The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-19
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'ssoMEDoDy GwISE TO BE HURT"-CCR1oUs hE'H Z
1ATIoSs-TEE INTELLIGENT coLoRED NE
D1ssAT1sF1ED-SEw CANDIDATES TO BE hoAi
NATED-wHAT WILL The WHITE CITIZENS w.
ORGANIZE! REGISTER!
Something's up The row has Desn
The Radical managers are already IN not water;
and the probabilities are that tne 'ooAS ~.
spoil the broth. An informal caucus "a
State Central Committee, the Grand Councll ol
tbe Union League, and members OF the Con-
vor+ion was held at The Club House on Tues
day evening, aud the pow-wow was any'nme
h,,t neaceful. Grave charges were mace
ooa;nst some of the grand tycoons OF the new
party, and threats of public exposure were
mingled with curses loud and deep. 1t appears,
or ther it is alleged, that money has been
freely collected from sundry individuals for
electioneering purposes and the payment OF
| miscellaneous 'incidentals," connected with
the several plays that have been performed
upon the Radical boards, and that the trea-
surers have refused to render an account
thereof, all of which has very much dis
eruntled the actors in the new drama, and
aroused suspicious OF foul play.
What is to be done in the premises, ye depo-
nent knoweth not, but it is evident In the Ian
guage of one the indignant delegates that
somebody's gwine to be hurt" Even the
colored men are discovering that, TOR the last
three years, they have taken the bread from
the mouths Of their wives and children to sup
port class of men who, rotten to the co1e, are
to-day still feeding on the very comport of poll
tical corruption. They are the men who prom
ised lands for votes, who pledged all sorts OF
impossible things to secure q place in the con-
vention, and have finally turned out 6rst-
class demagogues, whose chief ambition
is to secure for themselves the kernel OF the
nut and throw the shells to the poor ssnigger.
Some day the scales will fall from the eyes OF
the now blind freedman. Some day he will
learn that his truest friends are neither Of bis
own color, nor in the ranks Of the Radical par
ty; and some day he will turn his back in ha-
tired and disgust upon those who have specu-
lated upon his ignorance, and made him the
| tool to further their designs.
| Already some Of the most intelligent colored
men in Charleston, while satisfied with the
| general tone Of the constitution, express their
amazement at the character Of the persons
who, scum-like, have drifted to the surface in
the political m@lstrom, and claim the sufrages
OF the Radical party. Already the dissecting
knife has been applied and the discovery made
that beneath the fair skins of delegates and can
didates there are black hearts; that within
skulls whence came forth noisy harangues
about the rights and liberties OF the
people, lay mass Of brain, dense, torpid, un-
illumed by ray of honest virtue, and unen-
hghtened by an average amount Of mental cul-
ture. Already these true representative col
ored men have determined to cut loose from
the ties which bind them to the support Of
such regular" nominations, as likewise in
volve the support Of ignorant and ;Tresponsi-
BILE nominees: and in all probability The next
ten days will witness movement made for the
purpose of bringing out candidates for various
offices who will Justly, fairly and we'll repre-
sent the interests Of all the people.
We hope that something Of this character
will be speedily done not only by the colored
residents but by the white citizens. Every
man owes it to himself to his family, and to
his city and State, to go promptly to work in
the matter, and as far as in his power lies,
assist in stemming the current now at it's
flood. We have less than thirty days in which
To do this great duty, therefore let it be done
with will. Let clubs be formed in every ward
and district-yea, on every square, first to
secure the registration of every man entitled
to vote, and secondly to determine for whom
to vote. Organize organize organize should
now be the watchword, and we trust that every
man in the length and breadth of the State will
heed the call.
P.S.-Since writing the above, we learn that
during the caucus above referred to, Robert
Smalls, o colored delegate from Beaufort, gave
public notice that his district would not sup
port C. c. Bowen as candidate for Congress.
The inhabitants of James and Johns Islands
are likewise opposed to the nominee, and Col
Teton is said to be 'shakey."
TIE THEATRE "Octoroon' drew good
house last night, and Mrs. Gladstane, as Zoe,
proved that she wss a thorough artistic, and
could fill any role. This play he's attracted