The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-26
mn. cLrsKsoALEs ONCE MORE.


continuing his controversy with us,
when, if he will refer to his first article
he will perceive that from tne beginning
he has been The aggreasor in making
personal imputations without occasion or
justification. After three weeks he has
presented his arraignmenr of the Editor
Of the INTELLIGESCER, which lie begin,
by charging us with disrespect to two
influential religious denominations, be.
cause we said that no SUCH sentence as
"Yea, though walk in death dark vale
I will fear no ill"--can be found in
Davids writings. Mr. Clinkscalcs says
that it is found in the 23rd Psalm, IN the
very words quoted. In that Psalm the
words are, Yea, though ! walk through
the valley of the shadow of death will
fear no evil" &c. In ROus' mctrical
version Of the Psalms the words are,
"Yea, though walk in Deaths dark vale
vet will fear none ILL.," Mr.. Clinkscales
says that the Associate Reformed Pres
byterians South, and the United Presby
terians North. have agreed that this
verpioD is correct translation of King
David's Psalms. Mr.. ClinkscalPs is
inaccurate here again. They have agreed
that this version is a correct interpreta.
ton of the sentiment of the Psalms, and
asa them either altogether or partially
in their services. Neither the author,
nor these, nor any other churches pretend
that this version is Literal TRANSLATION
Of the Psalms. II is claimed for them
that they are correct Interpretation OF
the sentiment, and as near literal
Interpretation Of the words as can be
attained in meter. We, however, have
not assailed Mr.. Rous' version of the
Psalms, bnt Mr. Clinkscalcs' version.
He asserts that the words are his identi
cally. We assert that they are not
There are two words different. Mr.
Rous' and King David both knew the
use of the posse sive case, but Mr. Clink.
scales, although college graduate, does
not possess this knowledge, or if so does
not utilize it, Therefore, we repeat, that
his quotation Is not correct according to
any version except his own-which is a
fearful and wonderful disregard for the
rules OF the Bnglish language.
Mr.. Clinkscales next chnrges Us with
delaying the petitions and bill Tor the
prohibition election in order 10 see If the
city election would not go dry. Mr.
Clinkscales was told last week tho facts
about this matter, but prefers this week
10 continue and make public these rlate.
rnents which are untrue. The facts are
that we were never consulted directly nor
indirectly about the origination or circu.
lation of these petitions. We had no
charge, control or direction of tho pc,i.
tions until the morning Of Tuesday.
December 10th, when they were sent
down and the bill followed two days
later. We had been told some days
before thnt the delay in forwarding the
petitions was accustomed by the fact
there were n number of petitions in the
County which had not arrived, aud some
we are told came in after they had been
forwarded. With this we hnd nothing
to do. We disposed ~ promptly ns wnr
possible OF the parts assigned us in this
work. Mr. Clinkscales was told of these
facts, and, therefore, cannot plead igno.
rance for his unfounded charge. We
repeat, that it Is not true that wo Eep,
the petitions back one day, or that we
were waiting to see anything about the
city election. Mr.. Clinkscaes may now
prove these assertions of his to the pen.
pie, or stand 10 his real light before
thom.
The talk about aratocratic ideas il
ally and demugogical. Mr.. Clinkscalcs
himself by bis vote wants To keep the
right to settle the whiskey question. away
from the people of the County, and give
itpermanenlly to the people Of the city,
whether the people want 1t so or not "A
that Is an aristocratic idea, then Mr..
Clinkscales is q thorough bred -aris,ocrat.
We dotnot know how thoroughly the
qetilions were circulated, but we do know
that au election could have done no
harm. If the majority did not favor
.,1ohibition there would have been no
change, aud If the majority favored 1t
. they are entitled to the change.
Mr., Clinkscales 10 very solicitous for
fear that a vote would result disast rously
to the cause of temperance. The real
friends OF temperance are not afraid of
vote upon the matter. 1t Is the anti.
& temperance men who are opposed to it..
Therefore, the threat tilat u vote will
carry bar.rooms into the country has no
terrors for the temperance people. TIA
majority OF the people OF this County
want bar rooms all over the country,
they have the right to have them, This
is o free country; aud the majority have
B the right to rule We would think Il,
& extremely unwise to establish bar. rooms
over the country where there are no
police regulations, but if, a msjority of
tho people Of this County want it they
ought to have 1t. We are willing 10 risk
!the people on the whole temperance
question. Mr.. Clinkscales and his friends
prefer 10 settle il themselves, and not
allow the people to have anything to do
NTH IL.
Mr. Clinkscales Is right when he says
shat q State cannot by legislation. make
her peopl mora, temperate or religious,