The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-10
MISCEI.1 .1ANY..
Our Destiny Secure and above tha
-.-s. of Negroes. .r.-. ...


p. In Sputh Carolina, the reproes, just
MS Judge Orr says, are fast tiel and
irrcvocobly welded to the Republican
party. SO that what goud can come tc
the whites Mrouyh their rotiny. must
como BY the whires joining that party.
That few mean whites may get u Tor
lion of the spoils of Office, Judge Orr
advises, therefore, that the whites oi
this State accept aud endorse the Radi-
cal party and its principles, female suf
fragc having already laonIed up as the
necessary and logical result of them
We canuot endorse the counsel. Hav.
ing given the subject our most earnest
reflection, aud not being of that COW.
ardly type of character that would fear
to face erroneous public opinion, VIC
most emphatically reject Judge Orr's
counsel, aid for good reasons:
/. To join the Radicals is for the
white people of South Carolina to So
ccde again, this time, from the whites
Of the other Southern States-a seces-
sion in which their scorn and contempt
would be justly heaped without stint
and reservation upon US as dlshonored
tlcserters of a common cause. While
they, with their stilLgrowing white ma
jori,ies, tear down the iniquitics of
corrupt and hypocritical party, We
should, at least, continue to protest
against them, until time bring US relief.
Aod in the spirit of stern and indig-
nant protest alone, so long as this black
mass of ignorance is in a uHjo:ity,
,saa,a'd VIC engage in political matters
ut: all. To vote. ia many of our Coun-
ties, in any other spirit, is absurdity.
Everybody ought to have learnt this
much at least irom the present election.
The fierce protest just made in vain,
and the blood tting that threatens if
matters be further pushed to extremi-
ties, may do sumo good even in the
ranks of the Radicals themselves. We
would not 60 back upon the XVIII
amendment. Let it stand. But let US
never cease to protest against the evils
It has temporarily brought upon US, and
Ivy firm and steady resistance, hually
overcome them. ....
9. Our destiny in this State, will rise
superior to political oppression. The
means of developing it are the brain
power and the money power of heav-
eu gifted race. Let rs use our brain
power and money power in making use
Of the black labor, and in introducing
the white labor. A judicious discrim'
ination, alwaysso 20 made, however, as
not to lose money by it, nothing that is
rash or passionate. but Discriminate"
steady, cool, determined and profitable,
in favor Of our own race, is much to be
commended The negroes prefer heavy
taxes. We do trust hat the white p"o
. lie do not intend to pay them 'xcert
us involuntary agents for the negroes.
Ifthe whites are such fools us not to
shift the burden very quickly and c
D iectiveIy upon the proper shoulders by
increased rents OF land. increased char.
ges for everything On the facc of the
earth, aud LIVER wag"s, thea they de-
serve to suffer. There is no nimcing
this matter. 1t is u war "lly sentence
is for open war" We must ignore
these people, exc"p; =" lar as 10 make
use Of them a. draw r. "f warc;-guore
them-they are net our eqnl> aud
never Can bc-and develop ',ur dr>tn,
above them -Fn'yf"Id II rnM