The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
J oorrespondonoo of the Herald
e;jiIsnS MACON, Geo, Dec. 29,h, 1850.

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S,liRnS MACON, Geo, Dec. 29lh, 1850.
~ 7Mf. Editor,---I had anticipated send.
Nhg, you communication from this
place, descriptive of the general on.
pearance and locality Of this western
thoroughfare, but as il ruined necessarily
yesterday. and MS this has been very
unpleasant day undelfoot, have been
almost completely housed. However.
ven;urcd out yss:crd,y on the scatch
y OF curio>i'ics. but found them few and
snr between" Macon is town
abcluding in its Incorporation an OK,
ySnl of land equal in s,ze to Columbia,
AZ 9ut does not contain more than half the
s! number OF inhntitan,s ench street here
us ut least two hundred fec, broad. The
sOcmulgcc flows smoothly along on the
9astcrn side of tho town, contributing
Dnt little TO its advantages, since /, is
.itsbove tho point Of steam boat nuviua.
lion. and the Rail Roads, which radin,c
S1h every direction from THIS town. being
"a "A much more ready mode of trunspor.
!. zetI"n :hnn the common pole bJa,s Of the
s.HfYcr. In Macon there ure many beau.
ss,, siiaI a.IIferldcnccs, nnd handsome buildinps.
aEloi1et tho Inter nre the female Acad,.
ssssiyss'Which is said to be flourishinu in,
sSssnsslpp.'lon; the Lanier House, superior in
.ss;' 3Sf Judgment, to the Cnarleston Hotel
2s,g SaS9 s co.ton nnd wollen factory, which
Z Me proprietor says, is tH surpnss any.
XtpinG IN the North. which is Of course q
ninh'.1 -E,r 1 hnIe since hos.- .otJt-
what tho stockh"Id..-, -..pt", ces, and
workmen ure ull Yankees, and their ma.
chinery w,s cast in Boston. There is
here also very large foundry, where
II had the pleasure Of witnessing the
ptpcess Of casting Observation-Disclosures
secls and cog wheels, Of every des
7Nkiption.
aAa.,R eFieEday il was my good fortune to
IS wiih II na,ive.born Curolinan.
Who has been residing near here for
6.tsgFlSo gsurss while IN conversation with
idk m, assured me, that at least three.
spf the inhabitants OF the town
!. 1so rcguIar built Yankees, most Of whom
!. refuse To own saves. an1 who have iu>
sinuated themselves into alm,s, every
!, ,kiud Of Office, whether political, social,
s,,oE Religious. Tnis is not only true Of
!, Macon, bal Of many other towns of
heBTgio. < MI Editor, if the information
.ss havo acquired concerning til" p 'l,ics
this Slate by conversing with in,elli'
gent gentlemen from every portion of H..
c.correct | have no hesitation in as.
fting, that tho bones of Carolina's
61ngesl politicians will have moulded
pto dust before any concert of action
Fsill be brought about between her and
ahis ignoble commonwealth. have
been Informed by Two legislators Of lhis
5tate, one native Georgian, The other
Formerly Of our own chiVarous State,
sslhgt in large portion of Georgia there
I. ,p,no surcr method Of blasting IL mans
prospects than to make il known he is II
CaroIinian. The press has said boast.
.ingly, tina. the name of South Carolina
,.Ras not mentioned in ull the proceed.
.ssfuas of tho late Convention. Yoi can
sspslly Judge of the equivocaI state Of
Apol5jicaI affairs here. since the tesulu.
i6tss Of that Convention are agreed 10,
sbolH by the Uuion and States Rights
I.Par,ies. Tho parties Of this State are
tour. Wings, Democrats, Sla,e Rights.
men and u"i","..men tho las, Of wh.ch,
We ..su compared with tho third, has about
IA 1000 majority. Il is notorious fact
y. that every nun, whether Wing or Dam
.6crat, who haswithin tho past year been
defeated 10 an election, from Congress
r. rsnnn to pedagogue, has become u "i"Ien'
|, Union man, and openly denonnccs every
ahipu liko Caroliaa and Secession
3 There is complete colerie of traitor
=, =. Gus Souiherners, among them. Warren
II Toombs and Stephens, who have Of lutte
ssmade it professional duty TO declare
80 10 the Aliteraie of this State, that Con-
gress did more fonlbe South los. session
fthan sho has done sincc the framing u
a.sllhe Constitution.
Stephens Ia The only man as ynt no.
Eliminated to fill tho next Gubernatoriu
chair. ! heard this nomination t0lt
10. day in crowd Of gentlemen, wheT
ane asked, "Wcll, if the God be mon
a Kew, wha, can tho wocshippers be q
and Immediately an old Georgian 70
& piled, with characteristic oddly, "wel
y isuppose they mus, be asscs."
- regret very much that am unable
10 send YOU moro elaboruie communi
cation; still these rough hewn ihought
hurriedly thrown together, however un
couth theym appear, will give 80
seoae. idea Of the political corruption .
= tsssai Siate, whicheihough joining, than
s.a ssns. . ,l,nssu distinct linz OF separa
sle9 8alSlhc glorious land .! Puime'
y 70 tee,fplly, Cos.