Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-27
VOLUME XV---NO. 49.

| ,nJ :" patdtuOun
ana must prevail? Aud doe, l.. 49,,
Know that whom man takes an o,,h "
support the Constitution of tie State -
Georgia, he takes that oath to sunno,t :,
| as lar rs Is consistent with the Cousti,u-
ton OF the United States? And arc We
then, sunk so low that our public mem
those, at least, who are certainly learned
"e"-can come before the country in q
grave paper and state what they know to
DO falschood? Well, am told that this
Is not " State, but a terri,ory-a ouibbJ,
upon the word "Stato" in the Constitution
rs though the Constitution, if adon,ed-
eve" though We be terri:ory-will not
'akc ctect when we are organized as n
State. All such nonsense as that i. no,.
set ut rest. The Supreme Court has .,
te'esraphed this morning, decided that The
'e" States were cons.itutionally States OF
tho Union. Well, they decided that doz.
en- t'me'' but you cannot get these men
with purpose to admit it. They have
decided that we are in the Uuion. con,,;-
tu'ionally. do not suppose we are in
any other way just nov.
This "ro!isf' measure, my friends, is no,
only no relief, but i, was never intended for
relief. Not half dozen men in that Con.
vent'on voted to place it in that Cons,itu-
ion, that diI not do it with the in,ont. at
the time, TO cheat and deceive the people.
Mark my words; take them down. I dare
tEem to deny wha, I say (Applause.)
have evidence that do not doubt thu,
some leading mon at Washinston-vour
fathers, my good Eadical friends; your
great l'ghts-wro,e you word, or had some
Of you informed-whe,her YOU tod the
balance of the Convention or mott cant
say; though I expect you did--hat avou
may put as much "relief' in as you please,
to get votes," bnt "wLen it comes to Con-
grcss, they would have to knock it out .
Ihe Congressmer, they said, were under
oath to observe this Constitution of Ii,
United States, npd that clause is contrary
to it. Now, the only improbable feature
OF tho story is that Radical should have
any comPuncliono about his oath. IAN
p'ause and lnughter.) The fac. of the mat
ter 's, when I first heard tho story, did
not believe it on that account, but pur-
sued the inquiry further and found il wa,
true 1t woald be disregardsd, but ,hey did
not say it was on account of ,heir oa,bs
(LHughter)
was passing through your city a few
weeks ago-I hope the gentleman I am
going to talk about will hear nc; dare
him to deny what I say. L took the
sleeping car down at tile depot. There
were three members OF the Convention in
tile berth right opposite 10 Inc. One of
them knswAor rather used to know
when he was thought to be somebody.
'tie did not recognise ME, however. The
three were tslking!tliscu'sing the means
ny which they could Lave the Constitution
ratified. lbelieve they are talking of tho
iudIv iduaf,':o whom I have particularly
referred, "s'H cahtlidaie for Congress. One
OF them says to another: "WeIl, Colonel,
don't believe in relief, you know,I be-
i'eve its wrong-it is illegal and unconsti-
,utiona'; but I am going TO vote for it, and
Lit tell you why. In the district I reprc.
cent there are nineteen hundred whites anJ
twenty.nine Hundred registered negroes:
and It we do not put relief in VIC won't
get Six wliitc votes out of these t,inctecu
five do put relief in, there
VIII not be six of the nineteen Hundred
that We shan't get: And although L think
it is wrong, am going to'pur it in, in Or.
det to carry the Constitution" have not r
passed through Atlanta huch Willie the
Convention has been in SESSION. dou',
sare 10 'doit2bat upderstaud this .ort
'f talk is QUITE common. Ildacd,a some
members charged it in the Contention as
bait, and it will certainly moi be denied.
And h"s Is come to this That.the peo-
Pie are not only capable of being cheated,
'ut '0ilfi"gs. All, my countrymen, mark
~ha: | tell you: | compress the Whole
q, this fraud into one single
sentence whe i say this is tile destl..bIow
o negro suffrage. Itis bait set by them.
'slves to catch nsimpleton.. >[Applau.e.] ]
Nov, who u willing or anxious to be
'aushAs And yet intelligent men go al
,Xsr. s.he country and .ery-'iOh, the people
want RELIEF" t"TLe people i will. take
'n,tl''ng Will, Relief in it,"'a though
lie people %erc nothing but lot Of rats
o run iipI ,ipto a"trnp which thieves ..t to
atel' them. ,(AEplayse,1 .+,, 50
~ 60 one step fssthss now. and tLst not
'n'y'is this measure mo raliss and not.in
ended to'bs relief tas 1t. will prevent the
allef of tEs5psopls;; Ind Him This country /
wy. yoa aot only ,,nIin1 IL debtor ind credit
v. PIT ,ylou!, Iq@ ihs population ef ttbe
'ouusry, HSen outside nthe ,suestiop of pei
,rS' suGuge. Coupled, ,howevc,, ssilhs.ka.'|
MEASURE, you ruin the entire interests ;of
t1s1 'e8n6iry::~ vbydo'f sdy'soai' Why,
tls ,FYs P.ee, !h|. iIasssi!ii%als ,ssSsp.