Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-04-19
HoC the Southern People are
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MAOUBNAs
Never in the history Of the world
were the people Of any country robbed
more persistontly and shamefully than
those Of the Southern States have
been by the mongrcl governments
which have been put in power and
propped up by Federal Bayoncts -
Take the case of South Caroina as
an instance. There a ma ority Of the
white population arc practically -un-
represented. The negroes have ma.
jorily Of many thousands, and they
are largely controlled by such carpet.
baggers as Whittemorc. Only few
of these negroes can read or write
They are field.hands, who were made
voters without the slightest previous
preparation. Neither they nor the
carpet baggcrs who lead them have
any property except what they have
stolen. The property of the State
upon which the taxes arc levied is in
the hands of the whites who are vir-
tually disfranchiscd, A ring has been
formed in the Legislature which plum.
dors Systematically Its work is shown
by the following authentic figures,
which we find in that well known
Republican journal, the N. y Post
1853 1868
Expenses Of Legislature. $4,000 S27O, 200
Executive expenses.-.... 5000 10000
Ciy e1penses.............. $1,000 2lS,OO1
Taxes f3l 200 1S5S, 600
The Chicago Tribune, another Re
publican newspaper gives the follow.
ing illustration of the purity which
prevails in the negro government of
that plundered State
"The Speaker of the House Moses receives
his SO per diem for every session, and this session
includes four months. Before adjournment 81 900
were voted him present extra, all from the
State treasury. lie is also Adjuiant- cneral, and
as such receives a salary Of $1,000 with 81 1000
more as a contingent fund, and $4,000 more for
expenses C') Of the militia, lie was also allowed
S0l 900 to buy furniture for the hall and $50 600
to buy arms, 6c These are the figures which the
records show. The Speakers father is tho Chief
Justice, with salary of 1000, aud contingent
fund in his hands of $500 The Speakers fathor-
iu-law has 81 800 for office, aud 81 900 for
another. The Speakers uncle is Circuit Judge,
with a salary Of $500 aud then follows a small
army Of the Speakers kin who have what to them
seems liberal share of the pckings.'
That is fully equal to the ncpotism
of General Grant, and the negroes and
carpet baggers of South Carolina have
shown that they can eqnalthe achieve
ments of the man who feeds all hisre-
lations at the public crib We would
like TO know how long the people Of
Pennsylvania would quietly submit TO
be plundered as the property holders
OF South Carolina have been and still
are. Why even the non combatants
of Lancaster county would soon be up
in arms. They would beat their
pillow shares into swords, and turn
their pruning hooks into spears with
which to do battle against such des-
poilers. Is it any wonder there is bad
blood in tho Southern StatesY
The New York Sun, n Radical organ,
also says
"Thc negroes Of South Caroliua seem at las, to
be getting their opened to tho enormousfrauds
that have been perpelrated upon that State By the
men who were put in Office by their votes fcw
days ago the colorsd people Of York county
sembled in mass meeting at the Court House, and
after several patriotic speeches adopted resolutions
setting forth the evil, Of ignorant and unwisc leg
iSlation, aud ending with demand that the rep
resentatiyos Of that county in the General As
sembly should resign their seats without delay.
This il the FIRST str3ak Of dawn Eo have yet had
from the remarkably governed State Of South
Carolina
Lancaster Htsliigencer.