The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-05-11
Tho June Convention,

! 'M Al FcplS W Ino lcttcr OF "A CUn-
slant RcnJer," we beg to say that, in
our judgment, the nomination of can.
didatcs in opposition to the Scott
nominees is absolutely necessary, in
order that point, energy and unity
may be given to the canvass. But
cach county should be at liberty to
nakc up fusion ticket for the Legis-
laturo and county officers, when in
that way it can secure more Honesty
and Ability than could be had by
sho wing fight. This will, VIC hope,
he tho policy advised by the june
Convention. - Charleston NcUs.
| The Laurcnsville Herald says that
the Press discussion Of the June Con.
yention is narrowing down to these
points: Can Republicans vote for
Democrats at tho Fall election, for
the public good and can Democrats
rally on Republicans or Radicals for
the honest government of the State q"
10 this contest a man should not be
taken or rejected, on account Of poll.
tics or COLOR. What tho State needs
is an honest government, and to OBJ
tain an honest government is the sole
aim and purpose Of the Reform move.
mcnt.
The Barnwell Sentinel, s,aunch
conservative paper, says: CIV. hear
tily CONCUR with our height or, the
Journal, in recommending to our CHI
zens generally, white aud colorcd, a
County Convention ut an early day,
to nominate delegates to State Con-
vention, to be held in Columbia in
June"
In April, 1861, the late Girarl Hal.
lock, editor of the New Yock Jouynal
Of Commerce, published an editorial
in that paper in which he declared
that one thing would be demonstrated
by war upon the Southern Stutcs,
viz. "That we have not, and in the
event of the subjugation of the
Southern States ure not likely to
have, such government az the con-
stitution contemplates, or such as our
fathers understood to be instituted.
when the Union was formed. The
government then established was a
government Of equals, in which all the
States would perform willing parts.
The one which our warlikc friends
represented Git secms) by tho Lincoln
admiration would prove to exist, is n
government Of force, where majority
Of States, or Of the representatives, as
the case may be, shall hold the minori.
ty in subsection to their will"
For the expression of such ecnt-
ments us this Mr.. Hal!ock vas forced
to retire from an editorial career cx.
tending over thirty three years, and
! to abandon his valuable newspaper
property. How true the above words
are, an examination of the present
political condition of the country will
tell.
4 DREADFUL MunDER.-Captain
T. A. Haltsclaw, residing eight miles
above Grcenville Courthouse, was
brutally murdered on Sunday even
ing the lst instant. He and bis wife
walked out after tea some five hundred
yards to neighbours louse, and had
started home about 8 o'clock p. NJ.
they were going through a small strip
Of woods, where it was dark, and
Captain Haltsclaw was struck by son Q
unknown person in the head with an
axe. He fell against his wife, which
alarmed her, and she ran off, scream
ing, and aroused the ncighbors, and
they hurried to the place and found
the captain dead. There was one cut
above the eye, which knocked orv his
brains, and a cut in the back Of the
/, head about four inches decp-eithcr
Of which would have killed him in
stantly> His wife was so frightened
that she could not tell notBine about
the affair, except tlfat tho mufd erey
Was large man; but could not say
whether ho was white or black. No
clue to the murderer.
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SUBSTITUTE FoR mANuRE.-HearM
e'd Hoase says the following recipe for
raising potatoes is worth the price OF
any paper for one year to any farmer
who is short of manure. 1t is as good
as the superphosphate Of lime, and
will not cost half as much. Tt has
been tried two Years and is good on
dry land :"Rake ono cask of lime
and slack5it with water, and then stir
in it ono bushel Of fine SALT, md then
mix in loan or ashes enough that it
will not bevome rttortar;it will make
about fvo barrels. Put half q pint
i; ina hill at planting. All manures
conta ming potash are particularly
suitable for the potato. Ashes con-
tain more than any other natural fer.
tilizer, and should be freely Used and
carefully saved. Amy farmer seeing
the analysis Of tho ashes OF potatoes
can readily imagine what fertilizers
produce the. greatest effect, and what
tie plant most needs" ="