The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15
What tho Northern Radical Papers say Of
the Result Of Whlttemoro's Elgotion.

the Result of WMttemores Election.
1t will perhaps be consoliug to the
individual who has won national
famo as n Qadotship broker to hear
the expressions with which tho re-.
spectacle journals of the party with
which he claims to be identified an.
nounce the news of his reelection.
Tho New York Post (Rndical)
thinks that cit is hardly possible that
Congress will consent to admit dis.
gracod swindlor to seat in it's halls"
Forncy's Press declares that ssit is
discredituble to tho country that such
person should bo ro-oleoted," aud
adds: cit is much to be regretted
th"t tho constituency of this man
could not have been better informed
conc corning his character, and especial
ly with the disgraceful circumstances
under which he left tho House."
Even the New York Tribune OK.
pressed "tho hopc that in case this
shameless adventurer and trader in
politics shall be returned to Congress
that body will decline to receive him
IS member, if it can possibly find
Justification for such course"
The New York UeraM is even moro
complimentary. 1t says: "Whittc-
more, it is conceded, is q scoundrcl,
and of the mcancst possible type.
Ills taking u bribe in Congress is
shown to be not merely in his usual
way, but rather above his usual way
in point Of dignity and fair dealing.
Even his defence-that he applied the
money to charitable purposes turns
out to be q common defence with him,
ADD hc has made it in cases Of knavc-
'ry on So small sum as seventy-livc
cents. Yet this fellow must 90 to
Congress, and there is no help for it
all because, knavo rs ho is, he is popu-
lar with the negroes, who are too OBJ
tuse, morally, to conceive Of these
points of character as OBJECTIONS.
WHAT DoEs IT MEAN?-"Corsair,"
tho Columbia correspondent Of the
Charleston NeWs, says that the garri-
son here did not attend on tic occa-
sion of decorating the graves of Fcdo-
raj soldiers. The band was present
by!speeial arrangements aud soldiers
.wep.t md possibl lya an officer. .Sr twc.
bn' "s lAdiviIua's. There VIZ, in the
proccss'o", 30 place for them as sol.
dierS. y gentleman connected with
the garrison informed tho corrcspon-
don't that they were not invited. lie
pertinently asks:
Why not7 Was it not appropriate
to ask the soldiers to join in q memo
rial tribute to their brothers, when,
under the direction of tho grand mar.
shall of the day, officers and members
of the Union League, and church as
sociations, and teachers, and colored
children, and fire companies, and Sab
bath schools, took conspicuous part Z
But let US deny tho fact that the mill
tary officers of tho post wcro not in
vitcd. What then2 If they ,oerc in
vited they did not attend in mill
tary capacity. Why not? Lot the
Grand Army of the Republic answer.
Meanwhile, our people are at liberty
to come to conclusion something
like this: The tacred and beautiful
day of decorating the dead soldiers
graves has become a political thing,
end real soldiers are either not want
ed or do not wish to take part. The
duty is in high degree sacred and
In tho samc degree is a prostitution
of it for political purposes Infamous.