Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Negro Salvation-God WAYS with
the Poor.

The democratic party down south
are calling on the negroes to vote
for Seymour and save them. But
this is not the end of it. The whole
country, for having tyrannized over
the negro and for century used his
hard earnings without paying him
justly, will have TO do as the demo
Gratis down south are doing. call on
the negro for help. This is Gods
way OF dealing. The poor whom
the rich and mighty of this genera
ton despise and abuse, are called on
by the next generation to save them
else they perish. The rich of to-day
take to wickedness and deeds Of
tyranny over the poor; but the
God OF Israel will surely reverse the
order and cause the children of the
poor OF this generation to rise up in
the next and be the masters The
southern blacks made in cotton alone
each year during their bondage over
three hundred millions of dollars,
which we OF the north as we'll as the
south have profted by Would God
be just and consistent with His own
eternal ways were He not to reverse
the order Of rich and poor, and put
the latter in power for u season -?
We see the like going on MI about
us: the children OF the poor Irish
man become the rich at every turn
Of fortunes wheel, whilst the rich
American sons of a departed age are
now down wretched with poverty
and vice. 1t hath been eternally so,
and Awill be so everlastingly. The
negro will have his day, just as you
and |, dear reader, have had our day.
Even the leopard cannot change his
spots, much less God His ways
Yes, we shall ali call upon the poor
negro to save us. Why, in an OBJ
scure part Of Grant County there
has lived many years vice impov-
erished family of whites, who for
merly owned slaves in Missouri, the
earnings OF the latter being drawn
annually by the lazy whites for some
twenty years. The same slaves, now
freed people, are some Of them now
in the county, well doors, farm own,
ers, on their way to wealth. Their
former masters often visit them, ex.
pecting presents Of bacon, flour and
the like. But that whole family OF
| God rebuked whites still fear that
the niger is their superior Said
one OF them lately " You needn't
talk TO me I'll bet, if ye try ten
years you can't make me equal TO a
Niger no how you can fix i'll In
the mean time those niggers arc up
on the upward grade toward wealth
and neutrality-suspicious. poor whites
on the downward grade toward mis-
cry, the Great God of the universe
unable to stop the career Of either
because His ways are unchanging.
Democracy is right when it call.
on the niger tor,,help. God will Just
SO order things tha the republicans
will also CAL upon the niggerS, and
trust to them for salvation The
whole country yet owes the niger;
for the cotton, sugar and rice produc
| cO Al q CSutui Suu IL must De palu
dearly and with interest. No repu
diation OF this debt, because God i,
the surety.
The following is another illuetra-
ton of negro salvation for the whites
Said Gen. Logan lately, !" What kline
of convention nominated this mar
Seymour In that convention Their,
were eighty~two-l believe it was
men representing q number of rebe
States. Out of the eighty,two rep
resenting certain rebel States there
was but one man who had worn the
loyal blue of this country-there was
but one man who had fred against
the rebels in this land and who wa,
that? That man was Joe Williams
from Tennessee, black man. AL,
though they hate the negro, they
had to bring one along with them t.
give responsibility and loyalty to