The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-04

presence, he invariably auNiSGs his
friends to reconstruct the Southern
States on the Congressional plan.
Would our people imagine themselves
dishonorcd by taking tho advice of
this glorious old hero
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REMEDY UNDER THE CIvlL NiGlirs BILL.
The following decision has been rendered
by the United States Commissioner at Rich
mond, Va:
RtcuMoNn, August &c, 1867.
Licuteuam Htmbrjch, Frsedmm's Bureau:
have the honor to acknowledge the re
c@:pi u your letter referring the case Of
W. J. Ruth to me for my action as United
States Commissioner WIder the Civil Rights
bill. II appears that u colorcd man, u citi-
zen of Canada, was refused first class ac
commodation on the steamer llattcras,
though he offered a first class ticket. In
my opinion the Civil Rights bill secures
Justice and equality for all persons before
the law IN other words, it places tho color
cd man and white man i'll equal positions,
but does not give tho cOlorcd man any adj
vantagcS ilnt were not heretofore enjoyed
by the white man; and i'll this case Il color
cd man is left TO seek The same remedy sc
cured to white men similarly treated, and
bring suit for damages before tho courts
having proper jurisdiction. | am not salis-
fed that n criminal action can DC sustained
against the officers of the lIatterNs in this
case, as the Civil Rights bill applies only to
citizens of the United States and territories
aud could not be construed as u protection
to citizens of a foreign country.
Very respectfully, your obcdicnt servant,
GEORGE CoAHooN,
United States Commissioner.
II will be seci: that the colorcd man is re-
quircd 10 seek redress at lnw.--Atrcury
Speaking of 'ncsro supremacy" the
TrjbEnc, Gccclcy's paper, says:
"Thcrc are l2,0O0,000 OF people in the
South, whereof Il, least S,0OO.O .O00arc whites.
There is ample room there for 50,000,00)
0orc, and crowds arc docking in---all OF
thousand per day, and The South prolicrs
thcm cheap land, genial cline, and ems
ploymcnt for every sort OF industrial capa.
city. Nov, that good harvest has dcliv
cred the South from famine, and her recon
srocion is in rapid ryogress !hsso 10 "y ~
many Immigrants. Twenty years hence
she will have 25,000,OO0 to 10000, 900 of
poopic, whereof the blacks will number
o,OOo,OO0 to G,0OO,000. Unless all the laws
which have hitherto governed the incrcnsc
OF population are subYcrscd, tho whites of
the South nust increase faster than the
blacks by at least iaur to one. Not that the
blacks will fail to increase also, but they
are nowisc recruited by Immigration, and
cannot be. Africa sends fourth no volun.
lnry cmigrants; tho slave trade is on ITS
last logs, and no negroes coming to tins
country trcm any quarter. How, then, is
tbntt 4 \
this country should ovcrbcar the 5000, 900
Ct whites IN the South, with the millions on
the point Of Rocking hthcr %
lnH UNITED STATES AND CrRAIN TELE-
GRAPHIC CoMMUNICATIoH.- The Cuba cable
is IN working order. The following dis.
patches passed through The line on Satur
day:
"Io his E,tce'leaey M4 Captain Genera,
N"H:G"o AS our facilities Of intercourse
Improve, so may our mutual interests and
prosperity increase.
+. 0 Gwyxy.
Mayor Of Key West"
The reply is as follows:
'Io his Honor II. q. Guys,n, Aoyor ofEcv
WcR:-l celebrate this happy event, which,
giving us more rapid communication, will
powerfully contribute towards the dcyelop
mcnt Of our mutual interests and prosNcri.
ty.
Joaquin MAHzAxo,
Captain General Of Cuba"
Thc first Of these dispatches was sent
from Key West nj three o'clock in the
afternoon, and delivered to Tho Cnp,ain
General at eight o'clock in Tho evening
t""'|esto~ Courier.
FOUL MURDER IN SELMA, ALAnAMA.-
captain ). j. Harrison, one Of The Oldest
and most respected citizens of Selma, Ala
bama, was waylaid and shot from his horse
on saturday evening, tho l7ih instant, on
lhc outs of that city, while on his way
from the city to his home abont two miles
III the country. The wound from appear.
nncc, was inflicted with u muskct His
head was badly bruised. done apparently
with tue but Of gnn. Mr.. II. was robbed
OF valuable papers, his pistol, a double case
gold watch, and n Masonic badge which he
always carried with him. The Mayor of
selma has offered 4 reward of one thousand
u liars Tor the apprchon .on of the murder
cr with proof to convict. The 9Yaes, in
noticing the affair, says: This makes the
hiih murder committed on or near that road
w't!''n year Mr.. Love, an cstimabo c.
tizen, was killed and robbed ten or twelve
months ago, within a few yards of tho spot
mat witnessed the murder Of Ny. uarri-
son.
The Augusta Chronicle ond Sentinel assorIs
on The authority of member Of tho Board
OF registration, that private instructions
have been issued that no freedman will be
permitted to take seats in tho approaching
State Convention,
Gen Popo having been written to, to
know whether thcro was any truth in the
n l,n .,,In,