The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-12-08
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polling places at the late election for
Senator in tho County of Abbcville,
as to vitiate the election at those
polls; and, rs Lemuel j. Guflio re-
ceived majority Of votes at polls
where no such acts were perpetratcd
he is entitled toNhis scat in this SEN
ate, and that he be forthwith allowed
to qualify; which was a lso laid on the
table. Whereupon Leslie proposed
the following, which was agreed to-:
That the subject Smatter of tho cleo
tion in Abbevillo County, for State
Senator, especially ut 0all,oun's Mills,
be sent back to the Committee on
privileges and Elections and that they
have power to send for persons and
papers, and take ailsthe evidence pro
and con in regard to fall charges or
allegations of fraud and intimi-
dation that took place at that or any
other pol. in that County for State
Senator, and every fact in connection
with tho legality or illegality Of the
election. a%a
AT $50 p. NJ, adjourned.
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Blue Ridge Railroad - Light Breaking.
In reply to the inquiries of ga
Railroad Man." in Saturday morn.
ing's Picnic, it has been discovered
by those who know, that the "Blue
Ridge" is not dead, and no purpose
exists in the minds of it's prescut
guardians to strangle it;;Eor permit it
to die for want of paJuians. On the
contrary, if the contract with Cre>s-
we'll q Co. has, in fact, been rescind-
ed, as to which, more, will be devel-
oped on the meeting Of the Direction,
it has only been done TO- allow those
in authority to rOllsup their sleeves"
s'spit in their hands," a1l take new
hold that will enable item to press
forward the great work to its early
completion, without calling on tho
State to meet accruipg Interest, or for
further aid at present. In other
words, the contract with Cresswell &
Go. is merely in aboyance, and if u
renewal is not made With them, the
work will be let to other contra otors,
upon new basis, ooSeiipg terms
much more advantageous to the State,
and assuring tho construction in duo
time of this mosS imPassant line of
iBternal commefcc. When the con-
tract with Creswell & Go. was made,
gold was at Il premium of forty per
cent, and the estimates in currency
were made upon that basis. Now,
gold has rccedcd ~ twenty-four per
cent. aud is rapidly tending down
wards, which will enable the Compa-
ny to construct the work for an aggre.
gaze sum so greatly reduced as to
approximate the original maximum
estimates Of Col. Quinn. The public
may rest assured, therefore, that the
present apparent condition Of things,
is the result Of wise policy on the
part of the Blue Ridge Company, and
that no purpose exists in the mind of
the President, Governor Scott, or any
ono else, to abandon tho work. In.
deed, as niatte now stand, that can
not be done. Other contracts have
been entered into, in relation to the
work, besides that with Cresswell e.
Co., and altogether some 100000 or
$400,000 of the, guaranteed bonds of
the Company have been pledged by
law and practically appropriated to a
continuation of the enterprise. TO
abandon it now, therefore, would not
only involve the total loss of the $3,-
100000 formerly expended by the
State and the people, but would be a
downright Reputation Of contracts
recently made, and a sacrifice Of, per.
haps, 100000 of the new bonds.
Ph@nin. s~
The utterances of such man as
Hampton cannot fail to exercise a
commanding influence both at home
and abroad. No Southern man will
repudiato his nobly won right to
speak in behalf Of the people whose
name he has SO illustrated to ell ages
to come. At the North, too, tho SEN
timonts of Wade Hampton will not
; fail to make that deep impression Of
Whlcn they are worthy. IL ls WIN
! rare satisfaction--a satisfaction pros
portionate to our conviction Of the
, benefcent Influence which his opin.
ions will exert, thatwe note the man.
Fly, frank and statesmanlike portion
which General Hampton takes with
reference 70 pending issues. If he
shall now lend the weight Of his great
name and potent influence to tho ade-
Fquate instruction Of the Southern peo.
lple as to their true interests and .du.
tiles, and to tie persuasion Of bis fol.
I lloW.citizena 20 the adnntion ofshis