The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-30

wear only. IDS Nceuee LILO luu&e may grant
sap,isfed Spi of his skin and ftless, and of his
good moral character, and Upon payment by
The apnIicant TO the clerk of tie District Court
of one hundred dollars; If q shopkeeper or
pedler. to be paid annually; aid ten dollars If
a mechanic, artisan or to engage In any other.
trade, also to be paid annually: Provided,
however, That upon compliant being made
and proved to the district Jude of an abuse Of
such license, he shall revoke The same: And
provided, also, That no persq Of color shall
practice sny mechanical art br trade unless
he shows that he has served an apprentice
ship In such trade or art, or is now practlcing
such trade or art"
This Is specimen. The lay in every sec
tlon bore with crushing Weitht on the black
man. He had no more privileges under that
family, in the entire and absolute control of
his s1master," as in slavery lines. It called
his emoloyer "master" all Through, and made
the posIlIon of the colored mai that of sser-
want" by law. 1t prescribed the hours when
he should retire at night and lse In the morn
Ing. Every house eerVant must promptly
answer the bell, be very civil 10 his "master"
and the members OF hls famlI, and 10 guests,
and obey all orders without complaint, or be
dragged before the district udge and SEN
fenced to as many lashes. as tils august func-
tionary might decide. Beside, every colored
man must pay his tax Of ten dollars or one
hundred dollars, as the case mightbe. The
object and effect of these outrageous exactions
were to prevent colored people from engaging
in any except the most menla employmente.
Think of man having to pay tax of ten dol
lars for the privilege Of making Tin whistle,
or driving the foreplane, or mndlng shoe.
Or ii, like our friend, Richard Young, be de-
sired to peddIe fish through tie city, he must
nav the State ten dollars, because he was
coiored man, while white nan might make
tin horns, or peddle fish, or ketp store, or do
anything else without paying my license.
Many of you remember abou these district
courts. The judges had themost arbitrary
power. II colored man waIred license to
set up little store, and while man said, ''he
objected; he wanted that niger to work for
him." that settled the MATER The coored
man was denied and turned OYER to the white
man for his profit. Was thlsEreedom Was
1t for this your sbest friends" " thought you
had been emancipated Contrast all this with
your position In this Stale To-Day. Now you
Not only can you go and come al pleasure, but
YOU are full cilizene. Now youpote and hold
office, and have schools and all the civil and
political rights of the white ace. Did the
Democracy give you any of these things
Did they desire you to have any of
these rights and privileges? BY no
meane. They opposed them all with the
most malignant and bitter hitred at every
step. They have revlled the colored people
aud persecuted them and the white Unionlsts
of the State with the most relentless animosity,
from the hour the Republican party was or
paniZed in their midst. To accomplish your
overthrow and Hnal resubjection, 10 place you
again under their heel, and drive your white
friends from the soil of South Carolina, they
have murdered hundreds and outraged thous-
ands of your people, and perjured their souls
before high heaven to escape the punishment
due to their crimes. Yes, every page Of Demo-
cratic history In this State Is stained with the
blackest crimes against humanity, and against
heaven. Systematic oppression, systematic
robbery, systematic murder and peTjury-this
has been the fearful record Of the Democratic
party as an organization.
Think you that the spirit which pervaded
those men has. to any great extent, changed
or died out? You know 1t has not. Charge
upon the Republican party OF the State that 1t
has been q failure ii you will, but let me tell
yon. when you see IL defeated at the polls, you
will wake up to a realization OF what 1t has
done for you. It ls On easy matter. and 1t
seems quite popular among certain class, to
denounce the administration, and to call this
or that member of the State Government
thief; but, fellow.citlZens, 1t ls not the way to
correct evils which exist. Hard names and
false accusations and loud denunciatlons are
not facts nor arguments. Critical, unbiased
examination will ascertain the evils that exist,
and cool Judgment WILL point the way of re-
form. Remember, the CRY of ''stop thlei' II
most frequently raised by the thlet himself,
whose dastardly cowardlce fears detection,
and leads him to call or attention-iEnn him
self by vociferous charges against some inno-
cent or unsuspectDg victim.