Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-08
NEGRO SUPREMACY.


The rcewjt Of the rpc.u; election, duvcIcas
n a striking point OF view The ant j so,,ism Of
races Mt the South, cni SHOW. that amy rrcun-
s,ruction under the military bills mu4. ls;d
necessarily to Negro supremacy. The black
have everywhc voted the Radical iickrt, AMI
have generally eelec:cd the most extreme ari
rahid of their party. Moderate and C"ns-rvn
tive republicans like Mr.. Alex-nter Lives. ci
"irciuia, have been set aside, AMI igrorar;
ard CORFU II negroes have been elevated 10th.
high seats OF power. I'r frau,is in tho regis
'ratcn. and by system "f ..ssrry:na dering'
in the arporonneHt Of the representative
The whites huve been s!,vrn of til. little power
to w::ici, they were entitled under. the recon-
st.ucti"n acts, AMI the elections so far have
gone horeless'y and entirely in favor nt the
blacks. The worst nnin,osities Of race have
leon excited, nnd under the Influences Of the
recent elections. the couatry seems 10 be on
She very brink Of civil =ar. and so:ne sections
wen now to require the aii of the & Gov-rntncnt
to preserve the public peace.
These results seem t.: bn cniirclv vucNrcc-
:cd to the great body Of III. Northern people.
who have hecn led To believe that Ike Southern
whites and Lincks would concar in The work
al recnnsiru: :;.on aui that thus peace aud
harmony would b" restored to The country.
Hu. they have been nn'irc.ivrd, and in the
ser. er1acy of the negro, they ece inso!veG ro:
rniy t!s destruction Of the best interests OF
the South, but imminent, ''a,sgc. 10 their own
section. Tho war against property and in,c.-
lig"nce here must kim i!e :hc s?!ri; O! nrrari
nnism elsewhere, ami weaken .:,r safe guards of
society eve-y whcre. Sue, ia the necessary
TrsIit or negro supremacy at Che Snuth-in-
'lir"c. but rot Ices cei,uin. Is direct and i'm
!neG is:c consequence is 10 vest in the blacks of
Che South the balance I'll power o.twcen pniit-
ir"l rartics At The Nur,h. oni to give them a
diroe, ami controlling influence im the Ni,iun-
Al a administration. On this snli"rt read tho
f..'owi,: EXTRAS: fro.. the New York J;r-al,h
n il. iesuc OF the 2a'! October, II saws
I'm ti,e'Sta.rs .f Alabama, Virginia nnl
louisiana ns We l!nvc she ~. tI.. blacks carry
:Tcr onc-fun-:h rf .hc representation ut The
state C"nc"u,:nn, while ore hundred aid Sc
ycn,v.Hine w.,'c Ra&ica.s--n"srv iwo thirds
,i tie whole uunier Of eel rairs-h hound on
tie larharians Four million. ur nrgrnrs in
I'll. How assa.' the stability "f tn. Govern :
rrcnt. Thy are slmri Hiih the vo:r-:hc
teh1'pH ttHt thhEFrsS bS hu"iSe lfIiSi3' ION
las ;u' into their hands. This vote viii, give
them .t:c!, q r"wvras Will rc; make tn" rnsinu
ieGl. ln cu:En,c9 with ignur,nca, " h"rcv+r
fnnmd in Ii" VOLTS HISTORY, The negro will
seek :: division Of rr"rrr, : 'nr h" hug us yr,
% idea how property ,s a"in:r~.!. New. atd
!"nc::a! .d.as Of his rights vail tint place in Il
'rn'n ready gone mad IN too ra;,it! an rlcvn
'i"a. Let h;s y"orar"e force n t,.cu.ur" to the
eurface, ,:espj,e 1;,r r"'n:n"n Sense Of thc c,uu
'rv IN oipn.i .i:ion nuh what can. rIcvent it's
|" "ccr,i'.y A law That these nrn no lille spec
:lniions the l":e election returns ID well .lIuw
S'rany- annma'l! We were never willing
t:,a, ihc S":,i:erh whi:rs should leci.lnte f:r
the North. iu, are willing that tia' tate Sou
thern siav". representing hye an".t fencen.ra
tod ,ticnrn. of barha,i ,ic ,ignornncc on tho
whole wsse,n Continent" ithonl,l shape uur
fn'ur".-a 1htre., areiwh fdurscs tn:achonse-
Earpican cir'!! !za,ion tsaL African 1a:lari>,n
ras Radicals ,ave "rrA"tatis chosdfi, t!io lat
'.r. and by ;her. n,:i:oii[ they Low ajsa.u,-ly
firee th'~whI:e. civiz. ehi,eut OF III. S.,nL!,
to appeal " ti,at-tirs law OF nature, self pre-
rer..ntun. How well the whole Sor!h a;.rrc.
r!"tes this ie hest shown i,r The numerous rx-
'ractG whiri. we nrecons' antiy nhlis,ing from
the Conservative Southern parers, which
.ptIa'y calculate the f"ree Of tie coming l,lack
'"v.s'"h.' They ace The "rpron Il, of II ar of
"sste. in wlieh, after an exhnustivc unl terrifc C
struggle. Iii. ,hlnrk viii d,su;>g+nr ana .(hr
white he left nothing but are;n.iint of its pre-
kcnt Eurubrr.. at,,