Year: 1867

covering quietude. Governor Brownlow
cannot raise his eight thousand militia.
There are not so many outlaws in the State
at his service. He and his Legislature and
other officials have so bsnkrupted the State
treasury, that he has no money to pay or
provision such a force. But in fact he
dsres not raise them tall after the election.
The good sense and better feelings of even
a aportion of his own supporters is already
SO greatly shocked al the barbarities Of his
militia, that he win not likely dare to in
crease their number, even if it should lie
within his power. The people look upon
these outrages more in anger than in fear.
But, if the full quota of eight thousand
outlaws weresquartered upon this once free
people, we should be unworthy our former
honor to permit them to control the result
of the coming election. One hundred and
fifty thousand men aroused to struggle for
their liberties, and unused to submit to
oppression, cannot be held in subiugation
by such force.


Notwithstanding the wicked machina
tions of those who have organized loyal
leagues" throughout the State, the colored
people can be induced to vote the Conser-
vahve ticket, if the mass of the people will
interest themselves actively to instruct
them as to their duty and interest in this
regard. They will readily understand
that the leagues" will not support
them, and that the Radicals will not be
able or willing to give them employment at
wages, or to feed and clothe them, and give
them shelter. They may soon be taught
that their interest lies in living in harmony
with the white people in their midst
Much has been done already in that way,
wherever the effort has been made, and
there can be no doubt of success if our
people will make but half the effort the
importance of the case calls for.


In this trial, fellow-citizens, let us act
like men. Let rs not forget our former
freedom. Let us not so soon forget our
former honor 1t was a grave error to
break down the barriers of the constitution
erected by the wisdom of our fathers,
which stood between the people and the
arbitrary power of those who would OPP
press them. Many of you participated in
that error. And now, when you see some
of us who have not been compromised by
the untoward events of the last four years,
straining every nerve in the effort
to restore to you your dearest
rights, will you lie idle, with
your arms folded, submissive to the hateful
domination of the oppressor? In memory
Of the past, let it not be 80 If each one
of you who is disfranehised will use every
exertiOn to secure one vote for the Con-
servatiVe ticket, of course the result cannot
be doubtful. If each one of you will make
the effort, the result is certain. Many of
you can secure many votes Win all the
votes in your power. Induce those within
your influence to Withdraw from their
reasonable leagues IF they continue in
such associations it must work their ruin
We owe tito these poor people, who were
once our servants, to rescue them from the
wiles Of the unprincipled adventures who
are now seeking to ruin the colored man
for their own selfish purposes.


No time is to be lost. Perfect your or
CARNATIONS in every neigkborhood. Have
your barbecues and public speakings, but
above all things, see that the right voters
be registered, and that they vote, and vote
right, on election day. Obey the laws,
unjust and oppressive as they are; and see
that your opponents obey them. Go to the
polls on election day, and see that eiec-
tions are held; and ,oatch that they are held
tairlg and she result reported truly. Let
those who cast vote to continue the en-
slavement of their fellow-citizens, be noted.
and let them know that hereafter they
shall ''be to you as heather men and pub
licans" Where the issues between politi-
cal parties involve only reasonable differ
ences of opinion, we condemn proscrip-
tion for opinion sake; but Radicalism has
branded you as infamous, as on a
par with him who has been convicted
of robbery, or theft, or burglary, or arson.
He who votes to sustain Radicalism, casts
a stigma upon your honor; and has no
right to expect any thing else than your
honest and honorable enmity and indig-
nation.


Within the last few days, correspond
ence has been published, between two
agents Of the Freedmsn's Bureau, the in
tention of which is to intimidate you in the
exercise Of your last remaining right, to
employ whom you please TO labor on your
farms, or in your workshops-to require
you to feed, and cIothe, ana shelter the
man who will vote to deprive you of your
inalienab.e rights TO strip you of your
liberty and property. You are not suff-
GENTLY humbled even yet, to tremble at the
petty threats of insolent officials and yenal
editors The man who votes the Radical
ticket in this election, votes that you shall
never be allowed to yote-yotes that you
shall be taxed without representation
ground down with taxation as only
the unrepresented can be taxed. He
votes to continue over you a mer-
eenary militia Of outlaws, who
search your houses without warrant, seize
your property and appropriate it TO theil
own use, insult your wives and daughters
aud murder unoffending citizens with cir
cumstances of cruel barbarity scarcely eI
ceeded in the history Of the most savage
races He votes 10 sustain the man anC
the party which speaks Of marching across
your now unhappy land once again with
hesword TO kill, and the torch to burn
and the surveyors chain to divide out the
desert which shall remain. He votes L
sustain the party in your midst which in
vites rapacious and cruel faction in the
North to take possession Of your estates anC
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