The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-02-10
ltom Tic Ncw York Iim.s.
A Eric:al9 ia Nl1Il,

The colorcd race in this counlry never
wanted friends more than they do ut the
Prtsen, tim.-nol protesting friends, who
Calculate how much political capital can
be mlde ~ being clan,orous ia their be-
halt, bu, true liiendS, who wish 10 seq them
coiI!oriilble, safe 5anIs happy, Whanttus
j. AirIcn abre,iS happy 49, .abDrln,tSuuder .Ji.
wins dispisss i ilsSsnsiy
created ffo.i .s,.u;ir1. tWaTs
ri va WIN saelr c6untfy,
sold us Il ives by our NvtL;icrn ances,ors,
ami pu.chasel by Tie SJn,ti to ill HE llnd,
the onlf co.hioH, protection, srcuri Y, and
s.:icty which t.ley nave ever enjoyed since
they lrii the !auI oi Cush, is IN wnilt Is called
t!ieir slavery III The Southern States; und
this comfort AID slieiy they arc about to be
robbed OF By host OF sympathlsinS polni-
cl,i;, ealing themselves Free Soil men
;.:,I tie friends OF the culureI Iacc
Here, 1T Tho Nur,h, The pour blacks are
no, permitted 10 wolA "!ongsle oi Tie white
lnlu. We REFUGE lneu III 10 ,IIc l9sYest sysi.des
OF iciviIiz u'qn BY. NAL; ;Hasss sefsdnls,
or w"'ser. anu. o4sasass 81 ln.ils. Qnte they
We're sPefnnttsd afUs lui:ow the humble e,ll:
p:oymentspf carrying up bricks anl mortar,
but theylHSere kscGcI from ,he ladder by
Cur wbfe iei!owv!:iz.ns. They clean
boots, scour clu.heS, bu; are noi permitted
to sweep s!reets-,ncy 60 not own .. com:
manlsa ship; they are only cooks aud
s;ewards-,tey arc not merchants, bankers,
Or brokers rs-t.lry hold no public uppoinl-
Inen.s, and are ,uIcly thrust from our cars
and nucarragcs-we do not eat with them, or
pray with them, and in our places OF u,iuse-
;nrntstberc are peas and divisions in which
thcySMay sit Gy themselves Is it any
wondeEtnat they are poor, Vicious, aud the
luiiateS ofour hospitals and prisons? And
yc. we, M,o pcrsccaie, neg geci aud repudi-
ate the ffeshlac:l mia here, are filled with
holy zsaIa,unhske lile slave tree ut The South,
and deprive llinf home, Of food aud
clo:hiay, aud oil Il kind esaal ats aIasier,; !;
AMI we struggle Ior that frceISfh eassisstss
the expense Of breaking down, dividing,
AMI d.s;roy'ng our Curious RepubiIc.-
Wen may Inc backs say: Save Us from
our friends! Save us from the pity aud pro.
tcciinsi ol the political AboilIoaiss |"
"!iat Is 10 become oI lhe puul free blacks
when thrown upon The world without pro.
lection, deprived oil their happy home In Tue
slave otatrs, anl o! kinl a.il synpputhIsng
nia>iers! The Governor 'oi Virginia, IN
his Late message TO The legislature, pro I,0ses
y. DIRECT by aiaW, thai The irrv blacti ) sila,i
le.,x,s, ,lt sN5r t.iii,...
sls
eoTsipi HE hon est industrious
slave: are useless tlenssl yes, ,atiI burJen
Essential 10 Tie whites, is to them in UNI
tp,Ta3le burden. WHAT, however, is 10
p bec''n: pt 100000 poor, iriei,ilcss, free
Ia ,chS; driven i,oin ihrlr own Sat. 10 take
ltiI5c IN The N"ii!, wllcte are n.iowed them
so r" iriv'!csesY suppose all the slave
States Were Ia say tn tu,'ir Tree bIlcks-
My friends, W., nave given yol clnpluy.,
.ssinan. ami brsad, b.ily your adv, snsyfenus
z in The Norm are .,Ixioii s yDu 10 cou,c
furth from ,hcinqn, slrronnds you -
Y 90 lp lhenIs and Ffliey viii doas much
ssgafars dsnc!' What iss.,,.be-
como of sfnaxa 3k1i hall q mil,i,n o. freed
sblacl dlix4i lDrtl, to seek tl,ec.ia aa af,siss
r. OF Tho Sohlf2% Ihcy tcsil s.ssrrs!
the N,rlhl wiz s:ve. ilie.n 10 Saceor, ! is i,si
en-, 'oyment, and ye. we are eyei. ii favor
OF 'r"'Iing our sglnrinns zcoas,iiiiii0 IN 20
piece in orlprs,o give ihrnslilnnpi I When
will tie agr Of ,rfasnn be rfriys.ls4 g,c
Cannot rcbuka1he 81 ,ve Slntss iii rflJin4
themselves of ,heir free fblaeks, is,ljslIt Hre
dcld weight Upon aheiIs;; sailsi 3Sssas
dread the: yl9.ssu if toWis
np"n'the Norii tSrs sst; aud ssdiesii i04S
/. Wherever we Ii, y, syss sea ahtsi 4tIss
Tsngia;i,n ofihe.s slrye q l,slion hIss faiin5aHd
distress TO The coiored race s..
n A circums!gnce,ocrnrrcd hero Ias,sWesk, !,
: which has Iedsto3the. 'foregoipa relsc.iois.
Passing dow1 Nassa,i street3 il,fse 4f sItt6,,t,
persons were sg,ndidgS .;in,ile N stores3
talking toSafblaekshfiii. AMI iibey gitdd g,;s
to CONS in. ~ Hge b 4 black msdi 'sasaia