The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-09-17
MISSISSIPPI.
A Card From the COlOred Voters OF VA
zoo County.

As citizens of laZoo county, we feel
called on TO take some action and make
known to the State of Mississippi and
the whole country what we, the colored
citizens, feel and believe to be a true
statement of affairs in this county. We
do not think or feel that the action OF
the white people on the 18th of July
meant ANYTHING toward the colored
people in any sense except for their
peace, welfare and prosperity. No dis
turbance or jar has occurred between Us
and our white friends except, perhaps,
such as would ordinarily occur at any
time and under any other circumstan-
ces. We congratulate our white friends
and have great cause to congratulate
ourselves upon the very peaceable ana
pleasant relations that just now subsist
between us, and we feel gratified that
signs of abundant success, both IN our
social and political rs well as financial
relations, are seen on every hand, and
strongly incite us to maintain these re-
lations. Ii is with a feeling of perfect
security and profound respect that we
make the statement that no mans life,
liberty or property is in the least jeop-
ardize; that the proper protection can
be had and will always be given to each
and every citizen, without regard to
race, color or previous condition, by our
county and State officials. To sum up
our real estimate, we believe our coun-
ty officials to be the best and most I'M
partial in the State, and the equals of
any i'm the Union. We declare that the
Democratic party has not violated its
pledges to us that it has cut down the
governmental expenses is explained to
us by tabulated statements from the Of
ficials; that it has reduced taxation
very materially; that it has continued
and improved our public school system;
that il guarantees to us the best Govern
ment we have ever known.
For these and other reasons We pub
lish to the world, and to our fellOw-citi-
liens of this State especially, our conf
dence i'm and adherence to said party
and our white friends with whom we
live. We can not give credence to any
report alleging that that the colored
people are i'm state of confusion or
that many of them are out in the
swamps. Being ourselves colored,
meeting and mingling with colored peo-
pie from all parts of the county, and be-
ing ourselves scattered over large por-
I ttOu Oh IL, We are Ill n lfocitioh W soy
that we know of none whatever and
feel sure none have ever laid out on ac-
count of CONSERVATION or fear. None
of US look upon any movement hereto
fore made by our white friends as
against the colored man or his interests
but only to avert that worst of all ca
lamities that could befall our county
a race issue. In arresting this fatal is
sue, so ruinous to us and destructive t.
our property interests, We heartily joir
hearts and hands with our Democratic
friends and bid them God-speed. W.
want no clash of races, and we pledg,
} ourselves that, by our action, there shall
be none. As free colored citizens o
Yazoo county, we ask all papers in on
broad land that are friendly to the col
ored man and his interests to republisl
these statements, and we do this botl
i'm justice to ourselves and to the whit