The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-28
CAT HOME" JUNE 2lsT, 1871,

MEsSRs. EDITORS: The above warning
came to hand last Saturday, juno l7th, al
though written, as you will sec, on Friday,
the 18th, and mailed in Charleston on the
18th June. This is easily accounted for.
Parties guilty Of The offence, for offence it is,
either forgot the day Of the month or dated
it ahead but it matters little about that.
must tax your kindness and generosity to al
low me, through the columns Of your week
IL, to vindica;e myself and meet the charge
in The above terse note, also 10 apologize for
appearing before the people in such way,
bnt when it becomes necessary to speak 81
lcnce ceases 10 be virtue. You must not
view me with critics eye if should slide
into cgotisrn in thus vindicating my charac-
ter. will be forced to speak Of myself. my
past life and few Of the merisoriouS deeds
of the same, to show to the people and the
would he guardian Of the widow and orphan.
who has ''sworn to protect the down trodden
any and everywhere, that an innocent Of
the charge He warns me TO make "restitu-
ton fully" or ''retribution will be sent on me
as sure as I live" Let him place me on an
ante-war basis and I will make "restitu-
tion fully" Where has he been for the last
decade? What have his friends been doing
not to let him know, after his long map,
negroes set free, and the property Of the
South gone-in fact that the South is now in
q bankrupt condition? The lethargy must
have been tremendous to have stupc6ed lin
so that war might be fought around him
without arcusing him from his deep slum-
ber Will some friend of his be good enough
10 ;cll him some things that tranSpircd during
his nap, that we seeded and were overpow-
cred in the struggle for liGorty-thar the ne
crocs are free for instance. In this struggle
tor liberty all was stakAd and all was lost.
How does he know that have "wronged the
widow and the orphan?' Where in single
instance have I "wrongcd the widow and
the orphan?" Would TO God that smoke
houses and corn-cribs could give in evidence:
then evidence in the case Of self interested
party would not have been necessary. ASK
those around me if aD such brute. such
O demon or such miScr as TO wrong the
widow and the orphan" dare say that the
"sworn-to-protect.th has not
done one-half for the "widow and the Or
pbau" that have. Now MeSirs. Editors for
3 few egotistical remarks for which | asked
your pardon in the outset.) Why does he
vent his spleen on me? Where is the man
who has given more to the poor than |: :
Where is the man who has thrown open his
doors, as it were. to the ''widow and the or
phan" as have? For several years / have
Supported family of three and not one iota
has been charged them for it. No longer
than last Sabbath was guilty Of little
charitable act. Learning that widow lady
was in destitute circumstances, offered to
help her as far rs | was able. A sister Of Mr..
J. Blackburn is the lady to whom ! refer.
told him to send down, that the wheat crop
was just coming in and would let her have
ten (l0) bushels of wheat, some bacon, &c.
Another, on the same day, Mrs. Martha
Dackett, another one Of the good guardian
care. is in need, aud am, to-day, to let her
have some wheat. and have let her have a
good n,aoy things cut OF the store belonging