The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-07

To nI;nie his protection OF pgrSoni and
properly, and to guard society," against
tumultuous disturbances, Of th&peace-
against trespaSscs,, retaliatonsSand as
sassinarions--it will be ;ndisptnsably
necessary 20 modify The rules of, cvi.
donce so as to permit the negro to testi.
fy in all cases where his rights of per.
son and property. are involved.
The labor of the negro in the State
is needed. if not TO till the "soii,i in sumc'
other useful emplovment--for the cul.
ture Of cotton and rice, and, in all the
menial occupations it is v"rr douhi;p'
whether any laborers,in his colmr, v, nr
III Europe can supply. his place. His
long and thorough training in these en-.
ploymenrs give him certain skill and
apllud" which II stranger can uulv ob.
tain bv experiences, j Is therefore, of
th" frs importance that such Il policy
should b" alop'rd:a as will etmhl. he.
arm"rs and planters % rmplup. rnr ne
gro, and h." SiI,hd rrnain chnrrim and
Collpntrd f..rt
But there is another consideration
prompting usto leglsla,e hunmnrlv aud
Justly fnr the negro. He has been born
and reared among MS. AMI while he has,
unfortunately, qualities that stump his
infcrorty to the white man. h" posses
scS others that invite our respect. AS
class during the war their luyarv 10
their owners and to society was worthy
OF the highest commentator. In no
single instance, even where the slave
population prcponderaled over the
whites as an hundred to one. WAS i..,Gr.
an outbreak or insurrcclion. Witha
full knowledge on their part OF tho IN
ture OF the contest, aud deep and per.
sonal interest they had in It's issue is
it moi wonderful that they qurtlv pnr-,
sued their labor and mainly produced
the supplies that led our armies? If
there be reason to ''opplan that the ale.
gro has been EN- ncipatrd, III derogatlon
OF The right and interest Of the owner
such complaint cannot he lodged against
hlm; whatever Of ill.iecling exists in
the minds OF the former owners for the
present state Of affairs, it is moi just that
it should be vested on him. Interest
and humanity require MS to treat hm
kindly, and to elevate him morally. and
Intellectually it will.make him better
laborer, neghbor and man. Suddrnl,.
relieved from the restraints of the scr.
vile condition hi which he was born and
reared, his ignorance can excite no sur
prise not c"l' we, hope that he will es
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our midst. none are 80 deeply interested
in cnlightening and elevating him as
ourselves. .....
The Constitution Of the United States
recognized the property in slaves, and
an appropriation was mad".hy Congress
to indemnity slave owners, in III" Dis.
tric; of Columbia. when slavery yas
abolished there in 1861 | therefore
cherish the hope that Congress will, as
soon as The public debt is provided f1r,
make some jnst and, equitable arrsng,'-
ment, to make the citizras of The South
some compensation Tor the slaves man i.
mittcd by the Uurted States authorities.
The pursuits of South Carolina bavc
not heretofore been sufficiently diver.
sifield Agriculture was The great busi.
ness Of the State. The mechanic, the
manufacturers and The artisan have nor
been encouraged to migrate hilhcr, and
the native population have not embrak
ed in these employments. The result
has been that most Of the proceeds of
the swo great staple crops cotton and
rice-have been expended without the
limits Of the State, in purchasing such
necessary articles as should have been
fabricated or manufactured within our
borders.
Every facility and encouragement
should be given by tie State govern.
ment and bv tn" people to jhmgrgnt.
from HE Norh and from Eufppr, so
thar ibis grrai deficiency IN skiil.d
labor may, at an early ,dlYs,he supplied
Under our former system Of labor, i'm.
migration was aiscountenanced from an
apprehension that lire immigrpn'$, when
they located in the r"rn'ry, would
prov bosr>lr and dangToll. lie insri
'utiqn Of sfyrfy eom wansqiH knpwI