Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-08-28
a Colorod Mans Appeal-What haa Con
Gre:s Done for Us3

This is the question now in the mouths Of
the colorcd people of IIynchburg. What has
Congress done for us? They have forcibly,
ifaudnensly. dcocitfu!ly and dishonesty al.
onatcd us from our old masters, who were our
friends, who knew us entirely, who synpa-
thi@ed with us, and have banded US together
III oath-bound leagues for the purpose Of con-.
trolling our votes, aud making us their slaves.
We are starving fol- bread, as the wages Of our
allegiance to carpct-bas adventurous, the tools
Of Congress, who will ruin US, if need be- SO
chat they set Office. Congress has done moth
ing FOR MS. The leaders of the Frccdmens
Earcan, and the carpct-beg politicians have
been fooins US Cor three years, telling us to
hold on to the league party, with the hope tha,
Congress woul'l soon do something great for
ua-thct VIC should soon have houses and
lands. These false promises have been used
by corrupt men, for corrup purposes, that We
might DC fooled md they &c. Office. Wo have
been dupcd long enough. These empty
ofawcd advcnturcrs ubc os ~ tools that they
may get Office, and VIC sic left to perish while
they prosper. What do they tell us now p
IF you vote for the Democrats you vote
yourselves back into slavery" off you vote
against tho constitution made at Richmond
you vote yourselves back into slavery"
These statements arc all false, and Shesc mon
know it. Slavery is abolished forever; no.
body wishes to restore it; the Constitution OF
the United States forbids it, and The Demo
cratic party would not restore it if they could.
Slavery is gone, aud the only fear of servi.
tude to tire colorcd man is from the Loyal
League, ruled by unknown sdventurers who
como liko vultures from the North seeking
carrion. They are our enemies at heart, they
will make us slaves. They fool us; we trust
them, and vote for them. They laugh at our
folly and We perish.
., my colored brethren, quit the League
before it is too late Congress has done moth.
Ing for us and intends to do nothing for U.S.
The Frcedmcn's Bureau hcs done nothing fol
US and intends to do nothing. We perish
| while our natural friends, the white men
among whom we were raised, arc yet willipe
to rent us lands to work, and to protect us in
tho enjoyment of our privilcgcs.' just look
at the mon who como into the League wit1
Iiwhite skins. Who are they, and what de
they come for, and what will they do for us
They are droncs who have done nothing fol
themselves; spongcrs who would cat withou
work; men who have failed in every honora
bic employment They como for Office !; they
como that we may serve them and not tEa
they may serve us, They all want Office, ant
they are al unworthy Of Office, incbmpctem
men who wcro never hoard Of except no oh
jects Of contempt Till tho leagues were form
ea. They will do nothing for us. Men VIII
will not work for their own swives and child
ron will not work for us.
| If wc will do our duty, work and be indus
trious, wc can make good living, but W
must not array ourselves against tho ownc,
Of all the property of tho country. Wetpus
be friends to thom, aud wo will have broat