Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-18

them really than other white men Az
tons speak so much louder than word
that they are beginning to be undeceiye'
by such lyirg pretenseS The white men
who make them, they see running greed
iIy for offices, quarreline with each 9th
err when they fail TO get them, an,
boarding up every dollar they car
get hold OF, without giving cen
more to their colored friends Gas they pre-
sumo to call them) than is necessary to win
their votes. Those Of them who want nc
offices are cold to them, aud give them
no money, aud do them no good, while
they can make nothing by it, And the
freedmen know that without making any
loud professions Of friendship, their
support, their work, and nearly all they
enjoy, comea from the hands Of the very
men whom the Radicals tell them are
their worst enemies. They are begin.
ming to see and feel that the Radical
leaders are deceiving them, and it is
true. And they will not continue to
trust them much longer, and be driven
about like a flock Of sheep, by men who
tell them falsely that they will be made
slaves again il they do not keep them in
pellcl, sad help them to get fat and steal,
while the poor negro and the poor white
man too is suffering or starving. Will
voting for such men get any black man
coat or support
We know no, how much hatred Of
the negro" may be felt by the Tribune,
and journals and men of its kind. But
we do know that such hatred is con-
fined to them, and is not felt by white
Democrats and Conservatives in the
South. They may read our hearts by
their own, and think that we too hate,
because they do. But tits false. White
Democrats of the South have no deep
feeling of hostility to the blacks. They
do not even blame them for having been
led and deceived so long by the crafty
Radical office-holders and oaice-seekers,
because they know how natural it is for
them to be deceived under such circum-
stances. They only tell them they must
not act as the enemies Of white men, by
aiding to put their white enemies over
them, if they would have the friendship
and support of whites. Is not this fair
enough?
We tell black men they are forever
free; and now we want them to act as
freemen and vote as they please
take the advice of our enemies, who
never fought for their liberty, and help
them to make wicked laws, and get rich
by holding offices, over us all, and tax
ing poor white men and black men too,
to death, and taking away from us one
quarter OF all the money our cotton
brings, and making us all. black and
white alike, poor and slaves to them. 1t
is these radical leaders who hate the
negro" and love themselves SO much
that they would get all the profits of our
labor, and make slaves of us all, white
aud black together. They are the only
slave makers now in this country, and
the only enemies and disloyal men to
liberty and the Constitution the country
has. When we get rid of them, we shall
have good times again, and plenty of
money and goods, and plenty to wear
ard plenty to eat. We shall then have
good government, which will give every
poor man fair chance, and gold and
silver dollars will flow through our
streets. The freedmen have been told
that the LEDGER is their enemy. But it
has always told them the truth, and they
had better think about that, if they
would be happy,