The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-17

Life stretches upward tot starry lnaAe'
Gods gates ny open at our ardent gaze;
A dazzling ray illumes the crystal sea,
Wher Heaven lies near to earth at twenty-three.
[Tse Spectator.
VOICE OF THE STATE.
THE GRAND UNION FOR REFORM.
Down with tho PIunderers-the Ball In
Rapid Motion.
..-[From the Columbia Guardian.1
The citizens OF Charleston, white and col
ored, of all classes aud conditions, to the num-
ber OF several hundred, have united in issuing
and subscribing their names te q call Tor
grand mass meeting Of all honest men to nom
hate candidates for the June convention.
Made as this call Is by 30 large q number, and
such respectable white and colored citizens,
ioined together in the common cause. and
coming, too. from Charleston, where the In
finence of the thieyish political adventurers
that have infested our State has exerted ITS
widest sway, the movement harbingers a
grand success to the effort which will be made
to secure for the State an honest and efficient
government
The call embodies at once an open, frank
and outspOken declaration on the part OF the
whites, with o cordial and unhesttating &C
ceptance from the colored men who united In 1t.
Would tha. these honest and significant
words could be brought to the hearing OF
every citizens of the State They mean
volumes.
It is time that Richland should let her voice
be heard. Keep the ball still moving, and let
ms make noble and manly effort to rid our
selves OF the corrupt and oppressive rule
which Is go repulsive to our every sense OF
honesty and patriotism.
IAN honest and economical government, ad-
ninIstered for the good Of our entire people,
Is what we want. It is Of vital necessity to
the weIl-being of the commonwealth. That
NE have not such one now, Is manifest to the
simplest mind. When the statistics of present
expenditures are compared with those OF
former years; when tho State debt has been
third times Its previous amount; and when we
reflect that there are forty thousand voters OF
the State, the property-holders, who have no
voice In the government, and conseQuequent-
IN no power TO restrain roguish ring In the
reckless expenditure Of their own property,
We ask the c0lored man If such state OF
things is Just to us or beneficial to him, and
invite him to join with us in bringing about
more healthful state Of affairs.
Ticket-s.Hastcrly Inactivity"
~ from the Columbia Phoenix.]
In this State the point is TO harmonize, upon
common basis, all the elements Of opposition
10 the present regime. To do this, II Is essen
tial for the opposition to meet In convention.
Z The convention will meet. Let each and
every county send able, earnest and good men.
Let that convention make its nominations for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and then
let every effort be- put forth to elect them.
As to the specific mode Of conducting the can.
fn.v foal Dur 10 m mnna
crystalizing all the elements OF anti-Radical
Eeeling-let the convention discuss this matter
freely and fully, but under the sense Of the
paramount importance Of harmonious and
concerted action, and Their when the pro-
gramme shall be fixed upon, let the
determination be taken to 60 warmly and
heartily into the great and patriotic work Of
the second effort for political redemption.
We observe that the Anderson Intelligencer,
whilst properly advocating that every effort
be made to put good and true men ID the
Legislature, advocates non-action as to the
general State ticket. It advocates that the
IN SpPSsHsa o ss IS a1Sng EG Sas
inactivity We never can-we never snail
give.opr assent to this programme. We can
not appreciate the wisdom Of suggestion Ike
this, We hold that 1t Is due to the State-to
ourselyes-to the cause of good government
and good morals, that we do make fight
upon tnS LchcI. we Ano" mnV tno
Radical nominee for Governor will be. 1t
Is the present incumbent. Does the In
telligencer hold that Governor Scott should
walk unchallenged over tho field? We pre-
sumo not. We believe not. In our opinion,
to place no candidates on the State ticket, in
opposition to the Radical nominees, would be
q political blunder-an act Of grievous omis-
Let us grapple boldly with the problem before
u.s. Let us make a general and generous
rally In behalf Of relief from impending politi-
cal ruin. Wecannot-we dare not-we must
not fall to work this year for political reform.
II South Carolina is to be built up by industri-
al development-if we desire capitalists and
settlers to come to us, we must offer to
them the prospect OF better rule, or
we shall be- LETT unaided and unfrlended
10 fight our unequal battle with the
leagured foes that are preying upon the
State. Let us work whilst 1t Is day. Torecede
from the canvass before the State would be
unmanly unpatriotic and suicidal. We adVo-
cate an aggressive mode of action. Charge
home upon the responsible parties all the
fraud, ali the corruption, all the bribery. all
the selfsggrandizemen that are founded in
truth. II men have sold themselves or betray-
ed the interest Of the people, let them be ex-
posed, and let this be done whether they be
white ofSlack, native or foreign. 1t Is time s
for us to clear away the mists about rs. 1t Is
time for US to get rid OF the noxious vapors
that are thickening around. We want to
breathe purer air, and see the dawn Of our
new life widen into clear and glorious day.
In Union there ts Strength.
From the Barnwen Journall
When Napoleon's Old Guard, sixteen thou
sand strong, advanced shoulder TO shoal-
der and breast to breast to any part
of the field, they were well nigh in
vincible by any force that could be sent
against them. Unity of action is an essential
element In the success of any undertaking,
and this principle must be kept prominently
In view in our next political campaign. The
opposition to Radical rule In South Carolina
is not confined to race or color, and is daily
assuming such prodigious proportions, that II
We can only present an undivided front to the
enemy, there can be no doubt Of success. Any
division In our ranks will prove fatal to our
cause, and will result in disastrous defeat.
We urge upon our citizens, both white and
colored, to forget all past differences, and Co
operate with each other on the liberal and
Iust principles which will be set forth by
the Citizens party. Let us ell work to-
gether and work in earnest, to rid our
State of its present government, and thus res.
tore it to its former peace and prosperity. The |
success of the Radical party heretofore has not
been owing to the purity and justice Of its
principles, but to the wonderful and untiring
energy with which the work has been prose-