Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-12-25
VOLUME XXXIIs-N0. 81.

/ 4 From tie 1arlloittasssae (Va.) carossitie. Z
For White Folks and Colored Folks.
For manyyears to come the destiny and
happiness ofTall the people now living ID the :
Southsare bound up ,ser. We:haye here
avery uncommon thing, two different races
| living together. a. great change has saddefa
" come upon both races; The white. race is
no longer race Of masters. formerly rich,i
they are now poor. The colored race by one Z.
bound became in a; moment frees Every COLI
ored man now goes when ard swheEa he
pleascs; he is .a.free man and q full citizen.
No people was, ever so rapidly SO suddenly
lifted up. Shall we al live happily tosyetherr
or shall We hate each; other, and. qaarrel, and
sbear malice ~ 81, q. isIl a:
r Let US all TRY and get on together. Thel;
land is big enough, Let the whites aecqms .
modate themselves. to the new state of: :thlHss:
Let themhe polite and kind TO all, and be-
always readgt accord to every man. wheth-iy
er white or colored, his full rights Kindness
is! the most powetfu ngine5 in human sccie-s
ty.; hahghtinc ssy bitterness and anger accom-
.plish but little. We will warrant THAT san !
employ er. who is kind and colyidersta w nth
those who work for him,.will have their rss-
,pect and get on in business. Pay them ,e-
tually what you owe them. Let them sees- 3
and feel that you are scrupulously Bear
with their harmless prejudices,; have esnot 5Ma s
1.-THE whiesls ten thousand foibles and yani-s i.
ties 2 Does not o hoop turn. the head sof "a 8
white woman as well; as: q. colored woman &
Does notthe same poor, human heallt beat.
under the most snowy san0 the most llEckss
bosom is q icolored. man CT gomala Sex
Visit them: Are they in need osshe elbs, lenda
them vacant cabin; Are they hungry g
them bread. is your servant high ten =
---fbear with. .it-:-for At ma that
q tempersof yout own lazj $
.haps. you are lazy. he d shurc chen
and very inconsiste tept pere Chance II pp aS q
d c6urch emf cd d With tenfold be irs 3
d1cemenf to a taasissen Chhrist lie i
cite che sarprisa sS your NEG htbors Al yonr1s
sharp .. ac ices, Ii our illpgp of ina = aud
drink, Or your bad sors Jour
science: r. e 81 s
But word TO ohs :col cred friend 5ou are
ignorant you are hsp less, you7age sslsrauf
sded By many Temp tations. You shags bessl IS
sssedeily lesated so high that yop arg silss
great danger of having your heads turned.
Desining people are seeking to use you to5.
help forward there GYM schemes Some of
syou-more particaiarly those who have lived
hate picked nps some knoWledg Of 4
the the world. The great bad5 Of your race 4.
Know no more than III tie CHI dren:; & u Il;
There are about three millions of you in s;
.the Senth probe There are about * nHl- 4
tsas sTs .E.S shon5 M y,,sa
s'; M sI;ans 7s SE
gssn IS
81 s5tpek Vsaad Missouri yon oiltsnnif Der flIe
On 3 stWo sstates uth "a
*; mi flse her hold
I'M. States lie nh ties are n. majority. BY
a neo,,Ie comiing 2 here from, and
frSn Euro &. fhesRhite popra tton vii ste. !.
yonr race viii not increase
tTra smavs ffrifofF hum oti VII eek ther5.
fore, tot cafEnot. afford tto Quarrel with tie
whites les thai, the hay The
property rad iedrea tf6as
interest as that of the whites that NC should =
get on pleasantly together. IF the two races
Quarrel. both will suffer-the whole South
will suffer. IF we have good government,
and peace, and quiet, all will prosper. five
make GOOD crops. all will be fed. If We wrap
Gle and lar: if the whites oppress the laborers,
OF if the laborer docs not do his part by his en-
ployer, both will suffer.
Remember that although you are free. you
are still the laboring class Of the country.
Do not abuse the freedom which God has Civ
en- you by forgetting your position in society.
Do not undertake, to bo fine gentlemen. Do
not put on airs. Attend to your business,
do your daily work, do it well. deal honest.
ly and uprightly; and ycu will command res
pect. = Live peaceably with the whites. Mako
them your friends. They can do you infinite
harm, if you make themenemies. They can
persecnto you to eeath in thousand ways
which no laws can ever reach.
Remember tina. in the late convrlsions Of
the country all the fruit has been gathered
by you ;all the dregs Of the cup have been
drained by the whites. Be contented with
the blessings Which God has bestowed :,, E, upon
YOU anu 40 not ~ gfaspipg spif's I.aS' .a
prospfets "n,tn ne oci4sc yoa' rae
Mans.I 10, ~ a.aei {ou. .'r, rahos S.net' ~ q
iesP tAe isui;s :. aoe'' ,ao " tLve pro-