The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-26
The Negroes in Conventions.

The hexro State Convention met in
Columbia on the 18th instant to elect dele
gares to National Convention which Is to
meet at Louisville, Kentucky, this f"il'
| The convention was composed mostly OF
| the old Radical hacks, who by tfleh votes
| and influence with their race heipcd the
carpet bagxers md schlh%ngs prior to
1876 to steal millions from The State ana
tromr,e yir,urc ana honesty under theh
| feet They sworc anew their allegiance t.
the Republican parity, but Indicted that
rortv for no, giving the colored men their
nsun, amount of negro b"ncoinbo in the
convention, and to assist the failing cause
| Of t!lc Republican party North blood
curtlling address was issued. The follow
ing is the portion "cfering to State affairs:
eve wsh The American people 20 under.
stand rnd be informed that We a,e cursed
with thc most dnmnabfe form Of state Gov.
ernmcnt 70 which free people hnve ever
been Subjected by Legislation The right
to enjoyment of an hCLcst vote and far
count has been tnkcu from us.
1.-THE richt Of Il fair trial by an impartial
:ut.v is denied us. The rights Of our p>ople
IN the civil and criminal side of the Courts
are not protected. The vcrdiCtS of the ju-
rics and The sentences of the Conrts are de>
tcr.pincd by the condition md color of the
pariirs accused of crime. The lynching OF
our pcoIle for suspected offences has become
prevalent in this State, aud its tendency be-
in, to disorgnnize and drsr"pt communities
promote crime and place law and order at
defiance, we feel called upon to dcnounce in
unmcusurcd terms such fragrant and 80 far
unpunishcd violations of law.
"Orr public school system is by no menrs
cEcicNi The schools ni'c IN operation but
IL few months during each year. Inefficient
tcnchcrs are largely employed for the sake
OF chcHpncss, and they say on acc' unit OF
poverty, not being nble to await payment,
are Frequently undcr the necessity OF selling
their claims ut IL discount. The best Quah-
fed teachers, on account of their mcagrc
ness of salaries aud the shOrtncss of the
session Of the schools are forced to forSako
the field of instruction and follow other uv-
OCa!iGns.
"Thc pres nj system Of hiring ont and
working convicts upon any other than pub
lie works We cuud,mr While We cunn"t
deny the power OF the Legislature to enact
laws TO the dcrrimcut Of even c0nvicts, yet
we would set upon them the seal OF condcm-
nation aud ask the Legislature TO wipe oul
tie iniqutous system at its earliest session.
Az representatives. Of that race most vicli
m'2cd Ivy the nvaricc nnd greed o: hcarIlcss
C, operations and individuals, we thank The
press of the State for the uuanimii,; with
which they have condo mncd and st gmntized
this inhumnn aud harbarous Systcm "
The right to vote has been taken FROM
none in South Carolina except thieves, in
crudiaries, cut thronts and ravishcrS, and
the law applies to whitcns we'll rs cotorcd.
1t must bc extremely humilintng to the
honest colored voters Of the State TO hc
placed in that class 10y few hungry poll
,icians Of their own race. These politicians
seem to think that it is the prcrugntvc OF
the nogro to dominate South Carolina and
through the forms Of legislation, to rot
the white people of their property and ',p
prnprialc it to their own use and benefit
This iGCa w IS duul tleSs ins,i illu,i into tEcil
minds hy lhcir pet bngg leaders wh,
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