The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, December 17, 1868, Image 2
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LKTTEll OK HON. W. W.13OY0E, p:
Mr. Editor: The following letter P
will, no doubt, bo of interest to the
public?I baud it to you for publication. c;
It gives the views of one who, by virtueofhis
residence in Washington, is a
fully posted as to thp political scnti- 11
ments and agencies which concern us 0
of the South. The writer is too well h
known here for inc to say more than
that his views will receive a most re- ,!
spcctful consideration from his old con- c
etituents. Your's Respect full v, I
J. P. THOMAS. 1
Washington', December 9. . c
S
Col. J. P. Thomas?Dear Sir : In
pursuance of my promise to you, I propose
briefly to give you my impressions
as to the political situation.
I did not sooner comply with your
* ^ ?Li ? iimA TTT n a
request because itnougu*/ iu? muc
not propitious. The passions engender (
ed by the presidential election did not ^
permit a calm consideration of events. (
The election of General Grant settles ,
uch of the past, and opens a new fu- }
ture to us. General Grant's election .
is the ratification by the people of uni- ,
versal suffrage, subject to the fourteenth ,
constitutional amendment, and cstablishes
the legalitv of ihe existing State ,
organizations South, which have grown ,
up under the Iteconstruction Acts of ,
Congress- Such being the case, I ,
think our people ought to accept these
results as accomplished facts. The elec- ,
tion of General Grant means yet more. .
The conviction exists North, with ;
the majority of the people, that ,
opinion is not free South, and that the .
political action of both whites and blacks
is subject to duress, proceeding to the
extreme, in some instances, of actual
violence and even political assassinations.
The electron of General Grant is the
protest of'the North against this alleged
condition of affairs, and means that all
the power of the Federal Govcrnmcut
will be exerted to put it down. It is the
danger arising out of this matter, which
strikes me as the most alarming circumstance
of our political future. Unless
this condition of things is suppressed
by the voluntary action of the Southern
States, the most decided measures
will, I think, be resorted to by the Federal
Government to cure the alleged
evil; and General Grant, as President,
will, I have no doubt, enforce these
measures of repression energetically,
with military force. This would naturally
produce more revolution South,
and its results might be a series of the
most deplorable consequences.
In view of this state of things, I
think it is a matter of the greatest importance,
that the Southern States
should make the utmost exertions to
remove all alleged causes of complaint
on this subject, and thus anticpate and
render unnecessary the action of the
Federal Government.
As additional inducement to this line
of action on your part, T would remark
that what you waut", above all other
things, at the South, is internal harmony.
If you had this, you would receive
a large influx oi wnuc popuiauou
and capital. This would be of incalculable
benefit to you, both in its influence
on your material iuterets, and as relieving
you from universal suffrage.
The .obstacle to your receiving this
population and capital now, is the ap.
prehension which exists as to the auarchibal
condition of our society. It
is a striking fact, that both the great
' political parties of the country, have
thought it to their iutercst to represent
Southern society as in a condition of
chronic insecurity and violence; the
Democrats, in order to show the evils
of universal suffrage; and the Republic j
cans, to illustrate the disloyal sentiment
of the people, and their consequent unfitness
for any part in the control of
the Federal Government. Between
these two sets of representations, the '<
the movement of population and capital <
to the South is almost entirely checked, i
It is your policy to have it believed, 1
, that order reigns supreme South. Ileuce
' you ought to do all in your power to (
make order she fact, and to protnul- <'
gate it. You should, I think, keep se- i
veral ideas prominently in view as your '>
policy. <
1. You ought to regulate the rela- 1
tions between the whites and the blacks, <
so as to have as much harmony and <
good feeling as possible bctweeu them, t
To this end, nothing is so efficacious as <
kindness to the blacks. *
2. You ought to have perfect tolcr- ]
ancer of political opinion. Let every '
one, white and black vote as he pleases. <
' ??.J /n waum f o e?4- ftnr} n ro 1 'infln 1
auu UU3L KAJ JUUJ lUVb auu iJUtuiui i?Juuence
for a just share of political pow- t
er.
3. You ought to extend a cordial and *
a kind welcome to the Northern people 1
to settle among you, without regard to <
their political opinious. Once you did i
this, the troubles of the future would I
be largely overcome, and your material s
progress would be wonderful. See what t
immigration is doing for the Northwest, *
in spite of its austere climate. Think 1
what immigration would do f'orthogeui- t
al South. . s
4. You ought to seek to conciliate Fed- u
eral Government. Remember the Scrip- t
ture injunction, "Agree with thine ad- e
versary quickly." The Federal Gov- (
ernment for the present, and for years t
to come, means the Republiaiun party, t
Do not wage a frantic war against this. <3
party. Remcfnber that the Democratic t
party is not strong enough now to be of c
any service to you. Re calm and con- "
ciliatory, and wait the course of events, u
It would be fortunate it you were in i o
tWt independent condition that both 1
~JPL^O?L?? * bii? II? TTT~
ip- consdcrablc towns of the State, including rj
Richmond, had been searched by the
rn- father in person, aided by the police. Z7
ra- The daughter in clerkly disguiso then III
icc explained, as best as she could between =
2C sobs^- and it was "the old story told
rse again." She had loved and seeu her <
ate love thwarted by parental opposition, ^
the most relentless and unfeeling. Her
- - - ? - i fav
artics North would bid lor your su
ort.
5. General Grant will, I think, eai
stly desire to make his aduiinist
on national, and to restore real pe;
nd harmony to the late bclligereut si
ions. A moderate, conservative cou
n the part of the South, will facilit
is policy in this direction.
(3. In conclusion, the thing you w;
3 peace. To get peace, you niustp
ure it by peaceful means. Let i
Icpublicansand Democrats South wi
litter war against each other, if tl
:hoosc; your couditiou calls for more
crvc.
Yours, sinccri-ly,
WILLIAM W. BOYCfi
THE CASE OF JEFF. DAVIS
Richmond, Dec. 3
In the United States Circuit Coi
Uhief Justice Chase, on the bench,
;ument was couimenced on a motior
juash the iudictment against Jeff,
ris. Robert Ould, counsel for Da
irgucd that the fourutecnth amendui
punished Davis by di.sfranchisemi
ind this punishment was chosen by
voice of the Ameuican people, as a r
ciful substitute for the penalties of d(
and confiscation, contained in the (.
stitution. That the punishment at
pis commenced upon the date of
adoption of the fourteenth article,
he cannot now be punished in any ol
way. That the latest expression of
svill of the people, in their Constitut
is the law, and it repeals all former
visions made for those who engagei
rebellion. That the fourteenth, art
is that latest expression?intended
prcssly for, and covering cases o
engaged in the late rebellion, and
no man can be punished twice for
same offence. 11. H. Dana, couusc
the United States, said Ould's proj
tion was, in the nature of things, en
ly new, and was unexpected to the (
eminent counsel; and he expected
to the Court. The Chief Justice
the argument of the counsel was
unexpected to (he Couit?it having
posed, after the announcement that
inotiou to (|uash was based on the f
toenth article, that this line of argun
would be pursued. Time was given
Government counsel to confer, and
court took a recess at noun.
3 P. M.?After the rc-assemblin
the CourP, II. II. Wells and Disi
Attorney Beach for the Government
plied, contending that the fourtcr
amendment merely created a disab
and not a penally, which is the sub
of judicial sentence, and was not in
sistent with the act against treasot
The amendment was permanent
prospective, and could not rcasonabl
construced as intended to repeal e:
ing .punishments 1'or past and fu
treasons. The Couit then adjuur:
Dana closes to morrow for (lie Gov
mcnt, and O'Connor Tor Davis.
Richmond, Dee. i
In (lie United Stales Ci.cu't Cc
this niormiug, the Chief Justice j
a certificate oi division of opinion, on
motion to qnash the Davis indictm
The* case of Davis in this Court
then continued until (lie May tern
order that the motion to quash may
decided in the Supreme Court he
the ease is called again here. The C
directed a renewal of the hail huu
the prisoner to he made.
A RICHMOND ROMANCE.
Commission houses and their cot
ing rooms have little of romance al
flint n nrifl dnnstifinonf 1V l.llOV :iri> fhn
places where the world looks for tlu
mantic. Rut very recent devclopnn
in a Richmond establishment have v
beautifully illustrated that line ofV
ter Scott's, that
"Love rules the camp, the court,
grove,"
md sheds its iufluence uutrauimlei
the sunshine, investing with its wari
md brightness the darkest and u
uninviting places.
Two months or more ago, a vac
clerkship in the house refeircd to
applied for and filled by a youth aj
rently about sixteen years of age.
applied in response to an advertisem
jf the firm?Wanted, a youth who
write a good hand and come well rcc
aieuded. Out of sixty odd applies
iur hero (or heroine) took the palm
die neatness, legibility, and regula
)f his chirography, was scut for, ]
seated himself, and was installed in
position of entry clerk. lie displa
remarkable aptitude for busiuess;
juick and accurate at figures; c^er re;
;o run on an erraud, or lend a hand
tuythin g that was to be done. In it
ners he was polite'; blushed when loo
it or spoken to ; wept when chidcd
lis employers, or chafed by his-fell
:lerks because of his pccliy cheeks, fi
nine figure and general girlishness
icarance. Time wore on. The bi
ieasou came, and brought with it ag
leman from beyond the Blue Kid
vho had occasional dealings with i
louse. Desiring to examine the st<
ho entry clerk was called from
tool and instructed to show the geul
nan over the floors. Their eyes m
hose of the strange gentiemcu aud I
ntry clerk?the gentleman stamurei
'Great God !" and staggered into ase
he clerk blushed scarlet to the ear ti
hen burst into tears. Then.came t
lenouemcnt. The gentleman explain
hat he recognized the lost daugb
>f a citizen of his ccuuty; that she 1
way in August last, and had be
uourned by her parents aud friends
lead, as they could gain no tidings
Lcr whereabouts or fate, though all t
int lover, youthful as she, being aiso op- ? ivo
posed by parents, left home soon after, pei
the and came to Richmond, where he was wjl
ige not long in obtaining employment. A
ley secret correspondence was opened be- .
rc tween the two, aided by other parties. 0
This lasted for some time,and strength- o?
ened the cord of affection, drawing the
twain nearer each other, though separatad
by the misty mountains and many
miles of cruel space. At last in one of aj't
those fatal moments of a girl's weaknss,
urt, she resolved to give up all for love?
ar- home, and heaven, too, if need be? CCI
1 to and left the houso one evil night, when hn
Da- the family were absent, equipped in ap
vis, her brother's Sunday suit, determined mt
ent to rejoin her lover in Richmond. This j
cnt, she did ; and though he, timid boy, was
the at first freghtencd at the step*his sweet- riJ
ucr- heart had taken, she, by artful stories C;ath
of the treatment at home, infused into wi
?on- him a manly spirit, and heboid bpy, jia
Da- resolved to become the protector of in-t:t
1.- nf et<
inc noccnce, win it; nu ummu
and her sex in his own bosotn. Efetook her SP
:her to his boarding house and procured for of
the hern room separate from hU own.?
ion, It was agreed between theui sne shonld
pro- preserve her incognito, and~*ink her '
J in sex aDd identity in male appearel.? a?:
icle Thus, with his assitance and in this fu
ex- disguise, she had sought aud obtained ki
f all the position as entry clerk in the estab- m
that lishmcnt, where she was first discovered ^
the as we have related. ~
I for AVell, having told her romantic sto- 'K
)osi- ry, the girl, who shall, be nameless, tu
tire- gave the address of her lover, a uics- m
?ov- scngcr was dispatched for him, and lie aj(
also came lie made a clean breast, confess- .
said ing all. They had both been industri- 1
not ous, working hard in their situations, yc
sup- with the one object in view, and that
the was marriage, as soon as they had ac- be
our cumulated enough money to obtain a
tent a bridal* tronssou, rcut chambers, and
the sot to housekeeping. The respective '
the parents of the truant lovers were in form- ai
cd by telegraph of the siiuation of af- co
g of fairs, and they telegraphed back ut once, re
tricw "marry theni and send them home." to
, ic- One day last week witnessed the rc
mtli f urn and reconciliation beyond the inoun
ilily raiii3. May the couple who have at'ain- ni
jeet cd the fruition of earthly bliss through lit
con- such tribulation have scores of children, vj
J.? and live to celebrate their golden wed
arc! ding!
y be w
sist- 13'.;5tioi> Davis.?We learn from the P1
turc Wilmington (X. C.) Journnl, of yester- di
tied.' day. the Right Rev. Thomas F. Davis,
rn Kpisc- pal Dishop of this State, preached ^
in St. James Church in that city * o n
3. Sunday morning'.est. The Jonrrldt, in
urt, speaking o * tlie sermon of this ttcncr- d<
jive able i'aihcr in* Israel,says': "The sor11
lie niou was exceedingly ar .u ncnlive and j(
ent. very learned in its character, and was
was :sp cially adapted fo the occasion, the
i, in first Sunday in Advent. It was deliv- u'
be creil by the venerable Bishop from his it
fore chair. his feeble health rendering it iin- in
ourt possible lor him to stand so long. His
d of voice, though evidently weakened front .
age and sulfcting, has in it at times
something of the power of youth. The to
town of his nativity feels her pulse beat el
iut- wa,LU wit'1 affcetiun aud pride at the rc
miit sight of so eminent a son and go dis
| tiuguished a father in the Uharch.
i rojuts
" There are in California sixty-two
-cry thousand Chinese, nearly all arc en\ral
rolled in six clubs, corresponding to tlic uC
six districts from which the emigrants
the come. On the arrival of au emigrant
ship, agents from the clubs take charge 3j
,l3 of tliose who have come from the dis- ^
iuth ,r'ut,d represented by their companies.
Josl At the elub house tlieemigrant is boarded
and lodged at a small cost until iic sh
?in? has obtained employment. Should he '
was be out of work at any time afterwards
' he is permitted to return, and should
he be sick, lodging is provided for hiui.
enj In case of indigent, sick or disabled, the
can c'u'r?> ^ they should not be provided P?
for by private coutiibulions, find lodg- '<>'
mts 'nos' Puy doctors' bills, and in cases
where i t is necessary for the patients to
. return to China, dofray the cost of their
ire F,SM3*' The name of eveiy member
^ is inscribed in a book kept for the pur- 00
ved I)03e> u?d to prevent the absconding of t01
was defaulting debtors, all persons pr-opo- as
Oliino avn Knntwl ts\ L
MU^ IV ICIU1U WU \J uiuu niv uvuuu wv/ Q(?
[at reporttheir intention to the committee
of the club, who only allow them to deked
Palt W'1CD they are satisfied that in do- je
i ing so they will leave no just claim un^
settled, in most of the club houses a
room or part of a room is set apart /'or the wa
L worship of spirits of deceased members.
aP There an altar is erected, on which arc
t ^ placed the offerings of friends aud relatives;
while behind it is kept the length- jj
2 ' cuing, meluucholyr roll of those who
, have died in the laud of their exile. ?r?
c.k Tr
his
.je. True to Life.?The Georgia cot- rec
ct respondent of the New York Times, to
the photographs certain parties in Georgia, pe
-e(j after this fafhion : pr
A- mL^ f.A* ta onrl Jf ic oc wnll frv or1_ I
:utj X I1C 1UUU 13, auu IV 10 t?.j vv, j. ^
ps, mit it frankly, the enterprising indi,he
viduals called "carpet-baggers," who ^cr
icd lead the Radical party in Georgia, aro out
tor not as scrupulous as they might be, fes'
au and it would not be too rank injustice jjn
en to say of them that they are a leetlc ,
as more selfish than patriotic, and that if to
of trouble pays better than peace they '1XS
he would very generally prefer trouble. legi
j
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ME JOURNAL. |l
t
mrsday, December 15,1868. v
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TO POSTMASTER^ t
Our List Book having been destroy- ?
with tho office, we have to ask the
or of Postmasters to distribute pa
to subscriberii-at their offices. They
I also greatly oblige us by forward- J
r us the names as far as practicable, i
those who receive the paper at their t
ices. <
TO OUR READERS. . (
In re-appearing before our patrons*
er a temporary severance of ties,
lich have so long eonnected us, we
ue with our hearts in our hands, acowlcdging
with fervent and heartfelt
precistion, the generous aid of the
iny friends who have enabled us, after
e total destruction of our press, mate- ,
lis and bookfi, again to renew The
vmden Journal?a paper identified
th old Camden, and its interests for ,
If a century, and dear to the Propri irs.
bv the associations of a lifetime,
- -~J *
cut in the kindly appreciated service
this community.
In times like these, when all our
ople are impoverished, this generous
sistance of our friends is doubly grate1.
Where the motive was personal
ndness to us, an overflowing heart
ust yield but silent thanks.. Where
e motive was a desire for the re-pub;ation
of a long tried political, agriculral
and news friend, the desire added
uch to the gratitude created by the
d; but when ihe motive was love for
e "old Journal," wo felt that we were
;t living among our brethren.
O O
We do not purpose to launch our
irk anew, with sails distended by fair
omises of performance, but we must
y fliac we'fccl, in thekindly confidence
id interest of our friends, a higher inntive
than ever, to earnest effort, to
ndcr the Journal an accptable visir.
The politics of the paper will remain
ichanged; they arc based, as we be:ve,
on principles of public and private
rtuc. The antagonism, which exists
i fhis community, against this pnper,
e as confidently believe, is based in
ublic and private vico and plunder. It
id not strike the assassin's blow, only
icause it deemed the hidden path and
culihy tread of argon surer and safer,
[anhood forbids any terms of eurrcnjr
to such a foe.
Wo shall, to the extent of curability,
jrote ourselves to all that tends to
Ivaucc our community materially, morly
and socially, and to that end, we
ivite communications from the muoy
felligent pens in our vicinage.
With hope, and confidence in t1 e
iwning future, with kindly feelings
wards all good, people, erf whatever
ass or condition, we wish all our patins
"a merry Christmas" and "a happy
cw Year."
MUNICIPAL 0 FF1C EUS.
The following are the municipal ofBrs
of the town for the ensuing year:
l?f. A. A. iuoore, Jntenuant.
Wtlltam D. M'Do wall, Henry C.
almond, Joiin R. Goodale Wm.
aa&H, Wardens. 1
Wm. Clybuun, Recorder and Maral.
J. T. Nettles, Clerk of the market, i
TAX COLLECTOR. ]
Dr. D. L. DeSadssur.3 has becnap- ,
inted and commissioned Tax Collocr
for this District by Gov. Scott.
CLERK OF THE COURT. '
Mr. C. Shiver having been duly j
imuissioacd by Gov. Scott, has en ed
upon the discharge of his duties
Clerk of the Court, to which office
was elected in June last.
A bill to amend the Charter of Cam- n
was introduced into the House of ^
(preventatives ori Monday last, and 1
s read the first time. I
a
FURMAN UNIVERSITY. ?
I f
M U Ittl UD^UI UU, Di'JIO bIMi UUUlII VM1- ?
na Baptist, tbat our readers will be t
itified to know that the Board of c
UBtecs of Furman University have c
:ently held a meeting, and resolved o
open the University on the first of ^
binary next, with a full Corps of a
ofessors, such, it is confidently be- o
/ed, as will secure the entire confi- i'
ice of Baptists and all others through- f
; the State. The names of the Pro- r
<ors will be announced in a short g
le. We are exceedingly gratified u
earn that Professor C. II. Judson p
consented to leave the Female Col- o
2, and take hta position again in the u
Inivcrsity, We arc also satisfied that
he Faculty, as at present organized,
till command the confidence and supiort,
not only of the^Japtists, but of
he people of South Carolina and other
States.
nobs.
The Greenville Mountaineer notices
,he passage through that town of 'seveal
droves of hogs on their way to
narket, the selling price being nine
jcnts gross. We have no doubt a drove
>f good hogs could be readily disposed
)f in this market.
( orrespondence of (lie Journal.
Columbia, Dec. 16, 1$G8.
Dear Journal: As the scenes e acted
at the Capital of the State are
necessarily of interest to your renders,
and the vicissitudes of life bring me
bere for the present, I propose to give
jrou a few thoughts as they occur tc
my miqj iu the intervals of business.
The progress of reconstruction is hero
visible to the most casual observer. The
races arc brought into most intimate
contact, and it is easy to sec thai
changes in our sociul structure, vital
and irrevocable, have already been
wrought. The best specimens of tin
cultivated man of color arc seen in close
and familiar intercourse with officials ol
nil degrees, and people of all classes anc
pursuits. Yetitis very rarely the cast
that this intercourse assumes the aspect
of an easy social character. It seems
chiefly to be connected with business,
politics or electioneering. This wo saj
is easily perceptible, but one may altnos
a; easily see, that the amalgamation o
.'odcty is far from complete, and that .*
vast gulf yet remains to be bridgec
over before the various elements of di
organized society can be blended in har
monious concord. Take an analysis ol
their elements, and wo fii.d they consist
Firstly, in the fjrtign clement, tin
carpet bagger with the army of advcii
turets, following in his wake, to whon
he himself is to a lartro extent sub-cr
vient, consciously or unconsciously.?
The term adventurer, is used in no re
proachful sense, but us a general term
indicating that class of men who havi
come among us since the war, to javai
themselves of the various facilities af
forded by the dist urbed relations of so
ciety and business* to better their con
ditioa. When it is said that the carpe
bagger, (by whom wo mean tbepolitica
adventurer) is to u large extent, undei
the control of the othei class, it i;
meant to indicate that the nnut DOWCrfu
and influential of all the elements hen
are to bo found in those flnancia
knights errant, who by shrewdness
tact and monov. give direction to pub
lienneasures, so far as they affc. t thi
success of their adv .-ntun s and invest
nients. On the other hand, we hav<
old citizens of the State, dignitaries am
worthies of the past?the battlc-scarrei
heroes of the Lost Cause, with thoii
bright and eager 6ons, whose hot young
blood and game young .spirit, cause th<
nerves to tingle and the bright eyes t(
blaze with indignation, at every sighi
and sound*suggcsting the humiliatior
to which their honored sres have beer
subjected. In short, the old regime.
Behind the first class, stands the loya!
league republicai s that motley horde,
into whose hands the power of the ballot
has been placed, and upon whom
the whole machinery of State Government
now rests.
Prosperity and contentment, if they
jver bo restored here, can only come to
is through the establishment of some
jomiuunity of interest and toleration of
'eeling and opinion between the old aud
he new regime. At first view, it would
ippcar to be almost hopeless, to ex)ect
in any degree, to harmonize the
,wo, even to the most limited extent.
The prido and prestige of the former,
ins been so deeply and cruelly trampled
n tho dust, and the prejudice and susjicion
of the latter, so constantly aud
vaotonly manifested, that ho would be
i bold prophet who ventured to predict
hat such a consummation could be atained
by tho present generation. It
:annot bo brought about by persecution
m the one hand, or proscription on the
ither. Every bitter speech or act of
'iolencc on the one side, every wanton
nd insulting act of aggravation for
pprcssion by those in power, will delay
t. It cannot be done by defections
rem the ono class to the other, and
ewardiug the social treachery by the
;ift of offices, high or low. But it
lay be done, and it will be done by tho
roccss of time and tho natural progress
lallaira. .Nay, it is now being done
uder our eyes. There is a better feeling,
a greater spirit of toleration prevalent |
on both sides, than heretofore, and it f
will Continue to increase, unless retard- \
ed or preventcd by intolerance, persecn- '
tion and mis-representation, those one- i
mies of peace, practiced perhaps, un- #
consciously, by both aides. The causes
?1.{j unrvrAfrn/l fnAlimv orrt trorlnno -
Time is the great peace maker, and his
gentle hand is felt incessantly soothing
the irritations ofthe past. Then, again,
when men arc brought together, they
form justcr opiuions of each other, and
find that a common-humanity underlies
all the dcvelopmcVts of character. It
brings, us to view charitably, and to
make allowance for those errors which*
are common to man, and which all feel
they owe to human infirmity &?d the
accidents of birth pi tee, condition and
oducation. But, nfter all, the great
moving cause of human action, so far
as it affects public affairs, is self inter(
est, and this is ao agent, now working
and we hope to work for the restoration
of our prosperity as a State:
, The class to which I have referred as
. possessing the controlling power here,
t, consists of capitalists who are investing
1 tbetr money in securities, resting upon
i the prosperity of the "State and its good
> government. , This should make those
> parties tho national allies of the laud
* holders of South Carolina. Many of
1 those who hold high position* iu the
; present State Government, are largely
t interested in these securities. Their
( friends North, are daily investing iu
, like manner They arc inducing visits >
here from those who are seeking to
t. better their condition Jay emigration.?
f These visitors are obliged to see the
i superiority of our climate and soil,'and
1 the al undant field afforded for cheap
0 #
- investments, and i jm'g rt on mtistand
will conic, wiili that, mutual tolcraF
tion which brings a fading of security
. to the settler. But that feeling of se-'
? curity can never oonie so long as the f
Chief Magistrate of the State minifies
i every act of folly or of. individual violence,
mto a rebellion, while arson, rob
bcry aiitl theft stalk boldly through the
Yind w taoot punishment or reproof.?
, I: t :e powers that bo, r ally desire to
b rostor^ prosperity and peace, there must
1 he toleration and conservatism in Iegis1
latinn, and competency and tidility of
. public officers. There must bo a culiu,^
firm and impartial enforcement of laws,
t a id not a constant\appcal to prejudice
1 and passion nnd threats of martial law,
r based upon exaggerated, communications
s made by timid or interested parties.
1 ! MOKE ANON.
g
j foll the journal.
( }[r. Editor:
We always bail with pleasure the "fa- b
miliar faceofan old and rcspacted friend
- alter a long separation. More especialb
ly are our feelings drawn out and ioteosi1
lied towards such a friend, when he has
1 been uuder the cloud of misfortnne, and '*
r* buffeted by the sharp storms of adversi- }
; ty. Stfch has been our experience, and \
; we believe that of every true citizen of
) Kershaw, when the welcome' information (
t reached us, and the bustle of preparation >
i assured us, that' the timed honored t
, Cauidcn Journal was once more about * *
.to show its welcome face in our dwel|
lings. But wo arc not moved simply
by considerations of disinterested frieDd.
ship. Self-interest enters largely as an
, clement. We have heard many cora.
plain of being behind the times and
not knowing what was going ' on in the
outside world, since their weekly sheet
ceased coming.' There arc large numbers
of persons who live out of the centres
of commerce, and beyond the reach of
the railroad and telegraph whose means
and employment do not permit them to
read the leading political organs. These
prize.very highly the weekly rexvme oC
news, foreign and domestic, which was-,
given in the columns of the Journal
We have been left completely in thedark
us to the conditiou of all parts of the
District. So that the District, (or not
to be (h'sloj/nl, County,) newspaper is
a great institution, which we did not.
know how to prize, until w'e were d&?
prived of it.
Mr. Editor, we have passed through
a great phase of the prcscut revolution,
since the suspension of ycur paper. At
the tiiue of j our last issue we wore on
the eve of a great oonflict. In all sections
of our country opposing political
parties were marshalling their hosts,
counting their numbers and stirring up
their men for the combat. Great vital
issues were at stake. On one side were
arrayed the friends of the Constitution,
the government under which America
{ became great and influential, believing
J that on their efforts depended the futuro
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