The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-11
0bliterate the Color. Line.
GEN. MCGOWAN.
SUBSTANCE OF HIS SPEECH TO
TIE COLORED PEOPLE AT
LOWNDESVILLE.
The Gospel Of Peace.
Chamberlain Weighed In the Balance
and Found Wanting.

and Found Wanting.
With q body polite Of two separate
and distinct races-one Wnlte ana tnt
other black, and in numbers nearly
equal, the first wish of every patriot Is
to make the body polite homogeneous
and to that end to ''obliterate the colon
line.u United we stand-dividcd We
fail. and when we fall it is L comma
ruin overwhelming both.
OUR CONDITION EXTRAORDINARY.
Political accord between the races is
. the most sure and certain means OF
preserving the peace of the country.
We who 90 for unity and accord be-
tween the races, are the friends OF
peace, and those who are strainlng
every nerve to keep the co'orcd people
from acting with us, are the real pro-
motors of Observation-Disclosures
their loud professions of ore nl
neace and horror Of violence. lie
said he was opposed to violence in cv-
cry form. He was opposed to it from
Drinciple, from humanity, from tenn
nerament and from policy. AS he WAS
Opposed to the thing itself, so he was
onnosed to all the causes likely To
nroduce if. One of the !hoSt obvious,
Underlying causes of disturbance Hes
in our extraordinary coid)tlon an"
the corrupt and eNtraTa9lnt govern
mont growing out of il. The TACT Is
hat the present race domination IN
South Carolina is oppressive. ndious
and Infamous. 1t is absurd and UNI
natural, to subordinate intelligence to
ignorance and integrity to cnrruptlon:
II is Il violation of all laws human and
divine, and whilst it is imposed upon
MS. il j. useless to cry peace. peace !
Tllev who imposed this infamous GOV
eminent, are the real and true authors
of all this appearance of comni"'l"h,
and whilst it is kept upon Us 1t Is all III
vain to raise the hypocritiral cry OF
disorder and violence. We must NOT
suppose that the people can forget the
invocation of the ghost of murdered
Hamlet to his son, "if you nave ma
ture in YOU, hear ii not
Violence indeed! Tyrants are al
ways in favorof profound peace! HIS
tory tells that Il minion OF the Gar
of all the RuS>iaS, after he had con-
auered and ~de>poilcd poor iolaila,
reported back to his master, 'CF0er
yrigns in lFu,&dw." Yes! the order OF
.despotism! The Russian autocr;'t
might exact quiet from the oppressed
people of South Carolina rs he Ices
from the different races which COM
bose his cmpire-Tartars, CircasSlans,
polaudcrs and CosSacks OF the
Don but such silent submission can
no be reasonably expected from the
oppressed people Of South Carolina,
under a government republican III
form, whilst n of the races is eter-
nallv taught that the other Is no.
trustworthy and is ininiical to them!
No! in our condition that is lmp"Ssl-
BILE!
PEACE OUR rOLlCI.
4 difficult political problem has been
cast upon us, and we think the only
solution is in reconciliation and polltl-
cal unity. We know the supreme I'M
porlance Of peace. The races here are
10 he the sufferers from violence. At
il essentially our concern. We are IL
favor Of reconciliation, fraternity and
pcace. We are opposed 10 violence in
all its forms, and 10 all the underly-
ing causes which produce violence rs
well; and therefore we say that amy
outsider, who comes in amongst Us,
and for Office, or from any other mo-
tive whatever, sows the seed OF dis
cord between the races living on tins
soil, is no friend of either race or
of his country, but Is Il selfish wicked
intermeddier with other peoples bust
ness, and should be whipped with a
cat-O'-uiue-tails naked through the
land!
We arc the party of peace and or
der, and if you value it come over ana
Join us-go with us for the redemption
of the country, and thus e%Ntirrate the
very roots of all rottenncss anu disor-
der!
THE RACES CAN LIVE TOGETHER IN
PEACE
There is no reason why the races in
South Carolina could not act to-
pelher politically. There is no tnhc-
rent incompatibilily. If so, those
who Incorporated the two into one
body polite. committed the greatest
crime III the history of the world.
What would YOU think of the man
who would put the lion and the tiger
in the same cage and lock the door,
and then ALPHABETICALLY cry out with
feirncd amaZcmcnt that tic ANIMALS
hud got to fghting? Now, if there is
any natural inherent incompatibility
between the races, those who Joined
us together should be . more than
doubly damned but we are happy to
tell YOU it is not true. There is no
4 why we should wage upon each
other eternal war. We were born
here aud so were you. We are natives
and so are you. We have no other
ctf1ntrv but this-neitller have you.
We are Interested in having good gov
crmment, and so are you. We live on
the same soil-the same sun, moon
and stars are above It's. We yield
obedience and pay taxes under the
same laws. Our interests are indisSO-
lublv united and dove-taiied with
cac', other-our prosperity Is your
prosperity, and Il ruin must be your
ruin. Are we not Their more than
idiots, it we allow ANY persons to dl-
vide in twain those who are thus unit
ed, and to keep an eternal discard be-
tween US, to the utter and hopeless
ruin of both Of us and our children
and our childreu's children to the lat
est generation:
Peace is absolutely necessary for the
prosperity and happiness of the coul-
iry--a!l classes of it. Our soil ard
clipate are equal to any in the world.
We have bcru ]enincntly blessed 10y
the great Creator. This is aGod-bless-
ed but man-cu:sed land. All we want
is Il good government, and peace on
earth aud good will to all men. There
call be no happiness o. prosperity in Il
country torn and laccralcd by eternal
race conflicts. This is especially true
as to the poor and friendless. The
colored people are poor and should be
industrious to make something for
their families; but they can't do this,
whilst they make a business of poll
tics, and are in constant dread and
terror. God help that people
who cannot lie down at night
in peace and quiet, and expect
to rise refreshed for the toll and
labor of the next day! Instead of
prowling about ut Notwithstanding
political meetings and hearing inccn-
diary speeches, which from the bottom
stir the hell within him, shall we not
soon realize the pleasing picture Of
seeing the industrious co!Gfed mai
living Oh terms of friendship with all
his ~neighbors, white and blaS}s-neith-
or afraid nor aShon,pd foT ,&ok ooy