Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-04-21

It, he can inquire OF trend q. at Oak
vile. The number of my clam is 1926
at the Treasury Department. He avoids
my question in regard TO negro equali-
ty by saying the government had made
them subjects to bear arms and pay
taxes. cannot see in this any answer
TO my question. If he had said, TO bear
his and his confederates' burdens,
think that he would have been better
understood. | cannot see any equality
10 his quotations, for slaves and strangers
have done the same from the earliest
history Of man. do not say that ma
king them citizens abridges the priyi-
leges Of the whites. | do say that it
does not make them equal to the whites
The section of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence which reads, that all men are
born free and equal, was drawn up by
one that held slaves. II rs clear to see
that il was not intended for the negro.
The negro must see that his only chance
Is to fulfill the command to earn his
bread by the sweat OF his brow. They
should have protection in person and
property. As a race, to be our equal,
il is false in the extreme, and TO gain
say this would be traitorous TO our race
and our country. Andlo force the whites
to support them in part or in whole
will be TO doom them to destruction in
the course OF tune. Lke.the poor In
dian, the place that once knew them
will know them no more. We have
done all as people we can for them.
Let our voice be like David's (Sam-
uel, C. 40, v. As, strangers shall sub
mt themselves unto me-" Let us pray
as Isaac did concerning his son Jacob
Genesis, C. 81, VS.. %, 90, Therefore
God give thee Of the dew OF Heaven
and the fairness OF the Earth, and plenty
Of corn and VINE" LET people serve
thee and nations bow down io thee,
and blessed be he that blesseth thee. +"
Or we might have TO say as did Job
&c. 8, v. ~ "Aiter this opened job
his mouth and cursed his day" say
this in charity to the negro, that this is
the white mans country, and he will
rule it.
As il regards proof Of adopted citi-
gems exercising undue political authori-
ty. the public conduct Of some ought TO
suffice, though will recite a few cases
Of many. One Of these gentlemen who
was nominated for the Legislature by a
few of you, and afterwards ran for the
Senate, joined in or approved the writ
ing of the name of another for that Of
fee on the ticket on the eve OF the cleo
ton, and you all offered il TO the ignor-
ant negro asa genuine republican tick
ct when you knew il was false. The
same gentleman has always avoided a
square nomination for county tickets
He and few proselytes with few in
dependent democrats and few negroes
exercised the privilege to make and
change the county ticket 10 suit your
political end. Al one time there were
two adopted citizens on the Republican
State Central Committee for the coun-
ty, and one was formerly democrat,
and these gentlemen claimed that all
appointments due this county under
the general government should come
through them. am glad to say that
alleIcept the gentleman who held bound
to the convention but himself saw their
error. Have not YOU and a few Of these
gentlemen filled the hands Of the ignor-
ant with these conglomorated tickets,
representing the same 10 be republican,
and all for the sake Of office You will
please let me know what the principle
of an Independent Democrat is. In re-
gard TO my being republican or dem
ocrat, ! will say, that, while ! might ac.
with either party 10 advocate the prin-
ciples Of free government, that party,
il good and right should serve the prin-
ciples Of government and not govern
ment serve the ends Of parties or polit-
ical trlcksters. am bold to-day to as
sert my political belief, though not a
slave TO any set Of men or party, in the
principles Of our government. To il ]
will stand to the best OF my ability. not
like unto those independent democrats
(who seem 10 abandon all political prin-
ciple FOR ofice) that you and your col
leagues seem TO do such honor 10, They
are in the right hive, for there seems 10
be no principle 10 either your policy or
theirs. Don't trouble yourself about
my going 10 the Legislature. III have
10 go there by such rascality as your
party practices, may God forgive me.
do not want to be representative
Of a people that my ideas Of govern
ment do not accord with. You have
discovered new feature, l. e., that the
tenant is the real landlord. What
menstrous idea This will answer in
stead Of the forty acres and mule story
As TO my being compelled TO adopt the
same political faith as my landlord. |
would say that il believed that my
landlord was trying 10 take away my
lights, ! would move, il possible, and
blink that you have publicly SAID that
he democrats were trying to take away
he negro's suffrage and that they lied !
when they said in their national plat
orm, when they pledged themselves, 10
Protect them in all their rights. Have |
,ot these men, that you have honored,
zone forth and publicly denounced the
democrats as false and murderous par
y carrying elections with shot-gu
&C., and when you and they wanted
heir favor in the way of public funds,
~ Al