The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-24
THE COMING CONTEST.
YOICE OF THE INDEPENDENT
PRESS.
Let us make the Effort.

From the Marion Star.l
The careful attention OF our readers and of
all who love honest government, Is called par
ticularly to the resolutions adopted by the
Press Conference at Columbia. In accord
ance with those resolutions 1t Is incumbent on
the honest citizens of Marion County, white
and colored, Democrats and Republicans, to
have meeting at an early day to nominate
delegates to the convention to be held in Co.
umbia on the 18th of June next, and candi-
dates to represent Marion In the next Leglsa-
ture There are only few Radicals In this
county. Most Of the colored men. are Re-
publicans, and to them, in common with
will be extended. We hope all of our
good citizens. white and colored. will re-
spond to the call when 1t is made. Let honest
men of all classes make one grand and united
effort to free our State from the calling
sfackles of the corrupt party that Is now in
power. We have duty-a sacred duty to
perform-the redeeming Of our State govern
mcnt from corruption and placing II upon a
basis of honesty and justice. And II our good
and true citizens will march up to the front in
harmony, this great prize will be won, and
South Carolina will once more occupy the same
proud and enviable position she did In days
past, and the bright hope of her citizens
realized Let ,ls, honest citizens, white and
colored, make the effort. II we succeed, o
glorious victory will be won; If we fail, we Will
have the satisfaction Of knowing that we have
done our duty.
Coming into Line.
From the Columbia Guardian.l
One by one and rapidly the decisive effects
OF the position taken by the press conference
in the four resolutions which 1t has sent forth
are making their appearance.
Thoughtful colOred men already say that
they can meet US cordially on this platform ;
and express the hope that the long-desired
harmony of races will be the result Of this
step been taken three years ago, the disas-
trois consequences Of these two years of mis-.
rule would have been averted. The colored
men could not feel sure at that time that the
whites of the South would accord them the
"equa and exact justice" which this anti
Radical movement assures to oil. AND Win
some reason. But the passage OF the
Fifteenth amendment and its ratification
are facts that have come to their assist
ance-tacts that warrant them In trust
inr the whites of the South, and relieve them
from oil doubt or suspicion upon the future
policy towards their race. That is safe. These
thoughtful colored men see that, and also see
why they shoald unitewith their friends Of the
white race to relieve both OF the incubus OF
the corrupt adventurers who control our State
government, and hold all the offices. They
sec that our people are in earnest, when they
say that they prefer an honest colored man to
a dishonest white man, and that we intend to
nSht 1t out on that line, If it takes all sum-
mer
We trust-wc believe, indeed--that these
views of the colored men referred to are right,
and hope that q fair trial viii be made of the
new programme. They have now the oppor-
tunty which they claim-and we have said
claim with some degree Of reason-has been
denied them before.
The cause of the Jealousy between the races
is removed by the Fifteenth amendment, and
the four resolutions OF the press conference
when endorsed by tho white people Of the
Stale, as they Will be-assure the colored man
that he can secure the three most desirable
things together-an honest government, his
equal and exact rights, and q harmony of effort
with the white man.
The Demand for n Change.
From the Columbia PhGnIx.l
All through the State there Is a general de.
mand for change In our present regime. 1t
comes from Democrats. It comes from Con-
servative Radicals. 1t comes from colored