The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-28

masters ahd 60 into slavery" The
third read "Threw colorsd mat,
1886, Refused to reneal act prevents
ing cotored persons to sell property
without u pass."
In the circus, the color cd man af..
ter having been thrown three times,
was willing to cry "Bring in another
horse"
In the Grand Circus will tho col
orcd man still cling to his old hobby
or will he abandon him for the same
trusty steed that the white man
safely relies upon.
Inedpond mt Repablioa Mass Meeting
on Friday mass meeting
was held here to hear Gen. Kershaw
and the Independent Republicans.
Several hundred persons were pre-
sent, tho races being about equally
divided.
The meeting was called to order
by Israel Lee, and L. A. Davis TOOL.
ored) of Charleston was in.fodu NC ed .
lilo delivered forcible address
showing tho necessity of reform, and
showed that the Cham borlain ring
wore incapable of effecting auy re-.
form. lie then enlarged on Greene
aud Delaney, as distinguished ffom
the ring politicians, Ho depieted
very forcihly the conduct of the
yankecs in standing between white
and colorcd and arraying them in
hostility against each other. Then
after speaking Of the pro spects of tie
Independent movement he concluded
after a speech of over an hour.
lie gave great satisfaction, many
declaring his efforts to have been
the finest they had ever heard from q
colored man. After his speech he
was approached by several infuen-
tial colorcd men who gavo in their
adherence to the Greene movement.
Gen. kersllaw was next introduce
ed. This was the signal for enthu.
slastic applause, especially from old
conleds who had followed their leader
in many hard fought battles, and who
intend, under his leadership, once
more to inscribe victory on their
banner.
Gen. Kershaw Was in "G ghting
trim," and won the hearts of all by
his manner as we'll az by the force
Of his arguments. We regret we
have not space to give a full aynopsis
of his effort.
lie announced that he had been
nominated without solicitation on
his part, because Of his liberal Views,
and therefore, after touching upon
Il few side issues Would state what
those views are: lie was neither
Democrat nor Republican. Ife was
asconscrvative. Should lie be elected
to Congress, he will ally himsc If
strictly to 1ult!tr party, but vote
fer the good Of the whole people.
He had invited Mr.. Wallace to
meet him on the stump, but Mr..
Wallace refused to accept the prbffcr.
ed invitation. Ho heard however
his opponent charged against him
that he had vo;ed for the black
code. This was true. The whites
then, were children in new olitics,
as the blacks were. They made IL
mistake, which he regretted.
Mr.. Wallace claims to have voted
against the code in 1865. This may
be SO. But what were his reasons 7
Dr. Wiuslhith, It true republican,, of
spartanburg voted against the code
and entered his protest against it, on
the ground that it vas too hard on
the whites. That h1r. Wallace
probably did for the same reason
is proven by his vote the next year.
One measure Of the code, the m ost
severe, prevented any colored Than
from selling a chicken, corn, cotton,
~ any production, without a pass.
This was so severe that motion was
made in 1866 to repeal 1t. Mr..
Wallace is rccortled in the cote as
'ot"g against the repeal. This was
in 1866, one year after Judge Greene
and Gen. kershaw voted first. This
vote did not prove Mr.. Wallace
devoted friend of the dolored man:
In 1853 and 1859, Mr.. Wallace