The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-25

all honest acts, whether performed
by themselves or not; to bring the
matter closer home, spoke Of the AFRO
gance OF Ex-Governor Perry in his let
ter to Governor Chamberlain.
I Hampton was as much 4 Mlsslslp-
plan as Il Carolinian his property
was in Mississippi.
lie respected Wade Hampton as 4
gentleman and q soldier, but he did
not believe Hampton was willing to
! give the negroes their rights; he de-
MED the truth of his statements that
he soon after the war was willing to
accord the right to vote to the negro ;
he contradicted Hampton's statement
upon the authority of Beverly Nash
/ who went to the General soon after
the war and offered him office, but he
wouldn't have 'anything to do with
this rotten governments
He said Tildcn and Hendricks en-
tertained entirely different views on
the money question and didn't see
how the Democrats rcconciled the two
extremes unless it was because they
were all right on the subject Of the
carpet bagge.. These gentlemen were
certainly on opposite sides of the
fence On the money question.
The Democrats had tried every
thing TO get in power; first liber-
al Conservatism second, Reform ;
third, Democracy; they had shifted
back to first principles; anyother name
would suit him better, as Democrats
thought negroes had no rights which
white neil were bound to respect.
The officers of the State have been
without pay for six months because
the Republicans were magnanimous
enough to receive from white Demo
Gratis two hundred thousand dollars OF
the bills of the bank Of the State in
payment Of taxes.
The unsversity of South Carolina
had been open for two years for the
admission of students Of both races ;
when Il boy there the Profess
sors do not look at him as q white
man or a black man, but as the pro-
~spective man; they came in the
rough state but leave polished and fit
ted for the highest duties of life the
standard of scholarship is more rigor-
GUS and much harder TO attain
now than it was twenty years
ago; in the "good old times''
lots of fellows scraped through with
out learning much they couldn't DO
it now: he had heard Wade Hamp-
ton say he was willing for the schools
to remain as they are, but he hadn't
heard him a he wished the UNIVERSE
tv to remain as it is; he had been lis
tening to hearit his a r were prick
ed he was not II to make the issue OF
mixed education he was educated IN
the North; sat on the same seat with
the son of the great Democratic head
light George II. Pendleton, was at
school with GroeSbeck's son and 4 son
of Charles Francis Adams; his con
tact with them ncver injured them or
dctracLed from his own learning he
was the first negro that graduated at
Eartard College; claimed that the ne
g:o boys were equal in Intellect to tho
white boys.
Prescription is a two-cdgcd sword ;
was surprised at the ~imprudence OF
Democrats to sag they would not give
employment to Republicans, and he
was astonishcd that they ever printed
it; he denied in the most positive
terms that this means of intimidation
Is uSCO J. Nv A>'hSh NSNPS
a very few instances.
He paid his respects to the Judges
who had gone back on the party; was
glad they had lett the party if they
have not faith in the party he wished
them elsewhere he didn't like politi-
cal traitors; if we arc to go down, let
US go like men.
Judge Cooke was the first mar to
bring Elliott forward as a candidate
for Acknowledgement. He went to
Ellio,t's house early one morning
before he was out of bed, and
urged him to become o candidate !;
told Elliott he owed it to his al to
take the Office, as he was 81 aepreSen-
tative man of his race.
The colored race was not without
! record; the colorcd people unaldcd
had achieved their liberty III llayli
and San Domingo.
Mr. Isaac White colored then intro
duced Hon. John II. Tolbert, nominee
for Superintendent Of Education.
JOHN Il. TOLBEltT
was on his native heath. We met in
the sunlight Of liberty with equal
rights before the law was a native
scalawag and was not ashamed OF the
cognomen; he welcomed this great
assembly to this great meeting or "po-
litical l~0ve-feast," AS the Democratic
leader called it; he had been rather
badly treated by some Of his Demo
cratic friends and his feelings had
been trampled upon but he had no
aninosity to anybody he proposed to
advocate the election of Hayes and
Wheeler, he advocated their election
because he thought them the best
men, and the hest interests of the
country would be promoted by their
elevation to office he had followed
Gen. Hampton TO the dumping oil
place ~ he would do 50 no more;
would follow Daniel IL. Chamberlain
to the "jumping off place." and then,
if necessary, jump off with him ;
Gen. MCGOWAN is o gentleman, d
scholar and n liberal Democrat; he
was u maj that all could respect Re-
publicans US well as Democrats, hon
orcd hin,-the country honored him.
Mr.. Tolbert said he had met Ecpub-
licans in the gullies, swamps and by
paths at night, by dim lights; he
thanked God lie could meet them to-
day in the sunlight of heaven.
He knew General Butler; would
walk twenty yards to shake hands
with him now, he was the Bald la
gle'' Of South Carolina Democracy.
He had great respect for that flag
and the next time he went ~"foolin9
around" it would be under the stars
and stripes; it meant peace-meek'
eyed peace; he was q Republican
from conviction he couldn't he any.
thing else; he was 81 friend to the
country and had tried to get white mel
to build up the party, but they
wouldn't go with US. He advised the
people to pick out the best men in the
Republican party to fill the Offices.
Democratic Conventions met in Sc
cret session; their leaders hopes real
allied full fruition Hampton was call
cd he came; he only wanted q place
to lay his bones OH the soil of South
Carolina; the elements struck fire III
three weeks after the nomination the
| air became pregnant with Democratic
fcrvor; it hasn't raincd since unit.
VI the nomination of Hampton, Cham
berlain was the peoples choice; he re-
spected Hampton personally he was
his old commander.
Mr.. Tolbert said that he had LIVED
here forty years, and intended to live
here until he saw South Carolina thor
oughly Republicanized the best elc
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