The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-07-11

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|bdes Of the negro chsractel
j tol 10 confer on him, vel.sntaril,
tl of suffrage and social equality will
[5ss; AT the same time, we are goin,
3rily disfrapchiss and degrade al
& <|.snest nd ,ybo h:.ve been distin
:. +. 4 Ned y prominent In poJitfs.l life =
Vith deep pain and regret. I would ark II
snv peopie IN the world. pretending to civ
ilisation and Christianity. have ever before
pursued no base and suicidal n coarse p
Athens scorped the proposition Of Philip 70
give up her orator. and be protected. A
band Of robbers would feel some compuno.
tiops Of honor and conscience In securiro a
their own safety by giving up TO punish.
ment their chief Il Il told, 70 the eternal
infamy of the Scotch nation. that they sold
TO the Rne,isb. for a sum Of money, their
native sovereiga. against whom they were
waging terrible war. But the people Of
South Carolina are about ceiling, to the
Black Republicans. all the public men
whom they have heretofore loved and hon.
ored, for the humble boon Of being placed
themselves on an equality with their former
slaves, and having those freedmen to rule
over them and their wives and sons and
daughters foreyeri In recording and con.
trasting these two public acts, history must
regard the Scotchmen, In the reign OF
Charles the First. as wise gentleman, com.
pared to the Carolinian of the present day.
At the beginning Of our secession move.
mont the political cry, everywhere, was
that Southern men must govern the
South" Now, the cry 10 that we must have
the union restored by DISTINGUISHING our
public men and enfranohising our for.
mer slaves. In other words. "the South
must De governed by negroesP John
quincy Adams, In speaking OF the Punish-
ment oi impeachment declared, In Congress,
that he preferred the punishment OF death
TO being declared by his country incapable
OF holding Office. 10 this infamy is.now
added 'er the Southern man, inability to
vote, aud the disgust OF seeing the negro
take his place In politics. Bntthis sacrifice,
painful as 1t was to Mr.. Adams, and must
oe TO every honorable man, would be cheer
iuiiy made by the public men Ct South
Carolina IL It was oil that was required Of
tue ES'ate. The dishonor Of negro suffrage
m'gns DC borne too. ii 1t were not for that
social equality which must ensue, and that
oark iuture which Is presented 10 every In
teihgent mino. In mat iuture' we shall see
legislation the neutrality-suspicious.
'he most apnorrent--and crimes the most
a'roc'ous-"itn misery oeyond endurance
W .he women ana cniidren OF the south.
'nere gentleman In sooth carolina.
or even decent man, who wishes to Gee
negro equality and negroes holding office
Is there one who thinks that the leading
men OF the state shoald be disfranchissd
aud not allowed to hold Office under the
government surely not, every one will
answer. How. then, can they vote for such
and injustice to others
irends and hsnored menf What reason
DO they give Tor conduct so monstrousi-
Inc only reason have heard is, that some.
'n'hS worse wiii oe imposed. What that
something is-worat Than negro equality
ana negro Government-l am at a loss to
know. But this 's taking counsel Of our
,eara wnlsh no honorable maa should ever
90. NO Danger and no punishment should
ever induee him TO degrade him'slf, or do
d'shonoraoie act He should rather meet
tue consequences be those consequences
Whas they may--the dungeon or death.
IL really seems that the Southern
people have been 90 borne down with
trouble oppression, tyranny and starvation
that their minds as well ne their principles