The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-03-16
The Times asks whether the News is

The Times asks whether the News is
too illiberal to "entertain move" to
stop some brutality" of which the first
named journal complains in general
terms. We reply with pleasure that the
News has not coGntenaueed, does not
countenance and never. will countenauce
brutality in any form whatever, and that
it will never fail properly to support any
proper measure to suppress, prevent or
punish any brutality, oppression or i'll
treatment Of any human being whatever,
whether he or she be white or black, or
of any other color whereof the optics of
men do or do not take cognizancc.
And now to wind up any loose ends of
argument which may exist after our. dis
cussion with the Times.
The News courteously, calmly and in
language which we thought we'll calcu-
lated (and which we certainly intended)
to develop frank, fair aud courteous
argument upon matters touching vital
interests Of all classes of our citizens
most nearly, asked why, in certain mo-
mentous crises, there was no coalition of
parties here at the South. To this
query tn" Times replied in effect that
the Democrats cannot unite with Repub-
leans because the latter are, most Of
them, thieves, and that the Republicans
will not unite with the Democrats, al.
though they have been offered excellent
opportunities to do so. AT this point
we cndeavured to show that there are
really no live issues of any sort or cha
acter which are distinctively Democrat
ic, that the Democratic psr.y had, in
fact, abandoned all active hostility to tho
genuine principles Of Rcpublicanism,
and that the only objection which could
at this day be either practically or
wisely urged against the Republican
party is the corruption which to Ger
tain degree does unfortunately exist in
its ranks. And this last position is, in
fact, admitted, adopted aud acted upon
by tho Democratic press generally else
where through the country.
We then showed that the colorcd peo-
pie, as every ono here must know, will
not and cannot be prevailed upon to, act
with any political party protesting prin-
ciples antagoHistic to those under which
they enjoy, aud are assured in the
continued enjoyment of. certain rights
and privileges which they naturally and
properly prize above everything else.
And then, to give the Times fair CD.
portunity to present the candid and we'll
intentioned Democrats of this county in
as kind and conciliatory light as posi-
BILE before that large majority of our
citizens who are of the class and color
already indicated, wo asked the Times
the plain question whether Democrats
are, indeed, opposed 10 Republican
principles.
Now it does seem to us that if the
Times, speaking for the W calthy, land
holding, and in many ways powerful class
it represents, had replied readily to US
No, We are not opposed to the broad and
truo principles of genuine Republican
ism. We are willing to unite with you
In guaranteeing and securing forever to
all of our citisens those simple and nat
ural rights which they now enjoy But
we arc and always shall be bitterly op.
posed to corruption and oppression in
any form or from any quarter what
ever had the Times SO answered US.
we say, we believe it would have done
wisely aud we'll for itself, for its friends
and for all the Dest interests of the
county. 1t was not necessary for it to
ally itself actively with party whose
name must certainly still awaken many