The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-05-13

ovcr,it tends to dcmorallHc every COMMIT,
nty where 1t is allowed to be tolerated
, Nnt section ! gives the courts power tt
grant divorces. Ibis section was in
tended, perhaps; for the especial bcnch
OF the negroes. 1t ought also to hav,
lcgallzcd poIygamy, which has likewise
great iaVor with this class OF people.
"Iho settlement Ola wiic's property
provided Ior in section s, might hay,
been let TO the discretion and wisdom 0
the Legislature. 1t is All experiment
and II iound miSclicvouS or unwIsc, I'll,
Legs ought to have hcpowcr o
Changing or altering the law. But this
ordinary act OF legislation has been in
ccorpoNtcd IN the Constitution as 9
lnndamrntnl law, not to be repealed.
"A!tachcd to this Constitution, arc
several ordinances, anu amongat them
one ono wh'ch rupud'at"2 all pledges OF
lnIth ana credit, ON The part of the
state, to any corporation or private
individual, made since 1860. The hon
or ahd credit Of South Carolina, her
500" fa'th Gnd most solemn pledges, are
mus treated rs OF no consideration What.
ever. Bnl tins ordinance IS pn "ar
win 'naI d'ShoHor, dcSpo'ism. and I'M.
ScrupnIonS cXirava3anco, which per-
Vad% the whole Constitution, and are
worthy Of the infamous source Whence
INC Instrument mas ITS origin.
"ihc ordnance TO create Board Of
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purchase Of lands for Lhc purpose of
selling them out III small tracts to par
chascrs on credit. This wild and rnrn.
Gus scheme IS, likewise, !cr the negroes,
ana Is likely to bcneii: no one, except
The land commissioners and their friends
State stocks are TO be issued for the
purpose OF purchasing these lands.-
lhty may be sold, but The purchasers
W!!l never lall upon the State. Did any
one o.; eyer 'e'orc near o. so many e'lrc
Wv, i''' 'S'''', 'o' Sq"'io'''nS Pi"!ic
.i'o'''!' "'t'' NC "l'oic "t.'G' ana a'I
s"s fo'''''' III IT, "'o 'c'''c' 10 oahH-
"n,l| ny az" l'rc''y
.,,l,': '"' 'i's IL ?oen shoNh, IN me "ooV"
"''"'N ana. SIS now y, ',J"F'""S'' tH's Con>'ru
.J'' "'"s' "''DI, NC interests o! me
".",, m,.e "."' ,' 'n" now 'h''hS'S'"hC 1t must
i,'',o "'''' I.i' Fu'op go prosperity "l
II.o o.".'' Nv ''',''a'S'oN !" 'hlS' me
,Lo, .'I''' :, o''cso .:i' ~ '''' oe s''owh
""' ia'a ,;o s''u GJ'''.''u''oli ,J. IS ''o' 'hc
,L' ' ,J"''o"o ~ '"o wy '''SS-'o VIII :
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81 IN 49, 20 r. ''I ""'J.o'
,;on mh;oh nnnc,n =, ~ '' ~" N"''s'.'"' ,
Ian Ian O ~0'''' wv r'"e' u '"A'
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1N,l "''''yS's o' the provisions OF lne
nc" CONSTITUTION, W"'2' confer tn"
power o' VaSa'i"h' l nave not doubt,
VIII assure any ca''d'a m'"u mat no
Peop'e on ,n's continent can endure the
o,''"''s w'llc' II exposes ne primer
l'o ":''NI l"' S"''c" t'''' c'''''e 'hs''"
'.'e'I Is t''a' all 'hSm"oh' except tor n
shS'' PnfP - snail be imposed upon
real 'sta'e ana nnoh the income rom the
sa'c 0, mercna"d'ze. In estimating the
., 'aAa''o''' we cannot omit
the 'acI OF the great uiVerSily octwceh
.nc races "h'c'l i'l''olI 'hc 0la'c. ~
,h'S '''o'''eh' 'ne laNno'e rroncr'y Is hclo
ny one race, ana under mat CONSTITUTION
the poi'l,cal power Is vested exclusively
IN the othef. not only are the ordinary
appropriations lor the ciV,i service OF
inc 7'ato imposed upon the property
helo oy 'ho smaller number but tho
o''ef race as /" race IS at the present
moment eht're'y exempt from any taxa
''"'' eAo'P| 'or 'he support OF p"o!'c
schoo's. ~ very large number OF the
Msfronnh;sn1 oonn', o' Nno ,'"o P'"I'' ~ a, 'ua
ovnn hnld ,ho Lnn,ll,a, .' n(,;on co." ora"'n,S 'o
.bv hat C,r.';,,,;nn o''n' s,h;l" % ou ~ n,rar,
,;;,Lnnt rnc,rnnao W .a"' ""',o ". ot|.' ,'a
t;oma, onal,Grat;nn ~ i'pr.9' ,;namnI" ;n"n;,'
~ ,nv nthor omal;Go, ,;op r' a.o a,,nwoI - =,