The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-26

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WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO GOVERNOR sEfdouh-
DINNER TO aRANr-HoRATIo SEYMOUR ON RE-
CONSTRUCTION.
WASHINGTON, October 24-Noon. Private
dispatches say that the earthquake loss will
not exceed half million.
The Tribune says Of West Virginia I'VE
certainly have elected TWO members OF Con-
gress, with fair prospects for third also,
good working majority in both branches OF the
Legislature, thus securing United States
SENATOR"
The World says s'We have continued assur-
ances that the Democrats have swept the State,
electine two or three Congressman"
On and after the 10th of October revolving
rcd light, visible seventeen miles, will be ex-
hibited on Lucretia Point, northeast coast of
Cuba.
President johnson has sent; the following
dispatch to Governor Seymour:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, October ~, 1858.
Hon. Hor .io Seymour:
T see it announced in the papers OF TINS
morning that you will enter the Presidential
canvass in person. I trust this may be SO, as
the present position Of public affairs justlt1es
and demands it. It is hoped and believed by
vonr friends that all enemies TO constitutional
government, whether secret or ayowed, Will
not be spared, and that their arbltrament and
unjust usurpation, together with their waste
fnl. profiigate and corrupt use OF the peoples
treasure, will be signally exposed and rebuk-
ed. The masses Of the people should be
aroused and warned against the encroach-
rnents Of despotic power, now ready to enter
the citadel Of liberty. trust that you may
speak With all inspired tongue, and that your
voice may penetrate every just and patrlotlc
breast throughout the land. Let the living
principles Of the violated constitution be pro-
Claimed and restored, that peace, prosperity
and fraternal feeling may return to our divided
W ANDREW JOHNSON.
Grant has been rendered public dinner by
prominent New Yorkers.
Seymour, at Buffalo, al gued failure of recon
struction, and concludes: Another great object
nd end was to lift up the African as far and as
fast as could be wisely done. Humanity die
tated this, the interests Of the whole popula-
ton Of the South demanded it, as the two
races were to live upon the same soil; their
common interest called for harmony OF pur-
nose and Of feeling. Under this state OF facts
wise men would seek aid from the most intelh-
gent and influential men Of that section OF the
country, taking care to guard against any In
fluences springing from their prejudices. Have
thess obvious truths been regarded by the men
in power? Has not reconstruction failed be-
cause they disregarded them? the first step
towar is restoring order and producing harmo-
nv between the races was always to minister tc
the prosperity OF that section, which prosperity
would be shared alike by the white man and
the negro. The industry of the South should
be made profitable. Unless the employer made
profit upon his cotton crop he could not pay
the laborer. Failing to do this, the disaster
brought not only poverty, but confusion and
discomfort. True statesmanship would have
stretched ont {. helping hand. But what was
the first act Of the men in power? 1t was te
put q moustrous tax of six cents pouuo
upon cotton roised by tho labor of the
negro upon the plantations OF the whites
Struggling with the evils Of poverty, with the
difficulties Of the new positions and relation
ships, the first feeble efforts of their people tc
obtain means OF livelihood were blasted By
an unwise, selfish and vlndictive act. Say
unwise, because it has much to do with tne
future of the Republicans to restore order a
the South. The negro, exasperated by the fall
ure of his ruined employer, became hostile
to him. The employer, losing the little credit
that he had before in the North, renews his
efforts under still greater difficulties than be-
fore. I say it was selfish act, because it was
done in the interests Vi the Eastern manufac
turer, already wealthy from the fruits OF the
war, ard protected by enormous tariffs. Thls
tax OF six cents pound on all cotton exported
was simply imposed 30 that he might buy i
for price six cents less than it was worth IL
markets of the world. I say it was vindictiv'
act for if you will read the debate in Congress
when this tax was levied, to cover the selfisl
interests that prompted it, you will see that i
was urged upon members from the Western
States, who voted against the Interests
Of their constituents, upon the grount
that il was imposed upon the South
as q penalty; and thus we find that tht
black and the white man Of the Soutl
were alike stripped Of the market value of thei
staple product nnder circumstances of sucl
great difficulty that they were hindered ant
not helped on the road to prosperity by tn
men in power. [Applause.l I might go o.
and show, in addition to this wrong, they wer
tranpled upon by military despotism. Ho'
they we're placed under the unrestrained powe
of yagrant men who gained wealth By ofdcia
position, by ministering to the passions OF tn
public, by keeping alive disorder. These mel
who are now in the Senate of the United State
without constituents, vote down the senator's
representatives of New York, Pennsylvania
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, gained their powe
over the South and over us because they minis
tered to the passions in the North and aiirre'
ND disorder in the South. Who Of the fair
minded, thoughtful Republicans will calmly 81
down and look over this action and not fee
that the policy of his party has been unwis
and hurtfu."
BLOODY RIOT IN NEW ORLEANS.
FIGHT BErwEEN REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT
CLUBs-sEvERAL KILLED.