The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-01
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST T. q

cupy this Sround-who arc fully determined
that tho rights Of all the States shall be pre-
served involatc, and who are prepared to de-
lend the constitution and its guarantees at all
hazards. They will not allow unconstitutional
legislation to fix, by means Of military tyranny,
negro dominion in the South. [Applausc. ]
They will not consent to sec ten States, in time
OF profound peace, kept under the rule of the
bnyonct, aud they will demand as the South
crn States have in good faith accepted and
kept the terms offered them, that they shall
take their place in tho Union as c1nal part
ncrs in the grcnt family of States IContinucd
chccring.]
1t s due to those soldiers who met us in
| New York to dcclarc-and l do so with great
| plcasure-that while all classes received us Of
the South with the greatest Kindness and cor
diality, our greeting by them who had lately
been arraycd in battle against us was marked
b. the utmost consideration and drlicacy and
[ think | express the unanimous lGcln. OF the
Southern delegates when l gay we were not
only gratfcd, but profoundly touched BY the
rcccptiln. we met with from the Northern Dc
mocracy, and | know that for this they deserve
aud receive the grateful thanks not only OF our
delegates, but Of the whole people Of the South
And let the people Of the North rest assured
that if they wish to see the restoration Of that
Union for which they fought-if they hope to
sec the South willing member of 1.-THE on
ly means to secure these ends is to manifest
everywhere the same spirit of conciliation, the
same magnanimity, the same kindness, and the
same sense of justice that governed the dolibc.
rations Of the great Conventions which have
just been held in New York
The Grand Army Of Democracy assembled
i'll Tamniany Hall, have offered to us honor-
bic terms and lasting peace [Appause]
The Radicals insist on our dishonor They
make a dcsolation, and call it peace. Can VIC
hesitate between the two parties Is there one
true man in the South who would not ;.rcfer to
meet defeat ON tho Democratic plattnrm rather
than to secure success by placing himself ON.
T Of VIC 7IadicaIE Chcering
No Southern man can stand on the latter With
out dishonoring himself and disgracing the
country which gave him birth. Look at the
other, and see how broad and just, and COM
prchensve arc its principles, and say if it is not
such platform can all stand upon with
safety and with honor [Contnued applause
AS it was my good fortune to be on the com
mittcc which framed this Instrument it may
be intcrcstinsto yon, perhaps to learn the de-
tails by which it was rerlccsna and the views
OF those ".. - made it,
A- you are aware the Committee on Rcsolu-
tions consisted Of one member from each State
| On assembling it was found that IL very great
resolutions oScrci some declaring that
the right Of suffrage belonged to the States,
and this was announced to be good Democratic
doctrine. agreed to tho propositions, but at
the same time said, that it seemed to me they
had omitted one very vital point, which was
to declare to what States the doctrine applied
thought it was necessary to guard and limit
that declaration, and to the end that We might
know at what time We could go back AMI say
who were the citizens oi the States. asked
that they would declare that these questions
belonged to the States under their constitu-
tlOHS up W III year loud IchtIcmcn were
there from North, South, East and West, and
| by all VIC were met with extreme cordiality
| They said they were willing to give us every
| thing we desired but We of tho South must
remember that they had great fight to make,
and it would not be policy to place upon that
platform that which would cngcndc. prejudice
at the North. They, however, pledged them
selves to do all in their power to relieve the
Southern States, and restore to Us the constitu-
| ton as it had existed As we were :. ct in
such kindly spirit, I could not but recpro-
cate it knew that was representing the
feelings OF my people when | did 50, and
| told them that | would withdraw all The rcso.
lutons | had offered and 10 doubt other
Southern delegates would do the same, and
would accept the resolutions offered BY the
Hon. Mr.. Bayard, the senator from Delaware.
which declared that tho right Of suirragc be
longcd to the States. | said woull take the
resolutions if they would allow me to add but
three words, which you will Gnd embodied in
the platform. | added this "And we declare
that the Reconstruction acts are revolutionary
unconstitutional and void" Immcnsc cheer