Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-29
NEGRO SUPREMACY-A SOUTHERN
VIEW AND A NORTHERN VIEW.


| VIEW AND A NORTHERN VIEW.
From the Charleston Mercury, Sept. o.
In ali the Southern States, the register
ing ordered by the military acts is nearly
completed; and in two of them, the cleo
ton for convention is TO be held by the
registered voters, during the ensuing
month. The question now properly comes
up for consideration-wbat course should
the white race in the South pursue?
By the exclusion of portion of the
white people from registry, and by the adj
| mission Of all the blaek--a majority of
black voters is secured in four States. How
many of the other six States in the South,
| may be placed under negro rule, by the aid
| of white utilization, time only can show.
1t is impossible to exaggerate the dan
| gers which now hang over the South.
Some Of the Northern people, doubtless,
| do not realize the cruelty of forcing a con-
test between the negro and the white ra-
| ces, for the political mastery of the South.
They profess to see no reason why white
men and negroes, should not mingle in
peace and friendliness together, in the
| halls of legislation-in the jury box-at
| the polls--or in the muster field. A black
man and a white man is the same, but for
his skin. The great majority of the
Northern people, however, know BET
better than this. They know that
there are one hundred and twenty diff
ferences in the mere physical structure of
the white aud black man and that in
their intellectual and social endowments,
the difference is still greater. The des-
potism of the military acts was not put
over the white man of the South 10 elevate
the negro over him-because the negro as
his equal by nature-but because he is not
his equal. The exultation-the gratifca-
tion-is in the humiliation and mortifca-
ton of the white race, forced under the heel
of the inferior race of the negro. They
expect conflict. They know perfectly well
that, with anything like equal numbers,
the negro cannot rule the white man. Sub
lection or determination is certain to the
black But the iendish spirit which gets
up the conflict, from hate or policy, cannot
be expected to be Indifferent to its throes.
1t will rejoice to perpetuate the CONFUSION
and blood it expects to produce. To avoid
it is impossible, if their policy prevails.
Their policy, however, may not prevail.
1t cannot prevail without the aid Of the
Southern people. Negroes and Northern
Radicals cannot erect and carry on a gov
eminent over the Southern people, which
they refuse to acknowledge or support. 1t
will be dead before it Is born. Suppose
for instance, that the white people
Of South Carolina refuse either to vote for
convention, or to have a single represen-
tative in the convention. 1t is filled with
Northern Radicals and negroes and they
make constitution and government for
the State of South Carolina. Can they en-
force it? If left to themselves, we doubt
if a single candidate for a single office to
carry it out could be found. How long
will it stand? Just as long as brute force
can perpetuate it, and not day longer. If
it is enforced by the military power of the
United States-very well. South Carolina
will be no State, but a military satrapy.
Can this last under the constitution and
government of the United States? If so,
the negro rule will soon end, in the general
military despotism which must dominate
over all the United States. But if it does
not take place, then the negro and his
white coadiutors must face the white peo-
pie of South Carolina for the mastery of
the State. There will be but two parties,
the negro party and the white mans party.
We have no doubts ofthe result; but ought
we of the white race to make ourselves in
any way instrumental in bringing about
such a conflict?
From the New Y rk Herald, Sept %
Negro suffrage means negro supremacy,
pure and simple. This is the direct testi-
meny Of the registration returns. Radical
orators appeal to popular sympathy and
say that 1t means only justice to the down.
and, again, they appeal to sec
Iional prejudice and say that it means a
balance of power against the still disloyal |
white men of the South. But the clear
testimony Of the figures is that niger suf-
rage means nothing more nor less than abb |
5olute niger supremacy in the settlement |
Of the political destinies of this nation. Re- |
turns from the ten States are sufficiently |
Tull to show that the whole vote will run |
very near to twelve hundred thousand. On |
his vote, dividing it strictly according to
color, the niger will have close to one |
hundred thousand majority. The niger
supremacy party would have this majority. |
hen, if every white man in the Southern
States voted against it. 1t is estimated, |
however, that more than a hundred thou,
'and of the white voters will act with that
party, and thus its majority will be run up
10 two hundred thousand votes. Nothing |
IAN prevent this, so far as can now be fore
'een for even if the President could give
amnesty to every possible man that stands
N need Of it, the number of votes thus
ecured could not change the result Thus
he Radicals have, in all probability, every
Southern State of the ten.
These figures settle the question of re-
construction, for the States will be admit
ed at once now that it is clear the Radical
eaders can control their action. They will
,e rushed in early enough to participate
n the choice for the next President. Into
hat election, therefore, the Radical lead
re- will 60 with ten States nailed to their
,latform. Then, if they can make any
ecent division of the Northern vote, though
distinct majority of the Northern people
Tho carried on the war and saved the
ountry should decide against them, yet
nth Northern minority, this niger vote
{ the ten States will turn the balance in
heir favor. Thus the men of the South
Tho were slaves four years ago will force
President and policy on the people of
be North. The tables will then have been
.rangely turned by folly and fanaticism
even years ago the South rose in arms
gainst President elected by Northern
-hite votes. Northern men put down that
and have carried their putting
own so far that they may now have to ao-
ept President elected by Southern mig
ers. All this may happen unless a ire
lendous majority against the fanatics in
ne elections this fall in New York and
pennsylvania shall frighten them into an
bandoument of their programme.