The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-09

30 lot riches aud hOndt6 feed mdmmOn 8 vain heart,
And no coat shall need the I've long worn,
I'LL tho last thread bo snapped and tho last rent be torn
Exhibit Of Whites md Blacks In Six South
orn States.
tFton, the Richmond Whig.]
Tho following exhibit presented by the census Of
1860 is suggestive:
Louisiana. - Whites, 357, ,456; blacks, 951,97s.
There are 49 counties in this State. Tho blacks
have Q majority in So counties.
Arkansas-55 counties; where the blacks are
in majority.
Florida. Whites, ~ 447; blacks, 6s,677. 81
counties, in of which the blacks are in tho ma
South Caroltna.-Whites, 291 $40; blacks, 412,-
326. 90 souat.os. in 2, Of which the blacks arc in
+ &;ssssp5i. whites, 85s $780, blacks. 4ss-
s91. 6. countless in % of which the blacks are in
the majority.
1taoama:- Whites, SIG, at; blacks, 4s7,77o. ca
counties, In q OF which the blacks arc in the ma
jorty.
In two Of tho above named States, mississippi
and South Carolina, the blacks exceed the whites
four States named the difference is inconsderabe.
It is this mass of ignorance, superstition and inn
providence that tho Radicals, the Southern Radi-
dominant class In the South with the view of be-
coming their leaders. In commenting on this ex-
hibit, the National Intelligencer says:
"One fact Is worthy OF observation-that the
white and black population is not equally distribu-
ted throughout any Of the Southern States. The
white population predominates in the high and
temperate regions, and the blacks in the low-lands
Hence, in .oyery ono of the Southern States the
black population is more or less localized, which
would give it local control if it became distinct
basis Of antagonism to the present White race the the
tendency would be for o segregation Of the two
races in each State. The blacks would tend to the
this way the low-lsnds might, in time come to be
abandoned entirely to the blacks. Should this sep
aration Of the races take place, what would become
'"fhe questions arising out Of the differences of
races South arc Of iInmonse magnitude. We should
advance to th sr solution not as the Radicals de-
denGe, as is the spirit of President Johnson's pol
There is reason to believe that the disparity be-
steadily and progressively more favorable to the
whites, and it cannot be doubted that in few
yeara tho whites will be decisvely in the ascendant
OF the South, and have permanent homes. They
can, unler the most disadvantageous oircumstan-
ces Likely to exist, make at least enough to MAIN
tain their families. Nor have they any induce
ments at present to cmigrate to the Western States
ss they formerly had Until what we're known
hisherto as the free States become tranquilized,
ianuues going from the South would be harshly
dealt with: They would be branded as rebels in
every Northern community, aud would have to en-
e1anteT tn every form Of opposition if persecu
Where they are, and will steadily increase. LUXURY
and dissipation wIll not make inroads upon the
white population Of the South, for ourpeople cannot
Afford to indulge i'll them.
me negroes, ON the other hand, will, for the
most part, lead unsettled and migratory lives
Without an interest in the soil and without, also.
those habits of industry and thrift paat lay the
foundation for acquisitions Of land, they will ean.
orally live from hand to mouth, moving aboat the
while from place to place. The desire to travel
sion with tho freedmen. MANY have left their
wives and children to scuffie for themselves and
nave nav taken to wandering. They throng the cities
vsnood IN no G0s and tn t.s YORK Tor
families with them, but in most cases the mon 20
Si9ne. Gnaccustomed to solf-control and prone to
ii9Mrddagenco they cat and drink in tho most
ceaars aud dilapidated shanties, and are often
Nlth9nt food, fuol or proper clothing. In great
Jumpers thoy fall victims to disease and prey to
Wnereyer the cholera has prevailed, numbers
nave nave perished who have not been included i'm the
RsVe on mada mdE,tsay sny sngy Or in small squads many
Pa!ues OF TWO or three hundred arc shipped North
un1l anuer contract. From time to time we hear o
Snmt s.: starting from different parts Of the
- a'n M toI hlpcrla: These causes combined, added
foood,i 70 manifest disnclination among the young
= a" ooatnen 10 venture upon matrfmony, will from
ybat 10 Hsaf tel upon the colored population, &c
anas 40 the end Of each decade wo may expect Tho
CENSUS TO show progressive decrease in that class
OF population. O''' 49, '''''' O'''''
soYe We have eonvoraod with on Intelligent and OBJ
T,r;voto p'.iA WIZ hhs TcCeAt4y IaVeH0u, D5
pnr'aS pnaIo conVcyancc, through somo Of the mos
PPnlo,ns s o,i eouhties in tho State. He travelled
nn1uty ety stopping at numerous private houses ant
Souhery inns, and made many inauires In regard
me negroes. He WAS eyuryyghere told that 2heJ
Qtnsa greatly diminished in number stnca the cIos9
S y. Sne war. Tho mon, especially had d;sappeared
inh w 1ESh mt an ext Mt that there was dearth q
hasri nneso rural deficiencies, of which we have
accnnntod I vasious sources, were not adequatelJ
iotion ~ ,oT Dy tho accessions to the negro popu
naDu fa' Ta our towns The fact doubtiess, is tka
Ray ant oS Arc oa and many more have made theil
Saoma the Radical policy, as respects negro OIL
saantG'scmGht. st' cement. prevail, thofr ascondanov IN th,
~ n;o,S woaa t probably be short lived Ieayips on
or Wow tho probability that war oP racea IsSoult
. ensue, winch would fiialy res,t in the eTn",;n,
o5 eACornlnatlon OF the negro the canses We ha ~
aaFostoa 10 would, in one generation. be snfic;on
ority. sfe'S numerical supert
,ta Bns suppose tho negro invested with suffraoo
,3iover tha ~ use lt2 Wond he vote with his en-
konth or o iando%ner, or other capitalist Of th
!ui on soatherh Radicals and Of tba sadcaI oia
Nap distant Statesp This is nm ;ntaraat;, na
s5, "hich we haYo not tho space lust now 10 con
"or.n Carolina State Agriou1tural Society
We a earn from the Raleigh Sentinel that tb;a an
.GIoty VIII meet IN Raleieh On T5,asJev AZ @ oyi, O
N9vfmber Wo aro pleased IN GOO tS;ss n,t noa,a
oaaoing as we do that it cannot fail finengnrofe
unIor proper atlapl 20 to prove benefiesa1 tn III
A9Tsoqishlai Iu tts;n Al ntorests Of tho State.
~ .nls county, at Rocky Point A number ~ n,
AeIpnehs ia11n "a Lave asaociatcd thornaolyea an