Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-20
EMPHIS APPEAL


FhlnAh MtkNANtts NVfs ~ 1857
TIE EEsRo's TRUE FRIESD.
The viii Of G. B. Lamar has been ad.
nitted to probate in New York. The
cotton claims which have rendered Mr.
Ismars name famous throughout the
country are divided into four equal parts
and left to various relatives. Out of the
residue Of his cotton claims, when col.
lected, be bequeaths one hundred thou,
sand dollars, il 90 much remain, and j
not, whatever may remain, TO be equally
divided between the mayor and alder
men Of Augusta and the oglethorpe IL
Urinary Of Savannah, to establish and
sustain one OF more hospitals for eolored
tesons in each of said cities, who have
been slaves. and their descendants, CIV
ing preference TO those who belonged 10
OF were hired by Mr.. Lamar, especially
10 provide for the old, the deorepit, the
blind. the deaf and dumb, the
insane. and for care Of lying-in
females for not more than six weeks
on each occasion. II Augusta do not
stablish st least one hospital within
two wears after this bequest he due and
payable, il is provided that the whole
sum shall 20 to the Institution in Savan-
nah. We call the attention Of the col
cred people to the provisions Of this wiz.
lIr. Lamar was an old slave-owner, and
Notwithstanding the negroes have az
fsyed themselves against the whites,
DIrLsmar sacrifices his many relatives,
and provides for the race who have
shown BY their votes that they are OPP
posed TO the whites. By the endOw-
ments Of Mr.. Lamar the negroes viii
receive more than they ever derived
rom all the csrpetbaggers that have
cIrsed the south. Barbour Lewis and
0-heg Radicals have grown rich by riding
dle negroes; by using them IS tools to
accomplish their 1efarious purposes.
Now, that they have no further use for
the coIored people, they viii return
north and enjoy their ill-got-
ten gains. They will leave the ne
grOes 10 the mereies Of the very
people they have uniformly voted
assinst. But the colored race need have
no fears OF the whites. When they learn
Oh know their friends they will find
many such men IS the old slsveOwner,
6 B. Lamar, ready TO encourage them,
not by the csrpetbagger,s hypocritical
pretentions, but by requests that viii
result in substantial good. The truth
is. as the Richmond Wing has it, the
Radicals "value the negroes only As
voters, and they are in dread Of losing
tleir votes. On the contrary, the
southern whites have q much grester in
utrsst in the colored people. In addi-
ton to those kindly feelings they enter
tain for them-feelings which are the
result Of the former relations between
ttem-they are interested in them as
Ia5ouers and as neighbors. They desire
o. see them good citizens .instead Of
noisy politicians, good neighbOrs instead
of enemies, and good workers instead Of
iaIers. The withdrawal of these bad in
igenCes that have led the negroes
a=tray, estranged them from the whites
aud caused them to antsgonize them in
politics, will soon result in tie estab-
lishment Of a new order OF things
q roughout the south. Mischief
viii cease with the downfall Of the mis-
-siief-makers and agitstors. Confidence I
and good feeling will take the place Of
dstTust snd enmity. Pleasant public
relations will follow the establishment
o. pleasant private relations. The ne
goes viii not feel that they must vote
ole way because the whites vote anOth- I
e.. They viii soon realize that their
tr3e political destiny is that Of all other 1
classes Of citizens, and they viii, Ike
other citizens, divide among other par
ties. When they become convinced 4
thst their freedom and their political
ri ghts are not going to be taken away
rom them, no matter what changes
may occur in parties, they will lose that
fear which the Radicals have played
uDJn-tbe fear of losing their liberty
and the rights Of citizenship. From the
tine they were made voters up TO the
present period, they have been slaves TO
tie Radical party, and dared not to vote
against them. If the Radical party |
should last q century, SO long would the I
negroes be slaves to it. The last cleo
tons set them free politically, aud /
hsnceforth they may vote as other eiti-
zHls vote.