The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-15
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"wednesday Morning, Nov. Is, 1871
Wherein Lies Our Salvation 7

ho ic"ui' VI VIC elections rccently
held in the North and Northwest ought
to demonstrate aud provo cloarly to
tho people of the South that they can
not with safety look to tho National
Democratic party for relief from the
ills and prosecutions which they now
suffer. Those elections, with only
two exceptions, have resulted in fa-
vor Of the Republican party, and sub
stantially Indicate the endorsement,
by the great mass of the pooplo of
those sections of the country, of the
Administration Of Gen. Grant.
With this conclusion forced upon
US, we are naturally led to the inqui-
ry: wherein lies our salvation, or by
what means shall we redeem our State
from the hands of the thieves and
the plundcrcrs who have well-nigh
accomplished her ruin-her so-called
rulers and protectors. Many renee
dies havo bccn suggested and tried,
but havc failed in every instance, and
tho condition CT affairs is suoh now
that dependency and gloom soam to
rest like pail over the entire State.
This unfortunate state of our country
has been brought about purely thro'
the Vaccinations of corrupt men who
have come here from abroad, and who,
through evil design, have obtained
the control of the government. 1t il
to these men, and not to ignorant
blacks, that we should turn our attcn.
tion, and bring to bear such peaceful
and lawful instrum mentalities as will
tend to. rid the land of class of be-
ings who have despoiled it of every
thing but on unsullied reputation and
name. ill.,.
:, We must cut looeo from national
politics, and apply all our energies to
rc-cstablish in our own State govern
mcnt administered honestly, and with
Justice to oil men. Democrats. and
Conservatives in othor parts of the
Union are powcrlcss to help us, and
we must therefore help ourselves, or
VIC shall soon DO reduced to q condir
ton that will be intolernble, and from
which it will be impossible to- oxtri-
cate ourselves '~'''' $3.50 '''F .0H'T-
Since the close Of tho war, South
Carolina has been afflicted with too
many politicians, tho most of them
tho fossil remains of ante.bellum
times. Loosing sight of,:the good Of
tho State in tho qualification Of ambi-
tion, they have neglected to seizo
upon golden opportunities for striking
successfully at tho oorru ptiops and
abuses of power that have prevailed 50
extensively amongst tho rulers of the
land. We have had too much talk,
and not enough work. Conventions
of tho people havo been called time
and again, and still without resulting
in one iota of good to tho country.
Much good was promised from tho
Tax Payers Convention held some
mouths ago, bat wo have failed to SEQ
it. So far from the State deriving
any benefit thorefrom, wo regarded it
seriously injured, and tho people to
certain extent betrayed. That Con.
vention was called ostensibly for the
purpose of publicly denouncipg tho
corrnpt State Government, and invesr
tisatirg tho frauds that had beon
practiced upon the tax payers. Was
the object fully carried out? SO far
from it, Gov. Scott and his hireling
cabinet were whitowashcd, and in of.
feet encouraged to 60 on in their