The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-08-24
}, S. c., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST "a, 1870.
Judge 0rr'S Position,

| Judge Orr advances a singular id .a
Tor which we must allow hlm, not :h.
credit originality, but the merit Of a
nice, new and popular setting, although
grotesqne enough to those who look
beyond the surface He substantially
maintains that the Republican majority
in this State is unalte'ublc This, when
analysed, certainly means that the
voters are blind, and will always vote
hlindly for party measures And, by
the way, tins view of their voters as
dependent creatures crops out very fre.
qnently in the speeches and talk Of the
Radicals. They think themselves safe
for a long tonure uf power, the chief
reliance beng upon the ignorance and
immovableness of their supporters. 1t
is the first time in political warfare that
we ever heard Of a necessary, unchan.
geable, stereotype majority. Are men
supposed to stand still---fxcd to the
spot--incapable Of moving, thinking and
acting for lhemselves2 Measure you,
Judge Orr,t the colored people can ap.
preciate argument, can sift statements,
can exami"e and ponder the miserable
falacles which have 80 long deceived
them. They desire, now hundreds and
thousands OF the,u-to break away from
those who would keep them in leading
strings forever. They feel, keenly, the
cursed slavery Of the Leagues, and
know they are The pens where they are
prepared, and, it may be adorned, for
political sacrifice Tho black element
IN the Radical party in this State is now
to large extent great, seething mass
OF discomfort. They know their lead
ers-na,ivc as we'll as Yankee, scala
wags, carpet bageors *nnd all have
grossly deceived and phundered them.
They have heard though not from
Governor Orr-ol the great swindle OF
the age-the Land Commission frauds
AN outrage in which they are more
concerned than any other class, and from
which they suffer most of ALL They
know their leaders seek always to demor
allze and corrupt them. ruling their
necessities and through their weaknesses,
and would sell the souls Of every one OF
them, IN the twlnlellng of an ave, into
eternal ruin for pilifdl piece of silver
1T is mistake, fatal mistake, and a
henous wrong, to say that the negro is
mere blockhead, to be p,.petualy turned
about and manipulated to suit the per-
sonal and party views of those who as.
pire always to manage him. Let h,m.
we say, come out from the Leagues,
hear and weigh argument, assert his
freedom and his manhood, ard vote for
whom and hor what measures he may
please. We have no fear orthe result,
if this be done. He will seek, like all
hergood men, tolcform abuses, to
check corruption to drive ont of Office
those who disgrace 1t, and in general.
will senslbly, peaceahle and quietly and
will endeavor to restore the country TO
prosperity and happiness. He is not to
remain stereotype, musty edition of
iank. blind, unreasonng Radicalisln.
We have now to take our leave of
Judge Orr. We have treated him with
courtesy, We deeply regret his letter,
for bis own sake and for the sake of our
good old mother State. 1t is n weak
'hlhg, ana very wrong thing. 1t is a
letter against has country and his coun
trymen. Just when we must needed
him, he deserts us and our good cause,
and forjno reason e,rcept our alleged
,0eakness Just when Radicalsm has
reached its acme of corruption, and
when men, no longer able to stomach or
stand It., are looking about for the un.
der'aker. Judge Orr comes along with
his battery and seeks to galvaniz, it
into neville. FIe may give it some
spasms more, it may kick a while longer.
but its day Of doom is fixed, decompoai
ton has begun, and all the letters and
propunciamentos,of of It's old adher"nts
and its new captivcs and converts mice.
ted into its miserable, rotten carcass con.
not do more for it than Increase the
agonies and coutortions OF its dissolution
- Guardian.
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