The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-10-10

known in our District aud whose animated
eloqaenco on this occasion, fully sustained his
reputation ,asahs able and effective orator.
s aEMARKsl OF COLONEL. READ. S.
Colonel Read, Of Anderson, was next intro
lauced, and rcgretted exceedingly. that the in
clemency Of the weather and latoness of the
hour prevented him from doing justice to the
important occasion that assembled us together.
He knew, by reputation, the people of Orange
burg; their gallantry and noblencss of charac-
ter could not be confined to the district alone
he had met her sons in the halls of legislation ],
and on the cnsanguincd field had ho seen the
noble Dantzler, the chivalric Glover-true
types fyour population and our States pride.
He had not sought the position for which his
friends hnd nominated him as candidate, but
he. would not shrink from any duty which he
could render his dear old State. He was from
tho mountains by accident merely as tho Rad
Iicals had put his district in with the Third
ECongrcsional District because it had Demo-
cratic majority They wanted to neutralize
the effect of that majority by bringing his dis
Iftrict where Radical votes prcponderatcd
Hence lie stood before the people Of Orange.
burg as a candidate for Congress in opposition
to IIogc. or Hog (liadical candilatcl lie
was sauguinc about his district as the white
mon up there were resolved to rule, and tho
ncgtocs would stand like mon Mt the polls, or
be in tho field, where they ought to be, pick
ing cotton or digging potatoes. Tho Colonies
with happy strain, paid fitting compliment
| to the lalios His description Of the horde of
legislators at Columbia convulsed the throng
with laughter, and he begged the negroes not to
trust them, MS all their promises and pledges
were lies and cajolcry. His "Gsh machine"
anecdotc upset the gravity Of the crowd. It
was patented affair to be put upon the din
nor table; the cooked fish was brought in, put
to tho machine, and the turning of crank
sent the bones flying away, while the meat
went to the caters mouth. But an unfortunate
wight tried it who was left-handed He
turned the crank the wrong way. so the fish
flew away, and all the bones went Into his
mouth. That's your fix, colored pconlc tho
crank don't turn right for you, and said he,
| it you have any sturgeon about here it will
! not suit that machine, for its meat is too hard
and coarse. and isn't fit for your dogs to cat
IIo honored the colorcd Democrat and prcdi-
cted for him happy home among us in tho
future, when the scalawags and carpet baggers
would bo cxtcr,niuatcd lie showed the colo
rcd people how the taxes affected their prosper
1 ity and the dcmoraliziug influence excrtcd
upon them by the Union Lenyucs WHY said
he, to retain such people in power will be
to burden even your old laying hen-cvcry
4 egg will be taxed. The game of grab. and
4 plundor was all ON tho side the carpet
], hagt,ers. He. illustrated his forcblc renIurks
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T ffishman and directed hin, to ,,ivc mn cve to
| everything, particularlN the poultry. aAll
right, sur, ye may be asshurcd Twill The
hs's"''a" a'oole'"y 'cu INC pou"ry' ano
shan., = 81. c,..1 o., -, ,.,,
s.Bc jabcrs," said Pat s:,l,at's not fair" and
he led the chickens apart from the duck but
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