The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-12
THE LATEST .Yl1NKEE SCANDAL.

We havo become so accustomed to the
scandals of the North, that we had we'll
nigh overlooked the latest outrage upon
Religion, Morals, and public decency, in
that Moral vineyard, aud very superior
region OF this very superior land. or
course. the United States is "the best
Government the world ever saw its
Yankee citizens are the purcSt .n The
earth ; and If i. were not ior the be-
nightcd semicivilize,i, and wicked South,
it would be II land without stain and
without bIcmish Unlappily, they Of
the North cannot get away from us -
They are tied to our car. while we
hang about their nccks Ikea huge
milestone. an incubus, irrcmovuble aud
irrcmcdiublc. But with all this dcccnct
and moral superiority, wc are under he
painful necessity Of denouncing that la
test outrage. to which we have jus re-
ferrcd. and which we mi2h, have uv r.
looked were it not for the storm ui in
dignation which it has called forth even
in The North. We aliudc 10 the Hichari-
son Mcfarland ease, with the parsicu.
lars of which the newspapers have becU
tecmng tor some time. Richardson II
disciple Of the meek humanitarian
Gir"ly and an employees oI that dc!tcl-
able sheet the Tribanr, having sr,iucrd
Mrs Mcfarland is shot ana mor,aIiy
wounded ia the street of New York CITY
BY The injured husband. The woman
having obtained divorce from he
C"nrs of lrdiauna. is married 10 Rich
ard>"n, upon his death bed ana e
ceremony is performed hy tna' bln
upon Christianity, ",hc So callc," Rv
Henry Ward l,ccchcr, OF II, ,on,l,
Church, assisted 10y two other equally
eminent Divincs- the .Rcv>" Dr Field,
aud y B. Fro,hnaham I hr crrrmnny
Is short and sweet, and The oilicalim.
Pars on asks II !!cssing upon III. adu,.rr
ous am,i unhalinwcl nnium Then Rich.
ardS"n dies and ere hi, L,,ly is con.
signed to the earth this same Bruchrr
Fr"nounc"S "ul"-y ,in thv lie
ol the man. not uupu his .o" .,eis
but upon that awful crime which he had
committed
And mis- dreadful affair is tho result
oftl'c Free love. tonrcritc, Co.n:nunis
tie. WomamS Rights iSmS which live
and flourish at The North The barriers
"t i'ligion arc torn Lowu the bound
aries of good morals are nvcrleape.l : and
the rcstraint$ OF good society cast aside
Where is the $, cnrity Of the marriage
tic, when the wife is, ut any mnncnt, 10
be released from her obligations permits
ted to desert hor family, and allowed to
marry another man. whose "a.linity"
she Is supposed to l,s f? What is to be-
the consequence, when men, protesting
to be Ministers Of Christ, can give their
aid and conntenancc in the Sundrriny
OF that tie OF which Our Saviour said
"what God hath joined let no man pu,
assnn1cr;' and uniting the parties in
nnothrrand adnhcrous marriage? Surely
the consequences must he fatal tn the
family, fatal to Soc;cty. fatal to every
thing that man holds s,cre.l and dear in
life. Oh the horror, the shane, the
crime Of such deeds God giant that our
people OF the South may never, never
hcconc familiar with them Rather let
us bc ground down forever under the
iron heel of oppression, stnrvc. freeze,
perish, than such scenes should ever
disgrac" the annals at onr history. God
I'cSC'Nc 'uc ucNI S''Du women ul Ol uu
sunny South from he dreadful teachings
of New England morality--and keen
them always, as they are now, pnrc and
without rcproach. Yes, let the North
boast Of its vilainous ontra.cs and its
miserable scandals; but let u> here mains
tain the samctiiy ol the lnarriu.c tie. the
honor of our women, AMI the purity Of
our society. The shock which this
scandal has given at the .>orth. ia les
son worthy ot our deepest consideration
and sncercst study.
B"nnrr ri IT,, .Syuth
a wise old gentleman. who knew all
about it. on retiring from business. rnvc
the following sage advice tn his son and
successor "tnnmni; sense. my sou. is
valuable in all kind, of business s-cxcept
love making.
II you would increase in wisdom, ven
must reflect. The mere sight of things
amounts to nothing. n fool may 90
around the world and rriurn II r.nl al
last, because he ha> u" rr!lr.';nm. Dnr