The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-21

was that they were doing wci---uucl bot.
than last year On the plantations of the
Mcgsrs. Hampton, Wade and christopher,
in Mississippi, the freedmen have halr the
crop, the employers furnishing the supplies
| mt II slight advance upon tho original cost.
This appears to be thcrulc generally adopt
ed
LET Us Avon EXCITEMENT AND SrRlPE--
Reconstruction, after such complete disio
cation and arrangement as the war produc-
cd, mrst necessarily prove u difficult pro-
| cess. Whatever our wishes may he in the
South, il would scarcely be reasonable to
expect the dominant party to reconstruct
the state Governments OF tho ante deiiu5a
| basis. 1t would be quite rs unreasonable
to expect that party 10 allow Confederate g
men or Confederate sentiments 10 gain the
as"cndancy under tho new order Of things
But, whether reasonable or unreasonable,
the fact must be plain TO all that it is The
iNcd purpose OF the Republican party not
~ allow ;h;&. Their pGi;"j' 0c "CGyi.strUco
ton is determined upon, and il is that it
shall DO cOnstmmarcd in tho interest Of
Unionism. The question. then, for us to
dccitc is, whether we shall array ourselves
against that party aui its policy, or hold
back, doing nothing, or cooperate in the
Work oi r"conSlrnction SN as 10 get back
into our practical relations with the Gov
vcrnmcnt, and thus be enabled to resume
the arrangement Of our domestic affairs, be
relieved from the tcrrors of couiiscation, and
he placed in n situation to develop and turn
10 profitable account the resources of the
State.
Mhi'c VIC have no quarrel with those who
hold different views, VIC favor the policy of
SEQ. operation" rs the only policy that
promises rcrOGc. We maintain that noints
OF honor were settled by The way, and that
the only question now remaining relate to
expectancy. Il We had choice there arc
many things we would no. do, which ncccs-
sity now impcls us TO do. 4 stronger pow
CT has entered our house and bound MS, and
we must obey his will. 1t is vain to attempt
resistance, for We would thereby only ag-
graVatc our mscrics.
These arc our sentiments Others think
differently and propose TO act differently.
Thcy have the same right 10 thcir opinions
that hG lave to ours. Nor do We claim all
the honor and honesty. We think they
arc in error, and that they arc. leading 9th
crs into crror--icarful error, that they will
repent OF in sacl-cioth and ashes, and when
too latc. Charleston News.
The Washington Chronicle says: "The
simultaneous illumination Of the rotunda,
dome and tholus, by Professor Gardiner 8
G'rciical apparatus, on Saturday night, was
Witnessed by large assemblurc, and NJ oy
CT II brilliant success, not single burner
ofthc thirteen hundred, falling to be ieni-
ted. 0"c hi2Grcd anh twenty eight odGi.
tional burners, supported by handsome
bronze brackets, have been placed over The
large paintings i'll the roiunda, which pre-
scnts better appearance than by tho light
of day. large number Of persons had
assembled previous TO tho illumination, and
when, upon q given signal, the brilliant gas
jets, from their hundreds OF burners, simul-
t2nccpsiy burst into full blaze, bringing out
in s;rcnG; relief The lights aud shades Of
Ernmali's magnificent allcgorical painting
in tho dome. tho pictures in The rotuMda,
and every niche or projection OF Tho nrchi-
tCrtu'n. tho enthusiasm OF the ,hr0ng be-
tagged Itself in n sHalon burst Of applause
aud expressions Of admiration. The illumi-
nation was continued fer an honr or more,
during which those present devoted the
time ~ an examination Vi ihc paintings,
and i'll discussing the wonders Of electricity.
Not; few visited Professor Garlincr's labo-
raIory, where they inspected The elegant
gas lightning apparatus constructed for the
Paris Exposition. The apparatus, showing
The different molcs hy which street lamps,
pubic buildings aud private residences can
be lighted, is marvellous Instrument, and
IS adapted to light any number Of burners,
turning on the gas and igniting it at tho
same iimn The circular hall in the pas
sage between tho rotunda and the Senate
chamber, which heretofore has been but
msuliicicm,y lighted, is now illuminated
from the roof by circle Of gas jets, with
rcilcctors, The whole having been put up
under Professor GARDENERS supervision, and
The burner being lighted by electricity, in
common with those in tho rctunda.
-. o.
TCrrlD.U SUFFERING At SEA.-N The
scmi-monthly meeting of tho Commission
ors of Emigration in New York, Wcdncc-
day afternoon, committee reported nron
tho case of tho Austrian ship Guizippc Bac-
carich. The report says that tho death of
nineteen Of the passengers Of the Baccarich
was owing TO the deficiency and bad quality
Of the food supplied, and to tho poisonous
water givcn for use. Thc ship had neither
tea nor sngar, physician nor drug store :;
the bread was mouldy and unfit for use, and
the potatoes were bad. The report charges
that these death were so many murders,
seventeen of which occurred on the passage
from Antwerp, and two while the ship was
III quarantine here after her arrival. y.
Siraus & Co., shippers at Antwerp, arc very
severely ccnsurcd, and .Eo committee ar
raign hem as especially guilty OF murder.
When the Baccarich was quarantincd TWEEN
ty-tonr sick passengers were at once placed
in the hospial-shr, and they spccpily re.
covered. All the surviving passengers have
been formed of their legal right TO obtain
redress for thc>wrongs inflicted upon them,
and many Of them have already taken steps
to that end. The report Of tho committee
is presented to the Consuls Of BELGIUM, Aus
tria and Prussia, that tho governments Of
these countries may understand tho state Of
the case, with Wow to their taking such
action as they may deem ct.
fELoSY.--ln ono of our articles last
week on Registration, we mcnliono that in
South carolina no ono is disfrancbiscd for
felony, just as in this State no ono is dis.
iranchiscd simply because of having bccn
engaged in rebellion against the United