The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-03-27
nuR FREEnMEN EN- MAssE,

Since the freedmen have become Invested with
political privileges, there seems TO be prevalent
desire 10 initiate the doings of the white race in
times Gnte belium. Immense crowds are easily
congregated to receive instruction in the difficult
science of political economy and the gaping crowd
is harangued according to the complexion, poiti-
cdlly speaking of the speakers always selected for
the occasion. The new era has dawned softly and
almost unconsciously upon the Southern horizon,
and the conmnglng of races upon terms of po-
ltical equality is atnong the wonders of the nine
teenth century. Not that there is enmty or jeal-
ousy existing betweeh them in ahy part of the
South, but that the masters Of the lately eiiahti
pated slaves should becomingly accept the issue
forced upon them, and by their magnanimity and
generosity of sentiment display to the world an
earnest desire to hctcde to circumstances beyond
own persons are rev;led and misrepresented almost
past endurance. The spectacle is sublime indeed,
and exhibits moral courage and fortitude only
equalled by the heroic yalor of this people through
the fiery ordeal of var
The freedmen of columbia assembled in large
numbers on the 18th inst, and by arrangements
Of their own, were addressed by General WADE
HAMPTON, Hon. W. F. DESAussURE, and other
prominent gentlemen, and also by Rev. David
Pickett and Vim. Beverly Nash, the former q
preacher from the North, we believe, and the lat
ter the well-knovn Beverly" of excellent noto-
days. Gen. HAMPTON and the other white speak
ers impressed upon their hearers an important
truth, in declering that there no conflict Of
interest between the two races in tho South, but
on The contrary common welfare and prosperity
awaiting each race. The colored men responded
to this sentiment and reiterated the Importance of
keeping this fact steadily in view. Beverly Nash
declared the purpose of his people to petition Con-
gress in behalf of the disfranchsed whites The
meeting passed of without disturbance of any sort
whatever, and is destined to have an extensive in
Huence all over the country. Our Northern ex-
TON and his coodjutors.
The freedmen of Charleston met on Thursday
night last, and were presided over by white man,
H. Judge Moore, not very fayorably known to
mariy of our readers. The meeting was for the
purpose of ndopting the platform of tho Union
Republican party in South Carolina" The spirit
displayed in the proceedings indicates strong radi-
cal proclivities among the few white men engi-
neerns the scheme Everything was ''cut and
dried" by these gentry, and one of the number at
tempting an interruption of the programme was
summarily bottled up by the previous question.
Committee was appointed to initiate call for a
STATE Convention.
Ia Savannah, on the 18TH inst, similar meet
ing was held to the one just described, although
the tone and temper of the resolutions are not sc
violent in their character. Several thousand were
present, and the meeting was addressed by differ
ent white and colored speakers. OF course, only
loyal persons comprised the assemblags. The in
auence of the Savannah and Charleston darkies
cannot extend into the interior.