The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-09


DO chosen. The Constitution of the United States re-
nzes these diverstics when it cnoins that in the
the United States ho electors in each State shall have
the qualifications requisite for electors Of tho most
til, formation lof tho Constitution it remained, as
before tho uniform uni usage for sash s. State to enlarge
and under this system State after another has
universal suffrage something very near it. the gene
raj rule. So fixed this reservation of power in the
habits the people, and unquestioncd has been the
Interpretation of tho Constitution, that during tho ci,
the late President never harbored the purpose-cer
tainy ayowed the disregarding IT. and
in the of Congress- during that PERIOD nothing
be found which, during the continuance of hostcs,
departure by the Executive from policy which has
uniformly obtained Moreover concession of the cleo
of the United States, must have been extended to a
colored men, wherever found and must have estab
Western States less than the Southern South
western. suoh an act would have created class of
voters and would have been assumption of power by
the President which nothing i'll the Constitution laws
of the United States would have warranted:
On tho other hand every danger of conflict Is avoided
when the settlement of the question s referred to the
SeS each S M s
absolutely, introduced gradually and with conditions
and manly virtues, viii sooner obtain participation in
the elective franchise through tho States than through
vene when the tumut emotions had been raised
by the suddenness Of tho social change shall have sub
usage from some of those OH whom they have
most closely depended
the it is not competent Tor the General Government
to extend the elective franchise in tho several States it
the freedmen in their liberty and their property their
right to labor and their right claim the just return of
treatment Of this subject which should be carefully kept
nloof from all party strife We must equally avoid hasty
live side by sidc in state of mutual benefit and
good will Tho experiment involves us in nconss.
good faith and be easily dsheartcncd The country
is in need of labor and the freedmen in need of
N1n fI,nfrr
voluntary migration and expatration is not to be qucs
toned, would advise their forced removal and
colonization Let us rather encourage them TO honor
able and useful industry where be beneficial to
themselves and to tho country: and instead Of hasty
ancipatons of the certainty failure. let there be
nothing wanting TO the ar trnl of the experiment. The
change in their condition is the substitution of labor by
contract for the status of slavery. The freedman
not fairly be accused OF unwifngncss to work. long
doubt remains about his freedom of choice in his
pursuits and tho certainty of his recovering his spu-
lated wages In this the interests of tho employer and
workmcn spirit and aacrty, and these can be perma-
nenty secured in no other way And if the ought
The public interest will be best promoted il the
States will provide adequate protection and remedies for
there is chance for the advantageous Of their
labor; and the blame of -success will not rest them.
Of Sat
always element III reform. It s OF the greatest
into freedom The career of free industry must be fairly
to them; and then their future prosperity and
diton must after all, rest mainly themselves II
they fall and perish away us be careful that tho
failure shall not be attributable 10 any denial of justice
In nn that relates to the destiny OF the frecden.
need not be too anxious to future many Incl
dents which, from speculative point of view, might
Now that slavery is at an end or near its end tho
of its evil in tho point Of view of public
essentially monopoly Of labor. and rs such LOCKED
the States where it prevailed against the incoming
capitalist, the white man excluded from employ
ment. had but the second best chance of finding Il
and the foreign cmigrant turned away from thu
! region where his condition would be Pre-
earious With - the destruction Of the monopo
lied world to assist in developing various immea
surable resources which have hitherto lain dormant
The eight nine States nearest the Gulf of Mexico
have soil of exuberant fertility, climate friendly Il
@ Snd IN cam pso nsE Of population aS m than
influx of population to them will be mainly from til
From the suernss that have attended them during on
late struggle let us look away to the future which
has ever before been known. The removal Of the mo
nopoly Of slave labor is pledge that those regions vii
on wheS viii vie WITH any in the union in e6pae
! ness, inventive genius, wealth. and industry,
peopeonot the people for the @ % TO Oh then en-
1t owes allcgiance from them it must derive its courage
thus Bound to defer to the people from whom it derive
its existence. it should, from the very consideration
establishment Of Inequalities. MonopoIies perpetu
ties and class egslstion are contrary to the genius
i there is no room for favored classes monopoes til
principle of Government Is that of equal laws an
freedom OF industry wherever monopoly attainS
\, foothod, it is to be OF danger, dscort
and trouble We shall fulfil our duties as lcgis
10 tors by according equa and exact justice to all
special privileges to The Government is subord
to the people, but the agent and representati
r. Of the people, 1t must be held superior to monopoe
a. which, III themselves, ought never to be granted
II which, where they exist must be subordinate and yie
,e TO the Government .'
"a The Constitution confers Congress the right
gulate commerce among the several States It Is of
H., frst necessity. for the maintenance Of the Union, tn
In that commerce should be free and unobstructed
nd State be justified In any device to tax the transit
d. travel and commerce between States. The positic
IL many States is such that, II they allowed
advantage Of for purposes OF local the
merce between States might be injuriously burdene
e. virtually prohibited. It Is best while the
try still young and while the tendency to dangero
,st monopoes Of this kind Is sn feeble to the pow
TO OF Congress as to prevent any selfish impeachment
ID the free circulation Of men and merchandise A tax
travel and merchandise In their transit constitutes
To OF the worst forms Of monopoly and the evil increa
ed coupled with denial Of the choice Of route VIII
vast extent Of country is considered 1t pla
every obstacle to the free circulation Of CONNER
between the States ought to be serEy guarded again
la appropriate legislation, within the limits of the Co
vi stituton. rH".i. '..r
The report of the Secretary Of the Interior explains
,er condition of the public lands, the transactions Of
Patent Office and the Pension Bureau, the manageme
Indian affairs the progress made in the constr
ton Of the Pacific railroad and furnishes informah
in reference to matters Of local interest In the District
M Columbia. 1t also presents evidence OF tho success
operation OF the Homestead Act under the provisions
OF which 533 Of the public lands enter
for during the last fiscal yearmore than oneourth of
during that period It is estimated that the receipts
rived from this sufficient to cover the exen
incident to the and disposal Of the lands enter
ity under this and that payments In cash to the ext