The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-26
Post sfponenent OF thc Election. IN the Eirs
Military Districts of thc South.

lfFam hr Suiio7ai iniriiiycE.'r.I
The President aud General Grant had u cunsn.-
tatioh Gn thia subject few days ngn. They
agreed that under tile reconstruction acis neither
the Executive nor the icncral-iu-Chct las aIly
control or authority the elections nr rcSisra-
ton III tho military districts but it il understood
they have agreed OH tho prnpIioty OF holding clcc-
tions Oh tho same day, and that II would he sd-
risablo to suggest tio same to the generals COM
manding, not in the shape or All Order however
but ns all advisory communication, which Generai
Grant was expected to send. It is not known that
General Grant has communicated with tlIem upon
the subject. '.
Information received from private SOURCES here
yesterday leads to the bcliof that General Mower
will postpone tho election in Louisiana until The
first Monday in Soyomber noxt, oil account Of The
yellow feyer and tho consequent absonCc of many
voters In official circles it is mot believed that
General Mower will tako action in TINT direction
except upon consultation with General Hancock
who is understood to acquiesce in the sugge stio
that NIL elections bo held on tho aanlo day.
Information from Loupihna indicates TINT tho
postponemont OF the election, on the gronnil
that tho colored yotors have not had sufficient
training.
SECRET NEoRo socIETrEs.-f We wcro an enemy
to the negro race, anl desired to bring about
which We could resort with such absolute certainty
Of attaining our desres as that OF inducing them
to enter secret, oath:bound, political organIza-
feeling OF antipstly or aninosity. toward them,
bnt, tho contrary, desire to thom prosperous
and happy, We Wow with regret and apprehension,
the many daily accnmulating evidences of the eI-
tent to which this process OF aggregation and se-
| cret organization has extended.
Whom wo read in radical Journals the boastful
assertion that thorough organization of tho nc
groes throughout the State OF Virginia las been
effected By the means Of secret societies, formed
in amost ovory magistoriai district, we shuddor al
tho inevitable consequence OF such organization
organized, stoalthily and secretly as they are BY
black emssarics from Northern States or By still
more unscrupulouH, soditlous and dangerous white
fltor
| ing by oil the fictitious ndjuvants to suporsttions
| solemnitJ, and loft uncontrolled and unsustaReil
by the presence Of any emo Whose character and
strange that they should bo mado tho medium
of inculcating and fostering tho most dangerous
md scditicus dogmas. Armed, as they unduubt.
with passions inHamcd by the nightly recital Of
roal or fanclcd injuries with cupidity excited By
tho discussion or schemes, having for their objccl
former owners it needs no prophet 10 forotell ,ht
inevitable catastrophe, a war OF racos-a struggle
for the mastory,a conflict for supremacy
now 80 industriously sown broadcast through tht
old State OF Virginia. -
Tho result Of such contest as no have descrlb
cd cannot ba doubtful. Thirty-fye millions O
whites on tho ono eide arrayed against four mil
lions OF blacks on the Other. Can oven tho wlles
fanate doubt tho issue2 II is folly and madnes
Ralicals in SUCH q conflict. Thoy arc willing ant
nctvc enough in fostering tho feeling whic)
prompts thoso organizations now, because thu
expect to reap present political profit therolroln
aud thoy cnre nothing for Tho Interior cnllse
9uonees:., When tho struggle comes, color an
Iilood will raln tho ,qn"stion. and not polilicu
aIIiliation. OF this tho constantly increasing fre
qucncy and gravity Of collisions betwoon tile color
, cd people and the soltlirry might assure all psr
} aonB Of reflection, ~
We do not pen this article merely 10 OBJECT q DO
! ltical purpose. So for as their votes arc cnr
cerned, tho negroes may 0Iorciso this privilege
. freely when untrammeled by membership in a at
cret society as whom bound by nm oath 10 auppor
lie candidates. Wo would, therefore, urge npo
all colored people sorousy to consider and welg
tho suggestions wa hayo made. They rejoice
:; their freedom and onfranchsomcnt; lot thcm prov
0 that they aro FREQ to vote for tho mon OF the
0 choice, and not bound to vote at tho dictation
0 any man or any aot Of men. Let them withdra
from oath bound aecret political clubs, and teae
: tho designing ernissarios, who lot their utilna
ruin that thoy will not no inndr Tho willing too
| OF their own destruction, Lynch6ur9 Ectcs.