The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
Family to Science inquiry Industry and Literature
WINNSBORO, S. c. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANIJAl
An Awkward Old Document.


How Present Radica', once on a time, Justi
DC Maintained 81 Force.
/ On The 4th day Of December, 1865, Ben
|jamin L. Wade, Republican Senator fron
Ohio, made speech in he United States
Senate, an order to print additional copies
of the Presidents Message being undo,
| consideration. In that speech he made
the following declarations, which viii
be found in the Congressional cYot.: third
session, thirty,fourth Congress. page %
''But the Southern gentlemen stand here.
and in almost all their speeches speak of n
dissolution Of the Union rs an clement OF
every argument, MS though it were pecu.
liar c0ndescension OH their part that they
permitted the Union to stand at NIL. II
they do not feel interested in upholding this
Union-if il really trenches OH their right $
If it cndangcis that institution to such
an extent that they cannot feel secure un-
der it-if their interests arc violently as
sailed by means Of this Union, ! am not
one of those who expect that they will long
continue under il. am not one OF those
who you'd ask them TO continue in such n
Union. II would be doing violence to tlrs
platform ofthe party TO which | belong.
"We have adopted the old Declaration Of
movements, which declares that any pco-
pie, when their government ceases to pro-
'cc, their rights, when il is 50 subverted
from the true purposes Of governmcn, rs TO
Cypress them, have the right to rccur to
fundamental principles and, if need be, de-
stroy TIE government under which they
live, and to erect on its ruins another more
conducive to their welfare. hold that
they have this light. ! will not blame
any people for exercising il whenever they
think tho emergency has come. certain
~ shall be the advocate of that same doc
trinc whenever find that the principles Of
this Governments have become SO oppressive
TO the section to which belong that free
people ought not to endure it, You will
not then find me backward in being the
advocate Of disunion. Bat that continron-
c.S nrver having come, have never yet
opened my mouth in opposition to the Uni.
OIL,
You cannot forcibly hold men in This
uE'on; fer the attempt to do so, it seems
so me, would subvcrt tho first principles Of
the Government under which we live"
CRIMES COMMITTED on New YEARS DAY.
drunken policeman, let loose in the Sew
entecnth Precinct, ran up and down the
street like wild man, clubbing every ci,i
zen lie met, and shooting ~, inoffensvc
German, who is likely to dio. from his
wound. This Metropolitan marine was
finally caught ard cng"d. a man was
stabbed by Il highway robber in Riyington
street. There Was an ther stabbing nlfray
in The Eighteenth Ward. a woman, aban,
doncd by her husband who is in New Or
leans, committed suicide by taking opium,
III the Wctmoro House and on New Years
lta,rr ~, I.
street, returning home at o. late hour, were
assaulted by rutlians with brass kiucklcs
and slung shots, their skulls Fractured, and
Inst night both OF the men were dying. In
this case there were no arrests, though the
day before it wes publicly announced that
the entire police force would be on duty,
with the reserves in readiness for any sud-
den call. ~ is shocking showing Of crime
for single day, and that day n general.
gcniaa holiday, when even crime might he
expected to stink away out of sight in the
snms of the Five Points neghhoraood =
Instead Of this rui!ianism ran riot and tho
record presents n striking contrast with the
cnmpai ative absence Of crime in The city on
Christmas Day, --New York World.
OnlruARv..-SWrcd to the memory of
Brcvet Major General John Pope, u S. a..
who departed OH the trair of ycsler,lay y
morning. lately resident ofthc territory
of Gcorgin. Alabama and Florida, and
several staff att0cdcs. The remains (tor We
insist that he is dead decidedly tho GtQ,ies
man on this contincn,) were boruc TO the
cars by cortcgc consisting of II rPry few
very melancholy looking friends $50 call
cd, and the fine military band which has
for some months q !orncd his court. The
musical feature Of tho solemn occasion,
made rrodgioua effort to be "inspiriting,' ;
but there were no eager, cxpcctnnt multi,
tule, no wild tossing o. hats, sinking O
handkcrchicfs, and nld ciamors for stand
ing roomto catch last, lingering glance o
| tho beneficcnt countenancG Of the dc part
| ing hero. The usual number of passenger.
oil he occasion of n departing train, the
| officers OF the post, hotel poricrs, &C., hat
all the show TO themselves. No ono VA:
crowded on the side. walk, or from the car,
she'd lie was tcnderly armed to seat r
the hindmost passenger coach, tho whsl,
! footed, and the dear memories of him of 18th,
saddle" alone remain to us now!
"IbHi, erasH, nupH-John Pope"
ANanta Intcligencer, Sd.
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AN ANGOLA PRoPnET. The death of Mr.
Van Buren,, President of tho Albany Young
Mems Christian Association, by the acc
| dent on the Lake Shore Railroad last We'd
rosday IS confirmed Ills trunk has been
found nj Buffalo, and the corresponding
check among tho oiiurrcd remains ga,herci
up from the debris OF the burned car. 1ht
remains were so fearfully burned ns to h,
anrecognizable. Inst Sabbath week he
| spokes as usual at one of tho mission SIN
tons Of tho Association. IN the course OF
his remarks be expressed the fear .ha. h,
would nor be again pormitted to address