New-York tribune., 1867-04-06
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SPEECH OF COY. ORR At cIItRLEsroN-lIE DENoUNCEs
TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.


SPEECH OF COY. ORR At CIIARLEsTON--IIE DENoUNCEs
TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Al n meeting of the Charleston Board of Trade,
April 2, GOV. orr made long speech upon reconstiue-
item from which quote the following: r.-
The Act Congress recently passed. has assumed that
and consequently that that body las right 10 dictate
terms The power exists In that body To dictate those
ferns II k secure for the next two years and hen they
place themselves Sduarcy and broadly upon that plat
form FOR one do not propose 10 20 10 the supreme Court
or anywhere else for the purpose OF dSputng that power
hut In good faith will accept the terms. humiating as
they may be- and openly fairly aud srely urge their
have said 10 You these terms are huniliating, and.
IN many respects, ungenerons and UNJUST Dnt when
the United states, and without regard 10 the Consu
ton which has in vain been held up TO them en- iSr ie last
matter OF Interest than TO yield happen to be ono OF
that class OF persons @ VIZ, W. to ae fncnsnr
clause think il was an unfortunate one ASSorH'hg 10
side il appears that within the limits OF Anderson Dis
ttct alone, about 800 persons would DC eNcluded from
ply 10 the entire state OF south Carolina Very many Of
these persons excluded ejoy the esteem respect aud
indeed are in my humble Judgment required
in the formation Of our state Government; & ana
yention when il assemblies for the purpose of
preparing Constitution. VIII be source not Ohy OF re-
rret to the people bu misfortune 10 the State. would
been dsranchsed that as soon as the proper order
and prepare 10 20 the polls for the best man that
can selected form constitution under which We
and or posterltv can live believe that Congress made
mistake and they win realize IT, when they extend
suffrage 10 the colOrcd man. As some OF these remarks
are likely to 20 in print would here take occasion " say
one or two things which desire To go upon the record
When the cmissary comes here nom the STATE 0, New
York Massac husetts Ohio, and says to the Dack ma
We are your friends going 10 take care "i
you with us; these white people csnno. nc
these cnlsSalies. 10 the
M,ssachu men, that in South Carolina
il matters by whom II was passed every SooIe inan
he would not be allowed TO vote In unless
he could read and write. say 10 the emssay Oh Oio
who comes here for the purpose OF gyhg suNee u 70
how you shall vote, go back 10 ONO anu o h,acS &
man there is entitled 10 VOTE WITHIN tne lasl tnlye
weeks New Jersey, Ohio, aud Michigan nave resolNeu
that the black shall not vote under any Sllcun-
stances whatever. I know there IL an apprehension
spread ina the North and West that Aftel the recon
struction the Southern states we shall iali INTO ne
arms OF old allies and associates the oiu
give no such pledges. We have accounts 70 e S,tle
With that party gentlemen before at least VIII eo,sent
TO affiliate with IT, GOOD, good, ana pap firt con
meced great hopes and expectations were held OUT py
our friends in North and West that there would no
no and that II i commenced u wo9iu Se nor You ~
pnoc Sir turning 10 Gen sckles that faith pledged
and viii now state that II that faith had been proper
carried out there Is no snns iro any he Federal
Union Agpiu, during the pendcncy Of the it
lmiendmeht, every Northern newspaper, euu Mmose
every Democrat In the country, urged upon tue AM
cpsed and yet we find that on the passage OF ths se
man bill our Democratic friends, acting m co9,.ncuon
with old Thad Stevens Were nlstrmen''' =, ,s,t hpS
rating ou that bill ts most odons features. ~ went paeh
10 the Senate was finally adopted, aud every one OF te
Democratic newspapers all over the North ~ @ as am a
Informed have come out ana nrged me SouI'u p''pv
10 accent the bill say 10 lon, therefore, thdl III my
mdgmcnt is time ior s TO seek new friends ana new
alliance