The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-23

fax press, thus describes m Irishman:
Hc has hair on his tcctIl. lio never
knew an hour Of civilized society. lie
ncver stepped on anything moro solid than
dirt floor all his life until he stood on tho
deck OF an cmigrant ship. lie is born
savage las brutal II ruflian as an un,amcd
Indian Of the North American tribes. Of
course he can't read. Ilc can't write. All
books to him arc scaled. iIe only believes
in the priest; and the priest is only little
less barbarian thnn he. "Be Jusus Pm u
Dimmerorat," is his shibbolcth. Breaking
heads Tor opinions sake is his practice -
Tho born criminal and paupcr Of tho oiyil-
ilizod world, and wthal The innocent vic
tim Of the statccraft of England, and Of
the rricstcratt of Romc-a wronged, abus,.
ed and pitiul spectacle of u man capable
of better things, pushed straight to hell by
That abomination against common sense
called the Catholic religion, and that out
rage upon political doccncy falsely known
rs American Democracy what else does he
know To compare him with an intclli-
gent freedman would bc an insult to the
latter" .,{ss- N- H.
And yet thereare some Irishmcn ivory few
base cnougR9to support tho Infamous party
Of which the EVsn6tgs fosti is one of the Of,
gans. They arc fcW indeed, ,but they will
be remembered. They taro' "a disgrace to
the land that gavo them birth, and deserve
MI the danunoiation which is lieaped upon
them by their indignant countrymen.
Ninety nine huudrudths Of tho Irish Of
America arc Jealous supporters cf Seymour
and Blair, and this accounts for tho foul.
mouthcd abuse of the .EOenmy Post and its
coadj = Wilmington Star.
n SIGNIFICANT SrEEcH.-A burning and
shining light Of tho radical party in Geor.
gia, negro by the name Of Aaron Alpcora
Bradley, on the 7th instant held q Jacobn
meeting on his own hook.
This said Aaron, about two months ago
was IL member of the Georgia Senate from
the city Of Savannah but he was expelled
from his scat, it having been proven hat be
had been for two years u public boarder of
the State Of New York in tho Sing Sing
State prison.
Nov this Aaron thought-and very wisely
too--that he was just as good man as many
chat expelled him, and so ho has been ray
ing since against all political parties. of all
colors, that drove him out Of his nine dol
lars q day.
In the speech to which we alludc, tho
lton. Alpcoria declared that "Clift and 9th.
cr carpct-bagscrs ami Yankees were not TO
be trusted, and advised the negroes not TO
trust the white people, especially the YAM
KEGS, who were the mcancst people on earth
lie doubted if even tho mulattocs could be
trusted, us the white blood in lEctr veins
might gain the mastery"
We have IN the Last sentence The enuncia
ilon of intense hatred to the white blood
wherever ronnd. il is the tr.c Congo spir-
IT, which i'll llayIi has exhibited itself in the
DISCRIMINATION Of mulatlocs. If il were
possible that the pure negro cohll obtain
The asccndcncy in the South, the mulattocs
would share tho same fate here rs in tha,
formerly beautiful island Norfolk Journal.
WnITTEMoRE, TIE IMMAcuLATE.- Cant.
Gilbert, one Of the speakers at the Demo.
cratic meeting in Florence OH Thursday
evening, read \ letter from the editor of the
boston Comicr alleging that Whi,temorc
was not saint, in fact, was no better than
he ought to be; not to put too nice ~ ioint
on it, the letter said that the said ". iM
q. from reconstructed S. C.), ona certain
occasion, proved $4,000 short in his cash
Tor which he was-unablc to givo the ncccs.
slry vouchers. This wc have been told by
one who was present at the meeting in
Florence, and heard tho letter read There
Is singular coincidence in this. Only
few days ago, during tho meeting of The
Republican (ncgro) State Convention ii
Columbia, when Mr.. Whittcmore's accounts
were examined, tho committee reported
that they had no doubt IL was all right, but
that they thought it would have been better
if Mr.. W. had presented vouchers for the
money expended. ed.-Mercuy. fr.l.
German sayant has discovered that This
glooo We live on is gradually shrinking, by
the process Of cooling, which has been 20
ing OIL since its creation. In the lapse of
time the contraction will draw all tho CONT.
non's below the water level except very
fcw high points, which will be the residen-
ces of such few human beings as may DC
ablc to got on thom. These human beings
Will DO modified and transformed to anti
the changed condition of things. But for
tho satisfaction Of tho present generation,
1t is stated hat these changes cannot bo Of.
fcctcd in less than fyo hundred million of
years.
General Longstrect, the commander Of
INC LIST corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
me man who marched o,or tho victorious
heids OF Seven Pines, Frazer's Farm, Chiok. ::
amnl'au'ga, the wilderness, and many othors,
beneath tbs seansr Of tho Lost Cause; visit.
CD The the Louisiana Legislature few days
aso'and was'insitsd TO a seat within The
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