The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05
DELANY FOR HAMPTON.
A Black Mans View of the Interest," and
Duty Of His Race.
CnAR1EsroN, S. G., Sept. rs, 1876.


this State, by tho relation of the two
races in hostile array against each
other, is most anomalous, and, to
the thoughtful observer is capable of
comprehending the true state OF tho
situation, and Interested in the well
ta:e of the people and State, is
alarming in the extreme. I cannot, !
and will not, believe otherwise than
that political motives, by unscrupul-
GUS leaders, have induced it; us tho
general feelings between the races,
till after the last canvass in 1874 for
Governor, wero kindly and cordial.
The canvass of that yonr was the
first groat mutual effort made to
unite the two races in ono political
movement, which came near being
successful. Why then, now, this
great divergence and extraordinary
ostrangement From whichever
side it comes, or whether from those
of both sides, it evidently is intend-
ed to prevent union of the two
races In one common homo or State
interest
In such IN issue rs that now
pending, if not permanently check
ed, my race can have but one
terminal destiny-political noncntity
and race cxtermination And what
care the promoters of this fearful
stIife when that is the end they
desire to obtain? This thing can
and must be stopped. There are
virtue and intelligence enough
q. a.nong the people to do it; but
,ch raco must perform it's part and
do it's duty. Shall it be said that at
such crisis the blacks had no
statesmen, no men of diplomatic
wisdom among thom equal to the
emergency, the demands OF the
hour? For Rtntesmanship ID not
necessary simply to diplomatic
shrewdness, since even among
; sAvagcs (as the Indians of America,
l shrewd diplomatists are met with
+ Shall we, the blacks, be less thai
they?
When my race wore in bondage
did not hesitate in using my judS
: mant in aiding to free thep5rS NOV
5 that they are free I shall a1ae aaeI'
ing co. iii us1ns that iudgsedom and
promote eareserve that5:: What I
did and desired rbappy own race, 1
desire and would DO if duty re-
quired for any other race. The
exercise of oil their rights unimpair..
ei and unobstructed is that desire.
L have then but one line of duty {
le t me, and that is to aid that
effort which i'll my Judgment best
tends to bring about Il at,,ion Of tie '
taco races, aohite Wad black, (by G
black L mean all colorcd people) 4
in ono common interest aae the State, 4
with all the rights and privileges '
Of each inviolab y and sacredly re- t
spected. i
The present Democratic move /
ment promises this, and asks us, the t
blacks, simply to hid them and try
them once; if they do not fulfil I
their promises, to trust them no Y
more. This is simply fair. This /
was asked by the Republicans (col~ t
bred people) in 1868 of the Demo- G
rats at the beginning of recon. /
which they then refused,
out have long since seen md felt
,he results of their error. I am not
wiling, now that all occasion re-
luires our cooperation, that with
1heir example before our eyes we
should commit the samo error. i
AS Gen. Wade Hampton is the !
for Governor, no one will .
question him rs speaking the senti~ i
nents Of his party in tho present t
ssue and campaign. I quote: '
''In his speech ut Abbcville, as in I
'very county where he has spoken, l
>e has pledged his word that, if L
elected Governor of South Carolina, n
le 'shaN render to the qohote:: people h
:f this State equal and Snlpartial 3
'tstice. And that his meaning a
should be unmistakable, he said: If b
,hore is a white man in this assembly, u
Who, because he is Democrat or n
because he is white man, believes q
hat when I am elected Governor, G
t should be, Twill stand between I
him and the law, or grant to him V
ny privileges or immunities that o
shall not be granted to the colorcd n
mn, he is mistaken; and I tell him II
low, if that is his reason for voting o
or me, not to vote ut all. " II
Again, rs late rs Saturday, tho :" 8,
I'D, at Darlington, he said: ave !
wish to show tho colored people q
hat their rights are fixed and i'm n
Movable, and, furthermore, we a.
you'll not abridge them if we could. cl
do here, what did in the Con n
'ention pledge myself -solemnly, II
n the presence Of the people Of p
south Carolina, and in tho presence 81
4 my God, that, if the Democratic o.
icket is elected, I shall know no p
al ty, nor race, in tho administra- al
ion OF the law. SO sure as the law G.
'rcnounces q man guilty, so sure n
nall that man be punished. I shall 5
now nothing but the law and tho
of South Carolina and i
( the United States. Immense H.
I ! : .