The Charleston advocate. (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, April 06, 1867, Image 2
i?tli ?\?v Inv?i' 1 ; (if I heh lat? liinslofs'o' I
ask lliat MtisshOhusils may bti-dai.'l the
mole position slid has occupied fot' (lie
lri>. few voav-. 1 u-k you to rejci t Ibis
itutonduieiit. an i b\ so dd'um say io Ilio
people (>f (ho c?nniry, say to IhO wot'ldi,
that the promises made hy da' govern
ItlOltt of 1 ho 1 li it ed Stale- lo ila- bhiolvS
when tlmv wont into tini lie... sh?tU l'i- re
deemed ; tiiat voti boljeve ilio ! hmh-of
(his coihiiid Imvc ubb?y vindicated (heiy
manhood aii 1 their i> '.Iti lo b? lo : niid
that the people of M as achii < : t . aie lih
w?lliug (u siiliniii lo ?t?P. 'thing hot. timi
which "iv< - c?niph'h j'.'.'-! ice ti? oVdr.\
man in the l li hod Slbh ; >.!" Aio :ha."
Lien. t-Mtdvh'^ i? the I'V?'c.h?
1:1
As the [pi. h-Ki ; pi?- m. ?h 'fu -
diiy pigli t ol i i i ..' h, paid ih d- iespia,i
to Cenerai Siv -. ?. . ; "!. ; ! in the
foliovving sj?eccli,'.vSiiili a? idi ; :: !? ro.-l
\o our mimer?:.- rea a rs io i'.:! '.Mil p?r
toitis bf ilic Malo ; a- lof ' ' p.e-- u',. at
least our htvjl .< : . aie in hi-.. keep
ill*! :
" M. fri'. I:-.. I ' . . ; ir
Visit. d Iti . < li il: '
tin* te- - cirulilN urn. li i- \oti. pi A
noi mino, lb Iake ; part ; - .. ; in iti
?lio politica! a. tj > 1 i'-' ' ' o ' hi In
lo see lien every citi -u "I N?.rih Inni
South ( ai oliua. Ubi d d'i'Ha li b lias a
full ami fair ?ppi <i'(\ ?U ' '" ns l'jl
jlldgtlictit and ? 'liso.. a e pi:i\ >. - "a'.. .
This d?h 1 -h .i; cud r. ; : j . ;'-m.
T??c ctibned t?v--. ! fai- eoUiiUiv Ita'.
gained ji-t pr.i.-o fpi' f. -i a' ?ihtplo
conduci ?birbi : iho vvn.f; m,? | li ?ino th,.
vece fit agilalion of.lli'eir (y< ii iiti'i politi
cai cifraia hi-. ;.e li*. Ih idv '.. , o-imeni
1 can truly betti- U'slii?ipii; iti \ .-tir pu
tieni f .ih. atan \Vito.h sore!) provok
ed to retaliate ? hi el acjs of v ;. '.. e and
(iU?jliiiaiihpl you bave b d ?ic \ ur-elves
with unfaltering dontidi'i l'hai th? day
of your dcl?\:in i:oo mi m?' distant.
[Cheers. ] bel un1 enjoin it.h.ti ymi idi,
in tliis hour of votir tic.S'., . pgr my era noe
in wi llblningh VViudie nlny oitii.dtis pl
Lhoivpn'.U". Ih-m -mb. r ihat ilio -tiv-ugth
of the; nation ito? in th Virilio, b; b.i-'.ry .
loyaltA . . \
must t r\ and v ii: limit' ilio h 'jif - id'your
ViomU and ivp ! 'h.' foi- tl > ii.i.;- i>i' tin:
. sceptical by p"-,vi!. .< \. iir-"!v. s worthy
of the id in\\\ - vhi'li > on h.'c h.d'ii
Wlielievcr :.:.\ iar.m addition hits been
made to lip- voter- oj a ;' !:;:> tin- s.tdiie
ilpp.1 ? lo-li-h 'li - ha/.eh.' il e\pre--ed l!i;il
ar? in?.v heard will; refer* hoc to your
selves. Those alu'.uly cnliituoi.isc ? ;m
easily t.ln ined til dny coiisi letphlo
change in the i'-tahli-lie i orficr of things.
Solar, iit this dbliutiyi '".piietieo ha
.down licit union. lih idid p'dver are
safe in tao li?n so?'dhb Svhi.i earn tlieii
hread bv tile > v.oal of til bf.ow; [Ap
plan-..'.] Norn.' .,..< tlio c i ot Ilieir
birtii mori- loti \\\ : i.oije will itof t. 1 it
Wit ii ..'ore ?. nstaiH'A anjl \ lib r flian t host;
wi;o-c iain.if miiky Up tile i-Ulp i>! a WA
lion's wcaitii. I Apph;u-c'. j So ! g as
tiic d' stidios of thi> . >'o.; I v a : in li.c
hibiihs ofdhom vvlio-e ho.a. s ?.re iliade
s?i??ivd hy jh-iiiat; who . hi'mutie- de
pend oh lib' co iriu wdf.i whit h tlioy
are iimiidad.'di ; <>; ! hag may defy
all enemies, v. hot her from without i?r
w itiitn. [ ( > rea! ap; tint1 o.
it vvpiild he lii'dicdit, under the nio.-t
fn\oiahle eiivm.i-'.aii e-. l'or ai.y raifi- of
Ipvli ti> Oll'P'igo iis Voli have ii.-w to do,
in the moid ijit-d'?siing politicai event-,
wdtiiout be'uig dv'?p'y n. '- ? hy ila ir ino
pol lane,' alai n '? i . . i. t la advi.-e
yon us a fi ieiid, aiid ti <i|ie ti ( w iihoui
e?cpo.rteoco in public a !'. ! b 1 <1 prc,soi \e
al ali lime, tiie ntlubst liioilyVaibdt dfivv
pression. telnpm' intd ciUi' iiti. ti Ayi'iiil
evpfyihing like '.i 'ic e . . nnpatie ne or
ii,Ov>voi uni. l>o a t ..iv e i ', ? a \ ilir ad
viifiuu'piii ju.il " ca-ioti io i'oiiipiain of
t?le. hdisj disii'sj?i ol ?-how n to ihe?n in
your diseiissioloi. p".'iVitte ijj' public. Ai.d
lievViiri: iif tho-i' who non! i eudcavii?1 ip
excite iitiimosilit. s bclivj-oii 'hp v. hit-.-ami
black un e-.
The piosperily or the Sodth. the web
farvi of the ('oUiiiry, ai;c nitnniilely a-so
i'intod ivitli itti' haimon, ami od feel
ing "V iiieh -l.oilld e\i-.-l 1 <-t .Vcell 'hepco
plc of both race-.. Whatever seriously
impairs ilio interests of one race, must
result injuriously !" the other, fntolli
i^eie e, culture, capital, h.ml. arc not less
osSeutkd timo hUior j niy\ yel wiiimu! a
pro&perotib, coiitonU'd find happ^ labor
ing oht.-s, .'Mioiol v lack - an ossi'iitini oie
iiiC-ot of strenptli and rep" . . Voiiiiavc
already shbwti \ i)iii' npj>i>>eintioti of your
privileges li\ the Oagei'ii0s>, with which
you have hiiiplbybd the iippnrttiiiitic.s
liitely given ti)y<ni to ednc;dc yi .ur-dv< -.
it will imi ho hm;, bed r. lib! while race
>11 the Sottili w ill set'how deeply 1 hey ai "
inlorei-tod in the i ?ne?ih ". iudiisfry,
tin if' inul progress of ?tho?v colored pop
ulation, in lilts mutual dependenceH<?s
ili.- seem it;, of all.
Abundant lime and opportunity will
li" a4'.brdod, and amide notice will bo
given; .d'idi the successive steps to bo
(tikett in i>f organization of Ilio Sitilo
ti?v?iiiinents within niy eointuitnd, It:
will not be oicssary, nor can it be Otite I'-1
wise lhati injiiroiis tel yoursot vos, for you
t.' p. .'.<. ! voiirregulareinployinotitstVitd
itSs'O'iiations to ut temi to political af
fairs. I promise Voti iliiil lyilliOiil any
such sacrijieo Oli your part, every man
in the. ('ai d'ttias entitled t'? a Voice in
ila- decision of the { rout ipiostions to bo
pit-sod upon under my -tipr i \ i-mm -hall
fili ve' a tair elilinee lotici hi- pail, with
oul ! '. of idlidruitoo from any one. S\\ i
dim.'.-, i wist', ybti all good nljilil."
1! i-ia-i I' cViehjs; j
i ;, > \ I ; ? i . j ( >vr on t 11 ? .-'; I 11 : m
t <>:i.
\t a v.- vnl m etilig of the I hoi id of'
1 : in I in- bit \ . 11.-. e. u->r t h'f -aid : ;
I ijoslro tu sitato ! ' \ o I thai ybiir cblii-j
nupxc, maimt.nt nit-. ani agi'ilbiltuf.il
inf eri1)-!- will ail remain p n ali/.c.l tinid
?lIV p..hi bad relation. i'irO tv-cbdhshed
ail i iv-in -lati I with tin' I ?Vji rum.'lit at
V. i-hia.p ? ni. idi 1 liiiiil vitti - o repr?'>
efdVlljiitl in the < " '' '-- ' Ilii' I ailed
I a, -. lyhil 'imi - a ' ' ' at ioaai Amen I- ,
ni.-at W'i'h: pbtji ''.l id .s.attb favolimi as
Si a i oli ... idi vnlii ion in tinit
ifivi; it|\ .'. i 1 ;? l'M't'.'i-id, a- it well
is . V a lo ri ,'i'i goni iemali here. I oppo
... 1 ii- :i Idpiioji. bi|i ilio to t of f ongrijss
iveOiUii, pa t. ?m . a-'.i'.m'1 t.itili ibis
. mulli' i a e ?ni'jiit'i'od territory, a con
ipldfoii people, an l e<:bisii[U0hily that
that body has a righi lo diciate term-,
ihe pover e\b "- in that body lo diciate
il lose tprtll-h il i- sOctile fur llm next two
\car.. jitld w)lbn Ihcy place IhOmsolV?S
?(juardly atri brbgtd.ty upon (hal plaiforn'n
l ibf?itiiO; db noi propo-e io go t,. the
Supreme ( art or any whore else, for the
ptirhbse of disputing (hai power; bili in
good failh I will ac-ept Ilio terms, hliniil
liiiiiiig a. ilioy uia\ be, atei openly, fairly
and sipii?feSy urge Uioir adoption before
our people. *
I liave ih .Uh r ih. pfUibge ol
idtrblipig my-cifa- a volcf; of casting tiiy
vot? at tite ballo boxi por of becoming a
caadidate for the ktiniblcSt bllieO illiil?'r
this organization, ami. therefore, the
cut occasion may lie regarded as :. eep:
? b\ even lho-e who arc in tin' habit pi
jdisifusiiiig' me as (he expressions of an
iii'tix i'lual entirely di-iulcre-ted an i an\
loiis only lor thl1 wollard of hi- peojilc.
1 i? 1 >. 1 Ivob ? >u...l imuM it 'ii.
Sina i.i> wii 11a i un Ahi-idenAf u I.i.a
iblit- or ini: lb i t 11 ipN ':
A coirli pond, t.t in Alabama a-ks ihi>
sudi, ieiit t > give an elaborate i phiipn.
it won 11 id:,enn lti.Avii.ver, lipit ii is ex
pecting too liitich ol human nature, to
suppose jlgii ihe aristocratic Icadois of
ihe t\ I i lii<.n. stieli as Tiii in!..-, fohh.
I'iam lihettk \V;itde iiitinptiin ,v l ib, will
fai ili fully oigaii:/.c. develop and rente,
sent a Slate goVcrniheiii that kiioWs no
distinction <pi abi'ohiit of colpi', 'liu ir
ac.piic-.a i ce i- only ipie to their Ibvo of
power. l"ta \ are willing to Uscenti by
any hol !cr. l.i'pii.g to hick it away when
they get tip. These lordly Southerners
have had their day. it is jiow Over, and
li ley >h .aid he isiid on the shelf, they
arc utterly unsuitable to have the des?i
liies of ilio loyal tiuisscs coitimiiled to
thc?i. a- liorso-pbwmr i- to propel a New
Vork I'oiry boat. The times domami
I' IV I/O '. VviioSO political habits aie Ito!
l'or.,,. d. men who an- m>t fossili/.ed in
p|o--hi\,iy and lebcP.ioi,, but who-e
heart- a .d iniiiils arc l'eoi piivo,?molt
who can be moulded I \ the advuncod
tddllimoili of lue mil ion.
l'ho ari-loctacy of the Soiitli must he
ignored by the hoal masses. Ihey must
follow, and Hot h :id. I'i:e\ wore Hot
true to tin- teli ibi men biifid'O the war,
ami they will not he true to ihe hlmt;
matt alter it. A few nristoCI'iltlo while
men in Sbilth ('?ir??pia .always controiled
the siale, ilio nominated each oiiii-r lor
all iliiport mil bll?ees, ami .-o kept power
\yhere they wauled it. The idea of pop
ular nominating eotiVoulions was scoiilcd
at. The loyal m:i-.-e- of ine Sottili have
tllOir eve- open, ami it is hoped thtfV
will eomjiief.
i lio Siiidmirs l-dr.-l ( ilass.
A youth once threw hi- in ad upon my
knee in ihe bitterei t agony, and said,
u'n. cousin I if I could mily describe to
you tilos? tiw fui feelings of insatiable j
lliirsf ! l! is like ten thousand devili
gnawing at my vitals !" Said I, k,Why
i'l you not l>o perKiiiitlod to break oil'1
rioni those habits of drink." 11 ? - replied,]
"It isiinpoSsioh\ I would give cvoryllliig
1 own to )? able to do it ; hut i'no ringing !
lire withiii can only bo assuaged by
another drink, nini another, nini another,\
ami ax?'i iiKii '. alivi so it hiust go oh till
Oi'.atu ! ibi! it is hopeless, hopett'ts }"\
Anil lie a uoblv * youth, wit It eOllejjhile
education and native grave, of excellent
family connection, ami having just cono
pletcd the study of law, with line oppor
tunities for honor and Usefulness opening
before him. Ina few weeks from the
lime of that conversation lie was found
in I he sfrl'et, was taken lo ihe abu-lmii-e.
ami there died in a few days. Is lliOI'O'
than . -m li record in eded io piove
the danger of taking the tir-t gi?--.';
i out Its 'i\'i)ipei'am't' A?uniier.
0' All letU rs ! > the Kdita)'* tir ?\di-\
lis?ei. st,',(u'd t>< di,- - ,' 7 to " ( '! ", } Mini ''
?dtWoti. I.Ot k l'.o\ I pp."
t InirleslOii, S. ( '.,
uhe fflinvlc.iVtcin :\avocale.
. Is oil" o the
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CHARLESTON, S. ('.. APRIL G. 1867,
Stato Convention,
i he ( oininiiiee of Thirteyu. in cdiiipjo
a'.ee w il li in-I I m l ion-, il ?ali a ?OhvO.'n*
lion of the Inibii Kepn! li.au pail\ of
>. ulh t aioliua. to met t pi ( hai le-l, i,
on Tue-hi\ . tin.' Tth of M.i\ . at k o'clock
r. m.
11. .li bili NitMud . < hairninh.
Hat roti lo the l? 3Ut h !
riit" readers of southern paper- lire;of
ten told of ti.e ihveU'inie hiitfod of the
Sofiil lowufds ihe South, l'ho roeeni
a< t for the pid'pOse of securing:! more
. IlieieU! ?O\ el III ml it to the Slates leeelil
IV in rebellion, is regafi
grilli! Osi ile\ elopeinelils of injustice,
nialiee, that an ungenerous foe couhf ill
iliei upon its prostrale ami helpless %'?'
ltins. It wiil be noticed howe\er. that
mm, but those wliti were fyriiierly en
emies pf the goVidmuii ni. makeaiiveoiip
plailil against ii. Congress lam been
.leueiou- in lis treatment of the South,
e'.en lo a fault. WItile a! the -an.e l-^ne.
no Olitili has foeoii -pared by the -t
j il '.'.s- ,' I !,lii'pi'i'P:;1 ' 'ti pi- ii" in' ''C'riVs'i*
and Ihe dt'iu'cst int erest - of I he Si
people, lint our government would 1)0
slrangeiy chlpab??, ifit iiidi?bi jhxitoej
il - r, al tri' udii /< re, w ho have been slif
feri tig evi ii io Urn peril- of marly rdohi
a- a puiiisluhctii l'or their Ibysiliy.
I II people of tin N'olili ?uWO he. li
coijsiaiiily making eonlrihutjinis ft?f the
helielil of the Sonili. TliCV selli in fo
liberal donation- p'f liiblcs and 'l'e-la
mciit s dufing t be war. and ho ioiiei vx'iis
the war (dosed;, Iliim they -?nt lOiiohVa.-i,
am! -u-taiiied thein in their olfort-i lo
givo to albwithoul distinction of color,
! he un ans of fdm-a! ion. and the l-'ived
nien's Ihiroaii ha- been dealing bread to
ilio hun .'.ry w In i is r lYcedtnen 0|' -malli?
erti w hites.
In addition td all other aids exhibiting
this kind of haired of ill? go\011)11)0111 |0
Waiils tili- portion oflho country. t'Oll
gress ha- jiist pa-', tie- Southern 11 It-: 1"
Ildi, which provides that the l-'ieednieu's
llurcau shall use out of the uncxpci.doil
money of the {iri'si'iit appropiiiiti.i)is,
wililtoyer i- nee. -ury l'or I he relief <f all
de-thiitc am! In Ijiless pei'StillS. It is true
that sonic of the members of eotiirfoss
looked upon thi- a- a dilhgiTpili viola
tion of the Ctiiistitiition, lo send bread
io llu1 starviiuj?, u'evOftlieilcsS the k'.i.ii
ea 1 s i at rie l il through Wllli ail overwind
miier jhajbriiy. I; was a measure gi'?iilh
needed to prevent starvation aial untold
siufcring lure; and by it ( Ohgross will
lie tit IH li nil the scriptural fctjiilreitiriil :
gif (Ililie enemy hunger, feed him : if he 1
thirst. giyO him drink."
\\ ha!c\er may be lite verdict rendered
by ihe sensitive and jealous Sondi in
their judgement oflhe-e act-. I lie res*, of
mankind w i 11 not fail lo mark und iippr>ve
the geiici'ous magnauimily of IliO < io.crn
ihent, and it will make a brighi pmc in
llislorv, to be honored and admire' by
coining generutipll.si The lime has lecii
! w hen king4 cot ton swayed his si-epici* (Ver
the whole country, and the eroilOlihg
'subjeclsof his authority loll flal tpon
their 1'uees, in obsei[uious SllhinissioU ut
Ilio crack of Ilio -lave master's w tip ;
(hen the Concessions of the North, fele
jifstiy regarded a- sigus of abject seirili
iv. lini now slavery is dead, and ccton
(tothrOlicdj and the South without iili
Iary or politieal power : the gencii-itv ;
of a gl'elfi people is UOl likely lo he in-ill- I
tcrpicti d. If it is thought lo he ttlOVi- ?
(IcilcO of weakness or Mattery, (hos?Vli?j ;
thus judge, w ill learn their mistico. ' |
'liic duly loyal of the Southern Stales
will bo the Itisi lo coniplaiu of il.?
noble deeds. Wo can loiig and ehoih'
billy bear any amount of snob develop
ments of national hatred as libs, ami may
the blessings i>f illese who aro ready i"
perish, continue if be upon a govorhniehl
so bravo anil Ibl'honring in war. ami so
lenient ami generous in peaeei
Moro (rouble on Ilio Street ('ars.
Wo regrel to loam thai on Monday of
tliisAveek, ijulio a serious illsluidiaiiee
w as occasioned by colored persons la
king passage, like while people; upon Hit1
street ears. ThU trouble, at one tono as
sumed a serious! iispei't ihrohgh lhe inter
position of tbo p.,lice, but Wus finally
brought to rights by Ilio prOsoiiee and
idd ?t the military. As ihe tUl'pibliiig
pai ties against |lie city regulations Ipr
OXOlpbling pel - on-of eolor Iroiii tbe ear-,
are now in lite elisi oily of the militai \.
will're the ea-e will bo duly examined ami
deeided' h i all eolie, | m d pemo;ib|\ ao
(piiesi'd in the restili, I.et no viblopeo
be Used tt> secure. Ill this rOspeo!, eipml
rights in our cily. Tim people ofClplflos1
Ion have not. as yet. hceOntl. accustomed
to the presence of colored pel-oil- a- oil
i/.eu-. They have hum hoed ',he negro
race as slavi'S, mid a- -mil. could endure
(heir prc-eiucwith pleasure in the suiii.e
carriages and rooms, if nut even io elu
so f pro\hnit\ lo iheui-cK es ; and wliOij
accu-n.imd to ihcm a- fellow idi/.oti-.
tlu-ir prcsi-i.ee w ill -..on be ai grateful
lo (hem in freedom, a- w hell t lidcilmod
With the incenso of -la\ my. Those who
were our linn liieml- in slavery, will
noi trample upon our oblisi it hit* mil
limit- in frocdoiib
I. ' us patiently wait. ami in ?lite time
the law- ami fog?iultolls of Olii' slitto
will dSseafdall dlsihidiioii ?ii ihodicedunl
of color. Coining events oasi their
shadows before, and the gigantic systeiii
of -laveiy. wit'ji tin h- otit-r-evlli-. i-.
do'dited'to utter destruction: ami the
etpml rights of man. us i/poii afe do-lin
ed t-i receive tini\cr-:d aeki|o>v'le Ignietll
ami rc-pect. l'.\eiy onw itrd step fdi'O
(olls another; e\<ry Minili bf vdeibrV
herald- a future tiiuinph: otic .after
il hi ii her. the foe- of humanity an- \ .-::i
oui-he-i' and who ' tin ijobhl I'm- iin.-il.
gi'brhVus festllf v The doctrine of Iplidtui
wjKi ; hm In o I i- to I e v. rir ;i i ci; ; la w s,
V.- ; ami the ei\ d tin I ; liticai tight -
the weakc-l and liliiiiblo'si person an- to
be sacredly guarded by our IV h r: l( oi:
stit..!ioii. To this, ihe -h-n- id' tin- tiinbs
ilioitti, towards this the nation i- stead
ily pioorc--ing ; to pfeyeni it- iioOdin
pli-him ut ihe - i Iti-hm -- nhd pri.h-o!
man will lrivo in vidli : to ha t n il ev
ery Iriicdicarled patriot should tili'liest
|y labor and devoutly prav.
i lie Howard Univer.fify.
The ihirlv -ninth ( 'oitgn will he em
balmed in l'ae oralcful n-colleei ion -, ..f
coining gi'iieratioiis, by the ree-ud of ii .
noble, ami impartial legishiih/o. || h;
givi a pfptoeilun to the iiiiioii men of the
So ilh. and conferred the t ighl of siilfri?gi?
hord without distiiicliou pn the account
hf race or cbipr, 11 also |oi >k an adv ipiid
e I, ami imperlimi step iti esteti lino
without a ?ke disiinel'ioii the means of
od libili ion. thus aid: n.; lo break dovvl) ilid
iitijiist and cruel prejildiei!', thai has so
huig denied lliosii ol'Afr?diin ih'cohl a
phme in the he.si ui iv er ii ie- of oar
pi 'tint ry.
A bill was passeil at lity late ( on-iv-s
to incoi poratc I low aid luivei il\" in
the Disi riot of ( 'bluhibia, i- ii iiiiitsure p'i'
iiicah'iihihle nuiiiiidih. |(s provisions tiro
e\lremc!y liberal, liy it- clmrter tin
I'niii'ersiiy will heopen lo all pcfsoiis.of
w hatever c.?h>r or i ace. li will eoliipt e
hehd six dill'ernl depart men'.-, or school,:
Normal ('pllegiali'j Tlieidogieul, Law.
.Medicine ami Agrietilllire. ami such
otiier- as ihe Hoard of Trustees imp eS
taldish." It' an ophiibi) may be e\prc--ci|
on Ihp slilijcoi, there -ceni- a p< cubar
111 hess in beg'iiiiiing the work of proper
ly educating ihe black population in
ii'itiihiittfton. Now that they have here
the righi pf si??lVtlge, and ns illtelligOliOe
on Ihe part of lliosii w ho vote isessmiii?i
lo tile safeguard of Ihe Rbpttblic, t'dli
gress did well in graidiiig io them the
privilege of founding an Institulipn of
learning of hi^h grade, lobe su-laiiicd
by their own proper exertions ami pat
ronage, in which they may secure tho ad
vantage of a liberal eiluealioit. Without
Ilo-, einaneipatioii would, in the view of
turisi per.-ons, be of very doubtful pro
priety, and would he attended vviih many
'iricvous conscipicnces. The University
lakes ils name from ihe ilhlSlfioilS < hm
>ral (). ( >. Ibiward. who is the ( onuiiis
dbner of the Kr?edin?u's llureaii?a phi-!
anlliropist. a patriot, ;i Christian.
Menili ne, ortVoodmon.
WC lenni limi tt inceli tig ol' lite l?eed
ineit look jilstce Itele oh Monday nip,hl
l'or ilic pin p?-.- of l'ormili'.', :i \n\viy l>ls?t
fol'lll, passing resolutions, iMc. 'I Imre
urne plobahh l'ioni Iwo lo Ulivo liuti
(lied pr. -elll. d'Ile incelili- HC?lllcU t">
Lo conducici! principally by ? t'oloted
nuiii Ivy Ilio minio 01* Suspor?U?, wh? l?i?
iiccn leaching school lieto l'or some lime.
Ilo olfcrcd ii -el of rcso?nltons the suine
in purport, if Hol in word-. :m ilio- e adop
ted l)S Hie moi ling of colored people in
CliarlOsloh a few days ago, ttnd he en
deavored lo persuado ilio colored people
(hai lltOlr only friends were lltoso who
1 had fougliiy hied, and ?lied t<> sci Ihclii
free: and Iliid I In if gl'Ctllesl enemies
urne Un- e w In. held (lioili in Livery and
ignorane boTore and ditrillg UlO war.
Now we liappCII lo Know vonielllillg of
this man. vi ho should consider well his
iilticcodcnis heforo making -neh speeches
in public. Hi- father. \\0 hcileVO. is a
bulohot'. co-.
W e h iiivo Un- mailer lo our colorcil
i'ilimits to (lolerniine. why he has lakeh
I Ills sd? Idoli turn, amllhey nitty he hide I >
t,, judge in Ihe f lure how much coliti
dencc to put in (hose ivi to are trying t<>
rai-e Un ir pa --ion- ag.iiii-t men in wlnun
(hcV have hub ul to put their faith from
long Oxphi hiheih (a tittle too long-I'.n. )
Wo ham. al-o. Utat contributions
ivcfo called for in aid of a ("lull'leslon pa
per, v.hieh i - -aid I" l'o phltlisiicd in their
intere-:. \\ e heii i'\ cordially otl'er to
tllO colored people of this Di-lrh't. Olii
cOhthtus l'i?.f charge for imy cnutniuni
ealiou- they u i-ii lo piihli-h : ami v e will
gjvo Un ni every advantage <ji\cn loollb
of oil i/eli-.
ll is tine wo limi it hard t<? get along
in these time-, hut we proihiso not b
?isti IhOitI for Un ir little earnings to cm
l iell OHI so'\ e , Upon.
\\C clip the ahove from the Orange
burg A' rii ?i' (Ills iveek. We ihank tin
.V- >'-s f..r its iioiloe of this importati'
inoclihg o'.' of ihO UoptibliciliiS of < >range
burg. We like the specoli of .Mr. Saspor
la-, ami Ildiik i! contained the true doe
trine: vvOc otifdss i; does not weigh unici
in our iniiei- whether hi- fallar was;
b; iattclici'l" ?r a banker, if his -on i- ?>
i Aio 1 char ni or. an 1 -;> 'tiks the truth. wt
have nb - ale; for weighing :inythin;.
hut '/ ii" ri* in a UtattJ And. by tin
i. . .. ...i 1 .,..( ...!% ! . ?...I.......
' friend - lo IrpiiblO theiu-el ve- about win
I tlieil: fat hers wore. !* >( ( I ii\V itiiglti timi to,
m a" pat orna I filiations to slaveholders.
W'e are glad the \. <;-... opens it-, col
thiiUs to the col,,red people Olititi. I )j S
It i?i . and h.r. c no doiiht I hey will nvilii
tlloMl-elves i>fi|ic g ?IToll . Oll'cr.
WC I.now of ho paper in Chafleslor
that Ints' be >idrii)|itioii!i to aid it." in i)y.
itiigi'burg'l'u' atr. where clsoi Our siili
siOrib r- /-/ v. but do not ,- ,))!r!l,?l. , and
we suppo-e i: i-ihe same w il h others.
The llingi of the A'l.ve.s alami v'Oonirb
biitiom ." ' cnrii'hiugourselves'1 from Uie
"littie earnings of ila- colored people."
coin - with an iil gritcO; t i fijiy (ho Iciist,
from that Class who have I.n luiving
and U'ljittgi, holding ani robbing Ihoiti
of ih ir earning-, and i verv thing dear to
humanity for geiternfibiis ; ami saying il
t .o. |o tho-o vv ho are devo; ing their lives
lo t he odiu'idiou ate I elevation Of (In1 col
ored people, and 1 lr.it loo. without fee or
reward from th, iiii Tim frcciiincu ol'Or
a ii go burg, ai el -e where in the South, will
not boat a tosi bi disi ilighisli between
ih'.s. and ti'iw fri'ml-, wlieihor i'roni the
Norlh ol- South ; and m.wthey have I he
ballot in lln ir ow a hainls, wo tru-t Uiov
will use it w so';, as f: o, man.
Tho African Mtotliociisi Clnir-clp
I 'l'Ili1 i aiitor of ?lio i( 'In (sliun A*. <yj>'<7< r
- .\ \ - :
W e -hall he at scent I'rOni our oiticc
(luring ne\l weeh. havi::;; rpCc?vcil a Ve
ry cbrdtsil iiivit'tiiidii from lb-v. (??lbori
I lav mi. Uev. I >r. I'iiav , r. ami others, lo
Vi-il Ihe New I'.Uglaild ( ollfeicnee of (ho
M. I'U ( h ti toll which liieels at Wulthaili.
Ma ? , oil the .:7th in-1. 11 i- very kindly
indicati li Ihat Wc SVtil Iti* sUcCOSsi'til iti
lensiyciy Inlriiducing the i'lirialmn R?
0o/vii>?',oiir ( liiirohi ngaii. among our white
friends in thai sotdibii, and nn additional
promise is made, w hicll is niWiiys ti?c?pta
hie io a po-n- Methodist preacher1;
ii i de trillilo thai while people as \v6l?
as colored should take Ihe fj/tridliaii /,'<
corrivi: It is impor(|iiil thai i\\6y .should
know more of our yearnings and slrug
gles for a higher existence. W'e read, and
supporl very (Mem iveiy, the papers puh
li-hed by white men. and it i no litlle
sati-fae'iion t i see ihoiti read and lender
sonic suppoi l to our ow n."
Ii may not be known to all <if our rend
?rs hero, (hat the Methodist, K. Church,
at I'.-.c Notili, onici I a ins a kinduml iiroth
Clly all Ction for the A. M. hi. ( hureh, '
and this has often boon exhibited by con - 1
Iribuliohs lakon among oiir people* lodi ki
(he African Ch'idoli hu its ??io is to do
rgO<l. II is io 1)0 r?gr?t led ihat al the.
South, tl?e African ClYiirOli is imbibing
thO -pint "l* prevailing ingratitude to
northern IVion Is. tolti in some instances,
uniting With the previous slavi-holding
Church, lo opp?se the .M. l'i. Church in
ila southern work. But this' sialeo?things
w ill n?i always exist , us many ani loarn
1 ini', their error, by searching l'or the real
1 cause ?f Utis opposition loan anfi-slavery
church, which has dolio so much in \ indi
(aition ?l'the rights of humanity.
How I bo Chivalry hiwullo tho Advo
Ollto.
We were no( a little unitiseli in learn
ine* froih a friend, how near one Of the
forced Unionists ?l'ottr city came lo foie
ing eontaniinated by Olii' prijier. OllO'Ol'
our subscribers was employed in a store,
and his employer happened to be the
firsi to take up the paper which had been
thrown in by the bar Her, ami glancing al
the heading he iuiinedmtelv dropped it,
and went for the longs, and with these,
holding the -In et at a Safe distance. In
deposited it among the rubbish Of Ilici
lee k yard.
Tins is tin- way the South ha- alway
fooOU in l'i1' Inibii of treating the truth,
when brought within their reach ; and by
tin- mean- they l'onici themselves and
I heir dujibs iiilb I he disgrace ami ruin of
the recent war. It' free speech and a
pee press had been lolhrutod lune in the
reign of Cotton and -lavery. the people
would have been loo wis? io Itavi* ven
tured upon the chances of war to perpet
uile their supremacy. So in regard to
the recent elfoi'ts for reconstruction. If
I he people here had l ead in?i'C lIlUH one
, class of p?li (leal papers, they never won hi
liUve hocII induced to have rejected the
('?insitiullohal Amendment, to have so
soon repented of their folly iti their pain
ful but forced aOijniOseOtice to Sherman's
j Military Bill, l'ut iioh? afe s? blliid sis
(hose who won't sec, and hone wli? fall
into the ditch deser\ e le-s pity than Slicb.
hu- their inisfitriune.
\\ iiliam < 'uilibcrt, a colored seholiir Ofiliti
1 MI?fi I- -ireel stiltool, wiio, bollovhog hi Uni
I' liteiihit' thai In- nnisl '.'drink deep" freni the
i stfoain of kiitOviedgc, illehetl several fo'ioki
,. from hi- t -lh'W -tinleui-: luit beingiietOelOtfo
in- wa- arraigned Io t. i. hi- Honor, wlc>
I > -kod hilll Up hu" a Week ili I I??, fells, W 111* 10
?;.? .
can tear mil.
We iiuike ilio ttfo?Vo oxlrabi h?in tho
Police Report of tin" l)(tUt/ XclCS Of lusi
- Saturdav. This is 11 new phase in school
go\eminent lor it teacher to send itti of
! fciltlitig urchin to the .Mayor'- ( 'uni t to he
punished. We suppose the noxl move
1 will lie lo send dailies of .loll?l to the
hjekdtp io-tndy their iiioruiiig lessons ;
XVliicli iiiigiti no! have been reel (ed to the
-sulisfaetion of the dispeliser of school
.'oolll iU-tice.
I iUU.il on l iOAINSt ( Vil.t ill.
Wadt* Hampton in his recent speech
at ( 'Ofohnbhl said :
A -'.router prejudice has aiwiii's e\i-l
i't.l al Ilio Noi'tll agallisi your people here,
ami it exist s still. A curious in-laiu e of
this prejudice came under my Own ohscr
' valimi sonic year-- ago in Philadelphia.
I'as-ing[through that city. 1 h.nl with me
t wa. son ant-, for whom I til I fare w a - charg
e.l on the K'.til IP.ad : but the ticket agent
told ine thai they would hot be allowed to
ride in tiic saint' ear with my self, as the
P 'oplo there "did n?i like lo ride with nc
L'.ioe-." Ihll, -aid I, "you make h i |?aV
lull pine for I he in. and one of them is i lie
iiiir-e of niy children." " Thai makes no
il il fen in'/," he replied, '-you can't lake
tin-in into tin- car." I l?id ii?in thai I had
paid (heir faro ; ihat I thought theiu good
oh?iigh lo ride with inc.ami therefore i|iiith
good enough t,, vide' Witti his felloW-cili
/ells.
( cue; ti) I lainpton ought to conic t<a.
< lutrlcsion, just id Ibis lime, and try and
allay the prejudice of our white friemla
here iigaihsi our riding in the street ears.
; If we an- good enough to ride in Ilio sana*
Car w ith bini, why not w ith li?s "fcllow
eilizeiis" in ClmrU'ston\ Philadelphia in
this regard scenis now indite in advance
of t'harle.stoii in the t rent incut of colored
people.
This Issuo.
We reprint in this issue the platform
for the In ion Republican Party of this
; State, as it has been demanded for a inoro
extensive circulation in various sections.
'The good work is progressing finely, and
enthusiastic ratification meetings are be
ing held in dill'ereut localities. This
platform will bear a careful rending anil
is received with great favor among the
people.
Laid oviui.-? We were obliged to lay
over until next week our Idler, giving
an ihlet'csling account of Ilio Republican
?rgani/.itti?li at Marion. We regret our
inability to insert (his. and other vahmhlo
articles, whii'h will appear in our UOXl