The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-18

10 aomit tins, IS to adm ;hat The Consiitu.
ton is destroyed. TholStatcs have rights
under tho Constitutiorwhicb no war cnn
axe away. There wcr abstract PROPOSE.
tons such rs the right * Secession which
the South claimed was toase0uepcc of State
h&hts' ana the North |nnied. This Gucs-
uoh OF Secession the W. practically deter
n''neu out mo North 'elt docs not claim
'h"' INC questlon OF SQ1 lights was in.
yolved.
| Fourh.
am opposed 10 men Gently come from
The North advising anyl vt OF or. nonrln.
ton as to their course ction. Thcy are
not sufficiently acquaiil.. with MS, and our
| mutual relations, 10 Gil .;uaciorS advice
Any man who will lraj His own business
| al homo, 10 como here b attend TO other
| peoples business. is L. y ft advisor
| have no objection to NlJbcrn men cominc
| to settle among us anJa.n higiiy in favor
of honest Intelligent col od preachers com.
| ing here to give rcligi4s aud intellectual
instruction TO their rnca out have no nd
miration for Black Rckblican cmissarics.
Lastly.
would advise the fdowing course:
lst. 10 the colorcd ras
Believe the Southern syhilc man 10 10
your ,fichd' Strive to hAain him rs your
irlena remembering yh arc moro dcpcn
dent upon him than he on you. Act ius,-
~ an" kindly to him }cgistcr and vote,
and send delegates to tlb Convention who
are competent and Ion IL and willing TO
give you your Just right OF these RIGHTS.
insist on legal and political equality, such
n system Of public cdlyriion as viii cdu.
cate the poor Of all clnEas to the extent
.H'' '"e means OF the Sac III lis present
Impoverished condition. Will Justify, and
such q provision for thcE0Grm and disabled
a will not encourage pj,pcrism. Trust no
man who makes politics Rms trade. he will
seek his own elevation nj YOUR cost. Above
all, preserve your frccdhI to act az your
good acMsc and conscience may dictate upon
any poll ical issue that hay arise. This
i"%' you can only do. by tTt allowing y0ur-
serves TO DC used by ucsigHing men i1. par
ty purposes. If you alloy yourselves TO be
mace ','o S|"0cs OF any harty, you provo
yourselves unworthy of fGtfstom
2d. TO the white man
BE just to the negro, mi, excuse an occa
sional rrcgularity arising from the novelty
OF his position and bad ,,lvicc. REGISTER
and vote "for a Conventions" Aid tho no.
gro to frame Constitutice that will give
equal rights TO all and e,suro The pcrina
ncnt welfare Of South carolina. If tbc
Constitution presented 10 Sou forraiiiicnticu
does not recognize fully jyour rights Ms
equals, vote for its rcjcctiln. Then will bc
tho time for you To show ,,,n, .s'nlucl." and
not, as somo would lGSSS,& : 'r.'"S
,..,l...::,-I--., n3i sasi- majority Of those
who possess the qualification Of voters
according to tho Constitution OF 1865 or
That in force on tho 10Th DuccmLcr,
1860, will he q legal nullity, tho crca
lurc Of force, that can exist ONLY rs
long as that force is brought to bear. Stand
firm in your opposition TO tho infamous
Hack Republican party, recollcc,ing that
in tow years This party will only be re-
membcr' as on object Of scorn 10 ali true
lovers OF American liberty Rccollect The
good conduct Of our now fellow colored ci,i.
1cns during our late unsuccessful struw-
slc for independence; and bo their truc
friend in any event. Should tho colorcd
race actuatcd by bad advisers opprcss you
ior . year or two, rccolect that such n state
Of things can only be temporary and when
YOU regain your power have mercy on the
poor negro, and do not punish him but those
who have dipped him and advised him TO net
against his own interest and his own State:
and n your hour Of triumph rccolcct and
rcwarH these colovcd men who remained
true under all trials and temptations
| hope am now understood. Let any
ono who chooses vote for nc, and any enc
who wishes vote against mo. have 10 am
bition except to DO honest and useful
JAMES II. RIoN.
Winnsboro, S. c., 9th Sept, 1867.
--es e.
TnETEuE RELATIONS BrTwEEN THE RACES.
lion. a. q. Brown, formerly United States
Senator from Mississippi, recently made
speech before u large mass meeting of
whites and blacks, The main features Of
his address are pretty much tho same as
those of Gov Orr and others who have nd.
dressed similar meetings within The past
few mynths OF the relations that should
exist between tho two races, Gov. Brown
said
"AIon mako men equal before tho law
That is, they confer on .hcm equal, civil and
political r'ghts--but they cannot make them
Of equal statue, Of equal wisdom, or Of Tho
same color Nor can they mako them 30
cia''y equal. Social equality depends on
a9rcchcnt. Tho laws cannot cnforco it. l
an no mans equal, socially, onlcss he
agrees TO equality. No man has right to
demand against my consent; and this rule
is universal end all-pcrvadng among men.
\ our race Is no exception to tho rulo. Tho
moi admit to social equality tho dishonest,
idle and was;c ;cful of your own color, nor do
white people. Social equality is simply o
matter of private agreement, and is not to
be controlled by any pubiciaw. Whenever
the black people dosiro social equality, and
tho W hito people agree to yield it, wo shall
have it, and not before. II takes two to
make bargain, and risk nothing in say
ing that neither whites nor blacks in the
South want to make this bargain now. l
have but one idea to add. 1t is this: There
viii be social equality in inc South between
tho iiioss quito as soon us the sdno thing
occurs ut the North; for ! happen to know
thatthe Southern people have y much high
er appreciation Of tho black mans honor
end character than tho Northern people
have"
a young lady who rises carly, rolls up
her slcovcs and walks into the kitchen to get
breakfast, or assist in doing SO; and alters
wards, with checrfulncss and sunny smiles
puts her house in order, without tho assis-
tancc of mother, is worth thousand PaY-
lor Beauties, who, from tho want Of exer-
cisc, complain of ennui, and lounge In lux
arious case. The FORMER will make good
wife. and rendcr homo o paradise tho lat
ter Is q useless piecc Of furniture, and will
TO tho annoyance Of the household, 60 whin.
ing to tho grave. Let her go.