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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08
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L The President and South Carolina,

An account has been published Of
tho recent interview between tho
Pres ident aud representatives Of tho
South Carolina taxpayers, in which
it IS stated that he expressed himself
in indi gnat and even rudo language
to tho delegation on account OF ar
alleged personally .orensiec speech in
the taxpayers convention in South
Carolina, made by sonc obscure
member. This person was not u
member of the committee which had
tho Interview with President Grant,
nor had his speech, any sanction from
the convention. 1t seems scarcely
credible that under any circumstances
such m appeal os that made by the
robbed and helpless taxpayers should
have been treated by the President
of this great country with reference
to any personal consideration, and
least ofall to petty outburst of
vitupcration for which the convcn.
tion was in no way responsible. 1t
may be that what tho taxpayers ask,
cd for was practicable, and that
they were mistaken in Surposing that
If the power Of the federal rovcrn-
ment could be enlisted in behalf. Of
those who were plundeliug Louisiaua
1t could be used in the relief from
plundcr Of the honest people of South
Carolina. This is II question which,
must stand upon its own merits. an,i
had iothinG to do with either laula.
tory or denunclat"ry speeches of
General Grant in the taxpayers con-
vrution.' Hence, it is difficult to be.
licvc that the President. as reported
expressed himself intemp ,ra,cly aud
insultingly to the South Carolinn
committee in the manner and for tho
cause alleged. The condition of that
State is SO dcplorable, the wrongs ami
ontrarcs ,whch:it has suffered arc SO
intolerab.e, that the protests of its
people might CO Mmand n respectful
hearing from any department of the
government. Yet whether the re.
port Of the Prcsidcnt'a illusions to
the speech in tho convention be true
or false, it is clearly due to the POI
sition both Of tho Executive and
Congress, as we'll IA to their own
dignity and self-respect, that con-
vcntions aud others seeking federal
iItcrposilion in behalf of their OBJ
ject should suppress, if possibleI or
promptly disown cbrlltions Of p,t
sion, which may be used as prctcxts
to bring down vengeance upon whole
communities. The South in the past
has been misreprescnted, like other
sections, by ultrAists, and the suffer
ings which have been entaied upon
the moderate men Of the community
in consequences ought'to be q warn
ing for all time against permitting
impracticablc zoalotAto hold any but
back seats in her public consulta-
tons.- Baltimore Sun.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08
Congressional.

WAsnINGTcN, March 3l.-ScNAr.
-Fenton presented memorial o
the recent Convention of tho Ta,
Payers Of South Carolina, asking re-
lief ngaipSt misrulc and corruption
Referred to the judiciary Com
mittee.
The Senate, by O. vote Of 20 yeas
to II nays, struck out the fourth SEQ.
ton Of the bill as reported by the
committee. Thit section provided
tor tho graud retrcnchmcnt Of legal
tenders as additional national hanl,
currency should be issued, such re.
tiremeDt to bc in the ratio Of seventy
per cent, of additional bauk circula,
ton, until the volume or legal tend, ,
crs should be reduced to $300,0OO,.
600. Several omcndments offered by
friends Of specie resumption were re-
jected.
Housr.-Dawes Presented ne.
mortal from the South Carolina Tax
payers Convention, reciting the
leading facts Of misrule and opprcs.
sion under which The people OF that
State are suffering, aud asking some
relief at the hands of Congress.
Dawes said the petition bore the
signature of large number Of promi.
nent and intl .cutial men Of that
State.
R4ndall asked what Congress could
do about the matter lie said he
had always opposed any Interference
by Congress in the uGaira cf the
States.
Dawes said he did not know cz.
actly what could be done about it,
but he thought 1t just and proper to
receive the petition.
After further discussion it was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Ju.
diciary.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

President ought to he moral and
practical ia it's influence, as we'll as'
partisan, and because it has been
otherwise, we see the evils which it.
has wrought, and to remedy which,
citizens now ask the good Offices OF
the President,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

=" 1t is ctatcd that various Atlantic
Steamship Companies have under
consi deraticn the question Of adopt.
ing the Southern route between
Europe and this country. Rsccnt
dlGasters and the fact that no ice is
found along tho Southern route, leads
the steamship agent in New York to
belief that the Southern course will
be adopted socr. The outgoing feet
will consist Of six steamers, but after
next month, the Saturday fleet will
average dozen steamers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

Paris, Kentucky, comes to the
front with tho latest marvel. 1t isa.
lady who has had but ono new bon,
net in forty years, has made but two
call, on neighbors in eighteen years, ,
and has taken but one meal away
from home in ali that time. land
!, yet she is we'll off, in good health, and
all her limbs Perfectly souadi
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08
A Great Political Partnership Dissolved

The partnership heretofore doing
business under the name of U. S.
Grant aud Party is this day dissolved
by mutual disconscnt. The outstand-
ing claims arc assdMcI by the Party,
the senior member of the party re
tanning only the old plac. of business.
with salary OF $4,000 year and
pcrqulsl,cs, amounting to as much
more.
The party continues tho business,
and thankful for past favors, solicits
a continuance of confidence and pubs
lie patronage. The attention of bank
trs, 'nonopolists, prote:tionists, car
rct-haggcrs, sealawags and bloatcd
bond>holdcrs arc respectfully called
to the new assortment CT measures
that will rebound to their benefit
where used.
Orders from the lobby attended to
VITA promptncss ard despatch.
The Party will'scll lew, for cash, d
damaged lot of character, old landau.
lots, engraved likeness cf the minute
Richardson, (suid, when seen through
microscope to be admirable por-
traits j large assortment of dccaycd
platforms, financial sehemco, dead
Chi:f Justices and other lumber
thrown aside to make room for now
stock of like sort Iuohington
Capital.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

General N. B. Forrest has resigned
the presidency Of the Selma, Marion
and Memphis Railroad Company, on
the ground that the County Court Of
Shelby county, are Withholding the
third installment Of their subscription
upon grounds personal to himsclf.
The Board OF Directors have accepted
tho resignation.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

The Judiciary Committees Of the
Senate and House will consider the
Taxpayers' appeal, The, Senate
committee, arc Senator'S Edmunds,
Conkling, Carpenter, Frelingbuysen
and Wright (Reps.) and, Thnrman
and Stevenson (Dem's.) For the
House, Butler, Wilson,, Poland,
,Tremainc, Fryo, Cessna, White aad
Ward, (Reps.) and Eldridge,. Patter,
,Jua EFT, (Dem's). Some hard cases
on both committees.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08
A GLOOMY PICTURE.

[From The New York Tribune, Rcp.1
Tne dcplorable condition to which
the corrupt rule Of The ignornut nc.
gro III j,rity has brought South Caro-.
l!,a is strikinsly shown by the fact
that large delegation Of the lead
lug citizens OF the State, Including
men who were governors and United
States senators before tho. war, and
who used to hold to the extreme
Calhoun theories Of State rights, are
now IN Washington beseechne, Con.
grcss and the Prcsidont tJ intervene
and overthrow their State govern
ment. Political theories are of no
Importance to men who are, plunder-
ed, under the name Of taxes, by. n
government that is no better than
IN organised system Of wholesale rob-
berry. They would gladly. welcome
a military despoiism, or any other
FORM Of I'D miuistrativn, that would
dIiTe away the corp!orantS that have
settled upon them. The delegates
have no plan Of relief to present.
oPPSot w huNO SOuI0 uSICi QS
u last reaort, in the faint :, hope that
eomo way might bo. found to save
their State from ruin, and announce
their intention Of consulting With
leading men of both parties,, and
especially with those Of tho dominant
party, before determining upon any
plan of action. The mission of tho
delegation appears to. be rather
Quixotic in its nature. Nubody sees
bow Congress can help them, unless
it goes to- the extreme longth OF
reconstructing the State, and pro
vidipg that the, intelligent white
minority shall control it instead OF
the ignorant black majority. :.
-, PRESIDENT GRANr's DUTY.
From tho New York Express, Dem ccrat,
The President has but to lead the
party into honor and hon csty tt
change the whole aspect of affair,
both in, South Carolina and all owe,
| the South. The position of th.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

Tho carriego Of $. j. Lee, African
Speaker Of the South Carolina House
uf Representatives, was sma, hol in
Columbia, Sunday, by tho horses
running away.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

A number of ladies of tho Chris.
tian Women's League have been
visiting the proprietors Of the princi
pal hotels, Of New York and urging
them to close their bars. They have
visited tho Clarendon, St. James,
Everctte House and Barnum hotels.
1t is said they meet with encouraging
SUCCESS.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

The manufacture and salo Of pbos.
phorus matches will be prohibited in
Doumark after. 1876. The re ason for
this proceeding is tho large number
of suicides in which pho.phorus is
the poison used, and the large per-
oontage of fires caused by Ordinary
friction matches. Only such matches 0
as require friction on prepared sur.
face will be permitted.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

Laborers in japan have had their
wages raised to y cents day.
With such wages the laborer may
take link and cigar once or
twice week, but lie must dispense
with such superfuitios as bread and
meat.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

" In the Kentucky Library Lottery
drawing, No. 96l was the lucky nun,
ber that drew tho capital prize Of
$l87,5O0. ~:y
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

Col. Mayo, the State Treasurer Of
Virginia has been arr cstcd for en-
bezzling throo thousand dollars. He
Is believed to be insane.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

, The Shutzenfest takes pla,c in
Charleston the Goth April.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

"Gcorge Washington Crawford
Webster Harrington Hunt hung him
self in Ohio the other day" His
parents ought to have known when
they named him that he couldn't
stand it talways.-Gourier journal.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

Election hold in Rhode Island
April LIST. Election in Connecticut
will be held on the 9th.~ Both Leg.
islatures elect u. S. Senator.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

- The latest dodge is "vo'canic uhis.
koyp and it has made its appearance
at Hickory. The, Press says, it is
warranted to blow one's he ad of. .-sx
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08
The Taxpayers IN Washington.

| WAsnrNGrom March 3o.-Tht
delegation Of South Carolina tax
PAYERS to day visited Fice.Prosiden
Wilson, Senator Morton OF Indiana
Senator Carpenter Of Wisconsir, aue
other distineui>hcd Republicans
The dclega tes report that they were
received with marked consideration
and expressions Of cordial sympathy
The Memorial of the Taxpayers
Convention will probably be present
ed to Congress tomorrow.
Some If the delegates received TO-
| day indirect but trustworthy nsSur'
auces that President Grant is entire.
ly satisfied by what he has heard
regarding the alleged obnoxious, al
| lusions to himself, contained III a
speech said to have been made in
the Taxpayers Convention; that he
feels that he has been unjust to the
delegates and the taxpayers whom
they represent, and that he sincerely
regrets the misunderstanding of the
facts which caused his harsh response
to the address of the delegation. r.
4nE OBJECT OF TIE coE,MlrTEE.
From the va shington Chronicle, Admin. I
These Representatives of the old
regime in South Carolina complained
to the. President that the taxes in
their State arc too high; that the
majority of their fellow citizens are
nou-taxpayers' and that q mali ,rity
govern and the minority, although
paying large part of the taxes,
have 20 voice in tho government of
the Palmetto State under the order
of things which now prevails. This
last allegation is, of course, false.
They ali have a voice in the govern
went, it is presumed, in the sense of
being voters. But being Democrats,
and the State being Republican,
they can not elect themselves to
Office, and in that sense they are with.
out any voice in the government Of
South Carolina, juit as Republicans
are without voice III the local gov
ernment in Georgia, Kentucky, or
Maryland. The object of this COM
mit.ea of old Democratic politicians
had in view seems to have been to
induce the President or Congress to
ais:ranchisc the mu7,rity of the peo.
pie of South Carollua, Oh the ground
Of ignorance, dishonesty, or general
incapncity, So as to enable their for.
mer masters to secure their old
placcsin the departments of the To-
t.n IN y
pressed the decided opinion thn
Syuth tarolinl was.a sovereign State
under the Constitution Of th. Unite |
s. at's, aud that no dcpar tment of
the National Government had the
r'ght /" interfere with its local nf-
fairs that if the, majority ., of the
cltiznhs Of South ,Caroiina were in
fact, aa alleged Ey these eminent
cJmmiitccmcn, uutrustworthy, it
was IA misfortune which must, un.l er
our furry Ut gcterninant, be ,eudu ured
until the masses could bo improved
III morals and intelligence. 1t was
novel sight to see distinguished
Democratic statesmen from South
Curollna >meekiy lea, mug these ele.
meutaty Lessons cn the science of
g'vernment from an unprcteuding
clt.zeu OF GAIena, Illinois, belonging
To ii ca>s whom ex-Sennt9r. Ham-
mpnd, of South Ghrolinu, so recently
described Oh the floor of, tho Senate
as "mudsllls" of socie iety.
GLOOMY PICTURE.
From The New York Tribune, Rcp.1
Tne dcplorable condition to which
the corrupt rule Of the ignornnt nc.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08
South Carolina items.

Nipo Strawberries in Georgetown.
Mrs. G. Brookbanks died in Co..
lumbia on Monday last.
The library of tho Columbia
Board Of Trade contains about one
thousand volumes.
There were six deaths in Columbia
for the week ending tho 2Sth-whitcs
two; colorcd four,
The most exciting topic in George.
town now is who shall be chief Of tho
fire department :
Columbia does not pay its gao
bills, and on Saturday night the gas
company shut of tho supply of gns.
Hence Columbia is in darkness.
The recent election for intcndant in
Senecl City, in O,onee C,unty. re
suited in attic vote. B. w. Lowcr{
received fifteen, and a. W. Thomp
son fifteen votes. Consequently
there was no election.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

An Edgcfcll planter who be-
lieves In diversified crop argues
that seven bushels of corn per acre
IN this State, where corn IL worth
$l rs per bushel, are more profitable
that forty bushels per acre out West
at twenty cents per bushel.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

The Robcsoniau is growing riob by
the publication Of the history of tho
outlaws. What lucky thing it is
for newspaper man to have a. baud
Of Robin Hoods murder q dozen or
so OF. his beloved fellow .citizcns, and
get up a first class sensation !-Char.
Observer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

There is woman IN Norwich =,
Conn, the wife Of sailor making
regular trips between New York an /
Liverpool, who has not seen her hus-
band for nineteen years. Every
time he ships from. New York he
writes to her that he will visit her on
his next arrival in that that city, but
as often as he arrives he gets drunk,
loses bis money and ships on board
the packet again.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-08

Gen. Santa Anna has arrived ct the
Mexican capital and paid visit to
President Lcrlo. lie intends to re.
side at Tacubayn, seven milcs from
Mexico. His. fortune having been
reduced to aliiiost nothing, the ex-
president proposes to petition Con.
gFecs for q grant, pension, or the res.
toration of,solne of his private prop,
erty, which was scqucstered by tho
State.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-12
American Locomotives and Railway
Cars tor Peru aud Russia

ship al New Yor' = loading locomotives
and railroad cars for the Peruvian railroad to 20
to Harry Meigs, the American railway builder.
who Is at work there, and the British steamship
Idgus Is now taking in her cargo at Jersey CITY
part Of which are ten locomotives, built at Pat
erson. The steamer is bound for Tasanroe. in
Russia port at the extreme northern point of
the Sea Of Azoy. The locomotive. were ordered
some months ago for Rus=ain railway. and are.
the Ii21nne says, among the finest ever built
in this country. These shipments to distant
countries Of the products Of our American shops
are encouraging, indeed. Any one WHO reads
the Isis Of exports viii be panied to see that
more than nine-tenths Of them are still ouly the
raw products Of the soil or mine-eor1 wheat. pro-
visions, timber, &c, 6c. But when we can sue
cessfnlly compete in foreign markets with the
finished manufactures Of other nations, ,disposing
Of our skill and our labor ct remuneratiye rates.
AZ well as merely harvesting the gifts Of nature.
long stride is taken toward sound and perms-
nent national prosperity.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-12
The Eastern shore.
KENT COUNTY.

KENT COUNTY.
Highley, a son of Dr. D. W. Devices, nesl
kennedyville. Was run over last week, by a load
ed peach wagon and his leg was fractured.
The Bakers woods camp closed on Friday af-
ter continuance Of ten days. The Chester
vile camp will begin on Friday.
Geo. d. 5. Handy, one OF the substantial
farmers of the county died last week So years o.:
age.
QUEEN ASNEs COUNTY.
Wye camp is now in progress with 40 tents.
John b. Brown declines the congressional
nomination, but there are still two aspirants in
the county left--James T. Earle and 7. J. Keat-
ing.
David Kennedy, very respectable colored
man, died near Centreville, last week, between
80 and 80 years old.
Rev. Vaughn Smith has reconsidered his deter
mination to resign his pastorate at Centreville,
and will remain to the close of his term.
Jake Stewart was found dead in the garden of
the Misses Wright, at Centreyille, one day last
week.
Jos. L. Finley and Lee Roberts have been ap-
pointed to two.of the v.cant scholarships in ST.
Johns College, Annapolis, Nd, and Miss Kate
Davis to the State Normal School.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Chilton's Woods camp closes OH Friday
and that at Concord begins the same day.
Cap. Emersons new thresher gets out two
bushels OF wheat per minute, and will separate
from the chan 1000 bushels per day.
The County and State tax rate has been fixed
at one dollar and fve-sixteenths in the 500.
The ownership of the fredericksburg Courier
he's passed into the hands of Jas. II. Powers,
but Mr.. Baker continues to edit it.
The almsheuse expenses, last year, amounted
to 81, 760.63.
I. Writ Fountain is soon to open another
store in Denton.
The cannery at Denton has begun operations.
wIcoAnco COUNTY.
Dr. Geo. II. Dennis has been elected Presi-
dent of the Atlantic Hotel Co. The site is to be
called Ocean CITY.
larger crop of melons has been grown
this year than ever before. They are worth on
ly 10 cents in Salisbury.
The town commissioners Of Salisbury will be
memorialized to build market house.
The Peninstilar Granger, the 4th paper in
Salisbury appeared on Friday, and was very neat
looking and readable L. A. Parsons and J. W.
F. Cooper are the publishers.
The Salisbury laundry is doing we'll
CECIL COUNTY.
The Hhig finds the answer TO the question
docs farming pay in the late panic, and adds
that the farming community suffered less than
any other.
The corn crop throughout the county is be-
lieyed at the present stage to have never been
better
The tournament of Elkton has been fixed for
tne 10Th OF september.
The temperance people are out in a stirring
address in which the ground OF absolute prohi-
ton is taken.
The beneflciaryship in Washington College at
Chestertown, has been filed by W. r., son OF W.
c. Grow, of Elkton.
parade by the colored people will take place
in Elkton oil Thursday.
Three prisoners escaped from the Elkton jail,
ON the night of-the 3lst of July, but two were
soon reeaptured and the other is still at large.
The escape was made by means OF rude ladder
the walls.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-12
HISTORY AND FACT APPLIED TO THE Ga
ZETTE

The Gazette was characteristically truthful Cf)
yesterday when it remarked
TIT is a fact that cannot be successfully de-
MED, that the Republican party, according to the
evidences adduced by the late Presidential cleo
ton in Delaware, Was composed mostly of ne
goes. That is, majority of the votes cast for
Major Lofiand were cast by negroes"
Unfortunately for the Gdzeft, the elections
which have been held in this State are facts in
history which have been preserved for future
guidance; and had the Gdzette had recourse to
these before it published such stupid falsehood
as the above it might have been spared so public
a convi,tion OF wilful misrepresentation. The
election by which Mr.. Lotand obtained his seat in
Congress proves not only that IA majority of the
votes cast for Major Lofand' we're mol least by
negroes, but the fact that negroes 10 MT most
ly constitute the Republican party in Delaware.
Let us consult the facts, that nothing be stated
without foundation. To this end we reproduce
the figures from the three last general elec-
tiona in the State, showing the vote cast by the
Republicans 10 them