The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-10-12
Nolitital,
A FOX CHASE IN FEAsTERvILLE;
Or; tho Story Of Mary and Her Little
Lamb.

Stein cHaSe lS long one, bltG
tho zest Of the pursuor is often
measured by the length of the pur~
suit, and n triumph is all the more
enjoyed after difficult encounter.
The political contest, too, in South
Carolina is one of unusual hent, and
is characterized by much bitterness,
md it is therefore relief to enjoy an
episode in which the ridiculous is
tho predominant fosturo and in
which the game has been at least
fun to the boys if the frogs have
had hard time of it.
The burden of the present article
is game of fox and hounds in
which a member of Congress, SO far
relaxed his dignity as to porsonate
Reynard, while the other character
was assumed by gentleman who
takes hand in everything and shines
nal, and who ut tpresont is the choice
of the Democracy for Senator from
Fairfield. ..'.
Congressman A. S. Wallace, who
has represented the people Of this
district for four terms, sometimes
by the grace of Congress-, some
times by the aid of Federal bayonets
and Infamous dragonnades OH tho
people, and sometimes by the sloth
of the whites, is too we'll known to
our readers to need q description.
He is summed up in an expression
OF Judge Mackey's that every time
he secs Mr.. Wallace he expects to
find protruding from his capacious
coat tails seventy-fvo rattlcs and II
button.
Maj. Woodward also needs no
description. BY casual observer
he would be considered the antipode
of our worthy congressman, with
whom he has nothing in common,
and with whom it was thought no
human mind could be SO anoma-
lously constructed III birth or mys
teriously warped in associatiny with
guileful men as to couple him III any
possible way. But how these gem
tlemen met by chance-the usual
way-,how they became acquainted,
how they called up spirits from tho
Vastly deep of the same hay6n, how
they broke bread and cracked jokes
with equal gusto, how they became
sworn friends, political Si.mcse
twins, as it were, and how thoy cA~
emplilied the old couplet "Evety-
whero that Mary went, the lamb wns
sule to go''-to narlute all tins in
as brief q space rs possible is the
purpose of the present chronicler.
Mr. Wallace desires q re election to
Congress He secs moreover his
seat rapidly moving from under him,
and ho knows that unless something
desperate is done, CJl. Ey;n5 viii
succeed him. Fairfield, to her
shame be it snid. has always been
his stronghold, and whatever MI
jolities were cast against him else
where they were counterbaMnced
here. His last resort WAS to retain
his grasp on Fairfield. For this
purpose he contemplated CANVASS
in the county. But the difficulty
with him is that ho cunnot bear day
light. His record in regard to tho
colorod people is moro vulnerable
than that Of any man, Democrat or
Republican, in the Southern States.
For this reason ne is compelled to
shun discussion. His only .hope
is to send out emiss lries to deri.,e
his constituents or to prevent
them from attending any meeting
where his card. board character is
likely to be perforated. He accorA>
ingly prepared to move in secret,
On Wednesday night, September
9th, he reached Winnsboro, and
having sent runners through the
county to summon tho faithful to
some secluded spots, set ont on
Friday morning with Mr.. II. A..
Smith in q buggy. AS blind it was
given out that meeting would take
place Mt tho cross roads near Mr..
Pope's plfne, seven miles from the
Boro. MN. Woodward, who is
developin Sinto the most admirable
electioneerer in the State, was on
the alert. Accordingly, he posted
off to the designated spot in order
to measure words with q Congress-
man. He had wenried of worsting
! cross road politicians and Senatorial
aspirants in the mighty field oil
forensic eloqnence. He sighed for
fresh worlds to conquer. To. argue
with real live Congressman, one
sswho~had sat at the feet Of Butler
land Blaine and Colfax and Oakes
ssAmes-who had voted to raise tho
iSstax on wool hats. and had made
sSBpeech on chicory---was glory
Enough. but could he vanquish
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