The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-07-26
Communication,
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GENrLEMES--Yourki iuvor, asking me
TO bc present at your meeting on Saturday
next, has been received. [ regret that
cannot nttcn |, as our C.'unty Club meets
on that day, nnl nm delegate from the
/ Grcrnhricr luL" it Ishnll hower. +.
b. will. You III spirit and wish you ubun-
Ednnt SUCCESS. We certainly lave nn pppor-
tunity of brttcrn5 the condition of our
'uowl t1otllcn country more invornb,e in
my jnhGmt t. all any which lns pre-
scented itself since the war. With very
strong men upon our nntionnl ticket, and
with II ',"rI liberal scntim mt towards MS
at the North, Ms wei rs wit, increasing
determination pom the purt of our own
p, oplr, to throw OFF the yok of Rulirnlism,
1t certainly encourages ,,s to hcstir our
selves diligently IN the fnrthcrance of unv
plan which promises even rcmotc prola-
bility of success. For one, believe, hon
e'tiy, That With proper efforts upon. our
part efforts worthy Of the end desired to
hr nttainrl.~.we can this lall, even with
ont national success. free or Stnt" rncc
and forever Ta i the clutches of thc Iii;
h"licnl crew of thieves and cut t.ti,rmts
wh". having long sincrEnl,rl us 'tir the
S"mhl;thcc"! h3crt a"e now snppins tie
m'nSfc Substance ne essnrv for the sui
%'|l"n;;e OF CT ,,oveyty-str k penr'c.
J." do anything ut 'mfl worthy OF Lci1
designated as IN intch GENT effort, YOU
must arg "":c, ihrr""y putting yourselves;
III Syinpushy ali in communicated Witt
t." good mtt tr III all parts of the State.
, fnn must Know AMI icei that intelligent,
ptndrnt fr.,ins are directing tire luovc-
meat, nnl TINT the 'th,'isi,'s oi tift %1f,lc
State arc bciuE directed toHhG uc,.nn.plisI-
mrnt OF the "l,iclt hail in view. TH,
NEST dlsc"uGm@ng :,tntcmcl't "Ir Hl'ftistics
places the Ra lrni or negro element at
:h',o "rotrrS, and TIE wlritrut rr UuU; It's
Is difference which is not believed to
exist, but il ,Hircct, to say that Gn, ,0tt.
Intelligent men cannot control O.00u
negroes, or that three white mrn Cannot
! hy brhiS money, or other pea :cful inilu.
| 'nccs, S""arc the vote of one negro, il. in
my opi,iioi,, tb establish the superiority oi
al the experiences which the world hn>
accumulated to t.'e prvsch; tf's.lc, and to
| ignore the achievements of uuG h,,cthr.r.
in Mississippi. 1t can be done, and vii
be done. If we are only willing to Intel:
! ourselves square into the harness of our
party and move rs an organized army, md
'ot eNprn oar otf>rts rs heretofore in
futile disnrbanizcl in,ivi,lunl cxcftion.
The full white vote has never been pollrd
sine" the war, AMI never will he until il i.
known tina; We lave determined to net AS
IN "El'"h'%ri, Intelligent panty, and tint
We will no longer hc expected to violate.
tn" dor'ncy of oar natures by voting for
the vile nominees of the Republicans.
Much r"nSurc has been cast upon oui
| people for staying away from the polls.
even when we had some of our best me,
mp for ":lic@. am sorry that the charge
Is true, for the country has lost the oppor-
tunity of having responsible Offices nl,ed
to its advantage but in my opinion tn,
indiSp"siti"n t" attend WAS due to the luc
! tiint i'll almost MI of these in stnnces th,
! nalnes OF Rcpul | cans were coupled witt,
thtm, and they were expected to vote foi
! both rnrtics Or. it may be attrbutubl,
! t. that decentralization which is conse-
qucnt upon The commission Of every dirty
! nct by II people, and which necessarily
, WAS chtallcd upon us ns II Judgment fo:
onr sin in voting for boilers. For one, i
have heartily rrpcntcl of few Of thcs,
crimes against society. and dcvontly pra,
that you and shall steer clear of them in
tn, future.
! You see, therefore, that there is no caus,
for doubt or drspnndcncy, when those
opposed TO org .nizat;on point to these
things and prc,iiut failure; for the thing
never: avirs been triel upon the plan nov
propoael |, they cannot Of v6Arss be tukc,.
as parallels
But should you cohtludc that neither
of the above is IL correct solution Of the
problem, ahd that onr people really need
reformation AMI II proper political oducn-
ton, there Is certainly no better tim G than
the present to commence the WORK, for
with low cotton high taxes, and gcM rfnl
dcstltution staring lis in the face, YOU will
nave more wiling ears Tan ut any time
since the war. Orgahizc therefore, With
srerinl reference to ANiclc 8 in the on
stith'i"n recommended ny the State En-
ccutive Committee. 1t is peculiarly fitted
to imlart that trailing So mncl, nctded by
our people. and simply requires Won tr
do what has been done in every othc,
State, North or Souti,. which has accom-
pilshcl aiiy Political effect whatever. TINT
Is, vote 10Y the nominees of your pafty
and discourage and denouncc efforts
calculated to work to your disadvantage.
There is nothing more here thnii II iibi,e
i'll tho Republican party or in any othcf
party that has existed in the history of the
government. And yet some SEQ il, it ..yot-
ing away of our liberty and an ..attcmpt
to c'ack the party lnsh, which is revolving
TO their sensitive nature and repuynant to
their ldens Of propriety. The time has
arrived, my conntrymcn, tehet, reu should |
resign all petty whiiiis and tnnciful idens. |
especially when you are in 50 small d
minority, ignoring self and friends where
l.