The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-01-14

beginning, thank God, to understand each 9th
er now, good government would ensue, life,
liberty and property would be safe, and there
would be no place for these disturbing spirits.
He was responsible only for his belief, but he
thought it true, and 10 time history would write
it down So Not one man in thousand in the
South was armed. There were not half 80
many armed as before the. war. There are not
as many military companies in the South as
before the war. Even the old-fashioned double
barreled shot gun had almost disappeared.
Was it all right for the government to arm the
black militia and disarm the white2 Before
the men had no interest in common with the
Southern people, except to array the blacks
against them, came there, good feeling existed
between the whites and blacks. There were
churches and school-houses in the South for
the blacks, and in every Southern State money
had been contributed by the whites for school
houses and churches for the blacks. The
Southern white people had contributed more
than any one else. Only the other day resi-
dent of Georgia, in his last will and testament,
bequeathed hundred thousand dollars to ed
ucate colored people, Did the senator from
Vermont (Edmunds) think these acts of semi
barbarism which he attributed to Southern
people in his speech yesterday?
Edmunds here said that the senator did not
quote him correctly.
Gordon. Does the senator say that he did
not say that before the war the South was in
state of mi-barbarism3
Edmunds. I do. Edmunds then requested
the senator to read from the record what he did
Gordon. Never mind what may, be the re-
cord; the words are in my memory and will
not 60 out.
/ Edmunds. Well the Senator has the record,
and if he can fish out of it anything OF that
character, then his ingenuity is equal to his
audacity Sensation.
Gordon. I took down the Senator's words as
he said them, and am responsible for them.
Edmunds. Responsibility is q very good
thing. +.
: Gordon. The want of it sometimes is. very
good thing, too. Laughter ..
Gorden then read from the record of yester-
day Mr. Edmund's remarks, where Edmunds
said:
"When I see, Mr. President, as have not
yet seen, that the people as they call them
selves, the White Leagues, or the White Dem
ocrats, or the White Conservatives, or whatever
they may be, of any State in this Union, when
they find that any of their associates have COM
mitted assassination or murder, or wrong upon
their fellow-c citizens for no cause but opinions
sake, turn upon him as in Ohio they would
turn upon him, or in Vermont without respect
of party, and bring him under the heavy hand
of Justice, then I shall begin to have faith that
our Southern brothers who, it seems, have not
yet forgotten the old manners and ways of the
semi-barbarous times, have thought better of
it," &c.
Resuming his argument, Gordon said
Where is the audacity now in bringing the
Senator before the Chamber as I have done.
He then referred to the history Of the Southern
people in the revolutionary war, and spoke Of
many statesmen and soldiers from that section,
and said if such men and deeds be evidence of
mi-barbarians, he was willing to accept, be-
fore his country and before Heaven, all the
crime attached to it, But enough of this. He
came here with a heart full of good will to-
wards every one, and trusted that nothing he
had said would be attributed to any feeling of
animosity. His faith was firm that right. JUS
tice and truth would triumph and the feeling
of good will already begun between North and
South wouth continue To unite and build up
our common country. Applause in the gale
res.1