The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-25
South CArallna.

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COLUMBIA, April 4.-The old historic
with its 5U, 1000 inhabitants and 800, ,000,-
COO OF taxable values, is not to be lightly
however threatened. f It 10
th same with tho varions other towns Of
less consequence, bat still OF Importance,
throughout the State. Then the extra.
ordinary magnitude of its agricultural
and other resources, always great. and
capable OF still further Development, is a
living aud standing protest against q 'pu-
lsiilanimous yielding to adverse oiroum-
stances. It would be a violent presnmp-
ton against the manliness. the courage.
and the energy Of South Carolina white
men. to allow the State to remain in the
permanent keeping OF her present rulers.
1t would be testimony against the
claims OF Anglo Saxon blood, and it
would be an emphatic testimony to the
decline Of public virtue, that weuld be
worse than ell. These considerations
alone would besafficient to inspire every
man in South Carolina with resolution
to achieve reform that will bring the
State back to its ancient respeotability.
The feeling that most oppresses the
whites arises from the great apparent
majority OF colored voters as shown in
the elections. This majority is reokoned
to be about 80, COO. But comparison
OF the population of 1860 With that of
1870 shows very striking relative in
crease OF the whites-an increase which,
II maintained, would of itself alone, with
out the addition of special influence in
this direction, soon destroy this dispro-
portion bgtween the races.
Tho: population of the State in 1860
was. in round numbers, as follows:
Blacks. 413. .000i whites. 291, ,0O0-show-
ing au excess of 122.OU0 blacks. In
1870. the flgures Of the census were:
Blacks, 415, 900; whites. 313, OO0-or an
excess of only 1O2.O 600. This gain of
the whites was achieved in the face of
the fact of the war Of the rebellion, in
which, during the decade. South Caro-.
lima lost $4,000 fighting men of the
white race, beside the loss of the in
crease which was entailed thereby; while
the blacks were all kept out OF military
service, and subject to no unusual drain
on their numbers. Beside this. it EN-.
braces the period when great discomfort
seized upon the whites and caused many
to leave the State to try and better their
fortunes. Since 1870. many have re.
turned, protesting they can find nc
country like South Carolina, and no eli
mnte 30 charming and so beautiful. Sc
that it would appear there are good
grounds for believing that the gain ol
the whites upon the blacks during the
period between the years 1860 and
1870 will not only be maintained bul
increased between 1870 and 1880. This
rate of gain alone is sufficient to nearly
destroy the entire disproportion between
the races in the oonrse Of q generation,
On the basis Of tbs general law OF. .popu.
lation. the expectation is the most en-
con aging. But the period would be
greatly shortened by powerful and con.
oentrated effort to the same end.
The fact of the State being so com
pletely in possession of the blacks, it is
supposed, will and does attract the CO.
lored people of other States. But the
black population is everywhere poor and
immobile, and though there is move
ment towards the towns, it does not an
pear in the agricultural districts. Ia
these there are blacks enough, The
class there wanted is OF emigrants who
have little money. and who buy land
and farm on their own account. And
such do come, and will be more and
more encouraged to come. It is their
thrift and their energy and their money
that is going to play an important parl
in overcoming the predominanoe of the
black population. Where the white
man can live and prosper, and enjoy
good health. as he can all over the upper
country or bluff lands OF South Carolina,
he is bound to supplant the weaker and
poorer race. So that the restoration oi
the predominance of the white popula.
tlon in South Carolina seems to be only 0
question of time, which can be much ab
Grcr;a:ad by suitable effort.
Cor. New York Tribune.
= MARVEL OF SURGERY Balti-
more Sun, in reporting the proceedings
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