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THE COUNTY RECORD' V ~~ KlNGSTKKK. > c. Lm !> RKlsrO'.V. KvL A Pro?''. 1\DI>TR1AL PKiHiRRS5. ACmli to ibf V^uat Moo of the Soutk. The opportu.ue :i?^ has arrived for the youu-c rueu of the South. They oc?apr r. irstjvortaxt {Oiiuca to the future <iere.oj u.eut of t_*t v*>: territory of i?e-tu-i-:>t:bie riches. It ts earnestly horei titT ill taae rhrht hold of the Ei::?: uiaster :t> deta..> au* a>su5t tu mivaroiz^ the ttiustr-il j .regress of the oeuutry lu every secuor. every iu?tract, every cvuutr of the Seuther* State? ?"1m ad rases for the vvuus ut better ohau.aes thau anyvrbere cu Ifce :*oe 0: the slobe. Pcnus the past #e? years laroe uuuiher? of y. uus rueu ' Usvoa??u uc- ? 4._v ^ ? ?*?: ra:o otier at:.:. as tiex believed &ea. broader ie^is for ihrti-,--'}-'-5 ttit::; Asa ctpih:l!UtA - oil aaoTeacea: of lierc'ii; _<. a. as *ell a> ?6er^ ii$ XA-i ji * oe ac . a soon No T&ore 3< tie boili seadrag pee}ie *o aid la trriag to baud a;r otier ?cli-v a?. We i*Tc readied a fa.. realnetioa of tie foot :;i: tie South tvssesw surerior arrearages over a.. oner **reos? for the atoiaitioa of oar aatrte ia.eaa a* treli as- tin of oiler sections. we s. ; oalr ?*'?e roosi for a . oar ovi pee^a bit* sever*! raahoa of desir-abie iaua> greats. ."he roorr area c<? tie ScathI. err cuts aid k-ts> Are r*;. itUuir, totieu date ard ireJv^, Aid Are <a<i: * avci for ao-are aieaae tbrozgh abaci tier cat assist la tie devefop aet: ?f lieu respectrte lonliuei 1<A?? s^a's bcsiers bAgues Are be- j ia* vfpit;r?l iaaigrt'ooa Ari aapraretri! seoetres started aid sacOMsfa.lv offioeed bj voaag area, ocsue?s eaterpr.se> Are being esteblrsi d bv yoang area, farms cpeaed cp bv Tcrag area, factories focaied aid managed by yoaag area. aad geaanuij tie yonag men of tie Soati are ably perbetpAiing ia tie various 1 important hacbou wbici a ill hrurg prosf^ritj Aai ucicoveaaeat to tiat MiHod. * fbese roaag area, ana tie i yoaag saen abo aie jveparmg V oome isoati ircar tie Xtcu ere tie fa tore l?eAiaes> area of tie; seria l lie des itiajci the Soath is bernr shaped by thai l jw, ;^ and lie tie artintr mamivstsi and tic tipene-cc caned by lie ^ jms; men of today fon_> no minor fart xa tie stress of tie N^ti Ihey I set disciplining tier abilities to take *p and iil the places *hey mast ae?s aarily he cadec apoa to occupy. It is thedatj of each at 1 every yozag au of the Sonth to have his proper eoeitioa ia this matter ar i nrfateriagIt take hold of the opportunity, zsiag all honorable means to better his ?? diion. fie is entailed to a position xa ue coaaaml as vreil as social s venae* of the Soath. and that, positaoa m jmt a hat he himseif stakes in The etiiint.li, tie hoaeseeker, the toerxst is attracted to a section -br the activity of the people in | j*a:iTyg before them the special advaatipww that seetaon, and the ycnag aes are capable of encaging in an ! important be of tort m that di-) The West to largely settled bj joug aa from the East! The Souths prosperity *ik be greatly advanced by the yoaag mea of the S?tk This ere of remarkable posh and prepress on all I liaes of betterment requires constant ud inteiiijest dSort and <v yoiaj teaneHpidlr adjusting themselves " to tbr sataatioa and tK to be fwacesi J fci toeir enterprise end qaicl jvr?wioi el toe necessities o! the si! moei period in which they are lir""xbejwnngman of lodsv withoat capita! or influence she-aid realize tort k? ; : * tirtra i? in store for htm, provided he 5 MUptbto hi* career properiT, a feetoinoni plnoe in the social, coztnerrtd and .financial eoBcectiuss of toe Itiehoped this circular eiil bed aesee ssi lits in sbntotht the young seen of toe Soetoand encouraging thea -en to ptespetens and contented citizenship; hat they will weigh the sabjectnrtkr; talk it over with toeir friend* end aaaooatoSs and set upon these sagzailitw There is not a rannnainr in to* Soeth thai does sot pcsscsv the elements lor paxeeroos successes to toe jpwi ij, men. Let the voatf sen tBfrtbv, decade themselves what toer -can and mill do to promote toeir position sad prospects. Let the farcers' nan stndr ggrienltnml situation?learn advanced and modem methods; see what other sections arc doing and en MtTOf K) su}?K' UKU. ?? Mrteta, both doaesnc iad foreign; W* bow tai xrtes to reach Uks jcd wkei to mU. Let tbe young men of mt citiw ud to*n? (ccc*:? ?pt? tbe requirements of the dir. Let very irns cjq of the South ask Ithwrii udaanrer this qncstsc n. nt: What ta I goia^ to do to ?tu{ is odtiacue the best interests of tbe sectut ia which I live, sad thereby prostate ay on personal interests?" Tbe younr ncen of tbe country tributary to'tbe Southern Railway are bersby advised that this company is interested ia tbe welfare ci its patrons, realizing that tbe access of tbe 3 ecple ak>ug its lines means prosperity for tbe load. A swwssfa! people means a contented. people; a prosperous comi&uity means at the same time ahomogeaeous foanuaitr. Tbe Land and Industrial Department -of tbe Southern Railway is orcannreu expteesly for tbe purpose of helping to advance tbe best interests of tbe pe pl? along its Iinee. That includes the young man. and tbe undersigned will be rlaa to co-operate with them. as far as is cocsisteat and practical, in building up tbe country. 11 - ? !? ">??? ?? svf ?V? >w\ltVi fufct^s is *11 their !*s?l*hle ezierpm^a asa ^sier takings. Lixi> ihi L\rr?nuu Ar-t-vr. >orTEUN Fai-*ii, Wtshinirios- D C His Confession. Mrs. Dorrley?Jets. it is resl^y frijbtfs! :b* tray ros $xr?r. Before we crere Tza tried yoc <a:J yea !><? *c ~*ve iriT to prnfzzi:? s: sU. Mr. IV?tr3ej?Aad I :oW the Truth. I crT'-r -ess serried before.Leader. Trfc^i- Bio of : be e-.e> of j-tKie scboc-J eh^crsa is St* York City scores it&z tcii add bsdix vrriouroj iicbr> is tb< <*ss* s>5?f bav* -trosi <VJ ft?t vo KS&y Kk, ' OilHIlE Cli MEETINGS/ * A Socia a~d Re g'ous Feature of the R-'a South. j NOTHING LIKE IT IS THE NORTH ' Al Any Tim*, And Kvoa in *h* South lt> I>i?lia<iiv? C)Mnc(?ri$tk4 r*s.vfii Aw *v. XT. H IHvie in the Charleston x C ? SstdiT Xtw." \vxrxrn> r^u last wxki. On Friday morning at daylight. and eaoh dav thereafter. the caa:p "was ro:i<ed by the notes c?f * "bo^le-bom."" always provided foe- sneh serrioe and lzsaly blovra by an enthusiastic expert, mder the dhvctkffi of tae elder hmi>e".f. The sane signal oailed to r^mcr and eveainc p-Tiyer and to the various serviv>?i< of the dir. Morning ] raver in the tent* at snnrise. breakfast prayer meeting at ".i\ \ rvAohmc at 11. dinner A ':. prayer meeting or 'dove ftxasi' a: S. and preiiohins: ara;:: it oaar.e li^iti&^.' w the onto of the day. At tie ".: o'clock serf ioe on Friday tie r^^ri'-i-r of services j.-i rales j-ceyared for :br jroveraaient of the meeting "fere re~rrillr aaaonzoed by the presiding elder. Xv these rales the ; disyday ei j<*?lry cepl^ea ora.?3?nK. erf expensive dress, md of callaatry between the sexes ayca the crowds fere strongly disoooraced. and one xealoas ! elder u remembered. * ho 2for this j, occasion declared that any ttTiTr: armed lady f ho appeared on the jrennds, ; commc to or com^: iron the "stand" {1 nnder male escort. foaldbe considered [ either * oak-minded. a cripple, or too I old to m ilk arithoat assistance, a dee- , ' larataon a Lion visibly abated the prao- j taee. 11 TPS ICEETtNo TTVTXK *11. 1 < By Friday nirht jrnests from a dis- ] tanc* had bemua to arrive and the .1 I *>taad" *as comfortably fc.lL The ',' preachers had becan to *rana cp to < their fork. and religions intereist to increase. Shift, earnest sermons and j' ; loasr impassioned exhortations, f ith . the Mr.;-irr of familiar hvns by the en- ;1 ; tire congregation brcm^ht * few unid. \ J halting penitents to the altar "to be 1 | prayed for."* These were met with j i I words of eficoancea?at and welcome !i : be the ministers. and after fervent j i prayers consigned to the loving care of j relatives and friends. That right the , tents were well patronised. From the men's quarter? svvd-ratnred badinage i1 and stale, bat hnaoroos xikes w ere .1 heard. antii suppressed by the authority of some sleepy old brother, while. : from the ladies tent roles of snppress^ ' i ed laughter indicated that they. too. enjoved this sirgnLar break in their ex- > , clasfre and laxhnocs ii-ncs. The 11 o'clock sermon on Saturday j' i was delivered by the most powerful i j jrwaoher on the ground excepting. I1 perhaps, the presiding elder, for whom ' Sanday was reserved to a great eongnegat on JLnd snch preaching as it was! 1 The two Pierce*. Capers. Starrm. Mo- i ' Trrw. Grubsrr and a host of others. ! learned. devout. and raptrblr gifted, j i were all Meihci^ rircui: nders** in j this day. and. jo to speak. won their i spurs in the pulpit or sround the altars j of country camp meetings, Profound > attention and increased interest in the 1 spiritual side of the feat marked this "e5ort" and the revival was well unoer | ut by the opening of the Saturday 1 night serrate. The grounds were full sow?distant neighborhoods and nearby towns had contributed their quota to the swelling multitude. They came in carriages and rockaways, harouc-hs and buggies. in wagons and upon borse- ] back, and not a few of the poorer whites upon foot, some for many weary miles, 1 to join in the religions exercise# and I pleasures, aad to enjoy for awhile all i least the rare privilege of being the guests of the rich. Every respectable ' white was welcome to board and to bed as long as a foot of straw remained unoccupied. *nd both, like the Gospel, | without asking aad without price." the jooil mrrn. Saturday afternoon was devoted to so: rial functions by the youn- people **On hospitable deeds inu n*. * a n-a :d daughters, with chosen friends, sought to make or renew acquaintances, welcome guests and arrange for the proper and comfortable assignment of Strang ?TSk. ZSW Hf.SlA'jJ KU uc{u . were such *5 might be e-ipected from a class whose cardinal points in the mo(4? ' ' code were bono. and oourare usoa; 1 men. virtue and nnxlesty in womea? well dressed. educated and reined, def rer.ua! and polite, warm-hearted and cordial. ret self-respecting, ther drifted in happv throngs about the grounds, a merry. thoughtless crowd. tie product of a ci't'ization and Governm en! which can never he .epeaied npou the i earth fhose gallant and handsome youths were vet to form the dower of , **Lee"s imxtmparable -niantrv." to ride with Stuart and Hampton, with M or ran and Fcrrest. to work the guns with Pelham and McGregor. with Rreathit and Fegram. to right with Bragg at Cniekamanga and die with Johaston at ShJoh. and these gentle and beauteous maidens were to become * the women of the Confederacy." whose dainty hands a? yet unused to braid their cwn fan tresses and dry their pretty skins, were 1 to jpin and est tsa aue uat i uniform*. of grev. w&o were Jacw tc work and watch and prav for fonr long vears of mortal ?rife and w hen ' *all was lost save honor." to welcome to then mined homes the weary and ragged survivors. And with more than Sj-artan ooarage. with smiles and cheer, and bore and lore, be^an anew the hattie of life and hope and the rehabiiita | taen of the Sonth. trod bless them. j THE CXX1L1CTO3C. * On Saturday night the camp ground sheltered its greatest number of guests. In well populated districts these frequently numbered from h(W to 4. in addition to which from +? to tW slaves and ot? to 1.000 mules and horses also received food. This was generally {the red letter nigh: of the meeting from j a s ruritual point of view. The revival was at its highest now. The altar a as I fall of 'mourners." all of the preach; ers ere tmpioved tal everv resource I of revival and "every influence a: the > V% OOn n*rd Ot Tie tTtarm ara> WOhimttO Kr. that tie harvest mrht be irtTeas ea Itrpassiooed esMjKSM. siiasior. patios, l'drstrati.-.r, the irtSrerre of soac ar.,: appeal of relatives ar d trier is* tie jvwer of prayer tie effect of exanp'.e ^orkirr 2;va tie exerted oorKrieroes. tears ara hopes of texts, brought irst iv-r-.r::, r aid tier oor version. veivsei by tie rial shorts of tie niristry ara . f tie jealors brothers ard sisters, htisbaads and ^tTes. fathers ana mothers of tie re deemed. It vras a weird soene. mdore rot to l-e forrotter. Ir tie } ri r>it ard arorrd tie a.tar tie mi isters. wrearht to the hirhest ;atoi of excitement, stood to exhort tie ooDrrojratKvr tv repentance. or kaelt ir prayer beside tie weepdn^ penitents. lie'atives ard fr.er.vts joined freely in tie pray- 1 ^ ? ? Ar-A * /*,* ' Cl> lOT r. swc u v* iv - vx. v or ibtajoa^ tiemseives 10 nervens ecstasy. which found Tent in i2<*tkerent shcuts and hysterical tears A3 a sobs. Sometimes tie?e ] 3Asif^uacs$ took an.: tier form, vru the unfortunate seekers After revision I found themselves in imminent dar.jrer of romc immediately to their reward under the Kov? of seme excited *rd musou'ar rr.iher in Israel. The lights ujv.n the yu'.rit v ere usakiv yvteoteJ by riass iinteTns. while 13 ihe eorurrenation tie dickering home-made candies. fr*^ their wcvden brackets, their soft radiance?and ullov, o'er , headdress and shawl.' Site, :?\ and hna.v :i o'ciock pissed unheeded, while tie eictteme it and tie au.-ieuee. from motives of interest. >jrmvia:_v t.r curiosdty. drew insensibly nearer and nearer to the crowded altar and. swayed with the rytcimic cadence of iami.iar : so nr. vined heart and soul in the sacred concert. Aid were moved, younr and old. rrare and car. Those who "came to scoff remained to year. and mm umbered thousands of those who have vised 12 the faith and ether thon? ti. -bv.\ ret await the summons. could daie tneir iwaTwiou frcm such kyc? as we have attempted to dep:ct. A stolen glance at h:s w*u-h cuadr admonished the presiding elder of duties J .MI the morrow, AIM the "emc* WAS hrought to a dose by prayer ?e<1 bene- j diction The weary and excited throng ' sough: rest in the friendly shelter of the tents: lights were extinguished. and soon the siieroe of the night was uuhroien sa^e by the vXvasiouAl hnr of a watch male m protect ApA.a>t un aov us toned quarters, or the howl of a lost ' tad discontented doc. San oat was par excellence. ? * j The': 1 o'clock sermon 02 tvcniay was . the erent of the meeting. This sermon, by the presiding elder or Bishop. if one ] happened to be present, was looted ! forward to with eaner anticipation And ] remembered with pleasure And f ride by ill good churchmen The entire Altai- ; space was gireu cr to the women ex- , repr the "tan en comer." which was 00- ! rupied by the oldest And nest m?nen- t tail brethren All the fenjuamr nudes. J md not a few of the women stood ironed the sides of the stand under nni- 1 [ re -Las, or strolled off to the Shelter of j the tents or trees, ranged themselves in < eAcer And respectful ranks. the oldest And most pious in front. And enjoyed the xercises fully as much is their white ownersv. On this important occasion us many J as possible of the ministers were a1lowed to officiate, one "lining out the hymns."* anotber leading in pr*ver. ! others joining in the exhortation, while all parocipaied in the solemn and lm- 1 pressive "ooounuioa serrice" soca to . be administered. yhx stxtli dismx. These duties and the necessities of * affording simple time for the i&portant Sunday dinner, precluded any series* effort to repeat the altar experiences of j the preceding night. and at half-past 1 the service dosed aid all treat to dinner. Such a dinner as it wjis. too. j Many a weary hoar of picket duty or : prison life van whiled away in after ] years by the Johnny Rebs" in the ; tantalizing story of their dinners. The harhaeueJ beef or r*irk. kid or mutton. . ns cooked to a torn and seasoned to nit the gods The baked turkey, fried chicken Vas gorgeous. The biscnit and loaf" bread perfection. The piee and cakes, the cookies and tarts, the preserves and jellies, the pickles and jama, things erf beauty a joy fcaexer." Superb coffee, homemade wine and beer, and the best erf spring water, served to wash down the feast, while the older men found time and ;olaee for a social glass of something * stronger" just before dinner, and a pi;* immediately after. The Sunday morning prayer meeting was peculiarly iin?x>rt- ( act as a prerarat>:.n for the ensuing ' night services, when the greatest nura- j ber of conversions were expected. and the greatest number j erf accessions to the Church. This prayer meeting was devoted 1 exclusively to the penitents of the night j before, who had no: yet * professed re- j lisrion." These penitents had mean- | while been in the loving custody of J friends, and had taken little pairl in the I social features of the dav. Spjcial and ferrid prarer was odered for their conversion at the Jt o'clock semces and I frequently special secret prayer there- j after tinder the guidance of some real- j oas minister. ldivided cp into small | classes, and accompanied by friends. \ these were led away from the grounds j to some secluded spot in the adjacent: forest, where, hidden awaw from the; crowd, and subjected to personal indu-" erce. they might "wrestle with the spirit" and strive for the gift of praise. ' J "os FEoaanox." The night service on Sunday was but ' an intensified and enlarged copy of that . of Saturday and tasted longer. Every , nerve was strained and "the last ofler" made to escape the toils of sin and win ?:emal life. At its close the doors of the church were thrown open and if a Methodist camp meeting the converts received as members u;>ou "probation." | These converts had the right to join the j; nearest Methodist church to their resi- ;. deuce, and if faithful aud still desirous to continue their connection at the end | ei six months were admitted to full fel- ! lowship. or they had the nght to join ; any other religions denomination, so that the Baptist. Presbyterian and other churches shared the harvest of their Methodist brethren. Many, perhaps tire majority, remained true to their connctK n. and by their , after life proves! the genuineness of their conversions, while not a few, like the Irishman. "Joined the Church for six . months, but did so well they let him c3 at three." ooxcxrsiox. The camp meeting usual y broke on onday, the visiting ministers and v ? - 1 distant nests leaving on that car. rer* :<V> ? rTt AAS-'-S^W bv * ie ?ldr: ami i?a' jmftff during tie day. in tie Lope of .rathenr:: m the "ii.*rr.-,s:\" but tie clory Lad ti?iwuil from Israel. Ft Tuesday ~om the oamp as empty. ana tLat nistht tie screech ot 1$ came hack to roost in tie deserted tents. Tie grwtmTd .ad departed Lenee it came, mane re; ;eir,? :n tie possession of a new an.: letter '.ife. many to tvirret lest or neobvtei opportunities for repentance, ar d all uiti tLe memory of a most delmb'ifni occasion and tie strains of saered mns:e : mo inn in their ears for -weeks i'iiir hi As to the Funds Ars'.ng From Tax Claims. MUST GO TO THE SINKING FUND Ihey the Ki^ht to all Saoh Money?It IW* Not Cio Is to the G?atnl ?tate Trexsnrr. Ac im 70 riant decision on a question a> to via* disposition sTli!! legally be 22*3e of money ins:;; from property sold for 7*?: dne tax Tns Sirking Fund Commission has eottended that tie money shoaJd be tamed into them, a-hiie tie Comptroller l^eneral Lx< held that it should go into tie general treasury. Tie Attorney General decides that the money mn?t go to the Sin ting Fnn J. Cotncui. day i^. lSi?7. j ** *1- IT T ?C/ rjfirLi 1 " i2. i i tt-w: 7 j I Ow?.?J istHMtrr CJ {Ac f\/r.d^ I OolmmbiG^ S. t\ Pxjlr >:s: I am in receipt of your , letter calling my attention x> the resolution of the Sinking Fund Cociaiissioa of May X, 1Sj?7. as follow; 'Cpvn taot;on. the Attorney General *-*5 requested at his earliest convenience to furnish the opinion a-hether it,' would be lawful for any county treasure rs or county sheriffs cr their deputies to collect or receive tares, or costs and penalties therei n when past due or ! us paid for twelve months another the same be off or on the tax duplicates. j Also, whether su?;L receipts or codec ! Tion by treasurer or sheriff of any j county of tax claims against property ahen past due and unpaid for t reive months would discharge said property from the State's lien for such axes, attention being called to "'An act in relation to unptid tax claims, appro re J March 2*. 1$?6; also an art to provide an additional remedy far collection. j ap-peored 24th December., lf$2. The answer to the first inqtiry is j found m the act of 1395, entitled ,:An 1 Act in relataoa to unpaid tex c'a^ms. "* iSee acts of IH96. pace 2>5.) By that act it is profiled: I La thereafter the coun- i ty auditors and treasurers shall annually and fully hare a final settlement as to tax executions issued by said treasurers within twelve months after the extwratica of the time amoved by la a j for the payxa<>nt of tcxes in any year. jN^crior A That ill unpaid taxexeru- ' tions vith the sheriffs' renins encoreed thereon shall be by the county treasurer &?d and pffaiaestlr kep< as a record in bis office. And that all such tax executions and other tax claims against property, vhether on or off the tax duplicates, when past due anl us- j paid for twelve months, shall become assets in charge of the commissioners of the sinking fund. Section S. [hat for the purposes of realizing and collecting money from said assets, the Secretary of State, as agent of tho Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, against lands and buildings and fixtures thereon, shall have the rghts, powers and remedies fcr ascertaining the amount due thereon and collecting the same as provided in an act entitled "An Act to provide an additional remedv for the collection of j taxes, costs and penalties upon lands past due and unpaid for eight months, approved December 54th, 1&2, and for I the purpose of collecting and realizing < from said assets against personal property the Secretary of State, as agent aforesaid, shall have the rights, remedies. powers and processes possessed by the county treasurer and comptroller general for collecting taxes under "An Act entitled an act in relation to for- < feited lands. delinQeont land and col- j lection of taxes." approved December j 54th. 1SST. From this it is dear that the tax i claims when post due and unpaid for twelve months, whether on or off the tax duplicates, become assets of the State in charge of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. It is. therefore, the duty of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, through the Secretary of State, as their agent, to collect such assets and it would be unlawful for any treasurer or sheriff to collect any moneys in pursuance thereof. In response to your second inquire. I would say that the question can only arise when'some officer commits an unlawful act. The presumption is that officers will discharge their duty as j provided by law and unui the contrary i arises the question you submit is merely specula tree. However. I should say that if an officer unlawfully collects money from a taxpayer, whatever proceeding is to be taken should be laken against the officer and cot the taxpayer, who innocently pars the money. Verr respectfully yours^ Wrx.i.1 >s i Bxanni. Attorney General. ! Constable Harmon has been arrested j in i ohibn. charged with falsifying J .. v-rtiheai* for mileage as a witness 1 &* the Cuttoi Miles Coart ia Ciiuies ton Its Cherokee coaaty there are j??Tea aiec to I* trsed for murder. Emptied Into tkr River According to his n*ilh th? ashes of udoiph Roien. of Cincinnati. 0., vfcc die*i in Germany, vara emptied into the Mississippi river at St, Louuv M(X i The JL?toa turfman vrho kHJed bias pelf becaus* -horses wesv so sloar" verified the ex. tnon experience. The only fast horses t. : those yen did not bet on. ill LOWNDES IUW ! Sketch of the Life of the New Senator From the 6th District A SHINING LIGHT IN CONGRESS. . I Very Broad Man la Politics?Xot ThcMBght of as Being a Member of Either Faction. John Loonies MeLanrin sms born in j Marlboro oonntr. May ?h. His r "\r.-T ; He *1- a '.s-srver of ?Arked Ability, bat iieo ?: An nr!r A^re, leATia^ tie ?abjec: of tii? <ketd>, TboniAS and Margaret Thomas died *bea Abont 12 ;oxx l x'uncc. j | . J rears old and Mi wft is now living is ilirlboro county as Mrs. Cros&land. j I His mother was a daughter of CoL T. C. , Weatherlr, who was prominent in pub- j lie life before the war. He was shcrii) ; of his county and represented it in the ' General IssfcMy for many Tears, < Whaterer of political ability and* taste | that Mr. MeLanrin has is from this side I i of the bouaa. all of the WoatherIrs be- \ ; ing successful politicians Mr. Mo- j Laurin's father while he was in politics ! was elected at the rerr earir aire of 2S j to the General Assembly. He was just! old enough to be eligible. On this side of the house there was marked intellee- j tnality and culture; while they were in ; politics, they did not care as much for ! them as for* matters of an intellectual ' character. Mr. McLanrin's father was i a fine speaker. I His father died from illness contract : ea irom exposure xn tne armv in w*. < | In 1SS? his mother marxied Mr. Wxl- ; i Ika S. Mo*tt, of Charleston, & C.! Mr. Moitt ti? a very *ealihy gentle-, man and the family lived for several i year* in Marlboro county and then : , moved in 1*73 to Engiewood. X. J.,! ! there Mr. Mottt has since that time 1 been a vary snocea^ul member of the J I cotton and stock exchange. Mr. and : I Mrs. Movrry, and dve half brothers and ] I sisters are no* living at this place. HI! i Mr. McLanrin's half brothers are in i 1 business in Xe* York city. 1 In those early days the*school system ; of South Carolina *as so defective that j I "Johnnie and Tomuxie"* *ere sent op ; to the Bethel Military academy near i Warrenton. Va Tommie died *hile j attending the school and John, the' ne* Senator of today, *as then takes j on to Englevood and sent to school: , there until he *as 15 years of age. He was then sent to SVartmore College ; near Philadelphia. A Quaker school ! didn't suit ardent South Carolina temperament and after t*o Tears Colonel Weaxherly. John's grandfather, concluded that a miiitarv school and a dis I.'k, CUl T.l_ D T-V I , cum ?? i?n uac vv*u tfwui x . xauTiiy i ' were seeded to properly train and bold in cheek the promising ronng Carolinian. He remained under CoL I Thomas in his school at Charlotte. X. [ C. on til be graduated in lS^X John was noted more as a baeeballist and boxer than as a student, though bis natural quickness and aptness enabled hi to stand well in his clasaaa. He then went to the rninersitT of Virginia I and took the law- course and in l$?2went to Bennetts-nlle and began the practice of law. Although Mr. McLaurin up to this time had given very little attention to the realities of life and his future prospects. having been a wayward youth at college insofar as respect fee- rules and so en were concerned. when be began the practice of law be decided to turn over a new leaf and make a name for himself in his profession. He hung oat his shingle. Soon an opportunity came along in the shape of cases brought against thirty-two road hands?known since as the Hebron road cases. It was a kind of a fend in the county. The prosecataoa employed all the leading attorneys in the county, including the present assistant attorney general of South Carolina. ex-Judge Town send. Mr. MeLaurin was alone for the defease and many Lad rinsed the accused to plead guilty. After fire dars of ley*i fighting. Mr. MeLaurin won is every ease be appeals to the jury, the l*ir and evidence and jwejudice of the people being against Judge Towaserd was attracted to the bright young lawyer and offered to take Lira into partnership This copartnership was formed in and continued until Mr. McLaurin's election to congress, the ?rm being recognised as one ci the strongest in that section of the State. On the lfth of February, Mr. MeLaurin married Miss Xora Breeden. of Bennettsville. S. C, the daughter of Mr. T. J. Breeden. and a niece of his law partner. Judge Townsend. Thev hare six ehildien. four girls and two hoys* The marriage has' been a most hapny and congenial one and Mr. McLaurin attributes his success in law and prjiti.-s to the influence of his life partner. His friends will tell all that he has never an important step in 1 his life without consulting his wife, end he has even discussed his law cases with her. Under the former regime in South Carolina* Mr. McLaurin from almost the time that he began the practice of law rebelled against" the existing political conditions* In he mx.ie in^ his county a fight such as Tillman led in the State in 1SX\ He was defeated only k by the greatest effort and by the combi i natron of all the opposing forces. I* ' ISsa' be was elected to the legislator*. The General Assembly ru composed f almost entirely of new men and ? ? \ I tamed Senator Irby. ex-Governor Etans. Justice Gary. Judge Gary and v'J many other men who hare since become prominent in State and nationI afiairs. In a very few days Hr. He* Laorin made a speech that developed the fact that he was one of the coming factors in South Carolina politics. At ? the second term of the legislature Ait- J torney General Pope was elected associate ;us1ioe of the State Supreme Court ' and Ernest Gary. Congressman Wilson. < D. A. Xcwnsend and Mr. MeLaaria were candidates for attorney general to succeed Justice Pope. MeLaarin had an easy victory, being elected on the third ballot He plunged at once into the sea of litigation. The Coosav ease was pending, involving a large sent and the hank and railroad tax eases that ha^e since become so noted hnallvendtr .-w in tVia l^/vrrt ri tK* I mitntol Staler All of cases of the iaiw*jaof to tie State. His record as attorney peneral was gocd. During the campaign of 1SK Goternor Tillman was opposed by ei-Gwercor loia C. Sheppard. lie taais h^ht ttpvn Tillman was made by CoL Yotmtans, who was a candidate for Steretary of State. Ht wasa very eioqae*^ 2nent and forcible speaker. There were personal differences between Yomnana and Tillman, and Tillman refused to delate or reoog-rie hint in the campaign at all. which threw the fight, so far as Yonmaas was concerned, apoa McLaurin. Rarely has snob a debate ever taken place in any campaign is this State. It was of ssfch a character as to excite the keenest pebiie interest, . yet the two men came oci of it the ben of friends, personally. The resalt created snch a ware of pablic favor for Mr. .jj McLa inn that when Mr. Stactiwese a died in June. nothing coold pn- \ vent the people of McLaarin's diatridl from electing him to Coagraaa im November following. He n$ seated when the Fifty-wewi vj Congress convened in JSS2," in the month of December. Mr. McLaurin'e fine utterances upon the floor draw f greet attention to him nil over the country. It was his remarkable eulogy J * on hrs dMetsei predeosasor. It vm unusual and drew many comments v from the jwss. He went beck to giri ""'J a sketch of the history of sUvevjin the South, showing its influence in M the formation of the character of the men of hit State. Then he proceeded to connect it with this new Reform - V movement with which Mr. Stackhouac had had so ranch to do in launching. * He came to Congress about the that , that Baily. Bryan, Sibley and others of equal note made their entrance upon the congressional stage and named iato ly began to attract attention to himaaH as a debater. His first fight was on the repeal of the purchasing clause of Ike Sherman act His speech was one el .Jj the very first attack's upon Grow 1 Cleveland's paiicr. It was sarcaetx ' and pungent and claimed widespread attention both a home and in the com* J try at large. Jhea, during the psiie :j| of iSStt. when because of the scarcity of ? r\Af**r tkd K*ni* t.-v f nl??i ^ ing house association sni issue certxfi- j cates in order to more the cotton erect W Mr. McLaurin *is the very first run 4-;,' in either branch of Congress to sen the J point and propose a remedy. He not ? some of the certificates and vent before ;;; the ban hi Tig and currency miniTlhia J with a proposition to issue J*1 ? United States notes. which were ta A be deposited with the banks to take the 1 place of these certificates He showed that the law prohibited the letiraaaent .1 of these notes below $346,000,089 and | that as a matter of fact they Irad been ? retired tar below this amount He 1 ' made a strong fight against the impost- ,8 tion of the 10 per cent tax that the J. treasure department proposed to piaee upon these certificates. This speech j was very extensively printed in the pa* . 4 ten of the West and South. Mr. McLaunn also took a prominent 1 part in the debates to repeal the M par / cent tax on State banks. He made a. -j number of other speeches on the finaa- ' cxal question, all of which have attiaut . ed attention. In the organizntka of a the Fifty-fourth Congress, Speaker J Reed placed Mr. McLaurin open the | Ways and Means Committee. Since 1 that time he has devoted himaelf to the j study of the tanl question. In n speech | delivered on March 3td last he mint /| ed the attention of the whole country . with his speech upon the Dingles bill. V He boldly proclaimed the doctrine tint '|1 if a policy of protection was to obtain j that the South should have her share; jB that all or nothing should be prote cted. g He offered an amendment in the coea- ] trittM Twwii uVina f.w ? intr 4 l.S "j| cents upon nil cotton imported into Um 1 4 United Stiles. He was vigorously n - A techod on the floor from ail quartan. e, bat met every assault with that tartand & coolness and fully sustained hit repe- t tation as a debater. Then there -van his last speech advertising Columbia and the South in a way as to attract tha notice of the entire country. Mz. Mo- \ laariu has been elected thiiee in kn 4& district One oi his admirers says of hiss: "Ha is a very broad man in polities. Du> rng a factional tsrh: there *as no man j that fought harder, but as sooa as tha ! battle ended he took the pctsitioa that V i he was a representative of the vrhola \ people, and that he did not have tha right to hold a T-emoerat rsspoadblaor question his right to vote acainst kiss 1 m the primary election. He van tha flrst reform leader to oome oat openly and boldly in favor of peace and unity. At one time it seemed certain that tha * leaders of his own faction would defies* him but when they would get a man out and MeLaurin would go on tha stump, the first speech would diaaijada &> all opposition, llr. McLanrin's fneada and maav of his enemies, politically, also consider that he has done as mam if not more towards the breaking down d of factional lines in this Stats as any S .t W S ^ \r_ \r .T oumi man is lacx. jit. jicl?i ? ? not thos^ht of as being a member o & either faction." Lewjsroo, Me,, Joomal: So long as *? pendecten who woold neither fie nor steal nor boycott nor tyrannize as la- . diT.d-.13 is will consent to pet their awa ey into enterprises managed so as to adopt mechod? of business which char- -.1acterixed Jack Cade and the pirates of i the Spanish njain. and which yet char- > acterixe the highwayman's ait, those 1 esteemed gentlemen mast not he azuaitxi if people coctinae to Sdeaitff trcsts with robbery and the nwnfrmlstors thereof with enemies of fiTVVVtal orii.-c and industrial fair play.