The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-04

considered and disposed OF. Ii
should be tho busino,s of this body to
revise all reports and look over all
: the awards Of the other com m;uittcc*,
, for much diSsatis sfaotion. his arisen
from the. whit of proper knuw!-
odgo Of the rulea Of The 81 :isty.
This S"cicty has navcr - re.
gardcd il>tlf as the custodian OF the
conscicEccs Of on, people, nor does it
profess to be able TO divcSt humanity
Of its fra2lic8. These ends arc being
attained only too slowly, by orgauiia
tions based upon higher principles of
morality. Our peculiar province is
to Look after the ial interest,",
and foster the agricultural aud mo-
chanical resources Of the State.
Hclicviny as wc 10, that with tho
proper developing Of these intcre ST.,
comes the solution Of many problems,
that now distress and humiliatc us.
And we have the right to be our own
Judges af the PRIMER course to be pur.
sued, so long as this object is kept in
view, regarding as harsh the com-
mcnts and CRITICISMS of these risidly
righteons men who assail us wantonly,
without the rcmotcst conception of tho
difficulties that surround, or proper
appreciation Of tho circumstances that
ooatrol uS.
That nuisances in the shape of
BAY Iooms and noisy humbug
shows have beon tolerated upon our
gro pnds, is not to be denied hut it
must DO borne in mind that 4 liquor
dealer if denied the right Of ercHtins
his SALOON within CTR iholcsuvc, had
only 20 establish himself just outside
tho gates, and thcro in defiance of our
wishes, manipulate and send III those
bipcds, who by thoir beas.ly acts con.
tribute so much to the success Of our
show in the swine dcpnrtlnntt. NYo were
then subjected to all tho annoyance,
disgust and humiliation consequent
upon drunkenness, without tho S :tis-
faction of knowing that VIC had mado
him disgorge several Hundreds Of dol.
lcrs Of his ill.gottcn gains toward tho
resources Of the Souicty, by simply al.
lowing him within our inclosuro. In
view of our poverty, and with q prop.
or regard to the peculiar surround
ings, it is n ito be wondered at that
this great and increasing crime.
should have been allowed within our
gates, hoping as we did, that tho pro-
cceds of each Fair y cpld enable us to
hapish it at tho succeeding one. And
the same reasons prevailed in regard
to the less vile, though equally noisy,
humbug shows. If there have been
card games upon our grounds, it has
only been tolerated because of our
inability to protect ourselves for the
want of a charter. In personal at
tempt to eject an individual at our
last meeting, who was awinlling cur
people by means of q card game, 1
thought it prudent to dcsist, as he
exhibited papers from, higher au.
thority. granting the privilege of
manipulating his show even within our
inc. osurc-1 state here distinctly,
that this Society has new directly
or indirectly given tho sanction of it's
authority to any such vice, and by
my consent never shall, but has per-
sistcntly refused, from its incip;cncy,
even to consider tie application of
all such parties.
There is also considerable comment
upon the "tgreat prominence given to
horse-racing." We are even accused
of an intention of resolving ourselves
into a gigantic .jocky club-ba nish.
lug all tho agricultural and mechani
cal features that appcrtain to US.
There is less foundation for this ap-
prchcnsion than for any other Of tho
many unjust and unfounded accuse.
tions to which wc have been subject.
cd. l lrcgard as libel the insiliuation
even, that members Of this organiza.
ton, composed of tho very best men
in every particular, that the country
affords, would lend themselves to any
species Of jugglcry whatever.
That it is our intention to retain
this feature in our programme, We do
not deny. We arc not to be led by
men who
BY damning those they hsvc no mind to-"
kaolng IN my opinion Is no crime, 1t
has bocp INDUCED in by tile gonllo-
mon ot. all lands frorl, tipo, immomo.
tidl; aid will 60 down to the opd Of
time, monument as it is, of tho
most .gcnteel outcropping of that
universal craving for ploasurable cx-
citemcut planted by Providence, in
His wisdom, in the heart Of every
human specimen Of His haudiwork.
Promoting as it does Improvement
| IN tho blood and qualilios of horses,
and cngendcring an inclination to
rear thcm,,. | thiuk it no inappropri*
ato adjunct of our organization. If
parties in opposition to what here
declared to he tho wishes of tue So.
cicty, make it a medium Of monetary
exchange amongst themselves, we
have no power to prevent it. II
thcro arc others who foar that their
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