The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-11
tF.om The A4yus'a Constitutioaalist. !
A Lesson from South Carolina.

| ANipi4Hh 'utO un cnuOfScmCNt OF COnS0n-
iion Only by fraud Of the most unDlusii-
ing character can the Convention be called:
ana only by hidcous manipulation of the
registry lists, III defiance Of facts and the
law, can General Cnnbys suborlinates pre-
tend that Their scheme has proved success
full Taking it for granted, then, that such
y violent method of reconstruction will be
abandoned though wo by no means doubt
the capacity Of the registration bureau 10
commit any rascali!y-.thc failure Of the
Radical party in South Carolina is full Of
Significance 10 those who nre disposed to. bo
guided by experience.
or all the prescribed States, South Caro-.
lima was the one deemed most secure for
Negro Radical domination Tremendous
black majorcs, inAamcd with promises of
office, land, mules nnd anything else dcsira.
BILE, havo ohs'matcly refused to vote for
concern which was iorour ont for them
from the horn of plenty tho best gifts Of
place ana emolumcnt. Such a stubborn
manifestation Of apathy or disgust, on the
part Of the negroes, must have produccd
intense surprise and mndu the tnpan whites
and their sable allies green with wonder
a"A CONSERVATION.
We propose 10 speculate upon this sineu-
lar result and attempt III clucidution Of the
apparent mystery.
In the first place, we 0rc convinced that
l2cncc ofau ovcrwccning confidence So
D great Vas ;ls confidence, in thc face of a
vast host of registered Ethiorians, that
many OF the details Of organization were
neglected, and 90, full poll was missed.
IN tho second place and n an accessory
: to tho wunt Of active urganiantiun the
Radicals, North and South had cxhaust,d
themselves upon other points, and human
nature was Inadequate 20 the rcdupicaion
OF Hryants. li"lbcrt$ ropcs, Browns,
Grillins llorions, Waplcs and Shcridans.-
South Carolina had her mnnipuntors. bu,
they we've Of m inferior calbrc; nrA though
they 'l,d their best, ;hcir work was n poor
bocN compared with the superior lcgcrIe.
NUN o! their masters, elsewhere, in the art
Of uichcry.
Finally. the white people oG South Caro-.
linn were united on The policy OF non ,ac.
ton. They kept away from the polls. No
,nint or suspicion rests upon thcir fair fame
out il will be repeated to their everlasting
honor that they woro ruo 10 their blood
md reputation. Like The mon Of North
teorgia, the men Of thc upper districts ol
south Cnroliin are desperately hurried by
)cht aud sccl; rcl!ct from ticit rccniiayy
obligations But he storncl the spcricus
pleas lha, rolict could come from negro su-
prcmncy oad when the llnoa we're marked
between thcir own race and an alien fac.
ton, they promptly stepped TO the sido Of
their white kindred and devoted themselves,
deb, or no dcut, relief OF no relief, to the
common veal OF common woe of their
brethren in every section. God bless them
torit They have proved themselves to be
fashioned in the nobcsI mould of manhood
and glory and rcnown in these degenerate
day,.
Here then, IS . lesson that should not be
thrown away. IIoro il II demonstration OF
The majesty ofa bona.tidc union Vf the
white clement We have been told more
than once that the key. mote to Georgia poll
ties was population Of debts that tho only
way TO influence the Cherokee district was
t. favor such II scheme that the district
aforesaid wns SO rchcmnntly bent upon sucl,
absolute rC!ici ,hat its inhabitants would
recognize even negro supremacy, il rhcir
financial burdens cond hc thereby lifted -
We have heard such tlings with sorrow
and rnin: but dismissed them rs impossible
or cXagSrosu'ra. That the Radical Con =.
ycn,ou mNy ;l'olyc thrrcopc from thuir
u, monetary Obligations Is sufficiently rroha
bic; hnt that such ahsolution would be of
permanent effect, what man or set of men
-" representing bogus majority can promise ?
Those who vote tor Constitution 50 [: hm.
- ed do il Al great sud terrible risks. They
- vote to hc il ola troublesome oblga
iiOn, and yet help thstcn upon tho State
e' such monSirosiy Of government Ms Ten
III ncSscc presents a"l Alabama threatens. it
- is true tmt mach has been done by the
ic Radcnl PARTY and pimps "outsidc the
T. Constitution Of the United Stntes;" but it
~ need not be, therefore, relied upon that even
g. tho anarchs Of Congress will viliatc that
~ clause Of tho Constitution torbilding the
az passage Of State laws invalitlntit & tho obli-
o' cation Of contracts. Ifrclcf Is TO come at
re all, it must como lcgitimatcly, and come
IL from true Convention Of the State, not
from creature Of fraud and rapinc In
c. any event, it hehoovcs the white people Of
Georgia to stand shoulder to shoulder in
he the emergencies OF the future. We believe
u that grand union Of thc whites can put
'c the seal OF condemnation upon the negro
20 party IL the South. lust Ns
ID vigorous rally OF our friends in tho North
- viii asSuredy sweep Tho rcvolutionin,s from
N national existence in tho campaign Of 1868.
Is We have II IN our power TO help or wound
!" tho party of Reaction We can help them
IT by being faithful to our rncc; we can wound
M them by haso\y dcscrting to the black host
'a for the sake of n dirty mess Of pottage.-
!, South Carolina has recorded her answer to
T. those who battle iorus at the North. What
n says ueorgia?
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