The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-10-20
4 Rcjoindci.

il.e I..rtI.IiGEHrtI. OF last week saws
thn; !, published pur last coi,,nt.rica-
ton IL; hr.au>r Of any intrinsic merit,
bu. 10 please the writer. THIS hulling
up oi.r OF lis correspondent, 10 the riii-
cu.c of his readers CORES -pont!ents have
rights ;,S woll a. c,itor-, aud ono of these
right i, 10 hcirc:iini ~ :;li common cur
tc-r. Editors lilrc the right. ami should
exercise il. Of rejecting contributions de-
voi.i OF mcri. or whose tendency might
ho ri,.ju,i''ill 10 public good. hu; ne
.!a- no ri:ht Ia rnhii,l a communication
in order Ia hold up iii" writer 10 tie rii-
cuio Of H., readers. Usually the cor
-c-pun,!cnc" rt any paper -i.e- IL vita!i-
- aud I'.cics, I" Tho general reader. ana
SO 10 10. ,!!inH tho I.c::Il.I.UNcTK
irrr., any exception To- the general rilr
Ia Ni;.G!c.ttI"n al ourselves. We can r.,a-
Sc;"nti"H>iE say that w ..:aic no .:ontri-
buttons t. the l>rEI.LIGE>,..n or else
where Tor The purpose OF attaining news
r.ap"r n"iprie'y. " hen younger man
iinn Wc now are. We ini-!lt have pos
-"--c'. such vanity. but wrthink wc lnvc
p"rr' ONE tl."t feeling. Whenever we do
take up oar pen Ia write, wc ,liinl< ut
least We have something TO sH., and we
stop when "c SAY it. We, loo, like the
editor, claim the right 10 our opinion as
he does Ia his and, ii we differ with him.
II il nn sufficient reason that We should
lic Subjected to taunt antl riAiculc Upon
the rising oi the convention nf farmers
1T trccnvillc, we never dreamed oi on
tcrinE on the iiScussiGn. and would no;
have done So. but for the premature on
>la,i4li;s Ui the INILLI.IUEHCEE in favor
Of The Lien law. We accord To the editor
credit for his natural ability and indie
prndrncc but, with all his requirements,
he l. Young enough to find out that he
doesn't know everything
Secondly. Tho editor. IN his remarks
on the Bankrupt law and the law Of As
siEnmcnts, certainly displays more OF the
lawyer than an honest debntcr. Surely
the cdi.or does n mean 10 SAY thu. tho
creditor has not the right equally in both
ASS to refuse to snnptt Tt III ols courts i
@ @cisa III IL in' ay Is sss! n9! NIsilsHl si Al " ywSannY SnY
be worth as much i'll HI, pocket n, in
either ui these courts. and. il the debtor
ever gets in a solvent condition, could
most asSurcdlv enforce tho claim.
Thirdly. The long lomily Of the editor
on the moral dnty of complying with
contracts 10 the utmost OF ones ability is
not il. disii':;o. for all arc agreed on that
point The point in dispute Is simply
whether in lie face of 4 great pruvi,lcn-
t.nl calamity il is not the duty of all,
creditors AZ well rs others, 10 recognize
the hand OF God in their financial settle
ncnts. and extend to each other such as
sistance IL each NAY be able. II we can
understand the meaning OF language,
even the much ma!ignnd Savannah town
ship resolutions, ask for nothing more,
and no right thinking man can do less
While on this point. permit us To suggest
that the farmers of the South, over since
the war. have had mountain of difficult
ties 10 contend with, such as perhaps no
other people ever met. These difficulties
still confront nS, though III n less aggra-
waited form, bat vixen in addition to these
surrounding disabilities is supcradded
in the providence of God, II very Ciisas
trous drought, and not only one, but two
and even three. aS i'll some sections the
cmbarriSsincntS To the farmer arc really
appalling. BY virtue Of his calling, he is
entitled 10 the sympathy and support OF
every other class in the community, be-
cause on his success depends tho pros
pcrity Of all. Tie great labor problem is
vet in process of solution. and the Qiies-
ton of assessments and taxation demand
ovcrhaulin. Ever since the war wc, in
common with our brother farmers, have
grarplcd with these great difficulties, and
IL lia, been IL constant struggle all the
while. but, God helping us, we will yet
overcome a!l, anh fnrn over TO poStcritv
Il redeemed, rcgcncratcd and discnthrall-
cd heritage.
We will accept the banter of our young
amateur farmer, and will checriullV COM
pare notes At our County Fair, God will
ing. We would Suggest, however, that il
would be hardly fair 10 pit an amateur
farm, unohstrIctcd with liens and time
prices, with larger iurr:, cultivated by
II great variety of labor, some OF il none
the best. y FARMER.