The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-08-19

tractcd war, and with all their buster
perhaps would not fight so readily. =
This illusion was also dissipatcd by the
war. (Applause.) The war convinced
those who held such opinions Of thciu
mistake, and made both sections respect
each other. At least such were tho
feelings Of the soldiers OH both sides
and the people, as general thing, fell
the samo way, until those Radical poll
ticians set themselves to work to pre-
vert the sonls Of the pcoplc--un,il they
commenced their series Of oppressive
measures, Introducing the fourteenth
amendment, which they knew no South.
ern man, with a spark OF honor or SELF
respect, could for moment consent to
vote for. Men could not be expected to
write their dshonor in the constitution
Of their country. Those Radicals knew
it could never be adopted. They pro-
| posed it that it might be rejected, So
| that they might have pretence to keep
the States out Of The Union and out OF
| the enjoyment Of their lights. It, serv.
ed Its purpose. 1t was got up and used
for the purpose of putting the heel oI
the negro Oh the neck Of the white man
They abolished slavery that they might
institute political slavery more abso.
lutc-that they mfght control the negro
vote to carry out their own party pur
poses. They would not allow the ne
gro to vote If they thought he would
vote with the South. They did not cx
tend that privilege with the understand
ing hat the negroes were to vote ac
cordmg TO their own instincts or interests,
but as loyal leagues, organized and
Kept up by carpet bag adventures.
1t was actuated by no love for the he.
gro.
The speaker did not believe the Radl-
cal policy could continue. These men
| were tho worst enemies Of the negroes in
| extending to them the elective franchise
1t was natural. The white race never
yet met an obstacle il did not overcome.
(Applansc.) 1t was Impossible to be.
licvc the white race could submit to
have itself ruled by a people the most
degraded on earth. (Crics OF 'Ncvcr!)
| These States were now ruled by negroes
and a class OF men who could not get
any kind OF Office in the North. Sup.
pose the people Of Ohio should import a
lot OF negroes and white people from
that State and turn some Bureau men
out OF offices; suppose we should come
down here under the auspices of the
Ku Kpx, and dcposc the officers OF
West Virginia, don't you think these
! men wonld find that somebody clsc's OK
was gored GIaughtcr and applause J
But that is Just the way the people arc
treated down South. All history proves
, that people could not be governed this
way; England tried 1t; they had tried
to lnc Ireland by carpet.baggers as VIC
are trying to rule the South and o.day
the cry OF Fenian, which Pat raised on
American soil, made the English throne
tremble. (Cheers.) History furnished
MS inumerable examples of the kind. =
Permaheht control could only be gained
by the golden rule" But" says a
plous gentleman, "why should we not
treat the negro as an equal is lie not a
man and brother is he not of one blood,
our fellow-citizen 2" And yet this man
held lis nose as he passed by the negro.
! Laughter) Has he not a soul says
another, who prove that he has no soul
by trying to cheat the negro the first
opportunity he has.
Judge Thurman thought it was in
poor taste to talk of injustice to the nc
gro in not allowing him to vote, when
our intelligent and cultivated wives and
daughters were not allowed this prlvi
lege. Why should we place the negro
above our wives, daughters and moth
ers2 There was not a recorded instance
in history of a civilized negro govern
menL. The race was as old as our own.
They had enjoyed the same advantages
yet they had never organized and
maintained civilized government =
There had never been an attempt to per.
potuate a government of mixed races
which did not signally fail Look at
Hayi. When they became independ-
ent, dlsscnsions at once began to spring
up between the mulattoes and blacks
This resulted IN a separation. The
blacks being in the minority, drove the
mnlattoes to one end OF the island, and
they have ever since remained thus
separated. These people had tried by
turns every kind Of Governmenl-re.
publican, military aud despoticAahd
they were alternately under the control
of contending generals, who We'd with
each other as to how many negroes they
could mutually kill. This race did not
have in them the elements of civilization
or the ability to maintain civilized gov.
ernment, either by themselves or mixed
with the white race. s
Senator Thurman closed With an ex.
hortation to the people to work for the
triumph Of the Democracy in the coming
Presidential contest.
"sonstor" Campbell very b1ack)
was ordered out IL lunch house. ia
Atlanta, on Wednesday,, whittier he
had gone to satisfy his appetite j"irre.
spectivo Of race OF, color"
The ordering out was done by .