Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-05-07

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NAL School. During the war ho maInx
tained bis allegiancs good and true, and
| is to-day known and honored throughout
the State for his ability aud his political
Integrity. liability alono were to decide
the choice OF Senator FOR tho short term,
Dir. sawyer would no doubt be easily
chosen. Another prominent candidate
is James M. Rutland, Esq., q resident of
the upper part ofthe State. He T. a mari
! Of good abilities, a lawyer, and a native
of the State, and would do credit to the
Senate, No bad choice can be made
from these gentlene n, and predict that
South Carolina will present two Sena-
tors wine will fully satisfy any Just meas
ure Of expectation on the part Of hsr
Northern friends.
GENERAL FINANCIAL CONDITION.
The necessity Of immediate and final
reconstruction 10 more apparent in her
financial and commercial affairs than in
any other department OF the State. At
the close of the war, almost every dollar
of property in the State, saving the lands
and houses, was invested in Confederate
money or Confederate securities. OF
course, poverty at once overlook thous-
| ands who were the life hitherto of trade
and business, while those who had lands
and houses found them of little immedi-
following tie declaration OF peace,
pretty large amount of Northern capital
came in, based on the expectation that
| JohnsOn's policy was final settlement
rsconstruction. Unfortunately, nearly
every investment thus made proved in
some way, or 10 some extent, a failure
| In 1866 labor was not sufficiently organ
! lied to allow good and full crops to be
made, but in 1867 large crops were plant
Cd nd haxv H..s.
| lied, but for the caterpillar, the scourge
OF cotton regions. From this cause the
crop of 1867 was very short, and for the
| present year narrow breadth will be
planted, simply because the planters
| have no means, and the merchants and
| factors have no credit. Northern papers
are apt to attribute the Ill success of the
planters to the idleness and iDcompe-
tency Of the colorsd laborsrs. Such a
statement is an atrocious SANDER. Of
tener has ii been true that failure has
resulted from the perverseness of the old
owner, who wished to keep up just as
much as possible OF tho old forms of sia.
very, while the colered people wished to
see as little as possible Of such things
Hence, in many instances they have OBJ
jected to working in gangs, and under
.oyersssrs, as OF old; but 1 affirm, and
otficia! reports confirm the statement,
that wherever fair, Reasonable contracts
have been made. and the colored laborers
treated as free men and women, in all
psuch cases good crops have been made,
and no failure has occurred from n want
Of fidelity on the part of tho colored Ia
borers.
The first great want, is capital for all
departments of industy capital for
planting, capital for merchandise, capi-
tal for manufacturing which should com-
mepeed On O scale which free labor
alsne will warrant aud reward. And
the frat great rsmsdy for this difficulty
i5 settled, strong. civil Geyernmsnt.-
That resaedy We believe we are about to
sscuro, under the reconstruction policy
Of Congress.
THE FUTURE.
: Emerging, at last. sftsr seven years OF
i, woful experiences in 1.-The valley of the
shad9w OF death, broken in pride,
. thwarted in her hopes, her wisest made
fools Of fherswiftast overtake on her strong
est overcome, her fairest laid low, South
Carolina, turning her back forever OIL
, the past, starts to-day upon apsth which
, in thirty, years will place hsr where
Ohio and Massachusetts, stands to-day
The marks of slavery will be effaced. the
wastes of war will be repaired. the
sweet flowers Of peace will spring from
the feld torn and wet by the bloody
hand Of war.
Peace hath her victories, net less un-
renowned, han war;" In South Carolina
! the blessings of frse ov. .rnment will be
. victory hardly matt he'd in history and
. one which will sntitle every faithful ae-
tor thereia to the gratitude of all good
. msn throughout the world. Let the
, friends of freedom, then sverywherej join
, with us here in crying, All hail, new,
free Eouth Carolina! Gods best bless-
. ing be upon her, for she has at last, with
. her own glad right hand, written on her
, proud palmetto I'VE hold this truth
. to be self-evidsnt, that all men are crea-
ted free and equal