The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-13
2olltl;al.
Great Political Meesing in New
YoTk---Speech Of Hon. Daniel
VI. Voorhees,, &C Indiana.


grandcst Successes i'll the way of Il heart
sclt ou,pouring OF the people ever seen"
Speeches were made by number OF lead
!nr Democrats from the North and West,
among them Hon. ID. W. VOORHEES,, of
Indiana. We would he delighted to fur
nish our readers the entire speech Of this
eloquent gentleman. but Il WANT OF space
forbics, and we are constrained to make
only the following extracts from the con-
Guiding portion These extracts, howcv-
cr. abund;,ntly show the truthtunrsS and
ability with which the speaker dealt with
the question OF Reconstruction iii Il na-
tioual point Of view. The election held
last week proves that the people OF the
great Empire State are in unison with The
sentiments expressed by the Western ora-
tor, and are determined that the progress
of Rudicui>m shall hc stayed and this
country redeemed from the hiSlilli'g i'll
fncncc OF negro supremacy III ten Saies
Bv the uct OF reconstruction the entire
black population Of lilc South las lcci,
cn,raiicllScrl and invested Will, thr power
OF pnlitical control Nearly the entire
white population of the South has been
dSliancli~ed and drrrivc, of ANY Voice i'll
controlling the prc>rnt or >ilal'i'g the
future. Thus amut >iN hundred thousand
negro votes are added To the strength al
,!,c Radical party. ;,nd acar!y !, million "a
wi.itc votes are Strirkca out of existence.
This is the initial part oi'l,c Radical recon.
struclion. and it waS doubtless chiefly
designed in the beginning as Il gigantic
partisan scheme To cEs:lrc future party
trium1lis bat ii has rapidly arisen Tar
beyond slch ordinary ,iimcnsionS, ami
now cOnirunts us :tS Il lIur>ll"lloi nail"nal
wealth. civilization and social philosophy.
'tae ercccntrc9is!ration aiI;! elections III the
South established in the i;;cc at the world
the appa!ln. ..,ct that from the waters ui
lie Chesapeake To the moulhol'lllc Brazos.
from thc iidc-w:,trrsot Virginia To the tar
di-tan, plains oi' Texas the negro h, Ids
dominion. and is upheld in that dominion
hy the Federal army. Where the white
race ontnumbcrcd the black in the regis
1ra.ion. rs in Virginia ani Georgia,
irau,iiscnt appor.ionmcmt OF the basis :"
representation changes the majority. ANA
The hurbariai race, in all its repul>ivr an
ia,ai force rises predominant, and santcs
lie Eori,a> tlrcun'li~latctl governing c'r-
in..nt of I'll" rich AID inviting regions "l
~! the Spnt|.. rhca.lcic,t commonwealth.
the hcmr ni the peerless Washington. "i
the nl,iuSnphic Icttirr>nil. OF Madison.
Marshal and Patrick Henry. is now given
over to,hc African ll! her iu,urc fortunes,
sr. whaIy ia his Iiands. The Car"Iina~
bow 10 the >;,lnr yoke, and h.!uiiiil Aka
han.a and I.oui>iarr. with Nrw Orleans.
the natural commercial cai't'l ot' the val
ley Of the mississippi. 'i;! Il! tI'" resi- are
10 l,avc their icsiiries >h"i:rd hereafter
hv the brain and enterprise OF tiic negro.
Is. his vote they will he governed. aud
tie Immediate results are piainly visible
t0 cvc!i tn nln>: casual observer he it,
slinc,itc separation which God las ln:-
planted in different vacc> for their parity
and preservation is already II; work. The
races are arravcd against each other
throughout the earth. Eic! one. as is
natural, votes for lis own color and Tie
negroes arc forming Vigilance Committees
to enforce Obedience to their onili'cn, and
submission tn their views As inevitably
as that harvest fellows seed time inrv.
itahly will the negroes fill the Offices in
these unhappy States. fhcy are now rn
cared in framing their n"w Constitutions.
under which we are 10 brno!d the wretch
cd farce %! icr admission nto the Tn.
ion. State elections wifi soon io,iow. t!.d
ncrru Governors will deliver messages l."
nero legislatures, and together tiIcy
will assert supreme cnnlr"; Owe! Interests
more vast Than thn>eo! nany OF The
cadin.r u;,iiunS OF the world. Rvccni
plantation slaves will tai" their S'';tt> rs
mcmbers OF Congress. ain! Ia committee
and o, iic l'por. give deciding Votes on
tn" vi!.; Q.,,.,;..:,> o! ii..i..;''. ra::iiie,'r
and laliunai progress. sir SImncr. n
Jew moGlii~ ago IN ".'c.n .Neii''Ir. ~ii':= i!'
hoped soon to w"icrtac il..-,r'' Senators as
III, :s>"clalc> in Icgi~ia;l,. l,r the c''utl.
try. Well might hc anticipate such atl
event. No power can prevent ii under
the present organization ui the South,
Soon ,hr NEGRO will Till the >rat"ri;,l .cai>
once adorned i,y Webster aud Siil~
Wright. by Clay and Woodbury. rLyr,
is no escape from Iii, n:,rhsuinc cunct-
sion to The scheme n rrcrn>iriiclut.
These are It's certain ami sl,crdy results
Are The people ot' New l"ril rct'iN Tor
them Tie i'ack vote Of the S"illi will
elect twenty Senators. .\n cqna nj >llp'
ror vote in the State of New York elected
two. Are your interests safe under such
legislative Influences! 1t will send more
than fifty members to the lower House.
You send thirlv-thrcc. Thus the South
crn negro will possess more lIlal twice
tho power which you Yourselves possess
over your own public affairs Shall he
also dictate the election "i President! He
holds ncurLy II hundred clcclu:a votes