Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-04-23
iOlio's Defence.
ORAsaEBurRaa:, s.. O., Apl. 90, 187

y'iaas Enron Il iron II have taken the pains
70 Is WIDE Ia through the whole Of sRepubli-
saBS" elaborate epistle Of the 18th, in
ahsEer,to TO mine Of the 9Th, and while. of
course. during It's perusal, ! must, have
grown Older. cannot say that I have
Sorfespondingly improved, grown Wiser.
~ !, Perhaps my Iunfedged imagination has
tesn everstrained in the rash attempt to
follow him il his dizzy fight With Tsnny-
shn's aEagle," or my reason bewildered
at his style not being further embell-
ishsd BY q quotation from Poe's Raven"
However, as We. cannot "see ourselves
ss others see us," I will not say that che
is wrong, and I am right" but simply
appd briefly review my position, and leave
tfe decision Of the question to others.
,"' by reference to the letter attacked, it
! will be seen that my argument in opposi-
iSn.ttoi"Republican" was substantially MS
follows t2a' ',s /. - .'
!. That the blacks, and not the whites, are to
blame for cur present political condition, mas
much as in 1870 the whites came to the blacks
bahd begged them to unite with them in the
: establishment Of an honest government, and
. they positively refused to do So lai
That for this course Of hostility they cannot
plead ignorance, Or being fooled, as the subject
was thoroughly explained to them by men who
proved their sincerity by not only nominating,
bht supporting colored men to Office.
~ hat a;r
otheiwhites, to losesight of color, and look only
i, ,tongefit and honesty and by their determined
hostility to tie whites in every election since
the war, the matter has assumed the deplorable
form Of a question race, instead of party for
which the blacks are responsible.
~ That iEasmuch MS the blacks have resolutely
( taken this stand against thc whites in every
-iinstaf,ce in the pas!, it would be degrading if
!, not inlpudently intruding, for usto go to them
again, aniess they first to us that is, announce
their willingness to meet U.S.
:" That such being the experience of the past,
9fwe had better go to work with our means and
senergies to induce immigration and overcome
) <thb rnesfe HiHjority- looking to the ultimate
adoption Of thejust system of cumulative voting.
essltThsiabove, I believe, is true synopsis
-pofmy letter, and 1 willingly submit it to
slpublic criticism, failing to see where
yatRepablican" has disproyed a single
point. solo; Erbt iaIis1
-brnAtchnnot be said that am opposed to
I,Conciliation, for if did recommend that
live should not turn to the blacks again,
iiit wasiwith this distinct qualification
ragnless tkfy6tst conc TO ua. ~ ,yl@i1.s
iit.alf the negro shows the least disposition
u "tearerede from his hostility" I am MS
ii ready to meet him now, as / ever have
,sbeen in! the past.
yno ii cannot be said, becaus, I wish to
a.pSercome the negro majority. that con-
"his exile from home, or u cur
I, .tailment of Ills civil and political rights"
otffpr here is my exact Language in the very
Ia letter from, which, Republican would have
- the negro draw this inference: IAink ifhc
diroA aeqept thesysiena Of cumulatirs rotin9 and
representation noi, that sheuld ertend
he same rightto him when hare rhite majority.
!, !. : II his breast is suspicious sanctuary"
~ fear he las made it 50 himself by his
: oSn evil thoughts.
- The. system Of cumulative voting re-
'grrd as ono Of the grandest achievements
;.:hs line of political science, and espec-
cially adapted to countries inhabited by
two distinct races. In this line it is
cheering to note Republican" sanguinc
expression that "it will yet obtain in this
country" md it is hoped TINT he will
hereafter work for it,
q In his ramblings, outside of the qu S.
ton under discussion, "Rcpublican' .
.alluding to the old rulers eff South Caro-
III lima, says, eve can very well spare them
!, from any further management Of the
country and that they should rest quiet
!. " "before t. Q onward march of the new
civilization" i
Now Mr. Editor, as know nothing of
these men, beyond what gather from the
current history of the times, not being
one ofthem, or in anywise connected with
them officially inmy life, cannot speak
from experience, but my observation in
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