Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-28
To my COlOrCd Friends and Fellow
Citizens.

II IL We'll known | presume to
you that | am an independent Re.
publican candidate tor the legisla.
ture and take occasion thus public,
y through the columns Of the Ma
con Beacon to address myselfto all
OF my friends and fellow %itizons of
the county, asking their support
upon the following grounds: First
then am an Independent cand date
coming before you rs the reprosen-
tatlve of no clique and opposed to
the nominees Of the late convention
which, | assert unhesitatingly, did
not express fairly the sentiments
and wishes Of the Republican party
OF NoxuOee county, but were forced
and imposed upon the convention
by a packed committee, who were
willing, in order to crafty their
own partisan ambition and schemes
and actuated too, as it has been ru-
mored, by unworthy motives in
sharing the spoils of office, to the
injury and prejudice of the interest
OF our party throughout tho county.
Why, tellow.citizens, the nomina-
tions wore made long before the
convention assembled, by stocking
the cards in advance on the people,
thus going through the mere mock,
cry OF nominating candidates ain
order to pull the wool over our
eyes," And now. after packing the
committee and various other in
trigues unnecessary here to men.
ton, but of which | am well advised,
they very modestly assert that | am
a disorganizer, and some have gone
so far al to say that | have sold my
self to the white people, and for
toited all my claims to Identification
with the Republican party. What
snbIUshing effrontery, what shame
particularly from the new converts
VIII" were but y short time since in
accord with the democrats and
now ut the eleventh hour have
come over TO the Republican party
and claim all the bread and butter.
What they charge upon me din for.
foiting my birthright" AZ they say,
and selling myself to the white
people, rumor says some Of the
candidates Of the aforesaid conven-
tion for tho Legislature have
actually done in bartcring away
their influence for a stipulated
price, in order to secure the election
of certain parties to office, and you,
my coIored friends and fellow.citi-
zens, r appealed to upon the
ground of party allegiance TO vote
for t4peae very Identical candidates.
Ate you thus longer to be led by
the political impoStor, Mr.. lsham
Stewart, who modestly claims to be
the Moses OF II rae to lead us out
Of the wilderness into the promised
land, for the purpose Of enriching
himself at your expense? If 80,
our political redemption il still re.
mote and f4v off, and we are not
even in sight of Canaan, as he has
proved hlmsclt q false prophet in
every particular. And r you to
be deceived by the carpct.bagger,
Davis, who only wants the spoilS
of office to fattcn upon, a stranger
here, who would lie we tomorrow,
were he defeated, as he has no in
~tereSt or possessions to keep him
with liz. Again, u word about the
new converts to II party, who
have recently gwen in the right
hand of fellowship, do you think
really tha& they care anything about
the interest OF the colorcd race par.
ticularly Az they wait is office
and vour voteS, herce, their Excess
sive love ofthe poor colored people,
many of whom they press 30 toNdly
to their bosoms, and treat away
their mean whiskey on them SO
profusely, showing thus an exuber-
ance OF affection, which if Legitimate
~ soaaded, would prove very shall
low, Feil0w-citizcns, | ask and
Invite the cooperation and suffrage
of all of every class who favor re-
trenchmcnt and reduction of taxa
ton, so far as is compatible with
tho public interest. 1t shall be my
object, If elected, to make you a
good representative, to favor such
lerislati0n ~ will rebound to the
interest of all, having ever a zeal
GUS watchfulncss over the rights OF
my constituency, hence, independ-
ant of all, and dependent on the
people opposed to the unfair parti-
san spirit shown by what purports
to be the Republican convention
lately assembled at Macon, through
whose packed committee a set of
candidates was fOisted upon the
people, | announce myself as an in
dependent candidate for the legisla-
ture, and will be thankful for your
suffrage. A few words upon my
political fealty and devotion to tho
Republican party and | am done.
From the time / was empowered
with the right of suffrage, that
inaIienable right of freedom and
|. political equality, I have voted and
affiliated with the Republican party
and expect, so long as | live, ia
adhere to its glorious principles.
love the Republican party from
the cath0licity and justice c%nuncia'
ted in its broad and liberal meas
. ures. | love the Republican party
because there is associated with il
the recollection Of my liberty anC
, emancipation, who's" memory will
, live to tighten ago with the remem
! brance Of the proud and noble mis-
sion it has served, the gloriouI
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