The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05
ball was given, an was largely
attended. seveyaI ksmbers of the
Fairfield Fire I'd Company
were present by inyNipn# Every
thing went off finely
Excitement at R@eway.

timo it was feared tRt trouble
would come Of it. Narshall per-
sisted in keeping his hdso guarded
md this, naturally enorhh, disgust
ed and irritated the H|tizens, ant
likewise gave rise to va |ous rumors
Among these was oneH the eifH
that, on the afternoopNof the 2h
ult., tho negroes NJ cominqSin
force to Ridgeway, Nget saW'"c-
ton for tho wrongGfey co1Nvcd
they had suffered Wthc ,n9ter of
the difficulty betwMb Captj Smart
and Marshall. 4H iumoY spread,
growing as it amad' atd, as a
pruden tial measMa large number
Of citizens froh%the, surrounding
country rode "i1kst town;' ready for
any demand Nm their services.
The readinesWand the prompt
action of the Mtes had the desired
effect, and, thigh there were num-.
bers of negrN in town, everything
passed off qWly'
A furtheHfount of this affair is
furnished ns'y our regular Ridge
way correSpadent, who writes -
"Warrmt. Marshall returned to
RiagewaSa Monday morning, and
jumped b8,he train some distance
below theYepot, in order, it is pre-
sumedEt4scap observation.
"In5nY Yiately after his arrival a
depuaath of citizens called on him
for TN purpose Of understanding
fullYw comprehension of tho word
"ds,ftEYacy"- which he has sworn
Wiststnd if he meant political con.
,Abirr:;f md also if he said that if m
~ sslss,sss9r arose between the blacks
and M whites, he would lead the
b,aokk He said he did not mean
politsal conspiracy-but> he could
notklp it if "the party made po'iti
calepital out of it. To tho ,ast
intstogatory he said that it was &
falshood out Of tho whole cloth
aadthat he did not feel 80 andneve,
ssil SO.
.The entire i1arshall-smart affai,
Obs been n tempest in a teupot, ant
Eabeautiful illustration of the wickct
I&cing when no man pursueth."
A few days ago, Marshall causee
IFarrants to be issued for the arres
of Capt Smart his two sons, an'
Mr.. N. p. Myers, upon n charg
Of and assault and battery. Capt
Smart and Mr.. Myers have give1
bail fer their appearance at court
The sons have also been held t,
bail.
This whole affair bears stron,
m,rls Of an effort, on the part q
Mer'hrll, to get up an excitcmcn
from which to make political capita
for himself. Defeated in his aspira
tio,s for a high State Office, ho il
n >%.one Of seventeen candidates fo
thfsenatorship for this county. II,
sud- position, he doubtless deem
it necessary to bis success to rails
m Jexcitement in which he ma
ply the role of meek martyr t.
political persecution. Under tn
Vetense of q fear Of conspiracy
aainst him, he causes, or at leas
lp:mits, his house to be guarded b,
fined blacks, when he was assure,
IBFthe best citizens of Ridgcwa
E8the fullest profession. We mex
ear of the threats Of his negr
Aiends to moYe in mass upo:
|Edgeway, "to demand satisfaction.
f,at for the vigilance and frmncs
l,f tho whites, there might have bee:
i serious disturbance. Wo mex
hear of this doughty officer of til
law threatening to have many of th
best citizens Of Ridgeway arreste,
for conspiracy and, upon the pre-
tence of q fear of such conspiracy
he comes to Winnsboro, remain
there some days, and leaves hi
family to the mercy of tho me
whom he has charged with a cor
spiracy against him The Who'll
thing bears unmistakable marks O
an intention on his part to max
political capital for himself in gain
ing cheap notoriety. He has indee
won some notoriety, but whether i
is cheap, remains to be seen. w
have only to say that the day i
past for the white people of thil
county to be disturbed by sue
political pranks rs those of Mar
shall. He may think to gain b.