The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-22


all this was contrary to the doctrine OF
Washington and Jefferson, as announced in the
glorious Declaration of Independence, and II
was the shame of South Carolina that men now
could not go into some of her districts and ad-
vocate the principles for which their fathers
rourht. Ee said that the Democrats had lately
heard speech from distinguished gentle
man of Massachusetts, and that he had told
them to 60 into the canvass like men willing
to have fair field; that he had told them that
they we're represented at the North as men VINO
would kill others for attempting to exercise
the right OF free speech. Now, he tRansler)
asked the Democrats whether, in the face OF
these recent outrages, they could say that they
had been misrepresented. He said, perhaps,
the Democrats thought that the Repuoh-
cans of this State, though in majority IN
numbers, were Of inferior race, and II they
| could stir up conflict t;iey would be pusheo
to the wall. He knew these Democrats, anu
he pitied them, and in his calm moments ne
could almost forgive them. They had Dcen
brought up under the influence of the institu-
ton of slavery, and it was diff cult for them to
understand the change in affairs. They had
prejudices, and he did not think these prcJu-
dices could be overcome in single year, or III
two or three years; but if the colored people
would exercise q control over their Passlons'
and be content to assert their rights as Amerl-
can citizens, these prejudices would at length
be overcome, and peace and prosperity settle
upon the land In mis- official capacity, though
condemnins these dastarlly and cowardy OUT
RACES rs they ought to be condemned, he
would advise the Republicans to submit and
endure all things, that pence might be NAM
tanned.
Ransier was followed by A. G. Mackey, who
made speech violent IN tone, manner and
gesture, denouncing the Democratic lead
ers and the Democratic press, and also the
mass of the Democratic party South, IN the
| most unmeasured terms. He said that the
murders we're no surprise to him. He had
been LOOKING for them for days and weeks and
months. The, wore the natural results OF the
violent abuse OF the Republican leaders. from
the time when, in February last the represen-
tatives of the people in the constitutional con-
yention we're overwhelmed with abuse OF the
most outrageous kind, he had said that the
course OF the Democratic leaders must end IN
bloodshed-crime on The one hard and retri-
butive vengeance on the other. The CRIME
had come; it was to prevent the horrors Oh
retribution that they were here. He drew
| distinction between the Democracy North ana
| South-tbe Democracy represented by John
Quincy Adams, and the Democracy repre-
sented by Wade Hampton. The first allow
ed the right of free speech, but the latter
denied it, What mattered it if the leaders did
not actually counsel assassination? When
they advised that evosy employee who voted
| the Radical ticket sholld be discharged, they
established principle which could not but
lead to trouble. It was the principle that Who
ever did not do rs they wished should be pun
ished. The gentlemen Of the Democratic par
tv discharged their employees-the scoundrels
assassinatod their opponents. 1t was all the
same principle. 1t was tho doctrine OF the
Southern Democracy that the white Republic
cans we're traitors and the black Republicans
little better than dogs. The Charleston Mer-
cury whose columns abounded with abuse
that would have disgraced the New York Sun
day papers, was guilty of the blood OF every
man who died for his political opinions in this
State. Now that they saw the game had been
played too far and they began to fear the con-
sequences, they expressed regret at the out
| rares. and counselled regard for law. He
could offer them now but one remedy. There
we're lawless men in the Republican party as
we'll as in the Democratic party, and II their
passions we're once excited, the leaders could
not be responsible for the consequences; he
therefore warned the Democrats that they
must hereafter abstain, not only from these
infamous outrages, but from that abuse OF the
Republicans which would excite their angry
passions. He advised the Republicans to keep
quiet and not tn ,lnselves give way to violence,
as they would in that way lose the vantage
ground which they DOW hold before the coun-
try and the world. They had this consolation
in their suffering, that the violent acts of the
Democrats at the South were killing the De-
mocratic party at the North. and that the muir
der OF Randolph, and every other such event,
WAS worth IL, 900 votes to Grant and Colfa1 He
concluded by telling the negroes that when the
| democrats apprOucueu lAoili AoASoA0SAi PAN
tending to be their best friends, to reply to
them by pointing to the body of Randolph.
r. G. DeLarge tcolored) made the conclud-
ing speech. He said that he agreed with some
of the speakers that had gone before him that
it was not all the Democracy or all their lead
els who were to blame for this affair, but tho
imprudent speeches Of some OF their leaders
had impl essed few outlaws i2 the party with
the idea that they must get rid of their oppo-
nents BY fair means or by foul. Some Demo-
cratic speakers had said that such and such
Republicans ought to be hung, and forthwith
some ignorant and reckless follower concluded
to put him out OF the way as soon as possible.
It would not do to hold the whole party respon-
sible for the folly Of few and the crime OF
few others. BY rigorous enforcement of the
avs the guilty would be brought to punish
ment, aud others deferred from committing
such crimes in future.
Perhaps every one Of these speakers sat
down under the impression that he had made
o. moderate and peaceful haranGue; but to
man up tree the whole affair looked very
much like setting house on fire and then pre-
tending to quench the conhagration with tea
| - 50 ,rotor Nearly all the sneakers dwell