The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-05
Lottor No. 8, from Major IT. w Wood
ward,
To The Elftor sf tie ]YmnsJoro News:

To The E,Rtor sf The ]FinnsJoro Ners:
am surprised, and confess somewhat
mortified, by The pcrsistency displayed by
South Carcliniaus in thcir efforts to "wrltc
down" Mr.. Perry. ] am not GfraM that
they will do it, fos think, so far he has
shown himself an intellectual giant amongst
piemics, but ani mortified to see writer
in the papers who actually seem ">'"'"'Ty
TO recommend n conventions v-'h AL us aifc
c,rscnucnccs ms somctl,"g grateful TO their
fnr,nns and who -" only ''do not regret
con,;nacmces .hht have happened, consign
;,,S y position NOR. mcnial than that
e ,ic1 by the SORTS Of Russia or any
,TThcr pooplo tho most ignoblo in history,
but actually employ themselves in framing
excuses FOX our opprcssors-and resort to
argument TO convince US TINT We have been
the recipients of q generous magnanmity
from the Radical party. | can see how
good men may honestly 60 for n convention
and recommend it rs u choice of cvils--.wo
arc in the midst Of sore trials certainly,
trials, calculated TO make us willing to do
anything that promises relief, but, sir, I for
one, and | think | can say for the "fcw
others" alluded to by you, make n great diff
ference between these and tho men who ex-
tOll lhc INllCtl thhCc, us u pullunUnfODlSI,
for | have socn his thefts, his midnight
burnings and assassinations, his attempts
to incite scrvile instructions, when there
were only old men, women and children in
the country. ! hays heard his taunting
threat, aye, and seen his practical expert
ments of starvation upon Southern women !;
and now that the war cloud has passed
away, more than two years since, and sober
reason might be again looked for---I see his
mndiminishcd zeal for tho utter destruction
Of my country.
Upon whom has this ''groat forbearance"
"bccn exercised Z" Mon Of the South was
it upon you? And am right, when
hear even now orders that you shall not
raise voice in self defence whilst your
country is being inundated by cmissarics
laying plans for the cutting of your throats?
Women of South was it upon you and is it
fable that the blood of an innocent woman
cpNS.to heaven for vengeance, in the very
presence Of the assembled great and good
men Of this people? Negroes Of the Soutl,
was il upon you and have you two, bclicd
this generous people when you state without
exception, that you have been robbed of
everything from copper cent to your most
decent coat, even since the war--and that
here is a generous little tax Of three cents
on yonr cotton. | am unable TO find the re-
CiPtch'S VI 'liS tcnucf IncFCy--COnSCQuent L.
ly must think it confined TO these writer's
who cXtoll it.
There is another feature in this general
thunder bumming Of Mr.. Perry that don't
like. there is friyolousncss and n want of
argument in most Of the pieces, that really
reminds one of the tiddling Of certain En-
poror, whilst his capitol was being con.
sumcd especially is this tho case in your
Thursdays comments on Mr. Pcrry's third
letter. In your former pieces you havo
made some capital hits at my "dogmatical
antcccdcnts," my "impulsivo nature" and
in your last, my "guinch fowl" propensity
so complimentary done up, was most excel
lent, but my dear sir, what has this to do
with Mr.. prrry's letter, 1t prchaps, may
subject me to tho charge Of inconsistency
too, whom tell you that notwithstanding
my lecture to you on tho subject. | am
going to initiate q certain distinguished in
dividual and tell n little anccdote myself.
In our own quiet little town of Winns-
horo, some years ago, there dwclt n man
we'll known for his punctlious honesty and
general benevoloucc. lIc could be seen al
most any day upon the street, and was al
ways recognized by tho bcnevolencc of his
rhysiagnomy, the rotnndty Of his corpora
siiy and the long called linen sack coats
that ho usually wore lie is not now, but