The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-05-13

9 <Ses Of Federal emancipation, We hold
shst-the freed people became members Of
The Boay polite, and. as such, entitled
.,tosatl;the saEil Fights that are enjoyed
aiiSe ay ali ciasses ofthe people. They be-
came entitled 10 tt'iife, liberty and 1hepur-
1suit Of ofhsppiness"-to all that the Declare
ton af Aa.erican independence and the
Easlisk Magma Charta claim for aIans as
his inalienable rights. But as It regards
suffrage, we hold that this IS not poiltl-
cal right nor a civil one for man, either
White or black. but it is trust, q deli;
cate trust, to be conferred by the, State
upon the, people thereof, according to
considerations of.expediency, and agree
sbiy to the sound political doctrine of
.lhs greatest good to the greatest num-
her. 8 =
- With respect, now, to the extention of
this trust tot the coloEea eseopte, we be-
. feyetnat nine-tenths Of our people are
xiliias to eoncede It to thems duly quail
: 6sd. We cannot admit universal suf-
-sfrage. because the great body of the
. colored people are utterly untitled to en-
srcise it with intelligence and discretion;
and 6eeause It would make the negro
dominant and thus bring about fatal
s1antagoniSm between the races. We CAN
not deny it altogether to the black man;
because that would be neithec right nor
sslitie., Hence the policy of the mean
,%between the two extremes, which has
met With general favor IN this State.
The consersat party, of Sonth Caro-
Tina now stands and gathers strength,
Sdsy after day, upon this proposition:
The Ceusention efthe party lately passed
the followiag resolution .-..--'22 =
Z asKsseived, That under the action, of
q she Slatecoi South Carolina, heretofore
TAX en-, we recognize the eolored popula!
Stion of The State as an integral element
.2of the bedy polite; and, as such, u Per.
= son and property entitled to-a full and
equal protection' under the, State ConSti-
tuition ard laws. And that as citizens of
sSoafh Carolina, we declare our willing
ness, when we, have the power, to grant
sthenl, under proper. qualifications as to
property ard intelligence, the, right OF
suffrage. -: =
Ia 5ehala least OF the pemoeratle
Sarsy- of South Caraiiua, which embraces
aesr!y: evels8bite ishaaitant, and many
: ths eo!aied people, the Committee de.
:, Clare thatahis policy represents the p':
42iaicaf sentiment Of the State. We offer
Ashiia In good faith, as the basis Of true,
N eeauineI and Slassiags reconstruction.
This, ne earnestly believe, is the peace
Ffaf solution of the great question of white
snsn:aad black naR: in the South. This
.sofuien We offer to the conservatism Of
he country, as one alike. advantageous
40 obofh races. Let this be accepted let
: the zexed question of the black man be
,removsd from the, ;ligh court of the land,
sssnld let alf Of our people North, South,
East aud West, be permitted harmoni-
onslg and earnestly to address themselves
to4hs gress work of indiyidual improve
qneat aud national aggrandisemept-
Then sgaia may1we expect q .setura, Of
9ae bsster days Of the Republic, and a
8 stsessoration Of the Union in fact as well
->ns ia name. -
: s.; = 81. WaDEsHAMPTeN, -
g JOHN P. THOMAS : : 49,,
JOSEPH DANIEL POPE,
* F. W. McMASTER, -
= >i-.,sss;zzz ( SAMUEL MCGOWAN, -.
". NJ. SHANNON. = .-.-
: State Central Executive Committee.