The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-02
Correspondence Ne,cs and IErah1.l

over the future; while it's organ the
9AhionXeraid is II perfect Mari
Taplcy of journalism in the way O.
coming out strong under peculiarly
trying circumstances. "If I coult
get into u wicked family T might
do myself justice" said Mark
TIN always II thinking that Will
my good health and spirits it would
be moro creditable iii me to be jolly
where there's things going on
to make ordinary men dismal" Sc
in the face Of tho fact that Cham
bcrlain and his crew are repudiatet
by scores Of honest white Republi
&sns and thousands of colored
voters; that the adjournment OF
every county convention has been
succeeded by deep disgust and
grievous disatfection in the party
that the Democrats are united to q
man, in the most compact organiza-
tions; that the now almost certain
election of Tildon is having great
jntlncncc in tho canvass in this
State,--the Iuion- Xeruld is be-
coming increasingly jolly and chirps
checrily about mojority Of 1900
votes for Chamberlain. For it's
moderation in not claiming the even
10000 at once, tho organ is entitled
to commentator. Tt reminds one
of the strict regard for truth whic2,
characterized the owner Of the hen
that lnid 500 eggs in one summer.
>'Do you think" said he, "that I'd
tell IL lie for the sake of one poor
egg?'
But to rctmn to tho 1900 ma
ool1ty claMed by the L'nio,,- Ueru'U.
This is basel on aggregate assumed
majorities in tho several counties,
H. which ciphcrs arc slung togother
on strings with reckless prodiyality
Un tho basis of the race line on / tho
last five ccnts-l head State census
This simple and cheerful rule for
estimating majorities has long boen
practised by the leaders with Sic
cess in the Southern Satrarics, but
somehow it is coming into disfavor
with the voters, and also with the
fair-m:n lel pHsale of the North
who believe that Il man can be q
Republican or Dem ocrat without
regard to the color Of his skin O.
the acntcness Of his facial angles.
To the proposition that the Re
publican ajolity must be com
monsurato with the majority of
rolored voters, the New York
Xerald replies: ''If this were true,
or reasonable, all voting in State
like South Carolina woaald .bo n
needless effort. IN appeal to the
census would be sufficient to declare
the Nominees of the Republican
party elected without further
trouble. -1m election w0,Id be II
aterc .ttWce. The decision of q Re
publican convention would settle the
polg,cal fate of the State.
Unfortunately for the Radical
party and the kuion-Ueruld, the
people Of the North are goi,,g to
help the people Of South Carolina
Ito see that the votes cast against
Chamberlain and his corrupt follow
ors arc fairly counted and their
decision properly sustained. The
libclous proclamations OF the Cover
nor and tho President, like the
Irishman's gun, have done more
damage ut the butt than Mt the
muzzle. These bungling sports
men have been kicked TO glrs !,
while their anticipated game is
untouched.
1T is now m assured fact that the
troops will do little injury. In the
first place large majority of them
are Democrats and they will not
interfere officially unless by
peremptory orders. Those orders,
under the light of existing circum-
stapces, will hardly be issued. In
3M>second place, the damage that
would have been caused by tho
falsehoods Of Radical emissarics that
the troops are brought here to make
the colored voters support the
Radical ticket is prevented by the
actual experience of the colored
people who hear the soldiers every
where hurrahing for Tilden and
Hampton. This was the plan of
the Radicals no doubt, but that
little game won't work.
The canvass is now drawing to
m end. Gen. Hampton will on the
sfourth close his grand march, and
i return in triumph to tho capital.
He will have traversel the thirty
two counties of the State in some