The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16
TIE PAPER For TIE TIl!i.s.
What People I'm the Country soy Alb.
The Charleston News. (
From the Georgetown Time,

From the Georgetown Times, September SstsF Ss,s
TIE CHARLESTON DAILY News Mas, 10 w
hands OF its present proprietors, justly taktSSs
| and maintained it's rank as first class daiv
paper. Its energy and enterprise, ip giving &,
| its readers the latest and most relitble news,
would of themselves commend tito public
favor; but great as is it's enterprise, and Yalu-
able as it has been in giving items AID articles
it's ability in discussing the gaEous ques.
tons and subjects which thS present
abnormal condition of things gifo rise 10,
Fully realizing tho condition Of the. s.ate nm
der It's present profigate rule, 1t hsk been dill
ilgent in searching out, and fearlesssin expos
ing and denounoing,, corruption and dsprayity
in high places as we'll as low p!aces., The ira
dictionary respect and veneration which once
surrounded the Governors chair constitute no
barrier to Its we'll directed attacks on the dis
and disgrace the office; aud its present ooeu-
pant is ttly exposed in all the defofmity of his
mercenary nature to public gaze and the de-
testaticn Of an outraged people. TIP wretched
ter away their oaths for gain, and ready for q
paltry consideration to assist In re-enactng
the bloody scenes which resulted lin the MUIR
der Of Mrs. Surratt, arc not too low to escape
the sweep OF It's lash. Justly apprecialing the
true work and duty Ct the press, 1t suffers no
villains Of high or low degree, who come under
It's notice, to escape exposure aud punishm ent.
In this it is doing yoeman's service to the cause
of good government among US; for it's whole
some discipline, while it may not work mira.
Gle upon the heart, will assuredy1 operate i'm
some degree on the conduct" Of the greedy and
unprincipled adventurers who are now gi owing
fat and insolent on the spois wruuR from an
oppressed and impoverished people. In these
times. when civic virtue is not thought of, aud
selfshhess, venality and corruption are the
means employed to attain and rotain public
Office, the press, and particularly daily pa
per. is potent for good or evil to The State and
its duty and responsibility are great. THE
CHAnLBsror DAILY News has brayely met that
responsibility and boldly discharged lis duty.
The miserable policy OF conoilialiou pursued
by too many we'll meaning men. from tho 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 tho
most prolific causes OF the evils which now
aft1lct the Slate. Had the course low pursued
by TIE NEWS been adopted by tho sntire prose
OF the State in tue beginning, the thrift which
followed fawniDg would never hai fewer at
fractions to tempt the we TX and un,sary to the
fellowship OF our unprinciplsd rulers. The honli-
mes sceerdttsSiHi, i,ilnani aparitia, noceattssi-
mi, iiden,que super5issimi now have power and
authority. Tic quotation was addressed to the
Roman people nineteen hundred years ago, in
answer to the question, At qui,s,nk Ii gui
Rempublicans occupdpere2 We nsed not 70
outside of South Carolina to lind tho applica-
ton In worse mon than ever pluadered the
Roman citizen in the most corruit times, OF
either Tho Republic or Empire.