The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-01
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does not turn, upon fitness but upon
prejudice. The Democratic party
can never be successful and it is
wrong to cheeftho hearts eff the rco-
pie by any su''h delusive hope. The
South would derive no benefit even
IT it should come off victorious. She
Is under the yoke Of ignorance and
ecorruptloA-a CALLING dcspotism.
l1eF hope does not lie in political
triumph but in the development Of
those resources with which nature
has endowed her. Democracy aud
Republicatiism dust be buried in tho
grave Of regret, and her people must
| difcct their energies to the achieve.
mcnt OF more lasting and beneficial
results than can be obtained on the
hustings and ut the ballot box"
While endorsing generally, the
above. we differ with our cortemno..
rary on his positions that The people
OF tic State should pay no attention
to politics. So long as politics are
but question Of s,utimcnt or a
confl CT Of iders, 50 long should they
be cschcwcd. But vixen the govern.
mcnt becomes II cursc-a crushing
Load, sappIng the vitality Of the
State, and preventing the expulsion
OF her resources, theu too much nttcn-
t'on cannot be paid to them. Let
every one then grid him;elf for work,
as the honest citizens If New York
girt themsclcs against Tammanv, and
reformation may he expected.
When this is effected, our resources
can be developed. But ANY such
administration IS the present one,
will render fu:i!c any attempt at
material advancement.
Editorial Notes.
AS will be seen elsewhere, the
committee Of taXpavcrs IS has" in
Washington. They arc nee ing with
much Sympathy. Major Woodward
will cndeavur to bc present in y inns.
boro on next sAic,iay, and we wall
then kno% whether the No.th will
still suffer Us to be rnircl or whether
it will give us material or mo,ul %iL.
Speaker Lee had his car,iane
smashed in Columbia the other day.
This is unfortunate, as he ray not
yet another opportunity Of Furchas.
ing one.
~ chance forever lost to Ills Rcvcr-
encc. Three r.cn huuy on Fliday.--
We commend the Governor highly
Tor tic moral coinage lie his
displayed i'll not p,,dol.ina these NAL
eiac!o's and thereby sccuriuy three
votes in October. True, cue was u
white man, and the Governor was
afraid to ,isk him. But We believe
even White man would go fer Moses
II hanging were the other alternative.
This losa Of thr>c votes will bear
large proportion 10 the chtiye number
Moses VIII receive next time. Even
his old con:rercs crn'- St,mach him.
Gen Joseph f.. JyhnS,cn in his
book, attributes the failu,o OF the
cause to the Confederate government
hot buying up cotton anal shipping i,
to Eug!and before tbs blockade wa,
enforced. Mr.. G. & Mcmningcr re-
plies to this. cSi.t that it was in,
possible TO Il" thi;, as tie Cour:dcra-
cy did not even vo:a-.&> money cnuu III
at the time to r"y fer thc paper on
which to rlimt totes and tLa; the first
supply irvm Huope Was captured. -.
Another wliter IN the News and
Courier, signing himself "T," (wc
presume the Hon. G. y Trcnholn,,)
shows that the crop had been sold be-
fore the organization Of the Cnnfcde-
racy. Gen. J,nn$tou Will lave il lot
Gs"L ii two Secretaries of thu Con
icdelate II ic"snry 20 for him Mr.
Mcmminge!' thiLke that the Gunera',
II collections Of history ale hot a.
vivid as has knowledge Of military is
great.
We don't see the use Of Gpl.t;nn
over tic war ut this late date.
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