Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-12-04
THE ADVERTISER.
Edseheid, s. c., Dec. 4, 1873.
Cob. j. p. Thomas in Edgefield.

AS had been previously announced,
Col. j. P. Thomas. of the Carolina htili-
tary Institute, appeared in our midst OIL
Sale-day last, and addressed a large au-
dience ofourcitizens in our Court House.
Col. Thomas, as man of unusually
thorough and polished education, cl'l-
zen of very marked probity and earnest.
ness, and a Carolinian of the truest and
highest type, must be received wherever
he may appear in the South with mark
Q l degree of respect and consideration.
Such was the case in Edgefield, and our
people who have SO lately admired Col.
T. in his splendid and conscientious edi-
torial efforts to stem the tide OF govern
mental abuse and official corruption in
South Carolina, came forth cheerfully
and in numbers to meet him. The meet
ing to do honor to Col. Thomas, was or
ganized by the election Of Col Thos. G.
Bacon as Chairman and Mr.. Jno. r. Abb
ney as Secretary. Col. Bacon stated the
object of the meeting, and gave one or
two interesting items Of personal obser-
vation concerning tho Carolina Military
Institute, gathered in late visit to Char
lotte. Col. Thomas was then handsome
ly introduced to his audience by Maj.
w. T. Gary, and, being received with
warm welcome, began his address. The
subject of this address was "The Past.
Present and Future of South Carolina"
And to listen to it was to read very pol
ished, ornate and pride moving chapter
of the chronicles of the past; to be arous-
ed and made indignant by vivid and
fearless picture of the wrongs of the
present; and to be rendered strong and
hopeful in glowing and well-founded
prophecy of the glorious resurrection
which time and our own patience and vir-
tue would certainly bring tous asapeople
and as a State. To Oepitomize Col. Thom-
aslearned and symmetrical address would
be to do it wrong. Nothing short of its
entirety would give an adequate idea OF
its worth, research and spirit. Col. T.
besides being founder and Superinten-
dent of the Carolina Military Institute,
is also its Professor of History, Bellies
Lettres and Ethics. And truly, Of his
thorough capacity in these branches no
more convincing proof could be adduced
than the very address of which we speak
After the conclusion of his set address,
Col. Thomas, with great candor and in
perfect good taste, briefly presented the
claims of his School and solicited the
patronage of our people. After giving
some general outline of the scope, regu-
lations and prices of the Carolina Militia
ry Institute, he requested the Chairman
to appoint Committee, consisting OF
citizens, or citizen, from each precinct
in our County, who should be solicited
to interest themselves in behalf Of the
Institution in their respective neighbor-
hoods-and with whom he could in fu-
ture communicate. The Chairman ap-
pointed the following gentlemen:
A. J. Norris, w. T. Gary, John A.
Wise, E. Reese, BENZ. Belts, R. o. Sans,
2. w. Carwile. w. II. Zimmerman. W.
]. Ready, A. B. Watson, L. Charlton,
James Y. Culbreath, Joseph 81. Bouk
night, Chesley Attaway, D. c. Tompkins,
olando Sheppard, John T. Cheatham,
r. A. Cocaran, James p. Wells. G. D..
Tillman, N. Merriweather, P. P. Shaw,
f. G. Morgan, James A. Talbert, A. j.
Coleman, M. w. Clary, William Haiti
wanger, ]. H. Brooks, Geo. B. Addison,
C. A. Cheatham, J.W. Barr, and Will
liam Lott.
And In conclusion we have but to say
that these citizens in bestirring them
selves to build up the Carolina Military
Institute, will be but working for the
best interest Of their own sons and their
neighbors' sons-in short for the best in
terests of the cause of education in the
two Carolinas.