The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28
NUMBER 26.'
THE COLORED VOTE

| ~ " |"a' uouy, DuC permits colored
men to unite with the several clubs on ex.
ay aGt'y the same footing with white men
Inc colcr line has been wiped out and both
races are TO stand upCn common platform
Oh equai rights and equal justice to all
"''noot regard to race, color or previous
cono't,on. This is certainly jump, not n
STEP forward for county that has a<black
majority Abbevlle and Edsefeld, ad;oin.
ing counties, stand just opposed to each
other In their ideas about monor;no ,bo
coiored vote, both, VIC think, adoptinp cI.
remos. Ihe proper disposition of this vote
IN the State, and particularly in the low
country counties, is a question with which
the Democracy will have to contend ot M
distant day; and every step taken toward
Its adjustment should be deliberately con.
s'dered before decided upon.
| The colored people are citizens and vo.
'ers In our country; whether ignorant or
no!' whether by or against our will does
not affect the fact, and they must be fairlv
ana Justly dealt with by the Democracy
II our conduct toward them be other than
JUST VIC can never expect to do away with
enelr PreJudlces and unite them with us
upon any reasonable terms. The color oc
the man will decide to what marty ho bo.
longs, save few scalawags who. for nlnn-
aer aud gain, may be united with one or
the other, as his interest leads him 70 o,.ot
Politically, the colored man is orr ennsI
made 80 both by the laws of the nation of
which we are subjects and by tho laws of
the State in which our destinies oro w.,
anu tneSe laws VIC cannot annul or change
l'a'ei'aiy His vote in the ballot box
counts equal with the white mans vote
either to redress an injury or to pcrpetratc
'raud and there is no force which tho
"hlte man can bring to bear upon that vote
y. ~ properly direct it, save his superior intel
'Sence. When the colored man holds the
Da!ance or power as he evidently does in
'his and other counties, the white man dares
not ignore the influence of bis vote : if nc
does, 1t is at the peril of his own interest
ana the best interest of his country.
with these facts, therefore, so tangiblv
ocloro US ae becomes question Of great
direct the influence Of his vote ~ our SUI
Perter intelligence? We certainly cannot
90 it by standing aloof and leaving him to-
the manlpulations of cunning politicians in
the shape of shrewd carpet baggers, or
unprlncipied scaawags; but position must
DC assumed in some way which will enable
US to bring our intelligence in contact with
the voter and thus control the vote
There can be no better time to assume this
position than now, or more important polit-
zeal principles involved than those OF h>
coming campaign.
1t strikes US at this writing, as a necessi-
ty or the proper position, that political
principles should determine the party lines
and not color or race. Abbeville NAV have
struck the right chord, but we are sure
hdSened has not OrangeJu,y Times.
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HORRIBLE IF TRUE.-Burkeville, Va.
juno ia horrible affair occurred here
TINS morning between Jennie Miller and
her husband, Anderson Miller, standing
very well among the citizens, and until his
marriage, being very quiet and peaceful
young man. About two wears ago oooinst
the wishes and advice of his friends and
parents, he married Jennie Tyler. a good
looking girl, but possessing a vicious fem
pc rand will Of her own that gave in.
dications that she would make her bus-
oands home hot place. At first thew
seemed to be leaoing happy married
iife, but gradually the wife's temper man.
e'''o "'e'i III various ways, and to day
the connubial quarrels eliminated by the
most awful tragedy ever enacted in this
part OF Virginia. The husband and wife
were seated at the breakfast table with an
invited guests, when the husband Glanced
to discover fly in the biscuits, or thought
he saw one. Anyhow, he said, Jennie.
you are bad cook to let flies get in the
bread" The wife's temper Increased as
she, spoke, and finally she called her
husband liar. He demonstrated with her
for using such language in the presence of
an invited guest. Fairly beside herself with
rage, she caught up new axe which was
lying on the hearthstone, and before the
guest could interfere, she had Drained her
husband. When he fell to the floor she
brought the keen blade of the axe down ON
his neck, completely severing the head from
the body, the head rolling on towards tho
fire, and the body rolling under the, table.
The wretched woman is in Jail awaiting
trial, the Magistrate having refused hail.
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A Danbury man who went to drug
store to have prescription prepared seeing
nobody but clerk present, said "Youpg
man, are you keeping company with grl?"
lHYes air " snswerod Tho olarL Nth n bI,.L