The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-06
SPEECH OF GEN. ID. T.. SICyLEs.


SPEECH OF GEN. d. T.. sIcKLEs.
My FRIENDS am happy TO receive your demon
Your hearty appreciation Of tits annivcrsory. i For
you mo DECLARATION OF Independence had pc
snllnr IIi significance. 10 tho nation it brought
liberty; but to you 1t restored manhood II is truo
enough, your raco has waiel almost hundred
YEARS for tho fulflmcnt of the pledge mado to
civilization by tho immortal authors oil tho Dccla-
leagues had moro faith in humanity thnn their i'm
mediate successors. Tho statesmen of the epoch
OF tho Icvolniion desired to form permanent
union OF States. to establish Justice to insure
domestic tranquility. and secure tho blessings OF
liberty to oil the children OF tho Republic To-day
tlo musical bells of, st. hIchaclfs celebrate in
httlng Chimes our progress i'll tho work begun
century ago By tho fathers of tho Republic. To-
day tho flag which floats inchallonged Throughout
n inc Sar9linaa; il the symbol Of justice and liberty
Your old masters and you bogn to know each
ofhor better II is with you and them rs with Tho
North and Soutll-bctter acquaintance promotes
lngs arc expressed towardsyou as freemen, as FREQ
laborers, and ns citizons Errors and Illusions aro
passing away. In 1866, was admonished not
to permit you to celebrate your holidays in multi
tudes, with professions md banners and milsic
md narshals and bonfircs, md firearms and fire.
works. Why3 Because It was said you would riso
IN lnsnrrcetion. Against wlom2 for whai2 de-
nanded. Not against the authority of tho United
States; for that authority has mado them free
Not. Not against 8 their former masters; for slaves
hero to protect them from injustice. No. was
told the colurcd people would hnyo land and thoy
would seize it and drive away tho laafu ownors Of
tne soil. ilmcs bayo changed; insurrcction is
only remembered ns nightmare, Whenever q
solored mau wants land, it is soon that no buys it
5 from any ono willing to sell or hires land If he
Hero will offor suggestion. There aro many
plantations IN these States not cultivated at all
or only half cultivated, II tho owners, who cun
ruff lard n, Eoa
would divide their useless lands into small FARMS
OF tWenty acres zach, and scl them at fair prices
to- honest, industrious, and thrifty laborera, tho
OF busy labor-the noiao Of iandless agiiafors
E M8Ha ss auslcd i1 th1 fopoao of oohtont
When was sent to tho Carolinas in tho autumn
Of 1865, was told that tho freed people would
made to understand what it was 'I to work TX for M
wages Now I hear q different complaint, that
the freed people will not work without wages
cloud cheers and lnughtor.) -'N
was told, also, that il would noyor do to admit
colorcu people to tho courts Of justice to assert
their rights by suits ut law or to givo testimony
in controversies botween man and man; for it was
said you could not comprehend tho meaning and
obligation Of an oath, or the forma of judicial pro-
ceedings. Now, hear that unless colored man
ias lawyer and law suit. ho does not considor
| was told, also, that IL would be useless to es-
ablsh. .schools for the instruction Of the blacks;
i was insisted they were not capable Of learnpg-r
smnll loud laughtor.) Now, hear that 80
many FREQ schools for oolored children are filled
with co!ored pupils, taught by colorod teaehors.
that public opinion il aroused to tho Importance
OF pr oriding for tho cducation OF tho poor whites
Nay, more, in some places tho schoolhouses for
tho coored raco neod the protection Of my bayo.
learn, society would not hate their Teachers, nor
fear their schools, and mobs would not nttack and
destroy Their schoolhouses. tscnsaton.l -,
citizens of the freed people, becanso they would
would Be- led to lie balIot-SOs E Ike sheep to s pss
friends or foes. Now hoar that tho colored peo-
roligion andpolities; and that tioy nro nlmo1t as
particular about the spoltican they trust as they
arc about the preacher they choose to pray for
them. tAppause nnd .Laughter.J :.
Here, my frionds, is the lesson wish to i'm
are trying to prove, that your race Is capable Of
thon you will share, ns You will
have tho right to share in oil that belongs to civil
izatioli. And to thoso who look with distrust and
fear upon your advancement, lot mo say to them
that education to you, us to them and to all, is
more than powerit IL security; it is wealth; it is
IT. s so s it is GneSST
and y. Domingo and Martinique provo anything
else than that tho French, tho spaiiiards and tho
Epglish fail in their colonial administration.
These United States, Spanish America, Algeria,
and tho Indos aro amplifcd 'ilustraHous Of The
same historical emmpie. AS vol It might bc said
tho pale races Of Mexico, and Paraguay, and New
Grenatl9 are unfit for civilization because their
political systems arc in constant ferment and tur-
MOL. You VIII succeed because you are AInerl-
cans. tEnthusiasm.)
II may be tic destiny OF your race 10 carry back
TO tho unknown tributaries Of tho Milo the ameni-
Tics OF n civilization better than that which tolo-
rated the barbarism Of tho bandits who tore your
fathers from kindred and country, and bartpred
mon for gold. 1t aeems thnt noitbor servitudo nor
freedom, ,-neithor cruelty nor wrong,-wnr or
want, limo or separation, n,-haye any mo O changed
0a inuta Mt a
climate Of the temperate zone has altered the ma
tive huo OF your African complexion. To-day, tho
colored race Of the South are tho samo coDfiding,
bear than resist, that would rather trust and walt
then to hasten and compel. Your patience and
faith have eeen rewarded. Still have patience;
Providence. that has borno you harmless and in
triumph out Of bondage will in good time load you
TO the promised land Of regeneration. loud
choers.) ..s..., -'-l t.t ....' ltf
Political cyonts are nonr at hand in which for tho
first timo, YOU will exercise tho high privilege Of
American citizens: You niust try. to discriminale
well and choose wisely betwoon the good and bad
in all things, nm ovcn tompor and respectful do-
meanor toward our aIyorsarios detract nothing
from the nrdor Of our convictions, nor from tho
| nimity andcourtesy always contribute to tho Huo-
| cess OF Our undertakings. 'a. 90
DO yon remember Abraham Iincoln7 (Cties pl
sess @ yD forget h%
You must not coaso to cherish and Loed thoioach.
ings OF that genial nature, thoso simple methods
ths nobld heart and the guilolcss example Of your
gifted and lamonted champion, Lot tis oil rd1nom
Dor and hcicqo tho last words OF his Inst address
70 the pebble ne loved and soryod so we'll and fol
| aatd: Tho timo will como whom the mystic chbrd
OF memory, stretching from oyery battle le-6eld, ani
patriot grave TO every living hcart and hoarth
stSnc touohsd S sgnin as thcy snrol5 NIlbS BY. th
Of tho Union throughout tho iand!s 4 fGtoat An y
plausc.) .'I.-.,,. II
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SPEECH OF JU1os noaEs b, 3,','.,y - II + =; =.
After iopsatod calls Tor Judge Noses; tina
1fy Friends III fear. II remain sIlont ami
your ropehted calls my motive might be irnpute
to causes which are far from those which influnnc
mo. I therefore appear 70 acknowledge, il fs
romarks, MY appreciation OF tho ooniplimo1
which is implied by tho aatterin8 reception 70
have o1tSndel 70 mo. y is not tho frat time
hayo not boen Of thoso who aceeptin,; he resu
oi tho war has deomed 1t wisdom or POI icy 70 kee
alocf from those who heretofore We know ~ vol
and bccauho you have been elevated 10 u polite.
! Platform RhIeh you mover before occupied, has
fclt II nrdnnr '1or ben1foif1y tn froFn SIrSu vor