The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-12-16
PICKENS @. H., S. c.:
Thursday. Dec. 1G, 1875.
Editorial Correspondence.


Dear Sentinel: Tuesday morning
last found us at the Greonville Depot
ready to tako tho train for Columbus
for tho purpose of returning to oul
Legislative duties. Senator Bowen
of Picken, Senator Donaldson, anc
Representative Austin OF Greenville
were on time, besides, quito a large
number Of Changers, who wero or
their way 10 this place for the rnr-
pose of attending tho annual mootine
of tho State Grange. Amongst thom
was Mr.. w. q. Ficld, of tho Andorson's
Mills Grange, who accompanied me
from the Court House, and Mr.. S.
ID. Stewart, of tho Liberty Grange,
who Joined us at Easloy tho previous
evening. Mr.. Laban Mauldin, of tho
Pickcnsvile Grange arrived in Co,
lumbia Wednesday evening, and thoy
arc all with myself, comfortably
qnartered at tho Central Hotel. At
Bolton, we had quite an accession of
Changers, besides Col. Kcith, of Geo
nee, and Representative Vandivcr
and Simpson of Anderson. Tho nuns
bors swelled at every station on the
road until the coaches woro crowded
to their utmost capacity, aud at Hello
ma an othor coach had to be attached
to tho train. amongst tho distin-
gulshed passengers aboard, I noticed
Judge Cooke, of tho 9Th Circuit, So,
licitor Blythe, Col. A. NJ. Aiken, Treas
urcr State Grange, and Col. Lips
combo, Ovorseor State Grange. On
our arrival at this place VIC found the
city alive with Grangors from every
portion OF tho State. They met in
Parker's Hall on Wednesday, at 10
o'clock, a. m, and have been in scs>
sion since. Much business of general
Importance to the order is being trans
acted, and there seems to be much
good feeling and unanimity amongst
them.
The House of Representatives met
on Monday night, pursuant to ad-
journmcnt, but no quorum being pre-
sent, adjourned to II o'clock Tuesday.
Nothing in the way of Legislation
was done on Tuesday, but the captains
OF the hosts got an opportunity to
blow off q good deal of vitupcrativc
gas, which had been accumulatinp for
some time, and vent their spleen by
working up their followers to the
point cxpclIing Mr. Blackman, the
reporter Of the Charleston News and
Courier, in consequence of very
scathing article ho wrote for that pa
per; headed, "Nino Raccal Rascals."
In this article he accused tho nine
Republican members of the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means, of question
able motives in passing upon the tax
bills without having the two Conser~
vativc mombcrs of the committee
(Major Mcctzc ard DR.. Smith) present
at tho time they had them under con,
sidcration. After several blood and
thunder speeches by leading Republ~
cans, and wholesale abuse of the
Conservatives of the State, the rcso.
luton of expulsion, introduced by
Simkins, tho chairman Of the commit.
tee, was adopted, a few Republicans
voting against it. In this matter as
woll as on several other occasions.
noticed that strong efforts arc being
mado to draw the coIorcd line, and |
am of the opinion it will bo successful.
Some Of them declare that it is their
right to govern the State exclusively.
and they arc going to do it. We'd
nesday the big "bonanza" bill, which
levies half mill for four years to pay
off tho floating debt of tho State,
passed third reading and was sent