The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-07-24
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Speech Of Ex-Governor Vance at Weldon,
North Carolina.
Gov. Vance came forwarded amid
loud cheers. H. Said he was like the
darky in the circus, he was so glad he
was alive he had been "nost dead"
lie had despaired Of tho republic, but
thanked God that he was mistaken.
For q long time every voice of re-
monstrance was attributed to the re-
bellion, and wo were robbed in the
name of loyalty. He believed now the
Northern people,. as they had saved
their Union, meant to save the liber.
ties which were even doarcr. The
liberal movement originated in Mis-
souri,, rose into notice at Cincinnati,
vas endorsed at Baltimore, and would
cuiminate in November. His heart
was full Of good news, and he believ-
ed, as there was God IN heaven,
there was day approaching of con.
ciliation with their Northern brethren
Notwithstanding we had been engaged
ia a four years bitter war, in which
our fields had been laid waste and
our pleasant places dcsolated. We
had prayed, hoped and longcd to be
reconciled on terms of freedom and
equality. (This sentiment was loud,
ly eheerod, on motion of General
Ransom.) ss,But there must be a oom-
promise and mutual advance. He did
not like to cherish hatred against the
government, and yet even the chill.
dren learned to hate it, because they
saw in it oppressive hands. They had
seen FIVE hundred men and women
dragged through his own town .un der
the guard Of
DAn1NADLE UNITED STATES MARsIIALs
to be tried at Raleigh, 800 miles away
for Ku Kluxism, before suspiciously
collected juries and judges avowedly
in government favor. But when it
passed into humane hands, men who
said there had been war, but should
be longer, we could clasp hands over
tho bloody chasm, and learn to love
the government, tho Union and the
flag. 1t was as much the flag of the
South as the North. 1t had been car.
ricd to victory by Washington and the
sons of the South and when it became
the emblem of protection we would
be proud to die for it. And we were
going to elect Horace Greeley as sure
as the day of election comes, and in.
augurate an era Of peace and free
dom. lie passed to the
CONSIDERATION OF STATE POLITICS,
ard vigorously. rssiewed the abuses
which have stained the radical admin
istration, and Holden's cruel war upon
his own people. The radical admins
tration had taken all tho money ap.
propriated to build railroads, school
houses and the Penitentary, and had
not built ten miles of road nor sin,
gle schoolhousc, and had not provided
oven for their households. In provid.
ing State prison they had SO des-
troyed the State credit that one
thousand dollar now issue of North
Carolina bond wouldn't bring a drink
of whiskey in New York. The State
delt was forty million dollars, and tho
very soil was mortgagcd for its pay.
ment. TO keep these people in pow.
or would be utter ruin. Thirty-two
thousand registered voters of North
Carolina had never voted since the
war. These must be brought out and
voted. Over 100000 had been sent
to influence the election but there
were truth and Justice on the side of
the conservatives, and they would sue.
ceed. If you want to fill the hearts
Of all the patriots of the country with
rejoicing come out in August and
defeat these people, and it will be the
augury of. victory in November. The
eyos of tho whole country are upon
you. Victory here will virtually end
the campaign, and strike terror and
dismay into the hearts of Grant and
his cohorts. If you fail to elect G rec
ley, untold misery, despotism and
bankruptcy will be your penalty. In
four years moro the men who had
opposed enfranohsement, like Morton
and Grant would be more odious than
Jefferson Davis had been, and Grant
would become private gentleman
once more.
There were about five thousand poo-
pie present, including many negrocu,
who seemed to be delighted auditors.