The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20

the principles of my political chart.
From IS down to the present moment lnV
been q warm M constant supporter, Whethc
weak or strong of the principles Of the grca
national republican party because l believed
them to be founded III humanity ana cqua
hustle to MI men. And there are many aroun'
testimony to the fact, that III the past nl
ways made q good fight for the up!loldlng 9
those princip!es-that have kept good inttl
with the party in this State always taking h!gl
ground in The interest Of reform IS known DIAL
men-ready TO be offered q sacrifice for tlos'
great principlcs-but l am not prepared TO g
one step fuLIer or to make any 1uthcr s~lcrl1lce
olina-she having promised "Rejorm' and 81
far radically failed to carry out her most solemn
pledges to the people. The character OF tn
nominations by the republican convention nov
in session in the city OF ColumIia voted for o
acquiesced In by Governor Chamberlain ba'
destroyed the last vestige Of my confidence II
him as o .'reformer." During the month o
Would ai moi! Sla Mr.: Elliott to the office Q
attorney General, made vacant by the reslg
nation Of the Hon. Samuel W. Melton. because
he (ElliotD was q very bad and notorlousI!
quiet inthe republican convention on yesterday
and permit the almost unanimous nomination
of Mr.. Elliott for the office ofAttorney General
Did he not permit nll this to occur withou
raising his voice or protest against the same
when early on the morning OF the same day 1T
(N1r. Elliott) had denounced him rs u traitor Il
his party, AID u folon ?-tbat he had the d9cu,
mentary evidence upon this person sufficient
to consign him to the Penitcntlary.
FclloW-citiHens, such denunciation of Gov,
Chamberlain IN fact occurred In the Conycn-
ton. Now, what do we gather from oil this?
The Governor brands Mr.. Elliott us being q
very bad and corrupt man. and Mr.. Elliott
~denounccS the Governor as u traitor ana 1elon,
saying that he had the evidence of 1t upon
his person. The Governor falling to demand
the production of this evidence, must lead to
the Inevitable conclusion that Mr.. Elliott's
dcnunciation is true. And for the withhold
ing OF this documentary. evidence from the
party as 1t was tcrmcd-thc Governor re-
wards Mr.. Elliott by not opposing, but actu-
ally supporting his nomi M for the Office ie
paid for the suppression of mutual criminal
evidence. And to my mind the character Of
the nominations made by tho Republican
Convention in Columbia, cnn in no sense
Justify any one in believing that they mean
reform" but wholesale plumber Of the treas
ury. With deep modification OF feelings my
judgment is that the so-called Republican,
party Of this State docs not mean reform and
good government: that Sclf-rcSpect, and Il
sense Of duty which owe to my country. In
common with Ill good citizens, demand that
l should sever my CONNECTION from 1t: And
In doing so, my Icllow-citiZcns. 1 do not wish
to be misunderstood. I am Il Republican In
principle and shall vote for Hayes and Wheel
can party, for President and Nice-President,
because | believe they are good and true rep
~resentative men OF the party; but ! shall In
the future devote as much of my time
as possible, and my whole mental power to
the success of the Democratic party in South
Carolina. lDcaiening applause and the firing
Of c%annon.l
I desire here to state that Mr.. A.. l.. Cobb, q
highly respected citizen and the Treasurer or
G%recnvllle County, and Il member Of the
Republican Convention, was one who voted
against the nomination of Mr.. Elliott FOR Inc
office Of Acknowledgement, and Immediately
| lnff fI>n fpn1-nn linn md rnf II rnn d IN htE homo
to-day thoroughly disguised.
Fcllow-cItizcns, having given you my rca-
sons for being q Republican, and also the
causes for my determination TO rcnounce
to direct your attention to other matters.
l have frequently heard Republicans upon
the stump, appeal to colOred people that they
should vote the Republican ticket, because
that party had made them trece aud bestoW-
cd upon them the rights Of citizenship. Such
is not true lin no sense or PARTICULAR. Ihe
black man of the South Is us much indebted
to the war Democrats OF the North for The sue
the Southern States, which resulted In their
freedom, as they are to the Republican party.
Your freedom, my colored friends, was
wrought out, md made an accomplished, set.
tied fact for all time to come, by the conlDlncq
efforts and wisdom OF the great National
Democratic party North as well as fcpubli-
can. This Is q matter OF record. And by
reference to the legislation Of Congress III
those days you viii see that 1 am correct.
Then, my cuiorcd friends, be no longer deiu-
ded uron this point. You are indebted rs
much to the Democratic party OF the North
as to the Republican party for your freedom.
And under NIL the circumstances verify
believe you should cast your SURFACES for the
nominees Of the Democratic party. believe
il would bring order, peace, quiet and general
prosperity to the whole people.
1t is said that IN some sections of the State
many colOrcd persons have been severely
whipped and lim;t some lave been killed. |
know not whether such is true or not, ! can
Of things in the Eighth Circuit, over which |
have the hONar to preside. 1 am satisfied
that good order prevails In 1t; that life and
any other portion Of the State, or II section
of country on the American continent. l
can but regard the reports of violence In cir
T SIe = the q f!hHafF S Gfrsui mys xnd an I b sss P Fiiot
some OF tile good citizens investigate this
matter fully and report the result Of their in
vcstigation to mc-and # found to be untrue,
| shalt let tho people of the North know that
1t Is but Il base attempt to create capital FOR
clectiunccring PURPOSES. And II found to be
true ! shull speak out also. IA hundred
voices instantly, Judge, we will do 1t; you
that the present administration in South
Carolina cannot restore peace and order
to the state II the contrary exist.
i He may may us iss nficn his Is, R p n,aV pisnse wh Snt
they will not have the desired erect. lie Is
devoid OF influence among, and I might with
truth sny, hated By the very people who are
| most likely to increase in violence. The nat
ural consequence IS, n deaf car IL turned to
his ~proclamGtiOns and he Is powerless to Gil
force good order. Eut, my colorcd fellow
citizens, elect General Hampton your Cover
nor and things will change He lives in the
hearts of the intelligent and good men Of the
State, and can, and 1 know will, clfectually
put an end to all violence that may possibly
exist.
Again my colosed folIow-citizens, let mo
inquire what hayc you gained by your voting
the Radical ticket? How many OF you are
better Off Than you were when first emunci-
pIted? Fifty or more answered none OF US:
One old man said he vas much 4etttr To- or,
for the last six years." The Judge c0ntinu-
Ing said, that tho fact Of his having voted the
Democratic ticket, accounted no doubt for
his SUCCESS In The race Of life, and that the
old lna1 had Shown more sense than he, had.
The Judges appeal to the colorcd people for
one term Mt least, was fOrcihlc and eloquent,
and seemed to carry conviction nome 10 Inc
minds OF the many who were present.
lie spoke OF his having received q telegram
from COlrImbiW, IN which he was Informed,
that the Convention had gone into SECRET
session, and that rumor said they were trying
to to-, 9na s1i k9ms IF thslr P tbe work woFk OF of y yesterdHy
stands out in bold relief OF the utter reck-
~lcssncss of the Convention In dischargins It's
duty to tho people. And 1t is plain to amy
DCTSOll, IIlut CltlS u I}tllttiC W u VIC liShtb
put in nomination alone caused them to
think of the .propriety Of undoing some OF
the previous days work, and that the party
annot be depended upon for sincerity OF pur-
pose to reform the government. Governor
chamberlain tn grntiiy his ambition, and to
secure his nomination makes friends with
Patterson and others whom he had but re-
Gently denounced as corrupt. To use his "
tie cork of REFORM" is 1t not evidence OF the
old "ticsh pot" of Radicalism being set up
again, and made to boil for the next two
datiOn Of the down troddcn whites OF the
South. Reform Is out of the question In the
Radical party. 1t Is rotten to the core and
must fall to pieces on the 18th day OF next
November, and the cOlOred people had best
leave the old rotten sinking ship or ltadlcal-
form, 1t Is wonderful that he did not again
say to the Dem0crntic party upon the nolnl-
nation Of Mr.. Elliott, whom he had dcnounc-
ed as corrupt, ITO organize Tor the clvl!lZaLioh
of the Puritan, the ltOundhcad and the cav
ilecr is in pcrii.' The civilization OF tho
country Is in momcntOus peril. And every
man who retains Il spark Of love for his STATE,
her former prestige among The STATES OF
this Unioi-SlOuld fall In line with The DEM
Ocratic party and work for her redemption
from the thraldonl Of Radical misrulc. Our
revolutionary fathers appc'ticd In. VAN 10 INC
british Crown TO be relieved OF buraonsGnle
taxation without representation OF !Hrlla-
ment. So far ours to the President and Con-
yrcss have failed to effect our redemption.
And there IS nothing left but to assert our
manhood rs our fOrCiathcrS did, II tho VIC
tory will be ours. And in the work of re-
d~enlption, the Judge pledged the D0mocratlc
party his best efforts.
The Judge also referred 10 the Hamburg
outrage. He charged Governor Chamberlain
..ttt 4, ,ns,,atSiIln N nnf Ilrprtlv .f