Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-08-19

phstioE.hs'eii !i' lof the fourth time, and
the white audience, after. hesasring a
brief reply from Gen. Butler, ;sad-
journed ttosthe Democratic. stand on
the publicsluare, distant ubout 300
yards. When I had nearly closed
my last speech, the colorcd portion
OF the audience reformed their line,
and retired, undisturbed, SO fur rs
heard, either by threats or iccrs.
The statement Of Mr.. Blackman. the
reporter ofthe News and Courier, In
regard to thif matter, vas derived
from other parties, who have misrcp.
resented the facts to him. EIc did
not arrive upon the ground until the
Democrats started for their own
stand, and lie then approached mo
and asked me to furnish, him state.
mcnt Of the facts, to which replied
that had not time to do so. I know
him to be incapable Of any intentional
Misrepresentation, .E SID
lie also erred in stating TINT I
made Democratic speech at the
Democratic meeting. On the con
trary, in reply to remark there
made, to tho effect that should re-
turn as repcntant prodigal to the
Democratic fold,. I said: sNo, fel-
low citizens Of EdgcGeld, ana unal-
terably q Republican, proud Of nv
political faith. Your Democratic
party, more oyer, :can win back, no
prodigals, for you have not any fatted
calves to draw them home. L am,
however, the friend Of good goverlt-
mcnt and those who struggle to re:
deem South Carolina from misrulc
will find no foe i'll me while they. act
within the lines of tire law. 1 shall
now retire; thanking You sincerely
for having respected tho right Of free
speech here today, although that
right wns asserted Under circum.
stances which must have greatly irri-
tated the feelings Of every white c;ti-
zen OF Edgcle.d." When 1 made my
few brief remarks, I was mounted on
q large gray horse that had bccn
placed ut my disposal, aud Gen.
Butler, as I concluded, suid aloud;
We'll; although you arc Republi-
can, you arc mounted OH Demo
cratic horse" to which l a,swcrcd,"I
knew him 70 b3 q Democratic horse
| by his solemn and hungry looks and
lean ribs, arrt he wears the gray"
| should adj, tl,.;t lid not hear i
single fire arm discharged at any
time during the day, nor did I SEQ
any weapon drawn, or aHv :tttc,,f;it
ut violence in AIRY form. The color
I'd men were not cxcfulcl from the
stand, and il they had I,cclt; would
not have spoken. They did not 1t.
tempt to mount tire stand; neither
did Mr. .Jili,on For Mr.; Bauskett,
two white Repubicalfs, who intcr-
dcd to speak on the occasion:
The statement is equally false ls to
| any attempted violence ut Jo1,nson's
Dcint, OH our rct,Ern. Some ten or
fifteen While men there walked up
near the train, and one of .hcm cried
ont: "Thcre's our CoEgrcssman
Sma!ls; lets kiss him. while another
said, "let's ask the Governor for s.
lock of his hairv They. wefc ill in
n jesting mood, and at my request
they ceased their offensive remarks:
| The government of Edgcfeid lras
been for eight years fostering ulcer
upon our body polite, and disligcrt
attempt is now being made to hide
with "thc bloody shirt" the appaIl.
ing wrongs committed by the Rcpub.
lican party on The white populations
Of that section. For example, there
have been three County Treasurcrs,.
all Republicans appointed in Edge
field since 1868. The first, John
Woolcy, proved 9 dcfsulter to tlse'
amount of $4,000; the second EicheE-
berger, in the sum Of about $4,000;
and the third, McDcyitt, estimated
at $4,000 or $4,000.
The government is wholly compos-'
cd of NEGROES elected on the race is.