The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-11

no never regarded Governor Hayo:
as elected, and can novor do 50 until
such claim on tho part of his friends
and on his own part has boon con
stitutionally established. That is
as far off as the Greek Kalonds.-
Colstn.bi0 Register.
Crime North and south--Demoralizing
Influences of Slavery.
A f,vorito theme of tho cantine
organs Of 1.-THE party of moral i'll cas-
isl tho alleged prevalence of crimt
in the South. According to such
papors as Uoupers Weekly, the
Chicago Iribune, the Philado lphia
Hnseric@n and othors Of their class
tho white people Of tho Southern
States arc but one dogroe above
barbarians Murder, especially
negro killing, is roprcson tod by
these journals to be II common
pastime with our young men, while
all the minor degrees Of crimo are of
universal prevalence among our poo
pie. While these pious folks deplore
our moral depravity, in their chari-
ty they attribute it to "the demoral-
izing influences of tho Institution of
slavery"
The South needs no vindication
from such slanders. We do not
claim ontire exemption from the
crimes and vices that deform hui
manity and society everywhere. Our
people are not free from the prompt
inSs Of temper and passion, and the
bad whiskey Of the South is as full
of all dcvilishness as that of the
North. But, while this is tho case,
We do claim that the criminal re-
cords will demonstrate that in pro-
portion to our population there arc
as few murders committed in the
South rs in any portion of the
Union, and that for the lesser crimes
such as robbery, burglary, arson
and theft, Georgia will compare
favorably with any other section of
the Union. While this is true in
general, it cannot be denied that
we are far behind the more civilized
and enlightened North in mcrcen-
ary crime. For the contrivance
and execution Of mean, hcartless and
mercenary villainy-for such crimes
as the Beccher seduction, tho Piper
belfry horror, and the Pomeroy
murders in Boston, the Charlie
Ross kidnapping c;se, for burg
laries and bank robbcrics, tho rob
berry OF graves and the snnctuaries
o churchcs-tho Ly,l, civilized and
enlightened North may Justly claim
pre-omincnce. Of this fact the
local columns of the newspapers of
the great cities afford ample proof
The latest development Of tlat
peculiar talent which has in the
North elevated professional villainy
to the rank Of q fine art is the re
cent hyenl performance in Illinois,
the star cracksmon in which exploit
were Chicagoans, and doubtless
habitual readers of that vcracious
sheet, brother NIodc!l's Iribunc.
A few days since tho country was
shocked by the report that an
attempt had been made to steal the
body Of the late President Abraham
Lincoln from the sarcophagus in
which it reposes in the monument
erected to his memory near Spring
field. There were various surmiscs
ut the time as to what could be the
possible object Of the resurrection,
lists who had been baiiled in an at
tempt to steal the remains Of the
dead President. The conclusion
arrived at by the loyal Chicago
press was that it was a diubolicul
plot by Southern rebels to desecrato
the grave Of the author of tho
emancipation proclamation, and to
''carry out their oft-repoated threat
to scatter what remained Of Father
Abraham to the four winds Of
heaven" An immense amount of
pious Indignation was aroused
among the loyal Chicagoans against
the saclilegious rebel vandals of the
South. But we have now very
different solution Of the a1f,ir. 1t
turns out that the attempt to steal
the remains of Lincoln was a purely
local enterprise OF speculation,
planned and partially executed, not
by tae Chicago whiskey ring, but
by ring Of Chicago counterfciters,
whose object was to pecure o largo
pecuniary reward from the govern
mont anl to procure the pardon OF
one of their gang by the name ol
Boyd, who had recently been con
victcd and sent to the Illinois peni
tentiary. Boyd is an engraver OF
counterfeit plates, and is an impor
tant member of the Chicago coun
terfeiting fraternity, who it was all
important to them should be set al
liberty, The plan of the conspira
tors was to steal the remains O.
Lincoln and secrete them, wher
they confidently expected a large
reward would be offered for theil
recovery by the family and by tie
government. Then thoy INTENDED
to offer through their agent to SIR
render the remains in consideration
Of the sum Of 100000 and the lun