The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-13
AFFAIRS IN DARLINGTON.
Quiet Tinos Around Florence-Good
Done by Observation-Disclosures OF
Ils-Mnriers OF Die ksOn and
Freedman-BIack Greek Fnctory-
KeeP eur Money at Home, SO.
rFRoH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
FLORENCE, S. c., December 10.

The most hopeful Indication of our imme-
diate vicinity IL that there Is nothing Of especial
interest to communicate. Through the timely
action Of our board OF selectmen much stealing
and selling OF stolen produce mas ueen aelealeu'
as well a. drunkenness and disOrdery c0nduci
Indeed, the Township oil Grant, which taxes In
this notable little city, Is the only one 10 wnlch
the township organization seems TO have WORKED
here arc grati6ed by the qualifications which 1t
has expressed relative to the practical operation
OF this law, 10 sOon 70 be repealed.
Respecting TUE NEWS, which Is becoming pei
In this section. may be permitted To say, keep
a little cool and let us bear those Ills we nave !"
&c. We ieel as you do but we think that policy
may dictate q calmer expression respecting our
sable legislators and executive rulers. Stale aho
National, who seem to be afflicted with blindness
in the eye that looks to, and deafness IN the ear
that hears, the wrongs OF the erespeclapie pOruon
OF our Stale and section. .
The murder OF Legrand Dickson, Democratic
father OF an unworthy Radical legislator though
he was seems not 50 much to excite our noble
Governor as Mr. RObertson's losses by the X. X.
K, although Mr.. RS losses ~ are amply restored
by insurance, and Mr.. DlckSons HE cannot De
restored But We hear II rum0red that freeman
OF black skin was found dead about the same time,
and suppose we may LOOK for the State constable
and posse, unless 1t shall he In time made 10 ap-
pear 10 his Excellent Purity that negroes Killed
the negro, as seems to he the case.
In our Immediate peace OF pr0fundity, we are
sional clamOr OF drunken freedmen, the ever
awakening" whistle OF the locomotives, The falling
of the pines, and the crying OF the babies that
"Fl0rence' wrote about
The Black Creek Factory Is agitated, and learn
a meeting of It's directors took place yesterday al
Doves and the next meeting Is TO lake place here:
We wish this enterprise success. as we do all
Southern enterprises. We have been paving
freichts TO and from the North OH cotton and cot
Ton goods, and giving our money to the North
long enough, for manufacturing what we can
easily manufacture at home. Our people now
begin TO realize that they had better keep this
money at home. Black Creek can spin and man.
ufacture all the cotton OF South Carolina. Hhere
the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad crosses IT, |
learn, Is splendid natural site tor factory.
little investment OF capital IS needed, anu wny
should not our people moro willingly pay the
money into this enterprise that they are now pay
ing In commissions, freights and profits Tor Tue
transmission or their own products to the North,
and thence back to themselves In the fabrics we
all buyf 1 cannot believe our State Will longer
stand in its own Hight. II the North Ii growing
rich on the manufactures OF our staple. why may
we moi retain, at least, 4 part OF this to our own
bene1tp Let us not steep longer over our own
interests.
WIN THE NEWS again urge the passage of whole.
some laws 70 restrict stealingf It may do good
vat PRESLEY.