New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-13
Ehe ssHsh Carolina Delegation 20 the
Baltimore Cenventisn.
he Editor Of TAeN. Y. Tri6sns,

1rhs ssash Carolina Delegation 70 she
Baltimore Cesventisn.
9sMs Editor Of TIE ~ Y. Tribune.
SIR: ] see by the report of the Baltimore
Convention ss given yesterday by your correspondent
that the South Carolina delegation Ga regimental
cutler and three mulattoesc was excluded from the
Convention We arc left to infer that they were ex'
sluded on account of their COLOR Hl.
fknev nothing appointment Of these delegates
until read the List OF names and do not wish to enter
m the yexed questions which the Baltimore Convention
had TO meet. / wish only 10 state, nom personal
knowledge, that the Convention might have admitted
sese colored delegates without dshonor One OF them
Capt Robert Small has National reputation. and as
toxhe four Others whose appear on the s can
testify from personal knowledge they arc all sergeants
my own regiment
Commissary- Sergeant Hayne was always free man
and would pass for white under the closest observations
~ ives educated at an excellent school in Charleston
Shere he even studied French and German. His half
s-other, Quarternaster-Sergeant Colvn. would also
pass for white and also born free. Both are men
Of decided intelligence. fno appearance. and gentle
manly manners
Coor-Sergeant Prince Rivers and Sergeant Harry
Williams are not mulsttoes. but jet-black; they are
s.ong the abest commissioned officers have ever
k,own white or black and their personal appearance
aud bearing would win for them respect anywhere
S. ieeant Rivers is also Sergeant of the regi
n ut he's entire charge Of the police arrangements
ID camp and Of the prisoners in the guardhouse and
ngs to bear upon those duties amount Of admins.
stye ability that would fit him to command division.
wen while in slavery he nad such leadership among
tie slaves that he at time permitted to present
a. Governor Of South Carolina petition for the inn
,ovement Of their conditions and subsequent reward
5000 for his arrest as fugitive is still said TO be
Bted near Port Royal Ferry. Probably no man In
department except Gen. Saxton. has such a con.
lling influence over the freedmen Sergeant Rivers
Sergeant Williams is younger man. but has also q
cat influence, especially among the soldiers. He is
oeedngiy brave and resolute and at the time Of the
battle Of the bloodhounds" calod H. last Sum
,r he led an armed party by ngtto the very suburbs
sPocataligo and brought away the slaves Of whole
v.sAtaticn--thus refuting the mistaken impression
ach is still extan that coored soldiers only to be
! asted under white officers.
The selection Of these delegates dd credit TO the Con
sntion which appointed them. and shows how natu'
y amongany class OF men, the leadership grayitates
'rtr the abest hands 1t is stated that any coored
delegate actually presented himself at Baltimore but if
richer Of these mon did the Convention must have been
grerior TO any republican meeting ever had tho good
fortune to attend it found them unworthy Of its en
esTship. Pes -
While writing on this subject, should like to make
ops suggestion nOre-heing for the present inyahded
from active duty. and having only my pen left. 4
leader appeared in III, 7Smo of yesterday, which YVES
very ably written and yet seemed TO very unjust
fts Gin being TO oppose Wendell PhipSs proposition
teEiye the franchise TO the Southern freedmen Tho
ground there asserted and justly. that Il would be
absurd TO assume these uRinstructed negroes well
qualified to Judge Of political questions as LAWYERS.
scholars soldiers and statesmen; but it would seem 10
be sme enough to discuss that problem when lawyers
end scholars are anywhere in majority Tho point is
not whether the freedmen may not come in among the
seect few but whether their may not be counted
In among those OF the unnstructod many Amer nearly
two years Of intimate intercourse with The cooTed peo-
pie Of South Carolina must express the opinion that
there point Of fitness for political action in which
tbs Of immigrant population surpssses them,
while there fonrponts Of decided superiority on the
eide ofthe freedmen.
They natives OF this country and take pride
h the fact sl lf4
4 Their personal experience gives them marvellous
comprehension OF The main political question now at
issue in regard TO which most foreign immigrants are
| either ignorant or perverted.
Their desire and aptress 10 learn to those Of
Irish immigrants at least four to one. The writer
speaks with confidence this point, having formerly
had much experience in adult evening schools at the
Eo-th.
4. They are not under the control any priesthood.
It seems obvious therefore that all the arguments
which would lead 10 the exclusion Of the Southern
Freedmen from the franchise would lead, far more
srcngly to the exclusion Of oil foreign immigrants
II Ga ignornant foreigner can vote 10 Cypress an
lfgn0raut negro it seems not unreasonable that The
ssgro should be allowed vote to defcnd hirnseit
f-r Yours respectfully.
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