The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-05

The Edgefeld. Advertiser notices the arrival
in Edgeaeld County of the Rev: Jonas Byrd,
whose manly speech in the Reforml Convex
ton won for him the well-done sof the good
people Of the State. The AdvertIser says: 70
The Rev. Jonas Byrd Is . colored man, appa-
rently about sixty years of age, whose home Is
in Charleston. He Is highly respectable mar
and citizen, and a minister OF the gospel whose
daily walk and conversation Is above repreacn.
He Is also bold. honest and steadfast sup.
porter of the Reform party, and was q dele-
gate from Charleston to the Reform ConVen-
tion, In which body he was nominated Tor the
important Office OF Lteutenant.GoVernor,
nomination which he declined In u lew very
sensible words, urging at the same time the
nomination of General Butler. And 1t will be
remembered, likewise, that he made before
the convention one of the ablest and most eli
fective speeches Of the session.
On Thursday or Fri1ay last, this colored
champion of good and pure government ar,
the following Monday afternoon. During his
stay in Edgefeld he was entertained by col.
ored citizen, who, like himself, stands out
from the mass of his brethren as bold ana
honest adherent OF the Reforr party-a man
who, from the emancipation down to the pres
ent time, has had the very rare good sense
and independence never to allow himself to be
u.
Radical emissarles-George SlmkinS.
On Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Jonas BYRD
preached in the Baptist Church to large con-
rreratIon OF his own color, and on the day fol-
lowing, it being sales:day, and there being o
large crowd In attendance, ne spoke In the
courthouse upon political matters. Indeed, nis
errand in the up-country Is to lit Ills voice III
behalf of the Reform movement.
The meeting to hear the Rev. Jonas Blrd
| --..s h., hoittnrY M fho chair the UhV.
D. D. Brunson, and requesting Messrs. Il. a.
| Lynch and George Simkins to act as secreta-
ries, The audience was very large, very at-
| tentiye, aud very respectful That nall OF the
courthouse; now by common consent given up
to the colored people, was densely croWoen,
and the freedmen, If not agreeing with the
speaker generally, were at all events, ex-
tremely attentive and courteous, showing that
they had proper appreciation Of his honesty
of conviction and integrity Of purpose.
His speech was decidedly good one. plain
and blunt, but tull of quaint hits and lrrefut-
able facts He shrewdly laid bare all the ignU-
Bile motives, schemes, practices and aspira.
tions of the present State Government, and OF
the great body of carpet-baggers in general;
feelingly showed and conclusively proved to
his brethren that in all things their interests
are Identical with those Of the whites; and
urgently invited their political cooperation 10
| the consummation Of all plans Tor tue mental,
moral and physical elevation Of al classes aud
ali coIors throughout our State. So.
The speech was listened to with deep inter,
est and attention by the whole audience, and
we cannot but believe that the unmis!aEable
honesty, good sense and humanity of the
sneaker will have salutary and lasting eject
upon those OF his own race in this section o.
country. zs,.o
field to join the Reform speakers % NeHDefr5
on Tuesday last. 49,
Monday, Governor Bonham being in the ar.
Gence. was called upon, and made a short but
earnest speech, addressed principally to to nlS 1s
onpn % their ewes as regards the delusion they
labor under, that not upon them, but upon tne
iandholders alone, fall the burdens and dls
trrsses of the present ruinous taxation.