The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-05
THE. DUTY. Of THE HOUR.
I'm 0RGANIzATToN FOR PROTE0-
- TION. N.ANDPEACE.
A Unit Must be Met by a Unit.
From the Columbia Phenix.l ~,


AS stated In our last issue, severe line must ht
drawn, and the time for advising with the negrt
ia past. The races are separate and distinct. il
will he q waste Of time, labor and breath to at
tempt to convince them Of their best Interests and
lead them from out the baneful Influences int
which they have thrown themselves in such re
yengefil and antagonlstic array Their position II
simply and plainly one OF hatred to the Ihite race
and we Will be,..dotng ourselves only greater IN
jury by continuance OF 7r past course. We
ever or violent extremes, do =. not meal
harEa,,. but simply to remember that VIZ
are the white people, and that they are the negro
that they have chosen their ground and array ed
themselves against US with determination and
hate which. Is -unmlstakable, and that our policy
Is to Ret them alone and take care OF ourselves. Bn
we must have orzanizatton-not politically, be II
remembered-and the views below are worth con
sideratton.. Let us have thorough understand.
ing and q union Of the whole wthSe people Of the
State, not forgetting either the worthy exception:
among the negroes who have identified them
selves With rs, or any Others who may see fit, te
cast their lines in with u.s. .,es., - 80,
The Necessity OF Uniform Actien.
,,z,e IFrom the Darlington Democrat. =.
= he negro majority has been used to continue
In power an administration which has bent lis
best energies to njnre the propertyholders OF the
State and paralyze onr prosperity by bad govern
ment and bnrdensome taxation. II Is evlden
that no efforts 10 unite the races In harmonious
succeed; we must overcome the majority by othel
means than those OF arguments addressed to tht
negro. Those means arc within our reach, ant
now is the time TO use them. Landowners mus
come to the rescue Of the State from the mis-
rule Of Ignorance and =. corruption. They
must induce white immigration, by Offering
lands at such prices as will draw white settlers
within our limits. TO the iandless WHITES oI5tnt
State, homes should be secured and spare means
should be expended TO assist White lab0rers IL
honest efforts to live. BY the use OF means an In
lux Of whites into the State could be secured
which would soon overcome the negro majority
which is now used, and, in our opinion, always
will be used to uphold cny government which
opposes Itself to the interests Of the white people
or the State. s.-...-.--.;y -.
Some steps should be taken at once looking tc
uniform action throughout the State In this mat
ter. Heretofore, all determinations have been ID
favor OF the negro; experience has taught US
that to continue In this course Is to ruin our5elyet
irretrievably. Plain talk and prompt action are
what our wants now demand.
We strive In vain to replace government o.
vice and corruption by one OF honest, and virtue
government OF ignorance and hate " one o.
learning and good Intentions. Our failure is tht
result Of An almost united black vote. intle inter
est, not Of the black people, but OF white and mu
latto adyenturers and renegades. To address the
intelligence or the honesty OF the negroes has prov
ed waste OF time; the effort to- deal with them o.
lovers of the State has been honestly and earnest
~ made, butin vain. Let us leave them to thei
chosen friends and look elsewhere for those who
win restore law and justice and. honesty and vir
tue, to their places in our government
A Straight and Severe Line Drawn.
From the Newberry Herald.l
If, as some contend, we have made mistake
In the Reform movement, and should rather have
stood on the old Democratic platform and Tough
the fight out squarely on that ground, 1t canno'
be said that the white people or this State have
not done their duty houoraoly and nobly. w
have nothing to &C back ON. We tried the mean
most available and most likely to succeed, ant
we did so honestly and squsrely. We have hat
to fight against the greatest system OF fraut
in this election although we believe q tn,
reverseyet, until the votes are all counted ant
the result finally known-we have nothing to re
proach ourselves as an honorable people with
We were actuated by good faith, locking to the
interests OF both races, well knowing that the
colored must suffer In the event OF re election o.
the party who have ruled in the past years. .W'
have advised with them, temporfzed, borne In
suits and threats, have made CONCESSIONS ant
promised in good faith all that the most radlca
OF them could possibly desire, but they have gon'
almost entirely over 70 our enemy and thei
enemy, have followed the wicked devices Of thei
unprincipled leaders, and would have followed on
the programme Of the knife, and torch hRt
the opportunity been allowed. And now, how
itp The time for temporizing argument and con
ciliation is passed. we shall have no more or 1t.
straight and severe line must be drawn between
the races, the colored people have chosen thei
ground With the advice OF the Ringleaders, an
they must follow 1t ont without aid or sympathy
| from their former white friends. The white peo
pie have the power and the brains, and the deter
minarion TO hold their own and protect them
Selves and they will do so. The negroes have fol
| lowed their devices one time too many, and nov
let them look to others for help, assistance AM
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