The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-18

For The FairGcM Xcrald I
Letter from Col Jas. Fl. Rion,
Mr.. Editor:
am frequently asked if I will be q candi
date for the Convention, and what arc m,
"vicws" beg leave TO answer that an
no cdnaiiatc in tho usual accoptation of tha
term. never had any aspiration for polti
c"e oWce, and have none now. From earl,
youth have made Constitutional law m,
study, and If elected to The Convention
shall feel it my duty TO serve.
ct our last Convention proposed thc
clause Of our Constitution abo,shior s1,vo
ry This am in favor of carrying cut il
good faith; and am willing to adopt q
form of government that will give practical
freedom TO all without regard to color.
am frequently asked whether am will.
ing to be considered member Of the Ro-
publican party, in favor of the Military
bllls' nc. Most Of these matters consider
as irrelevant, for the Republican party has
nothing to do with tho framing of State
constitution; and the Military Bills ore
facts, and not presented for our occtptancc ::
but nevertheless will answer.
First.
VIII not consent 90 be used by am
F"'|y. No honest citizen will allow nnrIy
success to be paramount with him tn M
welfare Of his country. No issucs of tho
present Federal parties arc german to =
H:! .2S&! 9; J.. constitutions oCn,spn".;as No
party politics into il. | havc never tied
myself to any party, but have always act ell
MS thought right on each particular issue
rs presented
The Black Republican party, or the Union
Republican party rs it now calls itself, can
never receive any counicnance from nc, for
reasons of which tho following arc the more
important
Isl. Its very namc is n lie. it calls it.
self black, when as l shall hereafter show
it is contriving the destruction of tn. black
race. 1t calls itself Republican, when it is,lhc
advocate of tho most dcspotc and anti.rc-
publican measures. II calls itself Union,
whom its every effort is to oppose the union
ofthcsc States except in such manner ns
10 aggrandizc its party power. The true
name Of this party woullbc the UHconsiiiu.
hUps'Rt
2nd. II cmkodics lies in :hc Acts Of Cons
grcss. In the Military Bills it saws that in
tho Southern States, except Tennessee,
there is no protection for life or property,
when it we'll know that it was in Tennessee
alone that life and property were not ndo-
qulfciy protected. President Johnson
when the acknowledged head of party
in 1863. was allowed TO make terms with
the South 10 which the South aoccdcd and
subsequently aG soou rs it was discovered
that tho power OF The patty was not incrcas,
cd thereby, while We wore held to what we
had done, all the promises made to lis were
violated. The Military Bills declare that
no legal government exists in these States
whilc that in Virginia is tho legal successor
of the ono framed by the Black Republicans
at Alexandra. by whose sanction The State
of West Virginin was made. This smendaci-
ty is tho moro garing while tho State OF
West Virginia is admitted TO all Tho rights
of state because lis representatives arc
Black Republican,
3rd. Tho party has no respect for truth.
All its actions since the war belle its decla-
rations made during The war. It prctonds
to have given freedom 10 tho slaves, when as
l showed i'll my remarks on the 1th July
last, they have not the slightest claim to
any credit on this scoro. And if this were
true, why is it that tho honest members of
the old Abolition party like Seward Grccly,
Bcccher and Gorrit Smith, do not now act
with the Black Republican party?
1Ih. IL iso high taxation party. The
report Of lato committee (appointod by
this partly dcvclopc the astounding facts,
that while theaveragc annual expense of tho
Government before this party camo in pow
CT was $50, 900, 900, that from 1861 TO 4th
July, 1867, it has been So, 800, coo, 900, and
TINT this exceeds tho expenses from 1889 to
1861 Tho taxes for 1866 were $3.50, ,000,-
000!! a
9th. 1t is spols party. Whilo The taxes
collected last year wolo $3.50, 900, 900 only
debt leaving the immense sum Of $780,,
600, 900 to DO consumed by tho annual cx-
pensos Of the Government now at peace, l.
G. tho party.
9th. 1t is an extravagant and corrupt
party. In % domestic war Of four gears, it
has accumulated tho inmcrsc debt (dcduct
ing payments since tho war and cash on
handy Of 50 sos, 900, 900 thousands of nil
lions y which approximaics closely the I'M
mcnse nationaldo of Britain accumulated
from centuries Of foreign wars. IL has tlicro-
fore created tho alternatives Of perpetual
high taxation, financial ruin, or rcpudia-
tion, alto fill the pockets Of its mcmbors.
No woiidcr this paryis moving henvon and
earth to keep its power and the spoils.
7th. IL ioan anti-Southorn party. Tho
high taxation Of cotton lately 3 ccnts q
pound and now "a cents, Is ajax aimed
at tho la6ortrs on Southern soil. This is
made tho more unjust as tho Aot provides
thatthi tax shall bc paid back TO tho North.
ern manufa0turer. No wonder Massachu.
setts remains 70 true to this party. The
enormous tax on whiskey falls on the
Sonth. This is, aSouilern drink. Tho in
hnbitnnts of tho colder North may safely
use, and do use, brandy, upon which there