The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-23

BILE of the delicacy and !mportanc
of the matters presented for thei
consideration. They would no
withhold any Constitutional ali
which can be extended to the lives
liberties, and property Of any citi
zens, but they are unwilling K
usurp unauthorized authority t.
accomplish such results.
'Nor are they willing to believ'
that any admonitions from Con
gress are necessary to impress upo1
the people Of South Carolina a pro
per sense of their duties and re-
sponsibilities They appreciate th<
difficulties which have surrounded
the people Of that State. Sout!
Carolina is the field where, for the
first time in the history of our coun.
try the capacity of the African race
for self-government is to be tested
Every consideration of pride, o.
gratitude to those who have con.
ferred upon them the inestimable
boon of freedom, of a desire tc
prove to the world that they are
worthy of the great privileges con-
ferred upon them after long night
of slavery, will prompt them to do
justice to all the citizens of the
State, to remove as far as it lies in
their power, all just cause Of griev-
ance from any portion Of their peo-
pie. If, with such tremendous in
fuences pointing out the path OF
duty, they shall fail, no moral in
fuence that Congress or the party
in power may exert will be effectual
The committee have confidence in
the final success of the great
changes that have been wrought in
favor of the African race in this
country. From the intelligence
and capacity exhibited by their re-
presentatives in Congress, and by
those who appeared before the
committee, they feel assured that
they can, if they will, establish their
right to the confidence of the
country.
ut is hoped that with the advan-
tages afforded now Of acquiring an
education, and with the eagerness
they display to avail themselves of
its benefits, they will be found fully
equal to the dignities and duties of
their newly acquired citizenship.
1t is believed by the mutual coop
GRAFTON Of both races, by the inter-
change Of kind and friendly inter-
course, and by the employment of
all those means which are found
sufficient in other States, existing
evils in the administration of the
affairs Of South Carolina may be
remedied by the people themselves.
The committee recommended the
adoption Of the following resolu-
tion:
"Reso1ved, That the prayer of the
petitioners be denied, and the COM
mittee discharged from the further
consideration of the subject"
This report is signed by General
Butler as Chairman, and by all the
Republicans, members of the COM
mittee. The minority is signed by
the Democratic members of the
committee, and recommends the
appointment of a committee by
Congress to investigate the condi-
ton of affairs in that State. In this
controversy the Republicans of
South Carolina were represented by
Lieutenant Governor Gleaves and
Hon. F. L. Cardoza, State Treas
urer, and it is mainly due to their
exertions that the committee re-
ported favorably to the Repubi-
cans.
Master James NJ. Vance, of New
Orleans, has been appointed q cadet
to the Naval Academy, by the Hon.
Geo. L. Smith, of the Fifth District
of that State. Young Vance has
accepted tho appointment and Is
preparing himself for the examine
ton which takes place in June, at
Annapolis, Md. He feels confident
Of passing the mental examination.
Should he fail physically, it will not