The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-30


now misrple our patfve Statei 4
That this language was used on that
occasion by the person referred to, I have
the testimony of gentlemen of tho high
est respectability, who heard 1t. Scarce.
" less incendiary was the tone of the
opposition newspapers throughout, the
State, as the following extracts from
their" editorials of that period clearly
demonstrate, and, fastenr- upon them
much OF the responsibility for the bale
full consequences that ensued:
Remember that we are the white
people. and that they are. the negro;
that they have chosen their ground, and
arrayed themselves against rs with e
determination and hate which are un-
mistakable, and that our policy is to let
them alone and take care Of ourselves.
But we must have organization, not
politically. be it remembered, and the
views below are worth consideration.
Let us have q thorough understanding
and union of tho whole white people
OF this State. not forgetting, either, the
worthy exceptions among the negroes
who have identified themselves with US,
or any others who may see Rt to cast
their lines in with us." 1,|
Neubery Herald. Nou. 3, 1870.
''The time for temporizing. argument
and conciliation, is passed; we shall have
no more Of it. A straight aud severe
line must be drawn between the races.
The colored people have chosen their
ground with the advice OF the rinRlead.
ers. and they must follow it out, without
aid or sympathy from their former white
friends. Tho, white people have the
power and the brains and the determin-
alton to hold their own and protect
themselves, and they will do 80. The
negroes have followed their devices one
to others for help, assistance and sym
pathy.''
darlington Democrat, Noo. 3, 1870.
| HWe understand, therefore, and ao-
cept the solid black vote cast against the
nominees of the Reform party. as de.
claration Of war by the negro race
against the white race. by Ignorance
against intelligence, by poverty against
actual or potential wealth. This issue
we have striyen to avoid, but the negroes
will have nothing else. They will not
allow us to work with them; we must, if
necessary, work against them. Concil.
iation, argument, persuasion-all have
been worse than useless The white
people stand alone. And they must
organize themselves aud arm themselves,
not as q white mans party, but because
the past md present prove that decenoy,
purity and political freedom, as we'll
AS the preservation of society, are iden-
.ical with the interests of the white peo-
plepf the State" ... ..-..
Charleston Daily Neys. Nop. Z, 1870.
shall not multiply these evidences
from the opposition press, but cannot
refrain from utteriDg reflection that
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The two parties in the State during
the campaign to which these extracts
relate, ran their respective candidates
upon platforms that were almost identi
cal in terms, and were alleged by the
! opposition to be identical in principle.
The fact, therefore, that those who claim
to possess all the intelligence, and who
do possess much Of the potential wealth
OF the State, were so utterly defeated,
cannot be referred to mere party differ.
:. ences. Nor can it be explained by
charging such defeat to those who are
Extensively termed "carpet- -baggers" and
''scallawags," for the number Of whites
} who are active Republicans in this State
may almost be counted on the fingers Of
mans hunds. The cause lies deeper
, than this It is, doubtless, due to the
: "ncgro's" just perception of character,
either intpitive or derived from long ex.
perience and close observation, which
, enables him to. look beneath the mere
> planks of a platform, and discriminate
, between those who are loyal aud those
who are disloyal to the Government OF
his country Hence, he would unques-
? tionably vote ns he does, even though
. every white man in the Republican party
in this State should go over to the op-
] position. He, doubtless, also perceiyes
t that these men bear the same relation to
+ the National Democratic party, OF which
} they claim TO be members, thut the mere
t guerrilla or bush -whnoker, plundering
3 aud numbering on the outskirts of
I great army, does to the regular soldier
. in its ranks.
These appeals were quickly responded
to. In many Counties OF the up. country
, bands OF armed horscmeD, thoroughly
: masked. rode at midnight to the houses
3 OF peaceable Republicans and shot them
( down in cold blood. CoIored men, Re-
, publicans, charged with offences, aud
Z imprisoned on probable cause, we're
taken from the jail and inhumanly
e butchered, to eyade the effect of writ
t Of hdbeas corpus which had teen issued
. in their behalf. Hundreds of Republi-
} cams, white as well AS oolored, law. .abid-
o ing citizens, we're tied to trees and
: whipped. and their bodies lacerated with
cowhides. On the day succeeding the
2 last general election, October 90. l87O,)
an attack was made by these men on a
member of the State Constabulary, at
+ Laurens Court House. while the Court
8 was in session, which attack was tho sig
} mol, evidently, for tho execution of q
] preconcerted plan to murder Republi-
r cans; for the instant it was male, large
number OF the citizens of :he .own, AL
OF them of the opposition, formed line
> OF battle and began firing, killing several
Republicans upon the spot. without
t proyocation, and hunting down those
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