The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-30

~" Nh" oNh bfIoCOfhb NONfENIlON.--
In addition to tho olhcr topics of deep in
teicst which are likely to occupy tho attch.
tion of the General Convention of the Epis
copal Church TO be held in lhis city next
month, canon concerning marriage is to
be brought before it for consideration,
which will probably provokcnn earnest
controversy. At present there are no rcgu>
!n'ions in force in The Episcopal Church on
the subject, except that its members arc
bound rs citizens to respect the civil laws OF
The States in which they reside. These
laws being thought TO be more lax in some
oases than is consistent with tho injunc-
lions Of Scripture, nm effort is TO be nude TO
supplement them by m authoritative cccc-
4iasicai 'fatuir, which shall clearly Gcinp
what marriages are aud whaI are not PRO
/ hihiIcd. aud thus furnish guide for the
con 'uct Of the faithful
| EaFl'c proposed canon will absolutely for.
bid marriages between nan and his step
| mother, stcpmo.hcr's daughter. mothers
sister, fathers sister. wi!us nspthcr, wirc's
daughter, wifc's grand'laughnc ncr, unclcs
| wife, brothers wife, sons wflc " woman
and her stcp(nthcr, stcpfathrr's son. moth.
crs br"ther, fathers brother. h,~bwntfs
| father, husbands SON, htsbn H,fs grandson,
nunts husband husbands brother, daugh.
tcr's husband. And il will cens,,rc, as may
rages which ought to his avoided. those be-
tween man ami his wifc's sister, brothers
daughter, sisters daughter. grandson 8
daughter, ncphcws wife, wiro's brothers
daughter, witc's sisters daughter; IL woman
and her sisters husband, hrnlhcr'S son, sis
ftcr's sou, grandlaughIcrs husband, ncice' 8
husband, husbands brothers son. hus.
SanTs Si>ter's so1--NsW Ioy& Erenin9 H.
press 5th.
|
THE GEonGiA CASE. The talks enbout spo
cial Legislation FOR Georgia's case has all
ended in smukc. Common sense has pre-.
vailed over the wild demands Of carpet bng
fanAticism, and The fact is acknowledged
even by The carpet .haggcrs themselves that
Congress In no jurisdiction over tho sub
jcct innsmuch ns G. srghs has teen admit
ted bnck into the fold of the Union TO
adopt any other theory woult be rcvcrsya
Of nll the long proclaimed doctrines Of RI
dicAls. .-=Ncw York Herald
I BREACH OK PRPVpLE6E.-It is amusing ia
sec how the Radicals regard themselves ms
'rho Government" In the House of Rep
rcscnIa,ives on Monday Mr.. Butler, OF
Mass ichusctts presented petition asking
the House to direct the judiciary Commit.
tee TO inquire into the breach Of privilege
} o! n member III the service b. Mr.. Woollcy
aud by Mr.. Kimberley, Of Baltimore, on
him while on his return from .hc session of
Tie House, an,l to report what action ought
to be taken to sustain the privileges of the
House and to punish their infringcmcnt.-
Referred to The judiciary ComE.ittcs.
These gentlemen sued Butler for His in.
famous treatment of them, aud hc, like a
true Radical villain, calls upon Congress 10
punish them for It,
TnE SroSHwAEL.-Bis Dispatches just ID.
ceivcd from the Asiatic squadron report mi
interesting fact relative to the Confederate
ram Stoncwall. sold Ivy the United States
to the Japanese Government. Capt. Brown
U. s. r., who was de ai)c,i 10 earry out The
Stonewall and deliver her I" The Japanese
is still IN Command, and although lie flies
"o A'"criehi mig NJ snc mast nc;rf l,v ~
, pudia,cs any authority Of the 5,ri,cdi States
over hcran will hold her against all the
powers combined, if necessary, until he
turns her over to the japanese Government
in whose employment he now is. The i'm
PRESTON il that the OWL war in Japan will
soon close, wllrn Tie Stonewalf will be dc.
liver oil to the winning party.
"SurrosE E"--Surrosc Seymour and Blair
should he clested. Shppcsc Seymour should
die or he ''rnt ont of,hc way" rebel fash
t"n. suppose Frank Blair, the candidate
ofIhc rebels, should then. rs ho would. br.
| prnSiI I.,.y
Suppose your grandmother was your
grandfather. Suppose Ben Butler Was nm
honest man. Suppose you knew half rs
much as yon think you know. Suppose the
moon wns made Of green cheese, and you
were skipper md had your home there.
suppose Just for fun thnt Grant should
JON the tempcrahcc society, and stop talk
ing horse. Suppose tho great "snaik" in
Tennessee was n tadpolo all covered with
chicken feathers. Suppose you we're ar,
rested for knowing mo,c Than thc law nj.
lows, or because yonr cars arc too long.
What then, ch ?-Pennayirania Standard,
d VoN ET PnErERIA Null. House of
representatives, says the EHGnr, in spir
II Of great consideration for the necessities
o: The people Of this State, passed bill,
yesterday, nppropriuing S25.0OO to relieve
tho wants of tho transient poor This
sounds rather funny, when il is remember
that the mcrcirul body continues in session
after ~ hnif dozen resn tons fixing lnys of
adjournment, hhvo been passetl, simply be-
oause they can't raise money enough to pay
their pop diem andi mileage.
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C0TToN-A NEW METHOD or CuI.
.rIvArioN.-h company with some
trends day or two since, says The Co.
lnmbus (Ga.) SIN, we spent a d,y at
the farm OF on, friend and fpllow.ciiizcn,
DIR. r. A. Ware. Pho Doctor, whose
'aTm shows evidence of thorough and
intelligent cnltiva,ion,. has ma,lp, ;t:,' eH-
pertinent Of cotton planting, upon what
IS known as "Pollniw plan" We en-
am'nedabont TN acre that had been PIT
in cultivation under this process. The
seed was the Peabody VARIETY. planted!
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