The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-28

supposed. lncy are llDeral-mlnueu,
large hearted, refined in manners and
high-principlcd. lie found them, almost
to man,
VERY POOR,
but imbucd with an indomitable spirit of
self.rcliance and industry. Men and
women, too-who before the civil war
were possessed of large wealth and all the
advantages which that condition brings,
were reduced to the want Of the necessa-
ries of life But having the qualifications
of true manhood, they were able to look
their desperate condition squarely in the
face without shrinking. They saw and
comprehcnded what was needed down
right industry, and they placed them
selves in the harness to perform the new
duties their necessities had imposed upon
them. And they did this cheerfully, too,
all of them,
WITHOUT WHINING OR COMPLAINING.
At first the fruits of their labor were
small, but they were sure. They became
economical, and struggled on with pcrse-
verance. The only thing they had to
complain of was the very onerous taxa
tion they were subjected to through the
corrupt, or loose, or extravagant admin
istration of their public affairs by officials
whom they had no voice in selecting.
This was the only cause of complaint
they had. They accepted the situation
they found themselves placed in at the
close Of the war-thc confiscation of their
property down even 10 their last mule !;
they yielded TO this without q murmur,
content to enter the fields of industry and
work out their own redemption from pov-
crty. They accepted, too, the burden of
carrying along the
EMANCIPATED SLAVE POPULATION,
which, suddenly turned loose, with the
idea that their working days were over
and ended, dragged along, stealing their
living when they could not beg it, and
taxing the energies, care and attention OF
the white population to such an extent
as 10 interfere with their own personal
duties.
INDUSTRY GENERAL.
Col. Van Buren says there is not sin
gle white man idle in the section he WIS.,
itcd. Even the ladies of the South
those who, prior to the war were sur
rounded with wealth and all its luXuries
arc engaged in labors of various kinds.
One lady, whose husband had large pos
sessions, but of which he was stripped
entirely, being good house wife, set up
a little bread and roll bakery. She
kncadcd the dough herself and attended
to its sale and distribution, and now size
has quite a business, employing many
hands. Another case was that of q man
of wealth whose last prop-a mulc-was
taken away from him and he was left
without the shadow of a scmblancc even
of the whcrcwith to feed himself and
family. lie went at work driving team
hauling brick. There were hundreds Of
incidents of this kind, the Colonel says
and it did his heart good to see with
What lively, good-naturcd spirit these
men turned their hands to anything which
was honorable and honest to help them
selves.
THE PROBLEM.
He has full faith in their solving the
problem before thcm-whether the South
can be made as prosperous as it was il
its palmy days. lie thinks their redemp
is nigh at hand. lie says they are par
ticularly courteous to their Northern
brothers who como to them in kindncs!
and honesty-who will join them in i'll
dustry and enterprise. They give
hearty welcome 10 such. They invite
and urge the Investment of capital in th'
productiyencss of their soil, full ant
abiding faith in which they have. The.
know better than any one else of what i
is capable. They frankly admit that th
slave labor mover did justice to it, ant
that they would never select that labo
themselves 1t was there at hand, apar
and parcel of their estates and had to b.
used the same rs other accessories.
PRESENT BUOYANCY.
At the present moment they are cs
pccialy in buoyant spirits, as they sec op
portunity offered them of selecting thci
officials themselves, by which they hop
to reduce the drain upon their income
by heavy taxation, which they have sui
fcred now for over ten years. This, Col
Van Burcn says, was one of the mos
promising signs he witnessed; for II
matter how hard one may work, if he ca
sec no prospect of gain before him h
cannot put much heart in his work.
1t is said Judge Jcrc Black is ell
gagged in the preparation Of Il severe re
; view Of the electoral commission and @
the Supreme Court Judges who decide
, in favor of Mr.. Hayes and the cases fC
} the commission The article, which
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