The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-11
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nossoJ iho h;ll ovor liz hnnI am1 sn tI1 III
was done occor,line 10 ibc farms or H." cn,
| si;iuiion W.
q viii tho J,do,. e,,,n;t o,1 s,,,.o,,1o,
so much Of thc;, newcr 10 Comaros.y
A., snnnoso moi no ,hov ore coor,1;,o .
f,,ncI;on,r;ne nr ibn Govnrnmnnt ,,o,, LII
hnrl,v allow tho Lcgislolurc n 1isfronch;.n
libcm
0. Do Won understand nv whit ouihor;iv "
| we orc 90 closcIx mvcstcI hv tho ,m;l;tor ~,
powoy?
A. Hv Tho wor noycr m rotbor hv Tho
mil;tory h;ll and ,,ro Sun,Snmo",a ~ ''0
| O. Are we thcn at wor?
| A. Not thot rccoIlcci T know of-no wor
| ~ nrceont ' - "'''
| O Tbe Conrclcrois sIoioc eo-oo,,oa o,,l
| ihr Federal Govornncri wnrc nj w,r wLom
did il cnh?
] a. Th, way cndcd whon Conoro, Too
surrendered 70 Con Grant so,no ,y,,oro IN
| VIRGINIA ond soma noonlo ,hnno,', N,,ooaa
was made whom tho prn.iOIrnt ;snvod F'Iie III =
moclon,o,;on inot th, ,nn ,.ns ',IoH ~ t''
ncocc m.,lc "A>@
O tn c,eo of r,,r what ,;ohis ov,,o .
the y;cior;ous notinn9 ~
| A. Tho tbina or moitcrs which brouoht +
on tho wor--and demand moIo Lurna Pho
continuance of tbc wor- Lcvo ncndnic
| O. What tbcn wcrc IN 1iSnrtn hoiwoo,
tbo Nor,h o,a ~, Sa,,,i, I :a:Io
tal claim ,hrown IN or sni mn n NV I,c Nnr,h ,
| A. rho integrity of tbo ITnion onJ inc; :.
dcntallv Tho oboliiion of s1ovcry
O. Did the Soul conccdc these nointsq
| A. Wo think SO fully and entirely. whom
thew rencolc1 Tho ord;n,ncos or socose;on
| abolished African slovcrv md so r,ncwcd
their State Corstiiuiions ns Io mako tbom
conform Ia thc rcu,,irmcnis or thn pros;Icni
Of the United States.
| B. Did mo prrsijnnt on ibcso conditions 9
nromiso ,Ln S,nih ,II,n,,, ro.nn.,rm,,;,m
a. I understood he did.
| o Did hnanthnr;g, III" so,!bo,.,, eio,,s
TO elect md snnl -, rnn,.nso,,,i;ras - Tn,
gross
a. Yes, the State Of South Carolina and
T tbink othnr St,ios oloo,nd om1 snm, "' ,
Delegates to Congress. and hopcd and con.
sidered ilsclf as much in tbc Union. os nnv
other State, and certainly were as much in
as California, which was admitted into The
Union by the same process, the proclama
ton Of President Taylor. And it seems TO
me that the Southern States are, or ourht
to DO in the Union, and as much entitled to
take part in tho dcliberation Of Congress
as any other State, especially California.
| @. Who prevented the Southern Repre-.
scntativcs from taking their seats, thus dis
appointing the anxious hopes Of tho whole
South?
a. The Radical Congress.
@. Did Congress claim the right 10 refuse
seats to our representatives, undcr the
power to decide on the validity Of elections.
or under The war power claimin. TO imposc
further conditions on the South?
y. think under both tleso pretcnccs.
| @. What then is the power Of Congress
in our election Of members to that body.
a. Simply to enquire and decide whether
members 10 that BODY. have been elect cd
fairly and accordingly to law,
Q. We're thcro any objections on This
ground?
4. Mono, at most, never heard of any.
Q. Did then the right of war, or orconuuest,
confer the power to reject our Representa-.
lives?
a. think not, but if so, there was then
no war, rs peace had been concluded be-
tWcch INC TWO DellGcrcltS, Tor SomG tlmc,
Aud the President had treated with the
States for their admission into the union.
q. What then arc the rights Of war?
A. Sayagcs claim the right TO ravage and
dcvastatc conquered countries, the power
OF iiie ana ana death over prisoners Of war, and
ciCnef MI or cnsiavo them.
barbarinns burn and plundcr, but mostly
spare the lives ofwomon and children, somc
,lmes 'hen appropriate the enemies laws TO
lneir own use as.did William The conqner-
OF, when he conquered England, and often
soltlo amongst thc natives of the eofquered
country, r as did his followers.
" wen men, IN what 10 tho rights OF
c'V,'%ea s,l wariaro II:rl, consist :. !,
a. ny rleh.s, recognized ny olviliIe
NV 10 ,sI md got vha ' thou ots f' " s.n.- san
and oiher rcasonSl,jo Iom,nds y ;hrnwS ,oS"o ,o',
made during tho war 10 wo havo v"m !" W. W
foro 1'"'' '"'" w.
o, How sbonld tho ormv ~ o;,;,;,od
md christian nconlo cnm2,ct thomsniMoa v%oa
when marchine thromoh m enon,;os, ton,.; ~I'
turv? "A 'n'n''s 'eiii-
Thcv ore bound hv tho ,o,rs ofno,;o,s
Ito avoid rohl,in@ ond ,i"na"n; ,ma - m",ono ;o,
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