The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-12-22
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Letters to the People of Nowberry.
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Letters to the People Of Nowberry.
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It is n sad day for any country or
community when drunken rowdius arc
allowed to set at defiance tho constituted
authorities, and to tramplc under foot all
law, order and deccncy. 1t is seldom
that any. community is compelled to wit
ness such disfiraccful scene of liot and
lawlcsspess rs was exhibited in the streets
Of the town Of Ncwbcrry on the night Of
Tuesday, tho 10th Of November In this
respect there must be Reform. 1t is'thc
right Of all men Of all parties TO assemble
pcaccably and discuss any question they
may sec fit. And they may assemble at
any honr Of tho night or day so long as
they do not disturb The peace Of The COM
munity. But no set Of mon have the
right to parade tho streets ut my hour
with cries Of retaliation and oaths, and
Hiring of guns and pistols so rs to disturb
Tho quiet Of peaccabic and orderly citi.
zcns. The demonstration TO which re-
fer vas made by colorcd people; mem
hers, MS have been given to understand,
of tho Uuion Iscagnc. Permit ne to say,
us friend, that there arc far better ways
Of showing your attachment to tho Union
than in riot and drunkenness; that you
can use your rights as. frccmcn and as
citizens Of n great country in much
more honorable and acceptable way than
in making dogs and beasts Of yourselves.
But |, for one, do not SO much blame the
cosurrd people lnr this lawlc>s folly, aS-l
do others who hope ny exciting strif; he.
tween the white and coorcd citizens, to
he ahle to keep themselves in power,
and 80 to continue the cntrul of the
State. blame white men ror the law
less acts of the black. 1t is such men as
these who arc creating cnni,y between
tho white and black citizens for no pnr-
pose under heaven but that they may
get Office through the votes of the dclu,lcd
coiorcd people. Let there be' no mnre
Liot, no more drunken threats. Let there
be rc(otm in this respect. No man is
worthy t. be fee citizen Of free coun-
try who does not feel the great RESPONSE
baiity Of his position, and that he, indi.
vidually, is accountable for the welfare
OF his country, and the transmission Of
it's institutions to postcrity pure and un.
sullicd.
In my lust letter mentioned the great
multiplicity Of Offices and the terrible en-
pcnse to the people connected Herewith.
Thore was one did not mention and to
that now call your attention. The Of.
flee to which now allude is that OF Dis
trict or County Census Tulcr. We have
nh officer appointed according 10 law to
take the census Of the County of New
berry. lie has a good salary, one, in
deed, for which he could very well nfr"rd
to, do the work, and for which he ought
to DC required to do it. But no, instcad
Of being required to do the work himself,
he has the privilege Of remaining at home
and is permitted t, employ such assist.
ahts as he may think necessary, and who
ayo to bo pnld. not out of his "ulary as
they should DO, hut hy the State. From
cn1m rcvie% Of tho extravagant method
Of conducting pnblic alfairs at present,
docs 1t pot appear that the sole great Oh.
feet ofthc party now in power is to draw
from tho body Of tho lvboring people as
much money ns possible? Nny they
not well bc called acchos and blood suck.
Hrs2 You never can gorge them. Great
tod! Y0u may rs well hope for tho nwcr
regions to become glnttcd with lost souls
apq;i0 ccusc to yawn fm n"rr. as for
these hungry ghouls I" let Z" their hold
Of tho pur.e 2s long MS there is dollar
!" il, unless you eioEe ,bcn III.
sufferers. Il We wi'l 60 to work
faithfully and manfully ~e can, in n short
time, ehnngo all this. But We must
work. strcnously md ardnouSly. 1t will
not do to SIT down aupincly md fold our
arms 10 hopeless dependency. The
whito citizens must make common cause
with tho colorcd and throw of tho incu-
bus that now crushes with an intolcrablc
weight tho industry Of tho country.
believe It would not be ba,d for us to
show thpt wo arc bo,tcr. friends to the
colored. people tban my kortlorn man
TINT over lived. The black man is not
thu vile and dospjcpt|e creature that Par.
ker Pill>hp'y now represents him.
know The eolor"d people wcll. have
nurs~d them iu sicancss; have fed and