The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-09

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how diFereht q, II seems that some
People value tenants here in proper
ttioa tq qtheit poverty, and in proper.
tion tosthair'inebility to fulfil aeon,
traot ofseseral Years and their dcpen
dance even for, food upon the land
owner. This ssystem can never restore
or improve our lands. We see no
imdediate remedy. But tho truth
ought to be known, and men who can.
not plant, should 60 to other kinds of
work. IF their minds be, directed to
'sicb all object, they will end a way
to accomplish it. a The. resources of
an earnest man are wonderful.
The Jews an Example.
The while pe.iple of S nth Carol.
ma may as we'll mako up their miuds to
jein the Republican, party, us Judge
Orr advises them to do, or to be
content to do without political office
aud to maintain and improve their
civilization through other agencies
than that of their Stn,e government.
This luttcr is tho course which faith.
fulness to what is good in their past
and to their better aspirations for the
future requires of them, and, there.
fore, it Is the course which they are
sure to adopt. They cannot raise the
colored citizen to their level, and they
will not 60. down to his, and the mat
ter being plainly reduced to silent
conflict between castles, the whites now
accept tho Issue, and they intend to
ignore the, oolortd citizen in all Of
their future plans for their own amc-
lioration and progress. They propose
no persecution. They desire to take
away no right. They simply intend
to let the colorcd citizen alone, to
make the best use he can of the tenn.
porary political power he possesses ill
South Carolina, while they attend tv
such matters as education and money .
making, manufacturing, diversified
industry, and other crying needs of
our society. Promising that in 81
doing, the whites will forego their le-
gitimate share in their State govern
ment but for;a ve.y brief period, and
even during that period, will exercise
some restraining Influence for good as
an intelligent minority, because these
Yankees simply wunt the Offices and
the jobs, and will do anything to sat,
1isfy the W ties, except share the
spoils, we, for arguments sake, ask,
suppose we should have to give up
tho Offices to negroes and to mean
demagogues stepped in hypocrisy for
very long time, why not do it
Suppose We had to do it for full
century. The Jews have managed to
do without Office. and to prove true to
their convictions aud to the traditions
Of their fathers for eighteen centuries,
without any share of political power
It seems to W., that when negroes re-
fuse to rise to the level Of the white
man, white men should emulate this
example Of heroic fortitudc that for
eighteen centuries the Jews have cx.
hibited, and refuse, for ceuturie,
even, to 60 down to the level of the
negro. If the negro can ri>e to our
level, let him do 80 before the XVIII
amendment was ratified, we argued
give him the chance. Universal suf.
trage is perhaps the best solution OF
the problem Of his existence as a free
man among US. But the question oI
our sinking to the level Of the negro
is different. We must never consen,
to it, Because he prefers corruption,
we must not consent to il and &c
join him in upholding it, is dishonor
too deep for any but mercenary hypo
critics. ~ J r'.
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