The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-23
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Lost Opportunities.


reseatatives would not he Radical.
That chance is gone. The outbreaks
in kentucky ind tho massacre il
tennessee settle that much. No peo.
plo ho party, could stand suoh a load
as the people OF tho South aud the
Democratic party of the North are
forcsd to oarry. Call 1t what you
will-thc fruit of reconstruction, the
fault of the party in power, the in.
evitable conflict OF races, prooipitated
by bad theory Of government, exc.
cuted in q vicious practioe-tho one
effect of the whole mess of violence
is a continuance and reinforce M ent of
the old pretext by which the country
has been carried along the same bale
ful, partisan rrt ever since the war.
There is no use writing, talking,
speaking, argufJ ing, oontsadiotine,
proving, as the bloody bum-total re.
corded within the last fortnight, goes
out to the world unchallonged by ade-
quate redress. The Gibson County
butohery surpasses belief; and,
though the Governor Of Tennessee
has done his full duty, the gallows
can alone render atonement COM
mensurate with the public expeotion.
1t is hardly likely that anybody is
going to DO hung. The result will be
renewed legislation, additional Rad,-
oal ouactments, perhaps ultimately
martial law.
The fools are not all dead yet.
Th is third term discussion has lud
muny of them to fancy that Grant is
about to tumble into the arms of tho
South. Ho is the more lkely to be
an ultra, martial-law candidate for
re.elcrtiun, backed by fancied mill
tary necessities, supported by the
machine-worle Of power, aud carried
upon the passions of Radicalism.
There was show for the defeat Of
he civil rights bill. or it's voto.
That is gone, like the control of tho
next House, and the prospect is black
with the ruin Of Conservative
hopes.
1t is we'll to be plain. AS
as surely as the South be gins to get
on its feet do its madmen proceed to
kick the fat in the FIRE. Tho Radi-
Gals only want prctexts. The South
supplies them. A war, or tho ap-
peaiance Of war kof races seems
inevitable and that is itself third
term undor proscriptivo auspices.
This ie the road to tho overthrow of
Republican government, but chiefly
at tho expense OF the South.
Mr.. Weightman, the English bar
rlster who, sometime since, was on
victed at tho Central Criminal Court
in taondon, and scutcnced to six
months hard labor for purloining
books from the Inner Tsmplo library,
has, since his liberation from confine-
ment, been oullod upon by
his Benohers to answer for his oon-
duct ind hab been disbarred after
an investigation lasting over three
days: During the inquiry it trans.
pired that, on being released from
PRISON. check representing public
subscriptions amounting to g60O was
handed over to him. His Bench ors,
in declaring lie had forfeited his right
to be retained on the roll of Nom.
befs, remarked that it was matter
of great pain to them TO have to do
what duty had rendered imperative,
but after the commission of a crime
SO derogatory to tho honor of the
profession, they could not relax their
severity. After the sentence Of dis.
barmcnt had been passed upon him
he ave notice of appeal TO the Judges,
but failed to put III an appearances at
the appointed day and, notwith-
standing every inquiry, no ono has
since heard of him. it was rumored
that of the proceeds derived from the
salo of one book which he had tax en-,
ho actually applied portion to the
sustenance of a brother barrister
since dead, who, like himself, was, at
the time Of tho commission of the
offence, starving and almost dying.
Since the disclosure Of The privatIuns
endured by Mr.. Woightmau, a fund
has been established by all tho Inns
of Court to alleviate the wants of the
poorer members Of tho bar, and
tho amount Of subscriptions i'll hand
or contributed is sory large, the fund
being continually added to, while the
recipients uf, the boon, happily arc
comparatively few.
The Sacramento (Cal.) Union
warns enthusiastic adventurers that
tho Black Hills country, 80 highly
praised by correspondent travelling
with Clusters expedition, il not u
paradise by long ju%p: The wip:
ters arc frightful. Beginning In