The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-13
THE OLD FLAG.
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How 1t Is Regarded at the South.

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The following testimony was given
before the Teller Committee, in South
Carolina, by Charles Noise, promi-
nent Democratic lawyer of Sumter
county, and brother of Wade Hampton s
Adjutant General of the State of South
Carolina. We take it from the Wash
ington Republican ~ !" 1872 <'''i g @.
By Mr.. Kirkwood.L -" Now. Won
say. on the 18th of October everything
was quiet up, to the time the Repub-
licans passed along with the banners !"
|. A." Yes, sir" sFiIaa sia lo asif9h
Q.-"And with a band of music? !"
A" Yes, sir; one band."' ,. n.,. a.,
Q.-"And banners. What kind of
banners did they have?" A -"They
had some transparencies, and the Unit
ed States flag, achich is an a1,apopa1lar
emblem there" 4......... v...p.L~.....
q. did you see them when they
came along with the band, and banners,
and fag?" Ayes, sir" ual en,.5tsl
Your brother remarked that that
was calculated to excite young men 90
Ayes, sir"
What were these colored men
doing at the time?' A.-"They were
marching along" .. .~,gs4
Then what excited them?" A
well, the fact OF their having meet
ing down there, which was a failure, and
the fact of marching through the streets,
as If they had obtained victory, instead
OF going home to work, made them ex-
cited" 't+l-}H.@il
O." Thereupon you asked your
brother to stop the row." A" Yes,
sir"
By the Chairman" Distinguished
Democratic speakers were present -
A" Gen. Hagood, the Comptroller
General of the State, who came there
at the request of the Governor, and
others, were present" '"" ~ .' 7's-'
Odd he speak," Ale did, at
the Democratic meeting. I did not
hear him, however" 81.
O." What became of the aag?" A.
81 don't know" .i.'
CD they pull down the fag?"
A Yes, sir" &C..
Y. =" You say it was an unpopular en-
blem?" A.-"Only to this extent
that the Republicans dl0ays displayed
the United States flag, and the Demo
crafts 7aeUeqs~did."
By Mr.. Kirkwood-Q.-"You noticed
number of red shirts at this cross
street?" Ayes, sir"
Q'-"And you were afraid of trouble? ?"
Ayes, sir"
Q.-"You stated you were afraid of
trouble because the procession were car
rying banners, had music, and you men
toned some transparencies, and yo4
said they carried the United States
flag ?" A" Yes, SIR"
O. =" and that is not popular here?
A" No, SIR. The Democrats of Sum
ter have no flags; they have never used
any. When they see 1t at Republican
M meetings., aohere ii is an emblem OF
oppression, 1t e:rcites them. I hope
some time it will be otherwise"
Comment upon this statement would
be superfuous. It needs to be remem-
bered that it is the testimony of lead
ing Democrat of his county, a lawyer, a
man of education, who represents the
Enlightened" gentleman Democrats of
South Carolina. There is no land
under the heavens, except parts of the
United States, where the flag of the
stars and stripes is not honored. There
are no people in all the earth, except
Democrats in parts of the United
States, who hate and SANDER the flag OF
the United States as IAN emblem OF
oppression" or who do not regard it as
the emblem of freedom from oppres-
sion.