The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-03
empt to visit upon the white man in South Carolina will
lc visited upon The coored man in North Carolina and


per acre. your people, with the fcanty earnings
the two years during which you have been Tree, buy ant
stock these farms. and compete with the white men ror
Pennsylvania or Now Hamphire who will soon be pre-
pared to make South Carolina their home and who, in
few years. will swell the white population of our Stat
until it fur exceed your own? There are some four o
five hundred thousand white people who come 10 TIM
country every year. Consequently, there will be th
great addition to the natural increase OF the white popua
ton, and there being emigration IRON Africa to in
crease your own the result in few years. must be a,
overwhelming majority of the white race within tho limits
of the State Under these circumstances, am not rgh
in admonshing you to practice moderation and modestj
in making demands upon those who will represent yor
and your interests?
Occasionally hear utterances of distrust. 1--WE
afraid we shall be cheated" have no doubt there are
bad white men there bad black But you have
this lever in your hand which secures protection. Sup
poso you adopt sensible, rational platform, and with it,
go before the Convention of South Carolina Then sup
pose tn who represent you in that convention for
getting the pledges they gave allow Constitution to b"
adopted without inserting those provisions which affect
you and your privileges, in the shape OF tree schools
hornesteads, &c. Where is your redress will tell
you. 1t is in the Act of Congress- which declares that
alter the constitution has been adopted BY the conven
icn it shall be submitted to the people they are not
saish all they have to do is by their votes. to reject
It, and mand another. Why, my friends If you were
not to raise your hands, and constitution should be
sent by to the people ,or tner O t
it is your privilege even then to vote against aud de-
mand revision Of the instrument 1t is thus that pro-
lection is thrown around every mau-wtc and colorel
lin the entire State and the power given to tho people
to bo themselves ud the character Of the funda-
mental law by which they are to be controlled.
Congress has fit to give you universal suffrage.
think It was mistake think il there had been lint
taon-for instance such as the ability 10 reid and write
it would not only have thrown safeguard around the
community but stimulated the ignorant of both to
attain that intellectual condition, the reward of which
would have been the right to vote; and should have
eesn, result that in ten years from now, there would
not be freeman in the State unable to read and write
Under existing circumstances, however, taking things
they what is to be the result with the vast proper
ton Of these who both entirely uneducsted and gno
rant of the duties OF citizenship? How their votes to
be controlled? Somebody going to control them and
they just likely to be controlled by bad men as by
good lncn. One may have weakness for drink OF
weakness for plug of tobacco. That will carry him off,
Another las weakness for pocket-handke chief or
clean shirt aughter and that will carry him of Much,
therefore, depends the correct influences with which
these persons are surrounded an In this connection,
allow to say again. that great responsibility Will be
derolved upon your ministers.
have heard great deal said about controlling the
negro VOTE but it is not III OF nsive myself
desire to that vote controlled but IN the same way
that wish to gee my own vote conToed-by intelli-
by those interests which most directly concern
the community in which live, If ask colored man
to vote with me- desire that he shall know 1t is for our
mutual welfare that vote together The intercsts OF
throughout the South are identical. They
cannot be separated and prosper The same legislation
which Injuries the white man Injuries The black II one
depressed the other. Whatever affects or mpairs
the industry aud usefulness Of race equally dsturbs
the entire community. You will be mistaken. therefore,
should you yield to the seductons Of false teachers. who
viii cndeavor TO make you believe that your interests
in any way different from those of the white man; and
for this ngan ycu against attaching your.
self to any existing organization of national character.
Look first to your State affairs. Get your Constitution
right Secure those laws which you need every hour In
the day.
Suppose you join tho Democratic party and send your
representatives to Washington. Why. the Republicans
hand you united yourselves with the Republican party
you would lose in strength thousands upon thousands Of
friends who cannot and will not act with tint organza
on. Now, believe that the great function OF the Re
publican party has been accomplished and that IN the
next esdental election, you will find division ip its
rama as well as in those of tho Democratic party The
extreme Radical element will be cast 10 Une sde and
success insured to those moderate aud conservative
principles which represented by such men as Fes
sender. Sherman. Wilson, TrumbuIl and others. In
deed have heard 1t stated that this moderate national
Union unite General Grant and elect him
TO tho Presidency.
aay. thon. you wish to exercise power steer clear
Choose good to represent you, and when they go to
Washington let them say To- tho leaders there ave 60
for that party which will do most for South Carolina
which will give us the best legislation, relieve
sGes and assist in building up tho waste places CT the
State" As took occaaon to reark on public occa-
sion recently In Charleston let the ,uth go back into
tho Union. holding the balance of m T, and then both
parties will court us. tChcers.l
There arc matters connected with DO. the Republican
and Democratic parties which de ,erve 'are. For n-
stance taI OF three cents per pound-' aid on cotton.
reduced u two ana halt cents afcr 'tembcr ne.t
Who makes cottou2 From whose lahore % four.hfths
OF the ba.cs in south Carolina From ta 4 the black
man. and 1t is upon his bone and sinew, sweat aud
toll that this great burden has been laid. It is with
the tobacco produced In Virginia and North aronn;
but II il not the with the wheat OF Illinois aud In
diana. On $500 worth OF cotton produced here, your
labor ia taIed spou GO; while, On tho same amount OF
Agricultural production In the West nota dollar iapaid
say therefore, the Republican party have not dealt justly
by you Thoy may talk about the gratitude at IL due,
aud appeal your feelings, but do you tell them you are
now ree aud what you liz justice aud equality be-
fbn In iu fax
it was not 10 Sot you free; aud until two
years elapsed and was found necessary to make use OF
the colorod man as an clenont OF military strength In
the South your manumisslon was scarcely
thought Of You to the efforts ot your OWL race at
the North. therefore, quito as much as you owe tO any
party.
In conclusion bog you to rea'ot upon the obscrva-
ons have made; to with wisdom and discrotion to
regard FIRST the int rests Of your State and your people
ut home; aud raly In tho selection Of
tlvcs, to choose those who, by cooperation with thai
party which will do must for you and for the South, Will
enable enjoy peace and prosperity such
us hayo never known even In our pslmtest days.
[Choers.|
The remarks Of his E1cellency were we'll received,
and from the comments murnurod through the crowd,
fully appreciated-espoca ly .s advice
a colored orator named Rov. H. M. Turner, formerly
rom Columbia for tho last twelve years resident Of
and the District of Columbia FOLLOWED the
Governor.
speech, also did Col. Moore OF tho 9TH Infantry.
Other speeches were made. aud the following resou-
lons reported:
Whereas the cltizcus of Rchland District have met In
adopt platform that nny receive The
approval and support OF all friends OF national repub
can Government; bo it
carly restoration of beloved State to tho Union under
the Constitution aud amGndments.
Resolved That will not support any man for ofce
who will not pledge himself to carry out the great prn
ciples OF the Declaration of Independence and the Con-
Amendmunt and Of the Act OF the I'd OF March,
18 z, known the military b-that is, tho fifth and
sixth sections of that act.
Resoivu, That universal suffrage accords with the
principle that all just governments founded upon tEo
consent Of the goVcFned. AMI TINT We will advocate
Constitution tor South Caroa that shall grant universal
equality before the laws 10 a irrespective Of race color
or previous condition.
Resolved. That free schools for tho education of all
children irrespective OF race or color should be guara
teed by constitutional provision
Resolved That is one Of the first duties c tho State
Legislature TO reform the or AND criminal codes Of the
Stale. that they muy accord With the enlightened se-
timents Of the present day.
Rssuired That wo recognize the hand of merciful
Providence in the changes that have been wrought IN tho
land and invoke His assistance and direction IN the
work now deYolvlnS upon US, nnd pray hum 10 bostow
blessing
Resolved That an Executive Committee OF thirteen be
appointed by tho Chairman, whose duty sha be to pro-
mote the political interests Of the loyal citizens Of the
District; and, at proper tlcs to call meetings for the
nomination Of candidates for such offices heed to be
filled and for other important purposes; said Committee
to serve year, rnlesa sooner discharged by gen.
cral meeting OF the loyal citizens of the District
After the reading and adoption of the above resolu-
TONS speeches made by Hon. }. c. Gibbcs. OF Co
lumbia John Causlon (coored) OF Washington city;
Lrt. Col. Moore OF the 9th Inautry; Mcssrs. John
Caldwell and Thos. j. Robertson, aud Mr. Wright Su-
pe.!utendeu of tho Freodnaus School in this city
After the election of Executive Com nitteo OF thr
tecn-hye white and eight coiOredin accordance with
tho last resoltiun generous collection was taken up
tG pay for the music and then in tho same quiet and
ord rly manner with which it had assembled, the meet
ing Dispersed.
Georgia Itoms.
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