The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

Tho Vicksburg Daily Times, of the
18th inst, comes to us clad in mourning
containing the following from the pen Q
its editor
TO THE PUBLIC.
The Daily Times, of this morning, is
clad in mourning for tho death of perso
nal rights and the Liberty of the Press
Both were strangled yesterday by q
SPECIAL Field Order" from Brevel
Major General Ord, commanding my
arrest, for the purpose of "preservrne
the public peace!" | executed bril-
i'ant I'll" nix movement avoided the
sergeant and three men, who were sen,
to my oliice to arrest me, took carriage
and proceeded directly to the hcaduuar.
! lvrs OF General Gillcn, and reported my
Selfat his service. I was there informed
that would be required to keep the
peace IN regard to everybody for twelve
months, and not to write anything al.
bo'!ous' against any one for the same
period OF Time that bond in the pcna!
sum of ono thousand dollars, with a
sufficient surety, would be accepted
and in default Of which, J. would hc
imprisoned ! have publicly, private
~, persIsten:ly aud uniformly, proclaim
ed my purpose not to commit breach
OF the peace, and have not done so
have never designed, nor have I
threatened, TO disturb the peace" in
any portion Of the 9Th Military District,
ana yet am rcqnrnd to give a bond
that will not do so anywhere, during
the next twelve months! SO also in
regard TO writing ibcllous articles.
am no libellrr. have never lbcllcd
General Ord, or his creatures; I main.
tam that L have pcnncd no libel, ant;
II had done 80 in the past, or should
do SO i'll The future, | contend that the
Military Com mandcr Of this District,
has no right to arrest or punish me for
IT J. sub,uii that it not now, and nev-
or was, the province of any Military
Com@an"cr. to say whether any publ.
cation is hbcllous, assume to arrest, and
then try, and punish by a nnlitarT, .tri.
bnna!. Such al assumption of power,
strikes down, at single blow, every
bnIwark ofirecdom, and destroys forever
that palladium Of civil liberty" y"--,he
Public Press
Beirg powcrlcse to resist the bayo-
nets OF Con. Ord gave the required
bond, IN preference to again becoming
The 'c"'orccd recipient of the boundlcss
ho$pi'alItics Of his elegant and spacious
iIotc1, and Mr.. Charles Peinc was offer.
ed and accepted as my earcty.
AS anything not complimentary or
agreeable TO military commanders, loyal
leagues, radical legislators and officials
may, and probably WILL be pronounced
"libcions," and my bond declared for.
fcted, | shall be compelled, by the pow.
er OF the bayonet, to "spoak with bated
| BREATH and when noticing public f,nc-
tionarics, I shall be compelled to sing
ncthing but hymns Of loflicst praise u
! Mlcthrr those hymns be chantcd il,
"lor'd prose" or sung in''hoAlcd lies o
rhyme" will suppose be matter OF
small moment. Fla sufficient amour,
OF laudauon. adulation and fulsomc pra;ae
is uttered, presume the happy rccipi
tents will care very little for either tune
or metre.
| | do not regard Con Ord as tho E,m.
peror Of this conntry, and rs | believe
that President johnson and Gen. u. s,
Grant are his official snpcriors, shat
apply 70 them for relief and redress
If they cannot or will not, strike from
my limbs the feLtcrs which have been
placed upon them by the Commando,
Of this Military D:strict--if they cannot
or will not, remove the shackles whcl
| he has imposed on the Times, then The
liberty of the press, the most cherished
wight of IL tree people, must be cl' ssec
with those things which "pelished il
the using"
Very respectfully,
w. H. MCCARDLE.