The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-10

Incidents at Grants House The Negro
Delegate Snubbed-- An Inquirjng Com
mittoeman- Inconsistency Of the Radi'
cal Moguls, q
The Washington Express, skctching tho
scenes at Grants house when the nomina-
tions were formally announced, says:
Chief Manager Washburnc, tho signpost
of the Presidential andidate-impelled by
duty--jumped around like unto hen upon
a hot griddlc. He must be present at all
introductions he must bear every one in
and every ono OUT he must bear all re-
marks made 10 his candidate, and ifneeds
be- assist in the answers. To the ladies ho
was q perfect Charles the Tenth !; to tho COM
mittcc Grandfather Whitehead; to the
guests generally the all-powcrlul leverage
that would grant all that's asked to tho
press an exceeding inconvenience and a
decided bore. with the anxious remark of
"bo sure you've got IL right rs he stood
at the refrcshmcnt table, smiling bcnignly
upon his protcgc, and glancing askanco at
the different faces there presented, doubt
less revolving in his mind which ho would
send (whcn he became Secretary of Stato)
to this mission or that, his thoughts even
forgot themselves, and his destruction Of
Strawberries and cream was immense.
Donnclly would have no show with Manager
Washburnc last evening.
Grant and Colfax were ncur each other at
the table, each enjoying an ice, when up
slalkcd Western member Of the commit
tee, with M inquirlng mind for facts and
addressing Gen. Grant, said: "Who writes
your speeches. General ?" Gen. Grant
looked at the committee man, but made no
answer. The anxious member from the
West again said: eve want to know; as
t'olfax can mako his own speeches, and they
from the speaker and made no answer. Col
fax turned TO the man from tho West and
requested Him not TO make any such re-
| marks in future.
The great feature of tho evening, how,
ever, was tho presence of the negro delegate
from North Cai olina. His namo is j. II.
Harris, II delegate in the Chicago Convcn-
ton from the Fourth District ofNorth Caro-
lima, late q member of the North Carolina
! Constitutional Convention, a candidate for
Congress Che declined, however, in favor of
a carpct-baggcr), and now amcmbcr of The
committee to apprisc the Radical nominees
of their good luck at Chicago.
lie was introduced, Of course, by the i'm
|
General Grant, Colfax, the ladies' present,
nor any one of the great Radical Moguls
seemed 10 know Brother Harris. The com,
pany at one time were nearly all crowded
in the back parlor, while Harris was OBJ
served standing solitary and alone in a
corner Of the front parlor room. There he
remained for over hnlf an hour-th Oh
served Of no one except the reporters, who
proceeded TO take side notes of Brother
Harris solitary condition. 1t was fact to
which many can testify, that neither Grant
nor ColfaX, save ut the introduction, took
any notice OF Harris during the evening"
lie was like our Jake on q picnc "not fix
ed'-or poor Sambo at u dance. swidout
Dinah being dar."
General Hawley, General Logan, nor any
OF the larger Radical guns dcgncd to notice
this practical innovation of black upon
white. lie was not noticed by the politi
clans. and only ptied by tho reporters. lie
stuck, however, remaining until after
supper; secured place at the table, and,
like all true breeds Of the African tyne, did
full justice to ices, berries, and sweetmcats
generally. He finally retired, unhouorcd
and unsung. Alas, Sambo, mark thy COM
ing fatel
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THE WAR SoNo. Tho Chicago Convention
celebrated its nomination of Gen. Grant by
singing in grand chorus, q champaign song,
lie rnfrain &C uzl.; IL, ",