The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-12-19

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man who will hccrfully look Fortune in
I iils;sfacc, however darkiy she my Eown
! can cxpecLto win affection or love from
true woman, aud that sucli man Can
and will, under all circumstances, com
!tmand her sincere respect Women will
ichvate themselves by elcvatiny those
with whom they live. They will make
themselves, if possible. still moro reliic d
and. intellectual by encouraging tho in:
tcllcct and refinement Of others, They
will gain more honor for themselves in
teaching others how honor may be
won.
1t is not necessary 3r any gentle
Southern girl to attempt to become a
social rrform"r or TO practice the absur.
ditits Of lha, horror OF horrors, strong.
minded woman, but each in her own
circle CAM leacli that which. is beautiful
and truc-honcst and -bcst-and can
ll'scnsibly lead others towards the right
by acts rather than by words. There
must be no compromise with wrong
no paltering with wrong no. prrLcncc,
tor pol'te,less; sake, Of admirlng that
which is mean or false! The Southern
women must remain all that we
know them to be; and, If they
will resolve, with all the energy
OF their natures, TO sct their stamp. the
seal of conscious power, upon every maTi'
who ls on prctcmdS to be ll,cir friend,
they will have eXcrtcd an influence over
Southern society which will make them
more honorcd than the ma,rons Of
Greece or Of Rome, and for which they
shall be blessed by all noble men and
women MS long MS history lasts or time
eHIt;trs. : Charleston lIlrcury.
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A GREAT SrEEcm.-lIoopcr, Of the
Montgomery (An.) Mu1, once gave
H!c following report Of the greatest
speech he ever heard
a fellow was indicted up in the old
ninth, when Tom CT was solicitor,
for gambling, to Wit: Playing short
cards at a certain locality known as Frog.
Level. Col. NJ delundcd him, aud
vo",v,'1''' bcH,o, rhc Ju,J, ,l."v t..o"e,.
tlio' States evidence tended to show that
his client, with bottle Of liquor in his
pocket, accompanied the crowd, who, it
was shown, did actually play, yet it
never did with absolute certainty locGte
HIM as one oftho players. Said hc, by
way Of pcroraiion:
Gentlemen of tho Jury-The wit.
ness has told you that Peter Wyatt was.
thar and PLAYING, for lie noticed his
hand, and it was full on qnccas!.
Harry Snow was thar, and hn was a
playing for he hlt too ll,lc>par!
William Upson was thar, and he
played; ca;sc witness noticed, in par
ticular, that lie had nolhn' but an ace
Bill Connor was thar, and he played,
for he had the bully hand
four high.hccled iacks
But gentlemen, Wien come to ask
him about Abraham Pilkcn-my clients
Aond-what did he say, gentlemen 2.
Why nothin' gentlemen, except that if
Abe hilt any hand, he disrrmcmbercd
It'll! And now, gentlemen, ofthe jury,
because my client was seen goi;ig down
to Frog Level with bottle Of liqnorl In
his pocket, and the witness can't re.
member that he hilt any hand at all.
when bully hands was ont, and him the
bcst player in the crowd }%od rat, is that
| say gentlemen Of the jnry, y that any
reason that my client was guilty Of the
crime Of gamblingH ~
. 1t is almost needless to say that the
Jury sa% the non,scquitur and acquitted
the defendant.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, December l0.-Tn tho
Senate, Mr., Wade reported, from the
Committee on Terrjtoyirs, a bill to admit
and introduced a bill to admit
Colorado, which latter was referred to
the Committee OH Territories.
z MF,s sElmonds, from the Joint Com.
i8issee on Retrcnclrment, reported with
cmendments the bill introduced by Mr..
slljtdlams, oniil,e first days Of the ses-
SION IN regard,l,to the terms Of Office.
Il prohibits removal without the consent
Of the Senate; &o.s Mr.. Edmunds, gave
'notico that'he should call up this bill on
THURSDAY. &1
! Theblll to;regnlate the 'elecsive IRAN.
lchise i'm atc District of Columbia was
.tGkeniup, on motion of.Mr. Morrill,. Mr..
!TyNmblill having previously strfed and.
failed. 10, Gallup tlSe bill to- repeal tho
amnesty power Of the President.
$sa In ille Honse, under;tlle call Of States
for bills, the following were introduced.
and referred !: Mr. Ward, Of New Y orl,
introduced n BILL. guarantee certain
States that hayeS. baen in rebelliOn