The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28

warning. The preacher says, Now is
the accepted time," and tell you to take
Judge Mackey's advice to "cross the red
sea, and hunt ford high up" toget out
ofayour present political bondage. IL
The Judgehere spoke ofthe intimida-
tion of colored Democrats, land read the
State law upon the subject. He said
wherever any man threatens or inficts
injury to prevent you from voting he vio-
lates the law. Report him to trial JUS
tiee and I will give him the full benefit
of the law when he comes before me for
trial. How,n,ueh better off is your race
now than when you were set free 2 AT
Abbeville one colored- man said he was
better off, but that he had voted with the
Democrats, for six years. g You are not
protected under this government. Why
does not Governor Chamberlain 60 to put
stop to the trouble on the Combahee
and the Port Royal Railroad? He is
afraid to 60 there, for he knows he has
done deYilment enough to incense any
people If you elect a good man like
Hampton, whom the people honor and
respect, he can and will stop these riots
His word Of itself if he were Governor
would stop them. That is the kind Of a
iian want for Governor, becauseI want
the colored race protected.
Question by a colored man. Did you
not tell us to vote for Chamberlain?
Answer. Yes, and I am not sure but
that I was right then, for if Judge Green
had been elected his death would have
made Delaney Governor, and he has
since been sent to the penitentiary for
breach of trusts
Question. What has become of De-
laney?
Answer. Oh, he was sent to the peni-
tentiary but Governor Chamberlain par
doned him, so don't give yourself any
more trouble about that.
The Judge continued, unless Cham
berlain leaves the State I believe he will
follow Delaney in less than six months.
While 1 am supporting the Democratic
State ticket / wish to say that it is not
result of any agreement. I have not
asked any reward of them, and would
consider it unmanly to do so. Hep US
my colored friends to elect Wade Hamp-
ton Governo- this time, and if the Demo
Gratis do not give you all your rig hts l
will be with YOU to help overthrow them,
but there is no danger Of this, for no man
with the war and the peace record of
Hampton can lie. The whole of the
Democrats of South Carolina cannot in
duce him to do wrong Intentionally.
But if they wanted to they would be pre-
vented by the Constitution of the United
States and of this State. To amend this
they would have to get three fourths of
the States of the Union, and upon amend
ing the State Constitution you would
have the right to vote and could defeat
it. Your rights are as fixed for all time
to come as mine, and ] expect to have
rights equal to any man as long as [ have
breath. / believe there will be an effort
made to put the State
UNDER MARTIAL LAW,
and I wish to say here and through the
reporters to the world that the people of
my circuit are as strongly disposed to
sustain peace and order and to abide the
law as any people on earth, and any man
who says otherwise will slander them,
do not care whether it is Gov. Cham
berlain or John ]. Patterson or any 9TH
er man.
Peace reigns throughout the State with
few exceptions and these are local
troubles for which Governor Chamber
lain is responsible. IF he would stay at
home and attend to the duties of his
office instead of running after troops who
are not needed he could stop these riots.
He is undoubtedly responsible for the
Hamburg trouble for to his insufficient
and corrupt appointees to Office shown
there the whole difficulty is due. Some
time since Gov. Chamberlain proclaimed
that the civilization Of the cavalier and
the roundhead were in danger in, South
Carolina and the people should organize.
believe he was right and hope the peo-
pie have taken him at his word and are
organized to-day. He has taken Elliott
for his Attorney General and therefore
any prosecution from that Office is pre-
vented and he has had man named
Brayton who never lived day in the
Richland circuit nominated for solicitor
so he is in no danger from that source
and tell you you are in danger and it is
time to organize. In conclusion, ladies,
let me express my qualification at the in
terest you are taking in this election. 1t
is highly becoming for it is your smile of
appreciation which steels the heart to
fear and the arm to labor in any cause.
Go on in the good work. Whip the
doubtful men into line and we will win
this fight.
At the conclusion of Judge Cookies
speech, an intermission for dinner was
announced, and the hospitality of the
people of Honea Path and vicinity was
unbounded. All present were amply
supplied with an elegant repast, after
partaking of which the crowd re-assem-
bled, and were addressed in eloquent and
ringing speeches from Gen. s. MCGOWAN,
Col. J. S. Cothran aud Maj. John B.
Moore. We regret not being able to re-
main to report them. The meeting
closed without any occurrence to mar the
pleasure and good order of the day. A
strong impression was evidently made