The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-21
tCOnlMU NICATED.
Mr.. Editor.

N1r. EdHof.
| overheard ctnversation be.
tween two negroes n few nights
sinco which I will relate, as am anx.
ious I'd ASCERTAIN the facts. They
were oonversing Upon the subjoot of
tho Approaching elections, and ono
'sAod the other how he was going
this time. IIe intimated that he
was againat Chamberlain and there
fore iu favor Of reform aud honesty,
whnrehpon the inquirer urged upon
him tho improperly Of so doing, and
tho Importance of sticking to the
true p rty and to his own raoe, "for"
said he, "Mr. Cham berlain is not only
G radical but n man of color, his
grsud mother being as ho said mu-
latto woman" lie then weut on at
some length to demonstrate MI. Cham.
borlains preference for oolored people
and stated most positive whom
his child died in Columbia, that ho ao.
tually had colored preacher to per-
form the obscquies. This settled
the matter at once, and No. said he
was Chamberlain man. Can this
be true, Mr.. Editor ? I hope that
you will put yourselfto some trouble
to ascertain and publish tho facts.
| hdve heard it said that q Yankee
would make money at the funeral of
his mother; but this is the frst
time that | have ever heard even
of oarpet'bagger making political,
capital over tho corpse of his child
and it completely sets in the shade the
performance Of MIR. Melton and Mrs.
Elliott ct tho Presidents reception.
REGULUS.
In reply, wo state that Mr.. Cham.
berlain did have tho funeral services
Of his child perforited at the colored
church. as to whether Mr.. Cham.
berlaiu's grand mother was mulat
to or not, We refer "Regulus" to Mr..
Chamberlain himself, Mo can't an.
swer such hard questions. Ed
| COMMUNICATED.
Mr.. Editor:
'Laborcmus."
The true secret to SUCCESS in the
political contest into which We are
just about entering IL WORK, and
wo use the torn in its fullest sense.
Every consideration for bur future
welfare, and every patriotic instinct
of our nature, appeals to US as good
citizens, and as faithful sons of a
prostrato mother, to pull off our
coats, and 60 forward to the noble
task before ns, recognizing no such
word as fail. W6 will find 1t no easy
matter to accomplish what we lhost
desire. Heavy obstacles lilo in our
way, Opposing us at every stop, but
these oan bs rent5vedj If the proper
nedns b6 Used. Determination and
will can surmottnt all difficulties, if
they bo brought ipt6 active opbra-
tioh. let every honest citizen work
as he should; and we necd have no
fears for tho result. Pefseverantia
omnia vincit 10 trub under all oircum.
stancos, and wherever applied as
principle is verified. Let it be
recognized as fact that by untir-
ing labor we can win this fight, and
in no other way, or by no other
means. Ifevery man in Fairfield
County who is in favor Of honest
government, will work INCREASINGLY
from now until tho 3rd day of No.
vemter; the victory will be ours.
Unloss wo make up onr minds not to
be defeated and act accordingly, the
work Of few will prove without
avail. The people mus. turn out
en- masse, abd lay aside everything
else until the task is properly per.
formed. In the namo Of all that is
good ana ennobling, why cannot this
be done Why cannot tho whole com.
munity, aye the whole County, rise
up as one man, and rush on to the con
fliot impellod by the high resolve
to vanquish the hands Of vandals
that stand ready to suck our very life
blood. It can be doro if our peo-
pie are not hopelessly dead to a
sense Of duty.