The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-23
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W HSulN'fDN, 'anu"iy lJ.-J. vi :.
Ashley called the Southern Radical
Association together and submitted
his article Of impeachment. The vote
stood | J to l0-DWrant voting with
the minority against pushing tho i'm
rcachmcnt. Thc departure of Repre-
sentative Washburnc, of Illinois, on
" Wednesday, for Europe, reduces The
strength Of the extremists.
The custom receipts at New Or
leans for tho week ending the 5th was
:,5S,00O.
There a:c.thrtccn inches of ice OH
the Potomac.
The President sent to tho House n
mas Of papers relative TO the July
riots, including 400 pages OF tcstimo-
ny taken by the investigation board
,!ho board, in their report, say that it
i; hy 10 means their opinion that hos
ti!ity 10 i'orthcrn Union men prevails
in The UUnnluuity to the cNtcnr or eli.
langcrins l;rc c" property, provided
they refrain from claiming freedom of
speech on certain subjects. The par
" Which elected Mayor Niunroc, and
through him control municipal au-
taoritics, The board considers thor
ongh!y imbned with the spirit of hos
ti!ity, and predicts that when the
lapse of time affords immunity for
past offences and give them confidence,
the Insecurity to, Northern life and
property will commence. The board
eNcuIpatcs Gen. Baird, and says the
negro procession was ili-timcd and un-
fortunate; but the board fails to sec
thc evidence that it was an armed or
gani2ation. The bcScigcd party were
totally unarmcd. The report alluded
to the brutal treatment of the prison.
cr::; and states that but for martial
law and other milita-y measures, un-
parallclcd outragcs would have oc-
curroI.
New YonK, January lo.-Thc Her
ats Washington despatch denies, au-
thoritativcly, the appointment of #
subcommittee, or the examination OF
a single witness by the judiciary
Committee, in The impeachment case.
Tho T'bunc's Orleans special says
forty policemen, concerned in the
July riots, have been arrested, under
tho civil rights bill, on frccdmcn's
oaths.
SAN FRANcIsco, January l9.-A
Durango letter, of December 81. an
nounccs tho enthusiastic reception of
Juarez on tho previous day, escorted
by G,OOO citizens, firing canhon.--
Eighteen American officers are on
Juarcz's staff.
FoRTREss MONROE, January 49,.
To-day was the coldcst know in ten
years. Navigation cmbargoed.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, January lG.--
The Supreme Count has decided that
the rcquircr ent Of revenue stamps on
State legal processes is unconstitu-
tional. The Court unanimously de-
cidcd that Alabama was dcjacto Gov
ernmcnt under the Confederacy, and
it's person Representatives were pro-
tcctcd from loss under Confederate in
vcstments.
WASHINGTON, January l8.-Brad-
Icy johnson, of Richmond, formerly a
Confederate General, has bcon admit
ted to practice in tho Supreme Court,
under the rulc abolishing tho test oath.
WASHINGTON, January l7.-The
Presidential Mansion IS crowded.
Among the visitors are Governor Orr,
of South Carolina and daughter!
Governor Orr is hero on business
connected with the State. Among
other things, immigration into the
State, and the rolicf of Postmasters
who either made returns to the Fcde-
raj authorities, which miscarried, or
to the Confederate authorities, which
are ignored, and who arc now harass-
ed hyGoycrnment claims. Governor
Orr is not in favor of the adoption Of
the Amendment by South Carolina, or
any other Southern State, but fayors
graceful submission to anything Con-
gresa may demand. He jocularly
thinks that DECENTRALIZATION would be
welcomed as an economical measure.
NEw YoRK, Jan. 17.--Tho heaviest
snow known for years prevails here.
Phe snow ID already q foot deep.
/ WAsIriNaroN. January l7.-.Greely