The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-12-26
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our readers a synopsis OF his morning.
CONGRESS AND CoNGrsMEN.~
Speaking Of he House Mt W.tngton. II
| SAID thai Its three hundred and q member
. Were Il curious bod OF men. Qhom no
) more than six had similar views, any sub
lcct. He had been TO u strange sol. and h
had not done much, but had Iced a goo,
! deal. He confessed he was notEorably i'm
pressed with the American He or Com
knowing no standard but "pdr" and a,
homes man had to keep an cyl his skirts
II lie keep them cleanfThere were
men who represented constitutes whicl
they were u~nacquatnted wi and amons
whom they had not lived evehe requisite
five years. Eightouto OF ever,n q, heWcs
MisSiNSirpi members w~ereankccs. New
\ ork city claimed Seyenaye Cuurressmeu
as her sons. 1t was not uSmmon for some
OF them TO smile at theay in which they
il;d bargaincd for an96ght their seats.
DOWN WITH DEPENDENTS.
one thing he mad leled was that the day
south Chfoana shoul9rget her adherence 10
the Democratic partshe was gone. He
strongly copnseiled aerence close and I'M
equiFocai, because lot Il unit, Il wedge
would be driven in tp'it the party. The
Sotth Carolina Dcmucy were an eyc-sore
10 the Northern RcputunS; whereas In the
eyes or the DemocrIcylere WAS no brighter
Jewe!. The Republica dreaded Il full Dem
ocratic delegation. TT hated, though thew
envfed, Col. Evins an,imselI, while on the
other hand they wouldmost to a man con-
gratulate SmnllS Oh hieturn and put their
arms around his ne, Everything that
could pc y would bone by those politi-
therefore ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS division.
ana urged me un!uns of Il banner with
th!s as IT'S motto-"tn- amongst the Dem.
ocracy and down witlndeyendents."
THESE ONDS.
His views on the Bo. question were not
wholly in accord. he 81 with the resolutions
passed that day. l etugit our policy was
ligatcd. the valid port asccrtaincd and no.
k~nowl"dgcd. but no M. Even il the Com
should say the ct was honest. sill
should be made compromise, or CON
Solidatc, and thus TO al'iute Il burdens in
proportion to our abilito pay. He thought
miSno,r VIXEN applicd TO
Il proceeding.
PENSIoHRS.
AS answer to many lets sent him by MR. |
claiming pensions the l'lorida and
NeN'cin lists, ne stated lis as the present
OF the natter.hut no Southern
pcnsioner who syirpathisl with the Confed-
whether wounded onot co,IId at nrrs.
INT receive n penstn. 4 III was bending in
he House. which wuld ccuinlv pass there,
would presumably pas the Senate, to
XII SuCi W VI penSln list,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Col. Aiken gave sIne culouS Inflammation
to the distribution a GREAT number
If public document by Sonp of our former
Representatives. II, iutimntrd the
'arly publication OF work or '.Eorcstrv," oil
nesiinianie value, me copies OF which he
the contents wuld convince ANY man
the tremendous ipcrtancc of n stock law
81 CONSERVATORY o, forests. The volume
n question showed cGusivcly that the reg.
larry returning dr..nts from which the
tate now suffered we caused by the whole
ale clearing Of our mdlandS.
NO DEMOCRA NEED APPLY.
Referring to the allicantS, male and fe-
lale. for office ut WhinSton. he earnestly
eggcd such to keep say iromthe capital, to
ut home and wk at anything, rather
nan be exposed TO 7 dangers and tempta-
ons of that city. Hides, the Republicans
t present had nearlMl the appointing pow
aud of course detd positions to Demo-
THE PISIDENT.
He had no high Opibn Of President HAYES.
o doubt he had donnohly for the South.
ut nc had lone SO adventure, n prompt
Id advised the withdwa! of the troops and
acted on this ad"c as an experiment.
had no o fthc South, and was
'af TO all appeals emating from Southern
MAIL F.ALITIES.
Cur Representative en- advorted to the
lcqual distribution oiiail facilities. show
< how the North-EaStp States, while not
lying as much mono as some Southern ,
ates. had in proportie twenty times the
in mail SERVE. He stated that
C southern Democracy Congress were Il
nit in their cndcavorS, procure her lust
are for the South: andlnt the Pos. Master
encral had assured hinat he would assist
IN 20 obtain at least TIN mails Il week for !
oSe places now only hang one. All that
Is necessary was to get, petition and send .
to Col. Aiken.
In conclusion he agairrgcd unity. vigi-
nee, and completcand CONSTANT ~orsuni2a- I
IN among the DcinOcrat,f Abbcvillc cuun-
and South Carolina. y