South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-01-09
The Solid South"


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two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. with slang-
wbangers and penrycalincs OF the re-
publican party all over the country.
from which they preached the eviIs ui
democratic rule and the beauties of
the republican regime. The evident
object IN referring 10 the fact that the
Southern States are all democratic
now needs to make the people, cspe.
cially OF the North and West believe,
that the Southern States were still ma
ters OF the North. and had rebellion
yet IN their hearts. and consequently
were enemies to the Governmeut.-
Now, let US see ii We can't find bet
ter reason for their .'sol,dity" than
that. The following table which lie
In every respect correct. elbows the
benehcent elects of radical rule in
the South, under Bullock and Blod.
get, Scott and Chamberlain. War
mouth and Kellogg. Amea and Spen-
Ger and their co-conspiritors:
VIRGINIA. Debts and liabilities at
close of tho war. S3l,9sS. I44, SO
Debts and liabilities January 1, 1872,
$3.50. SAP 81.
NcRTH CARoLISA.-Dob,s and liahl-
lilies at the close Of the war--principal.
5000 500; interest, S1,2Gl.3l6; Whole
smount. slo,95I,sl6. Debts and liabi!-
tiles January 1, 1872 ss4,ss7, 467 80.
III ~
tiles at tie close of the war, s5,O40, zoe.
Debts and liabilities Jsnusry l, 1872,
39,l59,9l4 AZ.
GEoRoIA.-Debts anil liabiliti 8 at
the close Of the var. nominal. Debts
and liabilities June 4, 1871, $50. 637 500.
FLonIDA,-Debts snd liabilities at
the closc of the war. 1921 COO. Debts
end liabilities January /, 1872, SIS.
163, AZ 81.
TENNEssEE.--Debt ct the close Of the
war, $40. los, COG Sc. Debts and liahil.
itios January l, 1872, S45,6Ss,26s &c.
ARKANSAS. Debts sna liabilities at
the close of the var, S4.036.952 81.
Debts and liabilities January j, 1872.
S19,76l 265 62.
LoUIsIANA.-Debts and Liabilities at
tho close OF the war. $lO,O99,O74 81.
Debts anil liabilities January J, 1872,
$50 $40 sos 81.
TEXAs.-Debts and liabilities at the
close OF the war, nominal. Debts and
liabilities January l, 1872, $50 SCI OlO
81.
ALABAMA. and liabilities at
the close Of the var, SIS 939 Cos 81.
Debts aud liabilities January ], 1872,
S3S 5a2 967 Sd
From the above table it will be
seen that during the carpet bag reign
in the above named ten States the in.
debtedness Of these States Was lncreas-
ed two hundred and eighty -four mill
ions of dollare-and what have they
to show in the way of public improve
men's. or indeed in any way, tor this
vast amount of money Absolutely
nothing; the money has disappeared
as completely as it if had been sunk
i'm the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
This is what Grantism did in the
South; for ifit had not been for the
assistance whicL the Grant admins
traiion gave these bold robbers aud
their SUCCESSORS. they never conld
have carried out their plundering pro-
jec,s. Let the organs and orators of
the republican party shout themselves
hoarce about "united" or "solid
south" The people all over the conn
try are learning why the South il sol.
id. She had to unite solidly against
the most corrupt get of rascals that
ever plundered any people. The re-
publican party south as rule is dis
honest. / do not near to say that all
who Immigrated from the North there
are dishonest, for have known some
exceptions, but it is nevertheless q
fact that the party "a q political or
ganization. ia the living embodiment
of rascality and corruption of the bas.
est type. If any ten States north or
cast or west, had been similarly plum.
dered by Southern carpet baggers,
supported and sustained by the Gov.
erament at Washington, they would
not only be "solid" but they would
long ago have taken up aims against
their plunaerers. Who will say that
they would not have been justified in
so doing? The South ia solid and
always will be, | hope, against rascal,
Ity and robbery such as existed there
during the dark days Of GraEtism and
republican supremacy. Il.
IT WAS A WoMAN's HAND THAT DID
THE DEED or Wheeling,