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

as before, / became citizen of this
State. The motive he assigns me for
becoming a citizen is malicious, and
conspicuously untrue. l have thought
it best to make this reply to an article in
which the writer seems SO ignorant Of
what is duo from one man to another.
E. M. RucKgR.
Mr.. EDITOR: If it has been made
necessary to say more than we have, it
has been made so by your unnecessary
comments upon US.
You admit that "Mr. Clinkscales" ad.
mted the sentiment he uttered was voiced
by King David. He still claims that it
was but he is extremely sorry to say that
the Editor Of the Intelligencer has
syinced his ignorance of one of the
sweetest sentiments contained in the
writings of the Old Testament when be
comes out and says he does "not believe
that King David was able to write such
sentence and that he had "never met
with one in his writings which conpars
with it" Your views of. the Bible must
be very limited or you would have seen
"sentence "to compare with it" Surely
YOU have never read the 29rd Psalm
which contains the identical sentiment of
King David in the very words quoted
'sKing David may have written it with
out our knowing it" One would infer
| from these words that the Editor was in.
timately acquainted with the King and
consequently he is competent to judge Of
his ability. But perbapse the Editor
may be viewing the Sweet Singer of Is
rael from his own Stand point or again
he may think his theology 80 deep and
his interpreting powers so great that this
"wonderfully and fearfully" constructed
sentence is very slippery ground for any
Reorganization religious or otherwise to
treat upon or at least it is not hallowed
or "holy ground "Mr. Clinkscales'
admits he does not profess to be a theo-
logan but he is still gladder to admit he
never said "He never saw sentence
which compares with it" and that he
s'does not believe King David was able
to write such sentence" Perhapse the
best reason that can be given for the
Editor Speaking so slightly of this sen
tence and the ability of King David is
as this wonderfully and fearfully" con
structed sentence did not originate with
him it did not originate anywhere and
therefore is not in existence The United
Presbyterians North and the Associate
Reformed Presbyterians South i'll their
highest legislative capacity agreed that
Mr.. Rouse's version was correct trans
lation of King Davids psalms and this
version is the teaching of these two ortho.
dox churches but here is che Editor OF
the Anderson Intelligencer the self cons
structed theologian of the nineteenth
centuary doubling King Davids ability
to write such sentence These churches
may be wrong and if they are it is a
great misfortune and they should at once
apply to the Editor of the Intelligencer
for correct translation of King Davids
psalms Fearfully and wonderfully made
is that Editor who doubts the ability of
King David the mouthpiece in the hands
of God for giving to the world some OF
'Ethe sweetest songs and sentiments ever
uttered by human to humanity. Since l
have learned of the ability and wisdom
of this Editor, am not surprised that
the e>Representatives have to give an &C.
count of their deeds. In my reply to
"Prep" attempted to show my connec-
ton with the Bill, the position | took
and the views entertained. It may be
I did not state them as gassy Editor
would have done but certainly did state
them in such terms that the common
mind fully and fairly understood US, but
even your own wisdom seems to reach
our conclusion OH this subject when you
say we "may be fairly put down as op-
posed to the Bill"
You asked the question who is respon-
sible for the failure of the Bill and called
on the Representatives to give an &C.
count of their stewardship in reguard to
the Bill In giving in my testimony L
'iusinuated" who was responsible but as
nv insinuation was overlooked intention.
ally desire to call the Judges attention
to it I stated that notice WAS given on
the tenth of Dec. To introduce Bill SUBJ
miting the question Of License or no
License to the voters of Anderson County
Now why did Mr.. Scudday not give this
notice at the beginning of the session.
The Editor is the author of the Bill and
can tell why it was delayed till this late
date in the session Was it for want of
time to prepare the Bill 1t can not be
/ that, the author had about four weeks
before the Legislature convened and yet
DELAYED it about seventeen days after the
beginning of the session. Now the ques
ton il why did the author delay? why
was the bill not introduced at the begin.
ming of tho session? There is motive
for every action. Tell us what your mo.
tive for keeping the petitions in Ander'
son until it was discovered that the wet
ticket had carried the day. The city
election was on the ninth of December
and the petitions went to columbia on
the next day. Tell US who is responsible
for this delay could the author have been
indifferent towards the petitioners or
rather was it not that aristocratic idea OF
his that the people Of the county were
not capable of determining issues for the
city of Anderson lid he not reason
after this fashion ''The people of the
county have no right to settle issues for
the city. If we allow them this priva-
lece now it will be establishing a prece
dence we can not vel afford to do. My
countreymen will become unruly and