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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29
AT REST.

The remains of Presiden. Garfield
were placed to rest in Lake View Gene
terry in Cleveland, Ohio, last Monday
morning. The funeral obsequies were
grand, imposing and touching. Thou
sands of sorrowing citizens gathered to
pay the last tribute TO the departed one,
for whom nation has prayed and
gricyed for more thau two months. The
various towns and cities along the funer-
al route anu ail over tho country were
draped with ensigus of mourning. Tho
country will long chs:.ah the memory OF
the martyred President, and while his
remains rest beneath the sod his fame
will live in song and story. His faults,
whatevcr they may have been, are laid
away forever, and henceforth the many
pure and beautiful and noble and good
traits of his lifo will be stored up as q
bright example to ei'spirit and encourage
generations yet to come, in every condi-
tion of life, bidding them ever rise high
er and higher, despite all unfavorable
surroundings. Such life is q treasure
to any country. Such death must
command sympathy, tear from every
citizen.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR.

The country is looking with great so.
licitude to the policy to be pursued by
President Arthur, and many predictions
have been made as to bis intentions. He
has, however, evinced the good sense to
keep his own counsels without heralding
his intentions or his thoughts, and 1t
must be admitted that so far his course
has been discreet and marked by the
highest propriety, except in the single
matter of taking the oath of Office ut
night. We do not expect much from the
new President His surroundings and
obligations are such that he is bound to
restore the supremacy of the stalwarts,
to whom he owes his nomination and
election as Vice-President, or be guilty
of gross personal ineratitude. We fear
bis whole policy and purpose will be to
bring back the halcyon days of Grantism.
Already the political waters are disturbed
by the onward movement of the old
guard for place and power. They have
been out since Grant left the White
House, and they now hope to return.
The consolation, however, is that the
President cannot harm any aection of the
country now. Political parties are too
evenly balanced for him to usurp power,
or do any other very serious damage.
Any tendency to revive sectionaliam will
meet Wholesale condemnation ell over
this broad land, and, therefore, the evils
from the new administration are likely
to be national and not sectional. They
are apt to be the revival &C t5oosss;sm and
the incident rings which form under 1t.
These fears may be uEfounded. We
hope they will provo so, and, in the
meantime, SO long as President Arthur
acts as the President of the whole people,
his hands should be held up and his ad-
ministration supported. He is entitled
to the same loyal support which is due to
every President from every citizen. AS
an official, he will always receive it; and
as q man, he will receive the support aud
commendation of all our people 80 long
as his acts are wise and beneficial to the
great country over which ho has been
called to preside.
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Unjust Reproaeh.

The Abbeville Medium Of last week
says:
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken recently wrote a
letter to the Netrs and Courier in which he
said white man was as good or better
than negro in the business of farming,
Upon this the Chester Reporter, instead OF
combating the views of Col. Aiken, goes
out Of its way to say spitefnl things about
him. The Reporter says:
III Ill becomes Mr.. Aiken to charge
that the negro between the handles of the
Plow Is only equal to the mule at the end
OF IT. Critical persons might reply that
the position of either was better than that
OF the donkey who stood aside and bray
ed. Nor Is it wise in our valuable Con
gressm3n to assert that the darkey Is
only farmer by imitation, when good
authority says that Mr.. Aiken has never
even learned to ape good planters. We
nave great respect for the criticisms of q
planter who understands and practices
ms progressed business. But to the rant
ing OF those individuals who do neither
sensible men pay little heed"
The Reporter in fact disagrees with the
Neirs and Courier, and while it gives ali
due credit to the negro, does not speak of
him with half of the disrespect it shows
to Col. Aiken.
Col. Aiken is one Of our most honoreti
cttizens: We don't agree with him in all
.nlngs, put there is one thing about him
we admire: he mas the manhood to speae
out his own mind without fear of any
one: Such man is rare in these days
The idea that he is not good farmer ia
mistaken one. Perhaps he doesn't
RAISE as much cotton as some, but he
ieeds i himself and family from his own
iand, and don't keep his crib and stable
In tho Northwest. He Is a selfsupnort.
ing farmer, and 1t is a pity we have 80
few like him. %
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The proposition Of Another Farmer"
last week, for the Legislature to enquire
into the condition OF the country and, If
the emergency requires it, relieve the
wants of the people by loans secured by
mortgage of real estate aud other good
securities, is liable to several objections.
In the first place, the State has no money
TO lend. IF We were to adopt the sug-
gestion, we should be obliged to either
borrow money or raise the sum loaned by
taxation of the people. The CoDstitu-
.ion prohibits the State i:om going in
debt, SO We cannot borrow tho money
and, even if We could, it would be unfair
for the State to lend money to one class
of citizens who happen to have 1snds or
other good securities, and refuse to lend
another class who have no securities but
need the money worse. To raise the
money by taxation would not begin to
do, for It would DO levied on oil tho citi-
gems of the State, imposing burden on
all, from the richest TO the poorest, in
order to lend to certain class, which we
might term ar intermediate class. The
State should afford the greatest means Of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

When the designations Of the Cabinet
were placed at the Presidents disposal,
he simply asked them to continne in the
discharge of their several duties for the
present, without indicating his purpose
10 the matter. 1t is probable that the
present Cabinet will be retained until
after the meeting of Congress in Deem
Der, as there is large amount Of incom-
plete fiscal work which has to be submit
ted TO Congress, upon which the various
appropriation aud supply bills will be
based, which it would be next to impos-
sible for new Cabinet to accomplish.
The changes, however. may occur in Oc-
tober when the Senate meets. II is not
likely that the Cabinet will be retained
longer than until December, aud it is
not reasonable to expect the new Presi-
dent to retain them. They were selected
ss the advisers of another man. Tho
new President has his own views upon
rublic questions. aud his own friends in
whose judgment and experience he relies.
In making up his Cabinet of advisers, he
is entitled 10 have around him the men
in whom he has the most confidence, and
he will, if he act wisely, select these
men himself Therefore, public opinion
should not seek to impose any set Of men
on Gen. Arthur. 1t should only seek to
impress true aud conservative policy
upon him, and every other public man.
Every President, from Washington
down, has been allowed to name his own
advisors, we believe, except Andrew
johnson, and it was unfortunate for the
country that this privilege had not also
been accorded him. There should be the
fullest and most complete confidence be-
tween the President and his Cabinet. To
secure this, he must select his own men,
and the country will have no right to
grumble if Gen. Arthur exercises this
privilege. He should be allowed to un-
fold his own policy without dlctation, for
then he will be responsible to the country
for the wisdom or non. wisdom of that
policy. If, however, he is forced to take
counsel from those he does not select, the
blame may be parcelled out, and he may
escape, in meaeure, tho responsibility
which he should be made to carry HIM
ealf.
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!, VALUABLE :
Real and Personal Pm.
FOR SALE w

4 WILL sell at public or,.
l IL residence of FRANCIS Wi%4R
ed, near Knox's Bridge n 1oEEl, 4,
ship, in Oconee County, s. q oeal: O
day, October 40. 1aSSr On as
Real and Personal Propersys al n
the Estate of the said FrawS.,o oeocSl
ceased. The lands are as foIias s Ma
TRACT NO. / contains iss: isTs:
two settlements on It. Tbirav dacsl
this amount is bottom larS aVe ts
also fine uplands In cultiys,i.. Ns
timbered lanos upon it. 'on, Il.
TRACT no. 2 contains sS se,s, );
20 acres are fine bottom. T. ~, dt
fine upland in cultivation ana 40 @;
bered land, with one settlemsu.a aeanl
TRACT NO. 3 contains s5 ias 'apoai
improved, with fine virgin ~, ;'y acrs
This tract OF land is situated dclOes on 9, ~ u
Creek, five miles from Wei 1o;a' ~ Cae:
These lands will be shown ~
wishing TO look oyer them. hv aayk
ing on the different places Pe'ses,
Terms OF SALE-One-thira ~,
OH credit of twelve montbs b
mortgage of the premises v,;ta zen 2
from date of sale. Purchase h,'a ~ q ..
necessary papers. ~ p1yf
The Personal Property oS g..
scriptions will be sold at the ,sm. rsI9s J; !
place to the highest bidder for sui ~ hl'
Sept 20. 1881 10 hfssr
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The men in the New York Legislature
who voted against Conkling, when they
thought Mr.. Garfield would recover, are
now doubtless sorry they made such
haste to break the deadlock in the Sena.
torial elections. If the race were now to
be had for Senator'S, Messrs. Conkling
aud Plat could easily be reelected, des
pite every transom-light in the Delevan
House, and despite the war which Mr
Conkling's enemies would naturally
wage on him.
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Gen. Arthur is a man Of wonderful
luck. He could never have been Presi-
dent but for the fact that he was kicked
out Of the Eew York Custom House by
Hayes, Sherman and Co., and for the
further fact that he was Conkliugs
friend, and that Conkling wished to hu.
initiate Hayes and Sherman, by advanc.
ing the man they had turned out. Once
elected Vice President he would not, in
the range of all human probability, ever
1--we become President except for the
bullet which Guitteau fired last July.
He is q verifcation of the trite adage,
at is better to be born lucky than WISE
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

General Arthur was indecorously anx-
ious TO become President. So much 80
that Immediately upon the reception of
the news of President Garfield's death te
had couple of Judges brought in at
night TO swear him into Office. Such un-
seemly haste can only be accounted for
upon the theory that the new President
wanted TO secure every possible cent of
the ssls-y pertaining to the Office. Tho
Law knows no frOstions of q day, and
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

Tho Pickens Sentinel says: .eProm
the farmers attending court, we learn
that the crop prospects in many sections
OF the county are gloomy, thouph nlI
strbntsG t6as ~ Th9 Is made could be equal
next year IN some sections cro6s oro n
fair, nn n,t%g though not equal to last year. Corn
upland nearly total failure with tha
borhoods.' "oiSn-
MIR. VIM. +. Claussen. of Mars Rlng
mas % acres in grapes, from which he
VIII gather at least 1000 bushels. He Ie
Is making rapid preparations to converi
the whole crop into vinegar.
The Louisville Commercial cites the
case OF Capt. Chas. N. Corri, of that citv
who was cured by ST. Jacobs Oil afis,,
suffering Tor years with rheumatism -
YORK (Ne6.) Republican.
Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers !.
ch cheon U,ega5t, gan safe and reliable article,
rub off. Try it! VIZ moi
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

General Arthur was kicked out of the
New York Custom House by ex.Presi-
dent Hayes, at the instance of Hon. John
Sherman, Secretary Of the Treasury. In
order to get Gen. Arthur out ex- Collector
Merritt was nominated in his stead, and
upon his confirmation Conkling made a
desperate fight in the Senate, but was
whipped. The bitterness Of this fight
caused Conkling to break with the then
President, and he never afterwards put
his foot in the White House during
Hayes term Of Office. 1t so happens in
the tendency of time, to make all things
even, that Gen. Arthur is now President.
Mr. Conkling will enter the White House
with very great satisfaction and ease,
while it is suggested that Senator sher-
man may studiously avoid the Presiden-
tial quarters until new President comes
in
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

The surgeons who attended the late
President Garfield seem to have blum
dered woefully from the beginning. They
thought the ball ranged downws ID, while
in fact 1t went upwards. Their mistake
might have been most disastrous In some
cases, though, as 1t happens, 10 this in
stance the wound would, nall human
probability, have been fatal under any
Inufo of treatment. saols.
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GUITEAU's DEADLY BULLEr.-The bul.
let which was cut from President Gar
fields body as the autopsy was given into
the hands Of DR.. Bliss, who immediately
handed II over to tho custody OF Private
Secretary Brown. Mr.. Brown carefully
wrapped the ball and sealed tho paokage.
and Will preserve 1t until such time as ii
may be- needed in the trial of Guiteau
Tho fractured vertebra, which was taken
from the Presidents body, is now in the
hands OF scientific gentleman, who is
cleansing 1t and preparing 1t. after which
1t Will he placed on exhibition in the N "a
tional Museum in WashiES.on.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

The suggeution Of our correspondent,
Another Farmer" last week that tho
Lien law should be abolished, and some.
thing substituted afterwards, is out of
the ueual course of procedure. People
often have inconvenience Of which they
would like to be rid, but cannot afford to
throw them off until they can get some
thing better. For instance, man has
lost leg and uses crutches, which seri-
ously interferes with his locomotion.
These are not the best things for him,
IA an automatic substitute for the miss.
ing limb would be far more convenient.
He would be considered lunatic. how
ever, 70 throw away his crutches before
he was able to get the necessary substi-
tute. So it is with the laws of people.
Any given law may have its disadvanta.
ges. but it will not do to repeal it on this
account. We mus. first see what is to be
substituted :or it, and if no substitute is
offered, it then becomes necessary to see
how its repeal will confer any benefits
If our people want to give mortgages
freely, then the Lien law ought to be
abolished. At least, the advocates of the
repeal refuse or fail to give usa proposed
substitute.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

The inductive electric balance, which
the doctors thought located the bullet in
President Garfelds body, is an entire
failure. 1t pointed down, while the ball
went up. We shall probably not have
the advantage of this instrument in sur
gerry again soon. 1t has shown itself to
be utterly worthless.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

Gen. Grant has been uncomfortably
intimate with Gen. Arthur since his ac-
cession to the Presidency. His influence
has never yet been upon the side of any
conservative or wise policy, and the
country has nothing good to hope from
his intimacy with the new President.
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1t is related as one of the wonderful
things in Gar6eld's career, that when q
youth, starting to College, he had only
ten dollars with which to pay his initia-
tion fee, and while walking on his way
he dropped the money. When he missed
it he turned back, feeling that unless he
found that money he could not go to
college, for he would be unable TO replace
its loss. Fortunately he found gentle
man who picked it up and restored it to
him. That man was Doctor Bliss, who
was afterwards destined to perform the
important service Of chief surgeon for
the future President in his last illness.
1t il strange how the paths of men meet
in life. Had not Doctor Bliss found that
money, parhaps the world would never
have heard of Garfield, and Guiteau's
bullet would never have found him, and
Doctor Bliss would never have attended
tho dying President. The destiny Of
men and the history of nations are fre-
quently controlled by Insignificant occur
rencies, to which little or no Importance
is attached, and which attract no atten-
ton,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

= Mr.. A. g. Lcslcy, OF Pickens, had his
right hand badly injured in cotton gin
East week. - ~
: The store of Mr. Shed. Burnett. boz
low Trick en-, in Abbeville county, was
burned OH Monday night, 10Th inst. LOSS
81. 200. aud no insurance.
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credit possible to every citizen, by giving
laws which ere fair and equitable to all,
but she cannot afford to become the citi-
zens' creditor. In our opinion, the best
thing the Legislature can do for the
people Of this State in their present
strsightened condition is to economic
every expenditure possible, levy the
lightest tax that can run the government,
pass no experimental laws, and adjourn
at the earliest practicable moment.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

- Tho different departments and the
White House are preparing mourning
paper and envelopes for official business,
Tne othcial precedent Is that such paper
ehall be used for six months.
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AS parliamentary question, il seems
to us that there can be no question that
the first duty which will present itself to
the United States Senate when it meets
on the 10th Of October will be that Of
organization. Without presiding Off
Ger there will be no person to control the
body during the debate and other pro.
ceedings which may be had on the pre-
liminary questions incident - the adj
mission Of new members. Without q
Secretary no permanent record of the
body's transactions can bo kept, and
without Sergeant. t.at-Arms there would
be no officer to enforce the decisions Of
the presiding officer. III all ordinary
sessions of the Senate the Vice President
is present. At the first meeting Of each
new Senate, If we may use an inaccurate
expression, it is his duty to preside at
the organization of tie Senate and have
the oath of Office administered to new
members. This is not / new Senate, but
the Senate that was sworn in last March.
It's first duty, therefore, must be to sup
ply presiding officer, after which the
other steps Of the organization will nat
urally be the election cf Secretary, q
Sergeant-at.Arms, and then the swearing
in Of members to fill any vacancies
which may have occurred. Under this
programme the Democrats will elect the
officers Of the Senate.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

Our correspondent, "a farmer" indul-
ges in little buncombe in referring to
the profits Of the merchants and the
scant income of the farmer. There are
probably rs many landowners making
money out Of agriculture as merchants
out OF merchandise, in proportion to
number engaged If the merchants were
making the great profits our correspon-
dent suggests, more men would quit
farming and go into merchandise. Trade
aill always regulate itself and whenever
one ayocation gets to making more than
a reasonable income, it is at once crowd
ed with new men, until the profits are
brought to reasonable sum.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29

Ex-senator Conkling does not ind the
road back into the Republican dictator
ship in New York as easy as he hoped
for. At the meeting last week of the
Republican County Convention of Onei-
dc County, in which Mr.. Conkline re-
sides, his friends were in the minority,
and bolted from she convention in order
to elect their favorite to the State Con.
vention. The regular convention elected
all anti-Conkling delegates. which sends
Conkling as bolter, and that, too, OIL q
erysshoddy cause to the State Conven-
ton. Whether he will be admitted or
&C. Cannot 6u predicted, but one thing
may be put down as certain. That is,
Conkling ia again coming into promi-
nent control of Republican politics.
The sentiment of regard for tho dead
President will for time deter any very
great oYations to the ex-senator, but it
must be remembered that his friend is
now President of the United States, and
the influence and power of Conkling is
sure to be manifested in tho new admin.
istration. AS soon as this is established
he will have plenty of friends. "There
is nothing that succeeds like SUCCESS"
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hence by being sworn in before - o'clock
at night he was entitled to one day more
of the salary, which amounts to Sl37 per
day. There was no danger TO him nor
to the country in waiting until next
morning, and in the great haste the new
President seems to have made mistake.
for it was found necessary to swear him
in q second time afterwards.
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What does President Arthur's procla-
nation, convening the Senate and speci-
flying who are to take notice of the proc
lamation, mean9 Does he suppose that
any man with sufficient ability to be q
United 5tates Senator will not have
sense enough to know that proclame-
ton convening that body means for him
to attend? Or does he mean to take
from the Senate itself the constitutional
right TO decide as to the election and
qualification Of it's own members, by de.
claring that oil who are entitled to act at
that time shall come together? We mp.
prehend that this unusual clause in the
proclamation is intended to have refer
ence to the two Senators elect from New
York, ard the successor of Senator Burn
side, in such manner as to lay the foun-
dation for contest over their admission
previouB to the organization of the Sem
ate, if at the time of meeting such q con-
test be deemed advisable by the party
managers. If the Senate organizes be.
fore admitting the new members, the
Democrats will elect the President pro
tenn, who will be er-o6fcio the Vice. Pres
ident, and also the Secretary and Ser
geant-at-Arms Of the Senate. If, on the
contrary, the new Senators are admitted
frat, the Republicans would have the
majority if Judge David Davis and Ma.
hone continue to vote with them. There
is considerable inducement for contest,
and If Il ere ia any chance for the Re-
publicans to win, they will make the
fight, and, what is more, We have no
doubt that they will be backed to the
fullest extent possible by President Ar.
thur if they undertake the contest.
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Williamson Hotel for Sale

YUvHE undersigned will sell at private sale,
upon advantageous terms, the COM
inodious and we'll apportioned Hotel at
williamson, S. c. 1t is within few min
utes walk Of the celebrated Mineral Spring,
and situated in a desirable portion OF the
growing town Of Williamson, and about
two miles from the Pelzer Factory.
The building contains seventeen furnish
ed rooms, with suitable outbuildings, gar
den, yard, good water. DC.
Will be sold ready furnished. If desired.
For terms, &c, apply to
Mis-. $. G. DEAL.
Williamson. S. G.
Sent 20 1881 12