The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-04

white citizens that thoy may SEQ that
| it is to their interest to assist us in
all our undertakings, to unto with
us IN purpose to make this South
land tho home Of free mon; remain
hero until tho day comes when,
with tho assiStanc Of tho whito poo
pie, the law of tho land will drive
out violence; remain here until
through and by the help Of the whito
people tho law will bo sufficiently
administered that tho humblest black
or white citizen will at any and all
times be protected in his life, liberty
and property, remain hero in the
Southland-that by our presence
and on account Of our great numbers
great political power will come to
and remain with the South. Yes,
GEN McaRADY SAYS,
we came hero from Barbadocs, ono
year after the white man, with the
gun in our hand, protecting the lifr
and property Of our masters; ant
with axe, pick and hoo in the other
reclaiming aud loaring the swnmre
and forests to make this fine habit4
tion on aoo:le for freedom, peace
and happiness.
"At, spes non fracta" a"-neverthe
less hope is not broken-and let Us
rest upon the anchor of hope for tho
day wheu every right guaranteed to
citizenship by the Constitution will
be given to us by and through tho
white man Of tho South.
God can move mountains. We arc
not any more afflicted in our citizen
ship and rights than have boen other
nations.
l have stated that am opposed to
the cutting down of tho representa-
ton Of the South
Why am [ opposed to it?
Because it would be wrong, and if
it is q wrong to temporarily dis
franchise us, the taking away of tho
South's representation for that rea-
son would be II greater wrong Two
wrongs can never mako right.
Have you ever stopped to count
THE COST TO US NEGROES
should the South lose her fifty Con-
gressmen allotted to her on account
of our presence here: ! If the repre-
sentation were taken away it would
mean absolute and total disfranchise
ment Of the people who had no re.
presentation in the General Govern
ment.
For time the white people would
suffer; but if the representation were
taken away from the South the ne
gro would be politically killed for
one hundred years.
Some 60 so far as to say that they
40 not care what happens to us no
groes so long as the South loses her
fifty representatives; but let us stop
and count the cost to us before we
join in the hue and cry: "Cut down
the representation! Cut down the
South's representation"
1t is argued that it is of no use to
have a thing that you cannot use; a
right that you cannot enjoy. But
that does not hold good in all cases.
THE CHILDREN OF israel.
were given tho Ark of the Covenant
aud after they had crossed the Jor
dan they forgot the teachings of
Moses and the Ark Of the Covenant
lost it's power; but it was the insignia
of Jehovah's promise. It failed to
90 service Tor the sinful lsraelitieS
and the Canaanites carried it away
and placed it in their temple, in the
midst Of their idols, to make it a
thing of dorision in it's hel plepsness in
that temple of blindness, wickedness
and sin; bnt whom they went back to
look at it IN derision, surrounded by
the idols of BaaI, what did they be-
hold9 Why, all of their idols had
tumblec to the ground and were
crushed, and in that sight the heathen
saw that tho Ark of tho Covenant,
which was tho magma charter of the
Jews, had in it the strength of pro-
lection to the Jews.
Let our right to vote bo locked up
70 p,ri1, Il n