The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-30
COLUMBIA, S, C.|
ygedaesa.y Mornihlg Jtaae so, 1850.

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i Unpleasant announcements come to
ns almost daily by telegraph touching
the lawless conduct of negroes, Now,
for these effects. there must be causes.
Negro nature. when subject to proper re.
atraints. squiet. submissive and respect,
ful. But disturbing elements have been
atwork which have perverted its good
qualities and stimulated its bad ones, SO
that now we find it breaking out into all
sorts OF lawless violence, in revenge for
acts which do not happen to receive the
stamp of negro approval. A negro gets
into an affray and is wounded. Imme-
diately thereafter there is combination
of negroes to spill the blood or burn the
buildings of those who have offended
them. Every day well authenticated
8 stories Of this kind come to US, with such
slight changes. of place and circumstance
as to render them almost stereotyped.
This conduct of the negro, the New Or
leans Times thinks, is abnormal It
comes from the poisonous distillment
poured into the dark chambers of the
negro ear by designing intriguers and
jdemagognes, who wish to profit by the
1aisfcftunss Of others, and are utterly
rsgardlessof of Consequences to the gene
raj con mqnity. Before the negro can
reap the advantages of his new relations
TO our people, he must learn to respect
the laws which are made as we'll for his
protection as for ours. This thing of
taking the law into his own hands is GER
tain to provoke violent and overwhelm-
ing opposition. It is an unsafe game for
the negro to play ut, and if he perse.
veres in it, it will most certainly result
in his discontinue and ruin. However
numerous the colored people may be in
particular sections, they are, taking the
whole South together, in helpless mi
nority, and must rely rather on the gene
rosity and magnanimity of the whites
than on their own self-asserted capabili-
ties. The peculiar circumstances which
for year or two gave them the balance
Of power, are rapidly giving place to
new circumstances under which the su-
pretnaey of tho white man can no longer
be evaded or denied. It is, therefore,
obviously the policy of the colored peo-
pie to secure the friendship of the whites
among whom they reside, and to thzast
behind them, utterly and" forever, the
evil counselors who have already led
them SO very far astray. In Virginia,
ihe Richmond Dispatch, of the 28th,
says. the colored people are coming to
their senses. Witness the following:
"Reports from several sections of the
State are highly favorable to the liberal
party amongst the colored people. The
Leagues are losing influence, the letters
of the colored people, forged by the
vindictive and greedy strangers who
haye. made them tools for their selfish
qualification, are FILLING off, and they are
getting to be freemen indeed Every
day throws light upon the designs of the
wretches who have set up line of color
III this State to the serious disturbance of
the peace and prosperity of the commu-
nifty. This light is spreading. among the
eolored people. In few months their
deceiyers will prefer any occupation to
that5 OF 'enllghtenlpg the negro. 1t will
be not only unpleasant, but 'wun't
pay
i'm county not far distant, there is a
change coming over the minds of the
colored people. They have in one dis
trict absolutely got possession of the
League, and swear that they are indie
pendent. The blacksmith Of the baili-
wick asks, Whose horses do I shoe?
Whose work do get? Who pays meG
Carpet-baggers, negroes. scalawags? No,
my own Virginia people gentlemen.
I'm guine stand by dem. Dey is my
friends-dey supports me. I guine vote
wild dem. Equine vote for Walker. I'm
free, and guine act like free mani"
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