The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-09
Death of a Respected Colored Man.


few days ago a circumstance occurred In
this county showing how hard it is for the col
ored people to overcome the prejudice which
has been instillsd into them, by unprinciplcd
leaders, against men of their own race who have
ever dared to exercise the right of voting as
as they pleased and supported the democratic
ticket. We are eredbly informed that their
minds are even now being poisoned against the
democratic party in this County, by men for
merly claiming to be democrats. but who are
locking forward to the next election with n view
to running as Independent candidates for coun-
ty offices and the Legislature. We warn the
colored people against such men. They are
false to their old political friends and will prove
false to them
The circumstance alluded t. above, was the
death and funeral of and old, quiet, industrious
and much respected colorcd man, named Tom
Faucet, who died on the premises of Mr.. James
Sinclair, q few miles below this town. He had
been n consistent democrat and was esteemed by
all as good christian man. but during his illness
the republican negroes refused to visit or wait
on him, nor would they attend his funeral.
But Tom did not want for anything. He
pevtlA wait --ii----- ~Lminisio evnry
needed comfort during his sickness, and at his
funeral large number of the most respectable
| portion of the white citizens of the ncighbor-
| hood followed his remains to the grave and laid
| them beneath the sod in respectable christian
manner. The only objection his own race had
| to him was, he vas democrat.
A funeral sermon on his death will be dclv-
cred next Sunday, at Browns Creek Church.
For the Times.
Old Rye on Old Farmer, Pacolet and Barley.
Mr. EulroR.--I have been reading with con-
siderable interest the diversions of "Old Far
mer" Barley and "Pacolct." and wonder
what they will make out Of it. There is screw
loose somewhere, that is certain.
There must he some reason for the death by
starvation of so many Agricultural Journals ;
and whether they died from the lack of readers
or writers, is y matter of very little conse-
quencc. TO my mind, if they had had readers
they would have had writers too. 1t is not in
| the power oil an Editor to make up paper to
give satisfaction to everybody, don care what
his ability may be. Versatility is necessary
Views from different standponts must be taken
different opinions advanced, so as to bring about
n collision of int tcllect.
Unless Farmers read they will not think much;
unless they think they will not talk or write
We don't want fine writers, rounded periods or
ftnciful pictures but want facts; we want
tie results OF experience or, if theories are
advanced, we want them siited to the bottom.
presume there arc about thousand Farmers
in Union County. How many Of them take an
| Agricultural paper? How many of them are
thesS who take aHy paper, or who wont swear
that book farming is u humbug and believe moth
| ing they read in any magazine or paper, OIL
farming: One of the poores: Farmers of my
acquaintance told u friend Of mine that he had
"qut tho Souihe,~. Cultjcotor, because he found
tina, the Editor pretty much carried out his no
tons in farming"
know Farmers who will not soak their wheat
in bluestone, and they have smut every year,
while their n2ishbors who coax their wheat in
blues,onc never have smut. 1t was book farm
ing-humbug.
have soen Farmers work with bad implc-
meat, doing half work with more labor, while
their neighbors over the fence, with good i'm
proved tool was doing better work, and saving
time and muscle. Was this ''lnck Of ine!li-
gcnce:" Observation is the mother Of intelli-
gence. The man who shuts his eyes to improve
ment never progresses.
have noticed that the men who general
| ly picked UP by humbugs are those wiseacres
who know too much to be taught. llumbuggers
always avoid the houses of men who "take the
| papers"