The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-16
"spoiling for . RIOT, r
lMissiouary Record, August II, 1869.


The events Of Saturday last are clear
indication that the mass Of the colored peo-
pie in this city do not court conflict with
the whites. There were only few colored
men IN the srrsets while the procession Of
white men-two thousand strong-msrohed
from the wharves to the hotel, and in no
Instance was any attempt made to repeat
the dangerous experiment Of insulting eur
Savannah friends.
The riot of July 26th was the work Of q
few insolent negroes acting probably under
the instructions Of the white negroes who
lead them in council and desert them in the
moment Of peril. These think that our peo-
pie will bear unoomplainingly and without
resentment hard words and harder blows.
They hound on their satellites, and these
drag with them q body Of colored men who
would always beNuiet and orderly were
they free from the persussions and threats
of the knsyes who stand in authority over
them. The danger of q collision between
the whites and blacks grows out Of the pas
sisnste hate Of less than score Of vicious
negroes and vsgsbond white men. What
they desire and what they intend may be
learned from the leading article, headed
"Spoiling for Riot" Of the Missionary
Record, of Saturday. This article is print
ed id full in another column. It is the
work Of B. b Cain, black man, the editor
Of the Record, pastor for long time Of the
largest colored congregation in the city.
and still State senator from Charleston.
This article is nothing less than an art
full appeal to the passions and prejudioes Of
the colored people. 1t tells them that they
arc peaceful and law abiding class, but it
reminds them that "there is not drop of
towards blood in the veins Of the South
Carolina negro" Nor does Cain stop here.
With patient art he taunts and reviles the
Georgia gentlemen whe are now our guests.
Cain tells these "rewdies-' ~ that "when-
ever the Georgisns want to test their met
tie, they can find fifty thousand (negroes)
in this State who will crafty their ambition
for riot in five minutes" Again, he says
that the negroes ''are ready at almost any
time to crafty those who are anxious for
fray" 1t is true that Cain pals the white
citizens of Charleston on the back and
damns them with faint praise But in sneer-
ing at our guests, in abusing our friends,
Cain insults every white man who appreci.-
ates the laws of hospitality, and distonora, g:
we'll as he can, every man who loves and re-
spects Charleston aud South Carolina.
It may be thought that these are idle words
of the negro Cain. But we remember the
last visit of the Savannah Club, and have a
vivid recollection of The conduct Of just
such men as Cain during the last three
years. Hard experience has taught US to
be prepared for the worst, to be ready for
every emergency, and not to put off our
armor till the ightis clearly won.
There is no danger of collision between
the white people and the police. No mater
what new vAxatiors the craven spirit of the
Mayor may suggest, there will be no trouble
with the municipal authorities. We are de-
termined 10 have the law on our side. All
that we want is fit and proper protection
for our respected guests, which protection
can best be given them by eur own people.
Tue police guard and the Federal troops may
march and parade as much as they please.
This will not lessen our responsibility,
and we repeat now, calmly and deli ;.