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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-09

TT j. c. G. Winch, ormerly of Mortified, in
this state and we believe admitted to the prac-
tice of hw in Washington county, has recently
been appointed United States District Judge for
thc Eastern District Of Texas. lie wis "a Union
man during the war, and has since been a decided
and active Republican, and will make good
Judge
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-09

During the late gale. large tree was blown
across the railroad track at Pittsford, and gray
ell train was stopped from running into it at full
speed by the presence of mind of woman named
Millgan. The tree in its descent nearly crushed
the house in which the woman was living,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-09

ADDISON RAlLRoAp.-Ground was broken On
the Addison Railroad Ilcur the Whiting station,
on saturday, Nov 5th We understand that
work has commenced in earnest and that the Di-
rectors intend TO have The road complete and
ready for use during the summer or fall Of next
year
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-09

Mr. 7. F. Barnes, Of Stowe, has sold his drug
store to Gates Brothers, who will hereafter dis
pense what physc may be needed at the old stand
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PERCY.
Oct. is, 1870.
For the anderson Mteligencer.

MIR. EDITOR: Having now been in Kentucky
nearly ten months, during which time much
has been seen and heard in regard to the people,
their modes of farming, trade, ETC., different
from what obtains in South Carolina, perhaps
few notes would interest your readers.
In the first place, 1 will say of Kentucky,
that her people are highly social and open
hearted in their manners. No one need feel
lost in Kentucky, for every one you meet has
the same freeness of manner, which makes you
feel as if among old acquaintance, instead Of
strangers Another feature about Kentucky is
her strong Southern feelings.
Kentucky was, as State, neutral in the late
civil strife, but it cannot be denied that her
people were in sympathy with the South, and
that she sent thousands of as bra7e soldiers to
the field as any State. But as Kentucky has
been more fortunate in escaping Radical tyran-
nv, she has enjoyed internal peace, and conse-
quently has outrun all her Southern sisters in
every department of social and industrial ad-
vancement The people have never been forced
to weld to the iron hand of an oppressive State
Government-never been forced to relinquish
their political sentiments. Hence l find the
Democrats of Kentucky to be of bolder stamp
than anywhere else. Not only in politics, but
in religion and society, there is more of that
independence Of thought and expression once
so Characteristic of the Southern States. 1t is
truth worth remembering, that the character
of a government under which people lives,
impresses certain effects upon the social mind
And just here let me say, as our State is making
one more effort to get free from the incubus now
pressing down upon her, that if the citizens of
South Carolina could leave the State and then
return in few months, they would see, in its
true light, the dircful effects which are being
fastened upon the popular mind, both morally
and socially, as well as politically. No one
would then be willing to be idle in the present
contest.
Kentucky, as before stated, having suffered
less and being now more prosperous, she has
been able to make "'-oncement. And espe-
cially is this true i'll regard to education. The
people have turned their attention to education
the last few years more than formerly, and being
wealthy, they are building and cndowing
greater number of colleges than any other
State in the Union They pay better salaries to
their teachers and provide more improved ia
clities for instruction. Besides all tho colleges
in Kentucky are largely patronized by the
States farther South. For instance, the Ken
lucky Military Institute has about 20 cadets
from the Southern States. Plus dim.
J.. C. NEWTON.
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The Agricultural Congress-.

In response to the invitation extended, BY
the Board of Trade and Cotton States Fair
Association of Augusta, large number OF del
egates assembled in that city on Wednesday
last for the purpose of comforting together upon
the great interests of agriculture and It's kin
dred arts. The delegates represented societies
and communities in almost every Southern
State, andais.said.te have been one of the most
respectable and dignifed body of citizens ever
assembled in this section of the country. Hon.
Herschel v. Johnson, of Georgia, was chosen
Rresident Of the Congress, and presided with
graceful ability and eminent satisfaction. The
business of the meeting wassconducted In per-
Rct order, and permanent organization effec-
ted by the adoption of a constitution and by
laws for its government. We will publish the
constitution when revised copy has been re-
eeived. The session lasted three days, closing
az noon on Friday. The second annual meet
ing of the Agricultural Congress will be held
in Selma, Ala, on the first Tuesday in Decem-
Der, lS7t-
We observe that the Anderson Farmers As
sociation was represented by w. Fl. D. Gail
lard, Esq, of Pendleton, who was appointed by
the President as delegate from that society.
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Survivors Association.

The Survivors Association Of this State will
meet in Columbia on Thursday next, 10th OF
November; In accordance with adjournment
lasi; year. Gen. John S. Preston, one OF the
most gifted orators in the South, will deliver
the annual address, and all who are SO fortu-
nate as to be present will be abundantly repaid
for their attendance. Acollation will be served
to the survivors of the Lost Cause, and around
the festive board will be commingled the hap
piest "reminiscences of army life and sorrowing
thoughts of the heroes sacrificed in the strug-
gle Efforts should be made to have she survl-
yors of this community represented at the an
nual meeting. We should never forget the
cherished associations of those days of trial and
suffering, nor suffer the bond that linked us to-
gether to be kept asunder
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An ELOQUENT Tribute.

The death of the South's noblest chieftain,
Gen. Robert E. Lee, has called forth many
beautiful and affecting tributes from every sec.
ton of the American Union, and from men of
every shade of,political opinion We give sew
eral touching and feeling tributes in this ISSUE
for the. theme is not yet exhausted, and elo-
quent tongues have. everywhere depicted in
glowing language his exemplary life and re-
splendent character. Of them all, however,
the most eloquent, as it is brief pointed and
characteristic, is the following culogistic e1-
preston from the Irish patriot, John Mitchell,
which deserves to be recorded in letters of gold !:
The highest head, the nobest and grandest
character of our continent, the most conscicn-
tious, humane and faithful soldier, the most
chiyalrous gentleman in this world, the best,
the most superb sample of the American war
rior, has fallen like mighty tree in the forest (;
and men wonder after the first shock of the
news to find that there is such a gap, such a
blank, in the world.
What is there wanting to the fame of this il
lustrious Americana
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G.. V. B.

How THE RADICALS WON THE ELECTION
The annexed paragraphs illustrate the manner
and mode pursued by the Radicals in different
parts of the State to secure q triumph in the
recent election. Nearly every County makes
similar report:
n.Orangeburg County there were many more
votes, in a number of the ballot-boxes, than the
poll lists called for. The box from Avingelr's
was handsomely stuffed, and at Jamison's the
polls were opened two hours later than the law
full hour, and closed half hour too soon.
At Blackville, in Barnwell County, the Elec-
ticn Commissioners were, all three OF them can
didates for office They refused to allow any my
one to witness the counting OF the vote, ana did
their work with closed doors.
In Sumter, colorcd man who desired to vote
the Reform ticket, at the Stateburg precinct,
wos beset by mob of SCOTS bullies, who so
abused him that he fed from the polls without
casting his ballot. At Concord Township, in
the same County, ninety persons voted who
were not sworn, and, at this place and at Mayes-
Vile, persons were voted who were under age
and had not resided for twelve months in the
State. These facts are taken from the Sumter
Wdtchman
In Newberry, according to the Herald, far
more votes were cast thaa there are voters.
The voting population is 5000, and about 400
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For the anderson MtelHgencer.

Mr.. EDITOR: The Anderson County Sing
ing Convention held its second anniversary
meeting with the Mountain Creek people on
the 23rd, oath and 25th September last. I
reached there on Sunday between 8 and 10
o'clock a. M, and soon their song began to
abound. I found on hand and ready for use
representatives, delegates, messengers or visi-
tors from Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Able
vile, Anderson, ("a good deal') and Georgia,
some teachers, and others only leaders of
choirs. These young gentlemen led the class
alternately, as they were called upon by the
President of the Convention. I had crept in
and seated myself very comfortably, and very
pleasantly, too, for these songs are such anti
dotes against the "blues," with which I am at
times so completely covered-almost all over;
but I had not sat long under the sweet sounds
which seemed to fill the house to overflowing,
before felt that old ugly spell of monotany
and isolatcdness begin gradually to melt away,
and felt as in days of yore, as if belonged
to that happy community with which 1 was
surrounded; and could have called a few
years back, could have willingly snatched my
harp from the weeping willow and Joined that
happy band. Why, sir, if young David made
as good music as these singers did, don't
wonder that the evil spirit left that old petu-
liant tyrant. Twill return to my subject. While
the class was chanting an old favorite piece, I
arose quietly to take birds-eye view of the
audience, and surely the display of youth and
beauty could not be surpassed, if equalled,
from Boston to the Rio Grande. And to finish
the scene, and make it more unbearably pleas
ant, in front of the class we're seated couple
of bright-eyed, charming danrsels, with Melo-
deons in hand, and they made them almost
talk out music have heard the Melodeon,
the Piano, the Guitar, etc., etc., but surely
I never heard sweeter toned instruments or
better performers. But say you, if you will
keep out of "our town" and the villages you
might talk in that way. Well, you may have
it so if you wish; but those were not my feel
ings then, nor are they now For the country
girls, with their blooming cheeks, their glad
some laugh, their cheering smiles, are the girls
for me. And, cold fell.," could you but have
been there and felt as am sure that the entire
crowd felt, it would have "soothed you down
to female'svoice, andmade you "feel gentle as
sucking dove," so that you wouldn't have felt
like either writing or talking politics again for
q whole week, and would have readily Joined
with me in pronouncing the Anderson Coun-
ty Singing Convention" when conducted as
this was, complete success.
PERCY.
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Condition Of the Crops.

The Department of Agriculture has prepared
digest of the reports made upon the condition
of the crops for October. We gave the esti-
mate of the present cotton crop last week, and
herewith append the summary in relation to
other products, which of course includes
glance at the condition of the crops in the en-
tire United States:
The wheat crop of 1870 in majority of the
States, and especially in those in which this ce-
real is prominent, is materially less in quantity
than the crop of 1869, which was very large
one, notwithstanding the assertions of some
croakers to the contrary. The reduction is due,
| first to the loss of plants by an unpropitious
season for termination and early growth Of the
what variable winter and second, to the drought
which prevailed with great severity in the
Northern and Eastern States. This reduction,
as averaged from our local returns, appears to
be about Il per cent. The average quantity OF
the crop is better than that of 1869. The Pa
cifc coast reports are variable; some counties
in California make the quality superior, while
others report injury from rust and inferiority
from the maturity of grain blighted by drought.
The early sown fall and spring grain OF Oregon
is good while that late sown was injured by the
| excessive heat of summer. Among the winter
varieties which have succeeded best, the Tap
pahannock is prominently named. 1t is favor
ebly mentioned throughout the South and West
and. has done we'll among the mountains OF
Utah. The corn crop of 1870, unlike those OF
the two years preceding, is full one, and the
best one of the past ten years. The States OF
the great corn region, including those border,
| ing on the great lakes and on the Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers, have, without exception
| made either full or large crop Intelligent
men estimate a total product of 100000 of
bushels In Illinois rye gives somewhat a
smaller Weld than in 1869. Oats are not gen.
orally so productive as last year, except in the
South. In Michigan and New Jersey the ag-
gregate product of barley appears to be less
! than in 1869. The only States yielding full
crops of buckwheat are Tennessee, Kentucky,
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas,
and Nebraska. The aggregates are less than
usual. Reports about beans and peas indicate
an average production in quantity and quality
with sonic local variability. The pea crop,
which is one of great Importance to the South,
has occupied larger acreage than formerly in
| North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, but has
been somewhat neglected in other cotton States.
Potatoes exhibit a considerable reduction in
Weld, which is below an average in all the At
lantic States, to Virginia inclusive, and in all
the Western States north of the Ohio River,
the depreciation ranging from Is to A per cent.
The sweet potato crop is comparatively large
one, while the acreage of sorgh hum is not very
large. The crop is in superior condition, and
promises Weld of syrup of fine quality.
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The Lesson Of our Defeat.

In the Anderson ntelzgencerwe find ditstated
that according to the census of 1869, between
five and six hundred white men remained away
from the polls; and further that the colored
vote is nearly solid forthe Radical ticket, while
the white people divided considerably, many
of them voting for the independent" candi-
dates.4a .s..3s q: 5.sT 5s:8 81.
The very natural result of this is that the
scattering vote elected: the independent ticket,
which received the unanimous support of the
Radical party. i..sq 7f .zill,ii3 ,Js:ii: 81
We begin to despair of the white men iHthe
upper Counties Ii the Fourth Congressional
tages of heavy white majority, had voted as
solidly as did Charleston il the whitemen had
striven as earnestly and-as successfully asthose
in this city and in other counties, avery differ
ent result might have been accomplished by
the late election. We dislike exceedingly to-
make comparisons, but the interests of the en-
tire commonwealth were at stake, and those on
whose shoulders the responsibility rests should
be made to bear it. How is it, then, that
Greenyille, which. has by the census white
majority of 1,977, gives the Reform candidates
majority of less than 500 How is it that
Spartanburg, which has white majority Of
900, is claimed by the Scott party?f How IS
it that Anderson, which has white majority Of
nearly 1,5OU, gives carpenter ana butter only
400 majority, and elects some of the Radical
county ticket? The only solution of the prob
lem is that the white men of South Carolina
are not yet fully up to the importance Of the
issues of the day. They have not discharged
their duty to the State as faithfully as they
should have done so. Can we not learn q les.
son from our opponents? In Anderson, Green
Vile, Pickens and Oconee Counties the large
number of Independent candidates in the field
weakened the cause. and these independent
candidates are in great measure responsible
for the defeat of the Reform county tickets,
where defeat ensued. @s
I Now thatdefeat, in all its gloomy aspects, is,
upon us, we should learn something from what
has passed. South Carolina will never be re-
deemed as long as her sons are content to stay
at home on election day as long as dissensions
divide the solid phalan1 of the intelligence and
honesty of the country. The lesson taught by
the recent election is very bitter one, and we
trust it will prove wholesome one. When
the white men of this State arise from their
lethargy, and poll q full vote; when they will
wake up and go among the colored people and
teach them the direction in which their true
interests lie when they e'willng to lay aside
personal hopes and aspirations, and. unite liz
a solid phalanx for the public. veal, we may
hope to regenerate our State. Unit! that time
comes we must be content to suffer patiently
and hope for better things Charleston Courier
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A Sensible Conclusion.


1t is reported that Gov. Scott has directed
that orders be issued to- disarm the militia of
this State. We hope it is true, and thatthe
guns will bespeedily returned to safe place
ofdeposit. OneNof the weakest, if mot the
most wicked, features Of Gov. scotps admins
trations has been the arming of the militia,
while everything was at peace and quiet
throughout the State. This single act, without
authority or sanction of Law, is enough 70 damn "
his character as public officer for all time 10
come. All the the trouble and angry feeling
existing during the recent canvass IS e directly
traceable to this cause No other man, under
republican form of government, has ever dared
to throw such irebrand among the peo-
ple of his State or country. The two races were
friendly, and at work harmoniously to develop
the resources of the commonwealth, when this
picket-line Governor thrust between them
disturbing element. One race and party were
furnished with arms, ostensibly to protect their
rights where there was no disposition to inter
fere or obstruct the exercise of those rights.
For his own sel6sh-purposes, in order to secure
his reelection, it was necessary. to Introduce
,discord between the two races; and a law passed
eighteen months before, which had remained
dormant that length of time, at the very incep-
ton of political campaign, was made to sub
serve his dastardly purposes. There is no JUS
tifcation for his course, and he stands condemn
ed before the civilized world of using this extra
ordinary method to beget anew the strifes and
dissensions of the past. We are truly thank
full that the end is about to be reached with SO
little bloodshed, in comparison to what might
reasonably be expected from the unprincipled
course of the petty tyrant and demasogue now
ruling over this State.
But we are gratifed to know that even the
sensibilities of Gov. Scott have been touched
in regard to this matter and that at last he
promises to make some amends for his course
by withdrawing the menaeing and fruitful
cause of public disturbances. One thing is
certain, however. A repetition of this course
two years hence willnot result so we'll as to-day.
As time passes away, the arming of the militia
in 1870 will be forgotten, unless the people are
reminded by a similar exhibition hereafter,
when the consequences will be visited upon the
authority setting in motion the resistless whirl-
wind.
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Matrimonial.

Some months ago we gently hinted that our
esteemed bachelor friend, the editor OF the ABB
beyiiIe Press and Banqer, was inclined to dis
cuss the subject of matrimony rather frequent
" In his editorial columns. Although not ex-
actly denying the Z" soft impeachment" our
friend endeayored to evade the point as to his
weakness on the important subject. But we
have him on the record now, as will be seen on
reference to the hymeneal corner, and we glad
II embrace the opportunity to extend warm
greeting upon his entrance into the Benedic-
tine fraternity. -s, - .Se..ss-.,.s
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SYNOD of South Carolina.

This body will assemble in the Presbyterian
Church of this place on Wednesday evening,
November 18th, att o'clock 1t is composed
of ministers and elders from the several Pres
byyteries of this State, and embraces probably
one hundred and seventy-fve members. Every
preparation is being made to entertain the vast
orsovd GROW expected on that occasion, and the hos
pitality of our town will doubtless prove equal
to the emergency. s t.a
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POCKET BOOK LOST.

r esT, on Thursday, 27th October, between
]. G. Whilcfcld's and E. W. Webb's, on the
Greenvllc road, homemade Leather Pocket
Book. containing about Forty Five Dollars, prin-
cipalIy in So bills, and several notes and receipts,
Sc One note on VIM. Orr, sr., for SSS, with D.
credit of S66, payable to j. W. B. Orr; note on
VIM. Orr, sr., for So, payable to O. P. Carson !;
three notes on D. H. Hughes, for about S5l, $40
and S25 respectively, payable to VIM. M. Orr, to,
the best of my recollection. liberal reward will
be paid for the recovery of the Pocket Book and
contents. j. w. B. ORR,
Brushy Creek, S. G.
NovS 1870 10 S*
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The Masonic Fair-C Concert and charades

Tuesday night witnessed brilliant assem-
blage in Masonic Hall. 1t was the opening
night of the Masonic Fair, and many strangers
united with our own people to make up large
and fashionable audience. The young ladies
and gentlemen engaged in the performances Of
the evening fulfilled their duties most admira-
bly, and to the entire satisfaction of the atten-
tive and gratifed crowd. The music was ex-
cellent and the characters ofthe several eharades
finely sustained. The inimitable and unap-
proachable Mr.. F., in the famous role of "Old
Bob Ridley" fairly brought down the house,
and was continuously applaudcd throughout.
Altogether, the Concert and Charades on Tues
day evening have never been surpassed by any
similar entertainment in this community.
The Fair was regularly opened last night,
but we 60 to press too early to make further
mention of its progress in this issue. The Hall
will be open at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
z o'clock in the evening, to-day and tomorrow,
Thursday and Friday and large variety of
fancy articles will be offered for sale, while re-
freshments of every kind can be obtained in
the greatest abundance. Admission to the
Fair is only twenty-five cents, and ticket is
good for afternoon and evening of same day.
A splendid dinner or supper can be secured by
the further payment of fifty cents. Refresh
ments will also be supplied at the Agricultural
Fair grounds to-day and tomorrow, and the
proceeds devoted to the purposes of the Ma
sonic Fair. We hope a generous public will
continue the liberal patronage already extern
ded.