West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-11

mdLv lot our INoor anu thus brought
about consequent increase Of wage
which, instead oil teaching us these
virtues which are essential to q peo-
| pie striving fer their own elevation
aud Advancement, has done all in its
power to divert Us from worthy
efforts to the i6noble purpose, Of
supporting political adventures.
Any party which has Tor year sChe
disposal OF millions of money and
thousands Of public Offices will be-
come corrupt, and the Republican
party has not escaped this conse-
| quence. The interests of the coun-
try demand change of admins
tration, and that can only be effect
ed through the Democratic party.
1t that party has heretofore gwen
few pledges to colored men, it has
broken none. that they will keep
such as they have now offered we
cannot doubt when we recall
the underwriting devotion which
they have shown to their ayowcd prm-
ciplcs through years Of defeat. That par
~ Is pledged TO the maintenance of the
Union, to the preservation of all of the
rights and privileges of the colorcd poo
pie conferred 10y the Constitution to
the reform of The government i'm an OF
its departments to moro economical
administration OF its affairs and the
consequent reduction of the burden of
taxation, and as opponents of its sml
ccri'y is giving cordial, even cnthuias
tie support to one who among the gal
aNy of heroes and patriots who expos
ed thciI lives for the integrity of tho
Government in It's darkest hours, was
tho noblost Of thcm ol, who, not
scduccd by the alurCmcn's OF power
which he had made possible TO himself by
his sword was the fret 10 declare the
mission Of the soldiC. ended and 10 invoke
the protecting wys of the Constitution
for his whole country; who refused 10
| Give the lie to his profession that hc had
fought for'thc Union by course tending
and intended by his supcrers TO destroy
/ the only union which could make TIE
Union dc6rablc--a Union resting upon
the patriotic and cordial support Of All
of the people, such a support as could
only be obtained by just and equal laws
demonstrating it's benefccnce.
At the white / eopie oil tue South
have been slow to accord as polili-
cal equality, OF have seemed to be,
it is not because we gave them cause
TO fear the use that we would make
Of our power by the blind devotion
we have evinced to a party 80 imbu-
cd with prejudice against ;he South
as to be incapable Of doing it jlp-
tice
II we would correct the injustice
which they have done us, we have
only to show that we are indeed ele.
waited to "tbo dignity of American
citizenship" and that with judg-
ment and equality wa exercise it's
rights.
The white people Of the South
know that through the labor Of our
race they once enjoyed the great
prosperity which made them the
envied OF the nation they know
that the freedom which we DOW
have vas rather the gift Of envy and
jealousy than Of philantbropy--
that it was forced on US rather than
sought, and thet even while their
male citizens were all soldiers their
women and children were committed
to our care, and that o0r labor pro
ducod the basis OF support for the
struggle which, if not successful
won for them, through the horoism
they displayed, the admiration Of
The world.
They will not, they cannot, forget
Our past services, and while they
will not make a promise to the ear
and breake IL TO the hcpo" our liber
tiles are safe from Interference at
their hands and we have but 20
show that we know that our inter
ests and their interests are the same
to win from them a regard more cor.
dial and more sincere than podt.csna
are likely to more than profess
Resolved by tre Hancock and
EngIish Reform Campaign Club
No.1, That the address to the color
ed people Of Virginia, reported oy
the committee composed Of Messrs.
Branch Clarkson, Allen, Jsckson
and Banning, be adopted by this club
that The came be printed for circu-
Iatiop, and that the secratary for
ward copies Of the same to the COL
ored people through ont Tho state.
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THE funniest thing we saw in the Court
house Monday afternoon was tho posture
of Sir. Hcormaus while taking Tic lead