The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-13

speaker)'what willput you on the
platform with me? / answer, a
determination to vote as you
please For there is no freedom
in being dragged by a chain to
the polls, to have tickets thrust
into your hands which your own
consciences tell you will elevate
bad men to power. Who has au-
thorized this man or that to ad-
minister an oath that puts a fet-
ter upon your hands and your
hearts and makes you the slaves
of a tyranny that debases your
manhood, by compelling you to
vote 4, B or G, because your par
ty says so? Nobody And the
first duty you owe to yourselves
as men, and as citizens, is to cut
loose. these shacklss and stand
forth unrestrained, in that true
liberty which is. thank God, now
the birthrlght OF every AmorIcan!
[Cheers. ::
Your freedom, your citizenship
is fixed and accomplished fact,
and cannot be disturbed. Talk
about the Republican party pro-
tecting it, or the Democratic par
ty, as it has been called, Destroy
ing it. Why you might as we'll
talk Of COMPRISING the ocean in
to a drop, OF eternity into an hour
glass. 1t is the keystone Of our
immortal constitutional arch, and
forty millions of people arc pied
ged to sustain it. [Choers.]
One point moro, for this is not
a speech ; it is ouly a brief talk:
Is it not true that o certain class
of persons, who mingle in the pol
itics Of the State, have tried to
keep you apart from tho white
people Of the country-have tried
to induce you to prevent our
speaking, to shut your cars to
truth and fact-cvcr since the
meeting Of the convention in Co.
lumbia? I leave your consciences
to answer the question. Let me
say to you, then, that it is your
prime duty to harmonic prompt
ly with the white race. There
are but four millions Of colored
people in the United States, and
if, from one disturbing cause or
another, you permit yourselves to
be used for the partisan purposes
OF those who seek to array you in
opposition to what is just and
right, you will find weight OF
thirty-fvo millions of white peo-
pie upon you. Such result, how
ever, only can follow from yield
ing blind obedience to those who,
taking advantage Of your igno-
rance, are even now trapping you
with their oaths, putting chains
upon your conscience, and, instead
Of true men, making Of you mere
machines. [Cheers.]
Colonel Delaney, q colored Of:
fccr Of the Governors staff, mado
the next speech. lie said he was
one of those who never denied his
principles. He would say, there
fore, for himself, not for his party,
that he was in favor Of universal
amncsty-the removal Of disabili-
ty from every Southerncr in the
land. But be wanted something
in return. lie wanted q conces-
sion from every Southernor OF the
rights of his race.
General Butler. We are all in
favor Of that.
Then, said Colonel D., the great
point is gained, and | welcome
you into this great temple-thc
door is wide open.
A bystander. Put . new pas
tor in your Church first. Laugh
teri
Colonel Delaney. Then I pledge
myself that when the old pastor
has served out the time for which
he may be chosen, we will put one
in suited to all our wants. My
principle is to bring in new mem
bcrs. Just as VIC welcomed General
Moses and his father, the Chief
Justice, and other Republicans,
we will Welcome others, for [ wish
it to be understood that we have
no prejudice against Southerners,
and don't 60 back upon our
friends.
The speaker continued his re-
marks for twenty or thirty min
utes, and was followed by Gene
raj Worthington, an ex-member of
Congress from Nevada, and late a
minister to the Argentine Repub-
lie. He is the law partner Of lion.
S. L. Hogc.
This gentleman closed the dis
cussion. He has a clear, ringing
voice. admirably adapted TO pub
lie speaking in the open air, and
is withall a pleasing orator. He
reviewed tho situation, endcav-
ored to impress the lessons of tho
hour upon his hearers, and fur
nishcd somo excellent advice on
tho subject Of moral and political
duties, from Republican stand
point. The latcness Of the hour
prevents a more extended notice.
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