The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-03
diced. incendiary, blackguard, SANDER

base and unreliable speeenes, never
we're made in any age, CLINE or couns
try. The living present was never once
touched in connection with the princi-
piles of the party of Reform. The dead
past, which no power can cbnge, FORM
ed their entire stock in trade, and un-
Just, ungenerous and malicious the use
they made of it-utterly unworthy Of
gentlemen living in christian couu-
try, protesting christian principles.
altogether worthy of savages living IN
a heather country, protesting barbarian
principles. To be asked to associate
ourselves with party upholding and
revelling in every crime which disgra'
ces the calender, except murder, tor
which it is;too cowardly,.is an insult to
any man attempting to live according
to the dictates Of conscience, and to
sbspe'his life as awaiting dread eternl-
ty. 1t is asked of US to set up tor our
idol, the lust of ill.gotten gain, and to
sell our soul for few peices of silver.
We cannot contemplate such request
without feeling intense disgust and
utter contempt for those who are so
vile themselves as to propose such q
thing. So much for our action in this
matter. .... ....s-.-
To the whites who did not go with
the Reform party, we have to say that
they have been utterly blind to their
interests. A short sighted policy may
have induced them not to oppose the
Scott Ring, but wisdom would have
suggested to them to work heart and
soul for the success of the Reform par
t.. They may enjoy the custom and
patronage of some of the Scottites who
had grown wealthy by pluuderingthem
and others, for a short time, but they
will deeply regret their action, when,
two years hence, they see the, public
debt piled mountain high, and their
neighbors sold out on every side, to
meet correspondingIy high taxation
We consider that they have proven by
their action, that they prefer Scott and
Ransier to Carpenter and our own But
Ter. There is no getting out of this
position. They who profess and act
upon old Democratic principles, have
done more for Radical Republicanism
than if they had voted for Scott & Co.,
because they not only refused to vote
themselves, but their example deferred
others who would have voted for Re-
form. In this, they have shown con-
clusively, that "he who is not for US,
isagainst US" The proper reward for
such apathy is the continuation in pow
er for two years longer Of the vile crew
now over US. Twoyears more of this
rule, will cause these sticklers to prin-
ciple to be ready enough oget rid of
of those they helped to place in power
Shameful, disgraceful, nonsensicai, RI
diculous, absurd, self:stultifying action!
Now let us look at our future. Chaos
seems about to return, at least to this
portion of the world. Anarchy will be
the result of this terrible state Of things.
No man will sit coolly down and see his
homestead sold to keep up govern.
ment of thieves, robbers and would.be
murderers. Let the lurid glare of civil
war once settle down upon as like a
heavy pail, and terrible will be the con:
sequence. We warn this government to
economist, to retrench, to reform, or
else, mark the prediction: a Dar 'ct
races wiA result. Why war of races ?
Because the colored man, trusting you,
will support you in your acts, and be-
cause you trust him, and by your acts,
endeavor to bring on what we are try
ing to avoid. But you will be the frs,
sufferers, should that evil day COME
After that, we cahnot see.
To the colored people we would say,
that the time will come, and soon come,
when they will wish that they had
needed our warnings, and believed our
assertions. We want you to educate
yourselves and your children, so that
your ignorance cannot be taken advau.
tagc of by those who have designs upon
every honest and industrious citizen.-
When the smoke and dust of this con-
Aict shall have passed away-when
your passions and your prejudces are
cooled, and calm reason resumes her
sway, then will her promptings cause
you to regret that you have rejected