The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-08
The New Constitution of South Carroll


Fccni"g Post writes to that Journal from
Colnnbia, S. G., rs follows:
"Thc Governor is to day issuing
circular addressed to various public men
in The State asking them TO forward to
his department the namcs Of persons
qualified to act rs registers and mana.
gers Of elections, and able to take. the
test oath. Con. Sickles is thus prcpar-
ing TO order the registration at an early
day.
x y "rhc Convention ITSELF and
possibly The following Legislature, will
be motley gathering, composed chiefly
Of new mon-yomg lawyoIs, individuals
who have never before held Office, and
those who can control a large negro vote.
The work to be dore will probably be
suggested by some power behind the
throne.
"Onr people heartily favor the propo.
! sllon to cngralt n provision in the new
| constitution that the cnlorcd race shall
be provided, by appropriation, with free
schools, and thus be practically aided in
their cndcavors o improve intellectually.
This provision, with the privileges Of
suffrage, will constitute the main fca-
lures of the new instrument.
I'VE arc, however. paying more at.
tcntlon to tie question what wo shall
cat, than 'how we shall vote. Food
is at present ofinGncly more importance
than politics. Our people are literally
starving. Dress and other cxternals
or no evidences Of the want that exists
in tho pantry. Those who were once
wealthy arc to day thankful for bush
cl Of corr. Fathers hear their little
one cry for bread, and mothers have
grown pale in giving the last morscl
TO their babes. Pride hides thousands
OF these cases from the public eye, but
there are tens Of thousands who are
making apdcals that would stir heart
OF stone. Even While writing this letter
gentleman has called at my residence.
at late hour Of the night, and this is
tic sum orhis story: a wife and four
small children ; no bread since morning
no hope for the morrow. Tears flow
down the manly check and tho lips
| qmvcr as the tale is told !; and there is
blush in my own face as L dole out
the few necessities Of life to one who
bnt few months ago was able to dis
pcnse his own charity by hundreds
| The Governor states that onc-fourlh Of
the population have not tasted meat for
thirty days. Baltimore is about scnling
MS luxury in the shape of forty tho,ls-
and pounds Of bacon"
| 'THE RIGlir or TIE Press TO PEoTEc.
TIoN.-Thc following case which oc
CURED in Now York will be read with
interest by the members OF the press:
H"tstH ct. al rs. TIanagna ct. Gl. -
The plaintiffs in this case, the proprctors
Of the N0i,onGl poiico GG2cttc, have
commenced II suit against The defendants
for vcndinga paper called the United
Statcs Police GagcVc, which they allie
gcd 70 be an Infringement OF their rign,s.
Pending the suit they took out an in.
junction rest raining the defendants from
selling the paper, and the case came up
on motion to dissolve the injunction
Judge Brady gave his decision in the
case yesterday, and nlIuding to the
rights of newspapers, said: The individ
'allties ofcditorial lifo are as rarely du.
plicalcd as those displayed in other pur-
snits, ard the intellectual vicor dis,in-
gushing the character and value of dC-
icrcnt prints, although equal in power,
will be essentially different in thought
IN The principles announced and advoca.
ted, and IN the reasoning by which the
same theories arc advanced and sought
to be established. A newspaper in it's
commanding element is the result of
mental labor, and should be protected TO
The same exlcntat least in tho use Of
symbols, names and marks, ns in other
| property. 1t may be that, as it changes
from day to day, or week to week, as
The case may be, ani is more or less re-
created by each publication becoming as
Vt were the mirror as well as the chron
Gle OF the times, that it is better entitled
| to such protection by reason Of its null
tiplicd originality nr ..a!r:.
The Judge refused to dissolve the IN
JUNCTION.
TALKING FINE.-Lntllcrous blunders
sometimes occnr in cases where Ignorant
persons attempt the use Of language
about The meaning Of which they know
nothing. rs ~; So
Not long since, while travelling from
| PItlsbnrg to Cincinnati, two rather vcr.
dant specimens Of the female sex came
on board the boat at one Of the landings
who, for the sake Of distinction, we viii
call Mary and Jane. aw
Now, Mary had her eye teeth cut, or,
IN other words, was acquainted with the
rules and regulations which govern ecn.
tccl society. Jauc, tho younger, had
never mixed i'll society to any extent.
Her language was such as she had
heard among her rustic assocates.--
Mary was aware of this fact, and
therefore cautioned her to observe how
she (Mary) acted, and govern herself
accordingly.
| Shortly after, while seated at the
dinner table, the waiter asked Mary
| what part of the fowl she would b,vn p