The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-31
WIMM%RqDRO,
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 80, 1879.
Our Representation irl the
e. General AssembIy-Esy their
Fruits SHAH they be KNOWN.

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Fruits shall they he KNOWN.
Under this heading, we propose to
show up in their true co o'ors those who
pretend to represent this County in
our State Legislature, and who, in the
estimation of every decent and intel
ligent man in the County, have most
signally failed in their undertaking.
We have personal knowledge of the
entire delegation, with ono single cx.
ccption, and the history of their sever
al careers will bear US out in asserting
that they, in their character of lcgis.
lators, have proved dctrimcut to tho
interests of the people they claim to
represent, and have fallen shAmefully
short of discharging their whole duty
towards their constituency. Wi b
their character as private cit;-
zcns, we have nothing to do, al,houlh h
on that point We could disclose some
disagroeable tbirgs, but we contcnl
that wc have right to asSail them as
servants Of tho people outrustol with
high Offices, aud bearing upon their
shoulders heavy responsibilities.
They are supposed to represent in
tho halls Of legislation aNout twenty
ty thousand r,';i is, "a. ,,opcrty
amounting to nu.r four auu half mil.
lions Of dollars. Iu behalf If these
people and their moneyed interest,
tho duty dovol",s upon them to legis.
late justly and in FILLING 50 to do,
thoy botray tho confidence of those
who chose them as representatives,
and are amcnable to public ccnsure.
First On the list, lot us t,ko up the
name of the oolored man, Barbor, who
fills scat in tho Senate from this
County, and ask his friends and sup
porters what ho has done as a law
maker to decide his fitness for the 20
sltlJn ho holds, or to entitle him to
further support. His retioonce is as
proVcrbial as Gen. Grants and proba.
oily proceeds from tho same cause,
sAghAy muddled perception. This we
say to his discredit only as would.
be framor of laws, and as questioning
his educational qualifications for tho
Senatorship. None but on idiot
would insist that he possesses these,
and every man with an ounce of sense
knows full we'll how necessary those
are to properly ct ons for the high DO.
sition of Senator.
Again, has this man proved himself
worthy Of public confidence by his
course in the Senate I Go, yc doubt.
ing ones, to the records of that BODY.
and satisfy your minds. Has his
voice been ever raised in condemna,
ion of the mea who havo robbed the
State out of millions of doilars7 Has
MS vote bean ever recorded against
fraud and corruption : We say ems
phatically, no Flo haa remained in
his scat day after day, and seen
odious measures and Ubiquitous enact
ments pass through the Senate with.
out once opposing them either by
voice or vote, and, in his ontire .Sena.
torlal course has even shown m utter
d'sregord Of the welfare Of the peop)c
OF this County, and exposed his glar.
ing 'ncompetoncy for the high posi-
tion his own color conferred upon
upon him. So much for Senator
Barber.
we next come to tho three repre-.
sentatiyss, most prominent of whom
's MIS-. M. Smart. Of this man, wo
will say but little as most of our
readers probably know him as we'll as
ourselves His brief career as lou;s.
lator has, in our opinion, added no
laurels to his ante bcllum reputation.
and, 10 justice to truth, must be pr.
nounced . miserable failure, The
people, whose, representative he il
supposed to be, have, up to this time,
seoelved no benefit from his efforts at