The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-28
REDPATH ON THE WARPATH.
HE HANDLES TIE POLICY OFHI YES
WITHOUT GLOVES.


"A traitor to his party -Radicalism for
ever doad--Whnt the future course
of tho colorod vote should be.
James Redpa tn, IN original
Abolitionist and freedom shricker,
has written lettor Of advice to the
colored people, and sent it to evory
newspaper south of Mason and
Dixon's line. The first part abounds
in abuse Of Hayes, who is denounced
as q traitor to his party and to tho
cause of liberty. Rcdpath asserts
that Aleck Stephens is President of
the United Statos, as far us the
Gulf States arc concerned, and con-
tinues:
GAS Lincoln will bo known as the
Liberator Of the slaves, and Grant
as the Prcseryer Of the Union, so
Hayes will be remembered as the
Botrayer Of the Southern Rcpubli-
cans. Lincoln freed, Grant con-
quored, Hayes surrendered. Do
you forget that it was to "save
Ohio'-that is, to elect Hayes as
Goyernor-that Grant was induced
against his own Judgment, to refuse
the call Of Ames for troops to pro-
tcct tho Republicans of Mississippi?
That WAS the Inauguration of Hayes
Southern policy. He is acting
to-day in entire consistency with
his history in preferring the bandit
chieftain, Hampton, and the XII
liluX cyclops, Nichols, to tho law
fully elected representatives of the
Republican voters of South Carolina
and louisiana
He then draws q raw-head, and.
bloody-bones sketch of "General
Chalmers, who, openly defying the
Constitution in the "Whip- Cord
District" Of Mississippi, calls up by
his own act the black spectres of
Fort Pillow; as General Hampton,
by his arrogance, uncovered the
graves of tho national soldiers
whose dead bodies wero exposed in
the streets of Charleston with
decisive placard on their bullet rid
died breasts" The exact meaning
of the above scntentious bombnst it
is difficult to catch, but Mr.. Redpath
evidently felt better after delivering
himself of it, for he then follows in
some advice to tho blacks, in which,
amid all the chatf there is q goodly
sprinllling Of wheat, and which
therefore they will do woll to heed.
He asks
''wIIAT SHOULD THE BLACKS DO q
and proceeds to answer it thus:
First Of all, they should be taught
that they can now freely and honora-
bly, choose their political associa-
tons without reference to the past
history Of their race. They should
be taught that the mon who fought
for their freedom arc now in a help~
less minority in the Republican
party that the blacks owe it no
allegiance whatever now; and that
it's recognized leaders, who WELD
tho power Of tho Government, are
to~day the recreants who advocate
and defend and decree their aban-
donment.
1t is truo that tho Democratic
party resisted their nfranchisement
but it is equally true that the Re-
publican party refuses to protect
them in the exercise of the franchise
that they gave. Thoro is absolute
ly no difference whatever, now, be-
tween the Democratic Party and tho
Republican Party, (as represented
by Hayes) on the question of the
rights and condition Of the negro,
excepting in one important particu-
lar. That exception is o vital one.
It points out tho path of safety to
the black voter. 1t points out, also,
the path of duty. We owo allegi-
ance where we receive protection.
The Democrats protect the Demos
cratic negro the Republican aban-
don the Republican negro.
For myself, being q whito man,
and q Northern man, J. propose to
remain in the, Republican party to |
do my part to purge it from tho
thieves on tho ono hand and tho
pedagogues on tho othor hand who