The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-05
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.The New York Tribune not long ago
announced its purpose to send its own
Correspondents South, in order TO obtain
such D. view Of the realstata of Things in
these parts ss ;t could rely upon. One
Of these correspondents hHs written q
letter. to the Tribune, conceived in can
did spirit and recognizing the evils whibh
af1iat the State. This correspondent
says: ,3,,is. ~
s"'South Carolina may be regarded as
the typical Southern State. Here the
Southern idea was most fully developed,
and here the change to the Northern
system of government and society is
most radical, and is attended by the
greatest resistance The only wonder is
that this change has been accompanied
by go little violence, when it is consider
ed that no civilized community ever un-
derwent so sudden and thorough revo-
luton in all its social, industrial and
political relations"
Then, after giving statement Of the
state OF affairs that he observed, the COR
respondent observes: @.D
.".It. would be hard to imagine state OF
society more entirely untitled for Re-
publican form OF government than this.
The intelligent people Of the State have
no voice in public affairs, and no inAn-
ence in the government, and are obliged
to submit to the rule Of class Just re-
LEASED from rslayery, and incompetent
without guidance, tO5 sxercise the sim
plest duties OF citizenship This. condi-
tion OF affairs lis so'aunwholesomes ind,
Hinatqtalsi hnd Eo fruitful sof. evil, that III
1s nleas that i cannot Iapt. ~: IL, ~,
80 He.adds: ;:s,. ,,psi ;t,3A3 it!if' Iir'.slry
Set have spoken Of white men d sn ai,dsi, and ne-
Eroes, instead of using. the names Of po-
litical parties, because practically party
lines are. f4ce lines in South Oarolinn:i
the white men make one party, and the
negroes another; the number spf white
men who have Joined the latter being
too small to be worth. considering.
There are scarcely q dozen native white
men who are Republicans from any other.
motive than. greed for Office, and, with O
few highly honorable exceptions. the
Northern men who, have come here Ore
unscrnpulous adventurers. The feeling
OF the white men was bitter enough
after the election; :bnt. IL has been grow
Ing worse ever since. 7 + was fopnd that
the new Legislature. which, met In the
winter was moro corrupt than. its prede-
cessor. Leading Republicans here tell
me that! it was notoriously ,incompetent
ana pfoAigate., Eighty stpf Ehs 24naermn:-
befs II the, House, and II Of. the 81 S.
nators. were. negroes. Many could not
read or write. These negroes, ignorant
ofsall the forms OF legialation, oo,lld
have dnDesbnt little harm hadf ut not been
tor: q few white members, who concooted
mischief and initiAted the1n into their
schemes, telling those who had Some
gornples that it was, the custom OF mem-
bers Of all Legislatures to make money
outside 2t their ealaries.n ..--
Theseia but p few e1frahts from a.
long letter which bears testimony to the:
fagrant; abuses that havs prevailed in
the State. Let the Northern public OBJ
serve this. No Democratic bias here.
The writer is the special correspondent
OF the New York Tribune, The World
says:
'tWe ask attention to b copio,rs extract
lECm OOuLu OArOlluA l6CGor ..1rOm 49,
special correspondent printed in the
Tribune yesterday. DO consider the
value OF this evidence. IF it*had come,
from a Democratic, source, the writer
might be suspected OF exaggeration and
false coloring. But the bias of Tribune
correspondent is nil the other way. It
is not in his commission to refRte and
explode the accusations which fill the
editorial columns Of the same paper.
The fact that he does 80 is triumph Of
truth and honesty ovar prejudice and
party interest. His testimony is valua-
bie. because it cnnnot be Suspected that
he has overcharged the pictures He had
every temptation. toIsoften. and mitigate.
But he meant to be honest and has not
sunk the observer in the partisan..'
It is upon the basis Of these .admis.
sions OF the Nribunds $ correspondent
that the New York Worlds-mistaking,
however. the day for the meeting Of the
May Convsntion-mnkes the following
just observations as respects the signifi-
canoe Of the proposed convention. The
World takes the view that we have be-