The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-09


slavery 3ss iugthe udestsuceion ofSthe
eAmeiicaai Union audith fotmatiou of
q Southern sOoafederacy. sd II did fnot
think soaabd aaised smy warming voice
against this fatal .eielusiou. said to
them that slavery was safer nd the Uns
ion ibauitfcooid be ina separate con-
,federacys siLtoid them taata The 7extino |
lion Of the Union would ,beEthe death I
knell, Of slavery, They, spurned, Tmy|
counsel, and msdly rushed. into, a
bloody civil war, which ended in; the!
abolition Of slavery. s;iNo~l hey, are
being persuaded, again, that the only
;ways 10 save their lsnds from the cohfis-
-cation Of Congress, is in adopting the
poovisionssof the military bill, giving
universal sufftagetoIhe negro, and dis.
franchisipg their, ,lesdipg public men.
Lis With. sad hesrt that / see indica-
tionss all over the State, of a prepsra-
ton To-, adopt this second deusion,
which will prove more fatal 10 the State
than the firsl has been. 1t is true.
they Cost, by III FIRST. their property in
SLAVES, aad involved their country IN q
long and bloody war. which desolated
the State and sacrificed thousands Of
their most gallant sons; Il Is true, also,
that they were conquered, and have
been placed under military govern
ment. But now they ara going to sac
ri6ee their honor as . people and lose
their lands into the bargain! They
are going TO ,enfranchise 10000 black
votes, and surrender the political power
OF the State into the hands Of the ne
groest The, Inevitable rssuh OF this
delusi6n and criminal folly win be the
establishment of the most atrocious
government, and horrible state of socie
", that o civilized people were yersub.
H. Already the negro watch cry in Vir,
gitiia, and selsewhe H., :. Lands for the
landless g,f' Homes for the bouseless II
. Political equality TO. all men, regard
less of caste or color - What avail
rili 10000 white votes have in South
Carolins, with this wa,cbsc cry finging at
the polls I Ut is against nature nd rea
son TO suppose that an ignorant AMI
debssed msjority viii no; pursue their
dwp iaseres,, regardless % right. and
caSryl om.their wicked purposes, whats
ever they may bs Ttis poasi6le'tore re.
STRAIN them at fist, before they acquire
concert of action. 3 Hence the impor
tance off defeating The call Of conseni
tion al the frst election, before ,hisma>
jority is, organised and emboldenetly by
agitation and evil counsels. II .capno,
BE- controlled afterwards, but will make
South Carolina political and socisl
papdemonium,e Is there an instance. in
the worlds history of class of men.
Invested with political power, who did
not unite 20 promote their own inter-
estsi
Just as sure as general suffrage is
giveh 10 the negro in South Carolina.
he will feel his numerical strength. and
sooner or later, under the vile lead Of
Black Republican emissaries, seize the
political power OF the State, and exer-
else il to oppress and plumber the white
race. TheIeare thousands Of unprinci
pied white tnen amongst us, who will
unite their destiny with the negro for
the sake of spells and piunler. They
giH easily be persuaded, and persuade
themselves, that it is right and proper
that1the. lands, OF, the State should be
divided out equally amongst all Of her
ciuzens.li Every one should have a
lhome---tbe poor -feedmen as. we'll as
his former rich master. Having the
power in their hands, with this belief
tits folly and stupidity to suppose they
will not execute II. They must serve
onjuries and bold office, ride With you
add your wives and daughters in the
cars, and eat with you nj the hotel, and
and 81; with you In the church. All
this, and ten times more, you must en-.
dure from your black political masters
And can il .be that The pride Of Caroli
na has sunk 40 low, and beeo SO degra'
ded, a ~. vote for. all. this voluntarily
Tor The ,purPose Of getting back into
that Union which her citizens protessec
20 hate and despise SO cordially, fe~
years sincef :, Are, They. willing to 81
10 the polls and cast their vote for
convention, with this destiny, staring
them in the face, in order 10 save thei
lands from eonfiscatiop 2 No. The,
will beivoting the el,,maie confiscat tior
sheir lands and rheir political right
as'satsis As they are voting away thei
honor As men and Csrolmiian.. - j.
Thsfe are in tile State only len Dis
trieis out df the thirty in which III,
Whife sofArs Are in the rnsisrily, 40,
thess DiStticts are the sms)ls,t = conss
quen.ly f@6.tlihd4 and more az the con
yehtied pss be negsoes or Black Re
y - = . Il 4.