The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
One Crumb Of Comfort.

Inc result OF inc lat0 oleoClOu3 bayo
tho Carolinian, was a crushing defeat
to the movement for reconciliation
and reform. Grant has been re-eleot.
ed by u majority probably twice as'
largo as the QUO be ,ryceived in 1863.
But though wo failed wrctchedly ip
our efforts to work a salutary change
In the general government, there isip
the redemption of Louisiana from
carpet.bag misrule much which should
be source OF considerable solace to
every Southern heart. We presume
that there is no reason to doubt now
the authenticity of the reports which
have been undeniod, that the Conser.
vative State ticket has boen elected
by several thousand majority. The
State has bcou wrested from tho hands
Of the kellogg Custom House clique,
and turned over to the proper charge
of her own honorable, efficient and pa
CrlOtlo cltlZcnS. ., ...
Louisiana like South Carolina has
been tho proy Of plundering political
advcnturers, from the time of the
reorganization of the State, under
the reconstruction laws Of Congress
till now. Reckless extravaganza,
gross vouality, wholesale corruption,
and an utter disregard of the true in-
terests of tho commonwealth, have
thero as hero characterized tho rule
Of tho apostato native, tho unsorupu.
lous foreigner and tho ignorant negro
combined. The State will now,
doubtless, take bound forward on
the path of material progress and dc.
volopncu such as she has never be
fore experienced, even in the palmy
days Lang Sync.
There is no earthly reason which
VIC can discover, why cvory Sou, hcrn
State should rapidly rccuporate aud
soon repair the ravagcs Of tho war,
provided, only measurable honesty,
ability and economy can be secured in
the management of their lvoal govern
monts. The greatly improved condi.
ton of those which have been able to
burst tho coils of oarpes-bagism which
bound them all for awhile, furnishes
ample testimony to tho truth of this
proposition.
1t it wore not for the disordered
state Of society here, and particularly
the fear of intolerablc taxation both
Of which arc incidents Of our inc, N.
potent and corrupt gove rnments, an
abundance of Northern capital would
unquestionahly flow in this direction
where it's profits arc 80 much larger
than nt the North. There is one fact
connected with the disenthrulmont OF
Louisiana, which is cheerful food for
reflection to us of South Carolina.
There IL a majority ,f colorcd votes
in Louisiana just as here, not 80 large
indeed, hut then there arc thousands
Of white Radicals in that State, while
We havo only few hundred. The
colored people must therefore have
combined in large numbers, or el.e
tho Conservative ticket would not
have the ghost of chance.
We cannot SEQ that our situation
here is more dolcful, or our prospect
Of delivery from tho curse of bad
Government moro gloomy, than was
that of Louisiana up to this time.
Our white people are certainly not less
true in their devotion to our State,
and our colored people rs GLASS we
think ale far superior in intelligence,
docility and tractablenoss to those Of
Louisiana. What has beon done
there can surely be accomplished
here, if tho same prudent counsel di.
rccts, and tho somc hopeful energy
gives impulse to our, efforts. We
shall have to depend entirely upon
ourselves for any political reformation
which wo may desire to teo effected
in our State. We should nt all vents
make the trial, and aot if such were
tho case.
Party Organizations Their Present and
Future Status.
The smoke has cleared away sufli
ciently from tho lato Presidential
battlefield to note tho present status
CT tho forces that joiued in that
memorable struggle. TO locate OK
actly the positions now occupied by
the political parties which have hith-
orto nopoeoI aook ~ hor IN 4hso cnnp