The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

50 as 10 lift his cars up and down iike : ,
mule. His nose was nat and seemed 70
anr.aa over lis whole face. HIS Ap7
vara big and thick and be conoed asslda-
oislv a moustaehe which he trfed IL
vain to pull out In straight Napoie"H4S
style.
He worked his scalp and ears now Us
orously as he exclaimed. Tell Us thS
whole plan, brother!" !
The plans simple" said Legrse-
"Mr. Stevens is going 10 give the nisssE
the ballot. n take it fram enough white
TO give the niggers a majority iheA
he will kick old Andy johnson out OF the
White House, put the gag on the SUI
IRENE Court 50 the South cant appeal
raes his bill 10 confscate the property
o. the rebels and give 1t 10 loyal men
ana the niggers. and run the rebels out
That's the stuff" exclaimed the Kew
erend Ezra Perkins, the honoTed agent
OF the Freedman's Bureau.
And the beauty OF the plan IS. sad
Tin with emotion, that they are eoih@
to allow the negro TO vote 10 give HIM
self the ballot and not allow the white
nan 10 vote against il. That's what
call 4 read easy thing.
say to my peopfe now in The Ian
guage Of the inspired Word. All things
are vours'' have been driiilng ana
teaching them through the Union League
TIE young and the old. have toid IN
rcen hat they will be Just as useful as
the young. II they can't carry a mnsket
,l,ey can apply the torch when the ilmt
comes. And they are ready now 70 an
swer the call OF the Lord"
They crowded around Tim and WrWlg
bis hand.
Early in the year 1867 Tnaddeus Ste
vcns introduced ana passed through Con
gress his famous bin destroying the gov
ernmants OF the southern States, ana IL
viding them into military districts. en-
franchising the whole negro race ara dIS-
franchising onc-foLrth Of the whites. The
army was sent back to the South TO on
force these decrees At the point Of tic
h"ronet. The authority OF the supreme
Ccart was destroyed by a supplementary
sct ami tie South denied The right 81
appeal. The negroes laid dow their
hoes ana plowS and began to gather II.
excited meetings. Crimes oi violence III
creased daily. Mt a NIGHT naSsei but
nat 4 burning barn or hoIne wrote ~
mtssage OF anarchy on the Stack SKY.
The negro refused 10 sign amy contracts
TO q y, - pa II -
houses on notice .vcn frcm the Freed
| mans bureau.
The negroes on Cen. Wortn'S Tianta-
ton, NOT only refused - "ork, or move.
but organized to prevent any white man
aora putting his foot on The Lara.
Cen. Worth procured a special oTia:
| from the headquarters OF the Freedman s
| Bureau for the district located at inde-
ptndenca. When the officer appeared
ana %attenptc 10 serve tins notice III"
negroes mobhed him.
A company OF troops We're ordered -
Pambright and The notice served again
by the bureau Official, accompanied b.
the captain OF me company.
The negroes asked for time TO holi 4
| meeting and discuss the question They
| held their meeting and gathered fully
five hundred mon from the neishAorhool,
| all armed with revolvers or muskets.
They asked Legree ana Tim Shelby 10
| tell them what they hould 40. There
.as no uncertain sound in what Legrce
| said. He looked over the crowd q: o2-or
| faces with vride ard corscioas pcWer.
"GentIpmen, your duty is plain. Hold
| YOUR land, It's yours. You've worhf4 II
for q lifetime. These officers tell you
| that old Andy Johnson mas rardoned
Cen. Worth and that you have no rights
| or the lana without his contract. | tell
| YOU old Andy Johnson has no right to par
| don a rebel, and hat he viii be hung be-
fore another yer. Thaddeus stevens
Charles Sumner and B. f. Butler are
running this country. Mr.. Stevens has
lever failed yet on anything he has set
his hand. He has promised to give you
the land. Stick TO it! Shake your fist III
old Andy Johnson's face ard the face Of
/ tbS- Itpaa11 and toll thor, o.
DAT we VIII" shouted a negro wo-
ran. as Tim Shelby rose 10 speak.
You have suffered" said Tim. Now
let the white man suffer. Times have
changed. In the old days the white man
said,
John, come black my hoots."
And the poor negro mad to black his
boots. ! expect 10 see the day when |
will say TO a white man. BLACK ny
~hctts," And the white man will tip his
rat and hurry to do VIVA, / tell him."
Yes, Lawd. Glory to God! Hear dat
row.
We will drive the white men out OF
the country. That is the purpose OF our
mighty friends at Washington. If white
men want to live in the South they can
become our servants. If they don't like
their job they can move to a more CON
| thid Aii1 j ~ nav ? III
your side backed by a million bayonets.
There is 10 President. The Supreme
Court is chained. In San Domingo no
white man is allowed TO vote. hold Office,
or hold a foot Of land. We will make
this mighty South a more glorious San
Domingoi"
A frenzied South rent the air. Tim and
Legree We're carried on the shoulders Of
the stalWart men in triumph.
The officers made their escape in the
confusion and beat 2 hasty retreat to
town. They reported the situation to
Headquarters, and asked for instructions.
CHAPTER VIII.
RED SNOW DROPS.
One OF the last acts of Governor Macon.
whose office was now under the control
OF the military commandant at Charles
ton, South Carolina, was to issue a pro-
clamaticn appointing a day Of fasting and