The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-22
THE RECENT POLITICAL CONFER
ENCE IN COLUMBIA.
A Review of the Situation.
From the Camden Journal


The defeat of South Carolina by the foreign
adyenturers who i1fest the -hign places OF cue
state had been anticipated by the true cltlLens,
time teroTe the election; and Ia view Of the chaos
OF views likely to ensue, OF the Irritation necesSa'
ry resulting from the complete carrying out 9i tne
| election law-that most monssrous ana injurious
system Of fraud, tyranny and corrupuoni VI Ina.
| sense or injury aud Indignation natural, under
the disdanful rejection OF the overtures presented
to the colored people, to accept honssty, trutn'
Intelligence and virtue, instead OF dlsnonesty,
falsehood ignorance and Vice: OF the lncenulary
appeals to passion and prejudice constantly msde
Ito benighted and volcanic minds oy new adVentu,
rers having no interest In the state save TO aespo
her: OF the arrogance presumption anu violence OF
many OF our misled colored people thelr aetesml-
nation, under mad and irresponsible teachlng, 70
carry on struggle of race agalnst race-E was
determined to hold council OF the executive
| committee of the Union Reform party and repre-
sentative men from every county OF the State, TO
guard against the evils Of Irritation on the one
hand, despair on the other.-to protect our people
from themselves and from their enemies.
That conference met In Columbia on Friday eve
n,ng llth instant. Some forty Of the best men
Of the State, representing by delegated authority
oil sections OF the State-nlen who had represent.
| ed the people in better day, IN many council
chamber aud on many wellfought field, from
| Gettysburg To the Mlssissipp-wise and saddened
| sons OF South Carolina; but they were earnest
men, embued with sense OF tneLr responslolI.
senseless and spasmodic violence, nor palsled to
despair.
saw high and calm purpose and axed resolve res y rn
| we saw many there who, we know, feared God
only, and loved the "old land,n and we doubt not
MANY OF them had bowed themselves down to
! Him and sought his counsel and invoked His
| blessings on our consultations.
THE scene revived memory OF many historic
| councils which desperate Stale affairs, precipl-
tated by tyrants have, In the worlds history,
rendered necessary; and the vivid likeness In
creased as the anxious hours OF the long winters
nIght passed away and the intenseness OF thought,
purpose and patriotism lifted every mind above
| individual Views, projects and feelings, merged
ali 10 the welfare OF the State and gave assurance
of the coming dawn
necessary and proper, but Is not 80 as to Its re-
suits,
slammed the course OF the State with 'n'ala ueStt
! gtG retrorSunt."
OF the positions Of the people OF the State In 1913.
! ..that the colored citizens formed an lntegra
part OF tile body polite" and, 10 1870, that 1.-The
FAST changes In our system OF lRoVernment," &C.,
t,reauire that they be regarded a. accomplished
ficts having the force and obligation OF law"
It prolessed to repent nothing. to withdraw
nothing OF principle policy or promise.
1t yet recognize al responsnLilles OF the
white race to the colored people OF the State, AID
now in these quiet hours, with no candidate In
the field, wlthdraws no pledge made In the ap
pruach or midst OF an exciting canvass.
1t pledged to the extent OF its ABILITY, for the
! paopie it REPRESENTED, protection. care and ad-
| yancemant 10 the tried colored citizens who had
preferred duty, good government and general H.
terests to party spoils, in,iduous artlhee, incen
diary prejudice and passion. anu tne dangerous
| and destructive policy OF race antagonism.
IL pledged justice to all, anu yee invites all col.
ored citizens TO join in the. contest, never to be
| ended but with success against tyranny, fraud,
corruption and Vice; but II did also determine In
view of the mad adherence given by the colored
race to designing adventurers, Of the scornful re-
pulse given to earnest, true and wel.meant adj
vances of the white race-these advances ever
prompted by On anxious desire lor the good Of
uism, or their toe frequent lawlessness and vic.
| lence, that 1t was ldle futile undignided unman
ly and hurtful further TO colx, fiwn upon, or, as
has sometimes been done, crlnge 10 those who
Will be the victims Of the betrayers
It further determined that 1t was indispensable
| that the party OF peace order, decency, general
prosperity and good government, embracing
every patriot should be pc rtest!y ana thoroughly
marks, to take advantage Of every opportunity
to cherish AMI nurture something OF civil liberty
vet 10 oe habilitated with the forms OF State gov
ernment-to guard, At lie ieasI, sne honos OF the
snatch them from threatening riot: disorder and
blood, aud to ward from theui the fate OF st. Do
minge.
their attention and energies to suffering private
pursuits, full or hope, energy and confidence, re
wing upon the facts that, spite OF our chaotic con
dition the intelligence, virtue and patriotism OF
the people OF South Caronina is yet "a power In
the iand;D that wise ccnseryatlsm and unnlnch
ino 6rmness will secure US peace and protection
in The present and the blessings OF good govern
ment in the not distant future.
despair Is the craYen's fuge, and has no place
IN the policy recon ended by the conference, al
which viii soon com u end itself to the considera
tlon and approval Of all patriotic citizens.