The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-09-14

honorable Confederate soldiers. He
wanted their homes to be homes of
desolation, their wives to be wives of
rags and hunger. Didn't see how
man who had followed rebel flag, could
ever persuade himself to vote for his
worst enemy. The candidate for Vice.
President was Henry Wilson of Massa.
ehusetts. In his early life he was
bound as an apprentice boy to shoe
maker. While he piled his awl, his
energetic mind was busily engaged in
anticipating his future. He would work
all day for his master, and all night
read by dull candle. 1t was thus
this great man got his knowledge.
He was cmniently man of the people,
and if elected would make q servant tor
the people. For thirty years he had
raised his voice in behalf of the colored
people. The speaker then turned to
Horace Greeley. He was nominated by
sore-heads, and might be said, sore. tails,
because the Cincinnatia Convention
was composed CHIEFLY of such men as
bcltea the ether day in Columbia. No
one could scarcely tell what party II. G,
belonged to. Nominated first by Libor-
ais, and afterwards in Baltimore by the
ku Klux Democracy, he didn't know
where to place him. He promises if
elected to remove every soldier from this
State, and allow the uKlux to
commence their hcllish deeds of murder
He promises to give the Federal ap-
pointmcnts to the Democrats, and thus
leave the Republicans without any
shadow Of protection from midnight
burnings, whippings, scourgings, and 50
forth. His slanders upon the whito wo-
men of the South ought to debar every
father, son and husband from voting for
him. Ilc, Horace Greeley, had declared
that there was not one yirtucus white
trp e
line. No more than two years ago he
had said, show me ten Democrats and
l II show you ten thieves and cut throats.
Greeley was i'll sympathy with no par
ticular pirty. He wanted office, and
was willing to pledge anything to the
party that got him elected. A man who
would do this, 10 the end will work into
the hands of the Democracy. The
white people opposed Grant because he
enforced the Ku Klux law. lie had
never oppressed any one, and the speak
er dcfied any man to show him where he
had exceeded his authority. Hc advo.
Gated the passage of the Ku Klux Act
to save the liberties of the pcoplc
Grant only executed the law. That was
his duty, and if he had neglected TO
perform it, instead of being eushrined
IN the hearts of IL grateful people, he
would have been the object of their
hatred and curses. The Democrats Of
the Country said there were no Ku Klux
organizations in the State. He was
present in the United States Court
House last winter, and heard over sew
cnty cdd plead guilty. There were only
seven who refused to cknowled.e their
guilt, but were found guilty ia the end
Grant was no. tyrannical Every honest
man should thank Gol that the Nu
hlux law was put upon the Statute
books. 1t had saved our country from
ruin. If the men who owned the thou
sands OF uncultivatcd lands wanted the
Introduction into their State of men
who will till them, let the proper protcc-
lion be vouchsrfcl to the lives and pro-
i'cT:yy of men. The only misGrtnno
connected with the operations of the
ku klux Act was that the leaders of
that organization had not been caught,
while their poor deludcd followers were
suffering the iull penalty of the law,
many Of whom had been whipped into
it. Some Of these men said if God