The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-18
SOME GOOD ADVICE
Given the Negroes by a colored
Man
ON EMANCIPATION DAY.
Ho Appeal to His Race TO Fit
Themselves for citizer ship.
Opposes Reduction In tho
aouth's Representation.
6outh's Representation.

Emancipation Day was celebrated in
great style in Beaufort. Tho grand
marshal Of tho day was Joseph Dais.
There was a stroot parade Of colored
Veterans Of tho lato war, oolorcd militia
and business mon and oitizons. Tho
exercises woro held at tho school house.
The emancipation proclamation va
read by Edward Mayors. Rcv. ?. z.
Watson was mastor of ceremonies.
Robert Smalls dolivorcu short address
roviowing the first Emancipation oclo-
bration which was hold at Beaufort in
1868. Con. Rufus Saxon wired con.
gratulations, as he was present in Beau
fort at tho G3 celebration, which wero
road by Rev. Watson; after which ho
introduced tho orator Of tho day, Presi.
don't Thomas E. Miller, who spoke in
part % follows:
Mr.. Chairman, veterans and follow
oitizons: am hero at my old home,
having beon honorod by your commit
too with an invitation to dclivor tho ad-
dress on this tho thirty seventh ami
vorsary Of our emancipation.
1t Is not in my power to express hero
or elsewhere tho heartfelt gratitude that
owe you and how deeply appreciate
this call 10 bo with you on this day
day that means 30 much to us negroes.
1t is indeed our passover for upon it
the pronunoiamcnto that mado us mon
and citizens and that severed tho chains
that bound us in fcttcrs that were gall
ing indeed wont into cffcot.
Every nation weak or strong has had
its passover day; and tho moro loyal
they arc to their country, tho moro pa
triotio they arc to thcir birthland, the
moro faithful they have been in com
memorating tho day Of their doliverancc.
And this magnificent display Of citizena
and soldiory and especially that solid
phalanx over there Of baltic scared
veterans who fought that this day
might not DO robbed Of it's hallowed
blessings, romind mo Of tho full mcas-
ure Of loyalty, patriotism and sofsaori-
foing devotion to principles that arc
tho embodiment Of the American No
gro.
Whilo in the state senate, ono Of no
greatest compliments that was ovor
paid to the head, hand and heart Of
tho American negro foil from tho lips
Of that splendid Confederate ohicftain,
Gen. Mart Gary. Said he: "Fho no
gre is ignorant, but he is loyal to q
cause, ho is faithful to trust, and
there is no body Of mon found anywhere
who will follow leader with moro
confidence, love and fidelity than tho
nogro." "Givo him leadership" said
Gen. Gary, and ho becomes Bird to
everything other than to the call Of
duty"
Yes, MIR. Chairman, our people have
never betrayed a trust, whether al
homo, in the folds, in tho work shops
or on tho baltic field, History re-
cords him as ncyor a carping hypo.
critic with foul treason in heart.
Standing hero amidst tho very frat
moments ol n Gow oontury, having boon
permitted to 1.-Two during tho last
half of tho century that has just passed
away, / am Ablo to rooall many events
-somo of which arc recorded history
And as stand hero and dra sidc the
curtain. and peep down, away down the
vista Of time, 500 tho cvonts as if
with magic, passing boforo my vision
all tho way down, down tho vista, por-
tions which arc obsoured on account of
hoary age.
Gan l, must stop for momont and
point out few Of tho things wo suffered
previous to this, tho birthday Of our de-
liyeranoe? No, oh, no. Most Of them
arc engraved upon our hearts as if
burnt in by not stool. Nevertheless
this ls not tho time for mo to ndu &c
In the temptation to rc,all thom.
There is another task-a self in
tiictod task assigned mo, and it is to
deal briefly with present conditions,
and from them tako reckoning so as
to present to you birdscyo Wow Of
the blessings that arc to DO ours in tho
future blessings that must como if wo
can only continue to bear and forbcar;
blessings that wo will enjoy if wo will
only labor, prepare ourselves, and wait
for their coming.
Honco, have chosen for my subject
"At spes non fraota." Translated lit
orally my subject is, "Novorthlcss hopo
is not brokcn."
At present our situation ia not what
we would like to have it. 10 ono who
soes an object supcrfoially the outlook
is gloomy, but after all tho sun is still
shining, and tho fog, tho mist must
and will disappear
But, fellow oitizons, wo must lift
up our hands and execute, for no pco-
plo has over prosporod by waiting
supinely waiting for outside assistance
or for outside intorfcrcnoo.
Whore aioac? Where arc tho ten
millions Of negroes locatcd2 We arc
principally in tho slavo holding statos,
and thoro wo must and will romain un.
less we fly from under the American
flag to land ovor which tho American
eaglo spreads not its wings in majesty
ond power.
Tho north does not want us. Why,
even tho great state Of Illinois, which
furnished our omancipator; through its
present governor, Tanner, tells us wo
must not como. Have you forgotten
that not two years ago he forbade negro
laborers entering into tho state Of Illi-
nois to labor in the mincs2 Ho called
us aliens and said that if wo persisted
in coming thoro to work-not to vote
to labor in tho mines, tho lowest of
labor, to earn bread by tho sweat Of our
brow; if wo persisted in coming thore
to labor and to work ho would moet us
at tho border with 0stling guns and
shoot us to death.
Yes, friends, no was so reported in
l.s1 l. .