The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

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. cal issues at Irving Hall, in New York
William Cullen Bryant acting IS chair
m4u. Mr. Delaney is a man Of very
respectable ability, and from his own
observation has formed an accurate
estimate Of the oiious sE3 plundering
carpet bagger, the scourge OF the south
He lives in the same State with | nlted
States Senator John j Patterson. no
left Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania 5
gooi, and is f miliar with his raPa-
ci0us and infamous career The follow
ing is the substance Of the lecture, as
we find it in one Of our exchanges:
The speaker said that few in the North
know anything Of the relations Of the peo-
PIE of the South. Representations regard
p irg the condition Of affairs have been Tor
wears made to and believed 10y the people
Of the North. but they have been made by
interested politicians. Only one who lives
i'm the South * capable Of knowing the true
position Of affairs. 1t might be objected
that the speaker was working in the inter
: ests Of s---c -Trty r - in sympathy with the
GoverUmeist and that he was not true
fricnd.ta she cause Of the blacks. He then
referred O. the establishment of the North
e.. .Sta- iI central New York, by Fred.
Douglas ard himself, and to his connection
with J5,.. T.0wu's movements as proof OF
his fIicul-iig to his own people. Ia stat
ing the c EDITION Of affairs. MaioI Delaney
said that when the war closed the coloTed
yeopIe ve-c the bese social element any
country svtr Saw. If ~ this time the ne
grOes LasI O-en properly directed they
would have become 4 political force that
the country might have taken pride in
He next spoke Of the entirely new relations
existing between the late master and save at
this tlme-a relation 80 new that neither
party knew its OWL position. The blacks,
as a race. knew nothing of politics or the
affairs Of a free life and 50 they had to hook
up to the whites, WHO naturally advised
them 50 as 70 secure their own selfish in
<rests.
THE CARPET -BAGGER's INFLUENCE
But the men who af last undertook at
this time to lead the blacks of the South in
their new political life were men who had
30 interest in the colored people Of the
South. and 10 interest IN the white people
Of the South. These men passed them
selves of upon the innocent colOTCd people
as representatives Of the Government, and
they taught the blacks that it was their
right and duty to dis;Tust and keep down
as much as possible the whites. These
men stood between the whites and The
blacks. keeping them apart, but with their
pocket and to the arrpit in the white
mans pocket, stealing from each. The
y hires conducted the legislation. OF which
the blacks were wholly ignorant. and thus
these carpet blggers were continually rob-
biug the calorsd people. These facts. the
speaker said. had never reached the North,
because they lad been repoI. ed by yoliri-
Clans who told not the truth. In regard to
the coIorcd mans knowledge the parties,
Mr.. Delaney said that he was taught by
these E.cu that TO be a Republican was TO
have n license to do anything which wouid
give him an advantage over lis opponent.
The Major said that during 4 period Of
seven years and until within year, he did
not rcncmJeT a single political meeting
where ;hc colored people did not attend
armed as a military band, and were 50
taught 10 do by the whites.
SAMPLE LEGISLATORS.
Oftre privileges gained By the blacks, lie
said that shiftless, good for nothing ones,
who were unable TO get any position what
ever North, went South to become leGisla-
tors and lav- makers at the hands of these
same men. These meddliug politicians
Taught the blacks that Democracy meant
slavery and Republication meant freedom.
Democracy he defined an institution of
the Americans, iH opposition 10 aTistocracy
and monarchy. and Republicanism as moth
o-cd people have learned their faults and
bad habits from the white adventures who
have come from the North ~ mislead them.
and their desire now is that this class of
men be discouraged f,om coming among
them. Mr.. Delaney says that there is no
feeling of autagonIsm betwecn the whites
Of the South and the blacks of the South.
but on the contrary the two races wouid
cOnlide in each other If it were not for the
class Of poor miserable political adventur-
ers who 90 down among them. The two
races must continue to dwell together. for
the blacks represent the labor and the
whites Of the South the capital. The two
must exist together. The idea of a war be-
tween the races the speaker pronounced
absurd. there arc seven whites to eyoTy
black and such a would lead TO the ex>
termination Of tie blacks. There can be
no war of races: there shan't 5e no war of
races" be exclaimed, and continued with
an appeal to tho people of the North 10 ac,
quaint themselves thoroughly with the real
facts i'm the situation, and to discourage
the sci.eming politicians and acknowledge
the position and political i'm PoTtance Of the
colorcd people.
The audience frequently applaudc6 Ma
jOr Delaney. aud he was listened to through
out with marked interest