The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-04-04

necessary IN OEQeT 10 pie'cNt luIulc
Democratic successes. At that day no
one dared to propbesy that the old
Democratic party of the war times
would live very much longer; no one
foresaw its wonderful vitality.
The Republican party enacted that
legislation, wisely or unwisely, because
there had been enacted in the South.
ern States what were called "black
codes, which almost restored the col
cred man to slavery. The Republican
party enacted that legislation in order
to give the Negro a weapon Of defense
against such legislation; aud they en-
acted it, Mr.. President, in order to
maintain in the sight of God and be-
fore all the world in good faith, iu letter
and 10 spirit, the proclamation of
emancipation which had been signed
By Abraham Lincoln; God bless his
memory forever!
Mir. Tillman. In the first place,
Mr.. President, let it not be forgotten
that in dcaling with the race question
in the South those of the Southern
people who were engaged in the civil
war, the Confederate war, had inherit,
ed those slaves. 'rhey had been taught
from childhood that the existence of
slavery was not wrong, morally or
legally. The author of the Declartion
OF Independence was stakeholder; the
constitution recognized slavery; and
after the strife was over aud the issue
had been settled BY the sword, the
question as to the disposition Of the
emancipa;ed slaves vas, Of course,
very perplexing one.
The Senator says that but for the
enactment by the Southern legislatures
of the black codes In which there
was 10 be practical restoration OF
slavery under the guise of liberty,
there would have beer no enfraochls"-
u.ent of the ex-slsvcs; that they would
not have been given the ballot. History
does not state that, aud the condition
of politics at the time does not war
rant it. Those who voted for 1t, or
some of thcm, were no doubt hoaeslin
the belief that it was necessary, but
there is no earthly doubt but that
ul,erior and baser motives were at the
root OF it. There was first desire Of
revenge by putting the ex slaves in
coutroI Of the Southern States aud put
ting white necks under black heels.
There was next desire to perpetuate
the domination Of the Republican party
in the United States.
Then when it comes to 8 comparison
of the action Of the tso parties, say
to the Senator that there are a great
many wrongs that the Negroes have to
suffer in the South, aud there will con-
tiDue to be many. Neither he nor any
body else can help it; and no legisla-
ton which can be enacted can help it.
1t eau only cure itself in better at
mosphere, and be solved by the people
concerned, because outside influence
aud outside Interference would only
aggravate the trouble and more en-
broil the fray.
But I want to call the attention OF
the Senate to the fact that We have In
the past month had introduced here
from Republican committee pro-
vision urou the Hawaiian bill by which
contract slaves in that i,land we're to
be governed under a similar black
code to that hich we enacted in South
Carolina and in other Southern States.
You sought to perpetuate that condi.
tion in Your own bill, for the benefit of
the sugar planters, uut,lit was stricken
cut by 8 motion on the part of the
Senator from Massachusetts,.