The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-27
HOW A BLACK MAN SEES IT.
l5HE Truth FROM THE FTRST coz
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Counsel TINT Ought to Have Guided the En-
bnnchired Race in the South-The True
American Spirit-Mhnt Might aud should
, Have Been In sbnckIcd south Carolina.
CHARLESTON, s. c., oct. 1j.-Major Mar
tin X. Delaney, the FIRST coloted neld officer OF
the United States army commissioned during
the late war has been making Democratic
speeches in this city which have allured many
OF his people from the Republican shambles
give you an abstract Of one heard. He said
Iembrace this movement because It must succeed
either now or some time the near future; and as a
black desiring the welfare OF his race desire TO
effect such system In the tenure OF landed estates be-
tween and the land owners as shall nure to the
leucnt Of both. Myrscc ne made the best peasant
~ I'm the world b, establishing the rules Of European
systems, as modified 10y American rights. among them.
THIS cannot by Republican rule as we have had
a. Ia nth Caroline bu, 1t be under the influence
OF a Democratic regime.
The principal obstacle In the way OF my object Is the
false teaching the Republican party the colorcd
voter that they freed HIM, and he gratitude bound
TO vote for them no matter what immorsliues they
may effect or wrongs they may impose upon him. This
teaching lie false. They did not free him. II the
WORK u God. They did not start the work. The Dem
ocfatic party have that honor The latter known
3ers ago Ne the Liberty party. Jefferson and Mad
were the fathers Of the Democracy j. Persons notes
Ind the Madison papers were the hornbooks Of the
early Aboitlonlss. The father Of the Free soil party
was Martin Van Buren,, the leading Democrat Of the
nation IN his day. Many II the present great Republic
cans nave been Democrats Gen. Grant himself had
always voted that ticket, Us well Morton, Logan
Butler, and Diners
The Democratic party more responsible for
slavery than the ola Whis party The latter existed In
the southern States among the slavchoiders and the
speaker did not know but some Of the OLD masters Of
those ne was addressing were Wings instead Of being
Democrats.
Some colorcd man in the audience asked him
% tell about the Freedmans Bank H. said 1t
was first established at Beaufort. = c.. at his
suggestion, 10y Gen Howard, commanding that
post, for the purpose Of giving a safe deposit and
Investment to the freedmen for their bounty
money and hard earnings. Some time after he
thought Gen. Howard rather loose In the care
Of tile bank, and he asked him, "Generai, do
you know how much money they have deposited
In the benkr No" said Howard but sup
pose forty OF Dfty thousand dollars" "Why,"
said Delaney cit Is more like tour or Eve hum
dTcd thousand" Is that or said Howard
1T must be looked after" Accordingly steps
were ken to protect the fund. The Rev Mr..
Alvord, who looked as though he WIS ALWAYS 90
ing to pray sent then to assist IN its preser-
vltion. But the whole bank was only part Of
the system Of general deceptions winch were
ptac'sed oi the Republican uaftS uuon the col
oIcd people.
Tue worst Of these deceptions. Major Delaney
SAID. was the hostility which was excited IN the
south between employers and employees. ~.
set Of employers in the world would permit such
a conspiracy against their interest to 20 on
an ong tneir dependents; aud no deuend .nts
nut the i9uoiant cul'red people would permit
themselves to ue arrtytd against thu inter 4 Of
their empioye- In such manner. iney received
no benefit from the hostility; cut those wnO ex-
cited II aid"
This is no new freak Of Major Delaney He
ran upon the independent Republican ticket,
with Judge Green "a; it, bead, IS the candidate
Tor Lleutenani -GoNerngr two We +, ago. IN OPP
position 10 the req "a r Reputl lie 100 nominees. 4
EHhiltiu tn tolu me that lfIult III felk the
occupation Of Charleston during the " r by tue
large meeting, wnere the Nlored people were
helus instructed In their newiN-acquired rishts
Major DeIaneg. While the white onlcef. wrIe
lhdi-cieet enough to sow seeds Of nate W the
SIMPLE minds before them toward their former
masters. MAJOR Delaney ADVISED MS race not to
teuaate from those masters. nut to cultivate "a
KIND aud literal amitv. lie said that these old
masters had what they want-d-work for them
10 do; and the only change IN their relationship
was that they would thereafter be paid Tor their
Work. Had his advice hecn taken, md tho !
gentle Guardianship OF "old masSn and mis-i- "
been preserved instead nf ieins rudciv .un-
uered md the Two ueoulc nutn4ouiz-d 10. Re-.
publican adV.nturer,. the cultErd ueoqie would
have tern mucu better coll to-day than tncy arr.
CA account Of ms consistency iu udv1cati ~ d
such doctrines, Major Delaney has never he. ma
i4Fo'te IA lne south tar1int ltruuhl.cau party.
lie h - usually ucO e'Ncd Win a minor Dilice
IKE that OF Illal Juslt.e anu uas lever teen
permitted 10 a-ceud nisher.
OF cuufs- such speeches as these which De-
nrS ui"ke, nave al great influence upon the
!ulured people, nj they a.e L,c~iug INTO tue
Ih'mheriain proclamation upon them not
been a. parent; ~ yet, in cnecAing this stam-
pede. la iact In Charleston ~ has rather &C.
tolerated II. \ leading tepuuli an said to- ne:
% Democrats see now VIII man We Re-
puoAc~n- nave utu 10 q al with for the last NO
S-R. You holl,ted : yb-boy when tie got
ittsf rs a. the Nilcst ra-ca- Ia the world, aud
40 bnot Dry one bit when the Democrats
get a. tas Of their angel lie DOUBTED
whether the M sses, who are determined ke-
puhiictn-. woulu vote at all
Tue arrests which have bcen made In Austin
anu btrnwell cpuutte-, have been quietly en-
lprceu Toy the United States Matsuals, under tue
enforcement act Lately declared uncou-ti.u-
iunhi bY The United rtues supreme Court. Tue
warrants aiIego That Shern Patterson's posse,
~ u winch hc suppressed tue election rioters,
committed murder. assault ana battery In
order 10 intlmluate negroes from voting Tor {.
L. howen, a e~iieuti electur for Hayes and
w he, Ter. Tue AFFIDAVIT IA on which these wa
rants are issued are signed Win the y OF col
orei IN nt-. Ine negro witness Is summoned
To attend tue court Of he United States Conc
missioner; he holds the pen, the United II ties
Marshal -tanus ~, pays him the wi ness Zee II
one dollar ana hfUN cents, and dismi-seS him -
his nome. lhis ~ a good job for tue ddrkey,
but It Is dear Tor the Iuited states. finY
cents each can purchase all the Y marks to am.
davis that are nccers ~ for the c4muai.u.
! ncS~ cheap and Wis Oegin proceedings which
usually terminate IN an expense to the nation Of
an average 81 SlNJ or more to each prosrcu-
tun, II I, perfect harvest for United States
attorneys, marshas, Commissioners, and their
Followers.