The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-12
THE PEACEFUL REVOLUTION,
WHAT Il SITREWD NORTHERN RE-
PUBLICAN says ABOUT IT.


PUBLICAN SAyS ABQUTIT
Pleased, In Spite Of Himself, at the An
nihilation Of the Party Of Corruption.
rRedfelTs Letter to Cincinnati Commercial
COLUMBIA, S. c., October 30.-The
moro see of the conditions of
affairs here the more an I convince
ed of the utter hopolessness Of tho
attempt of tho Republicans to do
anything as Il party. They had as
we'll disband at once, make tern,s
to the enemy and bow to the in
evitable. The record of the party
is such, and tho bitterness Of the
whites SO great, that nothing bear
ing the Republican name can sur
vive locally in power here. Under
our form Of government there is
absolutely no remedy for this, no
way to prevent powerful and
embittered minority from over-
coming weak and dofenceless ma
jori5y. South Caroline is lost to
the Republicans, and will hereafter
be as Democratic as Georgia.
Iasked the postmaster here, an
Intelligent colored man, if he also
thought the case entirely hopeless.
He said he did. The Republican
party was departing this life in
South Carolina about as fast as nny-
thing he knew of. If it was lawful
and possible to station the whole
United States army in the State,
with detachment in each district,
the party might be saved no long as
the army remained, but, the mo-
ment the army was withdrawn,
down would come the whole fabric.
1t can't stand alone any moro than
nm empty bag in heavy wind
IT there was no other objections,
land there arc many,)a q Democratic
Congress has forbidden the use of
the army for such purposes, and
the Federal prosecutions under
section Of the Revised Statutes
don't amount to TOW of pins. So
there is no way but to fold our
arms under the Constitution and
see the Republican party in South
Carolina ground into the sand. But
it's an i'll wind that blows no good.
With the epd of the party here will
end the race antagonism, the riots.
tho oltrages, and the massacree,
These have long since ceased in
Georgia, and in every other South
ern State where the Republican
party has not vexed the white poo
pie by existing. The hopeless and
helpless condition of the blacks
here is fast dawning upon them. and
they are bowling to the inevitable.
Hence the formation Of Democratic
clubs among them, and their
''cheers" for tho Democratic speak,
ers. But these cheers come only
from the throat. In his heart the
darkey wishes the grand old Demo-
cratic party in perdition. The
North, whence they looked for sup-
port, has abandoned them. State
NiOC1 oUtkoO 1lttS "uCOlCtl lu(O
Democratic column, and they sub
nit, as they submitted in slavery,
because it is their nature. Indeed,
if was q South Carolina negro,
owning no property but seven
children and two dogs, (Which is
about tho ayerage,) and working for
ten dollars month, don't believe
I would risk my life and alienate
my white neighbors in M effort to
keep John Patterson in the United
States Senate. The very presence
of Patterson in official position has
caused many a poor darkey to
suffer. When the whites look at
this man they feel like killing six
niggers. No othing less will afford
an escape-yalye for their pent up
feelings.