The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-26
'C(lOl-1E.'U[jMl ] 1 B7lI:Al', S. C.
Thursday sMorning. January 90. 1871.
Carpet-baEgcrs vs. Settlers.

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Corpet-bagHcrD vs.. Settlers.
The Charleston Republican,, referring
to the suggestion OF the New York Ma
tior, that the true friends of the State
should work and pray for the decline of
the carpet-bag influence, and for the in
crease Of population by immigration.
gives its readers to understand that the
Nation wishes for two inconsistent re-
suits. 1t argues that carpet-bag inau-
ence and increase of population by i'm
migration mean pretty much one and
the same thing. The Republican is con-
founding Glasses that nre wholly distinct.
In the judgment of the Southern peo-
pie, the class denominated, and we may
add, piloried in history as ''cdrpet-dng-
gers" is one thing, and the class known
as "seAlers" is another thing.
Now, we admit that it is hard to state
the exact time when one ceases to be
carpet-bagger and grows into the pro-
portions of settler. Yet the two classes
are distinct. Because the Republican
cannot name the day when tho boy be-
comes man, and passes from one class
into another, it certainly does not follow
that the two classes do not exist. Let
us now consider who are cd'pet-bdggc,s.
In the first place, it may be promised
that there are two kinds OF carpet 6aggers
the political and the financial. The po-
litical carpet. Dagger is the man who has
come into the South to make money out
Of the peculiar political condition in
which the war and its results left the
South. He lives by politics; he fou-
rishes by keeping up discordant feel
ing between the races that inhabit the
South. He is no producer; ho is con-
sumner. He is more; lie is vampire that
sucks the blood out of the body polite.
Such class bring no good with them.
Generally without character and without
means, they have come to gorge them
selves upon the plunder of the South.
They do not expect to stay after the
feast is over, or after tho subject dies.
The financial carpet-bagger is differ
ent person-with instincts not less keen
for money, but he employs different
means. He eschews politics; he affect.
to invest his ''large means" in the South.
But his investments, when analyzed, arc
fictitious only. He seeks to make his
fortune by the manipulation Of stocks
or railroads. Ii he puts i'll S5, 900 Of his
own money, it is to take out $40, 900 OF
ours.
Not unfrequently these two classes s
the political carpet-6agger and The Jimo-
cial ca,pct,bagger-play into each others
hand. The one furnishes the legislation.
the other tie sho,c Of means. When this
combination is effected, then the treasury
suffers. The settler, as we understand, is
different individual. He comes to
identify himself with the community
to live hy honest methods--to help build
up the public interests by honest and le-
gitimate contributions. Of course they
come here invested with full citizenship;
entitled to vote and TO hold Office, but
disposed, we presume, as newcomers, to
have modest idea of their claims forth
with to represent the community into
which they have recently come AS for
the genuine bona .fis settler from the
North or Europe, the people Of South
Carolina have hearty welcome. We
need them. We invite them. Ard for
the original et-bngycr, who has
grown to he the honest settler and the
permnDant resident hovino a uann;na
interest in the State, there is also due
recognition. Our people are disposed to
take all such by the hand and to seek
their cooperation in the great work Of
building up this shattered State
The ..Roughs'' OF New York Outdone.
It is conceded that Kerrigan's band
were fino specimen of that hard class
known as "Roughs" in New York. But