The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-22

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REMARKS OF COL. THOMAS. .,.,..
|; Fellou-cuizens, Ladies and Gentlemen
| Look not at the past, but contemplate the pre-
sent, and press on towards the goa! OF our de-
Gyerance. No man in South Carolina apprecl
ates higher the glory and renown OF our PROUD
State, but things press upon us that wear q
are presented to us. The records Of Car0lins
show long list OF noble, pure and upright
men. Contrast them with the present so-call
ed representatives. The robes OF honor anc
laurel .wreaths Of distinction that adorn then
brows have been placed upon whom? But
there is consolation in the words OF the poet:
"Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years Of God are hers, .,
| - But error wounded writhes in pain,
And falls amid her worshippers.
We have an abiding trust in the ultimate
success. Of the grand old Democratic party.
The war has passed, and we Of the South long
| for peace. We want no Alexander to cut the
| eordian knot, fe desire it peacefully and hap
| PLY unravelleu. True and whole-souled stan
dard bearers have been selected to carry for
[ ward the banner Of the Democracy with peace
emblazoned upon it's widespread fold'. The
|; fires are already kindled and are burning from
the mountains to the seaboard, from the great
lakes to the gulf. The decree has gone forth,
and in November next the great question Will
be settled. South Carolina must be ruled
'you-sons of the soil. Your fathers won it
from the Indian and the Briton. 1t must new
er be given up to Northern adventures, igno-
rant Africans, or treacherous Southe rners.
The great party is rallying from the Atlantic
to the Pacific; from mountain to mountain, and
from plain to plain. They will overthrow this
diabollcal Radical rule, which is built upon
isand. What we now need IS industrial relqve-
nation and political redemption. To obtain
these we must remain faithful to that great
T: party which has promised free and full repre-
sen.ation without detraction or deroeahon, and
promises to place us upon sn equal footing with
other States; thereby securing all our rights
and privileges. II Calhoun could rise from his
grave, he would counsel us to adopt this very
course. South Carolina needs wealth. This
constitutes the sineWs of peace as well as war:
wealth and prosperity can only be obtained
by hard and earnest work. We must cultivate
farms and rear school houses. The youth Of
the county should not be ashamed to take hold
of the plough, anvil and the hoe. Our shoul-
ders must be put to the wheel manfully and
with determination to succeed. The doors
and ere long the hardy Celt and sturdy German
will work for us, and in the possibility OF
fight, fight with us. The wealth Of the barons
Of England sustain Magma Charta, that great
blessing Of English liberty. We must enter
into the industrial arena, and contend with ath-
letes Of the north. We want pesce TO heal the
bleeding wounds of the country, to. build up
our waste plaoes, to erect altars to the living
God, not Nspoleonio peace, but peace, plenty,
prosperity and happiness.
Colon u Thomas then spoke OF the stolid 1g,
norance and venal rascality that was embodied
in our so-cal,ed Legislature, particularly the
carpet-bagger In whom were united the ONCE
OF Governor and Freedmen's Bureau agent, as
an insult too monstrous to be endured. Aeon
clave Of ignominy, Ignorance, baseness and de-
stood before. The Northern soldiers have e1-
tended the right hand Of fellowship and amity,
and it has been accepted. q y,
! He eulogized Seymour and Blair, and said
that we must rally as one man around the gio-
rious standard of the Democracy. We viii, he
said, never give up the land we love 30 dearly,
this genial CLINE bequeathed to us as herr.
tage. The palmetto will again take root, put
forth. it's branches, and flourish as OF old.
tCheers. - se ;f'.'
REMARKS OF COLONEL HASKELL.
/ My Friends and FaloD Comrades: Fair an
gels who made the horrors OF war pass lightly
to the soldier by dressing his wounds and nurs-
gallant chieftain leads, for his path will always
ba on the side of right, justice and victory.
What means this vast assembly Of South Caro-
liniansp It is to ratify the nomination Of the
great constitutional party,
The eyes Of the world are upon us. HoG
popali uoz Dst has been made a afalsehoodb by the
Radicals They have asurped power, and are
striving to crush 10 earth ten sovereign States,
They claim that their measures are peaceful.
For eight long years have they controlled the
government, and with what result The war
has bsen ended three years, and yet this party
Of peace have accomplished nothing but dis
unfon and 6espotism. Three years have we
Quietly waited for these Congressman in Wash
ing to turn from their vomit and they will not.
They say that we are in the Union, but give us
no. rights recognized as a; State without the
power to control.
What would Calhoun, Cheves, McDufie,
Preston and Legare2 say II they could see this
state of affairs;? Could one Of them stand be-
fore YOU for Office The Radicals tell you they
have Just begun their work. Fanaticism, Ran
dolph says, has no stopping place; 1t will con-
tiDue TO increase its venom and spleen 30 long
as its followers are in power. The American
people will rise in the strength OF their might
and put down this usurping tyranny.
+. I will not polluts my lips by speaking OF
those carpet-baggers and scelawags compos-
ing the so-called executive, judicial and Legis-
latiye branches Of the government Of our
State. We have come here to counsel with
you concerning representation. We claim that
we are acting under the law, and denounce and
deny that we are endeavorlng to! destroy the
government. (Cheers.1 Treason rests not in
one who would sustain this government, but in
one vino would destroy it,. You must go to
the ballot box, vote, and influence as many as
you can to do likewise. These carpet-baggers
who come among you will steal and borrow all
they can and then take up their duds and leave
the place. The senator for the short term Is
dirty scalawag and renegade, who has been
raised to position, so-called, and was known to
spit down the throat OF one Of his negroes to
prove that he was slave. Aye, he has time
and again had the negro chained like base
felon, and yet he has been made senator by
those slaves.
MY colored friends, who nursed you during
sickness who took care Of your infants and
supported the aged, II not your old masters !
Trust and confide in the Southern people, and
all will be well; projection OF property and hfe
shall be yours. The Democracy is bursting
forth like o newborn ocean, and sweeping
everything before it. would impress upon
you the necessity Of standing firmly together,
and the waves OF Radicalism will be broken,
shattered and dispersed. ICheers.]
REMARKS OF HON. A. BURT.
Ladies and Gentlemen: If I considered my
own inclination would not grant your desire.
have no words of burning eloquence and am
weak of speech, but I have warm Carolina
heart, always ready and willing to give word
of counsel and cheer. The country has been
seized by rude hands and torn from US. We
must gather our strength and turn the usur-
pers out. The great object and aim Of this
Radical party is to humble proud people.