The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-11-24
For the Herald.
Letters 70 tho People Of Eewbsrry,

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do not hesitate to say that am frlcnt
to tho colorcd people. Who indeed is not
Who Would not bo glad to SEQ tho pcgros
everywhere thriving, industrious. Sihtolll,
gent, energetic and upright people?. Surely
no, ,whlto man in Newberry has my, Other
thought In regard to tho Blacks than this.
| Wo are all bound together I'm onp common
Interest and ono common destiny a; wal
between tho races would be tho r,tin OF botli;
unless ono wcro oxterminatcd. Hatred, dis
trust, onmlty arc tho clements Of covert
war which rctards, and will retard forever,
Us long rs 1t lasts, the progress and prosperi>
ty OF both. No, tho blacks and whites must
work together to ono common end and to
ono common purpose. That end aud that
purpose Is Reform. Tho corup:iops that
now oxist IN tho body politic hayo been
forced upon lis. Radical demagogucs who
have made tho conquered province Of South
Carolina proy and Il spoil, havc done oy,
orythtng that deyish ingenuity could do>
viso to array tho blacks against tho whites,
Knowing that by this means only could they
DC ablo to acquire and retain power. But
this Is an unnatural state Of thugs, which
cannot last without producing ruin tc. on
parties. 1t will not last. Tho eyes or tho f,o.
ludcd and blinded colorcd r.eopIo win In
opened soon, when thcy lin see clearly tho :
thoy havo boon the ".tlu,cd victims of base
"rc'ches VINO u'c them rs dupcs and tools to
i"''o !"e'..sciycs into power. call upon
So"' o."ck people, TO remember that you aro
~" lax payers, and Tint out of your toll and
sweat Is coined the money that keeps fat
your Radical masters that lead you by the
nose. Whit confidence can you llavo in tho
promises Of such man as tho honorable
Speaker Of tho House of Representatives, who
once wore the uniform Of IN officer IN tho
Confederate service and claimed the honor,
as private Secretary Of Governor P1clens, to
raise tho Confederate Flag over captured
Fort Sumter? Whatever he may bo ho is
not tho Moses to lead you to tho promised
land. What confidence can you have IN the
promises Of such q man rs tho honorable
member from Laurcns, who WAS onco cruel
and untccling slave driver and dealer in
slaVcsf Who gloacl over tho tears and
groans Of his victims, but who, now when his
power Is gone, ,fawns upon the negro as man
and brothcr2 What confidence can you
put In the promises Of such men as these2
Surely thcSo arc not tho CREWS by whom
the ship Of State should bo manned. You
aro wrecked indeed If you look TO such das,
tardly trtmmcrs as these to guido you to n
haven Of rest. No, co!ored people, those
who do not fiwn upon and slobber you all
over with tho loathsomo saliva Of the Soutl>
ern Radical, tho vilcst of all vile things, aro
your trucst friends. They know thut with,
out honesty, intelligence and public virtue
no country can ever prosper. They know
that you can never do we'll without industry,
without thrift, without intelligence, without,
in short. all those qualities that make man
worthy to be a citizen of free country.
Thoy aro willing that you should be free;
they are willing that you should exercise all
the rights and privileges Of q freeman and q
citizen; they would rejoice in your prospcri--
ty; nothing could give tho white mon Of this
country moro unfeigncd pleasure than to scr
you thriving and industrious, penccfr.. and
orderly. For tell you thut yorr i,,cres,s
arc ours, all bound together =. bond Tint
cannot be separated. C',i, in Ills WISDOM,
has thrown lis togo c.'ier fur wise purpose,
h'"eh'''"'' rs ofcviI mon and devils Isl 10 thho
.o"'' Fl notwithstanding. sec a bright ru.
IS for Ncwbcrryi for South Curolina, for
tho whole down>troddcn South. II will como
when you have learned who nrc your true
fricndsi when you have learned 10 distrust
the promises of those who talk and never
performs when you have learned that labor
and honor,and honesty ,nnd uprightness, can
hlonc render the human being Il MAN, and
make him worthy Of IL free uoyernmrnt md
open up TO him the free citizenship of tho
world. Learn these things and yo,r inhc.
rent worth will command tho respect of ali
saving and excepting always the Radicals
for they respect none. JUNIIJS