The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-09
rY d. u. n'onEIGHT.
No. 49,.

1881. A(lcr the action Of The Society
uron the agree brtwccn the Cvlumittcc
ar6 the Rev. Mr.. McCaulc, Che Society
having adopted the report Of the committee
already gWcu), lhc chnirman oEthc commit
tee appointed TO bring in n miuutc upon
that agreement, wrote TO the Commit tee ~
NinrShuru, Informing ihrm OF the Succ IS
tie measure met with ia Charleston, OF
raising lands for The society ~ Subsci'p-
tion, and enclosing y copy oI ihc address
10 the public which cmaun'Cl from the
Society. The copy Of N,c address 10 lost.
hut the letter accompnr yirg i, is preserved,
and is giv0n below. The writer WAS Rich.
ard lutsun, at one time mcu,Ncv Of the.
Continental Congress, and Afterwards Que
Of the Chnuccor> ut thia State. Tie manu-.
script letter c%haiis tinc specimen of pen.
manshir The following il u copy orit:
charleston, August lirh, 1884
Gcnllcmcn l0ur letter OF the Eth May
last, enclosing Mr.. McNaulc's propositions.
together with Ihn "ihcr papers rrcaivcd at
the same 'imc, we're referred to,n commit
tee Of which | had the honor to be Chair
y
the subject, nnl ulso some NGolrc3' OF tho
address TO the Public Which was drawn un
in consequence Of tho Recommendations of
the committees"
II have the pleasure of informing YOU
ihat our success with the. subscription in
tho City has exceeded our most sangllinc
expectations. We have upwards Of II thou.
sand loil'ds sterling subscribed It is
needless to observe to You how much
Winnsboroush is interested in the success
Of The Academy. The Society have there
tore right to expect very considerable
oxcrtions from your ncighhorhood If you
have not money, make Your subscrjn,ions
rnyahlc in provisions, materials for luild.
ing, and labor"
"fhc very liberal end generous cncour-
ngcmcn. which has been given 10 this nsi;-
tuition, as we'll Ms to the Academy Mt Nine.
ty.SiX, ny The gentlemen of this Civ, will
| hope hayo happy eject in countcrac,inr
the mischicyous views of some urtrul an,l
Designing mon among us. Such disintorcsi
cd conduct must convince every candid and
unprcjudiucd person, that the huo md CIV
against on arstooralic party said TO be
forming in this Stale. is cr,ircIy ,yi,hor,
any real foundation, and must Iayo hcen
raised to answer sinister and interested
purposes. If tho gentlemen of this Ci,y
harbourrd any designs hostile or umSricui
ly TO Your abilities, would they contribn,,
80 chceriul!y and so generously towards The
establishment Of Schools md Sominor;ns 81
Learning among you, for tho purpose OF
cnlighcning and insrucling You? Mos
assurcd,y they would not. Slavery. ro,
the most part, is tho conscounnoH and
c,lcct of igno: anoc, md dill ,hrv wisl -
enslavc you, their obvious nolioy wonld hS
to keep you iguorant ~,
"Youll observe that IL is ;ntcnaoa ,ho,
tho subscriptions shall no inkonnn '""' a.,
back of tho address. Tho method 10 u,
observed in subscribing, is to wri,, low,
Tho sui, in Yords immediately oftsr ~,
name, and then carry il out into ,Ln b,ac,
. lines in figures" | havo Tho honor "a ~,
Gcntlcmen, with every sentiment Of ,s,ccm
your most obcdicnt servant ~ y
Va RloirApp Ir,irsoy .
On the same day Mr.. lIutson cnc,osna
letter in Que to Gen. Richard VIM wbi.l