The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-17
doza and no more, Is ruinous to Gov.
Chamberlain, "
Here is what the Union. Herald
has to say Of the Pbpnix.


Hero is what the Union. Herald
has to say Of the Ph~nix.
"The use of tho words, "pure.
minded and clean. handed" when al.
luding to any lewsra. or, ia an evil
denoe of cheek that surprises every.
body acquainted with the history OF
tho Ph@nix from 1868 to tho, pros.
ent time. 1t has never breathcd a
FREQ breath in all those years. Its
ostensible editors havo earned their
fifteen dollars week by treating of
tho POLITICS of any State other than
this. They have Lccu directed to
screw down hard OH federal tyranny
and Louisiana outrages, but to case
up on South Carolina rascalities and
local iniquities. If, by chance, in
the absence Of the business depart
ment, tho intellectual force should
get off an article with u point in it
OF interest to the taxpayer, the next
day "a card" announced tho retilE.
n'cnt Of the writer. Its files my be
searched in vain for single instance
of bold, manly aud persistent oiposi.
ton to any one Of the many schemes
of public plumber that have disgrA,.
cd the democratic party and reduced
the State to bankruptcy.
There is not IL newspaper in the
State which will assert u belief in ho
pecuniary, disinte, estedpess Of the
PEonix in it's resent war upon the
treasurer, or doubt that it would
change tomorrow if tho funds shoul !
give out on one side aud commence
TO flow from the other. We throw
this out as challenge to the State
press. If there is no reply, We will
Gull extra cts published all along in
November last"
We amend the above article by
inserting Republican for Democratic,
as the former party has baukrup,ed
the State. En-. News
The Union.Hcrald asks "hard
quosh' 'un" in the second paragraph
Of the nbove article, und the answer
must come from some piper that is
accustomed to acrobatio exercises
in ground aud lofty tumbling.
The Union~ ~Heraid ought itself to
favor us with a dissertation, lu
sohenck, on the noble art of turning
II double omcrsault und catching a
big bonanza Oh the fly. l.ct the
Union Herald answer its own qacs-
tion from any experience it may hav.
gathered ou The subject.
We arc not posted as to the recent
sayings and doings of tho "bird Of
prophet" rs tho Grange dubbed it.
Sincc January our editorial eyes
haye MT been gladdencd by a
glimpse at its familiar faoe. We
had dreaded that possibly the post
age on exchanges repaired by tho tie "
law had thrown it into bankruptcy,
and that it had returned to tho ashes
whence it itsprung, "unwept, unhonor-
ed and unsuug." We contemplated
going into mourning after the man
ncr Of the Groonvillo News. But VIC
RETAINED from tears. And now,
thanks to the Uuion Herald, we arc
relieved from agonizing suspense
The Ph@uix still lives, and is further
more on tho right side. Allah be
praised 1t may be, as the Cardoza
hand organ insinuatcs, that the PLo
nix will reap p.ouniary benefit fro M
this course. If SO, tho ph~.ix nav
experience the sa tis fac tion felt BY u
member Of the Legislature who
thanked God that his own private
interest and that Of his constituents
were identical. We trust the Pno
nix will stand by its colors. 1t shall
have our support. And as We have
very generously continued to send
tho News gratis to our contemporary,
we trust our words of encourage M mt
will reach its ear, and that seeing, it
may take heart again.
The most unkindest cut Of all is
that the Inconsistencies" Of the faith.
less Phoeaix' are criticised by a pa.
per that changes hands and changes
trout 80 often that it has long since
ceased to announce its proprictors.
"E tu, Brute r.
National Politics.