The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-11
The True Origin of The Convention Plot.

There Is not an honest ur iniclligcn, citi-
zen. at all acquainted with the characters
ana aniccc.ichis uf the main ius; igaturs OF
the revolutionary an,l lnccniary plot. which
prounvcd the terrible scenes oI .yrAerIiy
who does MT know that the read ant, con =
trolling motives ut those reckless and nj &.
pilhGp.cl men WAS 10 regain Office ana pa .
tr"nagc wh;ch they had loS siucc tho close
"Iihc war. and hy means uI wi.icn they h.t,l
raised themselves from poverty nnl Dh>curi.
I! to comparative wrauh and larijsan, no
i"'iciy IL sauuid n"t he ina SucI for a
nomeht than Ihey were OF The c.ass OF hon
c~l iLnai,cs. sHcrrc believer, IN ANY Of ne
doctrines o. ideas aiY"raic,t ~ inen,: that
they hLd ever miHi.e.tel any hurasL sS.n.
pathy ar rUnccrn for The freedmen. The
few IN oar cty who have some claims, to
consistency nui sincerity in such IDEAS and
Feelings, hal nN pat IN this scheme. The
'GtIihg actors wcr men who, before tho
war. were .. utter iusi LnIli:nucr. rUd would
:'vrG have emerged thtrrirUm in any peace.
i"i, rrSprcihbic community. Many Oj them
were rene AIDES from lnc Confederate cause.
Daring itir excitement Of the way. they
managed :" get Ihu most lucrative offices
~ ihs S!a;r aud city. and the Cunycniion
"i 1861 Was - p 0riiC sOrrcs OF prrfI to
inIm. Ih,Shtriiiility ut New Oyrau, thc
Sla;r Auditor. the CrrH Of ne Second Dis
iriai tOnrt -."nn oi Inc most lucrative ut
fGos il lhc Stale --i'abic Prince. REGISTER
"t Votes. etc. had MI hccn appropriated by
tnc par'lcS WHO, htyin! vn dis j,lucrd from
'hc"' n:hc,s on The rrturn OF retcs dis.
placed IS fhcr avn tr.uu friend. --muic-
Iin'vly hrc siau very muvl dissatisfied vii.
thc progress oi affairs. and have even since
kept upan III cs.ant agitnlior about the
IL a al,nis
poor negro. Tao violence alA wroig4
which really irH1hi"d ih m w,rs tnrir rx
,ihsi"n rom Office and ,I".r rsi,.rm 10 i:,oir
normal s,tlc Hf merE"i o1iru. lily.
This whole Convention revival schcmc
was goI up by these men. II had uor tao
support oi 0UO wh,tc men in ;hc city or
Stae Unfortunately. however, The g'in and
h!pocriiical dcnng"Gnes succeeded III NIX.
inS n"mhcr Of the poor, deiudc,l, unsn
phisticnted freedmen believe that they were
their friends. and that l. was Ia their hchalf
auI defence that this plot was concci' cl
rnl ms 10 hr carried nuI
And this is the Irue history nj The origin
ana purpose Of his whole Ueinrinus pot TO
oNerrun the Government OF iho Sta,c. AMI
which has brnnghi upon city which, al the
ii &c Of it's mi2ina'ion was perfectly peace
t"l, quiet AID law abiding. the horrors OF II
OF martial law.
IT CARRIES Us BACK TO THE PAsT.-Wc
find the following ntituary notice, SAYS tue
Charleston N.w.. in The Anisrron Is ca
M:riiyrnccr OF the u instant The dccca>c
"f the widnw Of the iliusrous Calnnun--
she who 90 noby illustrated the char
ncter Of the SoaIhern mtiron and n;
compliShcd lady. while in the nations CAPT
tal. or NJ her own Penlieton h0ma-carri0s
Us back o the past. wuen il was no trcas"a
TO niiirm political doctrines so earnestly and
eioqnently advocated by him. To whom sh,
WAS so devoted during their long cOmInn
i"nsbip in life Peace 10 the ashes OF tue
noble woman: God rest her soul in Heaven.
IN M&MoRlAM.
Departed this life in Pcndlclon South
Carolina. July 2G. 1866. Mrs Fiorlda Cal
houn. relict of the late Hon. john G. CAL
houn, in the 75lh year OF her age.
She sleeps in Jesns, awaiting the trum.
pet'S sound nj the lasl great day, when those
who having finished their course in The con.
tidencc of n cerlain IniIh, and in the COM
tort ofa reasonable. religious aud holy hope
shnll be received into everlasting hahiia-
tions BY her removal. anOihcr lux hns
been severed of the chain which united us
with q free. happy and glorious past. The
wife Of John Calhoun, Carolina's great
est statesman. and most honoreh son, 1t
were hcttcr she shonld depart than longer
1--we to " iluess the dcSIriici on which hc so
ably and earnestly endra, red to prevent.
Few who have occupied n like elevated
position, have been 80 generally esteemed
and beloved. BY her many noble tqliif of
character she hnd endeared herself TO the
community OF which she had so long been
an honorcd member; and heartfelt was tho
sympathy exhibited by her many iriends
during her pain ul and proirao' cd suffering;
and now that she vests in peace. her memo.
ry will be cherished hy ihom with peculiar
respect and vencralion.
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Cyrus w. Fields has chartered a
steamer to run between Newfoundland
and Cape Breton, with messages for
the Atlantic Telegraph, until tho line
across the Calf canTbe repaired, which
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