The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-08-01
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Ey. FIELDER MEYERS, Assistant Editor.
SATURDAY, AUG. l, 1874.
Grand Mass Meeting.

the Court House Square on Monday last.
School Commissioner L. r.. NlcKinlay
was elected Chairman and j. Fielder
Meyers Esq, Secretary. Congressman
Ransier was present, and upon being
conducted to the st,nd m,d. most
.excellcntlspeech.
He was glad to address the poop leaof
Orangeburg. Momcntous Issues were
at haud, and he proposed to loo'l them
squarely in the face. Was happy to
meet his friends here, because OF the
many associations which bind him to
Orangeburg County. lie was mem
berfto congress lrpm the scconl Con-
grcssional District. While here didn't
know whether he was on visit to the
indetatigable School Commissioner. or
for the purpose of speaking. If any
one knew ansht against his character,
1t was his duty to vote against him. H.
had held positions in the State for nina
years, and while s5 many ha d been
charged with robbery, the charge of
corruption had never been laid at his
door. No man ever laborcd harder anl
moro earnestly for the party's success
than he. He was friend aud leyisla
tor not Of his party alone; because he
had ever in his heart the welfare Of all
peooplc; loved the interest Of the white
B man and the black man. He reprcscn
ted no new idea. The white people had
committed themselves years ago to tho
doctrine that all men are born free and
equal. [ The principle indcrlies the
constitution which made America what
she is 1t has been brought practically
to bear upon this country by the cmaaci
patton of four millions of people In
the struggle some of the best blood
was lost, but it seems that the Southern
.people Ind to 80 through this ordeal
'ns punishment for the long years they
contributed towards the enslave nent ot
The blacks. To day the just judgments
of all men approved Of the abolition Of
slavery. Mr.. Ransicr. said that the
eyes of the nation ale turned upon the
colorcd majority in this State and holds
lhcm responsible for wrongs done he
whites who are in the minority.
Let the colored men Of reelection in
the State and County know that Re,
publican majority in Congress rorus ed
to pass tho civil rights bill, but did
pa an Act requiring that all men
should read and write before sitting on
q United States Jury.
Mr.. Ransier made long and inter
cstng speech which VIC reported fully,
but find ourselves unable to publish
more than the foregoing. He was loud
. ly chsercd throughout, and contributed
"a Sgraata doal towards increasing lis
already tremendous popularity with the
people.
Mr.. John III. Phillips WAS next iu
troduced. Thought he had seen enough
to induce the belief that the party had
boen failure. To day..tlrere arc men
!, running for Office who are better suited
for the penitcntiary. Uron being in
trrogated the speaker said give him time
as he intended to curry each man as lie
went along. If Congress had failed to
puss the civil rights bill it was the fault
OF men on the other side Of Mason aud
Dixon's line. Ho was dealing with
thieves aud would hand lie them roughly
The party nominated Scott first; and
he stole; they next put in home man
and he's no better; now "what are you
going to do about it" Mr.. Phillips