The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-20

and his fam. (ash he call it) is managed
10y his son. lilo sails one thousand
bales in lot, takes hi, pay in gold,
and other ships it to England, or
purchases foreign exchanges he says
also, ho has no faith IN tho union of
tho States. J. have found men from
the North. west, who express the same
opinion, and somo arc bold enough
to say, "We will movo the Capitol
from Washington in less thau five
yo.rs, or have q Confcdcracy of our
own" Others too have said, eff our
commercial and agricultural rcsour-
ces continue to Increase, wo will take
tho cotton States Of the South with
u.s." | sincerely hope, wo may live
to roalize the prediction.
Among tho htrongest friends Of the
South, hero Mt present, | mention
Gov. Randolph, of Now Jersey, once
u citizen Of Columbia, S. G., Gov.
Hendrix, Of Indiana, Mr.. Gorcoran,
Of Washington, Gov. Walker, of Vlr-
gin'a, who gocs out Of his four years
guberDatorial Office this year. The
latter has invested his last dollar in
this State, and is perhaps the most
popular northern man that VIC have
in the South. lic il acknowledged
to DO q man Of great power in behalf
of the Conservative party. Already
tho nomination at Richmond has
taken firm hold upon the peo-
pie Of this State. 1t will DO Il
vigorous and perhaps bloody can.
vass. The platform adopted cachews
the "nigger" in toto, a.>l the people
endorse it. Since the promised sup
port of hughes, tho Ralical nominee, ),
by bull head Grant, the Conscr, ativss
of Virginia, have "unfurled their
banner to the breeze" upon which is
inscribed, Ca white mans government,
and honest men for Office" l fear
may weary tho patience of your
readers, OF disappoint them by sub
etituting political paragraphs in.
stead OF something local or personal
OF the springs and its surrounding ::
could say much, that it would not
be proper to communicate or cntrust
to the columns OF newspaper, which
might interest, or amuao social club,
but it is not prudent to do SO.
Though l have interviewed, several
parties, l am not q reporter
of tho press, and Of my associate
""othing cntcmuatc, nor set down
avgh in maiitc.
Your correspondent had the good
fortune to secure tho best cottage on
tho ground for single persons. 50
much for being patient and slocpirg
the first night on the floor OF the
third story in the hotel, viii st
others, mako wooful complaint
If required to sleep double, as
somo do on one of Tho ti,
lard tables, or in the wash room,
until ortcr the morning train departs,
when more comfortable quarters are
secured. No partiality is shown to
visitors by the proprictors, all arc
troated nlike, except that the ladies
have tho preferences IS they SHOULD
always. In other ro>lrtctS, it IS the
millors rule here "thu irst rcg,n;crch
is tho first served" Everything is
dono in systematic order, and this
mocta the appreciation Of every man
of common sense who has travelled
Il hundred miles from home. 1t is in.
variahly tho case, that tha:e who
complain most, eye those who got the
least accom- odations. I oannut forge,
to mention that tho pleasure of visit
to the Virginia Sprlugs at present j.
somewhat married, by the riak and dan.
ger Vt ascending and descending the
mountains by Kailroad. Not less than
threo accidents during the past week,
hut without the loss If l;tc, except
killing two cows, and span Of horses,
the engine i'll one instance (forlnnatc.
y a freight train) being turned up
sldo down, the irregular mail train is
duo at 3, =. M. but generally arrives
between 10, o'clock aud midnight.
But with invalids or pleasure seekers
tho rule is, "you pays your money and
takes your chances" With this
understanding beforehand, [ have
rlskcd tho danger in order to Accurethc
benefits, which desired from past ex
pcricnccs not only in the water but
the bracing atmosphere, sleeping
undor blankets every night. The
beauty and interest of all the scenes
with which am surrounded continues
to increase, md the longer we stay
tha moro wo en- Joy them, the noun
tains and The hills become old
familiar friends, tho g'ers md gor-
gcs, tho walks and windlngs, The
cascades and water falls, only add to
the moro agreeable and social rela-
tions Of friends uLd acquai;tauccs--
make everything more attractive. 50
primitive and 10 strikinEly pictu,
rescue, with all the virgin bcauty
with which the divine architect has
created them, you might imagine
yourself, on the frontier Of civilization
were it not instead Of meeting the
red-man oftho forest you encounter
hero and thcrc, in your meandc,ing,
hittng through the woods, the
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