Richland beacon., 1875-08-14

New England has been making ZOE US
so long. and of which she has so long
had a monopoly. What, then, will
become. of this little rocky, barren
spot that has, with SO much imperious-
ness ruled this country and dictated her
laws for nearly century We VEN
lure the prediction that the time will
come when she will bitterly curse the
day she labOred so hard TO abolish
slavery in the South. She was more
benefited by it than we were. She
will find, when TOO late, that she has
killed the goose that laid for her the
golden. egg
Give US direct trade with Europe,
and we may yet become once again a
happy aud prosperous people. With
hold it from US, and the black night
Of gloom which has settled over the
South will become intensified, until
the last spark of hope which glitters
in our sky shall be extinguished for
ever.
Now, let me say to you, brothers
and sisters, the grand instrument for
the accomplishment Of this great de-
sign is the Order of the Patrons of
Husbandry. Let me ask you, then,
will not such a glorious consumma-
ton as this amply repay US for few
years of toll and privation Let us
up then and be doing We will in
scribe upon our banners, "Free Trade
and Equal Rights" We will address
ourselves earnestly and vigorously to
this great work. We will educate
our children with this view. We
will 'be instant in season and out of
season." and spare no pains and no
effort to accomplish the great destiny
which is in reservation for US.
But, Patrons, however grand and
glorious the enterprise of which We
have just spoken, there is work
grander and more glorious still, in
the cousummalion of which you are
destined to perform conspicuous
part. Our people-the people Of our
own bright Southern land-have been
Inundated and insulted since the close
of the war as no people ever were
before. You need not that | should
tell you they are proud, gallant,
noble and high-spiriied race. But in
utter disregard Of their proud and
sensitive natures, they have been drag
ged from their high positions by the
ruthless hand of tyrauical power, and
made to grovel in the dust. How
have they borne themselves in this
their dark night of degradation !?
Gallant and brave as they were on
the field Of battle, they have exhibited
in their humiliation and defeat, u more
magnanimous spirit, if possible, than
in the proudest hour of their victory :
and there are evidences which we can
not disregard, that this lofty. patient
Endurance is having its effect.
The better feelings of the North
have been touched There are good
men there as well as here They are
becoming tired of this bayonet rule.
They have declared that the bloody
chasm between the sections which has
been kept open 50 long by the selfish
designs of corrupt politicians, shall
be bridgcd over. The spirit of hate
engendcred by the war is, we trust,
fast dying out. The better and purer
classes, North as well as South. are
Disguised with the corruptions Of the
parties having control of the govern-
ment, and are resolved on change.
Good men everywhere say to us Let
US try to forgive if we cannot forget
the past" aud unite to restore the
government of our fathers. Shall
we reject the offer. No! a thousand
times no! This is our common coun.
try. Here lie the bones of our de.
parted loved ones. All our dearest
memories and most cherished assOciu-
lions are indissolubly connected with
this our native land.
J True. we have been robbed and
plundered and beggared, aud our best
and dearest friends have been slain
but it is NO. christian to nurse a spirit
of hate forever Let us come together
then, in a spirit Of Cancellation and
Kindness, and endeavor to build uI
once more the waste places Of ouI
common country. We believe this
work will be accomplished more
certainly through the interchange o.
sentiment between the members d
our order than by any other means
In confirmation Of my belief, | will
read to you short extracts from one
or two speeches made by Northern
men before the National Grange ir
Charleston, S. c. last February.
Bro. Dudley +. Chase, of New
Hampshire, said, I'VE have had O
very wrong idea of the Southern
people. We have been led to believe
that they were q set of deadly enemies
filed with nothing but hatred for US
but We have found things very differ
ent. | wish every Northern man
T could come and see fur himself how
wrong our impressions have been
We should feel that we are one coun
, try. We should fell that Mason 4
Dixon's Line is swept entirely from
, existence. + | hope soon tC
See better times. Give us our equa
rights, aud we will protect our civil
rights"
, Bro. NJ. Whitehead, of New jersey
: said: Every hour that | remain
5 among you but more fully convince'