The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-16
a,ss who bad striven for emancipation
Tor a qusrterfof . cehtafy now turnoi

Avk qusrserfQra Q Centary now turn0d
their sympathy from the, blacks 20
tbs whites, and denounced the carpet.
bog governments. The .rssu1t|is that
the rePdblioanp party Instead 1T beiak
. haooess In ths South, has proved q
failarspyer the entire country. For
Congress having adopted an unj jastifi.
able and unwiseii policy would not
sustain its own work.
Another difficulty Is that many
FepnulicansG arc opposed to eoIoried
citizenship, and have refused TO mako
all men equal before tile law. They
believe this is a "&hite mans gov.
ernmont." If this class com bines
with other hostile el,ments, "yoa
will find party 10 the United States
sufficiently strong to eliminate tho
colored man entirely from any part
or influence in politios.'' ...u.,
The writer is pleased to see That
at last tho Democrats of the Soutl,
are adopting a oonoiliatcry policy
towards the blacks, and he believes
this policy will bo pursued.
The true policy Of the colored man
is to promote fraternal relations will,
all oias,es of men, and to break
down their prejudicos by convincing
them that he himsolf is moved by 'no
prejudice when he sees his interests
and that Of tho whites identical.
He thus concludes w.
The laying aside of oil prcjudices
that grow out Of your former rela.
tions as master and slave, M ust ess ab
lish mutual confidence and enable
you to put the control Of public
affairs in the hsnds Of the bost men
of both races, md cannot bot law
the foundation of prosperous future
that will not be surpassed by any SEQ
tion of the United States whilst tho
maintenance of separate and dis.
tinct organization, based upon color
and opposition to the former slave.
holders, must event ually lead to a
compiete wreck of whatever prosperi.
ty you have attained-for time Ger.
tainly has developed the fact that
you cannot depend upon the intlu-
cpce of Northern politicians to sus.
tain you in ahy conflict that may
arise from your Grace, color or pre-.
vious condition Of servitude." I
have frequently heard your people
demand political recognition and
representation, in proportion to your
numbers, on the same ground that
the adopted citizens of this country
from Ireland, Germany and other
foreign countries claim it. In this
yeu forget that the second generation
Of Irish aid Germans are Amori.
c,ns, candi have no peculiar traita
which distinguish them from other
| X meri loan citizens. But your racc
have been here for. moro than $50
years, and still they arc Africans ::
land, should you remain 900 wears
more, you will still bt Africans,
although you will bo American oiti.
zcns. You must rene member that Won
are separate and distinct typo Of
man, and that this country is full Of
the deepest .prejuiioo against oil
races other than the Caucasian.
You should also remember that
many of the loading Republicans OF
tue country, In the earlist history OF
the reconstructed State Govern m onts.
passed through tie South, and, 70
turning to the North with the most
terrible statements Of the opposition
OF tho Southern peoplo to the Nation.
al government and their bitternes.
towards the colored man, ass:,n,oS
the most radical grounds in and or,
Of Congress for political purno.e,.
Aud yet, after tho lapse Of few
years. the same parties have revisit.
eu me ooo.sn, and have returned to
.no N.rth presenting another phase Of
70 picture, completely vindicatino
the white meh of the South md oon.
demning tho colored man. This
revolution in feeling and iudgmon,
eau only te understood as an lndioa.
tion of tho revolution that has taken
Place in tho political opinion of the
North, whiohis now roady to hold
you responsible for their own folly
and mistakes, and to unite with tho
white mon of the South in your elimi.
nation from tho field of politics. And
- we find that all these men, who a
TOW years ago, wore tho most violent
in favor Of the negro, are now praoti.
cally his most unoompromising op
ponents. This shows want Of
knowledge Of human nature. They
should have known at the time that
it was not possible to take man out
Of the cotton field and mako him a
statesmpn, any moro than you can
mako a just man out of those who
adopt that line ofpolioy. SIP .
With tho past and the lpreseht as
l have presented them before YOU,
what is che ddty of the oolured .poople
Of the South In the future7 L Would
say, in 'answer, that whatever is 20
your interest is anquestiouably your
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