Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-11

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renounce this demon and all his works. Think for
moment how deplorable must be your situation,
Radical adventurers who have nothing to lose and
Everything to gain. Gods name, what can you
do Il your only true friends, the Southern planters,
cast you Off Where will 2yoago! Not to the
North. Many Of you can't get there, and even it
you could, you certainly are not wanted there tor
although they allow, and in fact order you to vote
here, in order to keep them inpower, bear in mind
you will not be allowed that privilege there: No,
no; With all their promises to you here, the mo
ment you land near their homes you will find that
you are NO gerdubbed acolreapan, freedman,
liness and when you greet them with the aztec,
tionate question 'am not man and brother?"
1t will be, 'get out, you black rascal-get down
home where you belong;" and should you be 50
unfortunate as to. be without means or support,
you will find no good, kind old master to open his
crib or back door and give you peck Of meal and
a little bacon, nor even work; but you will be
snapped up by some radical officer and toddled off
to prison as q vagrant : And if in New York, by
looking around, you might yet see some trace Of
the hundred and ten blacks that were put to death
headed BY feud who is now enjoying good fat
office, and is risinq member of the Loyal League.
Thus much for the Yankee love of the black man.
And now the question naturally arises in your
minds, what are we to expect from our old mas
ters here at the South ? I answer, all that you
will ever get you will receive from their bounty,
and when telyou that they are your only true
friends and the only ones that will ever substan-
tally aid you, know what I say. 1t cannot be
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utterly forsake them. They know you, are thor
|oughfy acquainted with your wants and needs,
and your interests are mutual and Identical If you
choose to work together. They can live without
your aid, for they can import labor, at short no
tice, which would be-, far more profitable to them
than yours. But can you live without then, p
You know you cannot They are the only ones
able to- assist you, and they have manifested this
desire, at all times And how has their kindness
been returned? Your votes, at the last election,
bespoke your gratitude and even after that, We
norance and literally overlook it, and give you
another chance to retrieve yourselves, next week,
by wiping out the stain and blot upon your charac-
ter. Ifyou only knew, as can see and know, the
importance Of voting Alright next week. and realize
how. much is hanging on the way you vote next
election day, you would sooner have your hand
cut of, than risk the awful result which may occur
in the event of mistake on your part. often
wonder ifi s possible that you WILL SO soon after
gaining your freedom, allow yourself to be whee-
died and bamboozled into the worst kind of slave
,y-that Of party for you are little else than the
most abject slaves to few unprincipled men, who
steps, and vote for them regardless of your con-
science or your God-to vote and use your infu-
ence against providing actual food for your family
Look over the radical ticket, and tell me if there
is one whose name appears there, to whom you
could apply, with any chance of success, for bush
ell Of corn to sustain starving family. Not one,
say you but you would go to those who have both
the ability and nch.aation to aid you, and then on
the top Of that rather than disobey your masters,
the radical leaders, 60 dead set against those who
have put food into your mouths. This has been
shivering wretch, hungry, and with barely enough
rags to cover his nakedness appeared at the back
door of the residence of the gentleman with whom
l am stopping, and before he had an opportunity
of asking for food, was bountifuly supplied las it
always ISL by the estimable lady who presides over
that mansion. Work was offered him; and how
was this spontaneous kindness repaid? Why, on
election day, this base ungracious, unmannerly
knave cast his vote against his benefactor and his
own interest and this is by no means an isolated
instance.
Such state of affairs cannot last great while,
and remember, it is who tell you 50; and unless
am in great error, and thoroughly mistake the
character of the Southern people and that of the
ended. You have now one more opportunity to
get back into the right track, and 60 with those
who do not promise so much. but perform great
deal. Reflect moment. Where are those glo-
rious promises of ''con6scation," that great Bug
Bear got up to fighten the Southern land holders
and tickle your fancy? The 'forty acres and
mule e''-where are they my friends? Is it not a.
bout time that you had some new assurance of the
possession? | can answer that, when you work
for, and pay the price Of the land and mule, you
will have them. How about that 100000 dollars
Of one of your successful candidates, for the pur-
chase of all idle lands for your benefit? All van
ished into thin ar-as all their promises have and
will They gave you the right to vote, but they
also gave you the right to pay for the privilege in
the shape of tax, and venture to say there is
not white man present who is not perfectly vii
ling to extend the same privilege toyou. The only
difference is, they do not want you to vote your
selves out of house and home without giving you
q fair warning ~
It will not do to prate now, about secession or
buried and never to be resurrected and the idea
thrown out to some Of you that your liberty can
ever be endangered is false and an insult to your
common:sense. What then can be the objection
to rallying around the Democratic standard, and
helpingto maintain the constitution and the laws to
help preserve lasting peace and build up the coun-
try I answer nothing, if you are worthy the name
of freedmen, and have sufficient manhood to throw
off this radical yoke Of oppression and vote as your
conscience dictates. Compare the names on your
tickets and see how they compare as to standing
and respectabiity. Notice, if you please, how
many there are on the disunion ticket who pay
taxes. See, if in the event Of the success Of the
radical ticket the property, wealth and intelligence
of the people would be represented. Consider, if
you please, which list of names you prefer, if you
had an arbitration suit to lay before them requir-
ing judgment, and perhaps some learning. Look
over the names again of the successful candidates
at the late election, and reflect how long this heart
felt sympathy for the black man has animated their
devoted breasts. Or have these men whom you
have elected and delighted to honor by your recent
votes, but recently come forward to the anxious
bench and folded you to their bosom. Can you
consistently believe in the purity and honesty Of
their sentiments, knowing their past history and
career? I, for one, while admire Union men
and Union sentiments must confess that my con-
fdence wayers in these death bed penitents, who
seeing chance to get at the public crib, turned
double back action somersault and landed into the
arms of the radicals. 1t would have been far bet
ter 70 have taken them in on probation, and let
them occupy the stool Of repentance short time