The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-28
Sou tn Carolina.

CHARLESTON, s. .. April l9-Goy.
Hampton held another reception this
mornipg ut tho city hall, which ut.
tracted IN immense ooncour,c Of whites
and blacks. The colorcd republicans
who Termed tho majority Of the gather.
ing, having called loudly on the Gov
ernor for speech, be said:
"My friends Of Charleston, it gives
me great pleasure to meet you, and
particularly to meet SO many of the
oolored citizens Of Charleston. want
you particularly, not ouly here, but
throughout tho whole Stats, to under.
stand precisely the condition of affairs
aud The policy that ] represented in
the late election. All that l have to
say to you now, and I say it when vic.
tory has crowned our efforts, is that !
stand now precisely where l stood
twelve years ago.. was the first man
10, America. certainly the first man 10
the South. who advocated the granting
Of the right to vote to the colorsd man
That is on record.
"0nly a few dayS ago I saw in the
New York Tribune statement made
by the editor. Whi,elaw Reid, that in
1865 told him that the Northern Re-
publicans would want to take away The
right Of voting from the eOlorsd people
long before the South ever would.
"a voice, 'that's so.') During tho late
canvass | made prediction that the
eolored people would very soon find
that the only protection that they had
for their elective franchise would DO
from the white mon Of tho South.
You will live 10 see it.
I" | meant to toll you an incident
which happened since my election
When | was ir Washington recently
FIVE or six or more prominent republi.
cans, men high in position, actually
consulted mo as 10 how the vote of tho
colorod man could best DO restricted.
I toll you what ia true. My answer
Was: we don't want the vote Of the
aolored man taken away or restricted for
aside from tho friendship We bear their
race their right to vote gives us thirty
more votes in Congress, aud when
peace comes we are satisfied that the
best men in both races and parsic, will
veto together for tue common veal"
Nc don't want to take that right
AWAY. | want to zee tho colored poo.
pie eduo,tcd, and I renew here the
pledges that havo heretofore made
that we will give the colorsd people
better facilities for education than they
have hitherto enjoyed. shall use ali
my influence to see to il that the means
otoduca.ion ire placed within tho reach
Of every citizen Of South Carolina, aud
when say every citizen ! do not limit
or qualify the expression. | call ey.
cry man Carolinian, whether be is
black or white; whether he is bora
here or a! tho North or in Europe,
who is good citizen and has the 10.
tsrests Of the State at heart, and hc is
entitled to oil the protection that the
laws Of tho State aud Of the United
States can give him.
~ ain pledged to fulfill every prom.
iss made in the last canvass. | can
emily do that if the people Of South
Carolina will hslp Inc. l eau do
nothing Of myself. l may Indicate to
tho Legislature what | consider a
proper course for them 10 pursue, bu!
1t is for them to make tho laws. My
duty is to execute them, and Your duty
is to send tho bes, men 10 the Iegis!a.
ture, irrespective Of race or party. Sc.
lect no man for public Office who is not
competent to Gil tho position. care
not what his politics or his race. Make
it your rule that you will place no man
in Office unless he is competent. +
"lfitis givOu to ne to bring peace;
fit is given to me to restore The pros.
pcri,y Of this State; to SEQ all our peu.
pic happy and prosperous, will feel
that MY work has been done, and |
will then 10 compensated for the sacri.
fee that | have made. You and |
may not live TO see this era, but our
children aud our Childrcn's children
will rise up to bless the men thai,
worked cut their redemption"
His address vas heard by the audi.
snce with profound interest aud respect,
and the emphatic expressions Of salts.
faction uttered by many Of tho Rcpub.
lican leaders at the close afforded pleas.
ing evidence Of the good feeling which
the Governor has already established
between himself and bis former poli.i.
cal ol'pOncpts.- Di,potrh TO tho Bahi.
more Sun.