The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-29
Objections to tho Convention.

did not like. There was an obseauious.
ness on the part Of matiy ofthe delegates
from the South, too evident anxiety of
compliance with any and every demand,
the faintest suggestion even from tho
other side, that cannot be pleasing to our
people. The speeches of some Of our
own delegates are open to this objection.
A proper dignity and selfrespect would
have dictated different course. We
know that this was dictated by policy,
but with all due Difference to the pohti.
cal wisdom Of our seniors, we opine that
the same end conld have been gained by
more manly course, and we heartily
agree with the New York Daily Nous
Of the 18th, when it saws:
"We will confess that to us the i'm.
preston was painfully conveyed that the
South, if fairly represented at the Con.
ventlon, is bending too low in its eager.
ness to concliate the North. There are,
it is true, some noble exceptions in The
persons OF men who realize that man
hood need not forfeit either dignity or
independence in misfortune but many
of the Southern delegates seem to have
buried their pride Of race in the grave of
the Confcderacy: They wore too much
The aspect of courtiers at the fcotstool OF
power to be true types of the people
who fought SO well, and who endured SO
much tor the maintenance Of their polit-
cal faith. We do not for moment be.
lieve that these men are conscious of
self abasemcnt, that they have deliber
ately assumed the Office Of time.scrvers
we simply believe that they have over.
estimated the price that they must pay
for o. their political rehabilitation"
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"The inevitable results of the war
must be accepted, and it is well to nc.
cept them gracefully and with no sullen
submission, but Il cheerful acquicsccnce
in destiny that is ,rrevocably written
But it is not necessary to sacrifice that
manly independence which was the
conspicuous virtue of the Southern race.
1t is not necessary to be the ahicct slaves
of cxpedency. 1t may be necessary to
| stoop to conquer, and We ADM, that
many precious Southern rights have to-
be reganed by conquest in political
warfare, but not to stoop so low; not to
cra,"l to conquer"
Owing, doubtless, to this same policy,
was the nrcsure brought to bear on the
part OF the Executive Committee, upon
certain delegates who, during the war,
had been prominent Peace Democrats.
These were excluded from the counsels
Of the Convention. Their crime2 A
stauuch friendship to the South in her
hour OF trial. Wo cannot approve the
sacrifice. 1t is all done TO pacily the
Radicals. But it wiil not avail they
will yelp on in spite of any attempt at
compromise, and Union men will 90 bet.
ter to make no further concessions TO a
party that is bent OH war to the knife.
We have an objection, also, to ono ol
the clauses in the "resolutions" and
declaration of principles, which could
have been omitted without any sacrifice
OF principle, and certainly would not
have been introduced il the movers had
been actuated by proper regard for the
feelings of the Southern people. We
refer to the recognition "of the services
of the Federal soldiers and sailors, and
the debt due by the nation to them, and
to their widows and orphans" We arc
to form part Of this nation, if we rightly
understand the programme. We arc
| quite willing to let bygones be bygones
But surely we cannot be expected to
thank the soldiers and sailors for what
they have done to us during the past
FIVE years We admit this would be
Christian, but regret that our people
have not yet attained to that degree O.
Christian perfection to offer "the othc,
cheek" General Grant very properly
disapproved of the motion, on the part
of some of the hag.worshippers, of plac
ing the guns, taken from the "rebels,'
as trophies ct West Point He said
that there, where the youth ofcvery
part of the nation are to be educated
there should be nothing to recall the late
fratrc'dal strife. For the same reason,
we should have preferred to have seen
the resolutions" without the objec,ona.
BILE clause. .-Charleston Ne,0s.
HORRIBLE SUIcIDE-IMPossIBILITY TO
IDENTIFY THE VIorIM. Coroner
yesterday morning held an inquest on
the body-we insist on this word-on
the body-of an unknown man, found
dead in o room ola house on street of
this city.
The unfortunate victim had, a few
days ago, hired suit Of rooms, and not
having been seen since he entered them
the intelligent freed.woman, who plays
landlady over the premi,es suspecting
something wrong,scnt for the police
when, the door being forced open, a hor.
ible spectacle was discovered. The
headless body of the man was lying in
state, on his own bed A suspicion of
murder at once arose in the minds of the
spectators, and the coroner was sent for
who, Notwithstanding the appearances,
at once expressed his opinion that the
death was not tho result of murdor--But
suicide and while looking over the body
letter was found in the hands of the
victim, fully justifying the coroners pro.
visions. The letter ran thus
al have put an end to my own life
| was tired Of existence in this migrate.
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