Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
Letter from Representative whip
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TO the Edstot. of Beauforts7imes.

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To the Editor Of Beausforts1i Times. -a
Sin---No doubt you are aware Of my aver.
sion to appearing before the public through
the columns of the newspapers, but, under
the present circumstances. I feel it to be my
duty 70 state the motiyea and impulses. that
will govern my political anfian Il. che sntn se
!, s.er. 90. AM::i A:i s!:s fact that I ahhn Re.
publican by birth, by education, through ne.
ressity, and by color not because all Repub.
lioans are colored men, but because all true
culored men should and ought to be Republi-
cans, and because it guaranteed to my race
political aud civil liberty. To the great Re-
publican party of .he nation will ever owe
allegiance. I cannot aud will not support
other political principles, btt when men un.
der the guise Of Republican principles rob,
steal and punder the public treasury, and
thereby destroy the political basis upon which
the future Of my race must rest, bring odium
which belong, feel it my duty to dissolve
ty, but with the men who, by dishonesty,
demagogueism aud intrigue, have DETAINED
the namc of Ropublioanism, and brought e.
nancial ruin upon the State, s, .
That this has been done in South Carolina
no one can doubt, because the figures of the
officials themselves have written their con-
demnation- fact being patent to all "A
resolution was introduced in the House of
Representatives to impeaoh the Governor,
who was foremost among the dishonest ofici
ais, but the resolution failed. Wby2 Be-
cause the very money stolen from the impov.
erished people Of the State was used to bribe
lne,nbcrs Of the Hotse to defeat the resolu.
tron Of Impeachment. So eager and earnest
was the move to stay the hand ofyjustice that
the brber aud bribe takers were known even
to those who had no official connection with
the General Assembly. Though the resolution
failed, the Governor. pass into history i'm.
peached and dishonored before the bar Of the
civilized world. AS the Hastings Of other
days and Andrew Johnsons of our own time,
these robberes and briberics have become
stencil in the nostrils Of all good men, regard
less of party, throughout tho lepgth al
breadth OF taeNland. s''.4 4 'e..+'sF 4ilt
Knowing this, feel it my duty to urge the
people of this State to unite not simply to
bring these men to justice, but to purge the
entire State Of dishonest and corrupt officials
Of whatever party. I asktth !" behalf of
humanity-n behalf of robbed, plundered
aud impoverished State, and that the ends of
good government may be obtained. The gov
ernment organized under the reconstruction
acts Of Congress has proven failure, which
has been fully demon ,trated by the fact of its
inability to protect life and property, and that
the State is now necessarily invaded by Fode,
raj troops aud, financially, because it cannot
meet its Obligations For the present condi.
tion Of things the Republican party is not
alone chargeablo. At time when good coup.
sci, experience and advice were most needed
by that party, the men who should have been
| most interested In the welfare and prosperity
Of the State, withheld their aid, counsel and
afilliation, and allowed bureau agents and un
scrupulous men to take the part which they
have since seen should have boon taken by
better men. Not only have they continued
TO withhold their counsel and advice. but in
the upper counties of the State have organized
or encouraged reign Of terror to prevent Re.
publicans from exercising the franchise. Of
those men, natives of the soil, who lent sid or
counsel, what was their fate 2 Social ostra.
oism, In this the press of tho State has aided
Ku Kluxism on the one hand aud financial
ruin on the other demahd different action in
the future from the press Of the State Docs
not this condition Of things ask for change
at the hands Of the people and the press In
taking this position as Republican, 1t is 10.
deed painful duty, only warranted by the
corruption Of officials of the State and the ut
tor disregard Of law and orde-. on the part Of
some Of the members of the opposite party. -
Hopino that the change so much, desired will
be brought aboutat tho next election, and that
a new era Of pence and prosperity will dawn
upon tile State; that all good citizens will lend
their old aud influence, and assuring the pub.
lic that i am pledged to this cause, aua
| am, sir, very respectfully,
VIZ. WnippER.
THR YEARS uDRAD.--Of the mon and
women distinguished in the ranks of science,
art, literature andpublio life who have passed
away during tne year that is now hard on to its
last days, thore are not a few whose namos 70.
our at this time. Science has lost the ines.
timable services Of Hsfschell, Mdrchison,
Holbrook, Becquerel, Babbage and De More
gan the names Of tho Gary sisters, Tucker.
m on frofo HG rusnuo nrn,as ITohI onl II.