The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
KENs1Norok,'4'
; COOPER RIvEn,I3
January 14,y 1868.

~'rti'f ~ ''' Hla'i,r ~ January 14,'1S6S.
Captain F. ~! Leiltke: iiin "t s,opsa d
DEAR Sir: "A condition of things has arisen
on this plantation among the freedmen which
1t Is necessary to inform you of at once, md to
request that you will communicate with me at
once upon the subject, have offered General
Scott's contract to the people on the plantation
for their acceptance, but was answered with
Hat refusal to make any contract ut oil. They
went on to sny that they would work the lands,
but until something was decided in their favor
by the sitting of the convention, they would
not sign any agreement or make my terms
with me whatsoever Now tllis is like taking
possession of my lands out and ont, aud I am
not disposed to submit without every effort to
establish my authority over what consider my
own property. Y"' q! Hi@
I am not disposed to be harsh in my meas
ures, believing ns L do, that nll this is the re-
suit of false teaching, but simply wish that
you would advise me rs to the proper method
to pursue either to compel them to sign this
contract of General Scott's, or to quit my
premises at once, so that way have a chance
Of procuring other labor beeorcit is too late
have given these people full warning that if
they insist upon working my lands without a
contract they do it ut their own risk, and I
am not bound now to contract with any of
them again, against my will Or recognize their
work in any way. If my plantation affairs are
to await the deliberations of the Convention.
you will readily perceive the necessity of i'm.
mediate action in order TO disabusc their minds
of the prevailing idea that something is to be
done for their especial benefit by the Conven
ton. 1f, ii E.
You will oblige me by sending reply to
this at once through Oakley Postoffice, North.
eastern Railroad 1s
3.' Respectfully yours '''S =
1E rY S. EMELlUS IRVING. i1.
DeLarge moved thnt the convention go into
committee Of the whole on the unfinished busi-
ness of yesterday Agreed to. s'r9.
Lemuel Booxer took the chair. - ,a,p Ah
The resolution Of +. ,J Noses Jr, to pcti-,
ton General Csnby to stay all executions for
three months was road r ~ .'% ~ '51tr'
r. G. DeLarge rose e. to reply to h II. Cain,
VI who d had a spoken against Ha e resolution On
Thursday. ' ''"
He charged the opposition with using un.
fair means to secure tho defeat of the measure,
and said. that, Intimidation, and threats had
been used outside the ball to prevent delegates
from voting for the resolution, Hc, WAS very
bitter against the spectators, who would buy
up all the lands and not give the poor man
chance. He denied TINT tile resolution was
class legislation, or, indeed, any legislation ut
all, and insisted that the relief intended to be
asked. for was demanded by the necessities Of
the people. He continued at some. lcugth, and
his speech seemed to be listened to- but il
raised no applause. .y,I ,AX to r-s47t1 /,
T. j. Robertson. from some cause not OK
planned, took the statement about intimidation
to himself, interrupted the startled DeIarge in
very passionate manNps, aud doelarod that
tho charge was false lloLargo oxph,in.,& that
ho did not alludo to Robertson, and Robertson
expressed hilhsef satisfied .175t az u En-"
+. l.. Cardoza roso to express a few doubts
"s to the following points,: i. The legality Of
aeproposca action. 2. Its Injustice and ten.
dency to repudiation. 3. It's impropricty. 4,
Its distinction in fasor of7a clnss. s. It's nd.
vantage to dealers in slaves. He rose only 40
express these doubts, but he launched of into
tolerably lengthy and xery violent speech
against the landholders Of, tho Stato. / He said
1
that now was the time to push them and make
thor, sell, so that tho poor nan could bug. He
declared no had no ennnity TO the men against
whom he was speaking, but it was a question
which went beyond PERSONAL motives. The
prosperity of the country demanded the Areak-
ing up Of the plantation system of agriculture.
Robertson rose to personal ex nh,nation, and
gave very tiresomc and tedious icco,nt Of
himself, how he was said to bo rich. and If lie
was not it was not his fault, how he had assis.
ted more poor men than any other man in the
State, how he had never except on one occa-
sion, charged moro than per cont interest on
his monoy, how ho had been snubbcd by peo.
plo, whom, if their unteccdonts wero known a
dog woull not bark at--and q good deal moro
to the same effect. es. l. !.-si 3,
WI. Whippcr was In f,vor Of tho rcsolu.
tion and lie made an elaborate, clear aud stronh
argument on his side Of the question: = His
grammar was not always correct, and ho took
rather exalted viows OF tho dignity and power
oftho convention, but tho way in which ht
took down clerical opponents, and tho .perti
mont and ready manner in which ho answered