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r- 3F. I( ' V. 0 VOL. III.) WINNSBORLO, S&C-0, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18;, 1866. ~*112 ULIDIHiED EVERY TUWDAY, TILRs DAY AND BATUEbAY, v Gaillard, Desportes & Co. a Winnsboro,' S. 0., at $6.00 pdr an nut, in advance. tR FAIRFIELD JEtALD, I UBDlliH RD EERY WED1E4DAY MORN iNp, r%T $3.00 PER ANNUR. She ho UITED, - 8he'who sleers upon my heart, Wag the Arst to win it.; She who dream upon my breast, Ever reigde wfthn it; She who kisses oft my lips, Wakes the wamest blessing; She who restq within my arms, Feels their closest pressing. O her days than these shal come. Days that may be dreary ; Other hours shall groot us yet, Hours.t0yat may be weY. -Still that heart,shall be thy home, Still that brei thy head shall pillow, Still those lips 11 meet thine as oft, As billow mee= billow. Sleep, then, on my happy heart, Since.thy love hath won it; bream, then, on 'ny loyal breast None but tho& hast done it; And when age or bloom shall change, ,With its wintry weather, hiny we, in the f same grave, -Sleep and dreAn together. The OonstthtionWl Amendment. '4,Anktor ShArkey' of Mississippi, has taken the bull by tho horns. Ainti-:ipa. Sing the legislative session of his State, he lins writt*n a letter t.o Governor Iliumphreys conterning the constitution, al amendment, urging its rejection if presented for ratification. He gives the following solid reasoho' for spurning it . In the flrst Place, it' Is not bellOed that the atheIdnent,Wns recommendid by two thirds of Coures. as a bod, so coniposed is Hot the. Congress of the United StateAi a conaldrable number of States being excluded from representa. -,tion. Any body of unirpers may as well claim to' be Congree -of the United States, nn- N --w York and Penntylva. 1a, for insa..ta, nas. somanage to ex clude first o.tv smrli 1tate and atother, tuntil they control tht legislative power of the 1nation, with elpially as mimh pro. priety as the majority now excludes %States from represetitation. We couaot be told Utat botaunse we adopted the anti-slavt-ry amendndent we reognisrd the present Congrei ah constitutiond, for we had not theri elected or sent nenbers to the Congria. which recdi mended it, as we have done in the -ase of the pending one. No rosolUtion catt tie communicated to the. Stata except -dfdh the Presl dent; and as the propoied amendmetal was. not stibmittei, it it a nullity. Lnothat objection td the amendmwi i,that -while it prohibits the States from abridging the privileges or immu: nities of citizens, it d'ts not specifA what those privileges are, that being 14 to Cogresw, which is eupowered to en, foce the articlet by appropriate legisla tion. -Qongress may onfer prtvilegei on one class to the exclusion .of anoth or; or it may assume tthsolute conutro over the pedple and .,hd domestic con cerns, and thus virtually -abolish the State. The second section, in regard to no gro sufi'rage,'would probably exclude a l east one State fronm repire*entation, ai the number of male negroes over twen t.y.ono is equsj.to the numbier of whitl males. The third; or disfranchiefag clause, I ~eeping in its effect, for thiere are few iq have not sente way or another ta ket an oath to. support thietCon,tituitioni Sn<h a provision woul4 . b so contrat2 to the theory gf our Gover mentrad oppretsire tow'grda a ey apclass o the pojulationi of the eoIhrn Itatea * at it cannot be supposed that tos \.Apronosed it could have en~te,i a.u1 th6ai t'would beoAcepfS. e oughi' hav lio n' Wb- tat suO ,rovisiy w ~ cultes to edrge 19ex1s e of the. (as~~.t rIV n a hhef Ue h re shall te fuentkfos thers4. George D. Prentice's Interview with Jeff 'bavis-Danger of Secession at fhe North I A Timely Wetning. . The Louisville Aurnalof the 5th inst. says: In t.he course of an Inter view that we had-with Jeffersou. Davis in January, 1865, the subject of the terms of peace was introduced. Mr. Davis asked us what was the chief ob. jection of the N th to the recognition of Southern inripendence. We an swerod that the North knew Rerfactly well, as unquestionably he did, that if she would lay dorn her arms' and consent to the division of the Union into two conf8deraoies, she herself would very soon be dissolved-; that State after S'ate-States singly and States combinedly-would secede and the whole North be split up into petty powors, or no powers, all of them con temptible in the eyes of mankind and not one of'them willing to contribute to the payment of the hational debt. Mr. Davis replied, with his character istie calmness, that this tras . aertainly true, but that the same thing would happen, and probably hapen all the sooner, if the North sho prosecute the war. We thought at the time that Mr.'Davie was greatly mistaken, and told him so. We still trust that we were correct in our astimate'of the character of his opinion, but just now we can inOulge no over cotidence that we WATe The North continued to prosecute the war,and the South, after the bravest and most desperate resist ance known I way's ainals, was' con quered. But no* comes the North's trials. Now we are to see the teAt of her in.pal strbngth,. it oat. ' the dreadil war between the North , and South a nor4hern civil *war aries ; if northern arnuies' march agaikot (-ach othet. yelgeifnfe'before them, and blood and death and deseit behind, many iNorthern States will very soon weary sud skiken of the 'horrid wbrk, and will probably adopt setession as the surest aad quickest remedy, fully relying upon the n1i ity troublos and perils of the fede overnment as Aerfeft security agailt i"ercion. Mdt hkely the nrth. wester r,States will go off first. repiaiv. ting, of course, their- proportion of the public debt, an4 thus piling higher the monstrous finnciol bui.der. upon 'the shouldets of the remainifig States. These Vill haif neither the-will not the ability to bear u unde'r the crushing weight, and so oAhers will 'code, and then'oth e, till the whole nort1 shall be divided ip into auch poor, little non-debt-paying, feeble, moek. nationalities, as a citizen of Cli of tie Mexican States, r one of the Stth American republies, or one of the petty, niserable German principalities might look upon with contempt and sc'fth. Jef. Davis's declaration to us'as to the consequences of the war to Dthe North, if prosecuted, will be amply vin. die'ated, ar.d whatever resentments. if aov, he cheihes against the North will t6 abundantly' iitAisAed. We tell the 'horthern fanatiice- a, jover of our *hole'country we dblemnly tell them -LENt ule mad&e his seized upon thet hearts and btih'i, they will not. insist on pushing the 4sensions be tfee.f the Preu'd:efiOi Congress to. i18hting oint. They ma red -041d that i the ght comes, it will bo to them d1h a one s they have no ao ' &'unt of in either hietor jr tradi6ti. r 'they will find it an ininfely, dift.ret rt!inlg'tm the wad of the rebellion, dread d as that wa& f*ughout all its as. They wil(f d themselves a. di eopl. divi lmost eu~) ' whilsf, pulation S ilb r unit,~ Lostrti7fo tur M ends 'or stan& dat from~b fl# fha oack and -the i-of w see' best to i toria~bR~h ~q close.ove th~ all the idnind s is eon tlna*llyahlf %hrqai*tau.- , Repudiation; Repudated 1; The Raleigh &adldard says, we copy to-day, from the % ilton Carolinian a short but powerful le'4ter addre's6ed ly Hon. B, F. Moore td Richard Short, ., of Nash, on thg subject of repu dialion. This letter is worthy of Mr. Moore's head, and of his heartjas that of an honest man. We lost Al but our honor as a people in the late struggle, and in. the name of all that is sacred let us preserve that. While every indulgence and forlearance should be shown in tho collection of debts, 1e.t us save our good old State at, all hazards from the shame of repu diation. But it is popular, is It, to re pudiate ? Well, what of it i Popu larity based on dishonest principles is not worth having. That is our judg-: ment. RAL310m, Sept. 17, 1806. Mr. RiHAard Short : Damn San: I have received yours, asking my '.opinion, In a few words, whether private debts can be repudia ted, or not V I am greatly surprised that it is deemed necessary to ask:this question after a national existence of eighty y ears under the Constitution of the nited States, one olau4o of which de olures that "no State shall piam any law impairing the obligation o con tracts." Now, every man is bou*d to support that Constitution, and every- sentende of it.. And- every p'erson, whio iay become an officer, of. the State (or a member of the Legislature, is 4.om pelledi as a ueooiswy q-v li6evtion, before taking his a#at t a that he will support said Constitution, which lie cannot do and: will not do, if he shall pass, or try to pass, any law im pairing the obligation of contracts. Every law which annuls a contract or repudiates It, impairs the obligation of a contract, and is therefore uncon stititional and void. Every man who votes for it commits' a perjury and. life his hand against the i aty and honor of his country. Surely, sir, no man in, our country would, if he could, so dishonor him. self or his State, as to invite all men to break their faith each with the oth er, and affix a stigma on the name of North Oarolina, whie'h no time may efface. God forbid that my eyes should ever behold this disgrace upon the "Old North State." Such a con dition would place her lower than any peple.of,whom we have any account. I have answered your question, and gone somewhat beyond-.but my sur prise has been the cause. I am, respectfully, yours, B. F. Mooa. P. S.-The Courts of the. Ignited States, and of every State, hale de olared such legislation void. Eurdge. A OENEIVAL WAR. The London correspondeht of the New' York '?Vmas offers the following epeculition on the warlike -prep7tidne, and th* probabilities of a geeraP bnti. nentf explosion in turope. Oh the continent the word is poece, with the most active preparatbri1 for war. The Emperor has eele8ted the breech-loader, which he oonirdert the tUt effective in the we4d,- af.er a thetough trial ofa' at hunbr at Ohai Iomn, and has order the rapid'manufac' tua of 200,000. Tepress ofelgiutir, as*11 as of Francel- appatemitly usder slWaininspiration,'islecxci the pube' IWelian againet Priussia. Te people ofHaover hae vaiwily proteated against tlair anexation, and enbmit'ullenly to &Idia in 1 tlos butt it s *dthat it mily be.quIt withott b4 Bed ut hy ag isrriotion. in ai,an oeadIe waly 4eooTurk isi'Mt n? Iti.~ e oeef thode ,fdt. ptien thell pf01 8dh#ffer, that 90h 4~~t4l .plE4, rth( Chrle4* was sent to Roumanin, maa thete woro said to be explosions in Hungary, Poland Transylvania Ad the chr ptian provinces of Turkey. Tie war en 'ed ahpost be. fore it began, with the g6tpry of Sado wa. Tho trains so cariily'laid w6ro not fired, but this outlyi6ig aland of Cn. dia, which was a part of t'#4 system.- ox. Voded, and the Sultan may thank Mr. ismark. The' Ymperor ot Austria is now at work wjth great ea'rnestness, r srgani. sing his Empire, hs finances aid 11is army. If he can do this, h is all the stronger for the loss ot ai' unwilling provine. He will also be the strongei for hig, disconnection from' Gormany. while Frussia has the work of reconcil. ing and satisfying her annexed popila. tions, and the fate of all Southern Ger many i still to be decided. Fn two years; h advantagAs given by thp nee die-gun will'have d1appeared. In two years-the great exposition over France will be reaO to pionounce her ultimatum. The bolief, of the feeltng, that there will be a great %Oar in EUrope within two years, is general. In that war it is probable that Belgium Hol land, Denmark, and European Turkey, will disappear from the map of Europe. France will advance to the ' Rhine. There will be one great Germany. Aus. tria will mnvc Suuta and East, and Rus. sia will be upon the Bosphorus. LiPE TOO SHORT FOR STRIFE. Charles Dickens relates the following of Douglas Jerrold. Of his generosi ty I had a proof within these two or three years which it saddens Ie to think of now. There had been es trangement between us-not any per sona subject, and w>t involving angry words-and a good many mniths had passed without my ever-se6ing him in the streets, when it fell out that we dined, each with his 'owi separate party, in the Stranger's Room of the Club. Our cbairs were almost back to back, and I t6ok mine after he was seated and at dinner, (I am sorry to remember,) and did not look that way. Before we had sat long, he openl wheeled his .hair around, stretchel out both his' hands in an engaging manner, and said aloud, with a bright and loving face, that I can aec as I writ6 to yoi: "Let us be friends again. A life isnot 1ng, ehongh fok this." Jerrold was not- a Christian, but his conduct in this d4se was wor thy of a Christian character.' On a dying bed how insignificant will ap pear many things about which we contend in bitterness and wrath ! Life is too short, ilievitil4e sorrows so many, its responsibilIties so vast and solemn, that there is, indeed, no' ti'me td spare in abusing and inaligniig one another. Let not the sun go down on. your wrath. Nee'r clese your pyes to sleep with a heart angsy towards your brother and felow-sufferers. See hIm and be reconeil'ed. to blp if u can. If he Is a true mn and a 0 tian, he will listen. If Ne is not, you will have done right, and your soul will be bright with the sunshine' at Heaven. 'NIMo.oN ON dW81A AND AUERT OA.-In Napoleon's'circular of Septem ber 16, addressed to'the diblomLic rep. resentatives 6f Fra'e, '-d6euts the fol lowing remarkablAparagral,h: "An irib'istable power-cn we regret it?-i1els the people. to uite themselves in grand wasse?, and'is cans ing the dis 8l4raico of econdary States. This tendancy springs (onm i.he desire to place general interest' nr er the amost efBecaciof guaranteee' Po sibly it is mn id~ a kind of' p.rovi deni&f foresigI 'o' te destinies' of the world.'- Whl the' old peplati&e of' the continenit'increases :e1oj intteir restricted thrdltories, Rluia ebd' the zApublicof $tUnited.States a#ky erieb, within theas4t hun'dred yeareg udiber a hqndre .raillion. of' men.. Alth'ough the' prgeus oftth.se two great 'mfprea is not forusla'a i4 f eoUioitu&&hile rather we ,ipl~ t1ar geerou6 eforts in-fvorof opresed'acelfir' pe intrt 4 tie at of*k ein r4d e ADVERTING RAT,S. Ordinaiy advertideimets,' occupying not more.than ten ines. (one squ'are,) will be inserted i"'. THiE NBW8. At i$.00 fo'r the first' insertion and Th' ceuts' hr eAch sub sequent insertion. Larger advertisegisbts, irhen* ho coutract is made, will be chaged in exa'lt propor tion. Foi anno.uncing a candidate to any ofico of profit, honor .r trust, $10.00.. Mariage, Obituary Notices, &i., will be charged the snnie as advertisemints, wh'ei over tep lines, and must be paid for when handed in, or they will hot appear. CoTrox P 1oIN4 iN Gnicit,E--Jos-r- t Dixon's FAIR.--A frial at cotton picking was had on the belebrated lands of Joseph Dixon, Esq., in the. county of Greene, on Wednesday, the 20th ult. TWenty. hands entered for the prizes-being five specis purses.', The following is t he result: John' anif, oyerseer, 5603 pounds. Killmin, colored 461 Allan, colored 412 William, colored 410 Patsey, color d 881. Dennis, colored 880. Calvin, colored. 852. Cesar, 14 years old 812 The others did well; but not.approximat ing the.above figures; it is deemed necessa-' ry to report. It is Nyell to remark that the picking was intcrrulded once or twice through the day by rain. . This farm of Mr. Dixon's is con sidered as one ot the best ii the county of Greene. We saw his cotton fields a few weeks ago, and much of. the cotton was abou. five feet in lieight.-eold8boro' Neim. 0s1mnoUs.-Ay young girl living in Middle Tendesbee, Alabama. pr Mississip. 1A, whose father Was killed in battle, dud ,hosemeans of resourpes were destroyed by the "0Nuel war,'" wilW be givoR' one yeaj's board and' tuition in one of the best Female &leges in the State of Kentudky, by ad retsing,*wikh reforepces,- Cedar ,Bluff Fe. ale Coll,ege, WQodburn Postofil'o, Warren 6ounty, Kentucky? She will not bo.receive4 as a charity, scholai,'but one whope father's blood left a double inheritenco.i 'his child. Southern papers ill please copy. MANLY FIRIraiEs.-A Virginia wri. ter states that Gen. Grant has written a letter to Gen. R. E. Lce,iA which he says,. Opong other things, that all the Confedeate ofteers and soldipra pjar oled cannot. be tried for treason or me lested, to long as (h'ey oliserv.) their obligations. Good for Won. Grant, and just the sentiment to'be expected from a Wiave mai. The w ird Humbug is 4 corraiption of Hamburg, from the lying wpr de spatches which; we'e once sent from' that city. - After a while whenever a lespatch wouf, received elsewhere, which was at sll questionable, it was' at once pronounced a Hamburg, which word, aftiviards becamo contracted and corrupted' into our present expres sive dissyllable humbug. ARMjT OF COUNTEUF;1TE.--The. Montgomery Mait notios t,he arrest of two men, calling .thbiselis , Doone, of Lomsvilli, K - Itad S. 9 .fl;'ofl NeV York, 'in that city, chiargd with plssiHg $100 counterf4it 'hilld. They are wel14xecutqd, hnd thq Mail qdViseps parties'to' ake tio bills o thatdenonina don saie 'om'responsible' p(ties, ir 116,6osl'o, SOME44i MissoRI. The. New York 'Times tells' 4i' that G~eneral Frank ir .attete~..d- sp ad dress a meaeting at: Oag Girardapa, Mis souri, ou Saturday" uvenin~ but was driven fromthe s{a wi6l stones and. followed to the hotel with honting. The - windows on the side where Gepgral Blair1was known to be yvere' all brpken. Radicalism apipnes to be dritWram-' Paei nin,idniging in'rioting,' bloodshed and other innocent atnuse monts, congenial to the' latter-daf liatri. eta of that school., .A terrifl riot oeodirred at Riohmnond, In diana, on ionday. .The grend armry of the republic at,tacked a oonAerfillve meeting. General Meredith. Col ,,.iakel afbd"Judge Gooding w'ere driven' A'm the stand, nar rowly escaping with t'hr lives. A very, 1le ege,'tpnt imported firom Belgium, was on xhibition at New tea, N. J.; a.flew dayq 4 I The fDnimalis said to be twenty hands hig'h, and weighed 2,808 pounds. A despatch'd&ted -New Orl tie, Oc teober 10, e,aysa: .COtton ad 'ices are ye'i' ;discourgging. The gerigral esti. tiie of this y'ar's cr8p now afhounts to' . The NeW'York'.4j#rs ay 5,000 Wenians ar&'gbing.to e'xico. .A or2 n i dnsogn ii'vdu. t' ib's' seedl which, ev'en when diepped by'clibnce, spK!ngu-up a'flo*er. '*hy,cann#t a de#f :sa,be egy' Ididvioted? B3ectias it is not. lawfull tb condeinia a man without hearn.