The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-03

tai punishment of conscious dishonOr
on all alike, and, at the same time.
have provided for strengthening and
perpetuating their political power ms a
party. This punishment is not in
fiicted for day or year, but to con-
tlnue till it is wiped out, as it ulti-
matcly will be, in the blood of both
races. The horrible scenes of San
Domingo are destined to be re-en.
acted in South Carolina.
Negro suffrage has been fairly. fully
and effectually tried in jamaica, under
the most favorable auspices. 1t was
established there some years since.
and has been fostered and sustained
by fanaticism in England, against
continued riots, instructions and re-
belllons, which it has, Mt all times.
produced. At length, it had to be
taken away, for the peace and quiet
OF the island. The failure is aoknow-
lodged. The negro has shown him
self incapable of exercising the right
of suffrage peaceably and wisely.
This has occurred in Jamaica, just as
it is about to be thrust on the people
OF the South as q punishment, and
tor the advancement of the political
power of the radical party. The his
tory of the negro government in San
Domingo ought to show the imprac-
ticability of its existence anywhere,
without the most horrible conse-
quences. If we turn to Africa, and
look at the negro there, we shall have
still stror 1 Ler evidence of his incapa-
city for the exercise of political
power.
With all these terrible and damn
ing facts staring us in the face, and
with our own perfect knowledge of
the negro character, we are about to
confer on him, uoluntarily, the right
of suffrage and social equality with
ourselvesl At the same time, we are
going to voluntarily disfranchise and
degrade all those amongst us who
have been distinguished or promi-
nent in political life! With deep
pain and regret, I would ask if any
people in the world, pretending to
civilization and Christianity. have
ever before pursued so base and sui
cidal a course? Athens scorned the
proposition of Philip to give up her
orators and be protected. A band of
robbers would feel some compunc-
tions of honor and conscience in
securing their own safety by giving
up to punishment their chief. 1t is
told, to the eternal infamy of the
Scotch nation, that they sold to the
English, for sum of money, their
native sovereign, against whom they
were waging a terrible war. But the
people of South Carolina are about
selling, to the Black Republicans, all
the public men whom they have here
tofore loved and honored, for the
humble boon of being placed them
selves on an equality with their for
mer slaves, and having those freed
men to rule over them and their
wives and sons and daughters for
ever! In recording and contrasting
these two public acts, history must
regard the Scotchmnn, in the reign
of Charles the First, as wise gen
tleman, compared to the Carolinian
OF the present day.
AT the beginning of our secession
movement, the political cry, every
where, was that Southern men must
govern the South" Now. the cry is
that we must have the Union re-
stored by DISTINGUISHING our public
men and enfranchising our former
slaves. In other words, "the South
must be governed by negroes!" John
Quincy Adams, in speaking of the
punishment of impeachment, de-
clared, in Congress, that he preferred
the punishment of death to being de-
clared by his country incapable of
holding oAice. To this infamy is
now added, for the Southern man,
inability to vote, and the disgust of
seeing the negro take his place in po-
litics. But this sacrifice, painful ns
it was to Mr.. Adams, and must be to
every honorable man, would be cheer
fully made by the public men of
South Carolina, if it was all that was
required of the State. The dishonor
of negro suffrage ~snight be borne,
too, if it were not for that social
equality which must ensue, and that
dark future which is presented to
every intelligent mind. In that flu
ture, we shall see legislation themost
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the most alb
hOrrent-and crimes the most afro
cious-with misery beyond endur-
ance to the women and children of
the South
Is there gentleman in South Ca
rolina, or even decent man, who
wishes to see negro equality and ne
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