The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-24
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Letter from Goodby's.
GooDBY's TOWNSHIP,
June 10th. 1871.


Various remedies have been proposed
to cure the diseases Of our body polite.
but SO far none have proved cffectual.
Physicians have been plentiful but Ell
ther the disease or the patient have been
too obstinate to yield tn their skill. In.
stead OF being bitter, things are actually
worse than in the beginning Of the rule
of the new regime.
But should this make II. give zap. and
fold our arms in idle and reckless de.
spaif, as if no ray of hope remains?
The weak aud the pnerle may find
solnce iii such imbecility, but she pntri.
OF will never
As it Is in general life, 50 it is most
especially in politics, that the man who
follows strictly the path of rectitude,
must loob for continual opposition, aud
sometimes apparent failure But this
is no cause for dependency
The motto of honesty is, to strike on
and strike forever in wha. we conceive
to be right, though every stroke appear
to he without effect
But although it is generally conce ded
that We ave in bad condition, is our
condition hopeless? BY no means a
brighter ray of hope has loomed up be
fore us than was ever witnessed since
1868. That ray consists in the pros
pects ofsuccess for Imnpqa,utiyn aud
Minority Representation
The plans hi'l fnr the former arc so
gigantic and ingeuiously devised, that
VIC may reasonably lnoh f", the fruits in
due SEASON. ] t Is no IIIe boast ','-l' Gl.i?' a.
reality which promises rich blessing to
our country.
No one who considers the vast AGRA
age Of land lying Idle in our State, eau
deny the necessity ior the introduction
of honest nnd Industrious iaruers from
the North and Giupa Euroue No intel
ligent citiz.n Of carolina would with
hold from them the hearticst welcome.
We need Just such nieu 70 assist Us in
developing our latent resours,s. and
making our homes in every respect
pleasant and harry Does anT one ask
what party they Will affiliate with when
they come here?
He WHO s.cors to consider such nues
tons, allows narrow petty spirit OF
par,izansllip to snrercede aud smother
the purer and broader principles Of pa
triotism The main point TO notice is,
that they are to be made land owners
and as such, it matters little by what
name you cell them, they will lsgslate
for the good of the State as Mcij' home.
Our next ray of hope is to he found
in the prominence which the subject of
Mno'ity Representation has attained
First Hgitated ty an able and liberal
Democrat, it is now endorsed by such
as Scott Cham berlain and
Rausler The taxpayers Convention
has passed favorab.y upon the subject
and appointed a Committee to brin. the
matter to the considerations ofths Leg
stature Whether this body will view
'hn mntter fnvorAby or not remains to
be seen 1t may be we'll for Republicans
to consider whether the adoption OF this
plan may not be their wiscss policy mt
only i'll restoring peace and sood will to
the community, and thereby relieving
them of innunerable temporary emblr-
ratsmcrts, bat in placing the future snc-
cess Of their party upon su:er, and
more enduring basis. IL is the nature
Of majorities to change, and who knows
in favor cf which party the coming tide
Of Immigration will flow. In prosperity
the wise will always prepare and fortify
against adversely.
If the Legislature rejects tho propo
sitiou tho dominant party cannot rea-
sonably expect diff rent treatment if the
scales turn, although it is to be hoped
that in such an event the genuine prin-
ciples Of magnapimity will give no place
to the mean unchristian spirit of return.
ing evil for evil.
This subject of minority representa-
ton hos received the attention it de-
serves in the State; it now remains for
liberal men in the different counties to
keep the ball in motion. Can any one
doubt its fairness? The injustice of the
rule of bare majorities is SO patent, that