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

white people OF that section, prompted
by the finl lew of nature, will never
again quietly submit to negro domina.
ton. Eight long years subjection to M
oppression unknown 10 modern civiliza-
tion H. NOT 10 be forgotten in genera
tion. In South Carolina, and believe
similar sentiment pcryades the South,
we desire to zee the negro elevated. But,
sir, contamination of that desire ,riW
nerer be aftdinsd by a second degradation Of
the schite man. You may draw your
party lines upon color we will meet you
there and extinguish them. Our destiny
10 to live in the South with the negro,
and we expect to work that destiny
peacefully, difficult ~ the problem may
seem. But II political legislation denies
,is, or hubverts our rights upon the pre-
sumption that we have in any wise cur
tailed the rights Of the colored man, inst
then and there wc 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. But if
the American people will only repose
confidence In the Southern whites and
grant them the opportunities circum.
stGhces present, have little doubt but
chat this problem will be solved satisfac.
torIy to both races, and ultimately resul.
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 aid I have done.
Al,usion has been frequently made du.
ring this debate to the small Republican
vote throughout the South In the rece t
Presidential election, and 1t 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 heard the South cen.ured and
South Carolina escape more than the
lions snare 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 few instances
q county ticket to represent the Repubi-
can party in the campaign Of 1880. The
ghost of intimidation doubtless presents
itaolf to the mind of every Republican
within the sound of my voice at the very
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such n thought is mere phantom let me
prove by printing as portion of my re-
marks letter received this morning
from resident lawyer of this city, who
ia, perhaps, the brightest intellect that
South Carolina ever gave to the Repub
ilcan party. He has lately settled in this
city, and yesterday afternoon / addressed
him note asking whether he was not q
mem Der Of the Republican State Com
vention of South Carolina, and if he did
not publish o letter advising against
placing Republican ticket in the field
/ have his reply, and will print it:
WAsHINaroN, D. O., Feb. 5, 1881.
Dear Sir: I have your favor of yester-
day. and, in reply, would say that did
publish such q letter as you inquire
about. The National Republican ,.a..y
had been injured, and that of the Stnto
5riHaI down and ruined by our running
unfit men for Office. knew we had not
the ,naterinl for State ticket in South
Carolina, and l 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, I
declined mcst pressing solicitations TO
allow my name used before the Conven.
tion. am, very Truly vc-i,,
WIN. K. EARLE.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, House of Repre-
sertatives.
Now, this is letter from nm Intelligent
South Carolinian, born and reared upon
her soil, who ;s Republican from prin-
ciple; aud It contains two incontroverti-
BILE truths; first, that the Republican
party in South Carolina hud not material
enough in 1t from which to select State
ticket; mud, secondly, that the only hope
of securing that material is to dissever
the Democratic party. Think you, dues
any gentleman on this floor suppose that
this end will be Obtained by arraying
every two or four years in deadly politi.
cal strife that party which SO lacks mate
rial against that party alone that pos
sesses it as the South9 As we'll may you
or they expect to break the 'Snlid Snuth"
by continually heaping abuses upon those
who compose it.
My friend from Indiana (Mr. Calkins)
with much fervor and great emphasis,
asks, What is carpet. bagger? In reply
say he is political lcgalized burglar;
that is just what q carpet bagger is,
laughter and applause on the Demo.
cratic eide;l and | say to my friend if lie
will come to South Carolina with a view
OF Identifying himself with the State.
intending to become citizen, claiming
the protection of that flag that floats over
our Speaker'a chair, and demanding the
right 10 be recognized as a citizen, at the
same time lending helping hand toward
developing the resources of that beauti.
ful country, he will be received with
open arms from the mountains to the sea.
shore, aud no questions will be asked as
Go his politics. But, sir, no such motives
ever impelled tho carpet, bagger 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 iuipoverishment,
while he aquandered in luxurious living
every dollar poured into the treasury by
the tax.gatherer. And yet my friend
thinks it cruel to call such creatures
"aliens." Why, sir, it Is an honor TO
them to be recognized Mt all. 1 beg zen.
tlemen to recall the history of my State
during the carpetbag regime and ask
what has become of th1se tyrannical
spendthrifts. Some Of them doubtless
have been hung, as believe oil of them
shnuld 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 iuaiica me,nd
oIt to fnen, nv M offandsd I1ro,;daron