The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-06-17
South CaroIind.


:, A Cyrr esporlepeo .Sf .CHrouiclo
and Scntin cl has tbis to say about
South Car ollna. 'r'> !
INTERVIEW With TIE EDITOR OF THE
UNION HERALD.
Tho last time that was in Columbia
this worthy ohnnccd to boms up to
y tho bar of tho Coluhibia Hotel, while
friend aud were attentive and ad.
hiring 'listeners,to tho suasiVe rheto-
rio Of the arniablo bar tender as ho
expoundod (nbt compounded mind
you) tho charms and properties Of
"W hitq Lrpn.', .Whgther preocoupa-
tion with the bar tenders narrative,
or having passed q sleeplcss night on
the railroad lad affected my Yihuals,
I am uncertain, but I certainly did
honor hip commopsurably with
tho dispsragement of q friend resi-
don't ,iu Charleston, by mistaking the
one for the other, and cordially invi-
tod to listen to - tho. ID bar
tonder's recital, In few seconds,
howevcr, Appreciated tile ,nisad-
ventura and cndcavorod quietly to
tfeotify tho error, but the s'cuss" in
sisted OIL my reading an editorial in
'She Herald, q !uoubration Of his OVID,
I prcsumc--purporting to domon-
strato tho absurdity of the Tax Pay
ers' memorializing Congress with any
hopo of redress. Said ho, "Congrcss
pant interfere in matters of State
simply, and Involving no national
question. Men Of ordinary intelli-
gonoo should understand that, and
hence, l regard the tax payers
movement as absurd" Said |, "In
tho event Of the tux payers getting
upon their ear and wiping your
miserable thieves out of tho exis-
tenco that you disgruco and tho op.
pressed and over burdonea State that
you have ruined and despoilcd, do
you think Congress would hesitate
to intcrposc to shield you :" With
kind Of a siokly smile
AGGREssIvEIY NAUsEATiNu
He rcjoincd "Ah, my dear sir, that
would be- revolution !" And that is
their idea, expressing in brief, their
conception Of tho situation. They
mny steal everything that they cal,
lay thoir hands on-may under tho
forms of taxation rob tho Citizen and
tho State alike, but any attompt to
resist tho Bpoliation is revolution.
No ono outside of this State ohn
understand how wo aro situhted-
Tho average citizen of a No,thern
State knows rs littlo of tho condition
of affairs hero as DIR. LiviGgStone's
experience in Africa. EvGb your
noighbors in Georgia cannot possibly
comprehend it. The idea at the
North is that tho Ring Government
in South Carolina is II power repre-.
scnting certain, number of white
pooplc-say forth Or fifth Of the
property holders Of tho State, ahd
the entire negro population. But
tho truth is that there is
NOT A SINGLE WHITE MAN
In South Carolina who is willing to
uphold this State Government, except
the thieves who participate in it, and
,.whpso livelihood is gained through
robhing the property holders. No,
one. And not al intelligent man OF
,eithor ,party--tho robbers or the rob.
bed--but will admit that if Congress
will anppunoo q "band .otr' policy at
any given hour :, in twenty-four hours
after thcro would not romain alivo q
single thief in otlioo in this State
from Noses down tt ho moanest mig
.ger Trial Justice. They say so, and
it is the simple truth. Tho negroes
aro willing to see tho Stealing go on,
but your tftoenth amondment is op.
posed to upholdiug any system or OF
cause that requires for its support
the agency of oold stool or gunpow-
der Your darkey is martial to the
last degree while matters arc confn
cd to tho "popp and circumstance
of war, but WHOM it comes to tho cx
hilarating crush Of stecds Ind mcn'
he is by nature principled qgains
taking any of "tbc pye." Undol
such leadership rs that Of the great
Massachusetts, spoon thief, the color
. cd troops" died reoklessly it is truo
hut it seems to have beon rather in
tho fanciful field of the ohieftain's
imagination tha IN within range Of
their enemies'.guns. You will some
tlmes hoar talk Of
THE "coNeENvArIvE ELEMENT"
In this stato having suoh and suol
views, or supporting this and tha,
policy. But there is no such elcmen,
in existence; In Sonth Carolina
there is, and has bcon for five years
but two partios-the thio;ves and the
plundercd-the last nam'od antaeo.
nistic in every sense to tho first and
patiently enduring their wrongs only
because resistance Mt this time is
plainlyvsin. The conservative olo.
hpent" is known only to the editors