The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-30

lintinfidat ut the elections. [ told
the committee, and / think told
them truthfnlly, that the people
here felt no terror Of the blue coats,
fob during the war We had warto
front for thefh, und now during
peace we had warm side for them.
in odr association with TITO United
States army they sympathized with
It's i'll our distressed condition, and
We sympathized with them in seeing
them disgraced to mere constabu-
larry or gG,ftral detective force. i
told them they fttcd have no fear of
having that force enhployed to the
advantage of the party who SO
employed them. The cot:m;ttec
expressed the belief that ut the
next presidential election this
country would be redeemed, and
what have seen in this Conven-,
ton of the manner in which this
contest fs to lie conducted, and
tile plans of the campaign
have been such rs to give mc
great satisfaction. The energy,
tire determination and the an
h1t'ttHnffGed purpose to carry this State
by MI peaceful aAd jiist measures,
and these only, have given me
great satisfaction, for this was a
points With 4'Fo national committee
Was greatly concerned. There is
like%fse IL determination to resort to
ht sheans of violence. They say
that we in the South and especially
Wa in South Curolinn, must allow
them as few arguments as possible
of the "blooay shirt" class. We
must send as lttke grist us possible
40 the outrage mill: and if tl!x, pau ties
who 1aaRIipulute the Radical party IL,
the North had it in their power to
draw Il draft on the Sohth, stating
hHw n1any negroes they wanted
%illed off id those States where the
Radicals are III power tho draft
would be hOnored at Once. Let us
do everything in our power to pre-
vent such draft from being hon
ored to bear and forbcnr. even to
that eXteXt when forbe,rance ceases
to be Il virtue. Mr.. TilIeA asked
lt'e in reference to the present con
dition of affairs in S)urh Carolina.
i told him it was almost impossible
to overthrow the majority we had to
contend against but when L told
hih4 how the State government had
bteh administered, the excessive
taxatioN which WAS ilnposesI ,i1Son MS:
ard which absorbed more than the
surplus income of Ihe whole people,
and the hard won earnings of the
colol@l lai'olrr combinetk and how
that, in onr town, l had seen strong,
able-bodied negroes going around
askinE for subscriptions, he asked
,,Ae IS it possible that there is any
difficulty in Democratic ticket, or
electing " Democratic ticket, or that
the colored people would not have
the manliness to sustlin it by full
vote. He also said he Thought the
State nf South Carolina could be
carlied for the cause of good gov
ernmcnt, and by peaceful and lawful
means, and that it would i'll become
hinn the candidate of reform and
good government to be elected hy
any other mcuhs OF be Friendly 20
any plan ofintimidation at the South.
Governor Tiiden then said: II want
fair ele"t'om and that is just what
the other side fcal, for with fair
election, they will ass'mcdly I've de-.
feated in every Southern State. -
While here, said Col: Rion, I must
be allowed to rX;,less ~y gratiIica-
tion at the tho action OF this Con-
vention. While we have had hot
debate on the p,opiicty Of postpone
ment, from that point there has
been unanimity, and we arc now
unanimous. Applause I desire
here to make this remark; that all
the South of which Hampton is the
general representative, as Of the
PROSTATE State in particular, is sad
ly misunderstood at the North
where he is considered by some as
al ombodinnht of rebellion: They
forget TINT the Mainly foe is ieve!r I,
secret enemy. They forget that he
who wields 4 ,Halhy sword never,
when he sheathes it, Uses n stiletto.
1t is also charged that Hampton is
not confetti to abide by the results
of the war: Thhy forget that Hamp.
ton, like the reht Of tia had no liking
for the reconstruction laws but that
since they have been iNt IN opera
tion HamptQis is for acceptihg the
situation: 9hey do Not know that:
But we know it and their mistake
will lie corrected Whcn the canvass
opciss and Hampton ,hakcs known
his sentiments: He does not accept
oil tho Corrupt measures that have
been forced upon thr State by the
Republican party for Tho p,irpost of
plnndcr and pccltlntion. think
that, as Democrats, Ne MAY con
gratulate ourselves on the standard:
bearers we havc-:Tilden, Hendricks
ard Hampton: with silCh stai,d
ard~bcaiurs hs these o,ir Ga,teH will
have the slicctss 1t merits: Tildfli
will hot rtse tho United States
army for political purposes; bit to
protect the citizens against baiIdits
and sataGcs: He will coi]trib,itc