Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-16

held at Mr.. KEEsE's school-houss{ ION Saturday
afternoon next, for the purpose of orgauizing,a Q
Democratic Club. A full attendance is respect:.
fully urged.
g. For tho Advertiser. ~ $751; ~.
Mr.. EDITOR In a late issue -of.your paper,
you discussed I" the mooted question" (" whether
or not we should continue to give employment to:
negroes who vote agdiast u.s." This is moi. tho
question, permit me to say, that should ohgags
our thoughts at this time but ratBst tie question
should be, tesRsn We continue toigivo employ.
ment to. those negroes who Syots dt all whether
they vote ,ci.hrus or o3ainssus7D ,Jas esp.+,, -
If by any influence which maybe brogghtito.
bear upon him-xhich he may be, forced to feel,
and obey-the negro is pcrsuaded to vote with ussi
by the exercise Of such Influence wo impliedly,
acknowledge 6issright to voto; and, inthis re-.
gard; ,sanction the bogus constitution adopted by
"tho ringcd, streaked and striped't Chasleston!
convention and the infamous Fourteenth Amend
ment of the Constitution Of the United States
Can we, with the least shadow of consistency,
deny his right to vote, pnd plant our feet upon
the platform that the Reconstruction Aets Of .
Radical Congress, which attempt to confer upon
him the elective franchise are "unconstitntional,
revolutionary and VOID, ," and at the same time use
his unlawful votS inasupport of. Seymour and
Blairf. eso ws calton theSnegro to, yote,for th6
white mans; candidates for our District. Offices
and in the next breath denounee the constitution:
now of force in the. State, which created those
Offices and gave him the right to vote?
If wo were, for the first time, called upon 70
vote on the ratification or rejection Of The cohst
tuition spawned upon the State 81 negroes, scala.
wags and carpot-blegers, We might with some
semblance of consistency use tie svdtss Of the
negroes. to. destroy the work of the negroaa, as
was doae in Alabama and Mississippi. II the
Fourteenth Amendment ;xsre referred TO lie. afbi,
trament Of the ballot beg, then We might with
some propriety use the negroes to defeat that hell
born scheme Of our enemies to degrade us be-
meath negro Supremacy. But tho bogus coustitu-
tion;isa.y fat accomplfand the Fourteenth Amend.
ment Is psrt of the Constitution of thei4U United
States, so far as aey can be made so by their an.
thors and supporters; and under them the negro
has the, right toyoie insalI elections that may.
come before the people, The white people Of
South Carolina deny the binding obligation Of
the so-calied constitution and the validity of the
Fourteenth Amt1Ondmeept-deny that the negro has'
been lawfully Or lishthiiy clothed With iheelec.
tive irahShise; aud the question NOW to bo con-
sidercd and acted upon ia, shalf they .indussthe
negro to vote a. ALTO be present et the ballot
bo1-and thus BY, strong sinplcatipn, admit the
right and SO slultify themselves. Then, whatever.
influence may be exercised over the negro 10 the
matter: Of voting, lot that influence bo scrupulous.
ly restricted to Keeping Him away from the ballot.
box altogcthcr-let it have this extent md no
moro. =-f - 74i't., -2.r Ef&fe B. {.
There isanother subject somewhat connected.
With the ono under discussion, which, challenges
and should receive the grayest consideration. I
allude to the formation of negro Democratic clubs
Mt the solicitation and with the encouragement Of
The wlfte people, and the employment OF negro
speakers ut our public meetings. This il wholly
wrong, is fraught with great mischief, and will.
AJutJ wv inVt S.tuSS "
the white mans supremacy The participation of.
negroes in our public political discussions and
the exercise by them of tine elective franchise are
correlativc rights or privileges. If the right to
discuss political questions with Us and for us be
conceded, how-canthe right tosote'npon political
questions be denied the negro7 HthS negroes:
are instructed and encouraged Ito form poli,iesl
clubs in afiiliation With whito mems clubs, and
nre solicited to join in our political d,monstra::
tions, what is this but tho first step towards social
as we'll as political equality and miscegenation
This practice, which is but TO common, even thds
earlyin the PRESIDENTIAL campaign, will cherish
the belief, already cngendorcdi in the mind of the
negro that he is, at the very least the equal Of the
white man, mentally and socially as, we'll politi-
cally; and it cannot be too emphatcally condemn
gu as wholly mscLievous and dangerous.
BOB SHORT.
ae.-' -.!l .--- IA"
&ss- SamLo Lamar, native African, and the
oldest man in Gcoroia. ,l;ed Init Wefnesaav IN