American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-07-25

t4nd carpet bagSerS, haff OF 1t Is un
der execution. Shouts and laugh
ter Well, that Legislature, com los
/. ell in that way, has the right to i'm
pose levy or tax on South Carolin:
to the amount of ten million, two
; hundred and fifty, thousand collars
!, Now, gentlemen, if that state o.
things goes on, what will he tHe re-
) suit 7 Why, YOU all know it n.eans
: that in afew years there will not'tt
wfite man, woman or child in tht
State OF South Carolina. [Cries o.
Shame" only mention that as
one of the Southern States. 1t is
perhaps in worse condition than
most of the others, hut they are all
afflicted by the fearful calamity that
is hanging over us, and we can have
mo relief unless the Democratic pal
tS will come OFT and pledge itself
thatIwe shall have a fair election
that the white people of the South
shall votes I'want you ali to regis
ter an oath that when they do vote
their votes shah he counted, and II
there is a majority Of white votes,
that you viii place Seymour and
Blair in the White House, ih spite
of all the, bayonets that can be
brought against them We, only
want to see the election fair. If we
have that, even with the incubus 6f
black rule, we can carry the South,
ut least. Applause. Gentlemen,
as J said, l do not like to touch upon
these themes Cries of "Good,
good."l | only proposed to come
here to make my Acknowledgements
to you!'"L came hereto tell you that
those nomination which you have
made will meet with the hearty con.
currence of the Southern men. |
wanted to tell you how grateful,
how gratitied we have been at the
reception that you have given to us; ;
| wanted to tell you that though we
fought in good faith, we laid down
our arms in good faith. Great ap.
plausc. / wanted you to believe
that we were men Of honor, and that
while we meant war when we said
war, when we said peace we meant
peace - net that peace which the
Radicals would give us, [" No, no."
not that peace Which crushed to eal tn
ten of these States, not that peace
which places the ignorant negro over
US but peace in all our households,
peace through all our land, that
peace which the great Democratic
party has sworn, o-day 1T Tammany
Hall, we shall have. AYE IT,
A r0ice-" viii have lt.nti''
ANOthcr rOicc-"IOu are our VIII &c
brothers,
Mr.. ITampton-I appeal, gentle
men, to that sentiment. ! appeal in
the name of race. appeal to YOU
by our common traditions in the
past. appeal to your memory of
chat time when South Carolina sent
her soldiers to fight here and at Bos.
ton. lappeal to you by the memo,
ries of the Revolution. | appeal to
you by all tho past. by every hope
of the future, to stand together and
give us deliverance, and to give sue
cess to the nominations of the men
whom you have madeN +our stand
ard bearers to-day. Applause.
Now, gentlemen, in the name of
the Southern Statcs-in the name of
South Carolina-in my own name, l
thank you for the courtesies you
have extended to us since we have
been here. thank you for the re-
cePtiop, and assure yOu | shall take
back to'my people nothing but the
most grateful memories Of your
kindness. Applause.
REMARKS OF GOV. VANCE. i
e Gov. Vance, of North Carolina,
came forward and proceeded TO ad.
dress the meeting, He said if any
one desired to know why he stood
before them on that occaSiOn-a man
lately engaged in rebellion against
The Union of the States-he would
answer in a little anecdote An
D!d negro down South was brought
before the justice, who said to him:
: John, I'm very sorry to see you
erer John replied: Master, fore
lie Lord, l wouldn't be here if de
soldiers hadn't fotched me-" | may
say with John that it was the SOL
liers fotched ME. The military des.
botism of the South brought me be-
-ore you. You might take me from {
his adtnissicnt TO be q odd rebel"
He said, he was one of those who !
accepted the situation but he was 8
not content to be,subiected to negro :
'ulc las it was to be judged by events 9
n Dahomey, Hayti aud st. DOmin. :
20. He came here to plead for his {
nome and country and brave peO-
,le and as such he thought his re. !
marks would be received by them in I
he spirit in which he intended them.
There was nothing left in his old =
State but scslawags and carpet. bag
,ers. (Laughter.) There is a tide :
lowing over the South, that, If not i
tsyed, will cover the North as well q
Is the South. The whole- State of :
North Carolina was in the hands of 8
he negroes and few poor, misera- D
,le, despicabte whites. The South u
s turned into a, renal colony, open L
0 every scalawRg that likes to come !
.mong the''people there. lie would
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