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

enticsd on towards grost danger and m stEoii.
be by Wicked wh;te men. We kuow them. i.
WHO thoy arc, and rls shout chem, |; wsl:.t thsy
cay, aud what thsy ass doing NO also sao,o bet:
ter than Me or sslSs he su "a aid
swift pcnalsy Wick viii fsll upon ps,t;,ou,,ar
Imen when ste8 coahics begins. But this win
not then save you: You viii not theu be ex.
crsed because you have been doluded and
ichestsl bystheso infamous mon. ;siiston for
4 one moment to particulars !:
] hSa We held our great inecsing on che
esening of The 2ath Jaly, you proposed, ii Ii
gsid uadostle gpidqnoesof IA white Sn,aia wlle
ss your for Mayor, and are told,
Iassomblod; to form III PROCESSION md; dissurlh
sIIoaf meeting by marching through full I've
fthonsand people, closely pnokea; In the street.
Yen were, Fortunately for yourselves, preyont.
led by the iniiuspco Of, the Mayor, who is also
of your pOlitical affinity. Is you had attempt
cd this wiiFs,l aggressiou, you would have
brought Gu ths conflict ut t,lat tinio You did
!e . ],
diens sElbar Of tho sotsshera StasSs ,aifeIy
i South g, :oliaa, Arkansas, Alabs q, North
\ Carol;,,a a.i1i Ceosga having ratlivJ md ap.
Erfove9 eoE Tie snssnameht,p tile sec:etaFyfof
State Of sho United States; pnb.ished tho law.;
fal certificate, with the s;'eat seal of tile na-
t;on thereto, anil ,..om thss tlay she amend.
lnent ai,d the sternsl abolition or LlsYesy a:lt
/ tho porpctua; freedom, os the 0o.orcd inai,, be-
cainc tho Sirscv6thble highest law ofia.lio land.
Bn. mark you Thiss;;s whats are say. 1t is
|Whattho Democratic party s.ys, aid insists
upoa: and isnow struggling 10 establish M
'ss the Republican Radical sarty They deny
lIth:s. Ycu doubt US? Wewil ssi,ow you We
Ispesk tzash.
This question bong, as we suppose, f3rcvcr
liscst!etl: was.rcorcael by the Radicals. SO far
as they could recpca It. Wo dciiy t!lc.r r:glt
or i,owcs TO do this !sw.ay, but they insist o..
t, and :hGi .s The ISSUE 20 be tied in Tho great
contest scw go.n, OIL
+ The Ral;c:is, y. 1866, proposed another
Amendment: to sic onsstuGon, known as che
fourteenth (14th9 amendment They sent il
TO the Statss for approval. II camc to the
same Lcg:sl.:tures. for the most part, iii Tie
e sos,hcrll States wh;ls had approved anl there.
by iiiot1e tic ;nlcll,lmoat abo. sling slavery
It was lie same Legislature Of South Caroi.la.
The Soatlisrn 1,eg,s'a.rrca rejected The .sous-
teenth ancilnlent, aud it was Hleseby defeat
Icd.s' They did this because Il disf:ansl.isod
theis best l'lel,. who llsd doae 80 e.iu;nal Ok
9fie4.sivs sr's, cscoia a.eh ss sbey lad .scel
eaeourassed and aided and supported N N tloi,g
Us sshci people, and ID would have been mean
and a'ssracefti. tic poopte OF thar
stuses hasl Iua;alicd those who wcrc only pas
tic;pantA 10 ssi;sis own rhe Rad
iloaEsb hetssee,t lne
ard gSaei.s;s wesc fierce! at rs.
sfnsat;; thcrcppoa they declared our Lcgisl.l-
lures illelssl-Ttlc sanio Legislatures which had
abo!:shc., s,syoyy and .ss.rcd your freedom,
whose s:;d they lad ::nyckel aud aose,epscd
They broke up these Legislatures by military
power, because, they said, they wore "il!egslo 2
They cstabl:slcS military governments for Z,
time, and iinally your government, such as I.
nov %. They call that sg,e. We dony it..
If fwo are right, you arc safe. II they are
right and tho Legislature which made you free
y --4-
was lille; then tho legality of your freedom
is ia open 4ucssio! fol- tho future discussion. of
demagog,,es q 9 Rodica.s and scalawags. It VII
beopcn mcr.ly for discussion aud mischief, or
no pr;ictical avail, becsusa We, every man Of
us, and.of tic Domoctatic party, would stand
.by you to resist such 1 fraud. We ssk you a.
sand ~ lis FOR your own sake--not Tor our
sake. We can and will takeearc of ourselves.
We know how to do that, or to see that tits
done. Thor hatred to us was so great that,
for It's sake, with all their protcuded love for
you, they would s.vo UP your freedom and de-
clfre il "illcgil.' Their hatred to the slavery
Of the colorcd man WAS less than their hatred
to tho white man Of tho South. Thei.. love Of
freedom for you was less ;llant their ;oys 81
slavery foS us. Do yon not sec it Do yc,,
not see hat il the Legslstttf which give l yoll
freedom vase Illegal, its act also mus. be- oillc
gal? Do yor3not sec who id tl.;s and that
shey 'laye failod to sccarc fom tho Lcsisls-
tuics they cal 'eyaz ratification cf the uinon,!
nlcnt CT the constitution which makes yoa
frec ? Docs not 81! .his show to yu; VIII,
tricks eis and chea.s are 'oaling you to your
destruction ? After ol,is exposure OF them.