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most magnificent llOatlOn on inc althl oi
Liberty by making free those whom they first
enslaved for their own profit, and have now
freed without loss to themselves.
We cannot tell what great object frorl-
dcnce had In view In allowing these things to
be done by which these people have been
brought here and liberated in our midst. We
are told that, God moves In u mysterious
way his wonders to PERFORM" and He has
He has brought them here, relieved them Of
their shackles and left them here untutOred
In mind, with all the prcJudiccs Il century Of
slavery has cnSrafted on them, and we are to
he their guardians and protectors. I know
that sentiment will not find an echo in The
hearts Of many of the cOlOrcd people.
They have been taught that we are natu-
pred men. Personally they nave had kind
ly feelings for their old masters. Let one Of
them but get into difficulties, and in nine
eases out of ten he will go to his old master
for assistance. and not to one Of his Republic
can leaders. He will trust the former in cv-
crything except as to his voting. He was told
two years ago that If the Democratic party
got into power he would be put back into
slavery, and he believed 1t.
PCBLICASs y SINNERS.
l was told the other day by Il DISTINGUISHED
clergyman that he had had n discussion with
one Of his old colOrcd friends, and had asked
him, among other things, why he was not a
Democrat; The old man said that he had
Dech taught mat II was contrary to the teach
ingS of the Bible. The clergyman wondering
~ asked where that doctrine could he found,
and the old man replied that as the Good
hnGk only spoke Of GTo political partics-thc
must choose between them and be either Il
Publican or Sinner, which was but the Bible
name ior a Democrat. Laughter. in which
The n, old ID man maj cT T"d ey hf;.rfTy JONES, GHcr heartily;
now many of his party were both 'publicans
and sinners. Renewed laughter and ire
mcnd1us display Of dental anatomy They
M rp hnnn mi lnCf .tip,,a..-1
error into which they were led by their de-
signing leaders. and have found that they nrc
protected In all their rights, and are MS free
n nov as tId they AVER were in 'Is; They recognize the
state and less crime; that there Is return
ing prosperity and that good Will has CROWN
up steadily between the races. They see
that they were mislcd md are now willing
in many Instances to trust those whom they
were taught to d~istrlst. The evidence of ali
that Is that while thousands voted the Demo
cratic tiGkct at the last election, thousands
now, my friends, what Is To be our policy in
regard to these people. ! take the ground
that, while the colored man is politically the
cqtaiof INC white man in South Carolina, he
must stand upon his own merits. Cunning
to the side OF the stand where the colored
people were collcctcd.) You must stand un-
on your own footing. You canno be put up
colOrcd man. We propose to protect Won
and give, you all your rights; but while
we do this you cnnnot expect that we
shouid discriminate In your favor, and say
because you are n colOrcd man YOU have
Il right to rule the State. We say TO Won
that we intend to take the best men we can
find to represent the State, and Won must
Qualify yourSelvesto do so before you can en-
poet TO he chosen. Proper qualification is
necessary In all cases, and the white man who
Is afraid to enter the race upon such terms
does not deserve to be called a white man.
READING, WHITING, AND SHOOTING.
not only want 10 impress on the white
people to treat the .colored people with kind
ness, but ] would go further. / would give
to them every facility for education. Tho
greatest statesman and philosopher OF Eng.
land has said that education Is the chief de-
tense OF a nation, and no philosophical re.
mark was ever made with greater truth, /
would see our people educated. And when /
say this / do not wish to be misunderstood, l
am not one OF those who believe that because
Il man can read and write he is necessarily q
better man than his fellow. | know he is not
necessarily Il better soldier, because while
many of the Northern States boast that more
OF their people can read and write than those
Of almost any other nation in the world.
and while they tainted lis during the war
with the opposite state Of affairs as obtaining
here, | would rather have taken our men
(whom they alleged could neither read or
write when | wanted good shooting done than
any men | ever saw. l mean by education,
then, not only intellectual education, but cdu-
cation of the heart and soul-to lift our people
up ana tcIlcl tncm tflat the only true knOwl-
edged is the knowledge of God! II is a mis-
take to suppose that, though wanting this, n
man. who can read and write Is educated.
The history of the past teaches us that the
best educated people the world has ever seen
could neither read nor write. Look to Attn
ems, the eyeof Greece, where Plato and !Aris-
totle lcctured, and DemOsthcneS charmed the
people with his cloqucnce. day by day. There
were no better people than the Atlcnians
who listened to them: but those AthenianS
could not read or write, and coming down to
our day ana generation, the old men of this
state can look back and sustain me when |
say that there were 20 people on this cOnti-
nrnt better instructed as to the theory OF our
government policy, than were the people Of
south, Carolina in former years, and their
Knowledge came from The same source MS thai
of the Athcnian OfwhOm / have just spoken {;
they were instructed by their great men who
came frequently through the country and dis
cu>sed before them the great questions OF the
day.
Now, my frleuds, want not only nat edu-
cation, but the diffusion Of Il general cduca
tiOn-That the rudimentS at least should be
placed IN the reach OF every man, and the
colored people allowed the opportunity Of
bcitcrinG their condition.. ] want them TO be
made good citizens. and l believe it can best
be done by giving to their children education.
When they have learned the rights, duties
and responsibilities of citizenship they Will
be happier, and Will make us happier. That
is my general view as to The treatment OF the
colored man. say. to him, you must work
WI SpNti '" uSStlhS. IpI III Z DetIl DlnCtu
here In the providence of God, and made IL
citizen. show that you are capable OF being
one" In Ill great struggles the weakest are
thrust aside.
THE NEGRo's BEST FRIEND.
II the cOlorcd men are wise they will try to
link themselves by hooks OF steel to the
white men. The best friends Of the cOlorcd
men are the old Shareholders. | will make n
prediction to YOU now, and though l may not
live to see 1t fulfilled, many Of you will. II Is
| = thhI fhn it,n NIL nnvNn ,-t,1, N,.kt.
crn Republicans will want to take away from
youtlic right Of voting, and those who will
rise up to save you and defend your rights
will BIZ the white men Of the South. They
will defend your right to vote because it gives
to the South infinitely more power than we
ever had before. II gives us thirty-ttve more
votes In Congress and thirty-tivc more votes
in rlccting Il Democratic President; and do
you suppose men are such fools to give up
that right: No! not # the eolored man
shows himself worthy OF the boon.
have said that the time will come when
the coIorcd man will join with the white man
simply because their interest are Identical,
because they inl!ahit the same soil and the
same sky bends over them; and the prediction
IS being verified. Any man who looked be-
yOnu the mere question Of the hour would
thiSv violent condition Of things, this upsctting
OF all the theories under which vi have liv-
cd, would be rectitied and the races which
were living in Il common country would
nav I w IN W b"t eN'Nt va lt"b 'lllilL't
country. | would give them every oppOrtu-
uity for education, would help them and en-
courage them to come into the Democratic
ranks. They cannot remain Republicans
and yet vote in the Democratic primary cleo
, lions, as they wished to do here n few days
ago.; but If they Will come in as Democrats
/ would treat them not only with justice, but
as II Democrat / would treat them with kind
ness, generosity and mnGnanimity, II try to
show to them that we IRE the best friends
they can find.
DANGERS OF THE PARTY
do not know that there Is any other point
on which | should dctain you, and | find the
fatigue Of speaking Is greater tha / expect
cd. / vii however, say one word upon the
dangers, Itch are threatening our party.
The grea : Of these, In my apprehension Is
sets up his own individual judgement as n
| rule OF action, and refuses to act in full and
perfect accord with our platform, In spirit as
| well as in the letter, IL an Independent, and
an Independent at this crisis In our affairs Is
worse than u Radical. He places himself, by
Is and he should be ruled out OF the party.
lie who is not with us is against us and
should be ranked among our opponents, for
an open enemy Is far less dangerous than a
pretended friend. Our party must he kept
fully organized, perfectly compact, and thor
must yield implicit obedience to its dictates,
sacrificing, If need be, his private Judgment
to its expressed policy, and subordinating all
personal ambition to the public welfare.
Another danger lies In ov~er-c0ntidencc.
The Democratic party thinks 1t Is invincible.
and il Is SO when thoroughly disciplined and
%prupcrly led, but if we have dlsscnsiOns and
men to set up false gods or lndoctrinate us
with political hcrcSieS and lead us from the