The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-02
Oh ARL ES TON.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. q, 1863.
Debating Negro Isule.


ticlcs upon the condition Of this State we
print this morning. have come to the com-
Portable conclusion that "debasiug negro
rule" seems TO suit US, and that tho rapidity
of our recovery from the depression caused
by the war "makes out u very strong case
for the negroes" AS long as tho Radical
party exists, it will, OF course, oiaim for
Radical doctrine and tho Radical negro
tho credit Of oil that tho South may gain by
the increased activity, the close economy
and the nervous industry of the white pop
ularion. This is no moro than VIC expect;
but our New York Radical contemporaries
speak for onco 30 kindly and oheerfulIy of
this "Cradle OF the Rebellion" that it is
hardly generous TO burst their economical
bubble. We may, however, ask in what way
this Slate has been the gamer by the eman.
oipation Of the slaves3
In 1860 the value Of the real and personal
property in South Carolina was $548, 1885,
754, aud in 1869, the present year, tho
aotual value Of tho real aud personal pro
pcrty in the State, according to the returns
Of the district assessors, was $l14,976,27
Adding thirty-three per cent. to the gold
valuation of 1860, we 6nd, therefore, that
the loss Of roal and personal property,
caused by emancipation, is no less than
$616. .875, ,40l. Omit,iug personal property,
which includes slaves, tho lose in value of
real property alone is 500. .9O5, ,205. This
was direct result Of negro emancipation.
The ohjeo'ion may be made that the negro
did not free himself, but was mado free; 80
that he is not responsible for this fearful
loso of property, but is the cause of the
largo crops which nre now making in the
State. Let US see how this will work out
In 1850 the cotton crop Of South Carolina
was 35S, ,4l3 bales. This year, under "de
basing negro rule" We may make 200. 600
bales Here is a loss of production amounting
to 15s,4lS bales. Aud il the production of
cotton we're loft to the oolored people alone,
if they were working for themselves instead
Of for others, il the white man did not 20
into the field aud work with them, the
State would not maze this year more than
100000 or l25, 600 bales. Tina. ,his is no
y sa sSs & ssss ises y 10
- on s@e ay sSiis qSisSsi by nesreea
on their 'owii aooonnt. Wa do not. blanle
the oolored people for their want Of man
.agement or want OF, means. No one hut a
Radical politician dreamed that raco of.
slaves would, in the first months, or years,
Of their emancipation possess the industry,
patience and self.denial which ara the
oharaoteris,ios Of the Caucasian laborer.
Had tho peregrinating Radicals allowed tho
colored people to go quietly to work at the
close Of the war, they would now be as la
borers all that we could desire. Even as i. is,
the negroes huvo steadily improved. They
work we'll this year; but they are still far
from being as diligent and as painstaking
at We hope one day to see them.
We admit that the cotton crop Of 1a69-70
will realize far more money than was real.
iEed from the crop Of 1859-eO. But if. the
Times and Commercial Advertiser argue tha,
this is proof Of tho beneficial effects ofs.de
basing negro rule" we ask whether It is
better for the free laborer to have O largo
crop at moderate prices or small crop at
extreme priossf At present the main OBJ.
jsct Of the plnnters ia to eoonomize labor
What they aim at ls an increase Of tho yield
to the aoro. Besides, the comparative in.
efficiency and instability Of tho oolored peo.
pie have compelled the planters to en-.
courage Asiatic immigration. This is hard :.
ly strong case In favor Of the negroes!
The rapidly with which this State is GO
oumulating money IT,, indeed, marvellous
butthe negroes have no part or parcel In II.
Il is the result Of the hard work and self.
denial Of the white race; Il is not tho result
Of the work OF the negroes, Our people
spend far less than they. spont before the
war. . They are economical in all ths,F
habits; they give q CLOSE attention to tie.
details Of management; thOy do not waste
their means in luxurious dissipation. This
is the wsy in which the whites are making
money, and tho oolpred people Q IN, IL they.
will, make money in the Same way. We do
not 4wlsh to see them suffer. etWo do
wish to aee them prosperous and happy. 4
The Radical srate Government, or "thc de.
pasing negro rule" cannot then claim the
credit Of ono dollar Of tho millions Of money
which our people havo realized from heir
crops. Oathso,ntrary, this Radical govern
mens has s.ood, and still stands, like wall
across our path II is easier to make N oneyt
than 10 keep il, and this is .h6.exporienos
of South Carolina. What security, have
we that wG shall bo able TO retain tho
money that We do make D. Tho Governor Of.
;he State has no interest In common with
.eirs The Legislature is composed mostly
OF negroes who hove even less property than
sense Tho laws arc so jumbled up that
nelth or sods nor men can understand them.
The oonr's, with their negro juries. give 40
man oonadencs that justice will be done.
aTvei'e hundred thousand dollars Id Stale
'axss 20 is taken zen from from us this year, In sddi,