The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-17

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| administrator OF them, that you mean to
! do them justice, you will have solved the
most difficult problem you have 20 consider
| in you; affairs. You Will, nj the same time
! obvintc ninciccn ort OF twenty Of the in
| Stances in which tho exercise OF military
| authority in your affairs becomes ncccv.sa.
ry. rh"cr$.
| Mr.. i'r Silcnt and gentlemen. allow ~" 10
| make Il r"inark for The purpose OF dsnhus.
ing your minds OF erroneous impressions in
regard 10 IN" sentiments of III" people oiilc
North townri, 'hc rcor'n Of the South |
| aGru ae my ,,a! conviction, that the mca
| %ll"os OF Com4rr&S ro.; to he executed here
nm,!cr my dissection. havc no: been adopted
Wihany lurpo"c or retaliation o. hostility :
nor To imprIic or imrnir The prosperity onl
wc'tnr2 ot he South The people Of he North
Ito not desire 10 maintain ii military govern
mcnt mnvwhcrc IN this country They re-
! gard ;hIt S0rt OF government as rrpugn'ut
| l." Our institutions, and hrprcciatc its pro-
| longaiion anywhere as n misfortune. They
| do not desire, on the other haud, that the
people. cnhanchiscd by their action, shall
be lci, altogether and wholly subject t. The
control Of these hy whom they haze been
| oforc hcil III srrvitudc. Nor do lhcy
| desire thnt This numerous race. by reason
OF nny oppression oI Obstacles place in The
| way of their well being here. where ihcy
| belong, shall be constrained to cut loose
! rom tkci' moorngs here and cmiGratc TO
other ana less congcnini parts Of the couu.
| Try, where they could find no suiiah G. or
| adequate dcmnnl for their ,hO-. n,hrr
! similar considerations have contributed Their
| influence to the adoption of The measures
now to hc executed. Ii was apparent that
! the reorganization Of tho political inS,iu.
! tons OF The South wouh. most speedily ter
| inmate he necessity !ov military occupation
| and military control II the presence OF
| troops was necessary 20 eniorcc ihr'ri%his Of
| the freedmen, the obvious remedy, in Il
| Republican form of Government, the ballot,
! the power to enforce respect for their prvi-
lcges as citizens. The advocates OF uirivcr-
sal suffrage arc certain they wish 10 mis- lor-
tune 10 the communities in which the color
cd people must continue, for veal on woe,
to dwell. Far from it. GA the contrarv
they believed that this addition 10 H.. mili-
lnry power and its means OF production,
must result not only in great anil sub$tan.
tal good loihc nation at large. but that
great and substantial blessings mist follow
10 the people Of The South. IT, is 10; 50
much my purpose 10 cowvincc you that these
ncnHu, cs Will accomplish the honviccnt
results contemplated by Con gross. as il is
{" commend them TO your judgment and
appreciation in their trlc purpoS, and oh.
iec', according TO my belief; anl also gen
lcmcn, 10 assure you that il is in this sense
aud with these hnncs 49,, ~. =" nH NY
desires NJ" concerned, these Acts Of Com
grcSs Will 5c cNccwtcd. That the results to
yourselves, tn your poStGrty, anl to our
common country, may strengthen and rnicnr
the ties that must hcnccrorth make our
destiny inscparahc, is my prayer and Will
be my earnest cuaGaVnr.
Genllcmcn. commend 10 you t." bright
! l,,r rt,t, l,..
important experiment in lub.ic affairs that
las not suggested the gravcst doubts and
difficulties, and especially is :his true in
the matter o! sniira'c. Every large addi.
| ton to The voting population of n country
has excited the alarm Of many who ihncicl
themselves among tho wisrSt 0i their gcne-
/ raii0n. When universal suffrage was gran.
ted tho white race it was predicted that it
! woul involve the downfall Of he republic.
, The naturalization laws anu the consequent
, cncournSemcn's given TO emigration, have
, brought TO our shores millions Of Euro
! rcAnS, Of every race and cline. At the
outset, it was predicted .hat ibis foreign
! clement would reyoiu. ioniac our institutions,
and break Down our experiment. OF free
! Government. Great Britain, in 1892, by
the Reform Bill, added Il very large number
to the voting population otthnL empire.
| Many Bri ish statesmen maintained iheu,
! that rs necessary II consequence. the decline
and downfall Of England was Imminent, if
not inevitable Now we see tho leaders Of
! the tory party originating and advocatin,
a measure OF cniranchiScmcnt compa,ci
with which the Reform Bill Of 1882 was
Insignificant.
Gentlemen, 7 commend TO You that in
choosing your course you should not as.
same that every possible danger is incvila.
bic. Take the risk. Do all you canto avert
unhappy consequences. Cling and clcnvo
| to the brighter hope. Let US believe that
the bcneIicont result is practicable. Aud if
! il be trne, az many Of us have been admon-
! iShcd to hclicve ~ The events, so unlorc-
seen and inScruti5!r, >! the past few years
! if it be t,mo that III this epoch OF War,
Emancipation and Eniranchiscmcnt, we arc
in the hands of IL higher Providence. leading
Us 20 the fulfillmcnt of destiny we perhaps
yet dimly see, let us have faith that that
same Providence which has conducted us
thus far through many hazards anl dinicul-
lies OF the experiment OF republican free
dom, will yet lead us safely through the
dangers and difficulties that now seem 10
| lio in our way. Let us have faith that in
/ the future, MS in the past liberty and free
men may vindicaic themselves against tic
snccrs and doubts Of their enemies.
TIC history of great commonwcnlths
proves that in proportion to their freedom
they gained i'll prospcri'. and power, as in
culture and military ron"wn Power thns
developed Is conservative TO nations md 10
civilization. 1t p,ay hc that, for n hrcf
period, while tho new order Of things is in
process of adjustment, tho productive chph-
city Of the South will be impnircl. This can
not last long. The Cotton orop raised in The
! South. Before many years the most pros
porous, opnlcnt and coa,cntcd agricultural
population in he world will cultivate the
territory lying between the Potomac and
the Rio Gra9Cca H'B 2E.atA
In conclusion. lei, me borrow IN i|lustra-
ton from brilliant of modern historians.
"Ariosio tells pretty story ofa fairy, who
by somo mysterious law oflher nature, was
condcmnc'lto appear at certain sea5ons.in
, tho form Of a foul aud vcncmous snoke
Z Those who iniurcd her dnring the period Of
her disguise, were forever excluded frop
participation in tho blessings she -best owed
B.tto those who, in spite of her loaihsomc
aspect, piicd and projected her, she after
wards revealed herself in the he'bcnutfu' aud
celestial form, which was natural I'd her.
; accompanied Their steps, grantcda all wishes
filed their houses with wealth, made then,
happy in love and victorioYs, in war SBch
| =, IA I. Ia ~.