The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-08
Ourselves and What They Say Of

lost republishes u editorial of last
week onnThc Taxes with the com.
Incpt that i, "the Courier" does not
know nor can it know what the political
status of the ORANGEBuna News is, on
account of its frequent change of hands.
For the enlightenment of our staid
contemporary, VIC will say that, while,
perhaps, the ORANaEBuRG NGws, has
changed osraers more frequently than its
Charleston friends, it has certainly not
changed its tune any oftener than they.
However,, let the "' oRf1cr" know that
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. We stand upon
the platform, and rejoice at the triumphs
of progress and liberty that party has
achieved. ! But We do aeplcre the dis.
honesty, the corruption, the oppression,
that have been committed by men, who
have como here. ms the representatives
and leaders, and who have disgraced tho
party pame-aye! humanity itself\
Madame Roland exclaimed, on her way
to the guillotine, ooh! Liberty |! what
crimes are committed in thy name !"
What crimes, what wrongs have been
committed under the guise and name Of
Republicanism, in this State, our history
will blush to tell. And who, We demand,
have been the perpetrators of these
crimes? Not the native citizens, white
aud eoiored, vino have conscientiously
enrolled beneath the banner of that
party, whose success was to secure, aud
has secured for them the gifts vf free.
dom aud observation-disclosures from n caste
oligarchy, whose fell influence has
checked sthe propagation of education
and prosperity, whose dire edict was,
that South CAROLINA belonged to q few
families, whose couhsels and power have
plunged themselves aud their whole
State into blank and utter ruin, out of
which re have emerged in the hands of
~Proridence, freer, ii poorer. It's not
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this class of Republicans. who have
made the name of their party odious, a.
synonym for dishonesty, corruption,
wrong No, we answer, these are not
the men!
Iisthe breed of &carEet-baggcrs!"
Behold the men! Look at them as
ne point the gaze of the community at
them. See them, as they come here,
and pro@l, and stir up a blatant Repub.
.licanisn, and obtain office. For what
do they seek, and stoop, and obtain
Say you, for the perpetuation of
Republican principles? Ridiculous
Arch. fendish hypocrisy! What
care they for the party Foul vultures,
birds of c%arrioS. they have scented the
prey, the carcase from afar, and are here
gloat and gorge upon it, They seek
Office for its pay, for whattfey can make
out ofit, by every human and demon ar
tlice, by every vile. and stratagem and
speculation, and cunning of fraud. of
peculation, of larceny, of robbery, of
oppression. These are the men, over
whose crimes, the Republican party in
its integrity weeps; these are the men,
over whose thefts and wrongs, this
crushed people howl and rage in their
scething ruin! These are the men,
against whose schemes of robbery to be
led with the last mite, taxed (?) out of
this people, we have raisd cur voice in
with u wcepirg State.
We wish not to &c misunderstood.
We mean not those of our citizens who
have come and settled here, with the in
t%ention of having their home with us,
and who have become our best citizens.
Not those who have come to seek q
homo, and earn their daily bread and
rear their little ones among US, and live
with us, sympathizing in our every hope