The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-30
Southern Folly,

1
IN the face of the earth whcro the
demand for political wisdom, ordin
Try common sense, average sagacity,
" the ability TO look a milo Ur two
outside Of ones circle, and week
or two beyond the present NON cnt,
sin greater excess of the supply,
than in tho sunny half of the fUnitcd
states. The South is given over to
folly. Epraim is joined to his idols.
The situation in Louisiana offers
ample proof Of the short-sightcdncss
of our Southern friends, who arc
otupidly making themselves our one.
mics. Our Geographic columns, yes.
tcrday and this morning, sufficiently
Indicate the situation and substan-
tintc this compliment, to the South,
crn gentleman who arc accredited as
our allies. The condition presents
several phases. The martial Gre
for'"crs," in the Louisiana instance
arc calling themselves "White
League" They might as we'll call
themselves a Baptist League, or q
Presbyterian, or u Ilottcntot League,
or Bipcd League, Us White
League for the war in Louisiana
is not one Of whites against blacks.
but Of whites against whites. That
is one factto be prominently placed
alongside of the declaration in the
Republican platform that tho South
crn States have been splcndidly re-.
CONSTRUCTED by the Republican party
and that peaceful civil society has
hccn restored in tho Southern States.
The character Of the peaceful civil
society that has been restored is
evident from the lawlcssncas which is
denounced in %hc pr'clutiat;on and
maniIeStocs of the Anti-Kelloggites
and in the lawlcssness with which
those protcstants attack Che nourping
Government. just hero it is worth
while to say to cur friends down in
that tropical land that they appa-
porcnt!y can rot allow tho idea to
enter heads or hearts that lawlcssncss
can best be stopped by law and not
by lawlcssness. This ia another fact
to make noe CT. The. usurpations,
violations OF lnw, political cutragos,
which arc nnmcd in MIR. Ptnn's pro.
clamation to the people Of louisiana
and the country, arc not painted in
stronger colore in the proclarnations
Of these 'hort.aightcd violators Of tho
law who seek to enforce tho law by
breaking law than in the speech of
II leading Republican, Senator in tho
last session of Congress. Senator
Carpenter, Of the Committee to in.
vestigatc the affairs Of Louisian,, !, had
pictured the condition in ,hA, S,u,c,
~rcaking in the Senate and to the
coui try. lie mad portrayed the
usurpation, the lawlcssncss, the over.
whclmine disregard for public order
and lawful government, which make
up the history Of Louisiana for the
las, few year in terms not less en-.
phatic than these employed by Mr..
Penn, "l.icutenant Governor" of
Louisiana. We admit tho outlages
but we dcnounce the methods of
remedy. If the question were based
upon the low ground Of policy, it
would be true that tho Louisiana
idiots, when they arm themselves in
This cause, arc arming against them
selves. They arc only dcfcrring the
day Of good government. The field
Of battle for them is the ballot.box
there and in the nation. Lot the
misguided Now OrIcanists tell the
country tho truth about the things
they are compelled to endure but
their excessive readiness to jump to
arms in the timo Of poaoo is their
formidable foe. Their road to peace
and good government lies through
tho success of the Democratic party.
J.ct not their folly mako them the
enemies Of thcir fricnds.
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