Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-03-29

'"leraLle thank YOU, it grows puny and
weak" lie SAYS We can have Representa-
lion III Congress. Who bya A man who
can take The test oath. and can control the
n'sgcr vote. Who wants such represent
t"t'"n! How long before he would line
The Rn'lcas and go in for cunfiscation. II
lie c"ntr"lcd the nigcer vote he'd promise
'"'n land or anything else. Demagngucs
have always controlled the ignorant whites:
demag"gues will control the ignorant
blacks Who controls the uiyger influence
III Tennessee ?-why, Brownlow and his
party. Tennessee has done inst what Joe
Brown wants us to do, and now look at her
aud wcep!-a nigger candidate runuiu for
Governor.
But suppose we had representation, and
had elected all good men, fair men, just
men, what could they do for us? Just
nothing at all. With the presen, Radical
majority all our votes wou.d'nt undo any
thing that has been done, and with Ra,l,-
cal President they could do as much more
as they pleased. Just let 'e,n all alone.
give 'em rope, more rope; history is repeat.
ing itself, the crisis will come some time,
tyranny and oppression must run its course
Joe Browns programme wont stop it. One
Of his resolutions made my head swim :;
felt like tuking chIcrofnrm. lie would
make the whole yankee nation Leicve we
loved 'em like brothers. and wanted EN- TO
come out South, and let us hug EN-. Well,
all that sorter stuff is played out. There
aint u hundred men in the State that has
ny more respect for a Radical than hye-
na, and Joe Brown knows it. But the
good Lord knows our hearts. and how fond
ly we cling to those moderate men of the
mighty North who would save us from the
humiliation that awaits US. Let kind
word be spoken to a subj ugate1 reb, and
the warm blood quickens in the veins.
Oh, but are here, The Union Leagues,
somebody says, What are they go" to do
with us7 Never mind my .ds; the
Union Leagues aint agoin To hurt nobody.
They are made OF flesh and bluod like we
are and they arc citizens, and their fate
wilae our fate. T:ey are rs much dis
gusted at Sherman's bill as anybody. They
are our neighbors and our friends, and il
there Is some bad men among 'em, there is
enough of the good to make 'em do right.
So keep quiet aud lie elsy, and the Union
Leagues are not going TO trouble you. II
they want to save their own, il don't fol-
low that lhey want to steal yours
But Joseph is afraid we cant stand a
military government. Well, | know its
Illuminating, wi'hering, crushing, but We
have stood it, and can Try it awhile longer.
We can do it till we can do better. Mill
tary Government aint the cause of our
poverty and Distress. Its government
higher than Thomas, or Sherman or Sheri-
dan. It's The loss of crops, the want of
rain. The military never stopped the corn
from. GROWN, and there's just as much rain
in one platform rs another. If the Good
Lord will only bless US will, abundant har-
vests, everything will go on smooth enough
with the humble and honest people who
drive the plow snd hoe the corn. II they
prosper, everybody else will too, if they
mind their own business. We will have to
quit talking go much, and quit writing al
ogether-muzzled lips and gagged press.
I've done took warnin myself, and quit.
Had my life insured in the X Knickerbocker,
and the policy wont allow me to expose
myself, 10 jump into unnecessary peril.
The military can out write US anyhow.
Folks say the pen is mighlier than the
sword, but you put EN- both together, and
they'll flank man out Of, his liberty. and
may be his life, in double quick. The
Mayor of this town had little billet dnin
with General Thomas the o'ller day, and
only come out second best, though it was
ent an open field nor a fair fight. I
thonght myself that 81 order must be a
hoax, got up by Brick Pomery, or somebo-
dy, and was looking for the General 10 come
f-out in d eard,' denyin Of il, but soon
found that it was u genuine Robespereap
document. ] still think ills posteri,y will
deny It some 20 years hence .',a :
Well, was mighty mad; would have
Egiven a hundred dpllars I" Lave playe,l
vantoun will, hin, one hopr,.jgst TO: have
been turned 3oose ii. ihs papers, ar free
no gag, no Jail, no .barresks, no bayoue.e
M guard. Izwqnld have ,eDt such grin
on him forstlfs mex. sixsinon,lrs as would
have made everybody except Brick Pome-
.Etoy forget tlias Bssp Butter stois-.poofs
,;Lisip on .6siF mn raninilylr Iseit Sdi
dat got me, tisss tashs sims when knss
l.lisrs xa.ee, enough pa gaaihiipitg In ashii
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