The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-04

races. that the negro must bc tho equal OF the
white man before the law, TINT he must have every
legal right cvery political and social privilege,
ovorvthinc to elevate his condition and destiny to
TINT of the white man. politically, criily, and 80
cially?
sssnce tho close of the last session OF Congress
somo Of the Hadica, in each House have changed
their relations; they have taken to themselves
wives. but which one of them has selected sable
daughter of Africa to occupy that relation? Who
of them and of their families now associate Win
the black MS they do with the whito race! Where'
Senators, are your negro sons-in-iaW, daughters
in-lay, negro brothers-n-lawl? Whero are your
connections in all the tender relations OF tho DO
mestic and family circle Of tho negro race Z"
How could the honorable Senator from Ken
tncky be SO rude as actually to attempt to ram the
negro down the Radical throat by the force OF
vulgar logic?
After showing at considerable longth that the
solo motive of the Radical party in urging negro
suffrage, is craven fenr OF the loss Of power, ne
concludes thus:
The peoplc of the South made war in wrong
cause. They turned their backs upon peace an! ana
prosperity aud liberty to fight for separate pontl-
cal power and their heroism was never surpassed.
| Now. the war lS 1Qluc uPOu IuOhA W
of their right of solf-government OF tner helas,
of their homes, family altars Of their religious
| temples They, and tseir wives, and their chll-
dren and their country, and eveTythng conlpre, -
| hended by that term, all for which man ought to
| live nnd for the preservation Of which he should
| dare to die the South is summoned to surrender
to tho absolute control, by tho instrum nsGhty OF
her own negroes, Of her old and ineXorable one-
mics. And she has the great humiliation OF haV-
ing upon her this deep and degraded enslaTament;
ae yrorse she ia offered the great insult OF being
asked to accept it. -, ~
Now Is coming the terrible time IN which the
people Of the South will be required to exercise
their truost horoisn. They must resist thus great
this most foul, cruel and disbcnorng enslavement,
hut peacefully and by cvory peaceful means which
they can command. They will stand in need OF al
their patience their courage, their fortitude their
power of endurance. To every unjust and nc, deg5ad-
ing demand they must ansWe! with q VIII nxea as
destiny, mol BY their peaceful ind quiet and ne,
ro;c sIliferine they must win even the respect OF
their enemies and tho admiration and synpathies
Of the world. It will be dreadful and may be a
long trial, but how much more bearable than the
shame and calling chains Of o voluntary slavery;
and such slavery to such masters Il it bo vol
untary they we'll deserve it; if it be involuntary
and forced upon them, the justice OF God ana man
will come to their doiverance. Men OF the Soutn,
exhaust every peaceful, means Of redress. @ aDd
when your expressions become unendurapie ano
| it is demonstrated that there is no other hope,
then strike for your lborty, and strike as did your
fathers in 17I6 and as did tho Hollanders and Iea-
Iantlers led by William the Silent, TO break their
chains, forged by the tyrants OF Spain.