The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-10-07
Tie Natioaal iatslt,gfncer says. t,5.'

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back the official report Of tho result of the
election, the Radical braggarts who claimed
majority equal to that Of 500 aregradual-
ly preparing their followers aud believers
for a great reduction. With every fresh
report from that quarter tho majority grows
6small by degrees and beautifully lcss."
AT first they claimed not only. the full mea-
sure Of tho majority of 1868--nearly % 900
but even 10000, About the time Of the
election they fell in their 10 $4,000. The
day after tho election tho Radical organs
here and elsewhere cried "tbunler' over
| $4,000. Next day Mr.J. G.. Blaine, as
/ chairman Of the Radical State Committee,
flooded the country with his dispatches
announcing 2 900 rs tho figures. Yestcr-
dny, MS if to prepare Tho Radical watchers
throughout tho country for m additional
| "knock down." he announces his conviction
that it will reach 10000. Thus it goes
down, down, down continually. while tho
real result is still withheld In tho mean.
time, we have as yet no reason to alter the
opinion, which fixed the majority at be
tween II 900 and $4,000, slowinga q Hadioil
less in majority of 10000. and q Democrat
ic gain IN the total vote Of somo 5000 or
5000. Within n day or two he will fall tho
other l 900 or 1000, aud confirm our claim
of immense Republican losses aud unprecc-
dentcd Democratic gains, amounting, in
fact, toa substantial Democratic victory.
Truth may for awhile be fotcred and con.
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cealcd, but it will in timc burst its bonds,
and stand forth to confound its slanderors.
| THE LEAGUE GATHERING a FAILURE,--O
Friday last, snys tho Ncwborry Herald, took
place meeting Of tho colored people, which
was expected and intendedto be an I'M
mensc affair, and Q set off to tho Democrat
ic turn out of Tuesday last. But from some
reason, not laid down in tho loip league
programme, tho meeting was quito small,
and simmcrcd down into an insignificant
pow WOW, in which a god and morality man,
alias carpet. bagsor, all the way from Ohio,
manipulated the assembled wool. The meet
ing took plaoo in the Court House, and was
quiet and orderly; and tho absence of any
thing like enthusiasm encourages the hope
that tho ,coiorod people are beginning to see
these carpet -bagging friends in their true
light. This interesting specimen of Ohio
scalawags among other things, said, you
must vote for ,'tGrant and Colfax ifyou af-
terwards starve for it," "He hadn't ought
err talked so, such advice will hurt that
onuse. The colorcd folks all have stomachs,
if somo of them haven't brains and thcy
will prefer voting for Seymour and Blair
and something to fill their stomachs, than
for Grant and the torrible prospect Of star.
yati0n.
| WHAT EADIcALIsM CosTs.-AIr. pendle-
ion in n recent speaoii at Bangor, Maine,
gives tho following figures showing what
The radica! carpet,bnggng government
costs the figures are Smiling but true.
being derived from the commissioner of
Iutcrnai Rovonue:
"Tbe amount of money collected for three
years of peace to July 1868, is. ST.
6o4, 10000. The value of oil the real and
personal property,in the United States in
18G8-lands, farms, houses, money, stock.
bonds, railroads, STEAMBOATS,, ships, amount
cd in all to only $14, ,282. 726,0s8. If the
taxation for these years were assessed upon
each individual equally, it would amount in
the United States to $34, ,25, while in France
the taxation for the samo timo would
amount 10 $22, and in Austria to less than
PIG. The public debt of the United States,
it assessed upon each individual. wonli
amount to S74 ,25; the public debt Of France
to $58, and Of Prussia to $12'
q s gi y t-------e - &, !
ANEW AMP STARTL1Nd ExoITEMEST All
the excitemept Of the political campaign is
likely to be soon eclipsod By The startling
disclosures about tho revenue frauds -
President Johnson has commenced in ear.
nest to investigate these stupendous frauds
of hundred millions or more, and no
doubt there will boa terrible shaking ND Of
the whole rotten system, involving high and
low officials, from the Secretary Of tho
Treasury, Commissioner of Internal Royen-
NC and members Of Congress down to the
inspectors, assessors and district attorneys.
twill bo nm earthquake to tho ofiice.hold |
ers, and we may look out for The greatest
bayoc among the internal revenue thieves
o. . n = a p ,
and rasoals. 49, @ pg,3s&.f
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RTorIN PENNsYLvANrA,--At a Radical |
meeting in Lancaster on Tuesday an ARRAY
occurred between members of tho opposing
parties, in which clubs and stones were
freely used. Tho fight lasted more than on
hour, diving which large numbers Of per-
sons wore injured, though the mayor had |
employed large number of special police.
men.to assist tho regular forceto preserve
order. These officers failed to stop The dis
ttusrbance. Stones were used freely, and The
shutters Of the windows Of most OF the |
business p!eoos in several Squares wore
closed to prevent the glass from being bro.
ken. Democrats victorious. a,