New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-02
RESTORATION OF CHARLESTON

and power Of TAXATION into hands greatly
disposed 20 abuse i. The State debt was
greatly increased, The taxes were oppres-
sive, and the worst possible feeling existed
between the co,ored ard white races.
These impressions are drawn from the
report Of the congressional committee Of
1872. There We're some cases Of COM
bination reported between the DID citizens
and the immigrants which were not cred
table to either. :: IS 20 lie hoped the
political contiic: las s1D.!ded. South
Carolina has exported a good many OF her
most acute Metaphysiciars. who, finding
it impossible &c sy.bsis: upon air and
agitation, have i4taken themselves to
other communities which can afford to
maintain the luxury Of perpetual discon-
tent. One might have supposed that these
eminent Malconten.s would have re-
manned to share or .oo:he the sorrows Of
the people whom :hev once advised.
Sights OF wretcLedGess, tie want Of food
and good clothes are .r1avo.ab,e 20 medi-
tatiOns in the abstract.
and sad philosophy rep,nes 20 show
dishonest Sights bIeeEh rent btCw.
The philosophers o! notification and
classification have. therefore, emigrated.
some Of the most prominent 10 the North,
and are a sor: OF carpet-baggers elsewhere.
They teach 70 rather slim audiences the
merits Of all other governments than our
own, and argue i'll favor Of that higher
law which absolves from the obligation to
obey any law not satisfactory to the re-
si5tant. This exodus and subsistence Of
such eounsellors. has been followed by the
adoption Of more democratic doctrine
than that Of the Landerayes. South Caro-
lima has entirely placed herself r.Dder the
direction OF more practical class OF adj
visers, and now deyotes herself % indus
rial Development and social and sectional
harmony. This change VII he manifest
by the report from which we o1o:e.
The cotton receipts Of Charleston have
doubled since 1866. They are now 262,-
uS,;. or aDou. ten per cent Of the whole
crop. The ice crop has risen n TIE same
time from 1880 so :ierces. Her mills
and other n.achiLry hardIe. abor: -, 09O..
600 fee: Of lumber. manufacturing, among
other articles, dwelling, and other build
:ngs. Naval store, have gained in the
same proportion. Tie :obhing trade has
increased greatly Coming from great 70
small il is gratifying C see then. take &C.
count Of the :r,.caa farms. ans: :tom nothing
this e%roTt .! vegetables has s.own to
tie very important proportion G rs. 81:
packages. The railroad and coast steamer
connections q Charleston have been .a-
placed as before IA. war While .he
banking capital Las never teer entirely
restored. i j, perhaps, adequate 20 the
business. i may u Lc:ej. az a. once a
change o: hab.: and sentiment hat the
savings banks nave OF deposit 800. $50.
-. considerable :al: 0: winch sum con-
s;sts Of tie deposit. 0: .rr1ca. and indus
trious traeir.er.' Tie manufactures Of
Charleston have increased greatly and
almost al the occupations
practical elsewhere. But the phosphate
beds Of South Carolina IS the great miracle
Of the report. While the iL:elIec. Of the
State was exclusively dedicated to what
oar friends o: the Bee would call ]: su.:e
!.p,ijqle. no one suspected that within
short dista,ce 81 II. metropolis Of mai
contents was value :mbeddeG almost
equal TO the productive capacity OF her
soil. The existence Ci fossil remains, and
Of = calc&.eOUs cO2glomeIate had been al
ways known; h7.: 9 superficial analysis for
one purpose had :alled 20 develop It's sx-
capacity :or usefulness. It
now stands q: the head Of all ouT home
fertilizers. For tie aevelopmen: Of this
interest they proceeded % Philadelphia
where they disclosed their secret and
aid their plans before few erterpri,iDc
who. Immediately COM
tie immense interests thus
1Pened W. with unqualified Eberality."
'ays DR.. PRATT. freely furnished The
means OF conducting the enterprise 20 q
complete success. and thus with Northern
,apital, Vas organized the Charleston
Mining and Manufacturing Company
rom tie beginning There IS some
wenty odd factories &: work viii |
! capital Q: abou: three az! a
laif millions, producing -. year so.-.e
twenty-five tho"s@n. tons. Tie iescrip-
ioE and statistics Q: this industry occa-
lies some thirty pages O: the report.
here is also :. cheerful exhibit Of uev
buildings. public All private. such IS a
merchants exchange, theatre. rice mills.
street railroads. etc. !; is 20
e inferred that the int"le:ai, opposition
0 strangers. Sc much oijec;e! % in the
tiles OF Canton az! Fahir. las greatly
b";ed IL Charleston. There are e..h.
,ean.ers running &c New York. an: :wo
ach TO Baltimore. IL.lat;e.pl;.. n.st9u.
&C. The tc!:.u states is engaged j. -e-
loving distractions ron. the harHo. ar.
i. New IoIk. pn..ads.nL:a
ri Boston .:ior! mark; :rr t,.os.s V. -
,j.es mentioned. Il -ra;,ro.i AMI Goa.
Jrrcc:iLc systems have been extended.
al. rs W, are :oll, t;..!e was No. ;: r.a,..r
banking capital Lett il. til, ..e,a,.4.a.i
y q. tie clos. .! tie var j; !; ,,.>,n-