New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CAROLIYA.

III
The World says
THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday has letter from IN occa
sonal correspondent which tells the truth about 9ortn
Carolina"
Here follow extracts from J. s. P.'s trench
ant letter then come comments, WHEREOF
these are fair specimens
"Ths and all else said by THE TRIDUSEs correspond
said and again in these columns pu'
apparently vain II has not reached ears uea W any
testimony such might be furniShed ny PalV
friends. From point to point, The TRIBUNE COT
respondent tells the truth. Speaking ~ no does ne WIZ
reach those not accessible TO the Same story when od
in other ways and the effect Of the recital must 90
good"
What reader of The World would suspect
that The TRIBUNE has been exposing the
crimes and infames Of the rascals who mis-
rule and plumber South Carolina from time
which antedates any exposure of the gigantic
frauds and robberics of the Tammany Ring
This has been done through the letters OF
correspondents sent out by Us expressly 10
traverse the afflicted State, attend the sittings
of her Legislature and of her Courts. and re-
port all the facts that could be elected with
rigorous impartiality. utterly regardless OF
politics or parties, and never considering
whether Ku-Klux,"" carpet-bagger," Rebel"
or scalawag," was incriminated thereby we
have thus spent large sums in developing the
facts. which have thcreupOn been made the
groundwork of many editorials, as our readers
well know.
The assumption Of certain journals that we
set forth such facts as those which elucidate
the swindling misgoyernmenti OF South Caro-
lima for some political purpose, are utterly
groundless We are trying to make those
who do not already realize 1t comprehend
that we are making great newspaper; ana
we fully understand that to this end we must
ascertain and publish the whole truth, regard
less of its probable influence on the fortunes
of this or that party. Many things occur that
we regret; but this does not lead us to con-
cpal them from our readers. We heartily
wish that the Republican sway in South Caro-
lima and other reconstructed States were not
slImed by corruption and theft; but, since II
is. we have no choice but to say so. Ii we
| have any remaining subscribers who want
| journal that tells only such truth as favors
their own party, they must take another than
| THE TRIBUNE.
Our valued correspondent j. s. p. does not
always see matters i'll the light they wear IN
our eyes: but his letters always appear in our
columns precisely as he writes them, even
when we are impellcd to set forth our dissent
from certain of his views. He, at all events,
cannot be accused of writing as he does about
South Carolina with intent to defeat the re-
election of Gen. Grant. Yet there is nothing
in his letter on South Carolina which differs
by shade from our oft-exprcssed convictions
His structures are simply "Our sentiments,
better expressed And he will continue to
write, when internally moved to do So,
caustic expositions of public affairs, some Of
which will, rs others viii not, accord fully
with our own conceptions and to-day The
| Times, tomorrow The World, catching at some
of his utterances that favor the one or the other
party, will exclaim, &" Just see what has crCpt-
evidently by mistake-into The TRIBUNEW
and many of their readers will know no bet
ter than to suppose that we, too, pare and
dovetail our correspondence to suit the ext
gencies of party. The more intelligent, how
ever, know better; and time will enlighten
more and more of those who are, for the mo-
ment deceived and misguided.