Year: 1867

es and heretofore at the ballot box They 40 where
at the North enjoy in fact, all the rights Of white
people, and in most States North they are by 10
cal laws denied political equality at the present
time. One or more States went 80 far as to deny
them settlement within their boundaries sltegeth-
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You have been reminded by the gentleman of
pecuniary favors conferred the supplies voted you
by his party, and the Bureau under Gen. Swayne
in Alabama, as another reason why You should act
with the Republicans believe Gen. Swsyne to
be o friend of yours. believe the gentleman Who
has just addressed you is also friend, for they
have no cause to be otherwise but no better friend
of us have been educated by your labor, and hope
shall live long enough to pay you back with com
pound interest in promoting education among you,
which tell you is the only hope of your race


requested that Gen. Swayne be continued over
us for although we see things from different stand
points, yet, I believe he wants to do right, and I
never think less Of any one for an honest difference
of opinion merely.


But however worthy the motive of the act on
the partof the Government nassisting you through
the Bureau, and for which the Senator amongst
other reasons, claims your votes for the Repubi-
can party, it is an undeniable fact that the same
party discrminates against you in theway Of taxes
on cotton, and in this way wiring from the sweat Of
your brow one hundred dollars to every one re-
ceiyed by you through the same Bureau


With these facts staring you in the face, which
vious object Of his visit South It is this, nv
friends: His party is in power, and be Is here aid
ing to keep them so He is here to form politi-
cal alliance with you and what few whites can be
induced 70 join him. They want Office they want
spoils, and they want to retain power. It is quite
pleasant and profitable to them. His.not because
they love you better than other people. warn
you against him and all like him, at home or from
abroad E,si -


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is another portion of the honorable Senator's last
or second speech, to which will briefly allude.-
He says have mentioneds some things heneyer
before heard. In that he has none the advantage
of me, for he has spoken of many things that he
did that haze not heard of before. he boasts of
what the Northern arny-did, but I did mot know
he was with them. 1t is only veryrecently that he
invaded the South. He reminds me of the bold
fontiersman, who, when the bear entered the cab
in door quite Unexpectedly, ran up into the loft
The good wife, having no means of escape, used
the pitchfork very freely killing the bear, the hus-
band in the loft crying out at the top of his voice,





that the bear was quite dead, he descended
from his safe retreat, walked up to the side of his
wife, and, with the air of game cock, exclaimed,
sNancy, amt we braye" The gentleman can af-
ford to boast now Of what ne dbl


In conclusion, let me saw, that Won have known
me from nv boyhood. I have aIways done the
best could for YOU, and am still your friend. al
though I have been deprived of citizenship, yet I
love my country and her people, and will remain
with you. When took the oath to support the
Constitution and Union of the States I did 80 af.
ter much reflection and in perfect good faith. T
did so with the determination that1 would do all
that could to promote the peace and prosperity
Of my whole country, and particularly your race,
who were and are now so much in need Of instruc-
ton. There is a minister (Rev. james NeRman)
Of the Gospel in this city who knows that during
the war, and at a time when the South expected
to be successful, that we pledged oursef one to the
other, to give the energies OF our life to the I'M
provement OF your condition. Things have since
changed :, am Frustrated by the war, but Will as