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The New York Gropiic pays the following
deserved compliment IN { hief GOyornmtu
Architect. Mullett: 1.-The Office Of Ch.rI
Architect Of the Treasury Department has
recently become a very important one. Nj.
Mullett, the present Chief Architect, shows
in his recent report that 4 very large amount
Of work has been done under h;s direction Ia
the construction and repair Of public building
during the past year. That Mr.. Mullr,i has
fulfilled the duties Of his Office with uG.G
ability and with unqIcsliouci integrity. IS
generally admitted. OF course, ;hrl, ga"
critics who find fault with the architectural!
designs of certain oi the buildings planned
10y HIM. for there was never yet an a-chitC,,
who succeeded IN satisfying every one.
Nevertheless. he deserves great credit irt
the improvement HhiSh he has brought ah'y,
in the public buildings in this country, Iui
we may acceptth new post office in Tia, city
IS 4 fair sample oi the work which Nj.
Mullei has - aCCeptably done"
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Two Pictures.

Look on this-a majority of the Republi
cans in the FOrty-second Congress voted
against back-pay and an increase of salary
and the Republicans of the Forty-third Con-
sress, in caucus on the first night of the ses-
sion, unitedly resolved to repeal the salary
increase.
Then on ths-a majority of the Democrats
in the FOrty-secOnd Congress voted for back
pay and an increase Of salary; and the Demo-
Gratis Of the Forty-third Congress made Fer
nando Wood their leader and candidate for
Speaker upon the distinct issue of indorsing
back-pay, which they approved by a vote of
two to one.
We think much more clamor has been
raised about this matter, except the back
pay. than it deserves. But it is right the
people should know how each party stands
on the question. And these two pictures
will show them.
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only Feed all The great eolored men we have;
we need also an increase Of the number.
And to say nothing Of our needs, our able
men have no right to the title Of able till
they learn to recognize the fact that among
coloFed men as among VII ties, each man has
his own sphere Of duties. The lawyer can
not trench upon the scholar nor the scholar
upon the orator. nor the orator upon the
editor, nor the editor upon the politician, nor
any of them upon the successful business
man. Let each man stand ia his own lot
and abide in the ship which carries our COM
mon destnics, each giving place to the other
as duties may demand and opportunities may
suggest, and all will yet be well. Let our
great men stand by Ons another and the
race itself will soon staud by them.
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The National Convention.

The convention of cnlnred men held i'll
this city last week, composed of delegates
from twenty-five States and Territories, was
the largest ever he'd by the col"rcd race in
this country. The emancipation from chat
telislu, the right t" testify in the courts, the
extension of the elective franchise to
the late oppressed c"l"rei people gave
to them sucl, Il taste "l freedom As to
awaken in them ihe ,tsan. desire for tie
complctest freedom con>istcn; with order,
Justice, and the advancement Of morality;
hence the unbounded interest on The part OF
these people As forcihly indicated by the
large and earnest ,uuvcntion of last week.
The speech az the president of the Conven-
ton, Hon. Il. Il. :. Finchhack, the address
TO the American lCor.c, the IcIn'r' Uf the
Committee on Cili! Rights, p.aTarcd by
Hon. AiCnzoJ. Elns.rr, AMI the rr>. iulHlI~
reported by Sc.iA Martin. were able, iii Quilted
and manly. Hon. Il. Il. Elicit, of South
Carolina, WIS the temporary chairman,
and gave such evidence 81 ability . pre-
siding oG.ccr as 10 win tbs t@mmrndatiop
Of all. Owing 10 ,hr very large number Of
delegates the tax upon the calmncss and
ability of the presiding officers was no in
considerable one. Governor l'iEchback, the
permanent president, discharged his duty
with I'M aitiaity aud dignity, and was COM
PEELED by pressing demands rl>rT here to leave
the chair, on the last day al the convention,
to the vice presidents, after delivering a
valedictory. His service, were fully apprc-
ciated and a unanimous vote Of thanks ten
dered him. George +. DuWnil", ESD, read
the report OF the Committee on Address.
Messrs. Isaiah &. Wear, If pcnnsy lvania;
Peter ii. Clark, Of ohie; Prof. John NJ.
Langston, of the District ot Columbia; Gen
cral Barber, Of Louisiana; Hon. \. j. Fan
sier, of South Carolina; ID. y. Strakcr, oi
Kentucky; \. NJ. Green, of the District OF
Columbia, were among the ablc>t speakers.
Among the most Jealous #al cliic;rn! workers
in the convention were Mr.. VIM. Ncsbit, of
Pennsylvania: D.. J. l.. y. Bowen, rf the
District Of Columbia; i. +. pulprcss, OF
Pennsylvania; Rev. 7. W. Henderson, o.
Missouri; Lieuts. Trotter and Duprce, "l
Massachusetts,; Augustus Williams, OF I.ouisi-
ana; Mr.. Fitzbutier, of Kentucky; T. W.
Cardoza, of Mississippi; and VIM. ID. Frr,cn
Of Pennsylvania.
The Attendance upon the convention WAS
large, the hall boin. ciow.,cA every evening
with ladies and gentlemen, all Thoroughly in
terested in tn great question al equality
and freedom.
The report on civil r.slts and the address
to the American people will he found else
where in our columns, Is also the able speech
of d. A. Stalker, ESD, il >uppnr! of the
aforementioned papcrs.
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FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Hon. +. Il. IS. rinchLnta presiding. PRAYER
was offered by Rev. Charles {. Herbert, o.
Kentucky.
The president stated that he VA. COM
PEELED u withdraw from the convention O.,
attend a session OF The Committee on Ilr.-
hons "i the senate, % deliver an argument
10 his case, and felt yrry confident that in q
ir.T daE- hc would DEE admitted ~ the sen
ate. lie Wa- deeply Interested ~ the object
for Which the convention assembled. T.
ENJOY night for a time and then be deprived
- II, Is the rirlia't pryatiDn known % mn.
Tor him {" b" once lice j. % be always free
Taking deep interest Iu their pr0cccd.uy-,
hc hoped that they uDI,l do nothing - lc.
tari the success ul their cause. What they
desired MAS M earnest, acliyu. demand T.
the Republican party fer tia, .u,tir" lad
down IN the party platform.
here W1- no need Of hrt.aIJ a. ati..H
TIA. end, but careful! aud deliberate action.
He thought this was an aEsUC!Ou- time 10
maze the demand, and be believed that the
American ir"Fle sore prepared 10 grant TIN
right and Justice tp the cg,DTyd race. He
Lc.cvcd that The democratic rarty would
hail with joy the hour that would III Thu
prescription from their shrlld,f.. Ten YEAR
AZ" had Er uttered words like these in thi,
clH, 10 "H- W'r" chan probable ere uight h.
would have been corpse. While not
"'Aial4. INV F.' NJ. l'tls rl The demand ia
the iu'ur", thsy should not f,rsct all thar
had been gained ia d.. past. II ya!or O.,
courage were required 20 pu-h Forward Their
cause hr vas not wanting in thO-r puall,.es.
hut D." hoped Tie paper The convention pu,
l'!h would De- characterized Iy respect,
stTaight!YrUar'lur-- and hluo-. IN is de-
Waud-. He desired O., 90. q .,.g words con
corning himself Many w.e.i ..,nrm5rs
that while ala .G.,i4, iu ", DrIcau, the
Democrat. press, aided Pos ta. Liberal Re
puhH"ans and some a. the Republican paper,
a. "oA, bad o--a..,d b.. persona. rha,aricr %
WHITE hin BOWS.
I h!. appeared % be their chosen and ..ss.t.
object. i; j. si.ll the same with some o.,
them to-day, and the -..cur. T.. other Rerly-
l.can papers j. very significant. He g.Fuul
hho" The cause 81 This action t.wlr.! nm
un!es, IL was because Dc had been Yclrur-t
IN iabor!ng % elevate his duwu-Fudleu
people, Or gentlemen ou their -tI. would Ike
70 have placed some lyaf.tr "a D.. phase .u
the senate OF the United sate-. lie had
quit IlaI.ns second fiddle down there, and
hereafter intended % use the first vol. tn,
acton 81 thc convention in srl-et.u, lin. Tor
lheir permanent presiding officer hc accented
as an acknoS ledgment that ,hcy iudo.,e
us past political action and the eiluit. made
IN behalf 81 his race. He had IA vile aud f,g.
a. lovely babes as could he found, aud il had
always been hi- pleasure 10 know that be
Was working Tor them, and they would become
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VIII, Slsust ter Our O,.n y, a.:

One Srea u:puf thu coloTc m.u asc en-
titled T. be treated as other meI /, that they
act like men towards each other. Personal
pref rences, sew ccablr relations. reciprocal
conditions of prof; an ambition hold sway
with b,a X men as with white. aul vet in
some sense, for the present, and il may be
for long time to GENE, ncn of intellect
among Us must recognize thc i!-t.a.tivc
clam which co!orcd mau "c Ig,.n> have
upon one another. As he ease now stands
a colo. ell mans bcs. is regarded ~ no more
than a white mans wols,; and Ills stand
ard is not likely To be altered I'll, equal rights
and equal opportunities sha!l destroy alt
temrtat ons for oycrra,ng the whit, man
and undertaking the negro. How tins re-
suit shall - reached j. a problem, which
should tax Tie minds Of all lover. "f their
species, for "God ha, made Of On. Llapia;l
mai 0ns of men 10 Gwri. Oh The face of the
earth"
WHY should There be rivalry AMONG co!orcd
men. We are too few il number, no matter
what ma, be thc sphere of our activity, to
enter the field Of slau,ltc Horace Greeley
beat Mr.. Seward for the nomination which
Mr.. Lincoln secured, but then the time was
ripe to place dozen Stewards upon the vast
aud solid platform OF an ant!-s!lvcry pur-
pose in nation which had forever doomed
the accused thing of the republic. Gen
eral Grau, ou,stripped one o! the oldest
Of our anti-slavcry Warriors, because hc lad
been the leader Of a war, which :! i.Dt more
vital in its Issues, was at least nore lress-
Ing, In rcsult, and the people app.auded.
But with Us the case is different. We not
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NoItCe.

II any friends Of the late Kew. d. W. An
derson, have in their possession any facts
relative to his life and labors they will con-
fer favor upon me By forwarding the same.
Papers, letters, or any incident Of, or con-
corning his life, will render grea, assistance
In giving the world the life Of a faithful clti-
zen, devout Christian, and an eloquent
preacher Of righteousness.
Hoping that those who knew him In life
will now hasten to the altar Of history with
their last offerings to pure soul, and also,
that may soon complete the arduous task
begun,
remain yours in love.
GEORGE W. WILLIAMS.
Addressed me at 81 Phillips st. Boston
Mass.
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Rates Of Postage.

For the information and convenience OF
our readers. we publish ihc following abstract
of the postal iaws Of ih" tnte'' states. We
advise our readers to cut thi, out and pre-
serve IL for reference:
Postal cards, one cent each, 20 without
further charge IL all parts Of tie country.
All letters To- ali parts ot the United states,
three cents per hall ounce.
Local, or drop" letters. ilat is for the
CITY or town where DEPOSITED. rs" cents if
delivered 10y carriers, ana one cent if there Is
no carrier system.
For newspapers and magazines. regularly
issued and sent To regular subscribers, the
following rates per quarter Of thrcc months,
payable in advance al the Office where re-
ceiyel
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civil Rights.

All honor to Senator Sumner and General
Grant. The indications are that we shall
soon get civil rights bill which will allow
the negro's special claims to drop below the
horizon of politics. God speed the hour.
We have for at least four generations been
made the subjects Of special legislation-this
against our will, as it was against our in
terest. Now the last hour for special legis-
lation has struck, and the negroes hand is
the indicator of the parting night aud of rising
day.
Give US our rights, and the noontide Of the
Republic is reached.
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s9-Thc Washington Sentinel gets all its
inspiration for attacking the District gov
eminent from the New York Daily Libel
alias The Sun. The Sentinel is edited by Il
German, and is the organ of the low grog-
geries about town. 1t also seeks to array
the German population against the colored
people. If it succeeds we are much mis-
taken in the strong good sense Of our Ger
man fellow-citzens
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BY report of its proc ceilings at a recent
meeting we see that the folio wing gentlemen
were elected officers of tho Denver City and
Rio Grande Railway Company: William j..
Palmer, President; William S. jackson.
Treasurer; William II. Greenwood, Manager;
William w. Borst, Superintendent; william
Wagner, Auditor; William p. Mellen, Solicit
tor; William Ref, and William J. Parish,
Financial Agents.
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CiVil Rights Petitions.

Since our last issue we have received pc
titions from the following places; Mound
City, Arkansas, New Bedford, Massachu-
sets, and Greenville. Our friends and the
friends Of equal rights should remember that
the civil rights bill is not a law yet, and that
they will evince their interest and desire tor
its passage by pouring in their petitions.
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A correspondent Of the New York Eoeniny
Post calls attention to the following remark
able coincidence from "Pope's Essay on
Man."
Vice is monster OF SO irightful mien,
As 10 be hated needs but 10 be seen:
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace,
But ~here'sh extreme Of cice, was ne er agreed.
Ask, where's the norm at FORK, tbs or the
Tueed'"
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oh, the shore, the beautiful snore,
Filling the bedroom from ceiling 10 floor.
Under the coverlet, under the sheet,
Soft and low, and full, and sweet;
Now rising aloft like a bug in Jun,
Now sunk in the wall of a era cked ba,syOn
Rising,
Falling,
Then nsinZ again,
IL the beautiful snore of our BeIsey Jane !.
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THE PORTRAIT, by a. G. Riddle, Boston
Published by Nichols & Hall, Cleveland.
Published by Cobb, Andrews & Co.
We have received the above novel from
W. II. and o. II. Morrison, 47j Pennsylvania
avenue. 1t is written by the author Of Bart
Ridgeley, which will be remembered as one
Of the most lively and interesting stories Of
the season.
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pat- Senator Morton on Tuesday made an
able argument in favor of the immediate
seating of Senator Pinchback in the Senate
Of the United States. Senator Ferry, OF
Connecticut, opposes the admission of the
colored Senator he also is opposed to the
civil rights bill and he claims to be Repub-
lican
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Il HE
Grill Alahts & unrrutlon
THIRD DAY.

promptly at 10 O'Clock by the president, Mr..
Pinchback, after which, upon the suggestion
of the president, the roll OF States was
called to ascertain whether qunrom was
present.
The call found twenty-five states answer
ing. which WAS decided quorum. The
states not answering were Arkansas, Cali
tornia, Illinois, Kansas, New York, South
Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Rev. Mr.. Dungec, of New Jersey. offered
PRAYER, after which, on motion, the reading
of the minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Downing, of Rhode Island, offered an
additional rule looking to the protection and
non-interruption Of gentlemen while address
ing the convention.
Upon which action was deferred, while
the president announced the following com
mlttees, and the delegates composing them:
Committee on Address To Congress and the
American People, on Civil Rights, on Res
OlutionS, and on Finance.
Mr.. CardOza, of Mississippi, submitted the
following as the report of the committee To
wait upon Hon. Charles sumner, AMI invite
him to address the convention.
To the President and MfmJsrs cj @s Eg,ai
Rights National Contention.
GENTLEMEN: In behalf oE the committee
appointed hv this convention Ia visit The
il'tl NlilIt 'Nullttl w Nit>S''C ANA
solicit his presence to address IL, last even
ing, and in view of the verbal reply made
by the committee, as received hv them from
Mr.. Sumner, having been miSreprcScntri 10y
some members and misinterprctcd by others,
| respectfully ask to submit the following ~
the exact reply OF the Hon. Charles Sumner.
GENTLEMEN: Tender to your National
Equal Rights Convention my sincere thanks
for their kindness and esteem in asking me
to address them, but | regret | shall have t.
decline, and | think it advisable 50 to do,
since | can do you more service in attending
to my bill in the senate chamber, because
having the greatest confidence in your abili-
tv, to plead YOUR own cause. | desire to
suggest that YOU should preserve strict har-
mony as necessary to order and unity N or
der to insure success.
Mr.. >trakcr made an explanation concern
ing the report, and declared that the above
were precisely the words of Mr.. Sumner, all
other reports being untrue; after which il
was adopted as the correct report Of what
TRANSFERRED.
Many of the delegations not feeling quite
satisfied with the selections made by Ia,
president for the committees, and many
changes being suggested, 4 recess of fifteen
minutes was taken to allow the president t.
perfect the committees.
Mr.. Dung, Of New York, moved that the
name of Gamer ii. White be inserted on
the roll of delegates from North Carolina.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ro-,. G.sror ,al c.. Wy ss~ES. ,-,as. g. NAB
.uEt4r. q. &.
lAH communication relative 20 matter, tie l.,Jr 60
s., uli sent IN bJ Monday evening q each vesk-
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aD- In our personals last week the name
"Prader" was enormously printed for
"Trotter."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-09-17

Mrs. Robert Hollis Of t.i5 County
died on Tuesday last of congestion
of the lungs. On the same day Mr..
j. NJ. Elliott'lost an infant son of
GROUP.
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OF thieving officials. For tho past
six mouths. they havo ;noontinently
gulped down every measure intended
to rob the State. We must say in
behalf of Judge Moses that he dis
sonts from many of the marvellous
law propositions of the Court. He
has ability and is informaed ia law;
and somo of these legal dicta are
too absurd for him to stomach. We
generally find Judge Willard deliver
ing tho opinion when the decision ia
doubtful law. Judge Wright is appa.
rently figure head, or rather pup
pct worked by Willard. These two,
arcades amdo, always pull together,
and contradict tho old odago that
"two heads arc better than onc."
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Nails and Axes,

90 KEGS out nails, assorted Boxes
~ ."Extra Patent Finish" Horse
Nails 4 Dozen Axes. Low fer Cash by
sept 2 BEATTY s. BRO.
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Around Town.
The days arc getting cool, and
tho merchants have fine assort-
mcnts of Fall goods on hand. Vey.
bum sap.
All COWS and calves wenripg bells
congrcgate around College Green and
"Bratton's Grove" IF owners will
remember this fact they can remocve
the bells and thereby confer great
.f.vor on citizens living in that locali-
'ty.
Cotton is coming in ard trade is
becoming lively. Everybody in town
is'gettidg groenbacks except the prin.
tors. Like this years. crop of cotton
they are rather "seedy."
Several now buildings arc ap-
preaching completion.
The freight train passes down ut
one O'Clock, instead of at five, as for.
merly. The change has been made
some time. ~a ~,
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Base Bali.
The pupils of Mt. Zion College and
several other youths in town recently
organized the "Ku Klux Base Ball
Club" containing about twenty-four
members.
On Friday afternoon the first
match game. was plapcd between the
two mines of the club, the "Whitc
Jackets" and the cred Jackets" The
Red ia ckets played with only eight
men, their regular pitcher, Elliott,
being absent. This fact told against
them, as the pitchers position is the
most important. They showed nd
mirable pluck, but tho White Jack.
cts shot ahead in the fourth inning
aud kept their advantage to the end .
The Reds are not satisfied, and have
sent another challenge. The playing
wns very good except on the part of
he Whites in the cecond inning and
the Reds in the fourth. With prac.
tico the play will be good. The uni
forms were quite tasty, and showed
to advantage. Six innings were
played. The following is tho score:
WHITE JAcKETs-E. !. RABB, CAPT.
rallod boilers were not boilers. and
that tho regular candidates were
nominated by packed conventions
He was no candidate would not be
President if he could. Ho appeared
to Incline to Barber.
After him, Barber md johnson al and
several 9th or speakers had their tall
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s'The Governor has appointed P.
@. Flood, Treasurer Of Fairfield Coun.
ty."-Ec.
This is mistake. Mr.. II. A..
Smith is still Treasurer Of our Coun-
ty. We arc we'll enough satisfied
with his reign, and have no banker.
ing after q Food.
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{. Z,
Tlocah S0u1oS q.

New Advertisements.
Noticc-Bacot & Go.
Notices.. B. Clownoy.
Ginning Cotton-O. r. Thompson
Public Sohool-O. II. Thompson.
Fall Goods-W oodward Il Law.
New Stock ithers g. Dwight.
Great Bargalns---I.1ndecker Il Co;
Hotel for Rent-G. II. McMastcr.
Boots and Shoes - McMastcr &
Brico.
Notice Of Elcction-J. Woodruff,
Clcrk of tho Senate.
Elccticn Noticc-M. s. Miller,
Chairman u. r. p.
Cakes g. Crackers-R. j. McCar~
Icy.
Cheese-U. C. DESPORTES e.
Go.
We call attention to the new ad.
vertiscmcnts this morning by D. r..
Flenniken and L,ndeckcr & Go.
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JOB Printing.

JOB Printing.
The job printing department of the
News and HERALD Office has been re-
gently enlarged and improved. Jobs
of all descriptions can be printed in
the latest styles, and at tho cheapest
rates. Call and examine.
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Fresh Lemons.
MIR. &. A. White has received q
supply of fresh lemons. There have
been no lemons in town for some
time.