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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE DEMO.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE DEMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION AT New YoRK-
WHAT HIS FRIENDS Say Washington,
June 81, l86S.-lrriends of the Prcsi
dent here claim that he will receive the
largest vote OH the first ballot in the
New York Convention, and anticipate
on tho part of the President, within the
next three or four days, some official
demonstrations which will secure him
the nomination. They claim that Mr.
Johnson's gallant stand ior the Constitu.
ton entities him to the gratitude and
iavor OF tho Conservative party, and
that some bold stroke Of policy is all
that is needed to secure it. Hence tbev
say that important events arc near nj
hand. .--Special to Baltimore Gazette.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

A very singular and interest
ing report from England says
that the Bishop Of London has
ordered that the President of
the United States shall be pray
eel for along with the Queen
and Parliament. This is "a
touch of nature" 50 to speak,
that will affect q great many.
Whether suggested by the
Queen, or by tho traditional
genius of that city of London,
which was the fortress of those
who were the friends of the
Americans, it is significant
enough, as showing, thatin spite
OF the hot old family blood, and
the blow struck in the red heat
OF mortal passion-in spite of
the recent chickering's and iea-
lousies, and even the fear that
we may all take to the wicked
OLD style Of arbitramcnt again,
on some sudden urging, there
is still something that draws to-
gether these two great fa-
miles of English speaking men.
The thing may have some ex-
tent and sentiment in it. But
extent and sentiment are very
good things in their way, when
they occur on the same side of
sound reason and good feeling.
~. Y. Times.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

An Irishman,' a.short time IN this
country, was eatirg boiled green corn.
After eating off all the corn he passed
the cob back to the lady who sat at the
head OF the table, saying, "Would YOU
plaso be so kind rs to Put son,o NOR.
beans on tho sthick?"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

AWFUL EFFECT OF MIsroRTUNE.-John
Shaai, of Rutlcdgc township, Ill.,, had his
crops destroyed by the storm on the I'd ult.
and, being unsettled in reason by the great
loss, on the Sth he determined to end his
life. lie cut his throat with rasor,' com
pletcly scYcring the trachca and msophacus
but leaving the arteries intact. The Dewitt
Rey'str of the 10Th says;
'Thc victim has survived nine DAYS on
hourlshmcnt administered through the gap
ing wound by means of tube. lie, of
course, is spcechess, but, being fine wri
Ter. communicates With his friends by means
OF pen and paper, which he does frequent :
~. When interrogatcd by his lather.in law,
john, what made you do this dreadful
thing !" he took pen and wrote: .Thc storm
mas destroyed my crop, and my family
would have to starvc, and did not want to
live and sec IT, Several days after nc Fl, st
wounded himself he was detected with nu
old dull pocket.knifc, trying to make his
wound more speedily fatal. lie afterwards
wrote on slip of paper, in. answer to n
question, that if he had not already done
the deed he would not now do it, IIc is
daily growing weaker, and cannot survive
many more days, and yet seems much more
unconccrncd about it than do his friends
and ncighbors.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

RIOT IN IIoJsLoN, TrxAs.-l rom thc
Houston Telegraph, of the 10th, VIC learn
that tho city has just escaped bloody con-
iiict between the blacks and whites ON tho
Sunday previous 1t arose from The arrest
OF coiorcd man named Noble, who, in at
tempting to quiet quarrel between two of
his friends at dance on Saturday night.
was shot at, and in return shot his ndycr.
sary. Early Sunday morning mob Of
armed negroes demanded Noble from the
oihcer who had him in confinement. Being
refused, larger and more excited mob was
speedily gathered around tho calaboosc tho
alarm bell was rung and the whites bupan
to assemble in large numbers, also armed
and bloody collision seemed inevitable.
But after while tho negroes dispersed but
Kept the city in IN alarm all Sunday and
sunday night Tho whole city was filed
with armed mer, and runners were sent Into
the country for others, but, most proyidcn
TALLY, thc'cxctcment passed without actual
collision and boodshcd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
General Lee as Trainer and Ruler of
r. Young, &c.


Dr. Bagby, who attended the
late Commencement at Wash
ington College, writes Of Gen.
Lee as follows IN a letter to his
paper, the Mutive Varg5ntun::
And here it will be Ill place
to relate that, on my return
from Lexington, q gentleman in
the coach expressed the fear
that General Lee's kindness Of
heart and his desire to enlarge
the college might perhaps,
make him too lcnicnt and, pos
sibly, lower the scholastic stan
dard. TO quiet his fears | told
him what had been told me u
few days before by a clergyman
residing in Lexington.
"Gcncral Lees oflice,' said
he, "is no sinccurc. His work
taxes to the utmost his power
lul constitution. lie registers
in his mind not only the face
but the name OF each of the
40 students. Nor is that ALL.
lie can tell you the standing of
each student in the several
branches which hc studies, and
any neglect Of duty is promptly
punishcG.'
"Punished !"I exclaimed.
"Ycs,' said he; Gin General
Lees own way
"lIow is that ?" I inquired.
"Wcll not long since a young
friend of mine, who is in the
college, confessed to me that he
had been, as he expressed it
hauled up'-that is, he had re-
cclvcd u message to the effect
the President desired to sec him
i'll his Office"
odd General Lee lecture
youE'
"No, Indeed p
odd he scold you 2"
"Scold! | only wish he had.
lie talked to nc 50 kindly that
he nearly broke my heart, and
you don't catch me in there
again, [ tell you.'
That is General Lees way,o
not like Stoncwall Jackson's but
quite rs cffcctual in college as
was Jackson's in the army. Ii
we add to this personal super
vision Of each individual stu.
dent the labor of corrcspon-
dence ca great deal Of which
cannot be taken off his hands)
and other duties, we may I'M
derstand how it is that the re-
port, which went the round of
the papers few months ago, OF
the Generals failing health
should have gained credencc.
lie has improved very much of
late, but does not present that
robust appearance to which our
eyes were accustomed during
the war. Replying to q ocnt]e-
man, who congratulated him at
the alumni supper upon the
prospect of the long holiday
before him he expressed his re-
grcts at not being able to
mount his horse and ride day|
after day among the mountains.
lie must desire and must need
greatly the quietudc and re-
frcshment Of the soul which
comes Of solitary communion
with nature. Upon his health
hang too many priceless inter
csts Tor it to be hazarded, and
OF this it were well that those
immediately around him should
never be unmindiul.
The revercd affection and adj
with which General
Lee is regarded by the citizens
Of Lexington seems rather to
increase than to lesscn-proof|
if proof were wanting
of the true greatness Of the man.
Whenever he rides through
the t village, the people watch
him with as much interest as
though they hadnevcr seen him
before, and if he chance to stop
in tho street on some business,
they linger at their doors and
as if their eyes would
never tiro of trovi,,c. ,,,>o H.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
SING THAT SWEET MELODY AGAIN

SING THAT SWEET MELODY AGAIN
Sing that sweet melody again,
heard it once in happier hours,
II fall upon my weary brain
Like breath Of summer flowers.
IL brings before my ponsivc mind
,,,, Ihe i'nllowed scenes of other years,
When lifo was one long day of 10y,
bright--unalloyed with tcors.
Tho blooming hawthorn scents tho mir.
Tho lark's loud song is in tho sky,
And gathering sweets from balmy lowcrs,
Tho bee huns morry by.
Again | hear my Mary's voice,
Her matchless form sec once more,
Again her watching glance ofloyo
Enohants mo rs Of yorc.
Her small white hand is olaspcd in mine.
Hcr fragrant breath is OH my check,
Wrapt i'll u trance Of thrilling Joy,
Our hearts too full to speak.
Oh could such ecstaoy but last,
Such soonos of ravishing delight,
Who would such happiness exchange
For other words, though bright2
The song is hushed, its echoes dio,
Like fairy music in the air;
Out of its rapture breathing spoil
Awake to grief and care
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

TIE CHASE MOVEMENT PROGRESS
GNG.-The Chase movement seems to
revive with the approach Of the time for
holding tho New York Convention. 1t
continues the chief topic of interest, as
the complexion Of the entire political
campaign depends upon the nomination.
Leading Democrats and Congressman
here have placed themselves in commu-
nlcatlon with the various Congressional
Districts i'll relation TO the nomination
The result is an overwhelming demon.
stration by the rank and file in favor Of
Clasc. The old politicians and perhaps
majority Of the delegates may not
respond to this feeling, many of the dele.
gates being elected in advance of the
development Of the Chase feeling, since
the nomination Of General Grant and
the close of impeachment There seems
to be no doubt chat Chasc's nomination
would be favorably received by demo-
cratic masses, and not only win over a
large number of republicans but also
prevent serious detection in the ranks
Of the democracy to General Grant in
case Of the nomination Of an extreme
democrat. MIR. Chases decision in a
North Carolina case, which was over.
ruled by General Scklcs, is quoted as
an evidence Of his opposition to military
rule in the South. Dispatches received
here from New York represent that
Governor Seymore, Mr.. Belmont and
the Tammany Saclcms are organizing
for Mr.. Chase;--Cor. ". Y. Commcr.
cial ADVERTISER.
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Tie KU KLUx no BETnRowN


TIE Ku KLUx 10 BE TnRowN
IN THE SHADE.We were in
formed last evening, says the
Charleston Courier, by q dis
tlngulshed member Of the Re-
publican party, and one who is
q candidate for high political
preferment, that a report has
attained wide circulation in the
up,-country, that q secret politi-
cal organization has been form
ed OF members solemnly sworn
to put to death, within a twelve
month, every man in the State
who holds office under the new
regime. Indeed, so far has this
obtained credence amongst the
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08


lhE lNcoRRUpTIBILIrY OF THE RADICALS.
= From paragraph in an issue of tho Ra-
dical organ Of this city, says the New Or.
leans Bee, one wo ID suppose that the mem
oers OF that party were entirely incorrupti.
Die, IL he did not know tho men. But wc
happen to know that they are very far from
oelhg above temptation. If they have not
n hankerng after office, and that which
makes Office desirable, it would be' difficult
to point out who has. We have heard, and
arc inclined to believe, that those candidates
for tho Senatorial positions who have the
longest purse will carry tho day.
We admire tho frank confession of the
journal referred to when it says:
"Ihc Republican party is now poor, and
It's members arc poor, but with the patron
age OF this State and Of the United States in
Louisiana. all this will soon change, onI !,
VIII become rich and powerful.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

EXTRAORDINARY EcLIpsE. Tho to.
tai eclipse of tho sun, which is to take
place on tho 18th of August next,
VIII present such long duration Of
darkness, that astronomers arc antici.
pating it With unusual interest. From
near Alden the central line of tho
eclipse extends to the Southern coast
OF Now Guinea, crossing lIindostan.
the Bay of Bengal, tho Maylayan pcn-
lnsular, and the Gulf of Siam on the
way and at certain places on this
line the.duration Of total darkness will
pc at $40. At the date in question.
the moon will not be more than six
hours from its pcrigeo, while tho sun
VII not DC far from its apigeo a two
fold condition which increases tho an
parent diameter of tho moon, and
shows tho apparent diameter of tho
sun, nearly at tho smallest, IIcnco
the prolonged darkness, fzgky> u
chance occurs but raroly, and wo oafSs oafSss.
not wonder that strong desire cAistc
to make tho most of it in endeavors to
solve certain highly important qucs-
tions in physical science. Unluckily.
the southwest monsoon will soon bo
at its full blast on the 10th of August.
which, with its heavy clouds, will rom
der observation cithor uncertain or
impossible, except ON tho eastern side
OF the mountain ranges.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
Tuo Latest Phase of Reconstruction,

In another column we publish to-
day General Orders No. 100, issued
yesterday by General Candy. 1t di-
reefs that all officers of tho new State
government be inauguratcd immedi-
atcly upon the ratification, by tho
Legislature, of the fourteenth article
constitutional amendment. No test
oath REPAIRED
"To facilstatc tho organization of
tho new State governments, tho fol-
lowing appointments arc made
"To be Governor of South Carolina,
Robert *. Scott, Governor elect, vico
James Il. Orr, removed
"To be Lieutenant Governor, Lem.
ucl Boozcr, Lieutenant Governor
elect, to fill Il vacancy.
"To take effect, July 6, lSGSHsgey
the meeting Of tho General Assembly
Of the State of South Carolina"
For further cuactmcnts, we refer TO
the order itself
Tho "rcmoval" Of Governor Orr at
this time is another proof, if further
proof were needed, Of the utter inca
pacity Of the Congressional thinkers, to
construct State Governments. We
not onlyrhavc hid four separate Re-
construction acts, purporting to givo
the entire programme of the Recon-
struction farce, but wo were treated to
All omnibus bill i'll addition, and now
on the very cvo of the "glorious" con.
summation there is further confcs-
sion of the inadcquacy of the Con-
gressional legislation. "To facilitate
the organization Of tho new State gov
crnmcnts,' etc., Governor Orr is re.
moved, and Governor Scott appointed
by the General Commanding.
According to the Reconstruction
acts tho State is not State until af.
ter tho constitutional ,,,cndmcnt
shall have been ratified: and on the
other hand, there is difficulty in see
ing how a State that is not Il State
can constitutionally vote upon a con-
stitutional amendment. But we do
not sec how this last removal mcnds
the mattcr.-Mcrcury.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
Selected Poetry.
WEEP WEEP

Aufnre, trgeiaare, ydpere falsis nominiLu,,
fmperiun :: qui udi solitudinem .faciunt, pacem
appellants
7dcitus Agricola, XIX.
Weep weep, FOR fallon land.
For q standard sheet laid low
Freedom is lost | let every heart
Echo the note of wo
Yea, weep ye soldiers, woop;
Twill not your manhood stain
TO mourn with griovous bitterness
Honor and valor SLANT
Weep, friendless women weep!
For the golden days Of yoro--
For the dosolate homes, the acking hearts;
Tho loved ones are no moro.
Bravcly they fought and we'll,
That noble hero band;
Brnvcly they fought and bravely diodl
10 save their suffering land.
Our Southern soil is rcd
With the blood of mauy slain;
Like saorifioisl wine IT, fell,
But The sacrifice was vain;
Peace dawns upon our land,
Oh, God, that this should bo,
That Peace should smile o'cr Freedom 8
And we that smile should see.
Let Southern mon now inke
long farewell of Fame
Let southern mon bow mcckly down
10 tyranny and ehamel
droat God that suoh should 1.-Two
10 hail tho fatal hour.
That brushes Freedom to tho dust,
Meath Northern hato and power!
But many patriot heart
Yet thrills to the war gods breath;
And many still would baltic on
For Freedom to Tho death!
Weep! weep hut not for thom,
Tho martyrs peath tho sod,
For they etornal poaco have found
Around tho throne Of God!
Peaoo l-Poace!--'t but q word.
a mookory--a name--
Alas, o God tits but tho wreath
That hides tho tyrant's ohalnl
Yet If it thus must bo-
And Freedom no'er bo won--
Thon, Father, give us strength to soy
"Thy will on earth be donc!"
CARRIE.
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PRIcE OF WHEAT REpuoEp. oro n
formed, says tho Augusta Cons stlutionalist Of
inc 18th, that tho wheat merchants of At
!, tsnta ua have put down the price Of whoat to
Si.8o per bushcl. Thisis in consequence
OF inc inferiorlty Of tho grain and tho
abundance of the ol6p. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

iho grasshoppcr plague is devastating
western Iowa in fearful manner. A
FRIEND who has just como in from Sioux Civ
informs us that Of about ono hundrcd onI
hify miles wide, extending from South
western Dakota, chiefly between tho Des
Moihe and Missouri rivers, TO tho South
western boundary of Iowa, there will be
scarcely wheat field left exempt from to-
va INSTRUCTION by these vermin. They fill
inc air ana cover the ground, making con.
slant sound like that of q heavy shower.
Ihey sometimes gather over night in such
myriads upon tho track Of Tho railroad
as TO stop tho train by lubyicating tho
track when crushed by tho wheels. Thcv
devour wheat first, and afterwards take to
oats and weeds, leaving grass and other
crops comparatively unharmcd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

IiE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION TIP Me-
GRO REAcrioN.- Whatever may tho
maj reported result thorc has unquos-
tlonably, been wonderful reaction
among tho blacks in tho lato Missis-
slppi election. Democratic barbo-
cues, on the foating Of equal rights
those t nose festivals in tho woods, where
free pigs and fowls and bread and
wh,skey arc furnished by subscription
and consumed by wholosalo--aro re-
ported as having turned tho scale
among the darkies. IF 50, negro suf.
ifrago in tho Souto hcncoforth is IN tho
hanas OF the conservative for thew
nave all tho materials for these barbc-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

PIONEER SOUTHERN EDucArIoNA1
AID SocIETY.-W G take the following
from the Baltimore GazcUc of Monday,
29tll ult.
at a meeting Of tho Charleston Di-
roctors Of the ''Pionccr Southern Edu-
cational Aid Society" the reoort of the
Rev. A. Il. Porter, Superintendent,
was submitted and forwarded to tho
Secretary at Baltimore.
by this it appears that the num-
Der of pupils Oh the register
is, 47O
Regular pupils, $50
Average attendance, 800
There are three male teachers and
eight females, one ianitor. The pay
of the Principal is $S5 per month, Of
the assistants $50 per month to ono
and $40 to the othcr of tho female
teachers $50 each per month of tho
.ianitors $50 per month making tue
expenses of tho school for the month of
June as follows
TOTAL expenses, S455.OO
Amount received from pri-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

THREE Per CENT.--Loans can be had at
threo per cent on call in Wall street, and
there is q supply of money in excess of the
demand, whilo tho best commercial paper is
scarce and wanted at fivc to six per cent.
In other words, there is plethora of uncm-
ployed money. We see similar state of
things to that which has existed for some
timo, and still exists, in England. Money
there has been as low as one per cent, and
now can DO had at two per cent. 1t is much
tho same in Paris. Like causes produce
similar effects. Money accumulated TO n
vast amount i'll tho banks Of England and
Franco because capitalists had become afraid
to invest in speculative enterprises after tho
collapse Of several great railroad and other
schemes. Panic and excessive timdity fol-
lowed the failure of Sir Morton Pcto and
others in England just tho Same us they
did some years ago the failure of Hudson,
another great railroad king. Now York,
like London on Paris, is II great financial
centre, to which money flows, where it ac
cumulates whenever speculative enterprises
receive check or people bccome afraid of
investing in anything that is not perfectly
safe in the regular course Of trade
We have had no great panic or collapse, IL
Is true; but the low rate of interest and
abundance Of unemployed capital here
arise i'll part from similar cause to that
in England at the period referred to. Capi
talists arc timid and in state of uncertain
ty. With all our vast resources waiting TO
DC developed, and with tho laircst promise
Of proiitabl: returns for capital invested in
them, there is doubt and want of confidence.
This is especially the case with regard to
the South, where there is so much need of
capital and where there is more unleyclopcd
wealth than i'll any other paft of the coun-
try or The world. People do not know what
absurd or ruinous measures our incapable
anu reckless Congress may pass; they can.
not see their way clear in the future; they
arc like men at sea without ruddcr TO
guide them on their way.-N. Y H~uld.
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unsophisticated, that many will
be deferred from fulfilling the
laudable intentions Of accept
ing slnecure positions, which
our generous commonwealth
has provided with lavish hand
inder the present administl a.
;lon. We incline to the opinion
that the whole matter is an
egreglous sell, and the self-sa-
crlficlng parties may, with safe
", pitch into the good Offices.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08

*To rnvago, TO slaughter TO usurp under
iaiso tities, thoy call government and where
thcy mako desert, they oall IL peace,
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Immigration.

The following remarks are taken part.
~ from the New York Courier eG En-.
1u"e'', and partly from the Courier des
Etats- Unis::
During the last week, there arrived at
Castle Garden 6,555 passengers, bring.
ing with them. in specie, $245,075,
declared 10y them. This gives S3Y for
each man, woman or child. But lmmi.
grants never state the whole sum they
possess perhaps not by two.thirds.
The Courier &c Enqutrcr says that
last year 100000 immigrants arrived in
the United States, and if they brought
with them similar sums, they have add.
cd to the capital Of the United States,
$4,000, 900 in money. The value O:
their labor amounts to 1920, ,OOO, 900, 50
that they have added Sip, 600, 900 to
The wealth of the United States Dc.
dncllnS IS for each Immigrant, on ac.
count OF paupcrs or the punishment Of
criminals, (thongh the law demands So.
only, which is found qnitc sufficient we
would have.
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$4,000

Homo for month of June,
from funds of tho Institu-
ton, 455.25
The original report, with the items
therein contained, may be seen at tho
Office of Jos, Biyru ArsroN
Secretary.
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We remember foot note in DR.. Lie
ber's "Civii liberty" in which that
author states that, according to careful
inquiries by the governments, both IN
Germany and tho United States. the
sum carried annually out of Germany by
emlgrants amounts to about fifteen mil
lions of Prussian dollars.
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Amount received from pri-
vatc sources, of which
$ll9.2S is from pay pu-
pills,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-01-24

ALEXANDRA, LoUDouN AND HAMp-
SHIRE RAtLEoAD.-Mr INogRsoII intro
dueed few days ago in the House of Re-
representatives. joint resolution (Which was
referred to the District Committed author
izing the Secretary of War to detail one or
more officers to survey one or more routes
for branch railroad from some point on
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad, in Virginia, to the cities of George
town Il Washington; ana also for a branch
railroad from said Alexandria, Loudoun &
Hampshire Railroad to Aide, Va, aud to
report the result of said survey to Congress
with estimates of the cost of said route or
routes.