Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-18
The Address to the COlored Voters IF the
City of Charleston

Que of the mcs. effective campaign
documents of tse season, is tho address
| to tho coloted voters of tho city of
Charleston, by Gcne, al James Conner,
President of tho Democratic Club of
J chat city. II was called forth by the
rcccaL riOtous demonstrations on the
part of the blacks OF that city, and to
which they were melted hy certain
whites for party purposes, and pre-
sents for their consideration n few
piA:n facts, stated in plain language
1t presents an authoritative announce.
! mont OF the views and purposes OF the
! Democratic party in reference to the
c".orud race. In tho l"nsnago of the
address, il contains ono sta,cmcnts
that VIC do not believe 10 be truc-no
premise ;hnt VIC do not intend honest
j. 10 fulfill" ard comncnds itself to
tho attention Of tho cclorcd people
generally.
The trat proposition which is set
forth and cl;a"!S- established in tho
address, IL that the Southern hitcs
a'3d blacks are the natural friends Of
,ac', other They are bound together
b. II! tic ties Of early association, and
nov Ivy the strong bonds Of mutual
! in'crcGt. THO white has tho lands
a;,l othc" capital which give employ
~. L.. sI/ l,, L., Il
and Intelligence 10 direct it. The
t'a"'l nan, o. the other hand, can
furnish the labor which socks employ
m"nt and can make capital productive
ard profitable. We might employ
whi:o labor, but inclination and inter-
est alike induce us to givo employ
mant to tho blacks. On tho other
ha"d, employment is essential to tho
existence Of tho blacks. The white
man may dispense with their services,
but they cannot DO without tho white
! man.
As second proposition, tho address
sets forth tho incvitaba>-7..;s!it4 -@hich
trust C.>:ic from q cunNit. kc;vcc.
, ,ar whites and bias ils-a wax of races
"A conflict between thirty millions
a!d four millions. Blood is thick II
,han water" and the instincts of race
will override all other considerations
Tho Northern cities will pour forti,
their sw arming thousands to maintain
the asccndaLcy Of the Caucasian, and
the negro will be swept from the cor.
tincnt.
Again: tho address exposes the ab>
surd and wicked E.!schood, which has
been circulated Tor party purposes,
! that tho Democrats would reduce the
! blacks again into slavery. Tho ques.
: ton Of slavery has been forever set at
res; by tho Constitutional Amend =
NEST, Art c;e XIII; which WIS adept
cd hy cur Legislature in 1868. The
HadjcAis "ould impcach tho validity
Of that action, and again unscttlc tho
qrc.t!on. by declaring tina: Lcgislu-
tnre ~ illegal body.
The address brings home TO tho con.
sidcra:ion OF tho b;acke, their eyre
gious folly in discar'lins the few men
Of cdac..;ion and ability "f their own
rae D., AMI cniru,ting tho power and
Patronage o! the State into the hands
"!' c:rrct-blggcrs and scala wags, men
without character, property or credit
The enc hundred and fifty five legis!a-
tors i" Columbia pay tax of sG35. %
or 81 GA each. Nincty-unc members
pay no tax. The twenty Senators
aud Representatives from Charleston
pay :; lax of SS,t 3J-aII of which, ex-
ccp: emo d,!!ar, is paid by o"e r,cm-
a,r, 4 ,c~re:tabic colorcd man. Can
you cX;,cc. ifem such :, body anything
e!-e than the corrapt aud oppressive
lex Sisl.l ."r. which has charac; crizcd
the present session. Such a go crn-
ment is rpiGous 70 the interests of
both races, and every consideration of
present aud future interest should
Induce Tho blacks to unto with the
whites III orcrlEl owing il.