The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-08

| preWacy OF Che nlgSer over the whit
man,-that little or no difficulty wa
experienced because farmers were re
duirud by law to keep their stool
from invading the crops of neiehbors
Aud although there is much food fo
reflection just here, for our poverty
stricken people upon this same ques
tion Of fencing. | feel thatit woult
be folly to attempt an elaboration OF
the idea because a0iSs Legislators
who have so long roamed at larg,
upou the public treasury themselves,
would not be apt to do anything tba,
would curtail the privileges Of the
cattle Of their constituents ut home
most OF whom own no land. But, thank
God, Georgia now has Legislature
of her own, and my word for it, our
deliyerance is nearer at hand than is
generally supposed. In the language
of one of Georgia's most distinguish
ed sons, "The woods are on fire and
the wind is in the right 9uarter."-
There was another resolution, aud it
was passed enthusiastically and with
out single dissenting voice. This
resolution was in acceptance of an in
vitation of which tho following is a
copy:
complimentary to the Georgia
Agricultural Society. The under.
signed, in behalf Of the Municipal
Authorities Of the City of Macon, re.
spcctfully invite your attendance at a
COLLATION. at the Fair Grounds this
afternoon: Free Transportation from
the General Passenger Depot. T. G.
Holt, r. W. Cubbedge, j. V.Greir,
Committee"
We'll, sir, not to keep you in sus i.
pense we went, and had feast Of rea- :
son and a fl wof punch and cham.
paigne, that would have made "your
head swiin," if you had been there.
Several fine spcechos were made and
toasts given, by representatives Of
Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and
South Carolina, none of them more
happy in their effects than the speech
OF the chairman of the South Caroli-
na delegation, j. S. Richardson, ESQ. ),
IN response to toast to the S;ate by
Col. CapesA Of Savannah. We had
a good old time, you may be sure. 1
drank champagne and rubbed against
white folks until | felt like making
speech yself, but recollecting the
parable Of certain funny little ami.
nal that climbed pole once Upon
time, and seeing that my more gifted
friend had made ten strike, l washed
down the gushing eloquence that
feit swelling up from the regions of
ham, oysters, salad, tongue aud sar-
dimes, with two more glasses of cham
paigue, with eqnal satisfaction to my.
Sc and | believe more credit to the
State After one days more sojourn
amongst this hospitable people, we
find ourselves making our way home.
ward over, | believe, what is called
The Georgia Central Railroad, which
rams from Macon to Millen and thence
to Augusta. This is the toughest
rad upon which l have ever ridden
and literally jolts you out of your
berth Ia the sleeping Car unless you
occasionally wake up to renew your
hold. II would be we'll If the State
would abolish this road as she has
plenty without It and as | understand
that 1t was the only road in the State
that refused to take delegates to Ma.
con free. In fact, I vas so informed
by Col. Lewis, the Secretary of the
State Society at whose invitation we
we're appointed delegates, and who
was deeply mortified that the presi-
dent should have exacted his ''pound
of flesh" of us. At Augusta we
changed again for the Charlotte, Go.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, whose
courteous President has written him.
"elf indelibly UPON the tablets of our
grateful memory by giving the first
aud only free ticket that lias ever
been enjoyed by me. This road Is in
fine condition, and after passing
through the splendid manufacturing
re lion from Augusta to Graniteville,
develops the fine and level lands Of
EIgefeld, at which latter place it was
my good fortune to fall, again, into
the hands Of friends, who, refusing to
hear any, excuses captured and carried
me In triumph to the village, some
six miles distant where l lodged
with my old olassmato, that truly re-
markablc man, GENERAL NJ. w. Gary.
The General has already developed, !,
mentally Ind hionetarily, his great
success as a lawyer, and the peopls
IF Augusta have shown their at.
probation of his splendid fnancier.
ing abilities by electing him Director
Of one of her Banks but L vas really
unprepared for the substantial dis-
play Of compost piles in his barn yard
and of the long line Of cotton tbalcs
around his gi,house, AZ khew that
he had not been bred q planter.
At Edgefeld, you meeta'population
sui generic, gay, gallant and hospital,
equally visi Ole In old gas well .as in
young men. ! met hsre, Governor