The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-25

T!H ASrAGosISM ~ ',AEJH aAD cAplT,I.-A
.rEciMEa pHiiAGoGuE.
This brings Governor Scu,. 20 as re; ;herlc
sic says:
Among he evils Of civilization ,n.ty be deemed
III" an'a%n"S'n of capital and ianor ard the
str.ici ami conflicts which generally nccuInuany
Il. Perhaps ih no portion of O'ir Republic h:ts
th.S ant2gonsnh been more ilnpcrio sly enforced
ANA more distinctly recognized than In South
carolina, where, arieng the large lardcd propIic
tors, %ho owEcd, tna ;src;I: cNfcnt,, lie soil and
con,ro!'ci i;s legislation, the iaa0fsr. whether
white or colorcd, was considered OH u level with
the slave and ii there was any Discrimination IL
was In f:.vor ul The slaNc. who gcncr..ny had ;ln
owner, and. therefore, Il protector III the c1n
trolling class. while Tie white hhorcr owned
himself and h.,i - Gaze fCr himself, ana no soil.
c.tuH vas iGl; ior hini, cHccp. upJn the eve OF
an election, when h.S vote WAS wanted. II faint.
cd with tlc blight oi labor, IL If no cuiIsr.
0urncc how Intelligent ar worthy IA o,Ecr ~.
spc1tS the in'i,vi,iral idiIut he u ih;crdict like
That "h'ci, expelled our tirSt parcn'I from islcn
resi-! "n llu;, irt iHc rcuii.yS uftsGnc roSy-
iprrd iii.:..irn. i" IS "aiy - m"cl'anc, has been
ihr hai "i o'.IiClS| 20 many :. promising and
i4iirn- yInni, man from i!ir charmed ciTg" nj
goo'l society. and frequently al exile rem !ren,,s
and tome - y community where lahar WAS not -
d;sirracr. nor Icing Il incuhanic Il dsrAn,,t,blc
Oh ne cAi" ni t.'S vital .uH3 10 jl.H south. some
estimate i:iay h. u from the flct ila;. in :d-
d.;iun ~ t':':a.ny ih. sands Scat'G;,.l tirCn.h
,It the West, there are upwards " scschircn
thousand Sou;hGrncra, Goo,y ioriil'' - s,hO.n
deIuing their talents aud energies 10 Tho nui,d.
Ing ny and extending ,nr already enormous has
ness Gi ttc Ci'y oi New l',rk.
Ana rtt many oi III; c.;sS .Ticsr ln-mr. dplni-
nance wds 50 ha .nl ~ Tie genera; iituieS; ans,
prosperity oI ilc STAT. iiscn>ihl' - !u actiyr
LESSONS oi the ur,ici tlio.sh w.h Il i; have SO
recently passed. lcarnc,i nulhi'.E, iorgct,in"
nni!lins. nor realizing i,at thcy are o'Ily The
shadows 81 the power t!icy once cZcrGscd While
idly passing from, ticin lnto tie hands uf tie
sncciaior a'',! The money lender. cad Of those
who feed and iaticn ui,up the vic,s, the wca..
ncsAcs and the iri-ior:U,ics of mankind.
Eut notwithstanding the tlccrcpt'V,3 AMI tic.
cay Of so large - portion of our Toriucr property
holders, the municd influence s;:ll weigh. lis
Strength III opposition IL tho rights or labor ahd
nVang itself Of the resources III its command,
has assumed not only to determine the wages Of
the lahorcr, but to ilX his socal stu;-s and 10
treat him as u subordinate and :is an inferior ana
dependent. to be coerccd into submission by the
dread that resistance would rcsnlt In the loss Of
employment Ia himself aud .: bread IL his family.
Aud the worliugn,ati. like The iridlcd horse un-
occupy the a'!Cct position assigned to lin OF toll
and 'irud"cry, of pcnury and degradation, for
Inc Scaiity means of Subsistence diced out ~ hi:,
~h!c MS children have grown np Lnctliic3tcd and
unrciinc1, without tine means Ot improving their
condition, reckless .: the past, hopeless OF The
future.
Hat although III .hcsc struggles hitherto the All.
tai,c has generally been with The c,pi ;ii4; the
w"riingmcn, hy realizing TIE imporilncn Of con.
ccn;ri;ed ri,oi. ani ol proper organization, are
Incctn.. itrir employers on more equal grounds.
Insisting ;iiat thcy stall have voice: In de;crmn.
ing ,iic v.In ni their iahos ana in niaI,' Install
ccS 'nHSc dc!ilanuI nave been compiled With.
Success has clco:rartl u:hcIS whD are. pressing
toward the same goat ana avn cCrrG,i III tile
nope ;'iai llc day ~ hut i.iStIni WiiGn The en-
rlrycr ami "nlsoyci sill realize that ii:cy are
'nai;ia!.r Gcpa','icH; cacl, oincr; ,,,il tn.
right. OF one ANA The interests OF the other are
perfectly co,up.tih!c ANA equally deserving u.
recognition n:I! rc'p"ct ana lAi. nh will acuu
cScc In the sentiment :hai fair day':; w0rs iS
where the system OF compulsory labor existed
Tie aii::gnnism ot labor ;:nd capitol was greatly
aggravated, the Capiiaist Dcii.,: The master auI
the lahorcr h.s slave, whose labor aud person
alike were under liia control. and who r,.I;lrdcd
him hut too frequently only ~ Eia lega, -&ia.tnn
oil :. Ghat.ci i'll whom no had nO other Interest
ana iclt no other sympathy t!iH The amount Of
ianor hc cnaid exact from him, os Haat he coaid
sell lin for In the market.
Ht. This system OF coercion aaI DEGRADATION
which dci!ed the claims Oi humanity aud the re.
stlhinta OF law. and which in '!rbasing labor in-
!uriously affected ai bOtlI white and cOurGL, who
iived W IL, WAS, i'll the order Of wise ami brnei-
cent Providence, suddenly stricken mor,ully AMI
rIGIreVapiy 10 me earth, the relations OF master
aiid save were instaniaiiennSy abolished, and
the workinGman was made free to dispose OF his
person ANA his labor i'll whatever direction or
manner lie might deem most advantageous while
III many cases u remnant a; the old habits re.
main; tic recollection or Kindness received OH the
one hand and Of faithful service on the other IL
large majority are yet 10th 10 recognize the fun
equality before lhcaw OF their former slaves, ami
grudgingly dole out tu them their scnDiy earnings
M though it was Il gratuity and not right, and
their dIerena courtesy Ii but too frequently re-
paid with arrogance, cXacti0n anu abuse. Tlcs..
cxnptlons OF bitterness ana injustice are greatly
TO De dcplorcti. and require the prompt and elec-
tual int0rposition or law to protect the working
man In his rights, and TO enable him To fully re-
aizc that he is the owner OF his own labor and en-
titled To fair compensation for IL that he is
the protec:oro Of his wife and chiidrcn; that his
nome " Ills sanctuary, where none can nolcst him
or make him afraid; aud that he Is secure In his
right oi HE, liberty and the pursuit OF happi
ness.
1t should lie the earnest effort OF every man to
secure home, however humble for himself and
family. nnt add TO its comforts gradually from his
earnings Is is earnestly 10 he hoped that facili-
tlcS for acquiring such homes VIII hc greatly aug
mentcd, ami tina. an Increased number of indus.
triu,ls and deserving persons may soon he settled
ON their little farms, with the pleasant conviction
mat their labor III for their own benefit md that
OF their families. by settling in neighborhootls In
contiguity to each other, they can avail them.
serves OF the benefits of association for ciucu-
tiUnnl and industrial Objects and also for the mr.
poses OF protection.
earnestly recommend, therefore, the passage
OF such laws as viii protect the worklnsnan
from the rapaclty and dishonesty OF his en-.
p.oycr Men who have been faithful and dillgent
IN M lpialing m their contracts by putting in and lay
ing ny the crops, AZ was universally admitted at
the time by the public journals, when the neces-
sity Tor their labor has somewhat relaxed have
frivolous prctext and oil compensation for their
labor refused them. And these outragcs arc
paiilatcd nn,l excused by some OF the very iourn
ais VINO were previously loudest in praise Uf the
lno0rcrs. Thus at the close or tho scnson, with
out money and without employment, the laborer
Il thrown npOn society, to beg or s.arye. to be.
come deprcdators on the community, anu candi
dates LOT our jails and pepitcntlary.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The remainder OF the message Is made up of
paragraphs OH what may be called routine topics
auch rs the census, the university ana public
buildings, the asyums for the insane aIld for the
deaf, dumb and blind, education, quarantine and
the penitentlary. Concerning pardons, the Gov
crnor says that the number granted in the last
year has been unusually large, hut justlncs The
granting OF them on the ground that they were
to preserve the civil rights or the
parties conccrncd-whlcli means, probably, that
nc could not lose the chance to transmogrify
fclons into Eood Radical partisans.
The message submits for the consideration of the
General Assembly the propricty OF eXcmpting
from taxation for i've years nil capital hereafter
invested In manufactures. IL also urges thc
passage cf law providing for the binding out OF
Governor Scott ventlaics at some
length his peculiar views OF social SCIENCE. lie
declares that "thc great IL. .ccssty OF the South
Is tho want OF practical men and wOmcn,r and
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