The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-08-18

-. 4't-S
1917 to lom.... 94.HS
iS,i 10 lW,2S:
1869 to lSi0 b,53;
Net gain in ten years. 900. 4o3 IS
Net gain In ten years 1870 to 1SSD. 100. 874 SO
Virginia was q WORKOUT State fifty years ngn. It.
soil has been exhausted by the reckless cultivation o
tobacco, Yet 1t is represented US gaining in the las
ten years more than Nebraska or Minncscta-buth %
item new States, supporting agricultural colnmunitie,
and having Quantities Of unoccupied and very tcrtil,
The Curicr,Jonrnal lets out part or the secret o
the alleged marrelou, growth vi the South when II
says:
There were probably mary mistakes committed II
the enumeration Of $50 in the South, as the cnumrr
a'arS there then were generally Of II lower order ofin
t~ell!@cnrc than those now employed, md they wcr,
susceptible to the political Influence which desired til,
Congressional representation from tina: section to b,
Kept ut It's lowest figure"
That is to sny the cnuincrators' views are of hiehr,
order OF intelligence and Susceptible l., the polilira
influence which d, sircs the Congressional rc;.rcscn
tati"n from the South to be kept ut its highest figure.
They are, In fact, interruptions Democratic politician,
fnrc"d President Hays 10y the Democratic Senate
the very men who have d. frauded the Sonth uf Its
true r. presentation in the past 10y s,riing tho ballot
boxes or sure unding the polls with %.hotguns.
lh.Se southern returns. especially those from
North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, are suspicious
They should he cNnmin, d. The aim Of the hallnt-ho.
thirvoe and %slngs'rs Is now nj the rights 0f The North
LAWN: sub"urd tho simple Negroes at home, they
think they can cheat the white men Of the North
They will find that this Is not =, simllc q thing to do
If there has been any cbra' Ing it ,nu.l he exposed AM
and the returns corrected. The N"thcrn people vii
not submit ~ the loss Of their rights.
AND TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN," YEL1s rrAxrl
CALLY.
When the question Of appointing ccnsrS, suocrvis
os Was being con ileI,l We Were careful to nivis,
tlluse who had the appointing power that In order L
secure q truthful report OF the population in tn,
South. more than ordinary care would be necessary II
selecting supervisors ard cnumvrainrs for that s:rtiur
We pointed out the cXtrcm. probability. nay The al
most absolute cnitaihty, that The ctnstis wnlild shnr,
in the deb .uchrry to which elections have been rcduc
In the S"nthrrn Siatvs.
Oar warning Wis not needed. The President find:
himself once more Il victim 10 the plausible suIitlir: !
politician, 1t appeared t" him unr' n,nnnhlr to SUD
pose that huncst southern men could mt md wUali,
not be obtained for the service. liz and the amiabl,
superintendent nj of the census were both reluctant t.
believe that n conspiracy, such rs We feared, could l.,
successfully carried OUT over such n large rx;crlt .
country and Including so many agents,
The figures We published yesterday and those g'vrr
to-day will probably awaken the country. II not tn,
resident and Gen. Walker, to the fact that i :isan,i,
fraud has been successfully pcrrrtra:cd.
1t wonll have been II surIrisr l." US had things lerr
different. The Southern leaders have long nd i've
colIScirnrrs-"no for prr,0nal transactions. the Other
for ull that relate to politics. They have accustpmc,
themselves to tx the maintenance Of power BY III,
exercise uf q tyranny rs unSrruuu!ulls and arbitrary ~
~ g. N'Nfh hNc NV
je,uitic..l doctrilc that the end %sanctiirs the mean
has long ago been adopted by them, and to them tn,
taking o. u new census appeared only rs m up ortu
nifty to p.Ulbn@ and increase their political bower b,
practices familiar u them when applied To- the ballot
box.
When the North becomes familiar with the facts Fl
regard tn this fraudulent census there will BE- inlisnn.
;; tiUn und Remuneration We suppose, Us there was a
first In regard to the tissue ballots md the rrner.
suppression ut the Is publican Votes by frrcibIc mn,
fraudulent methods. but 1t is to be feared that actor
will BE- wanting. 1t is true that the President HOW
cOnld rcniUvc every one Of the present Sou'hcin Su
pervsors for cnu,e. and order n new enumeration
This is his duty. but such m exhibition Of vigorous
tr, atmcnt Of IL south .rn difficulty Is mt To be expect.
ed. The North Will thus in uIl probability allow til,
south to tx Its own political representation, Irickin!
the census. just ns IT. has allowed II to lix It's own 10
litical status BY stuirrug the lmlvt.bVy.
v hat Is to come" If all this! The stnning OF tn
ballot boxes, the rule Of furcc, the frlsitcalI"n "f tn
ccisIs cannot Always be submitted to by the North
There will be resistance or retaliation which viii b.
simply . MeSicanatiun Of the country amt its uIli
mate destruction. The safe way is to begin now M,
render this last frund nbnri;vc. II the President will
not act nj once and with vigor, there Is no other hop,
than that the North will eject q Cvlgrcss which vii
do the work.
THEY MAY TRY IT.
A Washington special to the Baltimore Sun, date
the 1lth says:
"1hrte aIe unmistakable signs that the Radica
leaders intend to Try and iOrce q new enumeration q
the census in several nf tho Southern States unde
the plea that gross frauds ur Irregularities have breI
pracliced. In expectation that the South would SHOW
u considerable increase over the census OF ten year
ago, the Republicans many months before. the crnsu
supervisors were appointed started the cry THAT the:
WAS u conspiracy On foot among the Democrats to Sc
cure larger representation under the new nppOrtiUn
mcnt than they were justly entitled to by Means Of
fraudulent enumeration. Now that the returns 0
the CELSIUS South art coming In freely and shown.
very heavy increase In many localities, the Rrlubli
CANS rcnew their cries OF fraud, and demand that
| ,-.,. ANA t,ue LIN. Ia L., taI.- r
~fceholdcr said to-day that he was ndviscI that tn,
President WAS convinced that svIne OF the Southern
Suites are not entitled TO the In re increase shown by
the present CENSUS, ind that steps ought tu be taken I,
lcetlly the matter. This would seem TO In iicate tina
the President intends to be u willing instrument il
the hands of Republican leaders to dispute the re
turns sent here. or Course nothing can br duno a.
present, but the complete returns will have to be ex
ninined at the Census Bureau before any definite &C
ton cnn he taken In the matter. 1t Is clearly the pur.
pose of the Republicans To try and deprive the SUutl
Of the heavy .nins in her population, but there Is no,
the slightest doubt that they will sisnally fail 10 &C
cV!npllsh their end"
GEN. wALKEE SATISFIED THAT TIE SOUTHERN RE.
TURNS ARR HONEST AND CORRECT
WASHINGTON. d. c., August 12.-Gen. Walker
the superintendent OF the Census, rillculcs the claim
OF the Republican organs that there has been whole
sale I au1s In the count at the South. "As fur rs hon.
csty and o trse count goes he says,"l have yet Ia
discover any cause OF complaint" The returns are
yet too incomplete to form any close estimates, but he
has thus far sccn no reason TO doubt that the work has
been dono honestly In the S0uth. lie rcbukcs the
Republican organs which have been making such m
uniustiiab.e howl by the quiet remark: ii would
not charge un entire section with conspiracy against
the laws and Constitution without knowing that
there Ind been snch a con,piracy.h The General says
that II he discovers any sign Of frand anywhere he
will order q recount and prosecute the original cnum-
orators if they tamprred with returns bnt he does
not expect To see the prnitcntiariry crowded with per-
jurcd CENSUS officials from the South Or my other
part Of the country.