The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-26

IL. j. nlose, TO the coloreu People OF Georgia
Under the foregoing heading, nc notice in thr
oS9mons enquirer, OF tho 22d instant an address
St toi. IL. >. hiosca to the coored people of this
.oi some colored persons with whom have con.
vsrsol upon tho duties OF the hour, and how they
from which VIC mako Inc folioWinS ostpape Rftpp co am
mondlng y to the attention OF the colored people
In this vicinity:
Tho negro is suddenly made freo-tho whole
rule Of life is reversed with him; his comforts HOW
depend on the labor of his hands; il he works
ifnthfu,ly his comforts will ho many; If he works
depends tho care lo vii! have in sickness-thc
provision ho will have in ago. All these facts and
duties are suddenly thrust upon him. and hc has
TO meet them with the education OF a life time
driving him in exactly the oppo ,ito direction is
It wonderful that tho negro ahould not learn in a
day what tho white man han taken a lifetime to
habits OF case, and not learn in day to love und
seek labor AS means whcrewith to invest linn
sell with the comforts of life? Is it remarkable
that lie should be lazy under the same crcum-
stances that would make u white man lazy? l
think not. | think tho wonder IL that they nrc
learning the lesson so soon az they do; that they
arc SO lnp!dly acquiring industrious habits despite
the balcful influences with which Radical rmissa-
rics s ,aSe surrounded them.
Tho first social duty Of the negro is to seek la
Dor, work faithfully, fulfill his contracts, and rul-
tlrat the good will and kind feelings of his for.
NOR master, the landhollcr of the country to
whom he must look for employment, for his pco-
jority of then must live by agricultural labor.
He should do this to increase his comforts
educate his children, and provide for sckuess and
old age. He n,uat learn to live in his children,
and hope TO eco them derive the benefits to nrisc
from his labor and frugaiy. lie il rapidly ac-
quiring knowledge Of these things and IL not
turned aside by foolish aspirations after polti al
power, or inlschlerouS notions of acquiring by
roboory, under tho name of confiscation, land and
PLopertf which s can ian never % possess except by the
few years of showing that thu love of ease ia
not peculiar to the negro and that the love OF la
bor for the increased comforts which labor will
command is common to both races, the great diff
diaereucc of education, which the black man is
psy g. sa sUr n1i & as is generals sup
In concluding this letter, let me advise yon to
and ia thrusting himself between you and your
former ter for his own selfish purposes and not
fur yonr good. Cultivate good feelings with those
You have known always, aud who must liyr nnd
die with YOU In our Southern land.
Remember yonr homes aud onr homes
are together, tho graves OF your children and
onr children rest beneath tile same sud. Our
Georgia is Your Georgia; our prosperity il
your prosperity. You are Il part of the Stntc,
and Georgia cannot DO rifh, happy State
happy State for the negroes. Our interests ure
the same. II our crops are good your wages are
good; ii our crops are bad your wages are low II
corn IL low for tho white man II il low for the black
II bread is scarce and high for the white man, il
is scarce and high for tho black man. Ir you are
industrious and frugal, anil the white mai, is III.
dustrlous and frugal, the State md all who live in
ii will he prosperous and happy; but five quarrel
among ourselves the land wlli lay waste, likeness
will begat bad passions, bad passions will beset
each other and Georgia will weep for The madness
of her children.