The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-14
DAILY NEWS.
CHARLESTON. A
THURSDAY MORNING. September "A, 1865.


SAINT to our readers; and VIC regret it. Wcwoud
like to be chcerful-wo would bo gay and JOY
GUS, if tho times permitted they do not;
VIC have grave questions impending over us-aucs-
tiOns involving the existence of the coorcd race
perhaps even of our own, within the limits of this
State, and questions pressing for solution. The
policy now inauSuratcd will perhaps, of necessity,
continue; aud under the circumstances we have
felt that it was right, perhaps obligatory, to bo
instant i'll treatment of this matter, and thus to
come to action Oh it with whatever of intellectual
perception VIC might be able to achieve.
Two courses arc prcscntcd-thc one to exclude,
tho other to absorb, the ncgro the ono to olimi-
nate hm,-trow sort of social parcnthess
around him, and pass OH as best we may, without
him, to tho continuance of course the other
to retain him in Individual contact and association,
and bear him on as 4 necessary constituent of our
society into all possible pursuits. Tho ono to
draw labor from all other countries for enter
priscs exclusive Of tho ncgro tho other to draw
labor from ali possible sources, but only in adtli-
ton to the labor may have already. The one,
therefore, to drop the ncsro-tho other to retain
him; the one to throw him back upon his own re-
sources for preservation and support-the other to
still give him tho supports of white society," and
holding civilization over him; to give him, in
consideration: OF his industry and order, partci-
patton in its advantages. The one, therefore, to
inauG1rate two distinct societies within tho limits
and jurisdiction Of the State, each variant in race,
capacity and purpose and with only external re-
latons to each othcr.> The other to retain within
the State only single homogeneous society,
with nothing but that which nature herself has
done to make distinctions or to Indicate the line
of color.
Of this latter thing VIC have been the advocates;
and with greater pcrtinacity, perhaps than has
been pleasant to our readers, VIC have presented
the reasons to sustain it. Onc is in the argument
VIC have been making for few days past to show
that there is necessary relation between pupula-
ton ard wealth and that we have direct pccu-
mary Interest, therefore, III the preservation of
the negro race. Another, is in the moral oLliga-
ton VIC under to sustain him. True we did
not bring him here, nor are more responsible
for his coming than people at the North
True, also, we have indicated the terms upon
which We will be responsible for his custody and
wcil-bcinS and those terms not complied with, We
may have the legal right to remit him to his rcn,c-
dies, and turn away. But still he is of Gods crca-
lures, susceptible of good and bad, and pain and
pleasure and it may be doubted if We have the
moral right to do so. The power to save him NAV,
and docs, i'll conscience constitute the bond to do
so; and, though VIC might well inquire why it is We
have been so tricd-why upon us has been imposed
the responsibility of preserving this race so vari-
ant from our own-and why, if charged with such
responsibility, should not be allowed the die
tatcs OF our OWN experience and intellect to indi-
cate Tic way, but should be compelled to take the
Judgment of another people, who arc not instructed
LII the facts-who sccm rather anxious not to be
and who arc not directly Interested III the result -
but, though justified in such inquiry, the exist
nf I,ta
Upon that we must act, however We may question
the right of its occurrence That cross is now upon
ns, and whether We can not the reason why
it has been imposed, it is only left for us 10 bear it
with the strength VIC have and trust to the Om-
nipotcnt ruler of this and other worlds for the
reasons for its imposition
third reason, and perhaps the most conclu-
sivc reason, is in tho ruin to result from any
other course. It were simply impossible that we
can isolate the negro, and leave him here within
our State, to take what steps he may for his own
preservation, without ruinous results both to him
and us. There can be no peace between societies
30 In contact; and, war commenced, the only quos-
ton then remaining will be, that of which shall
stand the sole survivor of that bloody battle
ground It is true that this may not be the ncces-
sary result Of the policy indicated. We may draw
additional labor from abroad, without turning out
the negro here Mt home; but it will be tho result
OF drawing labor from abruad to the exclusion of
the negro; Of establishing enterprises upon labor
outside OF the negro, and without the measures to
sustain him as an integral part of our laborng
population. To draw labor from abroad in addi-
ton to the labor Of our negroes will be we'll and
it II imperative it should come that rs rapidly as
possible we may Gcvelopc our resources; but to
draw ii from abroad to the exclusion of our negro
labor, will be the Inauguration of the policy we
deprccatc, and We fear il cannot but bc pregnant
OF disaster. Nor, apart from other consequences
does it have tho consideration of interest to COM
mcAd IL. Ii our negroes superseded even
without collision, it will be years before We can
draw from abroad the labor. ncccssary to sustain
our interests. In the meantime, they must neccs
sarny become depressed; mot only can we not adj
vance them, but VIC cannot sustain them ON sucl
supplies at present elevation. One generation, at
least, will be consumed i'll the process of transmu-
tation; and whatever OF prosperity and progress
may bo anticipated from an unluxcd laborinp
population to replace our negroes, can only occur
at period too distant to Re of: interest: to the
actors ot the present age. we have no option
therefore, to preserve the negro; and the question
YET remaining 49, is there i'll this society the power
to do it2 -,
TuE baltimore AND Quo RA1LnoAb Co,rp ,vv,s
TRANSATLANTIC ENTEHFRISEs.-Fhc l3aitimore and
Ohio Railroad Company arc about to estnbsi, % n
hnc or ocean steamers to run between Baltimorc
and Liverpool. They have already purchased fonr
propellers for tho enterprise but design to Ma cc
put two of them, the Worcester and Somerset, on