The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-13
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Agricultural lCOnventiOn-Buildi
and Loan Assoc "a O n-Senator
SPraguo and tho Columbia Canal-A
Sketch OF the New Postm aster-Wo-
MANS flights and SPiritualtsm.
[FnoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE i

Sketch OF the New Postmaster-NO-
MANS lights and SPiritualism.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
COLUMBIA, April IL, 1s69.-The subject most
in the minds Of our countrymen in and about
Columbia is the Agricultural Convention,
which is TO come off on the 28th instant. The
preparations are already made, and there is
fair hope of a successful affair. Mr.. Wright,
of Nckerson's Hotel, offers two Inducements
the use Of his hail. which is suitable one, and
board to delegates at half price. AS the CO.
lumbia Hotel-a fine new building on Main
street-is to be opened in time for the conven-
ton, it is not impossible that the
spirit OF liberal competition may offer
somo other or greater inducements in
this direction. The prompt action of the COM
mittee authorized by the Board Of Directors of
the South Carolina Institute to invite and nom-
mate delegates to the convention, from the
coast, is highly satisfactory; and is universal
ly felt to indicate that that portion of the State
means business, and that the same spirit will
pervade the convention. The up-country is O.
little slow, to say the least of it., in this move
ment; although in Abbeville County-the prota-
gonlst in this measure-Anderson, Rlchland
and, 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 bo ready on the 28th
SAVINGS BANK AND BUILDING AND LOAN Assoc1A-
TION.
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 lew 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 that Columbia
Canal that Senator Sprague bought q 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 mammoth factory sometime towards the
end of the incoming summer.
THE NEW POSTMASTER.
The appointment of Charles M. Wilder to be
postmaster at this place is understood to be
indication of the Presidents policy towards
the South, rather than as o special blow at a
place or at persons. That is to say, Wilder.
although colored-he is white quadroor. or
three quarters ,white-is, perhaps, the least
Objectionable, personally, Of all his darker
race; and in appointing him the President has
executed his vindlotive 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-
tion and moderate ability; but is not def1led 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 as he is, he stands
head and shoulders above the white scal-
awags and carpet-bag9ers who have wormed
themselves through dirty ways into so many
of our offices. Wilder gives up his trade as
for his new Office. He has not taken
any steps towards entering upon the duties
yet. 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
sociations go together, and we have the pair,
80 haye we another pair Of novelties -woman's
rights and spiritualism. Late in the session
of the recent Legislature the judiciary Com
mlttee, in the presence Of the adjourned
House, heard Louisa Rawlins-a well-known mu-
lattress Of Charleston deliver her views upon
the eonstitutionality of womens voting. The
entering wedge Of fspiritualism- -spiritism is the
proper word-was the lecture announced in Sun
day mornings Phoenix, and which came off Sum
day evening at Janney's Hall. The subject is
"Humanity's Final Trium ph and Victory over
Deaths" and the lecturer, whose name does
not appear, is a citizen Of Columbia. The
isms are coming i'll 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 an important exception) the issue with
the plenary inspiration OF the Scriptures.
There was nothing specially new in the matter
presented; new, that is. to those who have
dabbled into the Andrew Jackson Davis htera-
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 earpestness the
hearers were far less 80. CoRsAIR.
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