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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
Letter from Gonoral Siokles to Senator
Wilson.
uEpeRs4 - MILITARY DrsTnIoT,
Charleston, June IS, 1867.
Hon. Henry UUson, Ch,cC lhli.Qi.y C5pni,,,o
United Siatcs Senate

Sh"'ieSlCii, juno 10, 1857.
Ion. Henry UUson, Ch.cr lhli.Qyy CJD,0,i,,ee,
Ca'tca Stgtcs Senate:
My DEAR nit is probable, in view of
existing circumstances, that Congress- will
convene in July. It is proper, therefore,
should inform you that the approximation
OF SoOO,O00 10 execute the reconstruction
aG's 's altogether inadequate. am inform.
9" that my estimates for April and May are
less than those Of other district command
crs Indeed, the whole sum was moro than
nOSorbed by the estimates for May. For
Quired,
have applied to the navy treasury do.
partmcnt for certain facilities, which. in
view ot the small appropriation, ] presum-
9" would DO granted, but my requests have
not boon tavcrably considered. | under
Seaha 'hat tho secretary Of tho navy as
'Shcd as his reason that no aid must be
expected from that department. in tho exc
c"lion OF Tho reconstruction acts of Con-
g'css. The secretary Of the trcasuy OK
pressed his desire to do all he could, but
qua not feel at liberty to make any disbursc.
mcnts for objects not precisely within th
jurisdiction of his department. 1t is usual,
l ochcvo, when the appropriation for au OBJ
Jcct authorized by Congress Is insufficient to
i'''Ne thc chcccssnrycS expenditures and to trust
10 q deficiency BILL" but in the execution
Of these acts this course will be i,npractica-
ble' innsmuci' as tho principal Gisburse.
ncnts are for the services Of persons who
depend upon their pay for support. have
the honor TO suggest for your consideration
and OF your colleagues as well, that the in
tcrcss of shc public service require, with
out delay, further appropriation to exc
cute The acts of Congress for tho govern.
Mcnt OF The rebel States.
Very respectfully,
d. II. SIcKLrs
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

A TREMENDOUS IMrurATIoN.-A so called
clergyman ut New York, hungcring and
thirs,ing for The blood of Jefferson Davis,
recently gave his rarishoncrs a few Sab
bath reasons why the unfortunate ex .Prcsi-
dent ought to be suspended from "n sour
apple tree" As several Of these .cnsons
arc too obscene even for week day reading
in work-aay world. We n ny state thai
tho final count against him was, that he haJ
been q memJer Of Congress-. Tho last
Charge the New York World says, lis un-
qnestionnby serious but The comparative
responsibility of Congresses when Mr.. Da-
Wis was member mtigatcs the onormity oe
his election"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

Washington paper makes The following:
mention Of n native Of this State: "Thr
Moutainccr" is the namc Of very bold
and striking little picture, by Mr.. j. Il. r.
wing, young South Carolinian. The
Mountainccr (Swiss) and hia chil.s arc seat
cd on donkey, and coming down tho
mountain gorge over n road that winds
among the rocks and hugo boldcrs. Tho
painting of tho rocks is extremely brond
and strong, and tho figures are well drawn
and life. like. The effects arc we'll balanced,
and in COLOR it is remarkably puro and
strong. This picture, however, must not
6c taken as u fair specimen Of what Mr..
Irving can do. Having taken up his resi-
denco in New York, it ia but justice TO say
that he has painted some figure pieces
which for purityof ooloring, correct draw
ing, beautiful sentiment, and mnutcness Of
finish have not been cxccllcd in this coun-
Try. These works have already established
his reputation among tho artists, and caus-
cd his pictures TO be sought for by our con-
noissours. lie has now n picture on his
easel called the "Mother's Prayer" which
wo should like to see in the possession Of
some of our Washington friends, fer in fin
ish and delicate sentiment, we have seen
nothing i'll this country by nm American "a.
list TO compare with it, CAarlcgton RtwS,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

TUE WHITE MAN AND THE NE0no.-It
has always bcon granted that thero were
! radical differences Of structure in tho va
rloNs races of mon, but it is not generally
/ known that the opposing charact cristics Of
.hc white man and black man arc as great
rs they arc said to bo by Professor Agas-
| slz. Tho following remarkable passage
from one OF his late lectures will therefore
| DC read with interest, more particularly az
| he speaks with an authority thu, is seldom
| or never disputed, either here or in Europc:
Il have pointed out over one hundred
speeliic Uiicrcnccs between The bonal and
nervous systems cf the white man and tho
| negro. Indeed, their frames arc unlike i'm
every particular. There is not bone in tho
neGros body which is relatively Of tho samo
shape or size, articulation, or chemically Of
the same composition, rs that OF the whito
man. The negro's bones contain far
greater per ccn,nGc of calcarcous salt than
nose OF the white man even Tho negroes s
blood IS chemically very different fluid
from that which courses in Tho veins of tho
white man. The whole PHYSICAL organism
OF the negro differs quite as much from ,hc
White mans as it does from that of tho
chimpanzcc, that is, iu his bones, muscles.
nerves and fbrcs. The chimpanzcc has not
much further TO progress to become ne
gro, thnn negro has TO become q white
man. This fact science incxornbly dcmon-
strascs. Climate has no more TO do with
The difference between the white man and
the chimpanzcc, or than ii has between tho
morse and The ass, or tho eagle and the owl.
zach lsa distinct and separate creation.
The negro and white man were created as
different as the owl and the eagle. They
were designed to fill different plans in tho
system Of nature. The negro is more II
negro by accident or misfortune, than The
owl is the kind of bird he is by accident or
misfortune. The negro is no more tho
white mans brother, than The owl is tho
sister of tho eagle, or tho ass is the brother
OF the horse. How stupcndous, and yet
how simple is The doctrine that the Al
mighty Maker Of the universe has created
different Species Of The lower animals, 10 fill
the different places and Offices in the graud
sccaery Of nature
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

Mr.. Reid, Superintendent Of The Union
Pacific Railroad, has arrived at ST. Louis.
,fols North Platte, and says the work on
Tho road Will have to be abandoned, unless
protection from ihc Indians is fapnishcd.
General Sheridan is at North Platte, Tho
following dispatch has boon sent to General
Grant and the Secretary Of the Interior
"Omaba, Junol5, lSG7.--If General Buford
has reported whattho telegraph attributes
TO him, in regard to Indian matters, ho is
gully of reckless misrepresentation or
criminal stupidity. A warfare is now being
carried on upon tho plains by savage In
diani upon small pa,Gcs Of defcnceless
settlers, and upon tho ,niiroad surveying
parties and laborers, barbarous and unp,o.
yoked. The Government must not be do.
luded by any such reports as Buford's.
John NJ Thayer, United States Senator"
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II. II. SICkLES.
Mai. Gen, Commander o.

~ Paris letter writer tells this story of
the elder Dumas: ''M Alexander Dumas
went before court Of justice lately under
these characteristic circumstances. lie
had for Il great manyycars, n NJ. Eountaino
ms secretary. The latter recently died.
Ills widow and daughter claimed 10 be ere.
ditors Of NJ. Alexander Dumas, and levied
an attachment on the money at his credit
with Mcssrs. Michel, Levy Frcrcs. They al
legged he owed $50 francs, the amount Of
seven notes given 10y NJ. Dumas, and 3577
francs, with interest, being the amount Of
tho balance Of NJ Founlaincs salary from
1896 10 1861. VI. Dumas most positively dc.
nicd he owed single cent. Thcrcupon the
plaintiffs Gas warranted by French law,)
challenged hi;n TO answer upon oath whclh-
CT NJ. Founta;no had not been his secretary
and wholhor he did not owe tho latter Il bal
ance of account. ii. Dumas made this tx-
planation: "That cxccllcnt fellow, I con
icss, remained with me for nearly twenty
ycars as secretary l employed him to
make researches for nc. lie lodged and
lived with me. Like everybody, when he
wanted money, he took it from my secrcta-
ry-whcn there was any there. Ono day
his mother was i'll. | gavo him cvcrything
had about mc-it was five hundred francs.
There was never any agreement between MS.
lie drew money ont Of my secretary just as
myself did, and as he wanted it.. My con-
fdcncc in him was boundless, and l must
say he deserved it. Whom | was on the eve
of going to Caucasus, gave him money,
not because owed him money, but hccauc
had money, and found pleasure in sharing
il with him. When, subsequently, went TO
Italy. | carried him with nc. X n
lie accompanied mo to Naples, but I must
say here was obliged TO dismiss him. as
the Ncapoitan wine did not agree with
him" Tho court decided in favor Of The
defendant
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

BIsMARoK's LAST SEGAR - 1--WE
learn TO appreciate The value of good
scgar only when it is the last of its
tribe, and when there is little prospl ct
of getting another" " said Count Bismarck
smoking his lIavanna with great relish.
"At Konniggra'z ] had but single SC.
gar left, and kept it dnring the whole
battle as n ni,cr guards his treasure.
Just then | would not treat myself to it.
! depicted in my imagination in glowing
colors the blissful hour wien | should
smoke it after the battle in glorious
tranquility. Bnt I had made another
miscalcnlation. You were wrong in as.
.ascr'bing to mo only ono miscalcula
ton"
"And who spoiled your calculation ?"
~ poor dragoon. Ic lay helpless
both lis arms had been shattered, and
he was wailing for some rcfrcshmcnt.
| ransaekcd all my pocl.cts--I found
nothing bat gold---and that would do
him no good but, hold OH. I had that
precious scgar | lighted it and put i;
between his teeth. You onglL TO have
seen the grateful smils Of the poor suf
fercr. No scgar has ever done me as
mucf.good as this one which / did not
smoke Cincinnati Conameycial.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

Tho coroner's jury, on the late fatal
duelin Charleston, returned verdict
that Mr.. Roe (who was killed. was the
aggressor.
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In Action.

In Action.
THE KING OF PRUSSIA AND COUNT Won
BISMARCK.
The following is taken from an &C.
count Of a dinner with Bismarck, pub.
lishcd IN the CiEciNaot; CoDtmcr-
ciul:
"NVcll, Your Exccllcncy, we were at
war Hnd in the tncmy's country. One
wonderful dinner. for the rest, | shall
never forget. 1t was after the baL!lc Of
Munchcnara,z, and we had fought until
we were dreadully tired and hungry ;
and what did VIC get to eat then ?
Dry potatoes, without salt, and-c cham.
pagnc u
"Thc King, himself underwent all
these privations," said tho Count grave
", ''and lha. was what caused all prva.
tions and latigucs to appear to the SOL
dicrs light and insignificant. | was at
the battle OF Koniggratz, in the Kings
suite, and very frequently we were there
in the thickcst of the fight At noon
there was a momcMtary iull in tho ter.
rible noiso of the battle. The Grown
Prince was awaited on the battle field
with fcvcrish anxiety. During this
anxious pause, the King asked his suite
if they had something TO cat lor him
he was hungry. The groom had some
wine in his flask an officer drew timid-
ly small piece Of sausage; from his
lca,hcrn pouch, and a soldier radiant
with Joy, stepped up holding a piece Of
brown bread in his hand. My son,
have you yourself dincd aIready?' asked
the King. No, your Majesty ! We'll,
then wo will honestly divide I. And
ths King broke the slice Of bread into
two picces, and handed him one of them.
There. just take it; your King thanks
You for itl And then tho Crown
Prince appeared with his army just III
the nick OF time Our North German
soldiers called him hcnc@forth only
sPring taur rctchtGn 1Trf (Princc In
Timc.) The battle began to rage anew.
Tho King, halting with his suite on q
small knoll, had fixed his whole attention
on the progress Of tho furious struggle
and did no, mind in the least The bomb
shells whizzing all around him. To my
repeated supplication that his Majesty
might not thus recklcssly expose him
self to the murderous fire, I received .he
royal reply: "Thc commander in chief
only occupies the place that is due him
Only at q later hour, when tho King,
at the village of Iipa, had personally
ordered the cavalry to advance, and
when tho bomb-shells were falling
again fast around him, | vcntured to
to pray again. Your Majesty, as YOU
do not care for your safety, have pity
ut least on your Primo Minister, Of
whom your loyal Prussian people will
nemand their King in the namo of the
people I pray you to leave this danger.
Gus spot The King then held out his
hand to me. WELL Bismarck, let> us
ride on !! The King really turned hi:
black mare. 'Sadowa' to whom he him
self gave this name after the battle o
Sadowa, and set her at a slow gallop
Just as though he were cantermg down
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

TnE SuRATr TRAL- The Suratt trial is
still in progress, and to-day the prosecution
clicitcd testimony Of very Important
character on their side. According to the
testimony Of Mr.. Carroll Hobart, a conduc
tor on the Vermont Central Kailroad, it
would seem that Surratt was at St. Alhans,
W., oil his was 10 Montreal on the morning
of ApYi! 18th, 1865, the Tuesday following
the assassination of President Lincoln.
Mr.. Charles H. Biinn, now employed rs a
clerk in ST. Adams, W., but in 1865 n
walchman at the depot in Burlington, testi-
sics TO the finding OF u handkerchief mark
cd %. II. Surratt," on the morning of
April 18Th This handkerchief had been
dropped in the depot by one of two persons
who arriycd,thcrc from Whitehall, n. Y,
on the previous night.
il this testimony remains uncontTadicted
IL will appear that either Surrait or some
ono having n handkerchief belonging TO him
was making his way norlhward from New
York day or two after tho assassination
Tho prosecution claim to have yet stronger
testimony, and allogc their ability TO trace
Surratt, step by sicp, from Washington, on
The night Of the assassination, to his arrival
In Montreal on tho 18th of April. They
have yet large.numbcr OF witnesses to
examine. The defence appears to treat all
this evidence with Indifference, ard seen,
confident of their ability to prove an aiLi.--
Baltimore SIN,
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Il. | II
Selected Poetry.
from Cas$cWs .Nnyu<ine.
THF LONG TOMORROW.

Old ago, that strains the web of life,
And checks that shuttlc's eager PAGES,
bringing rest from all the worlds vain strilc,
And leaves all OIL man to old faces.
And still my heart beats warmly yet,
Although grandchildren play before nc,
And | can easily forget
That eighty summers have passed ocr
Sweet maiden with the downcast eyes,
TO whom NY grandson gaily chattcrs,
And treasures up the low replies
You make on many foolish matters:
/ wonder, when dearor namo
lie whispers through those shining trcss-
If yon believe I've done the same,
And thrilled heart with my caress.
Aud when my youngest joined his ship,
so fearful at the sad home faces,
Ghrunk at his mothers vuivoring lip,
The while he sighed for far. of faces
/ wonder if he ever thought
| had my dream of death and g'ory,
Eut Si!vcrcl hairs have sternly taught
Tho worthy Of that heroic story.
And when the merry jest goes round,
W!th sparkling wine in ample measure,
And womhn'S silver voice has crowned
The mirth with swcctcr, dcaterp pleasure
Ah, little ID the youngsters know
How wrinkles check the tongues bcguil-
ing,
To charm 4 maiden into smiling
And often in the may tlrong.
When little feet are lightly dancing,
And each maiden whirls along,
The bomny eyes give swec,cr glancing,
| sit apart aud idly dream
That my fair youth has not departed,
And oNicr hopes and iancirs seem.
To l,avc me far more tender hearted.
My lifc's gay spring had many joys,
The summer brought inc Loves first ros"
cS;
The autumn gave mc my brave boys,
wait until tho winter closes.
Each season has in Ordcr brought
The mimgling flowers of JOY and sorrow,
And many an earnest lesson taught
And so | wait the long Tomorrow.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
The Cotton Trade.

The New York ,&ippiny una Com,.
mcrcinl list Of the 18th inst, publishes
the following in reference to tho cotton
| trade:
Such English authorities arc noted
for keeping, careful and :@scciac accounts
of the movements Of Cotton, together
with the future prospects, d thc trade,
are unanimous in tho opinion that Cot.
tor has about touched bottom that tic
point has been reached e.. which con-
sumcrs, in England and pn the Cont
ncnt can buy freely and ,;olt, to 4 mod
crate profit, and hence, Tat tilcrc is now
u legitimate foundation {or healthy
business. On the other hanl, the sup
ply is so ample (So.oo) bales of all
kinds at Liverpool june j. and The
absence Of speculation 50 marked, tlat
no important advance is aloke0 for re-
cent indications pointing 50 lall!d. rs
the natural price, at present., for Mid.
ding American. OWNS" to the low
figure at which Tic stock n this country
has been reduced through the free ship
mcnts Of the last winter and spring,
English spinners have apparently made
up their minds that from July, lst to
December first, they caH, practically
speaking, receive scarcciy any cotton
from this side, Of The Atlantic. But
they do moi argue from this probability
that any material ADVANCE in price is
likely TO follow. They <lro clearly of
The opinion that thc mpcrt Of thcs India
staple will Increase in the same degree
that the arrivals OF the American fall
of, and thus, with the stock kept pret.
ty fall Till late in tho mutumn, little
change in price VII probably take
place, aside from the possible widening
Of the margin which ct present exists
between Ssurais and Ai.cr;can. TIE
arrivals Of Egyptian co.ion at Liver
pool have about ceased Tor this season
and the crop has turuod out much less
than was expected, Tie import to June
lst showing the triA;nE increase Of
5000 bales over that OF last year. Ow.
ing TO this disappointing y"4ult, an ad.
vance i'll this kind OF l!&.A2d. from tie
lowest point had been oaian,;3!cd, while
Brazil aud India, which had arrived
freely in May, ruled with great stcadl.
ness. Attention is now LARGELY direct.
ed 10 the prospects OF tho H,owinG crop
on this side, the general opinion being
t'at the yicIa will nc aoniewil.t III excu2:
Of the last one, after making all due
allowances for imundations and the IN.
settled condition Of lab0r-,ho conclu.
sion being founded largely upon the
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over 10 receivers, will have their rcmc-
dy at law against the receivers, who arc
bound for funds thus unlawfully obtained.
---Raiciyk Stal,H,trd
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the Linden TO the Thicrgarten, at Der.
I'm. Well, I lclta quiver in my hands
and feet. All of you and some other
people, besides, are acquainted with hot.
bloodcd old Bismarck. l rode my
chestnut horse close up to Sadowa, (tho
Kings marcy, and gave her a smart
kick. And she darlcd forward, and the
King looked hroumd wondcringly.
believe he had noticed it, but he did not
say word.
Did your Exccllcncy carry rcvol
vor during the war ?"
"No, ! did not, and missed it only
once with genuine regret. 1t was i'm.
mediatcl y after the battle Of CKonniggratz
] rode all alone across the battle field
with its piles of corpscs-it was a sight
which lroze the blood in my veins
terrible, bloody, never to be forgotten.
All at once saw III front of me poor
line horse, both Of whose hind legs had
been torn away by u bomb SHE'LL
Trembling and noighlng lamcntably, he
raised himself on his forc.lcgs and look.
cd at me with his large moist eyes,
rs if impIoring me to assist him. All,
then l wished for a bullet to send it into
the heart Of the poor creature But
there were to be seen too scenes FIJI
Of touching, poctical pathos and, again
o! an irrcsistibly ludicrous character, on
the battle field. Thus, for il tancc, |
saw, during The fight, a very younu
o0iccr--as pale as though hc were
asleep = leaning against a garden fence
Ho was dead In the garden there
were plenty Of beautiful roses IN u,)
blood. y soldier was lust catherine a
handful Of them !; he then climbed over
The fence and laid the roses on The
young heros breast where there was
seen small round hole in the uniform
80 Won l,uow ,bo oG,n I.,
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James Brown, aged eight years,
while fishing in the rivcr at Pough-
keepsic day or two since, was drag
ged into tho water and drowned.
When found, his hands still claspcd
tho iishpole, while upon tho hook was
q huge eel, which had probably dragg-
cd the little fellow oyerboard.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

A PLATFonM FOR ALL PARTIES
William Murphy, freedman of
Gainesville, Alabama, was called up
on to define his position, and did SO in
tho following brief platform, upon
which tho whole South could stand
with honor and profit:
81 am in favor Of all hands going to
work and making plenty to eat, and
keep, loss noise ;sthons all will come
right. | tell you tho South is the
greatest country in tho world / now
propose three cheers for the South
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WoULDN'T HAVE Ira good joke
is told us by friend who was present
at the frccdmon's celebration in Clay
ton last week. 1t was proposed, be-
fore the procession was formed. to
head the column with tho stars and
stripes proudly whipping the breeze,
and tail it with tho stars and bars ig-
nobly trailing in the dust. Tho pro-
position was submitted to ono Of the
most prominent and influential of the
colored marshals, who, when he hoard
it, suffered bis Indignation to got the
upper hand Of him. Flo repliod that
no such thing should bo did whar ho
was. He fout under do Confederate
flag, and if he cotch any fool Niger
draggin it along in do dirt he was
gwino to hurt him.--Eyaula (A1a., J
Ne1DS, ~
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-
The New York LeyaM declares ::
Congress must 60 straight to the mark
boldly, fairly, openly, in the eyes OF
the nation and the woodland impcach
Mr.. johnson for the high crime and
mlsdomcanor Of q usurpation of power
OF the exercise Of authority against the
law Of conspiralion with his Cabinet to
render null and imperative laws The
energetic and honest enforcement Of
which was vitality necessary to the pros.
pcrity Of the people and welfare Of the
country. On these broad issues he
must be mpcached and removed, and it
must DO done this summer, or it will be
too latc."
From private letter received by a
gentleman in this village we learn that
there have been twelve deaths from
yellow fever on board Of steemcr at
Hilton Head. The steamer came from
Havana. 1t is to bo hoped that the
Government will take the precautiona
ry steps to prevent this dreadful plague
being introduced into any of our seaport
towns.--Marion star.