The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-16

<. who are thcyoi '"c nou'"erh
white race, who eject such bills as u
plan of rcconstdc'ion, and what are
the reasons I'D motives which control
and actuatothcm in such rejection
3. WhI plan will cordially unite
all the Southern people, secure per-
manont union, avoid future wars, re-
store and increase national prosperity.
pcrpetuatc constitutional government,
and most cii'ectually protect the Afri-
csn race in all their rights. And fl
1nally, what the government and peo-
plc of the North must do as indispcn,
sable to peace, if they persist in for )
ing upon the Southern States the plan
of reconstruction proposed in the mill
tary bills.
And on these three points I intend
to set forth the facts which neither
General Pope nor his amphibious coun-
scllors, nor hi; numerous spies, either
can or will dare attempt to contro-
| vert.
First, then, let Us ascertain distinct
| !, and classify carefully, the men in
the South whc accept these military
bills, or profess to accept them, and
learn from them what they accept.
| These arc they
!. Officcholdcrs.-Thc most active
of these arc Federal o0ccholders, and
the most active, again, Of these, arc
| those who come or were sent from the
Northern states. Among these, it is
a pleasure to say, there are some gem
tlemen forming exceptions to the rule,
but nearly all Of these exceptions are
opposed to the military bills. Some
few among them | know to lc gentle.
men, and who accept the bills, but the
greater body of these officers seem
only intent upon making themselves
and the government odious to our poo
pie. The civil officers of the State
may be described as qucsccnt rather
than acquirsccnt. a few accept what
they arc ordered not to reject.
3. Advcnturers.-By these I mean
persons who never act with the con-
sistcncy Of principles, nor in any spirit
OF devotion to right, nor in any spirit
of devotion to public good. They are
bred by revolutions, and, in their turn,
breed tho chief horrors of all rcvolu-
tionists. They gather on States in
trouble like flies in the room of the
sick. They arc always on the strong
side, General. They composed the
unprinciplcd portion of the secession
party. These are they who commit
ted the frauds, deceived the people,
stirred the passions of thb masses, who
wento into secret societies with an In
dian name, aQd pledged themselves to
force the State out if the people did
not vote it. These are they who "lod
the people into their present condi-
tion, and. who seek to plunge them in
to still deeper misfortuncs." 7 know
these men we'll. They are among
General Pope's counsc!lors. They ac-
ccpt military bills. They arc popu-
lar at Gen. Popc's headquarters.
They will serve out the "full term of
six MONTHS" which the general pre-
scribes, to be relieved of the disabilS.
tics Indeed they will, and be on
good behavior too. They arc smart.
They have completely turned poor
General Pope round and put his face
where his back ought to bc,and caused
him to put his coat on with the down
They have made General Pope recon-
mend, my name, three men for bansl-
mcnt, because they oppose the militia
ry bills whom these very comscllors
and radicals desired to Danish or mob,
in 1860, because they opposed scccs-
sion. Alas how I know them, and
how we'll they know poor Gen. Pope
Some of these abandoned the Confcd-
cacy very soon-as they failed to get
office or contracts-now call them
selves original Union men, and few
of thcm hayc actually taken the test
oath, Others held on to secession rs
long as was safe and profitable. Of
course, now, to avoid coniscaticn and
disfranchiscmcnt, they are for recon
struction, and swear at every corner
"The Radicals can do rs they please
the Constitution is dead, and the
President. is nobody"
Under this head it pains nc to have
to include some really original men,
who, failing to be recognized by tho
people any the only fit persons to havo
Office after the surrender, became sour
ed, and, with desperate petulencc,
abandoned the conservative princi-
plos of their lives and rushed into
Radicalism.
8. Timid Men. We have among us
some good meaning men. They want
peace. SO, Heaven knowe, do all Of
rs! Peace 1t is q sweet word !
Some of our people so long for peace
that they will even run after anybody
who cries peace, like hungry sheep after
the man who shakes a bundle Of fodder,
never thinking, poor creatures, they arc
to be led to slanghter.housel So,
some are alarmed with the idea OF con.
fscaton and further disfranchisenent. -
"We must take the best we can get"
say they, ct is no use talking about
the Constitution. Tho Radicals are
iooSmean to regard that. They don't
care for their oaths. They don't care
for the Union. They don't mind John.