The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-11-25

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niUations, and the Winnshoro News,
had been;guilty of conspiracy un.
der tho reconstruction auts Of Coh-
gross.
The oohniunications referred to
were headed "Tit for Tat," and ad.
vised tho peaceful law abiding citi.
2ens Of Fairfield to discriminate be-
tween. certain individuals who in
the election had proven themselves
friends of good government und re-.
form. aud others who had raised the
question -Iof color, sahd had been
PECULIARLY bitter in their conduct.
Thv c,lnlnu nirhliohs disliucl J
stated that they had no ,efer,nc
to those colorcd men v no while sup.
porting tho republican ticket, did 80
quietly md will out giving oGrnse
to uny one. But the authors stated
that there Sore certain individuals
who while 'bey hud received mnny
fhvors from tho whites, nevertheless
were worry virulent und active in
working against 'he conservatives,
and ip raising the cry s'stitk to your
color" The whites we're advised to
remember these ipdividunls who
wnhtOd nothing more to do with
white men. That was tho gist of
the ovm muoichtione, which distinctly
declared that they did not discrimi.
nate on account of politics.
His Honor,, wc are told, announced
that when such sentiments were ex-
pressed in newspaper they roso to
the dignity of u conspiracy, an i
furthermore seemed to declare that
the Winnsboro News is the only
paper Ia which such sentiment. h ave
ever found the light. His Honor
cannot have been an attentive reader
of newspapers or he would have bo.
come familiar with such sentiments,
and would not have paid the New 8
this high compliment of originality.
OF the crime of originality wo plead
no: guilty.
His Honor. has probably not been
a close reader Of the News, (Which
has been sent to him regularly for
two, years )vr be would have KIN wn that
we have ever opposed political pros
scription, and the raising of the
question Of color. ...
On the contrary wo have been
remarkably moderate towarda those
officials against whom no offence savc
that of political difference has been
charged. We have taken advantage
OF every opportunity we have had
to commend republican officials, and
in this way have been subjected to
modification, for We have frequently
found ourselves badly mistaken.
We have seen our fohiest hopes
decay SO frequently as regards radi
cal politicians that We are beginning
at last to be rather chary Of our
praise. But this is not our f4ult.
1t is the fault Of tho officials.
Having shown that we have never
been iiibefal or euptious heretofore.
it remains,t to be Seen whether at this
late day, we have taken a now de.
parture. We maintain we have not,
The individuals named in the OF.
Tending articles afe said to have
raised the question Of race. This
dangerous matter, a 6rebrand in n
field Of brush. It is tho duty of
every patriotic citizen t, crush out
these hrebrands. In d"i.g so were
acting ns couservators Of the peace.
and public benefae'ors unl not as vile
conspirators
1t is known by every INTELLIGENT
person radical or Conservative that
radical governments heretofore have
been huge swihdles, mere machines
for stealing money. 1t is known too
that ut the last election the radicals
used tho same timber 10 frame their
new goveIhme mt as has entered into
all tho other rotten edincics.
The conservatives we'll knew had
they obtained the power taxation
would have been leducod several
mills; at least seven thousand dollars
in this County. Now this is preveu.
ted by what means : By tho .ff,rts
of half a dosen persons who have
been pampored by the tax pn vera, and
given that position which gives them
influence, who tell their ignorant col