The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-24
POLIT10AL AGITATI0N.

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We infer from the following extract from the
7ti5une:thut while tho2Northcrn press Is begin
ming to realize the danger and iniuptiee Of an
organized agitation throughout the South, IL Is
yctunwiliing to abandon entirely fhe sohomo
Tho souIhoFn blacks arc an many issnlioosanl.hey
hRve been reared undof tho a611ihau uon or the law
Of force-lh6y haro not boon traihod to toroyerehco'
the 5s ets & sak tho and
eo9potenco lcs III sl,Fpgga PSraistsnt daily industry
a%a muscle and IN nnmSors@ tIey isees only to
walt tila Judge ls out Of tho why, when they may
'I,od high carnival, and that the property Af5und
tEom ia rghtfully thoirs aud will BIO mado oyerlto
them aftor whie5what ia this but to arrest pro-
duotiye labor and enthrono gonoral anarchy
Never before was thero such urgent need OF wise,
conBidorate, jndiciouB oanyassors as thero Is to-
day In the South. Thoy should bo thoughtful,
! loving, noble, generous MON who know what to
eucato charity md kindness, not wrath and ven
gcance In short, wo needsa hundred suoh' mon
as Horny Wilson to speak throughout tho South
for tho next Six months. L,tr d
| speeches Of Mr. WILSON, Mr.. GREELEr would
have referred TO them as specimens Of what no
considers, slowing, noble and generous" In
his speech ut Richmond Dir. GREELEY himself
furnished o better model; and putting aside
tho disorganization. Of labor which all such
agitation must provoke at o timo' when
tho steady, unromitting application Of that
labor is vitality important to tho welfare or both
black aud white, from such speeches perhaps
some good would result. But no cnre or eau:
tion on tho part of Executive Committees can
secure the services of the men who could safely
bc trusted 10 follow Mr.. GRRELBY's example.
Nor is it reasonable TO suppose that even
good men, who como hore with honest inten.
.tions but very bitter prejudioes--who work
themselves up to tho enthusiasm.:o Of missions
rics, who ,nro doing battle with the: powers Of
darkneas-wil long be loving, noble or gene
rous. If they find open opposition their, work
ofconversion viii become a work Of oontrover-
sy, and il is not in nature that an embarrassed
orator win DO. scrupuIous as TO the sort, Of
weapon he uses in reply. Words. even dry
words, like dry: stioks rubbed together;E will
produce fame .::- la Il; :i - .'r'i .P''.@ o..
The object Of this agitation ID clearly the sue
cess Of the Republican party. not the benefit Of
the freedmen. Emancipation and universal
suffrage are establiqhsd e beyond, peradventure;
and travelling .oraiors cwho wouldIundertako to
convince Tho oolorsa vote Of tho Soak that
they were in any dangerAthat there was, any
power, or intention to, unsettle sthom--would
scarcely be the sort otmen whom Mr.. GREELEY
describes ;as ,ft to send. 10 ssri'A
Now, If this be So, tho only questions before
The voters of tho State, are who shall be sent
to the Convention, and what changes shall be
made in the State. Constitution. These afe
questions upon which the oolored voters of the
State certainly need no advice. Thcy'know
better than any Northern councillors who arc
tho men from whom they can choose. They
know their characters, their anteoedents, aud,
above nll, what and how sincere are their pre-
sent opinions, as manifested by their daily, 40
tions.E'They. arc perfectly competent to- select
their own candidates. s'' i's aga - ~ 'i.HF-.
Il AZ 70 the changes in The Constitution, and
tho legislatiye action necessary,ito secure full
opportunities for eduoauonj provision for the
poor and infr6,r wild taxation, ilst apportfon-.
ment Of representation, and al, other benefits
Of q FREQ and wiso government, there Is just
rs little need Of advice from abroad. And the
colored voters Of this State, arc. surely inteli-
gent enough to4understand, that Il, ,.as the re-
suit Of such an agitation, the white aand black
vote Of tho State are mhrshalled Id Opposition,
that while IN some sections Of, The State Tho
numerical superiority; of the blacks viii secure
q representation, yet sthe' general Represents
tioh of the whole State viii be Oyer wshelhinas1y
Of tho white majority, for iLey, viii moi sSer-
look the fact, if they are practical, men,, that
this numerical superiority is notidiffusetl over
tho State, but concentrated IN spS5ial sections
It may control q district, but it cannot control
either tie Convention or tho Legislature. It
is clear, that their interestis not to 20 into tho
Convention or tho Legislature as compact,
hut small, minority, bull so 10 use their general
influence as TO secure in those bodies represon-
tations. who will oheerfully recognize their
rights, md Whose superior influence and eIpst
rience will govern those bodies in perfcoting
the requisite laws. Is 81 Il
We nre glad to SEQ all over the State eyi-
dcnces that this oonviotion. lis: growing, and In
Tho rocent meeting at Sumter several Of tho
o6lOrel speakers Expressed opihiohIiia- twtioh
were croditable nlike to their senso and to their
feelings. "a, 49,,
We would be glad TO bo spared q .sumper of
dngry excitement .a The condition of. fho! Slate
is such that oil tho glowing talk In the world
can do us no good. s-What,w want Just now
Is steady; uninterrupted work, which win en-
able the iaborer and the employer both to look
forward hopefully across these nohths OF abso-
lutte suffering to tho retur6s Of euocossful hss-
vest. ,'f;EE''
/ We SEQ tha: Judge KELLY, although he may
resent, has, prohted wisely by the troubles In
Mobile, and at Montgomery has made A'spssoh
which might bo"ilstened iS 'byyr ait without
ohenee.i II was, as We haIfSS II repoftsdt
glowing prophecy as 10 the capabilities Of kls.s
bamn,i and their future prosperous develop! 4
ment. Judge KsILY can serve that develop.
ment even better than by speech h-1nakiug, and
that is by leaving the labor andlcapital Of tho
country undisturbed by political agitation, to
speed the plough together a tho hope. 81 a GER.
tain Drop. Il yIay,1 i-ti -, - T.. q @
IL however, in, spite Of all the Hnrningsuf
common sense, this agitation 10 commenced, ws
think, eur Fe9ple ought to be pfepased to meSt
H. w have received an account X, t 81 meeting
In near at rho,a siier s i'S iSe aout
side" philanthropist had spoken, the meestinp =
gas addiesssd;bs Hon.. 5AaIs Garss,uIr,,t Gaa,I asn.
KEsFsHAs and Gen. .KErssagr viii great. JUDI;
dnig ,$fa III psES lsHiE tEpiyss eas highsf