Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-08-20
SENATOR PATTERSON,
AT BEAUFORT.

sPEXCHES OF J. J. PATTERSON AND
GENL wORTHINGTON.
Last evening tThursday) a meeting
was organised on Bay street, Beaufort,
and notwithstanding the short notice Civ
en- to tile public, on account Of the unex-
pected visit Of Senator Patterson, Gen'l
Worthington and COL C. c. Puffer, who
arrived in town the day previous, there
was quite a numerous attendance, and al
though the meeting lasted several hours
the utmost order and good feeling pre-
vailed, the meeting showing their appre-
citation Of the remarks that fell from the
lips of the honorable gentlemen, by re-
peatedly breaking into encoura ging
cheers, and laughter at the inimitable
stories with which Gen. Worthington
Illustrates the points in his address. Be-
low we present in substance their remarks.
Gen. Smslls was elected chairman. A.
g. Thomas acting as secretary. ). j,
Patterson was first introduced and said
that it was the first time he had the
pleasure of visiting Beaufort and meeting
With the republicans Of this county.
BE had long ago heard of Beaufort and
her sterling republicans. He was sur
brissd at the number lie met there, for
}tom What he had heard in Washington
Be did hot tlink he could get corporais
!. kuard, bat from what he then saw, be
fho6ld judss thatxhey Intended to remain
piEi i ala did not believe in what
ss sid sgaiAst the party: They knew
Gdk u6iitos VAS trade, and it was easy
Hnis complains snd talk about mis-.
psStpment, o. those out Of power al
= sass h.d no 50sponsihlitg
Gnd would therefore say and charge just
Nfkt they pleased. Although he did
tek intshd to dwell at length on national
bSl6Scs yet there we're some points which
fstested t6e people " Beaufort direct.
k. Ha qsesaioa II transportation was
4 Sae of slBiR. The government proposed
tpbuiia . double zssk rsifiRosd from the
Ms;saippi to fhs S0sst, snd be knew
Asy Would ike to have it end in Beaufort,
d i would build up q city oftwo hundred
thousand inhabitants, and they had as
feood d ohshce to get it as any place, as
ley had the deepest water and engineers
we're already at work. There was the
currency question, the definition of which
lie had heard wasto make money plenti'
fully. Then cazAe the important one Of
civil rights On which question anattemp'
kad been made to make them believe
thsse Had Been bid faith on the part o.
the members Of congress.
Il was bill that would give to The
colored man the right to traveltall ovel
the United States. and enjoy the same
privilege with any man who paid the
same money. At present a colored mar
could not ride 70 Washington and enjoy
he same rights that he did although he
may pay similar amount ofmoney. This
isa free country and the declaration o.
Independence since the war is Of effect;
thsy ware Oh free and equal and ought to
be equally protected by the laws, and
dongfess assert the right to pass such
laws, and to this end the civil rights bill
was introduced by the lamented Skinner.
It stood number one on the calander,
Frelinghuysenli' i Of New jersey bringing it
db.. HE charge has been made that the
republicans did not do right by the bill.
but he would ten them that the only rea,
sOaif did not pass. was because the destl'
ocrats would not let it. 1t passed the
Senate after being before that body a
week. Nwas decided to set the bill out,
that is to say, not to adjourn until il
passed. Every democrat who had three
words be could speak, did 50 against ii
and it was passed by strict party vote.
Those men'who said they were better
friends to the colored man than the re-
p1blicans waen the chance came for vo.
ting to give them their rights, voted
against them:
This was a portion of history, and
would stand for ever, as a lasting disgrace
against those who say they were better
friends Of theirs than the White republi,
cans of the north. The speaker then
assured the meeting that as the bill would
be taken up Immediately on the re-as,
sembling of congress it would pass by a
large majority. Proceeding he called at,
tention to the fact that the democrats had
opposed every amendment to the constitu'
tion, and yet he could not quarrel with
them if their honesty thought it was
right; but they would not stand up and
honestly admit that they voted against it,
sneaked round and pretended they were
for them all the time. They voted
against the common school clause because
they said it wonld break up the school
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