The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-20


violated among you. But hear that there il car.
tain class OF gentlemen, called earpet.baggers
speak OF them with great kindness FOR am Liable IN
better position here than have: thew ean c ave
here and vote and can't, because could not swear
to support your constitution. I don't know that
ever met any OF these gentlemen; only know them
by this name Of carpetbagger; but hear that thew
are gentlemen who came down here for the purpose
Offices and from that suppose they must be the best
men III the community, and that being SO. am told
INA, vn you do not allow them 70 speak, or that
you 40 not encourage them to speak, or that
you you. cast some kind OF slur upon them when
,ney DO spesk-that you consider 1t rather a
wrong TO those, who should properly speak
among You 10 allow these interlopers TO speak
a. AZ, al, Wei, believe that good deal myself.
gouu SPEAKERS al the Sonth that did not think It
anrp mat you should not leave them all at
But imagine my anlazement when | Vas Coming
down on he ears to-day to learn that there was to
DC political debate near Charleston, Ia which two
or tnree gentlemen or native growth-if NAV so
speak-and like number OF these carnet~bacgera
were 70 ,ake part and another carpet Dagger, was
speech with vengeance.
ADVICE TO ruE coloRED PEOPLE.
inghe people whom the radicals tell as are the ony
loyal people at the Southland want TO say a few
cupy very diflcut and painful position ana am
as anxious as You can be that you should dnd some
way to extricate yourselves from it. But In con
siderlng your position you should remember
that you are in very small minority. In this par
tcular STATE you IN tle minority, but the
nation You are in very small, even an insignificant
minority. And, moreover, through no fault OF your
own, You have no education and no property, and,
besides you have been subjected for long series Of
years to u condition OF slavery In which YOU We're
debarred from some OF the most precious privileges
OF liie This fault OF yours. II was no fault
OF the late shareholders or or the present race OF
white men, but OF their ancestors, who lived long
ago. But still 1t has It's effect on you. Now speak
to you plainly. am not going TO stay here; | am
going away tomorrow. do not want your votes.
am not one OF that class OF carpet-baggers.
|.
GRANr.n
! want to tell You what ia the best thing for
you. IA yoice-"Noe for Grant'D Yes, vote
for Grant II you want to. But that Is not
the question. i understand that o great many
they strive to SOW dissenslon between you and
your former masters MANY negroes-"That
] viii tell you why 1t should not be So / have never
seen your Governor nor your Legislature and can
not express any opinion about them But, let me
~ inquire who is the best man for the place? warn
you against the formation OF black mans party.
II you allow the idea TO take possession OF you that
the old shareholders were the enemies OF the negroes,
and hence that the negroes must now be the enemies
for negroes warn you the Idea will inevitably de-
scend with horrible weight upon the black man. 1t
is all very well now. when there is great political
excitement and you settling Presidential cleo
tion; but that must come to an end sometime, and
what thenf Imagine how the blacks VIII be crushed
down then. II may not be as bad as the Old slavery,
but think 1t viii be worse. At all events am glad
to hear that none Of the black people intend to use
force.
INFLUENCING yoTERs-sIx OF ONE, HALF DOZEN
OF THE OTHER.
want to say something now to my white friends.
II Is charged that some or them try to influence their
employees by threats Of discharge &C. IS rnat true
something that can talk about at last. Wen, il this
Is true It Is as bad as the attempts OF the Union
On my farm In Massachusetts,, where have white la
bsrers never say word 10 them about politics: l
I am a candidate, and am always running for
something In Massachusetts,. am running for Gov
@ when was am sy
crat they vote the democratic ticket Let the people
here take the same course and they can defy any
to be beaten. But to be even In the race no man
should be disqualified. And what Is the object OF
disqualifying man from holding onice9 Does
it keep him out OF powerS Does 1t destroy
his innuence9 Has General Lee no inauenceq Has
General Hampton no niuencea Lee wields greater
power than any other man In the SOUTH and Hamp-
ton has more influence than any other man In this
PRIVILEGES Let IT, us all discuss the e
tons on the same platform. Then let the black
people vote II they want to-just as many as want
SUFFRAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOUTH.
But do not believe in universal suffrage either for
white or black. The Massachusetts, qualification, six
months residence q tax. reading a sentence In the
United States constitution In the English language
believe that the white people OF the South will
be willing to stand on this platform Many Of them
negr0-loving state but she Is not. She only asks
equal rights for ALL When freedom OF speech is
secured In SOuln lArQIua, WIen slavery ~ dead in
every shape ana form. aud when tlic people of
Massachusetts, are convinced that such Is the case,
then, and only then, can the old friendly relations
or the Revolution be restored between Massachtl.
setts and South Carolina. I don't believe that
there is any great divergence between the
sentiments OF The people OF Massachusetts and the
people OF South Carolina. But they don't under
stand each other. They have more Idea OF you,
or you OF them, than have OF tie IN the moon
or the man In the moon OF me. What we want Il to
understand each OTHER. But until tnis rule OF the
bayonet IL that be. II the fathers OF
the republic Washington, Jefferson. Adams and
Franklin, could stand here and see what a monstro-
sity has succeeded 10 the government which they
established over the Union and usurped its name,
they would be horrGed.
MASSACHUSETTS GREETs SOUTH CAROLINA.
But l wish, after discussing the topics which I
nave touched on. TO extend greeting nom Nassa-
chusetts 10 South Carolina. | do not represent
very large section OF the people OF Massachusetts,,
but believe that In the words am going to say
represent nearly the whole people-Hod fast to Che
new opinions which are gaining ground in your
midst. With slavery all the grounds for anlmosity
between the States passed away. Let US be friends
once more as our fathers werc-each one trying TO
come nearer and nearer to the conceptions OF the
other. Then the time will not be FAR distant when
Massachusetts and South Carolina can stand by their
representatives side by side in these very streets
and We VIII nave a new Union under tho coIsttu-
ton. Immense applause.l