The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1870-01-19
Daddy" Cain in Edgefield.

Daddy" Cain in Edgefeld.
Daddy Cain" is a man some
what known to fame. lie is a
negro; not o mulatto, not a quad
room, nor an octoroon, nor a brown
man, nor molasses- candy -colored
man, nor anything of that ,higgle-
dy-piggledy kind but a true, law
tul and very respectable negro
He is a carpct,bagger, but we do
not know from whence lie halls
Nor do we know why he is univer-
sally called Daddy Cain" lie
is apparently between forty.five
and fifty years Of age: lie is
Senator in the General Assembly
OF the State of Sonth Carolina,
from Charleston. He is a minis.
ter of the Gospel in the Metlo.
dist Church. And, moreover, he
is editor and proprietor of the
Missionary Record, a pious radi-
cal paper published in Charleston.
In his different caiii,gs, Daddy
Cain is moderate, sensible, con-
sistent man. IF we mistake not,
he stands well among the white
people of Charleston. The mem
bers of the Legislature from Edge
field invited him hither to make a
speech. He made his appearance
on Saturday last, and addressed
the people, mostly negroes, from
tho Court House portico. The meet.
ing was called to order and pre-
sided over by Philip Eichelberger,
who, like Daddy Cain, is also
known to famo. AS a presiding
officer, Phil. is neither steady, flu.
cnt, nor graceful. All his little
announcements, statements and in
Productions are hastily concluded
with a convulsive snap, as if he
wished to snap himself and his dc.
luded followers out of the free air
of heaven into the murky shades
of the more congenial Club House.
While not in active duty as Chair
man, he sits III fearful and ponder.
GUS stiffness, as if his mig hty mind
were evolving gigantic PROPOSE
tions from the profundity Of its
mysterious self.
Gains speech was such q
one as entities him to the respect
of all colors and all parties. 1t
was tull of good sense, good feel
ing and good advice. And it was
moreover, well delivered and in
excellent English. Unlike the
great mass of radical speakers, he
said not word to mislead the me-
groes and array them in revcngful
spirit against their former masters
and the white race generally. lie
said a good deal upon many topics
of tho day. calculated to cnlighten
them. lie strongly advised them
not to expect land from the Gov
ernment; and assured them the
only feasible way to get land, was
to work and pay for it. Nor did lie
tell them to demand SO per day as
wages, and do, for the same, about
ten cents worth OF work.
At the conclusion oc Gains
speech, which gave much pleasure
to white and black, and had a de-
cidedly good influence upon both, a
motion was made that a committee
be appointed to wait upon gentle
men Of "the opposite party" and
invite them to address the audi-
ence also. This committee waited
upon Gems. Gary and Butler and, ,
as Gen. Butler remarked, in his
briet speech, made their request
in such fair terms a. d generous
spirit, that they (thc gentlemen
aforesaid) could not refuse to meet
them half way, and consent to ad
dress them. -'-. .. ...s.
Gen. Butler endorsed and reite-
rated the amicable sentiments of
Cain, and said that hc was glad to
be enabled once moro to raise his
voice in affairs concerning tine well
fare of his own District. Ills re-
marks were brief, but wise and
wcll-timed.
Gen. Gary followed, in the same
spirit, but did not conclude with,
out painting to the audience a pic
ture of carpet baggers and scala,
wags which was at once truthful,
scathing and amusing. The nc,
groes seemed to relish it decided
~. Pity they would not heed
General G.'s warning. The chair
man, however, did not relish this
part of Ito show at least, as was
evinced by his pantomimic snaps
and jerks. Aftcr thu &C cheers for
the different speakers, the meeting
adjourned. And having been &C
wisely addressed by sensible and
Christian man of their own lor
and of their own party, and by
| two honorable and honest gentle