The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-12-25

less stars are not, nor has earth, for inartlc-
ulate nurmurs are all that she can teach
her children. He may also claim his place
with prayers and songs of thanksgiving
among the sons of God.
There is no need that we should deny
the humanity of the negro in order TO save
our Southern society either from mlscege-
nation or destruction. This would be SIM
ply the philosophy of despair. Two un,
equal races living in the same land should
neither be infa ned with mutual hostility
and summoned to arms-a conflict that
would soon destroy the one; nor be per-
suaded into an unnatural social equality,
and commixture of widely divergent types
union which would soon drag down the
other A respectful subordination on the
one side, condescending kindness on the
other, and virtue and religion on the part
of both, will enable them, each in Its own
sphere, to contribute to the happiness OF
ALL Buff, at time, when all good men
were striving and praying for this end,
when the relations of these races were the
most delicate, and were most difficult OF
adjustment, some violent partisan should
appear, declaring that one of them had no
soul, and therefore no responsibility to God,
to law, to society; who so blind as not to
see In him the common enemy OF both !!
| Who so short sighted as not to toresee the
result whenever the doctrine should be
carried out to its necessary consequences
the reins thrown loose upon the neck OF
passion-the encouragement OF every vice
and every crime?
Heretofore the Southern people have
not regarded the negro as a brute, or trea-
ted him as brute, and it is too late to
change our opinions or our conduct now.
We have preached the Gospel to him, as a
Host. vet an immortal creature, and we
thank God for. the restraining influence of
that Gospelnow. As weresign the charge
Of this race, it is with no unbecoming pride
that we point to so many, who coming like
their ancient kinsman, out OF the heart OF 4
Aeathen continent, have here learned the
name of Jesus We have heard the SIM
4apie story of their conversion; we have
esgen the tears of, penitential JOY through
(which they looked upon the Savior's cross;
FIVE have felt the communicated passion OF
eethe prayers with which they wrcstlcd with
tjS1GGod of Jacob, and thrilled to hear their
kkwild and plaintivc choruses of praise. We
khave led them down into the water, as
I5Phillip led the Ethiopian of old, and there
them IN the name of the triunc
EGod. We have felt -our own humanity
exalted, animated by the same benignant,
holy heavenly spirit that guided the First
Evangelist. as we have stretched a helping
hand 10 the humbler brother of our com
|amon race. And now we will not adjurc
our past history, or prove rccreant to the
E:memoly of our missionary fathers, or aros-
.tatise from faith IN the prophecies and
promises recorded in tho word of eyerlas-
ting life! It's impossible.
!. Shall we whose souls are lighted,
|. With wisdom from on high,
Shall We to men benighted,
The lamp of life deny!
No, not with our consent shall this race,
heretofore an integral part of our Southern
society-this race which has gathered the
silver fleeces of our fields, which has tend
ed our infancy, which has enjoyed with us
communion of the body and blood OF
Christ be degraded to bestial irresponsi-
bilitv, and doomed TO eternal annililatlon.
|. We will not heed the charmer, charm he
never so wisely, who would consign us to
Mazeppa $ fate-the helpless man bound to
the untamed brute, and both rushing OIL
with panic terror and mutual to darkness
1:and to death. No! we will hope and wait
/ for a better future And while we wait
we will pray-if it be only that child
prayer, which, uttered by the lips of geni-
us, is now sounding over continent;
"God bless us, every one!" God bless the
black man! God bless the white man |!
God bless MS, every one, by gathering us,
every one, around the cross of Jesus
Christ! That is our only hope-the only
hope of our country Only hope of our
world. Yes, we will pray that the angel
anthem which once sounded on the plains
of Bcthlehcnl-"Glorv to God in the high
est; on earth peace and good will to men,
may swell the music of every speech; /;
that it may tune to harmony every race; !;
that it may return to heaven, blent with
perpetual incense of sacrifice and thanks
giving from every continent. Go forth,
thou glorious, benignant Gospel! not to
the Ethiopian only, but to every creature,
according to the great commission of thy
Lord
Wnf, wait, yc winds the story,
And you, yc waters roll;
Till, like sea Of glory,
1t speads from poll to poll
Salvation, o Salvation!
The joyful news proclaim,
Till enrtl's remotest nation
Has learned Messiahs name.
Till DER ransomed nature,
The Lamb for sinners snin--
Redeemer King, Creator
In bliss returns to reign!
A Coon OSE.-Thc Eufaula Gala. Ne,os
has good story Ola Radical oflicer-seckcr
at n negro meeting, somewhere near that