The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
a Word so The C0!Urvd
People.

Now that Tho election is over, sna
the Democratic party has trinmphed,
yo wish TO Say awoid TO tho co!orcf
people in tba: spirit Of kinGness aud
sympathy we hayc always felt fo'
,hci, condition. In all tho localities
Of which wo have personal iLtjrma'
zion, the co'orcd vote was cast, with
hut few exceptions, for the Repair
lean ticket. t. this We make 10 ob'
lection 81 itself. Bat, TO far as biz
vote Was Influenced by any statcmen,
tia. tue sncccss OF the Democratic
party would destroy any vested right,
il was gained by misr presentation
snl fraud. Tia; this Argument was
used extensively is beyond question.
Everywhere nuscrupalous mon, who
knew the fa!siiy of their statement.
cavo ont to the rinple-mindcd ne
grocs before the election that ii Low
rs md his ticket were elected they
would be iDado worse than slaves
aud be reduced to the condition they
occupied bcfnro the war. Living
lad four years OF Democratic rulc Of
course no intelligent man tcli,ycr
this, aid in our character OF private
citizen we did particularly discuss
;lis Qvcstion before tho election be-
cause i, really seemed too ridiculous
II attempt t. r,fl,r it, but now ,hM
the clcc,;on IL over, aud the parties
elected been installed in Office, ii be-
comes matter Of goo! policy III ti.is
and other &, unti"s 10 remove what
ever oi anxiety there may DO among
the colorei people on hi" paint, an,!
induce them to iccl ror'ec; security
in their freedoms, aud tho Other rights
guaranteed to them by Federal and
State law. Speaking, therefore, f1'
he Democratic party Of CoiiAh, AM!
rci.rciinS tho sentiments OF The par
/ " throughout the State, wo say to
the colorcd people that .hoir rights
vii no thoroughly protected by boil.
the Legislature and Judiciary, nnd rs
saie under q Democratic III under u
Republican or aGti.DcmOcra;ic ad'
miuistya.;un. We may ovon &"
further, aud insist thai thci, conii.
ton will 10 better, for tho RcpuhIi
can party hns dono nothing Tor tic
negro except to Use him for selfish
ends, plundcr him, and array him
against the whites whose interests
aio identical with his. The colorcd
people may depend upon it, that
there is no power on earth that can
Il, prive them Of the richta they now
possess. Besides tho guarantees they
tlave in the laws nrd Constitution,
. they have oven firmcr fOu,hold 10
; the inicrcs, which society has to elc-
va,o rather than re!nce all Of lis
members. 1t il easy to under
stand how mon might resist
such a mighty revolution rs the
emancipation Of tho race by force OF
oppose their ou!;anchi sement with
out the consent Uf those most cot
crtned. Bat with emancipation once
accomplished, tho requirement OF
civil aud political rights followed as
natural incident, aud no mind
would now argue Tor change TO tie
old condition.
la conclusion, we would say, in
your every day liio, you havo deal
ings with Democrats whom you re.
sp,ct. who pny you tho wages con-
iracted for, and TO whom you 60
whom in trouble or in want. Those
men are your friends. Lay aside
The idea then, that they would de-
pIivc you Of your liberty or Your 9th.
er rights; You can Labor with a
lighter heart, and one great cause oil
dislrusl will be removed forever. No
longer carry abont You the fear Of
slavery; OF course social barrier will
always exist between tho races, but
neither II thoy could would remove
them. We write not TO sccuro your
votes but to promote joar happiness.
You will find that freedom mas
enough cares without nursing false
ones. Cultivate habits of industry,
thrift aud sobriGty and You will win
iriends TO speak for and 10 defend you
from wrong.
1900 .
It costs something nowadays to
mistrcat md iii-usc = convict in tuch
manner az 10 cause death. At the