The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-06
ORGANIZE! ORGANIZE!

the white race or the NOutn, 10 OF
canize everywhere. If they had pur.
sued this policy before registering,
took place, and before the elections
held for a convention, 1t is more than
probable, that few or no conventions
would have been held. We are aware
that the most potent reason for their
not organizing was the fear of doing
any thing which would bring about an
antagonism Of races in the South,
The interest as we'll as the peace OF
both races, required that they should
live in harmony together. But this
precaution is now at an end. Radi-
cal emissaries have been sent through.
out the South, supported by large
contributions of money from the
North, to organize, by secret asso-
Citations, the black race against the
white. tits done. We cannot undo
it; and are; therefore,, compelled to
1 organize in sclf-defence.
Fortunately, the great question OF
negro supremacy in the South, is not
a question affecting the South only.
1t is as wide as the Union of the L.
States, ard the constitution itself, by
which alone this Union exists. The
people of the North, in every city,
village and hamlet-inhabiting their
mountain sides, or rich vallcys-dri.
wing their factories or ploughing their
, fields, are equally interested. The
wild cries Of revolution which are now
heard in the walls of the capitol al
Washington, demanding negro suf.
frage at the South, also, cries aloud
for fresh despotism over the North,
by an overthrow of the constitution.
None of its sacred guarantees stand
in their way. The powers Of the le'
gislature in Congress, is in the hands
of Il secret tyrannical caucus. The
powers Of the executive and Of the
judiciary, are to be destroyed; and
the army Of the United States is to
be used by the congressional dictator,
to carry out their despotic behests by
the sword. Thus the whole struc.
turc of the government of the United
States,-the union,-the constitu'
tion,--and all the great principles the
government establishes, are involved
in the subjection of the white:race o.!
the South to negro domination.
The northern people are, every.
where, arousing themselves for the
great and vital conflict. Does it be-
come the white race of the South to
be passive !? Here, its first terrible
strife and ruin is to be realized. We
are the immediate victims of its ty-
rannical experiments. We partici..
pate with the North in the loss of lib.
erty; and the foul dcspotism which
will spread over the whole of the [.
States; but the immediate practical
effects of negro rule will be peculiarly
ours. The whole property of the
Southern States will be put into the,
hands of the negroes, to be disposed
of according to their discretion.
Those who own no property, are tc'
lay all taxes on property. The JUS
tice of the country, is to be admins,
tered by negro judges and negro ju-
ries-the police of the country-ard.
it's militia, to be regulated so as to be
ministercd tonegro interests and negro.
supremacy; and the white race, will
thus be forced to fight out their self
protection, Or leave the country.
Now, with such momcntous issues
before the white of the South,-can
they with any safety, any longer post.
contract entered into prior to the 18th
day of December, 1860, if the high
est amount offered or bid at such
sale for such real estate shall be less
than two-thrds Of the amount of the
valuation Of such real estate, as as.
scssed in the last preceding assess.
mcnt for State taxes, and minute
of which assessed valuation shall be
certified on the process by the officer
holding the same-then, and in every
such case, it shall be the duty of the
Sheriff, Master, or other officer con"
dncting such sale, at the request OF
either or any party to the record
then and there to adjourn and post,
pone such sale for the period of three
calendar months.
III. The provisions of this order
pone organizing themselves for the
protection of their lives and the lib
critics of their country?
The condition of things throughouS
the United States, clearly indicate
what kind of organization they should
establish. 1t ought to be in unisor
and ASSOCIATION with the great party o.
the North, which is contending in the
same cause. Whether called Con-
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