The Caucasian., 1896-03-12
HOT FACTS
FROM A FARMER
He Tells How People We're
Kept In Ignorant Slavery
By Power.

And Shows How Power ID Attempting to EnsiaVe The
American People-WiII They Submit?-The Veil Is
Lifted-Faets Are Knowa-Let People Unite 10 a
Great Brstherheod.
For The Caucasian.l
BURGAw, n. c., March 6, 90 /
was q STAKEHOLDER before our Ia
mented war, and understood the
methods that the slave-owners re-
sorted to to keep their slaves in
subjection. It was principle gen
orally accepted that the more ignor
ant We could keep the negro of his
true situation the less trouble we
would have with him; therefore it
was decided that all the rudiments
of education should be kept far from
him. He was forbidden book of
any kind in his cabin, and in all
cases when one was found it was
promptly destroyed and he punish
ed. Yet, the little white boys Of the
slave-owners would instruct them to
read and write despite this vigi-
lance, and when the war closed we
learned with surprise that they were
we'll posted on their true situation,
and had been waiting patiently fol
the long -hoped-for result. Our graf
itude and thanks are yet due them
for their docility and patience, but
can not say as much for our goldbue
and political oppressors. They are
yet striving to rivet the fetters, ant
are raving because the veil of ou
oppression has been raised and thei
ugly tricks made manifest. Th'
handwriting is upon tho wall ant
they seem not to understand how t
read it.
North Carolina has found on
David or linguist, of which our Stat
), has many, who has shown their ia
lacies to the manhood Of our goo
"Old North State," and the news {
. their approaching downfall is bein
= echoed and re-echoed througho,
I this broad land of freedom.
Now, will American freemen prof
by the cause Of the downfall of 9th
> great nations and come forth in the
u u might and strength and destroy Il
q temple of their Babylonish powe
: ! or shall we submit and become mo
+ DEGRADED than the American sla'
l before the wari To show the sin
- larity of the slave-owner and the t'
~ old political parties of this natio
y the master kept the negro ignora
~ ~ of his situation by power. Our pol
~ ~ ical leaders have kept us ignorant
20 a strategy and promises. The "tari
% and "negro" constituting a veil, b
~ ~ been kept over our faces for t
d : last quarter of century. We ha
~ ~ been told that all our troubles We
y. ~ there; but behold! our empty pock'
- and the concentration Of the Vi
- wealth of our glorious country II
70 the hands of the few have caused
~ ~ to awake, and at least learn the C
a. echism of our finances; and we
:" Nv the deep-laid plan for US to
~, caught in the same financial II
" y that now holds England fast, me-
.t to extricate herself.
,"s o American freemen. will you s
ss 'es NIT to It'll If we would be good
- he ourselves, let Us join together a.
band of brothers in the entire ln1
10 est of all, and throw aside all pol
cal strife and burst the fetters.
10 10 throw off the yoke of their fnan'
l 90 power, and establish a financial
sa +as tenn, purely American in its prll
". ~a pies, and in the interest OF the en-
w w people. This accomplished, an
ta tsr of prosperity will follow such
Thy ~ nesei ~ vac .S.t;au oHpS.;e - 10 vorld
FARME