The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-05-25

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whp ,s is said to bc highly educated and polish
cd man, .who'conducts himself with great pro-
prlety everywhere, travelled as far West as St.
Louis, and was there and everywhefc ON his
route refused admission into the first class
hotels of the North and West: Nearly eyerv
Northern State has Disseminated against them
us jurors, witnesses, and heretofore az The bal
lot box. They nowhere atsthe North eniovl
in fact, all the rights of white people, nal ei.
most States North they are by focal laws denied
political equality at the present time. One or
more States ssent;so far as to deny them settle-
ment within their boundaries, altogether.
You have been reminded by the gentleman
ofPecnnary favors conferred; the supplies
voted you by his party, and the Bureau, under,
General Swayne in Alabama, 10 IS another rea-
son why you should act with the Republicans.
boliove General Swayne to. be.a 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
than am and many other Southern men.
Many OF US us have been educated by your labor,
and / hope shall live long, enough to pay YOU
back with compound interest in promotinor
education among you, which tell you lis tha
only hope ofyour race. Is fsol sss4l
requested that Gen. Swayne be. continued
over us for although We see things frcln dia..
fercnt stand-points yet, believe he wants to.
do right, and never think less Of any one for
an honest difference of opinion merely. ~ .
But however worthy the motive Of tho act.
on the part Of the Government in assisting YOU.
through the Bureau and for which the Sena-
tor, amongst other reasons, claims your votes
Tor the Republican, party, it is an undeniable.
fact that the same party discriminates against
against you in the way Of taxes on cotton and
in this way wiring from the sweat ef your brow
one hundred dollars to every one received by
you through the same Bereau
With these facts staring you In the face.
which the honorable Senator will not dcny..
what is the obvious object of hin, visit South 2
1t is this, my friends: His party is in power,
and he is here aiding to keep them SO. He is
here to form apolisicai ;hapcei with you and
what few whites can be induced to join him.-
They want Office, theyswant spoils, and they.
want to retain pow err. It is quite pleasant ande
profitable to tkem- It is not because. tlay love-:
You better than other people. Il warn You
against him and all like him: at home or from
abroad. 1,ss .ys,ff ssff s
1t occurs to me just at this moment, that
there is another portion of the honorable Sena-
tors last OF second speech, to which II will
briefly nlludc. lie says aforementioned sonie.
things he never hethro hcaris I'm that .ke has,
none the ady::ntae ,spf me, fes he has spogcta
of many things ti,as lie did that i have not.
heard OF before. He boasts ofwl.at shc North
crn army dill, hut Ifdid not know he was with
them. 1t is only very lcoently that he invaded
the South Ho reminded me of the bold from
tiersnan, who when the bear entered the cabin
door quite unexpectedly. ran up into tho loffss.
The good wife, having means of escape,
used the .ntchferk very freely, killing the-bsar,
the husband in The lu.. crving ont all the while.
at the top Of his voice, "IaS,pn, Nancy J lay
on,. Nancyg''. When assured that the bear
was quite dcad he descended from his SAFES ;ra.
treat, walked up to tho sido of his wife, and,
with the air of n game cock, exclaimed, "Nan-
cy, amt We bravc?' Tho gentleman can.
afford to boast now of what zee did! s. = s
In conclusion, let me eay that you hayo
known me from my. boyhood. I have always
done the best could for you, and | ann still
yous friend. Although ]. hayc been deprived,
of citizenship, yet I lcrc my country and her
people, and I will rema,c with you. When /
took the oath to support the CS!istisI.ies and
Union ofthc Statcs,,I did So after mSch re-
Election and in perfect good faith. L did 80
with determination that would do all that
i could 10 promote the peace and prosperity Of
my whole country, and particularly yonr race;
who were and arc now so much in need Of iu..
struction. There is minister (Rov. James
Ne~maan) CT the Gospel in this city, whoknows
that, during the war, and at a time when the
South expected to be successful, We pledged
oursch one to the other, to give the energies:
OF our life to the Improvement of your consli.
ton. Things have since changed. i am pros,
trated by the war, but 1 will assist you all I
can, and am doing SO now. and encouraging,
others to do something. Myheart was made
1 glad few days since when I heard that a
Southern man, notwithstanding our impoyer-
| ishctL condition, had donated a piece of land in