The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-11-21

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= Seolh CsreIiaa na, settled BY geuilc.
asn- u ihc Hrr Constitution q The
CoEoay, oegrp slavery ras provided Tor,
asd lbt mater waa gwen the power Of
I, ne sol ds.tll over has bondmeo. In all
colonial history, this province was noted
for being Ihe most lswless. corrupt and d.
r~asiOa, of,be English settlements War
ss~rs Frequently made upon the lndans, COR
The sois pupo-e q eapuring prisoners, to
:. b esd a. slave.. fl,e a4jaeeu, Tribes
.kswnsr PuTposely sn,broileJ III difficulties.
.aa'il@t tie pri.ooets o. The coniending parties
S"tsEsb, dii'lhe slave markets of The colony.
Tbsre Pipirsea,ily disposed Il their pIpn
der, and received ia Tetun arms and am.
unition, HiIh which to continue their dep
-ssEsds',ens. Some Of them purchased land.
= I'd estates wah heir ili.golfen wealth, AMI
heeawe opolent and influential members Of
!. ae, eqmmupity. from the beginning Of
= sahs sigL.seplh century up TO tie period
.of the Revolution, tie upper classes are
dsNH6s4 ss Engaged iran eager aul un-
f.Supalous pursuit Of large estates in slaves
o sasa landA Al 1850, the negroes in the
-saeehny wsrs GIT drnes Ms many III nun.
80 bsf 81 Che white men able 10 bear arms
snd ~ die valuable lands we're ia the
hands Of few proprieiors, who welded
Z, thr sniire social and political power OF The
s'eonsaoaweshh. Under This system, the
eEesi mass Of the white population snnk
into the lowest depths Of poverty and deg
rsiaioa Al the time Of the Revolution,
1rA&joh divided the Inhabitants into Two
classes, The very rich and lie very poor.
.,yhe rich would not take up arms against
$. she King aud ari,ideracy, unloss they were
-s'hsaslly in debt toite English factors aud
Ihr poor knew nothing of the blessings Of
s"oIiberly, snd We're ready TO serve tie side
vieeb paid le mos, Marion said, if it
! had 20. been for the ignorance which be
"a, ioryism, South Carolina would never
.iahave,b bean invaded by the British after
y ,hv'r defeat a, Forl Monltrie, and the war
you'd have been brought 10 cloeo two
N, ysau sooner than il was. The State
= furnished more me 10 tile British, than
TO the American army
rsHa1 t1le war OF Revolution succeeded, but
shrntw era brought Iitle Improvement 10
= social condition u South Carolina, The
principles which formed The foundation OF
"a our government wre never recognized ny
slshsr aristOcra,ic tulers. Alllhe provisions
sreSf het legislation wyr" intended to keep
5ls wealth mud power ofthe snte in the
hand' ola favored few. In a land Of hb.
..le1tty and an az Of progress. the free la
- bofsag classes Of South Carolina were as
~ degraded n the lowest subjects of Euro.
feau iyrhnnies. According TO statement
Of Gov. Hammond, one sixth Of her white
population had no honest means of sup.
- Porf, Among the lower classes, the lille
.sxHgina.c children were believed TO equal
fnaan nanaber tlosc born IN lawful wcdlock.
~A a6ais sections Of the State we've almost
entirely inbablssd by adults WHO could
.asUet,hsr fes'l nor write, and we're gnorant
PC primary tlqlls Of religious and po.
-. Aitsi Knowledge. 1t MAS proposed by
anafs ,hah enc South Carolina philanthro-
.ssetss4c garry into Practice the theory that
fa+alsvery isthe natural condition. of the Ia
NahMfhg classes, and sell the poor white,
'nts.psspslsal bondage. Under this sys-
Isp " pOIilcai economy, South Carolina
= tdakerognd il every st.mvnt Of material
eaeekbiPeriiy. State after state passed. her
ejLRmarek ofimpr6vement Her wealthy
sahofeNhsr-dscrened, her land. became
ssAsd.,edapd tlsr business slagnaut, and
y II evideh, that lie State wouM soon
i isnfelfcd 20 choose between democr,.
sefy ens bs'rbatism. What thai choice
aigkE have been We can only iafer for
-vhswar v rsbslliOn came to settle the
syYytisp fsr her. Slavery is gone, and
sS-.sfsIesraey founded upon il is ~ ruins
v,ssfhs ~ 10 alternative bui to work Oul
,N fsOblen Of deiaocrney
.df THAI pCOblen llAs already been solved.
STA. The history and condition Of Massachu-
sest. South Carolina can see the fate thu,
RUefOrs her. Massachusetts, with an
area less than one ihird that Of South Car
olsnA had, ~ the census Of 1860, a popu-
lAiion srsalsr- by 10000. The absolute
sAafesse of populaIioa per square mile in
M4ssacAus~is from 1890 TO 1860, wes
~ - ana in souh Carolina, for ,he