Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-06-24

them, and rule the country. They have Ia
ken the negro by the hand as their equal, and
are encouraging, and assisting him iopldre
his foot upon the achite mans necl;.
How is it possible for man-a nhite man,
with the instincts, the sensibiities, the pride
of white man, to become so lost to all sense
of shame as to discard his own race, and fly
to the embrace Of the negro? Why does no;
the white blood in his veins, boil and boil, un.
til the vitals of the 1cretch are consumed with
liquid fire? This question involves a prob
lem, not susceptible of solution by any known
principles of human nature. 1t is crime
against nature, and an insult to his God who
has honored him by casting his being in a
superior mould. The white man who lends
his aid to the establishment Of negro supre.
macy or equality in this land, dishonors the
past, insults the present, aud would degrade,
and murder the future of his country. A
traitor 10 his'uce, he would poison the social
purity Of the land, and blot out the last rope
Of the philanthropist and patriot. Before he
perpetrates this iniquitous offence against So
ciety, Nature and God, let him ope ly an
nounce his utter abnegation of all manhood
let him erase from his family record, his
nativity, which he dishonoIs-Iet him tear
from his memory tine associations and remin.
iscences Of his earlier life-le6 him by some
dcrilisA art of Alchemy transmuse his Cauca.
sian bloOd into that Of the negro, and destroy
his consequently to our race, then let him
take the regro by the hand as his equal
but not till theu. For if he does, from time
to time, the "reminiscences of the past will
rise up unbidden as glost, ard haunt away
his peace. The white mans blood in mis-
veins will ever and anon through life mantle
his check with the burning blush of shame.
And the recollection of his nativity, will be o
thorn in his dying pillow. That society be
madly abandons to the vile and fatal embrace
of the negro, will regard him viper, warm
ed into life and energy, in her fostering bo.
som-HepM ,crithe and coper beneath the
,oithering jroton of Woman. whose highest
and holiest instincts and feelings. he would
trample upon with the stolid Indifference of
the brute. And his name and memory, will
perish beneath the deep-draon, accumulated
curses Of his OVID posterity. whose dearest in.
terests he would sell for price.
He that would assist in ratifying a negro
Constitution, and thereby endorse negro su-
premacy in this land-he that would corrupt
and blast society-he that would degrade and
ruin his country for the sake of a homestead,
for Reputation of his debts, for Office, or any
emolunaent on earth, is guilty Of crime
too monstrous for pallation, too unnatural and
damning for forgiveness. God Almighty may
forgive it. but man necer, nerer will.
How degraded must be the heart of that
man. care not what may be his social posi-
ton and pretentons, who holds his principles
in one hand, while he extends the other, to
receive the protfered bribe. Tile plant tool
cftyranny-the sport, the footstool of dema-
gogues--a foul blot on natures record-"a
thing Of flesh. that may be brought and sold,
like vilest merchandise" ~ had rather be a
toad and live upon the vapors of dungeon.''
go! is there not some chosen curse,
SoIae hidden thunder in the store Of Heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the wretch"
who would barter his principles, his country,
and his race, for apaltry douceur from
negro Government.