The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-03-05


1890 q 2e0o Fue,maa va bed n
Cbere tovu. S g IS ile itil e Feh.
which va sa1r cA. mors otAera by
GoFtaog Orr Tho hl.oalue e1lme,s
flon h rteeh. orl3 have ha3 very
ruuoas nund fue rfan au and show
tht tbS }lera, rg making prog
rs ceen IN uta Carolina
Butt tG 81 mr aa bore FROM
having INSIDE CLOSE observation, aal in
uY 81 ell capacity 8 say It Is due tae
to yGu. 81 N duo io Iu.h 90 aekuowl-
cdee tlai sire great ta.l q colored pco-
ple n South Carolina. since The extra
ordinary change e emancipation, have
aemelaoA themselves With remarkable
propreiy.
i have witnessed ,he migration al
these colored ptopc hom he State
and as ] have seon trains going into
other States aud localities i has czCit-
"a 3D. my mind emotions 81 the pros
f3ule5t regret aud sorrow For | de-
sire yau e remasn here | desire YOU
to continue Uith lie people Of South
Carolina ] think j, your interest
+ The interest Of lubmor and the land
|ownor both require that you should be
/ here You are placed he THIS important
position, Ii You can get employment
elsewhere, II you can 80 10 work where
You can be better rewarded, YOU should
/ 20. But Wild, deusiye hopes have
been doubtless held ont 10 many who,
latter experience of SIX or twelve months
+ will End those 70 he mere cheat
I AS the Chief Executive Of the Stato,
tit perhaps becomes me 70 say to you,
land to reitcra,e what have sand 20
other assemb'ages Of colored men That
j / intend SO long as ] continue TO dis
charge the functions deyo.yed upon me
ny Che people Of South Carolina, that
those who attempt TO outrage or OPP
press YOU shall have tie laws enforced
against them. And I shall step forward
whenever it becomes necessary 70 save
You against what may be the passion or
prejudice Of any local,y or against un-
/ Just conviction, and unjust punishment
"Now education il matter Of great
consequence. ] am clad to know that
You have organized schools lore Your
people willie eiluated with reference to
schools ns lie vlitcs arc in many other
places ii South Carolina. IN many
places Schools cnnro, he organized .-
At the next ession Of The Legislature |
haze no doUbi q common hool sy.tcm
viii be nagcurtcd, ulich ieU em5ra 2
o'orei as rel NE udae race N
iof opinion ihai Il may be succesf Iliy
carried oat ia I'D the lower portions Of
lhe s a'o hu. j ny region he sparse
ness q tLepopu1ation will perhaps pre-
Yent H.
/ shall tale occnsion, in my next
mossagc Io he Legislature, TO recon-
maud thot 4 school .hx be levied upon
bo j white and black, and that every
dollar levied mon you shall 50 to the
support Of yow children, and every
lo.ar levied upon he whites shall 80
% The supper Of white children.
In closing Gov or touched upon
be- subject Of politics, avonng himself
u favor q limited negro suffrage. lie
aid
II am preplfel T. stand ~ tie col
ored mAn wlo IS a5'e 70 raal the Deo
tlra-i1n 81 Independence and the Con-
stitu.ion 81 tbs United S.a5e3 lam
prepared to give the coiofel mln the
privilege Of gong to the ballot box and
vote.
The idea Of universal suffrage, !
hink ] can demonstrate 10 the intelli-
gent portion 81 you, is a mistake. You
mus, remember the larger portion OF
You here tonight are people Of ntel-
,igence mCch rnorc So than those out
side 81 Charleston. Many OF you have
had tho udyan ages Of education. Your
contact aud association have been III
such channels that You had advantages
which the average of people outside Of
cities do not possess | do not mean
TO ccnsure those who canuot read, but
| would ask the intelligent portion ii
they would be willing to confer the
elective franchise upon seyen-telths Of
those living on plantations, who have
not had opportunities OF preparing
their minds for the exercise Of Tins
highly important function Of de,ermn-
ing who shall represent you and levy
taxes upon your property Ale you
prepared to do it.?
Il say to you therefore, YOU must
practice patience upon that subject,
and in my judgement, those people who
are advising q different course, are no
friends to your interest Gave your
children such intelligence as shall quai-
hly them for an intelligent exercise of
tile elective franchise aad they VII se-
cure it, Do not trouble yourselves up
on The scbject Of politics link gou
pDp'e might prga cyg att 4 ~ ne er-
pereaee not some n us Whae pppe hU
had ia South C0roWa | think the
more vOa work and look ffter your owl
business and economics yoag own tin
tine better
SrflYG ELEcTIoSs Tho spr!n e.ec
aons IN the $ ases begin ID Ae@ HamF
shire one week from 10 cay, ana a.
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