The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-08
Tho Right Sort of q Man,


gallant Federal officer, who has set
tied since The war, in Goochland coun
ty, |lrginia, whore his upright an,
/ courteous dcmcanor has won Him man,
i'lchdS, was recently unanmousl
! nominated by Il convention of tho
Conservatives of Goochland, Powhat
tan and fluvanna to represent thcil
district in the Senate of Virginia
lie declined the honor in lettor SC
manly, frank and delicate that ",
cannot refrain from making an extract
to illustrate the difference between
tho Northern gentleman and the car.
pct-baggor.
Having thanked the convention for
the honor of tho nomination, and OBJ.
served that it is a proud position,
whcn perllous times come upon pco-
pie to bc selected as their rcDrcscnta-
tive by their FREQ choice, General
Stone says:
"tt is not to be supposed that it can
nave been apcrfcctly free choice in
TINS ease. 1t is not to bo supposed
that in Il Virginia senatorial district,
comprising three large counties, a free
choice should set aside all tho pontlo.
men who were born and bred in tho
district, and who have lived honorcd
IN 1t from youth up, and select one,
who, while yielding to no one in a
sincere and earnest devotion to the
welfare, and in desire to protect the
rights and advance the interests OF the
people of the district, yet has been II
resident III it only two and a-halr
years one who was born IA Yankee, in
Yankee land, and who looks back to
lvc generations Of Yankee ancestors.
glorying in the lineage. Public duty
demands Of II man, that he shall. if
necessary for the public good, sacri-
lice everything that is his, save his
self respect. That can never be re-
CURED, and if required, cannot bo
yielded. "
81 should lose mine, did l accept a
public trust not freely offered and
climb to rflicc by reason of the pre-
sent peculiar condition of public af-
fairs.
'While, by its constitution. orr
country claims to be free republic,
resting upon the consent of the whole
people, no voluntary act of mine shall
and it would be apparent, should |
now be selected from among nv peers
for the trust in question, that ono
strong point governing the choice is
my mere ability to freely take an
abomlnablc test oath which disgraces
the proposed constitution of tho State,
rendering Ineligible largo numbers of
the most honorable and most trust
worthy voters and tax payers within
Its limits. / can ncycr accent ollicc
under such conditions"
What IL rebukc, says the Baltimore
Snn, this is to the tribc of advcntur-
crs. numerous as the locusts of Egypt,
that have ovcrrun the whole South,
absorbing all the Offices, and glorying
IN that which should be their shame.
Most OF these birds Of prey migrate to
the South for no other purpose than
to gorge themselves upon what the
battle has left. Now few y. them
have left their own country "for thcir
country's good" Instead of being
ashamed to "climb to Office by reason
of the present peculiar condition of
public atfairs," they would be asham-
cd of themselves if they neglected the
opportunity. 1t is not, as n general
thing, for tho distinction of the Offices
that they care to have them, but for
the cmolumcnts and stcalings, though
there arc some who really seem TO
think that an Office confcrs honor, no
matter how it is obtained. Gen. Stone
deserves the thanks Of his own section
for giving the South at least on spoci,
men of true, self.respecting Northern
manhood, which has SO long been dis
gracefully represented in tho official
vampires who arc rioting in tho lifo-
blood of the Southern people.
Tn FOR THE Next WAn.-Tho
Irish American is laying down its plat
form. 1t says:
"'.et us have war--a foreign war
Let us have a war against the power
that has injured and humilitcd us as
nation that has destroyed our COM
mcrcc, murdered and imprisoned our
citizens, spat upon us in tho hour Of
trial and distress, and by her Internal
machinations saddled us with ma
tional dch,, Of which she holds great
part of the principal, and draws an
cxocbitant interest fror. our Treasury,
whilo contributing nothing towards
our taxation.
n n Il n II
Our motto is "War"--a war with
England-and wo will 60 for no candi.
datc who will not endorse that ticket.
Tho Democratic managers may shirk
tho question, if they please, in imita-
tion Of tho Republicans, and may
nominate candidate who will uttcr
balmy platitudes but for our part,
we counsel every truo Irish Amcri-
can, who loves tho land of his adoption
and hopes for tho regeneration Of that
which gave him birth, to refuse to re.