The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-03

agricultural interests vii al remain nara11ed nti
our relations are rcestnblshcd renstated
cure in tho OF tho Untod states
Mh,le the constitutional Amendment proposed to
SCUM Saronna as Slate, and our voion In that
capacity could be exercised, is well known to every
Gentleman here 1opposed its adoption but act Of
congress recently passed. has assumed that country
Is conquered territory conquered people, and conse
IN that BODY to dctote toso trns Il e
seyes tor the next when
to 60 o co0r Or oT
W wepe od e9 ;oT tho Of dputng that but
they may be- and openly fairly saunrely urge their
aoopSn Snrs neofe lore our 3 people Great applause
In many respects, ungcnorcus and unjust but WHOM
exercise their in spite the President OF
ton which bus in vain beon up to them for the last
eignteen months see 40 other course for adopt
Of that class Of po,sons that are dsfranehised now
anu forever hnvo neither the privilege of
lot box becoming canddato ior s the h humbes
oce under this organization and therefore, the coun-
az accepted BY even those who the habit
o, mo as the expressions Of individual en-
ry dlsntcrested and anxious only the welfare Of
his people. [Applanse1
Msn retsrsnso to the disfranchising clause think it
was an unfortunate one According to estimate made
III the region OF country in which reside appears that
hundred persons would be excluded from the nrv
lese OF voting presu that this rule viii eppy to the
% epr h Very these
"f rueir feow-citizens Many Of them indeed are In
of
State Govern And the absence ofthese eentleen in
your Convention whea it assemblies for the purpose of
gret to the people, ut misfortune to the State bauso
tner wisdom would ena le them give such direction
to the community at rge than those which We are likely
NOPE tes mh the Il better
sonsb!e certainty that if not accept those terms ms
which arc contained in tho bin Loofne therefore to
afoYro
@ of be carried into effect accept terms Of this
rot knowing we shall be benehtsa Dv Ms ae
eepnncs @ say that as my humble Judgment interest
proposed BY Congress. (Applause -
would therefore, say every man in sorth Carolina
order has issued he should proceed to re
tseef o ass s name ana to to the polls to
under which we and our posterity Gun i've.
oenese tnat Congress made mistake. and they viii
mayor Of giving to tbs coiored re 39
that whenever its individunls could read and
we or possessed property to the amount Of $780,
o In u the mt m piaes # yoa open the door for al
1iuenee but you had restricted tho privilege in tho
manner ~ wnach had suggested you would have had
oroa they would had the good sense to reject
Inen In Il re next place Congress had created this
undertake to say that every in the Limits Of South
would IN five years have qualified himself to e1.
~ Under the present circumstances, however you hold
o9t no sucn nducemont You have opportunity to
euucate TINS race you educate them you win make
them citizens who will understand the relationa of
macn T. % better hsn they remain in state Of
an character; and it is your interest fur
1non ena. sae oafa man shall vote With
ing the vote Of the black man. It has been sun osed
and notwithstanding his convictions Of interest but yo1
are mistaken That votc is destined to be controIled
man 0s sa n rs h OF but BY going the black
proving to him that his interest in south Oarolna II
mans interest hink it can be shown to anv rational
oach man that it Is to his interest to make friends
It is supposed that because the oack man has been
held here in condition Of servitude for AGES s
become the enony Of the white man. vii ran be
declared that the Northern has set him tree But it
It ass NOT II n sg @
called upon to fight IN the armies Of the SUmted
they were set free by the Northern people, tho question
arises with them this relation having been destrov
PSseaoa What .esss snsss1o
suppose that many Of the coored cizsns this sate
DOM oe1ore and after the able cite the names
OF Mr. A.. g. aud c., who have extended to them pecu
promoted BY it? Is it not that mans who occupies the
position OF andholder Yet you find Congress 1mpos-
te,nber last and two and half cents since Tint date
,.,t n az ene last years crop when there
State and when produced 100 900 bales Of cotton
CO., OF M that has bus il the shape Of
these people, the shape OF tax upon cotton ,,a not
dollar has 6een levied upon the wheat grain in Ohio
II Do not taen tell re gentlemen that the coered peo
aa e nave no. sne 70 be interested In these
as We do They require that the tar sh1 be taken of
however but the tooacco Of Virginia and North caroiin
which is as unequnly taxed It is not then bv intri
sna & 1ss s xSa
that Is to their interest with you and under
VINO nave lntelgence they will
der to shoulder with the white man and carryuo the
sion. ~ -11s o'' osS'r
Is TO be expected that attempts VIII be made to alien.
come herr and that negroes have been perseuted
we concede the fact that theirs condition Of sei
be right but the renon Is changed and now eyerv 70
dollar which the black by his labor GOES to his
the white earns goes into his poeset NoW the
tore, our interest Is identical. - - -
would here take ocoason to two thnga which
desire to go upon the record an eniasary COMES
Ohio, and says to tho black man, We are !. your
fsaends,-we are going to take Of you vote with
eelored to say these eruissares to the Msssa
chusetts man,that in South Carolina under this law
man txensone years ofase is enSded I to 1s l Ssle
and that he would not be allowed to vote In Massschl
om Ohio who comes here for the purpose Of diving ad
snta xSs as to 9 how YET shall vote go back to Ohio na
eause no black man there ta entitl to vote Within
tne last three weeks, New Jersey Ohio and fchioan
nave resolved that the black aha not vote undar
any circumstances whatever. q sI1 's. a -'
Therefore say to those colored men when these en-
fssa!aes come among youten them tgo back ana re-
move the beam from tho eyes OF their he
1ore they come here 70 take the rom the eyes
have seen indications in various localities IL soufh
Carohna 70 organize coiored and whts paSty "a be
caueo National Union Republican Radical Party <
@ A eaAS IS the name do not think this IS wise:
PIE OF these unreconsructed staes win further teir
enas moro thoroughly by turning their attentions I'd
tner own State politics; and when we get the riut at
In Congress- would send men there not
g Republican Tnlon mot pledged the
70 az parties We stand by that party winch v,u ive ~
equal rights, equal legislation, and equal f1stioe
u4aer the laws and constitution ;of this country
~ hnow 14ere an apprehension widespread In the
southern States sha fau into the arms of old
aaes and associates the old Democratic uartv aav ~
you gentlemen. however, that would Seiye no -sueh
pasogea was identified during tho ten years az nv
pubic career representative in Coereaa from ona ~
ny dist1ngushed friend, the Commander or this
Disrlct knows that enjoyed their Confidence ard the
highe Office within the git Of that party Of which Tss
member. (Appause). Ma E. st. aS-5I,7T -r-'- '.'>'
spect and regard for that party and have ed
the nepe fcr many years to retnstaed in power
ous tne drean has passed We accounts to sottle
H1sn tna party, gentlemen befocs least will conaent
70 anlnate with IT. Good good. and applspse)
Many Of you well remember thai when the war first
great hopes and were held out
oy on f1ends In the North and West that there would
ne no var and that commenced 1t would north OF
Aasons and Dxons line aud not ia the south. You
cd and 1w14 now state that that had been pro.
pery carried out there probability thnt nnv at
oot SCUM Caronna would nave seceeded fona Fed