New-York tribune., 1868-04-13
,COUTH C1ROLIN1


The Election in this State to ratify or reject
her new Free Constitution opens tomorrow
(Tuesday) and is continued the two following
days The Republicans are somewhat divided
but we trust they will ratify the Constitution
and elect their State Ticket, which is headed
by Cen Richard X. Scott, the able and humane
chief Of the Freedmen's Bureau in that State
The Democratic ticket is headed by the Hon
William ID. Porter, one of the old-time pOllti-
clans, and made up entirely, we believe, OF
those who were Rebels. The rival tickets are
as follows
Gorerior Richard X Scott. William d. Porter
Lieut. Governor Lemuel BOozer T. C. Perrin.
Secretary Of STATE. T. l.. Cardozo. Samuel Capcrs
Adjutant General. f. ]. Moses jr.....J. p. Thomas.
Comptroller .....J. G. Neagle. L. Leaphar
Treasurer .........N g. Parker. William HOOD.
Attorney General. ID. ii. Chamberlain l. W. Hayne
Supt Of schools u. X. Jlson......J. A. Leland.
But one Of these is colored, and he is Mr.
CardOzo, a native South Carolinian. Messrs.
Boozer and Moses are also natives of the State,
as Mr.. Ncagle is of North Carolina.
The State convention which nominated the
Democratic ticket above planted their party on
the following platform:
Whereas, In the opinion Of this Convention the inter
ess both OF our State and our common country mpera-
lively demand the union OF all good WISE aud conserve
tive Igen, under the banner Of tho National Democratic
party-a party faithful 20 the principles OF the Federal
Constitution as maintained by the fathers Of the Repub
lci be II, therefore,
unite with the National Democratic party Of the country,
and hold themselves ready, under tho Constitution and
laws to cooperate with that Organization In all principles
and In all measures that may be regarded conducive
the interests Of the whole country aud Of all classes Of
esoed That people Of this state including all men
prepared TO act with the party bo earnestly invited ~
form Democratic clubs IN every section OF the State
ResOIred, That the people OF this ttae be urgently
recommended to 60 TO the polls and against tho Con-
stitution Of the Radical faction late promulgated ia
Charleston and 10 vote for good and truo men FOR all OFF,
under this Constitution, we would put on record our
Rcsorsa That under tho action Of tho State Of sonth
Caroline heretofore taken oe recognize ne coIored op
ation Of he STATE as an integral element Of e body polite;
and al SUCH In person aud property entitled full and
equal protection under the state Constitution and lava
And that as citizens OF South Carolina declare our si
per Qualifications as 10 property and Intelligence ne right
of Suffrage.
We respectfully invite the attention of Mr.
Samuel J. Tilden and his organ, as also of Rev
c. Chauncey Burr aud his admirers. to this
new Democratic platform Mr.. rilden has laid
down the rule that no one Should be allowed
to vote whom we would not choose to accept as
ons-in-law, which is restricting the Right of
Suffrage quite too much for our "Federal
Whig" notions Mr.. Burr is perambulating our
own and other States lecturing on the natural
and eternal incapacity of "niggcrsr to vote
their heels being too long, and something
wrong about their heads. Ii is a standing
assertion of our Northern Democrats that
no State has allowed Blacks to vote but
tbreo or four wherein next 10 no Blacks are