The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-02
ORANGEDURG, s. c., MAY 2, 1870.
Orangeburq.

Orangeburg.
The people of South Carolina are
unlike those OF any other State with
in the scope Of our knowledge, SO far
as their resources are concernpd and
it would not be saying too much to
etate that we of 0rangeburg, differ
materially, in many respects, from
the State. We have never INDUCED
in that hopelessness which character
ised other communities within the
limits Of the devastated portion of
the State, but brave looking for
ward to q better time, and com
mendable zeal in every thing we un.
dertook prompted our people to ac-
tion. We have never closely counted
the cost of an undertaking nor sought
10 know whether an enterprise would
result in profit or loss as prudence or
wisdom would dictate Gs the true poll
cy. A desire to do, and in doing TO
succeed has nerved and prompted
us to put forth every effort NECESSARY
TO adapt lis TO the new industrial re :.
lations incident to our change of cir
cumstances. Hence the people have
succeeded in spite of the most de-
pressing financial and political EN-.
barrassments ever placed opposed to
the best intent tions and industry of a
community.
No man can tell what is in store
for thiss people and judgment, to be
even partially accurate, must be
based upon knowledge of what the
past has been. IF the citizens of Or
hngeburg county succeeded so satis-
factory under the grievous bcsetments
which the Radical Government, act
ing ruinously upon the property and
labor of the land, interposed, what
may they not accomplish under a
Rise government protecting property
and labor alike. In dealing with the
future, therefore, Of Drangeburg we
are influenced by no misgiyings as to
the accuracy of the views advanced; ;
nor are we apt to be controlled by
our wishes and prejudices on the one
hand, or our fears as to the tenabili-
ity of those vieYs on the other.
It is fair to conclude that what the
county lost under the influences of a
bad government may be more than
fegained under good one. The
rhysslcal elements remaining the same
An1' the moral and political clements
being vastly improved, all that re-
mains 10 develop our resources and
to- reap the greatest profit from our
industries, is to rid the county, by a
judicious course Of conduct, of every
evil influence left by the old domi-
nant party. The greed for money,
tie ambition for position and the
IproH!sRRcy o?f principle, which seemed
70 have entered all the elements of
society and yet lingers to q greater
or less extent. must be purged from
fhe body polite, and cur people lay
ing aside their old prejudices, must
lay hoId Il q on ie energies of the pres.
ent and goFF out for themselves
successful future. This can be done.
No section OF country in the land
has climate superior to this and
few can compare favorably with it in
tho essential elements of health.
Such is the testimony of every north
erner who has been here to improve
pis physi;c'all ;''l condition. Our summers
are not excessively hot as the climate
either further north or south at the
Same season. Our winters are usu-
pplly gl5lIlliH g,l!llil not yielding, even in mid
winter, q temperature sufficiently low
TO produce more than cold snap of
a few days. Such climate and TO-
Sation as this of ,Orangeburg needs