The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-27
TO rpr nrMccRacy or rIr sourlt

A large rmtinn 81 th" people "f The South
we are told. nr" "" i,'",in. ~ L., ih" ,nprcssvn
that our Stale has L., surrendered I" III" Ra.L
Republicans" uml the Consequences al this cru
neous i,l"u is u r-in,h,hlr scarcity of traders
who have heretofore been accustomed tu visit onr
city, aud to deal with its merchants an r>tc,,-
sivc degree. The remedy liz undoubtedly in The
lunis Of every yun,l Democrat, ns the universal
circulation oi Democratic journals published here
especially. would open the eyes Of the Southern
ers, und prove {" them in tho most emphatic
manner, that as New Workers. wc are proud of
our majority against the msurprrs and traitors,
the den,ngogucs and hypocritcs who cla,,m to be.
long to the Black Republican, party.
There are no people on the face nf the earth
whohuve fought more manf;rly for the Culsii.
tuition, or displayed more patriotism and more
energy in the cause OF the Union, than The cit
zens Of New York They dcspise the inmovu-
vince every man 1T the South, that the old
Empire City, and the Empire State, is vet true
To the doctrines and friendly to the institutions
which had their tri gin with the American Rcvo-
luton On the ground Of mere right and mere
freedom, we step not aside for any class of be-
inys We were fortunately born with American
sentiments, and made TO reverence, equally with
the South, the founders and tho principles of the
Dcimcrniic party.
1t is wrong To mis- ul,c us, as our acts stand
out boldly, and we are neither afraid of their
associations nor in any way ashamed Of them
The patriotic fire which crinccd itself in tho ca
reer Of the early aud noble of the South has
been infused i'll the ranks Of The Democracy
here.
1t woull take century or more to make n
Black - Republican" Of simply proicSsin. Dem
ocrat, and even then, the failaticism of that par
~ would have To be modified that no trace OF
the present evils OF such IN organization cond lr
found TO exist. Surely, the South must bc aware
that there are no BcccIcrs Grrcl"ys in Demo
cratic settlements located at the North and if
every reasonable nh,bitant, whether of Texas
or Georgia, any other Sluvcliollin. State, will
search for the fact, he will find that the Dcnoc-
racy is the opponent, the fierce and sron:, oI'lo
ncnt, of such contempt ible ractionisls Brcuhrr
is u Yankee dyed i'll the wool, AMI Greeley the
slave Of Down East opinions, with Il soul too
small to be Of service to his count ry and mind
too base for II political position 10 call either
New Yorker would he insulting and absurd
We are, intact, rancd to hear Of even IL Sns-
picon against our Faith our iirmncss, as we
have cndcavorcd. might and day. TO work for the
party which makes dstictinn between The
North aud the South The State Of New York,
it is truc has been injured in lis name 10y the
desperate performances Of 4 few Black '' Rrpub,
licans" but the Voice of The people has been
openly proclaimed in opposition {" the knavcs
who have tricl to degrade us. We ask for fair
play, and promise to prove by Votes and our
perseverance that the Democracy Of the North
is pure aud patriotic. and the most active enemy
Of tho Black Relul,!i"ans.'-.N'r York U"Hy
ArmS.