The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-29
Despoptcs, Williams & Co., Props.
Our Policy.

gg& Ouf IOllCy' .
For tho present at least The white
people of the State are without voice
in the government Of the State. The
maddest, most INSCRIPTIONS and in
famous revolution in history has
snatchcd Tho powers cf the State from
tho hands Of the race, WHO settled
this country, reared its civilization
aud gave it honor, wealth and world
wide influence and transferred it to
its former slaves all ignorant and fec
bic race. There is q r2pugnancc to
nnture in this whole matter that pre-
figures its doom. Ifcaucasian intel
lect aud energy and african mdolcucc
and dcbascment are not lies, The
thing cannot stand. Lashcd to the
surface of events, by the storm Of pas.
sion and excitement, the latter race
may ride gaily enough for season,
uoon the crest Of tho waves but lc |
the storm abatc and tho waves sub
side and they will sink of their own
stolid weight. POLITICAL influence for
time is beyond the power Of The
white man. lie hasno voice or pres
enco in tho Councils of the state but
with his intellect, his capital and his
energy, he can even in this dark inter
rognum make himself felt as The pow
er behind the throne, greater than
the throne itself. 1t is fortunate
that political power and material
prosperity arc so intimately connect
ed. Let radiualism do what what il
will. If our people rebuild their
waste places and develop their re-
sources, nature will yindicato herself
and they will recover the influence
wrcsted from thcm by yankee bayo-
nets. Excluded from politics, let
our people address themselves earn
cstly and stead lastly to their material
interests. First among these Of
course, is our agriculture. There arc
two processes by which this can be de-
vcloped, BY bringing here Il hardy thrift.
ty, experienced immigrant population
and by expanding tic produclycncss
of our lands by the uso Of modern i'm
provcmonts.
We will alludc to these again.
The Great Trial
Tho great impeachment trial see MS
to be drawingt to its close. YcStcr-
day wednesday, was appointed for
opening the final argument. Up to
this time, the trial has rather pre-
scntod tho chara ctcr Of Il sharp and
brilliant skirmish--thc sharp shoot
ing, the tactics and stratcgcm, under
cover Of which dcsigus arc masked,
forccs marshallod, positions taken and
combinations mado in preparation for
tho decisive ting Of tho contest. In
this trial Andrew johnson is merely q
prctext. 1t is tho Constitution Of the
nation, that is in fact arraigncd be-
Fore the Senate Of tho United States,
bya pcrjnrcd, unscrupulous radical
ism, To save our souls, VIC cannot feel
any tangible, or cxtravagant interest in
this great drama. Excluded as VIC arc
from all part or lot in this Constitu-
tlon, we view this spectacle as we do
political movements in Europe or with
tho feeling of abstraction with which
We pcruse thc'history of tho murder of
Charles [. or l.oris XVI. Apart how
cvor from its political Importance, it
has passing interest rs a trial. We
road with attraction, except in so far
sit is married by Buffers brutality,
the forensic contest between opposing!
counsel, the legal learning, The wit,
sarcasm and resolution with which it
is marked. However it terminates,
the trial secures to Butler the leader
ship of his party. Arrogant, auda.
cious, able villainous, inscnsiblc to
shame or, Aeccncy. indcfatigablc,
quick, exhaustless in resources he has
acquired a complete supremacy over
tho other managers and as the very
. genius OF his party will hencoforth
b1adit.
It is thought that tho argument
will last one week and then tho Sen.
ate will decide.
N Let.Us Build an Ark.
There is, to be- dclugc, soys the
Richmond Dtspatch, and those who