Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-25
COMMUNICATIONS.
Abolitl0nists and Abolitlonism.


MEssRs. EDIToRs Some time ago I no
t;ced, IN the Philadelphia Inquirer, an ac-
count of Lecture delivered in that city by
J. r.. Gilmore, Es<., In (which he spoke Of
the white people of the South dividing them
into three classes, and says '"The poor
white class are lower than the negro.
Poor peoplel They must be very low IN
deedi But this Is just what Mr.. Gilmore
and all his radical friends are working for.
Query: Is this Esq. Gilmore any relation to
that Gen. Gilmore who stole The Eho1xes,
harness, carriages, fiIrilituFe, &c, from the
citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, of
which the Rev. Dr. BauchInan gave, Us a
history q few months ago IN the public
prints? should like to know The pub
lie would like to know. But to return:
Degraded and low as is the negro, Mr. Gil
more and his Abolition co-Work ers are striv-
ing in every possible way they can, to place
the white people, and especially the whites
Rump Congress, (which the President and
the people ought not to have recognized as
the Congress of the United States for it is
not Constitutional Congress) has been leg
islsting this whole session to heap taxes and
other burdens ON the whites to depress them
In order to provide for, and feed the blacks
in filth and idleness at the expense of our
national treasury. In confirmation of this,
Ineed but cite the reader to the Negro Bu-
reau Bill, which, thank God, President
johnson has vetoed, thus saving millions of
taxes annually to the white producers .
Twill cite another fact to prove that the
legislation Of the Rump is alf for the negro.
M Ross, Of Illinois, lately introduced res
olutionin the House to s.set apart one day
in each week to be called the white man S
terests Of white people. But, the Abolition
egro-Worshipping majority true to their in
stIncts and the niger outstincts, voted this
down. Thus solemnly declaring by a delib-
crate vote OF the Rump, that not oue-sixth
part OF the time shall be given to the jdelib-
Grafton OF white mems interests, but all
must be devoted to.the exclusive advantage
Of the blacksi And yet those blind fanatics
do not really benefit the negro, because every
Act they pass neglecting the interests Of the
white race. also 5injnres the negro, who is
dependent on the white man for. guidance
and succors always looking mp to him for
instruction and support. & ~ & & I =
Congress ought, therefore, to legislase after,
The manner 'of our ilhastriOus ancestors, VIZ:
Tor interestsof the wi1its nan, who under
manage the local interests ofboth white and
black folks to 4 successful issue, to the pros.
peritf, the peace and comfort af all -
But Mr.. Gilmore IS reported as saying
that "this class Of poor white folks Is so un-
intelligent that many Of them yet vote for
Thomas Jefferson for President This is
an assertion, Ike most others made by Radi-
cal Abdlifionists, that needs much proof be-
fore plain people can believe It. But the
refined, the enlightened, pious Abolition
saecs Of the Philadelphia Ings1rcr, VIII, no
doubt, Be satisfied with mere assertion un-s
reasonable and false though it Isl against
their own race IN the South For they and
aII Of their iIk viii receive anything but the
tfuth ocncerning the white people down
But let d. for tie sake Of the argument,
IRE 5o< nomcnk. that rome white men