Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-11

ther inherit or buy them"
With tho arrival of the Greenville
Train came tho band of music, and
with the first notes OF melody, we
had scene of excitement and cXta-
sy, which VIC have all so often witness
sed on tho advent Of some circus
troupe. Then followed the forming
of the procession, and display of
marching and countcrmarching, which
could only havo amused children and
half-witted darkies, and which if other
proof wero lacking, would furnish
demonstration convincing, that these
who could not control themselves,
were least fittod to control others.
Shall these who like children,
care pleased with rattle.
And tickled with straw"
shall these assume to govern the
State 2-thcn Heaven save tho coun-
tryl
Aftor tho marching and counter
marching, followed tho speaking in
tho pleasant grovo ncar tho Depot.
Upon the stand sat Edwards, the color
preacher here, who was tho President
andJ. J. Wright, tho colored Senator
from Beaufort, who was tho orator of
tho day, and others no less distin-
gushcd; bcforc it stood tho nowly
onfranchisod, like a sable cloud with
fow whites hore aud there, as q
"silvcr lining"
Orator Wright is very good look
ing black man, Of about forty years
of ago, with q pleasant face, and vol
shaped hoad-has apparently pretty
good education, and some informa-
ton, and is said to have been admitted
to tho Bar in Pennsylvania, and to
be one of tho ablost men in tho Co
lumbia Legislature, (Which by the
way is saying no great deal for him.
Ho speaks readily, but in somewhat
rambling style, and with less Of tho
exageration and inaccuracy Of Radi-
cal orators generally. His speech
was moro conservative than we had
been led to expect, and coupling his
admissions with his misstatcmcnts,
we arc disposed to think that the
general effect was rather favorable
than otherwise. Without wishing or
attempting to give synopsis of his
two speeches, (each ono of IN hour
dnd half in length, ono before and
one after tho rocoss,) we will briefly
call attention to few points made Or
suggestod.--
list, As to sohat he did not say. he
did not say, with oil his senseless
abuse of tho Democratic party, that
his cxtravdgarp-iis.s..af.t that party to
negro character, he did not say that
they were at present cithor qualified
to hold Office, or to vote sensibly
Neither of these propositions did he
affirm.
I'd, As to ,chat he dill say. His
statements wero either, 1st false in
fact, or I'd in tho effect produced, or
Sd they were timely and wholesome
! admissions. 1st. AS false in fact, we
may mention his various charges
against the Democratic party which
we have neither time nor inclination
to particularizo; or his statements
with regard to the capacity Of his
brethren, their prowess as soldiers, or
their claims to participate in the en-
Joyment of Southern wealth as the
producers. I'd, as false in the effect
produced, we may instance the unfai l.
ness Of making a fow instances of
fraud on thopart of employers stand
forth as representatives of cl ass, and
thus cngendcring distrust and antipa-
thy. Sd, But these misstatemonts
were we think more than counter
balanced by such admissions as these
that tho safety of tho negro race
depended upon harmonizing with the
a collision of races
would destroy tho negro-that a
stronger prejudice existed against him
at tho North than at the South-that
social equality was impracticable and
not to be attempted-that such scala
wags as Dill, wore unworthy of the
respect of either race, as they wero
the enemies of both. We observe too
that he had tho good sense to apply
the term "negro" to his own race,
without any false shame, as if it were
\ term Of opprobrium.
Then followed dinner to those who
dined, but what were thirty or forty !
sarcasses to such q multitude i-oven
as the five loaves and the two fishes
without tho miracle that followed.
Hunger proved too strong for deco
'uza, and reason went down before