The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
Salutatory,

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Having taken charge Of tho cdito-
rial department of this paper, commu-
nication upon any subject other than
business, will hereafter be sent to my
address. In politics,lI i shall advocate
the doctrine Of State Rights in all of
its forms, as tho true solution Of our
present cmbarrassmcnts. Though Sc
ccssion has proved an Inadequate mode
Of asserting the doctrine Of State Sow
orcignty, and though it is now de-
monstratcd that the Union is too
strong to be pcaccably broken, events
have also proven, with equal clcamoss,
the wisdom Of those who foresaw the
purpose of the black Republican par
ty to destroy the States, and who now
boldly charge it with bringing on the
war. The wolf, on the upper stream,
accused, like this party, the lamb de-
string poaccably to drink below and
seeing itself threatened, bctaking it,
self to the right Of escape conferred by
tho constitution Of nature, of vile and
outrageous rebellion, fell upon it, and
tore it to pieces. Doubtless, too, said
wolf then licked its bloody jaws, and
exclaimed, like tho Radical Renegade
of tho South, with complaccnt salts
faction, "i"practicablc ItliowI lie
tried to get away, did he :"
[ hold there is no truth, even in
Mathematics, that is not subject to
charge Of mtracticability. For OK
ample, all plain Geometry starts out
upon tho definition Of a straight line
Now ask, has any ono over seen tho
mathematical straight line ? No, it
is q mental conception, Ga moro thco.
ry,' to use the popular language, fol
it "has longth without either breadth
or thickness" "Itis impracticablc, ;,
to draw one. Yet, I reply, such lines
proximating tho mathematical con
ception, lead us to ominently useful
discoveries. Tho effort to attain the
impracticablo theory of two parallel
straight lines, lays off every corn and
cotton field in tho country, though I
admit that "more cotton grows in
crooked rows than in straight oncs.'
Lot ploughmen abandon tho impracti
cable theory of two parallel lines, or
oftwo lines everywhere cquidistant, ,lct
thom like the radicals, tho negroes, at
least, literally, but really tho whole
party, (for thoy deal in short sighed
and foolish temporary oxpcdionts,)
just follow after their mule, and
what becomes of ploughing, I shall
return to this subject once more.
In matters concerning tho District,
shall advocate the establishment of
q joint-stook monied institution dcvo-
ted exclusively to assisting our citi.
zcns. / shall advocate q working, and
not a spoechifying Agricultural Socic-
ty. shall advocate every measure
calculated to conciliato and improve
our colorod citizens, tho great labor
ing class to which wc must look for
years to come. I shall advocate i'm.
migration as not hostile, but beneficial
IN its tendencies to our present labor.
Courtesy to opponents, under MI cir
cumstances, and a willingness to hear
their arguments, and to somo extent,
topublish them, since there is but one
printing Office in tho District, shall
guide my conduct. As far as in mo
lies, I shall observe the eleventh Com
mandment --"Nlind your own busi-
mess, and lot other people mind
thcirs." BENZ. r. STJIART
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