The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-07
The South and Tho Union.
Col. W. G. y. Brcc1tinri1ro

Col. W. G. p. Brccltinridge de-
livered nj address at the dedication
i of monument to the Confederate
, dead in Bowling Green, Kentucky
II few wccksago. He rcfcrrod to tht
, course anl cause Of the South III
; the late war, and then said
''l5ut whether we wish it or not
we are of necessity citizens of this
Republic, and there nre only two
. courses before us-..one to fold oul
arms and say it is mono of oul
atfmr-livc in the past and abncgatc
T our manhood in the present. The
: other TO acknowledge our allegi-
ance and perform our whole duty as
, citizens. We ask no favors-wc
make no claims. We arc citizens
equal with i'll other citizons, with
free tongues and brave hearts We
love liberty, and mcan-God willing
to MD all who desire to preserve
it. We unite with all good citizens
to preserve to ourselves and to
postcrity tho blessings of good
government, administered under
the law, and VIC reserve the priyi-
lcgo of resisting as may be necessa=
ry all who may attempt to nsulp
those powers or iilch those rights :;
binding our children to no other
/ and different plcdgc than that to
which onr fathers bound us. md to
which all alike are equally bouud.
We bear no mnlico. We keep alive
no nnimositics. We make no con-
fcssions of guilt. We love the
cause and our comrades. We love
their memories. We will honor
their graves. We stand by their
orphans; but wc do this without;
bitterness to an one and without
apology. While We remember that
Lee and breckenridge died proscrib
ed, and Louisiana and South Caro-
linn arc held by the throat, we wait
without impatience or scrvile i'm
: portunitics for the dawn of purcr
nnl better tlay--confidcnt that no
Polands can be kept cnslavcN in this
country, that all will be free Or i'll
cnslavcd, and that the liberties of
every 'otrtc arc equally at stake,
and the day Of II true amnesty is
not far distant We are not prodi-
gals who return confcssing that our
substance has been wasted in
riotous living, even though fattei
calves be killed for our feast, and
golden linss be ready for our
fingers. We simply claim that we
are equal citizens of common
ce:ountly, in which. with Gods aid,
is the true basis Of RECONCILIATION
a manly dcfonso Of the causes for
! which We Fought II frank confession
OF What WAS lost, and an honest
avowal Of our purposes to perform
all the duties of citizenship. More
than this would be craven and
untrue less than this unwiso and
,mfrutlul. Brave men Will believe
and trust us patriotic mcfi will
Welcome O1u aid free men will
applaud us, md thus, true sons of
our mother commonwealth, and
faithful citizens of our common
country, we will do on pnrt to
secure TO every State and citizen
the blessings of constitutional
liberty. We will build up our
States by ~ wider education, Il
fuller development. and II more
liberal culture, and thus add to the
strength and glory Of tho common
government, administered accord
ing to the principles of IL revered
. constitution, and loved because it
VIII DC just impartial and pure.
We will do our part to maintain for
all citizens and every State the
innlienable md incstimublc rights
Of American liberty, rcgaining what
may have been taken, preserving
, what remains. securing to the
| common government it's just powers
a,lsl true glory. We will strive t.
: realize the glorious vision of our
sires--l free country Of sovereign
States, SO strong that all will re-
| spcct it, SO just that all will obey
{ it, SO free that all will love it Z; q
, country where to do right is the
whole compulsion, to prevent wrong
: the whole restraint where fealty
is, through love and obedience, IN
act of the heart. We, my comrades
! stand not i'll the way of tho roali~a-
tlon Of this bright future Let the
curse Of the patriot fall upon tlios,
. W 10 do
Judge Bond Disguised with Jury.
In the trial of a civil rights sui
, i'll the United States Circ,'it Court
: at Richmond, Va, last week, Juldg,
-, Bond delivered hi, charge, and til,
| jury, co'i.'ofed of nine whites ane
three colored, dclibernted over tn,
, c"so IL whole day, When the,
= r>tu; ned to the court room the fol
-. lowing scene enSucd:
I Judge Bond. "Gcntlcmen, hnv,
yon agreed upon verdict g
y Foreman. "No. sir"
:. Judge Bond. "Why, what's tn
:. matter what's the trouble p
u Foreman "Wo don't understand
that term 'donyii'g.
Judge Bond. 'Why, didn't
instruct y"i this morning fully o,