Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05

that the South Carolnians, by the very nature
of their youth and physical vigor, are spared
the introspective, querulous philosophy of the
Virginians. The latter reason upon idealisms
and are full of dismal representations. The
former are afield, drinking of the healthy air,
familiar with manual work and almost indif-
ferent to national politics. They have discov-
cred their value as part of the union. Be-
fore they were wont, under leaders of diseased
and provincial minds, to consider themselves
alone, as State, better off without neighbors
or national restraints.
While I was in Columbia I read in the
Northern press, in the Herald with the rest,
accounts of four or five riots and outbreaks
7 am we'll satisfied that if either Of these had
happened in the city of New York they would
not have deserved police item. One was a
quarrel between two negro leaders and their
partisans at Georgetown, one of them, known
as "Red-hot, JONES'" a combative, spiteful ne
gro, now unfortunately stumping the State
for Green, to whom he is NJ acquisition. The
white people should have interfered for their
own safety, but they did not, afraid that such
participation would get them the score of ne
gro intimidators. A second quarrel was in
the Edgefeld district, that remarkable place
where so many great Carolinians have been
born, Calhoun, Pickens, Butler, Brooks, Bon
ham, Gary, etc. may say of this place what
Governor Scott said to me, "They have got a
good many men of genius there, but quar-
relsome Irish and Scotch-Irsh set inhabit the
county, who gave me more trouble, when
governor than all the rest of the State. The
negroes have their cussedness. There is no
use paying any attention to them any more
than in certain rowdy parts of Ireland"
Another row was between negroes in Colum-
bia, which alarmed Noses and he called for
a company of young white natives. They
promptly responded, and the father of one Of
the boys, Mr. Childs, banker, showed me, with
some qualification, his sons rifle and accoutre-
ments. No interference was required.
The last quarrel was of no consequence
mere cat-calls at political meetings, to ''guy"
the speakers between the Green and Cham
berlain factions
HINT.
venture the assumption that, with rare
exceptions, the negroes are the on y people
both able and willing to give true information
about the South. The carpet-baggers are un-
willing to tell the truth the natives unable
from prejudice. A Northern correspondent
going South must accept certain small courte-
sizes from both these classes, and both will de-
ceive him. The negroes, on the contrary, do
not know the business of the inquirer and an-
swer without intention. For example, in Co.
lumbia l met broker. He was industrious
to acquaint ME with matters, and took me
here and there. After he was gone hunted
up the ku-klux report, knowing that he had
given testimony in that case, and read the,
following as to the killing Of Randolph in
1868:
Everybody who knows anything about it
believes that was a concocted plan on the part
of the reput lican party we believe it firmly
and we havn every reason to believe it. They
killed him or the purpose of incensing the
colored people against the white people," &c.
Now General Kershaw gave me an account
of the killing of Randolph like an honest up
right rebel officer. He said that Randolph,
in his part of the country, was moderate,
peace-advising fellow, and that he was killed
by assassins who resented certain more radi-
cal speeches he made in less liberal part of
the State.
advise this broker, when he is under oath,
to keep his oath, and not to take Northern
correspondents, in these late days, for set
of flats. Many of US have been over good
deal of the South, and we put down in the
same category with thieves and carpet.baggers
those mercantile rebels who try to stuff US
with stories which really initiate against the
very property and society they represent.
Mr. Noah, a carpet-bagger, but frank one,
told me that some time ago a lot Of the native
lawyers, jobbers, &c, Of Columbia, envious Of
the prosperity Of the ring, proceeded to cram
the press and street in New York with dismal
stories about the bankruptcy of the State,
having first sold South Carolina bonds short.
The ring discovered their little game, took
measures to advance the credibility of those
securities and cleaned them out handsomely.
Now, can we have any more sympathy for
man who scandalizes the credit of his State
than for the thief who takes its assets? The
Northern people must learn to discredit both
classes of rascals, and if they lie downright,
show them up rightly. met few mischief
makers in South Carolina. The professional
carpet-baggers did not 60 to see, expecting
nothing from them, but l must express my
surprise at the donkeyism of certain traders
and note-shavers who traduce the ground they
live on, and think to pack young reporters
minds with folly to utter against their own
people.