Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-24
Hard ON The Northern Adventu-

reI -.
The Leader. a weekly paper published in
Charleston, s. c., by "a company of Blacks,
gives utterauce to the following in regard
to \ Northern Adventures and Office see kers:
They will ouly stand by us so long as
they can use us, AID when they have no
more axes TO grind they vi cast us aside
Defunct out. asts in tue North, with not
enough brains to give them prominence in
that section OF the couutry, they hasten
South among the "poor ignorant freed
men," as They stl them, To direct them in
their ''uuties To the Republican party"
and thus place themselves in front as the
Representative NEIL of the colorcd eople
These men Will hold their caucuSeS and Call
in certain class OF cntored intn, who they
know do notrepresent the ma, ses OF the col
Eoreu people, aud whom they can use as
stepping stones to power with a show
| OF consistency, yet with deep intent
to subserve their own selfish pur-
poses. These same men, as if the
colored men Of the South are devoid of
common sense, are constantly urgiug them
not to place certain class on til .ir ticket,
but to give place TO those ''tri i friends OF
long standing," yet they never HUT at the
necessity and propriety of placing on their
tickets men ,U1 their own complexion, rear
ed among them, who have an interest in
common with them, and whose only study
is to promote the we'll being and happiness
of their race and the whole country. The
fact is that the colored people OF the South
have no knowledge of these adventures,
only that which they have acquired during
the last few months, while these WORTHLESS
have, been bureau lackeys or cotton spec
ulators; and the knowledge thus obtained
has not favorably impress d them OF their
moral virtues or their intellectual capabil-
| ity. A few divineS of doubtful piety have
/ a them hPpn
intent on proselyting their peculiar
$ church " than contributing to the
4 proper instruction and welfare of the
people. Their efforts to divide the
| colored people .. in church, in school
and in State, their pandering to caste and
! have been the chief OF their endravors; their
persistent efforts to crush out every effort
which colored men have made, independent
of their councils or guidance, are too
plain not to be seen, 49, s-.s.... .-.-.-,.
Let us now look at their efforts. When
colored men established churches of their
own, governing their own affairs, these
would be leaders denounced and traduced
them. When they established a paper of
their own they denounced that and sought
to destroy its influence. When colored men
were holding meetings and preparing to
inaugurate measures TO protect their inter-
estS, these same busy bodies claimed the
leadership and direction of the ''poor
negroes destiny. When they demanded
those they deemed their representative
men to serve on their committee, these
busy bodies struck their names from the
roll, after they had been asked and had
consented to serve. On the committee they
claimed that the white man should have
something to say on the questions as well
as the negro. Significant words those
We deem it duty to denounce such chi
canery. We warn our people to beware OF
them. --e ~.