The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-05-06
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men ~llannlbal had passed from the
earth, and had mouldered for centuries
in his mother dust, and at II time when
the mortal remains Of the great leader
might have been balanced by the most
trivial weight, the s%atirist, with mclan-
choly pertinence uses the language of
the above caption as an illustration OF
the vanity Of human Importance, since
its inevitable ultimatum is nothinguess
This terse expression of the morose phi
losophcr. is the embodiment of all the
homilies that lave ever been written con-
corning tie folly of ambition, the trans
tory nature Of power, and the ineffa-
bic barrenncss of worldly renown, in
that their yotarics how much-suever
they may flourish for II timc, fall ut last,
returning earth to earth aud dust to dust
sharing with the lowlicst OK their kind,
the chilly companionship of the sod.
So much by way OF prelude. Now
can it justly be termed a strained paral-
lei, if carpet-bag Repubiicunism, the
great leader in South Carolina, be Ii
kened to those to whom the sentcntious
comment Of Juvenal is applied?
The arbiters of political morals, are
pointing to the outrages done in the
name of ReIubi;canism, and in tones
whose porteut is unmistakable have
said, "thou art weighed, in the bal,nte
and found wanting" Even il their course
is not yet finished, these things indica-
ted that the crack of their doom is APP
proaching and that they must soon fol-
low the trail of their predecessors in re-
nown. Verify, 80 it seems.
The feast has been long, and has ri
vailed Belshnzzar's III pleasure and pIen-
ty, but the onliuous finger is s~cribbling
on the wall. Let their knees smi,c to-
gethGr, aud the whole herd of pewter
eyed parasites turn their eyes from heaps
of Ill Eluerc. read their. ssnlsnce
and prepare for u speedy hesira. The
signs Of the times are changing, the
wind is shifting. and resistance 10 their
dominion is everywhere snuffed in the
tainted air. The tual breez,s , f stencil,
and corruption, ar; giving place to an
atmosphere more c"ngenial TO honesty.
Pure airis IL virulcnt puison to carpet
bag ~nostrils. The vile buys which have
/ t,r,l1nl tl., Gill III ,,.l = ~
sess- pools OF the State Government for
SO Tonga time, can no longer live, when
the foul and sitting atmosphere which
gave them existence, has passed away.
They must goa journey or IA funeral.
May their ashes soon be weighed.
And now Mr.. Editor of the NEWS,
hold OF to your course. Prove yourself
and those you represent, true in your
professions, and the day will 500 dawn.
Clear out the vile roost that have made
Rcpublicauism in South Carolina 4 dis
grace to civilization. Purge it of the
tumble of thieves, devils and monde
scripts who have brought such an odium
upon it,, that one who even toleratcs it,
is considered to proclaim himself a
scoundrel. Williams have made it obi
Gus honesty will make it respectable.
Once this is done, to be a Republican,
will cease TO damn one to an ostra :ism
from honest men Southern Rcpubli-
canism has cloaked rascali,y, aud has
been a certificate Of infamy long enough.
Burnout the rats. Every honest man
whatever his creed or colcr will rally
with you, VIXEN he sees a hope of re-
deeming the State. BE cnioiucd again
to hold on to your course. 1t is riuht.
Let down your sliding keel and dcly both
wind and wave The gods will favor
you. Erpcnde An"ibuiem, aud weigh
him often.
DORMIENS.