The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-05
MANHOOD SUFFRAGE DESTRUCTION TO
THE NEGRO.


The world moves by fixed lnws II Is impos-
sible TINT these should he changed. They are
immutable and have beon ordained for wise
purpose. He who would resist these laws, on
poses himself to nature and merits the reward
of his folly, perfect failure.
One of the laws governing the world, one of
tho necessary elements of orr nature, is that
man should in the fret place cling to his fami-
~. without this law, society nevor could be
organized, and man, like the brute, would be
unable to rise above the condition in which he
was originally placed. This would be the case
even if parental affection should exist as it
does with !bessts, long. enough 10 enable The
| child TO provide for himself.
The next Of the social laws is that man must
cling TO his home. This is THO necessary con-
| sequence of the love of family. A mat's home
is the centre of oil of his associations. There
is 10 be found his fnmily, thnrp arc his friends;
thore are Lis interests. Whatesyer may be bis
lot In life, wherever his destiny may bo cast,
his thoughts, his sentiments, his affections will
always turn towards that spot of earth, how
ever humble it rnay be; however sterile its
soil; however inhospitable its climate
Tho third law is, that man will cling to his
race whorover that race may be found This
has been true since the beginning, this mus:
bo true until the end of time.
Family, home, race, these arc tho three first
sympathes Of man, and while the arst two are
the bonds that unto man with society, the last
is the great moving cause of every different
civilization which has impressed itself upon
| the world. r 81 s.
When two civilizations meet, they will either
clash as did the Mahommedan and Christian in
Europe, OF thoy must amalgamate rs did the
| Crock, Roman and German. Where two races
| meet on equal ground, thore will be equal am
btion, equal desire for advancement, and equal
efforts to obtain the ascendanoy. From these
causes, there must arise q constant struggle
| ist together. Ono or the other must be dcs-
| troyed or the two must amaigamste.
The Radical leaders in the United States
| know that this is true, but what do they care
| for truth il they oan retain power Those who
mould the opinions of that party. in spite of all
of these high sounding phrases and hollow
philanthropy, know, that with equal suffrage,
| one or the other race must be destroyed They
also know that there are thirty-two millions of
white men in this country, and that there are
hut four millions Of negroes. They also know
that there can be no amalgamation of races,
and that tho hand of God hns placed upon the
face Of each widely separating and distinc-
tive mnrk They know too, that if ever u con-
test comes there will be eight white mon on
the one side opposed TO one negro on the other,
| and that in such contest the negro would
necessarily perish. What care they, however
for this! The destruction Of race cannot
take place in generation, and they are living
in the present and mean to retain power dur
ing their lives. Their motto is aprts nous r.
deiuge, after ms let the dcluge come.
If the Radical party had contented itself
with setting the negros free, and securing to
him civil rights, we could have no cause to
complain. The South readily accepted this as
result Of the war, and checrfully yielded 10
tho demnnd
stake is played for in ovory game, in the
game of war as well in any other. The
North won and the South was ready to pay, and
did pay. While our fields hnd beon devastated
our railroads destroyed our homes burned to
checked, we did not complain at the result.
Labor was not then put in opposition to capi-
| tai, nor was rnoe placed in nntagonism with
race. There could be no clashing of interests
between the negro and tho white man.. Wo
were moi asked 10 sit in the Same conveyances !;
\ to worship silc by side in the same churches :;
| 10 mingle in the same schools, and to strive
with each other for position and power in the
same halls Of legislation. The negro had d
soil and olimnto where he would easily thrive !;
| country in which he WAS by law protected in
| the enjoyment of his life, liberty and proper
| ty Tho white man fearing no antagonism,
dreading no clash, conflict or amalgamation of
| race, weuld have found It to his interest TO
protect the negro. if for no other reason, in
| order to preserve the labor of the country.
When, however, the Radical party rejected
| these measures and in shameless defiance of
the Constitution placed military Governors
| over the Southern States, and at the point Of
| the sword demanded equal suffrage, the whole
| question became changed. The negro will be
| true to his race, as the white man will be true
| to his. Each will strive for supremacy and
tho losser matter Of preserving the present
AA1oA " tho SouutiJ Do ucF&eQ III Tue
greater ono Of preserving the integrity of the
rnce. If this contest should ever happen, It is
| not difficult to forsee the result The South 10
not totally dependent on negro labor. If the
armies of the United States preserved their
health when in the South during the war, by
observing certain hygienic rules, why may not
! these rules be applied for the purpose of intro
ducing white labor on our plantations Thore
are very large portions Of the country whore
white labor can be used at the present time
with perfect safety. Factories will be built,
mining will be pursued, new Industries will be
| opened, and possibly old industries will be
changed. The white man finding the negro
becoming his competitor in political life, NAV
bo forced TO abandon the cultura Of cotton onJ
rice, and seek for new fields of industry.
Should this happen, white labor in tho South
Will be thrown into direct conflict with noo,o
labor. When it becomes or IL is concoiyed "a
be matter of necessity, race will 60 with race
and the white man will employ white labor
while the black man will bo forced 10 seek for
work from those Of his own color. Now IL is q
we'll known fact, that the average amount Of
capacity of the white man is barely sufficient
! 10 give him O mere competency, Apy ono who