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COLORED TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Some Reasons why it Should be Or.
ganized.
Editors Press and Banner:

Editors Press ana BU1nSr:
In your issue of the Ith instant appears m
article from the pen of my friend. W. w
Frazier, who is much better prepared fol
newspaper writing than / am and whose mi
tails never appear in public print. only be
meath some useful article urging the colorcd
teachers to organize Il col0rcd Teachers In.
stitutc.
No one fnvors such an organization mort
than | do, though ] am not informed VIVA
the object Of 1t IS. Yet IL must be for some
good purpose. for it originated among on
! white friends whose standing in society Is
second to none. and who for education and re
fncmcnt rank among the mON civilized nt
tons Of the globe. They never nntake my
! thing without aSccrtaining all the ndvantng
es and disadvantages contained in IT, anc
their hantis are always ready to help Tho
needy. We the colorcd part of the popula
tom arc in Il dungeon Of Ignorance. anc
nothing will help more to light up our patti
through the dismal valley than to organize
ourselves into some society initiating GU
white friends and walking In the paths Sc
brilliantly illuminated by them.
Let the cOlUrcd teachers come ont ana or
GAM &c the society and arrange the matter Sc
rs to have i general review OF 1t by the Hon.
Hugh :. Thompson, while he is caiiFas>lnS
the state in August, reviewing the white so
cieties. Nothing will do more TO prove ON
title TO the poSitition we occupy, ana no CIV
ilized community will appreciate such q
movement more than those among whom
we live.
VA tSliiAt haiS
at this time arc very limited but let us over
| come them like Columbus, Franklin and 9th
or scientific men, by diligcnt application OF
our minds and time to study, and while pre-
pairing our minds to teach those entrusted to
, our care, let us endcavor to make for our
selves a character. Let us fall into the chan
mel OF morality and there remain. Let us de.
vote our time exclusively to the culture and
civilization of ourselves and race. Ignorance
and intelligence will not do well together and
as intelligence Is the most powerful we may
| expect that 1t will rule this country for ages
to come, and let us get in the path of intclli-
gencc and as it passes 1t will leave us q spark
to illuminate our paths.
Capt. John Smith saved his life by showing
the Indians his compass and telling them
wonderful stories about 1t, and Columbus al
so created wonder among his fcllowmcn by
his wonderful knowledge OF astronomy. Sc
then we see that intelligence Is power that
can be used for Il good or q bad purpose.
Let us organize the society.
ENOCIi w. LINDSAY.
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History of Alcohol.

Alcohol was invented $50 years age, by thu
son Of Il strange woman, IIagar, in Arabia
Ladies used il with q powder, to paint them,
selves that they might appear more beautiful
and this powder was called alcohol. Durin.
the reign Of William and Mary, an act was
passed encouraging the manufacture of spir
its. Soon after, intempcrancc and proflignc!
prevailed to such an extent, that the retailer.
In Intoxicating drinks put up signs In public
places, informing the people that they might
get drunk for n penny, andhav some straw tC
get sober on.
In the sixteenth century, distilled spirits
spread over the continent of Europe. About
this time it was introduced into the colonies
US the United States were then called.
The first notice VIC have of its use In public
life, was among the laborerSof the Hungarian
mines Of the fifteenth century. In l75l, 1t was
used by the English soldiers ass cordial. The
alcohol In F3rone was mad" of grapes, and
sold in Italy and Spain - Il medicine. The
GpnoeSc ai;y.ward made IT, from grain and
sold it rs Il medicine In bottles, under the
name of the water of life. Until the six
tccntll century, it had not been kept by tho
apOtllecarirs, as medicine.
. During the reign of Henry VII. brandy was
unknown in ireland, and soon its alarming
effect induced the government to pass q law
ago, 1t was used as II beverage, especially
among the English colonies of North Amcri.
CT. under the prcpOsterous notion that IL pre-
vented sickness. and made men fearless on
the field OF battle. IT was looked upon as q
sovereign specific. Such Is Il brief sketch of
the introduction of alcohol into society as q
beverage. The history OF IL Is written in the
wrctchcdness. the tears, the .roans. the pow
crty and murder OF thousands. IT. has march
ed the land with the tread OF q giant, leaving
the impress of its footsteps In the bones. Sln-
cwS and lies biOud OF tho p~cUplc.-Selcctcd!
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Thc Confederate Monument.

No more interesting ceremony hastak-
cd place in South Carolina in a genera
tioN than the unwilling Of the Coniedc-
rate Monument in Columbia last tues
day. After many years of patient ana
persistent effort sustained throughout
that pcriod of her history during Which
this State has literally been prostratc-
PROSTATE politically, prostrate commcr-
cially,-the Ladies' Monumental AsSoci-
n.ion has brought it's pious labours 10 a
most successful close, and now Sees the
fruit of those labours in the striking
monument which no a adorns tho ground
of the State House. Which to adn'irc
the most, it is hard to teli-thc noDle
urpos Of the Association, or the wo-
manly heroism and devotion exhibited
in the accomplishment Of that purpose.
Now the work is finished, the weary Ia
hour Of raising funds is ended, the mon
ument to the Confederate dead has been
unveiled, AS might have been expected
the occasion was attended with all the
pomp and circumstance which couio DC
bestowed by the patriotism, love ma ae-
votten of our people. Columbia put on
her gala dress, and crowds OF visitors
fiockcd thither from all partsot the state
men and women soldiers and civilians.
In other columns our readers VIII ana Il
full account of the interesting proceed
ings which we copy from the Charleston
Ne,es and Courier journal that took rs
much interest il the celebration and
spent as much labour and pains upon a
complete description as if the scene had
been in Charleston.
We publish the Grafton delivered by
Gen. John S, Preston. It's seldom that
we nave the pleasure of printing so elo-
quent a speech 1t contains many fine
messages, which Of themselves would
stamp the author as IN orator of the
highest rank. At the same time, many
will regret that Gen: Preston did not ex-
pursate from his oratiou 4 few fiery pas
sages w;hich perhaps prudence should
have excluded
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THE MUTILATED BIBLE.
EnQuirer's Last Shot at Mr.. Martin


Editors Press ard Banner:
Mr.. Martins lengthy reply TO the qucstlonh
contained in my communication OF III uii.
amounts simply to this. LIST. He plclus gun
ty to the charge of having used the worus
'mutilatcd Bible" with reference 10 an lnriS'
tians other thar believers in Presbytcrlanlsiil
and "justiticS' their use. to employ Il i''Eai
term. I'd. IIc dtsowns having, employed inc
language ".Arluinian and otLer pooles VI
Christians might bc considered churches; &c.
and desires to substitute Tor "nllehI 'he
words "arr properly"
With regard to the first part of thlSSunlhia'
~, l have only to observe that lhHSil"CH 40
Mr.. Martin thanks God tnat ior .nltc un!s
past he has been permitted to labor shnnlurr
To shoulder, heart to heart. hand IN nunu'
with his Baptist and Methodist brethren IN i
most glorious revival" 1t IS evident lmnt
their mutilatiOn of the BlDic docs not h'''o"n'
TO much, and that therefore, we are 10 con-
struc his language on that point III inc SUI.
gcstcd "Pick wickian SENSE l suppose ans"
on the same" principlclt Is 70 bcSo colissi"r'
with reference to others not Baptlstsllor HIetn'
odists. With regard 10 the second part, am
happv to know thn Mr.. Martin did not use
| the language attributed to him III your re-
port, and therefore. OF course, NY tiictu.e'
are chpcrfully withdrawn. as also my JuNIa'
nositiun of the Pope of Rome and MI. MAR
! lin. which was conditioned upon INC coircct-
ness Of YOUR report, as you Will remember.
And | am ready to make amy rea>nhhblc
apology for the comparison, ii IL pc iei' 'H"'
| APOLOGY Is needed.
s for the rest of the article, 1t Is only a
now version of an old story, opening inc
| door TO a controversy that has been raging
these three hundred years or more. Into THIS
controversy | must respectfully decline 10 en-
ter. believing it will neither advance the
cause of truth nor promote the welfare OF
the kingdom Of God.
To prevent any misunderstanding desire
TO state that on the morning " the day on
which my first communication appeared MI.
| Martin asked me tho point blank question,
Are you Enquirer"' and replied in the
Affirmative. Insofar. therefore, us he is con
ccrncd, the communication was not anony-
nous, for he knew who the writer OF it was
before he began to prepare his reply. .Anoth.
or inaccuracy l wish to point out and | am
done. He says I made the Every common
mistnke'' of c~OnfoundinG CalriniSm and
PresbytcrinniSm. a careful perusal will salts.
fy him that l made the distinction. while he
overlooked the fact that l did. My words
were "Prrsbyterianisln us q syst"m Of doc
t1fmes." Webster and Worcester will inform
him that the term "Prcsbytcr'anisrn' In
cludrs both the doctrines and the discipline
81 the Prcsbytcrians. My qualification,
therefore, is strictly accurate and correct
and he has made the mistake, and not |.
In conclusion, allow me to thank you very
! much for the use of your columns: to extend
to Mr.. Martin my grateful &C acknowledgements
for his courtesy. and to subscribe myself
still goodnaturcaly, ENQUIRER.
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AUTHOR OF THE INSCRIPTION.
That Part for which there was No
Room on the Monument.

TIE inscription was prepared ut tho re.
quest Of the board OF directors. by VIM. II.
Trescot, Esq. After 1t had been sent by Mr.,
IL was found that there were only two
faces Of the die on which 1t could be engrav.
The dircctOas therefore, to their very
great regret, were compelled to nsk %thcnuthoI
to allow them to leave out the second column
which was as follows:
Those for whom they died
1nSCribe on this marble
Tho solemn record of their sacrifice,
The perpetual gratitude Of the State they
served,
Tile undying affection of those
Whose lives
The separation of death
Has Swallowed with an everlasting sorrow
Scattered over the baltle-ficlds of the South,
Buried In remote and alien graves.
Dying nusoothed by the touch.
or familiar and household hands,
Their names nrc craven here
... To recall
.. To their children and kinslncn
How worthily they lived,
How nobly they died
And In what tender reverence
Their memory survives.
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A Correction.
,I;tors pre,, md Hammer:

Editors Press and Banner:
In your last issue appears an extract from
the productions Of the fertile Imagination ol
your Greenwood correspondent. "Quid Sunc,'
which l y would beg to correct. He says 1.-THE
Palmetto and Excelsior clubs will discuss
the following, qucry pHblicIy the 18th Fri.
duciye to civil Liberty; mental eultlvation or
toI. j. II. Rice, Rev. Mr.. Smart, Mr.. J. c.
Maxwell.
In the first place, he has misstated the sub.
jcct OF discussion, which Is "Are we indebted
for civil liberty. more to mental culture than
to physical suffering In the second place,
he was not well informed as to tho Committee
of decision, as Col: J. II. Rice, has never con.
scented to act in said capacity, and has Official
ly given notice OF his inability to serre.
While we thank "Quid Nunc' for hiscourtcsy
shown us, in respectfully inviting the public
to witness the exercises. yet we suggest, that
he will hereafter be more particular rs to the
facts. MEMBER.
"I"MenIbcr' should have noticed the papa
BILE typographical blundcr by which more
was made man" for which lo should have
given the devil" his due, and not blamed
"Quid Nunc." Editors, P1essand Banner.J
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The Temperance Column.
Edited bv
REV. J. j.. MARTIN,
REV. ID. J. SIMMONS,
REV. Il. n. PRATT,
REV. S. ii. JEFFERSON.
The Drunkard's Home.

Nights sable curtain wide was flung
In heightened folds DER hill and dale,
And natures twinkling lamps were hung,
In fearful silence Ger the vale.
A feeble taper pierced tho shades,
Where stood Il cottage, low and poor.
And whispering winds sighed through til
glade
And moancd around this cottage door.
Tho playful kitten. wcaricd grown
Sat by the hearth, In liStlrS> maze.
And the house crickcts chipping song
Seemed but the dirgc OF other days.
4 female form, in sorrow clad
Moved slowly in thiSm midnight gloom,
Her eyes so dim, her heart so sad,
She looked n Spcctcr rom the tomb.
And folded in her trembling arms,
a sweet hut dying infant lies;
With all her hopes, with all It's charms,
This precious gift from heaven dies.
a mothers soul is In hcr eyes,
y mother's heart is filled with grief,
No friendly ear to hear her cries.
No friendly hand to give relief.
Alone she bends beneath the stroke,
Yet grasps The liam hat holds the rod;
Alone she drinks the bitter cup.
And yields her treasure back 10 God.
Once me again, she kissed It's form,
. That bud of hone she could not save;
And while her heart In anguish muurncd,
Alone, she dressed 1t for the grave.
Eut where was he; who once had led.
With youthful JOY, and manly pride,
This fragile form with fairy tread,
And at the altar, claimed His bride.
Where was Inc, whose approving smile.
Was once the sunshine of that home,
Whose presence lingering hours bcguilcd,
And taught affection not to roam.
Meath that same roof where nature wrcps
And youthful hopes are drowned in tears
The ciring one unconscious Sleeps,
Cnmovcd by grief, unawcd. by fears.
All once he looked on rosy wine.
And listened to its siren song:
And now he BOWS to folly'S shrine,
And worships with the g!ddy thrOng.
Such arc the scenes which Bacchus brings
When sheltered meath fair 1Iymen'S bow
crs,
And Oft the asp, with thousand stings,
Lies coilcd among the faircst flowers.
-FOuntain.
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Grcenville ard the Diocesan ConTen'
ton.

The convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the Diocese of South
Carolina held its annual session last week
in Christ Church, G%reenvillc, beginning
Wednesday, May II. Bishop +. W. b.
Howe presiding. A large number OF lay
and clerical delegates attended. Rev. J.
y. Mccullough was reelected secretary,
and he appointed Rev. Ellison Capers as
sistant secretary, Rev. John johnson,
of St. Phillips, Charleston, preached the
opening sermon, taking as his general
subject the unconscious testimony borne
by science to the truth of revealed relig-
ion, q subject which he handled with
great learning and ability. Bishop Howe
delivered his usual address to the con-
yention on Thursday. 1t was a most ex-
cellent discourse dealing practically with
the difficulties Of the times. 1t will be
published. Unfortunately Bishop Howe
was far from well in health during the
session of the convention.
Happy is that people who have no an
nails, and surely happy sthe Church that
has no heated discussions. This years
session Of tho diocesan Convention was
marked by the absence of excitement and
discussion. The business transacted was
mainly routine, and the convention ad-
iourned on Friday forenoon to meet
next May in st. Phillips Church, Charles
ton.
The lay and clerical delegates enjoyed
their visit to G%reenville, and no wonder.
The Greenville people opened their hospi-
table doors and spread their bounteous
boards for the members of the Conven-
ton and did everything that kindness
and courtesy could suggest to make their
stay in Greenville pleasant and memora-
BILE. In spite of some thunder-showers
of short duration, the weather was pro-
pitious, and the bustling town of Green
y;lle look ed its hest in it's sprinp livery.
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4 WORK OF R
The Confederate Soldier in Marble
THE MONUMENT

TIL MONUMENT
The Monument is about forty feet high.
The statue ut the top is eight feet high. and
represents a Confederate soldier holding his
gun with fixed bayonet. lie stands with one
foot erect and his face looking boldly to the
Is thrown over his shoulder, a SLOUGH hat, and
all the ~trnppings OF q soldier on duty
On the front die-stone beneath Is written
TIE Inscription:
This monument
Perpetuates the memory
or those
Who,
True to the instincts OF their birth,
Faithful to the teachings OF their fathers,
Constant In their love for the State,
Died In the performance
OF thoir duty;
Who .
Have glorifled u fallen Cause
By the simple manhood. Of their lives,
The patient endurance OF suffering,
And the herOism Of death;
And who, .
In the dark hours Of imprisonment,
In the hOpclcssneSs Of the hospital,
In the short, sharp agony OF the field,
Found
Their support and consolation
In the belief
That at home they would not be forgotten.
On the rear dle-stone the following
Lot the stranger,
Who may In future times
Read this inscription,
Recognize that these were men
Whom Power could not corrupt,
Whom Death could not tprrlry,
Whom Defeat could not dishonor,
And let their virtues plead for Just Judgment
or the cause In which they persisted.
Let the South Caroliniau
or another generation
Who may read this scroll OF honored names
Remember
That the State taught them
How to live and how to die,
And that from her broken fortunes
She Las left TO her children
The one priceless legacy Of their memories
Teaching all who may
Claim the SAME blrthright
Truth, Courage, and Patriotism
Endure forever.
On. tho west side Of the base were tho words
TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEAD
1861. OF THE 1865
CONFEDERATE ARMY.
On the cast face of the base the following:
ERECTED By THE WOMEN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
On the ront Of the shaft IS carved n pal
metto tree, with q shield beneath 1t, on which
are cut the letters &c. s. A."
On the cast and west faces Of the shaft ar,
the cmblems of army and navy Of tho Con
federate States.
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Historical Sketch of South Carolina
Military Academy

We have received from Mr.. c. I.
Walker, the Secretary of the "Associa-
ton of Graduates" q copy of the above
work, written by Colonel John P. Thorn
as, Superintendent of Carolina Military
Institute, Charlotte, n. C. The Sketh is
published by the Association, the princl-
pal object being to place the record of
the Academy in permanent shape. The
perusal of this Sketch Of the Academy
from the pen Of one Of its distinguished
graduates will prove interesting to all
who were ever in any way connected
with that institution, which is numbered
among the honored institutions Of the
State in ante 6ellum days.
Only a limited edition was printed, in
tended to cover the cost of publication.
Copies may be had of Walker, Evans d
Cogswell, Charleston, s. c. Bound in
clotk $3.50 per copy. In paper sl.0O.
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The News and Courier. Newspaper ]
-tarprisc.-

The readers Of the Press and Banner
will be struck with the ability and enter
prize Of the Charleston News and Courier
as displayed in the excellent account of
the dwelling ceremony, a large part OF
which we extract fiom the columns OF
that journal. Although Charleston is at
a considerable distance from Columbia,
the Wednesday mornings Ncws ana
Courier furnished its readers with ten
columns Of small type, describing Tues
days proceedings in Columbia. Not on
" was the account full and particular, but
it was remarkable for its arrangement,
subdivisions and "sub-heads" and for its
freedom from even typographical blum
ders. What Southern newspaper can
equal that journalistic achievement
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Rev. j. {. Hidden, D. D.

During our recent visit to Greeuville
we had the pleasure OF meeting frequent
~ with and seeing a good deal of our old
friend the Rev. J. c. Hiden, D. D., of the
Greenyitle Baptist Church. Although we
were there As a lay delegate to the Epis.
copas Convention, he comported himself
toward us like a verysbrither." 1t is
hard to tell which side Of his character is
nos to oc admired, and whether to like
him best as imam, as a minister, or us an
editor. As a man he is q most genial
companion as a minister he draws to
his church every Sunday evening crowds
of people Of all denominations !; as an cd.
itor he is making the Baptist Courier to
be read from Carolina to California. One
man in his Inc, no doubt, plays many
parts, but DR.. Hidden plays many parts
at the same time, and they are good parts,
ard sg tyiayx t}fam Hrt--,7-r--7--
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Three Cheers for MCGOWAN.

When the military were In line Tuesday to
allow tho carriages containing the distin-
guished visitors and the Indies OF tho monu-
riagc containing Gen. Sam Mctiowan passed
the Irish Volunteers and the RichIand Vol
unteer Rifle Company, the two companies
gave three rousing cheers, with bats off, TO
bia Register.
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The Latest Musical Wonder.

The Orguincttc, representing organ and or
ganiSt. music and musician. Not Il toy, bn'
the most marvellous instrument OF The age
Plays from one to a thousand tunes. No i'm
it to either kind quality. Plays LYNN tunes
popular songs, pnIkas, waltzcs, Reels, quad
rifles ant lornpipcs with perfect accuracy
\ mere child can play il. Constructed OH the
principle Of q cabinet organ md plays auto
mutically from tunes on perforated paper
In handsome case, . #. long, | IT. wide and
It. high. Price including four tunes, onlySlo
Extra tunes - cents each. Gunrnntccd Il
give more Satisfaction for the money thai
any other musical instrument in the world
Agents wanted everywhere. Send for dc
BATES. Savannah, Ga, Wholesale South
ern Agents. 81.
We need not to be physicians to know
when VIC have and how to cure Il cold. W.
can have Il special physician always near by
keeping convenient II bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Price, y cents.
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The habit of kissing pets, or Of handling
and surely breathing their CIVILIZATIONS, is
frequently the rnusc of cpidemicS that de-
strOy whole families. IL IS &; filthy habit Mt
best, but If mothers will understand that the
pet cat or poodle communicates its diseases
of throat and'moutlI 70 the child who carries
the beast in her arms. we would have less OF
that class 50 fatal to children. y writer in
the British Medical says at Is IL source of
danger that should be widely known and
'-GrecmriUc F3TS.
REST susar-cured hams NJ Mr.. W.T.. Melon
aids.
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Pianos and Organs.-Grand Introduc.
ton Sale.

Ono thousand first-class instruments
from best makers TO be placed in South
eru homes for introduction and adue'ttse-
n,ent. Pianos, 6 OCT. $40. - OCT. Si9o
rg,,n 0 stops, $57; Is stops, ST.; Mir
ror TOP. Is stops $50. Choice instru-
nents All lowest prices ever known. 6
,enrs written guarantee. Is days test tri-
al. Chickering, Knabe, Mathushek
Weber and Southern Gem Pianos, Ma
son n Hamlin and Peloubet & Pelton
Organs included in this sale. A clean
Sween: no reserve; new instruments
fresh from Factory. Only sale OF the
Kind aver carried out in the U. S. For
introduction sale circular, address lud-
aen n Butes' Southern Music House, Sa'
ysnnab. Ga. the Great Wholesale Piano
snd Organ Depot of the South. At.
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ry Won want good custom-made bug
&c, call on r. G. Seal, old stand OF Seal q
Sign.