The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-17
For the Lancaster Ledger.
TO THE C0LORED PEOPLE.


sable complexion. 1have been connected
with YOU all my NE, and have received
valuable service =, your hands. Some of
YOU have sympathised with me iu my
sickness, and mingled your tears with
mine in my domestic bereavements. To
many Of you have broke the bread Of
life for more than twenty years; and to
100 Of you, for the same period, have
regularly distributed The elements Of the
Holy Eucharist. And TO much greater
number have affixed the seal Of Gods
covenant, and borne you TO the Throne OF
Grace with an earnestDess and impcr!u
nifty in some degree betitting the greet
interest in question. | cannot but feel a
deep and lively interest in your welfare.
Therefore, offer you Ouasked (which il
no, my cus,om) a few friendly counsels.
lat AbstoiR from a affIioting ,oih those
secret. oath-bound societies, arhich the en-
issaries Of Northern rickStcrS are aNemp
ting 10 mougurate amongst you. Iii pat
ent to All, the practical operations Of these
organ cations will result in an an,agonism
OF the rsces--a collision with the whites
And when that unfortunate event does
occur, Your temerty will reap a prolific
bryes, Of bitter fruits. For nearly 40
years | have been diligent and careful
student OF bunan nature. And il have
rot accumulated some knowledge on that
su'ject, it is Tor the want Of capacity, not
Of opportunity aud effort. And now nv
word for it, the moment an open rupture
takes place, the whites OF the North will
join the whites Of the South. and YOU,
imprudence will bring fearful disasters
upon yourselves. The whole history of
the past, as well rs the philosophy Of hu.
man nature teaches that birds Of a featb
er will affiliate. Assail the tene,s of any
re'igioGs sect, il matters not row many
heart burnings within, at once they are a
unit against you. Cali in QUESTION the
propriety Of env secular society and YOU
Immediately calm al! internal commotions
that may exist II you are passing by a
house, and sotne brute Of husband has
bis wife down, his foot on her h,ir, and is
belaboring her with p merciIess hludpeon
and she is crying murder, don't interfere.
A rencoun,er will ensue, and she will be
the fret to flank you.
That party in the North which sent
out thsse political emissaries is daily los.
ing power it shamefully ssurped and so
long abused. Aud now it breads tha,
retributive justice which will be me,ed
out by its opponents. In order TO escape
the legitimate results Of their abuses, they
are aiming TO league you together, and
use you at their elections for their party
purposes. And as soon as they have car,
rled their point, they will have no more
use for you than they now have for the
foreign soldiers who fought their battles
in'the war for Southern rights.
You look upen the Yankee as n great
friend. Through him you was emancipa,
ted. He cares nothing for you, as has
been again and again declared You
have never been behind the screen and
seen the wires worked. The commerce
Of England and France was crippled and
the income Of their capitalists diminished
by the war. And they said, "Coms Mr..
Yank, this war must be stopped" Mr..
Seward replied. "be paten, Mr.. Bull and
Mr.. Dandy. Give Us little more time
and the off-scouring Of your people and
send to Germany and dredes her sinks
and sewers and skim all Europe, aud
send us the filth and we will snliuga,e
the South, and abolish slavery" 1t is
replied. 1--WE accept the offer" They have
no interest in you. But they win com
pass sea and land 10 accomplish their
purposes. And when that is done their
interest ceases---vou become a stencil in
their nostrils. Go TO the historic page
and investigate the facts. Search tie
blood stained fields OF Port Hudson and
Petersburg and ascertain their record
Provoke a conflic, with the whites, and
you are a doomed race. This ia said, not
in the spirit Of threat, but of solemn
warning. ,
2. BE content Nth those occupations
for Shich you are fitted in your present
condition. A few OF you possess a com
mendabIe degree of intelligence consid
ering your opportunities. But it is fact
patent to all, the great mass of you are
little more than half civil;sed. The por,
taIs OF knowledge were closed sagainst
you by the wicked laws OF our country.
And it Is known to many this is not the
frat time have testified against il. For
| felt the curse Of heaven would rest up
on US for this daring iuiqu,y. The Bible
should never be a sealed book TO auv
creature made originally in the image OF
God. Now happily the gates OF knowl
edge are opened, and you are allowed to
approach the fountain. E'"
Until such time as yoa can cultivate
your minds and accumulate little fund
OF Information, be content TO let politics
alone. At least, let the formation OF
Constitutions for State or other govern.
men,s 90 into the hands Of aged and ex.
perisnced statesmen. Constitution. aye q
compilation and arrangements Of those
principles which are to direct and regulate
the laws and institutions Of the country
From the nature OF the case. these are