The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-10-07

nla UeCtuSe ~ WoulSl llot = alo" .IiiNis ". :
vote" Can answer with a yengcancc,)
l"And because Ohio did wrong; (ahem,D
should South; Carolina do wrong also ?"s
Ono oratorical nighs of Purvis wae quite
suggestive, in view Of the startling fact
disclosed by southern mortuary reports,
(for the ratio Of deaths isinvariably about
four blacks or more to one white, i'll eve
ry case.) He informed his sable audi
tors, that "nnder lle doctrine Of equal
rights to black aud white, South
Carolina was about to enter upon new
careelofgorlous and nneqaalled 1'ostenisV'
y." a,s 1T 5s i. q
Radical Pow-wow at Ridgeway. !,
Wednesday, the 3Oth ult., wasa
gala day for Ncgro-Scalawag Repub-
licanism at Ridgcway. The freight
train brought Wallace, Hog :: VIM,
bush, Puryis and Tom Robertson. In
modiatcly thereafter, shouting was
hoard in direction of Longtown Road
and a company Of oficercd and appa-
rcntly thoroughly organized negroes
marched up the should der.strapcd ne
gro emitting (beside other things) COM
mands that neither he nor his company
understood marched through
tllc village to "Idlo Town." and thore
form cd upon second company, also
officercd shoulder-strapped and with
flags flying, and red ribbon streaming
from the shoulders of tho officers of
the league, they returned through
llidgc singing "Wc'll hang jeff.
Davis, on "a sour apple tree" and
"Jobn Browns soul is a mouldering
i'll tho clay "Pm gwine down to
Sandy pint" &c to grove near the
depot, and there received the vonai-
ings of tho "Br1ght Gala9y," mention
ed above.
Tom Robertson, from inability,
said very little. Wallace preached
Sermon upon tho delights, and beau
/ ties of dicalism-said that tho roa-
son ho was in favor Of rc-enslaving the
negroes in "58, was because the tsfree
niggers" were in such wretched con-
dition, hc thought it an net of hui
manity to provide protectors for
them ! Oh, Wallace, how forgctful
of Annanias and Sapphira /! ..3e.
Hog-c made haranguc, which is
considered incendiary. Ho told tho
negroes to vote for aGrant,if they
died and starred Tor 4t Said he was
not in favor of social equality, boz
cause tho freedmen wero too high
above the Democrats, and should not
condcscend to associate with them.
Purvis made by far the most intel-
lectual and gentiemanly display and
was worry moderate in the expression
of his republican views his language
was. purer and in every thing he is far
beyond the white renegades with
whom ho is.cqua1ly associated.
With one exception tho ssspcetacle''
passed off quietly antintoxicated ne
gro I believe one OF the officers) in
suited a young man without provoca-
ton, and hoyoung gent struck him
'0'thin his ivory, when he (negro fell
cd a blow at him with heavy stjak,
which was caught BY tho young man
on his forearm, - the negro was then
carried off, :, i. 4
While the Delegation was waiting for
tho train "big buck nigger'I went up
to Tom Robertson and said (holding
out his handy ;"good bye Mr.. Roberts
son." Robertson hurg his head and /
stuck out his clovon paw, and they
(Oh, how sad) had partedi!!l6 4 Tears.
Praise-worthy.
We understand hat. several boys ] Of
This town, taking advantage Of a shor.
holiday and Of their hours out OF. school,
when attending, have been earning Al,
much needed little sum Of money, zby.
picking cotton for the neighboring far
mers. We rejoice to sec this; ii is tic
seed Of lntnro good to their country and
themselves. ti .s.,, {, X. Ir,s.+ u VA " !
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