The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-24
! BIBLE LESSONS FOR NEGROES.
A Startling Development OF the Virginia
Caupaisn-Mahone's Device TO Deceive
the Colored PeopIet

Especial to the News and Courier.
RICHMOND, October l0.-The negroes
are wildly excited over Mahone's latest
secret campaign circular. Some weeks
ago the Republican candidate for Gov.
sent out private letters asking for the
names of. colored ministers. To the
addresses which he received in reply he
is sending a card and circulars. Upon
the card are printed Scriptural refer
ences calling especial attention to the
l4th, 18th, 10Th, 18th, and 18th chapters
of Joshua. In the 18th chapter be calls
attention to the following passage:
"But the mountains shall be thine,
for it is wood and thou shall cut it
down, and the outgoings of it shall be
thine, for thou shalt drive out the
Canaanites, though they have IRON
chariots and though they be strong"
In the 18th chapter he calls attention
to the following passage: .....,
"And there remained among the
children of Israel seven tribes which
had not received their inheritance, and
Joshua said unto the children of lsarel:
How long are We slack to go to possess
the land which the Lord God of your
fathers hath given you? And Joshua
cast lots for them in Shiloh before the
Lord, and there Joshua divided the
land unto the children Of Israel accord
ing to their divisions"
Malone simply asks the negro TO
read the extracts carefully. Joshua IS
the favorite prophet Of the negro race
and these utterances Of his, which are
now being read by thousands in con-
nection with the election, they regard
rs a proulise of division of land OF the
whites among the negroes. Indeed,
some of their ministers do not hesitate
to tell them that they are one OF the
seven tribes which have not received
their inheritance.
Malone also offers large prizes to the
colored man who shall bring out the
largest number of votes.
Malone spoke at Hanover Court
House to-day to a Republican meeting
composed chiefly Of negroes The antics
ofs performing bear, which Snowman
was exhibiting On the Court House
green, came very near breaking up
Mahone's meeting. He insisted that
the Democrats had pitted the animal
against him. In the debate at times the
performances of bruin 80 worried the
Republican. candidate for Governor
that he lost bis temper and berated his
keeper in d lively way.
Mir. r. II. Cardwell, the Democratic
Speaker OF the last House of Delegates,
in speaking for the Democrats, excori-
ated Malone severely. He said he would
not care to sleep all night with either
Malone or the bear, but between the
two he would prefer the bear every
| time.
At the invitation of the Anti Malone
committee of this city Ex-senator h.
H. Riddleberger and Ex-Governor
Cameron, both Antj-Mahoneite Repub-
Iican, We're present tonight to address a
meeting at the old market hall. An
! immense crowd OF Democrats and Re
publicans was gathered to hear these
two well-known Republicans denounee
! Malone. 1t was soon observed though
that these gentlemen were too much
indisposed to speak. The boys in the
crowd guyed them, and to add to the
| confusion a brass band in the hail
nlayed that familiar refrain, awe have
all been there before, many tinle
! many a time" E 3. G. +.