The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-04


rniii" int ~. Every w"",i said every line writtrli
every act performed that preserves for nn ut Longer
ANYTHING connected with human slavery. or will thf
policy n south Carolina during tlIc PAST. is only hir
r upon Sun.h Carolina in t'I' future. hcrrs.) say
~ y"n. men III Charleston that y"nr is lost and
lost "rrSrr Your S1ir which a'! her wealth Invested
III lili ami III Irni!rrii. las perhaps been made, accord
ing I" her numbers. lie poorest State Of The Union
so SIte has tell tie effects nf liz. rebellion more
:an south Carolina. You know this better than
know il. You know ti condition. Of people better
tia!, 1 know tl:cir condition. You know that YOU
want capital here to make yonr fields bloom again
yn want commerce here ynu walt dTrrslfi'tl
Industry here: yon want labor Ia look MP and
lie glad in the lnilSt "f lis toll: yor want new.
active. living policy n place South Carolina again among
tho advancing AMI pr'scrins States Of the Union in'l
know all this better than do: yol see II In" country
ii thu world ii. Then. in Gods name. be rs
brave in tn" ri'h You hav" hcrn i'll the wrnn!.
tCilrcrs 10 bod in ,Ec right as yon Were for eighty
years in ;!" wr"ilr. Give your able men TO the
I,nb' connciis commission them 10 speak aud vote
for liberty Justice. for education. for human
Improvement AMI rlvnn and the capital now rcl'li.
ring rates nj Interest which ynn cannot afford tn nay ami
which cthr. ;rnl could alInrh in pay. will come
hack to you again. Your wasted, neglected fields VIII
hlonm nlrr lie culture nf free labnr trade will come
aa:n .l nlr:l time: ynrr waters which cnilrS'
through tn central and western nnrons of yonr state
will imrn fnisy machinery; and with labor hon"rl with
la"ri,I;s men respected. with policy adopted which
s"nls dawn AMI lif;a mp tho poor and the lnwy mi
pulls the highest down. South Carolina will l,n lifted
Thousand leagn.s towards t.e heavens And let me
say IN you. that the sooner your people enter
policy the ynu will pass ont Of the difficulties
trials AMI lnssrs imposed rNp you by this war; and the
sonncr You will make Sotlil Carolina grrat State
atain t'r"rs.l When shy this. express. believe the
wishes ii the people OF ms State and my section nj the
country. Our people do not want your lalidS-thcy '
not want your blrol-ilIey do not want anything you
possess. They only want these poor cnfrsrsrd bond.
tn be forever secured in their equal right They
only want 10 seq your Stale great, free, prosperous
prunl Commonwealth again. trhrers.)
say friend and Zoe here to-day say to The men
Who for many long year. have misunderstood or MIS-
represented oar sentiments AMI opnins. that the chr5.
tian men of SIaSearlrIsrs and New England bcndca
knee pray Almighty Cod that liz will I it into your
hearts to mcte ont justice, all give lii trty to all nnd
enter on 4 career nj honor, prosperity AMI glory.
(Checrs.l
Now want to say few words. in all kindness to the
AMI women here who hav" been rnlanipatrd by
i::iS AMI not i'll atrhnZIfE WAY; Tor let me tell
you, il0wczens that the tlay has gone by when there
was - man III. enough in America tn latroii-
yo. You HOW thu peers AMI equals OF any men
IN t country in rights AMI trns: III li"i yon will
STE II that tr equals nf amy men i'll devotion
TO country in love OF Ii 'rrty in 1--we OF Justice Ill
education. in industry in good conduct. AMI thus
prove to the world what | hrlicS. you viii
rove to them, that the friends who stool hr yn'l
the dark AMI troubled night ii tho past. were ns
mistaken i'll your character Loud cheers f"u have
been made free. No man enter your cabins.
and take from thu wife u Your hpSnin Or tile
children oi your l"rr. iWnnn'uS voices: "S0. nn.
L.ord!' No one cao Snnsr.t .you now l'Ho ms Lord
that. they can't" .'riarS glorious thing. Your rights
l,av, been secured hy the Constitution nt the United
states. and hereafter 10 be secured by the Coisti'
tim %; .lr' STATS.
They Told ,ls when, al the opening nf the war, We pro-
.n-.,i - ii; nilkrts into Your hands that ynI might
tight ,I tie oil a "i i!Ir country. thai tn" nr.r" w"i
not hgh:. I.auahrr.l We knew l"ttcr than that W"
r.,in"inbrrrd that il black man who. standing III
iilc trenches Oh the nilis OF Bunker liill si" i"%i,
Mal"r Pitcairn. the British COMMANDER. as lie led
III" st"rni,: party over tl'"5n i"r''ilali"s , mp,
piai;s.l VIZ remembered that when Colon
i.c,arl surrendered Fort i;risw"l. III Connecticut
Swing in reply tn" question. "who commands this
Fort 80 II did. hut yuii DO n"w ant was run thron"i
,I.,pu II.,r sh.l
down lila; brutal officer AMI fell Ia The earth with thirty
three Eriils Lul!ctS his person. We rrn,cn h"r'1l
that il black rc,ic;i. raised IN lill'!c island.
rh the b,;t!, OF Red Bank III delaware River oi
which we have hoas" long W. r"cnhrrr! that in
,l.. Revolution. aud in the ui ISL. blak inen OH
Land AMI wave. Fought Drarc!y an'l hrro'filly l"r
the country. They told uS y"n would not fight.
that yo,lr syihi,s with llstri III the 'i-
lest, say knew better thai That aid lei me tell you.
cvcrybmiv else knew yen better than yir masters
did We pcopir WAY up in New England knew You
nl,at deal better nii YOUR masters knew yoil. and
knew asirrS better than ynu rv"r knew thciil
Tie iiann lslGr aud slave Is an unnatural relation;
uI, tries cheat the "l'rr. ad they ;tclray
-uccrl in ciraiin anu detsirin. ';i' "thcr more or
lcs. We knew hal Tie instincts ami ic'nS ul iicii
and WI Iu tho lusk't into the hands n black soldiers
and made their and Children fr,n. One hundred
and eighty Thousand of them oli. nr The country. and
thir:y-twu tlnIs nd "l them are To-day III soldiers
graves. They "ii that You were MT I'll in use the
ballot think the men who can 'sc the bullet, can Use
tlr ballot. iGlrtrS.i
We ln the ballot into yunr hands tn give yoli power th
protect your lnas give You power t. tl"f,id y"r
ri%h,~ Civ. yuiI inw"r i" demand schools tor t''
,,!,l,;i" :.';ir chi, lr.'n ami let fne say 10 you
~ vote ir The couitr! thai made yu'i
Tree. Register your cr rS man of YOU who has the
right IL lnii. N" I"r 'init' ir"ur'y: vote i"r Tic "d
;. change t.'iIsli;uiiu 80 Tia: your
Liberties will e cuuslnated hy your nat au made
sr,,urc Tor, vrr Vote nr justice. impartial. equal s-
r, bcwrr:. black ad wilt" lic. Vote especially
m luvc Scluns c,li, your chilircn, and niaEu them
better aii you arr. Yuu know what II IL lJ hunger anu
rs; after knowledge denied y"u. See t' 1t that hy
your ballots yir sacrifices AMI yonr contributions. your
little ones arr taught that which has hrrn denied 10 you
in tllr past. (oud cries of y'a.l
wan, say a:.othcr word in ynn. For Iunrc than
ydr race have been acid hs claftcS---
bou,r ri soll. That system has E"ir forever Let ii
70 AMI u cherish. Gii1 il;cIt 81 your lives longer
tie rr, ,uli,rs passions ur ai,- growing ont m that
.,s, relation. Ncv,T s;y do anything. io provoke o
war OF , Do not hat, old masters. No body OF
nrli since world n,l. have Crrn punished M
HEY have hr.u i'll ti:is Erca; contest Their great
l.a,iurs-wrrc are they t9-,!ay? Whrr. are tlose
the Senate and House OF Representatives, trle'i
their backs their country. anu raist the h;s "l
rebellion? Defeated. some "f them dead. sn'nr of
them exile their hlcas all lot. tiI:ir purroSt''
laIllu,, every object u their lives gone, never
10 come back a,tu. anu their nlnlcI recorded i'll the
History at The terri lc struggle "i the last tour years 10
.row darker ard darker pass away Tom tr ERA Oi
slavery and as tile country advances ' r"mrlty ".d
guiy and becomes ns W" believe II Will "'nnr tue lore.
I0s na;inn al tr aloIn, sn that all r world VIII have
tu look up wllru il wants 10 see the great rlOlc IL IL
terrible fate, aud Uo,l knows would not lay any
heavier burden upon ai!y PARTON n III" human family
say 10 You. always N't III lie lear ~ "u--aiwnSs re-
member that thu l,aut is sacred thing. gwen u You
for a holy r,lrpnsc. aud moi I" Ia iri!,"i with Use l.
for such lilrl"srs only. and hy t'"iS blessing you VII
DO in Your day and srcrali" great ami glorious work
for your country. your 81 tr. and yourselves.
,in nt 1" black man ~ lnry. lor white
u,a,,' ,ar,v III this country TN the contrary, want III
So, men follow where their principles lead. AMI know
liza. He rrin,iplcs OF the black u! Charleston, a
o South CLruiina. lead them directly ON In the lrpnb
llcan rla,lur where l'y vi'a'r ili,r principles