The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-23
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WHITE MAN-NEGRO.

Oh LHG ohAotASN A@N
George Washington Murray, the
cololcL ex-Congres' man fron South
Carolina, made speech to the colorcd
people in the Court House here on
Wednesday night, which was full ol
wit, humor and intersper>ed with
wholesome advice. Murray is a genu
inc negro, very black, of large statue,
and has good voice for public speak
inc. lie had the attention Of his
hearers throughout and received many
spontaneous echoes from the crowd.
Sometimes there would sound "Talk
it, brot.e-," "Amen," you are
right" "Now YOU sui, me-" Sc,
which showed that he had hit q re
spou-ive chord in mure than onc
breast.
Our reporter reached the court room
Just little after tie discourse had
commenced, but judged he was On the
first theme of the evening.
He pictured the slave without liberty,
without the liberty to talk in public or
to pray a,cud-there was no song OF
liberty by the southern slave. How
ever. they might pray aloud, "Oh
Lord, Le!p old Master" but inwardly
the secret prayer was, kill old Master
quick lie told the Leg oes that they
did .ot know how their freedom was
wrn TIE colored people did SO little
% b:aiu freedom that they could not
il. lie took up the 18th
amendment and explained how it
abolished slavery. It knocked down
the auction bltck, pulled mp the whip
plug post, and gave every black
mother tie babe of her bosom. He
explained the 14th amendment; you
welc made citizens and Tillman and
al his hosts cannot tear down your
i, izenship. The seal has been torn
rom The ballot box, the Court House
ioors are open to you and So are the
lalls Of Congress. All mems rights
ire equal; no black citizenship; no
White citizenship. South Carolina is
rot trying TO destroy your ciliz ,n,hip,
,ut small! clique Of l.er people are
rying to do o-ana will unless you
ct al once to prevent il. The law is
made for all men 10 conform to. The
rational citizenship came to whites
nd blacks alike at The same time.
rhank God for The l4jh amendment.
Ie said tie white people made a big
mistake By not taking hold Of the
legro and holding mp his hands; they
en-, him 10 the Yakee and would net
acknowledge his citizenship after the
var They owed tho slaves debt Of
gratitude. The slaves nursed the sick,
made the crops aid protected the
White families during the war. There
vas no lynching then. He could not
xpiain why so much lynching was
necessary when the men we're home to
protect their families. He said he did
lot put much faith in the lynching
Of nowadays. There is
omething wrong. They sent US to
be Yankees and are responsible.
They prepared constitution known
IS the black code, wanting every slave
0 live with master ten years, and
wanted 10 make it a crime to live on
,lher plantalions.. But tie black code
vas rcpudia;cd,' thank God. 1t was
Ike the constitution they are trying to
make in Columbia now. But 1t was
more candid and honest. Now, they
ire trying to do the same thing almost
II guise of law. You negroes ask,
what the sRepublican party has done
:or you. It is mother who gave
birth 10 four million black babies at
,ne time and they were free. Those
Fellows in Columbia want to adjourn
he convention, but they can't 60
,ome yet. They have twisted and
;wea,ed and wrsng,ed to get around
he United States Constitution, but it
; too high to jump over, too deep TO
70 under, and they arc trying TO drive
hrouyh it four-in-hand. But they
;an't go home; they are fighting the
law and the Supreme
Court will whip them.
lie explained the power and pro-
e. i n of tho ballot very fully. 1t
male trial justices, judges aid COVER
no,s decide against the man whose
b :l!nt was killed. The convention
tried 10 draH the color line, out
George D. Tillman sbo1ed that it is
hard TO tell ho is white aud who is
black in South Carolina. He explained
fully the theory of our State and
national government in al branches,
and again Jumped on the registration
law. There was nothing like it in
heaven or On earth, and there would
be nothing like it in he'll until the su'
preme Court kills it and sends it there.
Men wtr. lying in their graves who
contracted disease while waiting in
the ram to rrgis,er. The Republican
leaders are TO blame for its not being
killed long ago The white Republi-
can thieves left in '76 with their stolen