The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-17
John Van Buren, on a Raid,

orator MIR. John van Duren, mas been
among the Connecticut people making n
speech on national affairs! He spoke at
Bridgeport. lie sustained the Presidents
policy thoroughly, and criticised the radl-
cal majority in Congress with effect. lIa
characterised the Freedman's Bureau bill
vetoed by The President rs an clemosynary
institution for the benefit Of the blacks
which, tho Government OF the United States
never thought of establishing heret fore
for any purpose, not even for the widows
aud orphans of the soldiers and sailors who
fell in defending the country; and az mn cx :
traordinary and permanent tribunal. un-
known to common law, by which proceed
ings were had and condemnations was made
without appeal:
Speaking of Congress which passed the
bill he said:
Now, il is flattcry to call this Congress n
Rump Congress Leughter.] 1t. is n
great IDEAL more like Parliament that sue
ceeded, and which was known as the Bare
bones Parliament, i'll which there were
members with all sorts of names, as des-
cribed by n writer of that day, who says
("Brown's Tmvelsin England" page 2T:D:
'"Cromwellp says Cleveland hath bcnt
up his drums clean through the Old Testi.
mont. You may learn genealogy of our
Saviour by the aames Of his regiments
The, ,mustormaster has no other list tbah
the first chapter of st. Mathew. The
brother of this Praise God Bareboncs had
for name, "lf-Christ. had not died for You.
you-had- been. damned Barebones but the
people, tired of this long name, retained
only the last word, and commonly gave him
tho .appcllation of Damned Barcbones.'" )"
Now, one would not have to go long
through the present Congress and the re-
construction Committee before finding a
gentleman who answers exactly to the dcs-
cription of Damned Bnrebones." Lau ah-
ter. But, as say, they are the most ex-
traordinnry body that ever organized, and
to call the0 Rump Pnrliament-whicb1 was
in fact, representation of England, how
ever long it might have continued its sos
sions and it 2ower-it.is to fatter them
Just look at i'll. Eleven States are repre-.
scntcd in that body, and about half OF the
residue are utterly 'unrcprcscnted by men
elected in timeo excitement, when here was
no fair opportunity for artAexpression Of
opinion, and undor circumstances ,bai
naSO Sntsre'y changed since 'keir'eIeo!iOn
Constitution and which requires each
Housc to judge Of The election and rcturns
Of its own members, they pass Joint reso.
luton, by which they take FROM ili sinsefcvs
the power separately to Judge JfAhe returns
OF their members, unaproclaimth that neithev
House shall admit any person from the
States formerly in rebellion till both
Houses hnve acred upon the snbiect by
Legislative act or otherwise. What more ?
Why, while in this disorganized state, mutt
lated and imperfect, u man gets up in the
Senate and charges Tie President with
whitcwashing the South ard ano her man
says that tho conversation. of the Presi-
dent, believe With Mr.. Dixon of yonr own
State, in which he simply gave his views
Will regard to the duties of Congress
..wonld have cost Charles I his head in
the day in which he lived" Such q BODY.
as that j say, is nm illegal, uhconsiitu,ion
al asscmblage. 1t is, in point of law, n
mob. ahd in my judgmem the Mayor Of
Washington neglects his duty every day in
mob dispensing them Ms such. (Applausc
and laughter.) "
MUNDEn--On Thursday morning last.
some negroes in field in Lexington Dis.
trlct. and not fhr from the, Court House..
nearing an unusual noise, together with the
report of pistol, repaired to the spot, and
there discovered dead body which was af.
forwards identified by Mr.. John Hair, Of
Frog Level, then on his .way to Columbia.
as that of Capt. Chesley Herbert, of .his
District, post estimablc christian gentle.
man. Tho body was very much muiilatet
apparently from blows inflicted with n cf,ib,
whilea ball fired at the back of the head
had passed out near the upper lip II ap-
pears that on Sunday night. The 4th, Capt
u. had horse stolen from him by n. negro
On Monday he started in pursui. and over.
took the thief on Tuesday. >0n Thursday
morning while on his way BACK with the