The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-06

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| there naught in the hallowed memory Of Sum-
ter. or of Marion, and those patriot souls whose
swords cut out of appalling difficulties our
liberties Remember them, and do your
duty, and we will carry South Carolina for SeIy,,,
mour and Blair as sure as the Democrats VIII
sweep New York. Against what, my friends,
do we contend? Ignorance, peculatlon and
thieves Thank God, these robbers who are
toisted upon us arc from abroad few to the
manor born have gone over to the Radical
party. But are you disappointed With their con-
duct? No, no. No one expected anything
better of these scalawags. They got INTO hleh
places by sharpness, but they have fooled
themselves for once It was desire to enjoy
| Office that impelled them, conscious as they
were, even in their debasement of being unit
to fill the places OF men. l Was talking
about scalawags, and assure you that,
for q long time, 1 could not under
stand the full force Of this word. L con-
suited newspaper men, but failed J., TO eliclt
information, until hit upon an old dictionary.
It means s'the refuse of herd, lame, sick,
poor fellows, that no one wanted" ut name,
surely. for even the carpet-baggers, negroes
and meanest Of humanity desplse them. l
again appeal to every man in the SOUND OF my
volco to do his duty. Hero, in Orangeburg,
we stand on classic ground; shall we forfeit our
|
in the past? Up, then, and perpetuato tnat
record by acts be6tting the sons OF patriot
sires. But some say the white men are all
right. tell yol the white men are not right
until they have used every endeayor to carry
every vote they can for Seymour and Blair.
| Not only vote yourselves, but see that every
man who can does vote; unless you do this YOU
fail in your duty to ancestry and posterity. Do
not stand still nor doubt; 'he who doubts IS
damned" This is no ordipary election that
approaches. We fought four years, and
were vanquished. We laid down our
arms and came home. Since then to
what have we not submitted? Degrade
tions, insult and wrong. No have cried
peace! peace but have found no peace. Our
enemies, guided by hate AMI venom, have
goaded us on; but, thank God, the old party
which always stood by the constitution has
again rallied; aud at their invitation your dele
gates met them in Convention in New York.
| You know their action. The main plank IN
their platform is tier decision that the he,
void" They saw that if ten States were to be
trampled upon, any State vas in danger OF the
| like fate aud seeing this they called on US to
assist in averting from them the ruin which
was our portion. Your representatives there
pledged every man to do his duty, and when
VIC pledged you I knew you would hail with Joy
the occasion when you could do that duty
sleeve, yon crutch, where leans gallant
hero-see the vacant chair by the lonely hearth;
where weeps some widow for her orphaned
little ones, or aged mother for the son who fell
at Liberty's shrine look at this people so con.
stant to their parole, despiss-au their cruel
persecution. And our women too-God bless
them-how have they stood by ns--they
who buckled on tho sword when duty
called us forth. now patiently suffer and
murmur not Strong men, are they moi your
support in this your hour of trial2 Is not wo-
mans smile your rainbow OF peace? Can such
women be the mothers Of slaves? Dars you
lower their regard? 1 think net! Men, you
sec the courage of your women; go forward
and ., your duty, and do not fear for tho luc-
cess Of Seymour and Blair. believe the = :ino
Gratis will carry the election without the help OF
South Carolina but how proud will each OF us
foel when the victory is won, knowing that
each did his duty. Do not forget that South
Carolina has never been sluggard-she has al
ways stood high on the run OF a honor
mate the men sec before me. L doubt
not that you will do your duty, and persuade
others to do theirs. We have at Columbia
black and tan affair, called Legislature. Ire
mendous roarS Of laughter.) Whit sort OF
thing can he be who would accept OF position
at tho hands of this crow? Certainly no gen.
tlcman could do 50. There was brother, not
full brother, though, who did go over, BIT he
is net of our church, and We must excuse him.
(Laughtcr.) 1 am sorry for him.
Grant Gays, "Let US have PEACE" Well, who
wants war; not We. Oh no. We have been too
badly whipped for that; We hay'nt time Tor OF
war; we Taut to rebuild our waste places. II
the Democrats carry this ele tion, they will not
want to fight. We are not the war party. 1t
is these fellows who have been up TO their
elbows in the treasures. They soy, ELECT
Seymour and Blair, and you'll have wal" !"
Why, you cat do anything to please them.
They are party whose first inception was
fraud and tyranny. What said Gen. Glllem,
when they complained that tho rebel Demo-
Gratis were marching under United Statos
flags? 'You id fools, 1 lought these men
four years to get them to march under that
flag, and now you object to it." tHere tn 2.
eloquent speaker quoted from the speech OF
Dlmel Webster in 1850 predicting the ruin of
tho nation IT the party noo in power
succeeded, quotation fully sr1taining
the prophecy Of our lament d Calhoun.
too true?] I almost fear, he continued,
that we may have to pass through another
he'd Sea OF revolution, but there is prospect
before lis of promise. Forward, then, let us
do our duty peacefully, a d we'll go over dry
| shod." The North and West say march up; IL
war comes, let its consequences rest where
they belong. These colorsd people owe it to
eANt
and turn away from the villains who have lied
to and ever cheated them. They prate about
Lincoln's freeing them. Why, Lincoln's proc
lamation was worth about as much as Sher-
mans land titles. The first title, colored man,
that you received for your freedom was given
You by your old mother. Cirohn:a, in
doubt it. Even Radical, il you can
find one who can tell the truth.
1t was impossible that you could be free unless
the slavo States changed their constitutions.
This they did; hence your freedom is the gilt IT
your old masters. How many of the promises
of the Radicals have you realized? Where's
your forty acres and your mule? You'll never
get either until you work for it as we have
done. Look at your Ccrbin; he has fixed him
| self right snugiy into several offices, aud the
dirty dogs greed isn't yet satis6 ID; he wants
more. You and Corbin are like Jim and Joe,
who had posSuna. They put it on the fire to
cook, and Jim fell asleep. When the pos
sum was done Joe thought he'd eat
Just little Bit hut twas so nice he ate all ex-
cept little piece OF fat. "Lor massa," SAYS
Joe, II must fool Jm." So he rubb,d Jlni's
hands all over with the fat, aud then his lips,
and laid down as if asleep. Jim got up shifting
the savory fat, and, pushing Joe, said, IVA de
possum ?" "Wa dc possuml" replied Joe ;
'sLook at you hand and you r1out, and de bones,
and you az me wa he da!" "Golly." said Jim,
getting up, Il must be eat um, but don't feel
um yer" laying his hand on his stomach. And
80 it IS with Radical promises. You must surely
have them, but can you RUG any change in your
pockets. Work, then, with those who are your
friends, your old masters; they who own the