The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07
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the struggle. The deep divisions and
bitterness OF national party strife could
Prod, be healed. Democracy was the
I'vTy, and Wbiggery was the cry, and the
South--the South was drowned amid
the jargon.
Let South Carolina, then, go into the
| Cincinnati Convention, and what can be
accomplished at the most? Simply, a
union OF party in the South, not of the
whole South Her act wiElsnots oblitrSs
rate the national divisions which else.
where exist throughout the South. 1t
| will rather intensity them. twill strike
ka pang to the hearts Of true but scatter. ],
iea men, who have watched her course
l'ofindependcnce with patriotic pride, as
of State devoted solely to the cause
OF the South. She will ceaselo lie the
| pole-star OF intense Southern feeling and
principles.
Our cotemperary speaks as though
the past course of South Carolina is Just
cause OF offence TO her sister Southern
States. Where is the reason or iustif-
cation for such an opinion? What moe
have theya right To ask or expect of her,
than that she,should sustain their measu-
/
nees? Georgia need not be assured. bv
our sending delegates to Cincinnati, of
our readiness to stand with her upon the
platform of her Convention. She and
the whole South know, in advance, the
sort of man that will receive our sup
pot. Her influence in making the no,
mlnation will be faristronger, when it is
known that she will support none but a
titscanddate, than it, by going into tho
Convention, she were bound, with the
rest, TO vote 10" the nominee, whoever
he was-a condl ion eXacted by the eau.
Gus system, whereby the minority are
made TO execute the will Of the maio
rty
Where, then, we ask our contemporary,
are the g ounds of his expectation that
his scheme will accomplish the union of
J the South? II, as we have seen, il can at
best effect only the union of a partu i'm
The South, and that not forsSuu;heru, but
national objects; it it will distract South
E Carolina herself, what is there in il 10
commend 1T TO our appreciation
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CAPT. PosEY's COMPANY FOR KANSAS.
l-lhe Abbevile Banner, we regret to
say, has the following notice of our an.
we were assured was reliable authority.
1--we hope an effort will be made 10 make
Untrue vet:
We have not heard the slightest init.
lmation of such an expedition. We
thIpksit grand hoax, and only regret
!. that it is not true. We have tried to Bet
81 on foot Kansas stampede, under the
n direction of Warren p. Biechcr, who is
recruiting for Maj. Butord's Company,
i, but regret to stale that the project has
not met with a success commensurate
with its Importance The number who
have registered their names on his
list is about fifteen, all told. Mr..
Becller had appointed "Wednesday, the
3Oth, ms the time, of starting, aud his
company met at this place on Tuesday
!, evening, with the view of leaving next
day but on the day of rendezvous the
Intelligence was received by Mai. Bu-
tord's letter, published in the Carolmiuu,
stating That in consequence of the Mis-
, souri and Kansas Rivers being blocked
{ with ice, he had, for this and other rea-
sons,spostPoned the time of starting until
!: the OF March next.--South Cafoii.
For KANsAs.--Capain T.. b. Bell,
oil Edgefield, announces that he is about
. organiZlng company of one hundred
men to,proceed TO Kansas, abou. Tie
{ last OF March, and appeals To his native
state Tor aid, IN the nope that his appeal
: VIII not be in vain. Col. p. 3. Brooks
has pledged the Souih Carolina Drleaa.
ton for too hotndred and ffty. dollars, to
be paid SO soonas this Company is pre-
c paredSto emigrate. He also offers one
hundred dollars to each Company of
/ 100 men that might go 10 Kansas, under
pledge TO remain two years.
: All the Southeru States are now alive
10 the iiDportnnce Of settling Kansas
with men who will either work or fight
I Tor the rights md interests of this iln-
porlant section of our common country,
and ere another year rolls round, we
me may hear something of her prowess
and valor.- Car0sfaa Tmes.
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sI lHssAoE OF THE GOVERNOR OF Mrs
s 81 ssif .---G Gnvs McRaeso MISS, i'm l,ls
d q Z tf5W message, says there is a balailce
, df 'sss259,405 iu&Sthe State treeSury.-
/ Up0nthe slavery question he takcs a
southern positlon, and argues tile matter
hrmly but tcnlmlS He recommends tie
return of cerain aniislavery res0-
Y lriions received fran Maine, aud n
s n-aifirnatioD Of the determination of
mississippi To maintain her rights all
: hazards; leaving the North, if il mikes
: the Issue with the Soulh on the Cansti,
lution.to abide the consequences.
: gty'1N - se
A PRoFirABLE VoyAsE.--lt, is stated
. that some aioIitlls siuce slim smiled
I, from New York for Austraiia, wIth a
cargo mostly of flour Ii costs in New
York about sic per bbissand WAS sold
lipmediaieiy on arrisaEtor 800 Deduct
S6perboi. for slicbarges, and The c!ear
z profit on tho shipmeul oil 8,UOO bbIs.
1 was SSSO,0p0, The same ship went from
itlIeiics TO Calcutta, took in cargo Of
altpetfe, etc, for New York, The net
600.
DIsTREhsISd sARfAie.--l'he Soath-
!, side Democrat states That Il day or two
. slncesa a gentleman named $. A. Kewsofi,
OF Wilmington, N. OK, on a bridal tonr
10 Peiersbnrg,e@e,i down to the riysr,
: to skate, his wife Atandiug or the bank
r watching him.. He broke ,lr fdpb, but