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


franz chised--cannOt vote, and can.
; not even hold the hpmblest office
! createdby that Constitution; while
all others, without reference to
property. to educational qualifica
ton, to past citizenship, or. any
: other qualification, are allowed. .tc
vote. Need l say that this is 8
condition of things which the
world meyer before witnessed
Your ancestors proclaimed a senti.
ment which has thrilled through
every American heart, reached tc
, distant countries, and been incor.
porated into their constitutions
and laws. It is this, that taxation
without representation is tyranny.
Now, not only, is alarge class OF
property-holders in South Caro-.
lima disqualified to vote or hold
office, but those who may vote or
| hold Office are not required to have
any property qualifications or, to
know a letter Of the alphabet, as
many Of them will not know. ]
say that a more arrant and infa,
NOUS spoliation of a class was
never designed by any country on
! the face ofthe earth. ::
Now what must be the conse.
quences? Property under forms
OF law, in the guise of, taxation,
will be transferred from the hands
Of those who now possess it Ito
| others. It is inevitable. The hol
ders of taxable property in South
Carolina cannot to-day. and will
not hereafter, be able~to pay. the
taxes imposed upon them.
,:"Many Of you who are able, to
form some reasonable conjecture a.
Ito he naEtnbe paupers Yho Will
assert their claimsupon the charity
and sympathy OF the State. Y0u
have already had some experience
with reference to one race, and ]
am persuaded you will not: have
the slightest difficulty in making
your calculations. Not even a
negro father, SON or husband, is
required tozcontribute q dollar to,
wards the support Of the pauperS
Of his race" =, : =,
He next addresses himself more
especially to the eolored man, and
remarks: r.. 49, f.
IT there be-. any colored man
who intends to- be Industrious,
frugal and moraf-to elevate him
self and tamily-te that man I+de-
sire to say one word: Let him
acquire real estate and learn to
read and@write, SO that be, may be
placed in ; the category OF the
white man. who owns taxable
property, ,and,if' lam not>totally'
| mistaken in the opinion | have de-
rived from successful and critical
examination of the new Constltu-
ton, be- will be unable to retain
his property three years: It will
be taken from him>by those of his
own race whoa idle, thrittlesS,
and do not mean to, work. Hence
it is that I call upon all respecta-
bic ,colored men, who entertain
hopes of future prosperity, to de-
nounee that Constitution and join
his natural, ancient and true
friends in opposing Identification. -
Next, after exposing the decep-
tive features in, the Constitution
proposed Oil the subject Of the
homestead claim, and the annull-
ing Of all debts of which slavery
were the consideration, and after
some comment upon the danger
Gus organization Of the Judicial
power Of the State, be concludes
thus:
''In my judgment, Constitu,
ton with such enormities in it
will prove fatal to both races, and
more fatal to the black than to
the white. The colored man WHO
has acquired property has really
more. interestilr- preventing that
Constitution from becoming The
fandamental'low Of the State than
you have, and Iftrust he will not
allow himself to be deluded by
those who would make him. be-
lieve that it 10 his interest to op-