The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-29

But to continue with the platform. We do
not object TO sections ) and 6, relating to q re-
vision of the code and an ad rG'orem taxation.
Section breathes the true ultra radical spirit
run wild-whicb, if carried out,
must keep the country in constant turmoil and
Excitement. All officers whatsoever to be voted
for directly by the people; 'to hold their
respective Offices, not for two years but for one
year, i. c. the people are to vote every year for
a new Governor and Council, Senators and Rep
xesentatives of the State Legislature, and all
subordinate officers, except those of the Judi
ciary Department. With the large addition to
the voting population, created by the recent
legislation of Congress, such modification OF
our Constitution, would, in our opinion, be fatal
to the peace and well-being of society. There
are other sections of this platform, which we
cannot endorse, but it is unnecessary to discuss
them here.
As proof of the radical and altogether i'm
practicable character of this Convention, we
would further refer to the resolutions, intro
duced by Mr.. Wright IA colored lawyer, de-
manding that the colored element shall be rep
resented by one of its own race on the next
Presidential ticket of the Republican party.
Are not our colored brethren going little too
fast? Why is it, that they are entitled to the
Office next to the highest, within the gift of the
American people? Because they have been
liberated from serfdom? Are they not this day
the wards the benefciares of the nation ! Are
they not, hundreds of thousands of them, in re-
ceipt of eleemosynary support from the
American people, the whitepeople of this coun-
try? And are not paupers almost everywhere
debarred from voice in the affairs of the
State? This much, en- passant, on Mr.. Wrights
resolutions.
The resolution of Mr.. L. S. Langley
(colored), in our opinion was in bad taste, and
altogether uncalled for "Resolved, that in the
opinion of this Convention, some of the regis
ters appointed by order of the General COM
manding this Military District, do not enjoy
the confidence of the body of voters in some OF
their respective districts" This resolution, 1t
is understood, was especially aimed at Nash
and Edwards of Columbia two colored men
who are thought to be tainted with white pro-
clivities It is. therefore, the colored voters,
who, if any, are disposed to withhold their
confidence from these registers. AS Nash and
Edwards are colored men themselves, it is
reasonable to infer that there are others of their
race, who think with them, and were therefore
not represented by Mr.. Langley Moreover
in advance of the registration, it is assuming
rather too much to ignore the whole body OF
white voters in Richland District, (who, it may
be, will outnumber the black vote) and
oracularly to "resolve" that some of the regis
tcrs do not enjoy the confidence of "the body
of the voters" etc. 1t may turn out that this
self-styled "body" is merely one of the body
members, and not the most honored, either.
But enough of the Convention. We think we
have said sufficient to show that it was fall
ure; that in no sense can it be held to have
represented the people of South Carolina, either
black or white; and that so far from furthering
the interests of the Republican party in this
State, it has done much to retard its progress
Our opinion on the principal question at is
sue is unchanged. We have accepted the
situation, and now, as heretofore, advocate an
entire, and unreserved compliance with the
conditions, set forth in the several Reconstruc-
tion Acts. In this course we know we have the
sympathy and cooperation of many of the best
people in the State; and although there is at
present no party organization, in efficient
operation for IN active propagation and dis
semination of these views, we hope the day is
not far distant when this reproach cannot be
brought against us; and, ais consummation,
we think, will be brought about largely through
the instrumentality of the late Convention, and
the vagaries its members were guilty of.