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

Court denounced rs II high-handcd
outrage. The Supreme Court had
already decided that tho NIackey
House was not legal body. Hence
that House could declare neither
Hampton nor Chamberlain nor
anyone else governor. Tho Court
has virtually decided tho question,
and every man is bound to obey it's
mandatcs--unlcss it be held that u
citizen may lawfully act against the
courts. The Chamberlain govern
mcnt stands only through Federal
interference. The troops had no
right to interfere, but thcy did. The
administration at Washington say
they savc no orders for intcrfcr-
cncc. What does Grant say ~
gave no such ORDERS" Cameron
says he gave no such orders. Ruger
says he Havo no such orders to his
subordinate officer. But they
haven't asked the officer. They all
told the truth, but not the whole
truth. The government stands as
trying to excuse itSclf--honcc the
pan ty managers feel that they are
wrong. The Hampton government
is sustained by the Court, and the
Chamberlain is opposed. Our
present position is tins: The I{amp-
ton government has II legal House,
but no Senate: the Chamberlain is
Illegal, but nevertheless sustained
by legal Senate Neither has Il
full legal General Assembly.
Hence 20 law can be passed. We
have been so cursed with Legislation
for the past eight years, that, but
for the suffering public institutions,
We should dccm this a happy state
Of affairs. The charitable institu-
tons must be sustained, and some
other necessary expenses Of the
government paid. For this purpose
Governor Hampton calls on the
people for one~tcnth Of the amount
Of last years tax. It is II citizens
first duty to respond promptly to
this call. It will he not Il cvntribu-
ton only: it will be a part payment
of regular taxes. In paying to the
agents appointed by Governor
Hampton, not only arc We acting
the part of patriotism, but we will
receive good voucher. All VIC
need to do, is to sustain the Hamp-
ton Government till after the in
augurution Of tho new President.
AS soon as he is inauguratcd-
whether Tildcn or HHycs-the Hamp-
ton government will bo recognized,
and we WILDE in full possession of tho
State government. Looking for
ward-not, indeed, in imagination
to that time, we should now most
willingly sustain tho legal govern
mcnt until it shall be in full posses
sion Of the State. Then it will be
able to sustain itself.
At the close Of COL Rion's re-
marks, which wcrc we'll received and
frequently applauled, the rcsolu
tions were put to the meeting and
unanimously adopted.
Capt. II. S. Dosportes thcn made
some remarks appropriate to the
general subject before the meeting,
and proceeded to give graphic and
interesting account of his testimony
and that Of tho slippery-tongued
Marshall before tho Senate Com
mitton in COlun1bio
Major Woodward offered q
preamble and resolution with refer
once to the representatives from
this county, but, after somo discus
sion, withdrew them.
AIr. +. Gerig suggested that the
meeting act upon the Labor Rcsolu,
tons offered by Col. Ron at the
last meeting of the County Club.
They arc as follows -
Whereas, 1t is the dcsire of
Governor Hampton that as far as
prGct cable there be an amnesty for
all past differences between good
citizens, lie it
RcSolrcd, That VIC recommend to
the citizens Of Fairfield the follow
ing policy upon the labor question &:
l. The non. employment of Radi
cal lc0Ior$, who, possessing sulli-
cieHt intelligence to comprehend the
effect Of their course, have shown
their preference for misrulc and dis
honesty over good government and
honesty.
2. The unemployment of those
who have made it manifest by their
partisan bitterness that they have
been nctuatcd in their support of
the Radical party, not by their
honest convictions, but by o hatred
of tho white race.
3. The preference, in giving en-
ploymcnt and in ronting lands, Of
those of the colored race who have
aided us in our ondcayor to establish
a good and honest government.
4. The preference, noXt to tho
foregoing, Of those who remained
neutral in tho late election.