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VOL. III.) WINNSBORLO, S&C-0, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18;, 1866. ~*112
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tR FAIRFIELD JEtALD,
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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.