The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-28

onu OF November Will win a triumph
that will establish for all time tho
peace, prosperity and, union of our
whole country. Loud clleering.]
Major Woodward next introduced
:. COL. JAMES IL. nroN,
Who made Il most telling speech, OF
which we regret that we can give only
synopsis;thatwill scarcely do him
Justice. Ifo said:'
Fellow citizons of Fairfeld-and es.
pecially you In rcd shirts (without. re-
gard to color, SEX or age): Judging
by tho quantity of'rcd shirts I see and
the length of time it,took the rear Of the
column to come in;'I would say that
the red shirt to-day exhibited is the
biggest shirt with the longest tuil l
ever saw. IIaughters] I appear to-
day i'll an unnsttuA character, that Of a
substitute. Years ago in our l.fe con-
test would not have done so; but /
can now say that while am q substi-
tuto without pay, and hence almost
a genuine volunteer soldier. l.don't
know exactly why was selected.
'Eherc are three names thatare favoritcs
with you ail-Hancock, Hampton, and
Hagoodi [chccrs] and suppose was
chosen because have II. In tho middle
or my name. [Laughtcr.] shall OH
this occasion address my remarks
chiefly to the colorcd mcn.jn this au-
dicncc. This is not the first time that
l have been called on to speak to the
colorcd people. 1t may be because it
is known that have always been thoir
friend. This is but natural, for have
not forgotten tho friendship shown us
by tho colorcd people during the late
war. In that dreadful time the colorcd
people were true to tho women and
children of the South, and the white
people have never forgotten it. Be.
sides, there arc some colorcd mon who
snfclt powder along with me. Undcr
such circumstances there must natu-
rally be q warm friendship between the
races. AS said boforc, this is not the
first time that have been invited to
address tho cOl0rcd people Of Fairfield.
On the 4th of July, 1867, before evil
influences and evil counscls had reach
cd them, the colorcd people had u cclc-
brafion Of that day i'll Wimnsboro.
Among tho speakers were Col. W.
McAlastcr, OF Columbia, and Col. JAS.
IL. lion, of WinnsGoro. | told tho
colored people then that the day they
Were celebrating had ceased to be ouly
q day for thc'whitcs.* | told them that
as they were now free they could cniov
their share in the privileges Of the gov
ernmcnt and must perform their silare
OF the duties of good citizons. 7 told
them that it was not the North that had
freed them, but the overruling hand Of
Providence. told them that if they
gave the credit of their freedom to fnau
they would uNer torit> Ehey .ditlmot
take nay advice. Thieves, ruscals and
liars came and got their confidence.
These men told them all sorts Of lies;
and the bigger, the lie the greater con-
fidcncc WAS given to il. These rcgucs
said that the Republican party had
freed you. Let us sec ifthis is the truth.
You were freed as Y result of the war.
That war. was fought between the
North and the South. Tho Northern
army was composed as much of Demo-
Gratis as of Republicans. President
Lincoln, when innuguratcd, said, "Thc
South themselves can alone set their
slaves free. They. ought to know that
| have not the power to do this, and if
[ had the power would not use it,"
Before the war had actually COM
but after the "Star Of the
Vest had been fired upon; when the
Southern men had withdrawn from
Congress, and actual war seemed incv-
itablc-ths Northern Congress that
was purgcd Of nh Southern men, and
was composed only Of your Northern
11Icnds-this Congress did all they
could to keep the South in by promis-
ing not to Interfere at all with the
OF slavery. They said,
'sDon,k go-don't scccdc-we wont
Interfere with your slaves" They
won't f;arthcr than this-thcy passed
Z Constitutional amendment that, had
it bccomc Il law, would have made
you colorcd men and your Dostcrity
slaves till the crack Of doom, Now,
what was the amendment they propos-
ed? l will read it, as it is found in
Vol. II, United States Statutes at
Large:
"Joint Resolution to Amend the
Constitution Of the United States.
"Res0lced, BY the Senate anth House
of Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled,
That the followingarliclc be proposed
to tho Legislatures tho several States
rs an amendment to the Constitution
OF tho United States, which, when rati-
lied by thrcc-lourths Of said Lcgisla-
lures, Shall be valid, TO all intcnts and
purposes, as part Of the said Constita.
ton, viz:
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
No amendment shall be made to tho
Constitution which will authorize or
give to Congress the power to abolish
or Interfere, within any State, with
the domestic institutions thereof, H.
ctudtng that Of persons hclG to iabor
or seruice by the iaa0s Of said iStutc.'
"Approvcd, March Q, 1861"
They proposed this amendment that
would have prereutcG cnlancipation
and made slavery irrcvocable. If any.
man wants to read this book, he can do
SO, but I'll watch him while he's at it,,
There was once in the Clerks office in
Winnsboro tho record. showing that
Wallace had voted to put free negroes
into slavery, but tho record was de-
stroycd by somebody. / also had.the
records Of our State Convention in
1865-of' which, you remember. nv
friends Judge Robertson, General
Bratton and myself were members. I'm