The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-06

mountain nor cavern could hide. GApplause.
! must apologize for trespassinG so Ions
upon the time of the Convention. CCries 0
go on, 90 on."l l have only this to say i,
concIusiou: We may honestly differ as to th,
pJl!cy which should be pursued in the presen
contingency, but we have reported platform
and adopted : party iiamc. Nov, what VII
be the effect OF al d,OurT'i.ent without nom!
nations? My own conviction IL, that, havln.
exhibited our earDcstarss and sincerity, haN
ins emonstrated 10 the cOlored people rha
We do not intend to interfere with their vested
rights it is our next duty to nominate candI
dates for Governor aid Leutenaut-GoTernor
in order ;hat we may have standart-bearHrs
who will pcrsonify the principles we have en-
uuclaed, publish Lncm to the world, and De
the stantlard-beartrs around whom Tue people
can gather in them contest for The Right. lap
palsc Let Us then proceed to make THESE
! nominations as Sona ss the platform shall have
been adopted; aud wien thai is done We vii!
| chang our banners on the outer walls" and
| sound those ciaroa notes wiic:! Will rally ell
who love peace, prosperity. N honest goTern-
ment, and desire the administration oi equal
and exact justice to all men. (Great applause.
We waIt the gorcrnne nent III the hands OF L
man vino will recognize has responsibility 10
| the people--the source of al power aid not
| sit upon his throne issuing proc1ulatons
| which are but "airy notlin4S," and consider
not the interests Of llIc pubic. Let nlau oc-
cnpy the SubrrnatoIiai char of South Caro-
| lIua who viii say to all tue people, hold the
| Rgis which protects Sun; Who VIII perform his
duty tclriess;, and faithfully; who viii gee that
the laws are executed ani rights are PRESERVED.
| And believe that We shall succeed. | iiaVe
confidence III the good seuse OF tie masses,
and when all the iacts are SET forth, when men
art no lougcr irtlnilaled by the rabbl=, and
| are permitted 10 enjoy free discussion of The
| principles embodied III thla platform. when the
| influence OF Union Leag:les no longer tsa,hmC!s
| all American citizen and he dareS to break fee
from the slavery OF that organization, We shall
succeed il securing 10 South Carolina GOV
ernment just, generous and potent, IL which
| her huulbleSt citIZ III Will feel pride.
Rev. Jonas Byrd, delegate and colored
pastor, OF Charleston, addressed the CoEvea-
ton in support OF the report, as follows:
REMARKS OF RET. Ma. BYRD.
!Ni. President o,,d Gent7enen-I fell bound
by every impulse OF ruy heart to rise and say L
| I W words III behalf OF The State OF Sou Il Caro-
lima. (Appiause.l Before I proceed further
allow me to refer 10 ] fact which have cGn,-
municated to several gentlemen in the City CT
! Charleston, and which thlnk 1t appropriate
| to mention here. It is this hare regretted
rely much, and never can cease to fec! that
regret, that our pcop.e did rot accept the
issues OF the war Il. first aud have joined heart
and hand together as We are this day. APP
plause.l There would have been. thea. no
room for the imposters who have Invaded our
| land. Renewed appiausc.1 We would h"ye
been, though Of two races. ! people un,!ed.
pulling together IL the effort to ra!se til" S!ae
! troni the mIpo7IrSbm resulting from war.
advancin% her agricultural ays,' ana lT* IL
tilsrries, and bringing to it increase u rrosperl-
| ty. Applause.l But the misfortune is that
VIC I.u not do it. Last night, w:!eD our presl-
dent Was making his address, and he spoke Of
| the whites. seeking the cO-ope4at! ton OF the
coOred voters, some man il the audience ask
ell, Why did hot YOU do It sooner:' desire
! TO express my opinion OF the Individual she
asked that question, and il is this: He is one
| OF those geni2,nel who disl!Ecs 70 see Any CO.
operation between the co!orel and white
| voters, because If there shall be . good under
standing between them. lie will be cut oil from
further opportunity Of living OF The State.
| Applause.
Mr. President, came unlrammelled to this
| Convention. but ii I ever was IN earnest I'M
now. [AppIause.l I believe every word
which hes tIlIcn from The lips OF General But
ler and General Kersbaw Sir. have full, ur-
| l.r!ted confidence III South Carollaa ard her
sons [Appiausel see here Co!one! Simons
| al | Mr.. .i!ikell. Them fathers were my asso-
ciatcs ard these. their SONS. nave Ge2a born
and rlised since lived III Charleston. Ic!me
tothat city in June, 1Sl5-GEty-hvc years ago.
| Certainly should know MY people from \ 10
4 and ;hat do; and wLat a south Carol!nlan
tells you Il" Is gong 10 do. that he VIII do:
FApD.ust. they don't say ore thing and
| MEAN au0Intr. They regard their honor too
n:uc!I for That. Applause. l know the peo-
pie uf whom ] ALI, speaking, ard had TO: ta:ta
! ID them never would have rn! my loot II itis
Convention. [Arplause.l some OF my friends
told NE that was goil:; back on my lace.
| Said l, 'Poon-pooh! nOnsc-St lApplaus>.I II
| take brick cut OF Your house. [ must take 1t
out OF nine also: for do You Dot sec that il !
ain running my race into anv risk, should
run myself into tic same risk ! see my way
clear. know what an doing. II thought
there was the least intcntion on the part ct the
Reform party to do otherHiSe than Thas they
have laid down IN their platform. would sut-
| fer my right ar1l TO be severed from 1ay BODY
before I would become delegate to It's Con
vention." [applausr.l
and now, Mr. President, in reference to the
| other parry in this canvass. We have no ami
mostly against them. They came to nur State
| in swaruA from the North, when the smoke
was scarcely cleared from the battlefield.
! What were their purposes II coming here !:
| They had neyL dor to nothing When they
made their appearance among Us: and as 1or
trelr morals, Ihcv had none. Laughter ]
| Now ther are gentlemen OF leisure Renew
cd lauebterl They hold ! full hand OF trumps,
and are getting high, low, jack and the game
at every deal. Prolonged laughter. They
a,loutel as 4 motto. Lands for the i.audleSs !"
WcII, 1uooey was voted by the Legislature 10
purchase lands for those WHO had no land, and
| commissioners We're appointed 10 max" the
| ur1l cbases, and the money put IL their hands.
| They purcha scd land, paying the owners there
| for $50, 600, and pocketing $4,000 themselves
| in the same transaction. [Applaus" and laugh
teri Only keeping three times as much for
themselves as they expended for the poor
! good Samartans that they we're. ILaua hter. ]
| And vet we must say :1loth hDs OF These things
at all. because they are the acts OF otlr
friends. {" th, Republicans? Well, am Ea-
pab!ica:i, bat want to know il any gentleman
who calls A!mse!fa Republican will cindesceud
| to shake bands with 4 man who with the other
hand is picking his pockets? [Laughter and
applause.1
| Mr.. President, God beine my judge, say
without tue least hypocrisy. there Is more pre-
iudice felt against the negroes, as You ca! U.s.
IN the Ncrth than there is in tue South. Ap-
pIause.l The South has played With an open
| hand and has shown YOU her cards. Bat when
Northern people como among. IS-(l 90 h9t
say all, To-. there 3Gc good and bad among al
classes l--thcy say one thing 10 us, "hen tho:
| mcaa arotiiei. in Radical paper of yeStcl-
| day il Is stated that the colored delegates are
paid to come here and that while the white
| delegates are stopping at tho hote.S, the CO..
| ared delegates are eating in the ki;chens Sif,
! am we'll situated il L nice boarding. house.
| il Il true VIC are hot Z. the Columbia Hotel;
but as for myself prefer TO sta! where am;
and have always had the desire to let every
man enjoy hiu1soE according 10 h:s own mild
and feeling, 90 long IS he dacs net traspass on
others. l kuow OF many Northerh men WHO
have c5ue South and married Southern ladies.
| and thev have been more rigid and cXactln% o.
thei- slaves than Southern masters as = c!aSs'
| [Applause.l know them and could call nanles'
| but forbtar.
| And now 4 word in rcgerence to the Pnos-
vhatc bill [!aus liter l-anoiher M$h-hanoed
| nanlc which these Nell have imposed upon tue
| pour ;neu of this Stale. First, they saId they
,uli c1rry the bill through the Legislature
| Ln. TN ttI.u.anu ,lOilurs. The money was