The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-13
nLsCIxS ARE BIiFPY.
Judge gen, Of the Federal Court. Is
Praised I.y the Carolina Negro.


Columbia. s. c. May 9.-The two de-
cisions rendered by United States Judges
Gof and Simonton yesterday. the one max
ing free ballot ana the ether sounding
the death kncll of the dispensary law, APP
parently have created a bis stir all over
the state, and some pretty wild talk IS be-
ing INDUCED in.
The administration is more or less woc-
ried. In official and legal circles nothing
else was even thought of apparently ana
the negroes and liquor men were giving
all their attention to the new order cl
things brought about by these things.
For The present Governor Evans and the
state authorities are paying no attention
whatever TO the registration matter AS
Governor Evans has already said. ne does
not promise to call any extra session Of
the legisl iture or proceed further in tine
registration cases. However, as yet Moth
ing has been finally decided in regard 10
this matter.
Address of the Negroes.
The negroes regard the matter as sec
ond emancipation. and today the Minister
al Union. recently formed Of which every
negro minister is a member. AN crSanzl-
ton formed to fight against tacir i'm
pending utter dsfranchisement issued an
address, which thanks the attorneys
i'm the case and "the many friends
of the negroes in regard To Their
fight for emancipation from the cruel and
unlawful registration laws which deb&rred
white ana black alike from the exercise
of their constitutional franchise anu pro
ceeds thus:
I'VE beg to say further that we shall
always prove true TO that faction OF Whlte
men who protected us in that awiui re-
gime of negro Punishment ana cfESI
threats which were poured upon the negro.
even though he was quiet and as helpless
lou hat he fsln
driven away we shall vote for and with Our
white friends for good government, seek
inc ONLY for that minority representation,
which any reasonable white man viii ac-
cord us.
1--WE recognize the fact that intelligence
and money must rule and TO which we
cheerfuIly subscribe There shalt never
arise bv our assistance the condition OF
affairs so recently laid low by the decision
of the federal courts.
at is the purpose of the ministers TO
call conference, as soon as we can learn
the condition, and advise our people 20
vote only for cur white friends among the
conservatives We do not purpose 10 loi-
low the defunct republicans, hitherto
STYLED leaders. We believe in decent uen
for state officers, even among them and
If such can't be he'd, we shall have All
democrats. 1t matters but little to as, AZ
any rate. so far as local politics is con-
cerned.
VIII Follow the whites.
1--WE are republicans, which We Go not
deny, but we must live here with cur
democratic white neghbors; experience
taught us this, and no man. white or
black will ever be . BILE again to lead the
negroes as they did in former days Now
that peace has come between the races
we mean to maintain it,.
The white friends they refer to are not
i'm The faction which at present has con
trol Of the state. The administration peopi"
were today giving all their attention TO the
disDensary decision and injunction. anu
studying up its effect, in consultation with
their friends with a view to definitely de-
termining the course the state would pur-
sue This afternoon it became known that