The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-11

such pledges. i was identified during
the ten years Of my public career ms 8
representative in Congress from one o.
the Districts Of South Carolina with thai
Iparty; and as my distinguished friend
the Commanher of this Military Dis.
4 trict, knows that 1 enjoyed their conf.
dence, and the highest office within the
| gift OF tha. party of which I was a
member. (Applause.)
! l have, therefore, every reason to en-
1ertain the respect and regard for that
party, and / have entertained the hope
for many years 20 see il reins,ated In
power; but the dream has passed. We
hayeraccounts to settle with that party,
gentlemen, before at least will consent
to affiliate with it. GOOD, good, and
applause.) - s..--a - .s -
Many of you we'll remember that
when the war first commenced. great
hopes and expectations were held out
bv our friends in the North and West
that there would be no war, and that il
II commenced il would be north of Ma
sons and Dixon's line, and not in the
South. You know, sir, (turning to Gen.
Sickles.) that faith was pledged, and
will now state that il that faith had
been properly carried out, there is no
probability that any State bm South
Carolina would have seeded from the
Federal Union. '..-
Another account which have 10 bring
against the Democratic party, is thai
when the Philadelphia Convention mel,
it,aGopted a platform broad enough 20
embrace every conservative man North
ami South, vet no sooner had il adjourn
ed than an attempt was made TO give il
a Democratic character, and make il ap
pear that every man who attended that
convention WAS an accession to the
Democratic party.
Again, during the pendancy Of the
Constitutional Amendment, every
Northern newspaper, and almost every
Democrat in the connily, urged upon
the South TO reject It's provisions. Ii
Wa rejected. A few weeks only elapsed,
and yet We find that OIL the passage Of
this Sherman Bill, our Democratic
friends, acting in conjunction with old
Thads Stevens, were instrumental in in.
cooperating on that bill its most odious
features. 1t went back to tue Senate.
WAS finally adopted, and everv one of
the. Democratic newspapers all over the
North, SO Far as am Informed, have
come ou: and urged the Southern neo-
PIE to accept the Bill. l say to you,
therefore, that in my judgment it is
time for Us 10 seek new friends and n
new alliance. Hence | am opposed 10
organizing any party in South Carolina,
that wi cement itself to the Democrat,
ic or any other party. would not aiiili
ate with any party that would put tax
Of TWO and.a half cents pound on cotton,
when not one cent is put on the corn
and grain raised in Ohio, Indiana and
other Western Sla,es. will vote for
no party that will perpelra;e such an
inGignity. Therefore, when we are ,e
constructed, l hope that our Represen-
tatives will 60 to Washington and de-
clare all glance 10 that party which will
do rs justice, and that, in my judg
ment, is the policy for South Carolina
| W pursue III thiS euieiSeHCN.
Twill not say that the attempted or
ganiza,ion of q Republican party is un
patriotic, because there may be some
very patIiotic men engaged in that
work, but it certainly is short sighted
policy for our people to pursue.
But, Mr.. President, and gentlemen OF
the Board Of Trade. | will not Getaiu
you longer. This being the first occa>
sion presented since the passage of the
Sherman bill. | felt that it was due my
self and to you to give expression to
these sentiments. think they are dis
interested, for the reason that an my
self deprived of the privilege of going
10 the ballot box, and of holding office.
In conclusion, l would say again that
| believe it is wise to give to the black
man the rights which has been confer
red upon him, and to permit him to en-.
joy those privileges in good faith
Through their efforts we shall undoLbt
lily be reconstructed, and thus secure
representation, and our rights as equals
in the federal Union. thank you,
gentlemen, for your attention.
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