The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18

against tnlS pldll Oh popular SOFeIu-
ment, but against that Of which the
recent Legislation in this country is All
! Instance. What | say is not governed
by political feeling, but is said as 4 citi
zen for the preservation of the true
principles of government"
Senator Butler then spoke of the ac-
tions of the majority in the last house
of congress in trampling the rights Of
the minority and said that the brigands
under those rules, could transact busi-
ness Ut least under the pretence of right.
| He asked, twas there ever such d
| travesty under constitutional govern
ment." He referred to it as one-man
rule, spoke Of the system of counting
the opposition, making false records
and carrying out the provisions of the
new born doctrine of majority rule,
which is brute force and usurpation.
AS some of the results of this rule rev.
I enue measures were passed which
robbed the people Of 81 ,OS0, 900, 900.
He referred to the cloture rule in the
senute and said it was wanted because
power and spoil We're wanted. These
are matters of history, he said, and de-
serve criticism. He said they were
violations Of the letter Of the constitu-
tion and inimical to liberty.
The speaker said that he did not at
first like the word "filibuster," but he
found filibustering good thing to de-
feat great wrongs. In that it was the
proper weapon of defence. He had
seen it stand like Il stone wall for
months against the direst conspiracies.
If it was asked how could the maj jority
rule with these tactics as stumbling
blocks he would say by not delegating
the power tc any one man but let the
majority keep its majority present.
In advancing these ideas, the speaker
said, be would incur the criticism of
corruscating statesmen, but he asked
the attention of the young men of the
land to them, and pointed out the dan
gers of majority rule in the style spoken
of. Great talents will be used to up
hold these ideas.
The great parliamentary body of En-
gland had been appealed to to sustain
the rules of the senate and house. The
speaker thought it dangerous for free
country to rely on the rulings of a par
lament of a nOnarcbial government.
Even in Engiand's parliament there
had never been such transgresSions OF
power as in the last congress. Cloture
in the house of commons was adopted
after long, heated acrimonious debate
and after many misgivings. He de-
nounced the force bill as the direst bill
ever offered.
The rules in congress. were startling
enough to put the people on notice. II
the dangerous ideas of the majority
were continued, the usurpers would
seize upon as much power as would be
allowed and the result would be beyond
telling.
The speaker closed by quoting some
of his remarks in the senate in which
he said we'll defiued constitutional
government was being replaced by a
parliamentary government.
DIR. HOLLANDS REPORT TO THE SEM
+ NARY BOARD.
During the session which closed on
the 10th inst, four students were en-
Z 1rolled-2 Juniors, ! irregular, and
1 senior. Mr.. w. X. Sigh, the senior,
7 has been reading the prescribed course,
and practically received no instruction
from the faculty. Mr.. J. D. Shealy,
the irregular student, recited with the
Junior class. consisting of Messrs. :. l..
Nease and o. B. Shearouse. AS far as
lay in the power Of your instructors,
instruction was given to these young
men in Sacred and Church History,
Dogmatics, Exegesis of New Testa-
menr in Greek, Biblical Theology,
Homilctics and Pastoral theology, He
brew and German.
It will not be possible for your in
structors, in addition to their college
duties, to do even as much work in
your Seminary another session as they
have done the past session. The labors
exacted Of US in College and Seminary
| have been too continuous for us to do
satisfactory work. ,
One of two things must be done:
l. Either you must take immediate
steps to provide a Theological Professor,
=. Or you must ask your present in
structors to coutine themselves to the
junior years course.
In the event Of your being able to
secure an acceptable Seminary Pro-
fessor, the session of 1872 would in
all probability open with seniors,
, middlers and 2juniors.
In case you do not provide said Pro-
fessor, members of the middle and
the senior class must go to some other
school of theology.
Two great difficulties are in the way
Of your securing Seminary Professor,
(a) Finding man who will meet the
wants of the meagre salary the church
is able to pay, and (b) the inability of
the Board of Trustees to sustain the
College apart from the Seminary fund.
The synod has placed the Seminary
fund at the disposal of the College Trus-
tees, and any action that you take rela-
tive to the election of a Professor must
be ratified by said Board.
The relation of the Synod of South
Carolina to the United Synod of the
| South, in the matter of a Theological
Seminary for the Church South, also
presents a perplexing aspect to the
question before you.
Praying ths t you may be Divlnely
guided in the important matters before
you, I am yours fraternally,
G. w. HOLLAND,
Chm'n Faculty.
MEETING OF TIE BOARDS.
The two boards of trustees of the
theological seminary and of the col
lege held meetings on Monday. On
the first page may he found the report
of DR.. Holland to the college board.
In this connection we submit his re-