The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-10-21
COMMON CAUSE FOR REFORM.

We were called hpon now, he said, to
make common cause to save the remnant
of our PROPERTY from the hand of the
spoiler who had sized our pile and was
ransacking our pockets. We might
bear, he said, the burden of taxation II
its proceeds were properly applied; but
whilst the jack-screw was being used,
It was to enrich the corrupt crew who
fattened upon our earnings. The cry
for reform was so urgent that it had
been taken up as o watch-word by the
robber baud itself, and thieves them
selves were crying "stop thief" 1t was
easy, he said, to make professions, but
the, true policy was to try new men
against whom there were, no charges OF
corruption. We must follow the Scrip
tural Injunction and avoid putting new
wine into old bottles"-discard the "old
hunkers," !" rally to the platform, Of hon.
esty and economy, and elect true repre-
sentative men of their section. In the
Republics of Greece and Rome, the
people voted and legislated in mass, and
now when representatives are selected
they should be such In reality as well as
name-selected from the hearth-stones
Of the people, and truly of them in in.
terest and feeling. The time had come
for true reform, and II, we would avoid
the doom of Rome, of Poland, and OF
ireland, we must make an earnest effort,
discarding the stranger aid the foreign
er, through our own Southern men.
VIOLATION OF AN. ACT OF CONGRESS.
TO show the motives which had
prompted the laying off the Third
Congressio District, the General re-
ferred to map Of the State on which
tho boundaries were designated by q
black line, and humorously pointed out
its resemblance to a lady's chair and
footstool, to the island of Sicily, to the
constellation of. the great bear. pointing
not to the North pole, but to Columbia,
to headless kite, or perhaps most
closely to the figure of the Devil him
self. In violation of the Act Of Con
gress requiringthe various parts of the
Congressional District to be contiguous.
Fairfield and Lexington were inter-
posed, and it was necessary to make an
"Alvarado leap" of twenty miles, before
reaching Richland, the Jerusalem from
which had come forth seven candidates,
not one of which bad ever seen "The
Baz4afdss Roost." Trescott had raised
his still small voice in the mountains,
but it had been ovcrpowered by the
others, with Niles G.. Parker at their
head loudly shouting reform.
b.. sJaAvERY DEAD.
With regard to tie educstion of slavery,
he said that it was dead beyond the
power of resurrection, and. the civil and
political rights of the colored man were
as firmly fixed rs the poles of the earth,
The two races were bound together, and
all antagonisms were to be avoided, and
he was no friend to either who famed
the embers ef strife. He claimed to be
as good friend to the black man as his
Judge Hoge, and he trusted
that the voter, in depositing his ballot,
would disregard thu" color line e''andjudge
the respective claims of candidates fairly
and inlpartially.
FOREIGNERS IN OFFICE.
He was not opposed, he said to for
eigners holding office, and cited tile
names Of Bianding, Dunkin, Huntand
Harper, as adding iustre to our annals,
he asked would Boston send a Southern
man to representthe Fanuel Hall District
without serving a term of one hundred
and seventy-five years. He referred to
the fact that Judge Hoge had already o
fat office in tho Comptroller General
ship, in which had yet to. serve two
years, and urged that a new election
would cost $50. 600 to the State. Such is
meagre outline of a two hours speech.
The following preamble and resolu-
ions were Offered. by Col. Cothran, and
adopted: .:e ,aar5
WHEREAS, in representative Gov
IT is the paramount duty Of
he people to promote, BY al: lawful
means, the great ends for which govern
nents are Instituted, by demanding and
eeuring the services of their best citi-
ems, and, whereas, the administration
t affairs in this State for the last six
ears has dem onstrated the utter inefi-
iency, Of those who have ASSUMED to
overn, be 1t ,fl a:s 8 s.35s5. S. g
.leesotred, l.. That Id our judgment, 7