The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-18
Powerful Political Combination in
Virginia.

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Central Committee of the Walker, Com
servative party. In it are the names of
prominent Wings, Democrats, Conserva-
tives and Republicans. Among others
are the names of James A Cowardin,
editor of the Richmond Dispatch, Judge
III. III. Marshall, Chas. S. Darlington,
President of the James River and Kama
wah Canal, w. III. Taylor, Adjutant of
Lees army, General Stone, Cavalry off,
Ger in the Union army. ID. c. DeJain-
cite former Democratic member of Con-
gress. This list, combining all the in
terests Of the State, includes gentlemen
of wealth, ability and position. This
combination will doubtless preserve and
secure the triumphs of the Conservative
party in Virginia. 1t will be remember
ed that General Robert f. Lee, our
s'first in war, first in peace," ETC.. ap-
proves of and endorses the platform of
this party. This is cheering and hope
full sign for the future of Virginia, and
comes now as an encouraging compensa-
tion for the probable loss of Mississippi
SAt.N hn IL r.
party.
The late adviccs indicate that Judge
Dent, Of the Conservative party has been
defeated and that Alcorn. the candidate
of the extremist, backed by the military
and supported by the Grant admin
istration, has been forced upon the peo-
pie as Governor.
This State would have been secured
to the same Conservative party, compo-
sed of her own best citizens and the re-
spectacle and wealthy class of Northern
men settling there, but for the military
interference of the u. S. authority in the
State. The military has actually in
Mississippi, suppresseda free government.
But these things will not be so long.
This State of Mississippi and every other
Southern State, will one day be restored
to the perfect keeping of their citizens.
Even in our own State. when, frcm
the numerical majority of the colored
vote, and the complete mastery obtained
and kept over them, by the present par
ty now in power, We have the greatest
and most discouraging difficulty to con
tend with, even here, time, will work
out our complete cure.
Our own leaders, are already admitting
that it is question Of cxpediency, of
tactics, to solve the Gordun problem of
our difficulties. The colorod men are
showing signs of becoming tired of the
shackles of their Leagues Northern
men of wealth, intelligence and honor,
are bringing their energy and capital to
our State. These are sure signs, of our
salvation from our abnormal and pros
trate situation.
The Labor movement is working its
own cure for the morbid discomfort of
indolent laborers. The unnatural at
tempts of labor to force and coerce capi
tai, even with the aid of political maohi-
merry, and of the ruling powers is reacting
- hush the querulous demand for higher
wages. The labor convention has me
and its pompous speeches, and memorial
has fallen far short of the exaggerated
and ridiculous expectations of the la
borers. The great law of labor and its
golden reward, the dictum of Heaven
itself, and based upon principles as true
and conpensating as the economy of
Nature together with the no less, true
aud ipfalible laws Of capital, and labor,
based upon the complex relations of
political and fnacial economy, these will
hush with their iron force, the transient
clamors of the idle.
Our colored people will realize that
there is is limit to their absurd ex
pectations placed by immutable arrange