, 1879-01-23
A TRIBUTE 10 THE NEGRO.

What u Democratic Gnper aaJs-lsenufHrt
Euunty Rs Prosperous Us Any In south
CArolt,,n, notwithstanding Its Cat0rcd
Majority.
TI.r ful!uwinR trlbuts to Tho black men Of
Beaufort County, eouth Cnro'tua, fFum recent
Issue Ut tic Beaufort Tr.daat, Democratic
journa, rctutcs The ISLANDERS uoun that cIa.s Ut
citizens which, arr constantly put furth by DcH-
twrstfc newspapers II, the huuti und Democrat
IL orator. In the Surth. In q Icalling editorial
tue Ttiuunf says:
with all the prejudice thnt exists toward
Beaufort taun.y. ashs ltA acknowledged negro
majority, md alleged nvgsD tfnhlnatIun. VIC ur
~ comparison with any other ruunty Ii. Tho
Eiatu i.F the comparative PROSPERITY Ut Its Ia
iAurlng l1puiaEtun. ni:i tor thn 'uIetncts nMl
Iaw-atitifus cHar;Etrr Of lts t.tG:c,lA. ii even
tho argument against il4t pnketoIiltE u Tie two
races ne!lE uh!n tn ahile iogr;!rr peacefully
uect,s 10 he Ecfutcd, 1t IL only nrcrssary tu cn
hisIcs tl.e conditions in which the ruloreI It,an
and tie white tweiI here tnyeihr, mt only In
unity, but WITH ilIr!sh,tItti,isnesn HtI4 acs:uFl
There IL all umiuubtel 1najuritY III ti.ts equity
uF trll tnl0rvu Il, ons wltr, aI.l sn lar fruIl un
AntA.nEssln ex1st!n. bet~rtn i!G fwtI rates. Wc
assert with perfect Glnccrlty, and with degree
Vi priic, that the Muuni relations het~ern tl'e
two aru as distinctly preserved " II HE white,
Instead of The r'Iorr.I, r;s,'v wsEe IN 'ie
a,ccn4ency. The .sitly oppression, u Ans, IL
in tie absorption by .hc c1,orrl Vi most Ut tic
nltcca Ut p:t,It ami trnst HAT nrc drpcn.tcnt
ul,on tic popular yute; but feel GrrlAIn tnIt
even thnt GalSe VI cuMi plant nal..hl uc EeYtrs.l
II the talne ruie WA* tIut observed w the VI hNe
inhabitants pf 0tllrr enhttt1 enlu;thG like
uaya.,tu,cs where ti,c wt,ftu and colotr:i voses
urc l,urs equally tllyilrd Dr wtesc ftsr while psc-
dominates. w think w ore ruFrest til asserting
our bplIcf that lalt must influential lratlCEk
AMONG the blanks wcrc IN favor during the last
Eafnpafyn u putting forward bettrr t1cketa lar
tho kuut,urt vi u! e!asses thai1 xeru usiortu.
na!cly fo!sted upun thetn., We believe That
sma,ls, who Is certainly tho most lniucntIal
black man IN the Republican party Of The stats
t}av, Advocated generous u!l sllsrrtIil!Eialiye
uus 10 be mAdo vi bcItrr clcsnonts thu |rro
put forward for thu iUp!lsF suppnrt.
VIC tlink that pug ~ II. ths .s a!sssta'a
Supreme Court. Whereby hls active cxert!ons to
hrtl.. uiIott better statc vi things were krrt
III ulasauce, h4 would have dictated teFtna u
distribution vi &u,l4u Ut the important cuslntf
Offices as would have satisfied ile wishes " 1'e
t,ost ,,ncomprt1nfsiug 0! both saeSs anA u
Lolh ptlIttcal part!rs. There Ii no use ,!ls2uis-
tts .s,e fart That S1naIls' INFLUENCE atuong us
RUG aud people Il oyeFwi.rlIu,ng 4nd ro!tt! t'a
made goJd use of. In uuF estib1ait ~ he l. 'pt
bittGr Or violent party lsaslet. ai'u cotla oe
arlaycd upon lle silu Ut tothi government viii
the sllyltras encouragement, ai!.l with Lug least
co,nLsn4nca fsou hia pulltieal opuoscrs' lat.
ever u Justice there Mlf 10 tu Tue en.duct u
hi4 trial, which resulted tn hs condemnation,
w can see ao reason tor withholding tFoia Aitli
tie samu chancrs u conioa1. ills Ullenses
~ hurn been granted u ntheFa hv y maQ.
nauimuus exercise of clcl1rAc. and merry.
vs. DO uoe propose tu bc his aisologtst, hut
We du think ,Aai it Nigh. bc wlsc md uInsll-
crata policy to let up upon linn, ~ view ot 1ts
cntutcGl scltsttnent fro1n public l!le. tle wlll
ever be prophet aluullg uls race: uee.l hc b.
uadu nurtyf, tool But We hayc disrrsscl.we
started out 10 eay aud VIC eau provt tnat We
cump pa1u tayuE41ly H:Ih otler cuuulIcs lu iua-