The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-18
Ksixtsenth Ams spd@ent.P Prohos;ed--sgl
Radicals Down on Negro Suffrage

lRsixtsensh Amsad@s snt: PROPOSED mo
Radicals Dlloyp oa Negro Suffrage
Just @s many pe}sons have often Eprs
ydicted, elio Rad GALS North are getting
sick Of negro Suffrage and are beginnineS
to shout l1s,ily, far$a change. An arti.
Gle appears mthe National Republican
at Washington, 81 which the following
~ lgniicants extract. sa,ssE tss
"The system Of putting the ba1lot.boe
into the hands ef thel ignorant masses+ss
no matter Of sohat origin, If continued,
cannot fail to lead to per. jerious. II not
Disastrous re$ullS.s Congress wilrboe re- re-
miss in its duty to The, Country II early
,acLiop6onthetsubj Observation-Disclosures pisl
contendsd e.5 by many q orr ahlpst. mon,
and With great 'iorceef iaargiimfent, that
the best suffrage qualification would he
ability tosread, and write, tho English
language Scogree,ly Va Mil, ,Lls ss3 tho
universal qualification lest, III. AL! Eede,
raj and State elections the. ,ballul,box
would DO protected against ignorance,
hna b;;,s TO- Large ex,'p' against the posi-
| z q. AtPiSISopJ"Stea 'hat We .t.ciinnQty. de-
prlye any, portion Of our citizsis Of tile
right of suffrage already granted Ito
them, There IS no ground Ipda tokfcb
10 6oase such "a conclusion but lifeSepthe
argnmeht.&as souhd IL: would aHord no!
plea against the. proposedael,ai tho
lave governing etEecfighta oil, ssuffrage.
ESuppose Congress, during the i,sxt ses-
sions enacted q. .sirtsent M am endnent to
The Constitution, requiring the qnalifca-
tlon OF ability toread, and: write sithe
+ English language eorreetly,' as the
condition Of Alright Of suffrage, to take
4 effect IN one, two, or any certain mum.
Der Of years hence; ,ha. might be, agreed
upon, and called. upon 1.-The. different
States to ratify'thetr act;5 what, S,a,ea or
Scllass Of intelligent citizens would object
Eto the. proposition g. IN one whatever
! The measure would be unipersally poua-
lar, as I'd q6ordiag "a check against that
control of Che s6allotrbop S64 : signornce
and corruption now dreaded. IN ihe, fis.
tire b1 ouy, ,oisest ,statesmea.ggs We Tsi
Thus The, radicals turn upon their
own work, and Ypdloates stheg wisdom
.ahd staIssmapship fatheir. sopponcnts
throughout this controversy over niger
I EQUALITY. What, has ;Sambo to, say
ne%,T a7aF gGrqd q,s5t Ssr ysra -
The Thamas Tunnel has bcern, finally
closed as a public fo9tway. This under.
taking, which at tie time, Of lis design
was considered a, masterpiece :ok sciancc.
and which formed a commj1nicifiionn nn IN !
, der the river Thames between Rolber-
hithe and Mapping, waa. afler num1er-
GUS difficulties, finally accomplished aud
i opened: on the 23f6f MarclSS Inv.
T ing been commented BIZ SirsI: s.. Biru-
mel IN. 1924. The total cost of:' the tin
nel was about $eoo1oOos but. the East
! London Railway. Company, recently
+ Purchased it for q, lille ,oyer,1a oyer g third ,.of
that snn.. The company wall, uu, their
trains through the iunnrl their: line
bringing the inhabitants ;:ef .Wappinie,
|3hs shsaeMslE Sl1, wlli" tll ssvy distance :of
1ae9a aasaath Wafk Pel e. . - .rs,. ;M.s"i.
! The last railroad sensation is "A Dian
by the :; managers, pr: the Erie Rail
way to illuminate.Jle whole line of1hat
road at night by electric lights; at ihe
ferries, in the tunnels, on all dangerous
curves and on every engine. = The Ber,
gen tuhhel is to be kept Illuminated S6v
might and day. 80 that;rhe rays of Tie
sun will seem to be dull and torceless, II,
: comparison There viii ,5Sas"a ligkt at
each end Of the ferry, Thisl, It IS be-
; lleved, will make q collision. ,pra ctically
impossible ON the darkest aid foge,iest
night. Even with the diminution tof
i light caused, by the jarr,ng Of the loco
motive, it is estimated that The head
light will chow the track TO the. engi-
neer, on a,straight line, for tire. miles.
Fl 1t is reported that Senator SAWYER
, and Congressman Bowen stand pledged
} to their constituents to get an appropria.
!. ton from Congress of ST., ,0OO,0 to
:. compiete tho Custom house here, and
! that Alderman Potter is to have The
contract to do the work, on condition
, that'none but out>and- out radicals sl,all
be employed. ysN& ,@lia Wa E}E !
'I, 1t'is reported That there will be, ,c-
t day OF, tomorrow. duel between AL
. dermnn Collins and Alderman Wall
colored, growing out fotAa a dispute in
i, Council meeting last night. = ,*Dta I,
| Gov. Scott has sent ten thousand
| rounds Of ammunition for the Winches.
r ter rifles Of The police force Charles
to, NeWs. %a5 q 975Y"& ,I2A@19sE.EE
. EtaHT YEAR OrrioE HOLDERS TO
BE REMovED.y-,Wa Washington, August
8.-~-The President says that where, offi.
ces have been3held for eight, years the
lnoumbsnts, however capable, must
give place 20 persons equally capable
who suffered from tho war. This rulinp
epnlies to Kentucky, and ,ts operation
Y 'llgstrated'in the case Of ..INdgsr "A.
n Needham, assessor$at > Lonisyille, who
= lLaa hnen. .cacnandnl % "A IN Ar n N :.