National Republican., 1881-11-07
TO THE ooLoREp VOTERS.
An Address sent Into virginia ny n Col
ored MAN.


The following address to the colored
voters Of Virginia, written by Dr. II. jones' Of this
city has been forwarded the first Of this week TO
the principal Readjuster newspapers in Virginia,
and by which tens of thousands Of colored voters
will be brought Into the good cause. in few days
from now you will be called upon to express your
will through the ballot.box in regard to which
side you are in favor of-the Re-
adjusters or the Bourbons. As l am
black man, and have practiced my profession
among you for seven years In the South, have
had chance to know by experience what are
your wants and desires You want equal rights
before the law; you want the disgraceful whip
ping-post act repealed you want to vote for whom
and when you please. and
HAVE 1T FAIRLY COUNTED.
You want free public schools for your children
You want a reasonable number of Offices given to
you in proportion to your votes. You and your
friends want to pay two-thirds of the debt of Vir
ginia, and you want West Virginia. which wns
about one-thrd Of her boundary when the
debt was contracted to pay the other
third. What was the right of suffrage
granted to you for2 II was to enable you TO Inn
| prove your condition and for your protection. A
great many colored people have recently asked
me whether President Arthur is not going to pro-
tect them. My answer is
| THAT YOUR BALLOTS MUST PROTECT YoU,
and in order to have 1t secured you must form
coalition with the conservative and friendly white
people In your section, and go along hand in hand
with them. Your daily walk and conversation
must protect you, your dosirability as n citizen
must protect you, your good moral character
and standing In the community in which you
live must protect you; your improved intelligence
and respoctability must protect you your qualities
as good, orderly, friendly. sober, honest indus
trious, saving, and pcaceable neighbor
| must md will DrOtppL prpgi-
dent Arthur, who has always been
friendly to the colored race, will have about all he
can do with the aid Of your prayers to protect
| himself He has no more power than the late
lamented Garfield had, who was shot down here
like II dog, without just cause or provocation.
| THE ONLY PLAN OF POLITICAL SALVATION
for the colored race, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Southern States, is Senator "Ma-
homes plan,' and the sooner we como to under
stand this the better II will be for us and our
children. ! hope and advise the colored
| voters to march up to the polls at the coming
election to man and vote the Readjuster ticket
/ always considered half of q loaf better than
nonc as that will keep you alive and enable you
TO hold out until you can get whole loaf. 1t is
now high time for us
| TO COMMENCE TO THINK,
reason, and consider for ourselves and watch the
popular current of the tide and wind as other
people do or we will be eternally lcft behind We
must hoe our own row. The law will only
see that we get paid for it. We are not
the pets OF this or any other nation
and must combine and cooperate with that party
ofwhitc people who are disposed to offer us the
most favorable terms and endeavor to dovetai and
engralt ourselves in such manner with them
as to truly become part and parcel of the American
people. As l said before, 1t is our only political
| salvation In this country. Otherwise IL will be
root hog or die for us, and we will go on just as
we have been going for over $50 years. and we will
only be invited or wanted when there is water to
be drawn, wood to be chopped or dirty linen to be
| washed