The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-16
now DEMOCRATIC CoLoRED
MEN ARE TREATED By THEIR
OWN RACE IN THE SOUTH.
Freedom of Opinion Illustrated.

EbGuoAh VI SPAAAou &AANesA@sSN
From ne Richmond, Va, Dtspatch, Aug. ..
The cause of Tilden and Hendricks
among our colored friends is on the in
crease. Many of the most intelligent
among them are falling in ranks. We APP
pend the following from the Rev. j. W.
Dungce, prominent colored Tildenite:
To the Editors of the Dispatch: feel
compelled, 10 justice to myself, the good
of my race, and the best welfare OF the
community in which | live, to say few
things which think ought to be said.
A card appeared in the Evening State a
few days ago stating that myself Mr.
Derrick, and Holmes were at work for the
great reform movement. Mr.. Derrick and
Holmes, Of the First Baptist church
(coloredl published in the Enquirer Of
this city card declaring their allegiance
to the Radical party, at the same time
saying they are for peace and prosperity
Now, these two declarations are in conflict
with each other. You cannot serve God
and the devil at the same time. warn
these gentlemen now of the fearful
calamity which their present course will
entail upon the colored people of the
south.
For years we have seen our people
marched to the polls aud compelled to
vote for any man brought out by the Rad
ical party, without regard to his moral
character or fitness for the office. This
has been practiced all over the south.
The men thus voted for or put in Office
have pluudered the southern people in the
most shameful manner. Every state
where they have had the opportunity has
been sunk beneath burden Of debt. Be
hold the cunning duplicity which they
practiced upon our people in the Freed
mems Bank fraud, as well as In many
other instances. In Washington, right
under the eye Of the government, they
had board of public works which plum
dered the District Government in the most
wretched manner. The report of Hon. B.
Il. Douglass, OF Virginia, and the Hon.
w. s. Singer, of Pennsylvania, expose
the most startling frauds practiced upon
us at time when we were helpless and
confding in their friendship. 1t turns out
to have been scheme concocted for the
very purpose of robbing our poor people.
They have robbed every state government
in the south where they have had the
chance. They have labored steadily to
keep us arrayed against the white people
Of our section, who are our best friends.
They haye only used US as political tools
True, they have kept few colored mer
in Office, but il has been to do their dirty
work. The position of Messrs. Derrick
and Holmes make them q party to these
frauds, and the only way they can clear
themselves from it is to come out from baG
associates But fear they are carrying
two faces, and if so the community ought
to be informed Of it. On last Sunday al
the leading colored pupils were, used for
medium of advertisement for the Radica
patty, and Rev. James H. Holmes tool
occasion TO warn his people not to have
anything to do with me. At the Rev. Il
Weiss church they endorsed MIR. Derricl
as q good Radical. i also hear, from
good authority, that the Rev. Mr.
Derrick belongs to one of the Hayes an,
Wheeler clubs of this city.
If they are for peace and prosperity,
why have these gentlemen within the las
six months used every means to persecut
and drive out Of town the pastor Of th
Navy Hill church, because he chooses
differ with them in politics? Why d
they use their churches for such unhol
purposes, and then pretend that the
have nothing to do with politics?
Ii gives me great pain to speak of tn
outrages practiced against Inc and III
church of late The whole neigaborhot
of my church has been canvasscd and tn
people warned not to attend my churcl
They have also compelled the children t
leavemy Sabbath school. Some Of thes
children have been TO my house and WEI
bitterly because they were made tn leav,
They have threatened to burn my hOu:
and church; they have left no stone III
turned 10 drive me out of the city
heard one minister say that he would con
pei me to leave by all the means he coul
resort to- Now, all these are facts. Do'
this look like peace and prosperity? \,
no; it is Just the work which they are b,
10 do by the Radical party. ! say TO the
gentlemen. aud TO the colored people
large that these are things which they ca
not overlook. The first thing for us to
is to make full and manly reconciliatiC
with the whites among whom we live.
was born in tina south. and served TRENT
SereR pears Of my life slave, aud l ha,
travelled over nearly every part Of Il
north and / know that the colored Peep
of the south are better OB than anywhel
in the north; and | would advise OF
people to be frugal and upright; educa
your children, give them good trades; br
homes, get property. and stand with on
own people, drive all carpet-baggers ont
he south by letting them alone and the
we will have peace Bury the dead pas
go in for honesty and reform, and we W
have peace and prosperity indeed,
j. w. DUNGEE.