The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-30

Il SouthSrp peopte dSHtave drlvers--and the
Senator, the descendant Of these men. Il
you have received at The bands Of your for.
mer ownfrs aud advising you to avoid no.
litical alliances with you friends and neigh
bors. and TO seek an alliance with people
In distant States, the Republicans of The
North. repeat that the Conscientious
! scruples Of the North were not seen GRO n
ping out until they had yonr race in their
pockets. where they have, taken good care
to keep you ever since. 80 4
| There are many good people At the
! North who are your frIends, and who have
never engaged in the slave trade. owned
slaves, or approved Of slavery. The sane
can be said Of the South, and II let alone by
the North thai ciass would have been much
larger IN the South. More slaves have be en-
freed by the act OF their own ers IN the
South than at the North. George wash
ington owned about ohe thousand, which
he freed at his DEATH Mr.. Randolph did
the Same. General Oglethorpe opposed
| slavery in Geofgia. There is man on this
stage who knows that had an angry con.
troversy many years ago in this city loren.
dorsing Henry Clays emancipation scheme
for Kentucky. He was my political leader,
/ never knew him to do Wrong, but fear
we will never look upon his ike again.
Il
you ought 10 identify yourselves with the
Radical party of the North. because they
have waded through a Lioody war Of four
years to set you free, TO give you the right
to sit upon jufies, TO ride on railroads, Ies.
tify as witnesses in courts, and much eIse.
/ deny every assertion he has made on th ese
points, and challenge him TO the proof. He
who says that this war was commenced by
the North to setyou free and confer on you
the rights which you now enjoy, falsifies
the history OF the eountgy; not intention
ally, hope. The Government OF the Unit
ed States during the war, again and again
declared most solemnly that this war was
not commenced or being waged for con.
quest, or with view Of interfering with
our property In slaves in the States Mr.
Lincoln urged US TO return 10 the Union,
pledging the GoSernment to receive US
most cordially, and give slavery its protec
ton in the States. We were threatened
with emancipation five did not come back.
In one hand the Government offered us
"lJuiou aud Slavery" and Ia the other wac
"rebelion and emancipation" Having
gone TO war on principle, the South chose
the latter. No man knows this better than
the honorable Senator. Nor viii he or
Genernl Swayne. who Is on the Stand. deny
the assertion that am now going 10 make,
that we could have gone back 10 The Union
and held you as our slaves to-day. You
are not indebted 10 the North or to the
South for your freedom. but 10 God. In
stead OF abusing US you ought to remember
that this rebellion which you are taught to
d"srise, by your enemies and ours, who only
come amongst you for YOUR votes, was an
inst rument 10 the hands Of God for your
delfverance. so far as mortal eye can divine
the purposes Of the Creator.
The Southern people do not envy you
your Il eedom. They would not restore you
to bondage IL they could. They have your
we'll being at heart. did not fire a gun
for slavery. More than half the Southern
army never owned q slave. Hardee, Gle.
burne, and many Others signed petition
long before the war closed. for your free.
dom and TO afford you an opportunity 10
volunteer and assist your white friends Of
the South In achieving Southern independ-
ence.
| and ], In the theatre, in this city, endorsed
his policy In the presence Of a very lafse
assembly. and stated that / would take
great pleasure in commanding colored
troops You acted well your part during
that nm 'ortuhate sti iugg'e, for which you de.
serve, end have, the e. altitude Of every
Southern man and woman in our midst.
The gentleman says that the Mexican
war was brought On and advocated by Mr..
Calhoun for the purpose of increasing the
area Of freedom. No man ought to know
better Than the honored representative Of
Massachusetts, that the statement is un trus
Mr.. Calhoun and also NJ. Clay. the great
Southern giants alive at the time, opposed
| the war. MIR. Calhoun was to the last the
bitterest opponent of the war--predict citing
as he did the disastrous results upon the
peace of the country. Instead Of that war
being waged for slavery, IL was very evi.
dent, as the result proved, that any terri
tory adjoining us which could be acquired
would he free territory. Tha: war gave 20
the North, California, Utah and New Mex.
leo. Though only boy, | 70 lowed the
old flag through that war with many thou.
sand good and true linen from ry section
who only regarded the National honor ot
our common country. Again as to how you
became free. The North aided tn free you
| with a bayonet and Military Proclamation.
only as they believed IL would iniure us and
raise you up a hostile element In our midst
and seemingly making your welfare sec
Of theirs valid and constitutional, It wa,
necessary that we should act. We called
togt ther our Conventions, and without hes
itstion, made you eonstitutionally free for
ever. We also gave you the right TO testify
In cases where you were interested, and
advocated in this State House your right
TO testify in all cases.
You new enjoy many privileges here no,
enjoyed by your race in the Northerr
States As the gentleman has congratu
lated you upon your improved condition
here, and created still greater expectation
for your future political end social relations
10 the South, let me tell You what great
blessings the North,bas conferred upon YOU
race even in his own State.
First, until very recently, altbopgh youl
race ct the North are free, and have the ad
vantages Of the free school system Of which