The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09
4 LITTLE pLAINER TALK.

The Netrs and Courier takes up the
cudgels for the defense of Charleston in
season and out Of season, and frequently
allows its fervid imagination to conceive
that because uncomplimentary remarks
ara made by one paper, or some cores
| poudent, chat others are also attacking :
and at such times our contemporary Is
dangerous TO the brotherhood, fer with q
zeal far greater than its judgment, 1t
makes sweeping fight, without discrim-
mating - to where it will infict its
hsavy blows. In an article headed IA
Little Plain Talk" it commits this mis-.
take by classing cur editorial of laes
week on Hampton and the Up Country"
with the remarks of correspondent of
the Edgeheld advertiser, and to give the
appearance of justice to ito strioturea
upon the INTELLIoENcER, 1t garfics up
our editorial and quotes just enough of
1t to produce the impression, where it
has not ali been seen, that we had made
ferocious attack upon Charleston, while
as matter of fact we did nothing of the
kind, but simply took up for our own
section and in doing go criticised one
man and HE clique who live In Charles.
ton, but fortunately do not compose the
people Of Charleston, nor do they repre-
sshs shaH, II t!:s views shey entertain Of
the "up-eountry." Instead of doing
Charleston so gross wrong" or making
"coarsa condemnation Of Charleston" or
expressing any prejudice against Cbsrlcs-
ton, % the Ne,bs and Courier charkes, we
complimented the people Of that city,
and expressed an admiration for their
demeanor in contest Ia which they
vego opposed by immense odds. flour
contemporary could not discover this, It
must have been because he had guessed
what the article waa going 70 be before
he read it, and allowed his expectations
TO get the better os his understanding.
IN T6eaAiaiHE editorials ffoszl the country
press, we would suggeat that it would be
we'll for the Ne,ps and Courier to keep
cool, so as to base its comments in reply
upon what the asticles contain. and not
attribute the Same continents to two to.
tally different articles. In our article
We alluded 70 Mr. Memminger's conrso
In the General Assembly, because the
article "f the Springfield Repabiican was
evidently written under the inspiration
OF some person entertaining such views
40 he had expressed. The article was
not written from an acquaintance with
our people, aud the information 1t was
based upon was not only incorrecs. but
In some respects 1t savors strongly of
prejudice, If not of malice. We did not,
however, charge it upon Charleston, ard
the whole of our article shows clearly
that we entertain none Of the nrejudics
of which the Netps and Courier speaks.
We know that there are come men in
Chsrleaton, just as there are in othsr
places, who have their strong local pre-.
judices, aud whenever 1t appears to us
that these prejuiices are directed at
E,aoif,llss ao,if,ls s#'e represent, We shall not heal.
tate 70 criticize them as we think they
t,s.ssss,e, even II il doss grate upon the
faelinga Of Eome newspaper which has
to asneexe when they take enutf."
We are fully eware that newspapers
are not responsible for the contents of
copied articles, .hnt at the came time it Is
also equally patent to all who are &C.
quainted with the helra and Ctb:.r!tc49 chat
whenever anything Is said about South
garclina with which It does not agree, It
is not Glow TO express Ito d.sapprobation.
e NJ CLARKE Clarke 1ista criticised the love
country, We viii guarantees that the pub
lie would have known hos the Nstus asd ;
C5trigs liked It. It has not chosen to |
tell ns how II ccnsiders the article abops
The nh-ccnntEy, but ss Il goes on to give
rease48 for che opiniona exPresaed in IT, |
gfe presnas that IL agrees with che alan.
fer OF the country which the article
contains. If shis ,resunpsssseit IL not
eorfsct. We invite opr contemporary to
ccErecs ts, and give is vieWs npoH the |
matter. Whats che Nesps aud Cburier
says atoat tbe UsuEy Law and the State |
deht. sionlg ths ventilation 6G 8 sitllaI
ll-fseling about ss1iess snbiects, and