The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-04

your mead, get 4 few acres or land under
your feet that is your own. put decent
clothes on your back. and some money in
the bank, and you will become indispen-
sIble 20 the people OF the south. They
will be your best friends and give YOU
every right and privilege you are pre-
pared 10 receive.
Ihe man who tells you that your OLD
Masters land will be divided among you.
is a criminal or a fool. or both. II you
ever own land. you will earn ii in the
sweat of your brow like I got mine.
Hear dat now niggers" cried old
Reuben.
The man who tells you that yos are
gong TO be given the ballot indiscrimi-
nately with which you can rule your old
masters IS a criminal or a fool. or both.
IL IS insanity TO talk about the enfran-
chisement of a million slaves who can
not read their ballots. Mr.. Lincoln who
set you free was opposed 10 any such
measure.
Let me read an extract from a letter
Mr.. Lincoln wrote me Just before the
war
The General drew from his pocket a
letter in the handwriting OF the Presi-
dent and read.
Ny Dear Worth:-You must hold the
Union men Of the South together at all
hazards. The one passion Of my soul is
10 save the Union. In answer to the
question YOU ask me about the equality
OF the races | enclose you a newspaper
clipping reporting M reply TO Judge
Douglas at Charleston, September IS.
1883. | could not express myself more
plainly. Have this extract published in
every paper in the South you can get to
print it,
The General paused and turning toward
the negroes said.
Nov listen carefully to every word.
Says Mr.. Lincoln
L am not. nor ever have been in favor
Of bringing about III any way the social
and political equality or the white and
black races (Here is marked applause
from a Northern audience.) / am not,
nor ever have been in favor OF making
voters or jurors of negroes, nor OF
qualifying them to hold office, nor to in
termarry with white people. | will say
IN addition to this that there is a physi-
cal difference between tn white and black
races which | believe will forever forbid
the two races living together on terms
OF social and political equality: and in
aSmuch as they can not so live, while
they do remain together, there must be
the position OF the inferior and superior,
and | am, as much as any other man, in
tavor Of having the superior position
assigned TO the white race
This was Lincoln's position and is the
position of nine-tenths Of the voters OF
his party. 1t is insanity to believe that
the. AnSlo-Saxon race at the North can
ever be SO blinded by passion that they
can assume any other position
Hear dat, folks,' yelled cd Reuben as
he waved his arms grandly toward the
crowd.
ITO the white people here today, 1 say
be Of good cheer. Let politics alone for
awhile and build up your ruined homes.
You have boundless wealth in your soil.
God will not forget to send the rain and
the dew and the sun. You showed your
selves on a hundred fields ready to die
for your country. Now | ask you to do
something Drawer and harder. Live for
her when it is hard to live, Let towards
run, but let the brave stand shoulder to
shoulder and build up the waste places
till our country is once more clothed in
wealth and beauty
The General bowed in closing TO a
round OF applause. His soldiers We're de-
lighted with his speech and his old slaves
reyelled in it with personal pride. But
the rank and file Of the negroes were
puzzled. He did not preach the kind of
doctrine they wished to hear. They had
I dreamed of a life OF ease with govern
ment rations three times a day and old
army clothes to last till they put on the
white robes above and struck their
golden harps in paradise. This message
the General brought was painful to their
newly awakened mapinatiOnS
As the General passed through the
crowd he met the ex-provisional Gov
ernor. Amos Hogg. busy With the organ
izing work of his Leagues
Glad to see you General" said Hogg
extending his hand with a smile on his
1eatherv face.
We'll, how are you, Amos, since Macon
pulled your woo1?'
Never felt better IN my life. General.
l want a few minutes talk with you"
4 right, what is it?'
General you're a progressive man.
Come, you're flirting with the enemy.
The truly loyal men must get together to
rescue the State from the rebels who
have it again under their heel
S Macon's q rebel because he licked
youo',.
You know the rebel crowd are running
this State said Hogg.
Why. Hogg You were the biggest fool
secessionist | ever saw, and Macon and
| were staunch Union men. We had TO
fight you tooth and nail. You talk about
the truly loyal"
Yes, but, General, I've r%epented. I've
got my face turned toward the light"
Yes, l see-the light that shines in
the Governors Mansion"
Il don't dpny If. Great men choose
greater sins, ambitions mine Come
into this Union movement will me,
Worth, and III make you the next
Governor"
I'll see you in hell first. No, Amos,
We don't belong TO the same breed. You
were a secessionist as long as it paid.
When the people you had misled were
being overwhelmed with ruin, and 1t no
longer paid, you deserted and became
loyal to get an office. Now you're or
ganizing the negroes, deserters, and
criminals into your secret oath-bOund
societies.. Union men when the war
came fought on one side or the other,
because a Union man was q man, not a
coward. If he felt his State claimed his
first love, he fought for his native soil.
The gang of plugs you are getting to-