The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-17

by the tlrst law OF nature, Will never
again quietly submit to negro domina-
ton. Eight long years subsection to an
unknown to modern civiliza-
tion is not to be forgotten in genera
ton. In South Carolina, and I balieve
similar sentiment pervades the South,
we desire to see the negro elevated. But,
sir, contamination of that desire aciN
neuer be attained By a second degradation Of
the achitc man. You may draw your
party lines upon color; We will meet you
there and extinguish them. Our destiny
is to live in the South with the negro,
and we expect to work that destiny
peacefully, difficult rs the problem may
seem. But if political legislation denies
us, or subverts our rights upon the pre-
sumption that we have in any wise cur.
tailed the rights of the colored man, just
then and there we will have reached that
time in the South anticipated by the
honorable gentleman from Michigan,
when he expressed fear lest civil liberty
would be destroyed unless election results
could be changed in that section. Butt
the American people will only repose
confidence in the Southern whites and
grant them the opportunities circum'
stances present, | have little doubt but
that this problem will be solved satisfac-
torily to both races, and ultimately result
in the elevation of the negro, and the
continued and, pray God, the everlast-
ing political quiet between the two Sec
tions on his account.
A few more words and [ have done.
Allusion has been frequently made du.
ring this debate to the small Republican
vote throughout the South in the rece t
Presidential election, and it has been re-
iterated that it could not be accounted
for upon just grounds. For the first time
since have been member of Congress
have I heard the South censured and
South Carolina escape more than the
lions share of the abuse. But it seems
the recent vote in that State has given
satisfaction to those who, for the purpose
of this debate, have bewildered them
selves with arithmetical calculations.
Perhaps those gentlemen are not aware
that during the last campaign South Car
olina had no Republican State ticket in
nomination, and in only a few instances
a county ticket to represent the Repubi-
can party in the caln lnpaign of 1880. The
ghost of intimidation doubtless presents
itself to the mind of every Republican
within the sound of my voice at the very
announcement of such fact. But that
such thought is mere phantom let me
prove by printing as portion of my re-.
marks letter received this morning
from q resident lawyer of this city, who
is, perhaps, the brightest intellect that
South Carolina ever gave to the Repub.
lican party. He has lately settled in this
city, and yesterday afternoon addressed
him a note asking whether he was not a
member of the. Republican State Com
vention of South Carolins, and if he did
not publish a letter advising against
placing q Republican ticket in the field.
! have his reply, and will print it:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. S, 1881.
Dear Sir: have your favor of yester.
day, and, in reply, would say that I did
publish such letter as you inquire
about. The National Republican party
had been injured, and that of the State
broken down and ruined by our running
unfit men for Office. knew we bad pot
the material for State ticket in South
Carolina, and / felt confident that if we
forebore to nominate one, the Democrats
would be more likely to divide, run "Iu-
dependents" and thus sooner contribute
the material needed to build up respect.
able and strong Republican party one
not in name merely, bit in principle and
usefulness. Entertaining these views, l
declined most pressing solicitations to
allow my name used before the Conven-
ton. am, very truly yours,
VIM. Z. EARLE.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, House of Repre-
sentatiyes.
Now, this is letter from an intelligent
South Carolinian, born and reared upon
her soil, who is o Republican from prin-
ciple; aud it contains two incontroverti-
Bile truths; first, that the Republican
party in South Carolina had not material
enough in it from which to select State
ticket; aud, secondly, that the only hope
of securing that material is to dissever
the Democratic party. Think you, does
any gentleman on this floor suppose that
this end will be obtained by arraying
every two or four years 10 deadly politi.
cal strife that party which so lacks mate
rial against that party alone that pos
sesses it at the South 2 Az we'll may you
or they expect to break the "Solid South"
by continually heaping abuses upon those
who compose it.
My friend from Indiana tMr. Calkins)
with much fervor and great emphasis,
asks, What is a carpet. bagger? In reply
1 say be is political legalized burglar;
that is just what carpet bagger is,
Laughter and applause on the Demo.
cratic side and say to my friend if lie
will come to South Carolina with view
of identifying himself with the State,
intending to become citizen, claiming
the protection of that flag that floats over
our Speakers chair, and demanding the
right 10 be recognized as citizen, at The
same time lending a helping hand toward
ueEe!OPlnS lue leSUuTceS Vi tuat peHuli'
full country, he will be received with
open arms from the mountains to the sea-
shore, and no questions will be asked as
to his politics. But, sir, no such motives
ever impelled the carpet. bigger to settle
in South Carolina or any other Southern
State. His was the visitation of politi-
cal adventurer, who, through the igno-
rance of the blacks, foisted himself upon
the oppressed whites, whom he proceed
ed at once to tax to inpoverishment,
while he squaudered in luxurious living
every dollar poured into the treasury by
the tax-ga!herer. And yet my friend
thinks it cruel to call such creatures
"aliens." Why, sir, it is an honor to
them to be recognized at all. beg gem
tlemen to recall the history of my State
during the carpet.bag regime and ask
what has become of those tyrannical
spendthrifts. Some of them doubtless
have been hung, as l believe oil of them
should have been; some of them are to-
day, know, in the jails of the country,
and others of them have had in more
ways than one retributive justice meted
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