Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-14
FoRazY Al THE SOUTH,

~ w. rorney, the notorious, h0s
recently beon poregrinating among US
and as matter 6f course has been
writing letters about us to. "his two
papers, both daily" the Chronicle and
Press. The base calumniator Of The
south ..1- and every thing Southern. he
has been the victim of sudden con.
version, and after surveying the land
from Dan to Becrshcba, he finds ut
last that it is not call barren" To
those who know something of the
man and his antccedents, the motive
which shifts the creed and inspires
the zeal of tho new convert is no
secret, lying deep among tho arcana
). OF the unseen and tho upknown-he
has been investing in Southern lands
and is largely Interested in promoting
Southern immigration.
But he is only half a convert, and
henco mono at all; and even the
strong motive of selfintercst cannot
disguise the intense Northernism of
the man, and his cordial hatred of the
South--its opinions, habits and feel,
lngs-its institutions and it's repre-.
sentative men. To him Calhoun.
Rhett, Brooks and Keitt are but the
exponcnts of exploded theories, and
tho teachers Of hateful hercsics.
whilst Holden, and Scott, and Corbin,
and others "of that iik," are cxcm-
plars of whatever is pure in patriot
ISM or wise in statcsmanship-tho de-
positories "of every virtue under
heaven" We thank our stars, most
fervently, that wo do not survey the
world through tho spectacles of Mr..
John w. Forney, and that we have
been accustomed to other standards
OF ethical and social and political
truth than those which control his
mental processes. May we never
live to see the day when Sawyer and
Robertson shall be esteemed worthy
successors of Calhoun, McDuffie, and
Preston-to live "to call evil good,
and good evil'-to rank Holden, and
Scott, and Bullock on the roll Of
pure patriots, disinterested philan-
thropists and wise statesmen. They
may 1.-Two whom our dead statesmen
shall be forgotten-"dut not till
then,"
AS might be supposed Mr.. J. W. is
profuse of his compliments to the
carpet-baggers and the freedmen.
lie admits that there are disreputable
mon among them, but says that the
majority are "brave and disinter-
ested." ga disinterested carpet-bag-
ger" Why it is a contradiction of
tsrms-not only natural improba.
bi'ity, but logical imposs;5ility. If
it be q proof of disintercsfedncss and
an evidence Of selfsacriflce, to monop-
olize all the offices, with their lcciti-
mate perquisites and incidental
"stoalings," then the carpst-Basser
is n paragon Of virtue and a model of
disinterestedness.. .. ~. T. '.
We have nothing to say against
the freedmen, who arc am;ore sinned
against than sinnintg g." But we must
say that an ovil day betides them
when they can find no truer friend or
better apologist than John w. Forney.
Phere is no. better man than the
black man in his proper place, but we
submit (Forney to the contrary not.
withstanding,) that that place is not
in the halls of legislation, or the
curule chair of executive Office. 2,
"Life and property are to-day as
safe in Georgia, Florida and South
Carolina as in : Pennsylvania" So
says Forney, and considering the
source from which the remark ema-
nates' it means something. With re.
gard to the political 'acrimony and
social ostracism'' Of which be com
plains, the army of needy Adventures
can expect nothing better; and until
.
they can establish better claims to
our; sympathy and eqnfdeace than a
disposition to plunder us, they cannot
expect a cordial, welcome. But to]
the true men Of the North, who bring
somecharacter and capital withthem,
who at ieast propose'to themselves to
accomplish noblsends BY noble means
our Hearts and our homes are alike
open: The Others they themselves
would be che fifst'to1join. with ps, ii
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new boot and gahoee shop in tho bsse-
meat Of Mrs. 'Hsghey's, hotel: 'op1
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