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

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Exhibit OF Whites and Blacks I'm SIX soutn-
-. p;osn,on,1 wa;o, Z
tf7o" use s'e's"o'e. Ivy, W. .,,o .onaus oY
The following exhlDls preseneeu ~ '1le 0''''S y
i0oo - sus e'evo WITT. e,7 AKA. blacka. 95o873.
Louastdnnaa. - Mnasoo; tt;s A+ete The hacks
Ihere are 80 cot3es ~ 90 a,,,t;as ~ sa.s
nave maorlsg oomnt;ss: S1 Where the blacks are
1n malorty. ~ AAu. hooka a. 677. 81
counties, in Of whlon 1ne olaoAs aio y t''o i'''
]ota,ty:. ]ay,., oa.o,,.n whites 901.a)O blacks 412,-
aa a 80 sonntes in g. Of which the blacks are
w Masis3io6s. whites 853 899; blacks, 1885,
ts' SS!. o. c2.nsi01' - - " "'e's
s11 1ianSnen wh;tas 62s 4it blacks 487,77O. So
SioG;tses ios;t1 ;a - F. =. ,"4''o.1 ''1 .,e, =
a.n ~ +ha ahovn named States Mississippi
.,a acnth q carol;na. the backs exceed the whites
;n tha ann tntai Of formulation. while in the other
T. T. this mass Of ienoranoe, superstition and i'm
that the Radies. the Southern Radi-
ara endaavore to estabsh as the
So,nnant c1ass IN tha South With The view Of be-
coming their leaders. n commenting on this ex-
ss 1fna az 9act ia worthy 81 observation the
hita. and Hyank rrnntion ia not eouaIly dietribu-
ted throughout any Of the Southern States. The
White population predominateg in the high and
tannASnte repions. and the blacks in the low-ands
Hanca. +, Avery one Of the Southern States the
hiack nonnlation ia more or less localized, which
you'd rye It local control il It became distinct
nol;tcsi element. II psaties vera nssanized on the
kesso M sntegonism to the present white rase, the
tendency would be for q segregation Of the two
races in each states The blacks would tend to the
Iow-fands and the whites to the highlands. IN
This way the low-lands might, in time, come to be
Abandoned entirely to the Blacks Should this sep
aration Of the races take place. what would become
Of the black racer
soThe questions arising out Of the differences Of
races South are Of immense magnitude We should 9t
sire. % per q saNun,, but feeling our way with pru-
dence, as is the spirit Of President Johnsons pol
ioy.n
here is reason to believe that the disparity be-
tween the white apd fSs
whites. and it cannot be doubted that in a few
years the whites will be deoisively in the ascendant
N every Southern State. They are the landowners
~ the Honth. and have permanent homes. They
can mn ler tRe most dssdyantageous circumstan-
ces hIaiv to exist make at least enough to main
lain their families. Nor have they any induce
ents at nresent 70 en1prate to the Western States
40 a0 tSa1 ~ fnrmariv had. Until what were known
Hm;iisa going from The South would be harshly
dealt NTH. They Would be branded az rebels in
eyery Northern Community and would have to en-
oontar every form Of opposition il not Of persecu-
zion.
where they are, and win steadily increase. Luxury
and dissipation will not make inroads upon the
white population Of the South for ourpeople cannot
afford 10 indulge in them.
The 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 that Lay the
foundation for acquisitions Of land, they will gen.
orally i've from hand to mouth, moving about the
while from place to place. The desire to ''travel
and saa the world "a they call IT, ia strong Das.
sion with the freedmen. Many have left their
wives and children to scufae for themselves, and
have taken to wandering. They throng the cities
aRd towns, trusting to jobs and irregular work for
siyelihood; In some instances they take their
tan4hes With them, but IN most cases the men 60
alone. gnacoustomed to self control and prone to
aelI-mdalgonc they ne eat and drink @ IN the most most
cellars and diapidatei shanties, and are often
without 1000 fmel OF proper p 5s clothing IN great
numbers they faA vlctlms to disease and prey to
DEATH
Wherever tho cholera has prevailed, numbers
have perished who have not been included in the
bills oY mortality. singly or in small squads many
have made thoir way to the North. Occasionally
narfi6H OF two or three hundred are shipped North