The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-18

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upon Samuel Hoar las free negroes G
Massachusetts had been arrested il
Charleston under the law quote,
above) to come to Charleston and il
the courts of South Carolina institute
suit that would test in the United Stat
es court the right of South Carolina t
90 on q Massachusetts boat of commerc
and take theretrom free negroes o
Massachusetts and place them in (
felon's cell, though innocent of an.
crime. At that time Governor Ham
mond was governor of South Carolina
Mr.. Samuel Hoar, in company will
his beautiful daughter, obeyed Mas
sachusetts and did come to South Caro-
lima on his mission. The who e Stat
became overweight. The Legislature
was in session and they passed bill
making the agent of Massachuset'
and ali who may come after him on
like mission outlaws. Says the histor
ian, it was all the conservatives o
Charleston could do to keep the popu
lace from lynching Mr.. Hoar. Th'
hotel keeper refused to house hin
longer on account Of the frenzy Of tht
people and he was forced by com.
mittee Of citizens upon q boat anc
sent back to Massachusetts,. This is
the picture of the Hoar of 1874. Now
I will present you the picture OF the
Mr.. Hoar of 1898. .,.
A venerable old gentleman, ripe In
scholarship, ripe in age, ripe in wei
performed duty to Massachusetts, and
THE national Republican party, q mem
Der of the national election returning
board of 1875 by whom the vote o.
South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
were taken away from Tilden and
given to Hayes, a commission who
found power to 60 behind the election
returns to make Republican presi'
dent, but later by their acts of omis-
siop, if not by their acts of commits
sion, assisted in the overthrow Of the
Republican State governments ol
three aforesaid States.
This pilgrim from Massachusetts, Is
in 1898, through the grace and social
consideration of an organization OF the
best citizens of Charleston, the honor
ed and distinguished guest of said city,
the banquet orator Of a feast that IN
magnificence, jollification, wit and
splendor, rivals the festive occasions
of ancient Babylon. He has been
among us with nothing but love In bis
heart, peace and good will In bis voice,
love, devotion and praise for the deeds
of our great Rutledge, Pinckney, Ma.
rion, Sumter and Calhoun. He did
not forget US (the negro) in this mas
terly love feast of his, for he said,
among other things, that the South
had dealt more kindly toward us (the
negro) since emancipation than the
north. He is good authority on the
subject for he spoke to the southern
people about us (the negroes) and their
treatment by the south and I agree
with him, that taking all things in
consideration and seeing and knowing
the environment of the two races,
agree with Mr.. Hoar that IN the
treatment of the negro in the two
sections, there has been more consider.
alton given him In the south.
Mr.. Hoar of 1898 assured US that
the people of the south are held
in patriotic and loving regard
by the brethren across the
Potomac, and to show how thoroughly
they have been converted into the
south's manner of thinking and in
what high and overreaching regard
they do today hold the teachings oi
the political leaders of the south, Of
the past and to, impress us with the
fact that they do stand hand in hand
with us under q common impulse In
the pathway of the broad patriotism Of
the south he could not find language
of his own with which to build sentenc'
es that would express the. feelings
of q repentant heart crucified to the
teachings of the south hence he takes
recourse to the Book of Books
Jehovah's book and quotes therefrom
the language of true affection,
obedient following, lofty confession
of a hallowed conversion and the
These are his words to the white
people of the State, yes, the more
powerful because they are words of biz
adoption "Entreat me not to leave
thee, or to return from following after
thee for whittier thou goest, 1 viii
go; and where thou lodgest, [ will
lodge thy people shall be my people
and thy God my God"
"Where thou diest, will I die, and
there will I be buried the Lord do sc
to me, and more also, If aught but
death part me and thee"
Men, women and children, old anG
young, white and black, in the name
of our dear Southland, the future hope
of the negro, turn not deaf ear t
me, but open your hearts and youl
understanding, call upon God to set
me as I am and hear me for the cause
of the future of the South. Oh, peo
pie, cast the scales from off your eyes
and learn the lesson that has beer
taught US by the Hon. Mr.. Hoar O
1898.
It is a very nice thing for coloret
preachers and politicians to stand at s
distance in the North and prate abou
what they would do If they were in
our place, and send US advice to shoot
and kill. Misguided friends, you are
like the goat in Aesop's fable, upor
the shed of the building with the vol
down on the ground who cannot
climb. Your position enables you tt
brag, boast and find fault with US, but
we who are down on the ground witt
the wolf must not and shall not resor
to threats, no, not threats of violence
From where should we get any assist
ance should we be foolish enough tt
do it? From white Democrats? No
From white Republican? No, be-
cause they think too much of theil
precious hides. Then there is folly
for our colored brethren in the North
70 advise us to fight.
Some of my fellow citizens have moi
opened their eyes and seen our condi
ton, hence they may accuse me o.
slandering the white Republicans