The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-10-19
The End Of four "GreutN Men,

the history OF the world, arc AlcxanS5
dor, Hannibal, Cmsnr and Bonnpnrte. !.
Alexander, after having climbed tho
dizzy heights of his ambition, and
with cbaplots dipped in tho blood Of
millions, looked down upon conqucr.S
ed world aud wept that therc was not
another world for him to conquer
set a city on Rro and died In a scene Of
!. debauch. l' So
4 Hannibal, after having, to the as
constituent and CONSERVATION Of
Rome, passed tho "A lps, and after hav..
, ing put to flight the armies of tho
, mistress Of the world, and slipped
! "three bushels of golden rings from
tho fingers of tho slaughtered
knights" and made her founda-,
: tion quake, fed from his country, be-.
(. ing hated by those who once exulting-
:! ly united his name to that of their,
god, and called him Hina Baal, diod
Tat last in a foreign country, by poison
J. administered with his own hand, un-'
\ lamentcd and unwcpt.
4 Caesar, after having conquered
!. eight hundred cities, and dying his
; garments in tho blood of one million
Of his foes, after having pursued to|
|. doath tho only rival ho had on earth,
was miserably assassinated by those
he considered his dearest friends; and
in that very place the attainment Of;
(which had beon his greatest ambition.
A Bonapartn, whose mandates kings
gand popes oboyed, after having
|, filled the earth with the ter!
ror Of his namo-and after having del
Suged Europe with tears aud blood,
3and clothed the world in suckcloth-
Aclosed his days i'll lonely banishmcnt,l
3almost literally cxiled from the;
Rworld, yet where ho could somotimc cs
8see his oountry's banner waving ovcrI
3the deep, but which did not and couldj
mot bring him aid.
a Thus these four great mon, Who'll
aseem to stand the representatives of;
Sall those whom the world calls great, \
A-these four mon, severally died -
donc ny intoxication, or, as is supposed ]
Hby poison mingled in his winc-onc'
Hsuicide, one murdered by his friends,
land ono lonely exile. "How arc the
Hmighty fallen" - ~ ,a'''"
81 PRINTERs AND RELIoIoN.-Tho
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ness to number auiong my friends
gmany, printers, but though it may
Sseem to imply either lack of ability
Non the miuister, or the want Of the
never succeeded we'll with
Mthat Gloss. For the nine long years
gof my connection with tho ponitoutia-
Hry, with all the inducements offered,
Enot one Of that trade has conncote
"A himself with congregation, and | do
Mnot think man could be found, of all
Ewho ever tenanted our prison, who
Ecould set upa column of typo. Leave
Mthe reader to make his comments,
Aonly remarking that this can, not be
Hnccidcntal, nor can tho explanation bo
tibet the employ mont Keeps them ig-
Enorant of tho prevailing vices and inns
|a amoralities, nor yet that young prin-
Alersare removed from thoslarge mass.
8es where corruption engenderaan
Hspreads. IN 'aif' these respect this
lclasb is exposed. 1t is, evident that
Hthc employment has an elevating ten
Hdency, and is'flvorable to intellcetuaf
aund moral Improvement" -" . ~. -
II The amount of taxes involved in
AJudge Strong's decision Is Of less i'm
IMPORTANCE than the principle on which,
e that decision rests The, popular
Ninterprstntiop of ID .ineomeiftax law
Jas it stood, was tho correct one. Tho
Hast tax was, collecta Bio this year, and
lit was the tax on incomes Of 1869.
Tho Internal Revenue Bureau, how
Mfever, wont on collecting tho tax on
Hdividends Of all kinds and on salaries
Dot Government officials and to make
( its work sure, Congress passed an act
E Econstruing the Ho!d law favorable TO
@the collection. The amount received
Hby .the Treasury from this source
Hoxoeeds six millions, every dollar of
(which must be refunded If the judg.
ment rendered in tho United States
Hcircuit Court at Philadelphia be sus-
tained by the Supreme Court. Judge
1Strong holds that the proceeding . of
ECoDgress being unconstitutional, is
nyeid-that the construction Of law
i lie q judicial function, and that a1y
4 Battehpt Of Congress- 70 define statute
Bby Legislation exceeds IL, powers!LN.
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n A Raj At THE GlnLs.---An Omaha
Electurer thus discussed the question
Nthe other night: .n4nI a.t ID
q "Twonty years ago, the ladies were
Ktheir own dress makers, and how
Nbeauaful they looked to tho brave
zmen who then eourted them. Then,
'kthey wore no hoops, no switches, yho
Hanything, but were Just as God medo
Bthem. A lover could then tell wbeth-
Fer his love weighed 100, SO or rs
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