The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-05-25

aand taken the law in their hands with the
vowed purpose of executing the two supposed
leaders, who were .colored men, 5interposed,
with others, and succcdecd i'll having them
placed in Jail, and fair trial given them One
was convicted and hung; the other acquitted.
and still lives,
The Senator from massachusetts, who has
just. addressed you, and who lives several thou
sand miles distant, has explained to you the
object of his political pilgrimage South. He
has challenged any one present to meet him in
discussion tonight, and has offered to divide
time with any one who would accept I was
born and raised in the South, and hope to be
buried in her soil have met the brave men
of the North on many fields; they outnum-
bercd and ovcrcamc us; and certainly have
no fear of their politicians. But for my fan,i-
iy, life would have but few charms for me.
Neither the fear Of the gallows, the gibbct, or
the bayonct, will ever cause me to desert my
people, forsake this bright Southern land which
gave me birth, or deter me from the expression
df my honest sentiments u,i,lcr any circuul-
stances. Some young Southern Radicals, who
have recently addressed you, say that the Shcr-
man bill, which they are advocating, would
dsfranchisc them, and hence their efforts were
purely unscliish whilst ut tho time their appli-
cations to be relieved from the disabilities OF
they are doubtless expecting to call OH you for
your votes at the next election for this State.
will here state my own position briefly OH
this point
| believe that bill is unconstitutional be-
llieve it is oppressive to certain class Of cur
best men, =
| AS soon as that Bill passed Congress high
Federal official with the kindest feelings for
me personally, said to me: sYou were not
'pn original scccssionst Congress will remove
your disabilities under the Sherman Bill You
must send OH application, and will approve
| l., and help you to get it through" replied
that the Republican party had no right under
the Constitution to distranchisc me, and
would never ask for relief at their hands and
Ethat is my position tonight.
Il The honorable Senator from Massachusetts
las said some things which cvincc good feel
li,gs on his part, AMI which approve He
his also said many things from which I must
dSscnt, and made many assertions which the
Elplitical history, and particularly that of our
Erccnt unfortunate war, proves to be untrue.
lHe commences with the history of slavery in
Etlc South since he came upon the stage of ac-
ltpn, and cndcavors to fix the responsibility of
jstlc existence of that institution upon the
tSDuthcrn people with all of its horrors rs dc
Epctcd by his vivid imagination. I will carry
,lEtle gentleman back to the stnrtng point of the
.lEjSstitnton on this coptincnt, and before take
ll4Saascat will provo to yo,,stl,at the North is
Responsible. Tor the existence OF slavery Will,
whatever evils attached to it; and am frank
to say that-thcrc were feature IL slavery whicl,
were wrong
| Many years ago. my friends before the
United Statcs had al existence as Il nation
iyonr frcfathcrs inhabited tho homes Of your
racc-A Africa. """ Northern people. whc were
tlfcn as nova commercial people, owning many
ships, went to the coast of Africa and bought
some, and stole or kidnapped your grandfath-
ers and mothers, placed them i'll the hold OF
| tIlcIT Vessels Ill great nunlDcrS ana Ill CHAINS
took some few to their Northern homes, and
sent most of THEM to be sold to the Southern
people for slaves. In this work they had valu-
able co-laborcrs in the English and Spanish
BY this traffic in human flesh they made large
sums of money
The Southern people, rs general rule, were
opposed to the slave trade, and when the Colo
hies threw off the yoke of Great Britain. the
Southern Colonies amongst them, one of
the principal reasons which they published to
the world in justification of their cause was
dint the mother country had imposed slavery
and the slave trade upon them against their
wishes
When our indcpcdcnce was acknowledged
and we formed Union Of the Colonies. the
South was still opposed to the slave trade and
(. 1t would have then been declared piracy, and
half OF your race i'll the United States would
not have been here now. but in Africa; but
the Northern men engaged in the trade found
ut to be 50 profitable, and 50 entirely free from
any conscientious scrupcs were they that they
Ilnsistcd that their pous operations should con.
ltinuc twenty years longer. and the South weld