The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-11-25

their individual acts, and not be>
cause Of their politics.
Does the fact that d man ID a fhdi.
oal politician, shield him from being
denounced for theft Of public moheys3
Does the fact that Ae is a radical,
Congressman shield him from being
denounced as liar for denying acts
that are recorded against him Docs
che fact that he Is radical dc emagoguo
shield him being denounced as q
liar and incendiary when he utters
base fatseho ods to an ighorant and
orcdNlous people, and by his f.lsilica.
tions tends to array race against race
He knows that no lies wilfully. know
ingly aud malicfously when he says
that the election Of Judge Greene
will result in the reinstatement Of
tho blacks, and that the conservatives
are working to put the black man.
into slavery Shall radical office.
protect him from having tho lio
thrust into his teeth I R,ther let
the strength of his own right hand
protect him from the consequences of
his infamous conduct.
This Is what some Of these speakers
did, 1--WE have no reference to their
raising their right hands, thoy did
not offer to do this) and for thesc in
fan GUS octs they we're denounced by
certain citizens of Winusbo 70, who
would willingly have accorded those
windy domogogues the satisfaction
whic., on insui,ed individual is ont
to receive at tho hands of his insult
or.
This, ther> IS tho outrage which
calls loudly FOR the vongeauce of the
enforcement act, Intimidation was
rracticed Oh Patterson, Wallace and
company because Of their politics.
Certain bourbon democrats have q Ill
| along contended that radical politics
consisted mainly in theft and false.
hood, and now we have republican
en- 3orscmout Of this assertion. Our
young men m,imidatrd these repub
lfcan demagogue, for tho expo, ition
ofthefr political platform. Onr young
men must rerish. Radical princi.
pies must be rro' ectcI, if it takes a
whole court anl uct Of Congress to
do ih
But unoth'r gross act of intimi ida
tion was prncticod which sticks in
the throat ul liic Hohor, and makes
his gorge rise, 1t was dreadful
act, requiring fearful amount OF
bloodthirstiness for its inception, and
a diabplic courage for its execution.
1t was one Of those dread ou,rages
which are happily iufrequcLt, aud OF
which We r'joice to say, the pc~ccful
and law abiding citizens of Wins.
boo lavo never before been guilty
These s"me Jonng mer, these un.
feeling monsters, these fcnds il hu.
man form, these do.is incarnate
rerpetrated grievous outr,ge. They
did not anqint he ,irnocert o. jects oi
their dcvilish malignity with
tar, and coat them with feathers
They ci not crop off their ears with
red hot knives, or pull their noses
with glowing .pinccrs They did
not rack them till each bone protru
ded from the flesh. They did not
fay them alive, and roast th. IN after
ward. They did not pcfforate thei,
bodies With slugs from navy pistols
nor slit their weasands with Ar
kansas tooth. picks. They did no,
blow them from the nouths O.
flfteen inch Colu tbinds. Wo,ee
far worse than tlat- m.y blew q
h"'" And it is whispered. e..
childrenj III the dark, trembling with
terror, with protrhding eyes, whisp
er the fearful tales Of yhosta nu,
srcc,rcs,) that on the same nigh
ono fcnd incarnd'e, more diaboli,
even than his comrades, with the con
centrated malignity of ten thousant
Ku klux and a million devils; an,
with glea ming eyes and flaming breath
hisscd ffouf between his teeth tha
dreadful, terrifying, maddenlpl
cry, eco BUSH
But We can pursue this theme ne
longer. Our blood is cu,dled, ou,
hair stands on end. We will renew
the subject when we grow oalmcr
We began by thinking our boys ha,
been guilty Of nothinv md ;,t,,l =,