The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-09-06

the Same time absolute security ant
protection TO the rights and proper.
ty Of all. Upon this paramount
issue we cordially invite the co
operation Of every Democrat ant
Republican who is earnest and will
ing in this crisis of cur State, tx
unite with us in this great work.
What the Troops VIII do in the South
Many members of Congress made
II strenuous opposition to the bill
authorizing the enlistment Of TWEEN
ty"five hundred additional cavalry
men to serve against tho Indians
The ground Of opposition was that
thelo are abundant troops in the
South that might be employed
against the Indians. Even without
any minute investigation this alleca-
ton would seem to bo we'll founded.
1t is preposterous and incredible
that with in army Of twenty five
thousand men the government can.
not muster IL force of moro than
three or four thousand for active
service in an emergency. Acting ON
this presumption wo have caused
careful inquiries to DO made, and the
result is stated in detail in our cor
respondcnco elsewhere. The reader
will find full and authentic state
ment of the number of Federal
troops in tho Southern States, with
the n,.mc Of each company and the
place where it is stationed. The
conclusion from these detailed state
mcnts is that five regiments might
be spared from the military posts in
the South to reinforce Crook and
Terry in their campaign against the
Sioux. There is, OF course, 10 rea-
son why those troops should not be
kept in the South for pecuniary roa.
sons SO long rs there is no employs
mcnt for them elsewhere but it is
| II wAsteful absurdity to maintain idle
soldiers III the South while we are
prosecuting an active campaign
against the Indians with an INSULT
clcnt force. The State militia should
be adequate for every emergency in
the South, or if the milltia of any
particular State cannot be relied on
to Put down riot, and Federal as
| sistance should be needed, it i, lawful
for the President to call out the
militia of the States whose LOYALTY
and fidelity could be safely trusted.
We ask attention to the striking
exhibit presented 10y our Washing
ton correspondent.
The order from Secretary Cameron
to General Sherman. winch we also
print, shows that the administration
mas had Il very definite use to make OF
those troops all the time, and We ut
once sec why Crook and Terry have
been deliberately left without adc-
qmtc support. 1t is expected that
| the five regiments will carry
four Of the Southern States. by
whipping the ncgl oAs into line who
have either become listlcss in politics
or wandered off to the Democracy,
and by terrifying the "fendish"
white liners into suIjcction. by
keeping the outrage mill slowly
grinding, and sending platoons of
cavalry mthcr and thither, it. is
evidently hoped t. revive the bitter
ness which has been rapidly disap.
pcaring between the races in uost
parts OF thc South. We wish to see
all citizens protected in their rights
but this turning Of tho army Of the
United States INTO bands Of drum
mcrs for the negro vote is pushing
partisanship SO far that it would be
grotcsquc if it were not infamous
This is doubtless tho work to which
General Sherman referred when no
said the "highcst authority" must
answer why the troops could not be
spared to fight tho Sioux. The
desperation of u move which dares
to saddle tho country with the cx-
ponsc of extra soldiers while keeping
nearly four thousand idle for politi
ca! purposes is apparent, and aida
another stigma to the rule of the
party in whose name and for whose
aid it ia mblushing!y donc.-Nc,c
I0rh Ucrald.
TO BE DISCONTINUED c.. r.