The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-09-25

has never intimated any such reckless and
unbecoming nonsense as social equality with
the negto race. AL they have asked OF us.
10 simply conceds 10 the negro the right oi
tsoffrage, reconstruct, feorganize yodr State
government upon the basis OF political
equality. and In conformity to the Consiitu.
tional Amendment OF the United States.
and your State shall be admitted In thu
Union. Every man has the right TO regu-
late bis own household. He has right to
| say who he will admit in his house, and
who he win not. The negro has the same
right to exclude you or any other man from
hte house, II he sees proper. Tbis is mat
ter we must regulate according 10 TASTE
While am willing, as q matter Of POLICY
and interest TO our Government, TO concede
10 the negro the right Of vote, l am as much
opposed to, and ne far from, social equality
as those who are puffing about il go much,
aud perhaps more 80. But all this fussiug,
ramping. sneering and snuffing. on the part
Of our enemies. does not amount TO much !;
it is only to intimidste the weak, and
thwart the plan OF reconstruction. But
rip on, gentlemen, you had just as we'll
fight against the wind, or undertake 20
heave the ocean, or roll mountain, as 10
undertake to impede or stop the progress
and interest Of this organization. The peo.
pie are sick and tired Of this fussing. We
want peace, and we are going 70 have il
on such terms as are proposed. We are
going to reorganize. reconstruct, our gov
erpment, and, 10 you will not help us we
win do It ourselves. II not the BEST the best
we can. Let rs all repent of the Elm Of se-
cession, and be baptized in the faith Of the
Union, liberty and Republicanism. Let us
get back in the Union, and we will have
better times, cheap goods coffee and sugar,
and plenty Of money, and then we can all
pay our debts, ride on the railroads,
and g, to the White House, IL we wisb to.
As regards confscation, I have always
been opposed to that The South has
already suffered enough. My friends, give
yourselves no uneasiness about that matter
| at all, If your property Is never confs
Gated until we or any State power confis-
Gates. you win hold your lands for many
long years yet to come. 1t Is beyond any
State power to coufscate. The Constitution
Of the United States says. Article l, Section
! 10, no State shall pass any "laO impairing
tke obligation Of contraSs" The only dan
ger of confisca;i,n, that can see, is In the
rejection or refusal on our part, to recognize
the sovereignty Of the United States Gov
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tutional Amendment. Congress may, and
perhaps will. be provoked TO confiscate the
property Of nll those who vote against O
convention. and also disfranchse them
From the very commencement Of secession,
felt as il the subject was fraught with
disappointment, devastation, desolation aud
defeat IF the Confederacy. believed IN
contending for our rights In the Union and
under the Constitution. This expressed
to many friends, not that 1 pretended 10
know anything much about governmental
matters. but yet I felt il my duty to 90
with my State, and this did. I felt that
my home and interests were here. /. there.
fore, gave my influence TO the interests OF
the Confederate Government, as matter OF
policy. and to crafty my friends. and not
as matter Of principle. Because I aiways
thought that It was better to give up slavery
than 70 give up the Union and involve the
country in civil war. These were the
honest convictions Of my heart, and yet l
did as much for my country, rave that OF
fighting, as any man, according to my
ability. mounted my two boys on good
horse, each of them, for which paid owe,
two thousand dollars. For nearly twelv,
months, labored with and for the soldiers
as minister Of consolation. preached e
them, prayed for them, stood by them wher
sick, buried them when dead, and preached
many Of their funerals
| But why muluplyf In word. ever,
resource In the power of the Confederaey
both physical and Intellectual, were brought
to bear--and honorsbly too, must say, u
the credit Of every soldier In the field-tc
achieve our independence. But we failed ;
We are conquered (; the flag Of our Govern
mont is under the foot of our conauerors
We are subjugated; the war is over; the
whole Confederate Government is surren
dered; we are at the mercy Of those who
conquered as. Why, then, eontiuae agains,
the great powers Of the United States, tb,
greatest. the nightiest nation in the world
Why dwell upon the past, revive and
strengthen the hatreds that were engender.
ed by the contest, about slavery The
thing is gone, and gone forever. Now, lei