The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-25
KlWlq4sry Record. August IA, 1869.
''sRotL1NG FOR "A RIOT"

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TRe syeats of Saturday. last arc
a clYRr Indication that The mass of
the c6lored people in this oity
do dot court q conflict. with the
whites. There, were:oply a few
,oolored men In the streets. while
the procession ofwhite men--two
thouisard 'strohg4Arnarched from
the whafvss' to'the' hotel, and in
no INSTANCE was any attempt made
to repeat the dangerous ,experi,
ment ofoinsultingl our Savannah
friends. ~ '..''
The riot ofJuly Goth was the
work of a fow inaol6ht negroes,
acting probably under the in
structions of.iSthe white-negroes
WHO lead ,them in council and
desert them in tho moment Of
peril: These think that our poo.
pie will Fear unoomplainihgly aud
without, resentment hard words
and harden. blows. They, hound
on their'satellites, and these drag
with them u body Of colored men
who would always be quiet and or
dcrly were they free from the per-
suasions and threats ofthe knaves
who stand in authority over them.
The danger Of a collision between
the whites aud blacks grows out
Of the passionate hate Of less than
score Of vicious negroes and
vagabopd white men. What they
desire and what they intend may
Do learned from the leading article,
headed ""Spoiling for Il Riot" of
the Missionary Record, Of Sat.
urday. This article, is printed in
full in another column. 1t is the
work OF r. III. Cain, black man,
the editor OF the Record, pastor
tor q long time Of the largest col
ored congregation in the city, and
still State senator from Charles.
ton. . a.a...
This article is nothing less than
IN artful appeal to tho passions
and prejudices Of the colored
people. 1t tells them that they
are peaceful and law.abiding
class, but it reminds them that
"there is not drop of cowald's blood
in the veins Of the South Carolina
negro" Nor does Cain stop here.
With patient art he taunts and
reviles the Georgia gentlemen
who are now our guests. Cain tells
these "rowdIes" | II that "when-
ever the Georgians want to test
their mettle, 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 care
ready at almost any time to graft
fy. those who arc anxious for
fray" It il true that Cain pats
tho whito citizens Of Cha lesion
on the back and damns them with
faint praise. But in sneering at
our guests, in abusing our friends,
Cain insults every white man who
appreciates the laws Of hospitality
and dishonors, as we'll as he can, ev-
cry man who loves and respects
Charleston and South Carolina.
1t may be thought that these
are Idle words Of the negro Cain.
But we remember the late visit Of
the Savannah Clab, and have u
vivid recollection of the conduct
Of just such mon as Cain during
tho last three years. Hard ex-
perience has taught us to be pre-
pared for tho worst, to be ready
tor every emergency, and not to
put Of our armor, till the fight is
clearly won.
Thore 10 no danger ofa collision
between tho white people and tho
police: No matter what now vex.
ations, tho craven spirit of the
Mayor may suggest, there will be
no trouble with the. municipal
authorities. We are determined
to have tho law on our side. All
that we want is fit and proper pro
tection for our respected guests,
which protection can boet be
given them by our own people.
The police guard and tho Federal
troops may march and parade as
much as they please, This will
not lesson our responsibility, and
we repeat now, calmly and dolib.
erately, what we said on Saturday
morning last: 1.-THE police may.
and, we hope, will be able and
willing to enforce order and main,
tain tho public. peaoe. But, we;
cannot shift upon the shoulders 'ot
aw6ak and vaci1lating official tho
sacred obligations Of hospitality
which we ourselves have delibe-.
rately assumed. The proper treat
tneI,t Of the visitors whom wo re-
ceivo will be. an affair for which
our own people have become OK.
clusively. responsible before the
country. And we much mistake
their ,'temppls9f. ,jjftBSH again: brook:
lnlnry of2lnsplb, c3mp whence it
may sapit odI "a ~ naJs> ,II,ag !
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