The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-05

me that the State will lose quite as much
as she will If their number is diminished.
have, since your paper was received,
taken has glance at the legislation of
the past few years and fail to find any>
thing therein which the most iuveterate
can point 10 as evidence that Charleston
has used that great power which you at
tribute to her, for any sectional advantage
or any selfish end. My personal expert
ence only covers the last four years and it
entirely fails to recall anything to justify
such charge. IF you can assist my mem-
ory by putting your hand upon something
to sustain your grave imputations would
thank you TO do SO for dislike to believe
that you write such matters wantonly and
recklessly. These attempts to excite preju-
dice against Charleston arc an injury to
the whole State of which she forms part
If it be true as you ullesc, that she is 'mor
bund and inert" that is as much a misfor
tune to you in Abbeville as to us here, for
IL uy io"ooh 'Hcic'i "e UcCOuc unable to
bear our portion Of the burden Of taxation
you will have to take up your share Of tn,
deficiency. II instead of looking forward
to 'revenses" f1r fancicd injuries YOU
would address yourself to some meas ure
looking to remedies for real evils you would
be doing more and better service to YOUR
people and would b. more like tho patriot
you were twenty-five years ago when YOU
gave mp your time, endured hardships, and
risked your life in the service of your State.
The memory of those days when we march
cd and fought and were hungry and ragged
together in Virginia, takes all the sting of
my pen, and [ cannot say all that is in my
mind to say as to the unpatrio,ic ,ouc of
these latter utterances. You have too
many sterling qualities to put them at a
risk in such cause. I entirely respect
the feeling OF duty Which led you and 9TH
ers to insist upon reapportionmcnt if you
believe that there is unfairness in the ex.
istng distribution but after fair means Of Sc
curing your object arc exhausted you make
such failure the text for untimely and in
temperate denunciation of shose who diff
fercd with you aud seek to array section
nsnisst soetion. twill be d.fio.ls i;or-n,s
to find any satisfactory explanations l aA
not blind to the faults or deficiencies OF
Charleston. An unhappy occurrenc. of
circumstances has cut her off from large
sections of the State and changes in the
methods Of business have for the time
paralyzed her energies IN somo directions
but if you bolicve that she is dead you will
find yourself worry much mistaken. But
whether prosperous or declining she de-
serves we'll of the State, for she has con-
tributed in full measure TO its glory. When
she was rich large regions were fertilizcd
by her bounty and vivifed by her enters
prise aud she has known how to endure ad =.
vcrsity with dignity and courage. For her
the lines which separate county from coun-
try and upcouutry form low county do not
exist, she welcomes alike to her generous
bosom the dwelers by the side of the noun
tain aud the sea.
But this letter has grown to too great
length. I feel that would i'll requtc the
generous confidence of this people if 1 sat
quietly under your unjust accusations
against them. l came here as you know,
| but few years ago and without any of
those adyentitious aids which would COM
mend me to their favour, aud would be
more or less than man, if after receiving
their houours and their confidence l failed
to resent blow aimed at them.
Yours truly &C.,
VIM. Ii. BRAwLEY.