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A bore meeting Douglas Jerrold said,
DWELL, what's going on to-day?" II am
exclaimed Jerrold.
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A Lecture to Young Men.

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not leaving itupon the people OF the rl'er
counties TO bear the burthen. lie sald he
would not hesitate TO run his hand into
the State Treasury for the purpose. Mon
ey spent in this way would be bread east
upon the waters. Mr. Cypcrt rather IA
yOred the establishment of County poor
farms Messrs Dnvali and Walker were
opposcd-ts Cofiering ia premium for idle
ness Mr. Brooks, end Gray (negro) }, of
Phillips advocated -iBmediate relief of
kind. After some fiftiier debate, and
without coming to vote, the committee
rose and submitted NO report whatever
The Convention then adjourned. vf,,
JANUARY 81, 1868.
Mr. Kinds reported back, from Com
mittce on Memorials, a memorial praying
Congress to appropriate 100000 to i'm
prove the navigation of the Arkansas.
After sundry unsuccessful efforts hy va
rious members TO have other streams in
corporated into the memorial, the memo
rial was adopted as reported.
Mr. Snyder, chairman ofCommittee on
Executive Department, submitted draft
for the new Constitution on that depart
ment. Ordered printed and fixed for con.
sdcration on Thursday next.
By Mr.. Scotia resolution that spc-
cial committee be appointed to memorial
ize Congress to, continue the Freedmen's
Bureau until the State is reconstructed,
and that the committee be instructed TO
report by Monday morning next, January
9th. Adopted by the following vote !.
Ayes At; nays IS. .G't .| ...-..
BY Mr.. Mathews-A motion to recon
slider the vote adopting the ordinance
levying a tax to meet the expense of the
Convention. Prevailed and the ordinance
was reeommitted to the Committee on
Finance. . l..
Mr. Mcclure, chairman of the Commit
tee on Finance. then reported the ordi-
nance back with an amendment to the
second section, making the warrants is
sued under the ordinance payable out Of
any funds coming into the Treasury from
taxation'after the passage of this act, in
stead ofout OF the revenue from the tax
es- OF 1868. Another amendment was
adopted changing Treasury Warrant
to Treasury Certificate - The ordi-
nance was thenpassed-all the Conserya-
tives and Mr.. Mathews voting in the neg
ative, (l3) .o5f--r &. e5s
To finally clinch this matter, Mr. Nc
Clure moved reconsideration ofthe vote
adopting the ordinance. The rules we're
suspended by majority vote, and Mr..
Brooks moved to table the motion to re-
consider, which prevailed.
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.wHtcIpajSt1sIIII Ia iaOee
The White Mans Platform.

STEPHEN 4. cDoGGLAS.-"I hold het
AiS Government traS made on the Waite basis
ty White iAYvlw @e 1e''sM Of Tie 'vhiie
Aea and their Postefty .foreret, dad should
BE- ddnia,sters9 ~ WHlTE MEN and. NONE
OTHERS. Idoiaot Je9iers that NE Almigh
q made The negro es2gtie qf seif-gortrameat."
E1'" EferncI Vigilance is tie price Of
LDetty," JerfERsoS, -s,,a.o. ......
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Vine Prairie Township Meeting

On Saturday the Sth of January, q
large number ofthe citizens of Vine Prai-
re township met at the residence of Capt.
John Thrustons
~ Upon motion, JAMES HEARD was called
to the Chair, and STEPHEN DIR was ap-
pointed Secretary.
BY request ofthe Chair Col LOCKE ex-
planned the object of the meeting, After
which the Chair appointed, r. NJ Thrus-
ton, A. Stephens, d. j. Henson, John
Thruston and Goa, Sadler, Committee
to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense Of the meeting. The following
resolutions were presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, There is an effort making thr'gh-
out the Southern States.eaused by necessity
of our people in this great emergency to pre-
vent the rIlin. and political degrdation,w (which
must follow from negro equality and suprema-
cy. And,
WHEREAS, The State Central Conservative
: Committee have appointed Convention to
meet at Little Rock, on the 9th inst. and
County Convention for Crawford county, met
on Saturday the ! TIA Ilsto in Van Buren,. and
passed resolutions ressiyc ofthe sentiments
Of the " Write Mans Party;r therefore,
Resolred, Thatal the white men of Vine
Prairie township, do heartily endorse the ac-
tion above cited, ofthc South, the state and
the County, in attempting to arrest thislworst
of political cal amities--negro equality and
white mems ruin 10 UyIa-la
Res9lced That we heartily approve the dec
laratlons, OF principles as contained in the
resolutions passed., by the County Meeting at
Van Bltren, Oh the nth inst and will With
tilmpess, fidelity and, energy, use our best cf
forts TO Cooperate With said movement,,lnd
organize in conformity thereto,
Resolred, That the Van Buren Press be re-
quested TO publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
= After which the White Mans Club
was organized, and quite n number Of
names we're enroltal for Little. Vine Prai-
-riG' y
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Van Buren, Township

At the meeting of the White Mans
Club - at the Court House, on saturday
last the following Resolutions were
adopted' $ : -
fpespisod rhat..thc Van Buren, Township
white Mans CRIB hold q REGULAR meeting
every saturday atiptloclIr the %our- house,
tlntii furthernotieei- land that Standing no
ice to that cAsct be placed in the Van Buren,
f, Iless "a Is
Resolsel rhptthe- Hon Granville Wilcox
,bescqueSgpd 90 aa,lecs thc people 40 HoX
,InectmaLcbuay=fst Dhot a)l Slits-mon OF
every hale Of pdiMc, be inyi,c,to mGet With
cFy"In prosperity prepare for change, IN
nirorslty hope for one. tr-g' T
W-l-al ~ ~ - -L. "a. - ..-s~.
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Law of Humanity, in relation to social
evils An Essay for Young Men, on Physiol-
ogical Errors aud Abuses. incident to Youth
and Earlv Manhood, with the humane view Of
trcatmehtand curc. Sent In sealed letter en-
velopes. free of charge. Address pr.j Skill
LIN HOUGli'rON, Howard Association,
Philadelphia, la -. ... any. 9~l.
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f5- g Eterncl Vigilance as tie price Of
a Great Publishing House.

When John 0xcnford the famou. literary editor
Of the London 1inies was in New York, nothing
astonished him more than the magnitude. com
pletcness, aud enterprise Of our great publishing
houses lie was morn especially pleased with
Frank esliesesiablishment. which he considered
tn model for an illustrated publishing house.
Here in one building all the work connected with
eleven different and separate publications with the
exception 9f casting the tyre and making the pa
per, is performed: and SO admirably is everything
arranged that these diver.ite literary labors are s
sued 70 AN hour without any confusion or haste.
AIR taslts's pcJications; embrace three languages
the Spanish the German, and English. These are
the ilusrirte Zeitung, the Illussac one Amer cane
the illustrated Newspaper, the Chimney Corner,
the Boys End Girls Weekly. the Budget of Fun
Pleasant Hours, Lady's Magazine, the Lady's IL
lns.rated Almanac, an the Comic Almanac. All
these have the prefix of Frank Leslie to them, thus
STAMPING them with an individuality which no
other publications possess. Most of these have
been going for the past twelve years, and their
combined Circulation is over 300 ,0Cc copies each
issue. The number Of new, illustrations in them
is about 800 every issue, and embraces everysub
jeet Of ii.6rys eI, ,ehture Science art, current
events etc, etc. forming perfect history of the
present time. 50 extensive is his collection of
wood cuts analelectrotyfes that he has separate
building in Duane street for them, with persons
whose special dnty it is to supcrintend their pre-
servaion Wenlhylmeniion as proof of Mr. Les
he's administrative foresight, the fact, that when
we went to Paris to ful6i his duties Of National
Commissioner to the Great Exposition he was
enabled to remain away for seven months and
fotind' 6n 'i'raurn ths+evoFvthinc had progressed
with the regularity of .clQsk -work--p fac honor
able to the keaf ard fdtltc oC Bjs employees and
his owndlsriema r0n il, selecting them. If the
publishers of Che Paris and London pictorial pa
pers could see the order aid energy Of Frank Les
lies estab@ @tnhht, siey would be obliged to con
fess that w9h4ye already taken the lead in illus
''"', - = Ti''pi'N''f1i Tf'Y g = TLoIIc L.lHr
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Also complete stock of
School Books,
Which are offered ut Low Figures,

Books and Music will be furnished here, at
Eastern advertised rates without eXpressage.
A deposit of 2J per cent of probable value
will be required at the time of ordering, rs
well as prompt payment OIL delivery Of goods.
Your Patronage Solicited.
dec 10 ,.....,.. S. W. MURPHY.
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Errors Of Youth.

A Gentleman who suffered for years from Nerv-
ous Debility Premature Decay and ell the effect.
of youthful indscretion, will, for the sake of suf
ferIing humanity. send free to all who need it, the
recipe and directions for making the simple rene
DIV by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to
profit by the advertisers experience, can do so by
addressing. in perfect confidence.
lu ar JOHN b. OGDEN ~ Cedar St., MY.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
POT'A TOES

dir and Mrs. Sunncr. some
timo ago report that Mrs. Sumner was
to como to Washington to preside in
her hus bands establishment has failed
of veritication, and tho Hamc Journal
of this week has the following, indica-
ting that there is no likelihood that
such will ever be tho case
"Wc have good authority for stat
ing that the difference between Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Sumner, which have
caused so much unpleasant gossip and
scandal, have been finally settled by
permanent separation, with the
mutual consent and desire of both
parties, and their best friends. The
direct cause Of this separation is sim.
ply tho ccrtainty-discovcrcd only
too late-that there exists between
the parties an incompatibility of
temperament and opinion upon ccr-
tain social questions, which prccludcs
the possibility Of their living happily
together rs man and Wife"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

PROSPECT. STARVATION IN THE
SoUrH.-"Threc millions of personal
starving!" Such is the startling an.
aounccment made upon the authority Of
statistics collected by the Governors
OF the Southern States. Three mil
lions OF men and women, white and
black, are i'll a Shaving condition. witt,
out work, and without the means OF
bnying bread.
But Is not Congress "reconstructing'
the Southern States7 Isl The spar
~ loya'y'' engaged in the work Of
God and humanity by keeping up a
military dcspotism in the South, main
tainlng misrule, reprossing industry,
destroying credit, faith, and hope in the
inture, IN order to exact guarantees that
these three millions Of starving people
will NOT 'r"ncw tie rebellion" over
throw the Federal Government, and
establish the Southern Confcderacy
lf'he ''rump" should withdraw the
lmped'mcn,s it has placed in the way Of
Southern rccuperation, what assurance
has the trump" that these three millions
OF starving people would nos march
against the national capital and drive
The Government with the President at
the head, and Thad. Stevens n the
tail, and Grant with a cigar in his
mouth and the War Department under
his arm, into the Potomac river7
Dangerous people, terribly given to
lcvying war, are three millions Of s,arv.
ing people in the South i? Let Con.
gress. therefore, when 1t hears their cry
Tor bread, send some moro bayoncts,
some more military dctators, some
more reconstruction, and demand some
more guarantees" for the nations
safety. It may not keep them from
starving, butt may ''help the party I"
Chicago Times.
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Agricultural.
From the Chronicle and Sentinel !
To Southern Farmers,

Fcrmit ono Of your number to ad
address TO you few words, the resul
ct his own reflections upon the state o
things rs they now c~; :" Unaccustom.
CT to the use of the pen, ho does not
expect TO attract you by anything bu,
homely, common serso. When the
people OF the South realized that THEN
resources were exhausted, and thcil
cause lost, they, with ono voice, gave
up tho contest, and accepted tho term,
proposed by the Government, and it i.
u source Of pride day, that they have
adhered TO the bcrgain Oh their side
through "cvil and good report The
b'ilcrcst enemies we have, amidst all the
abuse and vituperalion which thcy have
nnSparlngly heapcd upon us, have ncv-
or had hardihood enough to charge the
contrary. We were all bankrupt whc,
uhe war closed, and the question forced
itself upon each one, "What can I best
do to make support for myself an(
those who depend upon me y
We were not all agreed rs to wha,
our true policy was. Some OF us though,
We ought to plant cotton sparingly, and
raise grain and stock, so as to he inde
pendent OF the rest Of The world But
tue majority wero Of different opinion
They thought there was an opportunity
10 regain q portion of our lost wealth
Cotton was bearing a tino price. We
had the lanls. The old laborers woall
hire, and, by using what little means
we had, and all the credit we could get,
we would make bold push for the re
covery Of our section from its terrible
condition of bankruptcy and destitution.
me mist season was unpropitlous, which
with tho bedcviln,ent Of Bureaus, &c.,
NC ). made failure. We lost all we
had, but tho West prospcrel as of yore,
for we still bought her corn bacon, mean
whlskcy, etc. Tho East made hor
usual profits, because we still bought her
products. The Government was con.
tent because we still paid heavy duties
and oncrous taxes. Tho second year is
coming TO close, and Our Heavenly
Father has been moro than usually beu-
encont III his seasons but cotton has
fl'len below the cost Of production, and
wc arc left for behind where we started
two years ago. Phcse arc stubborn
i"cls, not OF tho Imagination, but facts
which every man feels. What shall
wo do? Complain and arowl and do
the same thing over again ? l hope
not, Growing will do no good. We
ma nave no r'ghto to complain about
yTruee, the cotton and tobacco tax were
expressly in violation Of tho Consti,u.
ton, but we have paid The tax and shall
nave to con'inae to do 80. &rowlina
olnnly makesus contcmptible, and is ONLY
mater Of amusement TO tho men VIII,
: impose. The. tax, Tho victim robs tho
tyrant of the best halt Of lis triumph
who bcats his oppression with dignity
and frmness. Shall we apply to Con
gress for relief2 Neyerl1 Have Won
any faith in Congress who now, when
che TACT is made manifest that ninety.
nine men in every hundred who planted
cotton this year have been ruined by
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
Won't Jollifcate- For Good Reasons.

The Honorable A. II. H. Stuart hav-
ing been invited by committee to a
banquet to be given in Washington on
the 9th day Of January, courreously
declines the invitation for very proper
reasons. We give his letter below,
and commend it most heartily. "Words
iltly spoken are like apples Of gold in
pictures of silver" :"
SrAUToN, VA, January 2, 1868.
Gentlemen l pray you 10 accept my
thanks for your kind invitation to at.
tend banquet to be given at the Me-
tropoli'an Hotnl, IN the city of Washing.
ton. OH the 9Th instant, under the aus
s'ces OF leading members Of the Conscr.
sallve Democratic party.
Under ordinary circumstances il
wonld be peculiarly gratifying to me to
participate in the festivities Of that occa
sion, and to enjoy "tho feast of reason
and lh'w of soul" which, l doubt not
Will give zest 30 your entertainment
But situated as I am-dsfrauchisst
rs citizen, denied the political priyi.
leges which are accorded to my negr,
servant, repealed from the hall Of The
House OF Representatives, to which
was elected almost by acclama'iou ;my
native State, the proud old mother O
| Washington, and Henry, and Jefferson
unrccognized save as Military District
No. II must confess would fee
somewhat out Of place at your board.
| In former days, when | visited
Washington a representative of the
people, or as the associate Of Webster
Crtlcnden and Corwin. in the cxccutiv,
councils of the nation, | telL thai, in the
eye Of the law at least, l was ,,he peev
Of the lol,iest in the land. + was priv
LEGGED to think freely and to speak free
ly on all matters Of public concern.-.
Were to join your circle now,
should feel painfully conscious Of ,ht
difference between your position anc
mine. No military order can consigr
you to dungeon beyond the reach 0
habcaS corpus, and no persuasive bavo
nets admonish you to speak with "batet
breath. With me the case might bt
different. But be that as it may, Will,
Virginia mouns | cannot rrioicc.-
While the cypress encircles her brow
cannot twine the myrtle round my own
But may not hope that the prcscn
condition Of things is temporary II
do mt misntcrpret the signs of the
times the day is near at kanl when, b,
The mandate Of maSnan:aous peopl,
the shacElrs will be stricken from tn,
limbs Of Virginia and her Southern
sisters, and there Shall be given untt
them 'branty for ashes the oil Of 10,
Tor noarning. and the garment of praise
tor the spirit Of heavincss.' When tha
glorious day shall have arrived I shall
be happy to meet you and your fellow
patriots around the festive board, and
on behalf Of Virginia, to offer q willin.
and hearty tribute Of gratitude to .h,
noble Conservative Democrats who Sc
her free.
Respectfully, yonr obelient servant,
ALEXANDER II. II. STUART.
Richmond Disputch.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

"a TwENrY-EIGHr YEARS CoNvIcr.
Not long since an elderly man., bent
almost double with age and work, and
in garments tattered and torn. while
passing through Rome, N. Y, stopped
at one of the stores and asked for
bread or money. He volunteered tho
remark that he was ashamed to beg,
but stated as'an explanation, and in
extcnuation, tho following as tic
cause of his necessity: His homo was
at Saratoga, and he Glanced to be in
Canada at the time of the rebellion
in that country, in 1887. ITo was
charged with being engaged in that
outbreak, was tried and convicted for
being in complicity with the "Pa-
triots," and sentenced to Van Die
mans Land for life. lie says that he
was not guilty, but the feeling was so
stronG against the "Yankoes,' at tho
time ofhis trial, that it required but
slight evidence to convict. Etc was
then some twcnty-onc or twenty-five
years of age; he was taken to that
penal colony, and there subjected to
~ SN'S'S"' VI u'SsSiS> anu VIC n1nSt
inhuman treatment. He and other
convicts were compelled to draw the
plow and cart like oxen, and labor
early aud late, and treated not much
better, if any, than the dumb beasts.
Thus were twonty-cight years of life
passed, never hearing from friends or
home, nor allowed to communicate
Herewith. He, with others, was final
y pardoncd, and allowed to reach
home as best he might. He left the
country Il hale and hearty youth, erect
and full of vigor; he returns TO- it,
after nearly twcnty-ninc years OF alb
sencc, dccrcpid old man bent ever
with age and work, and with broken
health and shattered constitution
The narration he gave of his life there,
and the details of his treatment fully
impressed his hearers with the truth
of his statements, and that he was no
impostor. He was on his way homo,
not knowing that he would find a
being who knew him when he was a
boy.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

QUIcH Information has
been received IN this city which states
that the British steamer Pioneer. which
was irelghted hero in December by
Messrs. w. B. Smith g. Co., arrived at
lu'vcrpool on the 24th of the same
month, making the passage in the excok
lent time of about fifteen days, and es-
.tabllshing the character Of the Pioneer
as superior sea-going ship. = Charles
ton News.,
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A Boston correspondent writes -.
Dickens does not live with his wife, it il
said, aud this Fact adds spice to this li'Alc
story: A lady well known in literary
circles, on the evening orthe first read
ing sent Mr.. Dickens bouquet. The
iioral Offering was returned with the
thanks of the recipient, and the an
nonncement that a lady Of London sup
pllcd him with flowers for his button.
hole, not only in England but America
., Charles at your age and with that
bald head and that grey goatcc |.