The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-14

TT rs true it is, perhaps, in q worse
condttion than most Of the others:
but they are all afflicted by the fear.
full calamity that is hanging over ms.
and we can have no relief unless the
great Democratic party will come out
and pledge itself that We shall have q
fair election, that the white people of
sae South shaii vote; and i want you
all to register an oath that when they
do vote, that those vote" shall, be
counted, and if 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 brought against them.
s(Cheers. L 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, I do not like to
touch upon these themes. Voices.
"Go on; let them come.'J I only
proposed to come here to make nv
acknowledgements to you. L came to
tell you that this nomination which
you have made will meet the hearty
concurrence of the Southern men,
lapplause,) and I wanted to tell you
how gratified 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. I wanted
you to believe that we were men of
honor; that when we said "war" we
meant war, and when we said "peace"
we meant peace, but not that peace
which the radicals are giving us; not
that peace which crushes to the earth
ten of these States; not that peace
which places ignorant negroes over
us; but peace in all our households,
peace through all our land-that
peace which the great Democratic
party has sworn to-day in Tammany
Hall that we shall have. "a voice
"And you will have it.") Iappeal to
you by that sworn oath; I appeal to
you in the name of race, by all the
common traditions of the past, by
the time when South Carolina sent
her soldiers to fight here and at Bos-
ton, by the memories of the Revolu-
ton, 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
have placed as your standard-bearer
to-day. Now, gentlemen, in the
name of the Southern States, in the
name of South Carolina, in nv own
name, L thank you for oil the courte-
sizes you have extended to lis since we
have been here; I thank you for this
reception, and I assure you that I
shall take back to my people nothing
but the most grateful memories of ali
your kindness. Iu
Gov. Perry. of South Carolina,
next addressed the assemblage, refer
ring to the action of the Democratic
Convention, which had nominated rs
President and Vice. President Horatio
Seymour and General Blair. The
nominations would be confirmed by
every State in the South, and he was
satisfied that in November next Sey-
mour would prove the successful
standard-bearer of the Democratic
party. The speaker proceeded to
anlmadvert on the conduct of Gen.
Grant in connection with the ex-
change of prisoners. From Gen.
Grants record on this point he
thought there was nothing in that
record to recommend him to the suf-
frage of the people. He pledged
South Carolina and North Carolina
to give their votes for Horatio Sey-
mour MS President and for Gen.
Blair as Vice-President. He had
every reliance on the Democracy of
the North, Northwest, and of the
East, to rally to the support of these
candidates; and with long pull, q
strong pull and pull altogether,
there was no doubt but success in
November next would alight on the
Democratic banner. (Cheers.)
Other addresses were delivered by
prominent speakers.
The recent Democratic Conven-
tiOn was the tenth national copyap