The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-03

upon the State.
-. That this has been done in South
Carolina no one can doubt, because
the figures of the officials themselves
have written their condemnation
this fact being patent to all. A rcso-
luton was introduced in tho House of
Representatives to impoach the Gov.
ernor, who was foremost among the
dishonest officials, but tho resolution
failed. Why Because the very
money stolen from the impoverished
people Of the State was used to bribe
members Of the H.'so to defeat tho
resolution Of impeachment. So eager
and earnest was the move to stay thu
hand of justice that the briber aud
hribe-takols we're known oven to those
who had no official connection with
tho General Assembly. Though the
resolution failed, tho Goverlnr will
pas into history impeached and dis,
honorod before tho bar e tho ci, ,iliaed
world. AS the Hastings of other
days and Andrew Iohnsons of our
own time, these robberics aud lar iber-
les havo become stencil in tie nos
trils of all good mcn, regardless of
party, th,o.ghout tie length aud
breadth Of the land.
Knowing this, | feel it my daty to
urge the people Of this State to unite
not simply to bring these men to
Justice, but to purge the entire Stale
of dishonest and corrupt officials Of
whatever party. ask this in behalf
of robbed, pIundored and impover
lshed State, and chat the ends Of good
government may be obtained. The
governments organized under the re.
construction acts of Congress has
proven failurc, which has been fully
demonstrated by the fact of it's ina
bllity to protect life and property, and
that the State is now recessarily in
vadod by Federal troops and, finau-
cially, because it cannot meet its
obligations. For the present condi-
ton of things, the Republican party is
not alone chargeablc. At time
when good ccu"sel, experience and
advice were most needed by that
party, the men who should have been
most interested in the welfare aud
prosperity of the State withheld their
aid. counsel and af.iliation, and allow.
ed bureau agents and unscrupuious
men to AXE the part which they have
SINCE seen shonld have been taken by
better men. Not only have they con
tlnned to withhold their counsel and
advice, but ia the upper counties of
the State have organized or en-
couragcd reign Of terror to
prevent Republicans from exercising
the franchise. OF tho*c men, natives
Of the soil, who lent aid or counsel,
what vas their fate ? Social ostra-
clsm. Ii this the press of the State
has aided. ku-Kluxi<m on the one
hand and financial ruin on the other
demand different action in the future
from the press of the State. Does
not this condition of things ask for u
change at the hands of the people and
the press ? In taking this position as
a Republican, it is indeed painful
duty, only warranted by tho corrup.
tion Of officials Of the State and tho ut
ter disregard Of law and order G.n
the part of s)me of the members of
Of Etho opposite party. Hoping
that the change so much de-.
sired will be brought about
at the next election, and hat new
era of peace and prosperity will
dawn upon the STATE, that all good
citizons will lend their aid and influ.
ence, and assuring the public that 7
am pledged to this cause,
l am, sir,