The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-04-13
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LETTER FROM cHARLEsroN.
The last week was quite gala week amongst
the City Juveniles. All ths schools were en-
gagged In Examinations. Receptions and Exhibi-
tions. The Public schools are mammoth con-
Germs and very well conducted.
1t was our good fortune to drop in OF the ERE
ception" Of the "Charleston Female Seminary"
Mine Kelly's school-and We wero very much
pleased with the performance of the pupils. DR..
Junkin, who happened to be present, made q
few very sensible, impromptu remarks. He
thanked the Teachers for the qualification it had
afforded him to witness the admirable perform
snoe Of their pupils. There was an evidence Of
system and thoroughness pervading every de-
Partment that was truly encouraging. He was
glad to see that physical culture had not been
lost sight Of while tho demonstrations on the
blackboard offered conclusive evidence that the
mental training had been efficient. He con.
graduated the people Of Charleston upon having
so admirable an institution, and to the young
ladies he would say neglect not the golden op,
portunity here offered to you, improve it,
The moments spent in these halls ore golden mo-
ments and none should be wasted. You may
rest assured that the restoration of the South
the land VIC love morally and intellectually y-de-
pends upon her women. The South Is too poor
to educate her sons, they must 20 to work to
earn living. To her daughters, sho must look
for restoration, and it is 20 Southern institutions
we must look for the development of Southern
tone and Southern instincts. The North has
her Harvard and Yale and Cornell's oil grand
schools in their way, but they have not the
Southern atmosphere about them-they are not
adapted to our wants, or in sympathy with our
Instincts, and it is not to the Common School, !"
which is we'll enough in its place, but to tho Sc
iect School we must look for redemption. do
not say this in any invilious sense; by the Sc
lect School mean q school where the Teacher
and the pupil and the parents recognize the re-
sponsibility of their position--xhere they are in
sympathy with each other and feel proud sat
isfaction in sending forth from their halls the
highest specimen of humanity, a refined culti-
waited woman, with the religious instincts and
the home influence SO firmly implanted that she
could not fail to make her mark for good
wherever her lot might be cast.
RAILROAD GRIEVANCES.
We are glad to see that the merchants of
Union have taken steps looking toward reform
IN Railroad grievances. They have certainly
exhibited great deal of patience in being ST.
lent SO long. The memorial is very clear, fore
ible paper. and if pressed upon the Legislature
must lead to reform. The Legislature is mainly
composed of farmers and business men, who. we
take it, will he much more apt 70 he interested
In such reforms rs will restore our prosperity,
thah III creating new offices, pubiisAiug political
manifestoes and grinding axes for every scedy
otiice-seeker who thinks the salvation of tho
State depends spon his being provided for.
The people have been abused by these Rail-
road Corporations quite long enough. The
Changers have demonstrated that there is way
to pnt OH the Brakes" and the sooner we do
it the better. \ Charleston merchant told ns n
faM DAYS ago that he maid As cents freiphkSus,E
ooS VIA IL. t. from Pittshurg to Charleston and
itc"st him 90 cents TO send the same box to
.Blackvillc.
The merchants here all protest against these
discrim'nations between through and way STA
lions, which are enforced in the Wharfage rates
ass sWell MS IL. H., but they say they can do moth
ing. They are powerless, so far rs making any
impression upon the r. X. Corporations.
were You surprised at the cold shoulder be-
IN given t" the memorial! by the Charleston pa-
pe's: You need not be. Few things arc hero
deemed worthy of note which does not originate
in Charleston. End. The Press hero does M,
open its mouth against the Charleston Railroads
-csI ecially the S. c. Rail Road. That Is sin
close Corporation, and although the shares
have run down TO $3.50 and the concern emit
pay the interest on its lcbt and every body abu
ses its management, we venture to say, at tho
coming X. r. Convention one Of the most sat;s.
factory exhibits of its management will be mad.
Ind the Charleston Press will congratulate the
country upon the possession Of such an admira-
bic institution ''-t - I~
Apropos: We heard an old merchant fro,
he country few days ago say that he had manv
timo had hfsrSton brought to Charleston for
ess money and for less siealage and his goods
ent home for less money too, and many times
With as much despatch. 80
Will the Legislature be able to resist the pres.
ure of the Railroad Rings,
NOUS vERRoNS.
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