The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-13
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JErTERs. Esq, at public meeting hold aomo days
since, OF 0adsdens, Riohland District. Mr.. JET
RERs is well known in tho State and is ono Of its
most respected citizens. His remarks will thcre-
foro DO read with interest:
Ny FnrENps: Now, whom uso that oppression,
believe that You arc mime Thoro has boen $50 30
add anything that will DO worthy Of your attention
great pleasure to bcold 30 largo an nsaon,blage OF
freedmon, whose expression OF countenanco and
nmd Five q their
upon winch rou are employed will show that ycu
ba sesa sFnpfr n 70 q
but am not a stranger In your State. Born and
raised in ono Of your neighboring districts, was
been Brought up undor my GUARD gnaraisnship % ,horU nas0
foro well know the former relation Of master and
slave, which relationship has boon recehtly and
that freodom will rebound to your success and hap
piness in lile, time only can tell.
;, Il you are industrious, aobor and economical,
othor hand, il you arc iudolont. and spend your
timo in lounging about, wasting what little you
may by ;l1 chance pick up IN riotons living, your
D Just as arrived hero, this morning, tho chair
man Of your meeting, one Of your fellow-freed-
assured that every gentleman present broathed. q
hearty amen,to his earneat and appropriate appeal
to tho God that rules and will judge us In coming
pleased. with the remarks and sentiments Of your
first speaker, another Of your follow-freedmen.
ae gsye e abpncant nm Evidence t q his sincerity and
Peat some Of his Language. apd heartily endorse
that ho regretted the efforts that had boen mado,
and are now being made. In so1ne Bections Of our
country to destroy the good feolhg and friendship
selyes and your white neighbors, and that he could
not belioye that persons thus engaged wero really
yonr friends he earnestly urged you to sock and
declared: that they now: were, and over would be-
bctter friends to you than the stranger. In tho
moss fSrGiblo he to Impress
and eroato discord and strifo between YOUR Ss6ite
in peaeo with ali mon, and ever bear n mi mind nd the tbs
injunction to edo unto your neghhor as you would
have your noighbor do unto you:n whnt happy
frends on this earth, IL all mon wore to live up to
this golden rule. Wo would have no war; mans
blood would not be shed by his felow-man; all
ow sad oSoa & has You
The bone and sinow OF tho country; TINT you had
strength to work and could make cotton, and that
ished country to her former prosperity and
happiness, and that II your country could
SS
hence, there 1s a mutual d.pondonce, and conse-
quently Hhould bo a mutual friendship, and that il
FRIENDSHIP should DO maintained and strengtboned.
You wero cautioned relat,ye to your choosing men
TO make laws Tor your goyornment, aud think
you had lived, and among whom you now lived,
knew your situation, wnnte and necessities much
better than any stranger oould. II was -ho honest
opinion of your speaker that suoh men would bo
moro honest toward you in influencing such laws
as would promote your intercat, with moro cor
ssiaty than 20 any strasngsr iSt conc tom whatever
nm glad to bolioye, fom your general and repeated
applause while the speaker was addressing you,
that you endorsed these sentiments, IL 80 I COR
6oe. leave to request you to remember the re-
mark ot Capt. Anderson, BY. which my attention was
Pa IL hTE ia1not o 6Gye that
koes to DO sneh, he frankly told You that he Was
what was called q Yankee and we'll knew and un-
s TsEe s vsIy and I IS
earnestly praaented to You the importance Of labor;
that 1t was only by your constant and faithful work
He advised you in reference TO your suffrage, and
warned that It to your Interest to Be care
full when and how you exercised your right TO that
The right to be Influenced BY a desire to promote
sS SS9a o. and place in hon
busy yourselves with politics. or public political
0e G election the
advice was given to you doeu not convince you OF
its truth tn, and Importance tame and experience
The gentleman who preceded me. Capt. Robert
you, and is known 10 you all. You Know his
Se
you In words Of truth you must perceive that he s
your friend and would nottsdYfse ypu to pursue
any course but suoh as would lead TO your success
and happiness. Ho dwelt st some length upon the
Importance Of labor-proyed 10 you the necessity
Of all working, both white and black, and that
tracts, which sentiment you received with unahi-
~ II ia : new system to you as freedmen 70 make
and II becomes yoq;to DO careful how you mako
them, and 70 bo faithful In performing them In
every particular. When planter contracts With
becomes ineeeasary.to furniah ifwtth stock and
provisions which requires lnrge outlay Of money
hs SSfs ss$ SsP an SS s sss bis
exorbtant rate Of interest. 1t becomes you therefore
tS JoSa indemnify @,y him by fisith
freedmen to strictly compiyswith hiS agreement t.
promptly pay them the fin amount Of wages agreed
npon and any man refusing to do 30 should DO con-
no hTes. But, my friends, You need have no fear OF
your b.ng wantonly wronged, for do not bolieye
that there Is any one present nor do think there
would do you justice. Let me adyise you, however,
not to attempt to revenge your real ,or supposed
wrongs. The laws provided for. your .trotection
arc amply sufficient, and Gen. Eoklos who ia IN
command Of this department., and the officer who
Is at the head OF the Freedmans Bureau (Gen,
ScotG Aro gentlemen that you can rely upon. They
are charged with the duty Of executing the ila1,
and, should You find 1t necessary, aro easy OF ap-
preach, and from my Tledge Of theES aa faithful
omsers assured you SWin receive fall Justice
may have srsady taxed Your p.taos a toe Id ,ons
6nt .! must, ass further indulgence that may 30
Do you understand what suffrage ,means. .porhsns
not. AS itis altogether new to you, ALLOW me b:iedy
Suffrage means the right Of oastins< E;t vote! the
right ofYpHng At all elections held TO elect men 10
hold any oface authorised by Tho General Govern
ment or our State Legislature, such as members
OF Congress, members TO the State EeRislsture innd
district officers, suoh as Tex Collectors HheriffS
DO. Suffrage gives you the rightIt 20 to the
place whore the elections are held In yotfr distrot
and you having the nhmo OF your candidate writ.
ten upon: . small piece OF paper with your your
own hand deposit that small piece OF papor In a
box, called the ballot-box. That my ffiends. ia
what We call suffrage, and is one OF tho most "a
cred privileges ever granted to man, conBe-
quently ho is under the most solemn obligations
TO eIerciso II with pm honest regard for his oouu.
ys best interest, and not suffer himself TO be in
fuenced by nero party motives, OF bribery, either
by money or whiskoy. The man who would buy
your, vote, xould sell It again. II BY 30 doing he
rnined you. It therefore becomes your frsf duty
fully 70 inform yourself as to tho character OF the
man, who presents himself t0 yoi ID csndidata
for orII,