Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
views of Two coIorcd Democrats.


At the R7ltoad Celebration On tie 4:h at
Rotcsvilc, just beiore tic Meeting closed
two calorcd men from Columbia, Pleasant
Goodc formerly of this place, il We mistake
not AMI Wm. Siorrs, addressed the crowd,
synopsis of whose speeches, furnished by
the correspondent of the Charleston -Me'cs,
will he found below:
SPEECH OF PLEASANT GooDE.
The speakers appearance did not belle his
name. Re had a pleasant face, pleasant
manner aud good voice. in commencing,
he annourced himself as q cocred Democrat,
and said though called upon very unexpec-
tedly, be vas always ready To utter bis SEN
timents upon the subject winch seemed 10
! fill all hearts. lie was not AL educated man,
Out in such hcmely patase .s be cond conf
mnrd, he desired 10 impress, especially upoc
the colo7ed portion OF the audience, the great
fact that their trucst and best friends were
those who were born upon the soil and iden
titled with the real interests OF the State
the white men-the Democrats, so called, OF
South Carolina. Who, he asked, can You
trust, if not ynnr own people? Car you
trust The carpet-baggers and scalawaggers oil
! the country, who never knew what it was to
pay five cent tax al home, and live on wha.
they plunder here? What do they care for
;ou2 Ill tell you. Because you help them
u fill their carpet-bags with rocks Now,
in the next election for President of the Uni.
ted States, want ycu 10 drop these men Ike
Ashley, and the whole crowd that are in the
State. Stick to your own people. Tue Rad
icals tell you that by voting tue Democratic
ticket, you vote yourselves back into slavery.
1t amt so. You are slaves already. You
can't be worse. and just so long as You vote
the Radical ticket they will use you like slaves.
They want your votes to give themselves OH.
ces. They want to get 1ich ut vour expense.
They want everything for themselves and no
thing for the poor negro. That's Radicalism.
Why, would rather be y slave with my old
master He used to take care Of me, sick
and we'll, and if he occasionally .hysted" me.
it served inc right. Hosting makes heap
of pc pie in this world better than they would
be without it. I's the "hoisting" G boy gets
tha: makes q man Of h.: and finally puts
him on the road tI fame, to Congress, and
the Presidents chair. suppose ifit hadn''
been for the " hosting" Andrew johnson got
from his mother when he was u youngstcr, be
wouId'n. be where he is. H,stng," fellow.
citizens, does so much good. [I4lughter.l
Now, what want you to do. fellow -colo:-
ed men of Lexington District, is to vote with
me-votc for Democrats-vote for good men
who have your interest at heart and won't
deceive you-vote for those you have known
from boy hood those who have TIE respect OF
everybody around them. because they are in.
tsl!gent, Just and truthful; and when you
get such people in clcc, weshall see change
IN tue condition OF South Carolina that will
benefit you and me and every other colored
man in the Safe. In conclusion, give yon
as the sentiment of my heart" Old South
Carolina and her scople."
SPEECH OF WILLIAM sToRRs.
Before taking his seat, Pleasant asked per-
mission to Introduce his friend, William Storrs,
colored man Tor as he is more iamiiiarly
known in Columbia, Bill McGuinness')
Bill expressed regret that he was not an
orator, so that he could say something worthy
of the occasion. But not much wns expected
Of an unedncatcd man, and he would there
fore make few practical remarks.
He said he sympathized with The coloted
man ten degrees more than he did the white
mn? Why2 Because the black mau was
ignorant AID he hated the Radical because
lie WAS leo degrees mcaner than the ireauest
N gro. Time was whcn the colorcd people
of the State lived as well as tic whitc people.
They were happy and contented. They were
Industrious, and they would be so uo~ il tie
State had not been overrnn by carpet-hag
men, vino put all sorts Of nuti0ns lhto their
heads, AID created expectations that never
could be fulfilled. The time was coming when
this class would be found Out. The colored
people Of the up-cou' try were already begin.
! nlns 10 learn their character, nnd at the com.
ing elections he hoped they would show by
their votes thai they trusted the more in their
own people What preroslerous idea
what Il shameful thought it was-that The COL
orcd myn OF South Carolina supported car
pet b.pgers wao had been the meanS Of dis
tranchising one-half ot the best citizens Of The
State. For one, he was thankful that when
he went to the balot-box no ignorant scsli-
Way could say, ignorant rs he might he, that
ne should 10: deposit his vote.
.5lil said he was in favor If qualified suf
frage hat would apply to all men. The idea
Of political equality TO every man was as dis
tasteful as tie idea Of social equality, and
Heaven knew lnercwere plenty o. mean white
men lie would ne.er ask to lis sable. The
time might never arrive when this condition
9, ihlag, would bc brought about, but the
more lie cJlorcd man leaned to appreciate
the difference between EDUCATION aud gno
rance, tic more would he himself d mano
taat those below him in The scale Of intcli'
gence and industry should not enjoy The
same privileges Us the man who bad studied
,.nd labored to achieve educatios arl prop
crty.
The re:gsrka and rough humorcd hits made
by both these co.ored men caused o great
d. al of amusement, d elected not less of ap'
probation because OF the sturdy goo1 sense
which characterized them.