The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-07
THE AxAFXE uHE AAu.

the Rocky Mount road, intrustcd
himself to tho card of Mr.. Hamilton
of Tsrrill's Establishment. The
road is in bettor condition, they say,
than it has boen for years. It is
still none Of the best. However the
journey Of @ leven miles was made
in safet,y, aud at half.
past eleven O'Clock, we found our
selves on the groun4.. We wcro
meet by Messrs. Jas. Johnson, .J,s.
a. McCrory, W. 4. Hall, ". +.
Thorn, Aaron Powell, and q S.
Scott, and with them proceeded
whore tho people generally had as
scmbled. We were somewhat off
our beat; and knew but liulc Of the
locality, .he only time that we were
over near thcre before, having boen
where we we're marching with the
Cadets, and Gen. Sherman, was ra,h-
observations. Bat ,hc hospitality
OF our hnEts rcassureh us. The gentle
mnn who had been invited to deliver
addresses were not forthcoming.
Thc local, who il always called upon
tor work ut every thing, from "a log
rolling Up to preparing first class
| pull TOR q hcw advertisement, was
asked to supply the deficiency hy
| delivering ali addl egs Oh the G.ange.
Az he, like the Western politicians,
| thonyn li1t prac,loul farmer, il
much i'll, ercstcn IN the advancement
of the notls sctenoo of agriculture,
6e eomplied Of course. Hs for,u
hd,eiy has recently read Of the assal-
sination Of au editor by certain irate
graugers, for saying that turnips
wcro Injured by being shaken from
the trees, md that guano WAS used
on potatoes only uy those whose
taste was vitiated by rum aud tubac.
GO, whil G he preferred using gravy
aud butter upon them. So he pru-
denlly RETAINED from delivering
these sage ,nuAim5. tiudcsty pro-
vents his declaring hia address line
effort. Many ladies were pres,nt
aud to the inspiration drawn from
then! bright eyes he attributes what.
ever success he had. After the n.i.
dress, the important business of the
dhy Gcgan. 4 tablo was spread be-
nea,h tho troos, ahd sumptuous re-
past provided from tcrtan III myst.riou,
baskets which proved that while tile
men arc good farmers the ladies' ex-
Gel n 5 ,hpusckocpcrs. We partouk
bountifully of course, regret,ing all
the whiio TINT the "Boro Band" wan
not on hand 10 do jurtoo to the
etibles.
Some timc after dinnor, Gencr.
Kennedy of Kcrsiaw, who hap, eucd |
to DO present, was presfod into SER
vice for an address Oh tho political
situation. Tic general, who is al
ways prepared whether to lead IL |
charge at the head OF his columns,
Or to make an address, responded to
the call in III elegant speech OF some
length. He alluded tuthc luct that
tlio people are now better organized /!
than they have been for years and !
urged thom to rally to the polls III
behalf of honest government. He
believed that tho Conservatives
shruld nominate no .candidnto for
Governor in case an honest rcpubl.
can is offered to them.
lie advocated the nomination Of
Korshaw for Congress, eulogszinp
that gentleman very highly. lie
believed that ker>h.w eau be elect
ed. In an eloquent peroration, he
showed that the Anglo Soxon race
was fever subdued, and that if tho
people OF the State Gte true to them
selves, they will eventually lave ii
new South Carolina redeemed and
disenthrallcd.
Ills ,rr1iurks we're at:cntively lis
tened to. Tho sentimciit of ali With
whom VIC cohverscd secis to be tha,
al honest Republican, if nominated,
should be Supported, and that Gcu.
Ker>haw mNst be run f0r Congl css.
Some VITO have never voted since the
war vi II work for him.
Xflsr some further time passed in
social Intercourse tho party dispcrs-
ed.
The local thanks tho good peop,c
Of Gladdcn's Grove for their hospi-
tality, and expresses dcte, nina
tion to visit that section again when.