The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
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the country, being in feeble ho Lth.
i1o was, ut the time uf his d,a,h,
about sixty yeaIs OF age.
A CALL.-AlI citizens oC Fairfield
County nro requested to meet it,
Wiunsboro on the frat Monday j.
May, at II NJ in the Thespian Hall
f'r the purpose of forming Tax
Unions for Fairfield.
g.. g.. E. ELKIN,
Chair. Adjourned Meeting.
| Il. Means Davis See.
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OF The dr.ine under the bridges
IN front Of MIR. B. ices house should
be cleaned out "a water runs across
! the street.
The gulley near Mrs.. Williams
needs attention. Atrnugk has 'Nrcn
built in it, but the hcnk is perpendic.
| ular, and will soon cave in, deSlroyiu
I'LL the labor already expended, un-
less it be worked upon. Wole this
l. PS'Pcuu'Culut Uiuk cut oONu Que
half so us to eivo IT. slope, and
terraced, the Improvement would be
permanent. About half uore of
Tie College land is being washed
into gnl'eys also! Tho Svciety and
the Counc,l sbculd unite aud cree,
low dam and reclaim tits proper.
ty. The cost would be slight.
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ET Memorial DAY is approaching.
ltis an anniversary: that !thcula lie
kept with Us much formali.y as in
former days attended the celebration
of the fourth of July. That day aud
American liberty are numbered
among the things Of tho past.
While, then, we no longer make
empty rejoicing, we should at least
make public mourning for the los
cause and our dead heroes. Every
year, loving hands lay tlural offerings
npo" the last resting places of the
boys il Hruy. But this Is not
enough. There' should be not u
private tribute by individuals sim.
riy, bit II public ccrem ,nial.
To this end we should have n memoir,
RI association. Will some of ou.
public spitited ladies, emulating. the
acliou Of their sisters In other town,
tAho steps to form this association Z
" The Union Herald states that
theIc is no truth in the disgusting ru-
me- concerning Gov. Moses. We
hope it is correct. 49,,
We published this report, not from
any desire to pandcr to u mcretricious
taste on the part Of the public. Had
the principal. uctor been a private
citiE.u, we should have been sc,u-
puIuuS not to make" ""lub;ic his
cume. Bat Moses is tho .Governos
Of the STATE, and as such, th, ac.
know!cdycd head Of the Radical oar
ty. lie is ii. caldidatu for reelection.
Il is, therefore: a solemn duty to ill.,
iorm the public of the character uI
the Individual who seeks their suif.a.
yes. We published this report Not AS
scau3al, but as ca,upa,gn doca
mcnt. We are glad to give Moses
the Lcneyt' Of the d,ni.l OF the Uniuu-
Herald, accoptiog the latter as true.
lie has s;us enough upon his sLouI-
uers alrcad to sink hin into perd,-
, ion thrice Over, without being bur-
dcncd with this last one.
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TAKE llorE.-We have not lost
all-the bloom, the. flowers, of our
Lad have not fallen IN unohse,vcd
hriocnust. We clip the following from
the News and Courier:
"Ihe New York Sun, in taking
strong ground against tie Increase oi
tie un'ted Suites iarmy, compares
fhe mat,ria! of the Union army dur.
ing the late war with th.t of the
Con:s aeratvs, aud says: The qnaity
OF the Confederate soldiers ctfrcln-
ally disposes Of the plea that It is
necessary to keep the regular army
as nucleus. On the Union side was
tic ontire rank aud file of the old
army. OF that force the retels had
only Officers. The Conf, derate ra, X
a"d file was composed wholly Of raw
men, and, IN the first two years OF
the war, volunteers. Yet what an
infantry they were! Thosc of US
who sawx.em charge in line of bat.
tie, nevSr approach n Confederate
cemetery without taking of our hats
III homage to tho devoted bravo who
ever walked straight. into tho jaws
Of death without blcnching."
~ a gentleman asked us on
Tuesday, whether Congress had ad.
juurncd. We told him that thcrc
was so much important busines. be-.
fore that august body, it would not
adjourn hcGSro June. lie replied,
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