The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

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give as strength to break asuuder the
political bonds and shacklos that per.>
secution pnd malice have rivetted
upon our limbs, and will in His own
good time cause peace and pleuty to
return to our desolate homes and fire.
sides. Lctus then be wutchful, pru.
dent, and circumspect in all our &C.
'tions, obey the laws however unjust,
and cultivate friebdly felasiops with
good h,ncst cvlorcd people. Let
ovcry one, who loves his country, enter
actively into political contests, With
out viol cnce, aid with spirit Of lib
crality. Our cause is too precious to be
imperilled by ind iscreton, and basty
measures. Tit'o has proved to US
who our encmi,s arc, apl it bchoovcs
US to 60 to work im'net utely, in order
to defeat their diabolical schemes.
Delay ia dangerous. The greater tho
necessity then for pr, cecting iwme.
diatoly to its uccv,nrlismc..t. If we
neglect it, We alone must suffer the
evi! consequences. Our very cxis.
tenco is involved, aud every seuso of
public duty calls up IN us not to shrink
III this grave emergency, 5utg nobly
to work, and relieve this unfortunate
State Of the woes that have fallen
upon it, and place her rnoS More in
that position when, iu time past, she
was tho p:idc aud boast of her sons.
10 effect this, wo :hat devote our en-
tire energies, aud ask the ass!s.
tanco of every truo patriot.
Amnesty AT Last Defeated.
On Friday last the Amnesty Bill
was d.featdd in tn. T.. S. Senate, Oh
account of Sumner, Civil Rights bill
being tacked on to it, for the purpose;
us we shall ever believe, vf killing it.
Again do VIC Witness the highest
law-makirg branch of the General
Government, so blinded by partisan
motives aud considerations, as to
withhold fr'm greatly oppressed
people q bovn aud prorogativo that
could be so easily restored.
In regard to Summers amendment
it was evident what It's purpose was;
tho To disclaimcd having in view
originally what its ultimate Effects
proved to be. 1t was adopted by the
casting vote of Vice, President Col-
fax, the President of the Senate, .hd
the Amnesty bill thus amended, fail
cd of q two.:hirds majority, the
Democrats and Conservative Rcpubli.
cans voting against it, acting, We
think, in accordance with the wishes
of their constituents; and eminently
consistent.
That further legislation in regard to
civil rights is u"necessa' every NAH
Will admit, who can lu,h beyond the
barrow circle of party. The supreme
law of the land has secured to the
colored people all the rights and
privileges that they can reasonably
ask for, and it is how due to the white
people of tho South that Congress
sh 'u'd lcgisl,tc son.e what for their
'e''rf, and show that they appreciate
the fact that another class of citiz, ns
have claims upon them besides tie
colored population.
~., ~ 1t is with uIrah satisfaction that VIC
havo noticed tho l.uhable effolts of
Senator Sawyer and Robertson, bf
this State, in behalf Of Amnesty.
They have bcen its special cham pions,
and have ttood unmovcd b. thy slurs
and t.unts Of their less liberal re-.
PnhiIcaA compeers. Let them but
continue in the good work, and much
of tho bitterness, heretofore existing
against them, will entirely disappear.
We heartily commend them for what
they have already done, and earnest.
iy cxhort them to renewed exertiops.
when Will the General As-
sembiy Adjourn
This question is an mportant
ono to the tax payers of the State,
and to every ono having at heart the
welfare Of our people.
1t Is no immatcrial matter for
largo number of legislators to sit dav