The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-13


bancc OF peace, but the substance "l
lcace-pcacc 1T our own iircsldcS ana
throughout all our borders. W ; desire
peace to enable us to build up our waste
places, our temples Of worship, our sacked
and rnned cities now wing in ashes. our
dsmanllcd dwellings and our PROSTATE
credit. We desire peace Tor itSown sake;
for its holy Christian influence, and for
the civilization and retirement which
spring mp in its path. DO the Rcconstrnc.
ton Acts Of Congress propose TO give MS
this peace? No, they give us war and
anarchy. rather They SOW the seed OF
d>cord in our midst and place the best
interests Of society into the hands OF an
ignorant mob They disfl:nchse the
white citizen and cntianchisc the newly
cmancipatcd slave The slave Of ycSlrr
day. who knew no law, but the will ut the
master. is to-day about TO be il vested
with the control Of the Government. In
aII popular Governments. the two great
sources of power may be traced: lst. To
the exercise Of the ballot. ID. To tie
franchise Of the jury box. Invest any
people with these two great powers. and
they have at once the government OF The
country in their hands. BY the Recon-
<lructiun Acts Of Congress. these powers
are conferred nron the ncgro-hc can
make and unMake tie Constitution and
The laws. which lie will administer accor-
,lnr to the dictates OF others, or his own
caprice.
We are not unfrendiy to the negro; on
the contrary: we know that VIC are his
best friends Willie he occupied the po-
sition Of slave. he was protected by the
laws. according to his condition i'll lite.
And now. that lie has bccn made Tree.
we are not only willing to confer upon
him every civil right, but to protect him
in the lul and tree enjoyment OF tho>,.
rights. In his property. in his life. and
in his person We are willing that the
black man and the white ulall. shall stand
together upon the saline aliorm, aud be
shielded hy the same equal laws. We
venture the opinion. that the people ol
South Carolina are prepared to adopt rs
their owu. the Constitution ct amy New
r.n~a,.d. or other Northern State. where
IN il i, supposed that the civil rights o..
the negro are most iully and amply >c
cured. But upon Il question involving.
,i.,.h crave AMI moncIl,n> i>>tcS. We
should bc untrue 10 ourselves. and nnan
To oar opponents. were We 10 wl;'ir"h'
the il:lnk and IuIl expression OF our opln.
ions. We therefore lcciinS tie rr>pon>l
., Il. ,,l. fl,,, an,
enter our most solemn protest against the
policy al investing the negro with polt'-
cal rights The black man is what God
and nature and circumstances have made
him. That Inc is not tit 10 be invested with
these important lights may be no fault OF
his
But the t,,.t is patent TO all. that the
ncylq, is utterly untitled to exercise the
highest tllncl;"rrsul The citizen. The GOV
rrnmcnt of the country should not be
permitted to pass l'cm the hands Of the
white m;ll into the hands of the
hero The enforcement Of the Recon
>,ruction Acts by military power. under
Tic gul>r OF negro voters and negro con
vrnllons. cannot lawfully rc-c>tlbiI>lI civ
il .tovcrllnrnt III South l'aroiina. 1T may
lora time hold us in >utlcction To 4 QD's'
civil government. backed hy military
lurcc. but it can ,lu no more. As cltlzciis
Of tie United States. We should hot con.
sent to i've under negro supremacy. nor
Should WE ac]uirscc in negro equality.
Not for ourselves only. but on bcliail ri
the .ll,.ln-Saxon race and blood IN thl>
country. 10 we protest against this sub
version ot thc great social law. whereby
an ignorant and 'lrpravcd race is placed
in power an, influence above the vlrtu
Gus. the educated alld tic refined. BN
these Acts ui Congress. intelligence anu
virtue are put under loot. while ignorance
aud vice arc fitted into power.
II, >oalh CarrIini. the negro majority.
under Tie Reconstruction .\ct>. is much
more than two to one. In most OF the
other Southern States. the negro ma. Or
Ties. il not 81 great are almost rs lcciticd.
In those States where the white vote is III
the a>crnlant the election districts have
hrrn 81 arranged. ~ Ia take the political
pnwrr from The White Vote AMI c;l>l II in
iavor of tine negro vote What then, is
the inevitable result 1t invests the ne
gro with absolute ppitcaI power in each
.; the ten Southern States. and NJ th"
same time invests him with the baIancc
of power in The nilrd States Nor is
this aIl--.hc reconstruction scheme closes
the baIIol-hoN against the best informed
and r,luc:ll",I CLASSES III the community.
alniopcn- it tolhc nc-ront.v hom not more
than one in Il hundred can read Il word.
ard not more than one in five hundred
can write his name; and mull;tudrs OF
whom are 50 profoundly ignorant. as to
he urlla lo rcmcmhcr the nainc> by
which they have registered. Verify ;hi>
seems to be converting Il ap"p"!Ir Govern
mcnt ot' which we have been >o Justly
proud. intoaropnlar farce and We w"nIi
he content ST. to consider il. il ii did not
l. ) I,l. Il L. J.,