The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-11-18
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be Jealous to drive from our territory
those who have SO baseIy deceived themi
and cordially unite with their former
owners and friends in building upia pros
perity and Happiness that we are all.now
strangers to. :. go g
3 Having informed myselfof the change
of sentiment that was rapidly taking
place amongst the colored voters of this
Congressional District, I was not sur
.prised at the result Of my own election.
I knew. that large numbers OF them would
vote with the Democratic party, whilst
the great mass bad determined to stay
away ..froni the polls, and have nothing
more 10 do with elections until better i'd
formed as to their trusinterests. by testing
practically the sincerity of tho centending
parties and is to this commendable de-
termination on their part that we are in
debted for the overwhelming victory
achieved in The Third District, which
would have been Still more crushing if
the people Of gallant old Edgefed bad
been permitted to participate in the cleo
tion; for there found that most of the
citizens. white and black, ielt that
whether in aState or territory, they were
still Carolinians, and disposed TO JON in q
huzza forathcir country end their coun-
trymen. - -e,
Iknow it has been charged by the op-
position, and as the newspapers state, by:
my late opponent, Judge Hege, that the
colored voters were kept away from the
polls by Intimidation. The allegation, SO
tai as my observation and information
extends, is s'.utterly groundless; and, in.
decd, the result ofthe election incontesti-
bly, proves it so. They: went to the polls
wherever they desired, throughout the
Congressional: District, and cast aslarge
Radical vote without hindrance or!moes-
tation anywhere; and Iiventnre TO affirm
that a more quiet and orderly general
election was.ineyer held in any State in
tic, Union. q IF; they labored under any
intimidation, other than that produced by
the fear of loss of employment, which:I
have shown tits entirely legitimate and
naturalthe employee should be subjected
to by the employer then it was as ground.
less as was the intimidation ofimy late
competitor, Mr.. Justice Hoge, when he
dedifrom this place or. the, night of the
l6thot October last. There was not tho
slightest cause for his intimidation or:
flight, unless it arose fromlsa conscious
ness of the nnhoiy .workain which he
was. engaged, i'm trying to stir up strife
and alienation between the white and
colorsd races. IF, however, ;he is pos
sessed cfithe usualsilent monitor within,
which it is generally thoughts difficult
to find aboutpcrsons fo.l)wing the .busi-l
ness frtf which he'was en- aged elsewhere
than iii the reccsses of their port-monies,
then-he may have had cause OF apprehen-;
sion - 49, -
"For conscience makes towards of US all;
And thus the native hue Of resolution
Is scklied o;er with The pale cast of thought"
Even this cause, however, could not
have operated to intimidate and keep
colored voters from the polls; and it is
not true that they were lntlmldatso.
On the contrary, most OF those who did
not choose to vote with their employers
and friends, absented themselves of their
own accord, Influenced chiefly by the
causes I have already mentioned; and
hence their conduct,in the recent election
should commend them to the confidence
and kindness of our entire white popula-
tion, as did their patriotic and praise
worthy department. during the war; and
generally since its close. 1t ls true that
q large number of them, unable TO throw
off tie party shackles with which they
had beer bound, and chiefly on account
OF intimidation from the threatenings OF
the :sLoyal League as tits falsely termed,
adhered persisteutly to the opposition in
the late contest; but it is very difficult
now to determine who they were. They
are generally heartily ashamed of it, and
ready to exclaim, '.thou canst not say l
did it." and my advice, fellow-citizens, is,
that those of them who are earnestly re-
pcntant should receive a full and free
pardon, with the hope, that having seen
the error of their ways, they will go land
sin no more"
In conclusion, allow me to suggest,
tellow.citizens, that although disappoint-
ed in the leading result OF the recent
election, it cannot fail to have taught US
many important lessons, .aad if We possess
ourselves in patience, the day-star of our
deliyerance will soon be seen rising above
the political horizon. Amongst other
things. we have learnt that even the uni
versal acknowledgements Of the colored race,
forced upon us, and maintained by milf
tary power, in violation OF the express
letter of the Constitution of the United
States is not, If foreign influence were