The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16
THE PAPER FOR THE TIMES.
What People in the Country Say About
The Charleston News.
from the Georgetown Times, September 9.l

from the GEORGETOWN Times, September o.
THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS has, in the
hands Of its present proprietors, justly taken
and maintained its rank as first class daily
paper. Its energy and enterprise, in giving to
its readers the latest and most reliable news,
would of themselves commend it to public
favor: but great as is it's enterprise, and valu-
able as it has been in giving items and articles
of interest to every class OF its readers,
it's ability in discussing the various ques-
tions and subjects which the present
abnormal condition Of things give rise to,
is even more marked and noteworthy.
Fully realizing the condition of the State un-
der its present profigate rule, it has been dill
lgent in searching out, and fearless in expos
ing and denouncing, corruption and depravity
in high places as well as low places. The ira
ditionary respect and veneration which once
surrounded the Governors chair constitute no
barrier to Its we'll directed attacks on the dis
honesty and corruption which now degrade
and disgrace the Office; and its present oceu-
pant Is ttly exposed in ell the deformity Of his
mercenary nature to public gaze and the de-
minions of his creation, who are willing to bar
ter away their oaths for gam, and ready for a
paltrv consideration to assist in re-enacting
the bloody scenes which resulted in the MUIR
der of Mrs. Surratt, are not too low to escape
the sweep Of it's LASH. Justly appreciating the
true work and duty Ct the press, it suffers no
villains Of high or low degree, who come under
it's notice, to escape exposure aud punishment.
In this it is doing yoeman's service to the cause
of good government among US; for its whole
some disciplioe "whlle itmay not work mira
Gle upon the heart, will assuredIy operate IN
some degree on the conduct" Of the greedy and
unprincipled adventurers who are now rowing
fat and insolent on the spolls wrung from an
oppressed and impoverished people. In these
times, when civic virtue ls not thought OF, and
selfishness, venality and corruption are the
means employed to attain and retain public
Office, the press, and particularly daily pa.
per, is potent Tor good or evil to The State, and
its duty and responsibility are great IHE
CHARLESTON DAILY News has bravely met that
responsibility and boldly discharged it's duty.
The miserable policy Of Cancellation pursued
by too many we'll meaning men, from the close
Of the war up to the present time, towards the
vulgar set who have been placed to rule over our
people, has, We verify believe, been one of the
most prolific causes or the evils which now
afllct the State. Had the course now pursued
by rBE NEWS been adopted by the entire press
of the State in the beginning, the thrift which
followed fawning would never had fewer at
fractions to tempt the we X and unwary to the
fellowship OF our unpriucipled rulers. The honli-
mes Scelerdt.sSin,i, t1,n,dni dUaritid, nOcelissi
ma, iidemque superbissini now have power and
authority. The quotation was addressed to the
Roman people nineteen hundred years ago, in
answer to the question, At Qui s,tnt ii Qui
Rempuolicdns occupdUere? We need not go
outside of South Carolina to find the applica-
ton in worse men than ever plundered the
Roman citizen in the most corrupt times, OF
either the Republic or Empire.