The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-18
Now is the Accepted Time.
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| No" 40 IhO nCCCpICu AuC'
Wehave urged our people to no longer
| indulge in any false spueamishness about
accepting the negro as with themselves. a
voter, and to indulge in no hesitancy as to
his competency or qualifications. Whether
| we vote or Lot, he will and those, who re.
fuse, from the most false of all species Of
pride, to vote also, will deserve, If they do
not have it visited upon them, the execrs
tion OF all those who, being cstracised by
Congress, are dependent upon the resolute
promptnees Of their fellow citizens for sal.
walton from further deprivation Of their, ma.
tural rights
The man who would refuse to plow his
land with mule, because he pref, rrcd q
horse and could not get one, or to permit n
carpealer to mend his broken table when
there was no cabinet maker near. or to
walk the same street which black man
uses may well commit such folly. Such n
man ought, perhaps. TO have no vot", for he
has no discretion, But a man who is indif
has dug the ground which grows bis veget-
ables. or a white or black cook prepared
his meals, oughtto have no weakness Of the
stomach because when he puts in his vote.
black mans ballot has gone in before his
or another one ruts in Just after.
ltis ridiculous for any one to pretend that
he is lowered or disgraced by going to the
polls with a negro, when lie crowds in at
the general delivery, with hin to get let
ter at the Post Office. Is 1t because the
negro is exercising political influence, and
control by his votei You will surrender
this altogether to.hin, and to those who re-
main at the South only to despCil You. and
to work him as a means to eorich them
er give UP this control of all your affairs to
the negro andthe Radical or exercise joint
ly with him the duty of suffrage. There lie
no time lett you for reflective Judgment. 1t
is now or never. If you do not step up
now to the polls and secure share in the
government of the State. it can he SO Or
| gsnized that you never will.
II the negro has r'ejudices which lead
him to Radical camps. it is very much your
fault that this is the case. You might have
prevented this eas'ly by putting him in con.
gressional seats when emancipation was
forced upon you, and by yourself than Civ
ing him the right Of suffrage in anticipation
of the efforts to force it on you as an un.
pleasant dose. Had you done go, the North
would have been ready to wage another
war to pr, vent him Fl ON going there, and
you from placing him on an equality with
the men who come thence to live among
| ia.
THIS prejudice is also much increased by
the persistent nnder yaluing of the negro in
some respects. The negro has very quick
wit, and can soon discover who are aud
who are not bis friends. If they will ap-
Prosch him. If you keep aloof from him,
and expect him 10 find this out intuitively.
bis wit may not be equal to it We do not
ask you to PROSTATE yourself before him as
the Radicals do. for that ought to ensure
both them, and such as act like them, his
contempt But you can show him Chat you
mean to deal fairly by him. and You can do
this in no more suitable way than by
promptly registering and voting at the f st
election held under the law Of Congress.
We have no reason to be afraid that he
will not give his adhesion to The Interests
Of the South. They are as much his inter
ests IS ours. He cannot learn what they
are unless we show them to him and invite
and encourage him to unite with us in sup.
port Of them He is AS much interested, for
instance. in the removal of the tax on sugar
aud cotton as We are /; for his wages will be
higher IL they are untaxsd. soeverything
else. .-..
10 our opinion. the action Of the North 10
giving the negro vote and political in.
fuencs will do moro to unite the South 10
all matters Of public and general interest
than any other which could have besn de,
vised. They have doqe this In the hope Of
dividing us and preserving present power;
bot they will find in the end that they have
introduced into their fortres, OF Trojan
borss, G9m whose bowels . myriad Of Up