Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-03
south Carolina " Union" Mass Com
yeufion.

The Republican papers are publishing. withou,
a word Of reprobatioB. the proceedings Of what
l. called the Mass State Convention" in South
CaroIina. held at Beaufort. we believe. aud which
vas composed OF government employees and re
groes Only little Ct the territory Of South
Carolina Is held by Federal authority few sea
islands and small area IN the neighborhooi OF
Port Royal. and in this district none of the for
mer white population remain. Yet convention
held under such circumstances is recognized by
Mr.. LINCOLN and bis party friends as representing
the sentiment of South Carolina. Not only this,
but the delegates selected BY this convention are
to have the privilege Of casting the full vote Of
that State in the Baltimore Convention.
The Republicans have stoui.y denied that they
favored negro equality. But what does this de
NAL amount TO. when the evidences are daily
presented that they recognize practically the
equality Of the races The Beaufort Conven
ton held TO appoint delegates to the Baltimore
National Republican Convention. was composed
of blacks and whites promisouousiy. Ten white
and six black delegates we're selected 10 represen,
eminent employees. Among them are General
SAxroS, Military Governor; A. d. SMITH. Tax
Collector: Major PARKER, Paymaster 5. a;
Messrs- CooLEY. DUNBAR and RoBBISs. army suit
lers. and II. @. JUDD. Chief " the Contrabands.
The black delegates we have some respect for,
but we can have none whatever for the white
men who are willing to degrade themselves to
the Level of the negro and become his associate,
at the bidding of Mr. LINCOLN, their master. to
advance his schemes of personal aggrandizenent
and retain their own places
We have had no word of objection from the
loyal" Administration papers against this
scheme of packing the Baltimore Convention
with delegates to represent State in open rebel
lion-deIegates who have no constituency except
Government employees and contrabands who
wonld not remain an hour in the small portion OF
the State they occupy had they not the protection
of Federal bayonets.
We call attention to these facts TO illustrate
the practical workings of Mr.. LIScoLN's scheme
Of reconstruction and to demonstrate that the
Republicans not only favor negro equality with
the white race. but are determined TO force il
upon the country. Ten white and six black DEL
egates to represent South Carolina in the
Lincoln Baltimore Convention. IL an inch is
conceded and ell will be taken. Grant the negro
political equality and social will follow. This is
the end for which the miscegenators are striving,
and the Baltimore Republican Convention is to
attempt the Inauguration OF miscegenation
theories.
By the. telegraph it will be noticed that the
loyal citizens of Florida held convention at
jacksonville and also appointed delegates to the
Baltimore Convention. These loyal" citizens
were probably camp followers, spectators and
government employees of class similar to those
who held the South Carolina Convention. By
such agencies Mr.. LINCOLN proposes to secure
his re denomination and re election. What farce
upon self government and free institutions are
such representations of public sentiment Re-
marked a friend tho other day in commenting
upon the vagaries of Mr. LINCOLN. "What else
can be expected Of a man who wears No. 6
hats and No. Mi bootsf'