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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-03

| RADICAL QuaRRRLLiS0. The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Now York Her.ld
under date Of the 18th instant, says:
Tho first fissure in tho disentegration of
the Radical party was display ed to-day, in
tho wild writings Of the Paciic Railroad
rings over the exposures Of a Cincinnati
Radical paper of tho conceded corruption
in and out Of Congress in regard TO tho
granting Of subsidies to Wesern roads. and
In regard to the attempted sale Of lands
enough to form whole States by the Interior
Department, to certain spectators for a
mere song These swlndles have been the
object of General Grant's denunoiation
within and for the whole of month past
They received attention in Mr.. Washburne's
speech in the House, when he admitted that
his party exceeded in corruption aud scoun-
drels any other party ever born. These
statements, fortified BY proofs. n Western
correspondent reproduced in the paper in
question. That correspondent and pnper,
and tho New York tribune, which copied
his letter, were made the victims to-day over
whose shoulders General Grant and Mr..
Washburne were lashcd in the most abusive
and violent manner by the retained sena.
tors of the railroad rings before mentioned.
IL was an exhibition which shocked and
startled the many Republican leaders who
have sought to give pause to the rank
corruption chnracterizing their party on
railroad Legislation For more than two
hours did Harlan, Pomeroy and Conness
unblushingly defcnd these railroad grants
and land sales which the President elect has
declared will, if. continued, ruin the Rcpub
lican party. Under the prctext of assailing
newspapers which have but sympathizcd
with Grants desire to stop this torrent of
corruption, these senator's foully assailcd
that representation of the facts for which
Grant has made himself responsible to the
country. The assault OH the papers was
only cover behind which were gathered al,
the force of the consolidated rings against
the purposes Of the President elect. In
vain did Trumhull, Conklin, and Morton,
and other senators try to silence the fcud
by interruptions of other measures. The
railroad senators had their say ou! defend
cd the swi ndles Of tho past and quoted
them as the acts of the purity nnd
rs the acts which would mark its future.
Pomeroy says there nre twelve moro rail
road bills, filed to tho brim with subsidies,
which are to be reported and passed this
session. These subsidies tho best mon in
the party are bent on defeating for the par
ty's salvation sake. To-day the gauntlet
was thrown down by the railroad Congress
men, that no railroad granta should be de.
featcd, but all should be added on to the
divisions which impeachment, civil tohurc,
negro suffrage, financial affairs and whiskey
thieving are participating within the party
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That is the question which will be upon the
tongue of every one who reads what we have
written We think we can answer it. Tur-
key has within a very short period turned over
q new leaf Her statesmen no longer accept
the reproach made against them by Gibbon,
of being only camped in Europe. Formerly
the army and also the civil service consisted
exclusively of Mussulmans, who assumed to
be the sole rulers, proprietors and natural
defenders of the soil; all other natives er sub
iugated people being rGgahs or serfs. She
was isolated like China by a natural mass of
waters, holding as little communication as
possible with other nations. Her Government
was the extreme barbaric expression of abso-
lutism, under which no right was respected,
no virtue protected.
This epoch in the history of Turkey is
rapidly passing away. The Government is
beginning to recognize the right of the gov
erned; it is opening and encouraging inter
course with foreign nations; the. present
Sultan has dsregarded the tradition which
prohibited the sovereigns of. Turkey from
quitting the empire; the schools of learning
in Europe swarm with youthful Turks; acade-
mics of science are being founded within the
empire; the despotic rule of former times is
being transformed into quasi constitutional
government through the Tanzimat, with
responsible Ministry, of which the Sultan is
the executive. The Porte now abounds
WIN CnrlSUau as Weu dS MuSSululdu
functionaries the Koran, which used to
be the sole law of the land, has been super
seded by statutory and constitutional enact
ments based upon the Napoleonic code; and
more recently the Prussian LdRdDebr has
been adopted, which furnishes the immediate
occasion for the large purchases of arms
which we have announced. To give efficacy
to these and other reforms in contemplation,
Turkey needs peace. Unhappily she has
neighbor on the North who is disposed, or at
least suspected of disposition, to SOW dissen-
sion between the Christian and Turkish popu-
lation; to thwart every scheme of reforms to
propagate intrigues and seditions among the
serfs, and to crafty Muscovite passion to
see the Russian standard float from the dome
of st. Sophia
1t is to counteract this Northern influence,
as we understand it, that Turkey is arming,
in accordance with the Napoleonic maxim,
that Providence is always on the side of the
heaviest artillery. With an army well
equipped with American arms; with an
armory mounted with improved American
machinery, she expects the Gar will forbear
to disturb her while she goes on with the
railroad and other national improvements,
for the prosecution of which peace is indis-
pensable.
In this laudable purpose we wish the Turks
every success. When we have supplied them
with all the arms they require for their de-
fense, we shall hope to send them our agricul-
tural and mechanical implements, some of our
idle ship carpenters, selection of our school
books, and at last, if they will receive it, the
Bible Thus equipped, the Sultan may defy
the Gar ''and the rest of mankind.
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SUMNER LAUNDERING.
From the N. Y. Sun.


Senator Sumner at Worcester made a
speech. He argued against recognizing the
Cubans in any way. His reasons were va
rious, but here is the chief of them
81 am unwilling to make any recognition of them
so long as they continue to hold human beings as
slaves decree in May last purporting to be signed
by Cespedes abolished slavery; but am not sure
of this decree especially in view of another in july
purporting to come from the same authority, MAIN
tanning slavery. Until this is settled we must wait
Considering that Mr. Sumner is chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the
Senate, he ought to be better informed He
could easily have got the information. Mr..
Morales Lemus, the Cuban representative in
this country, would gladly have furnished it
to him in the most authentic and unquestion-
able form, if Mr.. Sumner had chosen to ask
for it. In the Constitution of the Cuban re-
public, adopted at Guimaro, April 10, 1869,
article "a reads as follows:-
GAN the inhabitants of the republic are entirely
free."
Mr. Sumner will notice that this is not "a
decree signed by Cespedes;" it is the Consti-
tuition of the republic, and is superior to all
DEGREES. No person in authority can set it
aside. President Cespedes cannot do this
He has never undertaken to do it. The decree
of July which Mr.. Sumner tells us he has seen
must have been an imposture.
In his earlier days the heart of Charles
Sumner was true above all to the rights of
man. Liberty was his idol, and his worship
was ardent and noble. But now in his age
he looks coldly on at one of the grandest
events in the history of liberty; at people
of half million proclaiming the freedom of
half million of their own slaves, and offer
ing them all the political rights which, at the
risk of life, property, and honor, they are
claiming for themselves. Do we say he looks
| on coldly? The truth rather seems to be
that he beholds the inspiring spectacle with
aversion; and all because he fears that any
active sympathy with the achievement OF
| Cuban freedom may interfere with some pei
theories of his concerning abstract principles
| of international law.
How are the mighty fallen What diff
ference between the Charles Sumner of 184I
and the Charles Sumner of 1869 If in thai
better time some prophet had warned him o.
what he would now be doing, he would have
Indignantly responded thy servant
dog, that he should do this thing?"
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these United States. Let us be pardoned if
we say that some of this anger, If not ficti-
tious, is indulged in the spirit of fear. Let
us grant, too, that the Spaniards are chival-
rously though ignorantly attached TO the cause
of their territorial integrity. But what if it
now turns out that the Spanish Government
have shown no disposition to quarrel, and
that General Sickles has found no occasion to
withdraw his notef
Such seems to be the tenor of our Wash
ington advices, and the inference we are per-
mitted to draw TO the proffered melia-
ton of the United States the Government of
the Regent have replied with simple aud
amicable declination. We have not as yet
officially heard that General Sickles has con-
'veyed threat of recognition to those to whom
he was accredited with friendly instructions
All that we positively know is that the Spa
niards are exercised with an imaginary trou-
BILE, and are agpravating a real danger. Fur
ther, we have the assurance that our own
Government is in no manner moved by the
news from Madlid. But one theory remains
to us for the temper and activity which the
Spaniards have shown on the first hint of
General Sickles communication, and the reti-
cence of their government as to its actual
contents, and the expressed friendly disposi-
ton of the United States. Spain is about to
play her last card for the unhappy stake of
Cuba and perhaps is not sorry to avail her.
self of an artificial crisis to stimulate the
tagging energies of her people
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AN ARTIFICIAL CRISIS.
From the N. Y. Tribune.

FROM the ~, 4. ITtOuJIe.
The American people have not formed the
most cordial and exalted opinion of the gov
erning or misgoverning character of Spain.
We must avow this with all candor and with
due emphasis. They have been reading, of
course, that Spanish authority-as at Cadiz
and Havana-butchers its subjects without
remorse; that Spain is bankrupt and improvi-
dent; and that her officials-on this side of
the water at least-are as little trustworthy as
are her soldiers hardy or fiery. Nevertheless
they will, we venture to say, rejoice to cher
ish any better judgments of their moral ad-
versary in the art of government and war.
They will do this if only for the sake of the
party of earnest Republicans the intelligent
and well-ordered efforts of whom will, we
hope, at some day give tone and shape to the
national character of Spain. But it may be
the time for higher rating of Spanish capa-
city and feeling has come. General Sicxles.
if the reiterated London report is to be ac-
cepted, has become alarmed, and has with
drawn his note.
This result Spain owes to her own fearless
ness, says the London Times. She has ''met
an imagined affront with immediate Defiance T"
and while her conduct "may SAVIOR of unrea-
son, it does not partake of the nature of
bravado." 1t is further said that if driven to
extremes our national contemporary will give
battle. Altogether it appears that the people
of Spain, determined that Cuba shall paw in
blood and bitterness of soul the evil expense
OF their pride and Unthrift, are wroth with
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s4Se ssS OF other E nsi nsS nss
transparent and has NO equal AZ tet sosn for sale by
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Bay- REP UBL1CAN MASS MEETINGs.--THE |
MIdTEE Fd have made arransomontsf MASS MEETINGS
German rtowp-Hon. A. W. Henszey.
pD','' DD'yS S&TUFpi STGUHSipi AY, september Is,
hOmc'6afs- T%Nbbh% IfS9,:1SE Captain j. p Roa
Monons'h'l' T6EsbHq2r siPssSsSsr Hsss yhe IS
N,st, Mest Chester Hon 10 2, Dei@no.
Bedford Thomas j. Bigham, Esq.
Washington General Harry White.
-, -, WEDNESDAY, Sept smber 29,
Apollo Ar"TFEfTf THUfksD%Y, SGDR'E September 80,
Norristown, M9ntgornery cOuntyHon. q. Deano. Ben.
MONDAY, october4.
Pittsbprg- Hon. John Scott Hon. G. A. Grow II.
TUESDAY, october5
Beavor-Hon. John Scott, Hon. g. A. Grow, II. Bucher
New BIiehtop Hon. John Scott, Hon G. A Grow, II.
Du'"0' '"'p'' WlyS22DNEsDAY, October 6,
New Yeen SeStt H. bncher swope Esq
West GreenviileHHon John Scott, Ii. Buchor swopo,
Rittanning- Hon. G. A. Grow
Butler.
GMeadyille-Hon. John Scott, H. B. Swope, ESQ.
Tfs4GlSa fyro@e
Swope, Esq. ,.. e,,,,,o,>,, ,,,
Gro. w. HAMERsLY, |
M. s. QUAY, c.o.oto.ios
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S. +. Gw1NNER, 9l5
'nsyn REPUBLICAN MASS MEETINGS
will be addressed by
JAMES NJ sCOvEL
AND
CHARLES j. HOLLIS,
at the following places
MOUNT EPHRAIM,
FRIDAY, September "a, p. NJ
MARTINS HOTEL, MERCHANTVILLE,
Hon. William H. Grace late editor of the "Irish Repub.
lic," will address the meeting,
SATURDAY, September 25 at ~ p. M
CAMDEN COURTHOUSE,
TUESDAY EVENING, September %, ~ p. NJ.
WATERFORD,
9219t FRIDAY October1
SATURDAY, October 9,
AT MASS CONVENTION, CHEW'S LANDING.
gsly@ UNION LEAGUE HOUSE, BROAD
--- STREET.
PHILADELPHIA, September II, 1859.
NOTICE.--A Meeting of the UNION LEAGUE OF
PHILADELPHIA will be held at the LEAGUE HOUSE,
on FRIDAY, September "a, at O'Clock P. NJ, for the
purpose of taking such action as may be deemed ad.
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TURKEY PREPARING FOR PEACE.

FROM the N. 4. Times.
1GFour vessels have very recently left this
port laden with firearms, and fifth is upon
the point of starting. Their cargoes consist
of one hundred and twenty-five thousand En-
field and two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand Springfield rifles, which have been pur-
chased from the United States Government,
for account of the Porte, by his Excelency
Blaoque Bey, the Ottoman Minister at Wash
jngton.
Nor are these the only preparations which
The Ottoman Government is making in this
country for the preservation of peace with
her powerful neighbor. 1t is establishing an
armory in Turkey upon the plan of our
armory at Springfield, for the fabrication of
small arms, and the machinery for it is now
constructing in this country.
These are facts pregnant with curious re-
Elections. 1t is less than five years since the
Sultan has seen fit to send to us diplomatic
representative. He now passes by all the
armories of Europe to equip his army from
American arsenals and his new armory with
American machinery. This is compliment
to American mechanism for which in the
name of our ingenious craftsmen we make
bow.
But what do these large purchases of arms,
these stealthymilitary preparations, portend
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sPEolAL NOTICES.

n&ss FOR THE SUMMER.--TO PREVENT
sunburn and all dscoOrations and irritations Of the
shn, btes o mosquitoes other insects use Wrghta
Slycerine Tablet; IL is deciously fragrant
a9,r7p3gl1sta 9,73 generally. r. a q. A WRIGHT No 62l
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nfS9- DIX. +. X. THUMAS, THE LATE OPE-
rator of the Cotton Dental Association, is now the
onIV Philadelphia who devotes his entire time and
practice TO extracting teeth absolutely without pain by
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-24

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RSED PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 9, 1869.
B9STS Of MsnaSs5a E5 the
COMPANY have declared a dividend of FIVE PER
CENT on the capital stock, payable, clear OF taxes,
and after the LIST October The transfer books
will be closed the 18th inst and remain closed until
October LIST. A. e. DOUGHERTY,
lOfIt Treasurer
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country with view to the direct trans
portaton of freight. Owing to the sys-
ten of shutting off freight trains to per-
NIT the passage of passenger trains the
time employed i'll the transmission OF
trains was doubled, and consequently the
expenses largely increased. A train on
the rails not in motion was nearly as ex-
pensive to the company as if it were In
motion. Practically, the only difference
was in the wearing of the machinery and
of the rails. Mr.. McAlpine called on the
rising generation to provide direct and
cheap transportation; and not to neglect
the immense advantages of canal trans
portation. One benefit he might point
out was its cheapness. 1t would cost
seventy-fve dollars ton to send freight
To San Francisco by rail, distance OF
about 5000 miles. 1t was 1e, 100 round
Cape Horn to the same city, and it would
cost but twenty dollars ton to ship 1t
by that route.-New York Stakeholder.
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Ausb Try.
FOR THE CENTRAL PREsBYTERIAN
The Culture of Tea.
anything.

1t is probably not known except to
very limited extent, that this has been
successfully accomplished within twelve
miles of Knoxville, Tennessee but it is
really so. About seven years ago gen
tleman, in correspondence with the Pa
tent Office at Washington, obtained there
from, some seed of the tea plant, brought
from China. These he planted in two
parallel rows, about four feet apart, and
twenty-five, or thirty yards long. 1 saw
them in November. 1t is somewhat
bushy evergreen, about three and half
feet high, and seems to stand the winters
here very well From what | have seen.
l have no doubt that it will grow as well
in Tennessee, as in China Indeed,
Judging from this experiment, [ do not
see why this State alone, might not sup
ply with this article the whole United
States.
The time to gather the leaves is in the
spring, when the plant is in bloom. The
difference in the different teas is owing
mainly to the different ways of prepar-
lug the leaves for market, and the differ
ent ingredients then added. This l have
learned from the Patent Office Report Of
1857, and from merchant engaged in
the tea trade, now residing in China. Ii
is from these indictments mainly that
the exhilirating properties of the bever.
age come. A few weeks ago, l gathered
some leaves from the plants referred to-
Out of these when dry, there was made
beverage equal to the best black tea
ever drank HENRY BROWN.
Many years ago, perhaps as many as twenty,
the culture of tea was undertaken in South Car
olna and Georgia. as an experiment. We have
no precise recollection as to the result, though
our impression is that the plants grew and -four
ished very satisfactorily.
The difficulty of un lertaking the business in
this country, is the high price of labor. In Chi
ma and Japan. the price of days labor is ter
cents plenty of it, and reliable. With such q
vast difference in their favor, they can undersel
u.s.. Still, where the climate suits a few trees
might be both a convenience and a comfort
Certainly it is not comfortable to the nerves OIL
tea drinker to hear the accounts given of the
mixtures put up with our imported teas.
We find it stated, upon apparently good au
thority, that the chief difference between the
various kinds Of tea, is owing to the different
seasons at which the leaf is plucked; the best
being the leaf of earliest growth.-ED. CEy.
PRES.
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Southern Finances.

The picture which the N. Y. Evening
Post draws of the condition of the South,
is not without rays of hopefulness. 1t
represents the grain crop of the year as
sufficient to feed the whole people,
either in itself or its exchangeable value
in beef or bacon And then it credits
us with "a surplus for sale, in cotton,
sugar, tobacco, rice, turpentine, lumber,
and naval stores, amounting, at a mini
mum valuation, to $3O0,0O0,OO0, over
which hangs debt of not more than
one-tenth. On the warrant of this esti-
mate, it alleges that never before had
the Southern States so large a sum
available for real Improvement, no longer
concentrated in the hands of few, but
dist ributed widely among the people,
We are too slightly conversant with
monetary affairs, to judge how far this
statement is, or is not true. Doubtless,
the year closes more auspiciously than
it began; ard those who are inclined to
question the Tightening of our burden
financially, should remember that the
natural effect of reverses is, to make those
on whom their stroke falls, perhaps of
all men the slowest to recognize the re-
atty, or at least the full extent, of a
gradual alienation.
Assuming, then, that there is some
ground of truth in the representation of
the Post, we urge that whatever improve
ment may have come to our condition,
should be felt in the matter of contribu-
ton to the cause of Christ. That cause,
which is so often the first to suffer when
disaster overtakes us, should not be the
last to reap the advantage flowing from
a better state of things. Our surplus,
whether more or less. should, in part,
tenure to the bene6t" of every Christian
work. This is, at once, the demand OF
law on the part of God, and the dictate
of gratitude on our part. Increased
offerings should be made for the prosecu
ton of missions. Pastors should receive
a more liberal and more prompt support.
Institutions of learning, under religious
auspices and for the training Of the
ministry, should be less left to anguish.
Periodicals for the advocacy of gospel
ruth aud in the interest of the churches,
should obtain an charging circulation.
So strong is our confidence in the piety
Of the denomination, that we count on
this result with much assurance. As
Col gives the brethren more, they a0ill
render more to Him! His open hand
will open theirs And if the reader of
these laes doubts whether there has been
the general Improvement of which We
have spoken, will he not yet enquire
whether more cheering aspect sits upon
his own personal affairs, and give accord.
lngly, as of the ability which God be-
slows, to be used in that way, for the
glory of His Name?