The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-24
Grand Mass Meeting.

I. ii. Cooke and others.
The Hon.. S. l.. Duncan prcsipcd. Upon
motion Of Senator Andlcw Mr.. Chamber
ain Was tLc first speaker introduced 10 The
assemblnge:
He*aid.he tcok great pleasure in meeting
the citizens of OrangcLrrg County. Twas
Lars, in tl.ci eolrnEs of the Qiangcburg
NEWS, ,hat his name first appeared us can
didate FOR Governor. Twas here that the
frst dc legation elected to the State Convcn-
ton, was pledged to support him. lie was
here for. no new GRAND. Wanted his friends
to&now that fidelity 10 the republican party,
in ali they said and did, should ever be their
goyeining impulse. He belonged 10 party
founded upon principle which should en-
deafs;t to every citizen. In that party was
the Icst school for MI South Carolina. Its
doctrine was free speech, and even when
Democrats met, meant 10 give them fair
hth}ipg.' twas a coed thing for tho citi-
1ens sof orangelurg County 10 meet tege'li
Grand hear the message, which makes til"
Iumblest citizen Independent. In 1860 w hen.
secet.ith wns brought about, if the people
Of this county had Lad voice they would
have; sanid no war; But no. The Whole
matttn;, attcd iii The palm Of few nrn' s
lnnds, and battle was the consequence,
To-day, thank God, we breathe free atmos
there. It was tho Democrat party which
uIheld hcfmadncss of that Lour, but it's the
Ropnblican,,:ra, which to day gives to
NTH rights which they could not enjoy then.
1hsIe. were not two parties hero then,
tfelsfole Tie txcesscs Of one could not be
eeffccted I y the ether. We havctwo now, .
ard icy sW.tch each ether. That is best g.
for Inc people serc can be no wrongs done
therefore without the public knowing them.
Hcl oMfTC Etni cilnin, was glad TO meet rs
tie .Fcople net on Saturday last. Did not
efms llpre. r., snlu#o any body. Game to
si3c iletfrtnson VIZ the Republican party
vas., tie only cnc dat could raise The
rccElc. He was. Republican because he
bsliyed,p ,p tle doctrine efThomas Jefferson
thst, siallc 10 ltsn lare lorn free andeq""l.'
Goyerr mcnt rdcrivcd its rover from the
GrttYhed,' thd each ran Should Lave equal
sPa sxqet ;gstice. r,Wh.n Gcd made us, lie
Rsant s,hptlmc sLouid have the power TO
eftntea AMI ''url!old a, good government
rmchE oouurrsseIycs. He had Travelled over
moYs ,lbGn, lhgellf hgelf che State and trusted that
osupgebifg would not be the first County to
fufiah ID white manito insult a Rcpublica
rrsassf. Has proud of his race because
thpy sliftsa, pp ,an epslavod people, and he
vsSllRepnblicah because that principle held
.kGpsople together, and b,tlcd to preaorv,
the o rights s. which God gave them. Mr..
Chan@bogissn wantod the d ;ad past to bury
It's dead, but still he could not properly
bring ihepeople 10 a sensible rcalizatio" of
what, the, Democratic party was, wthou
pointing. torthor days of 1860. Then the
Republican party said freedom to The blacks
tho Democratic party said No. The Rcpub-
licap ,pary said well, we don't want war
butbmel must hhvc 1t to sustain freedom.
TMyBaftheir war. We whipped, and you
arSltrseli itA1np And / at the close of the war the
party, meak further. 1t said that You could
not19mainthin ryour freedom without the
baila,. and Congress gave it to you The
Republican .pnrty said that you should not
have frccdomsalono but the right 10 protect
H.rlIt1 meant that on the Bird day of next
month Tint you should not be deprived of
thcright Of casting your vote in favor of your
freedom. The Democratic party opposed
the extension Of the liberties of the poor
maR Every step. At the end of the war We
saiai ballot for the oolorcd freemcn. Tho
Dahpcrats said no. They we're not with you
thsay To-day they say they are. Who
bsIESsN it's Ana 4 what vi do they ask you to
dof. Go Oyer with them-loavc the party
that made you free aud go with tho men who
fought tolkeep, you in slavery. The Demo
cratic party should be judged as individu-
alad,When n man is convinced of his sins,