The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-08
3ORO, S. g., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY s. 1872
The War on tho South.

In his rb,il!iunt aud impressiv
speech at Topeka, Gov. Grstz Brown
says tho Bo ten Pos, gr"pl,icall
sketohed tho results Of what is syle,
the reconstruction Of tho South an,
if the commercinl ,nen of the Nortl
suppose that. SO f"rbidding oopdi
ion Of things is very full Of prowi,,
ful the future OF interstate trade. the,
mus' have wonderfully modified thei,
views aud FrGYolutionizel che prlnci
i!es On whiLh hey have been aocus
toned to farWHhem. II tho SJn,h
said Gov. Brow, the very vestute o
all goveTn,uent was torn away at
alien policy has prevailed, swift tc
lpunish rather Gthan recohcile the
sm,it of douiit9on has been the syno
nJme of .Fedenl authority ; shaping
all local orgaaiz .,iun, openly con.
trolling large tadies Of depondan's,
interfering to{k {kustain WORTHLESS, off
cials, and rut Hlessly violating the
rights Of individduls. 1t has proved
a complete fYilure to build u new
civil and social order. The liberated
ace has been kept solidly arrayed
,gaiust the rest of the community,
under Coz rnp: appliances, with oon
ments, for the purpose of controll.
ing the States in the Interest Of the
Administrations, Entire sections
n"vo been plun'lcred of their sub.
s'ance debts have becu contracted. =.
m"r'gagiug generations Of l.bnr ;
taxes have been levied to tho point
of conf cation and all under ager.
cies upheld by the National q ,vern.
ment. Aud by thus stimulating fresh
disorders, it has rc,orted to suil
harsher !rgisla, ion aud enforced mar
'iul law upon the people with needless
severity.
The picture Is overdrawn in no
feature. The subj lyatirn aud rob
berry of Leland ts ENGLAND, or of the
jews by Titus, a,o thu only ready
parallels. A pubic opinion that will
r"nnive It such uh, l.s.le spulia,ior.
il the natural sred.b,d Il of corruption
everywhere aud we behold ,hv re-.
suit all around US. Tn. reaction hus
told fatally upon the Administration
itself, Sd that the people are rising l..
II body for its reform. The p''lagirg
of two hundred and fifty mlIlions by
cArLc'-bag Governments es ah,i,hcs
the fact If II dissolutr political NOR
a'i'y. And in r,f,rming r, tho Gov.
erumcnt, toe Moth will take the
most direct road to that permanent
reconstruction Of the South viii n has
ever engaged the general desire. Its
resources are ndlcs., unl nuthiuv
but perfect oolitic,l restora. ion viii
permit their Development. The bus:-
hess men Of the Nor'h h We rc son
al interest iu the rapid and harm nj
Gus c"mpleti"n Of this wo;k. With
u reas>uIeu Industry at the S,uth our
trade will be multiplied almost IN.
deGuitel y. Il is u materi.l ground
to est the view upo", yet it is t, be
duly considered. In seven short
mouths. in Northeastern Alabama, u
town has sprung up, on what was
before cotton fi:ld. Btrmiugha II
has more than three hundred built.
lug, twenty brick st"rrs, aud houses
two and thee stories high, two plain
ing mills and sash and blind f f.cturies,
fuundary and ma"hine shop, two
ho'eI>. eight brick yards, two print
lug Offices, with long list of other
proofs and acc'mpaninents to a grow
IN. :
est IF the N,rth to see such TO Sns
spring up every where over the S,uth,
that the existing d"ubt aud depr essiou
may be succ, edrd by increa- ing
wealth and maive Gus growth Of Il ado
between the reoonciIel sections.