The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-02-25
Around Piedmont.

Ireckon, Mr.. Editor, you are wondering
what has silenced my battery 30 suddenly.
Well, if you will guess it was the grip you
will guess it right the first guess. Ia |
you If the grip don't silence you, you will
be hard to silence.
Ifeel little hopeful of our neighbor.
hood now if cotton will only stay down
until all the farmers get done planting, and
it gets too late to plant cotton. Our farm
ers have sown great many oats, and are
counting on big corn end other grain
crops, so if cotton will not go up to high
er price before the last of May think we
will be safe; but if it should take rise l
fear great many of them would abandon
their grain crops for big cotton crop.
am in receipt of a sample copy OF
paper published at Greenville, s. C., by
B. f. Perry & Co., which is, mildly speak
ing, the most venomous sheet OF hostility
against the anti-Tillman party that have
or Sherman style had come down from
Ohio and gave vent to bis rage against the
good people of South Carolina, it could
not have been any more disgusting to q
conservative citizen to read. I think it is
time to stop this kindling of strife between
the good people Of this State, and let US all
come together on one common level, and
all work together for the benefit of our
State and for all classes of her citizens
We all have an equal right to our States
government and equally entitled to pro-
lection from her laws.
don't think now, nor Id | think two
years ago, that we would gan. anything by
the innuepdo INDUCED il so much hv the
demagogue politicians canvassing the B Sia,e
against the good mel who had been i'll
control of our State for, fourteen years
None of the charges against our former
State officials, either direct or indirect,
have been established. Yes, want to see
peace and harmony once more, aud then
we will all pi o.per together. hope will
not be burGened with another copy of that
Evening Democrat (P), for its only aim seems
10 be to tear down the Columbia State and
the Greenville News, and to applaud TILL
man. Let US have peace and conservatism
and be happy. hope Mr.. Perry will read
the fifth Commandment and take heed.
Well, Mr.. Editor, so many of our cltl-
zens have died since last wrote you that
I can't remember them all. Nearly al. of
them died from the effects of the la-grippe.
did intend to tell you something about
Charleston, but that la-grippe has made me
| forget the most of what learned on that
"Trip Dut IelI you, CuaIleSIOIi 10 q uiG
toWn-a pretty town-but it is too close TO
the water. If the ocean was to get as full
as have seen Saluda, it would be al! over
the town, but they say it never gets up like
our creeks and rivers do up here. 1t brings
many incidents to PERSONS mind to stand
| or the wharf and look out on the ocean and
the neighboring islands. On these islands
our forefathers fought, bled and died for
our liberty in the revolution of 1776, and
here men Of our own generation died-for
| what? Yes, they died for a principle that
is as true to-day as it was when their life's
blood was flowing for that principle. Some
will say it was lost, but no-truth never
| was lost. And right there on the wharf
where we stood our grandfather first set
| foot on American soil over hundred
years ago, after stormy voyage of over
| sixteen weeks from the Emerald Isle. l
wish knew what he was thinking about
when he first set foot on American soil. |
will try aud tell you more next time. l
fear have intruded too much on your
space already, so will stop. "''
| Onk HILL. FebruQrU %, 1892.