The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-12-11


their firm determination that only
those who are known to reflect and
maintain those political sentiments
shall rule in this republic Of on. s
Individual prescription and habitua]
denunoiation of the Government, both
the State and Federal, were soon fol.
lowed by armed organizations in va
rious sections Of the State; which, led
by bold, bad and designing men,
over -awed by their number aud dar.
ing the law-abiding majority, and
scourged and slew many of their fel-
low.citizens, because of their political
opinions and party afliliation. These
barbarious acts of minority
OF the minor party in the State con
tinued, with varying intensity, for a
long and dark period of more than
three years. The Government Of the
State having made effectual attempts
to check them, both by earnest mp.
peals to the reason and humanity Of
those who were regarded rs the politi'
cal leaders and exponents Of the dcs-
perate men engaged in shcm, and by
its available cr';>'atul.ry :o,ce, ti@al.
ly appealed 80 J.: ..t,"nal authority
for protection 4. ':vnrjcan citizcns
from lawlcss viu.r','. Aithin the lin
its of the State. Tn.: appcal--after
long delay, incident to procuring tho
necessary Legislation by the Congress
Of the United Statcs-was effectively
responded to thtough the Federal
courts, sustained by the military arm
Of the Government, AS the result of
that intervention, for which our most
profound gratitude is due to the Gov
crnmcnt of the United States, many
hundred of persons engaged in those
lawleSs undcrtakings-so abhorrent to
our free institutions and to the civili-
zation of the age have been arrested
and imprisoned, under sentence, while
many more, charged with having been
engaged in them, have through
sense of their guilt, fed beyond the
borders Of our State.
Turning away from the recollection
of those scenes, which were SO utterly
revolving to all true lovers of liberty,
| am happy to announce that peace
NJ nIm nrn r""H E2;rdfr neW prevail every
to he recommended hv roturn;ma ]
or op""Aou y 'oIu'ni's
spirit of toleration in the hitherto
ruling classes, which furnish a better
tLo mora tsmnororu nrosouoo on@ nf
tho sword or haronat' c.r owor o;ua
amony f,on noonIo rho os'nd S
iuries of several Connt;os ~ n q 1nnor
nurt of tho State wh;cb wnre ft tho
chief scenes of Tho ormoa v;o,onoo
.;moa ~ tho vostaJ ,;uht, Sc h.as;
c,n c;t;y.n. bawo ronaatln xn.on..a
n bccomino con,r;t;ou on5 onparont e,N
" sincere rcrrct and sorrow that th;s
Violence shonlI have hrsn ncrm;ttoI
to manifest ;tsclf unchocknd hn tIa
local authorities in thoir sSvoraI |
Counties. ond .olemnlu rI,doo ,tooa
citizens who have heretofn1e hoen
n,csumcd to h,vo o;von oonn;o.oont
sanction 10 thcse atroc;t;os that Lonoa
forth thew will actively eye,t them.
selves 70 maintain law ana ord.r ond
will protect. bv force of arms r no.
ccssarv. anv citizen whose no,;t;co /
riybts or norson.l nr;v;lo,oo nov ~
assai]od
AS Governor of this State. and os
tho no);,;c,l all, and ,1or.onoi fm;..,I
of many Of those who have hccn str;cL.
en- down nv tb;s ormeI v;o1nnoo
whose ,ncmorie,I weor within ,nn
heart of harris wo,oono .L;s rIaa"Ss
to which have rcferrod md eotn.
estlv trust thot t. viii be snesJ;iv
md con,tontIy rot;foa h. 'p, "S. >.
of those in wboso heboif j. hos hoan
eivcn ~ ~ ''
The grand ;ur;cs bovo oooomno,;o1
thcso orat;fy;no os,rroMoeo 10 .ba
ind;ctment of 1,rao nm,nhau g 9 "n on'
sons charyeablo 9Th hau;nn ~ boan @
octors in thcse unholv and ;r';noi
comh;nnt;ono havo hoau ;ofn-,'n,,