The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-08-03

trars, and offers his name for registration upon
the list Of voters. The Board of Registration
requires of himsan oath, that he has not held
certain Offices, and afterwards engaged in re-
bcllion, and that he will uphold the Constitu-
tion of tho United States. If there is any
point on which lie is doubtful, lie submits that
point to tho Board, and if they decide that he
is disqualified, his name will not be put down
as voter; iftley say, that -he is entitled to,
vote, he takes the oath above referred to, andi
his name is entered on the list of those who
will be allowed to vote. t1
Now, our readers will perceive, that when
the registration is over, and the lists are closed,
there will be two classes of citizens in the Dis
trict those who will be permitted to enjoy
the right of suffrage, and those who will be
deprived of that privilege. Thofr class will
be composed of those, whose names shall have
been recorded upon the registration rolls aud
tho second class will consist of NIL whose names
flames arc omitted thcrcfrom Under these
circumstances: it is needless to ask what is the
duty of all good citizens in this emergency.
We have only to rccollcct, that at every olcc-
tion hereafter to be held in South Carolina,
not only for the Convention, but for all public
Offices Of any description, no one will be allow
cd to vote, unless lie is registered; and VIC will
at once sec the Importance of preserving for
ourselves this incstimablc right Of suffrage if
We possibly can. Suppose year from this
time, some great public question arises, i'll
which we arc all interested. suppose, for in
stance, the very question of conGscation should
the people, it would be too late then for any
man to say, ~ would like to vote, and l am
not disflanchiscd," unless he has gone forward
and registered his name, so as to preserve his
right ofsufragc ulmpaircd
We arc glad to see that all classes OF our pco-
pic arc awakening to the necessity Of register
ing as voters. We arc now living under II
military dcspotism rs hateful as it can bc
made by an injudicious and autocratic chief.
tain but if our readers think that this form Of
government is the worst that they can possibly
be called upon to endure let lis tell them, in
all sincerity and candour, that the government
of faction. unrcstraincd by any conservative
influence, and governed only by ignorance, f;,-
naticism, and the wild passions of the hour, is
tcniold worse. Persons arc accustomed to ST !
that VIC stakcd our all upon the issue Of the
late war, and we have sost. and nothing worse
can bcfal us but We would assure our fellow
citizens that there arc some things which we
have yet to lose, and which will bc wrcstctl
g. ..om is, if We lie supincy upon our backs.
ana make no efforts for our p:csc. -"'."'' We
have family hearth stone, s"..ocund which, ci"s-
ter the objects Of our fondcst affections. We
have few acres Of ground around our home
stead, where, from tho bosom Of Inoiher Earth,
wo obtain food and raimcnt for those we love.
We enjoy the privilege Of doing what VIC will
with our own, and we can call il ours. Arc
these rights of property nothing to us Add
to this, our social position, "a position of intel
lcctual superiority, of greater intelligence and
| refinement arc these Of no value? And shall
VIC sec all these threatened by the wild prag-
matists Of the present day, and not rally to
their rescue Forbid it, God Of Nations and
of Liberty by every feeling most dear to the
heart; by every impulse Of patriotic duty; by
every hope, that even the most tlcspondiny cher
ish, OF better days by all that is nearly lost,
which we cannot afford to lose, let us come up
to the requirements of the times, and discharge
this simple duty to our country, our ncghbor..
our loved ones, and ourselves. LET US
REGISTER IL WE CAN!
5!The Radical Convention.