The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-13
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FROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT.
COLUMBIA, April IL, 1869.-The subject most
in the minds of our countrymen in and about
| Columbia is tho Agricultural Convention
winch is to come of ON tho 28th instant The
preparations are already made, and there is
fsir hope of successful afflir. MIR. Wright
of Nickersons Hotel, offers two Inducements
the use of his hall, which is a suitable ono, and
board to delegates at half price. AS the Co
lumbia Hotel-a fine new building on Main
streets to be opened in time for the conyeu-
ton, it is not impossible that the
spirit of liberal competition may offer
some other or greater inducements in
this direction. The prompt action of the COM
mittcc authorized by the Board of Directors oi
tho South Carolina Institute to invite and NOM
inato delegates to the convention, from the
coast, is highly satisfactory; AID is universal
Is felt to indicate that that portion OF tho State
means business, and that the same spirit will
pervade the convention. The up-country is q
little slow, to say the least of it, in this move
mcnt; although in Abbeviue County-the prota-
gonist in this measure-Anderson, Rlchland,
aud, hear, Fairfield, have already appointed
their delegates; and it is believed here that,
with one or two exceptions, all tho counties
traversed by railroad at least, will come up to
time and be ready on the 2Sth.
SAVINGS BANK AND BUILDING AND LOAN AssoCIA-
T1oN.
Since the establishment OF the National Bank
in this city, two other steps in the financial
way have been taken; one of them within the
last few days. These two steps are savings
bank and building and loan association,
both new things to our people. Both have long
been definitely wanted, and both promise to do
essential service in their way; but couple Of
extensive cotton factories on thai Columbia
Canal that Senator Sprague bought few
months ago, would do four times as much
good in material way for our community.
Rumors begin to come in nov that Senator
Sprague is to break ground towards building
his M ammoth factory sometime towards the
end of the incoming summer.
THE NEW POSTMASTER.
The appointment of Charles NJ. Wilder to be
postmaster at this place is understood to be
indication Of the Presidents policy towards
the South, rather than as special blow at
place or at persons. That is to say, Wilder,
although colored-he is white quadroon, or
three-quarters white-is, perhaps, the least
Objectionable, personally, of all his darker
race; and in appointing him the President has
executed his vindlctivo and party-tool purpose
in the least Objectionable way he could. Wilder
is we'll known, and, apart from his contact
with the party in which he serves, is uni
versally respected. He has but little educa-
ton and moderate ability: but is not defled by
any of the arrant prostitution Of principles
that smutches almost every one of his party
associates. He is the most decent negro OF
the Radical party that could have been
appointed, and, negro ss he is, he stands
head and shoulders above the white seal
awags and carpet-baeeers who have wormed
themselves through dirty ways into so many
of our Offices. Wilder gives up his trade as
carpenter for his new Office. he has not taken
anY steps towards entering upon the duties
yct, and probably will not until another build
ing be secured, as the one in which the Office
is now kept belongs to the late incumbent him
self.
woMEN's RIGHTS AND sPIRITUALIsM.
As savings banks and building and loan as
go together, and VIC have the pair,
30 have We another pair Of novelties-woman's
rights and spiritualism. Late in the session
Of the recent Legislature the judiciary Com
mittee, In the presence of the adjourned
House, heard Louisa Raw,ins-a woll-kuown mu-
attress of Charleston-deliye her views upon
the constltutionality of womens voting. The
entering wedge Of spiritualism spiritism is the
proper word--was the lecture announced in Sun
day mornings Pnonix, and which came off Sun |
day evening at Janney's Hall. The subject is
''Humanity's Final Triumph anl Victory over
Death;" and the lecturer, whose name does
not appear, is citizen of Columbia. The
isms are coming in upon us with vengeance.
The lecturer pre- sented the usual tenets Of that
rather heterogeneous doxy, called spiritualis-
tic-not taking issue with any religion, except
(rather al important exception) the issue with
the plenary inspiration OF the Scriptures.
There was nothins specially new in the matter
new, that is, to those who have
dabblcd into ths Andrew Jackson Davis ltcra-
ture. The audience was rather slim, consist
ing to great extent of Jews and Juveniles
The lecturer was unquestionably in earnest
in the gravest possible earnestness- while the
hearers were far less so. CoRsAIR.