The Republican journal., 1874-07-30

of which profess the opinion that a war of
races is inevitable; and the whole matter
may be summed up with the statement
that in Louisiana there is to be found
neither public liberty, social security, nor
individual prosperity. In South Carolina
there have been fewer Of the elements of
strife and disorder, because the radical
party have had such decided preponder-
ance that no contention was possible. The
whole people, conscious that they were
ont voted instead of appealing to violence
as they would naturally do were they the
blood-thirsty villains painted by the party
press, have submitted to their fate quietly.
The result has been the reign of plumber.
ending in bankruptcy. All business in
terests are Frustrated, plantations once
among the most productive in the country
are being sold for taxes, capital is leaving
the country. The State itself could not,
according 10 the present governor Dor
row a dollar in any market of the world.
As Il contrast to the misery which has
desolated South Carolina and Louisiana,
the happiness and prosperity of Georgia
may be instanced Under date of July Q,
Il letter writer describes the situation OF
the crops rs in the highest degree salts
factory The corn and cotton are flour
ishing and an abundant yield it expected
Order and content prevail. The evplana-
ton may be quoted at length:
In Georgia the negro has handed in his chips
and drawn ont Of the game of politics. His
principal reason for this is that it didn't pay
He is everywhere hard at work, making meat
and bread for himself and family, and when
called upon to rally to the support of the radi-
cal party, he doesn't rally worth button, I'M
less there is 4 free barbe .ue all around. Order
but not the order of Warsaw, reigns every
where over the state. 1t is based upon conf
dence reposed in the native white man by the
| negro. And the white race have evcrywhe re
learned that by treating the coloreu people fair
ly, and dealing with them uprightly, they can
control any amount of labor they require, and
that they are far superior to any other class
they will ever likely induce to come to this
climate. 1t is not kingdom founded BY vio-
lence, not the love Of slave, but one of mutl.
al selt-interest that has taught these people to
live together i'll amity and peace, and to spur
outside dscordant apples of diseord which I'M
pertinent Intermediates would toss among
them.
The lesson of all this is that If the whole
people of the south deserved punishment
at the hands of the government, it was
folly to choose that form OF punishment
which made them subordinate to the
negroes. Such an arrangement is unnatu-
raj and can not continue. We have on
trusted them with universal suffrage. We
must not hold them in eternal tutelage.
A writer in the Camden Herald of last
week urges the people Of that town to
strike for 2 railroad connection indcpend-
ent II existing schemes This will be
found, we think, the true policy for that
thriving town. 1t has the enterprise and
the means in abundance tor building the
eight miles OF track needed to Join The
Knox ard Lincoln Road, and this can as
well he done the coming season as at any
other time. After enumerating the many
advantages to come from q railroad, the
writer concludes thus
The season is now too far advanced to expect
any practical results before the Bay and River
charter will expire by limitation: and when it,
career Of spasmodic decisions shall have ended
il is hoped that Camden will cut herself clear
OF this snar Of mysteries, and procure char
ter for a road to Rockland OF Warren, and with
the organized efforts of our citizens, we doubt
not that some means will be devised by which
il will be built.
If this should be accomplished, and al a fr-
ture day. the up river towns manifest a de-
termination TO establish the shore line, Camden
will, at least, be as well situated to give sup
port to the enterprise aS she is Al the present
time