The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-10-28
Bgt when the voting is SO close, who
can doubt that they will inaugurate
Grant, whether ;elocted fairly or mott
Register Thursday.
Address Of the Central Democratic Olu b
to the Democratic Party of south Oar

Address Of the Central Democratic Olu b
to the Democratic Party of south Oar
olina. SEP
FELLOW CITIZENS :---Tho election for
President and Vice President of the United
States q now close at hand. The great
principles involved in tho contest 4 the
magHitude OF interests at stake, and The in
shuenoe which hi, state mry have on the
result, make this proper occasion % lay
before you a brief address.
The tendency nnl purpose of the radical
party, as manifese1 in words and acts, are
the absorption Of the liberty Of the indivi.
dual; tho destruction Of States; tho sub
version Of tho Constitution, and the creo-
tion upon the ruins of individual and public
liberty, 70 grand. grir,ing, ,oonso olilate d des.
potism. Already il hns made rapid strides
in that direction. Little, now, Is left for l.
to do but to fuse into one mmss, and then
crystalize into permanent from it's various
acquisitions of usurped power Its capri.
oious acts; ils wanton cruelties its COR
rupt practices; its enormous burdens you
more than these, you arc now called upon
to continue resoluic 1ghi with the peace.
full, though potent, weapon Of tho ballot.
Tho Democratic party here and cvery where
arc striking with yon for tho principles of
liberty, and tho forms Of Government 10
which we have been accustomed, for writ.
ten Constitution, Federal Union nnd dis
tinct existence of tho States. ....
Surely, then. the principles Of the oon-
test are important, and tho interest great.
Arouse, therefore, to the magnitude Of tho
emergency, and spare no effort, Tor succoss.
When the timc Of registration shnll come,
les no man fail to appear and mono fail 20
vote. Lot each one relnemb that his IN
dividual vote may decide the election In his
own District, and that tho electoral vote Of
the State may turn the sonlc in favor Of tho
Democratic party. #''
Our people must not desponl. nor relax
their efforts, If thoro should be failures
elsewhere On tho contrary, they will hnvo
reason to hope, md much TO stimulate them
to increased energy, for it is yet possible 10
win. State elections are Influenced, and
sometimes controlled by local issues md
it has often happened ,ha, these 60 one why
and il n few weeks thereafter, in the same
place, tho Presidential elections another.
This may be the case in the present can
vass and, indeed, We have reason to hope
so. Recently we hnvc received reports
from NIL parts Of the State, which induce
tho belief that South Carolina, with proper
| effort, will 10 carried for Seymour and BLAIR.
Let not the failure II do 80 BE- aseribed TO
| you.
The canvass in which You nre now on.
gagged, Is full Of exoilernemt. which will
probably continue and increase TO the end.
We trust, therefore, that il will not bo
nmiss to drop you word Of onution. The
criminality of few. mud perhaps the indis-
crction of many, have placed il 3, the pow.
or of malice and misrepresentation TO in
jurc ns and seriously TO damage The com-
mon cause. W. urge you, therefore, not
only to prevent violence. but to abstain
from the appearance Of il. We are dealing
Vent'ons and Veninous in purposes foe
who tuily understands the temporary profit
of nimble lie, which TOO of on nc bisye es lis
end before tho truth oau even buckle on
her arDor.
We need not urge upon you the policy and
the duty Of treating, with great kindness
and forbcarance, the col,sed population of
the State. This you have done, and will
continue to do, MS long ms you nre psr nit.
tod. We have no doubt you will make
| manifest the unlrulh Of tho malicious
charge, that by force you have compelled
their votes or by Intimidation kept them
from tho polls. Their mindp nye rapadly
opening to the truth that he vngrnnt white
man from the North, as well as the rene gade
of tho South, who live by doceivng and
plundering them and who have been drv-
Ing them 70 destruction, are not true
friends. and are Hnworlhy OF condolences
'apd support. With fair; opportunity they
wild retnrnttoyon as their esirangement is
owing entirely to the false teaohings and
malignant efforts Of the No. ihern emissnrv
It cannot ,br forgotten that the State yolun-
tarily, in 1865, es,cd the oolored popula.
ton with every civil right and that the
Democratic party, in Convention in april
Inst, recognized them, under the previous
action Of the Slate, as an integral element
In the body politic-.and expressed It's will
lingness, when in power, to enfranchise
shem to the ex'ont which tho public veal
AZ and lheir own good might warrant, Tho
position then sskei; BY ,hs Convention, and
which was announced to the people Of tho
State nna the country, is now re affirmed.
We lbe&you TO- remember that the, Deno-
cratic parlyi Of the State was NOT organized
for the purpose merely Of supporting the
! nominees ',,n" Of the party, uv, for higher pur.
poses and more enduring ends, 7. is possi.
hlo That nro lon a.. .,,o \.