The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
Letter From Clarendon.
CLARENDON, May 20, 1894


We have had rain enough both for health
fnl and agricultural purposes. 1t rained
the day before yesterday, sometime during
the night following that day, and also a part
Of yesterday. After yesterdays showers the
wind suddenly shifted, and the weather then
became quite cold. The weather is at the
same temperature to-day, wind somewhat
boisterous. I have been informed that there
has been hail also. I hope this 'scold snap"
has not been as general as l fear it has been.
Cotton and other plaHts of agricultural care
and culture, wear natures green and beaute-
Gus robe, in all its springtime richness of
color. They seem slusgishly SLEEPY, yet
there is no spot upon their uniform and COM
mon garment.
/ have met with some conservative Re-
in good old Clarendon County, who
will join hands and hearts with some of their
brethren, in favor Of 6 straightout
candidate for Congress in the Seventh Con-
gressionsl District. They have found their
man and will run him sure. Why should
such a course of political conduct become
universal throughout South Carolina? I
will answer the question. 1t is simply be-
cause we have too many hungry numerical
majority men, aud quite too few of the con-
current-majority kind. The 6rst set affect to
believe that numbers alone should rule and
distribute all Offices among themselves, whilst
toe latter set maintain that every Democrat
is worthy of both Office aud notice at the
hands Of his Democratic peers.
When the Republican party '',hrow down
the glove" and preach numerical-msjority
rule, and q distribution of Offices to suit 80
unconstitutional a political creed, We pick it
up and face them like men in defense Of our
National and State Constitutions. But when
Democrats initiate such perversionists We
can only pity such mimickry. and blush at
their corruption. We feel like saying to
them 20 foolish Galatians, who hath be-
witched you 2" Numercial-majority rule is
the parent Of such discord between the
majority and the minority, as must demand q
very strong government to keep the peace be-
tween the two parties. The purest republic
under such mischievous guidance must inevit-
ably end in monarchy. The people would
not be to blame for such a catastrophe. They
very naturally listen 10 the artful teachings
of their d%emagoguish deceivers who lead them
step by step into revolution, and from thence
to poverty, slavery and humiliation. An APP
peal to the passions has ever been the argu.
ment Of unprincipled ~demagogues. To instruct
the passions in the human bosom is but 10
plunge men into confusion and blood. 1t is
but to prepare them for masters instead of
rulers. 1t is but to snatch them from the
peaceful arms of constitutional liberty and
hurl them down into the abyss of cousolida-
ton or monarchy. None would do such
dirty and unpatrio,ic work but a set of poll
teal monsters. They are not men. They
are only monsters in human shape. Lord
Mansfield has very aptly said "Many who
have been by the popularity Of their times,
held up as spotless patriots, have neverthe-
less appeared upon the historians page, when
truth hath triumphed over delusion, the very
assassins Of liberty" Without adapted
brain (even under a constitutional republic)
manual labor must ever be hopelessly unpro-
ductive. Hence, South Carolina, as we'll as
other civilized states and countries, have ever
been reliant on tie guidance of adapted brain
for the support of our women and children,
but also for the clothing, feeding and hous-
ing of every laborer in each respective employ
ment IN their native realms. The men who
Go the work successfully must necessarily
look TO some superior outside directing guild
ance. There are different species in all races,
but less of the Inferior in the higher orders.
The constitutions Of women are quite TOO frail
(generaD for excessive mauual or mental
labor. Hence God has wisely given to them
different orders of talents from those Of men.
Life is quite too short for more than one voca-