The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-11-27

iona devotion to the memories OF the ir-
revocable past, and hope, romantically,
madly, that the future will restore them
History but repeats Itself. Its course is
not retrogressive. Perhaps in the widen
ing circle of it's cycles it may reach the
correlativc and parallel point, at which
it stood before, but it widcns. complcates
progresses.
Percy Waring delivered his oration,
and he was cut.
Instinct with eloquence, burying the
glorious past, with stately eulogy land
cleaning from it lessons for the future,
it pointed to that future, picturing the
brightness of its new era, and pointing
out the practical duties of the different
classes ut the South.
q In his advice to the colored people,
the eloquent speaker seriously disappoint-
ed those who had invited him to speak.
He advised them to scorn their secret or
gauizations, by which they mechanically
'obeyed the will of the clique into whose
hands its springs were ntrustcd He
badc them think for themselves. Their
rights were guaranteed now irrevocably.
They should now consult only the common
Interest of the countryside interests of
the employer. the land owners, as well as
of those Of the laborer.
1S.rattcnrre ,ssis Inauc ~ ssss lIssuo,s,
to interrupt him, but he had touched the
right chord in the colorcd mans nature.
and they would hear him.
The effect of his address was thrilling,
irresistible. Twas the only way< to
reach the colored people, and they felt
the truth of the advice
His address was published in all the
city newspapers, and all classes inwardly
felt that the position Percy Waring had
assumed promised much good to all
classes.
Still he lost caste. His friends cut his
acquaintance, and he was denounced,
Radical"
Twas an evening or two after the
speech thar Lucille Avencl and her faith
er were at Palph Sinclair's spending the
evening as usual.
Clara Sinclair was, of course, brim
full of chat for uncle Peyton and Lu-
ciile
We'll, uncle Peyton," she said, shave
YOU read MIR. Percy Warnings speech to
the Radicals z"
No, my girl, have not certainly.
My Heavens, what can that boy mean
His fathers bones must have stirred in
their grave. What would he say (?
What would he say 2"
"ReAlly, sir, you might have read his
speech. But-Lucille, what do you
think of your beau iieui now Are you
discnchantcd p
Tho views of Mr.. Waring are GER
tainly very new aud striking to us.
am not enough Of ii politician to know
whether he is altogether right or not, but
| do sympathize with him in the ostra-
ctSm which appears to be the consequence
of it. do think that these questions
ought to be discussed calmly and serious.
ly, and that one ought to have right to
differ with The majority in his opinion"
"Uncle Peyton, do you hear all that,
Lucille is as much of Radical as am,
and ought to be deprived of the boon OF
kissing you, as we'll as [. But heard
to-day that Percy Wariug is the Radical
candidate for Congress. That is his aim
l suppose. Success shall be his critic.
rion."
And so she ratified on.
Percy Waring was the candidate Tor
Congress. The colored people broke
through all the routine OF their party or
ganization, and would have him to be
their candidate, -
A large and respectable portion of the
white voters rallied on him, appreciating
his manly, independent and promising
course, ant he was elected. .a IA
The STATE was reconstructed, aud re-
presented in Congress by one of her own
citizens, "to the manor born" and elect