to fill their purses with
patriotism and honor, but with the
people's hard earned money.
I lind that at Branchvillc, Ed is to
und many other localities, there are
some men "after me own heart" con
cerning the multiplicity of these
personages.
immigration is. Immigration.?The
great success of any nation is a pros
perous and contented citizenship.
Therefore that matters should work
to that end it is the bouudoh duty of
every good citizen that he should
liberally contribute to that great
scheme, the ''Exodus Association,"
which appear to be colored man's first,
last and always desire to accomplish.
We should bid him a God speed and
safe in rival in the land of his fore
fathers, not through malice, but be
cause of his great discontent, then
should there be any "vacant chairs"
in our land let us extend the right
hand of fellowship to the "meuoni
tcs," or any like class of immigrants,
and it will not be long ere our waste
places arc buildetl up, aud be made
to blossom as the rose, and we will
then too, have procured that groat
blessing?peace ami good will to (all)
man.
Can you not Mr. Editor, repro
duced, in your columns, a piece on
this subject which appeared in the
News and Courier (tri?weekly) of the
13th inst? It i*8 a matter which com
mends itself to our people every
where
The Azor?Liberia.?Mr. A. B.
Williams is an export driver of the
quill. His pen picture of the Li. E. A.
and the conduct and habits of the
emigrants is no highly colored paint
ings, but is a most succinct description
of the neuro's administrativ c ability,
bis credulity, superstition, indolence,
inertness, extravagance, morality
and utter disregard for anything like
refinement or civilization, it is a
vivid drawing of the every day life
of the average African-American
citizen?ns every soulhcncr can
testify. As far as wc can see. be has
made not a single cxageration, and
the N' //;.s- and Courier is deserving the
highest praise for the enterprise dis
played iu journalism. Mr. Williams
has proven himself equal to the great
undertaking and (together wi:h the
true paper he represents) is deserving
the "well done" of every American
citizen His graphic delineation of the
manners and customs of the resident
African, of all casts, confirms our
belief that the workings of society
in Africa will be most admirably
adapted to the views of those who are
now leaving, or expect to leave our
shores.
"TV.C Colnrrd Man's /?tfW//'-~This
is what the News and. Courier terms a
movement in Char'cstou of colored
citizens to cut ihemsulves adrift from
all past white leaders to the end that
they be not "bartered away" in lb e
luturo, and that (granger like') they
may have no middle men, but deal
with (theirneighbors and friends) the
native white Democrats by m;ans of
' direct trade." If this be true, then a
very laudable project is on foot, and
it will be a long stride forward on the
part of tho colored people, and re
douud to their further security in
their political rights. It looks like
business, and if the colored men will
only strike bands (once more, but to
a greater entcnt) with their best
friends, the Democrats, they will
realize at an early day, far greater
benefits than they have ever yet
imagined, ami no one need cry out
with "the man on horseback" "Let
us have peace," for there will bo
peace, harmony and plenty in all the
'.'irJtl.^ ?ip'.'je D.uc, I fear, will blute out
"fusion" again directly, but if th e
calves do be'.low, the old stock will
fuse right or. in this way.
Critic.
[For the (ir.uigelinrg Times.
Air, Editor :
As the Ncics and Courier has de
clined to publish (on tho 16th inst.,)
the following article, on the ground
that it is not a matter of.State inter
est; I beg you give it a place in your
valuable columns, to the end that 1
may be correctly understood :
The Neu?? and Courier has most
tersely and succinctly put our case?
in comments on "Gen. Ilemphill's
letter," it says in that piece, "It is
monstrous that any one whoso views
have bceu as advanced as Gen.
HempbiU's should twit Charleston
with being unsound, predisposed to
fusion, alllicted with flunkey ism and
the tool of speculators."
AH wc want is a calm protest
against neophytes, novices and new
Hedged recuit timo after time en
deavoring to either smirc i own
escutcheon or to place beacon light)
along the path of rectitude through
which the noble army of "well tried,"
''true and trusty" veteran Demo
crats have been inarching all their
days Though Stu, if our noble
Governor, Gen. Butler, Gen, Ken
nedy, or the other worthy gentle men
on the State Ex. Com. have for their
political ''warners" and progno<tica
tors," such parties as D. II.Chamber
lain, the late "native young Gover
nor," and others of the same str ipe,
then we true Hampton men,
will "accept the situation" and supine
ly cringe to the invectives indiscrim
inately heaped upon us. Wc know
however, that those gentlemen per
mit nothing of the kind, and there
fore insist on quietly objecting to the
Orangeburg Ilemphill's "twitting"
us as "FusionistS," "demagogues,"
"artful politicians," "tricksters,''
"laggards," "bad spirits," "double
dealers," "outsiders" and "would bo
lcaders," &C. Orangeburg Demo
crats, liko those in Charleston, just
don't intend to be drum mod out of
tho party by "uluscs" of any kind,
and are as jealous of their name as
Cbarlestonians.
Another point,"Regulus" attempts
to runke nie out a "taler;" as we far
mers say, "lie must take his measures
away from my corn crib," "they are
not capable of measuring my grain,"
ami I quietly ignore then.. If others
are engaged in the manufacturing
business, I am not. The quotations
I used in regard to him were not
mndw personal, and were only men
lion, as being common and current
rumors all over the country, circula- !
led by colored Republican and
laughed at by them and us. If not
true, I ....i not responsible.
And we only think, "Regulas"
should take lor his exorduim ?
''Me In I/o t! ('.into dioression el etwle neeenli,
Attritrtttrc nejivs, donee me flumine vivo
Alii euro,"
"In mo, now fresh from war and strife,
"fix impious the sacred things to touch
Till in the living stream myself I hat he."
Relieving in the great scriptural
dogma '"Repentance" we will wel
come every '"prodigal son home,''
and cheerfully escort then to back
seats" where they should bo, like all
good children?"seen, hut not heard.'
For myself?I will most cheerfully
assist in bringing "the blind by a
way they know not; will lead them it?
paths they have not known; will
make darkness light before them,
and crooked things straight; these
things will I do unto them and not
forsake them.''
I regret all erroneous construc
tion*, hiid deny emphatically that I
have, written anything from a "bad
spirit," or through pique, and assert,
what, I have applied to paper uro the
utterances and opinions of hundreds
of t he bone aud sinew of the country
Democracy openly cxpro-sed daily,
in the usual walks of life.
1 will close by making this state
ment: It it hard for a sane bein" to
understand how such a thing as
"fusion'1 or anything else could be
brought about in our county, without
the approval of the people, for as we
at e organized?our I5x. Com. is com
posed of a representative from each
club (and we have 31.) Sorely our
interests can suffer no detriment. No
county in the State has a more re
liab!c set of gentlemen to lead them.
L. R. Br.c'k with.
July 10th 1878.
1*. S.?Since writing the above I
have seen the elegant address of Gen ?
M. C. Butler to the Edg field people,
and I am much gratified to find that
he spoke almost identically the same
sentiments I expressed, and as an at
tempt has hoc:;.made through another
paper to twit me with' "my quandam
Reform \ arty'1 1 will take occasion
to say th't I am proud to know I
stood on that platform with that gal
lant soldier aud patriot statesman,
Senator M. C. Butler, and as the
Clarion says, in regard to this sub
ject, it is only "the Radical double
dealer, or disappointed sorb head,
and dough faced ? Democratic--politi
cal trickster" that can hurt us; and
that, "if men who were bold enough
six years ago nek uowlodged the civil
and political cquaMty of the colored
man are to be driven from the Hamp
ton platform, because certain gantry
have seated themselves upon it, we
ask, where are they to i/o or stand ?"
L. R. R.
[For the Ornngcbut g Time?.]
July 24, 1878.
To the hditor Orannc.bnn/ Times:
Dear Sik :?The following statis
tical items are extracted from a pa
per before the Illinois State Teach
ers Association, by S. II. White ol
the Peoria Normal School. Al
though they are, like all statistics,
rather Uli poetical matter, they pre
sent a force of argument in favor of
education which is overwhelming
and indisputable.
In the city of New Vork aming
the illiterate, there is one crime to a
fraction over three persons; while
among (hose having a common school
education, there is one crime to abou t
twenty seven porsons. lue cases of
crime among those that cannot read
and write, are therefore nine times
as) great as among the rest of the peo
pie. In the State of New York, of
the criminals, thirty one per ecu t
cannot read nor write; whilo of th o
whole population, about seven per
cent are equally ignorant. It fol
lows that a person not able to read
and write is six times as apt to com
mit ciime as one who can read and
writo. In Massachusetts among tho
ignorant population, one in twenty
committed crime, whilo among tho
reading population, there was one
crime iti about one. hundred and
twenty six porsons. In the New En
gland States, only seven per cent of
the population can neither writo nor
read; yet fully eighty five per cent of
all the crimes aro committed by this
small minority. Iu New York and
, Pennsylvania, nn ignorant por3on
commits on an averago seven titues
r the number of crimes that aro com
mitted by one who can read or write.
From a report of the Superintendent
of the Penitentiary of Illinois, of tho
one thousand throe hundred and fifty
three inmates, thirty nine per cent
are not at all or very insufficiently
educated. Comparing these figures
with the census of the State, one to
one hundred and sixty seven igno
rant-persons come i nto the peniten
tiary, while theio is only one to five
hundred and sixty six of tho90 who
who can read and write.
These figures certainly show that
?hero is a very clo'.?e relation between
ignorance and crime. Further com
ments arc not necessary. Ljaoraucc
is the root of all veil, while, etfwulioti
i* (In- source, of honest wealth, progress
ami tjencral icclfiirc,
Respectfully yours
N. A. Biiiikovi
I For the Oran'jcburg Times.]
The Fork Road Question.
,1/;-. Editor :
The commotion over the Fork road
matter, shows what an important ono
it may be in time, and even now is.
1 here is much to be said on both
sides, and while the lawyers aro hag
gling over the business, please let a
remmonor have his say.
Our roads now wind about, lead
ing liotn one residence to another as
they were built in times past, some
rot so straight as the old Indian
11ails, ai.d not particularly happy in
1 (nation, as travellers may know to
their sorrow
When A wants a Row-pen or tur
nip patch, be crowds the road down
into a branch or pond off* from tho
foutth acre of dry land, causing un
told inconvenience to bis neighhors
ami everybody else for years. Isn't
it his road ?
Persons, living at the back settle
ments, have to tack as often, and lose
as much distance as a ship going
against the wind, to get to a place of
business. Is it reasonable to suppose
that the community can bo satisfied
with such winding highways in times
of improvement and progress as tho
present should he, not to be distanced
by our neighbors. *
Let us likeii our county town to a
firo common fo all, Z "i.9 ?idd" as
tlic-Z'/iilu'ren have it in their pl?/y of ^
"cob! ami hot." In making efforts
to feel warmth, be steps on the toea
of A. or B. Is it right that A. B.
and C. should form a ring to keep Z.
from warmth ?
Those through whom'a.road would
run r.re inconvenienced. They havo
to make way for the men and some
time have to keep opeu the old road.
It looks hard and is oppressive iu
some cases. (It is not supposed here
that any man can be so selfish as to
stand upon the value of the twenty
foot way.) But let us take for in
stance the drawing of a tooth, wo
don't expect it to come out without
some detriment and pain. But does
any one bold on to a troubl- some
tooth lor that reason? Certainly
not. The head from which a misera
blr. tooth has been taken will be
sou ml and comfortable and the body
healthy and easy i i consequence.
But here is the main point. Is the
Fork to remain ^forever almost au
unknown land, twenty years behind
civilization and reform aud improve
ment, so that no euligbton id saiiu
blo emigrant will buy in certain lo
calities, because A. B. and 0. decide
t hat the old cow track is good enough
for Z. The former being non resi
dents.
Generally the first move inset
tling a country is to have good
roads. Our plan seems to be the re
verse of this a;-'1 that plan will tick
et our lands and entail on mr chil
dren that old mau of the sea, "crook
ed bad roads."_ M. L>. B.
The State of South Carolina
Okanokburo County.
BY C. B. C!LOVER, Esquire, Probat?
Judge.
Whkuf.as, Ann Summers of Orangr
bnrg County hath made suit to me, to
grant her Letters of Administration of the
Estate and effects of James Kummen',
deceased.
These are therefore to cite and adraon
inli all and singular tho kindred and Credi
tors of the paid James Bummers late of
Orangeburg County deceased, that they bo
and appear, heforu me, in the Court of Pro
hate, to bo held at Orangcburg C. H. on the
'29th of July next, alter publication hereof,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause., if any they have, why the eald
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 12th day off
May Anno Domini 1878.
[i. 8.] C. B. GLOVER,
Judge of Probate Orangebuig County.
july "JO 2t