The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-06

they plunder here? What do they care for
you? I'll tell you. Because you help them
to fill their carpet-bags with "rocks." Now,
in the next election for President of the
United States, want you to drop these men
like Ashley, and the whole crowd that
are in the State. Stick to your own people.
The Radicals tell you that by voting the Demo-
cratic ticket, you vote yourselves back into
slavery. It amt SO. You are slaves already.
You can't be worse, and just 80 long as you vote
the Radical ticket they will use you like slaves.
They want your votes to give themselves off,
ces. They want to get rich at your expense.
They want everything for themselves and no.
thing for the poor negro. That's Radicalsm.
Why, would rather be slave with my old
master. he used to take care of me, sick and
well, and if he occasionally shysted" me, it
served me right. Hosting makes heap of
people in this world better than they would be
without it. Its the s'hoisting" boy gets that
makes man Of him, and finally puts him on
the road 10 fame, to Congress, and the Presi-
dents chair. I suppose if it hadn't been for
the "hoisting" Andrew Johnson got from his
mother when he was youhgster, he wouldn't
be where he is. "Hoisting," fellow citizens,
does so much good. TLaughter.]
Now, what I want you to do, fellow colored
men of Lexington Dis trict, is to vote with me
vote for Democrats-vote for good men who
have your interest at heart and wort deceive
you-vote for those you have known from boy
hood; those who have the respect of everybody
around them, because they are intelligent,
Just and truthful; and when You get such peo-
pie in Office, we shall see change in the con-
dition of South Carolina that will benefit you
and me and every other colored man in the
State. In conclusion, I give you as the senti-
ment of my heart-"Old South Carolina and
her people"
SPEECH OF WILLIAM sToRRs.
Before taking his seat, Pleasant asked per-
mission to introduce his friend, William Storrs,
q colored man Tor as he is more familiarly
known in Columbia, "Bill McGuinness"C.
Bill expressed regret that he was not an
orator, so that he could say something worthy
of the occasion. But not much was expected
of an uneducated man, and he would therefore
make few practical remarks.
He said he sympathized with the colored
man ten degrees moro than he did the white
man? Why? Because the black man was
ignorant; and he hated the Radical because he
was ten degrees meaner than the meanest
negro. Time was when the colored people Of
the State lived as well as the white people.
They were happy and contented. They we're
industrious, and they would be go now if the
State had not been cverrun By carpet-bag men,
who put all sorts OF notions into their heads,
and created expectations that never could
be fulfilled. The time was coming when
this class would BE- found cut. The colored
people of the up.country we're already be-
ginning to learn their character, and at the
coming elections he hoped they would chow
By their votes that they trusted once more in
their own people. What preposterous idea
what n shameful thought it was-that the col
ored men Of South Carolina supported carpet
baggers who had been the means of disfran-
chising one-haE of the best citizens Of the
State, For one, he was thankful that when he
went to the ballot-box no ignorant scalawag
could say, ignorant as he might be, that he
should not deposit his vote.
Bill said he was in favor Of qualified sle
frage that would apply to all men. The idea
OF political equality to every man was AS dis
tasteful as the idea of social equality, and
Heaven knew there were plenty Of mean white
men he would never ask to his table. The time
might never arrive when this condition Of
things would be brought about, but the more
the colored man learned to appreciate the diff
ference between education and ignorance the
more would he himself demand that those be-
low him in the scale Of intelligence and indus
try should not enjoy the same privileges as
the man who had studied and labored to
achieve education and property.
The remarks and rough-humored hits made
BY both these colored men caused n great deal
Of amusement, and elected notless OF approba-
ton because of the sturdy good sense which
characterized them.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Colonel Johnston, again occupying the chair,
expressed his pleasure that these colored men
had come forward and uttered their senti-
mente. Such evidences of intelligence and Ia
miliarity with the issues o. the day were graft
flying to all; and all colored men standing upon
the same platf rm ought to be encouraged in
the good work.
General Quattlebauna also addressed some
timely remarks on the situation to the audi
ence, and at the close the meeting dissolved.
THE RETURN.
It was now near five o'clock. The whistle
blew its warning CALL the dancers ceased; tho
crowd remouuted The cars, and in few min
utes we're homeward bonnd at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour.
The excursion was pleasant one, and no in
cident occurred during the day to mar lts en-
joyments. Colonels Johnston and Dorsey won
troops of friends, and certainly left no doubt
on any mind that the Columbia and Augusta
Road is q popular concern in the districts
which it traverses. The first so miles Of the
road is through pine forest, and will give ht-
tie more than q lumber business; but beyond
Batesyille the country is rich and well settled
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