The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-22
Lotter of Col, Jas. H. Rion,

Vlseu oy me, you say, "He Would De
pleased to have the scheme somewhat
explained" l will endcavor to do
SO, but the limits of newspaper
ocomn unioation will not, of course,
allow ne to do more than briefly give
tho main ideas. 81, u..
nti The Virginia third-party scheme
will not work here. Let US keep up
the organization of the Democratic
party in this State. We can coDsti-
tute no other party, even in name,
howmuch soever we may endoavor to
do SO. We are Democrats let us call
ourselves such. This name furnishes
the only real line of division between
our friends and our foes and is the
name of the party which, sooner or
later, will overthrow the radical par
ty in tho United States. While we
look forward to this redemption, we
ought to use what power we have as
effectively as possible and while wo
need not play the sycophaut, yet whilo
our hand is in the tigers mouth, we
ought to irritatc the animal as little
as possible. -
os We must boar in mind that in the
{ State, as u whole, in three Congrcs-
sional Districts, and in twenty Coun-
ties, We are, for some time to come,
lin II hopeless minority. 1t is bope.
less, because dependent. upon the color
Of the voters. That it is SO dopen-
dent, (except in few instances where
the high intelligence or Integrity of
the colorcd citizen enables him to do.
.tolaro himself political freeman,
r cmaucipatcd from the slavery of the
leagues,) any seriously rehectiug
mind must admit. No court,ng of
tho colored vote has the slightest
effect. No exposure of villainy on
tho part Of the radical officials has
tho slightest effect. The oolored vote
. is deaf to anything uttered by an
honest white Democrat. Hampton,
& Thomas, and Others may talk them
selves hoarse, and MI they may have
said can be he wipod out i'll one min.
ute by some petty lying. scalawng.
Declarations that we will in good faith
abide by the 18th, 18th and 18th
amondm ents, can do no good for they
: meet such declarations with a sncer.
sw What are we, then, to do2 Pre-
serve our party organization, and
= while at all times wo, o,rmaY be ready to
{ interchange views with intelligent
2 'colored citizens, cease courttng their
votes. 1t makes them shy off. In
the eleven Counties, whore we. have a
, maj jority, elect our, mon this will
i give Ms the check when, IL, Two thirds
vote is requircdI in the Legislature!
In tho one Congressional District
elect one Of orr men who has no 70.
litical disabilities, wig, can tell the
; story of our. wrongs at Washington.
: In all State elections, in the other
thrco Congressional Districts, and in
those Counties whore We are in q
hopeless minority, make no nomina-
tons, ana act as ga. balance of power
party."gsu h,m "a g.r ..ss.l
At the46rst elections the authority
of tho leagues may prevent, tho Re-
+ publican party from, running two sets
Of candidates; but am bition aud the
! selfish principle will, as soon as they
lGsoeD@e arc in earnest as to running no
candidates ofsnnr own, certainly cause
* influential ,.independent" Candidates
to come, OUT, Then we can selootythe
.iamoro thonest and best qualified, and
y by throwing our balance Of power iii
n the scale, elect . the sone d wo favor.
.7eFrom that eloction, son ., as long as we
"a sadhore to,the policy, we = viii conttoi
- matters, justefas the Abolition party
did in many of the Northsrac States
year after yeaU .'0ur vote will be
courted, promises viii sBoF made to as,
- and ''measurcssEof. State Government
and ,HegisIatiohI qwillpbe shaped to re-
tain or vote iii, tho next election, by
,ct,osa~inI pffieewg .y,,Ye4aaAs9
se.BHl3ut. suppose no ,asplit igs, made :"
This supposition, except lat,the ,9rst
elections, inyolyes the abolition of the
selfish and ambitious principle, But
sif 40 split is Silade,a. Ws dan votoA or
not, as we ,plc.ase, saati We ssSss nothing.
we gesa ii preventing agitation, aud
= ia taxing away from the fadical leads
. ers, TIC mptiVe" f9f 'engendering bad
bfobd .bstwee& tbs races, and Of using
the! !tSiiititS d "a 'F6dnessse.f'" f'"F s"'s
The. f5fos soi6g il certa iitl Y our pro-
" per r'Policy,, lille d Waiting = qedelhny
~ tion u The sloR chung = %r rio norr
! ,fuart naa aiapfigfarioas tabies,I or'by
aathe' 'hurlipg from p5wer'of the, present
'hnXati6iiRl 'i!Slesbotfsiht sby'b tba great
D" ahfeoaH1aitiS eoaSHraitiS PARTY ofs the coud(y,fft 3
rs hFhs gsehteH difficulty Dino cafrSipg
''to,it etheh fof6goiHgS progratnmd : {fog
~ Whioh I claim no offgiaalitS' sihcS