Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-27

VIZ "e'"'fe oi society. That clause, there
lore, means that the Legislature shnll ncve
nave the power to punish vagrancy. VIII
shall stop at your hotels What shall b
The manner Of riding in in your railroa,
cars! Wha, shall 5e the order Of pct,in
in your churches? These are all soci;,
questions, And this Constitution say
that on all these subjects there shall bo n,
legislation
Negroes can force themselves into on
church pews and railroad cars. They On,
80, young ladies, and sit by your sides ir
! church and all public places, and you can
not help it. The Legislature shall neve,
act on the subject. 1t leaves you to YOUR
selves. 1t leaves You to anarchy, Il se
cures no right. Ii the negroes Choose ia
observe your rules, we'll and good; if they
DO no:, you have no remedy, you can have
no legislative protection. l dare saw the
! 'dea of framing that clause was to preyeu,
legislation prohibiting the intermarriace OF
tue races. [Laughter.] I suppose, the
party vino framed it, or rather who oru;-
mated II, had taste that way, and did not
'nto,d to be interfered with. didn',
blame him; out if was a negro woman,
would not have single member of that
motley Convention laughter and cheers
except the lew respectable persons | have
mentioned, and who, repeat, are in great
d"nser OF losing their characters. know
they went there with good motives, tho gh
Under mistake. and l am going to le,
them of AS easily as possible. Laugh
ter
Now: fellow-ci:izcns, it is for you to soy
t'et''er You will ratify this ".ociai rela-
tom arrangement. 1t is question of
'sste; 1t is question Of refinement; it is
question Of race; it is question of prin.
c'ple! Decide Tor yourselves. Decide for
your children. Decide for your country.
And, my friends, you who thiuk that you
are lifted abuvc the common herd and
common masses Of the people, and think
that impudcnco will never dare assert itself
!" your company, pray you, 1 pray you,
sa:e tue honest, unfortunate. poor people
Of this country from such foul cohtamina-
ton. lApplause. pray You also, saw
tho negro rnce. linn irnmovsble in my
conviction that Tho whites and blacks can
only move safely tcgeil.er in Tie same
country, in thvir different aud natural
srherrs. Whenever YOU attempt to bring
the" together, you inangnrnle crisis
Which results in the paralysis Of The white
race, and in the destruction of the black
raco. God Las ordered you TO keep them
apart, aud you mus. keep them apart.
pass fiom this view to that of The po-
i',ical relations between the blacks and
whites. | know that the i:ca has gone
Hbroad-l bare hoard it myself in this city
that this Convention .l,as .bsen "won-
derfuIIy liberal" 10 the whites "Thcy
have not made the races elual!" W,n-
lerful! They have dons Ju, one thihs for
LIE" negro; that Is suitrnge; they have
given that to .them.:o They Lave no,
given n7the right SO. hold Office, noro any
other:;-1so they saS::L1 Aud, kind. good
rreatures-those calpet-baggers from New
England, and con.icls from the peui,eu.iu.
ries, and negroes from the corn fields
they say they Lave magnanimously conciu
led not TO disfra anchiss the Intelligent
whites Of The county! [Ladg1.trl'a
+ assert-and assert without fear of con
'radiclion-tbat this Constitution makes
The negro politically equal in all respects.
1t makes lhcm equal US to the righ. Of sui
rage, and equal as to the figlt ioSfold
ohise, .,i l. draws no DISTINCTION whatever,
aud provides fur none 10 be drawn, except
against ko"shiles. Now, ,iI,ey say ,hwe
was a section in tire Constitutions "a. re-
ported ff6fn eie Committee wi,ict, positive
y. ,declared that negroes should have the
''sht.lo hplA offiev, and they sifuek Il on,
and now they say notorious gentleman,
whose name 7 wifi not condesceud 10 men.
jon, Says. 'LoOk at tt iho cops,itp,iou !
Is thero any thing iu. il, which says the
negro shall hold Office g. Wonderful
Daniel, come TO judgenent!1 Laughter. I
We'll, ask you to look at tie Cons.i,u. !
ion, and see if there is anything which
ays white man shall hold ollics. Noil,: |
ng whatever. Yet'you are so far gone in
he region Of dlPcdoip that men WHO are |
'allcd, intelligent aud learned, have TIC, un.
'lushingeGronteiy to 60 before tho coun- !
ry. and gay: !-Dees it say i've negro shall I
,old Office T. Now what, does il dea.g
Qualities ali male persons oyer q years Of
'ge, anu who have been, in the .Sisste a
1--WE" length OF time, Ato. xote., They. are !
l'ialifioi as electors. salt docsauot eat tia, |
When you come 70 elect 'oflicefs, a'wAi,s |
nan shall be s1ecte,l, .or.si hlack:n nmp., 1t
a5s That when you elstt" U G5vur pon-Le !
fus. be a titizeA Of tay STATE IND gf4the T
Juisea States so m.nyysare, laitd' Ne mus. !
70 80 syssrs oil ri and q member 81. the |
'snHs u, '26 years old,.,iRat, docs it. say: be
ifust 'itav6sa wl,itesIiI o4pisi black. skib