The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-08-05

Its frail earthly tenement, amid an
innumerabl 0 company Of soldiers and
martyrs, and just mon mado perfect
On the immortal shores Of the othor
world PHILOS.
NEE TINu OF CpLoRED VorERs.--
A meeting was held in Winpsboro
on Wednesday evening, July 2stb,
n the school room in tho basement
. ZION Church. This meeting had
been called ~ II oso of the colored
ci'izcus Of Winnsboro who were de.
sirous Of tiecting genuine reform in
State and county politics.
After about fo,ty persons had u.s.
fsemblcd, the meeting was organized
b. tn c q. c,ien Of John d. Smart, as
chairman, aid Jas. Cooke US score
tary.
u,zekiah Simms addressed the
meeting upon the necessity of reform,
," aud said II at the only wny in which
that, eau lie accomplished, is by
sudil 6 10 tie Legislature two honest
color men, and one Intelligent
White II All VITO would represent the
wl'e mtn in tie ,eGlnty...
George Barber who had come down
10 oppose II C movement, then spoke.
lie said whatever you do don't send
down deu.oordt., The majority Of
The Senate are now mighty near
democrats, and the Hons not far lie.
bud. He saia he knew what the
colorcd people were working for, md
they would get what they didn't want
If they went on in this foolishness.
lie. said he. was not, q candidate. If
IT you want thing done, why don't
you elect good tolored man and toll
him what to do. If you want him to
make law so that you can get credit
cut of Bar ber's store, or any other
sto e. why don't to1 tell him so.
,You want reform aud don't know
how, to get about it.
Charley Harris was in favor of
dropping all the white republicans
and electing all colored men to office.
Tom Code said "languagc failed
to expl css the feelings he had for the
republican party" He said he
would be the first man to ipin q club
TO hang all such men as these who
wero tfying$totg tget5aSt' de m ocrat" into
office. He said John Brown. was a
democrat, and when, he f,brofessed
republican principles they hung him.
1t they would hang bne of. these pco-
pc who were trying to get UP this
movement, it would stop the rest.
Nathan i{lake then said lie was in
favor of sending two god colored Ii en- |
and one good white man. He said if
CO oled men were sent to the Legisla.
turc, it would take two years before
we could SEQ any thipg they have
done. If the ilGm was laid along !
;he line Of the street corners, the
Eeorle of WiunsLoro could get some
fresh air. Cribs was hit against the
street corner lvafing politicians.'
George Iiv!Iry then said, "rhcre is
a l"ighty fuss a.nuhg this old republi-
cnn ring. i the men We put into |
office would stand for US, We could
say something Ter them. But when.
ever We want help they ure not
ready. The white people are the |
ones "Eo give us liens aud help u,
aud we want TO shoulder them in this
....
George Smith h said We have met to !
reform from worse to better. In order
TO- accomplish tins. We must have one |
int 'ligeht white man Of his own
party, aud two intelligent, honest
coluicd men. Such men as Blrber
and others have brought colored peo.
pie where they are to-day. Barber
goes round preaching such sermons as |
he picnclleu to. night, aud when trou-
bic comes he fees to o'umbia; while
the colored people, as majority, |
cannot get away We must have q
good, hope>t aemocrat, atid two good,
honest colort d men. This old ring
mu be broken up and good men put
INTO the Legislature. If not. down
we will have to come. There arc men
out for the. Legislature that cannot
SPELL "hog." 1t. is q. disgrace to the
cS.o' ed peoplssto PVT ,suoA men III
Office. ~ III + ~ = 81
Wc2audcrstapd men who go about
c'5ing "watch the Democrats" While
hey are crying this ,hcy are putting
money in theirowp pockets. Wo are
tired of watthing the democrats and
a!e going to watch them now. The
sousible people are tired Of this sort
OF thing, and people. will find that
b lind prejudices will have to Sc laid
,sldc If amy good is expected 10 be
dqne. Tie white. and the colored
PEOPLE are compelled to live together
mere, and VIE ex poet to Have an hon.
est Cover nment or none at all. ..' d.
Henry Jacobs announced that he
hAd been arp9'ntcd County Chairman
aud would visit ,he different precincts
of the county,, There being no fur.