The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-09-11

their rights as before. I knew the
promise was false, and warned
you against the seductions Of the
Syren. The people--the soldiers
of the United Siates-were then
willing to fulfill the obligation +;
but the policiticians intended to
deceive you. Such men as Sum-
ner and Stevens never intend to
carry out the pledge Of the nation.
They would acknowledge the in
dependence 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 for the Union,
but despise the traitor who, under
the name Of the Union, have used
the nothern people to destroy the
South, and then to, destroy the
Constitution. The people Of the
North have been long discovering
this deception, but they will be
compelled to sceit before the trai-
tors can 50 much further in their
work. ~
How many people in Atlanta
belong to the "Leyal Iseague?"
ELangAter.] I warn all decent men
tc abandon such dens. | know the
times have been such that many
good men have naturally gone
astray. But save yourselves before
it is toelate ! Destroy all-evidence
Of your membership-bind all
yonr comrades to mutual conceal
ment Of the fact that you were
members, and come out. You arc
pardonablc for the past; but ifyou
continue, you will be covered with
shame, and your very children
will disown YOU [Applause.J J
Come, Join the Patriots League.
Our only pledge IS to support the
Constitution-love it's friends and
hate its enemies, and proclaim Our
love and hatred at MONDAY and
from the house-tops. Save your
selves now, or be forever lost to
descent society and your own self
respect. 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 despisc, the
Southern man who becomes their
sycophant. x x
I am willing, anxious to vel
come among US good and true men
from the North who come to help
build up-our countay and add to
it's prosperity. l wish they would
come on and come in multitudes:
They will find US friends. But
when I see the low, digny crea-
tures-hatched from the veno-
NOUS eggs Of treason-cominghefe
as mere adventurers, to get offices
through negro voters-to ride in
to power on, the deluded negroes
shoulders-and creeping into Sc
cret leagues with negroes and a
few renegade Southern whites,.
and talking iippantly about dis
'franchising the wisest and best
men Of the. land, because they
know it is the onlypossible chance
for. knaves and fools, like them
selves to. get place, l can but feel
ashamed that such monsters ARE,
to be considered as belonging to
the human Species. L warn you
my colored friends, ifyou would be
respectable in society, or prosper
Gus in your purse, or decent in
your own feelings, to avoid all
sach people. They will hug you
and call you friend, and talk
about your friends, but they will
pull you down to degradation,
to sorrow, to poverty, and to
shame. They have, white skins
but black hearts, and will, ruin
your characters if you associate
with them. They are creatures
born of ofpolitical accidency aad
treasonable conspiracy, and are
the enemies Of all good govern.
ments and of all decent people,
EApplause.l
And now, my friends Of all ia
ces, of all colors; of all nations, of
al sexes, of all ages-lef :as~ee-
solye to stand by our Constisatlon Z
and, surrender it to MO enemy.
This is our country. LetT.ns- re:
solve that we will never be drlvep
from it, nor ostracised in 1T.
Mr.. Hill concluded amidst rap
turous and prolonged cheering.
When it had somewhat subsidized, a
gentleman, in the rear. of the au-
diencc proposed three cheers for
the only man South Of Mason and
Dixon'S line that has proclaimed
the truth from the seaboard to the
mountains, which the vast assem-
bly, gave with hearty will.