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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-27

tho planter. Yet the ruling and pro-
vsiling sentiment of many at tho
present dry Is, o.ndour, promises
without faith, "Gss wbat sou can.
aud hold fast that you have" Ahsl
how many tad instances arc there of
tho, Truth Of shis, ,suse rtiop 4. on a,sha
books Of oil our me' chants I Lst
tho spirits Of tho deaa ri6duits how
many 2 for it is tar beyond sae sur:
misses Vt tho living, even to cspjso-
ture. Many, no d9dbt ,coufd stvv
Upon their books for the past few
Years, thousands Of dollars obtained
Under tho charge and i1npntstiod vf
"oblain'ng 'Soods under falss preten-
Geo.. The faud ,wl.iuE upon tho
wall {that ia the, planters noto)
woul3 hsfe ,old Nebuvha adnas. Or the
original" PAtfou. of husbapdry,"
treubls iu his shoes, to look Vt j..
Cap any hQsest man cay that not.
vi hit .pding the vast amount of trade
and produSe which, has developed, It.
self ~ our tow" aud oJnuty einre tho
war, that any Hercha'nt il worth this
day, as much ss.he would nhayo beep,
hsd he loaned bis money out at tho
regular iatss of interest now charged
(uot ""ly by the trade, put by all THO
hanks iu tie Stat, ana nbandUniaea
the plans Of "runn,ng the plsn,o.,"
aud pleotsd tho sawo unc. .er lupr.gaec,
that he would not, even this day,
max better showing Of bis invest
meut7 lie is an ass who. deu,es.-
With the moral degradation that now
characterised the planting interest III
great measure Nthere are and
claim some honorable exception tho
day 10 not Tar distant, when the mer.
chant will become the dupe Of tho
planter, perhaps his pen.ioner, or
still worse the eriDinal Of the Bank.
rupt Court, if hot the iuHn,ats Of the
As, lum. Such thugs have occurred
una h, y take place again. Ia draw
ing a co"c:u>iQn, fe,h.i, me to rny,
wc are the very vortex Of "ha,d
times" Better times we @ mo. an:
ticip"te, dnlcss our people become
more houest. There must Re day
Of reck oniug, even day Of retribu.
tion. 1t behoove. every man to do
his duty, act uobly, deal fairly with
all men, protect your reputation,
stand by your honour, aud the re-
salt wilt tie clear Conscience, honest
dealing, amt, undoubtedly credit tor
the future, with reputation that tho
be bt Of hen might envy. To aot
otherwise, whether you be merch.nt
Or u planter, Jou deserve tho scorn
aud ridiculo of the entire community.
Amid the poverty that pervaoes all
classes And conditions Of scSio,y,
under our present condition of affai,s;
it should be the duty of every one;
however circa ah'stanced, to prove HIM
self worthy of the adagr;. AN horest
m.n is the noblest work of God.h
! am not ,merclaht, por all I
"pstron Of Hus sbnndr,;," but I give
you these crude suggestions from past
experience aud u thorough knowledge
Of hu,pua nature, fouuded upon tho
facts "knoNn and read Of all men,"
RICARDO.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-27
Editorial Notes.

The Augusta Cou>,i,u,ionaiist re-.
Gently published what purportcd 10
be IN Interview Of, its Washington
corl espondent with D. H. Chamber
lain. Among other things, Mr..
Chamberlain is reported to have safd
that the rep"liat,oh of the cohver
sion bonds was an insult to the linau
Olaf board, Zone Of whom he was
proud to be which," aud that if he
became Governor the kouds should
be revived. Mr.. Chamberlain d..
uies, in the Union Head, having
had the Interview. But this is not
enough. ue must come out fairly
and squately, and say what is his
platform. If he runs upon those
bonds, he need not expect to receive
any Of the Conservative "bulance of
power" Wed almost as soon have
Muses. rs the conversion bonds.
The question Of plying taxes in
otate money mas been brought up all
over the State. Sir. b. II. Ruff. Of
this County, made tender Of State
money in payment Of part Of his
taxes, and it was refu,ed. tIe will
tight the matter. Judges Gru,am
aud Cook haze also been applied to
for man5ainuses. All the,e parties
should uuite ufon uhe tes, case.
The grand jury f I, chlahd Coun.
ty has found tile oils ag inst the
old and the how Board Of Count,
Com III ssioners, aud xtto:ncy.Gene.
ral Melton is preparing timouy
for ali i"dict'hen,: Krcp the tai
rcllins. Pit Mosss III the pvuitoa.
tinry so be cannot pardon, and then
wuge indiscriu.inato warfare on
thieves, great and small.
4 *'se parent points ont the evil
and tho good aud tries the powers
Of hi. child on both.
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Religious Intelligence.

An old hlahommedan priest, now
ciHys'ed saint, died recently, aged
l+3 years.
Some student has discovered that
only 200 out Of the 6,0OO words of
IN" B'Ule are now in my pcrse OBJ
eolcto.
There are in Tho United States
at present about $4,000 clerg, men
belonging to the various dcnomina
tions OF the Protestant Church.
Their average annual sularics are
FRO" 5000 to $3.50 only, the highes:
average in nny Que Denomination
being--in the Methodist church.
but S700.
A Sunday School superintendent
at Galcna, Illinois, on his way to
sch"oi, noticed that the first boat of
the season bad arrived, and feared
he would have ouIya small attend
ancc. lie found crowd anl pru,s.
Cd them for being there in spite Of
the boats arrival. ln two minutes
every scholar wns Mt the river.
They had not heard Of it before.
The Vicar of Richmond, England,
created some excitement III his par
ish by building high wall in the
church yard SO as to scpnratb the
elect dead from tho non cnufurmist
dead. The friends Of tho latter
rallied and toro down the wall, aud
an ecclesiastical court has prohibited
him from rebuilding it. A Common
foot path now, us heretofore, d'4id.s
tho "diss euting' dead from tho "es.
tablishe d" dead.
The war between tho Ca,holic
Church and the STATE, so vigorously
waged in Prussia, has become a ques.
tion Of moment also in Austria
Last month law passed the lower
House Of the Austrian Parliament
expelling the Jcsuits. The vote
VAS one hundred aud forty.eight to
twenty -one. The bill will not 1nss
the Upper House at the present se>.
sion. The other 'aw is 80 wo,dol
that the clergy are brought under
the control of tho civil law. and
ecclesiastical property is subject TO
taxation at the Will of Pa, tiamcnt.
Rev. Dr.. Newman, in tho Chris,
tian Advocate, gives the iolluw iny
items Of Roman Ca,hrlc mop1e,s
in China At T,cntsin n cha; cl and
orph'nogo are in proc, 81 Of erection
on the >ito here tho Sisters %c. &
ma>sacred aud new cathaLcl is be.
ing built in tie. fo'.ig concession.
At Ch.foo and Il" gkow their tui!d.
ings are extensive. a, Kiuk,unc,
p"'t OF their establishment consists
OF II tea f"cf"ry, whose outsidf trade
Is done by Ch,uese converts aid tho
ln<,d" 10y priests. The p,efts for
1878 were $4,000 At $hau9h. i
they are very largo rAhdbolders.
Six miles outside the city they have
all establishment cover lug many acres
Including cLu'ch, ofrhunaee, IL
college i"r 900 boys and g,,ls and an
observatory. \ Canton they are
erecting cathadral If Hong K,ue
rraoi'e, 100 icvt vide aud ESQ feet
long.
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SHERIFF. SALES:

RY ,is'ue Of an e1eeptien to me di,, ,ii,
Louie ddor in winn.boro within nc I.aoi
hours of sale on the fra' Monday in juno
hext aud day fol lowing for cash tho
following Personal Property TO wit
~ wen!!E7fve tho sand pounds OF seed
cotton, more or less. Levied upon as tho
Of fssS.. % ?H h"6t t"ssn. "Ssinst ':hf osa ST. i
Cathsnft.
..,ope. Box Car, Number. No. OF. levied
uP;n rs the property Of the ,Grsenvillo
"pd Golumhis Rail ROAD Company a, tho
suit df Matla brown aeains. lie Green.
Vile and ColumbiI Rail. Road Company.
t:W DuvALL.
sbfr1sa,~ Once. D. f. o.
innsb"ro' i. C.
May IS. 1914.
msy l9-flf2
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Dabbagoa Z
~s~. .rn
Dried Bae&

:; IN s:!1 FINE " lot d; r,..h orsi;..ti.:, Judi
s$9s,,sa by John D. MoCarlsy:, CONSISTING
OF Crates Cahbsgss.
Salt Herring,
2 bbl,r No I. .Macksrsl:
2 b6ls No. 2 ."," g.,
8 doten Kits No. Ii q ssniid &.
~. :, Maoketel. y. ~,
A'ro lot. Of Condensed. Cod FIJI Tor
ta"ily use, which can reoo 1onend from
exPeriience. =: Coffee and sugar. Of ail
9radss, Lard la con aid Ram /. N. C.:
Mountain Butter, Chesss aud Crncker, ~
oil kindG Meal. Itomihs aid Floar Of tho
pest grades. Also Gained Goods or Iii
siGGd', Oysters. GanHed ,teaShss and Pine
Sss;S,S SssRls; sas's;. ihs e., ,t"'sSP ss;i$ss, y;
30 had IN. a frat olaaa dtoosry: tnd "lso a
hne lot Of Leak''s.. Twist ..TobScooI i:ioG
Figsro Cigars and other, SradsS, fhiI ia H..
~ I'll constantly, on hand the 6esf Hmal;ty
" Nqu5fs that, DIN 10 hnd. Nn,hnn,.
.,"bintfi Bhrke's Rye. and LynchburS
rye. Nela6h co. !, Kentucky Rye. that can
'ot, be exeeIled. Como apd Try TOR your.
selves and bs your own judge. =.
80, o.. e. John b. McCarley."
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'"". "','e "'ght now DO bright ,
particular constellation ia themselves,
under the proper namo Of Equui.an.
th'opos, which lovers, ut par,ing,
would designate to e. &c upon at tho
tender hour "when twilight dews are
falling FAST" and renew their vows of
devotion.
But why that humane general
should have ridden that tender.hc.rt.
hearted horse pcr'the dead bodies Of
bis colorcd associates, instead ct
making brilliant Auuk ,uovement
along that geomet,ic holocaust, such
as only he oan wl1en moving on a Gus.
tom house, | have tatigued my inagi.
nation IN vain to endeavor to diScov-
er. Perhaps, like Mrs. NJ ,laprop, he
was trying. to ascertain tie "pc. peu-
daculars" of the sIaughter;; peihaps
IT was to accommodate the angle of
his vision; perhaps to test the scus,-
Whites OF that horse But coii,c.
ture is all in vain. 1t was nimply
one OF those direct forward move.
ments over tho bodies Of ope's
friends, so often witnessed in politi-
cal strategy, and never known in mil:i
tary tactics, that it must remain u
moral wonder until lapse Of time,
and oft repeating shall consecrate IT.
az truth, Or until some cruel QGli.
ruS shall rise to solve the riddle aud
destroy its artful inventor.
But gallant as was that fatal
churgc, and heroic and solemn as was
that per'lous equestrian explicit, they
pale INTO paltrincss in presence OF tho
sublime sequel to this military ,cvo.
luton asg'ven IN the simple story Of
this historian. lie says that having
hn'shcd that ho,se coxrunto o-con ,ist-
ing OF courec, then high step,
then balaucc-hc sounded aso;cmu
halt' faced mrutnfuIiy about, fixed
Ills eyes again ns already described,
gave the order, "Attent,un Gcuer.l %
aud III chronic abseuve Of tho Bible,
dew from his holstcr.uase IL Rocket
edition of the Masssc iur.ms
Progr'ss issued undor the Maine
Iiquor law, nnd kissing ono end &C.
voutlJ with his tuco tu,uvd upwalt,
he administered to himself II suiernu,
co'poral u.d general oath. that 50
io"g as his surviving colvreu conra.-
Ions would vote 10 make nlm Govern
o. OF Massachusetts, or u Krpresen.
tatlve III Congress, he wvuiu Spas
modlcully devote the idle mome..t, Of
tho remainder Of his poit.c.l and
0ttltiat lIic, IA II feeble etFur, In .ocnr,
TO them tho great con,titu ivnal rlyht
to uttcud, "wlthuut obstruction OF
race, color or previous condition u1
sersltude," o.erv tneutre, olrvu., and
mcua4crlc in thu United Statos OF
Am.rlcn AID the [. rritorica thereof
lie then scaled his oath by rlc.r.
lns his i+veriSh lips uncc mure to lie
oi buluuS end Of that volume, ana
calling IN the eye which had mean
stood sc"'inel OH tho enemy. hc dis.
missed himsoli from the .rarude.
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lcoMmuS,cA1ED.l
Hard ''Time,."
Mr.. Editor .

Mr.. Ediyor
Som. three weeks since an article
appeared in1he 'Challes,on Courisr"
as having been written BY oititen
Of FIJI; field, (every Sentiment OF
which Iully eudorse} which article
had especial reference to tho planter;
or ,iioto espt ,iuIly "Tho Patrons of
Ahsbuudry." I AID ons of ths few
who believe in a peouhiary. point Of
view, that.the whole eoH,nhuity aro
e"tifely deleLdent usoh tbs
planting Interest, Int I Wish also TO
be hhders ODD, that the same obliga-
'ion or dependeuoo is reciprocal On
the ra't Of the planter. w. ~il
take; ty way OF illustration; tho
s,,"tas IF the metshsnt, me tontL. of
whom Rot only in Fairfield, bu.
through the, Slate, are sveh now,
deeply concerned iu .tis,ainihk their il!
teg'i,y aud credit In adhsrina I'd,
aud defebdihg to he last dime, "the
obligation Of Contracts" Whenn ws
Oan, III all iuce'i.y, endorse ,hi. 81.
eer,iuh id behalf Of The Planter; then
Se vii hear no more OF tho dismst
how IF "Ga,d times"
W. neod not, ns the comm 'iinicc...
sion'rt fer' ell to ultddss, consult the
"Au, ,ic.n G,,cer," The IN. Y.
G, numerical Aeebcy," much less The
Rural Curoliui~nd, 10 lind out shs
tho profits IF tho plsntor aro not
coM"ensurate with their labor. toe
fault Is with the Planter himself, IN i
want moral intYg' ity in TOO many
i's'ahees, in not piolec,ing hia Srodits.
but of GU Violating hi. iDo.t sacred
hohor IN orGer tY obtain even i'm.
tied credit for tho purpose Of secur.
ing the necessaries of life, Hs
gives lisns aud myrtgnges, and often
skuIku froiti pa, diopt in settle mlieut
with Ills beuefactor Who has fed
him for ye"'r, ty trtn.f. rring bis
rfuduce 10 smother, or selling the
sAme under the gqi,o Of smother own.
er the nnfort tunate merchant ID.
boring under the impres,ionn that he
('he p1aii,erJ was honest. Tlis
charge, I conftss, will not apply to
"!' but. tho prevailing aeu,imnent
smutis the many 1T tbs pressut time
j., t'oidis abroad ibe land, u system Of
highway rubbary. Prominent men arc
guilty of stealing and defraudipv {;
Spiritual wicksdnoss ruIes in high
places; State ,f6ojals; even tho chief
magistrate Of the State, becomes COR
rupt the disease is contiguous, AID
u meatiDg overy branch Of tho
body p"litic. end the planter dpss
Mt o cape. The q 'nsedusnee 10, ii I
honest ALd upright msu are &ofsauded
by the scleemiug, ..designipg, and
fraudulent debtor. IF it were not a
libel, would bs glad to publish
for the good Of society, all suoh, that
for the general good. they may be
separated aud set apart 40 thieves aud
s@lndlers, who prey upon the vsry
vitsls OF the best tDsn ID tho oommu.
nity;: 10 the merchant, hiS integrity
aud honor depend upon his prompt.
ndss to respond to his peouniary obi.
gations, and 90 it should ever be to
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-27
antial{ Directory of Fairfield
County.

sSSAroR-Moses Martin
REPRESENTATIVES, -Isaao Miller, Levi
200, NJ. $. Miller.
l.. ". Duvnll-Shcrifr,
,Icam'h Is. Clowncy-CIcrk Of the Court.
-" VI. Nelson-Judgc Of Probate.
J. +. Davidson Comfy Auditor.
". NJ: Nelson Couhty 'TrcasAfdr.
Dr. w. Is. nke--Jury Commissioner.
". J. Crawford-School Commissioner,
COUNTY coMM1ssroHrts-.H L. Elliott,
U~>' Jacob, John Martin.
N. Obcar-!'U. S. Commissioner,
SorAu,Es rrritc-M c. Robertson, 4,
II. Craig, IL. N. Obonr,
TRIAL JusT,tEs s-A. NJ. Mnckey, W. r.
Marshall, II. n. Flanagan, Silas ". Ruff.
- is. Kirkland, James Cartcr, Thomas
Walker, DR.. Ira S. Scott.
T1EHsBoRo NATIONAL BAEE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA. hUrnor,izEDcArIrAL S2UU. 600
rAID UP $75, ,000.
W. r. Robertson. President.
Geo. II. McMnsicr, Vice President.
Snml. B. Clowncy. Cashier.
M. G. Robertson, Teller.
DIRECTIONS.
W. Il. Robertson, II. l.. Elicit. james
bc"ty, George H. McMnstcr. y. II. Elem.
n'ken: jas. Is. Mccnnta. Jas. II. Ron, Jas.
a. Brice, A. s. Douglass, Col William
Johnston, Of CE arluttc, N G.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Pierre Bacotr-Inlcndant.
wARnENs--F. Gcrig, J. A. Frazer, ":
NJ. Nelson, j. U. McCarley.
CHIEF OF roLIcE-LnFayctto Poiect.
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The Deliaouent Tax sale.

The CON unication uf "Quelqu'ln"
in regard to the tax sales was called
forth by our local OH that subject, and
we must reply TO some vf the pviuts
tbel eilr made
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W'IMM sshOR q,
II. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
Wednesday Morning, May 2q, 1874
Caught at Last.

Tho Gra:ld Jury of 'Ordpgtbu
County have brought iu true biIl,
against llumbert. the defaultirg
Treasurer, and 'Frauklin J.. Nose,
Jr., Governor of the State Of Soh,h
Carolina, for 'cc!oEious breach of trus.
in arer"p' fating $4,000 of ":he;pnblic
mnuey to paying the lattc,'s private
debts. a 'bcuct warrnut has been
issued for the arrts: Of the latter.
This is Il blow in tho tight dircc.
ticn. 1tis useless to talk IF reform
us long rs tho chi,f thief and Scoun.
drel in the State is allowed to run nt
large and debauch every department
of government. Moses is without ex.
ccption the most depruved and
Vicipus ofRci.l in South Garolna; and
probably the world, it searched over
in every di>reputable crovk and cor.
ner, could not produce /. more pr,:ffi
Rato nhd fGbaSeu creature than he :.
Willie in the gubcrhatorial chair, he
has stolGh quarter Of million
dollars, and he stole half million
before that TO Euy his office. lie has
systematically levied upon his subor-
diUatts, ard farmcd out ufEces't to the
highest bidder. The mouey that wa,
wrung fIom n suffering anl strug-
CLING community has Ureu divided
hctw::on !!.nisc { mnd his tools, and
lie still yes htudreds Of thuh sands
of dollars. With all these facts is
ing patent, it is almost ridiculous TO
nab liim for pa;try six thousand
dollars. though, as beginning it may
'tlice. Moe, il too great cri nj
nal to esc.sc lightly. IL should lie
hanged by an lu!uriatcd people, like
any d e. liz has outraged govern
mcn', honesty and 'pu ity, and richl,
deserves to do. We t.u>t that he
will sooa obtain his leSe. Is, and that
other thieves will fulTcw him.
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administrators Notice.,

A Ii person, having claims as.ins
~ Tho ea,ate Of Lewis Perry dcoenscd
are hereby mortified to hand then in a, oncc
F,pr'ly attes'ed aud those indebted, /
make payment to the undersigned.
W. Il HOGAN,
may 20 x3 Adminlstra,or
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Tho State Elections.

In answer to question wo bog to
say that !h" State election wi take
place on THesday,'thc 81 Of Novem
Der, IN accordanos with an amend
ment to the Constiru ion, vbtod FOR
at tho election Of 1872 and ratified
oy tho Geferal Assembly at. tho ses-
sion of lS72-73 -Neus d Courier.
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City Improvements ts-Caro.. Savings
Bank"

Bank"
Mr.. Editor;
read in your pSper Of the 20,h
inst, an extract frJm the Ness ubd
Courier, u"der the above heading, ~
Witch the wiiter alludes il yer, cun..
Pilhe3tury terms 10 the house vi
Geo. W. Williams g. Go aud thuru
especially comp;imen,lng ,ht seuivr
OF 'hat firm, Uro. W. Wllllam, for
his suocess Il, nefuliant; ana I'll ..i-
ty and prudence us Il hnaucier, BE-.
suring the public. that bis success in
That field 10. sufhc.eht , ta,antee
that lie viii make tie Carolina Say
ihys b"hk success, 40 he is the
rresideut "f It. Now, as your papa,
Is 'ead 10y great many ol ms
ffiends, bu. more e.. eciaIIy that ,Iiose
ot thrw,t TO whom [ have fvf,nerl,
spokcn tavourGbIy .f THIS house, ina,
fiot be inisied eituer by this compIi-
Ihentu'y extract or Anything b We
io'tncrly sald, by Way OF tomnictu-
idg thi" h'm take this p,ibIlc rGvthI
| ~ W "o'''J 10 Iuohs I'll ~ Wy Iate
experience with the hrm, hss fdly
satisfied me, that the house, aud es.
pecfalIy Tie seIIior uf it Is unwo t.
Thy, i'll my fttsefs es iuat,.fi
OF the fa*ouraLls rrty.hn en-.
dation have heretofore given
them of his house. Ode ben.
teuce that | have from this senior's
own moth Will convey somo faint
Idea " the liuo Of his sugac,t,j VIZ:
"1 will break every f,iend | tu.e,
before I su'pend paymrn.,' and MY
late experience win Inn fully cyu.
iI'ns n,c in the opinion that he will
carr, Out this Saying no matter at
what trends cost. feel it therefore
my duty to aar6 my friends prvih pt-
! ly 10 guard veil ai. Transaction they
may have with said house or seulo r
thereof. .u. .,. 80.
JOHN II. CKTnCNRT
--------<e.-S-.~
coMMUNIcArED.]
Mr.. Editor:
ls the sympathy you express in
your issue of tho 2lst inst, for the
unfortnnatea Vvhose land ,vao aah %.
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Senator Brownlow and tho Civil RIGHTS
Bill

The civil right, b,ll has found ah
Opponent where it WIS to be least
expected. ra,&on Hruwnlow, th.
hSpocritical old ,enegadc and turn
coat, has app .arGd in one of his
characteristics letters, denoune;ng The
bill and the colorcd people IF Ten
rcsscc who accuse him Of "goiug
Back" on them. lie ellis his cuIorcd
constituents some VIII le S,mc truths.
The schools in Tennessee are maiu
t"ined by tho whites, and unv at.
tempt to mix them will bo thei.
ruin. lie also says that tho culvrcd
people bslons to the fepublican
party, not the party 70 the culorcd
people, and that the 25,0UO white
Republicans Of Ten,ie sse. will tut
loose from their co'oreI coafreres
rather than submit to "this sum Of
v,ll"inies and quintosseuce Of abrm.-
ations.'
Although l'roHniow is utterly dc,
void Of any moral character, lie is II
man of great acutcnos:, and the
stand he has taken is Of some signii.
canoe, as rsh.ct,ry tho Sentiments Of
many Republicans. The !; misiah !.
Arkansas and Carolina muddIes have
so"cwhat eickencd the "party" fo,
the c"lpred iricrd aud brother. Now
that Sanlper is gone, tbcre seems TO
DC no one on whom his mattlo has
falIcn. The citil rights bill will
probably fail, or elso be deprived Of
all practically important features. -
The fact il, the natural antipa,hy
Of races wi:i prevent social Guali.
ty Tho coivred man will TO-
ceive such rights as he secures for
himself by his prohity, in,ell,.
gence aud culture; and he had much
better devote his time 10 studies in
separate institutions Of learning than
to the passage Of lass to pccm'it E,m
to enter white schools. There are
about 34,ooO,0oO whites, aud only
0J0,0CU blacks in the United States,
Legislation has been eiaufed 70 Iavu,
Of the latter for nire years, and thr
white mans time is coming. It be.
hor7es the colored race to & ,ncili.t.
the White, as tho latter viii c.croach
upon it. The c0lored people had
butter heed Parson B;uwnlow's nd.
v'ce, and be content with what they
Have.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-27
COMM UNICATED.

Mr.. Editor:
ls the sympathy you express in
your issue Of the 2lst inst, for the
unfortunstes whose land was aold for
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-27

ludy who had in hct bands on the
day Of the ssle, school certificates for
II much Larger uu,outit than her taxes,
which were worthless because Of the
faithlessness Of public tfllcluls who
made away with the taxes Of her
'icher neighbors. And sho stands
to- day with II pocket full OF worthless
paper ce, ti6cates issued by bank.
rupt government that steals inuis.
c'imihately from everybody, snd her
land either gone forever from her, or
redoemable only upon payment 70
twenty-five or fry per cent. over aud
above the taxos and costs. 3 Was Their
carelt ssness. on the part Of this lady I
She had laborcd dsy by aay in tie
noble work Of educating the youth Of
tho land; ;and tbi, is lfer reward / Size
stands homeles5 with pocket full vf
trash. We know Of anutbef ,nstancs
OF u family consistiog mostly Of la!
dies whose reak estate vas Out in half
beeanse they had no money to pay
their taxes.
We know Of poor colored mon, who,
deludcd by baldetdssR and bad whis.
Key, sent. q set VI fools aud rascals to
Colahbis to legiohte for the