The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-08-19
gNsIORO, S: C.: WEDNESDAY, MORNING; AUGUST 1g,1
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q Tho immaeuletteo" L Henry enr3',' WWaarrtt
beeoher could lot low tGe 'epp eopppbo,,r'
tuuity to bu3o, when J tF DAVIS wa.
in"tfouble 7aud distress; to oroyil,
and abuse, aud, Ito ssu public opinion
against him., There was, no charit,
| ip THO heart f.the ,amorolis divin,
for the patsiot, Davis whose privat,
| character was % apotless rs snow, bu,
he must neodsculuke him tho subjeo,
| Ofuspecial sermon, which it will ba
appropriate TO- rcE Eublish at this tine
atil "o doubt if any, reader will fail
to see tho ."snnko" in it, Pcrhap!
there will bo charity in tho heart oI
but ono ,Ihan' with n the bounds of the
late Confederate Safes, for, Beeobor
ND that mau will be jeff Davis, We
make the following extract from the
se,'afoh'Ito sh,w the ,heattlessness and
villianous hypocricy Of Bcecher So
! speak@ia'witRea reluotauQelman
thp othonght ,softontimes, when it
cames, even touches me- with grief,
but believe that Mr. Davis fpr cx-
awple,, will I9 huug. :liropdy the
socno rises bete.e,me. :. Ito is, tried :;
be is, convicted he stands on, The
| opaHold. Al natiths have WatcEed
the sure process of tho law all nhl
lions have listened to- the charges
laia at hiY doer ;,aIl nations gather
about the scaf old. fEero are some
things to plead for him. He is a
man Of distinguished ability ); he has
conducted his war With pertiuuoity mad
courage ho wns the beloved leader
vt tho muI,itudes Of the South, and
even nov millions of them would
shield him If they could. IT, Eas: II
wife who loves him, und children
who cannot understand his orime no
is surrounded by mighty in 1merable
North, who, tho war bong over, and
its hot passions cooled, have no hate
and no malice, and nothing more tlhd
hothing worse than a chaste led, sor-
rowful Indignation toward him. They
would release him if they could. III
hey coald ferget the dead !; if they
wero not co.dpassed about with Il
great cloud Of witnesses if their
bcl.s of victory..wero not; drowned by
the bells Of tnourhiug; if they could
forget their cou.ntty' If they could
not forget their Cod, they.addla give
way to their pity for brother man
id his extremity, They hear voices
tro,t over the SOD; voices 1f.sympa
for him voices Of pleading occn;'.
sionally voices of threat cning, may
be. Fpt. nothing availk; he can't be
splred he would not consent to
peace ho would not be just he
would not he patriot he must die.
And the axe comes down.. aud the
world siuddets,, and tho great traitor
lsdeud. And [ 1plaim TINT a such sccnc
ind spectaclo Us that would do more
for tho stability of the country aud
for the cause .of public ordor than
almost any dozen great act ofthese
last four years. 1t 'wilF take rahk
among the sYbiiinitics ofthistorY. IT
viii have ul6spl dignity and Weight
which no magnificent battlc' We have
fought could have. 1t will engage
tho attention Of mankind his' none Hot
our battles have! 1T will hbtlHioro
easily unprecedented BY them. Mttwill
10 reoe!lion ind hlaVety: epitomissd
ind ehIbodieQ ia tlib fcrm.. aud per.
son Of thcirrs chief man. t! ed be.
hoaded fut thor sins, Aud the pco-
pie .would,5 -undelstaud' that sim mpls
tragic thilig.y And IL will sink into
thed ; andsit will hallow love IN
their feeling forever. niorc. let il
come, = them; History waits for
! IT, The, greatest work Of modern
times Aop r loyal war, 1 N can wait.
for it's cabstono. Let it BE- raisod 10
its 'bed., Not with shoutings, but in
silenee apa ssith tears, if, you please.
But !tt'it be raised. And, ID the
words OF our grsat martyr, when he
twtotc tho decree whicR has made him
| imi!i6r TAI %ihNr.n H.. -, ,,H1 i.tIa.
r:''bP6h ,this, our coming e. solemn
act Of Justice. wc' invoke the blessing
f9f Almighty 'GStl and tho considcrat 9
judgtne1lt Of maakind.n Amen and
tand anon. VI GrecnviUc Ntws.