The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-01-26
FAIRFIELD HERALD.
WINNsBORo, s. c.
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 2e, 1870.
Desportes, Williams g. Co., Props

DOSpOSSoSs w lllAluS ~ w., ErOpS
FOrgetaulness ~ BLESSING Need
cd Now. i-,
To ono who offered to teach Them
istocles the art Of memory, horeplied,
"I would rather you teach me the art
Of forgetfulness." There is q deep
philosophy in this reply. In many
things we all romember but too we'll,
when to forgive, Or to forget, would be
far bettor for us. We especially re-
momber, in political and social life,
what an ardent and perhaps virtuous
hope has suggested to us as "what
ought to be-" when it is irreconcilea.
bly, opposed to "what atundoubtedly is'''
and hence our chagrin and disappoint.
mont are incurable and perpetual.
How much better to conform to the
inspired exhortation, that '.f'rgetting
the past" working in the present, we
should press forward towards the
prize Of the future. l*'i"'' g..
| Politicians in South Carolina, train
ed to the doctrine of State sovereign
ty, seem incapable Of forgetting their
lesson. 1t distorts their judgement
Of the present, and beolouds their Wis
ion of the future. We tell them, q
couple Of decades may bring that doc
trino to lifesagain to some good ,pur-
pose, but, for'our generation, tho loss
said about il, the better for us us
practical mon, who must contend for
freedom on ground not, of our own
selection. We fairly smiled ovor the
Courte''s irresistible argument in fa-
vor of "the Supreme Court" The other
day. The petitio principle in taking
for granted that we we're being gov
erned by the constitution as the Su.
preme law Of the land, and not by the
Federal Government, whicll has gun.
"outside Of the constitution" and
moreover proposes ta remain there,
amused us not littlo. Why did not
the Co.:ier prove .fron. the Cc%ss:tu~
tton that the blacks have mover been
set free It can be done. Abraham
Lincoln himself, in his declarations on
tho subject, frequently put in the pro-
viso, Sunless the Courts prevents" if
not in those words, in substance
Why now Is y that our politicians
cannot see other facts just. as plainly
as they see the abolition of slavery.
WHY'S slavery the only principle of
the constitution, the only part of
their lesson, that they can forgot
If the Federal Government is now de
factos supreme and sovereign, made SO,
for our generation, Sy o war the fiercs
est and most unoalled for in modern
times, 10 y to be supposed that there is
any need for the political Jurisdiction
Of @ Court established on the Other
theory that tho States are sovereign ?
IWill Congress allow tho Supreme
tCoost'to become the ultimate tribu-
nal and, depositary Of supreme politi-
eai ,powersiiu Tine idop seems TO US
prepostorously absurd no mattor
what party have 4 majority in Con.
gTess., No, Congress is the final
judge, tho Supreme, absolute authori.
ty now, and necessarily 80. sover-
1eighty has otacto passed from the
States to our Federal Government,
aud Il fesides at present, and will, for
our generation, continue to reside in
Congress. taa asa / ptt ty} Ga84
& Wowill put a case. Suppose th
Radicals should fll every place on the
bench Of the Supreme Court. Sup.
pose, them, that the, election gives q
new party. or say, ifsuoh an absurdi-
l'ty be possible, the present Democrats
party, . two thirds majority ia Con.
gress, and that this sntiraaioal Con-
grsss passes politiesl measure, which
tho radical Supreme Court declare,
when tested, To- DO s'unconstitutional, y,
though pefhsps astdshofisea BY come
express CLAUSE, Or say, some, doubtful
phrase A',,P q che, constitution. vNoald the
said apti-radioal Congress submit I
Of conrse not., Cease, them to take.
that old fogy view OF the Supreme
CSutt' It's Jurisdiction u do tac.o