The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-01
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Americans. hy, inheritance from the old
colonists. And the spirit of the pioneer
mas been stimulated BY the romance o
Indian adventure, the wild freedom oI
the hunting ground, and the rchncss
and the chcapncss Of The virgin soil y.
ing westward Of the older settlements
Among us, at present, local associations
have been broken by the unsettled &C II.
dition Of the country, and the apprchcn
sion Of the rule Of so. recently scrvlc
race. Hence the stampede to Mexico
to British Honduras, to Brazil, to the
North, AMI even to those border States
which are in danger Of being crushed
between the upp"r!and nc:bcr millstoues
OF Radicalrsm. 4 mariner weary oil
stcmmng the river current and bnfirlpg
the waves OF ocean, might just as wise
ty cast anchor upon the breakers Oh the
bar!
Our country presents singular spec.
taclr., People OF AL other lands are
seeking this. The Irish arc gradually
assuming control Of The cities of New
England which ere long may be an
ally Of the South while the sons oftho
soil are ilock'ng away in mixed con-
course of foreign cmigrarts to the West.
W!tli less wisdom the people o South
Carolina arc, many OF them, rushing
away from the State. at the very no.
mcnt when such resources are being
developed as urgently invite .imm,gra-
ton, and as will, IN a few decades, crowd
sea island, plain and mountain with a
val!oh&l'oPu.ation Of Irish, SEQ ch Ger
mans, English, Danes, Swcdes and Nor.
w"gians-, such resources rs will fiji every
wasted pulse Of the body roluc with !,
current OF new and vigorous life-such
resources as by the blessing Of Heaven
viii restore ! 10 rs ,all our prosperity.
We are not afraid To indulge in such
expectations. We are sure that our
present difficulties will be, overcome. =
Our discrGcrcd society will be compos-
cd; our shattered and PROSTATE indus.
tries repaired. We look beyond the
immediate effects Of the act of cmanci-
patton so suddenly and reycnge(ully
effected, and so injurious 20 both races
at the Soath. We look beyond few
years. of.cxcitcmcnt, disorder and dis
trcss, and confidently predict the era of
thrifty labor and general abundance.
An article from the "Soldie's 3 Friend
inviting the veterans OF tho Federal
amy to settle III our State, well cxhi-
bits the advantages voluntarily renounc.
ed by those Of oar people who exile
themselves to other lands. The writer
calls upon the Northern people to oh.
serve how amply ature has done her
part here. And what should induce the
Northern laborcr or capita list 20 come,
should surely induce the Soul.s Carroll
ma proprietor to stay. The latter also
may wisely observe the water powers
that now waste their strength among
our mountains. His IS the abundance Of
The gold, ron, copper, manganese that
crop ont among the rocks and sparkle in
the sands. His arc those rick clays
and ochrcs that vein the lillsides with
suggestions to enterprise and the forests
that abound with the choicest American
woods For him the native vines Of
wonderful lnxuriancc display their iuicy
clusters among the trees. His are the
favored localities Of The 6g, the Give,
the pecan and the almond grow, the
tab|elanls where The peach, the nccta.
rlne and the apricot riren anu glow,
and the eastern slopes Of the Blue Ridge
ovorsprcad with the finest wheat in the
world. His arc The sea islands lannon's
for the finest cotton, and where with
little labor the early vegetables for tho
Northern markets, now imported in i'm
mcnsc quantities from Bermuda, can be
raised. His are tho living waters,
swarming at all seasons with fish, and
the sand beaches where The ca-tur,c
lays its eggs. The vcrv swamps he
cannot cultivate are dra ped with valna.
bic MOSES; and, where The lands were
worn out along the coast, and immense
layer Of richest rhosphates has been
just discovered extending from the
| Waccamaw southwark as far as The
Sa lilo. This fertilizer is more valua.
bic than guano and is well nigh mex.
haust,blc; aud above all it, cen be sold
at cheaper rate thar any other. We
| "e SPca\' Co'iSiueiateiY duu SOOcllY
when we predict that this one discovery
will give us IN ten years larger com.
mcrce and a more crowded population
thap Charleston ever enjoyed. ~ d,
Under such circumstances what moon.
struck madncas,is driving worthy }, crti
zens of South Carolina away from their
native State, ), Alter they have sacr;Gc
cd everything to. effect removal, Cal.
they find a better country to s"lle ii
than that where they now .rcsid. ?
! EChar!cston Ne,cs.
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| ATHE NEGRoEs ExcLuDEp.-- Oul
4 Washington Correspondent ,Erites
/ ono parsons # color will be aamittct
I into tho Senate at tho Impeachment
trial. This is an ,Gwful slight upor
Ithc, voting black population, and there
arc no fow Of them who arc beginning
to inquire why it is that, while thcil
suffrages are solicited; and them
solves so much an object of favora
Bile discussion among tho Radical par
ty, they are debarrcq ,froni!eren be