The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-12

until their quality is known, may succeed in driving
fraudulent bargain to the danger and disgrace OF their
months, or year-you arc preparing the future Of your
state-not less your State to-day because abe no longer
owns four hundred thousand slaves.
You S usse 'ns Not Se Justice be-
tween man and man, but tho higher justice pet%een
citizen and citizen. The rights and privileges
Sn''i Se becomes sa industrious % educated and con:
scenous citizen, so much tho better for you ana tne
State If he Is ignorant and insolent and VICIOUS, YOU
must realize that he IS to be checked and contoned,
lust ignorant and insolent and vicious white men are
controlled Do not suffer yourselves TO be frlgntenem
with tho delusion that these rights and privileges WIZ
make him the controlling element OF the SaoS Of
your race since history has been written ought 10 cure
that fear Whatever capacity he manifess to-day for tne
exercise Of those rights whether In your OF
against he owes his association of two centuries with
you and that association will retain its influence you
will use it as an influence, and not as men men,
ace. What you have to fear is that the negro
will mstrust you, and that foreign and hostile nnu
ence will be brought to bear against your common teL
est. To vote against Convention is the surest way
aggravate both of these evils. If you refuse 10 eau
Convention on the avowed ground that such g. ConVen
ton will perfect his possession of the political rg1s
which have given him. his mtstrust Will naturay
be excited and he Will become what he is not yet the
ready tool of those who want him as means TO lnJre
you Your refusal Will furnish ready argument 10 tne
Radical agator who will appeal 10 your ae.on d
dence to the Republican party that the interference OF
the Governmentis still necessary Surely you have seen
enough to know that the chief difficulty in the way OF
fine most Kindly relations between you aud the freedmen
is the cons ant presence OF an outside interference
Military governments, freedmen's bureaus, radical
ayowed purpose of protecting him against
you AS long us he the energy of great govern
ment employed in this way, ne naturally suspects you
the greater his Suspicion and the more exaggerated his
selfimportance Surely you have s.en enough to know
that lust so long you refuse to the freedman those
vhnth yyiae Or American
pie have determined to give him. just 30 long will this
ischevous interference with your social and political
life continue you wish to be iet to yoursslv.es 70
cept frankly that great revolution which, unintenton-
ally you have yourselves accomplished Let the freed
exercise freely whatever rights the laws give him.
Give him ample field aid aud encouragement to achieve
all that he can achieve. Make him your friend, VINO
never be your rival and trust to your own manhood
ability and blood to work out under this ehanse new
prosperity for you and him.
Above OIL do not repress tho frees expression of opin.
ion and action among the freedmen Let them say what
they think and what they want and teach them as time
will aid YOU to teach the that what they want-what Is
best for them and tho State Of which you and they are
citizens they can obtain through and with you more
and strange friends. Do not, in panic, abandon your
duty but form least you can do no more nlcleus
around which the temperate and yrtuous and patriotic
of all colors and classes can rally to renew with wiser
experience and chastened judgment, the ancient and
honorable life Of the State. Remember that when the
Constitution has been adopted by the Convention 1t has
TO be guDpltteQ 10 the VI eho PooPS'
in the Convention you have done your duty to the freed
men fairly you may then successfully resist the ioonsn
ambition of van black men and toe selfish designs OF
unprincpled white against the evil wncn Will tnen
have taken papable shape you can appeal not only 10
your own people, but to the efficient sympathy cf tnat
great mass OF your countymen VINO may Dc willing 70
give the negro political PRIVILEGES who may De Wiling 70
se him for the purpose of preserving power In the next
Presidential election, but who have no more idea than
Won have of destroying the civilization Of this country by
making this black mans government,
Fellow citizens of Anderson, you are deeply Interested
IN fhia issue You live In section Of tho State nom
which the negro will soon disappear section which
great capabilities for rapid and permanent i'm
nroyemenf In any portion Of the State there Is pros-
meet of that immigration of white labor and capital
which viii develop the benefits of varied and prohta-
be industry it is IN this region, 80 well adapted for
large manufactures and smaI farms. But unul tns
noitica question OF restoration to the Union Is put
hovond angry controversy you take step toward
prosperity Neither men nor money will venture into
Country torn by intestine feuds or controlled
by the absolute and irresponsible power Of military
commander, 4.
Remember. too as practical men, when you come 70 70
decide upon your duty that you cannot prevent the eau
of this Convention Every black vote you know VIII Dc
cast for It. and the white vpe will be divided II those
who advise against Convention succeed IN fcrmanB
party which has the intest prospect of success yon
will only excite radical agitation throughout the whoe
state and although in your own District the super1o
of the white vote may you against any loca!
troutle you are doubling the dangers and difficulties OF
your fellow citizens Of the low country and fostering an
sntapopm between the tor which there no ne
cessity, and which only create misery for both
will make no apology for the length OF this letter.
have written for men who are believe, willing to give
some time and thought to comprehend their
and who have the resolution, when they understand 70
discharge it thoroughly ,-,,, ,,,,,,.oo,
Respectfully, WM HENRY Ihhscoi'