The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

eepting the Constitutional amend
ment, and enacting impartial laws:
we might still have controlled the
question of suffrage, and have been
quietly occupying our, places in
the Union since last Winter: But
we chose to reject the terms Of
fered US, generally in "a tone. in
sulting to Congress. Now we
have the Civil-Ri ghts and Recon-
struction. Bills. forced upon US.
And still we find men who talk of
resistance. is it not yet sufficient
ly manifest that we have only lost
BY resistance hitherto, and that it
is not 1ikelysto be different in the
future One distinguished writer
says the, terms now proposed are
the worst that can be imposed up
on.ns. But what are these very
harsh measures? Simply equality
in the eyes of the law for all re-
gard,ess Of race or color. Not
withstanding the negro was
throughont the war the friend OF
the Government, and almost every
white man in .the:South it's enemy
there is no attempt made to- give
thenegro any advantage, batenfy
equality. There are far worse
terms than this we may be sub
ieetedto, If we will not open our
eyes to facts and-reasons until tits
steo late Those who participa-
ted IN the war may all be- disfran-
,chised and their property eonfs-
Gated. But what would be most
calamitous Of all for the welfare of
the country, would be for the pres
.ent, unsettled state of affairs to
continue. So long as We remain
without a settled government, we
will have no credit. business OF
every kind will remain PROSTATE,
labor hNcontinue disorganised,
the country will be. open to the
worst kind of fsagitators,: 'and de
moralization nowse generafamopg
both the white and coiored popu7
.lation wifi Increase. These are a
few Of the, evils to Which we would
be subjected by a simple continu-
aRces ,s Of the Provisional Military
Government' at the South. Bet
Congress is not likely simply to
continue these governments with
out any change Of terms: She has
reserved to herself the full right
TO fegislate until the question, is
settled. When. I'VE reject her con-
saitiens she is freed. from them,
and is very certain to impose more
severe ones. In this she will be
sustainedby-sthe people of the
North on account Of the resistance
sef the South: There is a possibil-
,ity of cur ereabing< a reaction at
the North in favor of greater lie,
4niency : but only by eeasng tore;
sist, aud showing that we accept
in good faith the. results Of the
var, and: will remain truly ,loyaI
in the future. -
It was withsthese- IDEAS. that ]
went to Columbia. / believed and
still, believe that the only safety
for the countryzis to form q party
based on the. principIes-of the CIV
il-Rights, and Reeonstruetion-Blls
These Bills esntsin- the principle:
| Of the majority and more mod
crate portion Of the Republican
Eparty. They are. the principles o
| s such men as Fessenden, Wilson
Sherman, .Trumbull, Chase ane
| Grant. They are not principle
Eef revenge, bat are intendedto Sc
cure equality before the laws an(
! impartial Justice for all regardles
of race or color. / desired: the Re
publican Party of South Carolin
to adopt such principles as its plat
form. I thought the way to &c
it to adopt such was for moderat
men to- participate. There ar
| good and prominent men in tn
| State who are in favor of these moo
crate Republican views. But non
of these men were in the Conver
ton as I expected they would b
; Their reasons I know not But
suppose it to have been becaus
they understood better than | dl
how that body would be compose'
I still think they committed a
error in not coming, or in not no
doing something to prevent thos
who controlled that conventlo
from getting control of'the Stat
f It is true that body was in no 7
spect to be regarded as fair re
resentation of either the white
: colored people of the State. b
: by the non-attendance of modera
l men. these extremists, these me
E most hostile to every interest
r the State have got control OF II
? organization of the $50 called" Il
d publican Party of the State, al
r receives the support of the gre
n Republican Party North. L
i name and support of that Par
d alone ] ana convinced will be sa
> cient to carry the State by t
n colored vote unless something
l. done to prevent it. 1t is well v, i
% rs to look tthe danger in the ia
e in all it's magnitude. We see II
cS ,,o5orate men