The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07


seemed TO swear.
As the reporters are not allowed 10 rise
to privileged questions in the House. we
viii tell Gantt. and all men Of his kipd,
that we. and the casS Of white men TO
which We belong, DO not, rs he seems to
think, desrisc him on account of his be-
ing black even ignorant. On the other
hand, bn ,r the course he has been pur.
suing Il" IS intcmperate remarks, made
in that " ignorance, in all probability
with the hope Of impressing some of his
associates, he would, as many other men
of his race have done, have made friends
OF the white men of the Soulh We can
tell him, further, that when tic ancestors
of thc very carpet baggcrs who are the
authors OF all his woes aad the woes Of
his race first brought his forciathers from
the wilds Of Africa. and sold them TO the
Southern planter, they were specializing
in the flenh and blood then, "a they are
now in the cfeduity, of the cOlored man,
for selfish, sOrdid motives. Even his
liberation oy the armies OF the North was
effected Wy no love for him or his race,
but simply Us war measure, adopted by
the North to crush their Southern broth
ers, wlich, for two years, with all the
world % draw from for troops, money and
material, they had been unable to do; ;
and bnt IL few weeks before they declared
the black man free, they declared to their
| white brothers of the South which they
persisted in calling US eYcD then, that
they never desired, never intended, the
liberation Of the negro, and that any such
declaration or act upon the part Of any
! man in their armies would be Il violation
Of the spirit and q. ;he letter nf the con-
stitution under which we all had lived.
CAN'T should know these things and
profit by them, and a. he desired to see
something good in the Register for his
| Sunday reading, "" have told him this
much, which he b 'i!y kmcw before.
Just after CAN'T IJt through with his
remarks for those Rcyister," Mr.. Bowen,
a member of the Senate, made his ap-
pearance ut the door of the House and
applied for admission. The assistant
Sergcant-at-Arms refusing, in language
which was offensive to Mr.. Bowen, to
permit him to pass, he pushed him aside
and entered. This created Il little ripple
of excitement, but nothing came of it ex-
cept that MIR. Bowen entered the House,
as he had a perfect right to do.
a Charleston delegate at this moment
able 10 tell about his pint" lie was d-
rected by the member from Bermuda to
take his seat, which he did reluctantly,
declaring that he believed he lad u right
to "'scuss de merits and de dement's of
ebrything."
Robertson, of Beaufort, said he had
been called Il "Ring-tailed Roarer" by
those Register, and he wanted to correct
the "gentlcmcns what writes dat paper"
He said that lie was "Red hot Ring tailed
ROarer Robertson ;" hence we stand cor
rectcd OH Robertson.
Tom Hamilton, Of Beaufort, now OBJ
tanned the floor, and said that the issue
had to be made sooner or later: thn. he
might RS well make it now. He then
proceeded to arraign the Republican
leaders of South Carroll 4 who had de-
nounced Chamberlain a. a a traitor. q
Democrat and a thief, after he had NOM
mated him in the Republican Convcn-
ton. He proved his consistency as IL
Republican. and pointed them to meas
ures which he had opposed, but which
they IN their madness and folly had
passed over his head, and afterwards ac-
cused him of disloyalty and want OF
party fealty. He told them of his de-
termination to do right and fulfill the
oath he had taken to support the consti-
tuition, regardless of the consequences
that might follow. He told them that
two years hence he would be a candidate
for reelection, and that he would be re-
turned from. his county. He denied that
the people of South Carolina had any OBJ.
lection to Northern people coming into
the State, provided they did not come as
professional politicians. He alluded tc
Leslie rs n well-known thief who had
ned the State. Hamilton ridiculed the
idea OF Laurcns and Edgeheld being
thrown out on account of the number O1
votes cast, and said that his own county
which had given the second largest Re.
publican majority of any county in the
State, had cast 5000 more votes than il
had two years ago. Hamilton's speech
was long and exhaustive one, and lie
closed it by warning the "bob-tailed Leg
islature," rs he termed it, of their efETH1t
to force upon the people of the State
their unlawful body as q genuine, bona
Jfde Legislature.
AT the conclusion of his speech, Ham
ilton approached the Speakers stand,
with his commission in his hand, and re-,
| qucstcd to be sworn in rs n member OF
the constitutional body. The most in
tense interest was manifested all over the
House as Hamilton took the oath; after
which he returned to his seat.
| Pinckney, the 'rurial' member from
Charleston, walked down the aisle and
began to deliver u speech denunriatory
OF Hamiltons course. After getting rs
far as "tfic sight was the most tlamna6ie. /"
some of the old Radical rats went up to
him, whispered in his eur, and the "San-
tee orator" with sickly grin, subsidized.
Thomas, of Newberry, then returned
and moved the passage of the report of
the Committee or Privileges and Elec-
slons, which was adopted.
This report recommended the exclusion
OF the Democratic members of Edgefed
and Laurens, and was adopted by the
Radical wing of tho House, which, of
course, amounted to nothing.
The time having arrived for the vote
ior Governor to be considered, that bus
incss WAS dispensed with until Monday.
upon which day it must be considered.
Miller, Of Beaufort, followed the post
poncment Of the election matter in a
speech in which he made an exhibit of
the increase and decrease of population
in Beaufort, Edgcfcd and Laurens, and
also made an exhibit of the ratio of votes
in proportion to the population, oil of
which was very satisfactory to Miller, if
to no one else.
Miller was followed by N. b. Myers. of
Beaufort. Myers is very Intelligent
colored Republican, who has stood side
by side with Hamilton in his manly de-
fense of the right.