The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-04-13
mo. 43

RIcnEs.-Thc man with good firm
health, is rich.
SO is the man with cloar con.
science.
SO is the parent Of vigorous, happy
children.
So is the editor with good paper
and big subscription list.
So is the clergyman whose coat tho
little children of his parish pluck as
he passes them at their play.
80 is the wife who has tho whole
heart of her husband.
SO is the maiden whose horizon ID
not bound by the "coming man." but
who has purpose in life, whether she
ever met him or not.
So is the young man, who, laying
his hand on his heart, can say l have
treated every woman | ever saw as
should wish my sister treated by 9th.
err men.
SO is the littlo child WHO goes to
sleep with "a kiss on his lips, and for
whose waking blessing waits.
From tho results of tho late eloc-
tion in New Hampshire, indeed, nd
well as from the introduction of this
negro element into all the other
Northern States, tho prospect of tho
democracy for rcvolutonizing tho
next Congress is not very cncourag-
ing.
In New Hampshire tho democratic
party was drawn upon in the late elcc-
ton to such an extent by tho new la
Dor reform party ms to suggest tho MP.
preaching disintcgration and dissolu-
tion of the old concern. And why
not, when all tho old Issues UPON
which tho party has been fighting SO
long and so disnstrou:ly arc all dead
and gone, including State sovcreignty7
N. Y. UeraM.
The President, responding to a
sorenadc by negro club, said: "L
can assure those present, that no con-
summation since tho close of tho wur
affords mo 30 much pleasure as tho
ratification Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution by thrco-
fourths of the States of the Union. +
have felt tho greatest anxiety over
since | was called to this house; to-
know that that this was to bo secured.
1t took like tho realization Of tho
Declaration of Independence. can
not say now so much on this subject
as / would like to, not being accus,
tomod to public speaking, but thank
you for your presence this evening""
s ,
Major General George II. Thomas
died in San Francisco in tho 54th
year Of his age. lilo was struck down
with apdplcxy on Monday, and died
in less than six honrs. The death of
this distinguished soldier produ ccd
great emotion in California and at
ashington. In San Francisco tho
department headquarters were draped
in mourning, and tho flags on the
shipping fortitications and principal
buildings were at half.mast. The
courts adjourned.
The New Orleans times says that
ever since the termination OF tho war
the mind of tho Hon. Pierre Soule
has beon settled, but during tho last
Two years It has been completely un
hinged. The onco great orator. un-
oqualed advocate, accomplished jurist
aud scholar, dwindled into d hel lpless
and hopeless imbccile, and passed tho
last two years Of his life in the most
frlSiloTs and imbccilo manifestations
of the complete overthrow of his once
magnificent powers.
GiBRAhrAR TO ne REaToRED TO
SrAlN.--An important rumor is pub.
lishcd in the Iberia, Madrid paper.
It is TO tho effect that John Bright is
about to undertake the restoration Of
Gibraltar to Spain The great for
tress passed into tho hands Of the
British in l7l3, and though the
Spaniards have made several attempts
by force to retake it, they have always
filled.
Jamcs Fisk, Jr., has made propo.
sition to the citizons Of Brattleb6ro,
VI, to cover the entire burned dis
trict in that village with an elegant
block, including mn immense hotel and