The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-02
THE FAxRR1E nEHAxu.

satisfaction exists because Of bis ed.
journing court. He did not have
the same opportunity as We had of CO...
lectiug the expressions of opinion ou
The part Of lawyere, witnes o., juror,
and taxpayers of fairfield County.
We ale much obliged to Judge
Mackey for the good work he did in
Columbia in the Charleston case
but We do not consider it worth q
three years suspension Of Court.
Judge .ackey was emineutly wise
when ho said that the Court had it,
rights and the press its also. And
when the Court advises the pross
as t. what is u Legitimate a,ticlo fiji
Insertion in its columns, it must not
be aggrieved if the press assumes t.
give advice upon question 8 touching
the prcrogativo Of the Court.
CoTToN MARKET. The Cotton
market has becu us lively for the
past week, as formerly, notwithstand.
ing there has been 10 advance in the
Northern Cities. "M.ddIing" Cotton
which is the standard of our BEST
grade commands l34 readily, although
not quoted in N. Y, over l42 to l48.
We are inclined to the opinion thu,
up"n return sales there will be loss
of some two or three dollars per bale.
Our regular buyers say, "this los is
easily overcome by tho trade" aud
planters Especially the colored popu.
lation) arc not aware of the fact
that the cash in hand is freqreatly
more by one fourth uf u cent per h.,
than the price they receive in barter.
However VIC renew the assertion We
have frequently nude, that Winns
b"to !s tlr b, 81 cotton market in the
State, Tor the seller. u, FIR future
prosperity for an advance, we
o"n see TO hope, u full crop will be
harvested aud yet the receipts to date
are not oue third of Il full orUp.
What he prices may be ia futu.e
tie pen more upon the demuuh for
the raw material than anything
else, aud whilst there continue us
Tor the past year very limited de.
msnd Tor the manufactured goods
there Is but little hope for better
prices for cotton. Those who ure in
delt should not speculate upon the
tu ure. Those who are free Of licus
aud mortgages Can do So if they
wish.
" We are told that cute an
scene occ ,Irred Last Tu .s.iay
ia Co.umhiu with one OF the newly
elected lesi: l.tors f'om the up.c,ua-
try. O..c of his cvl,red brethren
who has heea Il memLer of the Gener.
al Assembly for number Of years
proposed to show tho newly elected
brother the sis hts arouod the city.
The first place they made for was the
State House, as all honest people do.
On arriving there, the new elect ex.
claimed, "Gosd gracious, what putty
house, and by golly hits all made
uu,cn rock Buckra foxes must ob
mude dat house, nigger aint got sense
enough tor dat, you heerd my horn,
bud" His friend demonstrated
with him On accuunt OF his ignorance
and afterwards showed new elect into
the House Of Representatives. AS
he entered the door he was
struck with the beauty Of every
thing around him. The first tkiug
that struck his eye was the maynif.
cent chandelier. Says he, "Jim
what's da :" Jim told him it was
used for lighting up the house wh,n
they had Night sessions. He next
the desks, ink .stauds,
paper weights, uhd said of the carpet
"by golly desc must be night,
'Spensive people down here, to River
der floor with as putty blanket as
dis "a retiring from the repre-.
$; NATIVE hall, his eyes Happened to
meet those of ths eagles who.e
Wings cover u largo quantity of the
rascality that is Pe'pet'ated in that
august body, when be exclaimed,
"aud fore Goo dase got a goll buE
s'rd, ha hu ! ha come Jim, less git
out Nv here, desc white fokes got tvo
much fi"ery Tor dis Niger =
These arc the kind vf fellows tha;
have the majority in the present
General Assembly, aud can, bo
be bought np for mere soug.