Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-09
THE OOLORED MAN AWAKE.

THE OOLORED MAN AWAKE.
He Repudiates all Unholy Alliances
With Repudiators.
Cry From the Empire state of the
South-The eAdministration A
Hood winked.
To the E.iitor OF the Sun-Sir: We
are having little civil war down here
in Georgia, aud it begins to look as
though the Georgia republicans will
vote the straight-Out Democratic tlck-
ct iu 1884. In previous communica.
tion, detailing the condition 0t the
colored people in this state, 1 told
you that they were against the re.
publican leaders here. Tho negroes
Of the south, aud am Que, are doing
we'll. The whites are doing what they
can to improve our condition. We
are practically united. We have reach
ed q point which We should have
aud If the whitewashed carpet-bag-
gers now In Georgi. would leave the
slaie aud go aud fight the lndians. il
W &oVu 0Otu tue
whites and the blacks. We should
understand each other bs,ter, aud ad-
vance faster. We would all be better
citiz ms.
Less than . generation ago, we
we're in iguorance, In darkness. aud
in slavery. By the will OF G ID, we
now enjoy civil aud religious free.
dom, aud by virtue Of these blessings
We have made manly ateps in the up
ward scale of morals aud educatiom.
Our progress. cOnsIderiug the circuln.
stancea. has beem astonishing. Tue
republican officials have proved u
dead weight in our case. The Freed.
inan's Bank thieves robbed us Of our
money, aud now u syndicate of white.
washed trash are trying to bAmboozle
US politically. They had better 60
back to Washington. for our eyes are
open. Tney will be run out of Geor.
gis. Here 10 what the Savannah
Echo, or negro paper, says Of their
operations:
"During the late state convention
many surprising secrets we're brought
10 light, among which may be NELL
tioned the numerous mastodon bribes
Of the cut-thrOat syndicste. They Of
fered w. A. Piedger the collectorship
OF Brunswick ii he would allow them
to boss the late convention. Oi course
the irouciad Farr0w was 1t the head
Of this bait, and Longstreet in the
rear. showing him UP with the syndi.
cate derrick; but Mr.. Pledger, VINO
10 Q wnolc-souled republican of the
hrst water. could net see wherein the
people would be benefited thereby,
and they were cast aside as q child
would plaything. They were, how.
ever, determined 10 boss the .Ohvsu-
ton aud the cOlOred vote OF Georgia,
snd. in order to begin work in good
shape. endeavored 10 rid themselves
Of Mr.. Pledger by having him arrest.
Ell twice.. Failing to accomplish their
vlllainOus designs they b"itel, aud
the result was they convened in the
Unired States court room OF Atlanta,
with about eight credentiailed dele
gates aud thirty bogus delegates. W no
were bought over at from $5 10 $40
each.
The colOred men, who were forced
to take sides with the fat office grab
befs Of . disyraceful syndicate, did
not go into the hole willingly. They
We're told that il they did not come,
as r, quested by such men xs Long
stree,, Farrow, Tom Johnson, Jack
Brown, john L Conley, A. N. Wilson,
Jesse Wimberly, Benjamin Cnnley,
and q few other bugus so.called big
"Imjuns" they would lose their Jobs
under the present administration.
The cOlOred men went with them,
much against their will, but their
hearts were all the time with the lt-
gal convention, which convened in
the state house.
To look at the bribes aud fat Offices
offered colored men at the late con.
ventiou by tho syndicate any one
would suppose that they owned
Georgia and everything therein. The
syndicate would not have bolted had
IL not been stated to President Arthur,
time AID. a2aiD, that they had the ne.
groes Of Georgia gagged aud ready
Tor delivery a. q mOment's uotice.
They impressed the president with
the idea that thev could boss the re-
publican vote, in which they were
fairly successful, as the fat Office late
ly dished out t. them will plainly
show. The president looked upon the
syndicate to fulfil their promises in
bossing the col-red vote Of Georgia;
and OF course to prove 10 the presi.
dent that they were trying to make
their points, thev did their utmost to
capture the late republican state con-
ventiOn. in Wbich they succeeded 90
poorly. They were anxious to con-
vene in harmony with the legally
credentialled delegates in the stale
house. but the irOGclad promise to the
president prevented them from so
doing"
The negroes Of Georgia have been
hewers of wood aud drawers OF water
for the republican party long enough.
There is going to be change. Kes.
pectfally yours. A NEGRO.
Savannah. Ga, Aug. 20.
Cry from she District Dominated
by Fort Pillow Chalmers.
To the Republican Vo,ers of the
Second Congressional District "f MIS-
sissippi In the exercise of ~, right
as al American citizen, in defense of
the coiOred republicans Of the south
ana the true interest Of the repubii.
eau party, lanuounce myself as a can-
didate TO represent the second con-
gressiOnsl district of Mississippi in
the fortv-eightb congress, aud ash
your suffrages therefor.
In electing to dissem: from the man.
agement Of the party leaders il is OBJ
ligatOry Oh me 10 give eufficient rea.
sou for tue support l ask. C0ncedIng
10 my patty ali it claims to have given
TO Tho col"red race, freedom ami the
ballot, it has done nOthiuy entitl,nty IL