The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16
HE CHARACTER or SENATOR lRBY.
He bees Nol Swear, Gamble. or Drink,
an0 Pays His Debts.
From the I.r"cnvill2 News

In your issue OF November 81 :,3!,,,:lG, ~,
article from tho Newbery PHILOSOPHERS
whiv!: VAS doubtless written for tie cXpr>,,
purpose Of injuring The character "I Srna
tor lrhy OF I.aurenS. $ G.
Tie mess of unjust and unc,llc,l for Win
pcration cannot possibly barm Senator ithy
IN South Carolina or elsewhere. with those
who know. him. and this reply is unac that
persons at a distance may not be deceived
thereby.
10 those WHO are not acquainted with
Senator lrby the writer would state the fol
lowing facts:
|. That he is certainly l., Formed man.
This is admitted by those who lavc known
him all his lfc. He rot only does not
swear. gamble. or drink intoNlcal.ts, but is
ontspohcn in his opposition 10 al these
forms OF sin. And he pays his dcnts
,. That he is a Christian. II" is Il llcia-
ber in good and regular standing of the
BaptiS; church Anal pays ;,bo;t one hun
drcd dollars annually 70 the support OF the
ministry. besides considerable amounts 10
objects OF charity. Although the Senator IS
no; Il member OF my church. he has unit!
recently lived within the bounds o.; my con-
grcgation and attended my church. His
pastor, living within sight OF MY home, Will
testify to the truth Of the above.
:. That for three consecutive terms the
Senator has represented Laureus County in
the Legislature, and at the time OF his clcc-
ton to the United States Senate he was
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
to which position be had been unanimosly
elected. If Senator Irby is the bad man the
philosopher re eprsents him to be then both
Laurens County &nd the House Of Represen-
tatives might be justly accused Of exceeding
" corrupt taste.
1. That the Legislature of South Carolina
has elected Mr. Jrby to represent South
Carolina in the United States Senate, and
this selection was made after IN acquain-
tauce of six years in the legislative halls
5. That Mr. IrbyS opponents in the race
for Senatorial honors Were:
First. Mr.. Donaldson, l believe, with
whom the writer is acquainted
Second. Capt Ellison S. keitt, the phil
osophcr himself, who received as high as
two or three votes: and
Third. The glorious Hampton, than
whom Il Drawer soldier, . more worthy states
MAJ, ana :. nobler patriot does not live
As the philosopher has appealed to the
Christians Of South Carolina to awake to
the deiverauce of civil and religious !nsti-
tutions FROM the narbariSm of the vile,
have felt ii to be my duty to write the above,
as an act Of justice to the Senator, and to
assure the people who do not know him
that they need not fear for the safety Of our
institutions. They will not suffer at his
hands.
How strange that protesting Christians
will forever follow q reform man with re-
minders Of the past, ofwhich he IS ashamed,
and of which he has heartily repented.
'sAlns for the rarity cf human charity
under the sun.
TO the unfcrsiving let nc quote Matthew
Xviii, 81: $50 likewise shall lIy Heavenly
Father do also unto You, if " from Your
hearts forgive not every one his brother
their trcspasscs. Respectfully,
Rev. A. N. Hasscll,
Cross Hill, Laurens County, S. c.