The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15

will be voting the Ultimate confscatiun o
their lands and their political rights rs sure
, ~ ns they are voting away their honor a
men and Carolininns.
There are in tho State only ten District:
! cut Of tho thirty III which the white voter:
are i'll the majority, and these Districts ar,
the smaltrst-conscqucnt two thirds NOR,
or the convention may Dc negroes CO. Black
Republicans. The Legislature will bc sim
ilarly composed. DO tho people Of Sou,l
Carolina really think Of these consequences
on are they prepared ID accept them! Bet
| ter thousand times let Congress con!iscatc
| your lands, than entail such Government
| and such degradation and misery on your
Sclf and postcrlty. DO your duty. and
| leave the consequences to God. Act like
men and Caroliuaus. Declare by voting
| against II convention, that you will never
voluntarily yield the right Of self govern
mcnt, or place yourselves under the control
OF your former slaves. Dettcr-iar better
to remain rs you arc, under the military
rule Of your conqucrors, and await their
returning sense Of justice. I feel assured
that nothing but mistaken appeal to base
fear, and tha. dasiardly virtue, called pru
deuce, could Lave wrough. so wonderful u
change iN the public sentiment Of SouIl,
Carolina And il is melancholy TO sec the
recr!c-.a proud, gallant pGoplc-scarcd
into their own ruin and degradation by the
talsc cry of coniiscation, like the consuinD-
tive lunatic, who lad such terror Of death
that he bu,lrd his brains out against the
walls Of his cells TO avoid it, In order to
save our lands from Congressional comfsca
tion, wo arc persuaded to let tkc negroes
parce! them out amongst themselves.
Let 10 ono charge me with disloyully to
the American Union, ur infer from what [
have said, that am not in favor Of rccon. !.
struc;ing the Union Of the States. Ny
whole political lie has been spent in fight
ing for the Union, aud trying TO ward oil
that fell spirit OF disunion which has
brought AL these unnumbcrcl woes upon
South Carolina. ] wish to sec the Union
restored under the Constitution. ! know tlc
american people never can be free aud hap
~, great aud prosperous, without the Frde-
raj Union, but | will never degrade myself,
or my STATE, or SURRENDER my constitutional
rights o. Republican principles, to get back
INTO the Union. l will live under Il military
govcrnmcnta.o mater how absolute and
despotic ii may be, and bcQuca;h i, to my
children, sooner than vote n negro govern
meni for South Carolina, which every man
Will do who votes for II convention.
IL is n source Of proud satisfaction to me
TO sec such Union Incn rs Governor Shar-
Georgia, Governor Worth, of North Carroll
ma and Governor Marvin. Of Florida, who
never ceased their opno2iiion tn lie Shirt Of
d.Sumion ill the Union ceased TO exist, an
.e,"y,ins, nrni,y, ,,Ir lrcastips the storm Of
tyranny, oppression and degradation which
has been hurled ut them, whilst leading Sc
ccsSoN;StS and uisunionists arc counsclling
the people to their own degradation and de-
struc.ion, for the purpose Of getting back
,,,Ia a.. l..,,
their purposes, holding up to their view Tic
raw hcai and bloody bones" Of coniisca-
tion. Such counsel comes with n bad grace
from those who boastcd Mt the beginning of
our civil or sectional war, that they had
drawn their swords 0nl thrown away The
ScAhharls, determined 20 die or live separate
from thu vile, n,TurScu Yankee nation.
Let no one charge me, either, with un-
kiAdnoss to the African race. have al
ways been their friend and protector, and,
as they show themselves capable Of cxcrcis-
ing The right Of suffrage, by their intcli.
gcnce AMI property, ! am willinglo conccde
the righ! TO them. But am not willing III
their present Jcbascd and degraded condi.
ton, to throw the political power Of the
State into their hands. know the result
will be disastrous, both to them and the
white race 1t will end in a bloody contest
Oh CHtCrE 'llou 10 one race VI INC Otncf.
In very few Of the Northern States, arc the
negroes allowed to vote, where they have
only few, and they far superior 10 those
in The Southern States. 1t is monstrous,
that the representatives of those States, III
Congrcss, should attempt TO force us to yield
tho right of universal suffrage to tho negro,
when they refuse it themselves
There is no danger of confscaLion by
Congress The members Of that body may
not be superior to the negro in honesty, but
thny have not the same motive to vote II di-
vision of the lands. They will get none Of
them. \ man is not so likely to rob or steal
for another rs for himself. But is it not
better to be robbed and plundercd by Con-
grcss than by convention Of South Caro-
lima! AS wicked rs Congress is, the men,
bcrs may have some regard for the opinion
of tho world. They may, too, have some
apprehension of ngrarianisn, at homo
greatly fear there are many white per-
sons in South Caroline who will vote for q
convention, under the hope Of its rcpudiat-
ing the indebtedness Of tho State. This
GLASS may influence the negro vote 10 unite
with them, and then, in return. they can
unite with the negro in parcelling out the
lands of the State. Ono step leads TO IN
other. Stay laws hrst--rcpudiution next,
and then follows n division Of lands and an
equal apportionmont of property amongst
all persons. And last of ali, tho honest,
hard working, Industrious and prudent class
must support the idle, lissipatcd, cxtraya-
CANT and rogush class.
Who cares to be represented in Congress
by negroes, Black Republicans or pciiured
Southerners All others arc excluded by
tho '.iron clad oath" And thus il the
great boon South Carolina is to receive for
her voluntary abandonment Of honor and
principle, and constitutional liberty! We
arc to be represented in Congress by men
who will only increase the Black Repuhli-
can majority in that body; whilst at home
we shall have n Legislature composed Of
| negroes and lhcir vile representatives!
Congress hns left it discretionary with the
people Of South Carolina whether to call q
| q convention or not. They have ordered q
registration Of voters md an clocion, and
authorized every ono to endorse on his
| ticket Convention" or "No Convention
Therefore let every man who is not disfran
| chiscd, rs he values his life, and honor, nn(
| property, and the pcaco of society. 90 for
ward aud register his name, and then VOTE
ut the elcotion. endorsing on his ticket IN,
| Convention" In this way alono oan W,
maintain our honor, preserve the pcacc 0
society, prevent black suffrage and diyis
| ion of lands among the negroes