The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-07-16
THE CAFPET-BtGGER.

Of all that is low and mean ard
incfably "cusscd' on earth, in AIR
or in the sea, the ct-baggcr is
the lowest, mcanc$t, the "cuSscdcst
save onc-the scaIlawag. This latter
institution VIC must reserve .Or u tu-
ture article. The carpet baggcr is 4
species of vcrmin with which every
country is more or less cursed in Or
dinary times, but in extraordinary
times like the present, they come to
the surface in hor,lcs, and as fast as
they can steal money croug il to pay
their passages they pour into tie poor
oppressed South. They arc like the
scayengers which pick up the lcavi
iags of their Lettcr$. Ready for
anything that is calculatelto support
them. 70 pick Il pocket or practice
law, to cut Il purse or preach Il SER
mon, to tcach.a negro school or go to
Congress, to sit on Il Judges beach
or steal mule. Torob II white man
or cheat negro. In their own coun-
try they arc too degraded to hold any
rank among DECEIT people so they
are too degraded to hold any RAJ k
among decent people so they come
here TO herd and 'consort with poor
igsorant rcgrocs--to delude. to ril-
fer from, 10 cheat and swiLdlc the
regro. 70 rob, to piilasc. TO plum
dee the oppressed South. Your car
pct-bagger is cross between the
turkey buzzard and the Jackal with
good big spice ofhyena and i heavy
allowance of skunk thrown in.
Miserable spawn Of the Devil, why
cumberest thou the earth? Go steal
yard of rope and hang thysclf as
unfit to live one day. 1ou Hunters
Blewiscs, Gritfins-go back 10 Ohio
and Indiana or Illinois, and hide
your miserable carcasscs uldcr the
scorn and contempt your own people
feel for you. We arc too poor to
make your stcalings aid perqnisitcs
worth much to you. Go home ard
steal our spoons and silvcrwarc, on'
carpets aid mirrors, our carriages
and pianos that were Butlerizcd du
ring the war Even 60 home and
rob your neighbors pig styes and hei
roosss rather than hope to live off OF
us. Poor scavcngerS of Satan. YOU
forget that Beast Butler. Cotton Tllici
Banks and Mrs. Grant had the run ot
our country for four years. You
own country is tecmirg with abuhd
ance. Go there aud Fill your lisa
tiate ,maws. Leave lis, miscrabl,
'spawns of the devil. you are lot want
cd here. You have lied to the poor
negro long enough. We kEow you-
you know We understand YOU. 1ol.
must know how all decent people here
and elsewhere loathc and dcSpisc YOU.
You were accustomed to all that al
home, no doubt, but your own country
can bear with You better than We
She. like some crring and unfortunate
mother, would prefer 10 hide her
shame from the word.
You are uasircd children of shame
that disgrace her by your presence
here. Your black souls do Lot make
you the negro's equal because his
skin is black lie is as far above
You as simple isnorancc can lie above
low grovelIing mcanncss. Sneak of
TO your holes like any other thieves
at day dawn. Ifsteal and rob and
plumber YOU will, he like men. Take
the high seas, and plumber those who
have something to lneasurahly pay
you for the "anning' your master
has ''in soak" for you, when Eonr
vile carcasses cease 20 po!lntc the
pure air that God made for His crca-
lures to breathe. G'way from us,
you dirty, filthy, lazy. lousy looms.
Brownsville (Ttm.) Bee.