The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-22
The Testimony Of "A Thorough Repub.

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The Testimony Of "a Thorough Repub-
lican." ''N
The following letter, under tho
hoading, "The State Treasurer of
South Caroliua,' is copied from tho
New York Nation, of June 9th:
10 the Editor Of The Nation
SIR-My attention has been called
to an article in tho New York Inle.
pendent in reference TO our State
Treasurer. Mics G. Parker. He il
spoken Of as having restored this
State to solvenoy, and obtained. for
himself the respect Of all business
men, 10th in this country and in Eu-
rope. | enlisted this Parker ia the
First Massachusetts Cavalry Rcgi-
ment, at Haverhill, Massachusetts,
where lie had been the unsuccessful
proprietor Of restaurant and bar.
After he left tho army, he COM
menced business in Charleyton, where
he failed, and is now restoring himself
to solvepcy by compromising with his
creditors for about. twenty-five cents
on tho dollar. Since 1866 / have
held claim against him for several
b 'ndrod dollars, which my attorney
has settled recently for thirty cents
on tho dollar. ,J-.,
Its NY opinion that tho amount
expended by Mr.. Parker for dia.
mouds, since he has been State Trea-
surer would moro than pay all his
dcbts in full. sv.
1t is we'll known thak, there were
many members Of the constitutional
Convention and Of the 4 General AS.
sembly who had been drilled so that
they could barely write their names,
and yet could hardly write word III
the English language There were
no members Of the General Assembly
in times past who could neither read
nor write. This State was, represent.
ed in the Assembly by men of the
highest culture and ample means.
am, aud always have been, a
thorough Republican, but am opposed
to being any longer misrcprosented by
incompetent, corrupt men.
(Sigued,), j. W. CoLLINs,
Postoffice Box 33.
Beaufort, $. G., Nay 20, 1870.
Red Cloud and his "braves," after
the grand powwow 1T the White
House, visited tbo Mayy-ynrd and
were escorted abo.. .s.hsSsnOpB, q ouUos
and docks, and lastly "y Q gentle saw
ages'' dropped in the pleasant rose.
shaded house Of Admiral Duhlgrcn,
wher, they were received with grace
full courtesy by, the admiral's wife. !.
She served them with coffee and cake,
with grave oeromohiousne ess thnt
matched their own lofty and impassive
manner. The visitors were shown all
through the workshops aud foundry;
seemed interested and amused, but
seldom betrayed anything like wonder
or surprise. The first, the last, the
only expression of pure astonishment
depicted on Red Clouds face, was
when in the foundry, he saw the red
hot liquid iron ladled out. into the
moulds, for shells aud balls. The
immense trap hammer, pounding away
at all engine shaft, seemed to afford
him a gentle degree of cxcite ment,
and he, expressed mild satisfaction
In the monitor. He inspected with n
majestic curiosity tho revolving Of the
turrct, and followed the ricochcting Of
tie ball along the Potomac with q
series of grunts, Whom about to
leave, the .yisitors happened 20 pass
the three lovely young children, Of,
Admiral and Mrs. Dahlgren, and each
man and woman stopped and stopped
to shake hands with the dainty little
creatures, who looked at them timid.
y,bat not distrastingly,. M s,a.
soUsD.-The Atlanta {Ga.) Con-
stitution says: fs "4aN@ ,2>"' 52R'> a
The revival of"prosperity of the
people Of the South depends upon the
agrioultirist. It il, therefore,s Of M o.
meht to every citizen that he wisely
plan FOR the future. He should not
by erroneous economy cripple his own
resources. His failure i1volves US oil.
/. The Independence Of the farmer,
chiefly consists in the satisfaction of
knowing that his corn cribs are snffi.
ciently full to supply the staff Of life;
Wien this Is the case, he is 'indepen-t
dent rs to the market price of cotton,
If heis out of debt. q I 4s 8
B&I'ha miIl;ons Of dollars which, rare.
every year s6nt out Of the State to
purchase corn and other provisions,
had better's be kept at home. It,
would add to the present comfort Of
every farmer and planter, aud relieve
him Of the external worry about sup-
ipliesfor tho future. s 2HrisaJ ~ :. i
~ True, on acre planted 10 corn. or
'Hown' in small1graip, may not yield as
much money as when planted 10 cot,
ton.nd But the value Of cotton varies
80 much, ,and the plant is siysubjeot to
so many accidents as :o make IL very
unreliable to meet. the ceftaiu, do
paaade for'foodS waich must be met at