The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-06
HoYT & CO., Proprietors.


An English View OF the Condition Of the
South.
Almost every mail from America brings IDS
some new illustration of the miserable condi.
ton Of the Southern States under the rule OF
the party which has acquired another four
years lease of power. Three facts concerning
three of the noblest States of the Union, are
noted in single paper. Louisiana has fallen
into such utter anarchy that two several sets OF
State officers and two separate Legislatures
have claimed the obedience of the citizens; of
which it would seem that neither party was
even decently respectable, and the quarrel was
altogether so disreputable that, though the in
terests of the dominant faction at Washington
were involved, General Grant shrank at first
from interference. Finally, he decided to in-
terpose in behalf of his friends; and, support
ed by a decree of the District Court OF the
Union (which seems to have about as much 10
do with the matter, under ancient constitution
al rules, as the Court Of Queens Bench;) ne
has ordered the Federal troops to uphold the
authority of the party represented by the negro
Lieutenant Governor, Pinchback-the party
more odious of the two to the respectable peo-
pie of Louisiana. The Legislature OF South
Carolina, from which the South Carolinians
are excluded, and which is composed OF eman-
cipated negroes and Northern adventurers, has
elected as United States Senator member OF
the latter class, who has secured mis- election by
wholesale purchases of the votes of negro leg
islators. "A dispute arose thereupon, and one
of the supporters OF the beaten (negro} csndi-
date expressed his disgust in such very explicit
language Is led, in American parlance, to
4sfree fight" around the speakers chair. Finai-
". the State of Alabama, once among the most
solvent and best trusted in the Union, has pur-
chased and sold railway; and, having neither
paid the money far the first purchase nor re-
cce;yed chat for the seeond, is exposed to the
humiliation Of seeing the property held and
sold under an order in BANKRUPTCY. 1t is need
less to say that no such things could have hap
named under the old regime Men Like War
moth and Pinchback would never have been
elected to govern the citizens of Louisiana
while the Southern whites elected their own
rulers. A Patterson would never have dreamt
of Offering himself as candidate for the seat
once filed by John @. Calhoun +; and If he had
his election would have been as impossible as
the receipt of bribes by the chivairy of the
Palmetto State. And in the old days Alabama's
credit was as good as that of Canada, and her
citizens were as justly proud and jealous OF her
financial honor as Englishmen OF the tiscal
credit and good faith of England. These
wretehed scenes are part and parcel OF the
svstero of reconstruction pursued by a Radical
CONGRESS, aud applauded by English Liberals.
The FIRST object of that system was revenge
the punishment and degradation of the South
ern ttrebels." The second was the establish
mentoof Radical ascendancy in the South: The
Radicals knew that at the time OF Lincoln's
election they were a minority in the North
and after the war, which had given them the
ascendancy there, was over, they might become
q, minority again. But if they could appropri-
ate the. franchises of the Southern States to
their creatures, and thus secure number OF
ssrotten borcughs," whose representatives would
be nominated by themselves without regard to
the wishes of the people, they might contrlve,
though in popular minority everywhere, 10
maintain themselves in possession OF the Pres
;dency. the Electoral College, and majority
in both branches of Congress. In order to
effect these ends, it was necessary to disfran-
chise the real people of the South. and create
a sboet,sn people in their stead. The first was
done by means of the penal acts so lavishly
nassed by Congress America prides herself
npon having shed no blood on the scafold. 1t
is true that She did not, as other conquering
governments have done, take the lives of the
chies of the vanquished party. But it is
eouaIiy true that she has inflicted upon the
conquered people, as whole, heavier punish
went than has ever been imposed by = modern ssn
eonquerors upon aiarge pottaon OF Ineir s:n' s.o,
jeets.a Wholesaie disiranchisement, Shclec.aon
to the rule of entranchised slaves, anu system
of gosernment directed 70 neece ans saSa
country for the oeaea. Oh .ne tbe
and exasperated the bitter feelings left by
wal, carried on with unusual ferocity. In half
fhe.States of the South negro constituency,
organized under the leadership ct adventures ventures
from the North, has monopolized political
power; has excluded the Soatherners from all
participation in the contfol Of their own affairs;
has taxed them without allowing, them repre-.
sensation, and misspent the pIodaee Of e snose
taxes in such q manner as 70 aaa tne aeenese
sense 70 me oi!tstess SaOos