Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-08
Friday, November g.. 1867.
NEGRO SUPREMACY.


NEGRO sVHHE&AcY. ...
The r"e,,t Of the rpc-n; e,ec;inn, develops
"a q striking roip, Of view The ta,oni!m Of
races Mt the South, nni shows that amy rrcou-
s;ruction under the military bills must lspd
necessarily TO Negro supremacy. The blacks
have everywhere voted the Radical ticket, AMI
have generally selected the most eSfr-ni" and
rahid nf their party. Moderate aud C"ns.rva
tive republicans like Mr.. Aiex-ntrr Lives. .ci
"irgiuis have been set aside, ani ignorant
ard corru II negroes have been elevated to-th-
high seats of power. Hy frau'is in thc r"gis
,rntcr. and by system IF '.ssrry N an d.rimg'
in the arportionrent Of the representatives
The whites buve been s!,UrD of the little power
to w::ch they were entitled under the recon-
st7nct"n scls, AMI the elections so far have
gone horcless!y and entirely in favor Of The
blacks. The wors, nnir,osties Of race have
l:e.n excited, md under the iurnencc Of tl,"
recent elections. the country seems 10 be on
me very brink Of civil gar, aud some sections
wen now to r,qu;rcthe aii Of tho & Governmcn.
10 prescrvc the public peace.
i'hesc results seem Il: bn cn'ircir pncNrcc--
:rd to the great body Of III. Northern people,
who have been led To believe tl,ct The Southern
.h,.s and bucks would concar in the work
nj recnnsiru:t,oU, aud that thus peace and
harmony wo"id b" restored 10 The country
Bu: they have been nnicc,ivrd. and in the
sur! er,ncy Of The negro, they zee inao:vcG TO:
rniy tie destruction Of the lest interests Of
the South, but Imminent, danger 10 their own
e0tlion. Tho war against property and intc.-
ligrnce hare r:msi kin i!e tho spirit o! ayrari.
nnsm elscwlcre ami weaken he safv guards Of
society every where. Such i. the necessary
T"snlt OF negro supremacy at :he S"uLh-in-
direct hut rot lees cGiiuin. Is direct and i'm
!nrG stc consequence ia 10 vest III The blacks Of
:hs Soul! the balanced power 6,twcrm pnlit-
:rai parties At the North. uni to give then, n
iirce, and controlling influence in the Na,iun-
NJ administration. On this snl ."rt read the
following tS:ras: fro.:: the New i'or, Jir-aik
J" il. issue OF The 2a'!, Go:os,er. i, Saws:
I'm the Slatrs ii A'a!,ama, Virginia nnl
louisiana. ms We have she Va. the blacks carry
s.7cr nnr-funr:h rf thc representation ut~ ih-
STATE Currrn:nr. while orc iaaGr,d AID
,"n,y:Hine w!!'c Rn&icas-- -n"sry Two thirds
II lie w'"c nuint.er Of EEL G.trs-h"rnd on
tie l.atilariAps. Four million. Of nrg'""s in
III. now assa.! the stability Of The Govern
,rch; Thy are s,mri "i,h tie vn:r--;hc
weapon tia, Congress- 10y unwisc l.gisla ion
LIS ;,u' into .l-ir hands. This vet. will yive
'hrn .uc!, n power as viii "; make tn" nasinn
3rcl. In ro;ra,cm with iguoranrp, Mh"rcver
f"',nd iN ;hn VOLTS history, The negro will
'"ek division "f rr"rrr', : for Ii" hrs us yr,
:, u idea how property is n";r:r",!. New, ard
!"Ec:.u! .d.ls Of his rights vail fin, place IN a
: irniu Already gone mad N too rai,;,! an rlcvn
.irn. Let III. ignorance f,rcc a t,ca.ur" 10 slc
ru-!arc, despite t:r common sense cf thc cpun.
rrv il, njn'.i:ion. nnt what GAN prevent It's
/. coming n lawy That these ore no idle spnc
':lntionR ,i,c late election urns ID well show
S'rany- anrma'l We were never willing
ti.a; ;hc Ga,:,i:erh whites shnnd ie:islnte f.r
tie Morrill, hus are willing thae' ,i.4 late SON
;hern slnr', representing ~. an"sL rencen.ra
tod c;cmen. of haha:ic ignorance .oa the
whole Wese'n con'inrht:' 'tiio"kl Shane our
fn'ur@.. Tnrr., are ,w" rdurses tn:Achause-
- rarvrcan civ'!!zation f,L African ,ha:ba,is,n.
rar Radicals have "rrA.tntis chosen tho lat
'-r, anl by'heiy, nsi:unIt they Low ,aJs6tute!y
firer th i-wii:e civi.izs ehment Of ihs S.,nL!,
to appeal u tet II rst lnw'of nature self pre-
rersatiun. How well tn: whole South a;rrc.
c:tes this is hest shown i,e th. nrri,cro,i rx-
tracts which we nreeous! antiy publishing from
,!te. Conservative Sou:hern papers, which
.atIn'y: Calculate tile f"rce. Of tile coming black
i"rs'i"h. Trey see tle npproasi of war Of
'sI'e. in which, aher NV exinusiiye Q and terrific
snnggle, 1h- black viii dlsuWrar and The
white he len noth:ng but are:pa5pt of .itspfe
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