Year: 1869

cfdtlc OppreS.


sion.


Mr. EDIToR-The time is drawing nigh when
the "goats will be separated from the sheep"
The lines are being drawn, and when fully devel-
oped, time will show that between good and evil
is the place 10 make the mark, between the en-
terprsing republican spirit and that horrible war
spirit which you see in the editorial note of the
Eastern hteligencer, of August 10, 1869, headed
"Thc only Remedy" We thought he had play
ed at the games until he could play better card
than that. We had seen the little praise-worthy
pieces he used to write on his successful visits
when he would get new subscriber or two, and
had begun to think well of him; but really since
we see such spirit as that in his paper, we fear
he mixes too much whisky with his spirits, and
wrote that piece when he did not know right
from wrong, or he would not have favored the
despotic idea of starving votes out of men in
free country where the law allows every man to
vote for his own interest according to the die
tates of his own conscience. He mentions the
hand writing on the wall. That is a hearsay to
him. He is too blind to see it. Perhaps he will
see it in an year or two. will follow his piece
a little further and show the difference between
equal rights and no rights.


1t seems as if many of our citizens cannot ap-
preciate, or even bear the idea of the colored
people having equal rights and privileges with
themselves. But Mr.. Editor, the colored race
here in this county have been doing well, and
have respected their rights and privileges, their
country, and the flag Of their country. have seen
them take the Stars and Stripes in their hands and
sing "rally around the flag" with as much love
ofliberty, and hearty good will as any race on
earth ever did. They are well pleased with the lib
erty to worship God according to the dictate S
of their own conscience, The mass of them at
tend Church on Sunday. Both male and female
appear there well dressed and have their chill
dren well dressed, and their faces yet look fat
and sleek. Their race is tame and submissive.
and would oe perfectly contented forever with
their equal rights. And they ought to have
them. The editor says "he cannot get employ
ment from us, and vote with our enemies"


See how inconsistentis is that principle. When
hire laborer, do hire his right to vote as a
| free citizen Ofcoursc not hire him for his
labor, and not to press his liberty out of him
| And we have an idea that if those men continue
| to press liberty out of man when they hire
him, they will not be troubled much here.
after with those fellows who he says are starv
ing for employment. Labor will gradually &C
| where there is most profit and least oppression


He further says:


Sand we do not intend to employ the Radica
freedmen. Let them look to it. Their day fgrac
is over. We arevery much mistaken, if any othe
treaty of peace will be offered them. II the
can withstand a combination of the monied me
of this land, the men who possess the INTEL
gence, the culture, the social influence, and th
financial backbone, they can do what no otht
race of men, no other institution and no othe
political creation has been enabled to do"


Now say they have done it, and they will
it. There is some money on the other side. An
here is where many of the white people of IL
South made their mistake. They held out fro
reconstruction, and then tried to !hold o.
against universal suffrage, and now try to ho


out against colored mans voting for the Repu
lican party, according to the dictates OF his ov


conscience. What OF the idea that the moni


theyhad not made their moneyon the radical free


mems labor, they would not have employed the


this long. And what pity it is that the whi


people of the South cannot lead labor witho


slavery, tyranny, and oppression. Have t


freedmen got to abandon their right to vote,


vote themselves back under the monied me


God forbid. Ee says, 'they may convert th


churches into political council-houses, wht


they influence one another against the whit
and issue their threats against any poor color


man who may wish to go with u.s." Now, s


have attended their churches to hear the spi
they do preach, and they preach less politics
| their churches than any other set of people e.
heard. l know that some of the white preach
preach war spirit until am mighty tired he
! ing it, and have stopped my visits until th


preach better spirit. am very sorry to {


that tthere is too much politics in all moral soc
ties in this country.


, But the idea of the colored race trying to I'M
9 encc one another against the white race is fal
, They love the white man, If the white man "
: respect the wants and feelings OF the colol


race, they will love the white man and SCI
: him right, but they do not want to be fort
!, into it, and compelled to vote against their o
interest Instead of issuing their threats agai
; any colored man who may wish to go with


Democrats, they only say don't sell yourself.
; The editor of the Lstelligencsr says: ..a
= I'VE do not ask the colored people to v
: i for us. 1t is a matter of Indifference to
whether they vote the. white mans ticket
Q not"