The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-15
COLUMBIA, S. c..
Sunday Morning. February Is, 1874.


uice anO PtOScIlptiOn ID ha0lcal ClIclesi
to read the candid letter of advice to hif
people of Major NJ. r. Delany. Major
Delany is thorough African, devo.ed
to the best interests Of his race in this
country, quiet observer of passing
events, a man of travel and observation,
and capable of reflection and forecast.
He clearly has no motive of personal
aggrandizement, to subsorve, becauss
his views are not likely to provo accept,
able or popular. IL these .circum-
stances. ho dares to speak the truth and
raise his voice of WARNING. He sees that
the colored people have been grossly
deceived and mhdo tributary to the in
terests and political consequence of bad
men. Heknows, as many others know,
that the present anomalous condition OF
things in South Carolina cannot last;
that it is Us transient as it is uusatis-
factory and ruinous to all its interests
and permanent prosperity. With q
boldness and candor entirely cxcep-
tional i'll his party and race, he warns
the black people Of coming events. He
anticipates that in five years they will be
in minority. He wishes them to anti
cipate that day, and to provide proper
measure of influence and power for
themselves when the tide shall turn.
This he finds in cumulative voting,
which will secure the representation OF
minorities. It is q concession which
will enure mainly at present to tho bene-
fit of the whites. But not wholly 80.
It will also give some members in the
House of Representatives to tue mino-
rity OF blacks in the populous white
Conservative Counties, and will secure
to the race, when they, lose the
preponderanoe in voting power. a
voice in the councils of the country,
proportioned to their numbers. This
is fair proposition. It both shows
foresight and the spirit of justice.
Major Delany is correct in saying that
the white people OF this country did not
free or consent to the freedom of the
blacks, in order to have them constitut-
ed rulers over themselves. Nor does
the taste which they have had of their
rule, commend it to their acceptance.
Governor Moses pretends to think and
says in his message that the now regime
is based on broader and moro liberal
principles, is the offspring Of higher
civilization and will be moro permanent
than the old; but Major Delany is u
trucr friend to the black race, whom
they both address. in scorning these
weak batteries and telling them plainly
that no white people in America will
submit to have the blacks rule over
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they will throw off the yoke us soon as
they can. This is the truth, and it will
be well if th6ee WHO now revel in ire
sponsibie power, could lay it seriously
to henrt. Unhappily it is difficult for
sound doctrine to make it's way into the
minds Of the colorcd people. They
take their opinions like many of them
do their clothes, at second hand. They
arc ia leading strings, and are moved as
they wish by the evil designing and
pestilent fellows, who have made them
study, and know how to inject into
them only thoughts of the lowest and
most mischievous kind. They must
throw overheard these false and corrupt
leaders, whose advantage is wholly iu
present emclnn ants to themselves
These they never will part with as long
as they can hold them. They care no.
thing for tho good of the black people
it is their own special good that they
seek in tho shape Of money, houses
lands, office and luxury.
Pn.lsioh OF Col. ToSvncs. # Grcenville
We have q communication from Col
iownes, in reference TO comments
mnae by us on statements in his
speech delivered Mt the meeting in
Greenville, to choose delegates to the
Tax-Payers' Convention. We are
pleased to learn from Col. Townes thu
he did not denounce tho convention a.
e trick" The purport OF his remark.
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