The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-09
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Politics In South Carolina.
The following report Of the final proceedings
of the Democratic Convention held in Columbia
s. O., the Sd instant. The chairman OF the CON-
mittee to nominate State officers reported for Cover
nor, W. D. Porter, ofCharleston; Lieutenant Governor
T. Perrin Of Abbevile; Secretary Of State Samuel
Capers; Adjutant and Inspector General Colonel ].
P. Thomas; Treasurer, VIM. Hood; Comptroller Gen.
eral s. L. Leaphart; Attorney General, l. W.
Hayne; Superintendent Of Education, J. A. Leland.
The committee to nominate delegates for the State
Central Executive Committee reported the follow.
ing:-wade Hampton J. p. Thomas, +. W. McMaster,
JOS. D. Pope, of Richland; VIM. Shannon, of Kershaw
s. MCGOWAN, OF Abbevile, and Prioeau Hamilton
OF Chester The committee to nominate delegates to
the Democratic Convention in New York on the 4th
OF July reported:-For the State at large B. f.
Perry, James Chestnut; alternates J. Ings, A. P.
alternate; Second district Carlos Tracy; M l.. Bon
ham, alternate Third district, J. 8. Preston; w. b.
Stanley alternate; Fourth district. A: Burt; W. D;
delegations from the different Congressional districts
nominate members Of Congress-. which was agreed
to. After consultation the following nominations
were made:-Frst district, J. N. Frerson; Second
district, Johnson Hagood;. Third district s, Nc
Gowan; Fourth district, Samuel McAldey
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The following are among the resolutions adopted
by the Convention
Resolved, That the democratic party Of South Caro-
lima do unite with the national democratic party OF
the country, and hold themselves ready under the
constitution and laws to cooperate with that organ
ization in all principles and In all measures that
may be regarded conducive to the interests Of the
whole country and Of all classes of the people.
Resolved, That the people OF this State, including
all prepared to act with the party. be earnestly
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the State.
Resolved That the people of this State be urgently
constitution Of the radical faction lately promulgated
in Charleston, and to vote for good and true men for
voting for officers under this constitution we would
put on record our protest against its validity
Resolved, That under the action OF the state o.
cOO'ed population Or the State as an integral ele-
n,e OF the body polite and as such in person and
property, entitled to iull and equal protection
under the State constitution and laws; and that as
citizens of South Carolina declare our willingness,
proper administrations as TO property and intelligence
the right OF suffrage.
ADDRESS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA sTATR DEMOCRAT
&c CONVENTION TO THE CoLoRED PEOPLE OF THE
STATE.
The Convention Of the democratic party Of South
Carolina feels 1t q high and bounden duty to speak to
you candidy and earnestly and with no further apol
ogy than that our interests to certain extent
identical. You have been suddenly put in po
son to exercise certain powers the abuse OF which
may result dsastrousy to you and to US. 1t Is i'm.
possible that your present power can endure, wheth
you 1t for good i'll. The white already
Outnumbers you In the South. Disease has made the
mortality among you twice what 1t is among the
whites and the rate is daily increasing Emigration
has carried of thousands OF your color to distant
States while 1t already begins to ill their places with
your pretended friends, natter you into the belief
that you ever will for any length OF time
govern the white men OF the South Inc world has
nov epQn r. a
and especially the history OF your race. gives no
ground for the anticipation. Perhaps however, you
expect to attain power by the aid OF the radical party
at the North. The Almighty In His wisdom per
haps to prevent the amalgamation Of the separate
races which He created and marked) has implanted
in every human breast q sentiment called the preju
dice OF race; and when this feeling Is once aroused
one OF ne sonSe hsn Sna r mos s
US as slaves this sentiment sunbered, and only
compassion for you Influenced every honest heart
those among your masters-to treat you kindly;
those who believed you wronged to desire to set you
free. When you were set free compassion ceased to
ada pafy o% motives which, ali
preciaed and despised) prejudice OF race sprang up
The whites OF this State endeavored to aay It, here,
at least, by inviting you TO course and compre-
mise which would have given 1t nothing TO feed
upon. But their efforts resulted In such an utter
Christian duty to make the effort. Every step OF
your political career 80 far has cultivated this pre-
already rapidly changing the politics OF the entire
North. This IL the odium which must soon prove
the death OF the radical party IL Is too strong to DC
resisted being the operation OF law OF nature. DO
you not 1t in your white radical friends, In
spite OF their industrious efforts TO conceal IT, 80 long
"a they have for your Is II not apparent also In
the officers and the very private soldiers Of the
army. whose bayonets still prop up your power only
because they are paid to DO IT, DO you nater yGmr
t2 "Blood Is thicker than water" ana the league
which the Almighty has organized Is one TO which
there will be no traitors when once an issue IN fairly
made. To repeat, then, as we began, your present
power must surely and soon pass from you. NO.
will remain OF it but the prejudices II may
create II is, therefore, most dangerous TOOL that
you are handling Your leaders 10sn NV w he,r anu
dvidual gain. Many OF them you have only known
heretofore to despise and mstrust, until commanded
by your leagues 10 vote for them. Onlces and saa-
RES for themselves are the heights OF their ambi
tons; and 30 that they make hay while the sun
follows. Already they have driven away ali capital
and credit from the South; and while they draw Sill
day thousands among you are anrSwn r Uu' % EN-
few enterprises carried on are only the work OF
Southern men, who have faith that the the present
state OF affairs Is but temporary. The world
does not otter better opportunities for the
employment of capital than are TO be found In the
s3oth but will your radical friends send their money
here TO inyestY Not one dollar. They would just
soon venture on investments IN Hayti or Liberia as
commit their money TO the innuence OF your legisa-
plague we therefore urge and warn you, by all the
ties OF our former relations, still strong and binding
by the mutual welfare OF our two races whom Provi
dence has thrown together TO beware Of the course
on which your leaders are urging you In blind folly
which will surely ruin both you and them. We
do not pretend to be better friends to
your race than we are TO ourselves and
we only speak where we are not invited because
your welfare concerns ours. II you destroy
yourselves you njure us, and though but little com.
pared with the harm you will do yourselves we
not In any condition to make you any promises or
to to you "a, any re- We can do
do without the slightest misgivinQ or apprehension
for ourselves We shall not give up our country
and time will soon restore our control OF II. But we
while to beware OF the use you make Of your tempo
rary power. Remember that your race has nothing
to gain and everything to lose II you invoke that
has ever driven the weaker tribe to the WALL For
sake then, the wicked and stupid men who would
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