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

a'And l shall say what intend to, to-
morrow night, and shall be happy to
have you hear me. "1ss.f '.o I
81 shall not be there. Good morn.
ing" '>
And he left the Office.
Another historic, emblematic scene
oh hoo this proud, brave, down-trod-
den people have clung to the brightness
and glory of their past Their glory
forever departed, and they mourn SO pa
thetically at its memorial.
Scorning the facts forced upon them,
those facts subyerting their entire civili-
zation and forming the bases upon which
new and entirely different one is to be
superstructed, they cling with wild,
fond devotion to the memories of the ir.
revocable past, and hope, ronantically,
madly. that the future will restore them.
History but repeats itself It's course is
not retrogressive. Perhaps in the widen
ing circle of it's cycles it may reach the
corrcativc and parallel point, at which
it stood before, but it widcns, complicates
progresses.
Percy Wuring delivered his orativn,
and he was cut
Instinct with eloquence, burying the
glorious past, with stately eulogy, and
cleaning from it lessons Tor the future.
1t pointed to that future, picturing the
brightness of its new era, and pointing
out the practical duties Of the different
classes ut the South
In his advice to the colorcd people,
the eloquent speaker seriously disappoint-
cd those who had invited him to speak
He advised them to srorn their secret or
sauizations, by which they mechanically
obeyed the will OF the ciiigue into whose
hands its springs were imtrustcd. 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 we'll as
oT those Of the laborer
| 5T1Sn -tittrniPevw Was 1iiaue y, .iss IeaueIs.
to interrupt him, but he had touched the
right chord in the colorcd mans nature,
aud 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 rs usual.
Clara Sinclair was, of course, brim
full of chat for uncle Peyton and Lu-
clile.
well, uncle Peyton," she said, "have
YOU read Mr.. 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 z"
"Rc'lly, sir, you might have read his
speech. But.-Lucille, what do you
think of your bra" i1em now Are you
discnchanted Z"
The views of Mr.. Waring are GER
tanly very new aud striking to us.
am not enough of politician to know
whether he is altogether right or not, but
| do sympathize with him in the oStra-
ci%m which appears to be the consequence
of it. l do think that these questions
ought to be discussed, calmly and serious
ly, and that one ought to have q right to
differ with the majority in his opinion"
Uncle Peyton, do you hear all that,
Lucille is as much Of Radical us | am.
and ought to be deprived of the boon of
kissing you, as we'll as L. But heard
today that Percy Waring is the Radical
candidate for Congress. That is his aim
| suppose. Success shall be his critic
rion."