Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-10-19

woald think. To this would say, il
they onderstood my true position, they
would, shink. mske those contributions
more readily tbaa ever. The negro is
now passing throagh the most critical
period Of his history; md his destiny for
good orlevl will - sealed By his action.
II he arrays himself against tie white
people, he must, sooner or latef, be
ground 10 powder. There i 10 natural
antagonisp between the two races in
the South; The whites and blacks were
born and brought up together. and must
die together. The late trouble st Ham,
burg, South CaEolina, and other troa-
hes we haye - y IL SQnth eiace Ne
war have not been tke result Of any III
feeling on the part Of our home people,
but are the result Of the action of bad
men who have come South. and kept
up from year to year the most bitter po-
litical contest. and have used every eff
fort to keep the white and colored peo-
pie from making friends. One of their
principal means is the wholesome use
OF bad whiskey-also appealing to the
very worst passions Of the ignorant
No stone is left unturned on their part
to exasperate and excite the feelings of
our poor people, which might at any
time be kindled into a fame which
might result in bloodshed.
only wonder we have not had ten
riots where we have one. Now, ] say
that every good man in the South, W white
and black, ought to join hands and rid
our fair section from this terrible state
of things. hope you will not misun-
derstand me; these charges are not
against the good people of the North
We will give the most hearty welcome
to any good men of the North who may
come among US for good purpose. /
think that if you were to live here a
few years, you would take the same
stand | have. We have some men
from the North who are highly respec-
ted, but all OF these take the same stand,
but are not the men objected to. The
colored men, il they are to be citizens
of this country, must differ just as white
men do on all the great questions of the
day, such as finance, tariff, taxation and
questions Of law, trade, ETC., etc. Un-
til we arrive at this point we will be
mere machines, and no men in the true
sense of the term.
In conclusion, I would call your at
tention to the report of Hon. B. b.
Douglass, of Virginia, on the Freed
mans Bank Fraud, and the speech of
Hon. w. S. Stringer, Of Pennsylvania,
on the same subject. would also call
your attention to the large amount Of
money stolen from the widows and or
phans Of the colored soldiers and sail
ors. The District Ring, and many 9TH
er things might be mentioned, but time
and space will not allow it. The col
ored voter of the South, as ruled by the
radicals, has no liberty we claim and
must have, or continue slaves. He
should be taught independence and self
reliance. Please answer me a few
questions.
Who should be the best Judge of the
true condition of the Southern people,
l, who was born and brought up in the
South, as | have been, and served TWEEN
ty-seven years of my life as a slave,
(when boy l played with white boys,
and know there is no natural bad feel
ing between the two races, or yourself!
What can you in New Hampshire or
Maine know of our condition down
here' When YOU call our people ire
bells" you do them a great wrong.
believe the people of the South are as
loyal to the Union as those of the North.
| ask you as Christian, do you think
it right to be constantly abusing the
Southern people! They have come
back to the Union, and fully accepted
all Of the amendments to the Constitu-
tion, with all the results of the war
The only reason why they have made
such an effort TO get hold Of their own
State Governments is to protect them-
selves from the wicked plunderings and
robbery of earpet-baggers, and every
good man, white and black, ought to
join hands to emancipate our section
from this fearful state of things. Re-
member, that our homes in the South
are as dear to US as yours in New Hamp-
shire.
Now how would like your State to be
infested with a gang of these political
thieves, from another far country, plum
dering the public treasury and leaving
tax on the people too heavy for them
to bear, exciting riots and causing blood
sheds / ask you, would YOU help them
to continue the work of destruction
against your own people l tell you
This Is our condition, and the colored
people are the main agency by which
they are enabled TO do their work; and
in my judgment, nothing but a division
OF the eolored vote can bring peace and
prosperity, which we so much need;
and feel that no pulpit work or mis-
sion effort viii enable me to do so much
for my race as this work. have given
this matter eleven years thought and
for years l have taken great pains TO in.
form myself as to the true feeling of the
South, and these are nv conclusions
First, that the whites desire to live with
the colored people in peace and quiet.
ness, and are doing all they can TO gain
that object. They do not want all oi
the colored people to vote the Demo
cratic ticket, but believe ID would be
best TO divide The vote between the two
parties. This point would have been
gained years ago but for the terror ol
the Radical party and its loyal leagues
There has been no Intimidation in the
Sou,h worse than that practiced by the
earpet-bagger party of the South. I dc
no, Charge the colored people with thi.
cruelty They are nos n hfarna. shex