The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-10-17

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you are acting the part of true greatness. But
what shall I say. of woman7 No fattering
speech can pass my lips when adverting to u
matter so serious. No; my feeble tribute to
her magnanimity, as exhibited in all her suf-
ferings and trials, is impotent to convey an
idea Of her greatness. Men may create tho
armies of country-men may brave the
shocks Of grim visaged war-men may court
danger and defy its threatenings for their
country's honor, but the true glory of nation
is its virtuous womanhood. When the shrill
alarum burst upon the scashorc and rc.echocd
among the distant hills, waking Carolina's sons
to duty then woman with noblest resignation
committed the jewels of homo to tho cause and
badc them 60 and she it is whom Heaven
selected to "bring salvation to man." 1t is
the women of our land who have saved us
since the war from infamy and ignominy.-
South Carolina shall yet be saved, and on her
banner shall be inscribed the badge of woman
hood. Treason is hardly found hero; our
dear old State is united. l learn that there
is hardlyIa scalawag to be found here, no native
.scalawag at least. There arc three, not more,
in my native district Of twelve thousand nhabi-
tants. Visit the concentrated scorn Of every
man, woman and child upon the wretchcs. l
see before me the boys banncr-"We expect
to be men," Boys, your duty is to emulate
the example Of your fathers you must verify
that emblem in your every act, and despisc the
hateful, traitorous scalawags, who would fet-
ter your young souls, while they dcbase your
mothers aud fathers. believe that the ap-
preaching election can he carried. BY arith-
mctical calculation there is plain Democratic
majority and if We work, as work we must,
VIC can win it in South Carolina say this
to cheer you all on. What incentives impcl
you to work Home, mother, wife, children,
liberty and life. Your duty involves every
feeling of patriotism and sacrifice. Better,
far better, had We fallen on the field of battlc.
than been spared to see our country under the
pcrfdious rule Of Radicalism. A government
not securing life, liberty and protection
of, property to its citizens is an oppres-
sion; it breaks the heart of its people. Such
taxation us it would lay upon us insults, while
it breaks down the energy Of tho people Men
too immoral, too gross, too dcbased, arc to-day
occupying the lotticst places in our Statc.-
Noses, that vile man, whom his State rouhl
honor, as IN her generous heart she always
dlu her aspiring sons-how can we sufficiently
hold him up to the loating execrations of pos-
torty! His own people, whose history is re-.
splendent and scriptural, dcnounce aud dis.
card him. When murder, of fendish ma
ture, was recently committed at Columbia, and
the constable in discharge of his duty attempt
cd the arrest OF the perpetrators, he was told
that, under the Constitution of the State
which was framed a few months since in Char
lcston,c Ga member could not be arrested
when the Legislature was in session." and
offender was bailed in the paltry sum oa
slO0O, with securities not worth dollar, and
is now at large. We will break down this
government, by making it die its own death
The creation of a new Office is constancy sd
long as there is a hungry carpet. Dagger with |
out one. You are burthened more and mordI
every day with taxes to keep up this destrucE
tive oppression Look at the depreciation oR
-'AN oeo 0iAS ootoo luuue uHUcr Cne auCtlOnE
ecrs hammer; and if they who are now III
power succeed, they will, by their CUNNING
plans, tax until you are compelled to sell, AND
their commissioners, in conjunction with spcck
ulators from tho North, will buy in and owl
your patriluony. This denounce as a so,,cnfk
of robbery. There are citizens of South Cam
olina, not yet termed scalawags, who hay q
helped this legislation. Any body Of mon d,
corporation who assist them in any wise SHOULD
be denounced as enemies to the people. Thu
body which sat i'll Columbia could not eGed ~
the loan of a dollar. The State would not aH
slst them; the Radicals did not assist the, H
The only support they received was from Es
company in North Carolina which bought IS
charter from them for 100000 / have d
ways said in my speeches, publicly, and W #
continue to assert it, that the action of Il B
Blue Ridge Railroad, in going before th| S.
body, was neither wise nor patriotic VIII
the democracy succeed, we will sweep awI [
this government and put ours in it's stead.
General Grant was the most acceptable Ea
our people for a candidate, until he violat #
his solemn promises to the Southern arm M
when they laid down their arms, but to-day lS
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