The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-27

and il h"v cos6scato they have got to
declare the pa'dons all void. Nobody
knows what they won't do, or when they
will quit doing it. and my advice is to
suffer and be. strong, endure everything
and accept nothing. All is lost save
honor; hold up your manhood, don't lick
the band that's raised to strike the blow.
Joe Browg's banner says "sIl is lost save
honor, and that is only mleraLle' ! thank
you, It grows puny aud weak" He SAYS
We can have representation in Congress.
Who by A man who can take the
test oath and control tho nigger vote -
Who wants such representation I How
long before he would jioe the Radicals
and 60 in for confscation. II he con
"olled the nigger vote he'd promise 'sm
land or anything else. Dsmagogue. have
always controlled the Ignorant whites,
demagogues will control the ignorant
blacks. Who controls the nigesr influ
snce in Tennessee why, Brow ulow and
h'' party. Tennessee has done just wha.
Joe Brown wants US to do, and now look
at her and wsep!-a bigger candidate
running for Governor.
But suppose we had representation,
and elected all good msu, fair men, Jus,
men, what could they do for usi' JUS,
nothing at all. With the present Radi
cal majority all our votes wouldn't undo
any ything that has been done, and with a
Radical President they could do a. much
more as thsv pleased. Just lot EN- all
alone, give 'em rope, more rope; history
srepsat'ng itself, the crisis will come some
time, tyranny and oppression must run it.
course. Joe Browns programme won,
stop it. One OF bis rssoiations made my
head swim; ! felt like taking chloroform.
tie would makeths whole Yankee nation
bslieve We loved 'em like brothers. and
wanted 'em 10 como ou, South and 10, ~
hug EN-. Well. all that sort ofs,pff i.
played out. There aint - hundred mel,
in the State that ha. any more r..p.c, 70,
Radical than a hysna, and Joe Brown
k"o~s it. But the good Lord knows ou,
hearts. and hos foudIy We cling to ,Bo..
moderate men Of the mighty North .~bo
would cave us from the b uni liaion tbs,
awaits US. Let kind word be spoken to
. subjugated rsb. and the warm blood
quickens in the veins. 4.
Oh, but are here. the Union Leagues,
somebody says, what are they goin to do
with usf Never mind my friends, tn q
Union Leagues aint asoin TO hurt nobody
They are made Of flesh and blood like Va
are. and they are citizsns. and their fate
will be our fate. They are - much die
ghstsd at ShermsnI bill a. any body
They are our neichbors and our friends,
and il there is soms bad men among 'sm,
there is enough Of the good to make '.m
do right. So keep quiet and bs easy,
and the Union Leaguers are no. goin @
to trouble you. II they want to save
their own, Il don't follow tha. they wan.
TO steal yours. q,
But Joseph is afraid We cao't stand .
military government We'll. I know il.
humi!is'ing. wi,hsring, crushing. but ".
have stood IL, and can iry IL awhile long
or. We can do it ill We can do better
Military governn ent ain, the cause Of our
poverty and dis,ress. Its a govevnn en-,
higher Than Thomas. or Sherman o,
SheriaaH. lis the loss Of crops asd the
want OF rain. The military never stopped
the corn from GROWN, and there. Just a.
n,ucb rain in one platform As another
II the good Lord will only bless u. With
abundant bir'ss,s. every thing will 70 oU
smooth enough with the humble and
housat people who drive the plough and
hoe the corn. nthsy prosper. everybody
else will too. IL they mind their own busi,
ness. We will have to 9uh talking 90
much. and qui. writing .ltogs,h~-
muzzlsd lips and = gagged press, I've
Zone took %sruis myself and quit
Had my life insured in the Kuickcrbock.
or. and the policy won, ALLOW me to eI'
pose myself TO jump in no unsscesssry
peril. The military can out write us aoy,
how. Folka cay the pen is migh,ier than
the sword, but yon put 'em both together,
and thsyr hank a man out Of bis li5sr,,,
and may be his life, in double quick
The Asyorofihi: Town bad little bile;
,Ioin Nth Gen. Thomas ,h, other d.y,
and only come out second best. though !,
wsssnt an open fsld nor fair fight
tbooght myself that 81 order mus, bS 9
bosI, got up BY Brick Pomeroy, OF some.
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