Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-03

marks he said that two years ago there was
hardly free speech in South Carolina. She
was pinned down by the bayonet under the
direction Of drunken Executive, malevOlenl
and mercenary. [Cheers.] He reviewed the
evils of that time when the citizen soldiery
were denied the rights granted them by the
Constitution of assembling to commemorate
the birthday of Washington, spoke eloquent
" of the deliverance effected since, and closed
with an earnest appeal to his hearers to go
forward and reap the fruits of.the~ great vic
tory won in 1876 ....-. .... ,.I. ....
Senator Butler also spoke. In matters OF
State policy, he avocated the calling of a con-
vention to rectify the abuses existing in the
laws at present, which, he said, were unneces
sarily burdensome and expensive in their op'
Grafton. He attacked the present trial jus
tice system especially. He also advocated an
extensive free.school system, saying the State
University should be re.establisbed, with ev'
cry door open, oposing the fallacy of the idea
that that institution is a rich mans and an ar
istocratic one, and pointing out that before the
war twothirds of the students were poor men 3
children. He secuted the talk about aristoc-
racy in this country, save that of worth. He
closed with glowing compliment to Darling
ton on her magnificent turnout" aud with
an earnest appeal for unity, harmony, hard
work and victory. .. ...,.... , .rr
Senator Butler was followed by Gen. Gary,
who devoted himself to an able discussion Of
National Finances, attacking the National
bank system, which was heard with marked
attention.
Hampton was unable to be at Bennettsville
on the 9th, though the attendance Of the
people was large and demonstrative, never
theless. The meeting was addressed by
Honorable j. S. Richardson, candidate for
Congress in that district. Mr. Richardson
was followed by Gen. Gary, who, in speaking
of the colored people, said: .. . -.
He never had been opposed to the colored
man. He was born in South Carolina, and
his father was a large slave-owner. He had
played and hunted with colored boys and
men, and had always given them the coon or
possum, instead of, like the carpet -bagger in
the anecdote, greasing the earkey's mouth
with the skin and eating the rest himself.
Laughter He had always stood by the
colored man. He had gotten rich by colored
men. He had three cotton plantations with
colored man at the head of each. He had
always been the colored mans fast friend.
When the colored man was told that the
white man was his enemy, it was as false as
Ananias of old. Cheers. The white man
was his friend because he had the spirit Of
gratitude in his breast Where was the man
who, while away in the war, entrusted his
wife and helpless ones to the negros care,
that did not come back with sense of graft.
.ude and friendship for him7 Why should
they be enemies? Could they be after this ?
No. [Cheers.] God Almighty in His provi
ience had made other races of men beside
white and black, and all were different.
Why, the speaker said, he did not know. All
animals had been made different. The lion
roared and ruled in the forest the leyiathan
was master of the seas; and the eagle was
the king of birds. The eagle, blythe way,
was the universal emblem of liberty, and that
was why he was proud of being called "The
Bald Eagle of Edge6eld." [Cheers and
Iaughter.] In all his creations God had made
leaders. Why, no one knew. It.was one OF
he beautiful mysteries of nature He had
seen 6t to make the white race the universal
standard bearer of civilization and Chris
tianity. Why He had not placed that ban:
ner in the hands of colored men no one could
tell. But the white race was the ruling one,
and if the colored people themselves brought
about race issue, they must 60 down.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held
at Kingstree last Monday, and addressed by
Governor Hampton, Hon. j. H. Richardson,
E. B. Murray and Solicitor Hirsch.
The Governors appointment for Tuesday
was at Charleston, in which city grand prepa
rations were made for his reception.