The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-23
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Southern States without attempting to in
terfere with slavery, or raising a finger to
relieve the poor African from lis thraidom.
IL wac only when they found that the
q Great Rebellion" could not be otherwise
suppressed, and that they could successful
" use our slaves against us. that they de-
cinred them free. and enlisted them In their
a,mies This was new element, and
most powerful one, which they brought in
to the contest. By 1t, they increased their
forces 400 0,0O0, and greatly weakened the
resources OF the Southern States. They
cared nothing for the negro. except 10 see
him slaughtered In battle, instead Of their
own soldiers. This was the extent OF their
love and philanthropy for the African race
posed that 100000 Of this unfortunate
people, who were happy and contentcd
slaves, perishea during the war by disease,
hunger, cold, exposure and neglect, or were
killed In battle. And no candid or impair.
tia' man can cay that tho condition OF the
survivors. as q whole, has besn benefited.
Time will prove that their destiny, AZ a free
race in tho Southern States. is extinction.
new vision has broke upon the wicked
hopes and purpo.ee Of the radical Congress.
They think. By giving universal suffrage to
the negro. they will be able to radicalize
the Southern States. With this aim, the
States. .disfranchising leading pu bile men and
enfranchising the negro. They were afraid to
take 30 b"ld a step in infamy, and In viola
tion of all constitutional rights before the
elections. last fall. In the Northern States.
Had they done so, they would have been de
posed In all those States where the negro is
not allowed to vote The elections In Con-
necticnt, this spring, prove this fact Large
Democratic gains in ell the municipal cleo.
tions North give evidence Of the truth Of
this assertion. Kentucky has just swept
the radical party out OF that State. Every
where. we hear OF q re action in favor Of
constitutional liberty. II we will have pa
ii-nce, and bear our wrongs like Christians
aud patriots, our deliverance will come |;
but, for God's sake, do not let US ourselves
rivet the chains on our own hnnds.
In order to radicalize the South, and stir
up aatagonism between the two races, and
Get them to cutting each others throa.s.
Republican emissariea, black aud white.
great and small. are travelling all over the
Southern states, and making the most ia.
eendiary speeches. organizing secret soeie.
ties, and forming Union Lcagues" Sen.
ator Wilson, of Massachuse,ts gave the
people OF Charleston, the other week, q
specimen OF his tactics and political STRAIT
egy. Nothing can be more diabolicai, or
less likely TO promote the true interests Of
the black man, than such q course. II will,
however. 60 very far towards esiranging
the frcednen from us, and building up
strong and powerful radical party in all the
southern States. IL left alone, the negro
would act in harmony with HE former own.
ner. 1t is his interest TO do so. But of this
there is now little hope. Every day, by
means Of this radical agitation and misrep.
resentation, he will be less and less under
the influence OF his true friends and neigh
bora At present, out Of the towns and
villages, the negro cares nothing about his
right Of suffrage. and knows nothing Un.
less Influenced by bad men. he will not
trouble himself to register or vote. This
however. will not always he the case. If,
therefore, we are wise in the coming cleo.
lion, true to ourselves. aud have the true
interests Of the negro at henfL, We may de-
foat the call Of O convention, and save the
the State from radicalism and agrurianism
and a war Of races in the future. 1t never
can be done afterwards.
IL is said that the adoption Of the mill
tarv hill. with all its consequences, is not
more dishonorable than what the Southern
States have already done. by abolishing
slavery, and adopting the constitutional
amendment on that subject. This isa strange
assertion. What dishonor is there in setting
youT slaves freei Can there be anyi But
there is dishonor in placing yourself under
the control and government Of those slaves
after they are mPde free. The surrender ol
Lee and job nston was an acknowledgement
that slavery was abolished. The F-dersl
armies were here to enforce IT, The slaves
too, had become so much demoralizAd tha,
aimost every one was willing to Civ. up the
Institution. and no one now desires 10 see "
restored. But is this All argument for Civ
ing up self government. republican princi
pies. constitutional liberty, the rights o
the States and placing ourselves at thu
mercy Of onr freedmenP WheL South Car
lima abolished slavery, she had an assurance
too, iva; she would b. forthwith restored
10 the Union, with all her constitutions n
ter all this humiliation and degradation,
South Carelina will radicalize herself an,
elect Black Republicans they may be ad
mitied TO their seats In Congressf VIII
wishes to be ain,itted into the Union o.
, these terms No act or deed We, done ha
/. sullied the fair escntchoon Of the Pa'meti
! State: 1t is to Le hoped that none will b
. 10 the future.
/ have been charged with inconsistenc
in opposing the reeonstruetion Of the UnioI
, I am not cpposrd to r.eonstruction. n
E man in South Car olina, or the United State
more earnestly desires 10 see the Union r.
8 stored as Il was before the war 1t 10 ~
: nearest and dearest wish Of my heart Bt
! I will not dishonor myself or nv State. {
hiring ruin on my country, to obtain such
q Union as is now proposed. have, bee
/ charged, too, with inconsistency in goir
:, with my State after che seeded. ] co
only reply by saying that my notions
r duty, honor and patriotism, differ wide
y from those OF my aceusers IL is true th.
e I was Union man, and did all that ] cou
n to pr. serve the Union. For thirty years
y defended Il. with my pen. With my speee
y and with my right arm. But when Sou
q Care. ina seeded from that Union. said
:, Governor Means, who desired to know Il
course intended to take, THAT the Sta
r. was going TO the devil, and I was goi'
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