Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-22

ticl uIc ucieTmlned 10 nave Jne nogfl
vote in order to radicalizc the South
In the negro convention which sa
the other day, in Columbia, it wa
claimed that in the next Presidential
election, there should be placed OF
the Radical ticket, negro, either fo
President or Vice President IL wa
contended, too that the lands SHOULD
be divided into small farms, so tha
each head Of family might get 4
homestead. If the landowners re
fused this division, then their land.
should be taxed so heavily as 10 force
them 10 part with them. There i.
considerable ingenuity in this scheme
of confseation The whites who vote
for convention TO avoid c0nfiscation
on the part of Congress, will find
themselves nicely caught by tue ne
groes in convention. As } have al
ready said, they will find that after
sacrificing their honor, the rights OF
the State, and the principles of self
government and constitutional liber.
", thcy have lost their lands into the
bargain. Another scheme of theme
groes, promulgated in their recent
convention, is to have nothing taxed
but property This will release the
negroes from all taxes, as they dc
not own property Then, the prop
erty of the State is to be taxed, TO
establish free schools and colleges all
over the State, for the education of
their children, without expense to the
negroes! Again, they declare in con-
vention, and have made it o part OF
their platform, that the old negroes,
and infrm negroes and paupeis, are
to DO supported by the property of
tho white men instead Of taking care
of their own aged parents and pauper
kindred
In the twelfth article adopted by
this Radical negro convention, they
avow openly their purpose of disfran-
chisng all who have served in the
Confederate army, or aided and abet-
ted the war. They are disposed to
take a step, and a wide one, beyond
the Radicals in Congress. The white
Radicals have disfranchised only those
who have filled public Offices; but the
black Radicals are determined to ex-
tend ii to all who were in the army,
which includes almost the entire white
population. This will be accomplish.
ed in that convention which the white
people are going TO vote fora con-
vention TO disfranchise themselves,
confscate their property, and place
the State absolutely under the control
Of the negroes Was there ever such
folly and madness heard Of before in
the civilized world In saclcloth and
ashes they will have to repent of their
stupidity and dishonor.
This negro Radical convention fur
thcr demands revision of our laws
and the reorganization Of our courts.
They, set of paupers, ignorant and
debased, are to govern the State, and
the white men, who own all the prop
erty, arc to pay tho expenses Of the
State. They speak Of building rail
roads ! No doubt a thousand schemes
will be concoctcd for spending the
white mans money, for the benefit of
the negro, before they proceed to take
i it from him by force or fraudulent
legislation. Horrible, most horrible,
in the future of our poor State and
degraded people. No one seems TO
realize our true situation. IL is now
as il was in the days Of secession.
We are standing, like idiots, on a
magazine of powder, hourishing in our
hands firebrabd, and laughing at the
beautiful ring of ribbon Il makes in
the dark. The explosion will come,
must come, sooner.pf later, and bring
with it universal death and destruc.
tion to the people and property Of the
State.
In Liberia, where therc is a nation
Of negroes, sent from the United
States, and whore they have formed a
Government, no white man is allowed
TO hold office, or vote at any election
for any office. This is wise end prop
er; and they have thought it neces-
sary to make this exclusion for their
own peace and prosperity. Have not
the white men the same right 10
exclude the negro from the right Of
suffrage, when they know the negroes
have a majority in the State, and will
seize the government OF the State if
permitted to vote
1t is idlc folly to tell the people OF
South Carolina that capital and immi-
grants will flow into the State when
reconstructed on the Black Republi-
can platform. On tho contrary, as
soon MS this negro government is
organized, every dollar OF foreign cap
itaI in South Carolina viii be with
drawn, and not one cent viii come
here seeking investment Nor will
any foreigners move here 60 settle
under neprO rnla. "-i oiv cohtuslVn
I'D disturbance which it will give
rise TO in the State. Mr.. Calhoun
predicted, years ago, that If the negro
was set free, the Northern people
would insist on his right of suffrage,
and If allowed, the negroes would
seize the government, and the white
people would have to leave the State.
lie farther said, that the former own.
ers would lose all influence over their
freedmen, whose sympathies and par
tialitics would be for Northern men
and vile emissaries sent here to con
troll them. | think il is pretty gen-
orally acknowledged, even now, that
all control Of the negro, in the coming
election, is already gone from their
former masters. Gen. Hampton and
his friends had just as well try 70