The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-02

gratitude and esteem in which our can
didate for President is held by all classes
of society where he is best known.
Rev. Richard Fuller, D. D., one of the
most eminent and beloved ministers of
the Baptist denomination in this country,
ended his labors upon earth on Friday
morning, Goth of October, in the 72nd
year of his age. His death was not un-
expected, as his health has been failing
for a year or more. He was pastor of
the Eutaw Place Baptist Church in Bal
timore, which church was built expressly
for him. Dr. Fuller was native of
Beaufort, S. c., and while he was study
ing law at that place, he was converted
under the preaching of the famous revi-
valist, Rev. Daniel Baker, and afterwards
consecrated his rare gifts exclusively to
the work of the ministry. His intellect
ual powers and preaching abilities were
regarded wonderful and extraordinary,
and as ripe scholar he had few equals.
AS kind, humble, devoted Christian,
DR.. Fuller was more widely beloved and
respected than for any of his extraordi-
nary gifts as preacher, and his memory
will be tenderly cherished in grateful
hearts throughout this land. DR.. Fuller
was ordained a minister in 1888, and set
tied at Baltimore in 1847.
Free schools are the most sacred in
stitutions under the care of our State
government, and the party which would
squander its funds would steal the prop
erty or destroy the liberty of any citizen.
The Republicans have squandered the
school fund of this State repeatedly, and
our free schools have only been run three
months in the year. One-third of the
amount due Anderson County for school
purposes has been held back, and the
poor children of the County have been
deprived of the educational advantages
which were due them. Our people paid
their taxes, and yet when the money
reached Columbia portion of it stuck
in the State Treasury and was never re-
turned. Remember, colored men, when
ever you vote for Chamberlain and his
ticket you vote to keep your children in
ignorance. Tt is crime against the
rising generation and against posterity
for any man to vote the Republican State
ticket in South Carolina. 1t is composed
of adventures, corruptionists and incom-
petents. There is not single good NOM
ination upon the whole ticket. A man
who votes this ticket is either politically
ignorant or he is thoroughly dishonest.
Governor Chamberlain, with all the
bayonets of the Federal government at
his back, with all his boldness and reck-
less asseverations, with all his shameless
disregard of truth, decency and honor,
and with all his attempted intimidation
of white and colored Democrats, is sure
and certain to fail in his mighty efforts
"to make and keep South Carolina as
securely Republican as Vermont" His
name will soon sink back into obscurity,
but his recent efforts to throttle free
people will outlive. the deepest and black
est of the hideous strains upon the politi-
cal annals of South Carolina, and his
memory as public man will go down to
posterity as the incarnation ofa reckless
ambition, which would degrade his own
race for selfish purposes and political ad-
vantages. In striking contrast, we look
upon our gallant and honored standard
bearer, Wade Hampton, the honest
patriot and sincere friend of humanity,
who is actuated solely by desire to de-
liver his native State from the thraldom
of thieves and merciless adventures, and
who will be proclaimed victorious by the
peaceful ballots-mute and eloquent
symbols of freedom-cast by the honest
and undismayed voters, white and col
ored, who have resolved to redeem their
homes and firesides from proaigate and
tyrannical rulers.