The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-03
The Agricultural College and Mr.. Lee.

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Mr.. EDITOR: Though not identified
with the farmers movement, or the band
of farmers who are supposed by Mr.: Lee
TO be aclamoring for an agricultural col.
5lege under false statements, or at least
gross exaggerations, I feel called upon
as a farmers son and farmer myself to
resent this obnoxious and sarcastic fling
at the farmers and their college in his
suggestions in his article in the Nea0s and
Courier about feeding the officers of an
agricultural college on milk and. hominy,
and apuahing q measure through ou,
Legislature BY binding our representa-
tiyes BY q clamor through gross exagge-
rations," &c.
Now, while suggestions are in order,
NE would suggest that the farmers OF: this
State need no political aid from q New
York republican in lineing out their
course Of action in this matter Of an
agricultural college. It may benecessary
for Mr.. Lees republican party in New
York, in order to pass : measure, to
.spnsh it through bya clamor through
gross exaggerations," but we farmers in
South Carolina simply ask plainly for
what we want and intend to have, if we
can get it by honest measures, let that be
with or without Mr. Clemson's .bequest.
Now, South Carolina's greatest states.
man, Mr.. Calhoun, said that "a successful
system Of agriculture is the basis of South
Carolina's prosperity. = So blended to.
gether ara the interests of all our indus.
tries with that of the farmer, that when
the farmers business becomes depressed
all Others languish. This being the case,
which no one can deny, we fail to see
anything mean or lowly in establishing
an agricultural college that would impel
the farmers to resort to any unfair or
deceptive measures to get something that
would surely advance the interests of our
eRhole State.
When the public know that the ap.
spraisers (some of them from Seneca, Mr..
Lees present place Of abode,) of Mr..
sCIemson's estate have set par or face
value on everything at one hundred and
ten thousand dollars, we cannot account
for Mr.. Lees very ridicnlolsly low esti-
mate of this property, unless "there is
something rotten in Denmark. IF Fort
HilI is such dilapidated, old, worn out
plantation, what does Gideon Lee want
with il? Mr.. Lee, belonging to and
advocating an entirely opposite political
party to that Of Mr.. Calhoun, We are
sure he has not the interest in preserving
the place as q relic of Mr.. Calhoun as the
State of South Carolina has in preserving
1t as q relic of one of her noblest SONS
and greatest statesmen.
There must be. something dead up the
creek We think ne can smell it al!
along the current of Mr.. Lees article
and the writer would further suggest that
the ehluvium arising from, this obnoxious
,articls n the Neys and Courier will not
prove good for the rheumatism q that
held him confined in his stone mansion
on the Hudson above New York 80 many
years, and during the recent illness o.
the deceased-Hon. Th0s. G. Clemson.
his father.in- law. But We observe that
Immediately after the death of Mr.. Glenn.
son this loatbsome disease lost it's grip
upon Mr.. Lees limbs, and he now gets
about here very nimble, indeed though
we are willing to acknowledge that this
Southern cline is good for rheumatism
FARMERS Son. Z