The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-01-12
Emancipation HD:ay i'm Charles
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New years Day in Charleston, says
the Courier, passed off quietly and
without any extra excitement. The
day was scarcely observed as q half
holiday. and everybody seemed to en-
tor upon tho new years work with
earnestness. The event of the day
was the emancipation celebration by
the colored people. A celebration
which we think very proper, and con-
siderably moro appropriate than their
celebration Of the 4th Of July. Early
i tbfdSfsrning the sooty military &C.
feorities Of the city might have been
seen clattcring about the streets in q
state of the utmost excitement and
the bolligerent physiognomies of Sam
Dickerson aud Joe Green frowncd in
all the majesty of war and military
glory. On Broad street, the rendcz-
vous of tho military, the spectacle
was gorgeous. About two hundred
unwashed Republicans, in every con"
ceivable uniform, and bearing every
conceiva le kind of weapon, were
gathered in the ranks. Military look
ing dark;cs with blue scaifs and red
sashes and dazzling swords, ruihed
about and yelled innumerable orders,
while the crowd of unmilitary darkics
who seemed to enjoy the scene, shout
ed in derision. "SAm Dickson is a
show by HIMSELF" exclaimed an en-
thusiastic darkey; and when an un-
fortunate soldier held his gun in a
wrong position, the crowd yelled
''look at dat niger"
ALMOST ROW.
While these martial CONS of this
glorious land of liberty were gather,
ed, the crowd incrc .sed, and nnn
DER of scntries were detailed to keep
the space open. Ooe unrcconstl usted
darkey, who did not relish being bul.
lied y "dese niggers in uniform"
became obstrepcrous, and was unfor.
tunatc enough to excite the wrath OF
Sam. Whereupon ho was forthwith
arrested.
MILITARY VS.. CIVILIAN. -y.a5r
Not Wishing, 'owcvcr, to trust him
to the care Of the pnl,cc,& guard was
detailed 70 conway the iUck.ess pii@on'
erto the Gnard House, and when Sbc
crowd Hegan TO cry out against thls
tyranny, SAN %avod hia sword end
gesticnlatcd in n manner calculated tt
snhdue e dozen Spanish armies. AZ
length, however, the idisobcdien5 SOL
of Ham was conveyed 10 the S'n'oi
House, and the line was again formed
SOME TACTICS. sEs
All things being in good trim, and
Sam having cursed and bullied Fri!
men into Gne, u savage looking dar
key. with military 'whiskers, hugo TOP
boots and gclahkeIing spurs, came te
the front and gave orders to tprcsen
arms" This, after considerable
amount Of trouble, was cbeyed, where
upon Joe Green pulled off bis hat hat
shook his epaulets, smiled sardopleal
W. land ordered the gallant battalioi
to carry arms. They did carry aSms
and their style Of doing it wouB'
have carried constcrnation into th
ranks of tho entire Spanish arm,
could they have seen this noble as
sembly Of the "last men' Of the sglo
rious State of South Carolina. Afte
considerable galloping about ye elo
rious stars and stfipes we're rnarche
out and saluted. The band struck W
the crowd yelled, Joe Green. ,shoputte
ID shook his sword, and the process
on moved off. We do not iwopde
sst the Spanish feet in our harbe
.iled before daylight. Had theaoft
Y the vessels behcld this taondIss.
splay, they. ~ would w!9s RsggS$ #