The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-20
Norro Snnrarn.

This Is the objective point of the Radical
party. Their whole action, with reference
to the Southern States. hinges mon the
elevation of negroes to full and perfect
equality with tho white men n, the ballet.
box. Negro suffrage is insisted upon hy
the hHdical congress rs a leading item in
all inc so called rrc>astrnction policies put
forth or adopted by that body 1t has been
forced upon the South, against the protest
Of white men, and enforced by all the power
and influence which the Radical party cna
exercise. More iian enc of the now unrc-
presented States have been NIricanizcd by
this scheme, and ignorant negroes elected
to conventions, called to frame constitutions
for white men and their postcriiy. The
protests of white men residing in those
localities where the negroes havo been
DISTINGUISHED, passed rs OF no consequence
with TIC Radicals nj Washington, aud they
drove on the dusky car regardless OF the
effects which he'd alre,dy cropped on. from
: Heir unnatural plans. More than Ibis,
Senator Wilson introduced bin into the
body of which he is n member, to force no,
Gro suffrage upon the No.thcrn States, re-
gardless of the views and opinions Of The
people md Senator Sumner declared such
II bill must be passed in order to add vot cs
to the Radical paIty at the coming Prosi-
DENTAL election.
But tho white men Of The North will not
accept negro suffrage. Wherever the oucs.
. ton has bccn fairly and honestly submitted
, to the people, 1t has hcon defeated In
| Ohio the overthrow Of tho Radical party
upon this negro proposition was most signal
and disastrous. a majority of over flty-
seven thousand votes in favor Of tho Radical
party was overcome in single year, and
, over thirty thousand placed TO the credit Of
/ tho party which is in favor of limiting The
elective franchise to white men. On Tues
dny last the people ofKansas we're called
upon TO decide for or against negro suffrage
at the hallot-box. They decided for whito
mans government The negro suffrage
proposition was defeated by decided ma
jorily. Minnesota, in like manner, repu.
diatcd tho attempt to place tho elective
| franchise md the great interests Of whiic
men in such a position as TO be impaired
by the action OF negroes. lD no State have
Whito men agreed at The ballot. box that
| negroes shall enter into political partner.
| ship, but tEoy have uniformly proclaimed
by their action, that 'this is white mans
government, established ny whi'c men for
| whio .moh md their posority forever. -
Philadelphia A5c.
PosrMAsTER- GHwEnALs Rgnonr. - The
report of the Postmaster Gcncral Is net
quito finished but will be submitted noxt
week. 1t will probably show n dcGcioucy
| this year Instead Of y small surplus rs has
been the case for several years during the
war. This explained by tho following fac, !:
While The postal revenues 70" Tho year ao-
tually show mn incroase Of 81 900, 600. tho
opening up Of tho mail service inrhe South
crn States, the increase Of tho salaries of
poatmasters to the extent OF half million
dollars, the additional substitutes of tho
ocean mnil service, and o'hcr increased exi
penditnres, have refulted III creating q dc.
iciency which, it will be remembered, was
| always the state Of tho case prior to the war,
and which was the result Of the large md
unrcmnneraLise mil service in tho South.
ern States: As'tb,s service has been re
neWed by Governor Randall and his predc.
cessor, Governor Dcpnison, ~ much cheaper
rates than heretofore, and as The revenues
arc increasing with each year, II is not
! likely that deficiencies will become chronic,
as they were for many years prior to 1861.