The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-27
NCnatOr Norwood.
HOW HE sNATCHEU BUTLER .nArD
HEADED.

We mike the following extracts
from Senator N0rwood's remarkable
speech OH Civil Rights. CRITICS. ny
Ben Buffers speech in the House Of
Representatives, ho said
The Republican party has often
assured us that in the late war "the
colored troops fought nobly," aud
tho Senator from New jersey repeat.
ed the declaration in our hearing or.
3esteiday. 1t is true, that utter.
woven with tho dreadful realities of
that struggle, there is much Of fiction
and romantic episode many imagi
nary instances Of inspiring hcroism,
displayed Ly the colorcd troops 'Fuc,
apd fiction arc lamoutably hinglcd IL
incxtricable confusion. but there
is..one exceptionabIc instance of dnriue
md Of death, and so notably estab.
hshed on the testimony of single
tye~"itncSs, that tic Senate must re-.
member it, and is is worthy of re-
counting even in this august pres.
rnce. Y sec that the quick perccL-
tion ard historic lestring of this body
have already anticipated my di>c,v.
cry, and | would even now forego tho
thrilling narration, but for tho fear
that homo future Munchausen nigh,
charge me with prejudice against The
objects of the judiciary Committees
special devotion, should I decline TO
furnish 30 valuable contribution to
his peculiar style and school of his.
Tory.
llcfcr, as you know, to the B.lak.
lava charge, made by tho colorcd
troops, ut the witcling hour Of dawn,
on empty stomachs-bayoncss fixed,
nipples uncover cd - and under cvm.
mand of general Of renown, on the
29th Of Stptt mber, 1854, at New
Market Heights. The historian
who was the general then command.
ing, and who seems to have been the
only survivor Of those colorcd troops
tolls us the story with charming
simplicity and with the eloquencc OF
unbridled fancy. He snys, thut be.
ing himself in the rear, where he in.
tended to remain, wholly uncertain
whether the charge would be ieebly
10 the front or with frantic horoism
to the rear, he ordered. as precau.
t,on for personal security, the NIPPLES
OF the guns to DO uucapped, and cf-
ferin9 up tho prayer of FalstuF, "Gcd
Keep lead out Of me-" he gave the
order "Charge |" Lnughter.l
He s,ys that there fell within n
TaraIel"gram just ten feet wide and
three hundred yards In length, the
exact humber of fve hundred md
forty.threc Of his colorcd associates,
or one man to every twenty and
ethreo.ten'bs inches that rs soon as
they foil, mounted on his fry .Pega.
sus' like feathered, or "IIairy' Mer-
curry, be marched solitary aud alone
TO one end of that slaugh, cred hemp,
aud liking one eye weepinglv dcpcnd.
ent over tie dead, mud cooking the
other fierce y on tho cncmy--,be ore
6toa'ful as N,dbe'S;,he ether GLOW inp
IKE fiery Alars-7he rode, With arms
aKimbo. through that parnllerorram,
over that hccatomb Of his compau.
IONS, to the farther cnd-his horse
~MMa"pwhile danch G. a miuuct in the
-Sspoey"ient endeayor to find ground
"a which to plant its reGereutiul
feet.
9;aS hn's was sn exploit worthy Of dc
o!1Ss'lon, ,P!ty i. IS it had not Teen
T[fer'ofm9d in the pre- Homeric OF
heslod,c age,.as .thst generation, 3,
.aPprr,e,atiye Of horso gymnastics
YOU'D Sa}d hAvy deifed and t.an;la,ed IL,
6 her9lc actor, and he would now bt
en3oA ~ tn. beatitndo of hero wor,
ssh'p in>tbe' cohstella,ionn" of Aries u
taurus ;'or,, happier STILL, he aut