The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-30
The Rogue's Paradise.

may the Radical brethren crown their brazen
fronts with the inconvertible currency of the
nation; here may they stuff their pockets with
bills and bonds, and no one say them nay.
They may pilfer and peculate, cringe and
bluster, lie and grow rich. Call them but
Radicals! and they laugh at bolts and bars
mock at judge and jury, and recognize no
other law than their own sweet will and
pleasure. They hold the purse-striugs, and
can gag with greenbacks the boilers who
threaten to leave their camps. All the sham
majesty of the law is called to their aid, and
if by an unfortunate slip they do reach the
Penitentiary, "His Excellency Governor
"Scott" stands ready to pardon them, SO
that ''their civil rights" may not be put in
Jeopardy. This is very Jolly state Of things;
fascinating in the extreme for the knaves
who throw rocks into the turbid pool, though
it may be death to the frogs.
They who are 80 unfortunate as to have
some regard for honesty and truth are pun
ished as they deserve. If they will not don
the Radical mantle they must expect to re-
csive scant measure Of justice-compensa-
ted for by full measure of oppression and
abuse. A thousand barns and gin-houses
are burned down by thieving negroes, and
no Radical whispers word Of condemna-
ton. But when the store Of the Radical
brother of Radical senator is set af1re the
Governor issues fiery proclamation, offer
ing reward for the apprehension qf the
incendiaries. Nor is this all A band OF
coastables, armed to the teeth, hasten to the
scene Of the Radical burning, drag harm
less citizens from their beds and thrust them
into 'jail-aIl upon suspicion. Nor in his
proclamation does the Governor confiDe
himself to denouncing crime; he goes fur
ther, and indirectly invites the negroes to
take the law into their hands, encouraging
them, by hint and inuendo, to burn, slay
and destroy. The Speaker OF the House OF
Representatives-the man who, as aid-de-
camp to Governor Pickens, claimed the
privilege of Lauling down the United States
flag when Sumter was surrendered-hounds
on the negroes to violence, reminding them
that they have not yet been willing to wipe
ont with blood, shed by their hands, the MEM
ory of the tortures Of slavery.
But Governor Scott and Speaker Moses
are both surpassed by South Carolina con-
gressmen and members Of the Legislature.
Congressman Whittemore, at Georgetown,
inflames the passions of the negroes by de-
nouncing the whites. A riot Is the result
Congressman Hoge urges the negroes to de-
msnd half Of the crops, and so excites
them that they hunt down peaceful citi-
zen, crying him! kill him! kill him!
In Abbeville, last week, one Guffin, who
was recently elected to the State Legisla'
ture, got out Of the cars, accompanied by
squad of armed negroes, and made aspeech,
in which he said, "The first Republican
s.killed in this county, every leading Demo-
s'crat shall be killed and their houses burned
cover them" Mark these words Of a men,
ber of the Legislature. Another Gufin-
who claims the seat of senator from Abbe-
ville-showed his devotion to the colored
race, on the same occasion, by kissing the
duskey damsels on the patform-not crimi-
nal, perhaps, but highly characteristic.
In Georgetown, few days ago, negro
representative and magistrate, who is al
ready under bonds to keep the peace, heaped
his maledictions on the rebels of the district,
who, he said, ''he was ready to kill at mo-
"ments notice." as che was accustomed to
"kill Southern rebelsl" This is another
model legislator.
Four citizens of Abbeville are pursued
by an excited crowd Of negroes and arrested
without warrant or pretext, other than the
that one Of their number had
spoken OF the colored people, before Con-
gressman Hoge as 'niggers." Their Of
fence hath this extent; but they are hauled
off to jail, while the Radical orator, as
usual, seeks safety in flight This Is the
way in which respectable men are treated;
while Congressman Hoge and Whittemore
excite riot, Representative Jones threatens
to kill the rebels, and Representative Gufin
threatens to kill the Democrats and burn their
houses. No arrest Of these men is made,
nor is it even limited that what they do is a
grievous burning wrong.
Nor do these rioters go too far. They
know that 80 long as their Radicalism is
sound they run no risk, whatever they may
say or do. They show their appreciation OF
the horrible fact, that in South Carolina
every law, every officer and every proclama-
ton, is intended to shield the Radical and
strip the opponents of Radicalism OF all
shadow Of protection. They know what
their power is, and it will not be their fault
if the colored people do not take the hints
which they throw out and attempt to win
by force the lands and homes which the
Radicals failed to give them These Radi-
Gals pray for negro rising; they will be
disappointed, and their Old Master will for
sake them when comes the tug Of war.
One year more Of working and waiting,
and these thieving COssacks shall be sent
clatterlng back to the Hades Of shame and
disgrace. Then may whites and blacks