The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-29
From tho Wayncsboro g'imes.
Joseph E. Brown.

Ah"l III the clouds they do forget what eli
mates they havo past"
Political rcgcnora tion is a matter
moro easily undeartood, these trout
blous time, than tho religious rcgcne-
ration suggested to Nccodomus Of old,
for III one case the reward is immcdi-
ate, while in the other it was distant.
The politicians who undergo this thor
rough cleansing take "thoird country's
good" as a cloak to hide their imbe-
cilc notions and dwarfish conceptions,
and mislead many by this seeming
unscliish motive. 70 remove the veil
from one will be but the unmasking of
all. Joseph Il. Brown stands before
tho people as "bcing born anew"
having rc-cntcrcd tho political womb
and issued forth rogenerato man.
None but the river Jordan could cure,
50 he was dipped and the lcprosy of
secession has left him. The man
whom Howell Cobb declared as E'mad
with scccssion," has taken Radical
cmctic and disgorgcd the monster,
and his lcanness is quito apparent
The man who, by personal influence
and gubernatorial power, formed moro
regiments than almost any other Gov
crnor, would almost deny his part in
the revolution. The man who sent
his speeches to the army in The pock-
cts of cred Jackets" and i'll the gu
bornatorial contest declared himself
the soldiers friend, has announced all
his past acts and become identified
with the party which he cndcavorcd
by every means to destroy. The man
who turned over the State troops to
the Confederate Government is ready
and willing to turn over tho citizens
Of tho same State into the hands of
their bittcrcst enemies; and yet, with
his career before the public eye, he
wants the peoples confidence
The man who had one eye open to
his country's good has ut last opened
both to his own individual interest.
The lion 'ssccession" is dead, and all
political jackasscs give him kick.
"a live dog is bottcr than dead
lion," and SO every prosperous cur
wags q secure tale. Like Paul, of
Tarsus, the scales have dropped from
his eyes, and what was abomination
before is religious faith now. The
leopard has changed his spots and the
other animals do not recognize him.
lie has como down from his watch
tower, where "Mc nations eyes Wcre on
him." but the nations eyes were shut,
for they did not regard j. 4. B. as
tho important seer he would have
them believe him. His words, though
as volublc rs wisdom's self, have lost
their power, and the people begin to
feel what dangerous citizen is that
loud.mouthed orator, who lacks both
discretion and principle. Plunged Gin
the ccss-pool ofpolitical filth, he would
persuade the people to share his bed
of infamy and wallow in the mirc of
fanaticism. lie forgets that the paths
that lead to fortune too often pass
through the narrow dcfilcs of mean
ness, where a man Of spirit cannot
stoop TO tread. The people cannot
affiliate with those whom they have
cause to feel beneath them, nor will
they lend their support to those who
nave deceived thGm.
The weak, the base, the hypocritc
arc tho first to turn with Indignation
from their fcllow-mortals in disgrace,
while the pure and honest abide by
their principles until convinced of
their error, and cndeavor to palliatc
the misorics and misfortuncs Of their
countrymcn. TO do i'll, in any cir
cumstanccs, is the effect ola corrupt
heart. TO do we'll, when there is
nothing to fear, is tho merit Of COM
mon man but. to do we'll, when man
exposes himself thereby to the great
est dangers, is peculiar to the truly
virtuous. The revolution has gone
against us, and we stand alone, devoid
OF present sympathy-I had almost
said future hope. The Radicals arc
successful, and success too often throws
charm round injustice, like the daz-
zle Of tho nccromanccr's shield in
Ariosto. before which many fall.
Radicalism is an informal deity, who
demands Of his yotarics such cruel sac
rifccs, that cycry one initiated into
the mysteries of his faith must make
solemn and absolute remuneration Of
the usc of his morals-shut his eyes
upon his intcgrity-and deny to his
heart the ploasurable emotions of
honesty and truth. j. u. B. has made
the sacrilicial offerings and they have
been accepted. Thc man who, when
the tido ran in, in 1862, was buoycd
up on the food, now when it isrun
ming out would ride on its cbb, is quite
an anomaly these curious times. Tic
has surpassed Arazo in the juggling
art, and while dccciving others, is pcr-
haps himself deceived. TO UNDER
stand his art, SEQ tho cifcct; he has
combined elements hitherto regarded
as Incompatible. The combustiblc
clcmcnt, termed "seccssion," has uni
ted with Radicalism, its opposite, and
brought forth spurious abortion-an
hermaphroditc of principle. lie has
damned himself to a pruriont notorie-
ty, where his success depends npon Che
elements Of character ho possesses to
so high dogree--trichery. As we'll