The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
. ORANGEBUEG, s. c., FEB. 2S, 1879.
Ou? ReDresentaii, es.

1 llGSc worthy gentlemen, 'ci''oGh'
ing our.poition ofthc United States,
are ,comihg'upnoi'ly To the iull meas
urc Of duty, and meeting manfully the
rcsuonsihi,itics Of their ci!ices. Here
tofore there was no voice raised in the
national councils in vindicaCion ot the
reputation Of South Carolina Or iii the
defense Of her citizens against the
false charges so constantly raised be
fore Congress by carpet. t.haggers OF
contemplate counterfeit representa-
taaives ofthcir interest," If defended
atall It was by some noble reprcscn-
s1tivc of more fortunate Southern
State, who made the cause Of Sou h
Carolina common with that OF the
citizens Of their own State.
The material interests Of our State
upon which is based the prosperity Of
our country, were left to take care OF
themselves while schemes for legal
izing plumber and for protecting
thieves we're cunningly concocted, as
siduously cared for, and de,ilishly
perfected. Whilst the one, involving
the welfare Of tire white race, was ig
norcd; the other, under the,pretcncc
of philanthropy for the negro, but
really in the interest of the White
carpctbag and scalawag hordc' were
not only perfected in the national
Congress but ehrried out to the:lct,er
in every county'of our State, it mat
tered not wiio sank SO tlsu ring swan.
To such schemes may be charged all
the Troubles through which we have
passed: Our people, ,'both white and
colorctl, SO long oppressed, the one
by the tyranny Of force, the other 10y
that Of political trcachcry, grew tired
of their seemingly helpless condition,
and in the campaign of 1876, in n
platform of principles sufficiently
broad and liberal to include every
honest and true citizen, asserted their
right to proper representation both
in the State and national" councils.
AS n result Of that movement We,
have to-day in the State a:Dcmocrat-
ic Legislature to enact laws for the
whole people, and in Congress
Democratic delegation 10 dGichd our
common interest. I.ihcrsl StAms have
been and are being appropriated for
the Improvement of our harborssand
navigahlc streams the attention o!
Congress has hcen directed 10 our
agricultural interest with 4 view OF
scvising some just measure for its
protection our citizens, hy the. meas
urc 10 repeal the test oath, will be
pu! upon an equal footing with those
of other sections Of this great nation
and the repeal Of the general election
laws will make the South rs free to
control her own affairs rs the North
or West may be.
Our ply elements Of strength
and limitless resources arc indeed be-
ing brought before the eyes OF
the world in SO just o light as to
give birth to hopes Of material
prosperity in the bosoms Of all the
classes, The loyalty Of the South to-
Gay is unqucstioned by the really
good men both North and West.
And the day is not far distant when
the credit Of South Carolina will rank
second to no State in the Union.
Cotton, a controlling element in the
commercial world, will not long be
embarrassed by the effects of hard
times or the iluctnation Of Northern
or foreign markets. Capitalists eve
ry where will soon find our govern
ments to be stable, rs we'll as our
people to be industrious, our climate
healthy and our lands productive, and
as such offering The best possible per
manent Investment for their funds.
The lands that produce the cotton will
certainly demand tile labor of the
spindle. 1t is sheer nonsense to talk
about transporting a commodity like
cotton, in this progressive age, thous-
ands of miles 10 be worked up into
fabrics.
With a good government and
united people, we may expect in q
decade Of years 10 hear The hum of
the spindle in our cotton Suites, and