The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-09
Deal Of 1869.

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John Minor Bolts, formerly mem. !.
Der of Congress from Virginia, and n
noted Wing politician, died January
9th, 1869; also, Gen. Lowell II. Rous.
seau, Of Keutrcky, who served in
Congress and as a Federal officer dur.
ing tho late war.
January 25tb, Francis w. Pickens,
of South Carolina. Minister to Russia
under Rnchanan's administration, and
afterwards Governor Of this State.
March l4th, Gen. James Guthrie,
OF kentucky, Secretary Of the Trensu.
ry under Pierce aud afterwards Uni.
ted States Senator.
March 9Th, James Harper. a mem.
ber os the weil.kuown publishing irm
in New York, and onco Mayor of that
city.
July, 3o;h, JIon. Isaac Toucoy, of
Connecticut, Secretary Of The Navy
under Buchanan.
September 9th, Gen. John A. Raw.
lius, of Illinois, Secretary of War at
the time Of his death. g-.a
September 9Th, Hon. Wm. Pitt
| Fesscnden, of Maine, United States
Senator. #a #A t7
September 10th, Hon. John Bell, of
Tennessee, formerly U. S. Senator,
aud candidate for the Presidency in
1860. " '3''
Oct Der 9Th. Franklin Pierce, Of
New Hampshite, Ex- President of tho
United States. .~s .,s,.
November 3;h, George Peabody, Of
Mas achuse.ts, >. the eminent philauihro.
FIST.
In MEMoRIAN1.--An irreverentiour
nalist has devised for the pedestal of
the equestrian statue to be erected in
Washington in honor Of General
Grant, an inscription, in which tho
following arc the most striking lines
A grateful people made him Presi.
"Sfi|s So dent. @e sp''
ea3 a% Heirroved his science 81. 4
sw BY reaching into The unknown
5.e.f For his Cabinet.
"A ~ 6 generous,
And, to those WHO brought him gifts,
P " lls gave fat Office &
| ',a $ 2iAnd charitable; .Husa.y
For he fed his fami'y at the public
...., LII crib;
And lives immortal rs the only man
Who ever helped =
So N A brother.in law. ,aE .a#
It is perhaps only just to add that
tho author of this INSCRIPTION ia Brcvot
Brigadior.G sneral Don Piat., of Ohio.
lie was gallant hshteri in war, and is
an audacious writer in peace.
Mr.. Mckay, q Sootchman, who
owns large tract of land in Abbo-
villo, has gone North for the purpose
Of bringing back a number Of emil
grants fiom his own country. With
these he in, ,cnds to create Il colony,
and if successful, they will be tho
araht conrteyS of au extensive emf.
grafton. Mr.. Mex. is possessed of
means amply sufficient to execute his
purposes, and with true Scotch tena.
city, will doubtless cling to his task,
until ho "meks u spune or spoils
horno'-- Charleston Courier. "h'5
THE NEGRo ExoDus.-~The migra.
tion Of the colored population from
this city to tho South continues un-
abated. Y criay ITS lef6 by the
Virginia and Tennessee train for
Louisiana. AN agent for the Alaba-
ma and Chattanooga railway, at pres.
ent IN this city, informed, US yesterday
that ho had shipped during last week
alone 1000 ablc-bodied darkies from
this pointto work on that improves.
ment t.-- -Lynchburg sVirginian.
CANDlp.--Ccl. Dom Piatt aays
"Tbe policy Of vongeance' has been
tried, aud it cuds in Tho mournful an
npuroemept that t,sreconstruction u b, n
f"ilare, qnlesss sw e can Use up no.
peoplca people wo have conciliated
aud protected To reconstruct upon, in-
stead Of the people We have persccnt-
ed. gaWo have kicked with vigor, and
the moro we. have kicked tho deadiier
has grown the antagopism.r ,ss 8
The same. writer declares that the
small men who wrangle ovet th.
South fear her stills, ~ lla Is T4irq
|@sadE ,s---~4-7r@s. sAa-------s-,e-o (! S.. d
|ba The Wilmington Star prints q slash
ing leader in support Of Free, Trade,
assn issne upon which "tho country
, Be resoned "from the sruinous en-.
bracotofs Radioalism .',as But 10 an.
otlrorpaft ofstha same issue tho, Star
appeals, patbetieally,s through the
State Lenfslaturo. 10 Congregs. for the