The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-16

lima In the exercise Of moderation,
prudence and statesmannhip, they
constitute themselves rather Con-
sorvative party, which secured the
good opinion of their Northern
enemies, and more particularly Of
the colored people among them
selves. Virginia is now politically
"all right and her colorcd populn
ton believe it to be their best in
tercst to unite with tho whites, es-
pecially the native born, in putting
down that party which first bid fair
systematically to deceive them and
TO undermine that form of govern
ment to whichtnoth races must look
for the equal protection of their
rights whilst in South Carolina our
greatest difficulty has been for tho
past ten years to overcome n negro
majority greater than thnt in any
other Southern State, led on by the
most dcpravcd and corrupt set of
politicians that ever disgraced the
dens of Il penitentiary. Well may
we claim the sympathy Of Virginia,
which 1 believe is truly sincere, but
whilst we are receiving the anathemas
of other States. if united among
ourselves, we will verify the noble
remark of Burke to Lord North in
the British Parliament: There now
exists n race of men in Carolina,
who, though once the masters of
slaves, you will never find people
on earth to make thum slaves" But
l find am wandering too far out
Of my line. It was not my purpose
to attempt political harangue, al
though there seems to be now with
the Southern traveller nothing else
of much consequence but politics to
talk or write about. If 1 can find
"pencillings by the way" as I go
farther north, yo,l may hear from
me again. Iu renoir.
NIIpDLEs1x.
Governor Chamberlain and tho Ex-
ecutive.
In the correspondence and reports
relative to the Hamburg massacre
submitted to Congress there is
letter from Mr.. Chamberlain, the
Governor Of South Carolina, to the
President. In this letter the Coy
ernor recitcs the facts of the massa-
ere, and says that it has resulted in
'great and Immediate alarm among
the colorcd people and all Republi-
cans III that section of the State"
There is also Gin tense solicitude for
their lives and liberties on the part
these people. He then asks "Win
tho general government take such
precautions as may be suitable, in
view ofthe feeling of alarm already re
ferred to, to restore confidence to the
poor people Of both races and politi-
cal parties in this State, by such
distribution Of the military forces
now here ia will render the interven-
ton Of the general government
prompt and effective, if it shall be-
come necessary, in restoring peace
and order p
There has been some discussion
as to whether Governor Chamber
lain did ask for troops for South
Carolina. His enemies allege that
he did make this request, while his
friends have given out that he did
not. We cannot read this letter in
any other light than us request for
troops. AS such the President re-
.garded it, for in his response the
President says: II will give you
every aid for which I can find law or
constitutional power. There have
been for some time more troops in
South Carolina than in any other
Southern State except Texas, so that
really Chamberlain own capital may
be said to be under the protection
Of the government. When General
Sherman was questioned the other
day about the troops in the South,
and whether they could be sent to
the Indian country, he answered that
the President could not remove
them even for that purpose nor
permit the removal.
We are sorry that the President
should find it necessary to baye
troops in the South, and we ure
sorry to sec the Governor of South
Carolina in the position of asking
for more. The country is sensitive
on this question of federal military
intervention in the affairs of q State.
Governor Chamberlain should have
exhausted his his own remedies be-
fore seeking the President. The
protection Of tho general govern.
ment is well enough as last resort.
1t should neither be lightly asked
nor lightly given. Our Southern
States have been so handled in the
past few years that the Governors
run Mt the first pretence to the
President. 1t is Il vicious habit,
subversive of the independence and
and pride of a State. The Governor
of South Carolina should first ex-
haust the resources of Common
wealth before he goes whining to
Washington.--Neac York Xcrald