The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-30
Radical Reconstruction On it's
Last Legs.

Our readers will have noticed that in
most of the speeches of prominent South
ern leaders, recently delivered, the colorcd
voter has formed theme Of more than
mere passing interest. To-day we add to
the number, extracts from speech deliv.
cred by distinguished representative OF
"Young South,'' General James B. Cor
don, of Georgia, and from letter on the
subject written upon tic more mature
Judgment of Mr.. James j. Campbell, OF
South Carolina. These appeals and warn
incs cannot he without theircffect upon the
colorcd population of the South, and that
they are destined to produce revolution
in the minds of the colored voters, III IA
vor of their former masters, seems to be
as clear as the fact that the influence OF
the Northern adventurers over the freed
men is fast waning. There is nothing at
all extraordinary in this. The untutorcd
negroes have discovered that the promises
Of their newly found Northern friends
are shams and delusions, and their natural
instinct leads them to distrust all who
have once deceived them. In no instance
lave the pledges of their radical allies
been carried out. at the outset they
promised them forty acres Of land and a
pair of mules, if they would vote the rad
ical ticket. They obeyed instructions, but
have never seen land or mules
They were assured that they should
possess the contiscatcd houses and lands
of the rebel leaders. This the radicals
failed to carry out from fear Of the indig-
nation the atrocitv of the act would Gre
ate throughout the North. They were
told that they should hold seats in Con-
crcss in the State Legislatures and i'll the
City Councils, and, in all respects, enjoy
every civil right and prerogative possessed
by tic white man. In all these promises
they have been deceived and cheated
They have neither lands nor mules; they
possess no conliscated plantations they
hold no seats in Congress, and only few
days aro batch of theirrolored brethren
were expelled from Southern Icgisla-
tnrc by the vote Of nearly every white
radical in it. The sensible portion of the
Southern colored population begin TO re-
alizc that those Northern advcnturcrs
who have located among them lave no
lands to give; while, OH the otier hand,
they see that their late masters have, and
that those masters are disposed to treat
them with kindness and with a proper
consideration Of their newly enti'anchiscd
condition. Hence, it is no wonder that
the Southern colorcd voteris ina political
position which, with very little adroit-
ness, can be turned to the advantage of
their old masters, leaving the trcachcrous
carpet bangers to their fate.
Now, then, comes the opportunity of
the Southern leaders. Withtl'e assistance
OF the votes of the colorcd population,
they can secure asccndancy in nearly eve
rv one of the Southern States; and, that
accomplished, down goes radical recon-
struction, OF its o~n volition, and up goes
the era of Southern restoration. There
fore is it, that leaders like Wade llamp-
ton, Forrest, Toombs, Henry A. Wise, A.
II. Stephens, General Gordon, Judge
Campbell and hundreds of others, distin-
guishcd for their political influence in the
South, arc palavcring with the negro vo-
ter. Joining with him in barbacues, sitting
on the same platform with him, and show
ing him, as clear as MONDAY, on which
side his bread is buttered.-N. y. Herald.