The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-29

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s19 i 90nIabodiss Ia al VIZ thas l We expect q, ;iic,
;Ieaasai.s ~ atato1aaas That oWej 10 i:ot boliev
l:osbc trns~+no promise thas we do not Intent
hSnestly'tJ ki6l.fTeq 81 rAe Iaidu ga3'slgrs
we o5nRmaata Rsat ;tstotoa to to ca:saia and carolr.
co;.s;de ton Of the yoorei so.:rs, con:.d,n
trusting 10 tho tlutii, {. ,ec,li,e tho.c wllos
Interests arc identical, ai,Ii whom force iii.
iasehpod have Kept separate so long.
+a' s JAMES CONNER,
President Democratic Central Club
| OF CITY Of Charleston.
ihE ArDEf4s or TIE pnMnCuArIo wu:rI
VOTER. cE cHAElHsr... :: 10 50. CvLoaEt
roTEEh OF CHARLES to:., THE 4i:AE.AEo
AND OF r.!E STATE GENE ALLY.
! Weare ina ,tncod by va. :s consiGis.a. ON.
to address ycc, aud, IN plain and simiic ian
Suasc, to tel; you t,a;hful!y our views an,l
purposes. They ne also tic views mn, pur.
poses of tho sret DEM crate party, which, lol
fully three-fourths of the lifo Of our govern.
mont. has governed tho United States, and is
SOON about to resume the ,.dn mist alton OF that
government. Among those consideration ...c
the following:
First. We are naturally your friends and
yop. arc nstuta!lJ onr friends Any othc- re-
l;s:.oa hctwcon us are unnatural and inj,lriou
to both. Ws have the cap:.al md give OIL
! iploymenta. We own the lands and rc,.,rc !n-
Dor to make tnem productive e,ll profitable.
Xon desire to he omployed. By yor. labor
sto.'e you can I've. We desire 10 employ yO,,
aud to haso your 1sbos not hucauss IS i: bot
ter. or cheapor, or more profitable 70 us than
the white labor, Hhiol MA be- glad to eole
and take your place If VIC are compollv,l Il, dis
card yours aud invite it hut VIC desire your
labor bocause you know ns and we know you,
We wero born together here and We hayo
grown up together. Tn ;niancY ne were
nG:scd together, in boyaood VIC play cd :oyethcr
sud we do not essily fosYot these fer tho s;.kc
I Of strangers. Hence it Is. that we intend 60
leave it entirely to your c.oco, whether you
will be friends will, MS or he our encl.ies and
compel us to treat you as enemies.
We hno,o zoe can 10 without you We :Ai.A
you will find it very Difficult. to do without us.
We think it our duty to take "ss.c that you arc
as fully Informed in making yo... choice, be-
tween cnnlity and hostility to lis, aud friend
ship and peace ,ath MS, as We ca,, Inform vol.
by telling you the whole truth 4he reason
that il is our daty to'do this is bccai,so we a.o
| indebted 70 you FOR great fidelity III tho past,
| and because VIC ere tho stronger. and YOU tho
i weaker I,a1:y. 1t Is always tic duty Of tl.c
strong and powerful, besides being just, to Lo
generous.
Wo have the wosl.h Tho houses ii wl.ioll
you live a,o ours tlio lands upon Which you
must labor or starvo ore ours. We have cdu-
cation, advancement in tho aTt, nad sciences
! and i'll civilization generally. You are, f.,
tho most past, uncducated, just Starting IL the
career i'll which we arc 50 s.r ahead Of you
We have the numbers over you; our .acc Is
thirty lniiiions OF more; yours four millions OF
less.
| We think it our duty to use I'll these ;1ea:
advantages Justly and generously for yo.:. wei.
fare, for your .dyanccmcut N e;!uc7 lion, il
tho acqu.aition Of property, and in tllc pursuit.
Of every good thing wllich is mean. by, Oh
makes UP what IS meant by, s't.',.iilhii:et;oa," il
you will allow us 10 do IT,
Second. We see aud k,,o,o That yo,. .,rc lur
rying on into groat and Immediate trouble and
danger to yourselves and your race. You .1e
proposing to bring OIL conflict ictwcca your
selves end ourselves. Ifit co.ncs-;fyou b..ny
on that conflict, It wi! ec co;f.ct .e.wccr
ycur race and cur race. 1horc rc Indication.
that ycu already thiua yourselves prepared fol
this conflict. You have .cr some time p:ac
ticcd aggressive and hottie conduct to ards rs
You havo assembled MS party o. ca and
you have deliberately interrupted ,ls il uce.
ingy, ;naultcd aud assaulted individual Is among
us, pe,ted or houses with stones, insultcd on
families by vulgai and pyo:anc language, t'is
turbed tho night-quict by unoarth!y whooIe
and screams, threatening "doaih to the Rebels
meaning ourselves; assaulted and thro. tell
cd the police aud police stations Of tie city
Yoi are aiming aud drilling IA wsTiiLo p5ao
tices, aad this for aggscs,ion end attack. uo
for defence; because yod hsro no .suso or rse
ltenoc Of cause for expecting aggression Or q.
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