The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-06-27
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The subject from that period forward
obtained q wider and frecr discussion,
and some yehrs after the time of W ool.
man and Bcnczct, Clarksou and vii.
berforco sprang up. 1t was about the
year 1877 that the latter CONNIE need in
the Imperial Parliament, to declaim
againstthe slave trade. The sentiment
was : also being discussed here, and
whether Of trans Atlantic manufacture
or not, was agitated in the churches, and
lattc-ly in Congress by the Rcpub blican
party, until i. culminatol in tho late civil
war; That struggle Led to the ab b,ition
of American slavery, and to-day the
former "hewcrs Of wool aud drawers of
water" are clothed with all the rights
of ireemen They have become part
and parcel of the government Of this
country, invested With all the powers
which white men arc bound to respect;
it is, therefore, foolish for croaker
to say to the black man II have no need
of thee" One is dependent upon the
other-both have common country to
uphold, and, in our opinion, their intc-
rests will become 80 identical after
while that the prcjudccs which exist
between the two will be entirely forso,
ten.
The war in which South Carolina
drew her sword was wholly in the fur
thsrancc Of Il sectional interest. AMI n ow
that that interest is obliteratcl forever.
we cannot see why there should not be
Il complete regeneration Of things under
the new system. 1t is certainly thu
best, and with the Union restored
would be more lasting and unQucstiona
bly, the most honorable. Let the bloody
struggle which was.inauguratcd to lastcn
with deadly grasp die curse of slavery
upon the South, be forgotten, and let
the olive branch Of peace take the place
Of the animositics Which tend to keep
the old wounds. bleeSliag If we w.ns
to gain the real iriepf 5hip Of the North,
bitter seetinaal trst be sruUtfI-
cred, for SO sure as We are writing, til,
Federal Government will not extend
any sympathy TO people who are
cternally engaged in, tanning the old
flames of secession. Grant dare not 90
back on the party that made hin, W hat
he is nor will he put down, as IIol;
Writ. the uttcrances OF men who, in
Washington, called him Lord, and
whose tongues in South Caroliua coull
frame no s. liable ncan. enough to sean
dalizc his private aud public rcs,rl
Then with all these facts to carry
before the people, is it to be supposed
that the Republican purity dreams Of
giving up the State Of South Carolina
to Democrats We have all with waic h
to demand the support OF the misses
the opposition have all to be usl,am 81
of. Yet if good and honest men, enter
tanning different views, will join us, VIC
shall extend to them the right hanl uf
fellowship, and promise that their opin
ious shall be respected -"insilc our
lines" but never out of them The
principles Of our party are broad aud
liberal, and our platform wide enough
to hold every man in the State, from the
bisottcd sorchcal to the humblcst Of
the conservative party. This being the
case, we caunot understand why our
brethren Of the opposite persuasion
should object to a small trial Of our
doctrines. Upon our platform there
is Il sure cure for all the ills that on