The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-06
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ance. and efforts were maze 10 uo so oy "
peated instances Of lawlessnese anu opPles
neon,e. they failed, signally failed, in their
licked purposes, and the whole American
neonle now see too plainly to be misled in the
future, that the military movement set on 1oot
here was gotten up upon false pretenees oy
desperate men, for the purpose OF carrying
the election and keeping themselves M IN Po%es eS;
people Of the State, suffering as they were
frorn all the Ills arising from wastefl anu
corrupt administration OF the state Govern
'ment. and that all was lost to them, uliens es
something could be done TO avert popair nS Ie at-
demnalion, they deliberately planneu aahame a of
tempted TO execute the DE deSpeTatI eIntry has seen
enacted in the hope and with eApectau,Sh ,'i
fhet the neonle alarmed, overaWed ano nelp-
1ess S' would tamely yield their rights and allow
the election to go BY default. Inc les'ie Ias ,Ss
shown how much they were mistaken I'D lne
s6oractep sS9wn ep~ of the people Of North Carolina
We yery well know. fellow citizens, that this
is NOT mere party triumph true it Is, the VIC
tory has been won In the name Oh our parry.
But let us not forget that it is victory due IN
great degree to the uprising OF nonest anu
Conservative men OF all parties. Inc eiectou toI
returns show that thousands, VINO IN tne LOT
mer elections voted with the Radical party,
have come to our aid and helped us TO WIN Tue
signal triumph which now gladdens our nearts.
Even the colored race, controLed as II nltueIto
has been By evil counsels and gross misrepre-
sentations Of our motives ana =; Ss or ~
considerable numbers, broke away IRON tne
trammels in which they were bound ana ma
terially aided in swelling our majorities.
To the colored people We say, fear notnlng.
We pledged ourselves In the last leglslauve aa-
dress, issued in March last, that all tnelr rlgns
nnder the constitution and laws OF the coan-
y ot,rs s11rcp6S. wOuiQ De SllkS Ic-
gpected and protected with those OF WINE GIs,, ;
1ens Time will show that these pleoges WIN
he faithfully redeemed We know tnat elorLs
will still be made to alarm, delude anu .hat haS
them, for without their aid the iaSton Gu oerless
inst been defeated will hereafter De poWer,es;s; r.
The interests of the white and colored racsS ~
North Carolina are the same, and what ln)ures
ono will snrely and inevitably result IN lnJuly
to the other. Let there then oe no sIrhe ,, oe ef
tween them. Let each respect tne I!sn.s saIs.H ~
the other and peace and harmony WIZ p
,ou ., the land. in every well regulated
,,s.ono taT '"m of Government, must be obeyed. He
Gho contemns Its commands may, loI timS,;
a,,eSs the consequences, but In the END ne VIII
e,,roIv ha held TO etrict account, whether ne
Sits n bieh rlaees or is found IN the lum9iest
walks Of life. None is so high as to be above
:Is law, and none 50 low that 1t cannot reacn
him. oro s,,ra tb.t If |
Our earnest wish IL, ana we aiS su,e @ aoS,o sn"s
tbet - .t nesce- rood order and obedience to the |
laws laws Of ths land may prevail in every part Of
We have lust elected Legislature, a large |
majority of which is composed OF men OF cnar- |
acter and intelligence. We can now look for |
ward with confident hope that the State gov,
arnment hereafter, entrusted to honest and
capable hands, will prove blessing and not
curse to our people, as it has been during the
present State administration.
THOMAS BRAGG, Chairman.