The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-25
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Saturday Morning November 26 1871
Tho Nn.ct Of, Grsnt's military Fro.
oesdlpxs In shss sUp-uosntry.ss !
The information which comes to ui
from the up-oonntry. where President
Grant has carried sout his military pro.
ceedings, indicates that the industrial
and general 'interssts Of that section have
been seriously effected. The. picture
now presented IS 2 gloomy one. Not
only do knaves and thieves rejoice in the
protection they gets-not only have the
usual wholesome restraints on the bad
elements Of the community been re-
moved-but . serious blow has been
struck at the farming interests. which,
after all. is the base upon which all
other interests rest. These farmers have
been hunted like wild animals, whilst
the suspension of the great writ Of
habeas corpus has denied to men the
ordinary methods c: self-psotect;cn from
false charges and groundless suspicious.
The United States troops. guided, per.
haps, by some malicious negro, or some
low white renegade, has been lording
over . people who, after being plum
dered by the State authorities, are now
hunted by the troops of our military
President. The, farmers, We reneat.
suffer mainly. Many of them are ID
prison. Many have left the Counties
where the rights of freemen were denied
them. Many are crushed and feel hope
less. Next year. the tendency will be
for many to be idle. In view of the pre-.
sent disturbed condition of the laboring
class of the assailed communities, few Of
the farmers will be disposed to make
contracts with the freedmen for another
year. Each one will be disposed rather
to content himself with the produces oi
his individual industry, and confine bis
expenses to absolute wants. The mer.
chants, factors and others, cut off from
their usual patronage, and already heavy
losers by the incarceration and expa:
triation Of large number Of their debt:
ors, will be forced to take in sails; and
thus the circle of paralyzed industries
Will grow larger and larger, until the
whole State will feel the blow struck il
York, Union and Spartanbure.
The state of affairs in these Countie,
we know is calculated to arouse at once
feelings OF resentment and OF despond
ENJOY. But we hope that the people, viii
bear up bravely. They have already ex
hlbited. as general rule, moderation
that entities them to praise. They ar.
called upon to further illustrate thu
spirit of endurance and pluck and hop,
and faith which will establish thei
claims to the eulogy of the future histo
rian. Gen. Lee uttered the noble senti
ment that human virtue should at leas
be equal to human calamity. Above at
thingss should the people Of the up
country bear this in mind. We believ,
that the military proceedings adopted il
the up-country and concocted by th
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Federal-is par
of programme which has for one OF it
objects the subjugation OF the whit
men of the up-country to the corrup
and degrading rule which now prevail
in this State. r1-tss i.ts::.o, 3.
We send forth an earnest snggestio
in this behalf. Let the good and tru
men of the up.country preserve thei
integrity and keep the whiteness of thei
souls. They cannot but yield to th
force OF the Government. To the storu
they must bow. but break they need no
and will not, we feel sure.
Whatever there has been Of wron,
committed, the wrong.doers must an
swer for it. Whatever of injustice ha
been done will have to be answered fol
as Providence slowly but surely work
out its just decrees. We are content t
abide by the result In the meantime
let the sons OF the soil in upper Carolin
not despair. This storm will pass Sout
Carolina will surely stand, at no distan
day, redeemed and disenthralled.
Executive Committee of the Tax.Pay
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