Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-22
Friday, November G2, 1867.
THE MILITARY ELECTION!

1d6 MALA4AN3 SSISAASN'
The good people Of AbbesiI!e witnessed on
Tuesday and Wednesday last, the most extra
ordinary eveut Of their lives. Nothing Of the
kind, We believe, has ever occurred before
uut.l within month past. when similar events
commenced taking place in other paris Oh '''e
moor, unfortunate Southern aauh'ry-ohee
Southern States.
In time Of rrof"nnl ptace in one OF the
original thirteen Stntea which fought through
IN. revolution Of l776. under military ordeie
;s,,cd bv nm officer characterized as the military
commondant, something called an election WAS
held in ~lich the nhabitnn.s having Intelligence
,and property were prohibited t'om voting and
those. who were lately ,cnanvipatej. aud, Of
eourse. have very tic stake In the community.
n,d are Of different raco and color. were
allowed and collected TO vote for delegates to
form now Constitution for the government Of
tho STATE! This is a precise Statement OF the
fact. and we as;; In ull cundor, if any such
farce was ever bef,re enacted in the history OF
a. tho wolda
The day wns gloomy, although not cloudy:
She very sun WINS darkrnei. II ms thnt
keis had been p,iutsd beforehand with
tic TX. ness Of il:e late lamei.ted Lincoln
un them, and sold 10 the ignorant and
!. iud.d negroes. AS soon as the polls were
crcncJ, they ihrongel and crowd d about
t',,n, for two successive days, and we have
heard ,ha, The result here was the polling oi
lnGT If the said printed licSe.s-lCG4 Lnck.
a j 3 white! No Conservative ticket wns run.
a large number of whites were lisfrau. hisc.l, =,
nnd the whole thing was looked upon as mi
Extraordinary srectnc'c. This is IL striking
event. mud one. in our ju'lgm en-, SO absurd
and mon sirnnR, We make the prediction That in
three years from this day, the r.arly which has
done this thing in violation OF nj law aud
every principle Of justice and g"n.l govern
meni, will he buried 30 deep under popular
condemnation. that they ~i he below the
s.rndnns Of "ine or p!nmmet.'
Wehavc considered this matter with all the
farn"ss Of which we are capable. aud it, Is
iilicut TO understand Ivy what natives the
"xtrrme Radicals nte animated. We confess
that We cannot comprehend til =ir o. ct, unless
Inst ,,;,,,n. as one Sawyer sail i" Ch"rlefton
is 1t possible that amy Inrty-,nr n,,tv =.
Specialize in numbers in. The Uui,el Stp.s--
could doom the fairss* portion Of ,l,c @o"t'-
heht 10 obstruction nH!ruin for no, :'er f"r,
l1'se tsn T." perre'u"te Tier )" row,r
struggled III glorious sm.'n.'o,h i"r The FROG
r-rI'y, horor and welf'e OF 'ne whole conn-
Try and wa canr." even Het believe that
my party wkicl acts nom encll motive can
live one hour after the people understand il.
Iu III" nam" "f lil,c"'v tLrx ll,l,l IL Whale
people in military subjecnon In the name
VI -Kepubicausm they impose upon
as n government not OF our SO ing. and
I.ers<nriy destructive in its charnctrr In tho
name Of statrsmanehip they prescribe iuLcl:i-
power OF The ignorant and 1i,s needy. Bat
~. is not the worst Of it. Absurd rs all ,hi.
may seem. it does no, even touch the e orlnity
II this decd. In The maine Of kindness aud
hanthropy 10 the poor blacks they are do
ing that which. as certainly n, the day frl'ows
the night. viii en,l i'll their ruin. AS we look
81 nEl saw them lei IN thronr-
,,r crcw.ls 10 the polls, from the baton,
nj our heats We coinHsernted the fate nf the
fcor negro We yiell to no man in Kindness
40 the blacks. Wo have proved our sentiment
by a lifetime Of works hut we would consult
shrir rrus and lnsting interest, and no, bring
duin upon them for selfish party purposes -
They make the line of hlool nnl color die
ainct-do they sec in this no larbinqer Of evil
to themt DO thpv think they, can sur
rive a fierce cohaet in poltias wi,h The
white rnni DO they think il wise Or lust to
follow the lead of s,rsage.s' Are they Taught
that 1t is in tho catalogue ofthe possibilities
for them Hs people to ignore tie white man,
push him from hie etooTtand take pos session
'nf the government Of tllis country If so.
thcy are 4ace{yrd and mteie:t We feel for |
,homT; ;bht ilel for those who W ould ruin them
The sigus ofatte times asS significant. The
party In power will soou be ovcrwhelme6
hy fhe storm Of indignation which the Am-ri- |
can people are alreaAy b-giuning I" raise
about them. The cry Of treaso,,Aan.l rebellion
viii no longer saSe them. Every rinple South.
era and Western Strt.. where they inve regent |
iy held. elections. has gous .gninst negro !
eufrage:" They have made: o c!ean. sweep |
Even where their nnn,hcts ase- as- sole III "a
hundfsa, ,st,.s: people have deci.loi penirst Il.
Does any ,sauoible man. ourI'ose' that that yu,pe
l'sopis tHill approve and cnfolte uuquslii Ell sf
teEe Slere.they have {he majority. and lhus
Inrn over to hen tAs Gpvcrhmpo,i. Such glerng
n,id mon stroos incons.steacy will never hs rer-
aesssassd, + is .i inllpossiIls--nererI nsvor!-
e-hrsranse Is at handi The Shirl
winds. risingli
Mr., Jrifeisvn WAS good "a we'll as wise
lnan. He has never tetn accu.e.l-io Of unkin.t-
'.ess eri glnstisa Ia Tue ,pAgr aud h- spoke with
tIfa tusfiirxtiosi, of s prophet when H.. said;
:-Nhlhing ismere scariy written in The book Of
f-e.in,e 4EaR she sn,aaeipntios. of'the blacks;
md il II equally rltuin that ihe two races will
,,svsr live in a stare Of equal freedom under
rho same government, So instfrmenni able are
S,c, ,tarrisss Y]reh aa ur,. habit. and opinsn
taxsskss Wished tgtween ihem.n- : =: .
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