The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-09-21
WINNSBORO, S. c., WEDNESDAY, MORNING, SEPT

He cxhorted his audience TO stand by,
support and vote for tho Republican
nominees, and not vote for scalawags,
carpet.baggers, and set of rogues,
(truo J He confined himself princi-
| pally to the slavery question and the
majority Of the Republicans in Con"
gross. (Great inattention prevailed
during the remarks of this speaker. }
Did not Wallace, in 1858 introduce
resolution to put free negroes into
slavery q 1t was very evident that
Mr.. Wallace had in view the $4,000
he would reooive if he were so fortu-
nate as to be elected.
The next speaker was f. l.. Cardo-
"a (colored Secretary of State.) He
stated that the Republican party
had done more for tho white peo-
pie, and they had done more for
education than any other party,
1--WE disagree with him. He stat.
ed that in 1853, - years ago, the
tax was eight mills on the dollar.
Now suppose, says he, man possesses
1000 acres Of land, worth SIS per
acre, and on two of those acres no
raises bale Of cotton worth, say, $75,
that the tax on tho amount is only
eight cents. Also that before the war
there were 100000 slaves who had no
government (and they have got about the
same thing now) but their masters,
who often lashcd them, and that it
was crime for man, before the
war, to teach colored mau that the
difference between the several amounts
raised was only $4,000 more than
in 1858. He stated that it was a
blundcr that the Reformists made
when they alleged that only $4,000,
(%nd out of that the School Commis.
sioner had received $3l,000,) had
been appropriated for educational
purposes. That the exact amount
was $350,000.
For Common Schools, 235,000
For S. G. University, $4,000
For School Com IN issioners, $4,000
Total, $4,000
Before the war tho total amount
was $4,000.
He stated that they had to show
for their appropriation the establish
meDt Of 625 schools--and the educa-
tion of $4,000 children. He stated
that the property in the State was
worth $lO0, 200, 900, and that it was
m lde by the sweat and toll of the
colored persons. ALSO that the white
people borrowed $390,Oo0 from SCOTT,
who was then the head of the Freed
mems Bureau, aud th.t this amount
had never been entirely paid back,
thereby retarding education, since
this amount had been appropriated by
Freed mans Bureau for the colored
persons education. Next, that no.
600 acres Of land had been purchased
by the State which wcre being divi-
dcd and surveyed into small lots of
rs and SO acres. (Auothet mule sto-
ry.) That the colored people would
be allowed certain number Of years
to pay their indebtedness for these
lands, and with tho money thus re.
oeived, the State will redeem their
bonds now deposited in tho North.
He mentioned case that had been
reported to him when tho person sold
tho Land Commissioner some land at
Sc per acre, and he Land Commits
sioner,) had charged the State 81.
He confessed that tho Land Commits
sioner generally allowed some margin,
| in order to pay the interest on bonds,
but that this was rather too much.
After an earnest exhortation to his
audience to think over all that the
Republicans had dene for them in Civ.
lag them schools, etc., and oven the
great blessings which they enjoyed to-
day of coming there they owed them,
He concluded his remarks by urging
thcm once again to vote the Republi.
can ticket Of Scott, Raasier and Wal
lace.
The next speaker was Gen. Worth
ington--a fresh Importation Of the
Carpet. Bag-Fraternity. Having had
our Gil of Radical 'gas," we retired
in disgust.
"Lot US have peace
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