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VOL. IIL] WIN kBORO, . Ow TH AT, NOVEMBER 1. i8 11 Ati E II U THMEW8, DAT AND SATURDAY, IG Qaillard, Desports & c. I i Winnsboro,'. S. C., at $6.00 per an nma, in advance. ME FAIRFIEL BFRALD, I UBLISHD AVIRT ' 1D10SI)AT MORN 11G, AT $.00 P,IR ANNUM. ImpeihMat-The Only F"r Osses in the i610ry of the GvVerewt. -The Btroit 4dvertiser and Mbunse givis the fullodtig suciict stat6ment of lie only cases of ipeachment which have occurred since the foundation of the Government. . It is a radical sheet, adt in giving this somewhat interesting re. cord, it of course anticipates the im peachment of tihe President: 1. William liount,'of Tennepsee, for iomno years Governor of the territory Moit.iI of tLe Ohio River, having been 4-e-eted to tie Visted States Senate, wa, inl 1799, expalhd from thlat'hody by a vote of twenty-fve to one, and do el ared to be "guilty of a high misdo nmennar eritirely inconsistent with his tublio trust and duty . a ia 8-natur." H ofience was an attempt to seduce an Umited 9tat"e interpreter from his duty. slid to alienate the affections and conl dance of the Indians. from public offiters Posimig among them. It was loolieved flint in instigated the Indianas to asiist the Britidlt in conquering tie Spanish trritory adjoining the United states. Two points were made for tihe defence 'irst. That Bounnt had not 4mne these evil de(...ds in his capacit,y of a pblic 0.ffler, .jt.us a private citieg2. Leend. 'rhai Iis bwing a United States Senator acrened hin, for an offer eleced by a 8-ito Legisliatutre, and neither thoten, nor npointed, nor removable by tihe UenernI Governia-nt, *mild u6i be a "civil offieer of tihe Uni6ed States" with in th1e "cola of the ir.peachm et claCiows (of the Cim1tiutllion, Ot these technical grounibi, tihe So-itate ''lot him flown eay," fly distmiting the case, Diunt had many friend,# arv) bac.kers, th6 oat being tiMn c'qrrilpt aid tur. Agrue thuat foreshaidowed the Iionn lately gnelled by tihe Nihiand Weld. 2. Ini 184, John Pickering, Jujge ol lio haUnited States District Court of Nnw 1laumpshiri-, was imnptached iefore the 14,mate, by order of the lone, for drnimentiess and prbfanity oni the bench, and ref'ing to perform bis doeiesin a cnae.,wmre he was called to enforce thie rvstts laws of time Ueitd States. The Judge didl nt appear; bitt hW von sent a p--tititm, 'setting forth that his fathier wtas inane, amnd sicinig leave.to be heard by counitel. This was grantedl, and everal depiositiuns were put in.goiig to ohow inanity. The reply wis thit he had brought -'rurnm craziness" on hinm-wf. Joidg Piejering had raved andI bIlas ipeed A the bench in open .court; cirsel time partin; called peoplo (some itma perfect strangers) to come up ainids mit besido hirn on time bench, threat"ning to cane then if they refuasel. Wet can tinid no evidence that he compared hinm macif to time Savioura of manmkind, om black gmarded tihat branch of time Gove.mrnent whmichm voted him htis."bread and ,bauter," or cailheal for tihe hangiing of those who dhii-raed from him in opinmioin. .But, per haps. tihe wikey of thucte titmes was ntofery as te Pemidential bevenege exercised juil aut h dern Kn hanity, andi nt o&ering to resigrn, tme Seat vot,d hintm Uy, amid renmoved hmim from oiffice-yeas t wenty, nays six. Alt its' 1dat 'Anators voted ine thme nmegmthive: just as tihe P.emmocrate of our tinte, hmavinmg swun; clear "rouad thme on Juuinson,'s cabe, if hei were to lbe - ipeiaced. 8. In 1805, Samuel Ch#ew, of M(ary. and, anat Associate Jestice of ithe Unhiked ~tat.e Supranie Obuei, wag hwpeachmed bmy time Homuse (78 to 32) andl triad by bie Senmate. lie was a grey haired old jsantt, of pomwerful intellect, vast legal atrttling tad irreproachable morals. H(e adm eat. 1mn ti,h. CongMs of '76 atmed sie aid the. fIclarationm of Independenen and iad b' his seal am:aI energ-oy dbne- Wwn. eara ini releeamig Marylanda iw lkitiate evy away,; and bringing hter over p, ti. eIdde of - merianI -iberLt, ,11. .1Jad, lid word, atrel '6 htd#f6,0d.e'ther a%giuwd ,fe the Rvomution, Not a tanof giieatert .niy al gitriothens 74 p t em1fl jtedkia benck hI our .u famte were eies FedIeraI nations 5a musiue tagise ande a qmuick tempe. ho arroat .bu.otvisea of thme accused;: the national eminence of the f0bunal; the eXCited state of party, foling, -well represented by the celebrated John Randolph. of Itanoke, as accuser on the part of the House, and t'te oontihmn. ane of the trialfor n0a rly a month-alI these things combined to make a most notable and inter"9ting brilliant de1rip tive pen of Motly or Maaulay, Juilge, Chase wao allowed one month to prepare his def,-nee, and, in consideration of his age and iufirmities, he was seate4 in the centre of the area of the Senate chaa. her, in front of the Vice-President. That offlicer was the "black sleep" of our ear ly politic, Aaron Btirr, who,' with pros. -Yeutzi and reputation blasted by his Southern filibustering and his murder-of Alextindtr Hamilton, yet presided with all his wonderful dignity, tact aid graqn. There were eight. articles of impeach. menit.. Large numbers of witnesaes wire examined on both sides, and the for"nsic displays remind one. of Warren Hasting-' trial In England, ten yeara be fore. Chiso's counsel .were three toet able lawy*rs-Luther Martin, ofMaty. 1and; Charles Lee,' late United 8-ates Attorney General; and Robert oodine Harptir, a rormer Federal leader in the fHuise. 1andolph had six Representa. tives to heilp him manage the case, and Ire never had a more exciting thene for iis pe4rdiar srcasm. Artikc 1. Charged . Judge Chape with u14rgPa and oppression at the trial of John Fries (or treason. in 1 800, wherby the accused as condemed to denth without having been heard by connatl-i his defenceo. ON this artiele, there were I$ Setetors for onviqtion anid l 8or tcqittal. Article II a,. hian wih arbit.rary nding um~ ' *M jurymani, ai the trial of James' . Callen er for libet on Presidont AdaiN, in 1800. There were 10 Serators for con. viction .and 14 for aceiittal. Article IfI chiar.d that at tire ame trial Ine Judgeliflel l unjustly exc%dled the ev. datico of a trM#terill witness for the de. fene. Yor axiviction, 18 f for acquittal, 16 Sinators. Article IV charged him, at the same 1ime, wi.hi "Imanliest injui. tice, impattiality and intempuirance," in refusing a paatponenent ; in the ifae of 11mufal. rude a-i conteIfItIus @x. pressonis towaids the priAoner's counsel," "iU r-peated atit vexailoua interrup, tions,* and in "Intlc'ent Policituie" for tihe conviction of the accused. For con. viction, 18 ; for acenit tal, 16. Article V charged him with illeglly refitAing to admit Callender to bail. -Aequitied in. animously. Artiele Vi almred the Judge witli iltegally htrrving up Calleon der's trial at the term o1 cetm when lie was inolicted. For conviction, 4: for acquittal, 20. Article WI charged hih with "descendiig front dignity of a jfidge and stoopang to tif level of an informer," hy rertiing to dizchArge a grand jitry at 1ew dastle, Delaware, because tilsey did t indict a seditious printer. 'FOr 0oictkion, 10; for aeqit. tal, 24. Attc0 Vill chargef him with maki"g a "highly indecent, istem. perateani inflammatory political liar. argue" to a grand jury at Baltimore, ,attac6ing the legislation of Caigress, and opposing certain reforms in the State ConStitiution in Maryland. ti4s "prostituting the hiih joidicW chbaracter with which le was invested, to the low purpose of- an electioneering partiman." For convictfon, 19; for acquittal, Ib. A tWo-thirds vote of the Senators prsnt not being givvin in support of aWay article of impeachmtneit, Judge Ctase Was ac qui.ed throughout, I e hl h*is seat. on the Sucpree bench dttring the re mai' six years of1 his liffe Ther impeachment, thcoqgh if ,fs'I ~lhrouigh-itn a legal oint of tiev, yet hasd a gnorf r.esult in theok'r~g that Judielaf earoganes, insofedlOe s'nd spitt brow beatfig'which .ane rag rat.udsptay neet feRcial e -top~r e5etpiungtwo'or the In 14fda* hWv thecu,r 1*everubleet out pelhitir krnW *rone t ~in or arlisptatdES chargedl with "ifleit, -arldtrutai at 1 e7 Ve6 c d d n h is '0o 01e as a jrwles an attorney, by im ' his parson and deprivin. Thn. for rmonthsof the Pr b, La* had pi I l Gmo 10do PV 's ak o'w 4 portants land case, in which e ( ) wa n o ee, ad. the. p lawyer *as dealt with as at*vp I'ontempt of eottrt." . The m'er bought before (.ongress ai i p atnrfur.. ence with librty ei AWh ad of the pres. The ma Judg Peck, 12s to 49. 4 . wearises six weRks' trial, the voted 1 for cusviotion, 22 for ace Ot allithe ournals of the North says the 'ime, the Wsibngto tic the MOst serious view, or petia hould more froperly say, expresses -more bold. Sonihe revolutiona of the godIcal party in ar a long editorial, warning tbe tive a$. see of the dangers. that ne the oremnent, the (n a: "The issue of civil war, as upon the country by Badical low and dv& asint coutem pt of the ,it im. mine*. . n li thaA IN days the an.illery Of tile 97tiffiali-n tes maly niat aroyw"* tha& thle glit Uf'Beaur#ggg batteIn 09. Past Jd afely Ihrough *nel a t. e and gigati strife as -th law the covin. try fph in need of OudIly demapdt4 it. But tq its own )Oartisan bitternis N ' Jollubli. cn I"Ihrp,i the possiolk of.te (0owers until Lhfy are at bluod.wat, and.no t,wy lAreaten' to phnge us agaiuJiAto the Uorrora .of war. Not olythrpatem bet in Oahi. miore are wctally arming for the fray they hov'districted'the :aity, they have asMeMbled and organied, they ienCO the cons1itutional autlnrities of the State-.-tbey are re'adjy to *renv4 the steotoftbatinityinlioo4, and eatry this tIholy and unlawful violence Into t he Whiwl louse. Tho'ites of WVAl. ington are niot secure from their violencer The danger is imminent. A re our friends !leeping. and unmindful of the terrible iARue, that, Ihey aro not organized, artt. ed and ready? "For this, hit it be, renembered, is tiot merely a lOcI outbreak, ner a iud. den upriing. It is part of i carefully prepareod, well matured, deliberate platt of treason. We chege upon the Radi cal leaders the crime of .. organizing a Congiray four months ago, whol ob jact is to ipeach and grest Presient Johnson, to tirow all- -Coitservatives into political,;if not actual, boodug, to ,ontrusst the iCcemtive Dfpartent of Goveininent to a tmmber of the Senate, and to'carry ota their unholy' schemes Orf coincato, p,rfage ato cminngra. tion. This trraseaned resistance to tihe laws in Bialtimore 'is a part of that scheie. Forvey was well 'advised when, in l'o'pfamous )Otter to the Phila delphis Pr; of Thursday, -e coune led the traitors of Baltimore to "drench tho stresta, of that ity in'bIq,:F," and to oppose ite *eaaion of the laws.. .0 ktnw whereof 6 spoke when he aled poN "the R%adical'of Feoyvania .to come and help "the TrMitors" of Balti. mnare in their orgni*;j restance to the law of the State of Maryland. It was not an 1le thAeat en forey's part --he knew that the .rsania of this secand rebelliots were prepared- for the "With~ tda evide*oe of a de4berate aid woU tird treason- before us wkth the Radieak discip(vmed and or ganis'ed lik's an armuy-wath numerous swornr .secret and well-drimd bodies like the Loyal Liaguaeand other kindred alpeneiatons,. ready to aaat tihi d4abol. idhiplkne,-we ar.vjmtiied he sotading *seasing td the inieon. mseqte of the eontry, silt nrgun~ theta to Vfepare, to orgaiis, to b* er 4a mlute'a no. I0Pe,-to' tI the 6.a4Sitn Vresident yrnsl the Condtiutios fton the arroed ,she of this WAdes! 't Vbn. There e ime to be lot. idotS saliatlho (g r.u have culminated in this threat'ened tA\iS' organised reoistance to the constitution at authorities.. Joln W. orney one of the most trusted and confidential of the tadical leaders, devotes thret col umas of .t Philadelphia Press. to a )ustictio"er4med rebellion, and a bloody I#pL1 the Ra4icials of the Xorh to =Ztl i*6 treason lie counsels the Wdical ifBitimoro to commence. Weile opon tie, eve of a bloody and Aespp tcivil war, inaugirated by 1had. &#dre3a, John W. Forney, and otheir fo the purpose of deposing .the Preident, changing our forn of guv era%Wt, and tperpetuating Radical sn. p.em&p.C P)oorst , Union men of tho coutry fNt Is time, high time, that yoit should be ready tq act, and act ,prompt. ly against this infamous treason. Lot your watch-ftres be ready to blazo upon every hA:fside anl in every valiey in the Xorth -., If Radicklism preeipitetios ie Into war again, k t Uadical. inn beor the burden and endure the hardships Of the war. fiet-the hone of treson be made to suffer the seve-eat penal,ie attaehed to such a crime. Lt treason indeed be-made odious I" A Paowe' Wtrkxa.-"Have you irehaseel boy intogioating liquor of the defendant ?" inquired tbe constable. "Not thai I remotsiber" replied thl, witness, coolly. "Have you obtaine4 any at hi store ?' "Not that I remember" "WMi try and recollpet ? Bear .p- mind 11a at you are 30wuf vath." , ol trying." %V611 tne Whatd4 you ay, now?" comued the ofeinl presently. "I haven't made aiy discoveries as yet,. 16Have you not within. a wook, told fersona that you bought liquor of defon "Not that I remember." "Dia yott not tell me yesterday that. you bought aipirits of defendant ?" "Yet., iir., "You did f Ali .Well. sir, when ytu told me that, did you lie or tell the truth ?" ,"i told the truth." "Well, sir, theft you have bought, spirita of defendant r' "Yea pir." "What.did yoit mean hy swooring you rould not 'ememberr' "I mewit that I could not." "Your memory returned amnainaly quick. Did you pay dufeaidan for spir. ItA Von bought 91 l';m 44Ye, sir." 'Ilow moch?" "Twoltv,five Q!*et." "What kind did topu buy ?" *spirits of campior." "A hem I we rest tbo easo here." ,Net gniltv' cante from the jury box, as the mem bri tried to appear sedate and dignified, and with an effort restrained themelve4 from joinirg in the ror of Joaghter that went tkxrw the Oouridel*o,. Tom RIwroram.s Axo ta C'o-rvrx Caow --The dothtsbilds recently wite to (his eintry for as correct a statement as could possildy be proeured of the pilobable yield of cotton -i1he Southerf 8tae def*ng the year 186, e4 veoOvod, in reyl. f*4m a distiuguised puater, that it wouf not ez. seed, "under the most favorable eirtair. stances. over 1,.000 hales." fhege1w tdeman who wrote hfs' has- since, In i of the dopvedatioss of the worms, h _ _rom rusat and soareley of labor - to p:e* ouit the miapie. redluced faim estimajbto 1,000,000) bales, of which amount he doeq not believe there Vsill bo 200,006 bates evailable for sport. CUntost.-A curious man in Tunn 1t)n, Mass., inserted off :Sunidiy, 'a red hot poker into the fAie hole of 'n old' shell to,see whether it was loaded. lite Jiheij "went off and em' did the mn,l the tha*t disy .in'a coti 1. Another tnartyr V OfI course'it Wta a rebel'sahell' 'aiet thle leadlioal Con ew s'ill wintet' ke./i their red hot ltapokers off the ohl shnhl. .--there uq.a littlepowder 'm them 000 dead bo4Ies.. egeked up -is the tts of 1Del*ste, Is1l Is one taorning. ADV%WV$bG T Ordlinary averlfsenents, oecupb yi >t more than ten lines. (one sqtuarc,) will be itiserted In 'lil1 * NEWS, at $1.00 for tho drst insertion and 75 conts for each sub sequent tsertion. Larger advert isevtents,.when. nq contract Is made, will be charged in exact propor (ion. Fo' antioncing a candidae to any ofico of profit, honor or trast, $10.00. Marria'ge, Obituary Notices, &c., will lIf chargtie the same as advertisements, when over ten lifes, and must be prtid for hen handed in, or.they Will not appear. RARE OHANCE FOR INVESTING. 311 FINE LANDS. IN EQilTY, FAIBFIELD )IsTJtIeT--COITIT CAROlINA. Lucy larrison, 0 vs. Decree forsale John R. Harrison, of Lands, &o. Eli larrison. IN pursoance of the recrea of the Court of Equity made in this cast, I will offee for sals at public auction,, at, Winnsboro, Soutla;arolina, on Monday; thb 8d day of' Deetaber next, (being the first Monday'in' that month) several TiOUSAND AClES'o* the finest COTTON and 0 RAIN LAN D3.in' the tate, belonging to the estate of John' Ilarrison, 8s., deocased. These lands are composed of the' folldi. ing several tracts or plantations, vix : 1. The tract known as ilih, "River Place," containing about 3.333 acres, more or lss, lying immediately on the banks of the I a teree River. This plItation contains about 120 acres in original forest; ani severnl hundred acres of rich river hOttoms' now in a high htate of cultivation; anI has upon it all necessary buildings, &c.- It is decidedly one of the b<st cottbn and, grain plantations in the Southern country. 2. The tract known as tile -Dutchman's Creek Place," containing 2,482 acres, more or less. ' This tract is also a No. 1, cotton and grain plantation, with a largo creek running thcrouigh it, nd has tipon it al.ne. cessary buildings for laborers. stock, &c. 8. The tract known as the "-)rya P lece," co t ain in g N -3 acres um orec or . e el On this place is a vdry comcortnb4dwoIllu house. with a nutmbe of out.houies, &c. 4. The tract known as the "Sandhill. dr Home Place." containing 308 ares, rtore or less. Most. of this place is liorlpigial woods, and is a high and healhy place, nill is the homestead of' the lato ln larriso , . The tract known as thd "Conoprd Chbrh Place," containing 160 aerqP, mu# or less. Niary lice whce of this tra s'c covered with a thiek growth of i4hor-yr largest and finest long lenf pines; piTl u. larly suited to RiaHroad purposes, shingles, or anything which is mad from piteyidtn ber; and it lies withiii two milt% of tho. Ridigewny Depot on the VWA1lote 1und South Carolina, Railroad. %YiA! a good,. level wagon road leading theerro. - 0. The tract kicown its the 'Salt Pond Racetrack," containing 100 iier-s. The terms 9f Sale are as folAW: Tho purchaser of the "River. Place" be. re quired to pay. the sucm of rix hundrel dol. lars, and ono-sixth of'the anoiunt. for whihol it sells, and its proportionate share of: thOe costs and expenses of the suit and sale IN CASH ; and for the balance at credit will bw given until the let of Janunry ' 1868, with interest thereon frotm the 1st of January 1867, as which time possessidn will ho given. scobred by boid with at least. two approved surties. a& d a noitgcge of' the premises. For till the other tracti, oie- six!li of' the amount at which they are bid off, togetlhaur with so usuch I's may be necessary to ai the "River Placo"in defraying the costs acid expenses of' suit andI le. will be required to bp paid in cash on lay of sale ; and for . the balaniee m credit ontil the 1st of Janu. Nry 1J866, Vithc intet-re'c from first of' Januctry 1807. at *hcich time pussesstionc will. hec giv-. en-secured by bond WihI cat. least two surec ties t.t each, and i a'mortgcsge of the premt ses. All the pturchcasers *4ililibe requ:circd to pa,y In cash for titles. &c., and acay pucrchacsec will be at hberty to pa'y in cicshl for, the whole of hcis purecaseo if' hce desires to do sj. 'JIEN.RY A. GAMLLARD), Coir, in Equltity C..ommissioner's Oflice, #Idsboro, 8. C., Oct. 10th, 1866. o4t'13-t22x7-. EXECU TOR'S SALE, O'N thce 1st Mondcay in Novembier next, will ~Jbosol'd at WilQnsboro,-thce B Ilackatgeqks, lately occupcied by .Mr1 Henry C. Nloe9s, deoenseed1 at earue time. 2 Mulesi 1 Cow cad'Ctf, 7 IIogs, laprittg Wacggon and liarncess II. E. N IChO0LS, Exeecctor, Teme Chh .06lumbia, 8, C. oet 12-xitD H'"lE place kjcuwn- as LAGRIANUE, near Gladdhen s Gr'ove,--ono of' the finest. Cot. ton-and-Corn PlantatIons In- -the Dish rict3 Oir thre plaes in at comfortablo dwelling house and.,al ae oeonsary out bucilditngs t'he tramt iins I6O a-orMs, a' large per-' tIo. of #bit ia untier a hily state of'cnull vaeiong This piede #dll be rentedc on the l1st Mon-. day4n Novemnbete next. at, the Coturt Iuct(t, W innsboro, 1o the higijist bidder. For prtiei'ulars appry 'to Gol. Jccmes Ir, Rion, Winnsbor'o. or tg #e sucbsoether at - Yongtesw.ille. - BB. htOBLEy, Ear, of' Will of Johca l. Mobley, deo'd. oct 18-4R=2