The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-11-18
OLD BACHELORS AND OLD MAIDS.

We were highly amused some nights since while
listening to the Anderson Debating Society" dis
cuss The following querry-''Should Old Bachelors
be taxed to support Old Maids, Of whom Anderson
produces a super-abundance." The debatants in
favor of the affirmative eontended, that Bachelors
were nuisance to Society, in that, it was the du-
~ Of every individual to ADVANCE as best no could,
the interest Of Society, and ifthey were too selfish
to perform that duty by exhibiting their handsome
persons and fne talents, duty to the Government,
Of which society is component part, and justice
to the languishing females, should compel them to
do it pecuniarily. The advocates on the negative
side of the question denied that they we're such
nuisance on The contrary, they were the very
soul and spirit of amusement to all. Their tinidity
and fsint-heartedness, the obstinacy and rave
nous appearance of women frequently, indeed, in
almost every instance, compelled them, much to
their disappointment and misery, to lead life
embttered by loneliness and solitude, with none
to love and caross them in this selfish world, and
none to mourn for them when they shall have
taken their departure to that mysterious world
where they are 'neither married nor given in mar
riage." Such 10 ON abstract Of one among many
of the arguments addueed by either side The
President, pro ien., with dignity admirably ht-
ting his exalted position, whose face could not
be traced the slightest impression Of smile, but
"Deep on his front engraven
Deliberation sat and public care,"-
proceeded to render his decision. After learnedly
tbo irnno n
the subject and the occasion, and the various ar
guments advanced, said: "Young gentlemen, it
behooves me as an impartial judge, and as one on
whom the destiny Of Old Bachelors and Old Maids
hang as apparently IN equal balance, to declare
my decision, according to the arguments brought
forward, according to the debts due from me to my
fellow misunderstanding to the justice which,
conceive, sorrowng Old Maids merit, and last,
sqho' by no means least" according to the duties
and responsibilities to which Old Bachelors should
be subject-and, therefore, although my heart is
overnowing with pity and compassion for the BASH
full "Old Chaps" that impartiality which should
characterize the acts Of every individual honored
with such an august position as fill, am COM
PEELED to decide in favor Of the affirmative, Taxa
ton Old Bachelors, the appearance of that word,
looks hideous in the eyes of the oppressed people
of South Carolina, ito none more so than to you,
even though ye be nuisances,) and lest D. T. Cor
BIN or some other of carpet-bag worthless happen
to agree with the President pro tenn. Of the can
derson Debating Society" and fer their own luere,
and not for that of the wrinkled Old Maids, cause
to bo entered in the Statute Book-Be 1t enacted,
By the Senate and House Of Representatives (so-
called) of the State of South Carolina now met
and sitting in General Assembly, THAT be) and by
the authority of the same, &c., Sc, it would be
highly polite in you to take rib-instaatr.