The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-29
WV WIENM&BORO.
Wednesday Morning, March 20, 1871,
Educate, Educate.,;

educate, Educate, EduCate.'
The loathesomc hypocrisy which
characteristics some Of the profcsssd
leaders ind spokesmcn Of tho radicel
party,in South Carolina, is the vilebt
and most hateful feature Of this diseas-
cd and fostering, corrupt and corrupt.
ing misgovcrnmcnt. They pretend, as
docs ono Of their North Carolina
journals, to bolievc, that "the remedy
for our ills is in virtuous public sen.
timent,' and yet none know so we'll
as c.cold, keen, yankees who conduct
the Southern Radical press, that ga
virtuous public sentiment" docs not,
never did, and possibly never will
exist among public, tho majority Of
whom arc Africans. They seem in
capable of it, and, therefore, as inca.
pablo as the South American and
Mexican half-broeds and Spaniards, Of
republican government, tho essenco Of
which is government by virtuous
public opinion" Tho idea of men
who by thousands cannot read, CON-
ducting government, whose motive
power and balance wheel, according
to its very theory, ought to be a
wholesome public opinion To toll
us to wait for this rs "our only RENE.
dy,' is, vcrily, the mockcry of "a
fiend. So, too, tho Charleston Re.
publican, in n on(d-blooded three ool-
umn t'lc "f la Friday, exclaims,
with slrc. tive insinccrity (for it
must know the facts "Educate, Edu.
cate, educate" That article exhi~
hits cool head, crystallizod
into somo Of tho hardest and most in
Durable of Yankee prcjudices and
self concoitcd convictions of Yankee
superiority, with not q particle Of
true sympathy for the whites of the
State. We do not say this by way Of
more abuse, but it may be we'll for
that journal to hear tho truth, and to
know how hateful its cold. .blooded
"diagnosis" of tho case, as.it oalls it.,
appears to one perhaps more earnest
than the majority of people to dis.
cover and advocate a remedy
"Educatc, Educate, Educate w--
"Educate, educate, educate Il" Edu-
cate, educate, educated! |" Educate
whom The negroes : Yes, you
have done it The instructive preiu.
dices of the race, (for they have no
opinions) havo shot up, under your
pious culture, and flourish, and will
continue to flourish, in rank luxu.
rance But what necessity ever to
have put the government into "the
hands of loyal ignorance" (sweet,
charming sound to Yankee ears y ia
tho inst instance, SO as to neoe ssitate
an amount Of education that is abso-
lntoly impossible : What necessity
to have violated tho very law of life
of republic, which is virtuous
public opinion founded on the educa.
tion and intelligence of the people, in
order to ,inaugurato republican gov,
ernments at the South : This fatal
blunder will bear bitter fruits Of
retribution. These governments will
DO ovcrthrowu and practically nulli
hod hy the heroic virtue, or hatred, if
you prefer the word, of the white
people Of tho South, whose ancestors
loved and achieved liberty for Eng.
land, for America, and for tho world
"hiio "l"yai ignorance was feastinc
IN human flesh; or the force, the pre-.
'adcnts, tho laws and course of action
'sed by tho United States Govern.
mont TO uphold and sustain "loysl
gnorance" in a most doubtful Ex.
PEnINlENr.(it is q mere exporimont)
If its capacity for free, government;
will overthrow tho liberties of the
Jnion, and enslave the American
ointment. Think of that, cold. blood
d noighbor, AID in your peculiarly
ool and non..ohalautio way, if you 4
yer do thank God fvr anything, ! Is
'ay live to thank Goa That the
,rovidential training of c"eultiyatedl'
'sloyalty" has provided "a tremen,l
ops barrier Of practical /, wisdom, (
eai"st the dangers of fanatioal and Fl
ne-Aided speculation as to What I,