The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-03
C0L0RED o. 4! MEETING n IN. COLUMBIA. I:
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s SPEECH E'l|z : { II OF. GOV. ORR:
ORGANIZATION OF a UNION PARTY. i i

IeL1s invited 10 DO present and address the
James g: GIbbes, Col. l. D. chiids Messrs John cald
wise in aendance dscoarsod its Between the
various speeches made. 4, il,1 q n
nd Thompson eRosen csanan ws ten
lew wen timed romarks, stated the object tho meet
b soceptabsso oenese 81 snd te
the two races Of the sonsha sAn earnest prut tnsthen
oa co%itsss q b9teea a,s
pointed TO d1uft seriesf resolutions expressive Of tie
,e The white members of this Committee were Messrs
a1obes, Caldwell and Robinson. The oosored members
Wilder VIM sinaons The Committee retired to per:
The cha4r,lan then called upon his Ercellcncy Gov
Or to aasess the which
- -, sPEEGH OF GOVERNOR ORB.
MY ERIENDs: have accepted the invitation to ID
regret that personal tndisposidon will prevent me from
aba 10 s1e Intended 70 submit and that
mark 54 I'm l.. -----' -~N''o0-N n -
lam glad that you arc taking some interest in tho
present political aspect OF tho country and are alive to-
the importance OF the questions involved your present
aoo psosgessys YES stqatton t Ihs sondnst
ELECTED the approval CT sil nghtindea men. During
zsss
turbulence ylolenca and whom t close resulted il
7zsa a nes ss e
s0utnern states and no aoub Hoped fr by bad
Being position which enables me to acquire ifor
nation rom every poron the ase can say further
oss md
sqss sst sosn
soeaa wa3sh ~ m has ssn and
= N Ss nen
the respect OF al gooa citizens (Appaause .-S,
lss5when yonr uaannmission had been but = short
time declared have sought to hold the soles Justice
So se IN eve1y enyonn IN,
star ce where acts Of oppression come to my
and Vicious white men. have endenv
ered to bring all such to Justice and TO- eontgn punish
duct Of PERSONS Of your own coioi 50 long as Z con-
70 s q gf s
a1 and e. e manner but T there be lean
least able to protect Itself ppanse 3'n Is
You have accomplished great deal. but much yetre.
viii ree g OF t6a 6e You ae 70 read
the BIBLE You WIN ana at tie piogr g. you havs made
oae tna y llea ssa
lessons in tracing TINT will snnonish yon
no @ 70 attempt EN- ~ to make TOO rapid progress lest in
According TO account given uslin tho Scriptures, the
and when the had deterrined that they should
s1e be resyed tS &c gges npon e Kng Of the
sa tns s
comply with the promise made to Moses the aTs born
of The Egyptians were snitten in single night Then
with tner worldly possesss ths1srsetes ses fgph
upon their glgTpaagnso the land Of Csnsan Pharaoh
bad been upon him. determined to pursue, and
found them upon the shores OF the Red Sea; Just as
pased over dry shodi and when Pharaoh and
nus host to1owed God in bis wrath, caused .the
s the e se az d ns
shs aa sese sag gaafps and
Now theory Of the object the detention is this:
nnat sae people having been IN bondage four hundred
the ce1n that Lad Been set apass so1
icy aa eatsa Ta she
Noses had fallen. Aaron had been
Joshua Caleb Of all that host oe males who were
as ess
distance that may be travelled by rairoad
passing s5Susa Ssies os pra ana
"a the
oy mind that the former generation was permitted to
pass sway because they could not be trusted with the
md e1perasnced generation which followed to eov the
Non, nv friends. comparing your own condition with
that OF the IAraehes the progress you ade two
ehort years ought to excite youe surprise strnu
merit the sgnsi with which ou have BEEN blessed
hnce the hour your freedom comuenced-
aaSa aSa ana e uss are before eu
hue; but there is something be done. You have
Your not un another generation nroWs up
II am talking frankly with youSwtll Won fnd thnt m
tie you to take the mont rank In civilized life presume
there Is not 92e n Ave hundred among peo
These who have done co. iase improved thei. G oppop
pities prated largely rom the Increased pe
therefore lOokng to the fs1e, Is to eda
tass your children; not rely to teach them to read
npar them lessons il morals poteneas snd Dus se
soyesnnena ~ and to insl prdnol=s into .he!,
WINCH IN te fifteen or twenty years hence make
ornament a tn
These les9ns mast bel incnased by tho teacher II ia
hearth that the most ada as0nRa tine
are nsde upon the young mind and heart and charac
ter is formed which, IN tho future becomes pride or
Another point, you must practice economy There is
but of pr e yone
require that yon shall labor more assidouzy than Yon
your wan Whatever there is in or around your utte
circle; whether It be money: Or food; comes 9rr
let ycar of aim 3 b 10 to max make eaeS ons es Of
naRpg one do e
ss7e YOU money pas mo snail heaso eI yoa
wn seel that you have STAKE "a the
Welfare of the Community. There Will be- something
have thus become the possessor property Honest
" earned for: you win enjoy more respect for
Indulge Il M y3nI 81
bu. % asy must ~ go ns tn Ssa sn
natter how earnest you 1nay have bean tie re
sn1s VIII be that when heads have grow grey Won
AeYeprndted no more by mere tfant Won
Ind LED an Idle and dissolute life. 1I55, e g.ys,
lam gta TO observe another Improvement namely:
very many OF your most intelligent and respectable
people, who have themselves experienced the swakennc
Influences Of the holy religion OF Christ are deyo
ting thaselves 20 your spiritual Welfare These per.
sbns have IN their to do yonr much coed
Of Shey take the wrong direction much harm Those
supertors and Is fhat;you shprd
80 instructed by them as you niuy not be fed
into trouble, and that designing may not be ad,
yanced ot"aggrandtzed at your expense: . sa5 "
With reference to politics, my friends, have not
great deal to say The devotes himself to DOH.
att for twenty years. and therefore have reht
to speak with some experience upon tho subject But
the dnys Of Wy political existence have nearly OUT
here that a beh a tneisibie geva' Saa
fs1pect again to hold seek another political Office
What may aay to You, therefore upon the subject Of
has had no HttIe expeiacs and caatns to be sin
tetestsd. .9$ SssF aFaz . &g.L
Your State nnntters Of much more consequence te
you than national adfre.s fsraS you Rt cctseed
e constitution which tho STATE Of South Carolnn viii
adopt Is subject Of greater moment to you than the
Consultation of the DATED States, Rnd the legislaou
OF Congress. Whyf Became thef State constitution
covers the limits OF the Btate and Affects your interests
directly The sta.e laFs the lavs to which you Ery
toRppeaSor Profession th6 gindicauono every rght
Us man undertakes to defaud you you 70 to the tatt
courts TO seek redressto State Judge and State cob
os tax, You sppM to the sate constitution for ths L.
fs cut tho creature ci that constitution, DERIVING
from It and it a2oDes the power which yeA Il strength
anu Validity In tbs poEcaI contest there