The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-04

III lnH AK; ;aNflH N'DrrPnt ion on
F,liay, Grn }. L. N"r,haw, chair
f''n tt q! cO.a'"Iit'c ;.py,:ntud 10
prepare "h cdorcss 10 'hn ncnpt. Of
the o!aic, read ,ho tpi,ow.ny, whicl
was n"a''!m u>iy at nptrJ.
Eeu"W Ctti:"ns -.,1'hc representa-
tive. OF The taxpayers to whom has
been entrusted the hI1h and eDlamn
duty Of recommending III. .AsnrcS OF
Frotecticn aG&inL t;,r corruption and
'apaclty hntIuie the uiganizch band
Of wicked and nnScrupulou, advcn-
turrrs whn, uh1c, the .uisc Of govern.
mcht anu III the nam. IF party, have
lcrslstontiy dc"p"iteI you of your pro
Icrty aud outraged your most sacred
1'Shis, deem IT. bccnmiug aud proper
to :ay before you il th:s form certain
consldcrau, n m connection with their
action and alterations, which thcy
suppose worthy of your earnest aud
thoughtful attention.
1t would bc unnecessary and pan-
iul to rccltc y"uc wrongs: the sense
or these Is not the least poignant Of
the sntlcrlngs you have been called to
endure during tLest five years Of
unparalleled outrage upon I, rciiucd
and Christi'n people. We would
have our words speak vi courage, 0
hope, OF PATIENCE, Of faith, of work
and of duty. ilu who has ,ighltully
p'ndcr' d the dealings Of an a,l.wi.c
and ben ficcnt Providence with .hc
atiAi's Of men, cannot flil to have
discovered all urvarying and in-
cvlt.b!c social law, that all great
wlonHs tend to their own correction,
and work out III the cud sure com.
Icnsa,ion for the ills they i.llict.
mus the cbb and flow of human
ideas, "bcying the divincly implanted
prnt'plc of perpetual gral ita,io,.
towards the right, always returns
from tho widest ucvia,lon, aud rcr
coils most violently aud with accrl.
Grated velocity rvm the greatest
errors. This truth has imprcssc d
ltsclf upon the thoughts OF The world
"lh tie toicc Ui nn axiom upuu
which may be based the Houu,'r,t
propositions OF the statesman. 1t
has been ap!ly styled "thc funaticis N
OF justice, which the stars in thclr
course sustain, and against which no
attribute OF the Almighty takes
part tbs VAIN to SUPPOSE that the
c"l'ghtcned American people are
exempt from the application Of this
universal ST clal law. We feel jus,i.
NED IN stating our conviction thu,
"fchElhg Through ali Nh: barriers Of
Pf'l""''e, political >t''tc, and the
"o'.' OF 'h'rrncclnt war, the
rohhN "' tue great tide OF opinion
III" - "'fh'"y II already moving:
Win 'cr"'l"Imlns force, bearing
WIN II thH promise OF u restored nu-
''oh''.'y, h,S'd upon the broad aud
c"onflhS prlnclr,"S of liberty, jus
''' '"" "'h. We would not BE-
u"oe'S'o'u AS I.rn"ourariny the
'""";!'' 'haI "hat has been SWEPT
AWAY III the past eau ever be st T.
ed l"'' great country has le II
new "ct"N"r'; has rngraItcu upon
her system 1T government new rliu.
S.P''>' '"d dcolH with"ew clcmHut,.
'r ''"''.'" Sch1n o; Justice viii
.,"' It's task II tue adjustment OF
'"eSo "o" Factors ., power into bar
"'"'""" "''"r" with iLc true ll.n,i
P.rs CT 'rp'ri''"A,~'", a,d i'll ro-
wang 'mi iic rr"tr;ion irr the
r'S"t ana i'"HIt'"N Of the T., opic.
~ VIII! prohA"iy '!r"i not with nrgau.c
i'"S' 'n' VIII" 'alihlc>S, c"rluit and
oPPIcS,l I'VE ADMINISTRATORS.
" h''' "e rr'>."t ttr>r chr",iui
""',''!"'i'' s. "h'ch We feel J":1'!iu"
~ =; "o'nS "y many ""! greet cn'"Srs
an m S'''''"'""t ami opinion man'i,>'>
W ''no"" even III" "'"'t extr,mc o;
'rc ~. S'e"' H"l''''a' i'"dr's ami nigh
''''e'"'' = ''' country n"d Si;' more
,o'o"' popular movements, it Is in
.ehur' ,, T." 'Hv4tc TO carnrs' aud
"'PG'u, c't"f' ""' ae''"n, rather than
~ l"'i lht" la!So security. No