Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-10
wALHALLA SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY OCTOBER TO- 1875

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colorcd woman. (Grcat appause.) But
here you can vote. hold office aud aocumu.
late property without boihg disturbed
My friends, ho snid, YOU may think I'm
talking pretty plainly, ond maybe somo of
you thiuk | am promised something for
what am saying-but this is not so. T am
telling tho truth, and wish you to distinctly
understand thut mn speaking from priuci.
pie, nothing clso. But 1 want to ask you
right horo what havc any Of you received
from Leslie and Nix for supporting thom.
(Crics of "nothug!') All, my fri.nds
you have answered correctly, and, my word
for it, you will never receive anything from
them, either
The speaker waa here interrupted by a
colorcd man with the query us to how
mIch majority he wanted the coorcd people
Of Barnwell County to givo Mr.. Tillman.
II replied that they must give him every
vote in tho county, and it they were not
sufficient to olcct him, thoy must bripg in
the votes of as mary other counties as
possible. This remark was received with
shouts of "We'Il do it! Wc'll do it'll" and
the air was ccut with dcafening applause.
With reference to the platforms OF the
two parties in this State, ho said That tho
Republican platform did not contain \
single principle which was pot written in
tho Democratic platform, and that tho Re
publicans had about as much intention Of
carrying out their pledges of honesty and
reform as he had of aying.
It has bccn said, my frionds, that the
white people of South Coroliua do not put
us on an equal footing with them. WolI
nov, want to ask you how near the Yam
KEGS have ever como to recognizing you os
their equals? Why, so far from it, TINT l
know of Yankees who do not think "pig.
ger" good cuough to wait on their tables,
much less taking him by the hand.
Hamilton here made the remarkable
statement, that, in his opinion, Jefferson
Davis was as much an instrument in freeing
the slaves as Abraham Lincoln, and it was
with the greatest delight, he said, that ho
gave uttcrance TO this opinion, for Davis
was Democrat Of the deepest dye, and he
wanted his race to know what tho great
Democratic leaders had done for them.
The Yankees are beginning to fnd out
that the negroes will no longer he dupcd BY
them, and they are afraid of tho power
which is thus placed in the hands of the
South Aud, my word for it, you will sec
that they will be the first to try to tako the
right to vote from you. viii you allow
this? ("No. MOI from hundred or
more voiccs.) No, MY friends, you will
not, am sure. But how can you prevent
them? Tho only way is-and speak it
with sincerity-for us to elect our best
Southern white men to Congress, aud they
Il
slave US or to take Que particle Of tho liberty
from us which VIC now enjoy. If VIC fail to
do this, juBt as surely as tho sun rises the
Yankees will disfranchise you.
have only Quo objection to Governor
Hampton, he said, aud that is he has par
6oncd 80 many Radical scoundroIs, like
Swails, Smals, Carpontor and Glcaycs,
some of whom have gone down into his
county aud arc giving him more trouble
thon all the rest Of the people in it.
My friends, have hccn read out of the
Radical party for doing what considered
to be my duty, and rejoice that have
been removed from the plague which threat.
cncd to ruin nc, aud placed in "land
which flows with milk and honey" All I
want is an honcst and capable government,
and ! will be satisfied without Office.
In conclusion, my fliouds, earnestly
urge you to tic yourselves to the whito
people, with whom you have been raised,
who know your needs, have all your interests
at heart, will administer to all your neccs-
sties, aud give you every right and privi-
lcge to which you arc cntitlcd.
Hamilton then took his seat in tho midst
Of cheers which could have been heard for
more than milo, and received tho congrat
ulation Of many white and colored friends
for his admirable effort.