The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-08-12
From tho Charleston Couricr.1
us Carpet Baggcrs."

upon other matters. it certainly should
avail IN this. IIc clearly ought to
know his own status He is one Of the
representatives in Congress under the
| Reconstruction Acts, and is Il fit type OF
the character Of men fois,cd upon the
South, without the consent Of its acrus.
toned voters, under .hc auspices of the
Radical party.
lie describes himself aud his radical
colleagues upon the floor of Congress as
''us carpet.baggcrs." This flank an.
nonaccmcnt was made to the cviLrn,
discontinue Of The Radical party, and to
/ The intense amusement Of the Democrats
| upon the floor. The Republicans were
| plainly i'll at ease with this as the first
fruits OF their Reconstruction Acts. Mr..
| Devices was like a bull in china shop.
tic WAS not content until he brought all
the crocl<rry down.
The name he has affixed to the ad-
'cntrTcrs who misrcprcscnt the Sonlh
will be retained for many wears. It's
carpet haggcrs" will pass INTO house
hold word. Why, even the colorc,
people have found out that they are not
to b" trusted, and that they are mere
spyrrs-oir OF the land, WHO view The
South as SO much piundcr, and the col
orcd race us their proper scrvilors and
slaves.
The debate in which Mr.. Devices
made tins announcement may not prove
uninstrucivc.
The Bill had the mild name OF "a
BIl! TO reduce the military peace cslah-
iiShmcnt Of the United States" In it
was clause arminS what was called
tie "loyal militia Of the South"
The evident design Of the Radical
party was TO place arms under the con
troll OF the Radical Governors and car
pet baggrrs Of the Southern States, TO
be used for the purpose OF intimidation,
and to control the election in the inter
cSls OF that pa.iy. AS was lorchly
saia : "The veil cannot be kept spread
over this unholy scheme. 1t has been
torn aside, and the audacitv aud the
alroci,y OF the project stands revealed
to the nation. 1t is nothing more nor
less than to distribute the arms l' ire
United States over the ten Sou, hrrn
States, to place them in the hands OF
negroes and the advcntnrcrs who lead
the negroes, aud who will marshal them
on election day for the purpose Of keep.
ing away Democratic voters"
This was the subject brought under
discussion, when Mr. Devices made his
remarkable announcement.
Mr.. Washhurncs OF Illinois, who has
taken especial charge OF Cen. Grant,
evidently had taken alarm Il: tie recent
demonstrations at the South. lie felt
that the Republican party were there
daily losing ground. Their dcceplons
had been detected and exposed. IIc,
therefore, felt rather inkcwarm about
the Bill. lie was afraid the Republican
party would be hoislcd with their own
pctard.
He said: The question is, and it is
one OF the greatest Importance ever
thrust upon us, whether that state OF
things (eirrring TO Democratic snprcma.
cy,) is to. be remedicd by sending arms
into those States. Sir ] believe that in
most of HE States, not ten days after
those arms are sent thccrc to Che ne.
groes, they viii be in tLc hands Of tho
rebels"
Here was a frank acknowledgment of
one OF The leaders Of tho Republican
party, Of two important facts. First
fhat the very intent of the measure was
the armmg OF the negroes with view to
Republican success, and second Of his
realization that tho negroes were being
fast freed from the decisions into when
the Radicals havo heretofore dcIud, d
them. .
Mr.. Boydrn, Of North Carolina de-
rounccd The whole measure as an Incl
lation to civil war and irsurrcclion in
these States. His remarks arc woltl,v
of the consideration Of the whole conn.
try. He said:
"Mr. Speaker, am alarmed at the
condition ofthe country. F. is proposed
now to send arms 10 Norl'l Carolina that
the people may use them against caci
other. Great God we cannot afford
TO fight each other. Keep away yonr
arms do nothing to irrnutc our people,
oUI 40 cVcryehin$ IN y0nr power TO- asa
suagc end heal the excitement there.
We waut no arms. ] warn the House
that It arms arc sent there VIC will be
ruined We cannot live there. II wc
need anything in the shape OF arms, in
Gods name send anarmy Of the Uuitcd
States there, but do not arm neighbor
against neighbor There never was a
moro mischcvous measure than This
proposition to arm one class Of our pco-
pie against another"
1t was i'll reply to this speech that
Mr. Devices the great carpet -bngger,'
arose. We quote from the report:
Mr.. Devices addressed tie House
against adjournment. Some provision
should DO madcforthc new government
*of the Southern States, and for the proA
lection OF the loyal. people; otherwise
|tbeg grebelhon would bo re Iestablished,,-
The letter OF, Mr., Blair would be, car
ried out. II Congress, adjourned now,
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