The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-29

by its authority.
/ In compliance with ,h,s resolution the fol
,.ow;ng address is published
4 ,s i embod,s thai wo expect OF, ;,,;ci,,l II
oo7sai,.s ~ 1tato,aons chat ne tic i:ot boiieve
:o'bc trne-~+no premise this. we 10 not intent
l!h0neAtly'to fulfill 81 cha daida ufss.
4 We con,met!a &c, slo cs.:aid and carcG i
consider ton Of the yolorei ,o.:rs, con:d mt.
Trusting 10 tho ti-ut;, {. .ecno tho.c wilsc
interests arc dea;ical, an,, whom force :.nd
ia.i'ehrod have Kept separate so long.
JAMES CONNER,
President Democratic Central Club
Of CITY Of Charleston
:IiE ArDEF.s nr TIE prMncnArIO w11:!H
| ,urEEr cE cnAslIsr :: TO -: CCIoaEp
f; voTIEn Or cHARhEs o., THE ..,:A1; ARD
| AND OF t..E .;rArE GENE Ally
! We a,e ina .,nccL ny va:. IS cons: s:u;..... ..ons
to 'ddress ycc, aud, IN plain and simr!c an
Guasc, to tel; you t..;hful!y or views :n,!
purposes. They arc also tlc v..tws an, pur-
poses of tho sreat Dom. crate party, Which, lol
| fully three-fnurths of the fo o. our govern
Innnt: has governed ilc J,.i:cl 81, tcs, aml is
SOON about to the ,.ln,.ili,t. alton OF tlat
government Among those tcnsi.!cr. tos :, g
the following:
First We are naturally yoar f:ie;!ds and
YOU are nstuiai; orr friends Any othc- &c
Ls;.o'us !'ctwcon IL, are unnatural and injurious;
to 10th. Wa have the cap:.u! mil give o.
ployments. We own the a:nls an1 rc-;uirr 10
Tor to make t"elr productive anl profitable
You desire to be employed. BY yor: labor
Alone you c,l live We desire 10 employ You
aud to hayo yous 1sbo:--nat bccause il i. bot
tsr, or cheapor, or more profitable to as thsn
the white labor, which, WIZ be glsd to co,lle
and tske your phco If we are compollv Il, dis
card yours aud invite it; but nc desire your
labor because you know us, and we know you
We woro born together here and We llayo
grown nr together Tn ;niancy ne wer.
used together, i'll boyhood W. i,l;.. ed :oyethcr
aud we do not e~s;y fcrSot these for the s:kc
of stzangeTs. Gencc it Is. tlat we intend GO
leave it entirely TO your c.loico, whether you
will be friends with us or bo our cncl.es, and
compel Us to treat you as enemies.
We Ino,o ,ue can do without you. We :hii.A
you Will find it very Difficult; to 10 without u.s.
We think it our duty to TAX, ,sYc that you src
as fully Informed in making yo:-: choice, be-
tween ennllty and hostility to us, aud friend
ship and peace ,sith MS, as we can .nfocln Vol,
by telling you the whole truth. The roason
that t is our daty TO do this is bccai,sc We ao
| indebted 10 you FOR great fidelity III :lc past,
anu bccause VIC aTo the stronger, ;.nd YOU The
weaker l,a.!y. 1t Is always tic duty Of tl,>.
strong aid powerful, besides bc,rs just, TO bc
generous.
We have the wcslsh. Tho houses i. wl.icl,
you 1.-Two a:o ours tlo lands upon Which you
must labor or starve ore ours. We h.ye cLu-
cation, advancement in tho arts mad scicncys,
and i'll civilization goneroliy You are e.
the mort past, uncdcated, just s:.r.;ng il the
career iii which we erc 50 ss.r ahead Of YOU
We have the Numbers over you; our .acc IS
thirty niiiions OF more; yours four millions OF
| less.
We think it our duty to use I'll these <;rca:
advantages Justly and generously for yo.:r well
fare, for your ,dyanccmcnt II e;'uc1;io,, il,
tho acqu:'ition Of property, and in The pursuit.
of every good thing wllii, is mean. by, OF
makes up whaa IS meant by, ".;Iili-tt;o.s,' il
you will allow us to do Il.
Second We sec aud k,o,o That YOU .re hur.
1ying on into great and Immediate trouble and
danger to yourselves and you: racc YOU ,,1c
proposing to bring OH conflict bctwoc: your
selves fl', ourselves. Fit comes -.fyou bring
on tilat conaict, t VII! nc n co;.:ict c:wccn
ycur .aco and on. race There arc Indications
Chat ycu ':lrcaty Til ! yourselves prepared 70,
this conflict. You have .ror some time p.ac
ticod aggressive and hottie Conduct towards IS
You have assembled ns q party o. class, and
you have deliberately interrupted lib in meet.
ings, .nsultod rud assaulted indiy.Gu.!s among
us, pe;tcd or houses Will, stones, nsul.cd on.
families by yulsai End pyc:anc language, dis
turbod tho .ight-quict by unoarth.y whoors
as, screams, threatening ''do.i. to the Rebels
/ l-meaning ourselves; assaulted an1 thre ten
cd the police and poiico stations IF t.ia city
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