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Sm Extraordinary Proposal. Macon Telegraph* The Baltimore American thinks that some day “the grandeur of Mr. Andrew Carnegie’s offer to finance the Filipinos' aspirations for inde pendence and buy freedom for our Tagal brethren will be recognized by the American people, regardless of political divisions,” and that this nation will be “thrilled as it was never thrilled before by the noble sentiments of a munificent million aire.” Certainly it was no small thing for a private American citizen to offer to buy from his own government the independence of the tribes of the Philippines. And it may be that the motive hi&d its root in pure human kindness instead of “reckless ambi tion,” as has been oharged. Still it was rather presumptuous, and it im plied the belief that the whole thing was a mere question of money. The Sun estimates that $450,000,000 have been Bpent on the Philippines since they were “bought” from Spain for $20,000,000. Instead of offering to pay the United States $20,000,000, therefore, Mr, Carnegie should have offered $500,000,000 if he wanted to pay all oosts and get a quit olaim deed. Even if he had done that, there would still have remained the some what important question as to wheth er of Mr. Andrew Carnegie or the will of the majority of the Amerioan peodle should be allowed to deoide. After all Mr. Carnegie is only one man, and in a democracy the voice of one man is at least supposed to count for no more than the voice of another. Now, the national election of 1900 showed not only that “sil ver” was dead, but that the majori ty of the people of this country were fasoinated with the idea of owning an empire on the other side of the world. As far as oan be seen, there has been no considerable change in this attitude up to the present time. Mr. Carnegie, therefore, wanted to do with his millions what the people had refused, and in all probability will continue to refuse to do with their votes. So it is likely that more people were amazed at the andacity than were “thrilled” by the “grand eur” of the offer. It may well be doubted if the au thor of “Triumphant Democracy” would have attempted to make him self an emperor of the orient, but if ho had “bought” back the Philip pines for $20,000,000 he would have felt that to temporary proprietorship belonged the resonsibility of tempo rary adviser and director. He would have gone to Manila, called a coun sel, and got himself into trouble with the native chiefs in a month. So he may consider himself fortunate that the United States government took no notice of his extraordinary proposal. An Old Book. The first book ever written in South. Carolina, and probably in the southern states, had as its authoress one Sarah Hume, a member of the Society of friends, and but lately ar rived from England. It was printed by Samuel Farley, of Castle Green, Bristol, England, in 1751. Its title is long, but has the merit of giving the possible reader a fair idea of what he may expect, which is con siderably more than many of our modern books do: “An Exhortation to the Inhab itants of the Province of South Carolina to Bring their Deeds to the Light of Christ in their own Con sciences. In which is In serted some Account of the Authors experience in the important Business of Re- ligion.” """.This book, now the property of the Bavenels, of South Carolina, is exhibited in that mine of things an cient and curious, the Woman’s Building at the Gharlston Exposi tion, and is in an excellent state of preservation. m ■ Lynching Discussed In The Senate. Associated Press. Mr. Gallinger of New Hamp shire offered a resolution provid ing that the Judiciary Committee of the Senate should make an in vestigation into the subject of lynching in the United States with a view to ascertaining wheth er there is ,any remedy for them. Mr. Gallinger said he introduced the resolution in full view of the fact that he might be charged with precipitating a seotional contro versy, but nothing was further from his thoughts. He said lynch- ings were not confined to the South. Horrible oases have oc curred in the North, and white men as well as black had been the victims. Throughout the coun try intense interest was manifested in the subject. He thought it imperative the Judiciary Com mittee should take some action on the subject. During the past ten years 2,658 lynchings had oc curred in the United States. If the strong arm of the law could reach out to prevent such occur rences he deemed it desirable that it do so. He had read the Asso ciated Press account of the burn- of a negro in Texas a few days a^o. He said history did not fur nish a more fiendish instance of mob wrath, and Fox’s books of martyrs was tame in comparison. The whole wretched business, he said, was a disgrace to American manhood and in the lights of the alleged atrocities in the Phil ippines paled into insignificance. The Spanish Inquisition did not furnish a case exceeding that one in inhumanity. He appre hended that it would be said that the federal government was pow erless and that the states had ex clusive jurisdiction. If so the American people desire to know it. Public sentiment should be aroused to prevent such inhuman atrocities. They should come to an end and the majesty of the law should be vindicated. Mr. Baily of Texas said he no idea of being drawn into sectional controversity by senator from New Hampshire,and lie would be willing to have the people judge the men who perpe trated such outrages. He desired, however, to discuss the ques tion .whether the government had the right to go into the several states and take charge of peace and good order. He asked, there fore, that the resolution go over. ‘•There can be objection,” said Mr. Bailey, “to a report from the Judicary Committee on the sub ject, because I am sure there can be but one conclusion reached by that committee. But if in the course of its investigation it should undertake to parade be fore the country all the lynchings and burnings that have occured in any section over a nameless of- sense, and all the murders of wo men and children and all the ab ductions which have occurred in other sections of the country, the only result, it seems to me, would be to make us think less of our selves as a people and as a nation and I have* little disposition to indulge in that pastime my self.” The resolution went over. Sub sequently Mr. Culberson of Texas had read the story of the burning of a negro near Leavenworth, Kan., last January, saying he wanted the fact shown that these crimes occured in other states than Texas. He hoped the New Hampshire senator when reciting examples of these atrocities in the future would not confine himself to one state. Mr. Hoar, chairman of the Ju diciary Committee, said his com mittee had had the subject under consideration, and the bill con sidered had been reported by him adversely. The matter had been considered as a question of con stitutional law and duty. had any the Modern Athens is a city of mar ble. Many of the dwellings and business houses and nearly all the public edifices are of that materi al, and even the sidewalks on some of the streets are paved with it. For biliousness use Chamber- lam’s Stomach & Liver Tablets. They cleanse the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels, ef fecting a quick and permanent cure. For sale by all dealers in Per y, Warren & Lowe, Byron. Of what does a bad taste in your mouth remind you? 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