The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-24
What they Wants

The Laurensville Herald answers q ques-
ton which is often asked, and we allow our
contemporary to gives reason why it is
the duty Of the press to uums.k the hypo-
critical rogues who now misgovern the
State. The duty is not . pleasant one. It
is much easier, and much safer, for the mo-
ment, to hold ones tongue and say nothing
All that the rogue asks is-to be let alone;
for if his crimes ara not known to the pub
lilo he may still msnsget to be treated as an
honest citizen or as benefaotor to his race.
Scott and Bowen and the Msoksys vow and
declare that they srs making the State rich
and strong, that they have run up the price
Of State bonds. from 80 TO 20. and that If it
were not for THl News and It's baokers
these bonds would be at 30. This is their
statement; and it does not contain one grain
Of truth. Our bonds have risen in price
because the people are boarding up the
money msds by cotton and rice planting,
and because they are able, and aSe believed
to be willing, to pay Whatever " the Go.
lumbis .axgstherers may impose upon them.
We are not growing rich because Of Scott;
out Scott is growing rich because Of us
There is no sounder security in the market
than South Carolina bond, fei the reason
tha. next year We will kick out this Radi
cal Grew and give the collection and spend
ing Of the taxes to honest men. Take Scott
and his head devils away, and We will have
eur bonds ct par in NO time. But II we
bite our lips; and say nothins;.if We allow
the Radical ring TO steal without being az
posed, snd to lie without contradiction; the
State never can be redeemed.
Ifs dishonest government is to be treated
a an honest government would be treated;
II the rogue is to be honored IS the upright
man is honored; all hope is lost for South
Csrolina. The plundering CREW. want moth
ing but passive soquiescsncs. What n J
fear Is truth. They would now, cheerfully
pay liberal percentage ON al they m AXE
II they could hush tho mouths Of the inde
pendent press. This they cannot do; and,
please God, they shall have . hard road to
travel in this State Of ours. --~.,r
4a The Laurensville Herald, In this conneo
tion, says,
Occasionally good meaning, prudent, and
withaI, patriotic friend, desires to know the
practical use OF everlastingly pounding away at
the ring of seoundrels now ruling the hour in
our own State, and the South generally. In re-
ply, we have only to say, thas as journalists it
devolves upon us, on every proper occasion, to
hold up to scorn AMI reprobshon the filthy
officials who bstoul the high places they occu
py for the time. We have to lament that our
own State, more than any other OF the entire
sisterhood Of ths South. is irredeemably un-
der the IRON hand of the robbsr band. Not q
day elspses, not q week, bat the public acts OF
the State authorities proclaim their corrup-
tion, their self.legalised Iarcenes, their OPP
preserve measures and outrsges upon the
white people Of the State. The reticence of
the press, and the holding of OF hands. might
be construed as appreciation, asa yielding Of
all the rights Of the riRhtful people 10 voice
as to those measures IN which they are Itally
concerned. No; We are Of opinion that there
should be no wavering IN The old lines OF the
last great formation, when Seymour and Biair
we're our rstaadard-besrers-that the true doc
trine s, that Am ,rlca should be ruled by white
men. There may be momentary good in that
Talleyrandish philosophy Of bending unbroken
10 the Storm; but We believe. that it must re-
suit in final dsmoralizasion and the education
Of the masses for submission to outrage. in
salt and tyranny. Wherever politel princi-
Pile and the rights Of man are involved, expe-
rience has shown that compromise is disss.
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