Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-07


were made to doubt the sincerity 0f their
former OWNERS, and cast an individual
vote against them. Had they known the
real facts Of the case they would have
done otherwise, for by this time all reflect.
ing men had despaired Of raising them
Selves by lhf Democratic rope any Longer,
and with muscks psrallz.d by continual
tension, had concluded to let it 90, and
unite honestly with ali those of every
party who had the real welfare of the
State at heart, i'll purifying the abusrs OF
the Government.
Since then the Taxpayers Convention
has been held, aud the people were great:
w encouraged to believe that much good
would be- the result. Minority rprtsen-
"a ion seem d to have been secured, and
rhr State had a cheering prospect ot relkf
from that ~ asure alone. But The illusion
has been dispelled aud the people now
| find themselves absolutely without any
hope of rrf,rm, ny any measures t. De
lak..u in the line Of operations hitherto
pu sued
The real difficulty is, that the vote OF
the colnred people has in every instance
b, en- given against u.s. The reason ot th>s
8, that the white people have refused to
/
uathy for them in the only way that could
reach their understandings. They have
heard no voice Of friend COUNSEL from
lhns. who have asked thrir confidence.
/ No one has mingled with them. except
strangers, who were nStens,by dtfenolug
/ their rights siuce the war, which they
. pretended they had fought for whilst II
was pending. WIl any "nr be surprised
now that the colored people, under such
! circumstances would be tOrc'd to TRUST
these strangers. wh' had aided th give
them their rights. in pre- reference t" thFlr
! tOrmeI masters from whom those rlgh's
! had been taken? They re obliged. for
obvious reasons, tn lean upon one or the
nther-aud much as thy might prefer
their former owners. they dared not trust
ihrm when they Gept lhem.tlves entirely
alonf frnm ,htir public meetings and
thereby sh ,wed sisrs Of q satisfaction
tn tn hbrrry they were eni 'yins as free
and independent citiz Us ot common
country.
They had heard much said against the
Republican party. tn which they all De-
ionged very few Of them united with it
hut Ia all lh"sr who did the 'l"rrd people
have fl " k d as TO frirud> and driivere's,
and have surrendered theiI rights to their
keeping wi hout tn slight st sta
They we're sure that those who had thu
identified ,hem-elv-- with the party C 'nld
B.. trusted. and they cannot undt rstand
how their former masters can or rally
fri, udly t. th" new r, III ions b tween IN ~
so long as they drnnmnce that party Whlch
gives Them protection
Here then lies the real diff ulty-'hl'tr
thousand ma 'r!tN "t C ''.'r q '"trrS ASK 81
fr tn" "n'v pr Inf Jntr cLn SlIsfs n III III
the cordial rec ,nclltt'nn ~ incl I 'rinrr
oNu. RS 10 this new c'ndi'lnu ih'h&s;
'..E,r. the, wUl nDrn th yates at the f"'t
W thin whicn they are entrrnrh q, ana
TRUST their liberties 10 th"s", from "h"m
they have been wrpsIed. When The ptn-
pie uf Snu'h Ca'nlina b:,:nm. fui'y sat's
fled To make ihls proof, ihsn. aud hen
"uly. will ~ vnte IF the cO:Ored le + e w
~ rh ir di-prsal.
! F,r one. am UiI'ing tn sltisfy th'.m Of
NV sincerity IN any VA. 'hrN p'"p''s- tt
I an d 81 Nv p,n linG w;'h rh,iu ,'h,r
u ..l:c .ne.r'ns ) and If ri..2 III n e un~'
as nN ne III my .'h"rr az ny r III s'n"
them thar | al ,,.'.I..>' tnri pLtLr 40
L,uyrr, hdt vote v:'u h n '"r Il - p
u,en and III, a>u'rs t1IS y. IN : cril
I nu III, pat AN willing max IL 'nr
toe ,r.rc..r S. h,antie. at II 'v'ng lft'
I ma, WIh ,ut 'IiS rus 81 n view - nav
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lng d""u; npl VI s. E ;i".s b aus
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/ lhrk> u'ghi =. r'm I"i'u ly. hn' III me
/ hon hat a uer lipr ~ - cl mus rr
: s:.y. Il upli IN. III ia M II. y" ii than 'hr
! u,auN ,nl~,rtn, failures q. d ats 'np'> ~
. arl "Ih'r 'M>la
/ Whauv ma\ h, Sard nf T., X .uhl
, ,:a!'s hy II asuu of H. uI.w' r'h Il IS
O s M. at H. III. II htls II Is r'V The 'r>s
( nrnipI.nr III shhpUg Ga, nu''iIc LEY
ut Iirss Uni a States .hrd II nj ehln2
/ from the Snuids ,f snnt 1T lis III, inbrrs
VI j. hnnnrrd bl IN us'lo'is "f ndme>. tru; h
Wit d.rpand for II Ihc resp CT "f nanklnd
/ ~ ALI Ilui.. IL rnmc Tn" South has No.
/ thing to eA from IL "A IA patty just g.
/ long aS it grv,.S .y,dGure y Il wi Ing ,r
op I'd i.l in sustaining toe principles S up
IN which lhar p,rlv is b,s'd Bu1 80 nv
min that cr-oDrrati' NJ IS ,n,li>pen<nbl
aud !, IS ou yn. .ssa y 'or tnr p.'.'pI. 10 de-
1rrm,re II ~ mu: M e they vii -ufftr 10y
aluA iug tn, cnlnrtd proi,lc aud ,h, If par
II Ia dread Their hostility b tore eS
vii hual,y consent |" jnn with u" i'll the
d cIarttiou that We ~I'l "pp'ee that par
" IIn Ioug'r but will sIstaIn II h -reafier
IN supporting all th-!r good men and
measures. 1t will not do To rrs"lvr upon
this IN secret What is want. d Is an OPP d
exp rtsslon and an honest intention to r"n-
furm u it. l. W.'uld be We'll FIR Snu'h
Car"ina it every county in he State "ontd
| furnish it's Ist ot written pledges ~ that
! it mis ht be kunwu throughout III. \ nth
that HI armed snIdiery WAS no longer
needed here, against a d fuuc' democracy.
There are those Of our frleuds and FILA