The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-27
BAkbEcuE AND MASS MEETING; OF
I'REEDMIiN IN RICIII.AND DISTRICT.
CONSERVATIVE SPEECHES ~ uES. SCOTT CHAPLAIN
FRENCH AND oTtIr,s

q '"GN iN HiSiii'hSD DISTRICT.
CONSERVATIVE SPEECHES ~ uES. SCOTT CIArI,rS
FRENCH AND OTHERS.
| The planters in tho vicinity of (;,l.,lc, and
Kngsville have long been anxious TO bay. Tho
freedmen in their employ properly instructed in
Their social and political dulles This subject has
been discussed by them nj their several meetings
| and II was finally determined to gvo a barbecue
ana invite certain prominent gentlemen tu n,li css
| the freedmen on tho topics OF tho ,lay and bv n
| candid statement OF facts, To disabuse their
minds Of tho riIlainous doctrines inculcatcd
by the Radical cmissaries who were uruwlin.,
through our lnnd Having once ,eicr-
mined upon this aclo3, preparations were
made to entertain Tho freedmen, who were
cordially requested to be present AMI lsten to the
addresses. In order To give publicity to tho niuir
printed invitations wcro sent to all parties who
4 were supposed to DO interested in the movement
| and no distinction was made on account of color
! To MIR. III. l.. JEFFERs OF the Committee of In
| vitutions, aud MIR. W. ". White, OF the Commit
tcc of Arrangements. great praise is due for the
effective manner i'll which The plans were carried
| out.
At tho confluence Of tho Comgarco and Y g..
rivers narrow nfck Of land il fornicIl That il
| known M tho Fork. This IN settled by plantcr,
who were formerly largo slave owners and WHO
| havo since the wnr gone boldly to work the new
system, trusting that time woml show tn their
employees that although lhcy were no longer their
sho,,II i,c c,,,onaI n,,,.' NV, ' -! n.' "'''''
:, .r. -, So. . ,'''. '"e '''.' "''c "'H
,n :, -. ,,'>,:. , ' "''r ""''''' -" injurious
o' ''e'' 20, ".o Pai''eih III tlie rorh' aa
lo q, ,,ro.o,,, A., t,,o r..I,,,., ~, Wv ".',
,r IN, o,,,.i;, ,, -, IT,. ,.,lI 49,
selycs ,nvc, nI., +, r.on, as ,;, I,-, ,,,''',,
wan selected and tho ., md r, ,l,, go,
cd md, = t,n sh.,,o ~ ,,,,,,, III. ,,,',.1,:, ,
smn,. .n,.o ,,,, Iori r,r H., ,.,,,,,,.,'
au,licnrr ,nJ in tho ,,;.,,,,,,, ,,.o,,. -, ~ ~
tobIcs and ,,ron,,orn,I;, I, ,,,, ~, Wv,
barbecue ,rbo.o ,or, ,,,,.ro,,,i''., ~, " .''N
strotcbod rr,,, ,,,,o, ,,r;,o i; a., ,,
kcn, Tho c,uor ,,,x1 NJ h,, all ,,',
Depreciation wy
ionr b.rnro Oh, ,,,,,r ,,,,,,;,,
Tim vicinity or film c,,rcl' r,.,,,,,I.., ..:, -,
pciplinp or .toc,,, ,nI d.. ,,,,,, ar -, m ''''
busv hands wore s,on o,,,,,o,I i; ar,,.. .n" Wv,
platform nml fables 4 Irni,,,, s.,,o. d.. ,, 1
boo, brou,,t a,, ,,,,.,. H., .,...,. H ' ,'
.Irrrr,, ,os wr,,,o, 49,, ,,, w ',t -
.i,u, hntwoon t,,, b,,n, or ,,.
mud chairs wcro pI,ccd nm ,h, ,,,ir,,. 49,, 49,
;nritcd fro.,, av,;,,1 ;,: -"
u,usic ras also IN o,ton,l,r,o a,,,,,,,. '''. W
aratiouH cnt,vcpcd t,,c ,..o,,,,I,. I a.. ,i'.
Ap,on, Tho ,ucs,a nro.ont 49, r.: e.. .,. ,''''.H'
sist,pt ,,nun;s.nrnr ,r ii,o T.oa,.. ~, .'s
tI,,,,;n NJ lnrX,r n. p,.,.'', ~, ""''
r. M wi,1,r t,,1ar,.N -. ~
Marsb,, at t,,,r,,,i, hou;,,o. -,
ora !, t,c v,;p;,v o;,iyo,,n =, c,,...,','. " '
.tr,,pcra ""'' ""
On mot;o, or ur ~ ~ w., =,
An,,s w,s COLA, o., ,, ,.; 49, ""''
onen.d with nr,yo- hy ,hn n,,. ~ ~. ..'h
After = sb,rt ;n,orr,, ,,rr;,,,. ,,.,,;', ,,, ,,
pJ,ycd n t.v ,,,,, f,n,,,,I -, 80 w, "'''
to aildross thc froc,n,.n ,,,I ,,,.,,,,;a, VII
tention for noarlv an I,ur II;. r,a.,'' ~
fI;r,ctol cb;o,,r d, ,,,o rroo,i,,,a, ,,.., - ~. W.,
for both wlitrs .rd h,,cr. AL -. ,a'"''
incl. ~, ,.nrral ;r,o-,,, H., .,.,a, ~, "l'', a"'
lila duty md r,,t or o,,or ,,;,;,. ""'
tlabblo M IittIo in nnli,;c. n. ,,o..i,o ,,,.a.
bc wouIl mako M .rt sn,.cI, I,u, -, .",,' |
thusc pyiuta which a,o ,rt.r,.,,, i,n non,,Io NJ
this country ~ t,,o ,,r,,o,, ,; T.
tho lag that was uuw vnvin, ovcr hin, I'm so;1
that ho was glad tu mest them uud,r its rold.
and though it was the first tme IL hnI hccu mn
fnred since 1858 in that localiiv Il, wos |
proud to know it was done voluntarily. As
soldier ho was proud of ba flag. Lut
particularly when he remembered that IL
was nm ctnblen to lilo world of n rre, pco,I.
and that under tho stars ami stripes all m.p were
plncetl Oh an equal footing. lie procce,el Ia sh,w
tho blightins clrrc, of Slavery und urged uor th,.
freedmen tho ncccs.iiy of ,luc,t;,, ;f tLn,. vial,
ed to cscapu the moral bop,a.,o that i,,rorn.,.
entails upon every o,.c On tbe spl;cct or I,,da
lie said that il was lut natural f,r Tho c,,orcI ,
to desire n hon,cstcad and t,cv aho,,d mao .,,y. |
legal means in their power TO obtain ono N,ny
thought that il was upiust for f,,v rors,,s r.,
monopoIiy, tho lands: Int tbov ,vcro tho r,I,,,I
tanned by tho freedmen tbrouyb con6sc,,;on III.
admitting n systcm of emma, t,..,i,p ,,o ,,r;, ~
lands now uneultivatod might In mn, o., lac ,,,i
nm honest. industrious man om,,d nccun,ur,t,sr
ciout money 10 uurchos, n bomostc,d m !. ,,,o,,
of taxation would be benefit IN o,l n,,,;c. ~ :;
would tend to improve land, that aro NOW comnor-
atiyely useloss. and Tins adj IN Tho ricI,o. ,nl
welfare of tho State. His speecb was odr,ir,,l,
adaptcd to HIS hearers. and wa. ronlot, wifi, cnod
and wholesome advice.
Ho was followed by tho Rov. Mr. Fnrxcu mud
"a tbis gentleman Was tnow, in tbo oor,n,r-
nity only by hin ronutotiop considoroh,o ,n,;o, |
was . Il reyerlnr his .cnt;mo,ts II;. ;,,,.;,.
ton was thought bv nanv mn unw;so mov.,nont
os he was poneraIy con,iaorod a ,nscl,icr n,nlor
and o,o who ,vonld st;r nm a o,;r;, or .,,o,.,,'
betwoon tho racos bnt mi, ,nroauion w. ,,;au;
patcd at tho opeuinc of his apeecb. From his
long connection yithitho Bureau. M Cb,n,,;, bo
is thorouehiy acauAinted with tho negro ebproc.
tor, and his romarks wore at onco undorstooJ. us