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Japan, which arrived to-day, brought the
following general news
The Duke of Edinburgh reached Pekin
on the 9th Of October in the capacity Of
a private gentleman, and with but few
attendants: Mr.. Williams, the Secretary
of the American Legation, left Pekin on
the 5th of October for Europe via Shang-
hae. Col. Johnson, United States Consul,
had reached HankoW. Admiral Sir Hen
ry Kellett arrived at Hong Kong on the
3rd of October TO relieve Admiral KEEP
pelI, in command Of the British feet in
China and Japan. Colonel GouIdlog,
United States Consul at Hoog Kong, had
assumed charge Of his Office. Extensive
preparations were beng made at Hong
Kong for the reception Of Prince Alfred.
During his visit in Shanghae, business
was suspended ard a general holiday in
dulged in.
In Yokohama the Mikado's fete day
was generally observed. The ships of
war Of all nationaIities displayed the ia
panese ensign, and fired royal s%alutes.
The foreign representatives in Yeddo
were entertained at a banquet given by
Mlkado's Ministers. A treaty between
Austria and Japan was signed on the 18th
of October. The Austrian Embassy was
received in state by the Mikado, in his
castle at Yeddo. It is expected that the
Daimios and others whose parliamentary
duties require their presence at Yeddo
will return soon, Many important mat
tiers will be brought forward for discus
sion. Minister belong will take immedi-
ate possession of the American mission,
and Mr.. Van Valkenburg will return by
the November steamer. The British
Minister has taken up his residence in
Yeddo.
Madrid, Nov. 22.-The port of Manila
has been visited by a violent earthquake,
which extended throughout the PHILIPPINE
group. The shocks were very severe. In
Manila eight persons are known to have
been killed, and many were injured. The
loss of property was very great.
San Francisco, Nov. 22.-ManiIla adj
vices to Oct. l have been received.
Three severe shocks of earthquake had
been experienced, and several buildings
were badly damaged. Reports from the
interior were received of the falling of
churhes and other large buildings. The
shock was felt a great distance from the
coast. One ship reported that it was
felt while she was 100 miles away.
Florence, Nov. 22.-The meeting of the
Cabinet last night resulted in the final re-
Sipnation of all the MinisferS.
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AOUuOIJs ANOFs So 1 AG GUGA OdudL Is
not considered here a complete success.
II is claimed that improvements must be
made before it can meet all the require
ments Of commerce.
Port Said, Nov. 22.-The ship Hawk
belonging to The telegraph service, has
passed through the canal. She will lay
Il telegraph cable from this point to Suez'
on the bottom of the canal.
Paris, Nov. 22.-The Emperor yester-
day attended the Theatre Francois.
The supplementary elections for the
Corps Legislatif have terminated. Henri
Rochefort is elected from the First Cir
CONSUMPTION, Cremilux from the Third,
and Arago from the Eighth. In the Fourth
Circonscription no candidate had a definite
majority, and a new election will be or
dered. The city is tranquil.
Paris, Nov. 22-Midnight.-The city
continues perfectly quiet. Some cries of
"Vive Rochetort" were raised, but with
this exception no manifestation was made.
Berlin, Nov. 22.-Mr. Burlingame has
arrived here with the Chinese Embassy.
Special Dispatch to tile New York Times.
Washington, Nov. 22.-The State De-
partment has received information that
the 800 Americans, who were induced to
ship on board the steamer Lillian, for
Cuba, have been landed near Nassau,
N. p, and the LILLIAN has been captured
and held at Nassau on charges Of having
violated the Neutrality laws. The per-
sons are IN a destitute condition, and have
applied to the American Consul for relief,
but he feels that he has no authority of
law 10 supply their wants. OF these men
100 have been sent to Kew West, and the
Navy Department will dispatch another
vessel for the remaining 300, providing
they agree not to violate the Neutrality
laws again.
Havana, Nov. 22.-United States Con-
sul-deneral Plumb was to-day notified by
the State Department that his resignation
had been accepted, to take effect on the
LIST of December. Consul Hall, at Ma
tanzas, has been ordered to take charge
Of the Consulate at this place.
Washington, Nov. 22.-But one thing
has been determined in reference to the
new appointments for Judges, and that
is that Acknowledgement Hoar will be ap-
pointed to fill the present vacancy on the
Supreme Bench. 1t is expected that JUS
tee Grler will resign early in December,
and that both vacancies will be filled at
the same time.
The United States steamer Njpsc, It
tached to the South Atlantic Squadron,
and which is now undergoing repairs say
the Navy Yard here, is under ordeFsk 10
proceed to the Isttmus of Darien to make
surveys and explorations with a view to
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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15
THE
In the Right be StrOng.

OHHoldly forth and fear no i'll,
When fierce opprcssors rise:
Let mental strength nbounding still,
Such puny foes dcspise. """.
Though stung with many bitter word,
And prosecuted long;
Let them pass, ns If unheard. ".m
Andin tho right be strong! . ","g
The noblcst causes ever known,
Have met with scott and jecr-
The brave, though journcying alone,
Should never yield tofcar! 1s 7;ns.
Go onward-up tho rugged steep,
Beyond tho tagging ,lirong; "'
Thy own hearts counsel wisely keep,
Aud in tho right be strong!
Although grown weary, strive not less,
No duty leave undonc
Soon will opprcssors join TO bless
The deeds that daring won.
The strife once over, then will earth
Send forth her sweetest song,
TO laud and bless the noble worth
That in tho right was strong!
Have faith-hnvc cournge--ncvcr fear,
The promise is in sight: .'a'
The lamp Of Truth is shining clear,
To ban,sh Errors night. sas.sa
Though trinls gather thick and fast,
Aud all the world be wrong.
Onward, still onward TO The last,
And in the right he strong.
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stated in these dispatches, final action
will be postponed until q king is Sc
lected.-N. y. Herald.
"How Shall the Aspirations of tho South,
era Heart be Realised 7n
we answer, by a wise political
course, and by steady industrial dc
velopment. We regard politics as
tho means whereby tho prosperity OF
States is secured. 1t Is practical
thing, and means not only principles
but business. 1t is the duty of the
legislator not simply to declare the
correct principles that should be car
ried out in the administrations of pub
lie affairs, but he should provide the
solid means to make these principles
effective. Not by rhetoric, mot by
logic alone, can tho rights of the
States be secured. Around oar politi
cal ground solid munimeuts must be
thrown up such munimonts as wealth
and numbers, and activity and intel
ligence in the people, provide. In
our opinion, then, wise political
course at the South consists in her
adhering to those political convictions
which her Intelligence approves; and
at the same time making her politics
practical and promotive of her mate
rial interests. But to nuke her poll
,, tics such, she must get power; and to
get power, she must acquire wealth /;
and to get wealth, she must secure a
full development of her resources,
varied as they may be and are. Thus,
after al, the answer to our question
is in nutshell. The aspirations of
the Southern heart are to be realized
by WORK. Out of Southern soil, out
of Southern metals, OUT of Southern
wood, out of Southern fabrics, brought
out by intelligence, zeal and activity
must come the soeptre of our restored
power. With us sto labor is to
pray" And in spite of the political
incubus that rests upon the South, it
is in her power to pass with triumph
through the ordeal of her woes, and
to plant herself upon the solid ground
of substantial prosperity. That
impetuous spirit that rallied hor sons
under their chosen banner that per.
severance that grew not faint in the
Wilderness; that fiery valor that
charged the heights of Gettysburg !;
that sublime resolve that kept up her
flag amid the ruins of Snmsoy, these
qualities, shat show a brave, high
spirited race, still animate the South.
And when these energies seek peace
full channel, as they now do, who can
doubt the result Let no man, then,
despair of our future. 1t is within
the scope of our means to secure the
realization of our just aspirations.
Phenir.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

The, Unionvillo Times says ..Tn
our Stato canvass, We beg the PAGa;;s !,
and the Charleston gNs,os to let alone
such barren questions as free trade
protective tariffs and uniform eurfsn~
oy, Let them alone until our greet,
cst eivl is removed"
We reply that the Charleston Ne,oS
has never attempted to make these
questions tho turning point in oar
State canvass. The platform Of this
paper, in all State questions, ia Anti.
Radicalism, pure and simple. Char,
Ncws.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

TROUBLE IN THE CAMr.-We learn,
says the Darlington Democ at, that
the colorod Methodist congregation in
this place is about to split, and new
church is to be erected by the sece-
ders: They have been paying money
by the hat full to Whitomore, and
were under the agreeable delusion
that it would be call right" Now,
that sanctimonious swindlor, tells
them that tho church belongs to some
Northern organization, and that they
also own the congregation; in other
words, have complete control of their
thoughts and purses. The sensible
colored people, who don't wish to be
slaves Of the "oarpet bag" are leav-
ing tho concern. We have always
thought their eyes would be opened
some day, and hope they will soon
drive the rascally "oarpet.baggers"
from tho State.
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PENAL CoLoNY poR NoKrff CxRoIts
NA.--We learn from the iWarrentonl
On. o. Present thatfour negro women
and one negro man wero sentenced at !,
the last Warren county court to ban.
ishmcnt to South Carolina, "with tho
verbal promise ORA "hoayy penalty
should they ,eyer show nstheir faces''o
in North Carolina, 4 similnr prnish. /;
ment was imposed at the late term.
Edgecombo county Court.
Howfwill tho Palmetto State like
that 81 She may retaliat4 if aheililtas
with interest bybanishingi her rogues
to North Carolina.--Dtspatch. ai,iato,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

Dickens says :2.I'havo known vast
quantities of nonsense 4 talked about
bad mcn¬ looking yousin tho facssS
Don't trust that conversational idea.
Dishonesty will stare honesty out Of
countenance any day in the week, if
there is anything TO be got by IL.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

The parents of Hebrew maiden Of
the Rhine having WITHHELD their per-
mission to hor marrying o. young
Christian, che. drowned herself and
her lover blew his brains OUT. This
tragedy occurred near Caub, pic
turesquo locality we'll known to tour
lists.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

A PAYNE CRop.-A great many of
tho people in South Carolina are not
aware of a new enterprise in upper
South Carolina. There Is sorgo
sugar manufacturing company located
at Greenville, s. G.. have seen sam
Piles of sugar manufactured from the
sorghum (Cbincse cane) that would
class with the best light brown sold in
Charleston. From gentlemen in New
berry, who are making tho sugar un-
der this new patent, / learn the fol-
lowing facts as to what one acre of
ordinary land will produce ), One
thousand pounds fodder, worth, say,
fifteen dollars; six hundred pounds
sngar, worth eighteen dollars per cwt. !;
twenty-five gallons syrup, worth one
dollar per gallon-tho seod on the
eane being equal to fifteen bushels Of
corn for hogs. Some will soy fifteen
dollars for fodder, twenty-five dollars
and fifty cents for. cane seed, one han
dred and eight dollars for sugar. and
twenty-five dollars for syrup, making
total Of ono hundred and seventy
dollars and fifty cents on ono acre q
land. We ask what other crop on
thin clay lands can equal lthisa - Cor.
| s. @. RenuJlican, ~. ID IA a. /. ,f,,,, /,
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CorroN FAcronY IN NASHVILLE

CoTToN FACTORY IN NAsHvILLE.-L
The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner says.
"The establishment of a MANI
moth cotton mandatory, which has,
during tho past three months, been
ogitating the minds Of the capitalists
of our city, Is now beyond perad.
venture. The last dollar Of the
100000 stock required has been
subscribed. Tho stockholders repre-
sent some Of the strongest moneyed
and energetic business mon of Nash.
vile. Tho manufactory will be 10.
Gated on eighteen acres Of ground, in.
cluding tho McGavock Spring, denot-
cd by tho North Nashville Land Com.
pany. 1t is little singular that
upon the very spot where, in l777,
the pioneers first pitched their fonts,
built their stockadcs to resist the CON-
stant invasions Of the Indians, cleared
their first land, and raised their flrst
crops, SO gigantic and industrial
concern as projected should be erect.
ed"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

The FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.-T
amendment has been rejected by
Delaware, Georgia and Ohio.
The following States, Alabama,
California, Iowa, Kentucky, Mary.
land, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebras.
ka, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Is-
land, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont aud
Virginia, have taken no action yet.
The result is as follows;
States, 81
Ratified, ID
Imperfect, s
Rejected, o
Not acted, f5-37
Thus far votes Of fourteen more of
the States is required.
Negro suffrage already exists in the
Sothern States. Aud against it,
upon safe basis, there would proba
bly, be no dissent.
The reason why the country Is op-
posed to the amendment, and why it
has not heretofore been ratified, is be.
cause its adoption makes the Govern
ment one Of consolidation.
1t takes away from every State all
jurisdiction over suffrage within its
respective limits.
It therefore changes tho whole form
and character of the Government,
and makes every commonwealth what
the States of the South have been for
the past four years, provinces of n
Government, Republican in name but
imperial in its action.
What the highest policy of the
States should be US to suffrage, is one
thing.
But their voluntary surrender Of
their rights under the Constitution, as
to the suffrage Of their own citizens,
/ rs entirely different matter.
The Southern States, who have vot.
ed for the ratification Of this amend.
ment, have done 80 not OF the voluns
tary will Of their people, but under
the systems enforced by the Recol-
struction Acts.
But there is no such pressure on
the other States. The zeal in its be.
half has certainly declined.
And it may be that tinkering at Che
Constitution has at least reached its
limit. The land has had more than
enough Of it. Chahskon Courier.
The New York World says: "Gone
raj Meade did not 60 to Geary's gu.
bernatorial and Bachelder's bucolit
book game ut Gettysburg. On the
contrary, at that moment he wal
toasting Geary's successor with The
sentiment 'Our host, tho Hon. Ass
Packer--may his success in the past
! be eclipsed by his success IN the fu
ture.' The General remembers tha
Geary was particeps crininis Of Siok
4 les insubordination, which nearly COS
the Federals the fight, and did COS
, them thousands of needless lost live
: at Gettysburg"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

State of Virginia or members of tho
Legislature elected under. the. new
Constitution. It does not seem to mo
that the provisions Of this second Sec
ton, which are applicable to the gov.
crnnlent of the State under military
authority, were intended to apply to
the Legislature and officers under
whom the State is to be restored to
its proper relations TO the Union, and
hy ahqm the goycrmEcnt Of the State
is TO be admiliistcicd after its rcstora-
ton. This opinion is strongly con.
iirmed by a reference to the second
section of the same Act, which au-
thorizes the commander Of any Dis
trict named in the Act to remove or
suspend from Office or from the per-
formance of official power any officer
or person holding or exercising, or
protesting to hold or exercise, any
civil or military office or duty in said
District under any power, election,
appointment or authority derived
from, or granted by, or claimed un-
der, any so.callcd State, or the gov.
ornment thereof, and to detail com.
potent officer or soldier Of the army
to perform such duties. 1t would be
impossible to suppose that Congress
could intend that u Legislature, under
the Constitution of q State, could have
its members appointed by a detail
from Soldiers of the army.
The only reasonable conclusion
- Is l. a.
tended that any such Legislature
should be allowed to exist and act
until reconstruction was completed,
except for limited and qualified pur-
poses requisite to reconstruction but,
on the other hand, fully concur with
the view of the General Commanding
IN Virginia, that, under the Recon.
struction Acts of Congress, no officer
or legislator is competent or should
be permitted to exercise any of the
functions or powers Of his office with
in that State, except as far as those
Acts themselves provide, without
taking the oath which is referred to
in the statute of 1867, requires the
Legislature to meet ut time which it
desiguates-that it is to meet implies
that it is to como together for some
purpose. 1t is required, under the
previous law, to act upon the question
Of adopting the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States before the admission of the
State to representation in Congress-
am of opinion, therefore, that it
may come together, organize and act
upon that amendment, but not until
Congress shall have approved the con-
situation and the action under it and
shall have restored the State to its
proper place in the Union by rccog.
nizing its form of government as re-
publican and admitting it representa-.
tion ,the Legislature is not entitled
and could not, without violation of
law, be allowed to transact any bust
ness, pass any Act, or resolve or IN
dertake to assume any other function
of Legislature if the test oath has
not been required Of its members, and
that no officer elected under the new
: constitution can enter upon the duties
Of his otfise without taking the oath
willie military government continues.
Very respectfully,
e. r.. nOAR,
4 4
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

Mrs. s, 3. Woatherford, says tho
Marion Crescent, through Attorneys
Sellers g. Smith, has filed a petition to
be divorced from her husband. @ /,
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mo. 13

SERIOUS CoNFLAGRATIoN IN TIE
DISMAL SWAMI Wushington, Au-
gust 3o.-The following has been
received from Richmond: A destruc-
tive conhagration is raging in this
Dismal Swamp in this State, the ORR
gin being accidental. Miles of fenc-
ing, cord wood and other property ard
being destroyed. The area Of tho
conllagration is confined to tho terrific
ry between tho Norfolk and Peters.
burg Railroad and the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad, abcnt eight miles
from Norfolk, and the passing trains
are exposed to such an oxtont that tho
doors and windows are tightly secur.
cd to prevent injury to the passon-
gers. Swamp cattle, black boars and
all sorts of wild gamo aro being driy-
Gu from tho Swamp, and the farmers
arc securing large quantities. Tho
vicinity of new fibre factories on the
verge of the Swamp is particularly
endangered. The conAagrations OCCUR
frequently during severe dry spells,
but on this occasion the fro is unpre.
codentedly destructive.
SENSATION IN TIE Wealthy ClRcLEs,,
The following has been received from
Richmond . 4a ..u ya,,r
About tho middle Of tho present
month w. 0. George died in this city
intostatc, leaving an estate valued as
100000, to which their several Blood
relations claiming heirship. He was
understood here TO be unmarried :,
but, to tho surprise Of everybody, q
Philadelphia lawyer has made his
appearance here to-day and crcntcd d
sensation in legal circles by exhibiting
what purported to be u certificate Of
the marriage of deceased to oolored
woman, formerly Of Richmond, but,
since tho war q resident Of Philadal-
phia. This woman has grown ohif-
dren, nearly white, of whom, it is
claimed, tho deceased was q father.
The marriage between tho parties, it
Is avorrcd, was solemnized some tilno
last year. The relatives and friends
of the deceased deny that any such
marriage ever took place, and, as the,
woman is bold in the assertion of her
claims as widow Of the deceased and
that tho alleged marriage made tho
children legitimate, q suit will doubt
less follow in the United States Court,
where the details of this novel and
sensational case, even to the minutest
Particular. will be fully ventilated.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

CRops IN EAST TENNEssEE.--A let
tor from Morristown. Tennessee, dated
September 8, says: "Our crop pros.
poets are better than was thought
they could be ten days ago, and we
shall have corn to spare, and an abun-
dance of wheat and oats to ship
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

BY inspection it can be easily dis.
covered that these fields, whose own.
crs complain 80 much about the blight
ing effect of dry weather, havo not
been plowed any time during the year
deeper than two inchcs-bclow tho
the ground is as hard and compact as
in the maiden state. Who, then,
skilled in agricultural science enough
even to follow farming as business,
could expect any other result upon
ill-prcparcd land? The lands, judg-
ing from every surrounding appear
ancc, are productive the weeds and
grass have luxuriant appearance.
Near Anderson Court House, where
the farmers have been improving upon
the old scmi-barbarous system of
agriculture, by deep and thorough cul-
turc in tho spring season, when such
is so essential, although their lands are
not so good as those Of Abbcvillc, tho
crops have quite different appear
ance. Both corn and cotton
are good. Why is this difference
Ii cannot be accounted for in the sea
sons therefore it can only be in tho
culture. - Cor. S. G. Republican.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-15

Gen. D. II. Hill proposes to open in
Charlotte, at an early day, a school
for young men.
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TIE CAlIronNlA ELEcTloN.-Sun
francisco, September I.-Thcro is
unusual delay in counting the vote in
the city. The independents have
elected Selby, mayor; Hanna, county
clerk, Freeman, fire commissioner
three supervisors and three school
directors.
The Democrats have elected White,
shcriif; Higgins, recorder; Klopen-
burg, treasurer; Roscnheim, assessor;
ba:no, district attorney and Marks,
harbor commissioner.
The Independents claim that thcy
hnve broken tho ''ring" in the board
Of su: crsi>"'s; destroyed tho parti.
san cha"c;>E ui the police depart.
mcn' ; prevented the liro department
from becoming political machine !;
and achieved n great victory.
The Democrats have carried every
thing in cr1monto nnd Nevada ooun-
tics, Mnl. Il "~'o "nnr,In Republican.
Hon. w. Ca. J :, has boon elect.
cd to the State Senate from Calveras
county. 1t is assorted that his father
is an aspirant for Mr.. Coles place in
tho United States Senate. .stHtts
1t is stated that Governor IIaight
claims that tworhirds Of the Lcgisla-
turc elected arc Democrats.