The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-05-27
Friday, May 81, 1870.
The South as Seen Through Northern
-s. '"@ "'r spectacles. - ~.

| = a correspondent of tho New York
Tribune writes On interesting letter
rom Charleslon-the mere intcros-
ling as the Intelligent and temperate
view of a wcll-informcd Northern
man, from n Northern standpoint.
\ patent fact which strikes him at
The first Wow, is the general "scnti.
ncnt of disgust with tho condition OF
,Afairs, as deep and dark rs the I'M
-ouchcd ruins, which still scar the
air city from end to end" This dis,
content rs a matter Of course is al.
most entirely confined to tho white
population. The newly cntranchiscd,
f they have really cause for dissatis-
I;,ction, are rather slow in discovering
It. The whites, however are pro,
loundly discontcntcd, not from chatting
ut the inevitable and mourning for Il
lost causc-but from de tcstation Of
the present political administration
and this not Oh account Of its radi,
ealism orof it's color, button account OF
its alleged corruption: and the basc,
ness Of many of its employees.
"Thc Charlcstonian, says tho wri,
ter, after the schooling of the past
nino years, has learned to bear with
comparative cguanimity the sight OF
II coal-baclS policeman pacing. the
sidewalk in full uniform but he is
reused to wrath at such things as this
Sad one worthy and cstimablc gen,
tleman TO mo this morning. rs he read
his newspaper, shook ut thisl Here
is u man appointed. Trial Justice iii
my county yesterday by Gov. Scott.
who was. only few weeks age, par
doncd out Of Jail by this same Gov
crnor. lie was put in Jail for robbie
~, on the verdict Of jury. more than
half negroes, on the clcarcst evidence.
lie has been guilty Of every petty
crime; he is habitually drunk his
habits and his associates arc Of The
very lowest order; his vote has been
bought again and again for SO cents,
and his decision as Judge can bc
had any day for what it will bring.
What sort Of Il jtfsticc arc VIC likely
to have in my country
"And, looli,':: said another gentle
man.. Sat tho Representative in Con-
gross from my district. lie was ac-
cuscd OF engaging in conspiracy
when q Captain in the Confederate
army, to assassinate his superior Of
ficcr TO gain promotion, and was il,
jail to be tried for the oftensc when
the. Federal troops entered here and
let him out. His character is beneath
Goptcapt.. lie Las becni in trouble for
having two. wives ut once, and has
now added q third" ..
Thfs discontcnt is finding express
ion III the new movement, which un-
dcft name of tho "!Citizcns' Party
and with the watchwords of "Eco.
nomical Reform. Reduced Taxation, y
and sPurity.in Office is now seeking
to onlist the support Of the true men
of all parties, and to rally all to its
standards, without reference to col.
i. or or. condition. 10 tie more intel
ligent blacks it demonstrates the pre-
vailiLg corruption, and also calls ut.
tention to cthe jealous exclusion Will,
which, Office has been monopolized
tby q favored few. The writer thinks
that this is Q slender basis upon which
to hgil Id any hope of gaining over tho
biacks-but why ?-simply that they
are blind tools-that Having eyes and
ears, they neither seeenor hear.
A second ground of discomfort al
tho South, according to the writer,
arises from q depression Of the matcri.
Ial Interests Of the State from the
|unrclialility,and incficicncy of labor.
prosperity, say those whose ideas
would present, docs not come back to
tho South as fhst as it ought. Recon
struction is substantially finished; we
have at least little more to boar from
interferencc at tho capital. :: Still, &C.
tiyity does not revive: slavery is eono
and we. have nothing to fill itss place.
The defect is ip. our labor. jiiere
the argument leaps a gap witdre your
correspondent could; only follow it,
fWe:can placc,n9 dependcnco upon the
disorganized black, labor which has
bcen7 left on our. hands, We must
havcj white labot to. Ieveiopo anew
the resources of tho South; ..We haze
an admirable: climate; ;:tha most. fartilc
sOilA,sin short f,t,nry, - Io.,> -.