New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
SOUTH CAROLINA PROSTRATE
IT'S REDEMPTION POSSIBLE

COLUMBIA, March 4-The Federal Govern
meut could do much, II t would take the necessary
palms. toward correcting Of the worst practices OF
this corrupt trayesy OF government II DID something
in the appointment OF Gov Orr Minister to Russia
1t an expression OF sympathy with those
who made effort reform az the last election But
accomplished nothing OF real value. In fact by send
ing leading supporter OF the Administration $500 miles
out Of the country who opponent OF corrupnon
IL took awaYian influence which might occasion deter
the rogues from Of their more nefariOus acts.
THE FEDERAL AUTHORITY HELD IL AWE.
The only authority to which these mscreauts pay the
least Difference is the Federal Government; for It's
power and It's co lnteoance requisite the sucoess0
many OF their operations. II makes large apprOpr
ations public edces in the state. Is attested
by those which now going up IN Charleston and
Columbia II appoints Office the large body o. revenue
officers both internal and external the numerous post
masters the Federal judges attorneys, aud special
acents and IL Keeps bodies Of Federal troops In tha
state which are everywhere welcome Tor the money
they disburse Through these and kindred Influences
the Federal Government holds vast sway over tae STATE
That for some has not exercised Us influence 10
any apprec!able extent in the interest OF good
government is evident II might do much
toward repressng many corrupt practices ana raising
the moral tone OF the State Government. /; has not
done this And yet would seem 20 be IT. interest to DO
it. Why should the Republican party Of the country,
composed largely Ia OF ts best dDd most e0ncl-
entous citizens, be compelled TO endure the ton saln
inflicted by the rob0eries and Outrages or clt1s Who
the State prison Some OF the leader, OF andrs
are men who have merely adopted repubAcan!stn as
cloak for their Yildlnics. south CarOi.H4 to-day re-
ioices in a Republican representative In Congress wbo
once made for.nal proposition in the STATE -isIature
70 reduce all the free blacks 70 Slavery, iI- 10 has
Republican Governor who tore down the Anerican fas
from Fort Sumter aui, reldng Il under .lJt. hoisted
the Confederate ensign IN ITS place Daucns 40 negro
balls and issuing pay certificates a. Speaker is said
TO have been tue whereby he las cuudoned ne
ofenses one turns with inexpressiolc lOltIng and
disgust from such gretched demagosues. They cover
Repubhcanism with reproach. and, what is worse they
depress and exngush the hopes OF philan lrope men
who wish the capacity and better qualities OF the
black fairly tested in the bold exp-.m'ut Oi As
sudden emancipation and enfranchisement.
TIE FRUITS OF CONGRESSIONAL c0RRUITIcS.
It's OK no service TO the co0rod h.- eause -
Disguise the facts Of the situation, or To paus
things otherwise than they are. II whaf j. nov fall
ure could have been made partial success through
faithful effort and honest endeavOr what denuncauon
is too severe and what punishment too great for those
who have disgraced cause, and Imperlied. not sac
rihced it by their INSCRIPTIONS greed These dusky
children or the LEGISLATURE greet VITA loving embrace
the reports OF Congressional corruption OF tie practices
ot the various criminals whose hidden deeds nave been
brought 70 light bv the recent investigations. The
brbed aud thrice-bought negroes roll these reports a.
sweet morses under their tongues Il Of the worst
features these great corrupons at the center that
they strengthen. increase, and keep IN eountsnance
those OF the outskirts. Their reflective action - even
more mischieyOus than their direct consequence The
crimes OF high places used 70 excuse aud justify
those Of remOter regions Pollution at the eeh1er
becomes the OF a thousand infectious streams
flowing in every direction toward the circumference II
dscourages the criticism and crppes the influence OF
the honest indignation OF the country, when can
snlid nod Of aud
among the chosen few who publicly represent the
nation one known public dishonesty IN Washington s
the parent OF hundred in South Carolina The external
aids 10 this State 20 enable her TO excae herself from
the Slough Of DespOnd in which she Is az present stalled
il thus readily seen, much weakened b. the con-
ditloD Of things outside. The Federal Government may
plead il has its hands full home. Nevertheless,
as we began by saying II ought TO do and might do,
rest deal for the state /; it YOuld II il would drive
partisan politics into the and undertake to admin
lister Federal affairs here strictly the basis OF honesty
and integrity might at least begin breakwater 10 the
general Of corruption that pervades the state
THE STATE TOO GREAT To BIZ sURRESDERED.
But the Whites must rely mainly npOn themselves,
and mainly upon action quite outside and lnde-
pendent OF politics. to redeem the state II II Is 70 be re-
deemed This the real serious work they should
about. The old historic and really important City Of
Charleston, with its fifty thousand inhabitants and
thirty millions OF taxable values. is not 70 be lightly
various other Of less consequence Dut st Of M
portance throughout the state Then the extraordinary
magnitude OF its agricultural and other resources. a.
ways great and capable Of still further development.
is living and standing protest against Pusllianinons
yielding adverse circumstances. IL would be y,o-
lent presumption against the manlness the courage, and
the energy Of South Carolina white men 20 allow the State
20 remain IN the permanent keeping OF her present ru
ers II would be testimony against the claims OF Anglo
Saxon blood, aud it would be emphatic testimony %
the decline OF public virtue that wouldDe worse tIan all
These considerations alone should be sufficient % inspire
every white IN south Carolina wish resolution 10
achieve reform that VIII bring the state back IT.
cent respecabty The feeling that most opprsses the
whites arises from the great apparent majority of col
ored voters shown Ia the elections. This majority
reckoned TO about $1,000. But this arises from the tact
that all the blacks vote, while the whites do not Tnere
is no such majority appears the record The rea
tive black aud white population by the clearly
shows The blacks 10000 the whites over 10000.
The actual majority then cannot De over 20ooO Bar
comparison Of the population OF 1850 with that OF 1870
shows very striking relative increase OF the whites,
increase which il maintained would Of itself alone, With
out the addition special influence this direction.
soon destroy this disproportion between the races.
THE WHITES INCREASING MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE
BLACKS.
The population Of the State in 1850 in round
bers as follows Blacks 4S,OO0 whites POI 600. showing
an excess Of 2OO blacks. In 1850 the figures OF the
census we're blacks A5Ooo whites $4,000 OF
only 10000 This gain OF the whites achieved in the
face Of the fact OF OF the Rebellion which.
during the decade. south Carolina lost 1900 hghtng
men Of white beside the loss Of the
which was entailed thereby, while the blacks AL
kept out OF military and subject
drain their numbers Beside this. embraces the
period when discomfort seized upon the whites and
caused many leave the state try and better their
Since 1870 many have returned processing they
can find country like south Carolina. and climate
charming ana beautiful so that IL would appear
there good grounds for believing that the gain Of
urhifsa hlacks the n.riod between