Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-12-03
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Past and the Present.

BY y.
The South Carolina Of to-day Is not III.
South Carolina Of 1860, when she was
opposed TO immigration, manufacturer, a
liberal free school system, election Of Gov.
ernor by the people. Yet with all these
membranes hanging heavily around and
upon her, she was nevertheless prosp 'rous
and doing we'll. 1t was not a progressive
property, that would have been or was
calculated to keep her people on par
with the progressive world around; IL was
a sort Of sleepy-hl blow, quiescent state
OF niaaicrly inactivity. e.
Her weilthy citizens we're Jarons Of the
olden time, inbucd witbyA spirit Of ,ehival-
ry and high e11fSrfof Reared 5up in
ahipence and taught to scorn anything low
or mean IN a monetary point Of view, and
independent Of such n course aa general
thing they were reliable and honorable.
The poor people were very poor, yet they
were not 30 INDECENT ne in many states.
There was no such thing as starvation.
There was nc such characters ~ T,a,i ~
and wandering robbers and burglars.
The wealthy had and held the adyaDt
age over the poor, and held all the highest
and most important offices in their own
hands, and in fact 30 long had this been
the rule that they had come 10 the conclu-
sion that it was theirs by right.
The system OF education was very inlif-
ferent and poor, which was owing to an
opinion prevailing, that the poor ought no /
to be educated. They were opposed To ina.
migration, because 1t eondcted with
slavery, and the spread of slavery.
They were opposed to manuficturet,
because many ol them argued that it had
tendency to degenerate men and render
hem cowardly. That il was in opposition
~ an agricultural people. They were op-
posed to the people having the election of
important Offices because thereby, the peo-
pie would become enlightened, and some
scrub among the masses might have been
elected to some high Office. They were on.
posed to the election OF Judges, beca dse'
thereby impudent, ignorant, presumptuoua,
corrupt men might purchance have been
elevated to this digniied position. While
we will Admit that there was much com.
mon sense and truth in these views and in
the state Of affairs, yet at the same time, it
was in direct opposition to the Republican
ism OF the United Stutes and to the ad-
vancemenl and progression Of Republican
principles throughout the Republic ns
Who'll. While one portion oil the Repub-
lie ever in hearty support of iiumigration,
nIanu'a Tires, free schools, AMI giving @.
elections to ihe people, it was seemingly
strange tliat another portion of the same
government should entertain opposite
views. 1t was u contradiction and conse-
quentlv bound to work separation a.
we'll as q revolution.
But, however, the n'I was the pnlmy
days Of South Carolina. 1t was the Ed, :
time Of her glory. We don't care what
may he said or what not, il was the "Gold-
en- age" Of South Carolina.
With the present, is innngurated IN en-
tircly different state Of affairs. The slave
has become the political equal of the mas
ter. Immigration has been invited by
those who opposed it manufactures also
have been invited to come forward, erect
their fac ories and mills and Build up the
State. 4 free school system has been in
augmrated, but By had management has al
most fell into oblivion. The election Of
Governor. &C., has been given to the peo-
Pile and universal suffrage is the order of
the day.
This was the result of the war. 81
sudden was the change when it did come
that the people were not prepared for it.
The slave was not prepared for these sud
den changes, neither was the master. The
consequence has been that these changes
inaugnrated disorder, engendered anarchy.
produced conflict OF feelings and senli-
rncnts; so upheaved everything, the mnd
and the dirt, that the waters are troubled
yet and have by no means become clear
ard settled.
1t matters not what speculative political
cc economists. or pseudo Statesmen may speak
of or write down us the remedy, everything
% ,ar, has utterly failed. Human wisdom
and human philosophy can by no means
check or arrest that which is to take place /;
it is only time, time, that can bring. about
and produce the desired results.
Human power, human ability, human
political ingenuity has failed to solve the
problem. One wear we nre Fastening on
to Democracy, with another, we are driven
TAR ont on the broad. expansive, illim:table
ocean of Repnblicanism.
One man of the Democracy, SAYS "Infa-
ion and third term" another saws Of the
same party, "hard money and no third
.erm." One man OF the Republicans, says
" imitation and third term" another man
vi the same party, says "hard money and
no third term" The same parties bow hot
and cold. Thegreat truth is, neither party
understand themselves. They are out at
a1a, and it may well be said without pi-
lot or n rudder.
In South Carolina at the present tie
common wealth stands In the same posi-
tion as most other states. As to what is
necessary, we cannot say, only; "That