The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-20

petent that the Legislature decided
contrary to fnot : If there be none,
then voting is farce. involving use .
less expenditure of labor, time and
'mouey. If'Brooks really received .
majority, "s it is generally conc. ded
he did, he naturally refused to sub.
nit bis claim to- tho legislature, and
for this lie cannot be accused Of SO.
dition. GrSnt uade The proposition
that the Legislature should d, eide the
matter, hi"ting> that if either party
refused To- c6m pro mise, the national
government would pronounce in favor
Of the other. Brooks refased to uc-
eapt ,ftis solution Of the difficulty,
tecnuse he knew his chances would
b. gone. Grant rhen pronounced in
Ff.vor Of Bux er.
Th!s action viewed in the light Of
the 'Prcsident's Character would M.
tpear to De rather intended as ron.
Ishmi ent 'for'E: u5k,' cGntumucy, than
as an exprfhsicu OF conviction that
B.xter is the true GOVERNOR. No.o
light was thrown upon tho NATTER
The Question could have tccn dccid
cd Ia favor Of Baxter long before
any blood was spilled. This blood is
upon tn. "tdtcLer's" head.
It>is becoming a terrible thing to
displcdss This E'rYtky C:csar. South
Carolina was dau.ncd by him mercl,
because ot the uttcr"hcr, OF une mat.
Brooks is laid aside t'cv.u.o he lc-
fuses ,c aectpt'a forrgo.e conclusion
against him. Who'w,Il b. the n,xt
to disllease This Altycrat? Who~
ever he be, he has Dur y, mpatby, foi
be will suffer.
A. the Conservatives arc with
Baxter, We are glad to &C him Gov.
ernor, for'the good Of tie leople.-
But we do not believe The Arkansas
trouble is tettlcd Properly, and We
muiufcin that It is as mu>h IA DIS.
grace to reconstruction aud the
Radical party, rs Louisiana o, South
Ca rnI,na. ut 4".ints to the downfall.
Of Republican lnsti utiops
-S. .-
Conservative APATHY and Conservative
Duty.
o 'e Of the ost disconraeing fea
lures IF the present aspect of South
Caroliua, is the rcfr ehensibIe apath,
existing among the taxpnJ efs or 'Con.
ssfvatives. Aud jnst so long as thi,
remains unchanged, so long are we to
lo61: for >ton,;uh ,rice Of our misera.
ble Condition. Commun sense tells
the Conservatives 'thht tlScy mus,
again pht on their al NOR and do bat.
tie. Tt may be under new leaders,
and different banners, but at ttey
must arouse to acton is n uent fact,
staring every one in the face. Gran,
tells the taxpayers to labor. Con.
gress says thc same thing, hna the
press Of the North are almost il :yni.
mou, in their advice to as to leave utr
bawliug for hep FROM the Washing,
ton Hercules aud to put our own
shoulders to tho wheel.
Two facts are self evident. First,
that South Carolina is 'abcring un-
der chronic di ease. Her cons,itu.
ton is shattered, and she is altogether
in bad way. Tier recovery is ii
work Of time, Involving labor, pa.
ticuce and gfoat skill. Her whole
political system is 80 diseased that @
cure Cannot be effected at on'ce. The
cure must be one by absorption, b,
exciting healthy action, in and iufus.
ing tone. to the system, and thus EN-:
abIing it to slough of piece by piece,
the gaugrenuus mass that has fvru,c
upon it. TO effect this purpose will
be task for every honest man in
the State, irrespective of party, or
prejudice, or race. The RcpuLli,, ms
alone caLnot reform. So many dis,
cordant elements exist a,nong them,
aud the corrnpt portion is SO iuoul.
culably stronger than the honest, that
a fight for ref.rm Carried on soIcIy
By Republican faction must be dis.
assrou>ly defeated. We hold this to
be self evident.
The second incontrovo,tible fact is
that tho old Democratic party will
mover again administer the State
government. That party and it.,
leaders are gone forever as majority
in South Carolina. Their elevation
would Be i'm unnatural tirc,imsts iice: