The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-10-07

tsgainsp pefso6al danger, by tyfrany,
oppression ard des polisni. ....',-,t.
Impoverished aud ruihsd fss The peo.
of South Carolina are. ,his5 bogus Leg
ilature have not only increased salaries
| Of all the State officers one thitd, bnt
have created a multitude Of, offices, be-,
fore unknown and wholly unaecessary,
With extravaganr salaries and pesani,-
ties. for the express purpose Of provid.
ing for their hungry aud worthless po.
si,ions here and at the North. For
forner years the most illustrious men
Of the State, lea, nei and Profound law
yess, were willing 10 accept seat on
the bench, with q salary Of, $3, ,oo0.---2-
Now, ., parcel of ignorant, low aud
groreling .men. carpet-bageers and
scalawaga, have been elected 10 he
bench, with, sslaries Of four. and Eve
thousand dollarsl 80 tits With ali.the
other srfficers Of The States. - = - :, '-'
.., "A batch cf County officers have been
crested. whose salaries will amount 10
two or three hundred thousand dollars,
whore duiics were formerly performed
by gentlemen Of fimelligence aud public
spirit, without Compensation! These
Offices are now filed hy the most IL.
norant aud ,unPrincipled men in the
community, who have declared them,
selves traitors 10 their race and their
county, The salaries Of the public Of
ficers of the State and Counties, will
amount to ak or seven hundred, thou
sand dollars This IL two or ihree
hundred thousand dollars more than
the whole expenses of the State amou mt.
ted,to IN former yesrsf The expenses
of the Legislature, Pepitentiary. and,
Jajls. (worlhy associaiiSas,) -,wiil cost
The State five or six hundfed rthoasani'
more. Tie free school, s. stem, for the
education OF the; negroes, will require
over one million of1doilars annually. TO
put il in operation and keel, H. up a..
The police Of the State, and the main
tenanee of negro force in each Gcun.
", provided for by law, viii reqnire
over million Of dollars ! The pay. Of
jurors, the support Of raupers, and
other incidental appiopriations., win
probably cost The State 6ys or 4six hun
dred thousand dollars u,ore-makiacs
an aggregate Of fmr millions Of dollars I
This enormous sum cannot be paid, aI,d
sloald no, he paid by The Impoverished
people Of South sCa,olina., - Ia ~ ten
times the etsxalion which We were he
quired 10 pay, in our days OF wealth,
aud pro.perityl ,a,'sG y77ia.s .strb .,
Ba not ratified with these, ennr :.
nnpusly Sx,ravagant and prodigal es.
pehditsires and appropriations for n
poverty stricken people. ilAis ,noncrel,
stnpid and. uuprincipIed boeus I.egi-lx
tire, have issued bonds and endorsed
bonds for that body. Amounting 10 sew
eralr millions of dollars. They have
likewi.e been bribed by the bill.hold
ers OF the Bank Of tue State, 10 issue
bonds for those bills, AT lbsir par value.
when they were purchased lay the hold
ers for ten cents IN the dollai!" ~" 81
I The most alarming .feai0re. however,
tcf this wicked and stupid legislation. so
called, Is tue bill recently introduced 10
suspend u.ewrit OF habeas corpus, seize
the railroads and relegrarhic wires, and
call outs standing army of negroes, 10
protect the cowardly tyran,s and si,sur. n
pers In their despolism, oppression and
tpIuRder. This bill auiho, ize. the Gov
efnot. so-cslled, and his minions all
over tha State, to arrest aud imprison
lany one, without charge or accusation.
and confine them in dungeons ms long
rs IL may suit their pleasuse-Z no triai'
TO be had In the nmeaatifne, tbese
black troops are to insult. and outrage
our fanilies, aud plunder mud destroy
our homes and properly. A more 10.
famous, cruel, atrocions and degrading
l desr oiism. Was never established by the
Grand Sul,ah OF Turkey, or the Impe.
ria! Gear OF all the Rassias! tf there
Is nature or manhood left 10 the white
Etace. il will not, cannot be borne. Their
vengeance will fall on the carpet4bag
| gers and scalawags, and not on The poor
deluded negro. eRetributiye, jus,ice,
sooner or later, ever has and ever will
ovet,ske tysanuy and crime. F~. zssa
1 : his high time. / have said, for the
tpeople Of South Carolina to turn their
attention from national politics to these
terrible State wrongs and grievances.
They mnst not be overlooked IN cur
i present political excitement, for the
time will come, and that speedily, wl,en
they will crush us TO che earth. We
ought TO- prepare 10 NEE. Them. - No,
i by violence aud revolu;ion, bot by ex.
posing their atrocity to the colored peo
1 ple. whose ,inieresl Il r.,,. a,a .b.,