The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-23
FAIRFIELD HERALD.
WINNSBORO, s. C.
Wednesday Morning, Feb. %, 1870.
)esportes, Williams & Co., Props
Tho U1lrecOnstruucfed.

We expressed, in our last issue.
"affectionato venoration for tho unre-
constructed that never can be recon-
structed," and instanced Alexander
Stephens, who insists that tho govern.
ment will end in anarchy, unless it
returns to the acknowledgements Of
tho sovereignty and independence of
tho States, and r. Barnwell Rhett,
who, in an article entitled "Chival-
lous southrons," published in tho New
Eclectic last year, speaks of 'salways
remembering that the Southern States
are no part of tho United States !;
r .tc''o o"'"i ,nlon Of the two peo-
pl-s. aud certainseparation in the fu-
ture. Both those gentlemen are sim
core, but both are wrong. We re-
speot thoir convictions, but we reject
the policy suggested by their convic.
tions, because we do not believe them
t'nablc. Might, we hold, does make
right, in the atfai,s of this world, and
in the policy of nations; and though
right has an essential tendency to get
might upon its side, it often fails to
do so, and tho result is, that might
triomphs, and reversing the process,
gets right upon its side, in conse-
quence. For might changes all the
rotations existing between parties,
and relations being changed, duties
from those changed rela-
tions, change also. Truths, like men,
die, and make room for other truths,
though truth, as porvading princi-
pie, is as immortal as the principle of
lito transmitted through succession
OF dying beings. The spirit of Ame.
rican Liberty, to be more special, is
not dead, though State sovereignty
has passed away, to return no more.
Tho battle for good government, or
justice, is only transferred to another
field, and is to be fought, with good
hopes of victory, in tho adjustment of
new relations. But mon, devotedly
attached to system whose excellence
'hey have understood, and in the
dea Of whose continuance and tri.
lmph their imagination has delighted,
sill,not, without struggle, even unto
leath, submit to change and when
night intervenes and overthrows that
'ystem, blasting all Of their fondost |
nopes, thereyere ever sincere mourn.
'rs ovor its destruction, who like Mr.. |
stephens, prefer. to be historians Of
he past, rather than seots of the fu,
'ure, or who, like Mr.. Rhett, would be
'ontent to die, like the, stern Roman
Republican of old, the unconquera-
Die Cato. "Victrin causa Dds plucuit,
'ed ticta Catonim. A@# ~ @g
All just praise and honor to suoh
nen, for they belong to the brayest of
heirrace, andiset US younger mo on a,
Inning example. LET us cntoh d
'ortion Of their magnanimous spirit,
nd taking the banner of liberty and
astioe from atheira hands, carry ii,
rayeiy, In cur day and generation,
ntil wo plant il securely upon the
ulwaiks of constitutional freedom, or
adly farl II and hand Ito our sue
essora, amidst the bereaysnients iaoalI
appointments of heroic efforts simi.
Ar, at least iio spiritsto tbeifs.a They
ava ayo not ifsed in vain, If We twillsseps.s|
rate, Ia thinking of tbeay Wha.t lis
enporaiy y and g ccidenta e NON tiieifiii,
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