The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-11

trust to the justice of their cause, de-
pend on bullying the weak and
frightening the. timid. Now, are
these your friends? No, no; cut
loose from them, and the sooner the
better. Gvueinber, loo, tnat tnoss
who do. will have the support Of the
whites. Do you suppose that VIC will
quietly stand by and see these CON-
binations made for our injury, and
that we will continue to employ and
give work to those who work against
us? No, my friends, if you let your
false and wicked advisers urge you to
prescription and to a position of an
tagonism to your old friends, with
whom you should live in harmony,
then indeed will you find out, when
too late, that these cowardly rascals
will get out of the way and leave you
to starve for want of employment, or
to bear the fruits of their crimes. It
is oil very well for you to be told that
General Candy will not let your en-
ployers turn you off, for voting
against them; but I defy General
Candy, or any other man, to make
me nurse o vi per to sting my own
bosom. .r.
A few nights ago, one. of your
party, and L am sorry to say, color
cd man ut that, with more impru-
dence than either sense or good feel
ing, said in O speech, that eff the
whites wanted acar," they (meaning
you) We're ready, and that guns, mus
kets andrope would be used. Now, my
friends, what should be done with q
blood-thirsty disorganizer like him?
Suppose white man was to threaten
you in this way, what terrible row
would be made over it. Now, if yom
have not had enough of war, we
think that aDe have. It is rather n
serious thing to talk so fippantly
about; but one thing you can depend
on, should any disturbance occur,
such warlike speakers will leave these
''burnt districts" for safer and more
peaceful climes. Why is it that these
pretended friends never fulfill their
promises? Where is the forty acres
of land that was promised you? Have
any of you ever got them? No.
Have any of you ever heard them
utter that well known and touching
melody, "Here's your mule?" No,
and you never will-takc NV word
for that. The last promise made
you, is to turn the South Carolina
Railroad into money, and divide that
out. Now, my friends, if there is any
one amongst you, that is such q
cursed fool as to be imposed on by
such infamous low down lies as this,
l pity you from the bottom of my
heart; but with all good men, must
despise tho demagogues who would
buy your votes with their false pro-
misses. Now, my friends, these are
the kind of leaders who threaten you,
that if you do not support them, and
work hard to give them $11 per day,
and to put them where they can
humbng you again, that you will be
prescribed and punished. Great
God! is this freedom? Is this what
you have been looking forward to?
Is this equal rights? If so, deliver
me from it.
My friends, I have been trying to
talk plain to you, and to give you
facts, in plain common sense lam
gunge. I have tried to give you the
true sentiments of my heart, and I
assure you, I honestly believe all that
[ have said to you. I believe that
the old resident citizens of the coun-
try are y :" fricnds-that your old
masters, 4om you have been raised
with and have known all your lives,
are far better to be trusted than the
deceitful, office-seeking adventurers,
who have abandoned their cold
hearted regions, and now try to pros
per and fatten by humbugging you.
Take plain common sense view of
it. Ii these people are sincere, why
do they refuse you those very rights
and privileges in their own States,
that they promise you here? Why
do they refuse you admittance to
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