The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-06-21
'ESH'OasTES T. Williams.
TERMS-IN ADVANCE.
"Nf. SEiaIley Interviews Robert Toombs


1t is not principle for which Toombs
and such men contend, but simply an
idea rs prcposterons as it ,s dangerous,
and the sooner the thinking pcopltul the
South frown down all these foolish al.
temnts Ola Few dissatisfied hiGh to TO-
mcnt discord and create bitter feelings,
the sooner pearn and prosperity will
come 10 us. Here is what Toombs
says on this point
I'm Il few minutes General Toombs
came i'll and soon commenced to talk
politics. told him that he was under.
stood to represent The most ultra wing
OF the Democratic party N Georgia,
and ,ha, | was dcsitons Of learning his
views upon political questions eyes,"
he said, Il am one Of the rcG-hot kind"
"What do YOU think Of the new dcpar-
thtc Of the Northern Democracy, as
cSpoundcd by Vallandingham and the
Pennsylvania Convention shall you
support it ~ "Ncver. would soon
or vote for Horace Greeley than for any
Democrat upon such platform. Gree.
ley and tho Republicans first got it up
IT'S their patent, and have more res
pcct for them than for such scoundrcls
as VallaHlineham, who wants to steel
their ideas" Mr.. Too,nbs spoke at
some length in this style, declaring
finally that the people Of the South
could never DO brought to accept the
Constitutional Amendments as hnali-
ties, and that f the Democratic party
took that ground they would have moth.
Ing to do with that party. "What do
You look forward to in the future 2" |
asked chow can ynu csrape the results
Of the war p "Wc vii. fight YOU
again just as soon as we can get ready"
he answered "and | believe we car
get ready much sooner than the most
people thiak." "You cannot seriously
believe tha. the South will attempt an.
other war z certainly do, and be.
lievc that | shall live to 500 Southern
Independence. Many Of our people are
losing the hope that they will SEQ 'Shi-
loh' in their day. but they are tralning
their chlldtcn ur to take tip the work."
General Toombs talked in the most
bitter way against the Republican party,
wh'ch he denounced as composed OF
thieves, robbers, and prison convicls.
"fhcrc is not an honest man in the
Radical party in Georgia." ho said.
llo accused tho Northern Republicans
OF sending down tho worst kind Of ras,
Gals to plnnder and opptcss tho South. He
maintained that this class Of men were
pnrpoScl Y selected to abuse and impov.
crish the Southern people. He would
not admit TINT the r publican party rs
national organization, had any holes-
~ or patriotism, and tho hard names
hr calrdit and the sins with which he
charged it, would fill column. l asked
II he thought any considerable number
OF men III Georgia agreed with him in
desiring n renewal Of tho war, and in
still hoping for Southern independence.
"Two.thltds aT all the white men in this
State aud in al the South are of tins
way Of thinking" he replied "and # YOU
will 60 into tho country among the
planters you will find what I say is
true. In the large towns the editors
and business men talk different but they
know nothing Of the sentiments OF Tho
people"
Later in The conversation General
Toombs spoke of the civilization Of the
South as compared with that of the
North and OF Europe. He bad travel.
ed, he SAID, over much OF The world. aud
had seen no higher civilization than
that of Virginia and Georgia. The
civilization tho North was far below
1t. II" thought the agricultural popu.
h'ion of New England the poorest class
OF people he had ever Sc en-. replied .ha.
Tire agricultural people Of Georgia and
SoWh Carolina were the poorest pco.
mad ever seeNt and thereupon n dis
cnsSlor arose rs to what onstitutcd
high degfee oI civilization, tho General
declaring that it dill not consist in
packing people together as thick az hogs
IN a pen, which, he said, was the North
e'n idea. He thought :. lh,nfy settled
country, where people had room enough
and did not interfere with each other, anil
where the laboring class was owned or
controlled by the land holders was
tho highest type Of modern civilian
non. | changed the subject and asked
II ne thought immigration desirable
FOR the South Z emo" he replied, "we
don't want Northern men to come
here let them stay away at home
where they belong. This is our ooun.
try, and We. want to keep it for our
selves and our children. If people
"hp call themselves our conqucrors
insist on. coming here against our
wishes they need expect no welcome
With thom." ~ 1.|.
General Toombs spoke with great
bitterness of the Reconstruction Acts
and Constitutional Amendments.
Tho party that passed them wore
liars, he said, for they pretendsi to
believe in sclf.goyernment, ard At