The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-04-03
conslitutlonality OF tic Enforcement Act.

cohslitutlonaltyof tile Enforcement Act.
/ The Washington correspondent of
he Char lesion Courier, under date Of
March 23I, says: a.a'.#..n
4. L. Tbete coustitutionaiitY of the Ku
| lHlux ACT is to be argued anl decided
Ip ae United States Supreme Court.
| Tho motor Of the Government to dis
| miss. tho Avery case was granted.
That case could not probably ooms
20, this Court on wit of error to final
judgment under about two years, but
y writ of hubeus corpus having been
issued for the ,reliet Of the prisoners,
.nd their discharge having been de-
nied, that Judgment has bcoa brought
here for the rsviow, and the case 81
presented will involve the cunstitu-
tionale questions whose hcaring is de.
tcrled to this decision. 1t is expect
cd u motion will DO made to-mor.
row to set u day for the argument.
Ex-Attorney Geperals Ruverdv
johnson aud Henry, Stanborry will
argue the CASE against tho constitu-
tiepa|ity Of the Ku Kiux act.
This case will attract much attcn.
ton. If the net 10 sustained by ,hs
Federal judiciary, the Radical Con-
gress will DO enboldened to carry out
"a" arbitrary system now commenced.
The .Pres;dent will be streng thoucd
in his policy. lie has never yet, as
dccl ared BY Mr.. Beck, Of Kcn.cky, in
tho liouSe yesterday, given in answer
ito the call Of the House for tho rous,n
why he declared martial law-why
the habcus corpus act was suspended,
No.. His uomlnntinn and 10 election
Will sufll;o rs an answer t. any rcsy.
lutioTof enquiry into his action"
. "Flower, of The Republican Party" Going.
! Mr. Bowlcs Of the Springfield Re-
publican, the leading new 'pnper Of
New England, has vi,ited Washing.
ton recently, aud gives his readers
the result Of his political studies an
observations while at tho national
capital. That gentleman, who has
the reputation of being IN astutc poll.
tioi,n, says the nomination of Ernut
at PhiiudtI phia (Which al Of rs think
~ a:toregone .conclu>ion) will carry
away fr'n the Ropuhlicpn fold tho
flower Of that party. Mr. Kowlcs'
"rportunitio. for as:crtaining the
drift Of pubic sentiment were of tho
best, aud the opinion aud Judgment
OF Mr.. Bowlrs himself are entitled 70
great credit. As IL llopul lcan, he is
alarmed, and would fam rev rsc the
'idc that affairs seem to Ge assuming,
but the tome Of his editorials would
indicate the h"peIes-ness of himself
and the friends OF Reform inside the
corrupt Grant organization. He and
they must come forth from the con-
Illuminating associations of the Grant
faction, and j'in The patriots OF the
land in the great work of natiouaI
redemption under the co!ors Of an
unFartisan, incorruptible popular
movement.- Wilmington .Stur.
An Euslis'lman's Opinion of General Les.
Blackwood Magazine for March
contains a sketch of General Leo
wlich will be read with avidity by
the people of the SJuth. 1t appears
70 have been suggested by ,Maj,r
John E,tcn Cooks life Of the great
Southern soldier. Tho. Estimate
placed BY the, author. upon General
Ice, both rs a man and soldier,
II very high-much higher than will
be agree bio to the Npsthcrn people
The writer of the skei ch, Influenced no
doubt by his English sympathies,
places two, E"gli>h Generals. but not
single Awtricln General, bcforo
him: He says that h, "will, in spite
of his defeat, be pronounced tho
creates: solder, With two exceptions
(MA' borough and Wcllngton) that
ahy English.speaking nation has pro-
duced." Speaking of Gen. Lee as a
nan, the author pronounces bim
"thc noblcst son to whom the North
American continent has hitherto giveu
birth. - SuvonnaA News. ~