The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-29

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GArplause. That is al! ws want. I
3 arraigp the members Of the present
| administration 10 another respest. /
srro;gD tho manner 10 which other Ex>
i ceutive officers have discharged their du.
ties. l shalt forbear using pames. do not
mean to ray that every man of them is
corrupt, but ] do mean to SPY that there
are 'many men who TORN part Of the
4 present regime, who have utterly failed
&, to discharge their duty With impartiali-
ty, and c0,umon decency and honor
Y Sir, let us turn ts the Legislature. We
i don't complain, aud don't complain
/. that our Legisln.ute contains colored
! members. believe that in accordance
with the present state Of affairs in
this Stuto, they are there by right, by
!. equity, by policy and by principle.
CApplause.] They are entitled to re.
presentation, and US q part and parcel
ofthe body polite, L ooncede TO- the
!; tcolored people the right to. an ample,
Z just aud equitable participation in the
{ government and the affairs Of the State.
But, sir, | conteud that it il neither to
! the interest Of the colorcd man nor Of
!. the white nun that the Legislature
should be exclusively one, or tho other.
l do contcnd that it is neither to the
:, interest Of the black man, nor to the
interest Of the white mau, that, in any
: country, the labor Of The State should
exclusively undertake to control its
E capital. Sir, tho legislative department
ut the State should not have one inter-
est represented at tho expense OF tho
Y other. IwOuld prefer to initiate the
T. admirable custom which is followed in
+the Constitution of tho Bavarian and
Prussian councils in which all the great
interests, religion, tho military, labor
5 und capital have their representatives.
: That is what We uecd.. We stand upon
the platform, Of a good, honest and Just
: government.
I | heartily concur with tho PROPOSE,
tion which has fallen from my esteemed
and respected friend FROM Kershaw,
[Gcncal kershaw.] and from my not
!. less appreciated friend from Edgcfield,
/. General Butlcr) Aud | will say to
t!cm aud to others who have already
shown their honor in war, that thoy are
now preparing themselves for still more
s enduring honorS, aud when success shall
nave crowned this movement it may bo
raid, us 1t has been OIL other occasions,
that "peacc hath its victories no less
than war" [Applauso,] l hope, sir,
fhat III this admirable spirit we shall
80 on. Aud, sir, allow me to say in
conclusion that go with them further
in the proposition that to give point to
TINS movement, ynu must give PERSONAL.
lty to it by making your nomination.
lAPp'"usc ] The proposition Of the
gentleman from Kcrshaw General
Kcrshuw is correct. You cannot give
1orco' efficiency an'l victory to a move
1nc"t like this. unless you place your
standard bcurcrs in the field (Applause)
And gentleman implore by all those
considerations which address thcm.-
selves to hoscst men, tho citizens of the
State, regardless Of color aud of party,
TO unite in one earnest and vigorous eff
Tort Tor the redemption aud rcgcneratios
ct the political and industrial affairs Of
South Carolina. cloud Applausc.)
REMARKS OF COLONEL sIMoNs.
lN'. President Since nave had
the honor Of occupying a scat as
temporary Chairman OF This Convention
have studiously avoided taking any
active part in the declarations. But the
nomination OF Judge Carpenter meets
with my warm and hearty support. i
believe him to be the man who, upon
thc platform Of this party, and in nv
Judgment, the only man iu South Caro-
lima who can lead it on to sncccss and
victory: (Applausc) J. have known
Judge Byran for msny years, but in
this matter, it is not question of per-
sonal preference or personal aspiration,
but o: The success ofthat cause to which
we have this day united our efforts.
(Apponse.) Sir, thcancstion has been
asked as to what j. the difference be
tween Judge Carpenter and Governo.
Scott. Judge Curptn,cr came to South
Carolina from Kentucky. lie is
Soulteyn man, buta Republican. For
'*acariy:t#o years he has been upon the
be"ch and for a longer period has
mingled with our people in Charleston,
and, dur'ng that time, his life has been
canva>scd. aud it has so commended
him to the Judgment of men of all opi.
'' "t'''' o'I, ,hc onIy regret that
the members Of the Bar Of Charleston,
young and old, have, is that, if he
should nc nominated by the Convention,
the STATE will lose his eminent services
us Judge. [Applunse ] say this,
s,f' us xSeu!h Caroiniun-born upon
'his Soi'. whose ancestors have lived
upon 1t Tor hundreds Of years, aud
Nay 1t c"nscicn'iously that know OF no
man who' in the discharge of judicial
functions, had administered his du:ies
~'ti more exactncss and fidelity,
ana, whose. official course has
met with such universal commcn dation
MS tho gentleman who was put in nomi.
nation by tho delegate from Kichiand
tor tho sntfraS"s of this Convention.
(APplauscD lsni, sia, lsc has othcY in
valuable qualities for our leader iu this