The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-06
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Lieutenant-Governof Ransier on Affairs
In the State.

Lieutenant-Governor Ransier writes to Q
Radical contemporary:
In atormer article. published by you under
the CAPTION of ..Our Troubles" Concluded by
asking the momentous question as TO our
State Government, .sCan 1t. succeed 2" l
answer now, it can, II the administration tof
which I am an humble member) and the.
leaders OF the Republican party, which pollti-
cally 1t represents, and which includes o vast
majority Of the voters of the State, to put it
mildly, will use It's and their influence TO purge
the party of much that is Objectionable, II
not disgraceiul, gives some evidence
of it's ability and willingness to. protect
Ife and property, and 80 conduct the
affairs of the government as to secure for 1t
and our party confidence and respect at home
and abroad, and keepits promises. as,te lower
taxes, &C., &c. These things being done, the
Republican party will continue 10 i've IN soutn
ces make itself o success, and any attempt on
the part of the opposition to gain or regain
control. whatever their motives or Intentions,
mrst fail of success, at least for some time to
come. If It does not do this, then 1t will, as IT.
outht TO. go.down. Then win the problem be
solved, that reconstruction, at least IN South
Carolina, Is a failure. owing, perhaps, 10 no
fault of those who compose the rank and Tile OF
the party now IN power. Indeed, mere are
Ln0H6 HluUuI 10 WV WYNN eN6N
because the civil law In portions OF our State
IL mot and cannot be enforced,by State author
ity. , ., +ho
Rennhilean party; grant that our finances have
heen and are being ~mismanaged, and that, as
a natural sequence, those who pay most OF the
taxes have no confidence In us; grant That we
have been extravaganza IN cur expenditures
making our rates Of taxation unreasonaoly;
hIgh and unnecessarily burdensome, much oil
which / admit, not merely Tor argument sake,
but as in o great part true. land tne same
may be truthfully said OF former aominlstIa-
tions under more favored and favorable cir
grant, further, that those who
own ninety per cent. of the property OF the
State and, therefore, pay ninety per cent. Of
the taxes, feel that they have no direct repre-
sentation. and therefore no direct voice In the
government, many Of whom, unfortunately,
eould not vote, or II 30, hold no Office, and
therefore. &C., &C., to the end OF the SAD
ohapter OF theirs and our woes, including the
objectionable militia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES then!
have already admitted that there are er-
rors to be corrected; evils 10 be'Femedied m
tbe interest Of our common good within our
own ranks. II mean within the ranks OF the
Renublican party and by the administration,
nossibly: but does Mr.. Perry propose anything
practicable? Does q I1Citizen" propose any
thing practicable? Do the colored men-lead-
ers In the, Republican party, who, Win me,
believe that there Is ground for compliant ny
the TAXPAYERS as to the enormous rates OF taH-
atiop-propose a practicable remedy IN tnelr
expressed Intention to urge Repatriation Oh
ali obligations of the State In the way OF oonds
on6 ojmilar Indebtedness and liabilities OF the