The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-09-09
ss GREENvILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. SEPTEMBER 8 Iees

Democratic revolution viii end. Masshnset,
/ is not safe! Four thousand Democrats me
the other day In old Fanueil Hall, and bad
glorious "rousifieation in "tbe cradle of lib
srtyP George II. Penjleton, the Napoleon q
the West, has gonc 10 Maine to secure TIM
state Ex-Presidcnt Pierce may redeem III
| granito State. 'Ex-President Fillmore ba
placed himself on the Democratic platform
Radical electort are taking the stump for Sey
mour and Blair And Il is gravely said in th
National Intelligeneer that Grant himself /
about to Withdraw from the canvass, and loav,
the Radicals with the bag to hold. II 10 no
improbable. His nomination hos fallen still
born before the american people and has eli
cited no enthusiasm anywhere. The kindred
and friends OF bis hundred thousand soldiers
butchered In Virginia feel no interesf in hi,
election. The Andersonvilie prisoners WHOM
he refused TO have exchanged cannot feel an,
enthusiasm for him. The men Of honor at the
North cannot make an idol Of him after hi,
treaehery and falseboods to tho President
The men of sense all know that Grant il no
statesman, and will 10 the mere party tool bi
nus faetion IL elected. The nomination oI
seymour and Blair has been met with the
greatest enthusiasm from one end OF tho Re.
public to the other. Ratification meetings
have Leen bold in almost every county, town
and village in every State Of tho Union
TofchHght professions, with banners hass
trsnspareneies and suitable and appropriate
mottos, have gree'ed the spectators evory-
where The people seem run mad with en-.
thusiasm, and with tho hope Of rescuing the
Repcblic from tho terrific domination of Radi.
cal rule. ~ ..-
This Presidential election at the North is a
question OF liberty or despotism. But at tho
South, my friends, il is q question of Ire or
dealt! II the Radicals succeed, "A war OF
races in the South ensucs inevitably. Fright.
tnl viii DC the consequences To- time, but the
result is certain The inferior rasc will be
extnguished OR driven from the country
They will go as the Indian has gone when hc
made war on the white man. AS deep an in
torest MS the North may feel in this canvass,
the South should fol SIM deeper We must
tell them painly that these carpet -bagRers
and renegade scalawags arc no friends OF
thoirs. Their only purpose is to get Offices
aud position by means Of the colorcd voters
and IT danger comes they will fec the country
and leave their poor 5eluded victims to their
fate The freedmen ought to sec and know
thrt theh former owners and friends are their
best projectors, and that they can derive no
benefit or advantage froin tho earpet>bagcers
and renegade whites, They haze nothing 10
give them but lies for theit votes.
We must explain To the eolorsd people that
they were set free by their owners and not by
the Radicals. That we will protect them in
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rights, and life, liberty aud property When
they are qualified Is intclligcpse and proper;
~, We will extend To them the right of suirra oc
likewise. At present they ought TO know the,
they are not qualified to govern the State
aud cannot do so. This Is a white mans gov.
eminent and must ever rcihain so. Let them
he told that We are mutually dependent ON
each other. Thoy want our lands TO cultivate
aud We want their labor. Ii>we grow rich
and prosperous, they mud share it. If VIC
are poor aud wrstched they will be still ihore
poor and moro wretched. Our Interests are
their interests. But if they viii not act with
us, but against hs, we must discard them. No
one is bound to employ lis enemy in his house
hold, of On his lands, and shoald not do so.
III we refuse to employ them, they cannot get
employment from their political friends, for
they have mono to give. We ouyht to show
them that the men they are following are bad
mer, and tell them that il is shame they
should be voting for rogues and worthless
White ineh Instead of voting for gentlemen
and honest good rtch. IL we are taxed heavi
~, they must pay their proportion Of those
taxes when their crops are gathered.
cannot conclude without paying n compli-
ment to the ladies VINO know win attend
your meeting. havo ever found th.m more
patriotic and sclf-sacrifcing and moro spirited
than the gentlemen. The instinets OF wo-
mans heart are always true and patriot -
After the passage OF the Reconstruction Acts
the State seemed panic-stricken aud paralyz.
ed. There was not n newspaper in South Car.
oiina that opposed them, nor leading man
1 commenced my series oflctters against those
Infamous measures, and they were denounced
by the press. Some refused to publish them
whilst others gave them q place in their col.
umns only to criticisc and abuse thom. One
newspaper only-=tbe Kingstree Star-lared
endorse them. But everywhere, and on al
occasions, the soft, sweet voice of woman
cheercd me on, and every mail I received q
| letter from ladies whom bad never known
giving mo encouragement. They said If the
spirit OF the men of Carolina was broken and
crushed, that of the ladies was not. And they
bid me 20 on in my patriotic labors, and said
their prayers were offered up for me and m,
cause. Their prayers were heard, and now
every decent man in South Carolina Is hearth
| ly opposed TO these infamous Reconstruction
Acts. They will be swept out Of existence B,
the election Of Seymour and Blair, and th,
whole South will stand redeemed. rcgenerate,
and disenthralled. d. L. PERRY.
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