New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-08-13

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for Congress from the fifth district, it is hard
ly necessary to say that his chances are of
the slimmest.
The Democracy are waiting to see what
sort of ticket the Republicans will put in the
field. If good one they say 1t will receiv e
their support; if otherwise, they will, no
doubt make nomination and try to play the
Brooks-Baxter game; in fact, a writer in the
Edgeiield Adue'tiser, one Of tina bitterest
Democratic journals here, has laid out this
plan and boldly-tells the Democracy to follow
it; but the sensible, well-thinking men of the
bourbon persuasion don't seem to take this
plan very readily; they fear an intcrnecine
conflict would be the certain result of such a
step, and believe wish to avert such ca
tastrophe. How different would things have
been if the Democracy at the inception of
Republicanism here had coalcsced with the
colored people and worked together for the
benefit of all. Then the assistance of car
pet-baggcrs could have been dispensed with
and they would have been debarrcd the OPP
portunity to pilfer the funds of the State, but
the unreasonable, vindictive prejudice of the
former slave-owners secuted the idea of
coalescing with the despised negro for any
purpose whatever, and SO left to their own
resources they were obliged from necessity
to accept the aid Of men, who profted by
their inexperience, and swindled them from
beginning to end. 1t is an lndisputablc fact
that the prime cause Of the corruption exist
ing In South Carolina is on account of the re-
fusal Of the Democracy at the beginning of
reconstruction to aid or participate in the
formation of the present government, and
now they Of all others howl the loudest and
are the strongest in their denunciation. But
what is it done for? Not to spur the Re-
publicans up to the necessity of throwing over
board the venal and corrupt men in their
ranks but it is for the sole purpose of Great
ing sympathy at the North, and using the
sympathy so created as a means of compel
ling the President and Congress to blot out
the Republican party here and hand the rcins
to the ever-eager Democrats. But this trick
is, to use popular slang expression, "too
thin." President Grant, Congress, and
everybody else can see through it without the
aid of spcctacles or Lord Rosses' telescope.
In speaking with Democrat the other
day, the civil-rights bill was incidentally
and he said, in speaking about
it, that the bill could have been passed easily
enough if the Republicans felt disposed to
pass it; that they were largely in the ma
nritH md hot
have voted solidly against it's passage, the
could, by the numerical majority
they possessed, have passed it without diff
Guilty, in spite of all the opposition could
have done.
Now, and many Others are of the same
opinion, for if the Republicans had majority
why did they not pass the bill and give the
cOlorcd people the rights that are so unjustly
from them? But men elected by
the votes of colored people, have proved
to their pledges, and have basely
betrayed the dearest interests of the people
who elevated them to Office. Shame upon
such traitors, and may their example be a
to their constituents and cause them
to drop all such treachcrous public servants.
The weather here is exceedingly dry and
Grape are suffering in consequence. Every
body crys for rain, and wishes cold Probs"
would hurry and send some in these parts.
The stand of cotton in the State is fair,
and so far has been unmolcsted by the
worms, and if we could get a good rain many
a heart would be cheered and many face
look brighter.
Expect letter whenever anything Of in
terest occurs, and though it is pretty hard
work to write interestingly with the Their
mometer among the nineties, still your COR
will try to overcome all difficult
les and scribblc.
JCSTINIAN.