The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-20
South Carolina.

1t h the chronic custom of a class of BlacL
Republican wi:lings to sheer at South Caro-.
lima ~ . Gasc0nading, rhodomontude, fuss and
1satAsrs Commonwealth, as impotent in deeds
- she 10 big in words, and as infirm of will az
she u fsrocious In temper. Perhaps men who
talk 20 know no better, but if there is any con
siderable portion of the servile population OF
the Palmetto State as ignorant as its revilers,
their masters ought to make them present OF
thetr freedom forthwith. With South Caro-
hna's political views, We, as independent jour-
nalists, have nothing to do. They may be
right or they may be wrong; but, we never
witness an effort to bring them into contempt
- people, without the most profound con-
tempt for those who make the effort The his
tory Of South Carolina, in every war Of this
country, exhibits as much patriotism, self-sac-
rifice and courage. as the annals OF any State
or any nation in the world. To those who pre-
tend that she has degenerated, we beg leave to
point the conduct of the South Carolina Regi-
ment In Mexico, which was never surpassed
In heroism BY the most desperate exploits of
the Zouaves in Italy. We do not mean, gene
rally, to demonstrate the courage of South
Carolina. Heaven forbid! We should as soon
think Of proving that the sun shines. If she
IL Bantam in size, as her enemies report. she
mas pluck enough to meet all the Shanghai,s
between here and China. When, however, the
Black Republican journals represent her as
impotent, ignorant and corrupt, they are gull.
~ OF perversion of facts which every man
who respects truth or the dignity and honor
ofhis country, ought to rebuke. IfSouth Car
olina were an impoverished State it would
b NO dstriment to her dignity, but her
great staples make her one Of the wealth.
aest Commonwealths of the Union. She
10 also one of the most conservative. and
deserves universal respect for having stood
1fm - rock against the ridic ulous and de-
moraiizing constitutional reforms, as they are
called, which bid fair in the end to convert
most Of the States Of the Union into organized
mobs, and lead, first to anarchy, and then to
military despotism. All this may be an ad.
ditiOnal reproach to South Carolina in Black
Republican eyes, but we respect her the more
for 1t. They may call her an Oligarchy. Sup
pose she isl Does her Oligarchy hurt them
Do her own people complain Of any Oligarclay!
IL not IN Oiigarchy better than Mob! We
trust South Carolina will never sacrifice her
rational and respectable government for that
insane radicalism which is the rot in the
heart OF our American oak, that will one day
bring down its stately form and branching
gloriss TO the dust. But, after all, the national
character of country must depend upon the
individual character Ut its people. How can
such people ~ the South Carolinians are
individually, Be collectively a community of
imoeCilos and traitorsl There is not more
iatslligept refined and highly educated class
OF men In America than the statesmen and
scholars OF South Carolina, and as to the mo- |
raS Of the people, the single fact that there |
never has been divorce in the State since the |
1oundatton Of the Government, is enough
Yet 1t 10 such State, that the pure and i'm |
nacslate mercenaries Of Black Republica nism |
make the constant target Of their ribald Jokes |
Why don't they 60 to South Carolina and ex. |
prsss their sentiments? As JOHN BROWN said |
Of HkNRY WARD BEECHxRs sermon ON slave.
~, Why don't he come here and talk that |
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