The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-10

l he NeES anu courier Ni4ps SAt' "e''
from . number Of newspapers from
other States, and II is Interesting to see
what different views obtain as TO
our Con. .titu.ioual Convention.
The Memphis Commsrcial-Appeal is
astonishsd that Senator Tillman
said that he would attend to his
duties in Washington If tie c2nven-
,ioa should be in session IN j 'nuary.
eve lave BEEN surprising al along
that Senator Tilluan," t Sa:s, "WaS
something Of States right D''noNt''
-anl we are amazed tina: he should taAN
tn, position that he should 90 TO
Washington rather than Tena!n III
Columbia" ':Whcn ne says that the
people Of the United Stats have little
or no interest III the ac.ipn of the
South Carolins convention, he mixes
very great mistake"
The Montgomery Adrs1ttser thinks
that we are peculiar people. 1t SAYS:
There is strange admixture Of the
RADICAL and conservative in the South
Carolina statesman, ana always las
been from John G. Calhoun down to
Ben Tillman. The Nu!lifers and the
Secessionists Of South Carolina were
extremists OF rare type, a"d the I'LL
NANTES of to-day would 90 10 the
roofs Of things in the changes trey
propose, but for I'll that South Care
lima has always been em!ren,ly con-
servative in her laws and cus,ous, aid
evinces no tendency toWards change.
The State is .he only one IN the Union
in which there has never been divorce
law, and the Constitutional Convcn-
ton the other day refused by large
majority to depart from this position.
4 motion 10 abolish the right Of dover
was also voted down by large ma
i,rity. The bloomer girl has probably
received less countenance and encopr.
agement in Charleston than in any
CITY of its size on the continent, and a
motion to give women the ballot would
hardly be admitted in the Cons'i!u-
tional Convention. But notWithstand-
ing this tendency 10 adhere to the
good, old-fashioncd ways, the Lew
political creed promulgated at Oca!a
found a quicker and more abieing
lodgmensin South Carolina than any
other State in tie South or West.
Communities tha: adhere as South
Carolina does in many respects 10 the
established order are usually quiet aud
Gasp going, but all who are familiar
with the history Of that Stste know 1t
is capable Of raisi.g as much and as
fine quality of t''&F crop which ola
Zack Chandler alliterated with hogs aS
anv spot. Of like dimensions on the
globe. . -
The New York .Eycning Post seems
to approve of our disposition Of the
divorce question. It says:
South Carolina may be weak in the
matter of just treatment of the blacks
and tender towards white rascals who
carry elections by fruud, but it IS firm
as a rock in defence Of the sanctity OF
tbs marriage relation. From the ear
liest times public sentiment in that
State has looked upon tie idea OF
divorce with. abhorrence, and except
for the brief period Of reconstruction
rule the Courts have never enJo; ei any
power to dissolve g marriage.
The Philadelphia Inquirer likewise
seems satisfied with the divorce pro
ceediDgs Of tire convention. 1t says:
Ii can at least be said of South Car
DINA that, with all her political faults
and the discrimination which she
makes against her citizens, she has
always steadily prohibited within her
borders the complete separation OF
men aud women once united in mar.
riage. By large majority the Con
stitutional Convention has prohibited
divorces altogether and the State
Cour will not recognize those granted
in other States. When South Carolina
husbands and wives want to be d.
vorced so that they can marry some
b:dy else they must not only leave the
State, but stay oHt of It.
Harper's JVeekly takes most gloomy
view of our situation, and a great deal
worse than the facts will justify. We
are not as bad of as the Weekly sup
poses. Among other things it says:
The first great problem III the minds
Of the man who have seized upon the
Government of the State concerns the
suffrage. They are trying 10 adopt 9
provision which will distrancbise the
negroes without violating the Consti-: !
tution- Of the United States, and yet
that will not disfranchise the ignorant
whies.: An educational qualification
will not do this, unless the inspectors
of election are the judges OF the voters
intellectual qualification in each case,
But an educational and property quail
fcation may effect the desired result.
Whatever will give to white-isn ,rance
and corruption the control of South
Carolina will be adopted by Senator
Tiilman's convention. II he had his |
{ fk!AesSTers fall in line, it will be because
ihav are not cunning enough to make
their Instrument declare their will.
aud besides the perverSion Of the suf-
tragc we may expect to Sc III this:
, constitution provisions for I:.e cS@sb-
menl of every communists c II r!va c.