The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-10

convention, III that eloquent passage
Of that grand speech OF his "Sub.
nit ! the very sound of tho word
ourdlcs the blood in my veins :" 81.
lent, Sir, silcnt forever, in the sacred
stiffness Of the tomb.
The Harp that onco through Taras Hall
It's soul Of music shed,
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls,
| As II t rat soul we're dead
| Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes
! The only sign he gives.
! IL when some heart indie nant Breaks
To tell that still she lives
On tho contrary, Sir, what depths Of
Humiliation aud degradation aud dis.
honor have We not been called upon to
experience ! What cups Of b.ser.
ness and anguish have wo not been
compelled to drink to their drcgs I!
The prosecutions that have been
practiScd upon US, by The Radical par.
~ now dominant, in the sacred name
Of human rights and under the hypo.
critical prctcxt of extending freedom
TO the unfortunate, would have broken
the spirit Of any other people for all
future time. Ruined in fortune, those
kadical icnds have struck ut our
hearts, and with satanic malignity,
have wounded us in our tendcrc>t SEN
Sibiiltic>, by Sublccting lis to the ru.c
Of our S,mi.barbarous slaves 1t j. II
degradation and wrong that wc will
not soon forget. They have, too,
abolished government by public opin-
ion, and government by public con.
sent, the very primal elements Of re,
publican liberty, and have substituted
II regime of brute force 80 wicked aud
corrupt, so h;dcous and 80 hateful,
that TO longer submit tamcly to ,
even for one generation, involves the
ruin of our fortunes, and the loss ofall
manlincss and dignity of character.
Gentlemen, shall wo longer suhnit =?
Submit! Permit me again to recall
and rccuhc the spirit Of better days /:
"Snbml! Tho very sound of the
worl curdlos the blood in my veins -
We cAnnot possibly submit. Wo can-
not submit, and live. We must die
die to all sclfrcspcct and to all sense
Of manlinc. aud virtue aud honor
die to all love Of liberty and Justice
before we can longer quietly endure
'hc misrulc in South Carolina, for it
II the rule of rnpacious and unsrrupu-
lous hypocrisy. REFORM or ANAn-
cnY--G"op GOVERNMENT, or SuMMA-
RY ENGEANcE upon that which is
bhd-thls is the Stern issue of the
day, and trust there is none here that
desire to sh''k it, relcntlcssiy urged
homo upon us, as it is. | trust and [
know that South Caroliua does,
indeed, even now, remain, liko her
tive pine, though blasted by the
lightning of heaven, and shorn hy the
storm OF war of many Of her noblcL
brahchcs, sound and solid at the roro.
[ trust, and know, that when ncca,-
Sity demands it, she will break down
the credit of this negro government,
and otherwise resist, and that en-
there isoccasion to fight, she will fight :,
and that triumphant victory will
= r,U r.nn her banner. trust, and
!.Hp ii t h:r $ us, in this and
every hour of her humiliation and
trial, will be sustained by hor hcrcdi-
tary love of liberty, and by the re
collection Of her traditional di,,in:.
tion and glory, and wall meet their
tate, whatever that fate may be, ahi
mas opIduS2"c p0ruh.
But, Mr.. President, may Heaven
avert the day Of anarchy tha. now
threatens our once prosperous State.
May that same noble aud iuyai pri le
which has rendered her glorious in war
insist upon restoring her to rrooperi-
ty aud happiness in pcaco. Sir, she
does not desire anarchy. She does
not wish for violence and strife. She
longs for the reign of justice, and the
restoration of liberty secured by law.
No people have siucercr npprccia.
tion tor the victories of peace, as Sc.
cured by tho wise administration of 4
snitab'es constitution and equitable
laws. And | beg leave, therefore, in
conclusion, to propose the following
sentiment, in compliment to that
learned profession whose lubors among
us alc devoted to establishing in our
midst the supremacy Of law:
The Bar of Winnsboro. In the
learned and upright advocate, socie-
ty has ever recognized tho Eye of
keason to perceive, aud tho Hand of
Wisdom to apply, the principles Of
Liberty and Justice"
MIR. IL. \. Gaillard responded to
the sentiment in humorous eifusiou
that brought down the most uproar-
Gus applause. Complained that his
vision Of standing victor here tonight
over van1uished plates aid glasses
had hocn dispcllcd by being appointed
on tho programme for speech, aud
that instead Of finding himself Il c>n.
qneror, here he WAS mocI, sutIHtd
victim of unexpected speech. Qn,ted
a humorous description Of a law sG.t