The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-03-05
Social Equality.

The colored mans condition ut the
South 10 somewhat underlined and anoma-
lous. It . rendered solby the ,acsion, of
the EXTREMIST aad most unscrupulous of
the party, which has emancipated him
from his slavery Sand which has secured
TO him his civil nights. a
The motive of this party in undertak-
ing aud accomplishing this work, outside
Of the philanthropy and the hatred TO
the Southern STAKEHOLDER, was and il now
- secure his vote for their other party
purpos.s.'ifs ldgE,s e i9s4qsh u 9
U6dor the prestige Of martial and po-
iitical victory, this party comes to the
colored man, as his friend and bcnefac-
tor and has won his entire confidence
and support a - aogsd st,
This1Was a natural result aud to be
expected. rea 't'fa'i5su oa' e4-i me'' 4,
But these ser great boohs guaranteed and
secured to the colored man, it, would
seem that he should now be left at liber-
~ toepjoy his freedom aud exercise his
rights s.as d free man and citizen. But
such is not the case. This party it
would seem has not liberated him but
rsrchased him. EHs IS freed fhfoul the
bondage of his master only to become
the slave of his party. s,axa e-srr
This party expects of the colored maa
tho devotion Of his life, us the part of
gratitude for the favors it has conferred
upon him, His, liberty means slavery to
his party; his right of voting means the
duty of voting with them. .a. la
Nay, more, this party has bound his
race by ! solemn aud inviolable oath, on :
ly to support tho nominations of their
party organization,
Thus would this party secure to its in-
terests.the advantage of the colored ma
jority Of the Southern Statos. And this is
why hetis freed aud enfranchised +"
But in advance of, aud to provide
against the falling off of the colored peo-
pie from their allegiance and devotion to
this party, tits necessary constantly to
cater and appeal to his sympathics and
passious.
First comes the demand for higher
wages, put into his mouth by these men
whe would still keep up the idea, that
they are the colored mans ever thought
full aud best friend. F''
Of course this pleascs the fancy and
excites the desires of the colored people,
aud fills them with wild and extravagant
hopes. They meet together, elect their
delegates, and they meet in convention,
mud adopt pompous resolutions "Im-
mense wages, little work, is the delu-
sivo hope that stimulates his heart
And it all euds in this, disappointed
aud diseontented the colored man, "wiBer
and saddcr" realizes that the price is as
the labor, is the proportionatc and just
law of nature.
Next comes .the "social equality"
dodge. The colorcd man, the Senator,
The Judge, tho Rulor of tho people, must
not not go in the kitchen! 'Tis prepos-
ferrous! He must have social equality
This demand for social equality is not
instructive nor spontaneous in the colored
mans heart, but is put there by these
asn who would still excite his opposition
to the Southern whites, and weld his
bonds of nnion to the party.
Governor Scott, dancing with colored
woman in the Executive mansion, does
not miscegenate the two races, hut SIM
ply degrades himself to the level Of the
most unscrupulous and degraded of poll
ticiaus. era r,e
That our colored people do not of
themselves demand this social equality,
ia niainla evident. from the fnot nf their