The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-18
The Drawers of the Color Lime-.-
A Word TO the COIOred Voters

We have shown conclusively by the |
records. who drew the color line In the |
Legislature We have shown that in |
many cases the votes upon vital ques-
tons to the taxpayers were WHITE and |
BLACK-the first for honest and econom-
ical government the last for stealing,
robbery and oppression. We have shown
that the enormity OF some of the meas
ures proposed in the last Legislature were
so great that even the white Republicans,
bad and INSCRIPTIONS as they certainly
are, could not be whipped into line by the
mulatto leaders, and either lodged the
issue or voted against them, as their cour-
age served them.
| Now if the white liners meet the black
/ liners in the counties from which these
drawers of the color line come. upon
their own chosen ground, and give them
battle inch by inch and foot to foot, with
whatever weapons within their power lie.
and the black line is driven to the wall
as it should be and surely will be-who
is to blame for the issue being so made ?
The colored voters Of this State had
better open their eyes. If they have
eyes to see, let them see; and ears to
hear, let them hear! They have no time
to lose. They must understand the sit
uation of affairs before it becomes too
late. These mulatto and black leaders
who drew the color line; these men who,
like black cloud rising in the West to
sweep and devastate the fair fields and
young crops in spring time these men
who proclaim themselves the representa-
tives of the colored race upon every
question, either by vipa vOce vote, divi-
sion, or yeas and mays, hoisted the black
piratical flag Of oppression and tyranny,
of robbery and outrage, of discord and
strife against the white people, and the
taxpayers.
Colored voters, these color liners say
they are your representatives they say
they know your wishes, and act accord
ing to your desires. Do they speak truly
Do they represent your wishes? If they
do, then Woe, woe, woe, be unto you and
your pOsterity, to the remotest genera
ton.
1t is time that you stop and think for
yourselves in these piping times of peace,
for there may come time amid the din
and confusion of strife that no man will
have an opportunity to either pause or
think. Let not screeching fife nor rat
thing drum confuse you. Let not high
sounding words deter you. Stop and
consider-you know not what you do!
We tell you candidly, (and we claim
the right, having opposed the color line,
to hearing,) that the white people, hav-
ing eyes and ears, both see and
hear. One by one they are being
alienated from past friendships for your
people; one by one they are beginning
to be convinced that these self-proclaimed
leaders of the colored people speak the
truth and do represent your wishes, and
as each one is convinced, he takes his
place in the white line, there to stand
until the black line is broken and scat
tered, never to be rallied again. We
speak plainly, but we speak truly and to
the point.
The white people are determined, as
one man, to oppose the continuation of
this outrage, robbery, confiscation and
insult. They would be pleased to have
you join with them to put an end to
these things, and hurl the evil-doers from
power. They would prefer your assist
ance, and would receive it gladly but
they are determined that a change shall
come which shall bring peace and happi-
ness to them and theirs, as well as to
yours, in spite of yourselves. You had
better stop and think You had better
see and heart
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