The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-09-26
Danger of Another Civil War.

The Petersburg EIprcss torcibly Oh
serves that there is severythiug in the
character and proceedings Of the domi-
nant party in Congress to.justify the
suspicion-yea, to inspire in every re.
Aecting mind the bclief-that they are
not only disposed bat determined to
resort to the. most extreme measures, II
necessary, to accomplish their vile
purposes. Cowards as the leaders are,
they can yet, with their Infamous har.
angues, influence the credulous and con
fding multLudes Of their followers to
the most violent courses, even to the
shedding of blood whilst they (the lead
ers) will take good care to keep their
own carcasses out of harms reach. IF
they cannot draw the sword themselves
they can sound the trumpet at a safe
distance, and 80 incite thousands Of
zcalots, phrenzied with fanaticism and
infuriated with hellish hate To deeds tho
contemplation Of which makes humanity
shudder. Men, or rather monsters in
the shape of men, like Stevens Sumner,
Kelly, Chandler, Forney, Butler, and
scores of other radical chiefs that might
be named, talk of waras if they had
tho nerves Of Achilles and the spirit Of
Julius Cassar-as if'thcy would be the
first to panoply themselves ard rush to
the ensanguined field. But let war
come and they will be found hiding
themselves in the deepest caverns Of
earth to escape the perils of the conflict.
But these dastardly brutes, unfortunate.
ly, possess influence enough with their
tongues and pens (he only weapons
they know the use .of) to plunge the
land into The horrors Of anarchy an in.
testine strife, and it is evident from re
cent and daily developments that they
intend to exert this influence to the ut.
most. Who that thoughtfully considers
the scenes which marked the late session
of Congress-the enormous unscrupu.
lous assumption Of power by the ruling
majority-their reckless violations of
the constitution-tlieir fierce and malig.
nant assaults upon the President for an
honest and patriotic discharge Of his
duties their bold declarations of their
reasonable purposes-their contemptu-
Gus disregard Of all the pleadings and
arguments for peaceful ro-admi,son
Of the Southern common weal,hs to their
places in tho Union, uftvrrtheirnirlitary
overthrow-who that thoughttnlly con-
siders these things, and in connection
with them, the present still attitude Of
hostility IN which these conspirators
against the republic stand towards Its
Executive head and his millions of sup
porters, can doubt for moment that an.
other struggle, moro bitter and bloody
than that which has Just been closed, is
impending? 1t is just as well--it is
great deal better-for the conservative
press to speak out openly at once, and
tell the people that new war is immi.
ncnt-a war, the guilt Of which will be
altogether upon the heads of the radical
infnriates who have dared to take issue
with the President upon his, policy Of
restoring the national unity, dignity and
prosperity. What is tho use Of mine.
ing phrases in so portentous n crisis2
Why cry "peace, peace, where there is
no peacs?" Look at what has been
said and done in Philadelphia in the
last few davs, in that assembly of politi
cal vipcrs called the "Loyalists Conven.
tion"-look at what transpired at Cleve.
land when the President passed through
that city on his way to Chicago o-look
at the spirit of develish animosity against
that brave and noble defender of the
Constitution, which is displayed by the
usurping and revolutionary. party who
from4sheir "ebon throne" in the.nation-
al capitol, have as good as. proclaimed
themselves to be the supreme power of
the land Look at the appliances which
are being consta:.tly broughtby them 10
bear upon the approaching elections.
Look at the tnrbulent" and fraudulent,
manaer in which they are attempting,
to put down popular rights and crush
out resistance to their execrable schemes
for subverting our'institutions and shack.
ling free people with chains more gal.
ling and degrading than were ever forged
by oriental desrotl. Is it not time to
awaken the whole country to a sense of
the peril which hangs over it2 We are
no prophet, but we. cannot read the
"signs Of the times" as they now stare
us in the face in every direction, with.
out taking the warning from them with
which they are pregnant. They denote,
to say the least, an alarmingly precarious
state of public affairs; 30 much 80, in.
deed, as to warrant the inference that
we are on the verge Of new troubles the,
end Of which the eye Of the Almighty
can alone see. The elections soon to
come off in the Northern States will
subject this government of ours and the,
people living under it to an ordeal inf.
nitoly more trying than any they have
yet had to pass through.
The last New York Ermess has the
following paragraph on this subject,
which in few words fully sustains our
views! a
"Read the inAammatory and incen..
diary speeches made by certain Radical
Congressman and Governors, in Phlla.
delpRia last evening and say ifthe
point Of then, ALI not the inevitabilityt
Of another way This warts to be be.
gun by an attempt to remove the
President by yin,preachr1ent---a attefr1pt