The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-30
CHARLES SUMMERS Apology.

CHARLES SUMMERS APOLOGY.
"uHirEn STATEs SENATE, December 10,
lo6o.-l have no reflection to make on tho
patriotism or the truth of the President of
the United States. Never in public or in
private have made my such reflection, and
do not begin now"
~ CHAS SUaNER.
The above was Mr.. Summers apolory
Whcn called to an account for declaring that
tHc iresiIcnta message Of lhrt date. traus-
mi'!ihg General Grants report, was u
"whitcwasIing message "--.N5t Hap.
TIE LABoREn TRADE --Extrnc: ac let
Ter from Macon Gn written by AInssa.
chusctts gentleman to the Pittsncld Sun:
"Ihcre is one thing ut the South that has
como under my notice that is horrible. 4
class OF men, called negro brokers' who
pursue tratnc which is the slave trade in n
bad form, and which could be cnrricd on
without the completely of tho officers Of The
Frecdman's Burcau. They represent them. /.
selves rs being planters in the west Of Mis-,
sisslppi, Arkansas, or somc other region,
ana oifcr negroes large wages to 80 with
them, and they, like tho human rnce gene
f"iiy. wishing TO better their condition, hc-
come the dupcs Of The broker. Tho latter
y,
may be, puts them on The train, and after
getting them we'll away from their homes
meets an accomplicc, and, in form, sells out
TO him, perhaps for $40 hcad The latter
transports them still farther and sells ont 10
another and when we'll bnck in the interior
no no drops them where they can obtain work.
ihcy put III their claim for wages, accord .
ing 10 tho agreement Of the FIRST rascal. but
no one knows anything about that; so they
hnvo to 60 to work for what they can ppi
which is less, perhaps, than they were re
ceiving where they were, b,i, having no
means to get bnck, they aro obliged 20 rc.
main and make The best Of It. One o, those
brokers has been arrested since came hcrc
ana the citizens arc anxious that he should
be made an example off,
We borrow from M exchange tbe fol,ow.
Ing concentrated "milk in the,cocca en-. nut" of
a recent affair in Memphis. occupying more
columns in the paper of that city than wo
have leisure to wade through:
lone of the Bceclor family-Dr. Pcvion
ID. Bcccher, Of Mempllis-hns gotten into n
very ugly prcdicament. IIc is not ONLY in
ilIs ugly prcdicnment---ho is also in ioil
among the ndvcnturcrs who camo ou,l,
with The Federal armies was Dr.. Bcechcr.
lie stopped in Memphis The property of
~. Ehfly, confederate surgeon, was sold
for United Statos taxes, and Bcechcr bought
1t. "e"'
"Aftcr the war, Dr.. Early went back 10
Memphis. and attempted TO recover his pro.
Perfy. Offering to pay all oxpon cs. Fear
ing Tint lie would succeed, Mr.. Becchcr
disseminated 10 get Him out of the wny.
and hired fellow named Walker II. Reck.
ford 10 murder him. Rockford, concluding
attera while, that he could make moro
money out Of Fairly than out Of Beechcr.
made fnll confession Of tho oonspirnov
TO the former, not knowing that four or
five ofthe most prominent citizens of Mem.
phis, weroo listening TO his story. Bccchcr and
Rockford were arrested, the grand iury
found true bills against rhcm, and thcy nre
now IN Jail. Bccchor has been ono Of ilc
noisest Of the Memphis radicals since The
war ended. and hence nobody is surprised
% find him in the hnnds of tho Inv, with n
lair prospect of going to tho pcniten,iary."
a. Washington correspondent says tho late
lccision Of the Supreme Court or, tho Test
oath will undoubtedly influence tho action
If The Executive to some practical extent,
md we may confidently expect that the
South will be relieved from the alternative
u having either the few small OWL Offices
here filed Dy itinaranL Yankees or ha da