Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-08
Don't Employ Them.


pending when this Constitution goes into eff
feet to Courts created by the same.
Don't Employ Them.
The position which we assumed in this pa
per, on-Sunday morning last, was taken after
mature deliberation and a careful survey of
the whole surroundings. We advised the
Southern people to refuse employment sup
port, aid or patronage to those negroes who
have arrayed themselves ina position OF hos
tiiity to the Southern whites. There is no
power under the sun, which can compel the
white capital of the South to give support to
its direst enemies. But leaving out of view
the possibility Of any such attempt being
made, we insist that the safety of the white
race demands that, as the negroes haye COM
bned against them, they should agree among
themselves not to employ, in the future, any
one who is knownto be hostile to them.
This is no new idea. The same principle
has governed capital in its dealings with la
Dor in every State in. the civilized world.
This has been more marked and stringent IL
those countries where the! people have been
permitted to have voice in the selection OF
their rulers and law makers. Long before
the establishment Of the Government of the
United States the pcopleof the mother coun-
try had found it necessary, in order to neu-
tralizo the control which, Though the ballot,
labor had assumed over the capital of the
country. If in monarchcal England, where
the ballot was restricted TO comparatively
small class, it. was found necessary for, the
protection of capital that its owners should.
/ in1the selectiotsof their laborers, give -em-
ployment to those alone who were known not
to be hostile to it, how much more obligatory
is it now upon the people Of the South when,
by the fraudulent manipulation. of the Regis
tration boards, a large body of ignorant and
debauched negroes, late slaves, are given the
| ascendancy even in the construction OF the
organic laa02
This rule of giving employment to those
only who are known to be friendly, is but an
amplGcation of the first great law of nature
higher than all human laws-that OF sell
protection. Even in the better days of the
Republic, when our people We're. divided into
parties upon mere questions of expediency
and. civil administration, tits we'll known that
Democrats gave no employment to Wings,
or .Whiss to Democrats. This principle was
acted unon in the distribution Of the highest
Offices Of ihe Government. A Wing admin
is,ration appointed 30 Democrats to othce;
Democratic Legislature or community cleo
tad no Wigs. This is the rule now which
is being enforced with the extremist rgldlty
ny the Military COMMANDMENT this district.
At The eNo.th-throughout the whole coun
try--ther. is not an Office. or employment II
nny State, county or municipal. control wL.cf
il not held by the supporters OF the ruling
party The success of party there prompI'
such action. Here the safely Of tie peopl'
demands il. We are fully aware of the fac
tbakthe course which. We advise, to be pro
Sucliyc oftlegreatest amount of good, shonlt
he adopt, i by the entire white population
a the Stale. But ALI our people will not agree
to it. let those who believeit right act lnde
,nendeatly and for themselves in this matter
There are at least three hundred registere;
negroes employed by the merchants oil th'
city abcnt their stores as porters' runners
&c There nre as many more who are meni'
al servants in the families Of the white peo
p!e. Then there is q large number OF day
men, hucksters, mechanics, &C., amounting
to at least four hundred. All Of these would
be compelled To leave tho city if the patro"
ace and support of the decent white peop''
, was Withdrawn from them. We believe tha
nineteen twentieths of these people, unde
: tue sedjtous manipulations ot'ibryanI, ap(
: Beard, ,.and Richardson, arc the mortal ioe
} of the white race. Shall we keep them amon'
l US q II Shall we pay them to stayhere and gov
ey,ausY These questions the good people Z
5 Aurusta must answer for themselves Ou
S earnest advice is to. treat kindly and dea
] ,ta,rly with those who have shown, by thei
conduct, that1hey are not under the contro
D of the Radical leaders. Give them employ
J ment. and aid them in their efforts to eleva
t themselves in the scale of virtue and INTEL!
i rence. Contribute literally for the advance
e ,ment of morality and learning among then
: Defend them from oppression, protect ther
n lrh,n persccution, and aid them in the vind
r cation of all their rishts. Weshould eudeay
It or TO cultivate with them feelings OF mutuf
n respect and consideration. But those wh
! have placed themselves in q hostile aitltud
# to our welfare aud safety should be cut adrl
!, az Chronicles Sentinel. @
e essARhrsr OF SUPPOSED K. X. K's.-A part
Il Of Young men, SUPPOSED to be K. K. X
8 wbile going through the streets, on Monda
i night last disguised as Ku Klux, and bearIn
q coffin with them, were arrested by the P
lice, but were subsequently, discharged, as
was was evident that they were only out for
! little sport. They were not Ku Klux, b.
Q called themselves the Q. Q. Q's; and IN
= public may rest assured that when the 81 Klar I,
n Of the real Ku Klux gather for good or BAT
# they will not be found in numbers 50 sma
o that dozen policemen can handle then
i Their object, however, is not to disturb tt
/, peace, nor to frighten good people out of the
J. Wits. They have higher and a grand,
mission to perform than simply to frlghte
II negroes and, Radicals. They have COUNT
IS to rescue from evil. hands, and principles !
save from utter destruction. These objec
!. thew will carry out, despite the opposition
rs fanatics, or the ridicule Of the creddlous, an
,e seenly the wicked enemies of constitution
"a liberty now have cause to fear; and the
ID need Be; withal, no fear Of the raw.hsad- an
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