The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-12
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JONEsYILIE Eeh & 1886

appropriate to be said in reference to your cor.
respondent "M's'' production. What shall we
call il One of the sweet songs from natures
siren, perched amid the forest trees, to calm
the discoydant notes from the screaming"
"yelling," "howling" beast that chambers
among the hills and under the chambers of
natures dense resort. Melodious and enchant-
ing? Why is it that all those who are no, in
consonauce with his sacred views about the
census are but the incarnation of all that makes
the elements hdeous by their ho,cL., while he
and oil for whom he speaks are the angels sing
ing songs of gladness to delight the Shepherds
that watch their focks at night
But we will turn to the notes of tn is lyric
songstcr, and what there is in the words of his
produc ion to merit applause or easing the
troubled heart. His music may be very good,
hut where are causes 10 produce emotion, or
facts TO soohe the mind? His song is truly
that Of the mockingbird, in that it is destitute
Of thoughts conceived or propositions expressed
while it differs from that of the fores. charmer,
in that in has no harmony.
He says the Legislators should not be COLI
demned for enactment or non-enactments. Who
has condemned anybody? There is such
thing rs criticism without condemna-
tion. Does he claim that the people have no
right to place adverse criticism upon the acts of
their servants until they are convinced of tho
justness of their cause? If so, in this he is
right; but is it not proof that they ore con-
WINGED that their cause is just when they be-
come 80 wrought upon by the thoughts Of it,
that they and yell aud ho,cL about it, as he
says they have been doing? o, yes; this
siren is very wise and knows whose cause is
just and gives us sweet melody 10 quiet the
benighted and mistaken rovers of tho forest
hills, as he conceives of them
But where his facts? If there are any
in his communication to be found, here is one
of them least q statement lst, that the
census should be taken ut the least expense,
and I'd, that it sh ould be taken correctly Does
he mean that The first thing 10 he done in point
Of Importance, is to take the census as chedply
possible, and that to havo them tax en- cor
rectiy is the second consideration? This is
just what his party fears-that the census would
be taken correctly, and that Charleston and
the low-country would lose part Of its reprcsen-
tatives. Then we do not wonder that NJ"
places the correct taking q secondary consid-
GRAFTON, for he is evidently down with the low
country fever; and did he catch it by association
with Charleston representatives 1t is strange
that M and these with him who opposed taking
the census should me ntion economy in cornec-
tion with their acts, for are they not the verest
spendthrifts Of the peoples money? We're they
not in the lead when the South Carolina College
was thrown back rs an incubus on the peoples
shoulders, and did they not establish two addi-
tional dgriculturak oftssorships
as tG0y, to quiet ,rhat they seemed TO regard the
baby agriculfurist Of the State-there to preside
over THREE agricultural students of the college?
But they must be excused, and not condemned
nor criticised, for they are honorab c men, and
those who attempt to do SO are 'Soreamers, and
'Howlers' and 'Yellers- says M Well,
they have the consolation to believe that there
is logic in their bowling, and they are not the
sort to be rocked to sleep by his isoordant
lulabies.
We cone, now, TO the constitutional position
UseUur ouvvt pvus,,vrs argument lie says
the constitution is definite as TO the time of TAX
Well, does not the constitution require the GEN.
sus to be taken every ten years, and was it OF
tho business Of our last Legislators to make pro-
vision for ii? The time had certainly arrived.
Why, then, did not our friend NJ and his
friends make the requisite provision, if he
wanted the Constitution TO prevail. 1t was be-
cause he and others under low-couutry inau-
4 ,aIt a.
ent dsproportionately large representation that
it now enjoys. This must be the reason or else
there is none to be thought of, because the
economy dodge is "too thin," considering who
il was that did and are doing the dodging.
By-the-way, our friend NJ. says that we ought
to adopt the U. s. census, aud why? lie says
it is liable to be moro correct than census taken
by ourselves. Why? Listen: "When the CEN
sus is thus taken there is no desire on the part
Of the United States that it should be made too
large, nor is there any cause for it TO be made
less than it is. The United States wishes above
everything to obtain the true number of people
and a just account their growth and prosperi-
ty; while on the other hand, if it were taken
by the State, for the purpose ofapportionment,
there might be some counties which toouh orer-
estimate their number TO obtain hryer represen-
tat,on and Mercby gredter influence in the State.
Did you ever hear the like? Then, according
to NJ way of thinking, there are, or might he.
some Counties 80 selfish as TO lie about their
population, in order to get advantages viii ch
do not belong to them. The 'screamers," the
'yellers' and the ''howers' have never gone so
far as TO sny that Charleston and the low.coun-
try would 60 to this extent Of moral degradation
to obtain advantages over other sections. The
worst they have ever said is that they did not
want the census taken, knowing that it would
result in q diminution OF their representation,
But here comes along this sweet singer and
champion against the imputation as thus h:nted
and admits that some counties might be tempt.
ed to lie in order to get advantages which
Charleston now enjoys