Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-14

anu dTTdyeQ IueuoelfCo oSoAh'o oe
with determination and hate which
are unmistakatle, and that our policy
is to let them alone and take care Of
ourselves. But we must have organ
ization, not politically. belt remem-
bered, and the views below are worth
consideration. Let Us have thor
4 ough understanding and q unien Of
the whole white people of the. State,
not forgettings either, the worthy ex-
eeptions among the negroes who have
4 identified themselves With US, or any
others who may see fit to cast their
lines in with US. -Newberry Herald,
November 8, 1870.
The time for temporizing, argu-
ment and conciliation,s is passed /; we
shall Have noemsre of it. A straight
and severe line must be drawn be-
tween the races. The colored people
have chosen their ground with the
advice of the ringleadera, and they
must follow it outwitheutaid or SYM.
pathy from their former white friends.
Ehe white people have The power and
the brains and the determination to-
hold their own and protect them
selves, and they will do so. The ne
groes have followed their devices one
time too many, and now let them look
to others for help, assistanceaahd SYM
T Epathy. .&Darlington Democrat, No
oeanJer 8, 1870.
I'VE understand, therefore, and
accept the solid black vote cast against
the nominees of the Reform party as
y declaration ofwar by Gthe negro,
racesagainst the white race, by igno-
france against intelligence, by poverty
against actual or potential wealth.
This issue we have striven to avoid,
but the, negroes will have nothing
else. They will not allow us to work
with them; we must, if necessary,
work against them. Conciiiation, ar
gument, persuasion-All have been
wi,r worse than useless. The white peo-
pie stand alone. And they must or
ganize themselves and arm them
selves, not as a White mans party,
but beeause he past ands present
prove that deceucyD, purity and po-
.iitical freedom, as well as the pre-
.servation pfisociety, are identical with
the interests of the white people Of
the State. "-CAarleston Daily Ne1cs,
Mou. q, 1870. ( I
,shal not multiply these evidences
from the opposition press, but cannot
refrain from utterng reflection that
their candid admissions forcibly sug-
gesr '72
In view of this condition of affairs
the State capital was thronged by
refugee Republicans, and in the
months of January and February las
/ Was earnestly urged by many loyal
men, including numerous members Of
the General Assembly, to call out the
militia and declare martial, law over
those counties where these acts Of
lawless violence were beingperformed
This Irefused to do, for reasons which
then thought. and still think, were
judicious and proper. / had at my
disposal but comparatively small
militia force, i composed nearly alto
gether OF colored men,, as-this class
alone, with but few. exs.estjep bad.
offered themselves for enrolment and
organization, and they alone could be
relied on as loyal citizens. As an
evidence, of this fact, l would state
that q captain of a militia; company,
composed Of white men in this city,
having applied to me for ammunition,
| asked d.himsif he would obey my or
.ders as commantler-in chief, in the
event of an armed collision arising
from an attempt to enforce the laws,
to which he frankly replied: "In
ease Of difAcrlty, | will go with my
race" He was told that it was not
IL question Of race, but n question oi
enforcement.of the laws against those
who proposed to set them at defiance
The militia We're, for the most part,
,,ndiscipined and unskilled in he
use of arms, for they were reared un-
der a system Of law which even for
bade their having a fre-arm in their
possession | was convinced that il
put into the field they would have
been instantly confronted and At
tackled by large body of veteran
soldiery, we'll organized. and equipped
with the most improved arms, and
forming part of !. vast organization
extending through adjacent States,
with (which they had easy lines of
communication. In such aconfictit
was evident that the militia would
have been beaten-either driven back
or slaughtered. In that. event, l
feared a general retaliation, which
would ve.speedily made the entire
State the theatre of an internecine
war;
But, surposing the militia success
full in such conflict, the opposition
papers and the Associated Press agents
IN this State would have proclaimed
to the country that the State admin
istration had, for political purpo' e,
inaugurated war of races, ;" and
even loyal men of both parties inthe
North, who have noSsy mpathy with
the perpetrators OF these unnatural
crimes, would have been led to be-
lieve that the contest here was one
between the negro and the white
man." instead of being, as it is, an
issue between the loyal friends of the
government and its disloyal enemies.
Such an impression in the country
would have had q peculiarly disas.
trous effect, upon the future of the
colored population throughout the en-
tire South.
In addition to these considerations,
/ thought, and Still think, tKat-t was
the paramount duty Of the Govern.
ment of the United States to protect
its loyal citizens in The enjoyment Of
I" life, liberty and the pursuit of hap