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ADDRESS OF PROF. FRIERSON ? sol I UI KN I I \l>t ItMlir IN N \ rn?\ vi. \rn \us. \. live Part Played by ihr SmitlteriH'r In (Im? \ flu In* of rhc Country. Columbia, Jan. 17.? Prof J. Nelson Friereon of the law department of the University of South i',in?lina spuke mat evening at the Founders" IV y celebration ssj "South* in le adership In National Affairs." Prof. Frltrs..n said In part: After wandering for more than half n century in the wilderness of political ostracism, the South appears to be on the eve of regaining her former po? sition of leadership In the nation That her influence In national affairs was predominant prior to I860 can not he successfully denied. Of the 15 presidents beginning with Washington end ending with Hu. h.inan. nun- were men of Southern birth. while the Booth exercised great Influence sjpafj the administrations of tin- other six. 8lnce 18C0 we have ceased to bear the scepter, and the cause for this loss of leadership is well k town. Our country for Ion* u house divide,! against Itself over the slavery ques? tion, and all attempts at compiomlsc having proved futile, we were finally forced by "the Irrepressible conflict" to submit the matter to the "final arbi? trament of arms," with what disas? trous results Is known to all. Aflat the war came reconstrm th n. when we built again the fabric of our social structure, fighting desperately mean? while to prevent the .\. r-hrow of our very civilisation Itself. The problem of mere existence was then a very pre**Ina one?our all having been swpt away by the war and by the lean years which followed It. Finally, however, light began to appear out of the darkness and order to emerge from chaos. A necessary readjustment of the "elatlons between the master and bis former slave was reached, and slowly and after much painful ef? fort we began to bring our domestic affa rs once more Into a semblance of orj??r. Then, hiving settled (forever, we hope) the question of the ascen ?iiscy of the negro In our politics, by the revision of our fundamental law, the 8outh settled down to a period of recuperation ard development. Tl e signs of the times point to the regaining of our leadership. For sev? eral decades after the close of the war oir representatives In congress were engaged, as It were. In a purely de? fensive warfare The clash of arms had Indeed ceased on the battlefield, but the surrender at Appomattox was but the signal for the civil onslaught to begin. Not only was :he slave freed ,but the suffrage was confeit. t Upon blm, he became a full-fledged cltlsen. and the attempt was mad- |sj protect snd snforce his new-born po? litical and civil riahts through the military forcsa of the federal govataV ment. Our Southern leaders realized that the Inevitable result of the suc? cess of such a policy would be the de? struction of our civilisation, and des SJStately <lld they struggle |Q prevent such a ?.?ktasttophe Their defensive Jactlcs were unavai'lng. however, and the Isaffafl of r.cnstru? tp.n tfl Finally, the North began to perceive the unwisdom of Its course and to realise thut An e\p, nrm-nt of ten years in the employment of federal! authority and militari fSfSSi to up? hold the weaker roe ,tg..tnst the stronger In II Stat?SJ of the I'nion. had , I encouraged l.ttle hope g| fOdd to j either race from persistence In that j line. ' Th? r? suit was that the mili? tary forCvt w*re withdrawn and the South was left to hind up her wounds and i sjgsssf hat strength after the ex? hausting Struggle \e\ ertheless. fjhilg this section SSasetl to be the ? nject of direct attack, we were still viewed with suspicion .ind alarm, and our rrpreaentutivIn c..m<r? ss. in plaes of bring i'tw Laders in the affairs of the nnth n. were rather passiv? on? looker,*, w -t? hfully ? adeavorlag la ward off Isfjislsjiioa adverse la Ihelr aection KoW, however, all th.-< his changed. The feeling of distrust snd bosttiitN as the p?rt of the S?rth has given away, for the most pan. to a feeling of roaflden ? snd genuine friendsh p The Northern people have snsae lo kn ?u out Sou there prob lems fr..m Si -t h tad w i|u ilntan< ? with them, brought eboul largeij ihr >.di the medium uf travel and i'o|f*?oetclal ifdercoui Thll knowl? edge has .endeled He lo gSOfS loler atit of am rs vi The] now admit al most naanlmotisl lhat Ihet wen gsjgetafcea la it* i tr< itim al Ihs ax ? gro tninodi-i iv ,? . i the Aar. and they are . atent t.fh? t|U< atlons ksrrsshed ??? tie- ? who intln land Mkess best ..i -I w he ii bios* vitally Iii? ISfeated m f ell pi' !'- i Mil Ith u The result Is 1 hai r?Uf represent a I fr?**d from tie i stand ng always on I le- .|. f. n ? hnvt if late, become mor? a ?>v ? 1? and sively batstested In asilonsl affair* looking it ' al llK 1.1 ??' f h. revolution, i t us reeall the names or ? few of Mm Southerners Who a/ere leaders ?? those stirring times. Georg? Washington, The lather <?t H's Country;" Tho,i as Jefferson, author of the Declaration. the "father of the constitution;" John Rutledge, the two Pinckacyn Charlei Cotesworth and CharleSi Henry Laurens, president of the continental congress; Christo? pher Qadsden, Edmund Randolph? but lack of time forbids their further enumeration. At the OUtMl Wt are reminded that theae men wet,' sxeep tionully well prepared for tin parts they were |Q play. They WOIt Dearly all tollsgS men. Man\ of then; hiel s ed their education in Kngbiid, and mo*?t of them were lawyers. We further note that these leaden were men of bmad national outlook whose horizon was not bounded by State lines, hut extended to the confines of the wie le country. The spirit of pa? triotism which actuated them was the same which South Carolina evinced When, in 177?, she authorized her del,gates to the continental congress to concur in any measure which might be deemed essential to '' 1 ie of America; and the same which animated Oeorgis when she reminded her delegates to the same eongi i'-^s ? th j the git ,m and i Ight - eons ems,- in which they wer.- engag ed was not provincial, but continen? tal. " In th.' WOrdi of Patrick Henry they might aaah have exclaimed, "the dls tietions betweea Vlrginiana Ptnnayl \.mi ins, New Yorkers and New Bag landers are no more. I am not a Vir? ginian, but an American." The na? tional position occupied by the great Virginians whom 1 hi.ve named is ac? knowledged by all; and as to our ?onth Carolina statesmen of that pe? riod, they used no higher testimonial to the breadth of their patriotism than was given by the great Daniel Weh? ster when, in his reply to Hayne, he said (referring to South Carolina?; "I partake in the pride of her great names J claim them tor tountrymen, one and all?the Laurenses, the Hut ledges, the Pinckneys, the Sumters, the Marions ? Americans all, whose fame is no more to he hemmed by State lines, than their talents and patriotism were capable of being cir? cumscribed within the same narrow limits. In their day and generation, they served and honored the coun? try, and the whole country; and their renown is one of the treasure* of the wh de country. In the period from 1800 to ltS4, the young republic waxed strong and vigorous under the three Southern presidents, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. All three of these men re? ceived college educations and all were lawyers as well. Madison has been called "th*. most learned of our states? men in the theory of government; the name of Monroe is forever asso? ciated with the doctrine ' which has profoundly influenced the history of the western hemisphere;" and Thomas Jefferson ranks as one of the creat thinkers and publicists not <mly of America but of the world. He is still the patron saint of millions of Amcrii 'ns, for he was the founder, it has be.-n said, "<d an indestructible political creed, 1 He had ? boundless rauh in the ma- .s, but he believed that the masses should be uplifted by education at the public expense, and he has left the I'nivesity of Vir? ginia as one of the aobtecl Of his many monuments. During the Incumbency of Pres!? dent Madison, the war of 1M2 was fought, and among the ablest leaders In eongreai and the most active in bringing on the war. were William Lowndes. Lanudon Chews and John C. Calhoun. the remarkable triumvi? rate from South Carolina, The first received his schooling in England, the last named as a graduate from Yah-, and all had beel admitted to the bar. Lowndes served in the lower house of congress from ill] to litt, and in that short period he was < hair man luccecelvely e>f four of the most important committees of that body, l ading health compelled his resigna? tion In 18S3, and when be died in the fall of that year, only i'? years of age, "congress wore it days' mourning, though be was not then a member" of that body Henry Clay is reported to luve <.11,i thai Lowndes "was the w st man he had ever met." Lang den Cheves was speakei of the hous< in 1^1? f.. ISIS, and though by his vote be defeated the hill t., recharter I the t'.ank <?? the Pnlted Htatei he itma lat r, In elect* d pn - ld?*nt i f ?li tt bank twht< h had meantime ? ? ii recharu red and wai on the ? i i ? <t i inn > and '?? hi - splendid executive a? lilts SOOn tall., re lOI ? d .Is . i . >,|it ? ?i th Interesting trio of domi? nant young Kotith? i ?. '' die i \ fur the nest known and ?I ? ? Is n-a th- slightest doubt, that, dui tie p? ! .?hI referi tl to, b< in ardent notionalist, seeking thr< igh Internal Improvements, tie I uihlini ?>r national highway* and ? mal bind togethei the peopl* ? f tie n I tertor end lh??se ? ?' th< coast a ibout th< ?irne fif ,.ui weeond ft 1 r will i im i ind IS lib ih-.s.- n< rce t yes oi IIlls !?? sith a tt u< notlonal splr WILSON'S MIND STILL OPEN. ll\s\T VET DECIDED ON SINGLE MEMBER OF CABINET. If He Has Consulted with Any Fu miii cabinet Members Doesn't Know it. Declares Prosldont-Elcct, who Admits. However, that Some with Whom lie Has Conferred .May Later bo Selected. Princeton. N, J., Jan. l*.?Presi? dent-elect Wilson reiterated tonight that he bad mailt- absolutely no deci? sion as to tin- personnel of his Cabinet, and added that, thus tar, he had not consciously conferred with any pro spe< live candidates. "1 would not do that," he said, "un? til i had finally made up my mind to pick a man. I have not consciously consulted with any future Cabinet members"? and added as an after thought, "though 1 might have con? sulted with some men whom I might subsequently choose." Mr. Wilson again expressed his be? lief that it was unlikely any of the men whom be selects for the Cab'net will decline to accept the portfolios offered them. It had been suggested to him that many men were loath to give up their business to enter the Cabinet, He said he realized the aaerlfloei that were necessary some? times. "A cabinet position, too," he re? marked, "is a very responsible one. whsre you do not get very much credit for your success and catch it hard for your failures." He anticipated little delay, however, he said in getting acceptances from such men Si he might choose for the various portfolios, and said that not Until he had made up a complete slate would he begin to consult those whom he had picked. SEABOARD AIR LINK INDICTED. Ctiaigjeu in 13 Counts Violating inter state Commerce Law. Macon, Ga. Jan. 18.?The Seaboard Air Line was indicted by the United states grand jury here today on thir? teen counts for an alleged violation of the Inter-State commerce law. it is charged that the railroad secured the delivery of coal from Oliver springs and Brlesvllle, Tsnn. to Helena, Ga. for $1.36 per ton, which is $1.09 less than the legal rate. The Government charges that the Seaboard would have the coal con? signed to Williams, Ga. a point on its own line near Savannar, and upon receiving the coal at Helena from the Southern would pay that railroad $1.3G for Its proportionate share of the haul, and then keep the coal at Heb-na for distribution to nearby points, never carrying it to the desti? nation as billed. The Bultmnn store which is being erected on South Main street next to the Watson Drug company store is to he b three-story Btructure instead of a two-story building as was intended when work was first commenced on the building. The work is proceeding rapidly at present and the walls of the building are rapidly nearing com? pletion. It ll understood that Kless gj Company, who sohl the lot to Messrs. Bultman. are under contract to begin th?- erection of a store on the adjacent lot to the Bultman store within six months after the I'.ultman store Is completi d. This will be a considerable addition and Improve in. nt to this lecth n of the town. At present the city force of bands are at work on West Liberty street making some much needed repairs. "I speak not for South Carollnat but the nation." Jefferson Davis, having won his lain els In the war with Mexico, was made secretary of war In 1853, and rilled the poaltion with conspicuous ability, The compromise of 1850 had once more alleviated the bitterness of the slavery discussion, and he became "the backbone of the administrations" >?! both Presidents Pierce and Buchan? an. He served his country with whole loaned enthusiasm, and nationalist as he was. formulated great plans, One of his pl ins contemplated the building of a Pacific railway; another looked ??? ih< digging of the Panama canal; . nd t bird f< i the purch tse of < !uba from Spain. Al the end of President Plerce/s administration, he was again elected lo the senate and became the spoki ?man for ihe South, a- CVtlhoun had been, lie was against secession n nd, ? - ? i. after his State had seceded, In hoped for reunion Whi 11 t h. pi o| le ol ' he Soin h. and 11 ' people of all other sections, can k. brought ??. elect such leaders lo I dde tu t In n a Ii I In un ? i miy strife ? I shob people, from Ihe Kas( and from I gether to ihe lemph bringing their glfls to |hi iltai of their common ountry. ' COTTON MARKET STEADY. W ILL BE LITTLE TO SETTLE OPIN? ION EITHER WAV. Bearish Sentiment Probably Will be Fostered by Bearish Estimates on Ginning During the Early Part of Week. New Orleans, Jan. 19.? Tin- coining week in the cotton market promise' little to settle opinion strongly one way or another. Up to Thursday the trade w ill be guessing over the census bureau report on ginning, after that the spot situation will probably at? tract the most interest. Bearish sentiment has grown re? cently and probably it will he fostered by bearish, estimates on ginning dur? ing the early part of this week. Stu dents of the statistics of the market, however, have pointed out that this pending report can hardly hold any? thing in it upon Which hard and fast opinions may be hung by those who are open to conviction, unless de? velopments have taken place in the belt in regard to the winding up of ginning which have not been re? ported. This coming report is important because it is the last of the regular semi-monthly reports by the census bureau, but no sooner will it be out of the way than the trade will ?o to figuring on the Anal report of the sea? son, which will not be Issued for some time. If the ginning returns are large this time the bulls will claim that there is nothing left to gin. while, if they are small, the bears will contend that the final report of the season will support their claims, it is very likely, though that the figures will furnish many traders with a new basis for (.Top estimates. The spot situation will be watched by every one. Were it not for the ginnera* report, it would probably be the main Influence this week. Hears expect spots to weaken, to some ex? tent at least in sympathy with the lower future market, but bulls are oenfident that cotton is in strong hands and that Ihfl strength of spot owners' will ultimat? ly prove to be the means of bringing about a re? covery in the future market. WEEK'S PARCELS POST RECORD. Charleston Led South Carolina Cities with 3.833 Packages. .Washington, Jan. IS.?Durin? the first week of the operation of the par? cels post law Charleston led the cities of South Carolina, handling 3,333 parcels, 1,900 of which were outgoing. Columbia came next, with a total of 2,594, of which 1,159 were outgoing The first week really consisted of but live full days, as one day was Sunday and another day was a holiday. Oth? er cities and towns in South Carolina reported the following totals: Spartanburg, 1.454; Greenville, 1, 326; Greenwood, 610; Orangeburg, 566; Bumter, 689; Florence, 311; An? derson, 53 1; Alken, 1*09; Chester, 3 29; Georgetown, 208; New lu rry, 315; Union, 11*7; Laurens, IT?!; Hock Hill. 416; Camden, 3 4 2. LIMITS TROSSEAU TO $1,000. Mi>* Gould Fixes Modest Sum for Wedding Finery. New York, Jan. 1*.?Although she is one of the richest women in Amer? ica, Helen Miller Gould will confine the expense of her wedding trousseau to within $1,000. The latter figure was that set by Madelin Force, now the widow of Col. John Jacob Astor, when she was married, and it was a shock to Fifth avenue modistes; oth? er wealthy brides have spent ten or twenty times thK Wh? n Miss Gould marries Finley J. Shepard tit her Tarrytown home next Wednesday, she will be gowned in ivory white, with satin and rose point lace trimmings, with a court train and a rose point veil. Miss Gould's favorite colors are purple and may, and most of her trousseau Is made up of these colors. \t the Inaugural Purade. \*ash\ llle I 'anner. I ? Md t hings nre preferred to new , i on, s In Charleston. The;. r boast of being up-to-date tier.. The News and Courier says; "We do nol credit the report from Washington that Buffi ugettes w ill appe ir in the in tugur- | ., i parade, 'depict Ing I ho different Htyles in dress from Eves time to the pr< .m." but If any tig leaven are re ijuln d ?'b.ti b ston w ill be gl id to send Home t "in til,- original tree." VV? don't doubt as to the tree, but lig |eav< h -Ii t he Ith of Mar h are not possible in Washington without risk ? a grip].r pneumonia ? . > ived Sat in ilu> has been haul< d out . .a Marj Street and Street Super in I endent 11uggins bad a gang of men .at fhen Moii.i!' morning putting dow n the \> pe i" i i' iratoi y to do ting up t bo dlt< h w hi' h h is b. . n op. u several months, NEGRO RACE CONFERENCE Tilts sixth Annual Meeting Will Mee; in Columbia Dining the Corn show. The Negro Race Conference, of whirl. Rev. Richard Carroll ii presi? dent, will meet in Columbia thli year, January 2*ih, and continue in session lour days. The meeting is to be held at this time on account ot* tin- very low rates on the railroads, because of the Corn Show. Among the prominent persona who will speak at the meeting this year, are the H< n. I >. R. Coker, of Harts ville, who will speak on "How to Se? lect Good Seeds for Planting;" Prof, j. D. Eggleaton, Superintendent of Ed? ucation in the State of Virginia, and' Dr. Francis H. Rowley of Boston, edi? tor <.f "Our Dumb Animals;'' who will speak on "The Care of Farm Animals." There are twenty-six sneakers, both white and colored on the program. A half day will be spent in discus? sing "Crime among the Colored Peo ! le." The labor problem will also be discussed. The speakers mean to dis? courage the people from moving into the cities, and urge them to remain on the farms. MOST COMPLETE EVER SHOWN. Such will he Government Exhibit at National t un Exposition. Washington, Jan. it.?Secretary Wilson, of the department of agri? culture, today said that his depart? ment would send to the National Corn Exposition at Columbia the most complete exhibit ever sent out in its history. He explained that prac? tically every branch ?f the depart? ment would be represented, including the bureaus of forestry, plant indus? try, animal industry, chemistry, soils, experimental stations, public roads and the weather. According to Prot. Bradford Knapp, chi ?f of the farmers' co-operative work of the department, between five hundred and a thousand hoys, repre? senting corn clubs in various parts of the country, will attend the Corn Show, and he is making prepara? tions to give them a hearty welcome. TRAIN'S IN THREE MONTHS. New Seaboard Connection Will be Hushed to Completion. Timmonsville Enterprise. Mayor Keith informs The Enter? prise that indications point to a rap? id completion of the new railroad from here to the Seaboard Air Line He says that while here a few days ago Mr. Bonsai went over the ground and completed all arrangements for the line and for the depot site ami term? inals. Mr. Bonsai said that he was rush? ing the work on the line as fast as possible and it was his intention to be hauling freight into Timmonsville within three months. He now has three large forces of hand! at work between Lydia and Lamar and in a few days expects to put two more gangs of men on the line, one at La mar working this way and one at Timmonsville working toward Lamar. As soon as the road is connected Up regular trains will be put on and a full freight and passenger service offered the people of this section, giving them an outlet to every section of the coun? try by way of the Seaboard road. The line will cross the Coast Line tracks above the water plant and the depot will be built at the tool ot Mar? ket street just back Of the old King lot. Weird Story of the Wires. Augusta Chronicle. That is a weird story that a cor? respondent has put on the wires from Lafayette, lud , to the Lastern pa- . pers. As a narrative runs, Evans, Jones, who is beginning to recover from a cough thai has made his life miserable for the past two years, says the cause was nothing less than a IIsard three inches long Jones declared that he brought up the reptile w hile out driving the other day. He had a paroxysm of cough? ing on the road \t the end of it he choked, he said, and reached down his throat for relief He seised the lizard and d ew H lo Cue light of day. The lizard seenn d to be as happy as Jones t? dissolve partnership and was wriggling away as i.et as it could, when Jones decided he would capture i it und -how it to hi^ doctor. Edgar Alb 11 The doctor di opped the v.!iggler In alcohol. Jones cot the doctor's theory, which was that Jones must h.?\t been drink ii: it i well or spring and taken ii h ecc. into his Stoma? h The grateful warmth batched the lizard. The agony of coughing thai Jones Count) las r< coming in stead 11) now ?? ?ei th< largi percentage un? laid al tlx* tu l of the year rapidly being made up. s turday Ihe treas? urer and bis clerk were kept busy all daj receiving the taxes, TURKS BACKING DOWN. I>J < |s|o\ io< ILL NATIONAL iS? SEMBLl Is, IN'TEKESTIXCi Allies \r?> Determined?lletid of One Delegation Te I- How the Balkan I\?!?<?*?- Will 1?kI?i If Xeee?ery. London? J.tn. i:?.?The porte'i de? cision to call a nation il assembly Tuesday to take under advisement the Balkan situation probably heralds further concessions on the part of Turkey?Concessions would could not be yielded by the cabinet without risking its fall. In any case, the Hal kan delegates in London do not be? lieve the porte's reply to the joint note c?f the powers will be such a flat refusal as was foreshadowed from I 'onstaniinople Yesterday's dispatches reported that the Turkish government had reached a decision not to cede Ad rlanople or the Aegean islands, but was wiling to enter Into negotiations respecting those islands some dis? tance removed from the Dardanelles, If Turkey's answer is unsatisfactory the allies in deference to Europe Will ask the powers whether they mean to compel Turkey to comply with their wishes If not, the allies will carry out the plan already announced leading to the resumption of the war. In such event the allies will re? gard all concessions heretofore made for the sake of peace, either to Tur? key or the powers, as void. Thus they will not recognize the understanding consenting to an autonomous Albania or the promise of Servia or Monte? negro to retire from the Adriatic. Questioned as to the possibility In this case of Austria emplo>ing force, the head of one of the delegations said: "We shall see whether the triple entente, and especially Russia, will permit such action on the part of Austria. If we are forced to fight another war, the cost of which is nearly $1,000,000 daily, we will not abandon territory already occupied unless driven out by fire. That would mean an European war. "If Austria weie permitted to march on Relgrad* and *o bombard our troops on the Adriatic, and we were crushed, we should prefer to become Austrian rather than belong to the Slav race when our mother, Russia, lacks the force or the will to protect us." Marriage License llecord. Mr. Lewis ICcLeod and Miss Quilla Gedding* of Tindal secured a mar? riage license Saturday. Licenses were also issued to the following colored couples: Eli Heard and Mary McFadden, Shiloh; Sam Spain and Lena EU ClaremOBt; Josh Williams and Lou? isa Jane Scott of Mayesville. How to End Pistol ??Toting." T. J. Butler, writing to The Atlanta Journal, holds that, to effectually put a stop to the carrying of deadly weap? ons concealed, it will be necessary to make a change in th*- constitution of the United States. He points out that, when that con? stitution was written, most of what is now the United States was inhabited by IS re gee and it wits necessary to allow and guarantee to civilized peo? ple the right to bear arms. "NOW that the Savage has been banished and We boast of our Chris? tian civilization is it necessary to re? tain that clauae In the constitution Why not amend it by Still allowing us to bear arms, but prescribe the size or length of barrel that should be made or imported into this country 7 1 would say that the minimum should be sixteen inches bum." the writer argues. "I realize that the COUrtl have de? cided that under what they term 'po? lice regulation' each state has the right to protect life and property. Suppose that Georgia should pass ? law forbidding the sale of any (Ire arm within her borders with a barrel bss than sixteen Inches long, would that help tiie cause one whit? 1 think not, for the reason that under 1 our Interstate commerce law they could be shlppc d In from other states and ere would be powerless to help ourselves. In m> opinion the only safe and sane remedy we have is a change in the United States constit 1 tlon th it would put all States < n 1 n equal footing and 1 ??? IU < e thai if < on gresH wo.id i'.t.^s mich s law a ma? jority . if n.?t all tit - Statt -. \??? ; d gladly ratify it, and In so doing would I nave the lives of thousands of 1. J pie ? \ < . y year, it would pro* ? ? blessing to generations v ? t un bol n." These suggestions certalnlj have ? llov? d, how? v? r, th tt ll St ttcs could fhronb le