The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-07

tho State, but TO tax them, so as to force
tho sale of them to immigrants and specula.
tors at n ruinous sacrifice to the presen,
! owners, without shadow of encouragement
to the laboring blacks Of the State, who OF
all others should be preferred if any prefer.
enco is to be given.
If the Legislature is to take charge Of
shls matter and offer "practicablo inducc-
mcnts for The division and sale Of the unocs
cupled lands" il necessarily amounts to
either agrarianism or heavy taxation Tho
first emphatically rcpudioted by the Union
Republican party, and the latter must be
tho programme. Now, the question il,
what benefit tho colorcd people nre to do
rive from This, even TO lay aside the unmiti-
gated injustice TO the present owners? The
State may be traycrscd from one end to the
other, and not one eolored man in fsyo hun
!red will bo found ablo to buy, for cash,
fifty acres Of land at SO. 90 per acre. And
the consequence must DO that, outside spe
culators and immigrants will bo able 10 buy
the lands Of cur people thus forced upon
the market at onc>fifth tho roal value, and
leave the poor colorcd laborcrs in far
worse condition than they arc ut present
In fact, it will drive them from the State
The dnimus, which seemed to govern tho
Charleston delegates Especially The wh;tosj
was to ignore tho true interest Of the agri
cultural districts and work for themselves
as individuals and city property owners.
Thou liI NOT boy
platform upon which liberal minded mon
could stand, for fear that they might lessen
their own claims for elevation TO Office, as
is evident from The resolution which would
bind all members of tho party to support
the regular nominees without any rcserva>
tion whatever Other planks in tho plat
form arc Objectionable, but the two alluded
to, so clearly demonstrate the fact, that the
agricultural interests of the State nrc to
suffer and that the party must be obligated
TO sustain The nominees without reference
to ability, competency or honor, that il must
suggest itself to every honest mind that
something should be done to avert the dan.
ger. AT this time, there arc no distinctly
defined party associations in South Carroll
ma. 1t is true, thcro is mca ningless party
under cx-G1v. Perry opposed 10 rcconstruc-
ton, but this party has no weight and cam
not possibly carry much influence without \
radical change in its profcsscd object, and
the only hope points to those who arc in ia
vor Of reconstruction under tho Military
Bill. The majority Of tho Union Rcpubl-
can party North, have set out with the Mill
tary Bill as their fundamental party princi-
pie. They ignore conliscation, agrarianism
and other side issues, and stand squarely
upon The principle Of legal and political
equality to all men, without reference to
race, color or previous condition. The mi
nori'y Of this party, composed Of extremists
would SO favhcr and include more than
what is set forth in tho Columbia platform,
yet both wings act together up TO q certain
point. Now, let us look to tho remedy
against immigrants, extremists and land
sharks who have no interest in common
with the people Of the State Before the
war, Gov, Wise, Of Virginia, said the policy
Of the South WAS to fight for her rights in
the Union, and time has proved tho wisdom
of the suggestion which will apply with
equal aptitude TO us in our present condl-
ton.
We sec the aomincnt party in Congress and
throughout the North stretching forth its
powerful arms to embrace the entire South.
Wo sec tho rapid strides orthis party in
Virginia and every State. We sec their
organizations in almost ovcry County and
town making bids 10 suit the particular
sections in which they would like to sue
cccd. We SEQ their platforms so framed as
to suit the ideas Of those sections, but in
no case do wo sec want of energy and
determination to cary out the end Of legal
and political equality TO oil mon. This
grand object cannot be defeated, but the
object Of designing men to force the lands
of our people upon the market, opcn to
spectators, immigrants and political aspi-
rants can be defeated through tho Republi-
can party and only Though this party.
am fully aware Of tho accumulated pro
judices Of the past fifteen years which arc
to bo overcome in recommending on asso-
Oiutioh WIFI thiS puity uHucI tuo nuItC OIL
Union Republican, but bitter experience
and tho unpromising prospect before us
demand that our policy should bo based
upon wisc reasoning rather than empty
prcjudiccs.
Congress will unqucstionably give sup,
port to any reorganization Of the State gov
ornmcnt which may bc prodioated upon
assurances of the dominancy of tho Repub-
lican party, no matter what may bo tho
PARTICULAR policy Of the party within this
State, and it rests with the people Of
the agricultural districts to decide whcthcr
or not extreme radioalism shall prevail.
The organization Of the Union Republi4
can party in the upper md interior districts
Of South Carolina. based upon tho broad
platform oflegal and political equality to all
men, including clause oondcmnatory OF
tho cotton tax and recommendation OF
optional sales Of land 10 tho poorer classes
Of white and colorcd labourcrs, will secure,
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