The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-31

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serve, or what principles they advo-
cate,, provided they can promote their
own selfish views.s But they would
even. have us b Sieve that the great
interests Of the country were foremost
in their thoughts ~ s.A
Immediately after it was known
that slavery. would have to be abo-
lished, I expressed the opinion that
it would be wise and prudent TO per-
NIT negroes, who had acquired q pro
perty and. educational qualification,
TO vote in all the Southern States.
I thought this would be safety valve
for political society. It would crafty
and appease the intelligent and most
influential of that class, and make
them good citizens, instead of being
disturbers Of the peace. It would
hold out an inducement to oil, who.
had any disposition or wish to rise
above the common herd! And no
evil could result from it, as ] sup,
posed very few, comparatively, would
ever be able to attain the privilege,
and when they did, they would
always vote with the higher and bet
ter educated class iof whites. / ex-
pressed similar opinion many years
ago, in regard to recaptnring fugitive
slaves. I thought it we'll for society
That when a slave had acquired such
love for freedom as toI'prompt him
to flee to the Northern States, and
possessed intelligence sufficient; to
make his escape, he ought not to be
brought back. In this way, the bold,
daring and reckless they who wet6
most likely to disturb the public
peace-would be out of the country,
and there would be greater safety
from those left behind.
But Lay opimon3thnseSpress was
'denppnced by those who are now
urging universal suffrage for the ne
gro, or at least advocating the call of
Il convention, by which universal
negro suffrage is to be established.
l likewise ,adyocated, at the same
time, the propriety of permitting ne
sgroes to give testim opy, III all cases in
our courts of justice. This, too, was
sterply resisted by thosewho are now
willing to lconfer on the negro the
right of holding office, to get back
into the""glorious Union" which
daily. ic3=
= In one of my previous comniunica-
tions, l stated that Professor Agassiz
had proven conclusively that the ne
gro was Of an inferior race to that of
the white man, and hada a different
origin. In saying this, I did not in
tend to lnsinuate, as some of the me-
groes seemed to think l did, that God
was not their "father," as well as the
white mans father, They are cer'
tainly both creations of the same AL
mighty hand. Yhey are doubtless,
too, equally under the protection of
the almighty, and equally dear to
him in their respective spheres
spheres in which he placed them and
for which he made them. The horse
and the jackass are both alike the
creations of God. He did not create
them of the same type. or make them
one and the same animal. He gave
to one beauty of form andsymmetry..
spirit and fleetness; and to the other
strength, endurance and other valua-
BILE qualities. So he has distinguish
ed between the negro and white man.
10 the former he has given a black
skin and a woody head, greater
strength and less brain. He has
adapted him to labor, and given him
pores which defy malarias and fevers.
To the other he has given white
skin and head of hair, less strength
and larger brain, adapted to higher
thoughts and greater intellectual i'm
prOvements.
But God loves his whole creation
equally, and it is to be presumed
that he has the same regard for the
owl that he has for the eagle, and So
with the hnrsa nnl thn 10 nlaas Tho