Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-10
The Redemption of Charleston.

The Redemption of Charleston.
On Wednesday last the good people of
Charleston made strong andsuccessful
effort for the redemption ef4heir good
Aold city,from eagpetsbag rdie and negro
I 7sllpSe 81. and carried tn DAY dotl the
3Conservafiye til ketbs a majefit over
II the Radical Pill lsburE ticketof 777Eotes
4-eleeting Gen. J. AsW I asSRRi s|Sfs { q good
man and true, asALasor yat Every
worthy and staunehB Board ofAldefmen.
You "have fought good fight" gen
tlemen, and won a glorious and telling
victory! We are very proud Of your
successful defeat of the Rotten Radical
Ring, and send you our heartiest con-
gratulations. And may your achievmesn,t. i.
of Wednesday redownedto the speedy.
redemption and rebuilding up of our
). ever beloved. but long owntreddenmd
shamefully plundfeered fe old '.(l5gy '"oi5ty by Il tae
Sea-" -. -, Low, Il ,p..o
on the favorable result of the election,
Esays:' - $50 -. Ia ,nae,,;,y
The contest is over. TheTe @ we're Lmo
organizatins in the field. The one was
the extreme Radical wingS oentt upon
rule or ruin. The other the general SEN
timent of the community, an:Hlons NH s aione
for protection, prosperity; and sel1igoS
ernment.t The former soughtTo supJect
all the future and the industrial pufsulgs
of the city, TO the dominion OF m1stMie 6.
and mis- government. The latter actng
alone for thepublic veal, to strike aside
these :fettersl anda release the bonds,
and thus secure an, honest and represen-
tatiye government. There could haye
been no higher mission, and NO more no
k,ble incentive to- action. .. ~ Lin
+ The regular period for, the munlclpal
election was in November; Its belng
|iheld in August wasclearly. with the view
of, defeating g,the public will, ~ Gt.Ii,s
4. AT the State election in,the fall OF 1917,
the Conservatives, or Reform party ,, car car
Fried the CITY by over four hundred ma
joritv. :: N q soonerwasthis fact ascertain
ed than the Radical Legislature alteEMed M
!.the charter of the city, and changed the
election which should have taken place
! in Noyemb mber, to, August, the very heat
i of. midsummer. i The purpose was pam.
i re was partizar in its character. 1t was
we'll kIiiowri; that at that tperiod"a large
I1uoTtiop of Acknowledgement and worth of
the people, would, in all lkelihood be
I.aWyay during the heated term, and thus ~
the opportunity Would be seized 'of'ln-
Ifiicting upon the people lof .GhaslestonA
government in hostility with their, feal
wants and wishes. 1T is true, governor l.rl
IScott declared that this Bill was. signed
by him, through inadVertanee- 3But stlll
it never was recalled. Z. The Radical !esa par
ty under it have held the election, ar
ranged the managers and summoned tne
voters. 7i'8H s:af ~ siL's. !;
j The Conservative elements were tgyi-
1 IDENTIFY atgreat disadvantage Butin spite
Of ALT these recognizing importance
of the issues ut stakeI and of an; honest
and correct financial administering q
| affairs. they accepted the issue thus thrust
upon them, and end Favored TO lit 'Char-
lesion above the mere atmosphere On
party, and into regio Of higher thoaSht
and purpose. Meyer have any comml9, /,
4 nity more nobly responded to any call
l;made upon them . N ever has there been
such a quiet; but effective, exhipitlon, 81
patriotism than was displayed yesterday
The peril was the city of Charleston.
The danger its welfare and prosperity
| Young and DID,, native and middle
aged, all Joined hands together; on pehah
OF the iiitelligences and character OF the
4 community for Tesciie and deliverance.
Ourpeople have made noble and unset
| fish struggle for peace, honesty and wei
/ fare. They have donewell. They have dis
! charged their full duty There is NO
plea,for reproach. In our opinion COM
plete and substantial victory has sfbeep
obtained for the right. And this amid
| Radical intimidation, but for for the
i presence Of United Statesstroops, GWould
| have made of the ballot box a mere e fares tar e
and mockery. -. ,...,,.f ,,,.:,,.,I
| A'Law for the south and another
ans s.ir foti the North. is's,l Hia'
The Washington Patriot says :','fIt'iS
scmi-ofacially announced by atheb Com:
missioner of Pensions s4thasin admins
tering the actof Febfnarytl4, Ts7l, grant
ing pensions 10 the survivors of the War
of 1872, when witnesses testify to the
loyalty of claimant, their own loyalty
must be shown by the certificate of an
officer of the United States Court, aUni-
ted StatesCommissioner,, or an officer OF
theInternal ReNenuesB Bureau. sThefule
applies only 10 the South, and no ques-
ton is raised at the North. BY this
bigoted regulation thereis to boone Jaw
for the Northern, people and another fol
the Southern. According to. the llsusi
form heretofore in similar cases, a clai-
mant was required to. make oath that he
had atno time rendered laid, and som
fort to- the rebellion, and TO prove! tn.
same by the aflidavits of tive disintegl.
asted witnesses, whose credibility hsd
to be;certifed tp by the clerk Of court
of record. But now the. Southern sol
dier is obliged to prove the loyalty Of
his aoit,srsscs, by "a certificate which ii
may be impracticable toobtin. A claim
ant may be able to establish his rights by
| twenty witnesses, AND # they kappen
| voluntarily or compulsory to have aided
the rebellion, then the veteran who
fought for his country is excluded from
| a pension. Human ingenuity could hard
| ly have devised moro. wicked contri-
/ vance to deprive old Southern soldiers OF
their just rights. 1t IS not only mean,
but malignant, and draws 'discrihiifla-
ton between the veterans of the" North
and South Which. every candid mind
| will denoulices. as outrageous. These
men were engaged in wal. assainst.a for
cign so5e nearly half asccnthry befOre'the
rebellion commenced, and yot. they are
| p,uts6cd with all the viifdictive malice
of!recent enemies. This asa sure'way Of
keeping the wounds Of Strife opeh,s: and
iteould only have been contrived for
some suchnnwortly purpose.'' sa.iaf'
4 ----s----.sss,-- ~ 77-.l. -.
~; n.i' A,Riotin Dublin. lesl"
e-i.,.l t..ll,a,.lt .aGDuBLlN, August!7.r
- In spite of the, prohibition, pthe, friends
of Fenian, amnesty attempted Ito hold a