The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-02
THE xARxEL HEKAxu,

rufflod, and shows fight in behalf of
the Radical party. 1t induiges in the |
usual abuse of Bvurbouism, and in |
Ethe sclf.gloriGcation for which tho
radicals arc famous 10th North and
South, and sttyu atizcs the author Of
tho article in question 'ss "aoatiug
fBohemian" toadyihg to tho 'Conserva-
tive class in South Carolina. Then
it seriously Undertakes tho task of
defending tho party in power. 1t
scorns tho idea that "[Ynoranto and
orimo override Intelligence ard de-
concy," and mai!.aius that ",ho 'Ro.
publican purity has witn,u i,s lines tho
brain md cncrgj Of the S,atc"' This
is refreshing item OF news to u., as
wo had fpndly believed that tho
brains and wealth 1t the Suite, wcr,
among TIC Conservative, - 1t further
s,ys "TlIc great bvly Of tho laws
to-day marvel, OF cq"ity and j. .,oc,
c impaired with tho "Bour' IN Stat.
utcs of &C." This TO-. admits cf
TO, much doubt t. DO asserted 80
confidently, with Ut proof. 1t up.
pears to us tb. tho sum of these laws
Ia, tho ho' est man pays his debts.
whllo mo dishonest man escapes
Ith,u,. The Chronicle also cxultingly
remarks: "Our great charitable in-
stitutions are notofiously in tho
best Of condition and are equal
to those Of uny other Statc.' Wb
ask the Chrouicle, how long since
{ this state Of perfection was rcdthed,
, and how long ago vas tto Lunntio
Asylum supported by private charity.
, These institutions have Lug been in
q notorious cunditioL--a uutUribusly
bad one in cur opinion. The last and
browning boast cf tho Ehro,lt.lc, IS
the successful management Of tho FREQ
school sy ystem. Now this is too bad -.
lf there is anything about which the
, Eadicals should not boast, it is titc
manaGoment Of the scbools. - far
> from the Schools hcing q peculiarly
Republican inSli,uIiun, the fact is that
thoy suctccd ouly where thoy receive
, Democratic support, Sparta"burg
and Plc''c"s are the uuly two Cuun.
ties in whi:', tcaehcrs' conventions
, have been orEanized, ond tho Chroui-
Gle knows that these two Counties ORC
very unhealthy lpcalitie. for radiwal
otlTce. Thuk If this, Mr..
= Chronicle, and explain how cr why
3 au essentially Republican irStitu-
= tion" thrivcs lest in Dem6cratic soil.
D Ierhaps these poor ignorant Demo-
r crats AFRO 50 simple az to believe tha
0 tho School money is really intended
O for the poor teachers, and not fol
sleek officials. Send some "Rcpubli
y oan brain and cnergy'' into those
r Counties, Mr.. Chronicle, and enlight.
f on tho people. Show thcm What a
D paying thing the Il publican PARTY is
. and dou'btlc>s the administration will
carry these Counties overwhelmingly
Mt the noXt election. But thcn--tht
teactcIs' conventions and n,urishinl
r schools will 10 numbered amon. til {
O things that were.
Tho Usos and Abuses Of % .oporation
Under this head tho Charleston
U News md Courier reads us a lecture
upon an article that appeared some
tlmo since in our c,lumns, on the nc
cesslty Of operation, pccially in
tho South, whelo individuality is tho
pcrvading idea of tho whole sociaI
and industri.l sys.om.' In the oat
set tho News and Courier declare.
that we were OH wrong and right
but before concluding it proves salts.
factorily, at least to itself, that We
> wero altogether wrong.
Our contemporary reaches this con
olusion by having fallen into tho or,
ror, oommoh among critics, of tcn.
suring what it docs not, or will not
. understand. In other words, it hlt
very ingeniously constructed d mau
Of straw, al eHlolon, sufficiently re:
semblihg tho nosious article to dc.
.. ludo our contemporary into the bo.
lief that i: is the actual enemy, and
thon falls upon it With alacrity and
domolishcs it completely. 1t has
, been battling against n phantom, from
whose vory immatoriality it has cs.