The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-04

] go 70 foS Information abonts the ring
frands H the oity of New Yofk. A.
i neutrality-suspicious. has two leading
\ ends in view-the one to plead the
4 oanse OF the osrpet-bsggers; Q; and the
\ other, to abuse the Democrats. Heis
aware-for Mr.. Chamberlain told him
so-that the issue there is one Of race;
the blacks being called Republicans
and the whites being called Democrats.
But Republioanism and Democracy
have had nothing to do with the issue,
which has been one of public plunder
under the prostituted name OF the Re-
fpublican party. IDjustloe is done to
the whites Of the State by your cor
respondent when he charges that the
Democrats ''sre quite as responsible
for the present condition of affairs as
the Republicans. and attempts to
prove 1t by showing tue infamy OF
Mcintyre and others, who hnve been
the most ultra Republicans in the
State from the beginning. The whites
of South Carolina have less respect for
the scalawag-native thief--than they
have for the csrpet-bagger-imported
thief. And for your correspondent to
u
the regular nomination, it is very cer-
tain that the Demoorats-th whites
would vote for Moses, is to show that
he is utterly uninformed OF the state
Of affairs and OF public sentiment
there. except Us they ara seen through
the eyes Of his informant, AIR. Cham
berlain.
Again, your correspondent tells us
that 1.-The Demncrats'-he ia jond of
the word because Of the odium in it
mot only placed every opposition in
the way of the advancement OF the
blacks, bat stood entirely aloof from
public afairs;" and he makes this
statement, apparently, without being
aware Of the contradiction contained
in his own words. Plncing epery op-
position in the way of the blacks ls inl-
possible in men who stood entirely
a|oof from public affairs.
It is true that there was time when
tho whites might have conciliated the
blacks, and numbers OF them worked
earnestly for that end; but the meaus
necessary to meet the cunning and
treaohery OF their opponcnts-t car
pet.baggers--in this work were Of Is
character snoh that no man of honor
could steop to them. This is taDta-
mount to say that the carpet. baggers
were set Of willy, trsacherous, nn-
scrnpulous and unprincipled adventur-
ers. and that is exactly my meaning.
The immigrant is not necessarily II
carpet-bngger, however, nor is lie any
where in the South 80 considered.
do not undertake to say that the
whites at all times took the wisest of
the honorable courses left open before
them. took issue with some of their
steps then. and still think thom in
error; but when the contest came, in
the winter of 1867-8, the whites were
suddenly rendered powerless before
they suspected the cause by policy
pursued by the cnrpet-baggers. which
was 80 snakeIike in it's stealth, and
yet 80 reckless in it's unblushing auda.
city, 80 vile in ills dirty process, and 80
preposteYous in its absurd effrontery,
that the whites were staggered by II
two-fold difficulty they did not be-
lieve that the vilest human atlventurer
could be guilty Of no wicked scheme;
aud, ID :hs ssoona plnoa, With all thei Z
IotcANSt oPPA VI tdC hcRkO ) III
tslligence, they conld not conceive
him 80 idiotio US to be led sstray and
befooled by such glaring and silly, not
to say impossible, promises aud pre-
tences. We were willing enough to
have power then, and to get it by any
honorable means; but. under those
circumstances, it required such sncri-
foes as they were not prepared to
make sacrifices of honor, decency
and truth. From tho Northern stand
point, this probably cannot be seen,
but from th.irs it was, and is, rs plain
as the midday sun. 1t may be criti-
cised as mistaken. iil.iudgcd, wrong if
you will, bu, the point wish to mike
is that it was an existing fact. The
whites we're whatsoever
may be said about the causes--to con.
troll affairs ut that critical juncturs of
our history. The whites there were
responsible for the misgovernment
somewhat as the Republicans of New
York city were responsible for the
Tweed ring and its abuses. Very re-
spectfulIy.
JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
New YORK, Thursday, juno 25.
1874.
POPULATION OF NEW YoEK AMI
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