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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-31

LARGE PEREMPTORY SALE OF 1900 CASES
BOOTS, SHOES, TRAVELLING BAGS ETC.
On Tuesday Morning.
September 1, at 10 O'Clock, on four months credit
&C ct
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
"Lot tho Called Jado Wince,n

Tho Grand Division of the Sons Of
Temperance, at Albany, Now York
passed resolution lately, excluding
negro representatives.
And thus tho world wags. Ram.
pant Radiculism threatens us of tho
South with the vengeance of Heaven
if wc don't acknowledge that the late
class Of slaves arc just as Intelligent
as our long line of educated whites
And here, in New York, lovely sot
of Southern hatcrs exclude tho blacks
from all associations with them.
We'll, tho day will come, and some
of us will live to 500 it, when the
black people will conclude that thcir
best friends are in tho South.
We arc not going to hattor them,
however, with tho idea that they can
themselves form Constitution, or
frame laws for State. We tell
them, on tho contrary that they aro
not able to do this very important
work.
And yct mon white mon havo de-
coivcd them into notion that thoy
are competent to make laws for their
State. Like tho maddonod and vono.
nous rattlcsnako, thoy arc only poi
soning their own vitality whom thoy
assume to be able to franc Constitu-
tions and laws.
Bat VIC aonot dospiso tlom on this
account On tho contrary, if VIC can
afford to givD thom from n cup of cold
wstcrup to any other relief or com.
fort, wo would not hesitate to do it.
If tho negroes in tho South could
only realize tho fact that all that thoir
so-callod friends in tho North want, is
their votes, thoy would soon como to
thcir true senses. They may we'll say
to tho North, "praotico what you
preach" And thoy may add, "you
toll us We arc your equals, but you
exclude us from an equal status"
The North will fccl this Punic faith,
they are practising upon the Southern
negroes. Like tho great cheating En-
tcrprises VIC noticed tho othor day in
tho News, all this polavar for equal
rights, &C., towards the negro, will
turn out to bo yankee cheat.
Yankee pcdlars and yankee politi-
cians arc tarrod with tho samo stick,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Tho Charleston Mercury

Will now repay any ono who sub
soribcs for it. 1t contains spicy rc-
ports of tho proceedings of that great
(7) assembly now sitting in Charles
ton.
by tho by, tho Mercury is the only
paper i'll Charleston which sonds us it's
daily issues. The Nc,os did for
awhile, but as soon rs wc put in our
columns its Prosl octus for 1868, and
gave it an editorial notice, wo began
to receive tho Tri- Weekly.
On Saturday last tho Mercwy did
not reach this dcgreo of latitude, and
it is moro than an ordinary disappoint-
ment now to miss it among our daily
exchanges. Don't forget us, you Ifcr-
c'rtat mailer, if possible.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Convention, who is willing to faco tho
Constitution Of the Unitod States,

Convention, who is willing to faco tho
Constitution of the United States,
framed in 1887, and tho history Of thc
country undor it, as to say that slave
ry, as it is called, was not legal under
the Constitutions both of the United
States and each State
1t is the evidence of extreme igno.
rance, to take any other position.
Men who arc playing into the hands OF
tho Radicals may say it, but those
who were nurturod under tho teach.
ings of such ablo mon as our State
oncc claimed as it's leaders, will mover
consent, nor will cyor any honest
South Carolinian consent, that Wash
ington. Madison, Monroe and Rut.
ledge, and host of others, actod lilo.
gally in the formation of tho Constitu-
tion which gave US stand among tho
nations of tho earth for moro than
thrcc-quartcrs of a century.
Of course, then, money is scarce,
and will be so as long as crot'c op-
preston ana taxation arc to be our
burden.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Yankeo Imposition and Rasoality

Our readers will remember that
Sc me months ago, we advertised in two
or three columns of the News no
ticc of n hugo affair in tho way Of q
lottery to come off in Washington 70,
the relief of tho suffering South.
The compensation received at this
office was a package Of 80 tickc's.
The contract was on the part of the
moan yankees to send us one hundred
The whole thing turns out to bo q
humbug.
Now VIC have a word Of advice to Of
fer our Southern friends in regard to
these bats thrown out by any kind OF
lottery, gift enterprise or any other
cheat that is announced from the 9TH
or side of Mason & Dixon's line.
Base, vilc, dirty, false, faithlcss and
pcrfdious yankee flood the South
with thousands of circulars, confdcn.
tial letters and nll sorts of sheets, only
to cheat our people out of their hard.
earned and scanty living. We must
ignore them. They are impostcrs
deeply dyed in scomdrclism.
We hope our District has given the
last encouragement to this vile scum
that floats so freely ovor the surface OF
tho North.
But there is one thing VIC ought to
have explained. In tho great fraud
practiocd Oh tho Southern Press late
ly the names Of many prominent men,
and among them Governor Orr, ap.
pcarcd rs honorary members of the
Association. And tho advertisements
wore kept up for weeks. How were
all these notablcs so imposed on
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
COMMUNICATED
The Rook House.
M. Editor

Littlo River Is famous, and dcscrvcdly
for It's hills, and these have been famous 70,
their crops, but II is not tho object of this
communication to notico either Of these
but to lead tho mind Of tho reader to sim
gle object connected with ono Of its most
preoipitous bluffs, "The Rock House."
The eastern, (known on tho map as tho
south) fork Of Little River, Is formed by
tho confluence of Hills Crock and Lee s
Creek few hundred feet below the union
OF these streams, and in what was once
John A. Brico's mill dam, Crooked Creek,
rising in The vicinity of Concord Church,
contributes its waters about q quarter Of a
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
COMMUNIUATED.
Mr.. EHtor:


The columns fyour paper arc made the
depository of good news, and bad, of laugha-
blcj joke and fun, the advertisement of the
energetic, tho merchants and others. The
poet has his cornnr, may no. the coGlplain-
CT have his, especially when his, complaint
Is legitimate and founded on facts? NV
complaint is tho frequent rllaging in n
small way Of goods in transportation from
our sea ports. This has Of la,o become o
common that merchants cannot afford In
ship coffco in sncks, tho usual way. but
must put it i'll barrels for security. We know
one house In the Boro' which lately lost
some ~ pounds from a single sack, and
they asserted that scarcely q sack was
without .its little rent made acoidentlv O,
otherwise, but in all cases with cons;d,ro.
bio foliage. was shown today by NOR
chant who had just received a lot of cheese
one which has largo hole gougcd ont oft
some pounds missing, evidently cut oui
with knife, and tho box lid put on acain.
And TO all outward appearance in good
order. Now, Mr.. Editor, don't you think
that the officers of the different Transports
iion companies might do something to reno.
dy this cause of compliant? Some NAV
say this is q small matter to mako r
to do" about. II would bo if the ono t;mf
would satisfy tho pilfcrcd, but, sir, its The
frequency Of the thing that makes tho los,
considerable and something worth mention
ing and it calls for reform.
p SIMPsoN
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29

lht GALL AnorNn AND PAY."~-What a
world OF wo is contained in these few words.
10 Tho poor artizan and mechanics! "I'll ooll
round and pay" says the rich man, to
avoid tho trouble of going to his desk to ret
tho necessary funds, and the poor mechanic
is obliged to go homo to disappoint his
workmen, and nil who depend upon him for
the'rd"c. 1t is an easy matter to work :
the only real glory in this life Is On indc-
ponaent idea of being able to sustain your
self by tho labor of your hands, and Il nav
be easily imagined what crushing forco
there IS in "Ill call around and pay" to
INC iaooring man who depends on that nav
ior subsistence Ifthose who could would
pay at onco, it would place hundreds and
thousands in condition to do likewise.
ana would prevent much misery and dis.
tress.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
The Issue botween the President and
Congress,

Congress-.
The President officially docapitated
Edward M. Stanton, the Radical
Secretary of War. The very digni-
ficd and mild and honorable set of
baboons assembled in tho dcsccrated
City of Washington ESQ called Con.
grcss,) told Mr.. Stanton, tho Great, to
take tho portfolio out of Gen. U. s.
Grants fingers and finger that thing
himself. And Mr.. Stanton did.
The bold General Grant had told
Andrew johnson repeatedly that that
little document could never pass from
his hands without nandamus issued
against him to deliver it up. But,
presto change! tho first iutimation
that the President had of the great
scratch the babo"ns made at him, was
in tho shape Of a Mhctdour from tho
bulldog fighter, that he had received
Scnatc's notice to shut up Vulcan's
shop, and retire. And so he retired,
-hc did. Tho bold General with
drew from his-pochct-,Dorhs, not
brcastworks.
Andrew johnson! where arc YOU :
Como Out of that iViito House. We
know you arc there, because we have
heard you growl. Come out, Andy,
and DO q plucky President. We've
known such Presidents to be immor-
talizcd in history. Take old "IIicko-
ry" Jackson, for example. Come,
now, and show what kind of stuff you
arc made of. Show your grit, An
drew, and let tho balloons and "Tray,
Blanche and Swcothcart' know that
whom your horn "toots" you arc right
thcro.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Weekly Review Of the Winnsbor0
Market.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25.

Tho demand for cotton for Tho mast wock
mas ocoh very free; nm advancing tendency
has brought quite a run with the market
notwithstanding tho unfnvorablo weather.
Durlng tho past week about 3l5 bales have
been sold, some in store, but mostly in wag-
ons, prices closing on 25th inst, at 0G1O ,
for Low Middling, 1O@1l for Middlinr
and ll}0l2 for Strict Mddling, free Of
tax We must again urge upon our plant
ers the necessity (and for thcir own specnl
"dvantage) of preparing their cotton in bet.
tor order; q tax is imposed on all cotton In
bad order, and very properly, for somo ono,
either buyer or seller has to nav it. before
clcan bill of lading will bc givon for trans
portalion We also understand that q tax
OF 2oo per bale is now charged nom,naiiy,
for weighing Our cotton buyers arc very
willing to weigh and mark their own cotton
without charge. but government officers arc
still more 'otling to claim their perau,sites-
OF Office without returning quid pro quo.
we hopo tho day may not bo far off, when as
sess'ng, taxing, tagging md skinning will be e.
finally and forever abolished for tho pencrol
good Of the planter.
Cotton Yarns, $500.
Salt, $2.75.
Gunny Cloth, 25n 26.
Bacon Sides. l6al7 cents ~
Lard, II 18 cents.
Molasses per barrel G5 a rs.
Country Flour, Sc SO n 700.
Baltimore Flour $ll,oO $1,000 per bar-
Corn, $1.6O. %4
Pens 90 n $1.OO.
Butter, 25c.
Dry Hides, 100.
Green, SO.
Gold, 35c.
Silver, IS.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Our Terrible Burdoa for tho bonoft Of
that Terrible Convention,

Follow-citizcns, and subscribers, yon
ere likely to bo "gougcd" to pay the
axpcnscs Of tho 'niggcr' and esNorth-
crn" Convention now assembled in
Charleston. Just think Of it-$2O0,-
600 to pay the expenses Of a set of
good plough-hands.
BY the by, an old acquaintance of
ours used to call tho thing that now
forms the majority Of the oUq'od in
Charleston, "licld oficcrs."1
Now, when wo say u set of good
plough hands, we would not be under
stood rs intimating that VIC would care
to havc sold times rcinstatcd; but
what wc mean is simply this, that
thrrc is many man &. C. Thad.
Stevens man) who would be in his
sphere moro when between the plougl,
handles, than lie is in tho Convention
$780, 600 dollars ! Think of it, old
citizens. Why that thing in Charles
ton proposes to pay itself eight dollars
Il day and twenty-five cents mileage
Individually! Congress has about tho
same pay. or course the great Con.
vcntion in Charleston thinks itself
equal to Congress-, and must have
equal pay.
Thus the majorically ignorant crew
that disgraccs South Carolina now, un,
der Radical rule, votes itsolf, indi-
vidually, over one thousand dollars
for what 2-why simply to put ou,
State in tho catalogue of those that
have been turned ovor to the tondcl
mcrcics Of blind folly.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
General Sherman Coming Again,

According to reports from Wash
ington, the President is about to dis
patch General Sherman down South
to investigate tho condition of things
here.
Wo 500 no mood ofscnding him, fol
any man who can put two ideas to.
gethor ought to DO able to toll that il
no himsclfruined country, the con,
dition of the country is rain.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29

The State Convention at Chay oston cor?
siss Of liity-lhrcc whilo men and sixty
three negroes. This is q disgusting spcc,a.
Gle TO be presented in the Unitol States be. .
fore the eyes of mankind 1t is strange
that even tho widest of the Radicals do not
rccoil from themselves when they conlcm-
plate the degradation 10 which they have
reduced the country If indeed lhoy dare to
contemplate il at all
But it is very probable that this convcn-
ton in which the negroes have such q
majority will do no worse than the convcn-
tions of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and
Louisiana. Indctd VIC do not SEQ how il
we'll can, for the four latter conventions.
though containing white majorities, have
acted in tho exclusive interest ofthc blaoks.
fully recognizing this as party noccssity.
which they could not for q moment safelv
disregard.
But we shall SEQ what the negroes will
do where they aro in clear majority md
have full swing. OF course their white
ccnfcderatcs will be oil the while busy with
thom, not trying TO keep things straight.
but 10 give them tho right crook, and Tint.
VIC suppose will be tho Black Crook.
Louisville Journal, Jan. l6.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Money is Soaroe.

This is tho universal and woll-ap-
proved ory now. And with whom is
money not scarco2 IIo.o wo ogc in
the South, ascction ruined by North-
crn aggression, without anything but
tho most pressing economy, and the
most appalling prospects before us.
But ono of tho unkindcst cuts of all
is tho un,hoord-of tax now about to be
imposed by tho great baboon Convcn-
tion in Charleston.
Our groat drawback is q want OF
appreciation of tho pressure upon us.
What are we : Nothing but people
oppressed for conscientious opinions.
SVo arc now suffering just as those who
werc brought to tho Spanish Inquisi-
tion suffered. We arc suffering for
opinions sake. Wo have boon rob.
bed, abused, insulted and oppressed,
only because wo wero conscientious in
our belief.
And for this reason, monoy is scarce.
Labor is gone, the staple Of tho South
has lost it's prestige, md Sct, a mem.
Dor Of tho ring-stroakod- land d-striped
has had the boldness to say that to rc.
oognize debts incurred for tho pur.
sosase Of slaves, is to recognize the lie.
gaRty ofslapery4
Is there such a fool in thot inferio,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
SIMPSON.

LEAP YgAR.-Our ladies aro no donbt
already aware of tho fact that this is tho
year during which It is their special
privilege to pop tn question to any fair
young man who is pleasing TO their sight.
Tho following, from volume on courtship
and marriage, published half a century
ago, will show tho antiquity of the Gus.
TOM:
"Albcit. II has now become part If tho
common law in regard to tho social relations
Of life ;hat rs often as escry bissixti.e year
doth roturn the ladies bavo tho solo priyi.
ege during the timo II oontinueth of max
ing loyo unto mon, whioh thoy may do
either by word or by looks, MS unto thcm
scemeth proper and, moreover, no man will
bo ontitled to the benefit Of the clergy who
doth refuse TO accoptthe offers of a lady.
or who doth in any wise treat her proposal
with slightor oontumely."
DEATH OF A MERouANT.--James Milling,
Esq, who has been engaged in merohan-
dizing in Columtia for q number of years
departed this life yesterday, rs. !
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29

dispatch to tho Now York Tribune
states that on Monday y proposition to
make the Internal Revenue Department an
independent bureau was under considera>
ton in the Committee Of Ways and Means.
and it Is understood that tho committee aro
nearly unanimous in favor Of tho meaaurc.
and that q provision looking to thas end
VIII DO embodied in tho now bill which
they are preparing. Tho question of
drawback on tho whiskey exported was also
unuer consideration, and it seems to bo
ed. - " "oop'"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
DISSOLUTION,

fNllE co.pnrtnership Of Thompson. with.
l. ors 4 Woodward, is dissolved by mu.
Persons indebted to tho firm arc notified
10 settle up by the 10Th February, as longer.
indulgence cannot be given.
o. II. TIOMpSON,
I. N. WITHERS,
.. W.WoODWARD.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Cotton is Looking Up.

The price of cotton has somewhat
improved. We do hopo our farmers
will not bo dccoivod by this spasmod.
10 rise in tho price of this staple, un-
less it be to sell it while tho market is
improving.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
What is Our Real Condition ?

1Hoh"' h"Fc i"Ioly iolloo llho ull
avalanche upon us. The thundors Of
mighty Revolution arc roaring in
the political sky. The uphcavings Of
tho sea of politics are bringing up miro
and dirt, and wo soem to be socially,
politically, civilly and rcligiously,
ssup.sidc dc-down.'
Compare to-day tho condition of
South Carolina with her condition
whom shc was born u State. Go back
to Charleston then. Contemplate the
purposes rs woll rs tho matc,tcl Of
that grand and noble Convention
which framed our first Constitution.
Look Mt tho body now assembled there
to frame our last one.
Wo say "last ono" with sad heart.
If impcrfcctions occurred in the first
(and all men arc liable to CRY, it was
from an error of the head and not of
the heart. But tho Indications now
are that both head and heart will con-
spiro, perhaps unwittingly, perhaps
not, to mako what may bo our last
Constitution mcmcnto of our dc,ra.
dation.
But who is to DO blamed for tho
present situations Evidently. both
tho North and tho South. But tho
former bcing in the asccndancy throws
the whole burden of blame on the
latter. And this accounts for our
now anomalous situation. Tho Radi-
calls North and mean whito men in the
South..would have tho world believe that
tho native whites Of tho South lay the
whole blame upon tho poor negro that
because he is free, therefore his form.
or ownors would vent his Spleen upon
him. But this grand mistake. The
whole action Of tho late governing
class in this State was dictated by
honesty, wisdom and tho highest lights
b,foro them.
And now wo arc called upon to love
ald adore all that tho Radicals soc fl
t. innict upon us. But can wo do it
If the Ethiopian can change his
"skin, or tho leopard his spots" then
wo can receive bitter for sweet and
sweet for bitter.
Our PROSTATE State lies at tho mcr-
cy of tho Goths and Vandals. Their
hordcs have ovorpowercd us. by
thcm our sacred temples have been
dcsccrated. BY thom all that was
good and noblc in our State Govern.
mont has boon ravishcd. And now
like victim to the altar, wo arc
brought, to bo sacrificed to tho hate
nd revenge of those whose mental
and moral greatness was rs inferior to
those wo loved to honor, rs their brute
forcc was superior.
Can Southern man then be found,
truo to his nature, who does not feel
mortified when ho reflects upon the
present degraded condition of affairs
in our Statc-to say nothing of that
throughout the South?
When State ignores tho experience
of high intelligence, in tho namo
all that is good and honest, what else
can it depend upon The only an
awcr is, it leans upon broken reed.
And that now is tho destiny of our
State so hangs, mono can doubt.
-os % sS------
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
The Old Post Office.

The Old Post Office.
This old 1uilding, adjoining Mrs
hcNlaster's Hotel, is undergoing quito
n transition. The familiar old piazza
has been torn down, preparatory
to turning tho building with one end
to tho Main Street, to DO converted
into store.
This old building recalls a!thousand
associations. Our late venerable
citizcn, Mr.. John McMastcr, was
postmaster for about forty years there.
In spite of old associations, wo like 10
sec improvements.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
TERMS---FOR HERALD.

THREE DOLLARS per ycar; TWO DOLLARS
for six months; ONE DOLLAR for three months
payable In "grecnbacks." Single copies Ten Cents
fr5~ Tho paper will DO discontinued on the cx ,i
ration OF tho limo for which payment has bcon mrlc
Subscrbcrs who find cross mark tho wrapper or
margin OF thcr paper, Will understand that tho timo
paid for has expired
ADVERTISING RATES--Onc Dollar per squarc
for tho first. and Seventy five cents fr each snbsc
qnont Insertion squnro consists Of tho space
pied by twelve lines Of this sizo type.
CLUB RATES 10 copies ono year Twenty five
Dollars: An extra copy TO tho person making up tho
club. n(lor tho lst JunuarY, 1867.
l1D" Within ono month from tho drto n club Is
and tho money is paid tho person making tho
club, nny add any number Of names at the rate.
hs-- Wo wish II distinctly understood that our
orms for subscription, advertising and job work nro
ash.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Pilforille.

Pilforing.
The attention Of Railroad authori-
tics is called to u communication in
the News to-day, showing how, to
some extent, shippers of goods arc i'm
posed upon. There can be little
doubt that it is at the functions these,
thicving propcnsitics arc carried out.
The public demands some protection
in this particular, and they can get it
only from our Railroad officials.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
CO-PARTNERSHIP.

THE subscribers havo entered into oo.
L partnership under The name Of Thomp.
son u Wood~ard, and will strive 10 nnerit a
share Of public patronage. 9-,9'-ll
o. r THOMPSON,
= u. w, WOODWARD
jan 25-xIi2 = 1sElsHf'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Local IteEns,
Guarlo,

Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
mont of. N. Robson, Nos. aud 9,
Atlantic Wharf, Charleston, S. c..
who offers to our farmers several yalu-
able kinds of concentrated manure.
MIR. Robson's long experience in
this business of selecting and furnish
ing the South with such fertilizers. IS
guarantee that those wanting thcm
(and who does not y can safely apply
to him.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
New Advertisements.


New Advertisements.
North Carolina Flour-Kctchin,
McNIastor & Bricc.
Noiccs--Ry Commissioner in Equity
observation-disclosures, W,rhels g.
Woodward.
Crackers & Cheese -Ketchin, Nc.
Master & Bricn.
Important Noticc-By Ca.hcart &,
Matthew'S.
10000 Pounds lIidcs-J. p. Mat
thcws, Jr
More Taxcs-R. II. Jennings.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29
Puzzle.

A Puzzle.
Some years ago the following in
scription, engraved on fragment Of
stone, was discovered among the rel
lcs of an antiquarian, and it's transla-
tion was unknown to all, somc suppos
ing it to refer to the Emperor Clau-
dian, till a lad one day spell it out,
and perhaps our readers can do the
same
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29

Dickens put his tickets up to three
dollars in Washington.