The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-06-19
G o N T r l B u rORIAL.
LANCASTER, JUNE 10. 1867.

nomination OF candidates for the Con
ventiou; we having fortified ourself with
n substantial breakfast went out into the
street ere Sol had wheeled his circling
course above the surrounding trees, 20
wait the coming Of E,hiopis's sable chil
dreu. Nor did we wait long hef,re we
saw them advancing along the highways
toward us; we uttered the exclamation,
'lo they come" and from all quarters and
directions, old aud young, men and wo
men OF all shades and ocors from the
blacklist to the palest yellow, they were
crowGing into our Village. holiday
suits OF decNYed fiery, home-soun Of
various checks and stripes, beaver hats Of
ente 6eilUm date. and Others less pre,en
tious, showed Themselves in every variety
Of shape AMI form among the male por
tions OF the gathering crowd Calico and
ribbons predonina,sd in the dress Of the
females, (lhe WATERFALL being considered
an indispensable ornar en,)
pN IL c'ocN' ~ III ri were asseul
bled along the main street, gathered in
groups or seated in the shade along the
side walk; the candidates could be mark.
ed out h. the listeners collected around
them anxious 20 learn their opinions con
cerning the political matters of tie dav.
Here and there one more anxious to i'm.
press the heholders with IDEAS Of his i'm
portauce could he seen sporting cigar.
pipe or newspafcr.
Seeirg general commotion at one
time and all faces turned towards the
Court House, we hastened TO secure for
ourse'f position; some hesitation was
at first evinced hy the crowd 10 enter the
Hall, but several having led the wav the
Others followed without long uatiuR -
Having secured COR ours-lf sen, we wal
ted for the appearance Of the candidates
but after some time had elapsed and none
appeared wo became li;le impatient,
when to relieve us n messenger entered
in de yard" There was a general rush
for the place named and having followed.
we got out in time to secure seat con
tiguons to the speakers platform.
Quet being obtained the proceedings
opened with rrever hv Rev Jos Price.
(co!orcd) Capt BS. Ws,het, poon then
addressed the audience in a manner cal
cu'a'ed to conciIia'e their good will and
promote friendly relations.
Next the candidates themselves were
called upon, and each On. ms hi. name
WAS called came forward and delivered
his opinion as 10 the best mode Of pro
noting The welfare OF the Ethiopian race
They all agreed that the white man WAS
their superior in intellectual attainment.
snh that Ethiopia was completely in the
dark.
One said that "rhe black man was no,
grown, that there was hand on his head
that kept him from growing and he wan
j
man could rise on level with tho wh'.
man." There WAS n considerable differ
encs in the styles of ora,ory. Ole was
remarkable for the iaconic wav ia which
he spoke his sentences; another whose
chic was ust begirning TO sport iirrle
Of the "capillary substance" reminded us
Of the youthful DemostLenes when he
arst essnyed to speak in public on the
stage. HE uuersnre was hesiia,ing and
awkward was his manner; ws imagined
that whom utterancs entirely fsiled, We
would see him hurry from the assembly,
tearing his wool and clothes. hasten from
the sigh, Of man to bury himself in some
lonely cave. there to commence a regimen
that would redown to his everlasting
fame; bn. with the simple words "l'm
done! Ne emphaticaI'y dried up.
Al seemed inclined TO cultivate friend,
ship and harmony with the whiies-not
expecting social rights, nor desiring them,
but political rights" The meeting was
conducted generally in very orderly
manner.
After the candidates had finished spea.
king, Johr @. Withenpoon, E.q., sd
dressed the crowd, after which they were
dismissed with the benedichon from Rev.
Horace Clinton. (colorsd)
We nov ha.ins seen the end ss we
thought. but on little reflection We con.
c!udsd that we couldn't tell what il was-
and 10 fact arrived at the conclusion, tha,
the whole affair was farce and from
sba, we can hear, we believe n good
many other folks, a large number Of col
iored people included. think the same.
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