Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-25

| we're born and brought up togethet, auu ~ u'
live and die together. The late trouble at ham
burg South Carolina. and other troubles we
have had in the South since the war, nave not
been the result OF any i'll feeling 90 he part OF
our home people, but are the result OF the action
Of bad men who have come South aad kept up
from year to year the most bitter political
contest and have used every effort to keep
| the white and colored people from making
friends. One of their principal means Is the
wholesale use of bad whiskey-also appealing
| to the very worst passions of the ignorant. No
stone ia left unturned on their part to cxaspe
rate and excite the feelings OF our poor people,
which might any time be kiudled into flame
which would result 10 bIoodshed. only won
der we have not had ten riots where we have
one. Now, | say that every good man 10 the
South, white and black, ough, to join hands
and rid our fair section from this terrible state
Of things. | hope you will not mlsuodersand
me: these charges are not against the good
! pcopIc of the North. We will give the most
| hearty welcome to any good man OF the North
| who NAV come among Us for good purposes. l
think that if you were to live here lew years.
YOU would take the same stand have. we
have some men from the North who are highly
respected, but all of these take tho same stand,
and are not the men objected to. The coored
! men, if they are to be citizens OF this country,
must differ just as white men do on al! the great
| questions OF the day, such as hnauce:s taril1'
taxation, and questions of law, trade, &c., &',
Until we arrive at this point we will be mere
| machines and not men 10 the true sense OF the
| term.
In conclusion, would call your attention to
the report of the Hon. B. B. Douglas, OF Vlr
gipia. on the Freedman's Bank fraud: aud the
sneech of Hon. w. ). Singer of Pcnnsylva
MIA. on the same subject | would also call your
attention to the large amount OF money stolen
| from the widows and orphans of the coored
soldiers and sailors The District ring and
many other things might be mentioned, but
time and space will not allow it. The colorcd
voter of the South, as ruled by the radicals,
has no liberty in the use OF his ballot; which
| liberty we claim, and must have, or continue
| slaves. lie should be taught independence
and self-Teliauce. ,,,
Please answer me few questions. Who
| should be the best judge OF the true condition
of the Southern people, who was born and
brought up in the South, as have been' and
served twenty seven years of my llle slave
when boy | played with white boys, and
know there is no natural bad feeling between
the TWO races,) or yourself? What can you 10
New Hampshire or Maine know OF our condl.
tion down here? When you call our people
"rebels' you do them great wrong. be-
lieye the people of the South are as loyal to the
Joion as those of the North. | ask you aS
Christian, do you hiuk it right to be CONSTANTLY
abusing the Southern people? They have come
back to the Uuion and fully accepted all OF the
amendments to the constitution, with all
the results of the war. The only reason
why they have made such au effort to get hold
of their own State governments, is to protect
themselves from the wicked plunderiugs aud
robbery of carpet -baggers; and every good man,
white and black, ought to join hands to eman,
citrate our section from this fearful state OF
things. Remember, that our homes 10 the
South are as dear to US asyours 10 New H4mp-
shire Now, how would you like your State to
beinfested with gang OF these political thieves,
from another far country, plunderiDg the puo-
lie treasure and leaving tax on the people TOO
heavy for them to bear, exciting riots, causing
bloodshed? | ask you, would you help them to
continue the work of destruction against your
own peoplc2 | tell you this is our condition. and
the colored people are the main agency by
which they are enabled to do their work; ana,
in NV Judgment nothing bat division OF the
colored vote can bring peace aud prosperity,
which we so much need; aud | feel tha, no pull
nil work or missiou effort will enable me to DO
as much for my race as this work,
| have given this matter eleven years
thought, and for years have taken great pains
to inform myself as to the true feeling OF the
people of the South, and these arc my conclu
sions First That the whites desire TO live
with the colored people in peace and quletness,
and are doing all they can to gain that object.
They do not want all of the coored people to
vote the demo cratic ticket, but believe 1t would
be best to divide their vote between the two
parties This point would have been gained
years ago but for the terror Of the Radical par
ty and its loyal leagues. There has been 20
intimidation 10 the South wors" than that prac-
ticed by the carpet bagger party OF the South.
| do not charge the colored people with this
cruelty. They are not to blame; they are only
tools in the hands of these bad men. | have
Known some colored men to be whipped, some
turned out of their churches, and all kinds OF
intolrrant abuse have been heaped upon those
coIcred meu who dared vote the demoerallc
ticket. In some parts of the South the LIE OF
oolored man (deuocrat) is not very safe. |
submit these facts to you as the honest conVic
tiop of my heart, and must say cannot accept
your advice, because in doing so would not co
Justice to myself aud my race
Yours, with great respect,
JnUN w DUSJEE.