The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-05-25
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cially IN the surrounding co,t,at1y)
Of any paper published IN Sumter,
and scas established In 1850.
JUNE CONVENTION. =,
It now appears to be fixed fact that
the state Convention proposed by the
"Press Conference" will be held at
Columbia on the 18th Of June.
We notice from our exchanges that
Charleston County has already elected
her Delegates, and many other Counties
arc moving in the same direction, and
it is suggested that June sales day
would be the most convenient time for
tho citizens to meet at the Court
House, of their respective counties, for
the purpose of elec:iug delegates to
represent them in this Convention.
The Convention will assemble. Then,
by all meaus, let every county in the
State be represented. Let the people
through their delegates assemble and
deliberate earnestly. touching tho
momentous questions which concern the
material prosperity Of the State. Let
them come from every corner of the
State, confer together, and propose
plan or system Of organization, State,
District, or County organization, as in
their Judgment might be deemed best,
and erect platform Of principles, strong
enough to Withstand the storms and
tcmpests of Radical powcr-long enough
and SSoad enough; for all to stand upon,
without distinction Of raco or color,
nation or tribe, who are opposed to- the
present system of public plunder, rotten
ness and corruption, which threatens to
ruin and utterly destroy the vital cner-
gies of our people. But it is coutcdded
by some that all our efforts to redeem
the State from tho present misrulc, and
disgraecful management of its public
affairs vii prove abortive, for tho reason
that in adopting and advocating the
principles and doctrines of the "press
Resolutions" we abandon the old aud
time honored principles of Democracy.
That it is something like yielding up
our own life long political principles,
aud accepting in lieu thereof, the princi.
Piles Of the radical party. That it is
letting ourselves down, upon our own
motion to an equality with the negro.
Many old and wiser heads than ours
think differently. At the close of the
latc war VIC found the negro free. We
persistently refused him the full measure
of legal rights accorded to the white
man. In our pride aud prejudice we
stood mute, with arms and hand. folded
in stupidity and delay, looking upon the
anomalous scene being enacted around
Us, strangers, by the hundreds an |
thousands fockiug into the State, from
all parts of tho globe, holding to views
and political principles antagonistical to
our own. These principles, SO obuox-
ious and pernicious to the best interest
of botE white and black were rapidly
aud successfully inculcatcd into the
mind of the negro. In tho meantime he
was madc voter, carrying along with
| it the undoubted right to hold Office. He
was successfully led off from his former
master in sympathy and affection, and
united with his new made acquaintance
in sympathy and political principle, and
by his vote, so adroitly drawo away from
our own grasp, placed these imported
hybrids,. and himself iu power, aud has
held the reins Of State until there is ab.
solutcly nothing left but wrctched
wreck-thc skin and bones Of a once
proud and noble people.
Now VIC claim that the white man is
superior to the negro. God has stamped
the mark Of superiority upon the brow
Of the white man. Hc has also stamped
| tire marx Oh lnIerlor'ty upon the brow
Of the negro.
Then let US demonstrate our superi
GRITTY over him, by inculcating into his
mind proper principles Of political
economy. Let US educate him in the
loncst principles of industry, elevate
his mind, il possible, to the highest
STANDARD of integrity aud good morals,
prove to him that his former master is
his best friend. Convince him if posi-
BILE, that honesty is as ess, ntial in poll.
tics as in morals-that hc too. is suf
leror by thieving, plfcring, admins
tration of the government. That tho
party in power, are using him as n tool
to keep themselves in power and place,
while he tolls and swcats in the labors
Of tho field, that we recognize in him
all the rights tho w,givcs him and We