The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-13

of Deity find sympathy with me. would
lighlcn the burdcn Of the oppressed. and
help forward the Iowly in The race OF lIie.
But docs the wcll-known history Of the
African race warrant the statesman. The
Christian, the philanthropist, in yielding
to him the possession and guardianship"
the political, moral, social and material
prosperity, and progress OF great ana
powerful States? We hear Of human
equality. The inaicnabIc rights equally
belong to ALL The right to secure the
enjoyment Of liie liberty, and property !
would guarantee to all races. But, with
the opcr-Sprcad map of the world before
lis. w ho wishes the dusky empire OF the
negro To rise and ovcrsladow the iairc>l
nnrtio.s OF the Republic? Where arc the
testimonials OF his capacity for govern
mant with which llc has ornalncnlr'l an
mails of the human race: Where is The
land he has developed and made To bloom
by his intelligent enterprises! Where Is
the nation he has crowned with glory
" here are the cities he has built! Where
is the commerce he has established
Where arc his inventions III lmiiiIi ni III
cu.,riai n.Ivanccncnls Where are bis
p!ows. his rcarer< his steamboats, hi>
railroads and his talking cables AROUND
Tie earth. He challenges the supremacy
Of the white race throughout onc.lIlrd III
Tic boundaries ri the hrwrhic. and the
Congress of the Unitc,l States awards i;
To him. Let the nrgrn islands OF tine
West Iu,ic> proclaim li,c i:ilrui the South.
Wilhrrr,l. hiiyhlc, an,l blasted. its re-
sources will speedily perish. The white
man will he driven North. or remain To
-rapIc in the most a;i.;liiins and san
.nial.v war OF r..cr> !hr wurl'. ever saw.
ii:c lr.rp i:'rc Ia follow his i:ttivc i'm
pr!,r>. will soon appear The primitive bur
Dal:il. as we tin;I him wherever the >ll>
llining and civiiizimg influences "i tl!c
whllc man has been withdrawn, or have
never reached him. Am told that he
has net had an equal cllance with the "lil-
or races in the grand career oi history.
and hence the utter blank where his
achievements should have been recorded
He has had aiI the earth !lcinrc him where
10 choose from the bc"il;,illy. No one
has had more All fields of action. ol
wealth antl rcnown have been alike open
10 hin. The same tremIng fields which
excited the toll Of other races likewise III
vilrtl him tJ ;.in;lss agricultural! stores and
contribute To the .ruliair> OF the woid.
The rivers AND the "rr:nS the common
highways OF the earth. have for aIl The
acrs >irr creation invited hi' Ships "i
commerce. and invited them in vain. The
same continents which other races now
possess were Open To him To discover. COR
oucr. people an.l a'lnrn with Christian
civilization. Bat sirp forward has i'r
taken uo history has h' written. There
lies .lil.ca to-day IL dark; inrhcldinG aid
lcn>,. in its hari,ari>nl;i> i! WAS in the twi
Ii-hl mn.:ils ol, the wo:,l. Even the
cou,bnri bcIcv"ci,l efforts ct all The civ
i;izrd nations have failed 10 inspire her
with lie or motion Nor docs Tho cXprri-
,lr.,t ul' Sii,cri, relieve i!,, som!trr night
Which there prevails y haii ui Il century
nt' al;rmptr, scli.:.ovrrnnrmi. upheld by
ujl ,r Chfi>ii;t POWERS "i the earth. has
borne not Il sir@Ir fruit. or 'lcvcI"pr'' Il
single element oi national greatness. l.
he reason of ;i rl;~ IL mystery i'll the
philosophy Of Gods creation? Is Tie ill
.u:laiiv ul races a nrw wonder oi the niue
icrm,l, century! M more than that He
wlo made the sun in lis ma ir>lc strength
aud >pIcidnr mad. also the lesser lights
which move in their subordinate spheres
through The realms of space. No more
th:lnlhai He who made the lion. made;rl>o
Tie creeping mole. No more ,llan that
4.
cmpvrcan. also made ;hc moping owl Il"
inhahil HE darIicurd grove. While tic
Saxon. the Celtic the icn,omi" races have
hnun,!cd forward on ali the great :vcnrlr>
ol hnman progress. the African the M:-
lax. the Mon"oian ard all tl.r various
tribes and kirirrd> which crowd the suit
!,..:.lc,l ,il,s of the almu-; IIimil;l.l,. East
nave >irpl through thousands of Years in
:; Stale "i torpid lclI,ir@y. To n> ha>
been given dominion a;l'i power i'ccauSc
To our race Was given the ten talcEi~
We have founded empires and rnGr"llt"i
nn them the Scirhcr ol.i free. government.
We wrought on .Wty"" r1'ri". achieved
ia, writ ot Uatt"~ G'Tp"> aud ;trc"ln-
pIi>cd llr revolution of l77IIii. We lave
carried lhr cross into The wilderness. the
;l..>er;. :ilt The lar oil i>landS nt' ll,. >r:,
We ilavc ppllrc'i the sunlight "l civiIi
zal"n into tic dark part "i the carl ;ll,'l
c,ll>c.l art literature and >clrlcc L" ilpnrI>i
like he yracc> IN immortal beauty. These
are SOM. OF the achievements at lilal race
whicl, Congress says >''ail give way l"lilr
,.tIc and >nprrlnacy the lowest hi: ii
inc chain OF human being. Does hate in
>pirc Ills ,oliry :,s 4 punishment t" the
people OF the south? FnIl>". my fellow
r!izri.>. AMI answer ne! Whose rolin-
Try i this Who fought to preserve the
I,,nlhvl1, State, /" the Union Virginia
is Your SI;,ic ;'nd niue. Th" Car"'InaN
are "lrs an'' aII the rest. Ourc" country l.
no; divnl hv sections. it is all ours t"
project and save from ruin Can ,rc per