The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-27

tioilca' men lnStlnctiVely BhyIuI: fiOnl
any measure proposed or defended
by such corrurtionists as Boast But
lcr, and Carpenter ono proclaimed
th1ef, the other coue whose uublrs!r.
ling i'm morality scandali7es even the
FREQ and casy pleasure seekers o.
hong Branch. We shall have ttsee
better advocates and more tc them
bo!orc "" arc convinced that the peo
pic do not, nlmcst unanimously, con-
dcmn this wholesale pi!lagc Of the
public t:ca"lry.
EOpuIiu:iob.
| The Eorthrrn Journals arc rcitaf.
ing the cues ian Of Repatriation in the
South. The New York Times is on
posed to the proposition that the u.
. Eovernmch! assume the debts of
the Se'crsl states, as lurdrning the
people oi those States that have con.
dnctH! !ha!r "fl.irs economically, and
as aitordins dangerous prcccd ont
1t thinks that "tho remedy had better
be left to tho slow but certain in.
nucnce of time, anl the inevitable
courage aud perseverance, Of Ameri-
cans,' but fails to prophcSy what re-
medy time and perseverance, will
adopt.
The Financicr thiuks that repudia-
tion Of tho rcnl carpet.bng dctt is 81.
'-"-. ''.' '.,."'. iu1Ntion OF what is
good policy As of moral obligation,
and adds:
"Tho talk of reputation is insv;t..
bic the th;rg itself, with ali It's fatal
consequences, is Also inevitable, IN.
less some Improvement takes p,"co in
the material condition of tho people.
We have but to put our: elves IN their
place and mako their caao our own.
imagining that tho Northern instead
Of the Southern States had been desc.
lated by the war, to SEQ that to discuss
tho open dishonoring Of debt fclt to
have been impoaei By othc,s for
their o%n gain, and 20 be AL bet hone
less as to payne cnt, is So natural that
II docs rot iaifly imply any reproach
upon tho pcople. In fact, the States
arc not raying, and for several years
have not Eecn they can sec,
20 WAY OF RELIEF,
aud mc.nWh!!s their overdue interest
is pitilessly ccmpounding before their
eyes, it can Lc no wonder trat they
raise the Question why they should
not wipe out Tho whso at one str, Ike
and clear the field for a new era Of
progress. In their place We should
raise the same question, and Sc wiNld
any people that ever rlivcG. NOTHING
is so justly timorous as capital, and
even a bad government is less feared
| by it than one of uncertain tenure,
The demonstrating" which has cccu.
pied the attention Of politicians in
Congress for eight ynars has proved
failure tho people shou,d lave
been lett to govern themselves. That
mistaken course must tc abaulcond !
There must &c no more satraryama- !
King; no r'oro carpet 'baggcrs elected I
to the Senate for party purposes: no
more st'jugation directed ty III
party in power Cor ;ha. rqr,y's S,:r,e.
macy. The extent TO which thcso
things have been done in the n,s, i
! - needless 10 discuss nov, bu. # Tho
people Of the Southern States a,,nnt
govern themselves the Federal govern.
ment cannot @'1e them. bet than,
alone hereafter. Capital and cmipr,.
ton VIII not trust them until porma.
aent government seems TO be se.urcl
10 them that viii no, DC until local
seit.Govofnmcnt is secured"
Tho Tribune has also somewhat 10
say on this subject:
The meaning Ct the word repuaatc
Is TO renounc", TO put away, to havo
nothing to do with. We coufess that
we Can seo llt;le difference between
the act Implied by the verb rcpudiatn
and the conduct of several Of Tho
Southern States will, regard to ,bc;r
,und'd ,r IeIis. They do not pay;
they will Tot pay in most cases {
they cannot pay, and for somo wears
'hey have not paid. We consider il =,
OF the slightest possible consequence
whethcr or not the people of Nortb t
Carolina intended the adoption Of n '
recent amcrdment 70 their c,nst;,n 3
tIon as Il declaration of bapkrpntcr
1t is sufficient to know that Norih
oarolina has net paid the interest on
ito debt for ycars--probaLly c,nrn, r
pay It, and certainly makc, no e()o,, 5
10 ray 1t, '''