Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-05-11

now has is obsolese-aaa eaqze a2yoas1zlu q2os
tured under scroN, qo3A 'tstate souer-
e1gmty'' upon it. L. it the freedom OF
slaves that has been Accomplished Alas
the one and half millions who have per
lshed IN the war, are certainly free the
remainder are rapidly realizing the same
liberty, or finding Dew bondage in other
chimes. Like thepoor Indian, the race is
doomed, and the hi ghty North still iri-
nnphs in the glory OF its Accomplishment
But will not speak more Of this To the
charitable reader let me say, Forgive me
! II you hnd something to condemn III the
following pages. 1t is not in my heart to
offend good man, whether he live 4 orth
or SontA {; aEd there be better Judges than
OF what should have, or have not. been
written 1t may be said that the charac
ter OF these letters has no tendency to sof.
| ten lhe anlinosltles engendered by tie late
unhappy strife. l CAT only answer, that
1t IS not III rebel nature to be hHmbe to
those who weuld put the heel Of tyranny
upon US. Our people are a Unit upon the
! moral Of the fight they made. They sim
cerely feel that the grovocation of the war
was not ct their hegetting. Many a time
and oft have men and nations been con-
quered, but not convinced The story Of
Ireland, Poland, and the "Hero of the
Lakes" has been often reproduced to IL
lustrate that wrongs are not remedied, nor
rights secured, by wager Of battle.
While mourning the loss Of thousands
| OF the noblest of our race. while suffering
the poverty and ,desolation with which
! our conquerors have visited us, while
memory stines with the rape and arson
which barbarians under arms enforced
| and heartless officers permitted, it is not
In human nature to smother resentment
against those who would still play the ty-
rant and grind us into the dust
Bnt to you. kind reader, who can speak
gently to the erring Git we have erred ,
vino would pour oil upon the troubled
waters, and prefer the hand of kindred
love, let me say that, though proudly de
hant of our enemies, the noble manliness
Of our people will meet you cordially at
the first sincere effort toward an honora-
BILE reconciliation. Otherwise we will
close sp the avenues of onr hearts, and
like the red man Of the forest, transmit
our bitterness and our wrongs as heritage
to our children.
Republicans, Puritans, Pharisees, Saints
YOU who were sacked with songs of pi-
! ty for the charcoal race, whose hypocrt-
ical sympathies have been for years play
ing leapfrog over the poverty and distress
around your own do RS, and a,ighting far
off in the sunny land who have seen and
are seeing thousands of your dusky pets
perisnng and passing away, from the lack
Of food and the lust Of freedom; you
whose morning hymn is, II love my love
with q 3, because he is black" and whose
evening prayer, May the Lord send free
dom, without money and without price -
you who look upon our people as race
of turbulent devils, and toul blot upon
the good name Of the lsnd-to you'll com
mend all the comfort that you can find
within these pages. Small though this
! volume be, nevertheless save you the ex-
clamaion, 'On that mine adversary had
Ewrltten book !"
CHARLES FL. SMITH.
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