The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-12

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The Charleston Daily News and our Con-
dition.
The DaiN Nr,cs in publishing tho
late letter put forth by Colonel Viii
lard, who has charge Of the civil af-
fairs Of North and South Carolina,
| speaks Of it aS follows
"SHuh letters as that which we now
publish are the best proofs Mot can be-
haH Of tie great fact Mat IN his State
ct 'coSt, 'Jt Nsd p,urerty are. as safe az
they were in the Aahyoa duyS JeiGrs The
ltor.'
This statement of The Ncws, it ap-
pears to us, coutains gross misapprc-
hcnsion Of facts.
Colonel Willard is questioned as
to The security Of life and property in
South Carolina, on the part of CAPT
talists who are dcsirous Of vcsting
money, or cmigrating to South Curo-
lima. lie declares, what is the truth,
| THAT there is no danger to the persons
of cmigrants or the security of the
property Glands VIC prcsume) which
they may, purchase. He says, that
since the military occupation of
"thcsc states, the maintenance of or
"dcr, has not occasioncd the cxpcndi-
"turc Of Il single cartrilgc,"- il,
tEat there has been no resistance to
the military authority, requiring tho
use Of the United States soldiery to
suppress it, lie describes correctly
the order preserved in our cities. by
their police, to be assisted doubtless,
If necessary, hy the military authori-
ties. This is all true but Colonel
Willard does not assert, 'uhat in this
state at least hic o"d propeytY are as
"salc rs they were in the hulcyon duus
bctore tie wur.' He could not say
TINS, III the first place, because llc
knew nothing about "halcyon days be-
gore the 'car - and in the second
place, the records Of our courts Of JUS
tlcc, and the daily narratives of tho
public press, would have disprovcd his
assertion.
Before tho war, there never was a
moro orderly and contented popula-
ton, than tho negro population in
this State. There was no military to
keep them in subjcction. On our
ruled by hundreds, with 'ffte"S oftem years Mars
intervening, without criminal court
being convened to try an offender.
Ihcfts were rare and the higher
classes of crimus scarcely ever took
place. On a river, with which we arc
acquainted, on which there were some
three thousand slaves cultivating rice,
a single case of murder occurred and
was tried in thirty years. On plan
tation having three hundred he grocs
on it, only two fights occurred in ten
years and these were between hus.
bands and wives. We arc satisfied,
that taking the State at largc-South
Carolina compared favorahly with any
State in the Unitod States, in her
criminal statistics. But what is the
case now ! 1t is useless to cit, in
stances but unless the daily reports
OF crime in our courts Of Justice
OF our crowded iails and of the mur-
dcrs, arsons, robberics on the high
ways, and burglarics at night are all
myths, this State never was inunda-
ted by such flood Of crime since it
was founded, two centuries ago. We
arc satisfied that We speak within
bounds, when VIC assert, that thcrc
have been more crimos committed by
the black population since thoir
cmancipation, than in any twenty
yc; rs Of the previous cxistc once Of tho
state. Colonel Willard may have an
experience in tho froo States of which
we know nothing but, in our judg-
mcnt, il isa gross disparagcmont,of
our State to assert, that it is q ssgrtot
"./i,ct that in this State at least lifo
"and property arc as safe as they were
Gin tho halcyon days before the war"
1t is no 'yrcat ./uc" at all. It's con-
trary to all fact, and is calculated to
minister to the false compaccncy
with which Aboitionists contemplate
the emancipation Of the slaves of tho
South. If tho increase Of crime, and
the increase Of destitution,' and
decrease of population, arc any proofs
of policy being OWL amongst mon,
emancipation is n gigantic folly, only
cquallod by its cruelty Lot us bear
~ "t '"o iiop pdllihtC Vi
conceal it's ruinous eifects.--Charles-
ton Mercury. s'fa .#5
FoR MAGIsTRArEs.---We make tho
oy tract from a letter rcceiv-
Cd from Governor Orr, by our Clerk:
aG"I have had a conference with Gen.
Candy, concerning Magistrates who
hayo served four years, holding over
l1c authorized me to say that Magis
tratos, whose terms would havo ex- 4
pircd atthe last regular session oftho
Legislature, bad 1T been held, will
continue. to hold over until further or
ders, without being required to take
anadditional oath You may so in.
form all interested on tho subject in
your District ~ Exchange. ,k5.3s
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Mike Llpman, 10 thY oirous bnainess, has
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