Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-10
PlcKENs COURT HOUSE, & 3, SATURDAY, AUGUST TO- 1867

tinct in the third generation. These alsiSnals,
like the negro and white man, were regarded,
at ono time, ns only different varieties Sf tho
same species. But experiment shows tseiit to
have been different creations, as it ddSsltlie
negro and white man. Us
| repeat what have said in o. formes nrli j.
Gle, that have ever been the friend an{iSpfo.
teotor of the negro through life, TliA, my
former slaves will vouch for me. My Mliss,
setvants, eight or ton III number, have avss
left me, and are still living with ME 6pg fae
same terms they did whilst slaves II tfas kke-
cause l wish we'll to the negro, that i abspn-
willing to see him placed in false post jEion.
lie IS unit to exercise the right Of snfffage,
and will become the dupe and tool Of bass Ind
designing men. A war of races will aasue,
and the negro, being the weaker aud leSs3in.
teligent, will be extcrminated in such a6war,
Extinction will be the result Of this great
boon, bestowed on them for the sole purpose
Of Strengthening the radical party! GeFeral
Bcnjamin l.. Butler said to me, eighteen
months ago, that all the radical party wbhed
was, to have g impartial suffrage" Hetaaid
that we might declare that no one shouldWote
unless he was graduate Of the South CGoli1
na College, All that tho radicals thentho9ght
of was equality between the races. ButAow,
they arc determined to have the negro fot6,
in order to radicaize the South , 81. ;H Il
In the negro convention which sat the,otli-
er day, in Columbia, it was claimed thai, in
the next Presidential election, there slSuld
DC placed on the radical ticket u negro, ebher
for President or Vice. President it waseon.
tended, too, that the lands should be divided
INTO small farms, 80 that each head Of ftGi-
" might get a homestead. IF the land gym
ers refused this division, thon their, ksads
should be taxed so heavily as 10 force theh, to
part with them. There is. considerable ipgc-
muity in this schenie' of confscaton The
whites wbo vote for conventions, TO avoid
confis,ation on the part Of Congress, wiiil;Gnd
themselves nicely caught by the negroes Ia
convention. AS I have already said. they
Will find that, after sacrificing their honor.
the rights of the State, and the principles Of
selfgovernment and constitutions liberty.
they have lost their lands into the barreair, -.
Another sohelne of the negroes, protnpl aFssco
in their recent conyentinn, IN To haSs eoaiing
taxed but property. This will release Me
negroes from all taxes, as they do rot own
property. Then, the property Of the State is
ges all over the State, for the eaTcnSfon of
their children, without expense to tie ne.
groes Again. they declare in convention
e"N ~ t'"uo AZ F'SS:s;:::,
that the old negroes, and intirm negroes and
paupcrs, are to be supported by the property
of the white men, instead of taking care of
their own aged parents and phhper kindred
In the twelfth article adopted by this radi-
cal negro convention, they ayow openly tlicir
purpose Of disfranchising all who have dcryed
in the Confederate army, or aided aptf abetted
the war. They are disposed to take step,
and wide one, beyond the radicpls in Con-
gress. The white radicals have disfrahchised
only those who have filled public Offices; but
the black radicals are determined to extend it
to all who were in the army, whialf' Includes
almost the entire white population. This, will
be accomplished in that convention Which tho
white people are going to vote fora conven.
ton to disfranchise themselves, tohffseate
their property, and place the State absolutely
undcrthe control'of the negroes. ,Wpsitheyc
ever such folly and madness heard ofsbefore,
in the civiiizcd world In sack:cloth and
ashes, they will have to repent Of their stu.
pidity and dishonor
This negro radical convention fnrthef INa.
mands revision Of our laws and the re, organ.
ization of our courts. They, 4 set of pafpsrs,
ignorantand debascd, are to govern the State,
and the white men, whb 'oWn all the property,
arc to pay the expenses Of the State. They
speak Of building railroads No doubt q
thousand schemes will be concoctcd forspend-
ing the white mans money, for the benefit of
the negro, before they proceed to take itfrom
him by force or frautluient legislation! Hor-
rible, most horrible, is the future of our poor
State and degraded people. No one seems to
realize our true situation. 1t is now as ;s was
in Che days of secession We are standing,
like idiots, on q magazine Of powder, flourish:
ing in our hands fire brand and laughing at
the beautiful ring Of ribbon it makes in the
dark. The explosion will come must come.
sooner or laters and bring with it universal
death and destruction to tho people and prop,
erty of the State. !. +
In Liberia, where there iis q nation of Nc
groes, sent from the United States, and where
they have formed Government, no white
man is allowed to hold office, or vote nt any
election for any Office, This is wise and
proper; and they have thought it necessary
to make this exclusion for their own peace and
prosperity Have not tho white men the
same right to exclude the, negro from the
right Of outrage, when they know TINT the
negroes have aslnajority in the State, and will
seizesthe Government Of. the; State, ifpermit,
ted toSvote ? y. ~ -
I Itisiidle folly to toll the people Of South
Carolina that capital and immigrants win flow
into the State, when reconstructed .ons che
Biloxi Republican platform On che, contra.
ry, as. soon ts this negro government lis organ.