The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-08

ton of Nasby's shrewdness in depict
ing the present policy of the Southern
politicians. We print this morning his
latest exhibit of the tactics at the "Cor-
ners," and the miserable failures of the
Professor and Deacon Pogram in their
endeavors to conciliate the new politi-
cal element at the 'sX Roads," The
meeting held at Staunton the other day,
and another since reported at Column
bia, s.. c., appear TO be the yeritable
originals on which Nasty POUNDS his
meeting and fasco at the Corners. at
the Stanton meeting 1t was ex-rebel
General Echols who played professor
In the Ham and Japheth Free Acade-
my. &c" At Columbia 1t was Gov
ernor Orr. A mass meeting was called
at Columbia on the 9Th ult. About
Thousand were present, nine-tenths OF
whom were blacks. His ,Excellency
addressed the meeting in patronizing
way, giving his hearers great deal OF
general and political advice, conclud-
ing thus:
He urged upon them to put no faith
in either Democrats or Republican,
that both parties were on the eve OF re-
organization, and that third one
would, in all probability, be erected
out OF the better elements Of both, and
that that party would be their best onei
that they would better send their repre-
sentHtives to Congress uncommittsd,
and thus secure Mt least the attention of
both; that Grant for next President
would be the man upon whom the new
Conservative Party would unite. He
urged that the Republicans had proven
themselves not the negroes friend in the
unequal tax on cotton and tobacco
which the sweat of the negro pays.
After au earnest protest against their
allowing themselves TO be misleu by
false friends at distance, Gov. Orr
took his leave, predicting that with CO.
operation of white and black, there lay
before both a future brighter than the
past had BEEN"
But His EIcellency didn't have the
thing all his own way even in the mat
ter of talk. Rev. Henry Turner, freed
man, native of South Carolina but
resident OF Georgia, replied at some
length. We quote u single extract in
point:
Turner defined his position as that of
one not a politician and untrammeled
by antecedents. His sentiments were
not Southern, nor altogether Northern.
Both had abuses and errors; and he had
charity for both. He had raised negro
troops in Washington during the war,
and had been born In South Carolina,
being personally attached to many
who have been sIayeholders. He
thanked neither North nor South for
the liberty OF his race. It was the
work OF God. Was aware that the
North did not enter upon the war with
the purpose of emancipating his race.
lie was the friend of the Government
.NnIHy sat- ia "a II m afnnd tho rfDhFa
of his race. The eyes of the world-ofI
the North, the South, and the great
Powers of Europe-are upon the negro
in 'Iis present attitude. See to il that
yo: meet the expectations OF this age
and time. All bloods are one. Gil
mates make differences of appearance,
but man Is a man Whatever be his
color or intelligence. The difference of
race is nothing; therefore the interests
of white and black are one and the
same-ail are citizens in common. 1t
then efore behooves both colors to co.
opeI ate, to join hands, and to strive to
win The same goal. He urged that the
Republican parry IcdS that tciielt looked 10
this equality Of rights, and IL therefore
t0as :he one TO support. little tohttcs de-
.gomld be Incompatible for he negro to 90
ICif them. He t0iShed the negro 10
affiliate nth The parry that I0oHld give
HIHI The right to ride ontlie same cars and
to rote at the same polls tgith the tcitite.
He mentioned Mcclellan as type OF
the Copperhead Democracy, who fed the
South with soft corn and then choked
1t with the cob. He wanted UNIVERSAL
ly equal rights-white, negro, Indian
all, without reference TO the fiatness of
his nose or the length OF his head.
II this is the way the thing is going,
we very much fear the Professor, Dea-
con Pogram and Elder Gayitt are
having all their trouble and making
all their sacrifices in vain.