The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-17

were erected, L would reduce you to
something like slavery-require you all
to carry passes again, and all that; but
your common sense ought to show you
that this is folly. The fifteenth amend
ment has fixed that. History affords no
example OF peoples giving up right
like that without a revolution. Several
questions were here asked about the
voting Of negroes in North Carolina for
Andrew Jackson; and about the repeal
of the fifteenth amendment. The Judge
having answered these fairly, aud settled
the buzz as well as the individual pro-
pounding the questions, went on to ex-
plain, in detail, how the constitutional
amendments might, in possibility, be
repealed, but never in human proba-
bility. Scott boasts that lie is the
champion and upholder Of your freedom
and rights. He is less than a worm COM
pared to the earth, in the powers that
control your fortunes.
How is Scott to be reelected? How
does he propose to secure his reelection?
by Union Leagues? \ voice said,
"Lcagnes are good places" The
speaker answered. Yes, for you town
fellows; but what good for the honest
laboror in the country: Five years ago
you were slaves. You were freed. YOu
got into Leagues, and were sworn to sup
port tho nominees-a worse slavery than
you wero in before. y voice asked if
the Judge had not been member of
League? He replied No. Never been
initiated?l Not much. Your leaguers
are bound to support their nominees.
A voice denied the statement. know
it, [ have myself seen thirty men mob
bed and beaten because they refused to
vote for their League.
y voice asked about the decision on
the bastardy case i'll Oransebnrg. The
Speaker replied: ''I thank thee, Jew,
for that word" I decided. under the
Act of 1888 and a sub.Iqrent Act, that
neither race had rigl4 to sue in such
cases. 1t is substantially the same dec-
sion as that rendered " Judges Orr and
Green, in their respective Circuits. Now,
my friends, you srWhow this contest
stands. It is justify against injustice;
economy against 1ravagance, and ho-
nesty against coHuption. Gov. Scott
has done everyth NAg in his power against
the true interestsA f the State. He has
brought this caSf1ity upon us, in order
to control and keep us i'll subsection.
But let us risNhbove the narrow limits
of an ambiti1h like his. Let us never
forget that W are citizens of this great
land-a lan}that in its immense proper
tons, fromRhe Rio Cirande to the ST.
Johns, anHfrom the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc, POSSESSES inexhanstible resources of
power rM greatness. Prophet, with
burning1ps, never revealed a more glo-
rious " /bn than the future greatness of
this We q4e country displays. Union is
our w,Gh-word. Success our goal.
TbI&lowing peroration OF the Speaker
was ~ Of hope, faith, and earnestness.
T,Ne effect was brilliant, and the i'm
prniAon decided in every direction.
/Rl NcAIaster, after expressing regret
atb bhc absence of Gen. Butler, caused by
sickness, introduced Gen. William X.
Easley, of Grecnrille.
Gen. E. commenced by disclaiming
any idea of filling Gen. Buffers place;
but proposed to rattle round in it
awhile. No quarrel since the world be-
gun has bcen-no quarrel while the
world shall stand can be-more just than
that in which we are engaged to-
day. It is quarrel and contest for
all that is honest and honorable in
South Carolina-an issue for life to our
country, and for the future prosperity of
South Carolina. In this issue, the two
ItCcS IAuSt oIttuti SluS ny Sltic DOLu
races were unprepared for the new state
of affairs when it came. Both whites
and blacks had to be educated up to tho
proper standard. Each needs the other.
Prosperity-the true prosperity of which
our State is capable-can be attained in
no other way than the cooperation and
concert of the two. Everything de-.
mands peace. We must 60 on together
to prosperity. or separated, sink in one
common ruin. Men have come in
among us, ignorant of our wants and
interests; and have come without honest
purpose, only to take advantage of our
peculiar situation, to poison the minds
of our natural friends, and to enrich
themselves upon the spoils of our State
They seek to perpetuate their power, by
keeping up this issue between the races
The question to-day is to correct these
false impressions, and to bring the two
races into harmony again. This is the
gist of the Reform movement. The inte-
rests, the very life of our old State
yours, no less than ours-depend upon
the restoration of the harmony between
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