The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-25
PUBL. MEETING Ar CAMDEN.

lowing rloti Of pGbic meeting held IN that
,iilag,, on last saturday:
We SUPP ~ there upward of three hun.
,lrcsl person preSrnt. representing both races vcr
| ncarly equally W. D. McDnwa Esq. was ralr'i
| 10 the CHAR and j. A. Srnroch rrgnc ted tn az 49,
Secretary. In" meeting w a'lir'S.'cd ';S tn.
Hon. JAS. ch"~nnt. Gca. J. y. Krrshaw a",l Gen.
Jnu IL. Kennedy. Rev ". Is. Randolph. OF
Ch,rcston (cu,!ri) licY. Ben. LAWSON. ic".oral'
| and john a. Chestnut; lc" rrl.
The ton and temper 0i the meeting a!pcan"i
Ia b., is good us could have ben expected. Sch
tiniruiS p peace and ilarlIlun, were heartily r.
ia,lcd. and cautUr compcs H. I" 3;lnlit that ~
ttriur l:adiral nrnpUsitIuns mel WITH sr"n!.i J.,
tavo.;,hi; rccui:"'i. t'll. ,e nh wa- ~ III tn"-
inrr days graceful. diSn.1iad and m rc$si"u in s
oratory. and nj times Ii.!i, cl 4ucnt. nutwt!i-
ling the Inherent embarrassment "f lis posi-
ton.
Gen. Chcsnul -aid he r.,mc in acknowledge ti,''
compliment, and, ai requested. |" J"n ~ tier
ro;lI:c-. For two wears. III i'cae' AMI aini:' ""
hal been ole people, pursuing c"1:n"n lrirp's"s
and objects. notwithstanding the pctr change
made III "tIr iuriicr legal rca;l"Iis Nhy has this
been: because our interests are identical. We
can and ought tn co:itIr tn be oIr p,O!'. III the
future; If hive together 1T all, II musl ami
should bc rs friends. We Gaiiliot live together is
caclnlcs; he hal heard thai they had lccn scdu
uusly taught that the nallva white race III II"
state Was the cuorcd mars natural worst ctl,,ilv,
aud should ne Regarded ll thcIi with sllelhcInn.
dlstrus aL aninlnsity. lie Proceed, Il ~ SHOW III
Il variety OF WAYS and lIust cUarll-
sivc manner, that there WAS no ground
for such assertions; thai under all ilr: crcun-
s.a:iccs To be their errGly, wuul b" unnatural.
IRA onnl and without c.ill-c, AMI III rcfnrc next
to impossible tie then procrrdrd Ia inquire II
there WAS any reason why they should he cirInrs
the native white III r"f the S.unh Was II i"'-
CAUSE w had once huun masters and h,d them III
scrvltllc: II this l": tie real cai,sr and It the
wrongs which had been done their must now
be ave Erl. they must ,l.larSr the Indictment ain!
embrace, ml!rii Il! the civilized nar,ll-Frai"c.
England and many vi The N"rllI"I! states th'in-
solves. These iU. the most part brought the Wild
African, packed like lIerrllSs. across the stormy
OCEAN and sold them t., our ancestors Inr guild.
Let them share also Your tllstrn>t and aln'slly ii
such feeling bc ut all mccc ,sary; but il Is not.
Was 1t because We had treated them i'll al un-
kind or uuirirnh y Inan:er slnce the pu:lcL ul
emancipation? lie sud- ljnn tu ,iiu la,a nnd judge
for yourselves. Ar, not lnally II net mos. "i us,
now OH the verge ut ruin from our efforts to supply
the wants ur many OF ynu WHO HOW hear me! No.
there is really good caIse for cnnit! between
H.; your true pulics Ii Will. the p.rScut AMI the
future. You have iri nds both North and South.
lie advised them to throw away neither. Ii
the Northern Iln GpimCn 10 uv' aIIuiiS I,'ti,
AMI will give you CHER wages anu better
ratio and AZ easier place, 70 will hllni al'-
Div the same ruic to the Su,lt crI nlan; BE-
lore long You will find put your friends. He
told ,ly.I tlirv md been uadc tr,r i" TIE rs,!l:'
Of the war. AID that CulG,r-s had endowed thcin
w.l great privileges; VT aclu!c rn IN them all IL
lip were Il freeman himself. lic would welcome
them to the ranks uf ;rc,,!un bni hcing only
prisoner un parole az could wis tII"nI tod speed
iu their ncw career l,on the nlarr III which
tlly should list Their .rw privileges W"lih! dt-
pc,d their future Prosperity Ii" caui"c't them
To act with mu,!craiiDn which WAS 's'!"hi aIli
wilru tho tim" cani:: u elect good, true h"hcS
intelligent m.I,, Enum the kIIpw. IL represent
them. and take car = thcir r. HIS undor tb: iw.
In tIc .aii,i,nc !Ic urged ihin L. Hi'k r:''+..'
IT, .lr.r wnrN, maxi, l':"Sn,!is nr this YEAR. AMI
the next the lnum well boy mlIcll they needed
without this they wuud lever b. independent.
Liberty WAS one t,I:,, Iid"p' Ddclc' another.
They In!:;i; br free ar, bui without snl'-
stance ur tao ilca!E al subsistence tllrv would
become also a. TIM -. 80
lie al. I. tlu.I jG COMMIT them. elves
hllr irdiy tu any party ua questions "l 'l":a!
Hey. Ia keep their minds nlr and seek nf"r'Ia-
lnir from all quarters, IL sign no pIc,i@ta IT, aiN
party, for H. rs they di, they bccalnr h"l:'-
men cCa !cd IT, br free ~ The capart. Ia think frr
themselves and art according L" Their rrnrirI.'
lie rApIn iiai -, Ia l.i ts't,:r7 "nr tie a::'
party were anA"is L. co:ll:"lt ,t,ia 40 liz
advised llI"i tn reconstruct the State til-t :,ri
;hcm turn Their ttcnna In qurstI,'> If i"'is!'tl
politics he rynti!i,-! Ia llci il: !i:":" i.'rir-
ia liz, .li.. ud ta ar.curIl:ai. w!ir!i m.'il!i
brst bc euGscld i,t cr"Iumv III t:t iioIriIIir:r
l,y low duties, III dcratc taxes. az. explained
to hem the evil ciicrl- liI"m Their wc!':t'. =" 'lI--
crif:lltliI.: r,cs:,t llui:!hinTt duties l"l
tarll Nr. alnl y. sod ,ii,,i III .i:.r jim that
nar'v whr. wu::i,i best r"i.,'!' inrI isLC:r>t.
la ':nr!."u Il. ",,;.:,. IT," ri'nr;s trtt w"r.
bchg n..,l,' IL i,l;, ,.,. twu i.il!r races III Az
lu..u :!!l u other IL ,llv.dt tlr STATE LAY
bro II .acE h', ul i the. rir-,' brad wife
llK liI.s a.iilI !!;:Iuc.'ii,. c,. war, AMI
ut l1 d".a>iiu:, ;'l MAJ VI. Ea,l enough Ill".
.u!ii r".;.i,i ,.IlIls-arg- ,..Il - ,Iril,cS
tnc!li-,.lv,:. ana la .:.'it' :,,l ,..~t, "r'r ~
rul.;r,.. riii r'.t.:i~,:. ;,. ril=
,Uu;i: -,:: ait......! IL. VA @ l,c;.'" l,,r-
with them a,i ST nj l:ict Il pra.: :cnl,i- liz
new career nuu not 'ahc ii..i. ,i.ui:i n.. ir', 81
lcil rls.4ts al .'i,;,' t:i.r r,lu,iity ,lud i
Las lie trusted tlia n';i i...., II ..- ,p., a.!
l:,I.,;!,s- al ~: n"sc:, 'i. ",'1s.d "n'
tiiIi, L., :o: III tii. i;ri:. a. TIC! is: crrdIiai,
acted iur t"1 wears past, a"G Ia ..isiry IL t;.,it.
aIi. good c"ini'ict, ;cc'r,nI:'- sc,is:,
tine comforts III ,..,r .-!:.'i:- ; t.l. cIt..a! oi
;!cir ri'ii'ir.'!l.
r;.:;',,,l -: ..::w 'i.,..t.,' III ,..,.r". .i; fr
III" uri'"ri:!'.l, All ~ -; .,roa -. ~
i,'' the vu.i'c:r:r sii.. il itI"c-t. -, had
brii wrI'r',: D., ii:. .ri.t.niu PRECEDED
!ntu t," RAMS =: ,I !r,ciG".i. liz: .u tu i;.I,.
sli,. r n i#'.r lr'...,' l, had !,crIl Hun, .t,,.
they i. t tct,.gy t'.t.i ,p,t,lci.,p ~ Ii.ewt".
vii. E'"ltica! ti.scu~,.un-. Ii TT himself i1I
icit tia, he ad r!@..: - lhr,:st ".'!..ir-
..p.,Ii lI.cu u-.,..sl.;. .Gc.i' ri.i ~ Ow.l
yt!sa ~Ii." JtIe.. .;syit,.t,1.s - IL,
aud ne uuc, .cl. iG, !!c ,.d !.,5.. ..;i:i iu
ii.trGuc UPON such -s.ll'iy u.!b! -. ,;,i.
upon II their s'ciHi r!t''!i,!i!:!..l.t= ll4 ;I,
Irc..ssor had left hn :! tll,. ~ the t,:,.-
I,s!iJ wiiic lie lItik,> cover III" whole gi;IiIi.i
| the necessity of h:riIp,ty bctwr..,, liz" ;wn.
| larc:. lie rrprltat.d l!,p III tia: .:." whit