The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-03-28

GOOD. Ou WIN ma no NDettef tfteu0|
than the Southern white man.
/ Hon. w. III. Talley being the next
introduced, said that while listening TO-
the various suggestions which had been
made, he had been struck with thepro-
position announced in almost every ad-
dress, apamely, that the interest Of the
negro and the white manswere one and,
iudiRisible. We. live on the satne soil,
under the same sun, in the same at
mosphere, and we must prosper or per.
ish together Were there differences of
climate q. PRODUCTIONS, there might rea-
sonably be a difference Of PERSONAL or
tpolitical intefest,bH hefe-they, areiden::
teal AS an agricultural people, the;
same disaster that affects one to agreat-
error less extent, affects ALI II was
Therefore important in considering the
relations between. the two races, thai.
the,true policy by which they areto,be
guided should be perfectly understood.
Whatever the result of the present
law there. was scarcely. a doubt that
suffrage would be extended -ia some,
shape. to the colored man. This being
ths'ease, tbe first 'dpty to- be performed
tby him, was to pat confidence in those
whose past history proves that they
have deserved st. 1t IS the part Of wis
dom to adopt this course. Try friends
frst, and when they have deceived you
there willrbe time enough to seek The
sympathy of strangers: 81 can speak
thus frankly" said Mr.,TalIey. " because
the law which gives you the right of
suffrage, removes. it from me. q, But as
resident with you, my interests are
your interests; and l desire. only to see
you takeethose. steps in this the begin.
ming Of your new career, which are cal
culated TO conduGe, in the largest sense,
,to,your welfare, and to mine as a mem
Der Of the community. am aware
that the enemies. of the South wilE
make efforts TO stir Up jealousics for the
purpose Of dividing us, and still further
mjuring our unhappy country. The
present unsettled condition Of affairs
has caused sta g1ation in business,
from. which you. are suffering as much
as ourselves : but. it requires no extra
ordinary intelligence TO understand that
If you will unite your interests with our
Interests, and the white and the coIored
|smen Of the South will stand. together
in this hour Of trial, we may hope that
at last our chiIdreu If mol ourselves will
witness the dawn of@prosperi!y, tran,
qnility and peace. [Cheers7 q.
d. Beverly Nash, a coIored citizen Of
Columbia, then spoke as follows. Asa
matter Of curiosity, we give bis speech
verbatim. rely.smothering of the
rough edge, and dropping thepeculiar,
tiles Of accent and pronunciation ::
Fellow CrrIzENs: have been tax.
en- somewhat by, surprise and an not
prepared to say all that l want to, on
this occasion ;,but. we know. what we
have come here for. We have come
to celebrate the right Of suffrage-the
one thing needful to. place us on com
mon platform as citizens. The question
has been asked. whether we are prepared
for this condition of things or motif
do not blame our people for their doubts
on this subject, because our former con-
dition was calculated to make them
doubt but whether we are prepared or
not. we are now entitled to vote, under
the recent law. 1 must confess that i
do not like ethat law in all respects, be-
cause il disfranchises gentlemen in
whom we have more confidence than
any one else, and forbids them to. rep.
resent our country asit should be repe
resented in the councils Of the people.
My doctripefs, that every man, wheth.
or ignorant or not, who is compelled 10
pay taxes, is entitled to vote. 1t ia
matter Of public policy Chat we should
be, because there is a Disconnected ele.
ment in our midst. composed of the ig.
norant people Of both classes, which
would be greatly disturbed if they were
/ prevented by convention Of the State
from exercising the right to vote, and
we should have revolution in a tea
kettle. For the purpose Of peace and
Eqniet, therefore, in our State, IAwant 10
see every body vote, except the women.
L believe, my fliends and fellow>citi-
zens, we are not prepared for this SUI.
frage. !, But we can learn. Givea man
tools, and let him comm ence to use
them, and, IN time, he will learn a trade.
So it is,with voting, We may not an-.
derstsnd il at ths start, but, in tinIe, we
shall learn TO do our duly -
F Ii has been said that Calhoun, was
master ofSoutbs Carolina Clay. the die,
tatof Of Kentucky; and Webster, the
emperor of Massachusetts But heresf.
ter we are>to vote for principles, not
men. And we have good men in our
midst; men we can trust; men who are
our friends, and have proved, by their