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TJEEIEJ POST. WEDNESDAY, NOV 20. ',878. * R. L. HICKS, EDITOU AND PROPHIETOR. IV. P, Kith, in the regular, agent fur tin POST In John unn too nig, authorized In re- ctitt tilhxertplianp, reec/pt for the Mint', mid In make omtraetsfnr aArcrtmny. All dor* should hr paid to him. Our Public itonrfs. The A Man la Cmntitutiou mv* Micro inn supreme necessity for the present Legislature to make two Iuwh, and one of them is a law to provide better roads throughout the Stale, McIntosh county, though doubtless us anxious to see a general law to I hat effect as the Count if u- tion, is not willing to wait for the Rpirit of enterprise to move the whole Htute, but is making application for a special road law. The people of McIntosh propose to do away with present system, to let out their roads by contract like bridges and oilier public works, and to levy a road tax to pay for the same. This is what Lanreijs county should do. The present system of road working every man of intelligence knows to bo a failure, anff t hat it will some day he abolished is cqttally clear.. The sub stitution of a better system is only a question of time, and it is the duty of every man who has at heart the matorial welfare of his county to help organize a public sentiment which shall hasten the consummation. The present law assumes that every man, at least ovory road over seer, understands all about road mak ing. Whereas roadmaking is a mourn, a knowledge of which can not, be acquired within loss than one or two years of hard study in a school of Engineering, and that, after the student has had all tho necessary preparation in pure Mathematics and Physics. Should tho law direct that ovory man make his own plows, wagons, shoos and huts, it would not do a more foolish thing than what it now does in directing Torn, Dick and Harry to “warn” a score of hands and work two or three miles of the public roads in from one to flvo days. The character of tho work done under suoh a law is as might bo expected. Little or noth ing is do jo to improxo the condition of tho roads. After tho first ruin it cun hardly bo told t hat the road lias Ijoon wal ked at all, unless the over seer huppened to bo a “tunipikor,” in whidh event the road will he left in uu almost impassable con,lit ion for a twelve month, And yet, although t he roads are not bettered by tho present system of working, the work is done at a serious cost. Men aw forced from their farms and shops where their labor and attention are worth on an average at least a dollar a day. Thus it is clear that wo aw paying dearly for the poorest kind of roads. We think it equally clear that we can have much better roads at much leas cost,. We would bo glad to see our vepw. uentative instructed to do what lie can to sootiw the passage of a bill looking to the impro oment of the roads throughout the State, but in any event to give Laurens county a so cial road law. We think there is u bettor plan than that adopted by tho citizens of McIntosh, lint oven of that, system the advantage over the present plan is manifest to nil. It is much hotter for a limn whose time is worth any thing to himself to pay a tax of a fow dollars per annum Mum to lie forced to leave his business three to t)fu«u days each year to wt rk the public roads, Hut tho principal gain would bo in the improved con dition of tho roads. On good roads Imrses last longer and are able to draw heavier loads, and the cost of buying and repairing vehicles of every class is gwutly reduced. The runaways, spoiling of good horses, smashing of buggies, crippling peo ple and even destroying lives, aw fre quently tauwablo to laul roads. The hunting of every description done in I.aureus county, if paid for, would cost over $10,000 a year. Our roads < <>uld easily be put in a condition to wduoo that figure $10,000. Octal roads would do more than almost anything else to attraet public atten tion to our county, tho tide of imiiit- grutiorovouldset this way, the value of imtpoirty would rise, taxes would bo lightened and in short old Laurens «oil’d soon occupy that jawition among the counties of the .State which she so well deserves. Haiuvv’h Dihtiiiot, Laurens County, (Ju., ' Nov. 15th 1878. M. Pont: 1 feel inclined to contribute a few thoughts through the jieoplo’s paper upon the whiskey question which is being agitated with the view of hav ing its sale prohibited in ibis county. J was in the mass meeting of the 5th insb, and voted for Dr. Hicks’s resolution, for reasons which to me seem to ho good and substantial; and in giving some of these reasons, by which my conclusions on this ques tion were arrived at, I do not design to dictate to others how they shall think about this question; but, as one of the people, I have as much right to disseminate my views through their paper, upon questions of the public weal, as anybody else. In examining this question, the first proposition that arises in my mind is: Does the use of alcohol and its preparations injure the sys tem so that, as a rule, its consequent effect is physical, mental and moral lesion. That it does in tho first instance, you need lint consult the opinion of any conscientious man or woman who has made physiology and hygcinc a study, for an answer. That vice and immorality as a rule follow its use, all men of sense and conscience everywhere will rise up and testify in the affirmative. It is a familiar saying that “when whis key is in wit, is out,” and in many instances all moral rectitude is out also. For proof of t his assort ion, let men open their eyes and see. Witness the youth that is about to break through the moral restraints that a pure and loving mother has thrown around him, and flung into tho gulf of vice, immorality and crime, and see if whiskey was not at first resorted to, to doth rone moral rectitude. That the use of whiskey is demoralizing in its effects is scon, felt and admitted everywhere. Even tho seller, if he has one spark of con science left, will admit, it. I heard one who is raising such a howl about the attempt to abridge his rights and liberties on tho 5th insb, lauding tho wisdom of tho statute that tor- bids him to sell on election days, as signing as his reason for thinking so that under the in tluonco of liquor men are prepared to enact any iniquity. The next proposition considered is: If the use of alcohol is demoraliz ing in its tendency, ought not trafie in it ho prohioted, as well as other practices which are thought, to work vice and immorality. Tho conclu sion swms inevitable. Hut we are met hero with the argument that if you prohibit men from trafficking in this damnable stuff you infringe on their liberties, something you have no right to do. This argument needs only to he examined to see its absurdity. Is soeietv to let every man do as he lis ted h because bo may conceive it to lie right ? Suppose ho insults yo u* wife, or suppose ho thinks it no crime to take your life. What then ? At all hazards his liberties must not be molested. Do the gentlemen who voted for their liberties in the mass meeting think it any restraint upon their liberties that they are not, al lowed to mo prof-vn or o’) ,cone lan guage in presence of ladies if they choose to do such things. This is too ridiculous to pursue further, and should Ik* dismissed as uu worthy of a man’s attention. Hut we are met still with another argument when it is preqmsyd to stop t he sale of whiskey, viz: that of ex|HHlieney. hi fact this was the burden of the eloquent (?) addresses referred to by ‘tMuny Citizens,” in your issue of the 13th inst., ami the only notice I shall give this argument will 1)0 to notice those speakers and speeches. Otic of these gentlemen made an argument to this effect: “That if you prohibit the sale of whiskey in this county, you will make Dublin a bowling wilderness,” and 1 infer the reason be lays so much stress on this kind of argument is, tlial, in that event there will be no disorderly drunkards in Dublin, from whom he could extort tines. It is not surprising that lie should grow eloquent at such a prospect. The other one argued pretty much in the same strain. That ho had lately domiciled in Dublin for life-time, mid if the sale of whiskey is not al lowed you will rum tho prosperity of Dublin, and I suppose as a conse quence would also ruin bis easy place he expects in Dublin. Now .Mr. editor, I ain not prepare cd to belive from these selfish speech es that the traffic in whiskey will ever enhance the material pro.*q>erity of any country, but to the contrary. It is the material interest that I have at heart, and why I voted :is I (lid, and it, is why I am led to hope that all good people, everywhere, who arc true to themselves and their tr.no in terests,-will yet come up to the help of t he move to drive this traffic not only from the county, but from the .State and nation, and not let a set of unscrupulous men feast and fatten on other men’s weaknesses, by selling them a poison that is sending their souls to perdition, and their homes to the Sheriff’s sales. Let this be done and society will bo relieved of a plague that is now gnawing at its,very vitals. ‘ Esto. Joitnhox Coi xtv Nov. 12 th 1878. hi:!. Pont: I saw a communication sometime ago in some of the State papers des eribing the two classes of people in the neighborhood, from which said com munication emanated, and no doubt the author was correct as regards his county, but there exists in tin's county and particularly in a certain neighbor hood two very different classes than those described by Id in. We have in this county particularly in one part of it, a certain class which we will designate as Mongers and a class which the Mongers call Crackers. We will first diseribe Crackers as be ing plain honest people* generally the families of farmors who live up on their own labor and within their income, and when they make con tracts they do it with the full inten tion of fulfilling them, and gen erally do so unless prevented by mis fortune. They dress plain and pay but little attention to fashion, and for this reason much fun is made of them by Mongers. This class of peep le constitue tho religious element of our community and not only of our Community, lmt Of tho world— and in the great day of reckoning will shine forth in all the majesty of An gels, while those self-conceited Mon gers will bo struck with consterna tion and nhatno. Now Mongers like gophers carry all they have upon their backs in tho way of fine dress, whether they pay for it or not I can not say. Hut we know that when ever wo credit them for anything it is worth four times the amount to collect it. And perhaps it is not amiss to say Mr. Editor that if any of that class subscribes for your pa per that, it is best for you to secure the cash. Mongers make all manner of fun of the class t hey call Crackers and some times attend church for the sole pur pose of getting something to laugh at. riicy sometimes make light of worship and generally find some thing in the dress of that class t hey call Crackers to laugh at. And very often they are indebted to their hon est craokcr neighbors for the very feathers they wear upon their backs. Mongol's think of little else than frolicking, and their ways are dis gusting to all sensible people. And upon examinat ion of their omniums there will always be found a vacu um. I do not pretend to say that this neighborhood alone is composed of theso two elements, for 1 am in clined to think that the world is made up of theso two classes. Backwoods. The Factory Question. A friend called on us a fow days ago and said he desired to see the question of building a cotton factory in Dublin agitated in tho Post. lie believes if the public spirited mon of the county could he gotten together to hear tho mattor thoroughly dis cussed by experts, that sufficient stock would be taken to secure the early establishment of a small factory which could Ik* extended indefinitely. This is not the first time this ques tion has been talked of in this coun ty. Many intelligent men believe the project |ierfeotly practicable, and Mint it would l>c the building up of the whole people. We are not welt enough acquainted with such business to venture an opinion in the nutter, hut we would be glad to place the columns of tho Post at the service of any one who desires to eulighten its readers on this or any other ques tion of general interest to the people. WENDELL, PHILLIPS. He Expresses Himself on the Massachusetts Electon. k Special to the VineiunaU Enquirer. PiiiLApKU'niA, November 7.—- Weudell I’liillijw’ in his star lecture course at the Academy, to-night on “Yard-stick—Who Hlial) make It?” was the most scathing denudation of parties and brilliant panegyric of Men Hu tier. It was received with scattering applause, mingled with storms of hisses, except whet) aloud cheer followed the declaration that there was only one man who could safely ride elements of national dis cord and bring our conn try. safely away from the danger that, menaced, and that mini was Mencral Grant. The great question of the day, said he, was, shall tho Union succumb to forces that arc opposed to it ? The result in Massachusetts was the to tal annihilation of the Democracy by Men. Hutlcr; people arose in their might, and gave cue hundred and ten thousand votes to the favorite son. Had the campaign been passed upon finance, Hutlcr would have been Gov ernor of Massachusetts to-day. .The dividing line (and Hutlcr stands fair ly upon it) is capital and labor. Capital, dreading invasion, and pro fessing to dread repudiation. Labor, hoping for honoster money than tho country lias known this many a long year. It was the money changers that Mod scourged from Mie Temple. The compaign rested on this, and over one hundred thousand holding up Men. Hutlcr was the grandest event, Massachusetts ever saw. Such a voice would be beard until recog nition followed its tone. This was tho guarantee of the future of the republic. The tide of capital grows, strong and leads to rain. If Maine or Conkling should attempt to block its way, tho onward march of Grant to a third term, and the solid South coquetting with the. soft money ele ment of the West, will bring ruin. South Carolina is a dangerous State, led by a vagabond Governor who calls himself Wade Hampton, a liar without character, morally a bank rupt and penniless in the streets, who bolds tho hands of a traitor in the White House to betray millions of their votes. [Loud cheers.] Phillips continued mul said that, lie was glad there was such anger of fueling as to arouse hisses in Pennsyl vania and continued: “When Wil son and Sumner passed away the grand old Commonwealth of Mass achusetts lmd no other statesman than General Hutlcr. If there was over a State bulldozed in an election it. was Massachusetts. Had it not. been so, Hutlcr would have been elected Governor. Tlic First Act Past. The following bill, introduced by Senator J. C. Clements, of the for ty-fourth, was read the third time in the senate yesterday and passed: To proscribe tho manner of giving notice of an intention to apply to the legislature for the passage of lo cal and special bills. Section 1. He it, enacted l»y the general assembly, that the notice of an intention to apply for the pas sage of a local or special bill shall be given in the following manner, to- wit: Tho provisions of tho Dill shall bo published onco in the newspaper m which tho sheriff sales are adver tised, in the county of the residence of the person or persons, natural' or artificial, to be effected thereby, or iu which tho locality or municipality interested is situate, thirty days before the introduction of such a bill in tho house of representatives. Sec. 2. He it further enacted, That a copy of the newspaper in which the publicatian is made, accompani ed with the alulavit of the publisher thereof, setting forth the dato and facts of the publication, shall be sat isfactory proof of a compliance with the requirements of this bill, which shall Iw filed with tho clerk of the house of representatives. Six?, 3. Ho it further enacted. That any amendment germaiu to the bill projiosed may lw allowed by either branch of tho general assem bly, without tho same having been contained iu full in the publication made. Coffee ani Hullocli comities are* applying to the Legislature for local laws, abolishing the sale of spirituous liquors. It is not yet settled wheth er Laurens will apply or not. 8a vim unit Weekly News. In that popular paper, the Savan nah Weekly New*, of November 23; will be commenced, a new serial story of absorbing interest, entitled: “Afterward,” from the gifted pen of Mrs. Ophelia Nisbet Itcid, whose charming stories, “My Mother’s Daughter” and “Mrs. Dare,” have added such literary interest to this deservedly popular journal. The New* also commences the publication of a series of articles on “Orange Culture,” written expressly for its pages bv Mr. C. Codriton of Florida. These articles, which have been prepared after much practical experience and careful consultation of the best authorities, will be of spe cial interest to those engaged in the culture of tho orange. Its charming stories by Southern authors, tho able contributions of its numerous corresspondents, to gether with its agricultural depart ment, its careful compilation of the news of the day, foreign and do mestic, its reliable market reports editorial comment and choice misce- llnnaeons readings, makes the Week ly New* one of tho most instructive, entertaining, and valuable newspa pers in the South. “Alexander Come Home.” [Baltimore Gazette.'] No cine 1ms yet been obtained to the stolen remains of the bite A. T. Stewart. As soon as Judge Hilton inserts in the Herald something like this “Come home, Alexander; all will be forgiven; $100,000 will be paid and no questions asked,” the roads leading to the home of Mrs. A. T. Stewart will fairly swarm with corpses. An Awftil Time. Chicago Times. Tho Atlanta Presbyterian who gave a little dance at his house in honor of tho arrival of a sister, and was disciplined by the church ses sion, appealed successfully to the presbytery. Now the session appeals to the general assembly, and there’s going* to be an awful time of it. The king of Portugal offered the ribbon of Knighthood to Grant, but that chronic receiver of gifts for once declined t,o accept. They dont un derstand Grant over there; if they want to see him smile, they should offer him a long parse or a black bot tle. One of tho congressmen elected in New York on the 5th inst. died on the night following the election be fore receiving the news of his suc cess. He was a republican, and ii is believed that the democrats and greenlmekors will now unite when the next election is ordered and elect, a democrat. So mote it be! Gov. Wade Hampton, while out on a deer hunt some days ago was thrown from a mule and got his right leg broken in two place*. T. P. SARCHETT. W. J. SCARBROUGH & GO, PAR ROOM, ZDxLTbliznL., Q-eo 3 Keep always well supplied with Aurora Beer, WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS Also a good assortment of Family Groceries, Which they will sell at prices to suit the times. Give them a call. je 20, If. The Strobing House. TOO MS HOIK) UA. 0. H. L. STRI DING Proprietor Thanking the Public for their libe ral patronage in the past. I respectfully tusk a continuance of the same, My house is near the Depot and first-class in all its appointments. Cood Conveyance always in readiness to accomm'slate the Travelling Public who may wish to go from Toomslioro to Dublin or any other point. R. M. ARNAU, Scientific Blacksmith,' Southeast Corner Public Square. All work done warranted to please or no charge*. BUGGY WORK A SPECIALTY. KEEPS ALWAYS ON HAND A Fink Assortment of Plows --ALSO— THE CELEBRATED ARRAU SWEEP. Which is superior to any plow of the k id made in this country.’ With thanks for past favors, we* solicit * lit* continuance of tlu* same. je *30, ly- After over twenty years experience in the LIQUOR BUSINESS, I flatter myself that I know a little about t, and wish to inform the public that I am AT MY OLD STAND On the corner of the Court House Square, ready to serve all who want to purchase any- fuSl'ftoc kof lil,C 1 lu>< *T a,wu Y a 9U hand a ALL KIMDS OF LIQUORS. ANI! : S1j_ ULcruLdLs Beep on draught. Also a fine stock of Family Groceries. All of which I offer to sell COaeap for Cash., Give me a trial and be convinced. I am alse Agent for the “OLD TALLEY WHISKEY.’ b 3 ~^* *f* T. P. Sakciiett. The National Hotel. (Nearly opposite Passenger Depot.) Maeoii^ TERM3 PER I)AY,T~ ..... ft 3 on SINGLE MEALS,. . .'.Set ’ r Pile Proprietor feeling thankful for the R very liberal patronage lie lias received for the last ten months, now begs leave to saj- that this . FIRST GLASS HOTEL Is in perfect order in all its nrhinro- ments, and the most convenient of anv i*i the city being only 100yards from the Pn- senger Depot ofHce, where are always A/I'fcoiiitiv 0 3PoiHb©x*j j To receive Baggage and conduct Passe i gers to and from the Hotel. I have made such improvements as to enable me to accommodate all who may b<* pleased to give us a call. My fare shaft he as good as the fare of an v house in the Stab* and my terms reasonable. Call and try u-! E. C. CORBETT. Proprietor. w. F. GEFFCKEW, ^YLgg^r ZMIallsiezr?. Ha iltl ivy and Repair ivy done to Order. All work entrusted to in* Neatly and Promptly executed at pri ces to suit the times. Shop on south; ftist corner Court House Square. Call and see. junc 20, ly A HE YO U 1)RY? If to, go U see Wash Baker, at his first-da-s baloon on Beech St., where lid keeps constantly on hand, and for sale, Wines, Whiskeys, Brandies Beer, Cider, Champagne, And in fact, everything in the shape of Liquors aud Drinks to be found in a tirst- e.hii s oulbou. A ISO TOBACCO, CIGARS ETC. C m u.e a (till and ycu shaft le «(i.vii.c ed. WASH BAKER, Sept. 18-tf. Cochkan v_.A. THE WHITE I SEWING MACHINE the best of ale. Unrivaled in Appearance, Unparalleled in Simplicity, Unsurpassed in Construction, Unprecedented in Popularity, And Undisputed in the Broad Claim or oima the VERY BEST OPERATING . QUICKEST SEELING, ' HANDSOMEST, AND Host Perfect Sewing Machine IN THE WORLD. In Its favor. forthe White ha« Increased to i in extent that we are now compelled to turn an extent that we arYnow'icompelTed“ w uirr Ccaaax>loto Sowing ItWCftcfol every- tlxieo 3aalea.vi.toa iaa. tAQ «-***• ^ — J»W machine Is warranted tor 3 year*, told tor c*sh at liberal discounts, or noon oavmentx, to suit the eonvSueioot S JQO-A0BJT8 WASTE) XX TOOOCCPIQ ! WHITE SEW He MACHINE CC