The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-05-30
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Mr.. Fsudolph's Speech.

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Mr.. 'Fsndolph's Speech, go
The following report of.thc speech of Mr.
RANDOLPH, to thecolorcd citizens of Camden,
on Monday night the goth inst, has been
handed us for publication. ~
He said thut emancipation was not con-
fined to the North American continent; that
it extends over the world. He referred 10
the Hungarians under KossrTn, to the eilan-
cipation of twenty-five million serfs iniRns-
sin to that of three million slaves by the
Emperor of Brazil that The spirit of liberty
brooded overi the nations the world over
That in the time of CnAnLEs !, King of Eng
land, the Puritans fought for the same prin-
Eciipples that arc now held by the Union Re-
publican party. That the CAVALIERS in vain
tried TO crush those principles by nm appeal
to arms, but they failed 70 do so, and CHARLES
became poor defeated outcast. He then
traced what he called a'remarkable: analogy
between the defeat Of the yalist& CAVAh-
,Ens and that .ofthe South said that CHkRIEs
1st was defeated, nm out cast, an hiding mon
arch that he and his party upheld the same
principles of oppression that the South. held
in the lutte rebellion; that the puritanS: up
held the, same enlightened, righteous senti-
ments that tile North did inthe laterebellion;
that like the puri.ans triumphed; that JET
PERSON DAVIS was defeated, was caught fee
ing from the conquering arms of the North
in the. .garb of m old woman. That the pu-
ritans planted those very principles on the
eternal rock at Plymouth ;-that the CArkl-
IEns. came over from England filled, asst ap-
peared, with the same principles Of opprcs-
sion that in 16-:-:, o Dutch ship brought
there twenty negro slaves !; that then slavery
gradually spread over the South, and thence
over tho North; that, however, the air Of
New England was too free for o slave to live
in, and that i soon died out; that, instead q
having the trouble to extinguish slavery by
legislative enrichment, itjust kept still and il
died out Of its own accord; that in the New
England States, the Puritan principles Of
freedom prevallod against all the obstacles,
but that in the South, where the CAVALIERS
settled, slavery aourished like green bay
tree, soon became on institution. That slavery
suited their oppressive ideas; that some said
that Englandawas to blame for the institu-
tion Of slavery; that England merely countc-
nanced it, barely recognized its existence
and he did not see how any one could say
that England was the !"Mothcr of Slavery
in this country. Spoke of the cause that led
to the war; said that whatever people might
say, slavery was the bone OF contention; that
the Missouri compromise was granted to
keep the South quiet; that she wanted to in
troducc slavery Into the territories that the
North opposed that, and the South said that
the territories had right to say what they
would do; that when the North went into the
war, she did not, he acknowledged, 60 into it
for the purpose of freeing the slaves; that
when she said to the South, if you lay down
your arms, you shall have your slaves, she
had no idea Of freeing them. But when she
saw that nothing would satisfy her, she put
down her foot and said "tlus far shall YOU
60, but no farther" and she crushed out the
real esscnceof the strife, namely, Slavery
He then proceeded to ridicule the idea that
the Southern men, were friends to them; that
it seemed strange though, that the negro had
not ceased to be the bone. of contention vet.
The North said, I am your friend, and the
South ditto. That the South had to show it
before they would believe Lauded the
Union Republican principles the blessed,
pure, righteous principles of the Puritans.-
tie loved to. speak of them as much as the
doctrines of Holy Writ, &C., for both, taught
the glory Of God and the good of their fellow
men. The principal reason why the Union
Republican Party was the best was because
it was the strongest; spoke of the capacity of
the negro to- become educated that he had
beea in class with sons of NJ. C's., and full
blodded negroes, and to save his life he never
coula see the difference between their accom-
pllshqqents. Told the negroes that three
things were necessary to make them prosper.
education, wealth and economy Advised
them II send their children to school, to be
economical, and that bye and bye, wealth
would HAT in upon them, &c., to join the
Union Republican Party, and to be true to
themselves, and get South Carolina back into
the Union,