, 1877-04-09

t!teen mil1lons; but the very men syho made It
r!1et1 rr!'rfn tew years a.o and rcpudiatci
aho,A M thrsc million. fraudufen.y ie.uetl by thc
rfe1nanicr f: at, 80 cents on The dollsr.
For these .,x millions ami orcr leit A.
sl,c,a legacy = y,,,h,y> y the outgoing regime,
n Columbia And all those year. tic Btatc Tux
Hah double the amount It need 1,ayc Eccn il
honesty l'al Prevailed In the State Government.
Altoketistr, think ten millions mt An cxtrava-
eant estimate of the steatt.lgs. OF tho negroes
ann carpct-hnggers who ran the State. How
much they stolc III the county ard rity Govern-
mehtg, tannot gusss.. This IA the penalty paid
dlfectfy by South Carolina as tho cost OF the ex-
ncttment ofuniycfsal suffrage forced upon her.
fhc Indirect loss must hc mitch marc, for all
enttrrtife has been aspl,yxtated BY tho political
tniasma. There taa been no industrial prDGfces
since I8sS sonlc districts hare fctrograded, and
AL others hare stooi still. Tic ordinary,
ncccssatJ industries Ut the community vent on,
but As L painfully carrying clog. The whole
stats like ~ old ionae much out Of repair, gnt
s,, s,Iai,bgf md sbabhtes crcry rear. Except Two
rnpta, and the establishment Of tho business Of
mtnnE phoepfatcs in tho rivers near Charles
I'm, ! ran think Of no ncw undertaking Of the
least Importance begun since rcconstrt,ction.
tighten this weight Of tnlslortuncf Oniy one:
t',e negro has learned tn think and act for Him
sell to some extcut@ and. "a lie Is TO be citizen
nsneeforth :. through all tho changes OF politics,
nltv., The whole co!ored population has had Il.
W'ts frightened up wonderfully 1,y tho habit Of
dlscus*lng, public at1a!rs.. Al the samo time,
however: the blocks have, been put into m IT.
Ys tanSe Of -, hostility Jug to the Whites sch thsy
eau. settle down and make real in<lus-
trtAt a!ht social progress. II there Is
any further Development In store for the black
race, believe It must come from the co-opern-
tton aud leadership Of the whites. Perhaps tho
training the negroes llavo gone through, in the
troublesome times slucc they obtained the suf-
frage VII help them 70 make rapid progress
tain to ny mind than that Il ieit e Il themseses, @
ther will retrogradc towani tarbarism. A
near this dty, which tho failuru Of TIC
easea esssed e m IN ao.sss ssss,'rG hv , 9s
planters. Tho blacks, left without tho influence
Of the superior zncc, arc lapslng into the African
ways OF their ancestors, and are said to be Actu-
ally practiclnE fcttct worship.
A Grcat deal Ii taEd among men of the caspet-
bag class about tlic Hampton Government being
the rulc OF the aFistocratic minority. 1t will bc
lafger minority than tho element Thicl, has In
fsaiity controlled ths s.a.e fer The past eight
and smaller number ot smart coloreu men
have ruled South Carolina as absolutely rs
the Council OF Ten onco ruled Venice.
q eass II aad and 81 1apas s roF; III 6k Y G
maturity we're driven By it like cattle. How
absurd to talk Of Republican Government
where forty or fifty men parcel tho revenues of
state o9t among themselves year after year.
and ptlc debt nftcr debt upon hcr until her funds
arc thrown out Of the market. Perhaps 1lamp-
TOMS Government will bc that Of minority, hut
It will be q minority Of tens Of thousands Of IN
telligcnt, responsible citizens. E. v. s.
soUfu CAnoL1HA NEGHoEs-So WHITE MEN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DOING ALL THE MANUAL
.LAnon-aEsEnAL sulF1LEssSEss-cRix3-
CONDITION or CHARLEsToN.
s9s, , f. ap ei 5Lst III LsfHs; Nc not do
t!on Of tbs South. As politician lic has proved
9 failure, and TUG communities which hare
but hc is the working man everywhere in tho
Southern States. Ifthcrc Is dignity In labor,
thcn hc ought to bc more dign!tied than ilis
white brother. The Southern white man has q
work. IL the wholo journey from Richmond
to Charleston did not rec single whitc man
At work iu the fields. Everywhere It was the
nSegro ,Ssg t, wio Tss y nlowlng anl planting; 90 IN
hanllrst TIC goods md farm products, makes the
gardens. does tho wurk III the streets, and
lctches and carries gcueralty. liz shurGs tho
trades with foreigners and Northcslcss. The
fcsslon, but that is about al ho appyars willing
" do. II he oHn land he expects to
l!yo By It, :whtfs tho negro performs. the
laEor OF Gult1V1t!HC tho soil. FosErtfu1' OF
t!rso By tde pa", but viii III nslter h hoid nop or
drive. ! sin At q loss to know how the white
u,c,a make living III this State. In the nt,rtli-
ern counties. at the foot Of the Blue Ridge, I
remember to have seen white farmers tllllns tho
ally to tho Holith. 1t Is d country at small.
billy farms, where Northern crops asc cultivated
In Northern Ways With only the help Of 4 small
neEFo population: In I'll other parts Of the State
III anything that requires tho uae Ut his MUSCLES
No wolldcr the country Is poor when tho por-
lion " i!s population that ought to 1oh to
strsngtl, tug ky aud energy that cong ot IN
tant work Of MI essentially agricultural coatnu-
nifty. Here In Charleston the blacks aro not
only tdc doncst1c servants. carterst ItoFtcrt and
stescdures, but thcy are, also tho inarkct-gar.
ucncrs, hehcrfncu. butchers, ularketnien. and,
g considerable extent, tbs skilled mechanics.
the negro ought, II To did nothing to Ialk tho
!sws NV ID, ot p"lltifta! ,I ss,oaomy, to possess
cratiot,s; but hu tlnes not seem to bc
making much progress In accommodating wealth.
| Gunnne tear!i shat ~ rule thu co!urcd pe0Plo
in this statc aro much hetier Oh tfan they were
ccFt,opsi hrro aud there ! n.au--usuat!v With
III atlniAturo Of white Understandable u
lltslc property; h!it1 a. . ciasa, thu bIacks sp-
peaF fsol' all thst ses and hear. to l'ayo halt
~ At tuo akN3S VI Geo kuE3 !tHs!CA
ilyc years after tho closo OF tho War. Thu slim
ulMs Ut freedom. snuHcd them OH for tlnso.
but, when working fur Themselves ceased
tho tiutfue*s, careless habits hrcd In
Sl,yery. In travelling through the
c.,lulry ono seldom scos y urw cabln, u All olI
Que that hears aUy a,Arks Of repair. Thelwell-
Jug VI tho country negro Il thc ull plal,tutton-
l1ovcl of *tnytu room, built of logs Or ruugh
boanis. With was erected III l.e lays Of slavery,
mud he seems Ia hare nu ambition to lucreasa
his cn1nlorts hy adding 81, extra room, builuing
porch oves tin do<'r, planting shule-trvc, ur
cvrn stopping up sllu cil,nks !u tlt walls. Must
ol thefa Cabin. llayo ~ sash, tas windows bca,lg
closctl with buatI.sl1uttcrs. lu tiIe tuwna tlia
blacks cr0w.l intu thu little tliriy onc-stury
l.o'lsrs forsnerly used as quarters for the
simar .tr.r;arcs n IL thS @ ,uLutb,, % Il The hs1u o1if.
skirts Of Southern city arc usually dotted
viii! sougls unsalnttd cat!ns, without door
yarls. stsadc, or outauiIdtngs, Whcru tbs no.
Gr'ws live ~ thc Etldcst p,ssills way. Tue dIs-
couraSn: thing IN their coudttlon Is their at-
scnce Vt desire 10 improve 1t. Apparently ttry
Iun't caro- fur lrttcr houfra, letttrAfutIItiirt.