The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-10-27
Parker PillsburY on the oolored Citizen.

Mr. faiker flllsoury, OF Massachu-
sctts, who is now in this oity on visit
to his brother, the Mayo of Charles,
ton, is writing series of letters to
the New York Revolation, the organ
Of Woman's Rights: the said Parker
Pillsbury being great champion of
Woman's Rights, as in other days he
was u great Hbvlitionist. 1t is to be
hoped he will not be as much disap-
pointed and disgusted upon the attain
lnent of his present pet scheme Of
OK oman's Rights, as he clearly is with
What he saw of negro suffrage.
The following are extracts from ono
Of his letters
"Push woman suffrage at the North
against all obstacles and oppositions,
sparing nothing, sacred. or profane,
that lies ia your way. But meautime
We may rest the suffrage question
Mere, for period, at least, until some
much more elementary culture and
elevation is secured. Re surely must
Nave low estimate of tho solemn re-
sponsibilities Of Government involv-
A log the liberty, the person, the pro.
Perty and life Of every individual III
.hat Government, who would force
the ballot on thousands and thousands
seen all over the South. And forced
it was on many men, wherever the
slaves have voted as much as were
ever their tasks in the cotton field. -
They know no more and cared no
more for what they did in voting than
If they werc as infautile in years as
they are in citizenship and political
experience.
''Intemperance here is frlghtfully
prevalent, aud the colored people
share almost universally ip the dgil.--
The whiskey here is diabolical, yet
they appear to love it more than any.
thing else, women as we'll as men,
They drink it red hot from the barrel,
clean and pure, and T have seen moth
Srs pour it thus down the throats of
their six months old babes. And
what is worse, there are very few
%hite merf, Who employ item to any
extent, that do not keep barrel on
tap, and furnish it. to them whenever
q better bargain OF moro work taH be
had. thYr5by. ,.....ys
beau knot auobtgS them. There is no
eesgsie about It as q general fact. On the
plantations, very few childrenj very
few are born; InfauEicide Is Common,
y is said, but marriage is rare, unless
forced upon the parties, and that ia
not frequent In the towns 1t is
somewhat better than in this country,
bpe everywhere apparedtly, aiKong
chose poor beings,'the legal restraiiito
Of MARRIAGE are, but littleregarded. -
AS to an ide& of, comfortable Il house.
keeping ~ Che rufal distr:tts1a,d they
Comprise almost tho whole South, IL Is
sll . mystery yss..o hs ;gsvea!oa sven
to its first principles.
"The ballot may be tho ono thing
: heedful there, but it seems to'' me,
= soap, sand, fine tooth oohibG, pots. ket-
tlbs, chairs, tables, KHivesy forks,
spoons, decent food, cooking anu cloth
ing, glass windows, and S2sn looking.
glasses, should ut least Ri side BY side,
If they may not precede the rights Of.
suffrage and sovereignty." -,
Et lu, Bsafsf would be The excla.
nation Of Mr.. GnAfy freedman. !.
4 the said q were i.Yersed in, the
Language of Caesar. That mapy bof
our colored citizens are very fjiR Of
Monongahetawe know; but we never
dreamed That they drank as much bad
whiskey as Mr.. r. Pillsbury would
would have .usiinfer. " sThere9did Mr..
Pillsbury Rea motharay 4 ot,,. ~ !, od