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THE MILITARY SYSTEM.
a VOICES FROM rENNY'S CHEEi

MiilliN FOX TIE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
THE MILITARY SYSTEM.
VOICE FROM pESXYS CREEK
Mr.. EDIr"n In your issue Of oath u!t.. We
notice communication from .'Bnyone,," one
of the .Wiitnry Tribe. ns his nnme clearly indi.
Gates, aud from the tenor Of his productions We
are assured that he occasiunally dons Boots aud
E'"therS. We feel gralifrd at the lrncnt man
n"r in which lie hns disposed of our "Noicc :"
but We should have been placed unrlcI u Far
more lively sense of gratitude. if he had an
swcred our question. and shown us the good to
accrue from our Military SyStem lie merely
disl'"-cs Of the question by saying that tn.
good to arise or the benefit TO he obtained
We're matters that were discussed before friend
Private had n being. and that the reasons aud
arguments then offered hold good to the pres
ent day" ii: has accomplished beautiful
evasion and would verify the n,lnge of ~ poor
reason is better than none ut ALL We are
tired of these ;ESc oEriS that 80 peculiar to
fuss and feathers. What we ask for and want
are the advantages gained. shown up BIZ reason
and argument. l. 1t not very siial.re that thrr.
iuurih> Of the people of this State are ncnIa
he Of seeing tlc good achieved 10y thissySlcm.
anu pHiN tiit 'fHf'H VI lIlctit DHNphtl C II
anne g.n"S. are hlcss,d in This ya, iiculnr. And
is it not equally strange That being thus favor.
cd they should refuse 10 communicate The nd
vantag-s they see, to their f.!l"w man. Bu,
when asked should say. ;l.nt "Ihn mattr mas
S'iH'd t""g ago "A im">t tart amount to tclIin"
u-, it none of "ur business
We agree. that II Is ih" mark Of u cool citi-
zen, to promptly obey she laws Of his country.
where the least h,nrtl is 10 arise IL il: also
the mark of great l,,hu,ry and imhcciiiiy of
rnin'l. and shows much Indifference 10 the wei
fare of ",:r country. I" make, pcrl.etuatc and
.i'cv AMY law, or follow any system that
d"niits t" The good If 10 inI, idual or c"uuu
nifty i!.,r" can hc no u"u,r,l ground ANY law
passed l'y our Legislature. most incvi,aih.
lring 10 gord crti in Il greater or les lie
gree If ii were not 81" it w"ull he no law
but a more nullity. Now. such being ~" fact
"e would he<""ch friend Bay"nct to give US
reason and argument for the "ntinuancc Of
this system. If he has non" Of n"Irrn dn',
"iv" Us The nn,iquatcl ones ,ha, get ho'd yood
There Is I" "nc VIII" i aprrclcn>vc ,ha,
the Military Spri, 'f S"n'h Carolina is on the
w"n". We hav" quietly oh"yrd this law fnr
' W. " e"'' e" II" i"
1t'' ' "'''' W i'''P
W w. '' '''"' '"H '"e' say
that there is strong prejudice against the svs
TEN. Wed" not think 81" There Is no ""d"c
pas our c''"rns nave not been III haste.
lh"y hav" calmly a"l fairly weighed this
matter ana seeing no advantage gained 10y 1t,
IL Is nothing '"' ha'"r"i AZ Well rs r'gh'' that
'"eE s''""'a WISH IL a""l'sh"'. We VIII 'en'
'"re lie assertion 'h"t 'h's Is The "h'y system
ever 'lae'eaas the Legislature "f south Car
"I'ha 'ha' /" great 'hn'"r''N"t hrr cit'z"ns ever
"'J"r'r' '" "h III" rNcti''"h or THIS svS-
teh' we hate II" h"tfm''nS 81 Lcdrh'hg no
1""F'r 4f ""Ss'c'. n" "'y""'""'o"S, hnt what
ar" productive "f SOME COOP. nevertheless,
! many identified with thcnl TALL short of dong