The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-02
Cl)IaII NNBTA, s. e..
Saturday, morning. July 2, 1870.
The ..Ne.v sohool'' In the sonth.

4. The "New school" In the sonth.
In the July number of the XIX Cen
tarys Col. Isaac w. Hayne publishes an
article headed "Audi Aheram Parte'n, -
wherein he protests against Gov. Perry's
"reminiscences of public men. and more
particularly of General Robert Y. Hayne
that eminent son and champion Of
South Carolina in the past, and friend
aud. kipsman of the reviewer. After
making his point, to wit: that ex- Gov.
Perry did not sufficiently magnify Gen.
Hayne, Col. Hayne closes his article thus:
s'In, conclusion, Mr.. Editor, would
not have it understood, as An inference
from the tenacity with which I adhere
toiajust appreciation Of the memories
Of the illustrious dead, that I am of the
Bourbon school. forgetting nothing, and
learning nothing On the contrary, I
believe, that there are many things which
it is wise to forget bnt these cherished
memories are not of Them. And am
certain that much that is valuable has
been learned in the last fve years, and
that very much more, appertaining to
our new condition, remains to be learned.
muSe ueoanS, uo"o'o1" onS10
ing ,to teach in the new school. My
essnest, and, God knows, honest, though
humble efforts, for thirty years. to bring
about the assertion of the right of self
government in the South, have proved
so disastrous that I shrink from any new
experiment. I may add, that my pro-
fession, with me always q necessity, is
now doubly SO, and affords full occupa-
tion. But beyond and above these rem
sons, tits my, deliberate Judgment that
in the present Unprecedented condition
of things-the upheaval and subversion
of all that was-the, obliteration of past
institutions, past manners and modes of
thoughtLit is better that old men should
stand aside, and leave it to younger men
to solve the novel and difficult problems
as they arise. The instincts of the young
are fresher and truer, and there is q
greater adaptability to what is new,
which in crisis like this, renders them
wiser in their generation than an honest
old man can bo. I believe the young to
be safer oounsellors. and certainly they
are more efficient in action.
''In politics, am as dead as if already
consigned to the tomb of the Capulets.
But if do not help, God forbid that [
should impede"
Our object in quoting Col. Haynes
remarks in this connection is to refer to
one important element of "the new
school," First. however we may say
that we sympathize with the writer in
the suggestion, that there are memories
connected with our past, and many and
precious too they are, which we should
not willingly let die; it becomes every
people to examine their past What
was wrong or injurious, condemn it;
what was right and wise and valuable,
bear it ever in mind. That is, it becomes
US to treasure oil that was good in the
past, and to guard against all that was
bad.
But to return, what is the important
element Of ''the new school," to which
we have referred? In our judgment. it
is that the fortunes of the State are to
be made by industrial development,
rather than by exhibitions of mere men
tai power, or by setting forth Of political
theories. Look at the past of South
Carolina. 1t is illustrated by the mas
terly expositions of political creeds on
the part of many eminent Carolinians.
Behold the long array of Carolinians
eminent III ARMS and 1ErTERs-in LOGIC,
in RHETORIC, in oRAToRY. This reflected
honor upon the commonwealth. But it
gave no material power. Whilst South
Carolina aud the South spoke and wrote,
the North worked and made wealth.
In addition to this, the Government
s,nt its emoluments North. The South
got the honors, the North the money.
The one grew poor and the other rich,
aud thus it came about, that when war
ensued, STATE RIGHTS was lost, because
of our poverty, and CONSOLIDATION pre-.
vailed, because of wealth. This, then,
is the point. Our duty in South Caro-
lima and in the South is to magnify
WORK. Brain-sweat alone will not suf.
fee. The mind, the soul, is all impor.