The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-10-17

ASSoAu VI ftuVi, ehc Eiccche 10 eNcH Sio"eoi
you are acting the part oftrue greatness. But
what shall say of woman9 No fattering
speech can pass my lips when adverting to u
matter so serious. No; my feeble tribute to
her magnanimity, as exhibited in all her suf-
ferings and trials, is impotcnt to convey an
idea of her greatness Men may create tho
armies Of country-men may brave the
shocks of grim visaged war-men may court
danger and defy its threatcnings for their
country's honor, but the true glory Of nation
is its virtuous womanhood. When the shrill
slarum burst upon the scashorc aud rc-cchocd
among the distant hills, waking Cardinals sons
to duty, then woman with noblest resignation
committed the jewels of home to tho cause and
badc them go; and she it is whom Heaven
selected to "bring salvation to man." 1t is
the women of our land who have saved us
since the war from infamy and ignominy.-
South Carolina shall yet be saved and OH her
banner shall be inscribed the badge of woman
hood. Treason is hardly found hero; our
dear old State is united. learn that there
is hardlyIa scalawag to be found here, no native
.scalawag at least. There arc three, not more,
In my native district Of twelve thousand inhabi-
tants. Visit the concentrated scorn Of every
man. woman and child upon the wretches l
see before me the boys banner-"We expect
to be men," Boys, your duty is to emulate
the example Of your fathers; you must verify
that emblem in your every act, and despise the
hateful, traitorous scalawags, who would fet-
ter your young souls, while they dcbase your
mothers aud fathers. believe that the ap-
preaching election can be carried. BY arith-
mctical calculation there is u plain Democratic
majority, aud if We work, as work We must,
VIC can win it in South Carolina. I say this
to cheer you all on. What Incentives impcl
you to work Home, mother, wife, children,
liberty and life Your duty involves every
feeling of patriotism and sacrifice. Better,
far better, had We fallen on the field of battle.
than been spared to see our country under the
per6dious rule of Radicalism. A government
not securing life, liberty aud protection
Of, property. to its citizens is an oppres-
sion; it breaks the heart of its people. Such
taxation as it would lay upon us insults while
it breaks down the energy Of the people. Men
too immoral, too gross, too dcbascd, arc to-day
occupying the lofticst places in our Statc.-
Moses, that vile man, whom his State ,coull
honor, as i'll her generous heart she always
dld her aspiring sons-how can we sufficiently
hoid him up to the iaating cxccrations of pos
terity! His own people, whose history is re.
splendent and scriptural, dcnounce aud dis.
card him. When murder, Of fcndish ma
ture, was recently committed at Columbia, and|
the constable in discharge of his duty attempt
cd the arrest of the perpetrators, he was toldl
that under the Constitution of the State
which was framed a few months since in Char
lesion, "a member could not be arrested
when the Legislature was in session." and
the offender was bailed in the paltry sum 6
$1,000, with securities sfot worth q dollar. and
is now at large. We will break down thiI
government, by making it die its own death
The creation of a new Office is constancy sd
long as there is a hungry carpet Dagger with s
out one You are burthened more and mord
every day with taxes to keep up this dcstruc I|
tive Oppression. Look at the depreciation o&
land; see the sales made under the auction
eers hammer; and if they who are now lid
power succeed, they WILL by their cunnin,
plans, tax until you are compelled to SELL and &
their commissioners, in conjunction with spccE
ulators from tho North, will buy in and ow /
your patrimony. This denounce rs schcn,E 3
of robbery. There are citizens of South Ca Is
olina, not yet termed scalawags, who hav
helped this legislation. Any body Of mon IS
corporation who assist them in any wise shoul IS
be denounced as enemies to the people Thu e;
Ood;' which sat i'll Columbia could not efFed 8
the loan of dollar. The State would not a bS
sist them; the Radicals did not assist the, k8
The only support they received was from |S
company in North Carolina, which bought |AS
charter from them for $4,000 / have
ways said in my speeches, publicly, and SIS
continue to assert it, that the action of ST
Blue Ridge Railroad in going before tn z
body, was neither wise nor patriotic. VIII l$
the Democracy succeed, we will sweep aw
this government and put ours in its stead. s
General Grant was the most acceptable s
our people for a candidate, until he violat
his solemn promises to the Southern arm IS@
when they laid down thcir arms bnt 10 1, EqS