Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-11-28
From the A6beuille Medium.
Starye or Payf

Ex-Governor Perry has written a let
Eter for the journals which does not meet
with warm reception in many quarters
The "poIcy" of his Excellency touching
the hire Of the freedmen and the coptrol
of their votes will be generally condemn.
ed. The freedmen will, Of course, reject
the Governors plan, and the white man
too because he will find it smpractscablt
and unfair. "a ..A','.r'Ieii
It is not for us to propose 9 plan in the
room Of that from the Sage OF GreenVille,
but on one occasion the advice Of the
humble Hushai was adopted in prefer
ence to the counsel Of the oracular Ahi-
thophel. 49, ,.r,o,..
voting for Democrats for ofice-who would
reduce the taxation-would II not be bet
ter to say to them that they are at per-
feet liberty to vote Just IS they please,
only if they vote for men who would i'm
pose unreasonable taxes to hlt Their own
pockets, they could not work On their
| farms unless they agreed to aid in paying
the tax their votes imposed ss = H'] ~
Thus, Sambo goes out inquest Of q
home for the next year and calls upon
Mr.. Billy Jones sn4 .l,..sf ''..,. ~ ,
Sambo-Well, mass :BillyEI want to
engage myself to work OF farm it for
another year. Can you giyeEme employ
ment 2, i,un ~ 'I .Is -
Jones-Why, yes, / need good hands;
but l have come to the CONCLUSION not to
hire the freedmen who, by their votes. are
crushing me with taxes, unless they will
agree TO pay part Of the enormous taxes.
NV takes last year were $SO0simposed by.
the men you voted into Office. l cannot
afford to pay such a tax for many 94 years
therefore, if you work for snea will give
YOU and others, the half Of what the farm
will yield-you bearing q certain proper
ton of the expenses of running the farm,
and then when the crop is gathered--be-
fore it is divided-there must sbe enough
taken out of the whole crop 70 pay the
tax, after which we will. diSide the bal
ance, half-and-half. WhatSsay you to
that, my honest friend? 81
Sambo-Bless you, Mass BILLY, that
would be too hard on poor bigger, and
it would be forcing me " yoB for your
candidate, contrary to the lave
Jones-No, no, Sambo, yo4lmust vote
for your own men, and will % the same,
and if you send honest men tosmake laws
who will impose moderate takes-l will
pay them; but if you send men ed to burden
me ne and break ME, you mustshelp to bear
the burden. Is it not reasonable?
Sambo-Well Mass Billys5H looks SO
indeed; and, if l can't do better, LII call
on you again.
and any scheme would be unfair IN the
ewes of those who would pile dollars on
the white man, but nothing on the freed
man.
If the negro will "goit blind and i'm
pose enormous taxes on otherslor elect 70
ccffice those who will, withouS regard to his
own interest, or the good Of the men who
pay him for his services, Why let him
help to pay, and after he pays afew times
he will elect goodmen from EsoWn party,
if he can find them, and ifAnot he will
choose good and honest men: from the 9TH
er side II he can, find them 81
What the country needsyis apest n'e',
in office; and, as the colored men have
control of the ballot-box tits. their duty
and their interest to elect such men.
Fl.