The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-25
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GOOD POLITICAL SENSE.
Address Of Governor Hampton
to the CoIored Citizens Of
Charleston.
EVERY Man a CarOltnian, white or
Back. who - n SOod-Cttizsn.
fspee;al to the New Yolk Heaald

Especial 10 tne new iOik HSahlu
CHARLESTON, April 10, 1s77.-Governor
Hsmpton's stay in the city to-day has be- en-
attended with a repetition, minus the
military display of the ovation with which
he was received yesterday. AT noon the
Governor held q public reception at tie
city hall upon the Invitation OF the mavor,
and was visited by hundreds OF colored
Republicans, among whom were nearly all
the promiD ent leaders OF the county.
ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR.
During the reception the governor, IN
response TO call from the colored citlzens
addressed them as follows:
My FRIENDS OF CHARLEsTON:-1t gives
me great pleasure TO me 4 you, and par.
ticularly so TO meet so many Of the colored
ci,izens OF Charleston on this occasion.
want you particularly, not only here tut
oughout the whole state, TO understand
precisely the condition Of affairs and the
policy represented in the late election.
know hat il IL very natural for you to
suppose, having been mi'led in SO many
instances, that although q man who Ii q
candidate for office may make promises
you cannot know what will be the result
Of those pledges until youse how the pol
lev has been carrie d out. All that L have
to say to you pow-and say 1t when vic
tory has crowned our effoTts-is that 1
stand now precisely where i stood twelve
years ago. was the first man in America
-certaioly the first in the south-who adj
vocated the granting OF the hight to vote
to the colored man. Applause.l That is
on record. Only few days ago saw In
the New York Tribune statement made
by the editor, w hitelsw Reid, that In 1860
told him that the Northern Republicans
would want TO take away the right OF vot'
ing IRON the cOiUred people long peIore
the South ever would.
Dur,ngthe late canvass ] made precic-
IL.
coon ind that the only protection they hau
for their elective franchise would be from
the white men Of the South. You VIII live
to.see it
REPUBLICANS DESIRE FOR RRsTRICIIoS.
Iwant to tell you an incident which has
happened since my election. When i was
in Washington recently five or Six or more
prominent X pubiicans, meL high IN posi-
tion actually consulted me "a 10 how the
vote ofthe colored man could best be re-
stricted. tell you what is true. Ny an
swer was
owe don't want the vote Of the eolored
man taken way or restricted, for, aside
from the friendship we bear this race,
their right TO vote gives us tIlrty more
votes in Congress, and when peace comes
we are satisfied that the best men in both
races and party will vote together for the
commonwealth. We don't want to take
stand precisely in the position that took
twelve years ago.
THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION.
want TO see the colored people educa.
ted, and renew here the pledges tIat
have heretofore made that we will give the
colored people better facilities for educa'
ton than they have hitherto enjoyed,
Applause | shall use all my influence
to see to it that the means OF education are
1 l. L., .afa oil an q
south Carolina; and when ! say every cltl'
zen do not limit or quality the expires
| sion.
no .DIsTINCTIOS or RACE OR NATION
Atty.
I'll call every man a Carolinian, whether
\ he il white or black, whether he Is borr
| here, in the North or Europe, who IL gooc
| citizen and has the interests OF the state a
| heart, aud he Is entitled 10 all the protee
| ton that the laws of the state and Of thu
| United states can give him. l am pledgec
| 10 fulfil every promise made in the la
| canvass. / can only do that il the people o
| South Carolina win help me. l can d.
| nothing OF myself l may indicate to the
| legislature what consider a proper course
| Tor them to pursue, but it Is for them II
make the laws. My duty Is to execute
them and your duty is TO send the bes
men to the legislature, irrespective OF rae'
or party.
CANDIDATES TOR OFFICE.
Select no man for public office who !
not lit to fill the position, l care not VIVA
may be his poli,ics or his race. Make !
your rule that you will place no man in OF
ice unless he Is competent. II you cleo
good men to make the laws pledge to yol
my honor that those laws shall be irame'
SO as to place every man and woman
both races and parties upon an equal foot
ing before the law.
GO TO WORK.
We have Just passed through an excl
ing contest. II my voice could reach eN
ery man in South Carolina, II / could in
| press il upon them all rs feel 1t myself,
we wish TO consult the best interest Of tn
state, If we want TO build up and hrin
| peace and prosperity back to her sum
fields, would say TO one and all, forge
for awhile at least all about politics and ds
vote yourself TO the material interests 9
the state. Go to work; resolutions Will d
| nothing public meetings will do nothing
every man should place his shoul Ter to tn
whe ell; he must go to work resolutely, hoI
estly, earne silly and boldly in the discharg
of his duty to bring back harmony an
unanimity between the races at the South
know, my friends, you can do it. l tie
you, my colOred ellow-citizens, that hav
not one p article OF feeling Of il-will again,
q single individual o. your race, and IL S
happe ned that the first commission that
issued as governor OF the state OF cout
Carolina was issued TO u cOlored mau, an
Republican at that. When 1 was
Washington a colored Republican, an e,
Office holder Of this state, Prof. Greener,
! the state University, came to me an
: asked for q recommendation. i told hi
' that could not understand what val,
i my recommendation would be to him, b
upon his renewing his request i gave hi
letter, and sold the president that b,
not intended to give him any recomme
, datiou of the late administration IN Sou
Cspolina, but as Greener was colort
y man, had voted tor Hayes, and stump'
the state for Chamberlain, ] thought
d could afiord to make an exception in b
ease.
Z APPEAL FOR HIS ADMINISTRATIONS.
' What say to you here wish every m
to repeat. lonly say to you, judge the 9
ministrstiOn by Its acts. j don't want v
to become Democrats or Conservatives.
ask you to forget oil about politics, and
only want the support of those men
, south Carolina who believe that i
:" standing on the constitution, obeying
laws aud keeping my oath to see just
done to every man III South Carolina.
have the right as governor Of .he state
q ask that. i have the right to appeal
the people who have elected me, and
N them to hold mp my hands as long as !
- doing right. when am doing wrong
them turn their backs upon me. Ii wi