Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-18
Come, Joseph Williams, Come! !

Come, Joseph Williams, Come!
Our issue of last week contained the admirable
resolutions unanimously passed by Negroes of
Georgia" colorcl Conservative Union men of
Georgia"-lately assembled in Convention at Co.
lumbus. At this Convention one of the principal
speakers was Joseph E. Williams, oolorcd ian
tive and nnti-radica, is said to have been high
ly ablo and logical effort.
Since the adjournment of, tho said Convention,
we have read the following:
The Columbus Sun is informed upon good au-
thority that Joseph Williams, Oh his recent spenk-
ing tour in Alabama, succeeded in converting
some thres thousand ncgroeS from RGdicalism to
Conservatism.
And, in view of the speech delivered to a large
concourse Of negroes at this place on Saturday
last, we cannot help bemoaning that Joseph Will
liam. does not como this way. The speech in
question was delivered by q Radical negro ennis
sary, " name, Elliot, and hailiag, if we mistake
not, from Massachusetts, We will not enter into
the details of his harangue. Suffice it to say
that he piped for two hours and n half on tho
very highest possible Radical sey-boldly, reck-
lessly, Extensively, unmiscly.
We consider it our duty to warn the freedmen
of our town and District, solcmnly and honestly,
against the teachings and Influences of all such
speakers and speeches as wo aaw and heard on
Saturday laat. IT'S true that this man, here and
tI,o 6 Ia
own race some very good advice but these sem
tences wore eeeble stars that soon twinkled out
amid tho thunders of his mischievous rawlings.
Do men gather grapes of thornS, or figs Of this
ties :" We believe that every really cool and sem
sible freedmen who heard this speech felt and
feels now-whether he will contest it or not-that
its intent and influence wore dooply mi.chievous.
And we toll the freedmen of this section that
when this man and all like him, have filed their
pockets with Radical gold, or with money c1-
tracted from the pockets of Southern negroes, they
can tako fight to distan. lands, and there fatten
upon their i'll. gotten spoili B:t not so With tho
freedmen whom they address. With their hearts
and souls filled with the hatred and malice incul-
Gated by such speeches as they have lately heard,
th,sc freshmen must remain here with the whites
whom thOy have been taught to regara as enemies.
They will bs compelled to remain hero. And in
view Of thi, ne1orabe fact, is it not plainly the
part of common sense and wisdom and interest
for them to preserve, by every possible means,
amicnble and kindly relations towards these
whites? 4
Nothing could be moro unfortunate, nothing
more wicked in intent and 10 consequences, than
to excite or promote hostility between two classes
bound by SO many relations and considera;ions to
a common destiny. Those who, without Provo
caion are laboring with such satanic virulence to
kindle these unnatural and fatal social hates ara
the worst encmics OF our government and society.
Bah have not the freedmen sense enough to
know and understand that from this time to the
next Presidential election, the Southern States
will be common rusding ground and stumping
arena for Radical emisssrics, o'teasibly preach
ing for tho social and political welfare Of the
blacks, but in reality anxious only to win votos
that may count for their party that party which
i, already 80 boldly opposing lie sharing Of po-
litical honors, oficos and eLoluments By tho
blacks:-that party which has no earthly use for
the black than to use him as ar instrument in OBJ
tanning and holding political power.
And in closing this article, ne append two e1-
iracts, both from influential papers. which we bog
tho freedmen of this section to read, mark, and
believe in. We published them last ;7cek, but the
truths contained in thom-trnths so important to
tho frcedmen-mny well be presented time and
again:
BOLD TALk.-The New York Citizen (semi-
RadicaI says:
The daily papers are making crest muddle
over tho opinions of the prominent Generals and
the people ut large the question of reconstruc-
ton They tell US that Grant approves of the
course of tho President, that Thomas agrees with
Sheridan, AMI that Sherman fayorS the pun Of
Congress or rice rer,u according to their political
bias. We can tell them all that if tho Congress
sonal system is to put tho South in possession Of
tho negroes, it does not meet the riows of the
people, the sailors in our fleets, the soldiers in our
armies, the merchants Mt their desks, the farmers
at their ploughs, or any other large body of cur
citizens. A St. Domingo is net what VIC fought
that the nigsers, whether white or black, may un-
derttand rs we'll first rs last. Nations are cruel
when driven to despair; and, rather than 'urren-
der our white nationality, VIC will massacre or en-
slave every colored man in the Statss. This mny
he bold Ian suage and unconventional, but VIC ask
our readers whether it does not meet the cOnfr-
nation of their hearts? We have sacrificed too
many whites for principle to stop at taking the
liyea of fsw worthless blacks.
THE LINE DRAwX.--Scveral of the Virginia
papcrs, including tho Charlottesville Chronicle
and the Norfolk Day Book, that havo recently
manifested q desire to Cooperate with the Radi-
Gals in restoring the State to the Union, have
changed their views pince t., meeting of the
Hunnicutt Convention. The Chronicle remarks
Us follows:
"From tho proceedings of that Convention, it
is almost impossible to discover that any white
man wa, thero except Mir. TInnnicutt and Mr..
uawxburst. The colorcd people just took things
white people in tho State. They have defantly
organized themselves into black mans party,
and only onr thirs r"mains for the white people
to do-to tax up the slovo."
"Our adyr: is this: let us fight it out. II
may bo that in the approaching election the
whites will fail to carry majority Of the coun-
tiea But in the long run The result is not donbt-
full. The colored people are merely sealing their
own doom. We tell them, rs 10 have told thom
before, that thirty-one millions of white people
in the United States are not cDing to surrender
the South-the magnificent empire of tho South
TO four millions Of blacks. The thing cannot be;
done it will not be dono; their hope is in peace
but if they will have war, let it comc."
49, Tho Cabinet, Grant included, is in favor
of sim altaneous elections on the Grst Monday in
November, and it is confidently expected the