Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-08-10
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Sallon tnere1Of, an0 reCklcSSiy lnvOly.
ing i'll debt & majority of the counties
OF the State. Its management of our
penal and charitable institutions was
shame and u disgrace. We charge
its legislation rs dolnoralizing, parti
san and disgracciul, and the vcnalty
and corruption which characterized
every branch of tho government,
executive, Legislative and judicial, as
having no parallel in the history o +
nations. 1t created mu!nplicitynf9
unnecessary and useless olfic 5 !, com :.
| plicated III their system and 'un lece,..
s;r;lly expensive, aud cannever pilri.
Fly itself, give good and impartial
government, or by its moral f,rceandE
character exercise III ats fuHsspve r
.eignty.'thc IawSof the land We do
suatachargc this condition Of things,
which every patriot mustrdeeply de-
plore, upon the masses of the party,
but upon their leaders who made
such fatal use of their confidence aud
trust, for it is our firm conviction tha
all the good people of the State of
both races desire peace and prosper
ity. We therefore call upon all Of
our iellow-ci'izens, irrespective of
race or past party alIiliation, to Join
Us in preserving the gaod name of our
~tate, and in maintaining her dignity
and character among the Common
wcalths of this greatcountry We
discountcnancc all disturbance Of tn
peace of the State, and dcnounce all
instigators ana promoters thereof,
and earnestly call upon all of our
fcllow-cltIzens, irrespective of party
lines, to exercise f,rbcarance and
cultivate good will; aml If tic goOern-
meM Of tic State is continued IN orr
control, zoe pledge oursclrcs to protect
Mel'crso"s, rights and property Of all its
pcq'1c, o"l |" speedily bring to summary
justicc amy ,rho dtrc violutc Mcm
We desire q fair and pcaceable
election, appealing to the reason and
not the passion Of the people, aud
have guaranteed by law fair ciec-
Zion and'a q fair count. We call upon
all of the patriot sons Of Carolina to
join US. Our object is continued re-
form, rctrenchment and relief, that
by honesty aud economy we may still
further reduce the taxes and tighten
the burdens of the people, giving at
the same time absolute security to the
rights and property Of all. Upon
these paramount issues we cordially
invite the co operation of every
Democrat and Republican who is
earnest and willing to unite with us
in this great work.
We recommend to the favorable
consideration of the Convention the
followed resolutions, and re
commended that tho sans do pass.
namely the resolution offered by
Mr.. Buist, Of Charleston, in relation
to the unity of the Democratic party
to wit:
"Rcsolve1, That the unity and in
tegrity of the Democratic party is Of
paramount Importance to the success
Of our cause and the welfare of our
people i'll the ensuing election, aud
we repudiatc all fusion or coalition
with the Republican party, and most
unqualifiediy condemn any Indepcnd
cnt movement whatever, rs in imica
to the people and destructive of their
interests and welfare.
That for the development of our
growth rs II people, and of our re-
sources as q State, II bureau of immi-
grafton and agriculture should be
established, having for its object the
encouragement of and holding out
inducements to, honest and indus
trious cmigrants from other countries
to settle among us, and designed to
stimulate increased and improved
production ofwhatevcr may be gro wn
upon our soil; and We recommend to
the General Assembly the speedy en-
actmcnt of such laws as will found
such II bureau upon pcrmanen. and