The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-24

QG, FEBRUARY "a, 1869
stern resistance to wrOng-of brave defiance
of tyranny--of deathless effort for independ-
ence-wlth a spirit undaunted and an honor
untarnished for the South "a policy which
shall yet survive and trium Oh? For long years,
| amidst trying circumstances and weigh hty re-
sponsibilities, have struggled II trust faith
fully) for my endangered country. Apparently
have failed-my country has failed! But in
the wise Providence OF God, failure often
proves the greatest Blessing, and seeming sue
cess eventuatos in failure. The Saviour OF
| mon was cruclfed, and his enemies in the OK
ultation Of their success, cried out, ellis blood
be on us and on our children" Amidst the
Affections, and desolations in this our land l
have faith to believe in the future lndepend-
ence and prosperity OF the South. take my
place among her ruined ohildren-better so
| than to be the proudest and most honored OF
her successful encmies,-and wait, hoping,
praying, expecting the bright coming Of her
| hnal delivcrence. r. B, RHETT, Jr.,
Proprietor Charleston Mercury.
Appended to the above circular is the follow
ing selection from the newspaper notices OF
| ofthe discontinuance of tho Mercury
G O I'M IN mt 8 f tn Pross.
[From tn, Charleston Courier.]
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
! 1t is with regret that we announce the sus-
pension of this valued journal Of the Bouth
| For long series Of years it has been well
como visitor to many hearts in our Southern
| land, and an able advocate of tho cause of con-
stltu!lonal right. In all its principles it was
fearless and sincere. Although differing with
It, at times, during it's long ca eer, yet we can
not but feel that 1t was ever animated by but
one conviction, and that q desire for what is
firmly believed to be truth and Justice, Under
| the prophet orship of Colonel r. B. Rhctt, Jr,
| d Brother, its editorials have been able and
comprehensive. 1t has been one OF tho house
hold institutiors OF city and State, and
as such 1t will be missed at many u fireslde and
| home.
| Ihe relations between our late cotemporary
and ourselves were OF the most kindly charac-
ter, Not only the com nunlty in which it was
pu63hshed but the whole South, Will regard
porary from the journalism of the land.
NO newspaper in the South can live on sub
scr!ptions. They but help to pay the expenses.
1t is the advertising patronage that gives sue
cess or failure to a daily Journal And q sufi-
cheney OF this. notwithstanding the Mercury's
large subscription lists, 1t did not receive.
Hence its suspension.
| From the Charleston Daily News.l
| SUSPENSION OF THE MERCURY
Our contemporary, the Charleston Mercury,
| has not be issued since Monday last. We have
| no Information as to whether it's publication
will be resumed; but if not, there will be felt
some natural regret at the dscontlnpance of q
journal which has had 80 eventful q career,
|
and history Of our city.
From the Charleston Daily Newsl
| THE DEMISE OF THE MERCURY
The Columbia correspondent Of the New
| York Ilmes-who is understood to be MIR. Jas.
| Wood Davldson-wrtes to that paper as fol-
| lows, in regard to the suspension of the
| Charleston Mercury:
| One OF the most significant signs Of the
times, and IN the main one Of the most hope
full, ls in the suspension of the Charleston Mer-
| cury-for many years the exponent of the ex-
| tremists in South Carolina. BY extremists
mean those politicians who persist in applying
the obsolete standards Of dead past to the
| questions OF a new and progressive present,
| those who push conservatism to its vicious ex-
| treme OF stugnant dogmatism; those Bourb ms
whom no experience eau teach. For many years
twenty or more, believe-this organ Of q
now past regime has held sway in this State,
South. tpufisa II var It atin srrsived Was VAS
| still sustained, fighting though it alwavs' was
over some past issue. Since the war it raised
the same standard, and waved it persistently.
but with diminishing power, for it's cause was
dying out gradually, and its day was dying out.
New thoughts possessed Our people, and new
issues arose; but this Nestor of an ante-penult
generation still spoke with enthusiasm Of tra-
dltlons that had well-nigh passed from the
memories ofto-day-this dying Sir John still
"nabbled OF green fields" The significance OF
cause lies in the morbund condition in which
its party now is. The hopefulness OF the oc-
! curren ce lies in the assurance that this death
OF effete conservation means life to the incom-
ing party OF progress and action. Our South
ern people are going to work-are throwing to
the dogs the theories OF the Bourbons who
nave ruled public opinion for so many years
with such an non hand. There NAV be danger
in this new tendency. but am recording facts
not demonstrating truths.
lFrom the New York Herald
THE DEMOCRACY BREAKING UP.
All over the land there are signs that the
Democracy is breaking up. One by one, the
organs OF the Pendleton, or Southern Rights
Democracy, are silenced. The Charleston Mer.
curry, without premontory sign, has sudden.
iy given up the ghost. 1t has caved in and
fallen to pieces, like Wendell Holmes famous
cone horse shay" The Louisville Journal had
may have been hasuened by the high tax on
Bourbon; but the editor of the Mercury
| drinks nothing but water, no such conjecture Is
admissible as to the fate OF that newspaper
The Democracy is manlfestly breaking I'D al
over the LAM.
from the Washington Republican,
THE BREAKING UP.
It is easy to predict the breaking up of par
ties, but it is not always certain that the signs
which portend downfall OF parties will be Wit.
nessed IN actual realization. We must con-
fesS, however, that the indications are yery
strong that the Democracy are breaking up :,
Several Democratic papers have given up
the ghost Among them we may name the
CnaricSton mercury ana the Louisville Jour
nal Others will have TO follow. We think
Ichabod is writtea upon the door-posts of the
Democratic party. tf
[Fiom the New York Tribunel
We see it announced that the Charleston
Mercury has suspended publication. There
could scarcely be more suggestive fact The
Mercury has always been the organ of the aris-
tocracy Of the South, and has always represent
ed the extreme sentiment of Southern slave
driving aggrandzement. Before the war it
was the earnest enemy OF the Union. During
the war it championed the harshest measures
and since pence it has been the impla cable foe
Of every honest attempt at reconstruction,