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considered right in principle, to appoint any one
in them, who was born and brought up in the
same place, where the situation is" Pray, do
you know what communicated" means by
the remark "are of such a nature" 1t would
indeed be EDIFYING, to know the logical deduc-
tons of this expression, from communicated
1t did not however seem aCrOng Sin principle"
that either of tie ta00 persons could be c%onStitp-
ted to act respectively as collector and inspector
of customs, an the post ;" which has however
given neither of them a chance of hereafter OBJ
tanning a pension, although they have both
been otherwise employed in the Customs de-
partment, for several years.
The fact is, that neither of them have pass
ed over the P0asaslaorm, no matter how capa-
BILE either of them might otherwise be to fill
the post and, hence, Mr.. Anthem, "WhoSe stu
dies of the political sciences render "him Pc
~culiarly qualified to the post" has been import
ed from Copenhagen 'to assist the Government
in the revision of the rules and regulations, re-
lating to the Customs Department. May l
however ask what revision of rules and regula-
tons we require now in the Customs depart
ment here, to call for the ability of a Man, who is
said to have studied, the very abstract sciences
called '~'political Sciences" especially now when
it is expected that this island will be transferred
to the United States, simultaneously with Saint
Thomas and Saint Johns, or, is it, that Com
municated" intends, with the assistance of this
man of political Sciences" to revise the rules
and regulations of the Customs department., in
such wise, that when it shall please His Ma
iesty to transfer Saint Croix to the United
States, the new Government are to be recon-
mended to adopt them | answer, No! not
supposing, for a moment, that communicated"
would carry presumption so far i! BUT, an
ertract from Lavyer Heibath's pamphlet, (vide
SAINT Croa1 Auis No. s article a. MAY PER-
HAPs OPEN YOUR EYES N CLEAR YOUR UNDER
STANDING, VIZ. Denmark receives remittan-
ces from Saint Croix, amounting to 100000,
100000, even 100000, Xix Dollars, real
silver, pr. amman, she embarasses the trade of
the island by her imposts, for the benefit of the
treasury ; she keeps the ISLAND bartAened aoitA
Ter manifold restrictions to benefit Denmark and
tie Danes ; she will demand further and new
sacrifices, on the occasion of emancipation, but
she herself will not grant any to the colonies,
she will not even in return, consider them
Danes, but only as tributary to Denmark she
exacts a heavy contribution and in return wishes
the Colony treated as foreign"
[ hope soon again to have the pleasure of ad-
dressing you meanwhile / remain your obdt.
servt. AN IMPARTIAL OBSERVER.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09
~ | II
Selected Poetry.
A SOENE!

A SCENE!
~ "brcntll of Summer" comes low breczcs
From out tho quivcring pines and :sha,lowy
woods a. - s$'S|,r'
sweet perfume and DER Tie throbbine
brow
Sweet tuncful gales like childhood's happy
laugh.
The roses bosom, meath the soft embrace
or low night winds, with passion pants and
swells,
(rhat sweet emotion yelling in her heart
But wakes to power some blushing bud
Beneath the light of yon pale, yellow
Whose beams came down to wed the bright,
fresh dew,
a young girrs heart with melody runs O. or ;
a new, fond light shines in her hcautcous
eye!
With womanhood's sweet, early dawn there
came
a gush of feeling, new, delicious, strange !
No gloomy shadows lingcr in the folds =,
Oi that young trusting hcart--for she is loy-
lie comes On scented air The sound is
Ihe tide OF love flows crimson TO hor, brow,
And that fair bosom pan,s as does the 70 so,
when her ailinnced Zephyr stoops to print.
Its maiden kiss on pouting, dewy lips.
Sweet, trembling, blushing girl hast thou
no fear. .i,4
That in thy "wcb of life" lie sombre
threads
Or thar to which we cling, bubble, is.
Bursting when er we feel 1t in our grasp?
Ah, no! rhosc eyes that speak, 10 thee of
love,
Have moved thy heart to hope, and faith,
and trust.
We know him not; but rs DER gravclcd
walks
llctrcads to- yon loved trusting bower, We
That manly step bcspcaks manly heart.
Again the moonbcams dancc-thc sweet,
fresh flowers
Bloom in that bower--but tears arc on their
cheeks,
And where that tiny foot was wont forest,
a daisy dropped its head and died: for she
Who loved and nurscd it-shc, that fair,
young maid,
Whose heart ono bright brief, years ago beat
high
With mortal love and joys laid forest;
And he. whose dream, whose light, whose
life she was,
Meath green robed weeping willows calls in
vain.
MACON, July, 1868.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

to keep down the white people, and
that 1t must be done.
TO this pass has the so-callcd ''Re
construction" madness brought the
land And the end is not yet. -
Throughout this State the armed ne
gro organization is complete, and day
by day their outragcs more unondura.
BILE, until at last they have fired upon
the United States uniform. In Geor-
gia and North Carolina, and we pre-
sumo throughout all of the Southern
States, the same organizations exist.
They claim to receive their orders
from some secret higher source, and
that these orders must be fulfilled.
Hero is civilization, here is pro-
gress, here is "pcacc. p Charleston
1fcrcuv.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09
Civil W ar.

In another column will be found
the beginning of the results of Radi,
cal teachings and instigations in this
State. Not only arc the negroes in
every locality in the country organiz-
cd slto military companies, officered,
equipped, and regularly drilled, but
they have at last begun to, putinto
operation the rule of. violence. Or
ganized and receiving seer ct orders,
they have on tho Combahoc river, sur
rounded the plantations of gentlemen
and prohibited by force of arms all
laborers from engaging in labor. on
these plantations. Thus at the very
time when labor is promptly needed,
III order to secure the results of the
years work and expenditure, these
lawless semi-savages by violence, and
threats towards each other, are at
tempting to bring to ruin the only
means existing for their own support
in tho present or tho future.
Not satisfied with this, they have
Just seized one of thcifs own color for
the purpose Of executing him by
hanging, for disobcdienco to some Sc
- -
cret orders.
The man boing released from their
hands through the courage and resolu
tion of Mr.. Campbell, the agent of Mr..
Lowndcs and the matter having been
Immediately placed before the United
States authorities at Walterborough,
upon the attempt being made BY Col.
------, commanding the post, to ar.
rest these exponndels of Lynch Law
.:Sta,sassfhSblic violence, the Colonel and
his posse Of United States colorcd
troops, in full uniform of the United
States, arc unhcsitatingly fred into
by these Radical-instructcd negroes.
One of these negro incendiaries and
rioters was heard distinctly to say,
SNOW the war has begun, and we ,aust
spare,not one of thcm, from a sucking
Child to the oldest man."
Tot what have we comc---to what
pass has tho United States Govern
mcnt como, whcn these things arc per-
pctratcd n,open day, and far worse
,hro threatened, and arc imminent!
'NaWe have also just been Informed,
by q gentleman entirely trustworthy,
of.a speech lately delivered to the
negroes on Johns Island, by another
negro, one Johnson, Senator, so called
from that district. It was openly
urged by this ihccndiary that the no
grocs there should be organized into
seven companies Of one hundred men
each, and that ono company should be
on duty night and day for thirty days,
when they should be relieved by an.
other company doing duty for the
same length of time. Hc told these
people further that their duty was
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

Coon PRoSrECTs OF THE CAMPAIGN.-A
correspondent writing from New York 10 the
Boston Post says:
"'rhc prospects Of victory arc improving
daily. Adviccs from the interior, where all
The Republicans strength lies, represent
utter apathy among the supposed supporters
of General Grant, and constantly y-incrcns~
ing enthusiasm in tho ranks of Democracy.
But rs New York is absolutely certain for
Seymour aud Blair, it Is not worth while to
dwell on the situation hero. Pennsylvania
and the large States Of tho West challenge
more attention, anu it is of these TINT men
speak when discussing the prospects. Penn
sylvania md Ohio arc confidently counted
for Seymour though the contest is likely to
be PRETTY close, and reports from States
further West give cheering accounts Of tho
prospects there. Indiuna, Wisconsin, and
Missouri arc rcckoned on tho Democratic
side by comfortable mnjorities, and late i'd
vices from Illinois give ground for strong
hope that Soy nour will carry that State too.
New Jersey Is rs sound rs tho dollars wo
had in the Democratic times; Connecticut
ditto Maryland is save for thirty or forty
thousand; md Kentucky will givea Demo.
cratic majority Which, IL distributed pro rata
among the Radical states in tho Wost,would
give cvory ono Of them to tho Democracy.
California, too, Is believed to be all right;
and there Is somc ilopo for both Maino and
New Hampshire SO The sky looks bright
NIL around, and tho confidence of tho Demo.
cracy has q broad and substantial basis"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09
mo- Il

RonEnr Il. LEE.-A correspondent Of the
Cleavclnnd Aeadcr, writing from Lexington,
Virginia, says: "In The shady streets Of
Lexington. robert T.. Lee is seldom seen
but OH n Sunday, when, with his life long
pune ,uality, he goes to church and makes
The protpptest responses. lie is the most
remarkable man in many senses | have ever
looked upon Inquiry among these cx.Con.
icd"ratc officers crnmblcs my supersttions
| about all but him. My theory Of the in
! flexible Davis has been disturbed :. in his
MI sufficient stead am shown n querulpus,
obstinate man, murmuring tha! the people
demanded some Of his prcrogalivcs to bo
transferred. In place of Jackson, tho in
vulnerable soldier, | sec dull Presbyterian
deacon talking to himself us he marches -.
For D. +. B. Stewart see q circus rider at
fandango. For Ewcll remark q gibbcr-
| ing old gentleman, nothing out Of uni(orm
Tread Early's book and blush thatI ever
believed IN him But Lee is the immulablo
cspcctabiHty th ,,,lu disprovc di-
minish nor dcspisc. Striking out of sight
his original trenchcry, hc is the most per.
feet Union Of manners, honors, morals, pru-
dcnccs, that | have tvcr studied.
Here at Lexington ho seldom mentions
tho war. 1t Is history elsewhere, silence to
him. Ills administration of this College is
moro perfect success, if possible, han his
handling OF nm army. lie takes tl,, person
al bond Of very many Of the stud cnts that
if they ever become ablo thcy will pay for
their tuition. His life Is in his acts, not in
his character And yet, with all this owns
ed, there is no man | dislike moro in tho
South in tho light Of Republicansm and tho
American future. In that strange carriage,
mcllowcd grey hair, aud composed face that
is ever beautiful now, thcrc is no confession
of sympathy with the Democratic aims, NJ
American salicnccs Of charnotor--a sui
jccts content only in the church md tn.
State, not citizcn's equal aspiration and
popular pulse.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

PoblTICAL PnosrEors.- Republicans
keep noisy 'gnnlc Of brag." That is M
tural. II makes moro noisc to heat OH crnp.
ty vessel than n full ono. They are making
Just such campaign MS they made in 1856,
except in having n far inferior candidate :
for even then Fremont had forgotten moro
than Grant has ever learned, and Fremont
even now is not on Admirable Criclton b.
any means. Tho reports from Maine indi
cate that this game will soon como to m
end for tho Radical majority In tho Pine
Tree State will be further reduced about
5000, if not entirely wipcd out IHsco
every day Republican merchants who have
|justreiurned from their accustomed sojotun
intho country, and their uniform report
that Seymour 10 gaining ground rapid
and that "ics going to be o close fight"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

The Potato Crop in Conncctioutis bGing
seriously injured by q worm, cating, not .,,,f
tho bottom, but at the top Of The plant
The worm, abouta IN inch long, fnds its way
into tho vine just above ono of}the longest
leaves, and when once in tho vino, eats Its
way up and downitill nothing Is left but
the outside, the whole heart and pith having
been consumed. OF course, the top Of the
vine dies, and tho tuber must stop growing.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

demonstrate the impropriety Of ratrymg
the act which has been submitted to tho
Executive ! believe sound public pol.
icy demands the course have felt il my
duty to adopt. in returning the Act with
nv diSa pDrOyal. 10,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

.,s DRATH or Mn. JAMES TUrPEn..- James
Topper, ESQ., who for anumber Of years
filled tho office Of Master In Equity for
Charleston District, died In JSummerville, on
the Goth altimo. He was a native Of
Charleston, and was abous 6fy years Of
! age.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

The Position OF SECRETARY MGCUL
LocH.--The Star Of Thursday evening says
there no longer remains any doubt rs to the
position Of Secretary McCuloch on tho
Presidential question. In convcrsation with
prominent official few days ago he said
that he could no longer hesitate as to what
course 10 pursue, but should giyo his sup.
port and whatever Official patronage he
could contrd 10 Seymour and Blair. AT
the Same time lIo denounced in strong terms
tho financial plank In the Democratic plat.
form, and said II IL was carried out il would
certainly bring financial disaster to the
country. The only Objectionable plank In
the Republican platform was that relating
TO reconstruction, but ms this was para.
mount at tho present timo to everything
else. hc preferred uniting himself with the
Democratic party with it's bad financial po.
Icy TO giving his support 10 q party which
imposed such conditions on the Southern
| States as was done by the Republicans ii
their reconstruction measures.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

governor.
On motion, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, Tomi .
son beng in the chair, and after some
desnllorv 1uhn'c, determined TO make
the message n special "r,irr for consider.
alton at II o'clock p. M, tomorrow.
The bill to close The operations of the
Bank of tho State was taken up, and,
after debate, Of more than an hour, in
which no new arguments were adduccd,
the House adjourned without reaching Il
conclusion.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

II IS stated that The forciga population Of
tho United States nre raising fund for the
purchase of a homestead for General Henry
q. Wise, intokcn, Of their appreciation of
his resistance to The prescription of foreign
ers by tho "Knns.Noii,ing" party. The
sohems "riGif,stsa North, ss,y:. there seems
tobeSno doubt Of its success. About one
thousand dollars Will be raised In Richmond,
IN sums f'onc TO FIVE dollars IL is intend
cd topnrchase homo, stock II we'll and
furnish II elegantly in every respect, and
settle theiold gentleman comfortably for The
balance of his days. s.3 ifsAs Pa
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-07

Every indication in the political
campaign now going on in the United
States, leads the careful observer to
the unmistakabIe conclusion that the
great masses Of the people IN al parts
Of the country are loval 10 the best
interests Of the Government. Not
wI-hstanding the unprecedented ef-
fcrts Of the Democracy TO obtain the
contro! OF the administrative depart
ment Of the Government, to secure
which millions Of dollars have ALREADY
been expended and an unusual amount
Of talking and writing done. their
chances are becoming less and less
hopeful as each day draw. nearer the
close Of the campaign when the bal
lot-bo1 l. 10 determine the verdict Of
the Amerlcan people and decide the
destiny Of the nation. Never, in an
experience Of forty years IN political
llte. have We witnessed more certain
Indications Of the result Of political
campaign than are apparent al this
time The people OF the nation had
fixed their minds upon Gen GRANT
:cr the Presidency long before the as
senbiag Of the convention By which
ne was nominated. and the nomination
Of Mr. SEYMOUR BY the rebel Democ-
racr in no way lessened his chances
for success. The services rendered
70 the country By Gen. GRANT in the
suppression Of the rebellion. endeared
him TO the hearts Of a grateful people,
and his ability and sagacity as a states
man point him out a the proper man
for the administration Of our national
affairs in tile final closing up Of the
great question Of reconstruction
The result Of the State elections in
Vermont and Maine are an index to
those yet to be held, and in Novem-
Der the Republican majorities viii ex-
coed anything heretofore known.
The principal contests Of tie Dem
ocrats viii be for county Offices. and
We warn our Republican friends to
beware Of their tricks. Let each Re-
publican vote for the men on his tick
I and spurn the offers Of zwapPin :
votes for any candidates. Let every
man on the ticket run up with GRANT
ami CoLFAx, and the victory will be
complete.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-07

INTERNAL REVENUE Matters
Manufacturers should bear in mind
that quarterly returns must be made
on or before the 10th day of October
on their gross sales in excess Of ST.
$50 for the previous quarter. Deal
ers in tobacco and cigars are required
to make an inventory Of their stock
on hand on the first day of each
month, if they have more than 20
per cent. of tobacco and 5000 cigars.
The penalty for neglect to comply
with these provisions of the revenue
law Is very severe.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-07

THIS BOILER operates upon purely philosophical
principles II is selfacting, and dispenses entire
~ with labor and the Of clothes.
The hot suds and steam by the action II FIRE are
dr' en- up through tubes poured upon the clothes and
forced through the fabric vi astonishing rapidity.
cleansing it perfectly without any rubbing II has
been thoroughly tested and pronounced uuequaled as
Clothes Washer by those who have used It,
All fabrics, from the finest Iaces the bed blanket
can be washed perfectly and with ease without the
rubbing board. For FlanueIs it is Invaluable as the
rubbing rolling and pressing process must necessay
full them more less.
It IS truly labor and clothes saving invention
Washing will longer De a hardship and washirg day
no longer a terror and dread 10 housewives.
The Invention be used in anv boiler and the low
price o. the article places it within the reach Of every
family.
If the directions strictly followed success, will be
certain.
The saving in the Of clothes will very soon pay
for the outlay.
II Is estimated that 300 10 900 gallons Of boiling sud
pass through the clothes in thirty minutes this being
the longest time required for cleansing boiler fun o.
clothes
Manufactured and sold in Iowa County only at W
; BOVINE, Dodgevile, Ed. Devlin's, Mineral Point
and c. L. Wheeler's Arena
The patent right for Iowa County i owned by
W : BOVINE, Dodgevue and
B. T. PRIDEAUX, Mineral Point.
October =, 1>GS Afr
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-07

STRONG and " ARDEN The Joint
discussions between Moses VI. STRONG
and ALLEN WARDEN, If we can RELY
upon redorts from those who heard
them, has TINS far proved quite salts
factory to the Republicans Mr.
STRONG, with his usual bombast, has
attempted to make sport of Mr.. War
DEN. but he finds him on the stump a
little more than he anticipated. The
Lancaster Hefaa and Platteville
Witness. in noticing the discussions in
those places, speak in the highest
terms Of Mr. WARDEN : success IN dis
pelling STRoNG's repartees and holding
hum TO the issues now before the PEG
BILE. In Platteville Strong doubled
teams on WARDEN by inviting Gen.
BRAGG to make an appointment for
the evening. The Witness concluded
from indications there, that the Dem
ocrats Of Platteville are a little sick
Of Joint discussions.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-07
joint Discussion.

The joint political discussion be-
tween Hon. ALLEN WARDEN and
Hon NosEs VI. STRONG came OF a :
Dodgrvi!lc on Tuesday evening. in
presence Of very creditable audi
-uce. The discussion was opened by
SIR. Strong who occupied a half hour
IN commenting upon the difference
between the Republican and DEMO
ratio platforms upon the question Of
the Constitution &c. His remarks
upon this point were quite common
ulace and elected but little attention.
Mr.. WARDEN followed Mr.. Strong for
nearly an hour lie referred to the
manner in which Mr.. STRoNG's poIit-
cal friends who now clamor for SLY
NorR and BLAIR had treated the Con
Stitutiou Of the United States at
Noutgom =rv and elsewhere and drew
The conclusion that that sacred in
strument would be much safer in
other hands than Of those who had
trampled It under foot and denied its
binding effects upon them The re-
construction acts Of Congress and
the question Of Finances were also
i~,1t upon It considerable length and
in plain and Ineligible manner by
Ar. W, although his time was quite
too limited to do full Justice to these
subjects. Mr. WARDEN closed his
remarks by a co, lparlson Of fitness Of
the candidate for the Presidency.
which was followed by three hearty
cheers by the audience for GRANT and
CoLFAz.
Mr.. STRONG followed Mr.. WARDEN
10y a speech Of an hour and ten min
utes which he occupied in comments
upon the Reconstruction acts and the
Finances, which subjects he treated
IN the usual style of Democratic or
ators by misrepresentation and mis-
statements. lie was particularly
bitter on the subject of negro suf
frage. and claimed that the Republic
ans favored social as we'll as polit-
zeal equality, and slated that no man
was allowed to vote in the Southern
States until he he had taken an oath
that lie believed tile negro in everv
particular IN equal with the whites.
! lie was particularly grieved that the
leading Southern rebels were not al
lowed all the politica, rights that
they enjoyed before the war. and sta.
ted that no white man who had here,
totore been considered as capable Of
/ discharging the duties Of constable
or pathmasier, was now allowed t.
vote in the rebel States. All this
was done to throw the governments
OF those states into the hands of ne
| groes. Mr.. STRONG manner Of speak.
ing was an Improvement on any Of
his former speeches 10 which We have
listened, but his perversion of his
torical facts was no less apparent
than usual
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-07

DEcLINED.-Capt. PKIEsTLEY refu-
ses to accept the Democratic nom
nation for the Assembly in this dis
trict, and the Committee have placed
RICHARD L. READ on the track in his
stead. DICK Is willing to be sacrificed.
Mr.. ELLSWORTH also declines the
Democratic nomination for County
Treasurer The Democracy had consid.
cradle trouble to find any one willing
to run the race against Uncle FRANK
VIVIAN, but have finally succeeded in
inducing DAN ZIMMER. of Highland
to try his speed in that direction
DAN tried the same race in 1858, but
was badly distanced at that time
though the Democrats carried the
rest Of their ticket in the county by
from SO to $50 majority. the aver
age being about 40