The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-16
The policy Of Const + yatiyes.
Tho Union. Herald of Tuesday con
tains tho following editorial:

sains the following editorial:
The Spring field Republican is
known everywhere as able, outspok.
On, independent newspaper. OF
late years it has shown tho most in
tense opposition to tho republican
State governments Of the South, GO
ing SO far asto bcjustly open to the
charge of Injustice towards those bov-
ornments elsewhere. Wo give u
most significant article on tho dis
tur bal ces at the South. Will our
democratic contemporaries please
copy Z No, they will not. The News
and Courier and PEWuix will give it
"wide fcrth." The Republican dc.
clares the conduct Of the Sou'hern
democracy "the politics Of Idcli.yiuns
rcmcns." 1t declares that the 'spros.
pcct is simply appal!iug," and calls
loudly for the Glsbandment Of "whi o
leagues aud the remuneration of the
scheme ota white NUNS party"
we said, some iimc ago, that we
could safely count Oh tue stupidity Of
our opponents; but We did not expect
such swift ond signal evidence of it.
We do not know that WE are called
upon TO respond to tho uuca;iun of
the Union Herald, "will our demo
cratic contemporaries please copy"
We a,c by no means sure that we
are democratic. Eut We feel ab,o,
lutcly certain We are not radical
and as the Chamberlain organ dubs
as dcmocrats all who oppose radical
stealing VIC pressure we aie iuclud cd
in tho general invitalio.. We there.
upoa answer the question by no5 only
publishing tho article referred to,
butby making it prominent. We
insert ihis iclc, and commend it
to the careful consideration Of our
rea dcls,
At present tfcy are only sporadic.
But in at least two States they yisi-
bly, tcud to become epidemic.
1t is ha,a TO wlitc about with any
sort of compoHurc. These postrato
communities were just beginning 70
struggle to their feet. Heart and
hope were coming back 10 them.
From broodiug over tho past, they
were beginning 20 live in the pre-.
sent and believe in the future.
Meanwhile the fast bitterness of pub.
l,c feeling ut the North had all but
passed away, aud ncw kindlincss
nnd sympathy had taken its place.
The misgOvcrnment and spo!iation
under which these communities are
groauiDg had come to excite almos,
universal disgust and Indignation.
Their efforts TO shake of the thieves
commanded an almost universal
sympathy. The passions kiudled by
'hc war veto fast spiouldcrius into
ashes. The old ties we've beginning
20 re assert themselves. The people
Of tho Moth, however the case might
'ihnd with somc If lis politicians,
were ripo for new politics. he
politics Of peace and good will 1t
IS at this moment Of all others that
n few guorant cut-throats must reed
take down heir old ku klux masks
s"d resume their uninterrupted pas
lime Of killing 'niggcrs." Wom c
yet, it is at this momeut that people
If whom we had The right TO exp@ct
better things fall to organ ziny
'"lite lens .es," and resolving
themselves in State convention, into
"whito mans patty" Any thing
more ill.timid moro short->i gh,cd,
moro ,iminally stupied could not
we'll be conceived. Language fail,
20 do it justice. Setting morals CO.
''rcly aside, it is tho politics Of deli.
rum lrcmers. The people of these
Northern States sare too in !iscnt
not TO make proper allowance for
the Innocent eXag9era, ions Of excited
news aGacnt' aud tho not so innocent
exagscra,ions Of interc,tci politi
clans and party organs. Thcy know
That the fall etc lions arc pear at
hand, aud that political capital is in
demand. But, after allowances made
there rcmalnes a pretty large resi-
dunn Of fact aud the Northern
public, putting the murder of negroes
and the organization of "w hitc
'ca5ucs toSc'hcf, i> lotccd, 1t lct-
andy enough, to certain conclusions.
II is almost imp1s .iblc 80 ovcreta'c
the gravity Of the situation, the mag.
nitude of the peril, lho necessity for
prompt aud energetic action. We
arc not thinking now of the fall clcc-
tion$, nor even Of the probability Of
armed federal Interference with its
train Of consequences. We are think
ing Of tho inevitable reaction in
public sentiment at tho North we
are thinking Of the inevitable halt
to alt progress, moral, political, ma
tcrial, at the South. The prospects
simply appalling. We are glad TO
see that the intelligence, the politi.
cal sagacity, the right feclin. of the
impcgilod section have taken the
alarm. by tho mouths Of their rol.
rcsentatiyes men ond by their most
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