The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-06
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
CONSOLIDATING THE NEGRO.
The Way in Which n Proposed Conn
promise was Received In ColIeton.
TrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

lFROM OUR OWN CORRkSfONUhsl'J
WATERFORD, s. c., September 2, 1872.
To illustrate the utter futility of any effort
to concillate the negro, or obtain any return
for concession on our part, / send you the fol-
lowing result of q meeting In this county:
A short time ago q school district meeting
was called by the trustees OF Scott Township
for the purpose of levying an additional tax
| for school purposes, and the whites belng. In
the majority, and having paid their school tax
regularly, while the negr,, owning little
property, would not pay his poll tax, and the
whites, never having received the benefit of a
single school, voted the tax down by a small
majority.
Saturday, the 3lst ultimo, another effort was
made by the trustees, without legal notice, TO
force the tax on the unwilling whites, but they.
turned out In larger numbers than before. and
invited other speakers from adjoining town
ships and from both parties to q free and fair
discussion, and to settle the vexed question
by a final vote. The meeting was addressed
by Johnalhan TroWel and 1. l. Fox, Esqs,
who, to the astonishment OF the blacks, ad-
vocaUed free schools, and eulogized the bene-
fits and advantages OF education, and implored
The whites 10 forget and forgive the oppres-
zion, fraud and plumber Of which they mad
been the victims for four years; 10 set an ex.
ample of Christian charity and enlightened
patriotism that their colored neighbors mlgne
find to their advantage to foll0W They eien
made the following proposition on the part OF
the white majority TO the negroes:
That both parties shOuld Sign O mutual.
agreement, the faithful performance OF which
to be assured BY each party giving the other a
Joint bond, with good and suHlclenI suretles,
The agreement to embody: -
l. That each colUred voter. would pay nls
poll tax and any sum that may be agreed upon
as q school tax, and the whites would do the
. That The whites should have their fair
proportion of unmixed schools according 10
The number of the children OF respective col.
ORE, submitting location and apportlonInent
to the trustees, who are all Republican appoin-
tees.
3. That the colored voters Of this township
pledge themselves to advocate In their party
the proportional representation OF the South
ern whites to all the State and county of1ces,
each party pledglng 10 The other to present lor
nomination no person unless acRnoWieoSeu 10
be capable and honest, and an advocate Oh .ne
equal rights Of all colors and classes before the
law.
THESE several propositions were repeated
and explained In the simplest language ana
by The plainest illustration till they were fully
understood. And the colored people were
told that there were three other townships IN
which the whites predominated, and naa
voted against the tax, that would reconsider
their yoles and would adopt this agreement II
thew would set the example.
On a motion then made TO adopt these pro-
the chairman called for q division,
when seventy Coy whites and one % negro
voted for The measure, and all the negroes,
twenty-lhree (23) voted squarely against II
The usual motion was then put by the cnalr-
man to levy o certain per cent. on the proper
w. when twenty-four negroes voted 10 Inc
affirmative and seventy whites IN Inc mega
The chairman declared sententiously, with.
out one dissenting voice, that the majority OF
the meeting was opposed to Tree scnoole, anu
Then declared tne meeting adjourned.
We're 1t not for occupying TOO mucn space,
would write oil the quandary that tne llVai iac.
are in here. It seems they don't follow
the ..regulur' Moses like they do the "regu-
Grant. And ever and anon there comes
!ldlngs of campaign money on the wings Oh
Rumor to their hungry souls thai
all ]preconceived notions OF loyalty and regn-
larIty. and make them fear TO take The tide,
although now at the flood, lest 1t may yet turn
out q begsarly neap and all the voyage OF the
next two years be found In shadows and ID
miseries incident to being out OF office.
NNONyER