The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-03

HARLESION, =.
your duty and your province do but If on the ohe
hand, they reasonable and have weight, ask fo
them your respectful consideration. (Applausel dc
sire state to you that your commerce. manufacture
and agricultural interests Will all remain paralzed unit
our political relations re.established and reinsate
with The Government at Washington, and until you sc
cure representation in the Congress Of the United States
While the Constitutional Amendment was proposed t
South Carolina Slate and our own volidon In thu
capacity could be exercised, as is well known to ever
gentleman here opposed Its adoption, but the act
Congress recently passed. has assumed that this coun
is conquered territory conquered people, and conse
quenty that that body has right to dictate terms. Th
power exists that body to dictate those terms, 1t
secure ior the next two and when they place the
one do not propose to to the Supreme Court or an
where else :or the purpose Of dspuhng that power bu
they may be, and openly fairly and squsrey urge the
adoption before our people. tGreat applause
AS have said to you these terms arc hum11anT, and
in many respects, unseaerous and unjust, but whel
Congress exercise their power In spite OF the President
the United States and without regard to the Constu
ton which has in vain been held up to them for the Las
eighteen months see 40 other course for to adop
matter OF interest than to yield happen to 6e on
of that class of pei sous that are dsfranchised how
henccforth and forever have neither the privilege
enrolling myself as voter Of casting my vote at the bal
office under this organization, and therefore, the co1n
sci which may offer upon the present occasion may b.
regarded accepted by those who are in the hab1
OF istrustnR the expressions Of an individual an
tirey disnterested and anxious only for the welfare
his people. [Applause.
Win reference to the disfranchising clause think il
was an unfortunate According to estimate made
In region of country in which reside itappears tha
within the limits OF Al derson District alone, about egh
teen hundred persons would be excluded from the pr1vl
lege Of voting presu that this ruo will apply to the
entire State Of South Carolina Very many OF these per
excluded enjoy the estee respect and confidence
Of their fe1ow-ci2ens. Many Of them indeed are, II
my humble ju lgment required In tho formation Of oul
Sate Governm Mt And the absence these gentlemen
your Convention whea 1t assemblies for the purpose
preparing Constitution, will be not only OF re-
gret to the people, but misfortune to the State because
their wisdom would enat e them to give such direction
to public affairs as would make them moro acceptable
to tho community at large than those which are likely
hope for with the present prospect It is better how
ever that should b. excluded than that should
fuse to accept the terms proposed when there Is re
sonable certainty that we do not accept those terms
other end h.rsher terms viii be proposed than those
which contained in the bill Looking, therefore, tc
the interests of the great of the people of South
Carolina and believing that the threat Of conhscahon Will
rot be carried into effect accept the terms OF this
BILL and believing that confscation will follow dc
not; knowing also that shall be benefited by it's
ceptanco say that, as my humble Judgment interes
and wisdom dictate that shall concur In the mes1re
proposed by Congress. tipplauBe)
would, therefore, say to every man In South Carolina
who has not been disfranchiged, that az the
proper order has been issued he should proceed to
lister his nume and prepare to go to the polls to vote fol
the best that can be selected to form constitution
under which we and our posterity can ive .
believe that Congress made mistake and they VIII
man was in favor of giving to the coiored race before
that law passed. whenever it's individuals could read and
write, possessed property to the amount Of $780, the
elective franchise. 3 -! Ar 80.
Intho first place, you open the door for all to vote
you give opportunity for bad men to exercise their in
fuence but you had restricted tho privilege In the
guarantee that when their arguments are addressed col
ored they would have had the good sense to reject
them. In tie next place. II Congress had created this
limitation to the right & Of suffrage Irrespective o. T. color '
Carolina would in five years have qualified hirsnf to e1
ercise the privilege.
Under the present circumstances however, you hold
out no such inducement You have an opportunity to
educate this race. II you educate them you will make
them citizens who will understand tho relations 81
society much better than If they remain In state o1
ignorance It s therefore, to interest to give then,
intellectual character; and 1t is your interest fur
ther thnt tho blaok shall vote with you In the COM
mon election. have heard good deal said OF CONTROL
ing the vote Of the black man. Il has been sup osed
that his vote will be controlled by personal Influences
and notwithstanding his convictions Of interest," but
mistaken. That vote is destined TO be controlled
not by personal consderahons but by going TO the black
man and talking to hun in private conversation, and
proving to him that his interest In South Carolina is
your interests that the white mans interest is tho black
mans interest think 1t be shown to any rational
black that 1t is to his interest to make his friends
here ratner han In the State OF Massachusetts.
1t is supposed that because tue black man has been
QelQ mere COuUlUOu OF eefYCQQ6 ZOE 8XeB 10
restraints have been removed from himi he will
at once become the enemy Of the white 1T will be
declared that tho Northern man has get frae But
may be remembered that It was not;a the drs nor
the second, nor the chird year, nor til they were
called upon to fight III the armies OF the United
seacs that they were set free Suppose, however that
they were set free by the Northern people, the question
arises with them this relation having been destroy
ed. we occnpy totally new poshon. What, therefore
is our 1aaeria. our social our personal intsrest2
both before and after the war; able to cite tho names
OF Mr. A. B. aud O., who have extended to them pecu.
MARY assistance. ,s.
promoted byit2 Is it not that mans who occupies the
poslion OF landholdcr? Yet you find Congress imp0s-
ing tux OF three cents pound upon cotton up to 1ep
tonber last and two and half cents since That date
plant OF the colored people In any section OF the
State, and when produced 100000 bales Of cotton,
what proportion OF that has gone in the shape Of a1a
ton? 81, 200 0G0 whi has been literally wrung ftom
those people, in the shape or tar upon cotton, while not
dollar has been levied upon the wheat grain In Ohio
or corn In Illinois.
Do not hen tell re- gentlemen, TINT the colorsd pso.
pie have not the intelligence to be interested In these
aairs They need representation IN Con ress as much
as we DO They require that the tax saa De taken Oh
however, but the tobacco Of and North Carolina
which Is unequa1ly taxed It ls not, hen, by ntmi
daon and brow.beating or by wrongng these people,
that 1t is to their interest to vote with you anG under
take to say that when these facs presented 10 those
who have intelligence. they will be found standing shoul
der shoulder with the whitc man. and carrying out the
principles which desire to urge upon you On tns occa
sion. -.
It is to be expected that attempts will be made alien
ate tho sympathies Of these people nom US People VIII
here und that the negroes haye been peraecute
We concede the fact that theirs condition Of serT
tude. They under the law. It believed to
be right but the relation s changed and now, every
dollar which the black by his lnbor goes to his
pocket In precisely the way every doGr which
the white man earns goes into his pocket Now, there
tore, our interest ls identical
AS Of these remarks are likely to 60 i1 print
would here take occasion to say one or two things which
desire to go upon the record When an emssaSy comes
here from the State Of New York, Massachusetts OF
Ohio, and says to the black man, we Mre your
triends,we are going to take caro- of you; vote With
us; these white people cannot be trusted; want our
colored men to say 10 these emtssares, to the Massa
chusets man,-that in South Carolina, under this law
1t matters not by whom 1t passed. every colored
man. twentyone years OF age. Is entitled to his ballot
and that he would not be allowed to in Massachu
setts uni he could read and write Say to the eissaIy
from Ohio who comes here for the purpose OF giving ad
vice Gs TO how you shu VOTE go buck to Ohio and
tighten the he4then there before you come here, be-
cause no black man there Is entit. to vote. Within
the last three weeks. New Jersey Ohio and Michigan
have resolved that the black man shall not vao under
any circumstances whatever =:
Their fore say to those coored men, when these en-.
issar1es come among you tell them to 60 bac and re-
move The team oca the eyes OF their fellowczens be-
fore thoy hero to take the mote from ths eyes
our own people.
Carolina to organize colored and white party to be
called National Union Republican Radical Party.
think that Is the name. do not think this IL wise
because believe that the white aud coored PEP
pie OF these unreconstructed States will further tleir
ends more thoroughly by turning their attentions to
their own State politics. and when we get the right o,
representation In Congress- would eend thare not
pledged to Republican Gnlon party; not pledged to the
Democratic party, but would send who would Say
to all parties We stand by that party which will give
equal rights, equal legislation. and equal justice,
under the laws and constitution OF this country.
I know there is apprehension widespread in the
North and West that utter the reconstruction OF the
southern States sha fall into the arms Of our old
allies and associates the old Democruc party say 10
you, genteluen, however. that would give no such
pledges was identified during tho ten years Of nv
publ; career as represen auve in Congress from
the Districts or South Carolina with that party and
my distinguished friend the Commander Of this Military
District, knows that enjoyed their confidence and
highc Office within tho gift Of that party OF which was
o member. {Applause)
have. therefore, every reason to entertain tho re-
spect and regard Tor that party and have enrsan ed
tho hope for many years to reinstated In power
but the dream hus passed. We have aceotns to settle
with that party gentlemen, before at least will consent
to afhlate with it. (Good, good and applause.)
Many Of you well remember that when the war first