The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

ers Of the State were aroused. They felt
the time had come for united and intelli-
gent effort. Having suddenly got rid of
human slavery they also desired to be
cmaueipated from The slavery to factors
and money lenders. They wished to be-
come free indeed. But the farmers must
remember that enthusiastic conventions,
high-sounding resolutions, and the General
Assembly, under the control of farmers,
will not pay debts and life mortgages on
the farms. Even the repeal of the lien
law will not fill the empty cribs with corn
aud the barns with hay. They may vote
and pass resolutions and enact laws until
doomsday, and the meal tub will be no
fuller in consequence thereof The fact is
tho farmers movement got on the wrong
track. The engineer did not understand
the business. Instead of moving forward
slowly and cautiously on the track of real
reform and progress, which is steep up-
grade, he dashed down the political side
track that looked so inviting. Hence tho
dcrailmcnt and the disaster worse than
that Of the Santce trcstlo. An attempt
is made to rally the farmers again and that
tor the avowed purpose of controlling the
General Assembly. If tho real object of
the farmers movement is political one,
and they are using all this talk about bot
tcripg their condition as a sham in order
to control primaries, conventions and lcgis-
latures, then the farmers movement will
soon resolve itself into political machine.
But the real farmers movement bas hardly
begun yet. One of the dangers is that
farmers Will bc taught to look to convcn-
tions and special Legislation to help them
in their daily work. They somehow think
labor will be improved by repeating the
lien law and that all farmers in the lcgis
laturo would bring blessings untold. Such
teaching as this is a dcusion IF there
are debts on the farm, they have to be
paid by individual effort If labor is not
trustworthy, it must be improved by good
example and good pay. If the crops are
poor the soil must be dcpenod and enriched.
There must bc general Improvement in
every nook and corner from the pig pen to
the parlor. If a convention or any sort
of mecti2g offers you any help, if it
teaches you better how to do work, then
attend that convention. DO not be afraid
to follow any "Moscs' who will lead YOU
toimproved methods in farming, full barns,
comfort and elegance about the home.
good, hcalthiul reading for the family. Do
not think for moment the farmers move
ment got backset in Columbia. 1t was
not on trial there. Move forward, move
slowly, movo surely with an eye to iadi-
vidual success, and you will not fall
rdroli~o Spartan.
DASHED TO DBATH.-Saluda, n. G..
August 25.-This afternoon at ) o'clock
the dirt train on the Ashevillc and Spar
tanburg Railroad started down Morose
grade with three car loads Of dirt ard about
thirty convicts on board. The engineer
had left his engine in charge of his fire
man, and it soon got beyond his control.
The traia rushed down the thrcc-ric grade
at a terrible rate Of spcad. About half
way down the centrifugal force vas so great
that on rounding one Of tho many curves
one convict was hurled from the fiat and
seriously injured No further accident oc
Cured until the train had run about 500
yards beyond the foot of the grade, when,
Apou rounding curve the fireman sud
denly applied the brakes apd reversed his
engine. The side motion and su ldep stop
page hurled the convicts and guards to
the earth with great force Five convicts
and one guard were instantly killed and
twelve convicts and another guard were
fearlully mangled, six being SO badly
wounded that they arc not expected to i've
This is the only serious accident that has
occurred on this road since its beginning
and it is one that is truly deplorable.
1T was sight almost beyond the power
Of Imagination to see the poor wounded
sufferers, with limbs broken, bleeding and
torn, and icarfally mangled in other ways,
lying there without murmur.
An engine left Immediately for medical
assistance, and DR.. D. G. Few, of Hendcr,
.sonvillc, and DIR. Conner, of Saluda, went
down to assist. They made no amputatious,
finding that those who were so mangled as
to require it were already beyond the power
of human treatment
"A III.