The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-08
HAlNEY,S REPLY TO COX.

Mr.. Raipov-aTr Chairman ro,ov, tb,,
amendment. The remarks made bv tba
gentleman from Now York NV Cox1 i,
relation to the colorad naonla Of Snrth
Carolina escaned INV beor;ng nc 7 Voc j.,
the rear Of the Half when tb5e,v wore ,nodn
and 7 did not know tbat o1v ,,ttora,ca
of that kind had em;n,ted from him I
have alwavs entertained q HIGH reeard for
tho gentlomon from Now Vorl- because T
belieyed him to no q usef,l member of the
Uonsc Ua ;s a gentleman Of talent and of
tna educot;o, and bara tbonatt bersto-
fore tbot ba would certainty ba cbor;tohIa
toward . race of neonle Who have never
cn;oved tbo soma advantoros +hat Lo hos
IF tie colored neonIe Of Sonth Caroj;na
had hean accorded tho Same odvan~
tapes--if thew had had the same wealth
and surrounding which tho gentlemen fror,
New Work has had thew woI,ld have shown
70 tbis nation that thar color was M Oh
st.cle "a tba;r boJd;ng noe;t;on, Of trnst
nol;tical or otherwise Not having had
those advantages vc cannot Of tba nrosont
fine co,nneta with tbe fororeJ roc Of th;S
country Int nerhans # our lives are shared
ond ;f tbe rortleman from, Ner yoils 81
other gentlenan on that side Of tbe Honse
will univ accord IN no right and ;nst;ce 1ye
shall show IN them that We can be nssfnl
intelligent citizens of this country. Rnt #
thew will continue 70 nroccr;he ne ;f tbex
will continue 70 cultivate nre;,,d;ca against
ne ;f thew will continue to decrv the negro
apd crpsb him nndar foot thnn Won c.nnot
cynect the naoro to r;sn while tbe Demo.
Gratis are tramnl;nr mon him and his RIGHTS
We ask Won sir 70 ID hv the negro "a Won
oupbt to do by him in iustice.
Tf tha Den,ocr.ts are such cto,,ob
friends of tho negro wbv is # tbat wbe-,
nronos;t;ons .re offered hare and elsawbere
1oo[ino to The elevation Of the colored race
and the extension Of right and iustice to
sben ID tbe nemocrats array tbemseIyas
IN unbroEen nhalanx" and vote against
every snch measure Won oent,amon of
that side of the Hopsa have Voted AGAINST
ali die recent amendments to The constitn.
t;on aud tba lave anforo;no the came
WV III you do - I ons S baoa,,so
tbose r,oscrras had to,5anoy - &C -
tho moor nooro he inst r;ahtS and hsc.nso
.h he poor ner9 i,'I sI fS h anu pecaasa
iva Nm froodo,n IF sraacb froodon, nf
ssct;on and 40 nn,ortr,f;t,T ~ odnont;on
tSat ~ @n ;a, .ie Uppo' .G az 5;nn;t,,
W go nnh n' ''''''''i' " '''o
Nnrr 10, oo,,o a, -, o,d Gov, thot NO.,
orc ON. bost fr;an5s Wa uo,;,a tLot VIC
COLD Iool, ,,,,n, nn,, &C suoh W. would
tbat nanr yotos 90 ,eoordaJ 1, tho Clobs
f,om dow ~ da,, con,d onI,y dor,onstrato i
Rnt yo,r yotes vo,,r act;ons ond the cop.
stant onit;not;o,,, of -,o,,n obnr;shad ,,rn;,,-
n9cas nroya 70 tho ,,onroos, 81 tLo ant;ro
s.I,,,ntru thot tha Do,oaoroo,, oro IN onnos;s
TO-, ~ tbnn, and If tbov Tho na,onnro+sl
Gould have SWAY our race wonld have M
Eaot.boTd moro
NJ, cir have not t;,oe to v;nd;cote
f,llr tbo r.,rrsa of action of the colored
,nayy,,o M !, ca,,tL CoroI;na We ore cor
tto;npI,, - t,,a r.a;or;tu tbarn admit that
we ARE as two 10 one. Sir. I asL, this
uo,sa asL tba country I ask white
mon i ask Democrats I AK Republicans
whether the necroes have presumed to
take ;no,ronor ADVANTAGE Of the majority
tbav hold in that State bv disreparding the
Interest Of the minoIity3 They have not.
Our convention which met in 1865. and in
1rbich fine negroes were in large majority.
ia mot noss any nroscr;ntive Or d!sfran.
ch;s;n, cts bnt ,donted q liberal constitu-
tnt;on securing alike eouaI rights to all
citizens white and black male and
female as far as possible. Mark YOU.
we d;d not discriminate although we
had a majority Orr constitution towers
,up in its majesty with provisions for the
equal protection Of all classes of citizens
Notwithstanding our strong majority there,
we have never attempted to deprive any
rnsn in that State of the rights and imm u
pitts "a which he is entitled under the con-
stitutio, of this government. You cannot
noint ms1., n single act passed by our Leg
stature at ANY time. which had a tendency
tr rafleet nnos; or oppress anv white citi-
zen Of South Carolina. You cannot show
me one enactment by which the majority
in nnr State have undertaken to crush the
white men because the latter are in mi
nority.
Saw to YOU. gentlemen of the Demo-
cratic party. that / want YOU to deal Justly
with the people composing my race. j am
here representing Republican constituent
CIV made up of white and colored men. |
saw to YOU deal with us Justly; be charita-