The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-27

people, and we do not intend that he
shall. In this region he votes as freely
as vote, and without intimidation, but
if his vote would put him in Office be
should not hold it, and that Is all there is
about it. In the black cotton belt aud
the sugar region, where they number FIVE
or ten for one white man, we are willing
for them to have representation in our
legislatures, but even then they come
rather as petitioners than Law makers.
We are going to govern this part of the
country, conflict or no conflict. Our sal
vation depenGs upon it. If negroes don't
like it they can 60 to Iowa or Vermont.
The masses of them have but little to
keep them here. We know thousands
who could go to Woodburn on an excur-
sion ticket for ten dollars and leave
nothing behind them. They could just
put out the fire and call the dog and go
1 would be glad if the next negro who is
sentenced to the chaingaDg in our court
was given an option by the judge-the
option Of going to Woodburn and deliver
himself in good order to MIR. NeWsome.
The question is, will Mr.. Newsome send
the ten dollars, and will he take him and
hire him and let him vote? I fear he is
like Mr.. Roche, the New York merchant
prince, who hs5 recently visited
Florida and interviewed snegro politician
and wrote a letter to the New York
Tribune, in which he said he was we'll
pleased with the high intelligence Of this
negro, and that he invited him to visit
New York aud call on him at his store.
But the negro said hecould not 60 to New
York, for there was no decent hotel in
that great city for q gentleman of his
color. There was IN opportunity for Mr..
Roche, but he did not embrace it. He on
ly invited him to his store MIR. Newsome
asks why it is that I ca1l'tsee man under
a black skin. Yes, see man. negro
mana niger, if you please-sometines
we say niger, just like we say iDjuns Cor
Indians, or yankees for northern people.
Our negroes call themselves niggers very
often-quite as often as we do. 1t is a
very proper word-negro comes from the
Latin word niger which means black. I
see man under black skin just like I
see an Indian under a red skin or Chi.
naman under yellow akin. see an in
ferior race-a race without fitness to
govern themselves, much less the white
race. We know his good traits and his
bad ones. They hare our regard and
sympathy and most of them look to us
for protection and they get it. But there
is line they must not cross and Mr..
Harrison will find it out sooner or later.
Southern Democrats and Southern Re-
publicans are unit on the race question
all except few unprincipled Office
seekers like Buck and bis satellites. If
the votes of the negroes elect a white
Republican to Office We submit with as
much grace as possible, but re will not
submit to the election of negro except
in counties densely dark--neither shall
they be our judges nor our jurors, nor hold
any judicial or ministerial Office. These
are our sentiments all over the south, and
if anybody says to the contrary, he lies,
and be knows it.
The golicitude of the north about the
negro's vote is amazing. The negro does
not care but little about it. He had
rather have something to eat and to wear.
With the masses everywhere it is mat
ter of business. Up north, in the manu-.
featuring districts, it means continua.
ton of employment-With tens of
thousands in their cities it means dollar
or two dollars for vote. With the ave.
rage negro down south, in the cities and
towns, it is drink or two drinks TO the
votes, and fifty dollars or a hundred to
the negro preacher who controls them.
This is politics-a most debasing, corrupt
thing, and the negro is better off to be
out of it.
But must forbear. Let me conclude
this letter by commencing to our north.
ern brethren the speech made in the
Mississippi Legislature two weeks ago by
Hon. l.. W. Moore, the colored represen.
tative of Bolivar County. he is one Of
the six colored members and they
presented the speaker, Mr.. Madison, with
a silver tea service. The speaker said, [
was born in Mississippi, but raised lin q
northern State. Associations up there
led me to regard the southern white men
as our foes, but associations here have
eliminated those prejudices from the mind
of the feeble sex and for them speak.
If the spirit manifested by this body
prevails through the State, it is a certain
and sure solution of the race problem in
Mississippi. This has been called the
Jeff Davis legislature because the Re.
publicans all voted for the Confederate
monument bill and the large appropria-
tions for white institutions. But we re.
garded the voting for these bills as q fee.
Bile but sincere manifestation of our race
gratitude.
As this tea service glitters against the
brilliant chandeliers of our hall may your
useful service as a statesman glitter in
future counsels for peace and good will.
Then take it, sir, as the permanent
bridging of the race chasm in this State.
Take it as guarantee that no blasting
apprehension are entertained by the
colored people of this State. This Dem.
ocratic house has shown itself to be our
friends-not our enemies. Then consign
this humble token to your domestic