The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-09-12
Editorial Correspondence.
COLUMBIA, Sept. 4,

Ao"o oo-uoJ 10 lhIcHSC. LII gnC
most favorable locations the ther-
momctcr stands now, about noon, at
80. Fow of tic Legislators have yet
arrived. Con. Sickles is here stopping
at Nickcrson's. Two of his staff are
with him, Majs. Moore and Roy. The
General is very much of military
looking man. | presume he will re-
man during q part, if not all, of tho
Session OF the Legislature. Opinions
vary as to the time this body is likely
to SIT. From what I learn it appears
that vast deal of important matter
will bo submitted by the Governor in
his message. If this be SO, hard work
and hot weather will require the mem
bers to como with their most summer
fit suits:
10 one who has not visited Colum-
bin since it lay in all it's 'dcsolation
ana ruin, it is ycry gratifying to find
workmon busily plying the trowel and
the plane in every direction, On
what is everywhere known as Main
street, there arc several fine brick
houses going up with encouraging
speed But thero is lit.lc world of
rum starins'you in the face yet. 1t
Is surprising to sec how marty little
wooden shell houses dot the cross and
parallel streets principally on the
western side of Main. A fire would
make sad havoc now if it should cct
the mastery there.
The new Market, standing by itself
IN the. middle of the second street west
OF Main, is a unique style of building.
There are twenty stalls in it, where
sides the substantials of market NAV
be found hot coffee and. ctceteras.
Evcrgrccns hang in wrcaths and fcs-
toons beneath the scmi-circular roof,
and give the whole internal amang-
morita lively appearance.
Speaking of Columbia, [ would adj
wise you to rcpublish, whenyou meet
with it in some exchange, letter from
tho Hon. Alfred Huger to the editor
of the N. Y. World, relative to tho
burning Of Columbia. The earnest
and graphic record truth which is
therein contained, cannot fail tc stir
up any heart. The fine compliment
paid to tho gallant Hampton will be
responded. to with n warm heart by
every Carolinian.
The last cable dispatches from
Europe are certainly of startling inter
est to the South. 1t may seom to
some Il matter of little Importance
that Confederate bonds should be still
hold in foreign lanes with any the
least hope Of Il shadow of Il reason
for their redemption. But stranger
things have happened, and things even
of less Significance have led to trcncn-
dous results. 1t appears that holders
Of sucii bonds haye discovered q star
ofhopo, at least ray of light from il,
shining through the political atmos-
phere created by tho late National
Convention. How it struck their vis-
ion through t.,"c, I do not know. But
it may be in this: The Convention
gives promise that tho reconstruction
50 earnestly wished for may be effect
cd. If this be done without any fur
thcr forced action as ':conditions pre-
ccdont"on the part of those States
which have not rcpudiatcd the War
debt, there may be hope by them
that that dobt will yet be assumed.
But there is the rub. Will not tho
North demand this reputation by
every State late of tho Confcdcracy /?
That very despatch may yet lead to
complications in tho political ma
chinery hore.
You will have observed that tho
civil war has begun in the Northwest.
You may depend upon it.this is but
tho beginning ofgroator civil strife
there. Timo has been when political
issues were not made with such a pitch
OF animosity as now prevails North,
but whence strifcs that brought blood
resulted. LESS cannot be expect
cd nor when whole nation is an
armed host fresh from ,thc battle fields
of war ten times moro force, though
only half as long, as tho Trogan war.
The savage animosity of the Wing
and Tory is to be rc-enaoted and re-
written IN blood and fire in the States
ofthS North this fall. Those who
"pshaw p at this gloomy picture will
soon discover, it is to bo feared, that it
is no unreal are. Moe.
CoLumnIAs September 8.
TIN businnsa bnfnra &ba Gonn1