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

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continuing his controversy with us,
when, if he will:refer to his first article
he will perceive that from the beginning
She has been the aggressor in making
spersonal imputations without occasion or
Justification. After three weeks he has
presented his arraignment of the Editor
) sofs T the IETE1LIGENcEE, which he begins
BY charging us with disrespect to two
influential religious denominations, be-
cause We said that no such sentence as
;.sY cd, though / walk in death dark vale
will fear no ill'-can be found in,
Dayid's writings. Mr.. Clinkscales says
that il IS found in the 2srd Psalm, in the
4 (. .ysIy s. words quoted. In that Psalm the
words are, ..Y ea, though / walk through
valley Of the shadow Of death will
8 fear no eyil,p &c. In Rous' metrical
version 9of the Psalms the words are,
Yea, though: / walk in DEATHS dark vale
Is, yet will I fear none ILL.," Mr.: Clinkscales
.:sssys that,he Associate Reformed Pres
ssbyterians South, and the United Presby
terians North. have agreed that this
version is correct translation Of King.
David,s Psalms. Mr.. Clinkscales is
inaccurate here again. They have agreed
that this version is correct interpreta-
stion Of the sentiment of the Psalms, and
5 use them either altogether or partially
sssiin their services. Neither the, author,
nor; these, nor any other churches pretend
that this version IS q literal translation
of the Psalms. It is claimed for them
8 that they are correct Interpretation of
The sentiment, and as near a literal
Interpretation Of the words IS can De
attained in meter. We, however, have
mot assailed Mr.. Rous' version OF the
Psalms, but Mr.. CIinkscales, version.
he asserts tbat:the words are his i'1enti.
cally. We assert that they are not.
There ara two words different. MIR.
Rols and King David both knew the
use Of the possessiye case, but MI. ClIukc :
scales, although. q college graduate, does
1 mot 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-whichs is a
fearful and wonderful disregard for the
ssrulesof the English language.
Mr. Clinkscales next charges US with
Cd delaying the petitions and bill for the
prohibition election in order to see if the
;scity election would not go dry. Mr..
Clinkscales was told last week the facts
about. this matter, but prefers this week
sio continue and make public these state
nents 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 the peti.
Z 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 that delay in forwarding; the
s petitions vas occasioned by the fact
there we're a number of petitions in the
s County which had not arrived, and some
ne are told came in after they had been
f forwarded. With this we had nothing
{ to DO. We disposed as promptly as was
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, thatitis is not true that we Kept
the petitions back one day, or thar We
were waiting TO see anything about the
city.election. Mr.. Clinkscales may now
prove these assertions of his to the peo-
J pie, OF stand in his real light before
than.
The talk about aristocratic ideas is
silly and demagogical. Mr.. Clinkseales
himself BY his vote wants to keep the
right to settle the whiskey question away
from the people of the County, and give
it permanently to the people of the city,
whether the people want it so or not II
that is an aristocratic idea, then MI.
Clinkscales is thorough bred aristocrat.
We do not know how thoroughly the
spetitions were circulated, but We do know
Z that an election could have done no
harm. If the majority did not favor
prohibition there would have been no
change. aud if the majority favored it
they are entitled to the change.
Mr.. Clinkscales IS very solicitous for
fear that vote would result disastrously
!: :to the cause of temperance. The real
friends of temperance are not afraid Of
{ ea!yote upon the matter. I'll is the anti
temperance men who are opposed to it.
Therefore, the threat tina! q vote will
carry bar.rooms into the country has no
I terrors for. the temperance people. If a
majority Of the people of this County
want bar rooms all over the country,
they have the right to have them. This
isIa free country, and the majority have
the right to rule. We would think it
extremely unwise to establish bar-rooms
over the country where there are no
police regulations, but if majority of
the people of this County want it they
ought to have it. We are willing to risk
the people on the whole temperance
question. Mr. Clinkscales and his friends
prefer to settle it themselves, and not
allow the people to have anything to do
With it.
Mr.. Clinkscales is right when he says
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