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GOV. SCOTT'S SPEECH,

Mr.. Chairman, Ladi's and Gentlemen:
L will do little more than express my
qualification at being present at this
meeting. 1t would be impossible for
any man from the South to give any
thing like an adequate history Of tho
state Of opinion that has existed
there. Hostilitics have continued
from the day that the armies were
dlsbandcd up to the present time. L
have noticed in the newspapers from
time TO time tragical accounts of as
sassinations and wrongs committed
upon the frontier people Of this coun-
try. l have noticed that the philan-
thropists have been horror-striclscn
ut the slaughter Of Christians by
Cinnamon. | have noticed, at the
same time, reports of outrayes from
the Southern States. 1t is true some
feared to dcprccate them; somo icar-
ed to think that these were great
wrongs, but there was not that OK.
precision OF horror that you find at
the destruction Of Indians on the
frontier. Mr.. Chairman, q hundrcdth
part Of the murders and assassina
tions of the South have not been re-
ported. ... ...
1 have sometimes felt, Mr.. Chair
man, that if this Government is ever
plunged into war again with it's own
people, it will bo more honorable and
creditable to her citizens to take the
side Of the. rebels, and fight against
the Government. They have not
protected our people. Not man
has been punished by the Govern
mcnt for single crime that has been
committed against q citizen Of the
South, although orders have been is
sued and laws have been enacted for
that purpose. A white jury cannot
be got to convict one Of these villains;
but they can convict q colorcd man
on nero supposition. You'seo Yergcr
goes back and delivers himself up,
for he knows as certain as the sun
will shine tomorrow, that he will
escape punishment. Mf. Chairman,
feel earnestly on this subject. I
feel that if this Government does not
intend to protect the loyal citizens Of
that part Of the country, it is time
that. the wcck-knecd men in Congress,
who feel that they are carrying legis-
lation little too far, should make mp
their minds to recognize the South
crn Confederacy, and Leave US to do
the best We can for ourselves. AS to
Georgia, you give the loyal people
there arms, and they will protect
themselves. .....
1 say TO you, gentlemen, this even
ing, as, for South Carolina, no Repub-
lican will ever 60 to the doors Of
Congress again and knock for ad-
mission with a majority against him
because, bis friends have been pro-
hibited by intimidation and murder
from voting. Unless this thing stops
here [. tell you that tho next class OF
men that como hero will be the robe.
element of that country asking fol
protection. We have stood upon tn,
picket line for four years. I spenl
four years in the army, and I nevc:
folt greater danger on tho picket lin,
than l did during tho campaign O
1868. Mr., Chairman, say let Geor-
gia alone, strike out tho Bingham
amcndment--admit the State, Egrcat
applause,] let, them fight out their
own battles if they decide that they
want an election. I say to tho men,
bers of the Legislature of Georgia,
when you go home pass. such laws as
will give. your Governor +, power to
arm every man in the State, TO- make
nm appropriation to buyall tho VIM,
chester rifles that he can, and one
hundred rounds of, ammunition for
each man, and demand a fair election.
Let every man vote as .he pleases i
coeree no man; keep no man away,
bht let him go;iup and vote, and YOUR
self demand thee same, right. + tell
you ths Winchester rife Il is the, best
L. law II that yop can haye there 1t.e [AplI
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1.-THE Governor concluded bis hait,''1r, rs.
M marks 81 By Jyjqp jqp earnest appeal ip behalf,
Of GeoHrgia .]1f that, III the government
would y, 1lda .poK, :iqq Georgia,s greatest
peril sustain the loyal men, and pot
bind b ita then n banq Hang and Al foot, they
g 'prely. .sY you'd tlav lhe BY The adoption q
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