Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-06-10
Rev. DIR. Manly and the Colored Man.

a brief abstract has been published O
The speech of Rev. BAIL Manly, of thi:
State, before the Baptist Home Missiona
ary Society in, New York, on the adop
tion Of the report of the Comnittee on
the Southern delegation, in which report
cordial response was made to the frater'
nal expressions used 6y the Southern
delegates, and the hope was expressed
that I'LL Baptists would co operate in all
ways that might be practicable to preach
the Gospel everywhere to the destitute
and emancipated millions of the South,
I and to secure to them all the rights and
duties of citizenship and Christian fellow
ship.
DR.. Manly's speech is important and
interesting, and we therefore give a report
of from the New York papers. Amongst
other things he said:
1t has been said that if the Southern
delegation talk at the South as they dc
here, the difficulty will be at an end. They
will talk there as they do here, but there
are some things that it may be needful tc
say here. If there was any bitterness in
my heart ! should bury it; but there is
none. But all the Southern brethren
speaking at the South as they do here
will not end all the difficulties. 1t is no
such easy thing rs that. We are but
half dozen men, and what are we
amongst SO many Brethren at the South
do not know all we have seen and heard
sShere and at Baltimore. We ourselves
have made rapid advance, and so have
you, in the last two weeks; we have
made five years in progress in two weeks
time. There are at the South various
sorts of people. | cannot, neither can
DIR. Jeter or DR.. Fuller, speak for the
whole South. There are some pretty
stubborn old fellows at the South-for
those none of US can speak, and Baptists
are very much in the habit of speaking
for themselves. 1t will take time before
all the asperities will be smothered down.
We at the South do not recognize the So
cial equality of the neglo. All the rights
which he has by law we have no desire
to interfere with but we cannot entrust
to him the MANAGEMENT of the interests
of our country for this simple reason (:
God and man know he is not competent
to control them. We recognize slavery
as dead, and we have no desire nor idea
of it's restoration in any form, but the
political control of our country we can
not consent to transfer into their hands.
You may do it, and we must submit, but
of our own voluntary effort we will not
we cannot. This report uses the ex-
preston all rights and duties Of citizen
ship. If by that word is to be understood
suffrage, we cannot endorse that express
son-for whatever may be our views
upon that matter, we have no right to en-
press any opinion in this religious body
We have no disposition to deny them the
rights of freedmen. or Of Baptists, or of
the ministry. But upon the question of
Suffrage we have no right to commit this
organization to republican or to demo.
cratic 'principles-to take the side of any
political party.
1t is proper, however, that should add
that we have the deepest interest in the
elevation of the colored people, and their
advancement in morals, in education and
everything that goes to make up the dig
nity of man. We are far more deeply
interested in them than any other people
under Heaven, because we have got to
dwell amongst them, or leave the graves
of our kindred and the homes of our
youth. If they are vicious, corrupt, ig-
iiorant, debased, we suffer. 1t makes lit
tie difference to you Northerners, but
all our interests, our homes, our welfare,
depend upon the. society which surrounds
us. Everything that we hold dear IS
pledged to enlist onr efforts to promote
their education. We feel no hostility to
them, or desire that it should exist. Our
ministers have always preached to them,
and still continue to preach to them as
opportunity allows. | have baptized
more coiored than white persons. lpreach
constantly to larger colored than white
membership. Immediately on my return
preach the funeral of colored man at
bis own dying request. The colored peo-
pie love US; they have confidence in Us.
We ask you to help US in our work
amongst them. If you viii, God be
thanked. If you will not, "still we re-
joicc that in every way Christis preached" :"
An honest Dutehman, on being asked
how often he shaved Yenlied Dree