The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-01
CoLuMnlM S. c., March ~, 1863.

M. TJ. Robcrison-Sm: Uhnvcrccciyci
your note i'll reply to tho inquiry felt il
my duty TO make regret to say, that the
character OF your response constrains IN,
TO pursue tho subject. lnasmuch as you
have disayowcd the language imputed tc
you III yonraddrcss, ana imasmnch;. furth
or, rs have every reason to assume that
have not misreprcscncd your remarks,
feel that may, with justice and prorrcty,
conclude that you did speak as alleged 10
the colorcd men who calcdyou out.
\ our remarks, alluded to inmy first con.
m"nioation, embraced, first, q suggestion
u the colorcd men--lo wit: tomdy& every
man who might go urto unite in the Demo
cratic meeting of Thursday, tho 2Gth inst.
ana secondly, three seperate allegations,
! viz; that s"ch men were no friends OF theirs
that they would cnsiare the colorod man
again to morrow, if they Mrfd--and that
they conceded no rights whatever TO the
black man.
propose to consider those points made
liy you in their order.
And first allow me TO ask, what is your
meaning, W en- you advise tho colorcd man
TO mark tho white citizen who Quietly goes
TO exercise right of whi,h even radical
Legislation has not yet sought to dcpriyo
him?' Do you moan TO suggest to the ne
gro thoughts Of vengeance and schemes of
injury? You understand ,kr force OF words.
Iiavo you reflected upon the construction
which ignorant men might place upon your
language? Ilhvc you thought what evil
you may DO woi king, when thus YOU throw
ambiguous words among the populace? :?
But apart from these considerations, let mo
remind you how often it is that an evil in
ycntion returns to plague tho inventors
Monsieur Guillo,in foil hy tho guilotinc,
nnd d'many anenyinecr has been hoistcd by
his own potard: II would moi take long for
tho black man to'discover what q poor al.
wiser you are on the point Of mdrItng or
sPoft'n2 mon who. in brond daylight, under.
take TO exercise . frceman's right. Sup
rnse that the white mon " who have work and
give h,m work-supposc that tho employ,
ers OF the country--were to MARI, every
colorcdt man who unitcs with the lcngae or
the radical faciion--- would not this system
OF prescriptions operate most iniuriously
upon those whoso. friend and champion YOU
profess to boz Do you not propose o'put
IN the negro's hand tive edged sword-a
sharp tool, which is to wound tho user
Me,factis your advice is fraueh, with
esils ona evil onlyt to the black man. You
place him in direct host ility TO tho whites
OF 'hc state; you invite him to fatal an
tagonism, AMI thus you pavc the way 10 his
injury md ruin. an
-, WIN respect, now, TO your first alcga-
non, that The men who might rally under
me DemoSratiobanne were no rricnds Of
theirs, ~ me rewsrklhat this is o subject
urop which there maybe an lonost lif,or
enfe or opinion. believe that such men
nre the best friends ofsthe negro Il Is
rue mat they, may not have" the same uso
rths negro that your party has; ii is
true, they may not; make suoh maani6ccnt
promises may, mot indulge, therlN ine such,
intimateassociation.y But ifgenuine e.frionds
snip consists IN telling its object the unyar.
'mshed truth, in nEproviding for It's substantial
ana ultimate good, then, must, tho colorcd
man look for hiseiend outside of the par.
which, with ta,sc lights, would lead him
TOMS loom. But mayI not with great