The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26


of supplies for tho Southern ARMY,
There was never an insurrocIion. ncy.
cr dream amons thcm Of castinn Of
The nominal yoke Of ycrvitudc. The,
were willing servants. anl ;hcir mas
tcrs had IMPLICIT confidence in thci,
fidelity, both to chem and the Con.
fodcrato cause. l,mi2saries were
among them all this time, seeking tc
arouse thcm into &c ION on the side OF
The Union, bat they refused the
temptations.
'.Looking at these facts, will thl
gentlemen who have never yet seen Il
battle field, but who desire to add the
tcrrors Of legal executions to tho
slsughtcrs Of these years past explain
on What principle they draw Il distiuc-
ton between the white man and tic
negro in questions relating to couii.-
cation, treason, and the like
"It is agreed on all hands that oven
tho negro, who, with rifle in hand, on
the rebel side, helped in The awful
bloodhcd of Cold liarbor, should not
be tried as u traitor. 1t is even
agreed that the free Ic&ro who tool, a
shot now ANA then for the fun OF The
thing over the deadly works in front
Of Petersburg, ought not TO be pnn-
ishcd as II traitor. But who will de-
fine the distinction ? The pressure at
the South which drove Young and old
into Tic yanks was tontoll more v;si-
bic and tangible than The pressure on
Che negro. y hynot have some SYM
pathy for the whitc man Why this
Fundamental distinciiun. which tends
to conflict ofracas! Certainly The
day Of wisdom and of calmcr thought
and wiser action must be before us. lt
is impossible that nation should 90
biundoring on in this blind ilconsi.t-
ont mariner forever. Our present poll
cy at the South, distinguishing as it
docs white from black, aud to the de-
probation of the white and the clova-
ton Of the black over him, is dis.
grace 10 civilization. There is no sat.
isfactory explanation of.thc conduct Of
some OF the generals now il command
at the Sonth, nor is is improper 10 at
tribute to them " desire to provoke
hatred and pcrpctuato discord, since
there is no choice between charging
them with this desire and with the
grossost stupidity. They arc none Of
thom stupid, and therefore it is beyond
reasonable doubt that they work with
intent to accomplish that result which
their course does accomplish. Riot,
and more and more bloodshod, follow
their tracks. The generals to whom
wo alludc have thus far succeeded in
keeping their departments in state
Of turmoil, and in giving their North
orn radica! friends abundant material
for abuse Of the South. With such
generals the condition OF the South
So ionn nc NAV Tomoin IN con,monl
tho nrosncct will crow dorknr and
dorkrr In +o+bn nrcsort mou,nnt .
careful estimate Of tho work done IN
tho Southern states bv tho military
officers conyiuoes rs that i amounts
to this. namely, from . condition o,
comparative ouict md honefulncss for
white and block thcv L,yo Lrouaht +
thinos into :, mnch worsc stotc }nr
both, and whereas Tho rnl,tions of thc
two races wcrc noocoful and MUTUALLY
satisfactory thew oro now bccom;n1.
danecrorsiy disiurbcd bv tho octs ot
the generals and tho mon thew en-
ploy, All this reacts with terrible
force on us at tho North. There has
not been in many Years q more serious
state of feeling than now noryades our
business circles. Ruin starcs men in
the face, and it's approach is hastcned
by tic folly, the madness with which
politicians arc using the military DO
sition to accomplish their nefarious
purposes at the South"
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G lie NliilrARY AND THE COURTS. -
''eNoral % communications nave lately
passed between inc ci''i ana military
"o'ho[ltics rciatlvo TO the preSont Sos
sion OF inc state Court ana the draw
ing OF jurors. Cn saturday, the 10Th
'inS''," communication was sent from
lIeaGquafters requesting the Clerk OF
,he ooor1 ana 'he 'ohcrlif TO appear
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