The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-08-25
Ex-Governor Orr and his Pretexts for the
Abandonment Of the State.

Ex-Governor UT mas aI laSC SuOWu LIS uduu
He has at length torn off the mask which be
has for some time worn with illconcealed skill
and now arrays himself against the peace and
interests of his native State. This has been
long anticipated by the public mind. What
has been hitherto suspected, is now ascertained
It has for some time been a matter of public
rumor. that Gov. Orr was in afhliation with the
Radical party of the State. He has been spo-
ken of by its friends, as the probable successor
of Mr.. Robertson, in the United States Senate.
And now he boldly throws off the guise, and
out Herods Herod, in his denunciations of the
Union Reform party, and in his appeals for the
success of that party, whose rule in South Caro-
lima has been one of desolation, and which the
Republican party itself at the North has been
compelled to declare disgrace to the civiliza-
ton of the age" And now, when the honest
men of all parties have united for the security
of their homes, and the preservation of their
State. and success is about to dawn upon their
efforts Governor Orr turns his back upon the true
interests of the State, and clasps hands with its
enemies; and throws his weight in the scale OF
misrule and wrong
There was time when Governor Orr's adj
vice had some influence. That period has long
since passed. He has been estimated at his
real WORTH and his adroit and deceptive coun-
sells are bereft of all power. They will not be
needed, either by the white race, whose conduct
he assails, or by the colored race, whom he seeks
to beguile by honeyed words and carefully pre-
nared appeals. away from all fraternity and
unity with the white race of the soil. He is
PLAYING bold game for the leadership of the
RenubIican party in South Carolina He has
played his card. He may find he has trumped
his own trick. What he expects to gain by
this course is evident. His success will be the
desolation of the State, and the ruin of our
dearest hopes and rights. Governor Orr ad-
mits that "retrenchment and reform is doubt
less greatly needed" He acknowledges that
there are in power incompetent and corrupt
men. who should be driven from the places they
occupy" He confesses that more economy in
the appropriation and disbursement of public
moneys should be practiced"-tbat 'the party
in power or its rulers are guilty of misrule." :"
These facts he could not deny. They are pa
tent to the whole civilized world. They have
made the very names Of Gov. Scott and his at
tendants kissing and scorn, wherever civil,
zation is recognized or honesty respected, And
how does Governor Orr propose to remedy this
disastrous and fatal condition of things? lie
should certainly take out patent for this novel
invention of destroying the liberties of peo..
pie. His plan Of reform is for "the people OF
the state 10 JOIN Iue IsepupilCdh PniUy, 'i'A'
by clasping hands with the Corrupt men who
should be driven from the places they occupy"
and by voting for and supporting its nominees,
"ruilty of misrule;" by the advocacy of Scott
and Ransier, whose platform was prepared and
whose Convention was controlled by B. f.
Whittemore. This is Gov. Orr's plan for the
redemption of South Carolina. 1t may suit
his purposes and advance his interests, but will
be trampled under foot by the honest and pa
triotic of all races. Governor Orr does not
hold the State of fSouth Carolina in his breeches'
pocket to be transferred, at his will and pleas
ure. into the very hands Of those who have be-
trayed every interest and violated every rule of
right and decency.
Governor Orr says: can antagonistic party
NAV be organized with great effect, when there
is q remote prospect of success in driving the
party in power, or its leaders, who are guilty OF
misrule, from their supremacy" He here ac-
knowledges the misrule, admits the propriety
of an antagonistic party, but only when there
is an assurance of success Was there ever a
more weak or lamentable acknowledgment?
Success with him is the pole star OF his life.
Although the party in rule should be driven
from power, yet this is not to be attempted un-
less there is guarantee OF success. Ii your
house is invaded by robbers, you should reform
them. by Joining hands with them, in the hope
of reform but should make no effort or organ
ization to effect their dislodgment, for the fear
that YOU may not succeed. And such, when
sifted, will be found the deceptive character OF
his whole purported advice. And why should
not the Union Reform movement succeed !?
Governor Orr has taken counsel OF his fears,
and with view to the glittering bauble which
hangs dazzling before his eyes, rather than IN
reference to the welfare and the prosperity OF
the people. He speaks of the large colored
vote, and instances the example OF Vermont
before the war in adhering to the Wing party.
He has forgot the precedent of modern times.
He has adroitly kept from view the recent ac-
ton in North Carolina, where the honest men
of all parties, white and colored, united on a
similar platform with that of the Union Reform
party in this State, and overcame triumphantly
at the ballot box, an immense previous majori-
ty, and drove from the places they occupied the
corrupt men" whose election here Governor
Orr insidiously advocates. As success has
crowned their efforts there, so it will crown
their efforts here. There were men like Cover
nor Orr in North Carolina, who advocated the
same course that he recommends here They
were repudiated by the people of the Old North
State and Governor Orr will find that his at
tempts at division and to lure the people away
from their only hope of safety, will also be re-
pudiated here.
Governor Orr says that the object Of the
Union Reform movement is the destruction OF
the Republican party in this State. Does Gov.
Orr recognize Gov Scott and his "Ring" as the
true representatives of the Republican party
Does he not know that they have been rejected
by the honest men of the North Does ne not
know that the object in driving them from
power is on account OF their corruplon and
ms5as Hon a1d ons the has snS GoS Orr O. become the
standard-bearer and advocate of the Republi-
can party?
Governor Orr appeals to the colored vote of
the State to stand as unit for the Republican
organization, org as the party that gave them their
freedom, and thus practically invites their aid
in the continuance of that misrule which has
desolated the State for the past two years. He