The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-30

relati6n8 OF domestic life, who cannot
s1afry our children, and whom our chill.
dren cannot mafryfif such rsce exists
Id this country II is az castA and TO
chat the Democracy is uHfavoSably dis!
posed, It might he of no conaequencs
III this broad and beautiful country We're
dominated over by sn aristocracy or an
imperial deposition of what quality or
character the men who labor and toll
are; but when we attempt to establish
this continent O commonwealth of free
men in which all adults (males) shall
participate equally. in the powers of the
Government it is a matter of indisputa-
BILE necessity that we have no castles
which we can avoid, and that we guard
carefully how we admit others into social
and political partnership with us. If
republican government-Im mean republi-
can government in the good old sense
of Democracy-if free institutions are to
continue to exist, it is because we are
able to elevate and to educate the masses
Of our people. Our ancestors taught us
that lesson. It is part of the tradi-
tions handed down to us by them, and 1
to-day believe, and you to-day believe,
it as Washington and Jefferson taught
it. say, therefore, with respect to the
Chinese emigration, I don't think it is
desirable they should come here when
brought in the character of forced labor
ers, or when coming of their own ac-
cord. I don't think capital has any
rights against the laborer by which it is
entitled to bring these beings here; and I
don't desire to see any class OF men come
into this country and who are not capa-
BILE of being amalgamated with our popu-
latiou in one homogeneous mass. And I
kISSp L. T., o.k,
is, whether capital is to be able to get
but think the grand American question
and happiness of the millions of hu-
people; how we can best restore the ideal
of our great American commonwealth.
formed of citizens having equal rights
and an equal share of political power,
and undivided from each other by any
permanent barrier of class, caste or race.
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
With respect to the African race now
among US, We must deal with them in q
spirit of Christian humanity, and in q
liberal construction of the obligations of
a Government which is just to all who
are embraced within its jurisdiction.
The only claim the negro race has to suf-
frage here, arises from the fact that they
are natives to the soil. They were
brought here by an act which the civil
lied world is now unanimous in depounc-
ing as crime. They are here, and we
are to deal will, the question of suffrage
to them in practical spirit and on our
principles-to have each State to deal
with that question as that State thinks
best. The Democracy of New York has
always been liberal in its policy on this
subject; it has refused to withdraw the
subject of suffrage from any, or to mar
row the rule by which any have gained
it; but it protests against the doctrine
that any Chinaman or African has right
to come into this country and claim suf-
frage rs national right, and enter into
complete political partnership with us
| without our consent. We reject this
doctrine, just as we would reject that
doctrine that any one of them would
have the right to come in and enter into
partnership in private business. We
reject that doctrine as we would reject
the doctrine that on African or a negro
has right to marry our daughter with
out our consent and without hers. The
great social compact is not O voluntary
compact on one side, and compulsory on
VIZ OohS2S ooA "o uOaJ GhO tuuG
the Chinaman and the negro have each n
right to enter into it with US, and that
we shall have no choice to say whether
or not we will enter into it with them
We say there is q reciprocity in the rela-
tion, reciprocity in the right to accept or
to declineit. know that the Democra-
cy has been charged with being opposed
to progress fold fogies) and that its claim
to be considered the real party of liberal
and humane and progressive principles,
has been denied. The Democracy has
undertaken to'proyide for all, according
to our ideal of our system of govern
NJ ment, and to carry out the ideas Of free
dom to the largest possible extent, but
they respect the character and wonld de-
fend the interests and rights of white
labor, and they feel that we should be
cautious of any policy that would impair
either. While you find some speculative
thinkers who really believe the theory they
profess, and are no doubt actuated by
the most sincere and philanthropic mo-
tives as a general thing, if you take one
of your Republican friends aside and talk