The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-19

| VIII the NoCtn .hePeut u NcSIo S".'
frngel-Enormous Power which l
(! gives the South.-Views of Gen. Wad'
Hampton. -
r. r. Redfeld in Cincinnati Commercial.
THE NEXT. PARTY,
OCTOBER 2, 1876.
We are told that it is always probable
| that improbable things will happen
Certain it is that Ihear whisperings il
the South, and not 80 very soft, either, t
the effect that the next party to disturb
politics and distribute patronage vii
arise in the North, and have forits cornel
stone the disfranchisement of the blacks
Wade Hampton, the king white man O
South Carolina; says that it will require
the united effort of the South to main
tain negro, suffrage in the future!. Ht
predicts that q powerful party will arise
in the North, demanding the disfranchise'
ment. of the negroes, because their en-,
franchisement, is giving such political
power to the South that she will soor
control the National govern nment, He
thinks this will be the next great battle
and that the Southern white men must
defend black suffrage with all their might
for if it is lost the South will cut no figure
at all in the National government, having
but about eighty-five electoral votes.
Behold what great power negro suf'
fragc has given the South! 1t has in
creased their representation so largely
that, with the aid of New York, Con.
necticut and California, for instance, they
can control legislation, elect the Presi,
dent and administer the government ma
chine as they may see fit. The rest o!
the United States can whistle. The solid
South and the three States named will
be the government in all that the term
The North will not relish this. Indeed
there are signs that they do not relish the
prospect now, and hence the very great
effort to hold New York to the Republi'
can party. The far-seeing men in the
South, or those who are esteemed as far.
seeing, declare that nothing can prevent
the South from having controlling voice
in the government but the disfranchise'
ment Of the blacks. And they argue thai
this will be the ne1tgreat question which
will agitate the country, the North con
tending for black disfranchisement, ir
order to keep the South from running the
government.
It is plain, very plain, that the blacks
will be made subservient to the whites II
every Southern State; and that so fal
from enabling the North to hold the gov
eminent, this enfranchisement shaving
precisely the opposite effect, giving tht
South so large q numberof Congressmer
and electoral votes that this section vii
virtually hereafter be the ruling power a
Washington. - :.
Look at Georgia, The white popula
ton of that State is but little in excess
of double the population of Cincinnati
yet Georgia has nine Democratic Con
eressmen; two Democratic Senators ant
eleven electoral v0tes!! A population
but little above twice that of Cincinnati
has all these; and throws them in solit
lump, in the interests of the solid South
| So far as the blacks of the State: are con
cerned, they have no more voice in th.
National government than so many blacl
stumps. The fact that every Senator ant
member of Congress from Georgia is ,
Democrat-and not only Democrat, bu
| q Southern Democrats Georgia-borI
Democrats evidence that the blacks o
that State are without voice at Washing
ton. For all practicable purposes yol
had as we'll give every black stump il
Georgia q vote as every negro. Th'
whites find it as easy to control one a
the other, and consequently are perfectl!
I,well satisfied with negro suffrage, as j
gives them nine Congressmen and clever
electoral votes, which they throw in {
solid chunk. In fact, they are beginnin!
! to love negro suffrage, for it will as surel,
give the South control of the Nstlona
government as the years roll around. :
/ ANOTHER CHEERFUL EXAMPLE.
!. Look. at South Carolina The whit
population .of,.that State is now almos
precisely the same as Cincinnati. Ye
| this white minority will surely contro
the blacks hereafter, and throw the sever
electoral votes with the solid South
They will yet have all the Congressme'
and both Senator'S. It is but a question
\ of time. The wealth, intelligence, prop
erty and moral force of State will a
surely control it as the sun shines whel
this agency is without opposition, ,excep
from the negroes es--a race that have neve
been able to stand out against the white
| in any particular fol. any length of time
/ Disfranchise the blacks and reduce th
representation down to the white popula
ton, and South Carolina would have tw
lfCongressmen instead Of five, and fou
electoral votes instead Of seven. AM
Georgia. would have five Copgressinel
instead Of. nine, and seven electoral vote
llinstead of eleven, ,Knd Alabama wopqlll
have four Cohgg9sisssmellr rlIN Instead Of eight
land ak electoral votes instead Of ten.
/ The South might be- asoEid," then With
lout the least fear; that they could eve
contro1 the government Of have yoic
hin its. affairs amounting to dictation,' ..
/, The South sees this nov, and the.
would not give up, negro suffrage if the.
could They, win cling to il, ,as thsYiiddiI1
Soes ssysfyb s ybt 5 as ss
| did. Nor viii it interfere with the regu
lation of their "'domestic concerns to to
they have internal and external contro
of thee; conncerns of every Southern Stat
but two, and these will, come under thei
tsway in time, and probably q very shor
time. It seems to, ple. strange that ap..
| l-,ou,;no tha history IF the nepri