The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-04-13
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LETTER FROM CHARLESTON.
The last week was quite gala week amongst
the City Juveniles. All the 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
Miss Kelly's school-and we were very much
pleased with the performance Of the pupils. DR..
Junkin, who happened to be present, made
few very sensible, impromptu remarks. He
thanked the Teachers for the qualification it had
afforded him to witness the admirable perform
snce 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 the 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, aud to the young
| ladies he would say neglect not the golden OPP
portunity here offered to you, improve it,
| The moments spent in these halls are golden mo-
ments and none should be wasted. You may
rest assured that the restoration of the South
the land VIC love morally and intcllectually-de-
| pends upon her women. The South is too poor
to educate her sons, they must 60 to work to
earn living. TO her daugnrers sho mast TOOK
for restoration, and il is 20 Southern institutions
we must look for the development of Southern
| tone and Southern instincts. The North has
her Harvard and Yale and Cornells, oil grand
schools in their way, but they have not the
Southern atmosphere about thcm-they are not
adapted to cur wants, or in sympathy with our
instincts, and it is not the Common School,"
which is well enough in its place, but to tho Sc
lect School we must look for redemption. l do
not say this in any invidious sense; by the Sc
lcct School mean school where the Teacher
and the pupil and the parents recognize the re-
sponsibiity Of their position-where they are in
sympathy with each other and feel proud sat
isfaction in sending forth from their halls the
highest specimen Of humanity, 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 SEQ 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
iblc paper. and if pressed upon the Legislature
must lead to reform. The Legislature is mainly
composed of farmers and business men, who, we
take il, will he much more apt 20 nc interest cd
in such reforms rs will restore our prosperity,
IL, Al
manifestoes and grinding axes for every scedy
ohicc-scckcr who thinks the salvation of the
State depends apon his being provided for.
The people have been abused by these Rail
road Corporations quite long enough. The
Changers have demonstrated that there is q way
TO rut OH tho brakes" and the sooner We dv
it the better. y Charleston merchant told us
few DAYS ago that he naid 4l cents freight onsf,
box viz: IL. r.. from Pittsburg to Charleston and
it cost him 90 cents to scad the same box to
3 Blackv;llc.
The merchants here all protest against these
determinations between through and way sta
tons, which are enforced in the Wharfage rat tcs
as well as r. H., bat they say they CAN do moth
| ing They are powerlcss, so far rs making any
Impression upon the II. X. Corporations
We're you surprised at the cold shoulder he
III Si"cn IN tic memorial by the C,!arcstnn pa
pc'S: You need not be. Few things arc here
deemed worthy of note which does not original O
III Charleston. 2nd. The Press here docs not
open its mouth against the Charleston Railroads
! -cs! ecially the :. G.. Rail Road That is sijll
q close Corporation, and although the shares
have run down TO $3.50 and the concern can't
pay the interest on its Jcbt and everybody abu-
ses its management, we venture to say, at the
coming Il. K. Convention one of the most salts
factory exhibits of its management will be made
and the Charleston Press will congratulate the
country upon the possession of such an admira-
| bic Institution.
| Apropos We heard an old merchant from
the country few days ago say that he had many
time had lfsHcosfon brought toCharleston for
less money and for less stcalage and his goods
sent home for less money too. and many times
with as much despatch.
Will the Legislature be able to resist the pres
sure of the Railroad Rings?
NOUS vERRONS.
For thc Times
LETTER FROM BIG HOLLOW