The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-11-23
The Political Conference at Coiun.

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A conference Of Representative,
meh from various sections Of tbt
State was hold in Columbia, &C
cording to appointment, ON Frida,
night last. Besides the residen,
members Of the Executive Com
mittee ofthe Reform party, there
were present q number Of substan
tial citizcns who had madc them
selves acquainted with the drift N
public opinion in general, a. well
as with the desires Of tile reople
in the counties in whicI, they i've,
The object and purposes Of the
conference having been explained
by the chairman, each member OF
the conference wac. in turn, invit.
cd to express his views This was
followed by a general discussion OF
the political condition OF the State,
the result being a disposition to in.
dicate for adoption a line Of policy
which, it is hoped, will bc accept.
able by all our people. That poll.
cy will develop itself as rapidly az
circumstances admit, but we NAV
state, By authority, what are its
leading and most important fea.
lures.
Tho conference gave no hint.
and had evidently no Thought, OF
rcceding in any way from the rec.
ogn'tion of accomplished facts
which was the Foundation of tic
Itef''rm movement II was rs.
sumcd and SO expressed, that tIioso
who supported the Reform party
in the canvass now ended had nc
certcd it's platform in sincerity
and good faith, and had no dis.
honorable purpose Of breaking. in
the hour Of defeat. tho solemn
pledges which were expected to
smooth the way to victory. There
was, also, an uncquisocal deter.
mination to support aud encourage
The colored men who, by their con.
duct ut tho recent elections, had
proved, at once, their manliness
and honesty of intention. Tie
conference also made i, manifest
that cordial greeting would be
extended 70 every colored man
who, in tho future, should array
himself against the nnprinciplcd
adventurers who seek their own
fortune in the ruin of the Statc.-
An ample consideration was given
to tile subject Of the frauds pcrpc
trated hy the Radical party at the
State elections, and measures were
taken for bringing all Offenders, rs
far as possible, before the civil tri.
bnnal.
IL was deemed necessary that
tine people should continue to be
organized Throughout the State,
hnt, at the enmc time, the confer
cnce as one man, declared its dc.
Termination to use every exertion
in disconntenancing open and Sc.
crct violence, and in maintaining
good o"der and peace. Upon this
point there was absolutely no diff.
ference Of opinion, aud the cxprcs
sions of the several members were
as positive and as deliberate ne the
most conservative citizen could dc.
sire.
The action of tho conference was
temperate and harmonious, and
has our entire approval. To abicc
by the principles which were ad.
vocatcd by the Reformcrs in the
late canvass; to protect the color.
ed men who were intelligent
enough to know the right, and hon.
est enough to do it ; to welcome all
c"lorcd men who desire to enter
the Conservative ranks; to calm
the public mind. and pursue even.
iy . firm, wise and temperate
conrse-this, In our jndgnant ia
at this junctnre, the only policy
calculated to restore public conf.
dcnce, and to- mako certain tho nj.
tima'c redemption of the State
And this, as we understand it, ID
tho public policy which the Co.
lnlnbia Conference would recon.
mend for the adoption Of the pco.
pie Charleston Ntacs.
THE ELoQUENcE OF DEEDs. Said