The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-28
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But concede that there had swarmed into
these states An Irresponsible. dishonest horde
OF whom, bent upon public punder. took ad:
vantage Of the ignorance and eredIlity and
leadership foilies In leGisI alton and outragOs
IN legislation drove the already impoverished
States into hopeless financial ruin.
Upon this presentation l submit the case
to you, my colored hearers. as my. Jury.
whether, in view Of the iniirmities Of hupan
In view of the sullen bitterness following de-
feat in arms. and. finally In view OF the iRno-
aa ana ibs Sboe nson q ss sob
wrought up 70 bitter wrath; .,,,,--
with equal candor. as to the mistakes. and FOL;
les and crimes. which they have e9ntributte e
The war had been fought TO the bitter end /:
fh nd conteSte5acy had sent tts LIST man to the
ure. But from the desolation OF your own
BONES and fields you looked over, into the
there you saw them stronger in men and
richer in, IN amahterial resources than they were
ut is not strange that you were disappoint-
cd and sorrowfu and sullen; but In your dis
appointment and sorrow and wrath you ought
You had proven the lqllacy Of the belief that
.one southerner could whip six Yankees You
forfeit and that in other rebei liz and other
countries there always had been executions
But Instead q this, the States which had
held aloft through four years OF assault the liag
which had been yours. and which Ia to be yours
through all coming generations. came with
PSms forth for TIE grasp Of friend
liyes: we have taken too many lives already.
don want ' Sn what little there
pledGeto respect the rights OF the freedmen
whom the exiRencies OF the war have freed.
Give us renewed promises 70 support the Con-
at nj an1a NVifb
us in the march Of greatness which God has
ordained for this republic
And You would not do IT. Bear In mind
universal suffrage was not then demanded as
tho price OF reconstruotio1; and out sot the
ssvsH s1ss 81 FsaSSs
Government, and the other ten, OF which North
Carolina was one, rejected II with seorn. II
sricted suffrage had gone hand in hand with
them. no CARPET bagRers could have ever been
able to mislead the colored people. as n body.
But. instead OF this, your Legislatures be-
gan 70 enact laws i0okInG to separate code
toT tht GScH man ana ioE thS white Ard Il
Carolina laws were enacted which in practice
would have placed him in condition but little
In my judgment a worse mistake was never
Dorm OF lreJudic and wrath.
ments to the Constitution were all ratified by
the votes OF tho cnrpet-bagRers and negro
negro votes, SLOWLY commenced t. rehablItate
yourselves in your devastated homes.
Soon, with no return Of comfor you began
TO study methods whereby you might correct
the misgoverpment which, was crippllng your
States. You deliberately decided among your
selves that an inferior race should not from
superior race, and 70 that end you combined
your superior intelligence your superior pres
tige, and your superior wealth TO thwart the
honest cast ng and counting OF tho negro vote
BY trick or by fraud or by Intimidation. or by
violence and death, II need h0
And charge, not in spirit OF recrimina-
tion. but in all kindness and sadness charge
Il. that that determination ana the means used
LneRrrEInR tout are the darkest spots upon