The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-19

such college by tho act of Congress, pass
cl July 2, 1853, or tho money or scrip,,as
the case may be, arising from the sale of
said lands, or any lands which may hore-
after be granted or appropriated for such
purposes, for the support and maintenance
Of such college, and may make tho same a
branch of the State University, tor nstruc-
tion in agriculture, the mechanic arts,
nnd,thc natural sciences connected there's
with.
Sec II All the public schools, colleges
and universities ofthis State, supported by
tho public funds, shall be free and open TO
all the children and youths Of the State,
without regard TO race or color.
Sec IL The proceeds of all lands TINT
have been or hereafter may DO granted by
tho United States to this State, and not
otherwise appropriated by this State or tho
United States, and Of all lanls or other
property given by individuals, or appro.
printcd by the State for like purpose, and
Of all estates of deceased persons who have
died without leaving will or heir, shall be
securely invested and sacrcdly preserved as
State school fund. and the annual interest
and income Of said fund, together with such
other means as tho General Assembly may
provide, shall ho faithfully appropriated for
the purpose Of establishing anu maintaining
free public schools, and for no other pur-
poses OF uses Whatever.
y Witty LITTLE SrEEcm FROM Mr..
JOHNSON, OF CALlFonNlA-A RADICAL
SKINNEp.--Fn the House on Friday
MIR. Johnson, rising to q personal en-
planation, referred to remark made
by MIR. Pile in objccting, some weeks
ago, to resolution offered by him in
regard to the citizenship of the Chi
ncsc in California--the Objectionable
expression being that tho resolution
was burlcsquc on common sense.
and said that he had not heard the
expression at the time, or he should
have rcpcllcd it. In reference to
the gcntlcman's ability to set himself
up as a censor, ho had only to say that
that gentleman ought to be courteous
to members. TIC knew nothing of lris
qualifications for tho high Office he had
assumed, but ho did know, by looking
at the Congressional Dircctory,'
that thac gentleman was minister
Of the gospel and Brigadicr General
4 surpliccd hero and II fighting
priest. (Laughtcr). lie said this to
the gcntlcmcn's honor, because he ad-
mirod his buttons and rcvcrcncod his
cloth. (Laughter). The judiciary
Committee, to which the resolution
was to be referred, had seen no dan.
ger lurking in it. But it was not tho
first time that tho Dyes of wisdom had
beon closed to- threatening danger.
lIo rccollccted, in sacred history, that
when tho angel of the Lord stood in
the way Of Balaam with his flaming
sword, turning and threatening right
and left Balaam had no oycs to 500;
out vehcmontly. (Loughtcrl.
WHY MR. AsroR LEFT Flrz GREEN
HALLECK ONLY 5000 a YEAn--lt is
well known tina! when John Jacob AS
tor, tho richest man in this city, died..
he bcQucalhed in his will TO Filz Green
llallcck, tho poet, who for great many
yenrs had been his intimate associate,
friend and confidential clerk, only tho
ptiful sum Of two hundred dollars II
year. This has often been remarked
upon as ~. act Of great mcanncss on The
Part Of Mr.. Astor but we now have an
explanation Of it by our popular contri-
butor, Mr.. Fred. S Cozzens, who says:
II asked Mr.. Eanbury, one day why j.
was that John Jacob Astor bad left
Ilallcck, his faithful clerk, only tho ty-
fling sum OF two hundred dollars a year,
II think that J. can explain that" hu
said: "tlalleck ollcn uscd to Joke Mr..
Astor about his accommodating income,
and perhaps rather rashly said "Mr.
Astor, OF what use is all this money to-
you would BE- content to live on
counle Of hnndrod % year for the rest Of
my life, If was only sure Of it" The
old man remembered that" said Mr..
Embury. "and. with bitter satire, re-.
minded iInllrc.c Of 10 in his will."- ".
Y. Lcadtr
A SIo%IFicANT SlEp--Mr Jo,INsoN
TO BE IMrENcitED. = The House Of Rep.
rcscn.ativcs. took Il step Yesterday, nv.
der the lead Of Mr.. Thad'lc,s Stevens tf
the most extraordinary character Tho
papers and evidence IN the impeachment
matter were taken from the COMMITTEES
judiciary, to which sucla snhjrct wonlR
naturally aud appropriately belong under
the rules OF the House. and given to tie
COMMITTEES on Reconstruction, wi,a
'leave to report Mt any tihr.' Fho in
dications now arc that tho present body
OF hcatca' and violent partisans in Con-
gress arc abont to make their bolieBL
and most fearful experiment on The pa
tiencc >f the country, which has endured
them so long = these Jacobins hoping,
wc doubt not, t.at the people do not
care enough about their Government aud
Consolation to make struggle, or risk;
anything for their preservation against
che regulars welded by Gen, Grant,,
National IntcUigtncer.
AS OUR MOTHERS Dp. - We wcro
amused the other evening, says an cx.
change, at three little girls PLAYING
among tho sage brush III buck yard.
Two OF them were "u,akina:bplicve keep
house y n faxv orda I;a, .r,,n., from, nacj,