The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-05-13

! Quietly they laid down their arms, and,
in peace, they became law-abidiug, as, i'll
war, they had been faithful to their flag
They accepted the legitimate results OF
the war They were ready to abandon
the claim of the right OF their State 10
peaceaby seccde from the Union, and
they assentcd, in Convention assembled, !,
10 the emanci patton Of their slaves And
now, were tho State admitted into the
Union on Il just and reasonable basis, we
hesitate not to declare that again would
our people greet the starry banner Of the
Union and unite with their lcllow-citi-
zens Of the whole country in the effort TO
promote the glory. wealth and prosperity
of our common land.
In our relation, as proposed by us, with
the black people OF this State, we are not
disposed 10 exact anything that just men
may deny or Heaven disapprovc.
When South Carolina assented to the
act of Federal emancipation, we hold that
the freed people became members OF the
body polite, and, us such, entitled 10 all
the civil rights that aro enjoyed alike by
all classes Of the people. They became
entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness to all that the Declaration OF
American independence and the English
Hama Charta claim for man as his nal-
icnable rights. Butas it regards suffrage,
we hold that this is rot Il political RIG Int
nor a civil one for man, either white or
black, but it is Il trust, II delicate trust, to
be conferred by the State upor the people
thereof, according to considerations ot
cxpe,iicncy, and agreeaJly to the sound
political doctrine OF the greatest good to
the greatest number.
With respect, now, to the extension OF
lLis trust to the cuIored people, we believe
ninc.tcnths If our people are willing to
cuncede it to them, duly qualified. We
cannot admit universal suffrage, because
the great body Of the colored people are
utterly united TO the exercise it with in
,elligrncc and discretion and because it
world make the negro dominant: aud thus
br,ug about fatal antagonsn between
the races We cannot deny it altogether
to the black man, BECAUSE that would be
neither right nor polite. Hence the
policy Of the mean between the Two cX-
tremes which has met with general favor
il, this State The conservative party of
Soath Carolina low sta#ds and gathers
strength. day alter day, upon this propo-
Siton:
'.Reso'crd, That under the .,cii"n "t the
Static OF South Carolina, heretofore taken.
we recognize the colored population Of
the State lis al an integral element ot The
body poiitic and. rs such, in person. and
property entitled to II ril and cqnal pro.
lc. lion under the State Constitution and
laws And that as'.iIizcns ct South Caro-
lima. we declare our willingness, when We
have the power, To grant them. under
proper qualifications rs tn property and
iutt ligcncr, tEssright OF suffrage"
In behalf at least of tic Democratic
party Of South Curoina which embraces
near: every white iuhabitant, and many
of the coored people, the Committee de,
clare that tlis policy represents the polti-
cal sentiment OF the State. We offer this
in good faith. rs the basis OF true, Il gen
uinc and lasting reconstruction. This,
we earnestly believe, is the peaceful soln-
ton Of The great question Of white man
and black man in the South This snlu-
ton we offer to the conservatism OF the
country, as one alike advantageous to
both races Let this be accepted let the
vexed question Of the black man be re-
moved from the high court of the land,
and let all of our people North, South,
East and West. be permitted harmonious
ly and earnestly to address themselves
TO the great work of individual improve
ment and national Experimentation
again may we expect Il return of the bet
ter days of the Republic, and !; rcsiora-
ton oil the union in fact as we'll as in name.
WADE HAMPTON.
JOHN p. THOMAS,
JOSEPH DANIEL POPE,
f. w. MrMASTER.
SAMUEL MCGOWAN,
w. NJ SHANNON,
State Central Executive Committee.