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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
Poetry.
TIE ARTISTS SUPPER.

In a pho.rgraph-room, meath spa
cipus top-light
An artist was eating his supper ono
night
The curtain o;erhcad was opened clear
eek,
And the darkEo outside was heavy
and black
Not star or cloud in the sky could
be seen,
Though the window, above, was per.
fec,ly clean
So clear Was the glass and polished so
bright
That plainly were viewed, by the
the lamps brilliant light,
The artist, his wife, and the child Of
their love,
And the table and dishes, all mirror
ed above.
go, ma" said the child, rs she look
ed overhead,
And saw, in reflection, her pa eating
"I sec God and His wife, way up in
the ky,
And Gods eating His supper Of
bread aud mince pie
Why, He looks like papa, His eyes
are so blue,
And, mother, His wife looks exactly
like you;
a nice little girl at the table | see,
With ringlets like mine, aud she's
laughing at me
She holds ia her hand cup full of
water
I wonder, mama, if its Gods little
daughter =
MAssILoN, 0. A. #.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

them for suoh patience, will be. the
earnest and sincere initiation Of the
amendment proposed. The irst step
towards calling Convention is o
vote Of the Legislature, and as that
body has adjourned, it will be neces-
sary to take some action, before it's
next meeting, to satisfy the people of
tho expediency of waiting. If the
leading members Of the dominant
party would come forward and pledge
their support to the measure, and urge
the adoption Of the same, it would
furnish such an assurance as would
doubtless, restrain the impntiencc Of
those Who are nmarting under their
present burther.
On our side, then, we could, with
some show Of reason, counsel our
friends to endurance. We could turn
their minds TO cnnsider other cases Of
grievous national wrong, which pa.
tienoe had overcome. We could,
point them to tho example of the
uoble spirits who, aftor tho endurance
for twenty years, # the tyranny Of the
Stusrts in England, brought about
peacefully the great revolution Of
1858, aud established English free
dom upon basis, from which it has
never been removed. We can point
them to the American struggle
against taxation without representa-
ton, which continued for teu years
before a resort to arms. With these
EXAMPLES bsfore them, we would be
able to persuade them to await two
years for the action Of Convention,
if we could assure them that that nc
tioa would remedy tho evils Of which
they complain.
Persuaded AZ I am, that no other
peaceable remedy can be nude avnil-
able, l most earnestly address these
views to the serious consideration Of
your Excelleucy, and would urge
them upon all those who seek the per-
manent peace and welfare of the
State.
With much respect,
Your obedicDt servant,
G. G. MEMMINGER.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
A Federal Soldier and General Lee.

AS lesson to those who can see
no good in man who happens to diff
fer with them politically, this morn
ing as was walking up Pennsylvania
avenue l saw Federal soldier gazing
intcntly at a picture of our Robert g..
Lee, which was hanging in largo
glass window. Wishing to know
what lie was thinking, I stopped up to
him and said: "That was MY
countryman We all loved him in Vir.
ginia." "He was my countrymon,
too," quietly said the soldier, "aud,
as I stand hero looking in that face,
| soc in it Rrestnoss and goodness
- Washington letter-H alifac Record
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
The Meridian Riot,

Theodore Sturgis, brother of the
absconding Mayor Of Meridian, Mis-
si:sippi, who published card in the
N. Y. Tribune, purporting to be tho
correct account Of the Meridian riot,
publishes card denying the state.
ment of his brother. lie says: 81
am fully satisfied that facts are mis-
represented end an, convinced that
the publication was gotten up for po-
litioal purposes"
This Sturgis is a Northern man,
and has resided South many years.
His brother came forth three years
ago.
Aaron Moore, whom Sturgis report.
ed killed, is now in Jackson unhurt.
The investigation in the case of the
rioters is concluded. 1t shows thst
the negroes h:oagh. On the troubles
by turbulent overbearing conduct to-
wards the whites, and numbering
Judge Bramlette on tho bench. The
underw riters of the insurance COM
pany refuse to pay the insurance on
Sturgis' property, having proof that
he was the ihceudiary.
There is perfect peace md tran
guilty throughout the State.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

In London, every eight minutes, night
and day, somebody dies; every five
minutes a child is born. This great
city contains rs many people as the
whole of Scotland, twice as many as
Denmark, three times as many as
Greece, and four hundred times as
many as Georgetown, d. G. In it's
vast population of nearly 1000, 900 it
has 100000 babitual gin-drinkers,
100000 abandoned women, 10000
professional gamblers, $4,000 crimi.
nails known to tho police as thieves and
receivers Of stolen goods, 500,00O ha.
bitual frequenters Of public houses,
and 10000 street Arabs. To keep
this vast multitude Of dsorderly
characters in something like obedience
to the law, 5000 policemen are me-
oessary. Of tho population Of the
city, only about 500, 900 attend public
worship, there being million Of adult
ahsentees from church on every Sum
day.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
Tobacco Poisoned.

Another evidence Of tho terrible
ravages Of tobacco upon the human
system il found in the fact that q
Western man was cut off in his primo
the other day by the use of this do
ttructive weed. He had chewed the
tobacco "and swallowed the juice
from his seventh year. Al his death
tho prococious youngster was only
ninety .eight years old.
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s----------e
Letter OF c. G. MemmlngeP.
CHARLESTON, March "a, l8T

CHARLESTON, March %, 1871
Ills Ercc1lency R. X. Scott Governor,
Of South Carolina
DEAR SIR Not having been pres
cnt at til, conference to which | was
recently invited by your Excellency,
I have thought it due to you, that l
should as soon as it was in my power,
subuiit to you the counsel which i'll
my opinion, the present exigencics Of
our State call for,
The remedy for an existing evil
must depend upon the exac> charac-
ter Of the evil and the first step to
he taken towards a proper applica-
ton Of remedy is to observe care
fully the nature aud cause of the evil.
The leading fact which has probably
induced your action, is the formation
of combinations in many Of the up
per counties Of tho State, which ex-
hibit them selves in acts Of violence
upon those whom they dccm fit SUD-
iects for extraordinary visitation
There can be no difficulty in asoer-
tanning the cause Of these combina-
ticus. It is undoubtedly tho convic.
tion that the existing Government Of
the State is utte.ly corrupt and that
it has failed in all ths duties which
are required at its hands-that there
is no adequate security for life or
property, aad that the taxes laid by
the Legislature must eventuate in vir.
tual con6scation of the entire income
Of the citizens.
Is this conviction we'll founded :
|. The corrupt character of the
Legislature of the State has been
so distinctly evinccd, that it may be
set down as an admitted fact
2. The failu;o to discharge the
duties Of ,vrrnnsnt eliminated in
the action of the Legislature at its
last session upon the Chesterfield cleo
tion. This action. following upon the
previous election laws, which refused
any check upon the majority, satisfied
the white people of the State, that
they had no rights, recognized By the
Government, and that they must,
therefore, protect themselves in the
best way they could. The arming OF
the colored militia, and exclusion ol
the whites from any participation
placed one class distinctly above the
other, and plainly exhibited to the
whites that fo:ce would take tho law.
3. The was.eful expenditure Of the
public money, and tho corrupt
schemes for increasing the public
debt, which have found favor with The
Legislature, proclaim in the future al
indefinite increase of taxes, while cor
rupt officers fument these evils, and
render hopeless any effort at amend
ment.
4. The formation Of secret societiei
among the colorcd people, under th'
name Of Union Leagues, have bandet
them together in a secret organiza
tion, and while these societies rende
useless any appeals to the better judg
ment of their members, they naturall
suggest like organization among tn
whites as their only means Of defence
These various evidences have SO.
tied conviction in the minds Of tn
whites, that they must seek protet
tion outside of the existing Govern
mont, aud az your Excellency doubt
loss sees, those evils must result In o,
aroby or OWL war, unless some semt
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

The Columbia Phonix says that
Senator Robertson els not the only
member of tt & Radical party of this
State, who, after subordinatipg the
intelligent white people of South
Carolina to a degrading and corrupt
rule, and after thus dissolving the
bonds OF society, now seeks to relieve
himself of the responsibility for tho
present state of things by throwing
upon the ostracised portion of the
State the onus Of disturbed state Of
society,""
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

The great beauty of the Worlds
report Of the marriage of the Mar
quis of Lorne aud the Princess
Louise is that it came by cable with
out anybody connected with the cable
knowing it. There is no expense in
volved in getting this sort Of cable
news. You put man down before
stiff glass of grog in New York city,
and he writes you "cable news" from
any part of the world by the yard-N.
Y. Times.
Yot how many papers copy the silly
stuff, not knowing that it is all manu-
factured in New York. 1t is amaz-
ing that man with even half an eye
should not see through tricks that arc
transparent.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
A Muzzled Press.

Newspapers opposed to the pres
ent French Government are suppress
ed as quickly as tho press was during
Napoleon's reign. Neither the Re-.
publican, Monarchist or Imperial
rulers will tolerate free press in
France.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

WsTo cure sore throat, take the whites
Of two eggs and beat them in with two
spoonfuls of white sugar Crate in q
little nutmeg, and then add pint Of
lukewarm water stir we'll and drink
often. Repeat the prescription, if ne
cessary, and it will cure tho most oh.
nato cases Of hoa rseness in o short
time.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
4 brutal attack, which tho Charles

4 brutal attack, which tho Charles
ten papers say was wholly without
provocation, was made upon Driver
Davis and Conductor Tovmer, of
King Street Car, No. !, at about
o'clock, last night. The offenders
were a company Of negro militia,
armed to the teeth with improved rifles
and fixed bayonets. This incident
slows what the whites have to expect,
when the armed militiamen, at fifty to
one, attack unarmed citizens. These
negroes are not fit to be trusted with
deadly weapons but the devil must bo
fought with fire, and if the blacks arc
not disarmed, the whites must arm at
once. That is the long and the short
of it.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

A hog entered grocery store in
Brunswick, Mo-, recently, when
knowing dog attacked him, bit of his
tail, then seized the hog by the ear,
and led it shriekipg back to i,s quar-.
ters in the rear. The dog then re-.
turned to the store, picked up the
tail, and carried it out to the pig.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

A Texas paper reports that since
September last, $4,000 people, with
wagons have emigrated from Teunes-
SEQ .and Georgia to the Lone Star
State. That looks like Texas was
filling up rapidly. The immigration
into Texas must be larger than that
of any of the Western Statos.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

The latest London invention should
have immense popularity, if it is
equal to what is claimed for it. It
is called "digitorum-a small thumb
piano" 1t is said that by means OF
it, pupils can learn to play ou all in
stluments keyed like the piano, with
out making noise. The genius who
has brought this instrument into ex-
istence should at once be awarded
medals from ali the humane societies
in the known hemisphere. That
cruelty Inflicted upon families adj |.
cent to beginner on tho pianofvrte
is enough to wreck the forte-tudo
since the days of Jackson. Tho do
mand in this country for tho "digi-
torum'' will bo commemorate with
the alleviation of misery.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
From the Sumter News.
Georgia State Agricultural Society.

ATLANTA, GEo., MARCH, l8, 1871.
j. s Richardson, Sumter, S. c.:
DEAR SIR I enclose an cxtrac,
from the city papers Of Macon, which
contains the action of the State Agri
cultural Society, taken upon the re-
coipt of the communication of your.
self and colleagues adaressed to our
President.
Your address was received by the
Convention with manifest feeling OF
deep and sad sympathy. When the
Secretary read it to the Convention,
his utterance quite failed. I cannot
tell you how much your visit coupled
with this incident, has impressed US
all. 1t is enough that it insures
your everlasting and kind remem-
brauco.
Yours truly,
DAN. w. LEWIS, Secretary.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

A play is being enacted in Chi
cago theatre in which man is hung
for fun. The other night the gearing
got out Of order, and they came near
hanging him, Tombs style. Whom
they cut him down he said he guessed
they had better get some one else to
take his place, as his neck was not
talented enough to play that part
". Y. Democrat.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

Don Piatt seems to know all about
old Simon Cameron. The following,
from one of his recent Commercial
letters, may be classified as plain
talk
lilo has openly bought his way in
to the Senate to replace tho purchase
money. AS Secretary of War he in.
augurated the systcm of stealing that
has since nearly destroyed our govern.
mcnt. His civil service consists of
conjugation Of tho verb steal "I
steal thou stealest he, she, or it
steals we steal ye or you steal,"
and so on down to tho imperative
mood of "Steal thou or let him steal"
When at last kicked out by an iudig-
nant country he sigualized his depar-
turc by carrying off whole barrels Of
money. And al this was done while
the capital of our country was actual.
ly invested by the enemy, and the
roar of their guns throbbed upon tho
very walls of his department., whero
ho sat like huge spider, weaving
political webs and slowing away spoils
stolen from the government and op-
pressed people.
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The following is the extract :

A communication from the South
Carolina delegation was read, inviting
the attendance of delegates from
Georgia to the next annual South
Carolina Convention, to be held in
Columbia. Received, and the ap-
pointment Of delegates submitted to
committee. The delegates appoiu.
ted are Messrs. Philips, Yanccy, Har.
ris, Means, Wallace, Lockett and
Hunt. The following is the commu-
nication:
Hon. Il. II. Co1guiu, President
Georgia State Agricultural Society ::
The delegates from the State of South
Carolina to the Convention Of your
Society regret exceedingly that they
cannot remain to the close of your de-
liberations, finding our appointments
require that we would leave before
your session of this morning. We
would take this method to recognize
the courtesy extended to us, and the
consideration with which we have
been met by the Convention. aud by
the members in the social circle.
Mr.. President, from tho ashes Of
our cities and the oppression of an
iiliberal and mercenary government,
we have come to meet our moro for
tuuato brethren, and in the inter-
change of opinion, and in the contrast
Of association to gather strength for
our uncertain future.
Our expectations have. been fully
met, and We return cheercd on our
errand with new hopes born Within US
from the friendly iutcrcommunication
with our brethren.
We would respectfully ask that
your Society send to us representa-
tives at our next annual fair at Colum-
bia. We need your counsels. We
love your companionship.
We are, very respectfully, your
obcdient servants,
+ !: y t';";::;:': cS";:: = :;:;:'' Delegates.
BY Col. Barnett Resolved, That
this Convention has received, with
profound interest, the parting address
of our friends aud brothers of the
State Of South Carolina, and that the
words of sadness with which they re-
fer to the material and political
condition Of that noble State awakcns
our liveliest sensibilitics and heart.
felt sympathy. We tender them our
thanks for their attendance on our
meeting, and our most cordial good
wishes for the speedy restoration Of
the prosperity of their people and the
return OF II sable, quiet and we'll
ad administered government, and
that the Secretary communicate this
action to the South Carolina delega-
tiop. Adopted by unanimous stand
ing vote.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

Some If tho Radical papers say that
tho result of the New Hampshire
election is ga matter Of very little
account" Only ,his-that il 1t bad
been Radical triumph. it would
have beer, with them, 80 matter Of
very great account y
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

'sIs it wrong to cheat lawyer'"
was rccently very ably discussed by
a debating society. Tho conclusion ar.
rived ut was that It was not wrong,
but impossible.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

; A story. is told Of young man in
Freeporty Ill, who was crossed in love
and attempted suicide recently By
taking dose of ysast powders. IL
In med iately voso above his troubles.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

A Radical rapor wants to know
how long the Kn Klux ontrages in
the South arc TO be allowed. OILY
until after tho Connecticut election.
I. is impossible tn defeat tho Demo-
Gratis in that Sta:o unless the CRY Of
outrnges upon Southern loyaliss Is
kept up in high hoy until the 3d Of
April,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

Congress takes Of the South, is very
much like that which the Baron
Munohausen took Of the state Of affairs
in the moon.
1t is either willfully blind to the
actual facts, or has no conception of
tho dis ,strous state Of desolation and
mis- s-ule to which all classes have been
brought by its action and course.
Congress- hollis tho dove Of peace in
It's hands. 1t has but to forget tho
past raging Of the waters, and to send
it forth on its mission of true re-
construction and fraternity, to find it
soon returning with the olive branch
Of reconciliation in it's mouth, to tc :
t fly that tho waters have assuaged,
and the dry ind of unity and f,atcr-
My been attaiucd.-Chur. Courier.
Rooles for Playin Onto Organ in Meet.
When the preacher comes in and
meals down IN the poolpit, pool out all
the shoppers. That's wot the shoppers
is Tor.
When him is gave out to be sung,
play over the whole toon before sing
in, but be sure to play itso they can't
tell whether It's that toon or some
other toou. IL will amoose tho peo-
pie to gess.
When you play the intcrludc, sum-
times pull all the shoppers out md
sumtimos pull them all in. The stop
pers is made to pull cut and in.
Play the intcrloods about twice as
long as the toon. The interloods is
the best part Of the mewsic, and
should be the longest.
Play from the interloods into the
tune without letting them know when
the tune begins. This will teach
them to MUD their bizncss. Always
play the intcrloods faster or slower
than the toon. This will keep it
from being the same time as the toon.
If the preacher gives out viroes,
play 4. Tow many virces is teejus.
Dourin tho sermon 60 out Of the
church, and cum bach in time for the
next toon. This will show you don't
mean to be hard on the preacher by
having tew many listenin to him at
wonst. The Occident.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

Another champion old woman has
turned up in kentucky. She is
negrcss. is over ia years old. and of
course, remembers Washington very
we'll. Shc has nine children, the
youngest, the only one living, being
now 78 yeaIs of age. The most re-
mark"ble thing about this old lady,
is, that she never was the nurse of tho
Father of her Country.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

The inventor of q new microscopic.
al writing machine. in Epgland,
claims. that the entire contents Of the
Bible can, with the help of bis con-
trivapce be written twenty-five times
in tho space of o square inoh.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
mo-. AZ
Spain'S Offer

The Baltimore SUMS Washington
correspondent says the President has
Informed General Banks that the
story of the offer of Spain to sell
Cuba to the United States is an old
one of more than a years. date, and
that all that has transpired new in it
Of late is q mere intimation that they
will take ono hundred millions III
gold for. the island. The subject
does not engage much of the atten.
tion Of the administration, as the
President looks upon the price as al
together unworthy Of consideration.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

There is o man In Indiana 80 thin
that when the Sheriff is after him he
orawls ipso bis rife and watches his
|advsssavy through the tSsob.bole.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

"What are yon going TO do sitter
you graduate 7, said Q gentleman. TO
a. Williams, College student who 10
"RttiDg for the ministsy:'s "Damfi-
nc" replied she yohth ! "Rrsaeh ths
gospel I.6posas" '' -"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
The Lowest Type Of Humanity.

The following extract is from an
article on "Barbarism and Civiliza-
tion," IN the Atlanti. Monthly:
On tho Islund Of Borneo, there has
been found certain race of wild
creatures, Of which kindred varieties
have been discovered in the Phillip
pine Islands, in Terra del Fuego, and
in South America They walk usu.
ally, almost erect on two legs, and in
that attitude, measure about four
feet i'll heighth. Thoy arc dark,
wrinkied and hairy. They construct
no hahitatiou, form no families,
scarcely associate together, sleep in
caves or trees, feed on snakes ver-
min, on ants, eggs, on mice and on
eavh other. They cannot be tanned
or forced to labor, and are hunted and
shot among the trees like the great
Gorilla, Of which thy are u stunted
COPY. When they are captured alive,
ono finds su,prise, that their uuconth
jabbering sounds like articulate Ian
gn'ge. They turn up human face
to gaas at their captor, and female
shows instincts of modesty. Are
these wretched beiDgs human
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

Bees are exceedingly susceptible Of
atmospheric changes; even the pas.
sage Of . heavy oloud over the sun
will drive them home and if an
easterly wind prevail, however fpe
the weather may otherwise be, they
have . sort Of rheumatic jabhorrenoe
Of its inauepcess, and abide at homo.
Tho CAUSE would seem TO be dehoien-
oy Of electricity in the air, Y J,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05

In Lowell, where Bou Butler lives,
four roughs beat a man senseless, aud
horribly outraged his female compan-
Tho New York Democrat oalls for
the Ku Klux Committee to ineorpo.
rate this outrage in thoir report, aud
If troops are to be SEPT South, let q
regiment 60 to Lowell to stop the Ku
Klux there.