The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-08

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own person, yet he had sown the good
seed. which terminating at the North, land
watered by the blood of Lincoln, and
the thousands of martyrs, who had fallen
in the late glorious struggle for freedom,
have grown mp to the imperishable tree
Of liberty, which now overshadowed the
whole South He, therefore, thought that
he had right to say word for the still
Prosecuted and down-trodden Africa; tho
blood of martyrs would be shed in vain,
if they looscd the hold they now had on
the throats of the Southern rebels. Their
only chance to savezthe Radical party
was to keep the rebels from voting. If
that were done all would be lost; restrict
still further therebcl right of suffrage,
keep on reconstructing until you get the
black man on top, and the white rebel at
the bottom, and then the pyramid OF iib-
crty will be upon safe and sure basis
"Dat's hit /" cried a frenzed looking
negro, who arose with rolling eyes and
outstretched arms 1 did not know him,
but Jones whispered to me that it was
Nat Turner. "My fren has called hisself
dc .Postle of Liberty but 1 was de fust
Opposite. and de fust martyr, ceppin my
fren, dc portcrat de gate OBJ dis hall mout
claim dc prcmption to dat significance.
Il tcll.you, you must fight de debble wild
fire." Loud cheers and yells, and cries
His Majesty, who, am told. loves a
good joke, called the meeting to order,
and smilingly reminded the speaker that
his LANGUAGE was neither parliamentary
nor complimentary to the chair.
Nat resumed-aI umbly beg your mad
jisty' spardin; l tIlot | was preachin to
de niggers in Soufamtun; ncbbcrdeless l.
holds to de pinion dat halfway measures
won't dc, we must beard de lion in his
den, and dribe him out'n it too. l means
by dat. de must excommunicate de rebels
from de face ob dc yearth, and let de My
gers hab de whole Souf; dat de ider; its
darn by rights anyhow, who clared de
woods? who built de fences? and wukkcd
de Ian, an made Gle cottan and DC corn,
and de barker, dat made the white folks
rich. if de niggcrs didn't do it? Oats
what preached at fuss, and if you carry
out dat idea. den de glorious Sun ob lib
erty will shine for ebber on happy and
mancipatcd Souf."
Here Nat subsided, and portly gen
tleman arose and said, "May it please
your Majesty, I have had thirty years ex,
perience in the United States Senate. and
am Of tile opinion that it is the internal
shinplasters, Q ask pardon of the express
sion infcrna-I use it in no lnvldious
sensc) butit is this miserable paper cur
rency that is bringing ruin upon the Rad
ical party; let them resume specie pay
mcnts, rcpudiate the public debt, finish
the Pacific railroad. and make my son.In.
law, Colonel Fremont, president, and LII
insure that the Radical party and the
country will be safe.'
Aaron Burr claimed the attention of
the meeting for Il short time. He had
studied American politics, and had been a
close observer of American affairs every
].sincethe organization Of the United States
government. and the result of his obscr-
vation was, that mankind were unified
for self government, and that the Rcpub-
lie was failure. 1t wasneedless for him
to enter into any argument; tho fact
stared them in the face, and his advice
was to strengthen the hands OF the RadI-
cal party. instruct them 10 nominate Gen.
GIANT for the Presidency. and TO elect
him by any means fair or foul; little
management on the part Of Congress
could easily effect that object. Grant once
elected, hc could assure them there would
be an end Of the republic. With the army
at his command and the Unsuitable appc-
tite for plunder of the Northern people,
the abicct, cowed condition of the South,
aud the easily-bought completely of the
ignorant Radical negro, there would be
no difficulty inhis making himself dictator
and emperor of the United States a con-
summation he thought most devoutly TO
be wished for, and one that would re-
dound to the benefit Of America and OF
his AIajcsty's dominions.
Stephen a. Douglas arose, wrathy and
bclliycrenl. He said that lie could not
allow these Radical revolutionary doc
trincs to pass unnoliccd, without putting
IN a word of defence for the cause in
which ho had labored 80 long ard SO hard
while in the flcsh-the great Democratic
party of Amcrica-[shouts of "pnt him
ont, down with the Democrat" "to the
lakes with him." 'boi him, "roast him.
.sfly him, )" &C. in the midst of which and
the demoniac yclls of thousand infuria-
ted fends, Stephen skunk out OF the hall.
His Majesty having commanded and
enforced order, remarked that it was OBJ
yous that the sonse Of the meeting was
unanimously in favor Of sustaining the
Radical party, and as his cherished friend,
MIR. Lincoln, had advised them as to the
benefits that would be reaped from judi
cious bribery, he suggested that the most
able and influential member OF the party
should he appointed us the leader, and 10
inspire him with renewed ardor and ener-