The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-01

away Is an object in nature that claims our admafon
but lie can rise above tho clouds and soar Ean 70 Ills
sprie OF place" Not 70 with people situated as we
are:ho stand in the way of tho march OF events VINO
attempt to stem mighty popular movement which has
it's origin n and mpelled forward by the senument
Of nations-by the spirit Of the age they will be sub
merged beneath its resistless waves perhaps never 70
again. Events have proved that would have Deen
wiser in to have yielded sooner to ne1oraoe necess
ty and to have prepared the way the gradual accom-
pshment of the result which has been forced upon us
suddenly, and with 80 grest shock to society
terms of restoration to the Union upon reaction OF SEN
ment in the of the North, controlling the iegls
aton Of Congress. it would seem shat our uae pocs
will be able to exert tho greatest influence III promong
this reaction In present position we exert no IL
course Of political AFFAIRS But once admitted into the
Union we become power In the State We may then
join true friends there in their efforts to bring the
Government back it's ancient landmarks OF power TO
bring about the reaction hoped and SO much desired
But have already sad, have no confidence IN any
change in Congress that will prompt the offer OF more
favorable terms to On the contrary very much iear
that We should reject tho procrcd pan it will give
political agttors renewed power to exact OF Us s Sc
terms The Indications arc That any now clement
of dscord introduced by us this time III the settlement
of this controyersy-any exhibition OF oDstnacy udue
pride resentment par will likely lead to the
tho adoption of more proscrptve measures to the ln
position OF still greater burdens upon U.S. The dsfraI
chiseucnt of rebels aud the conscaon OF their estates
have already been proposed in Congress One OF the
greatest orators and statesmen OF England has said, that
revolutions are favorable to confscaon, aud firmly
believe that proposition has yet been made winch
presents strong appeal to the Northern mnd to lt
c,lpidy and passions, tnan thS-t0 divide our estates
amongst the soldiers OF the United States as reward OF
their vaor and triumph or to conscate them to public
in payment of the expenses OF tue war This meas
ure is likely to succeed than anY reactonary
movement and unless it be prt vented by timely sctlon
on our part regard it by 10 means an improbable
result.
TLe great aim of the party in power is to to
color tho elective fanchschis is the end
they propose They believe affect to believe that this
measure necessary to protect these people III the en-
ioyment OF tho freedom and civil rights which haYe been
conferred upon them This is the settled conviction Of
the public mind at the Norh notwithstanding our most
solemn declarations to the contrary and III the face OF
constitutional provisions which We haze made and the
laws we have passed this 1hey haSo tho power
and us have argued, they will carry this point This
being then toregonc conclusion, 1t WILL oe wiser,
sarr aud more sttesmake for US at once to Yield to
te necessity while we may than to contend any longer
against it. Where this has been DONE the agitation ABOUT
slavery which hns SO long disturbed the country, aud
hus oved to bo tho fruitful cause OF all our will
have run its course. The party which has led and
grown upon it will cease to exist ian 70 pieces OF oe
compelled to save itself upon some other ISSUE TO con-
solilate is power upon some other basis. Then the
question Of sefgovcrnncnt OF the enfranchsed race
will be put to the test Then it will be seen whether the
elective franchise when extended to the descendants ol
the African race Ignorant and unedcatod as they arc
will contribute 10 the preservation oi tue nDerles o. e
American people, to the stability Of their institutions
aud to the progress OF civilization Then the IDEAS OF
the nge, the progressive asc in Which VIC live, and Which
have long sriren for mastery and conquest VIII Dr.
submitted to the second sober thought subjected 10
the crucibe OF TRUTH and stand or full in the trial. Ilep
and not till then. may hope that reaction will take
place. that the past will be reviewed. and its errors cor
rectcd; thai these Humanitarian theories will be dissi-
pated BY the enlightened Of the times Like
the mists and yapors OF the morning by tho rising Hun