The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-08-09
Our Charleston Correspondence.
[rRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

CHARLESTON, S. c., August 9Th, 1871.
Our city, which, as is we'll known far
and wide, has been suffering for several
years past under the mad rule and ruin
Of RadiOalism, is now rejoicing in her
complete redemption. Her robes of
mourning and dependency, have been
laid aside for the glad garments of
prosperity, progress and peace. Intelli-
gence, worth, brain and honest govern
ment, will now assert their supremacy
over ignorance, misrule, rowdyism aud
roguery. The pulse of the State will
now beat healthily, under the inspiration
of the triumph of conservatism here,
which will be echoed and reechoed by
her press from every to every quarter
of her proud domain. The annoying
and disgusting scenes, which have
marked the popular election through
which we have just past, having been
confined to the Republican ranks, have
rolled up for our conservative ticket a
majority as remarkable as it was un-
expected. And how is this glorious
result celebrated and enjoyed ? Ger
tainly not in that boisterous growing
10 those rowdy torch light professions
that have always followed the successes
Of the riff raft cohorts, but in that quiet
dignity and repose, your correspondent
is prond to chronicle, SO betting the
descendants Of chiyalrous, refined and
poble ancestry. While Mayor Pillsbnry,
doubtless in the hope of conciliatiug his
party, very reluctantly joined in arrange
ments to preserve the peace of the city
a few days since, he yet sent round an
invitation to prominent citizens of the
place. to meet him 10 consultation
yesterday, for the furtherance as he said
Of devising means calculated to meet
and quiet the great excitement in his
opinion then existing. The fact Of the
matter is just this: there is now no
excitement or desire to create riot and
disturbance 10 Charleston, by any other
class than those that constitute Mayor
Pillsbury's satellites themselves. AS
long as these people can have their own
swing, aud create the impression that
the only disturbing element in this
community is to be found in any other
element than that embraced in their
own party, all is we'll, but if otherwise,
and there is the least chance made
apparent that they are in danger of
being cut short in their ungodly achieve
mert of gains, that should revert to
honesty and Legitimate ends, the hue
and cry are immediately raised that
they are burdened with obstacles and de-
prived of rights that amount to persecu-
tion the most dire and insupportable
There is an adase which ruus, !
believe, lit is long lane that has no
turn in it," and again, another that
runs, "every dog has his day" Now,
it really appears to your correspondent,
that as far as we are coocerped, the
turn in our lane has already been
reached, and that there also is every
evidence that ow dGy too, has already
dawned' Nor in our success, as the
Republicans have endeavored to make
the negroes believe, are the rights and
care of the colored people Of this place
to be ignored There are no men who
can better appreciate and understand the
situation III which they have been
placed by the public voice, than does
our excellent Mayor eject, Gen. JOHN
\. WAGNER, and the able board OF
Aldermen, who are to serve with him.
But to the colored as we'll as to every
other class, they will mete out even
justice, and in doing so, will only make
proper discrimination in favor Of
those among the colored, who have
been most approved for the consis,an.
cy uud fidelity they haze exhibited in
standing by, and fully recognizing the
whites as their rucsi friends. Under
the reign Of our newly elected leaders,
Indeed, we eau confidently expect noth-
ing short Of economy in the adu,iuis
,ra,ion OF public Affairs, less taxation,
encouragement to industry aud con-
mcrce, the establishment Of full conf
dence on every hand, and general
prosperity.
Tardy justice at last, it seems, is to
be ueied ont, in rescuing from oblivion
the lie aud CHARACTER The Immortal
deeds aud Invaluable services OF the great
and heroic man, from whose name your
Aourishins Town has been called. The
Hon LYMAN Z. DRAPER, Secretary o.
the Historical Society oil Madison,