The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-28

KEE.-The government supervisor with
| O long Polish name who addressed the
negroes at Atlanta in their Fifteenth
Amendment celebration, told them they
should vote for the Radicals because they
(the Radicals) had fought for their free
dom. If this argument is worth any
thing, why should it not include the
Northern Democrats, who also fought in
the late war and quite as bravely as the
Radicals, and, if the freedom of the ne
gro was the object. are entitled to quite
rs much gratitude as the Radicals
But the argument is worthless, because
it is based OH false premises. It is not
true that the war was fought to secure
the freedom OF the negro. In its incep-
ton and during its progress Congress,
over aud over again, tleciured that no
such purpose was contemplated. 1t as
surcd the South in most solemn resolu-
tons that the Federal Government had
no intention of interfering with slavery,
and that the sole object OF the war was
to preserve the Union Of the States. It
offered sacred pledges that if VIC would
como back, not negro should be freed,
and Mr.. Lincoln sealed them with his
approval Throughout the war the en-
tire press of the North disavowed all in
tention to interfere with slavery, and
upon All intimution from some source
that the freedom of the negro would re-
suit, General Grant openly declared that
if it was to be an abolition ,ru,' lie ,rDuhi
hare nothing to do wHh it, but would re-
sign his place at the head Of tho army
and 60 home. This is history, aud it is
shameful for partisan orators to be de-
luding the negro with statements that are
palpably false.
But how came the negro to be freed
This is an interesting question, and the
answer is also historical. Tho matter
was openly and fully discussed at the
are Il matter of record. The war was
not fought for tie negros freedom, but
he was set free in order that it might be
fought successfully. In other words, the
Yankees found themselves in n tight
place and freed the negl in order 10 SAGE
themselves from q serere rhippiny. 1t
was an inducement held out to the ne
groes to reinforce the Federal armies,
which were we'll nigh exhausted, both in
their patriotism and their strength. Mr..
Lincoln frankly said that bnt for the
help Of the negro the Union would have
gone by the board. On which side,
then. was the obligation-on the side Of
the negro or on the side of the Yankee !?
Clearly the latter. The Yankees are in
lebtcd to the negroes for everything by
their confession, but have the harlihood
ut this day to stand up and tell the blacks
they are under lasting obligations to the
Yankees "who fought for their freedom!"
Freedom was one Of the necessities Of the
war, not its object, and every sensible
man knows it. Its proclamation was
preceded by long and fierce struggle,
Mr.. Lincoln opposing it with all his
might, and he never yielded until it was
proved to his satisfaction that the North
could not whip the South unless some OF
the negroes were induced to fight OH the
side Of the former. The North believed
it would weaken the Southern army and
strengthen their own. Here is the whole
case and radical orators know it. II was
not the result OF good will to the negro,
for they cared nothing about him, no
more than they would now if they be,
licvcl his cote was not indispensable in
helping them to Office.
The negroes Of the South are fast
finding ont these things, and the utter
hollowness and Implicitly Of radical pro-
fessions. Consequently, they are every
where turning their backs upon the
party, and either voting with the Demo
Gratis or keeping away from the polls.
They see the seiiishncss of the Yankee
in freeing them, q philanthropic emo
ton that never sparkled in their right
eons bosoms when they had negroes of
their own. It is very cheap philan-
thropy that frees other peoples megroes.'
When the Yankees had slavery, they
passed emancipation laws to take effect
far in the future, and before the time
arrived ran their negroes South and
sold them, as they supposed, into per-
petual slavery, despite the laws passed
for their freedom and in utter violation
of good faith. And yet some of these
same people now travel over the South,
and in order to cheat thc poor African
out of his vote and turn him against his
white ncighbors and best friends, cram
his head with the falschoods and hypo-
critical professions which we have ex-
posed.
Let tue black man be wise, for he is
approaching crisis in his history.
I.Sa,mnoh Republican.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH-We record with
pain the death of Mr.. Bennett Stuck
man, which sad event occurred nt the