The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-14
JOSEPH 3. KERSHAW.

Ath Congrcsslona alENDistrlct met III
Columbia ont Wednesday, night last,
and nominated by acclanation, the
distinguished gentleman whose name.
stands ut the head Of this column.
Having for some time past advocated
Gen. Kcrshaw's. nomination for Con-
GrcsS, it becomes us to say that the
action of the convention meets with
eur hearty and unqualified endorse
mcut. lulccd had it been otherwise,
We should have looked for All uprising
Of the honest voters Of the 4th Dist
rict in his hohalf, who would have
insisted upon his c,nlidaucy in spite
Of the Convention. lie is pur excl
incc the peoples candidate, uni
vcrSal fayorilc. and the unanimous
choice Of the masses. rs such, his
chances for triumphant election arc
bright ana quite good, and will doubt
less grow more 50 every day as tho
time Of election approaches nearer.
Ot Grn. kcrshaw az man, we nee d
not say much. lie has u national
reputation, and his own actions spuak
for him in louder tones than any
words we could utter. y true son Of
the State, he has ever loported
himself loyal to her interests, and
has always been foremost in the rank
OF those who contribute ed to the en-
hanccmcnt Of her . lory or the prcScr.'
va,ion Of her honor. His name is
respected throughout tic whole Of
South Carolina, and his deeds both
as Il warrior and stat cSman cover
some Of the most glowing pages Of
the unwrittcn history Of the Palmetto
state, unwti,tcn on paper, but indcli-
bly, engraved upcu tho hearts Of his
admiring countrymcn. Ito IS to day
more universally beloved than any
man il ,h2 State, and justly SO too,
on account Of hi, high integrity, hi>
Chris ian c:..r.otor, aud his many rare
qualities OF bcart and mine.
VITA him IS our standard -boarcr,
~, m&$i onl shpN win. We do vio-
lcnce TO our feelings III instituting u
comparison .bctAccn him and tho
Radical candidate, the notorious A.
>. Wallace, but oar purpose is only
to exhibit in bold relief the utter
in:iSnii,rtnce Of .hc latter. Cen
EcIsAaN i, in every sense Of tho word
nH.I,,i'j 10, the exalted position to
wh;ca he a>pircs, while MIR. W allacc
is, to pu; it mildly, an oilicc.scekiug
dcuagoguc, who prowls about the
country trying to stir up trifc be-
tween the white md hlaok races, with
the ultimate view of strengthening II
weak cause. Wc~know from Repub.
lem authority that Wallace is mere
cipher IN the halls of Congress-, with
lao II ilnchvc except rs an extreme
rari,an, and that his official acts are
merely conli:cl to voting at tho die.
tate # party leaders. Ga the other
hAn?, were Gen kcrsh&w in Congress,
We believe he would take n bold, in.
dep'"dent stand, acknowledging no
restraint save that imposed by n
good clnsc:cIce aud IN honest heart.
lie would bca rcpres ntative of the
people, aud not the plant tool of q
party. He would be found fighting
cyrrup:irn in whatever shape it mp
rear1a, and back.pay grabs, Credit
Mohilicr schemes and other Congress
sirMai ccccntricitics of these latter
days, would receive no countcnancc
o. >Hrart from him. Through him
nNr people could reach the national
ear, aud thci: troubles would be told
as ;hry actually exist. The condi.
uon Of the State would be properly
represented, and her grievances laid
before Congress just as thoy arc,
neiihtr exaggerated nor. diminished,
but portrayed in words of truth and
s6hcruc>s. Alas how different has
Il been. for the past six years..
We have been slandcrcd, maligned
"nd eNi,ly spoken Of, but mono have
been found to take our part save a
lev northern and western Dom ocrats,
uHon whom we had no claims what
ev>' And thus it will ever be, so
long rs we continue to have men like
Wallace to represent us. let us
max" "A united, determined effort to
effect a charge. Nay moro, let us
elect the peerless Kol shaw, which We