Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-08

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is required.
The jury returned to their room, and ex-
amined witnesses. They reported: lst that
there was no plot; 2nd That the reports war
ranted the whites in exciting vigilance; 3rd.
That peace now reigns.
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
The Independent Republican State Nomi-
mating Convention met in Charleston last Fri
day at IL o'clock The front seats in the hall
we're filled with the delegates from the va
rous counties, while the seats in the rear were
occupied by black and white citizens. The
stage was neatly decorated with the American
colors, from the rear of which was displayed
palmetto tree The meeting was called to
order by Col. T. C. Dunn, the chairman Of
the executive committee. On motion of Mr..
E. B. Seabrook, the convention was organized
by the election of Mr.. w. A. Hayne, of Ma.
rion, as temporary chairman. On taking the
chair, the chairman made an appropriate &C.
knowledgement of the honor conferred upon
him, and stated briefly the causes which had
led to the meeting of the Convention.
At the conclusion of this address, Mr.. j..
Evans Britton was elected temporary secreta-
ry, and a committee, consisting of S. Lee, E.
B. Seabrook, f. Fryer, j. B. Middleton, j..
Marley, James A. Bowley, S. Davis, w. H.
Thomas and Geo. Holley, was appointed to
examine the credentials of the delegates.
During the absence of the committee, Col
M R. Delany was invited to address the con-
vention. He reviewed, very briefly but very
forcibly, the history of reconstruction in the
State, and the causes which led to the estab-
lishment of the present condition of affails.
He said that, in the early days of reconstruct
ton, the colored people had asked the native
whites to come forward aud aid them in es
tablishing the government. This they refused
to do, and the colored people, being themselves
unable to comprehend the situation, were
driven to the necessity of going to those who
had come here from the North. A conse.
quence of this was the mistaken ethics Of pol
itics into which the colored people were led.
Among other things, and by far the most er-
roneous, was the belief taught by the Sixth
ward New York politicians, that whatever was
done in politics was right. In this way the
colored people we're taught to believe that it
was right to vote minors, women and girls,
even to 60 to the graveyard and rake up the
names of the dead and vote them. But the
coored people had now resolved upon new
departure. These teachers had never done a
single thing for the benefit of the colored race:
The only instance was in the establishment of
the land commission, which, under cover of
giving lands to the negroes, was used to put
money in their pockets That's so. He
then went on to say that, in his opinion, if
this Convention should nominate suitable can
didates, the honest government league would
coalesce with the Independent Republicans,
and the x-payers would sanction and sup
port them. [Applause.] He then touched
upon the question Of taxation, showing that,
if rents were high and the poor people suffer-
ed, it was because the landowners were ground
to death by taxation that if the poor had to
pay exorbitant prices for the necessaries of
life, it was because burdensome taxes were
tackled on to the cost of the material. All
this had been brought aboat by the bad lead.
ers and bad advisers of the colored people.
They were tired Of this now and wanted new
departure. [Cheers.] The colored leaders
of the people who were following the white
leaders we're only following them for the
money that they paid them, and the black
men must look for other followers. The time
has come when the black men must stand up
side by side with the intelligent and honest
white men of the State, like tower ofstrength,
and stop all this Applause. This depar-
ture from the old double.dyed corrupt wing of
the Republican party was but the natural
consequence of their corruption. [Applause.]
He said, further, that he had the assurance
that the taxpayers of the State would endorse
any movement on the part of the Republi-
cans which looked to a reformation in the
State government. If this Convention placed
such candidates in the field as would be &C.
ceptable to the taxpayers, he was confident
that the Conservative Convention, which
meets on the 9th of the month, would endorse
such candidates, and not nominate anybody
in opposition to them. He warned the Con-
vention then to look carefully to their action,
and to give an earnest to the people of the
State of their desire to effect reform OF past
abuses. A union of the blacks and whites
would bring about such state Of affairs as
would enable the laborer to demand the high.
est price for his labor and the capitalist to
pay it. [Applause.] None but the blacks
and whites could accomplish this. He had
one more word to say, and that was in refer
ence to the great bugbear, social equality.
He said he had family of which he was just
as proud as anybody. But social equality
must regulate itself He would not allow any
body to dictate to him who should sit at his
table. IApplause] The blacks were imita-
tive creatures, and until it became fashiona.
BILE for white men to sit down at the table with
black men there was no danger of black men
insisting upon sitting down to the table with
white people. [Applause and laughter. 1t
was all bugbear, and no man with common
sense would give baubee for any law which
would compel black man to sit down at the
table with a white man, or which would COM
pei white man to receive black man at his
table. [Great applause.
Col. Delany's speech was received with
great enthusiasm, and was frequently inter-
rupted with bursts of applause. At its con:
clusion the Convention, on motion of Colonel
Dunn, took recess until halfpast seven
o'clock in the evening,
EVENING SESSION.
At the hour to which it adjourned the Con-