The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-07
THE RULE OF THE BAYONET.
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS ON MIR
TIL LAW IN OUR STATE.
A Conspicuous Radical Failure.

From the y. Y. Com. Advertiser Republican,
That there should be any necessity for mar
tial law in South Carolina Is q most telling
condemnation Of the policy of Federal inter-
ference In the Internal affairs of that State, and
of the malignant influence of carpet-bag gov
ernment. No better evidence Is needed to
show that the men foisted upon the people by
violence or chicanery are as incompetent as
they are corrupt.
"A Sad and HumiIiating Spectacle.
From the New York Sum- Radlcal
What sad and humiliating spectacle have
we here. At the best, and taking Grant on his
own showing, what proof does his proposed
Intervention afford OF the utter incapacity and
worthlessness of the carpet-bag government
OF South Carolina. Viewing the case from
Grants own standpoint, to what dilemma
does he reduce us-either to let one of the
strongest Republican States In the Union lapse
into chaos, or maintain order therein with the
bayonet under law of Congress whose main
clothes the President with the powers of a
dictator. But when it Is remembered that the
case is to large extent simulated one, and
that this use OF unwarranted powers, and this
display Of the bayonet are mainly 10 enable
the President to thwart the wishes of ma
jority of the Republican party by obtaining
q nomination for another term, not indepen-
dent Republicans only, but all law-abIding
people should consider what Is necessary to
preserve the liberties OF the country.
The Fruits OF Negro Rule.
From the New York Heraldl
Many parts of the South are as peaceful and
prosperous as before the war. Why is 1t that
OF all the Southern States South Carolina Is re-
duced to the humiliating attitude OF chronic
disorder ? Is it because her dominant black
population, under her reconstruction system,
absolutely rule the State, or are they, with all
their vain conceits, so utterly incompetent
and ignorant that they have brought all these
troubles upon the Commonwealth with their
"fl Elastic tricks" in the State administration
1t would seem 30; tor surely, with anything
like Just, honest and reasonable administra-
would be able to take care of themselves and
their followers In the maintenance or law and
order even in South Carolina.
The Downfall OF Republican Govern
ment.
From the Boston Post.l
This is what President In these times can
do by authority Of Cong ress; invade peaceful
State whenever and for such reasons as he
chooses; trample on governors, judges, legls.
nents from the ballot-box so that none but his
own creatures may vote, and hold the State
wholly as subiugated province. And
this is the downfall OF Republican govern.
ment. What the President may do in South
Carolina he may do with equal authority in
Massachusetts, At the first he will naturally
make flourish of p pretext In order 10 save
appearances, but wnen he has once fairly be-
gun to operate his military machine, he will
pay little regard to such needless restrictions.
We shall, without doubt, have the Federal
bayonet In every State that threatens to repu-
diate this usurplnS Executive next year, and
nothing but change of Congress by the vote
of the people will secure the salvation Of the
Republic from clean military dictatorship.
Poor South Carolina!
From the Richmond Dispatch
Poor South Carolina Her case cannot be
made much worse. She would be glad to be
remanded tn-the territorial condition: and4
Congress has as mucu r1gnt TO remand her 10
this condition as 1t had to pass the Ku-Klux
law, under which the President proposes now
infinitely preferable to the rule OF barbarism.
1t is far more necessary that that Wretched
State should be put under territorial govern
uent than 1t was that the District of Colum-
bla should be. The Radical party in Congress
discovered that with the negro power In
that district, there could be no peace nor rest
without a change Of government and they
did not hesitate to make the change. But
South Carolina Is not to receive the benefit OF
any consderate measure of Radicallsm. She
is reserved for penalties and punishments-to
ceiye her allotted stripes-to show the power
of the victor, and to strike terror through the
land. Well, this relentless war party cannot
rule always-nor, let us all devoutly trust, will
1t be permitted to rule the country more than
for q brief Period. For the sake of the coun-
try aud humanity, its days should be soon
ended.