The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-25
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}. w. Miles of Arkansas, recently ad-
dressed & standardization to the Presidept
alleging tha', the colored people Of Arkansas
were suffering certain grieveenoes. Mthe
hands not only of private persous but Of the
civil authorities, and Invoking The interposi
sion Of the general Government. Attorney
General Brewster answers the letter and
shows the "colored brother" that IL Is be.
yond the power ci tho Government TO as.
.sist him and that he must rely upon the
State. Authorities for correction OF wrongs
he complains of.
"Nilss hns prepared an address 10 the
coiored people in which, after setting forth
The contents Of Brewster's letter, he sa,.s
that Il will he seen ihore 10 little hope for
redress Tor any grievance TINT the oulorad
people South uay complain OF to the Gen
oral Government, as the colored people, on
rule have moi the means TO test the con,
s'hntionnliiy Of State laws. The whole ton.
or Of this answer, suys Miles. "is simply to
tnfy the colored people Of the South: Or
else they have been mislcd by politicians
aud shysters in the South, who hnvc pro-
tossed friendship 10 them: have ONLY 20
repeat again that their only salvation as q
people is to prepnre 10 leave this couu.ry,
and in the meantime refrain from voting at
nny OF the polls until some pa,,y
I'nkes provision for The redress and alt the
grievances Of our people. A fund should be
placed IN each State 10 remedy our wrongs
nnd to give us projection for tho future II
this shonld fail The sooner VIC appeal to Con
rrss tor indemnify for our race 10 ennble
ny 10 separate irOm the whites the beucr il
| will be for both races. | would advise the
|
| 'ndc 10 be Southern whites, by doing the
service of the carpet bagger and his asso
ciates to seek the favor Of that Glass in tho
South which will really consider our righ,s,
aud net with them hereafter and against an
administration which refuses TO render US
redress. The decision of the supreme Cou"r
just rendered gives force and emphasis 10
This view Of the cnse. and shows that We
hive no rights which other people n~c
bonnd 20 "espcct. Therefore. let ~ seek
refuge elsewhere and establish n status for
ourselves. Let us found civilization III
some congenial cline lhnt will give us
s'nudinS in The world Of commerce and
industry, and cOahe ns rs race TO
plny noblcr part IN the great drama Of
history..'
We agree with Mr.. Niles TINT tho sooner
The negroes are separated from the whites
Wv cS''Si IL VIII Dc DOtH T'.CCS. mere |
are entirely too many negroes in the South
in South Carolina cspccialy-for the two |
races to get along harmonvusly enjoying
equal political privi'cgos 1t was only
through malncc and hatred of the Southern
whites that the negro was enfranohised by
The Republican party, and they now repent
TO the very bottom Of their hearts, because |
they did such foolish thing. The en-
franchscmen Of the negro placed tool in
the handu Of the South, with which to break
the head Of the Republican party, that they
never dreamed Of. The increased powor
given the South by the negro vote in Con-
gross ard the electoral college, would be
gladly taken from her by the Republican
party, il it had the power to do it. Perhaps
that power lies in the Supreme Court. We
have said heretofore, and We reiteratc it
here, that, III our opinion, ii is only
question Of Tins when the Supreme Court
will decide, if the question is ever made
(and we believe it will be made) that the
manner Of adopting the amendment to the