The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-01-11

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-, 1 Cu,,,r.ro, Ian All ,sn,
,LDrA. LxnaxR.--siuse our nj ,..,nt 4,
ter,i.v at tn, meeting of the pre.s A,so-
,;on 4, Columb;.- 4 bav. ba.,, ,,;,. ,.L.
nm with n.,o,.rou. ;,,n.,,t.nt .na.n.u..,.
and have NOT had le;snrc 70 o;x. son 49,,
l.ster Inv w.v of remamb,an.. 80
vail mysslf. of an interval ;u,, =, ,h;. ,o
ment offering. and sit down to ebronicl.
for you few items from the metropoli,
The town. talk here, for some time mast
until the holidays, which have since monop.
.olize.l the thoughts of our good folks, was
the address delivered at the College Chap.
el, during our late visit, by our friend, VIM.
X. Taber, Jr. II ever thero was n worthy
citizen wronged. and made the victim of a
cruel and eaussless persecution. which will
fecoii ultimately with redoubled violence
upon "s authors and abettors, Il Is the ora
aor OF 'has occasion. know him intimate
pN Aaa s'"fe eoaftsous gentleman and
p'oms'hg young orator and scholar is not
~ 70 iooud among his contemporaries. His
"p'sehs On the subject OF Popular Eduea-
''a ~ regards the best syatem by which it
can oe advanced and perfected may differ
"'n' .hose OF many Others OF his fellow citi-
' just a. me views OF other friends Of
. sAuSe aihe' RON each other, for 1t Is
wen known 'na' 'asse are scarcely two Pcr-
SONS, sven p'''esaioha' teachers, who think
sAAe.y "se On 'ha' point. BGt on inc
a'sseoh o' Me r'gn q The laboring CLASSES
90 oe ea"eo'ea and the erpe1iency Of giving
'"e"' ne oas9ntdge' Of education, he has
n'' only been grossly ard wuntonly miss
represented, but no has been made by his
enemies to utter the very opposite sentiments
70 those contained in his published address.
iheard II W Ten delivered, and have careful
" stndieI II in print. There IL no differ
enee ahsisycr In the i'm ;,ression made upon
my mind In either case, and I ..m truly glad
70 be able to say that since e.. pu hlication
II tn, address, a re-ac,iou in public nti-
ment has evidently taken place. and tt. p.o-
pie have begun to discover how thew bav.
b en- duped and dsc.;v.d Tn. x.,v ind;
iduals who aided tb. most !, ,,;,;,o -.
hue and CRY. arc now b,.v in hi, ,,;, 80,
a demonstration of quit. another ., ann and
seem determined to mako IN, am.,d. bo,o,
able by sustaining THAR d..nIv injured q,
low citizen. lam cra,if;sd 70 know f,o,,
the best authority tbnt tho b,,ko,.,d lit
lions, in he shape of torcb-lirbt procc,-
siona, burning in sffipy. mob. and ;,r.sno,
sible placards, by which our mo,,I .itv h..
boo, di.gracod, during the eomuo,ion ara
denounced and dis.ppro ,sd with o.,n.., +,
dignation, by syerv respestabl. ~ ch,r;. :,
the. place. The author Of all ,bi. rn;r.,
persecution will ha,, very f.w freud, hsr.
to participate in hin triumpb nj. ton. b.
may have no favors to ask from NJ. b,,
do not envy him the laurel. o,;nsd IN ~
unequal q contest -......
. It may interea, ,ou to b. info med of,h.
proceedings of tho thity.ff,b .,niv.,..rx
OF the Ch srlsston Tvpopyaph;e,I soc;.,v
, This occasion was duly communicated
by the Prssa on Saturday ey.nin,. At N.
Pavilion Ha..ii. Between o and 10 o'clock.
tho members and invited guests assembled
NJ tho Ladies Ordinary, around a we'll filed
board, which Mr.. But.srfield, who know. 80
well how to get up an ntsrtainneut in the
:haud.omest and most liberal s,vle. had Ia.
den bountifully with the choicest d deiicaei.s
and substa6dSls which tho ssa.or can Afford
amorg the older and hsnored pioneer, of
the fraternity present, wa. A. y Willing.
Ton, Esq'r, Of the Courier, who VA. toasted |
and responded very pleasantlv. sIludino to |
ihs past and present eouditios Of thu Pres.
made upon the. old syatems under which h. |
had passed Ia his youthful days, bv the nro-
g,sss of modern improvements.
:, 10 tho course of tie evs,,iup IN. eomn,nv |
were entertained with appropriate and elo. |
q snt addressed. In respops. to m,nv Of
these sentiments by Mes-rs. Heart. T.ber
e. Carol, Of the Mercury and Co,r;.r