The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29

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While auditor of this couhty one hum
drcd per cent was added on your pro-
perty by the state board of equalization
refused to enter it up, and rendered my
resignation rather than inhict so unjust d
thing on my people did this when few
of you would speak to me, and if I stood
by You under those circumstances, will I
not do so now, when we are friends and
you have given me your support? Yes !!
God giving me the power, and when [
fail, may my right hand forget its cum
ming and my tongue cleave to the roof of
my mouth. " / ask for your votes and
believe you will give them.
desire to say
TO THE COLORED VOTERS
that hope to receive your support I
thank you for the unanimous support you
gave me before, and promise, felected, to
favor such legislation as will protect you
in every right guaranteed you under the
constitution of the United States and of
this state. [ further promise to use my
influence to promote harmony between
the two races, believing, as / do, that
your interest and safety will eventually be
in the hands of your white neighbors. |
shall also advocate such laws as will give
us an honest and economical administra-
ton of the state government, knowing
full well that your race will be held respon-
sible for bad legislation, and you will be
the sufferers. [ pledge myself to work
increasingly to avert so great a calamity.
| recognize the fact that your rights and
future success depends to certain extent
upon the acts of the next general assem-
bly, Good government secures your liber-
ties; bad government destroys them.
shall work late and early to save you and
your state. | have stood by you when it
''tried mems souls, to battle for you, and
[ shall never forsake you. [ never asked
you to vote for me before, but l want your
SuGrages now.
TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF AN
DERsoN COUNTY.
[ was with you as a member of the
Palmetto Rihemen, in the Fourth Regi
ment of Volunteers, at the bloody and
decisive battle at Manassas. There we
stood, as comrades in arms, shoulder to
shoulder. immovable as the mountains
amid the storm of deadly missiles, hurled
against us by vastly superior force.
Victory crowned the efforts and heroism
of Confederate valor on that bloody field,
and when the conflict was over, the enemy
routed and fed, as, | laid on the hard
ground with wound supposed to be
fatal, rejoiced with you with my whole
heart at our success, and | wept with you
with bitterness of soul, which you can
better conceive than I describe over our
noble comrades, wounded, dying and
slain. You know that on that fearful
day I did my whole duty to my comrades
and to my country. Many of you will
recollect that in that battle one Of the
companies of our regiment was cut Off
the lamented Kilpatrick's company-and
in imminent peril that courier came
and called for volunteer to take an order
to that isolated company; that none
offered, and that I, boy, sixteen years
of age, stepped out and offered my
services. [ carried that order amid a
storm of shell and grape to that COM
pany, and succeeded in bringing it out.
I then continued to fight in the fore
ranks of my company, until wounded and
born from the field of conflict. That
wound was of such character, as to un
fit me for active service in the field. Upon
my return home the Confederate soldier,
his family, widow, and orphan had in me
a true friend, [ fed them when hungry,
shod them when shoeless, and when sick
and wearied, carried them to my home,
and cared for them with the affection of a
comrade in arms, without recompense or
the hope Of reward. When the careworn
and wearied soldier reached my town ex-
hausted and penniless, [ provided convey
ances again and again to take him to his
home, and place him in the midst of loved
ones. | have never regretted what L
then did for my country, and especially
what | did for Confederate soldiers. The
same sentiments and feelings that actu-
ated me then actuates ME now. L then
loved my country and for it save my
blood; Inow love it, and to it will devote
the energies Of my life. To you | can
confidently appeal: that [ did my duty as
soldier, and with equal confidence [
can refer to my record in the Legislature
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