Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14

deceit which Congress has devised. II you,
of your own free will, submit to it, you VIII
see the consequences Of it. -.
/ ] advise YOU to register. There is no DIS
honor in that. 1t is arming. yourself with
an important power to be welded against the
Pnefarious scheme, but don't vote fora conven-
tion-don't go for anything whatever which
is an assent to the scheme, but be against 1t
at every step. Never 60 half way with
traitor. nor compromise with treason or rob-
berry. If they hold convention, vote against
ratification-vote against all their measures
and men, and indict every one who, under
such void authority, invades your rights ac-
cordiDg to existing State laws. That's my
policy. Fight this scheme all the time. l
have no more idea of obeying than John
Hampden had of paying ship-mouey, because
l have taken an oath to support the Const-
tuition, and I Intend to keep it. @
This whole scheme is in violation OF all the
issues OF the war-all the promises during
its progress-and all tie terms of surrender.
More than hundred thousand men abandon
ed Lees army because ;ley were assured that
if they laid down their arms they would be
in the Union again with all their rights as
before. knew the promise was false, and
warned you against the scductions OF the
Syren. The people-the soldiers of the
United States-were then willing to fulfil! the
obligation; bat the politicians intended to
deceive you Such men asSunncr and Stevens
never intended to carry out the pledge of the
nation. They would acknowledge the inde-
pendence of the Confederate States to-day
before they would agree to restore the old
Union. even with slavery abolished. | respect
the Northern man who honestly fought ,ior 10
the Union, but / dcspiSe the traitors Wqo,
under the name Of Union, have used the
Northern people to destroy the South, aad
then to destroy the Constitution. The peo-
pie OF the North have been long discovering
this deception, but they will be compelledjto
see il before the traitors can 60 much further
in their work.
How mary people 10 Atlanta belong to the
"loyal League? 2" Laughter. ! warn all de-
cent men 10 abandon such dens. knPw
the times have been such that many good
u,en have naturally gone as'ray. But 81! save e
yourselves before it is too late >! Destroy ai
z. the evidences Of your membership-bind NIL
your comrades to mutual crncealment ct the
fact that you we're members, and come ont.
Yon are pardonablc for the past; but If you
continue you will be covered with shame, and
your very children will disown you. Come,
join the Patriots League. Our only pledge
is to support the Constitution-lovci its friends
and hate It's enemies, and proclaim our love
and hatred at noor.day and from the house
tops. Save yourselves now, or be forever
lost to decent society and your own seltre-
spect. All the brave and true men, even at
the North, respect me this day more than
they do YOU. The very Radicals will use,
but even they will desplse, the Southern man
who becomes their Sycophant.
A1y colorcd friends, will you recei"e
word Of admoniton? Of all the people, you
will mcst need The protection of the law.
4 You will most suffer by anarchy and usnTpa-
ton. Do You believe that the man who is faith
less to tie Constitution Of the country wiESssss.
faithful to YOU? If q man will take an oath
to suppor: the Constitution and then violate
it. can you rely upon his keeping any prom
isc TO you? No; tell you such people are
friends 10 nothing but their own interest
They are bctraycrS CT the Constitution t"
Ike p themselves in ofiice; Icy desire 10 uss
you 10 help ihehi get Office, "rp!ause aud
they will lctray YOU whenever they lind il
10 their interest to do so.
They tell you they are your friends. 1t
is false; they are your very worst enemies.
They tell you they set you free. 1t is false.
These vile creatures who come among you
and put themselves on a level With you, nevc
wcut with the army except to steal spoons,
jewel-y anu gold watches. G;cat applausc
,TGey arc too low to be brave. They are dir
ty spatn, cast out from decent society, rho
c1me down here and seek to use you to
further their own base purposes.
They promise you lands and teach yor TO
hate the Southern people, whom yop have
known always AID who never deceived you.
Are You foolish cnongh 10 believe that you
can get another mans land for nothing, and
that the white people will give up their land
without resistance?
If you get up strife between your race and
the white race do you not know you must
perish You are now ten to one the weaker
race. You will grow weaker every day. Ypu
can have no safety but in the Constitution
and no peace except by cultivatirg relations
IF kindness with those who are liked here.
who need your services, and who are willing
to roicct you.
The same experiment which is now. being
attempted with you by these Northern knaves
who seek your votes was attempted by SINH
lar people in France for the negroes in Hayti.
Thcy PASSED laws to give the negroes political
eouality-abolished all distinctions Of color
and what was the result? There was first
war Of classes; then war between the
whites on one side and the blacks and mu-
lattoes on the other. Then there was war
between the blacks and the mulattocs, AID
neither white, black ror mulat!o have ever
seen peace or prosperity in Hayti since.
These men intend yonr determination.
Some OF them arc wiring books in favor cf
your determination, and have myself heard
some of them avow that you ought to be ex
Terminated or driven from the country, These
are the same people whose fathers found the
Indians here. They declared the Earth was
the Lords and belonged to his saints: and
that they were his saints. Then they killed
and drove off The poor Indian and took his
lands. If you do not make aud keep friends Of
the Southern people, your fate IS thatof the
Indians Woe to your race You we'll
know YOUR race is not prepared 10 Vote, Why
do you care to do what you do ;iot under
stand Improve yourselves. Learn to rcld
and 10 write; be industrious lay up your
means; acquire homes live in peace with
your neighbors and drive eff, as you void
a serpent, the miserable, dirty ADVENTURES
who come among you, and who, being 100
low to be received into white society, seek
to ioment among you hatred Tor the decent
portion of the white race. You can always
know gentleman, whether from the North
or South, and all such respect and esteem
for such will not deceive you. Do not iesire
to vote until you are qualified to vote, ami then
look for the right to be given, not in m.n'er
/ Il II. IL.