The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-08-08

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s IS ~ ocra ats-hays been denied their seats in
. Cooxress. si,rply because they were not
Blask Rspabiiesps. 1.-THE Southern States
.s.ser Aha reconstruction pciey OF rresioens
.Johnsoa, had elected rsdiosis, ana gwen
any. sssursnce OF their Adbesion ~ soas
i, party, no sas can suppose chat their repre-
,ssntativea ,wesi1 have been excluded frsm
Congress In The Gan Of 1855, one Of the
6-ssthings done By csasrsss was to purge
, che Senate. and exclude Democrats enough
from that body 10 give them two thirds
majority. 49, s~-.,..-- -.-
atTbs question win be Tor the people Of the
Southern States teadecide, In the coming
elections. whether they prefer to remain as
they ere. or5bys calling conventions. adopt
ing negro suffrage and slecting radicals. 60
:back into the Union, What advantage to
the South win 10 be to increase the Black
Repst,iesn majority 10 Cougress T., How
can,ws be bensftted By strengthening The
haids Of lour oppressorsi What interest
can we possibly have In being represented
IN Congress by TRAITORS TO the, ,sonth--men
whem We must seorn aud despise ss Judas
Iscsriots In politicsf Il is sad and mel-
aneholy reflection on human nature, 10 see
rasn who insugurated the war, and were
Esiug 80 die &c the last ditch, now seeking
to 60 back into the Union, stripped Of every
priucipls and right which they vowed to
dsfspd, with Black Republican eollArs
around their nseks. How disgusting to sec
base, unprincipled white men seeking Office
aud position by hypocritically pandering to
the ignorant criminal and ruinous preju.
dicss and aspirations Of the negroi Iwould
greatly prefer seeing every Office in the
State filled by the honest intelligent ne.
groes, than by such unprincpled and shame.
less men. $50 retr.tE sfE."TEs
once said'to President johnson, In reply
TO despatch sent me, about Union men
being excluded from once under the Pro,
visionsi Government, that had made II q
rule through life to eonAde In the politics
Of no one who was not morally honest and
Trustworthy In private life. and that my ex-
periencs had taught me the fact that q man
who had no moral principle, could have no
political principle. Hence Il is that we see
those who were foremost In secession, whilst
secession was In the sscendant and the ad
+ to honor and distinct.on, power and position,
now fawning at the feet Of tho oppressor.
whilst tyranny and oppression, are all pow
erfui.s They care not whom they serve, OF
what principles they advocate. provided
they can promote their. own selfish views.
: But they would even have us believe that
1the great interests Of the country were fore
= most in their thoughts. q l.,.,.g,a,ss t.-,, .
y2i Immediatelyi after Il was known that
i 6iayety would have 10 be abolished, I ex.
pressed The opinion that II would be wise
and prudent to permit negroes, who had
acquired property and educational quali6
cation, TO vote In all ths Scuthern States
b Thought this would be- safety valve for
p political society. II would crafty and ap.
peass the intelligent aud most iehuentiai o.
tisst ciass and make them good citizens, In.
stsadof being distnrbers Of the peaee. II
would hold oat an inducement TO all. who
had any disposition or wish to rise abovt
Che common herdi And no evil could re