The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-02

tenders are made to he negroes, this will he &
practical resurrection Of the calaboose and
the "horrorS OF the suear-house."
When it comes to the exercise OF pollltlcaI
rights in the South, such a thing for the ne
gro is unknown. There has not been an cleo
ton that could be called an election in cighl
years. The great number of ballot boxes al
the polls, the peculiaritirS Of the re.l>trat!oi
laws, the closing of polls before the time. the
rcmoval Of polls from one to another place
are means successfully used to hinder Il free
ballot and Il lair count. 1t is not strange ina
the Governors of some Of the Southern States
assure their Northern friends that 'thc ne
gro is not so much interested III politics as ht
used to be-"
a Threat Of Revolution.
Now, what shall be done? Because OF in
Justice and wrong many col0rcd people 20 CIV
cry year from South Carolina. y general OK
oduS has been threatened many times. This
will not do. The colOrCd people know lheS
arc deprived of their rights. and q deep muir
muir is heard on all sides. 1t seems to be tit
rolicv of the present Administration to turf
all colored men Out of office in he South. /
is openly said that this is "a white mans gov
ernIncnt,' and the negro must be kept down
We must warn the white people in Tune
They may 90 on dcpriving us Of cur rights
until .forbcarancc ceases to be a virtue. l
may not be long before the revolutions OF 81
Domingo in the time of TOusSaint LOverturt
will be repeated in the South. Recent event:
in and around Charleston in the Prince bow
en- case, in the Mcknight case. in the Hutch
inson case on Edisto, the Riley case, II tht
murder Of a poor lunatic at SummeTvllie
and others in various sections of the State
have so reused tie colorcd people of this city
and elsewhere that nothing but the IN
tlucncc OF the pastors and the churches hils
prevented an outbreak.
Our people are a reading people. The ablcS1
daily inprnoIS and nnnth1N n"OriOQiGnlS III
the United States are read at our 1lrcsldcS
They need no one to tell them Of theil
wrongs. They read all that IS written, elthel
for or against them. 1t is only another cxi
race when it is thought that we do not under
stand and smart under the wrongs which al
flict us.
Harmony Between the Races.
We now come 10 the expression OF oul
views respecting the necessity OF harmony De
tween the races as q condition of progress
The prosperity of the South must depend up
On this. "Can two walk together except they
be agreed?' Capital and labor, brain ano
muscle must be united for their mutual bene
fit. Prejudice must be banislled, and impair
TALLY control us in all our dealings. ."What
socver ye would that men should do unto
you, do sc even SO to them,' is the dictate
alike of natural and revealed religion. The
colorcd people are willing to practice the
Golden Rule. Our race has been patient in
submitting to indignities and suffering
wrongs. Even under the cruelties Of slavery
there were friendships established between
the master II slave. EuT.ng tue war IN
Negro protected and supported his masters
family during his absence. h Negro nas
made the South what 1t Is. lie cleared its
churches, villages and cities. White people
in the South are attached to the Negro, but,
as Carl Scllurz says, "tlley show him mucl
kindness but scaut justice" They would not
take any other being on the face or me carti
He is with them from the cradle to the grave
A colored nurse watches over him in infancy
and n colored nurse closes his eyes in death
to be at all at variance! The lack of harmon!
binders the full development OF the material
interests of the South.
Driving Away Capital.
The South needs outside capital and skill
We have al abundance of resources in lane
and water, woods and minerals, Drawn ano
brain, sufficient indeed to have made 1t fal
Weather; but slavery has In the past beer
its bane, and the spirit Of the dead corpse Still
gentleman, some years since, negotiated /
loan, in Boston, on q rice plantation along on
coast. On the day the papers were TO De sign
ed he went to the office OF the money lender
Southeruer entered. lie turned to him ant
said: II cannot loan this money on YOU
plantation. This paper contains an account
of q riot at EllentOn, s.. Z. A State that can
security Tor capital. 1 would not dare to &c
there to collect on my mortgage If | were %
liged to foreclose it," The unSolved problem
between the races keeps capital out of lht
South. and both races are forced to ~unproduc
tive idleness. The trade Of Charleston is suf
fering because of the folly of pcrsisting In
maintaining Il conflict ctwecnt the faces.
~. u.. ur;.., .p,o ssyom,n $,
Being largely an agricultural people, and
the soil being the original source OF all wealth
it is among this class tina the labor reform l:
most needed, aud there it should begin. The
contract system in vogue there requires tnt
laborcr upon the Plantations to accept TICK
cts" instead of cash, till the end OF the year
for his wages. All his wants, outside of his
from merchants on these tickets Mt q ruinous
discount. So that at the end OF the year he Il
as poor, If not poorer, than at the beginning
In many instances it has resulted in the at
err to the soil in practical slavery.
Let al this he changed let q full days Wa
ges he paid for a full days work, Let the col
ored man be encouraged in his desire TO pur
all cash, let him pay In part IN land. Anc
soon will the wild forests n dreary wastes
be converted into smiling fields Of cotton
grain and other products OF the SOIL. AnC
nONnu luTEc ltltlliCu pvSSSSSlollo iiltS ~ wv
err than before, yet the aggregate wealth of the
State will be greatly Increased, the p'oducls
of the soil more diversified, more capital re
taintd at home, and independence and con
lentnent prevail. When liberal induccMent:
are offered foreign colonists TO settle in the
State, would it not be wise to mahe the same
offers OF lands to tho native colorcu man
Could not the emigration to Arkansas ant
offers of opportunities to acquire farms ant
homes which are made by the Southwestern
State? Would not Negro settlers be us Gcne
fetal to South Carolina?
Justice in the Courts.
Again, Justice in the Courts, as we'll as In
business matters, must be freely accordion Ii!
q matter of simple duty. Injustice causes dis
strust, discomfort and alienation. Here thcrt
is much to unlcarn SO long as the colureC
inferior, SO long as his life. his honor and his
property are considered as less sacred, just 81
long will offences against him be treated a.
less heinous and less punishable.
and holding in her hand an evcnbalancc
scale. This must become Il reality before iar'
moly can be established. The revolution
here needed must begin at the fountain head
tinctions. The pulpit must cry aloud anC
spare rot, and show my people their trans
gresSions." The press must maintain q hlgt
sense OF justice, and honor must be the dcIen
der o! lnnOceilcc, ana Il censor WHOSE FoiC'
gives forth no uncertain sound. 1t ShOul,
speak of the colorpd people in the same Ian
guage of respect and appreciation as when il
Speaks OF the white. The ordinary and now
meaningless titles of Mr., Mrs. and Mis-
should no longer be Withheld by the newspa
pcrs from colorcI people who are us rcspecta
bic as tie whites to whom they are given. /,
is both 81 solemn duty and Il gracious privilege
fer those who are in positions OF influence tt
lead the way in all reforms for the benefit o
humanity. ITO whom much is gl:cn, q
them much will be required"
We thank God that already q few leaders o
the people have recognized their obligations
and, adopting as their motto 3 just AID tcaI