The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-08
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
Speeches of Orr and Elliott of South
Carolina.

From the full reports of Wednesdays pro-
ceedings, In the Philadelphia Convention, we
make the following extracts:
EX-GOVERNOR ORR, OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
A delegate from South Carolina expressed
the qualification with which he had heard Ger
ritI Smith, and now asked that the South be
heard through Ex-Governor Orr, of South Car
olina.
Governor Orr took the platform and pledged
his State lor the ticket. He referred 10 the
SANDERS to which President Grant had been
subjected, and compared his experiences in this
respect with that of Washington and Jackson,
and eulogized the President, whose re-eIec.
iiou he considered necessity. If Grant had
failed as President, he (the speaker) liked
such failures. He claimed the administration
was success at home aud abroad, diLate,i al
some length on the operations of H. kluxism
In South Carolia, sustained the Ku-KluX leg
islalion, and claimed that the laws had been
firmly executed. President Grant, he
said, did not act until the Legislature
of South Carolina passed resolutions calling
upon him to send the forces of the United
States Government there to give them protec-
ton. With reference to this Ku-kln2 law,
President Grant has to execute the law. IL
was In The statute book and he was called
upon to execute it by that tribunal which had
the right to call upon him. He didn't pass the
law. How did 1t come to be passed Was IL
not in the thunders Of the New York Tribune
day after day, and week after week, rung'into
the ears Of Congress, demanding that they
should pass some such law TO give protection
TO them, and now when the law Is passed and
has been executed In mercy and frmness, how
stands my old friend Greeley? He has turned
around now and denounces Grant and the
Ku-Klux law for Its enornities. Judge Bond,
VINO has discharged his duties with great
fidelity there, has administered this law firmly
and mercifuly, and although you hear so much
clamor OF people being cast into prison
for their not being able to procure ball, what Is
the result of the trials? There have been about
seven trials at the Two courts-one an acqu'ttal,
one mistrial, and five convictions. These are
the results, and yet 10 show the extent oil u,
and how conclusive the proof was, this was
not made up of manufactured testimony, tes-
timony OF suborned witnesses. More than
sixty of these unfortunate people who have
been Indicted have voluntarily come forward
and pleaded guilty to The charges preferred
against them. Now, when the lacts come to
be understood, should suppose that 80 far
from being an element OF weakness against
the President, 1t would be an element OF
strength. He closed with the prediction that
Grant and his associate on the ticket TO be
nominated would be trlumphantly elected.
CONGRESSMAN ELLIOTT.
Mr.. Elliott, of South Carolina, member Of
Congress, was next called out. He stood here
with the cnlsaansa at his race az The mGnn- ,n
ments of the accomplishment OF emancipation,
and as q living example Of the justice of The
American people. He pledged earnest coop
Grafton and the support Of nine hundred thous-
ana colored votes 10 the work Of this conVen-
ton. [Applause The colored race intended
to assist in securing to all citizens equal pro-
lection OF the law, not only abroad but at
home. (Applause.l