Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-17
Friday, April II, 1868.
This is a White mans Country, anu
must be Ruled by White men.

Do the poor ignorant and deluded blacks
imagine for one moment that a., political row
or has passed into their hnmls. aud that they
are TO iue this coun'r:;i If so, they are mis-
.rnhly deceived and ,h- sooner they are uude-
ctived the better. What are th.y but the
Gupes of nnfui and designing men. who to
effect their Own sr.sis!i purposes arc urging
them on 10 Il course " lich must eventuatc in
their utter ruin. Th. only hnrc Of safety
wns in nn alliance with the Southern whites,
who have always been, nrc now. and would
slwny. be their true friends and prot ectors
The lruu men of the South have extended to
them the right hard Of fellowship, aud have
proif red 10 them civi! anl political equality,
but they have turned their backs urom ,heir
old friends .nd cons sor'ed with aliens aud reu-
rgad"s These men nre needy Gavcnturcrs
and lsa:ticss lenag"vucs who arc scgs;H,
their own advancement at the sacrifice Of the
best Interests of Tie EIack Inan. Ii.ry lave
neither the will nor IT," ability TO :i him bu,
can only ntcia;e h:'ri trn his :rrr tr;2l,.i: .,
natural protectors. the Southern whites With
the Southern whit" :i::a lis "uc:,.Y Will Il. .
Nnrtlcrner prove LIS ir,cr,: I.c, lnc history
Of the pas: answer. H.. Las ever l"-n a."
cruel an' :.carIl"%s .:.~: :ir-:,.r. a:.i even Row
when forcing ir.,'ro-s:'!"":;r.cv ur"n thr
South, he : uuw ii;r Ia allow h,;u 10 rnr.ici-
pat. III the f.a'c'itSc II. L"nc. Spci, is tie
Gtrl:.ru.i" .i"n ~! ;he wi.lc l..an in tiio Penn
y
elections. The m".;r" j.. made the dupc and
willing tool Of Gc-',h;' z nrn who, to feet
thci: .wn purposes, a:e liingirS abou, AN
sn;.Houi.!i Of races L: IA: S,u.h The result
Of surh coates. is ty..:"n,-,hc ,!Vo,.. Of the
negro is ,,cvi;nt'r lie has neither t!:e num-
bcrs, nor the caiHc!ty - compete with the
whtr man. IN cn'!eav"ring TO grasp all paw.
81, lie has niicnatcI these who can II 'unc ;il
him. In seeking t" Lee na:!rr lie VIII bycc,rl:
the vcri"st OF slaves arL will be- gro;il.l T."
the 'lns Enler The &c; CT the whit. man. II
ouch is In" fstr Of the negro Of the SoH;h
what sha we say of the reneyalr white WHO
deserts his county i'll its h"ur Of need, and
tuiu ming against Lis own hior,l. wcnL seek 10
ris' The iuin f his own k::h nd XIX His
policy is US short sighted rs .riq:ii,ons, With
less chaiactrr. and scarcely more intcilvcnc,
than The blnrkS themselves, he will share their
Safe, and earn besides Tie traitors doom, AMI
the rcrcgnd-s >ha.mc-;h. cXecrati,n rs vel
ofthe race lha, he hes rairl rs Of that he seeks
10 bermv. The Ii, Ct elect Of the teaching.
OF such ,.ncu and their Radical allies is thus
truthinlly rxI o$.h iii :!e following paragra ph
tr"m the New York = reg:
Aany mouths 40 We warned the Radicals
that they were saving n fearful harvc:: III the
South. We io!.i tl!rn that the measures they
wer. adopting w"u,l Inevitably rc:ui, in I:
r"nili'! between :!.e two racr5 llcc,i,css cI
the s"rinn Lessons w;.i",, History teaches, arl
n''1'iS ol 'Ht laws t'I uitcic, our
Ea'cGi rulers C;cri their policy uron the
s"n!', an nrca:y beginning to see
what the Consequences will he From al ap-
tsaranceS war OF races i'll that uuhnrry s"c-
ton Of the ni"n is rnii!y approaching The
first s"e'ls Of dist ust were snwn hv l,,. Freed!
mems Bureau, which. although under the pat
i"nnge Of the general unvernl..n,, wa. in..st
ehan,eiully used by III" !:a.!cal party to ,.ri-
eon the ni.nJs Of tie i,.:oinnt black. arainS,
L. Il L.,
bureau not being Secret n concern NJ Was
desirable, Loyal League cl,As were l,2,ne !
tr"m the Potomac to the Rio G,nuie. 1Lrs,.
"rG"n'Zatinis were composed n,r!">. '':ir-.v
"f negroes; !'-y Nccn'i.- Sc Powerful IL u.ri,-
'crs a"d :".:;ral i,nl"ita,.c. that cvr..iu.i:v
their mesu!crS assumed 10 he tie r:,.c:s anil
masters of the whites. so long es they wcr.
permitted I" display iEr:r rarrr;,ru :n,! assert
Their u>uri''" power - lon" wis The lurr.r
vtr,ed BIt the !ogicn! resul, Of Two ycars
81 drslolis;n lies Tuw before rs in i!a fact o
counter action rn the part Of the whites
From one end Of the So,i.h to the other new
secret society known Us the "ku kluy Khan
has been ":ganiz''l i'll opposition 10 univ,rsa
negro sI;iia-A and n"rru rule. The aims aud
PURPOSES OF 'iie ASSOCIATION are not conceal, 1
hom til" world. Tie Southern whites HAY.
DECLARED that th"} will 10 longer tolerate =
POL cy whl:!l snkS them into scrvitu,c Al. I,
makes s"Gii- bsrbarous race their master.
Thus we now have two intensely hostile Gle
Ii. nts orgauize: aud organizing, and faciu.
each other-the ku kluX klan, or secret soc;
ely Of white :acn, on the one hand, and H.;
Loyal League Association, or secret society o
Eesr"es, on the ether each strlc ling far 81
'r'inncr. and each of race airn III cviliza
s!on aud ideas 10 ihe other. How long will il
tie before such nh'mgnnistic elements I,.s iLt
""uH'i1 "i political a,f,rc and rnprre in r
contest ol bioodShcd and Lesulaton?