Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-04-18
The South and the Negro.

There is no political question, out,
side Of the present debate in Con-
gress on the Appropriation Bill,
which attracts more general interest
than the proposed scheme of Senator
Windham to COLOMBO the negroes in
the Northwest.
1t is well known that the fact Of
the Democratic party having come
into the entire control of the South
crn States has caused considerable
agitation among the Republicans in
view of their loss of power, and they
have been for some time casting
around for a remedy for the evil.
They see that tho negro has become
an element Of strength to the Demo
cratic party i'll giving it increased
representation in Congress. To re.
move that power which they them
selves gave is now the objective point.
as to the manner of accomplishing
this object the stall warts differ. Some
of the staunchrst Radical leaders
favor the immediate DISTINGUISHING Of
the negro as the best means OF de-
%creaslng Democratic representation.
The latest scheme, however, is that
OF removing the wards of the ma
ton from the South to Pennsylvan-
ia, Indiana, or some other close State
IN order 10 give the said State, in
1880, to the Republicans. This
scheme is much more earnestly
pressed at the North than we have
any idea of. 1t is the hobby Of the.
Chambers, who are offering settlers.
another 40 acres and a mule"
and cx-Congrsssman Rainey whose
hopes in South Carolina have gone
where the wood bine twineth )"
and Prof. G~reener, formerly Of the
South Carolina University, and other
negro leaders, r working hard for
its success. it is said; that there is
hardly a town in the North That has
not nm agent Of The scheme collecting
money for lis prosecution.
Now, in view Of these manWuvY,s
of our political opponents, it may b.
we'll to enquire What will be the pro
grammc Of the Democrats.
a correspondent Of the "Ncws ana
Courier writing from Washington
believes it to be 10 the true interest Of
the South to help on the schema. lie
says that the negro is a curse instead
Of a blessing to the South; ;hat the
tide of immigration which builds up
the North lo"s steadily to the North.
west studiously avoiding the South
because Of this race in our midst with
which European labor will 10.
compete. He also cites that in the
upper tier of counties in this State,
where the negro is in the minority
the country is more prosperous and
the lands more valuable than in the
lower counties where they are numer-
Gus. The Columbia "Ecsistcr'' has
also expressed views somewhat in the
came line.
Now it appears to us if he colorcd
race would leave Of their sulkincss
ind &C. operate with the whites, realiz
ing the truth that our interests, as
component parts Of a common South,
and as ogric"hmists against a munu-
Jacturi"y North, arc identical, there
would be no use for this hegira. Bat,
if the blacks intend forcvcrto foster
enmity and to vote against the whites
and i'll so doing against themselves,
and the South, which is our common
home; and, if we are Il have a repeti-
ton Of the demoralizilig campaign
through which we have past, 20 be
lievo wisdom would dictate q change
Of allies and the establishment Of ali
immigration Bureau to meet every
emergency that may t~ranspire. The
agriculturists Of the South prefer I'll,
colored maj as a luborer, but if he is
to be tossed about by every political,
adventurer the consequences rest
upon his own shoulders.