The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-07-22
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1868.

one hundred negroes. Misses and
cries of "Shame.""] The whole Of
the taxes that those negroes have
paid does not amount to seven
hundred dollars. [Laughter.] OF
that about five hundred dollars
has been paid by one or two Con.
servative members, and of the two
hundred dollars that is paid by the
negroes and "carpet-baggers" half
of it is under execution. Re.
newed laughter.l Well, that Leg
islature, composed in that, way,
has a right to levy a tax on South
: Carolina to the, amount of two
1 millions and a quarter of dollars.
Now, gentlemen, if that state OF
things goes on, what will be the
| result p You know it yourselves
! that in few years from this time
/ there will not be a white man,
| woman or child in South Carolina.
I:only mention that as one of the
Southern States. 1t is true it is,
perhaps in a worse condition than
most Of the others; but they are
all afflicted by the fearful calamity
that is hanging over us, and we
can have no relief unless the great
Democratic party will come out
and pledge itself that we shall
have a fair. election, that the white
people Of the South shall vote !;
and I want you all to register an
oath that when they dovote that
those votes shall be counted, and
Iif there is a majority of, white
votes that you will place Seymour
| and Blair in the White House in
spite of all the. bayonets. that can
be broughtagainst them. (Cheers.]
only want to see the election
fair. Let them do that, and even
with that incubus Of black rule we
can carry the Southern. States:
Gentlemen as I. said, / do not
| like to t0uuh upon these themes.
Voices, s>Go on let them come.')
l only proposed to come, here to
make my acknowledgements to
you. I came to. tell you that this
nomination which you have made
| will meet the hearty concurrence
Of the Southern men (applanseI
and I wanted to tell you how graft
fed we have. been at the reception
you have given US. I wanted to
tell you that though we fought in
good faith We laid down -our>arms
| in good faith. WANTED you: to
believe that, we were men of honor;
that when we said "war" we
meant war, and. when we said
"peaee" we meant peace. but not
| that peace which the Radicals are
! giving US; not that peace which
erushes to the earth ten of these
States; not that peace which
| placesignerant negroes over us;
| but peace in all our households,
peace through all our land-that
peace which the great Democratic
party has sworn today in Tam
many Hall that we shall have. "A
voice-"And you will have it."
Another yoice-"You are our
white brojhess." 4Laughter) IL
appeal to, you, by that sworn oath ;
1 appeal to you in the name of
race, by ali the common traditions
of the past, by the time when
South Carolina sent her soldiers
to fight here and at Boston, by the
memories of the. Revolution, by all
the past and by every hope Of the
future, to stand together to give
us deliverance and to give success
to those nominees whom you lave
placed as your standard bearers
to-day. Now, gentlemen, in the
name of the Southern States, in
the name of South Carolina, in my
own name, I thank you for all the
courtesies you have extended to
us since we have been here, l
thank you for this reception, and
I assure you that I shall take back
to my people nothing but the
most grateful memories of all your
kindness. cloud Cheers.)
1T is hard to forgive. Say