The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-16
"spoilinR for n Riot"
[&Iissiouury Record, August II, 1869.

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The events of Saturday last are clear,
indication that the mass Of the colored peo-
pie in this city do hot court conflict with
the whites. There were only few oolored
men in the streets while the procession Of
uni.v ...vn-two thousanu 81, ,vYs-uIat u,,su
from the wharves to the hotel, and in no
instance was any attempt made to repeat
the dangerous experiment Of insulting our
5avannah friends.
The riot Of July 26th Was the work Of o
few insolent negroes. acting probably under
the Instructions Of tho 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 a body Of oolored men who
would always be quiet and orderly were
they free from the, persuasions and threats
of the knaves who stand In authority over
them. The danger Of collision between
the whites and blacks grows out Of the pas
sisnate hate Of less than q SCORE of vicious
negroes and vsgabend white men. What
they desire and what they intend may be
learned from the leading article, headed
"Spoilipg for Riot" Of tho Mission ary
Record, Of Saturday. This article Is print
ed in full in another column. 1t is the
work Of R n. Cain, black man, the editor
of the Record. pastor for a long time Of the
largest oolored congregation in the city,
Ind still q State senator from Charleston.
This article is nothing less than an art
fpl appeal to the passions and prejudices Of
the colored people. It tells them that they
are peaoeiul'and law-abiding GLASS, but II
reminds thsra that 'there is not drop Of
towards blood in the vefns Of the South
Carolina negro" Nor does Cain stop here.
With patient art he taunts and reyiles the
Georgia gentlemen whe are now our guests.
Cain tells these .'rsudies,ill that "whsn-
ever the asorgians waAtfto test their met
tie, they can find fifty thousand (pegroes)
in this M State who will crafty their ambition
for q riot in Ave minutes" Again, h, SAYS s,s
that the negroes ''are ready at almost any
time to crafty those who are anxious for q
fray" II is true that Cain pats the white
citizens Of Charleston on the back and
damns them with faint praise; But i'd sneer-
ing at our guests, in abusing our friends.
Cain insults eyory white man who appreoi.
ates the laws Of hospitality and dishonors, as
well as he can, every man who loves and rs.
speots Charleston and South Carolina.
It may be though 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 iusc
sash men as Cain during the last three
years. Hard experience has taught uo to
.be prepared for the worst, to be ready FOR
every emergency, and not to put OF our our
arinor till tho fight is clearly won.
There is no danger Of q oolliaion between
tho white people and the police No matter
,whet VIII, new yye1ations the craven spirit Of the
Mayor may suggest, there will be no trouble
With the municipal authorities. We ars de:
tern'n,incd 70 have the law on our sidc. AMI
that we want ia fit and proper protection
for our respected guests, which pro soss::sa ss:
can best bc given them by our oWd . eoplc.
Thspolioc gusra and the Federal troops M iay |
march and parade ms muoha ss they please.
This will not lessen our responsibility,
and We repeat now, calmly and deli, !.
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