The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

show the animus of the Radical
Legislature towards the colored
people he cited the act of that body
which gave the employer the right
to imprison on employee whenever
in the formers Judgment it was
thought that the latter had not tho
same redress in case of failure to
receive his just dues. The law had
indeed been recently somewhat
modified, but tho change did not
help the laborcr in the smallest
degree. The Judges whole speech
was fine effort, ind he was fire.
quently applauded. Ho was occa-
sionally interrupted with pointless
questions by Claib Smith, colored
loafer- politician of Winnsboro, but
tho Judges ready and crushing
replies soon squeiched the would-be
disturber.
After music, tho chairman intro
duced Col. james Fl. Rion, who
commenced by saying that he would
contine his remarks to proving that
tho rights of tho colorod people
were settled beyond the possibility
of injury from any source, and that
tho only man who had ever yet at
tempted to deprive any negro of a
right already enjoyed was MIR. A. S.
Wallace.
At this point slight disturbance
occurred in tho crowd, between
some colored men, caused by the
foolish and incendiary talk of old
Bill Aiken, n negro Radicll noted
for his violent md malicious
speeches. He was telling lying
tale about Wade Hampton's having
fed his slaves on corn-shucks and
ground cotton seed, and WAS other
wise offensive both in word and
manner. A slight difficulty also
occurred between colored Demo-
crat and Radical, but this was soon
quelled. Old Billy was still noisy
and quite crowd, many negroes
; and few whites, had gone off u huns
dred yards distant. The would. be
disturber was plainly told that there
should be no disturbance, and he
soon saw the necessity Of holding
l his slanderous tongue. After this
the utmost good order prevailed.
Col. Rion, rcsuming, brought tho
l documents to prove that Wallace
had voted for the 10 -enslaveinent O.
free persons of color, and had, as lat'
4 as 1866, voted against the rights o
the freedmen. The question cam
up in the Legislature on bill
b to give full legM rights to tn
: colored people tthus practically
repeating tho famous Black Code
= Wallace, opposing ths measure
- moved to refer tho question to til
. Committee on Federal Relations
. Col. Rion produced the record, an
4 requested Judge Mackey to read il
Judge N1ackey-I will do &C
This is tho only time that Wallac
has ever shown any regard for al.
o relations except his own. ZAP
I plause.
@ The speaker then ha'
= Charles Green, leading coloree
g Radical, to road tho record likewise
j. Col. Rion closed with forcibl,
= summing up of the points he ha'
d made, and urged tho colored poopl,
It no longer to follow their corrup
}, leaders, but to array themselve
: upon the side of right.
Il Tho next speaker was Col. T.. }
o Cameron, who excused himself from
t. making long address on til
= ground of having been all the nigh
% before on the track OF running TO:
II old Aleck Wallace. He gave
o brief but amusing account of tn
If chase after Wallace--laying specia
n stress upon tho would-bo Congress
q mans having as his close friend ant
% travelling oampanion tho man III. A
o Smith) by whom there had beer
}" 'lost, strayed or stolen" twenty iodt
+ thousand dollars of the people
h hard earned money. Ho nox
% alluded to Wallaoe's absence from
e the present meeting saying that
Is Aleck naturally fearod to meeN
d Judge Mackey on tho stump il
n open day.
% Judge Mackoy-He is not tn
70 first criminal who has feared tn,
IS presence of tho judge. [Cheers an'
70 laughter.
q Col. Cameron elosod with