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flAGOD AND1HOMJERUL1' I IbIll' 71r' P.1 IMPM&C D DFAMEORM's]) sliomlrujoij.An i r va n-Ao TIhe l'Mduting LAst Friti,y--A Splendid Turn OW of the Clbt. Over Seven Huatret lWit-ShIrto in Lin, and a Tbrong of tte Peoplle Presit -The Long Procession. Siteltoy 11114good. Conner, Mlion, Jones 161is d 100annedy--Enthfistietle Deno croa 11nie Hltpy and Jubilant-Uiurral F'iday waI a' g1'cat day for thi Democrcy of Fiirfluld. The whok county turned out to meet the Stat( canvassers and to pledge to them 1 rdusing majorit.y-.on the secomd of iNo %lmber. Thathhe-not?bjlY filly su1 ldinwllievapist reputation, but ever 0xqx1ed&bx pectatiolt;- w'AW sthe genera v6rdlet. - Ae Wiisboro was the placc d6eign'ted for the rally, the Wlmsbo ro Club took in hand thwtask of mak. Ing prep ntitfs for tho event) and o rdeelvilig and escorting the ditin 4.41 visitArsto tie' place of' mcoing, Ne-y were expected,t6 arrive " on thi morihig (rain Frhlay, but' a tolegran NvIroVrecolVed ThikadAy nighit sayinp they woul arrive, at- three- in tin nMorning. - No rogular ' reception was t lieM,0're'AiVenl, owing to the want o ntice, save that they were taken-t< the hotel Aor the night. Early no Morninig.Judge Robert4son, -chairma of the committee on reception, -amd Alissrs. A. S. Duglss -aid- J.' Neil hidX ccndjitrs, took' thi' vitora-i C11111-go. By eight o'clock red-shirted 'Demo crats bcm pouriig Into town and _h ai Sholt tie the. streets Presented il enlsangulled speciace. Each Cln 11jued through IoNi and wended it: 'Wiy to the rendevvous on the Colleg (1 reen, which soon became a sea 0 Jtianuity.and hiome--lesh. Not neal ewas there to allow I thrmiattion, nid it become necessary tt love the( clubs (il'. Riglt. here it. ma be said iha,t 1ih lust. of the processiol had not, moved oti' the green be'bre thi head had turned the corner by Col .oion's, at dista1111Ce of nearly a mile hAsl was1 ini the ptines at thie speaken~ staId. Tit0 parle i%s lit charge of CHIE MAnSIAL W. IVnAh, with the following assistant marshtials John Mfelador, 14. B. Itagsdatle, S. C Diuke, Jlas. C. I1offlmanl, I.. J. lcCi' ley., Mosvs 11l. Mtobliey, anld theyh< a diflicult task in lrrangigil Ile 1ino i4 order. This was successfully aecrai plishivd, lowev%er, inl the 1ollowinl" order: Cil izens' Cornet Hand o f Wi n1 n1sboro regul1r in11mbihers of' the Winisborc (lhub, tirteen strong, vith Mr. Joseil (roewchel at-tired a la Turque, inl ret fez, red shirt and red bialmoral, a Irun major. * A procession1 of' smadil) oys in ret shtirls on foot, under Samuel Fanit, ,Jr. thIirty-sevenI 1tronlg, ith(1 banners hoiga amlud true Demnocratic I hrioats am lings, also a par't oif the WXinnusbor< -(3mb.. hriee wagonis d1ecorated wvith bant nor'is and1( gatrlnds, the wheels at (1ralljedi inl I ri-co5lrs aiit evergreenis ns8 nnyi~ girls and1( boy3s I i ed blue ini charuge of' Messrs. M. 13. McMasteu George Landa (lrd.e anid D)r. Simpi~soni aliso a par't of' WVihsboro's p)aradeC Aunolter wagj.oni conltaine)d ladies ami1( gentlemnv fromi -Fosstervilloli. presidenit, 76 men. pr'esidenit, sixty-t wo men in red1 shirts, ( Including the b:umid, the WinnIsbJort iniclinig ladie's and( boys~ 0o'n3 h1undred andllhirty eight.) Gr'eenibrier', President T. WV. Wiood. lor', 2:2 men. lMugtownu, PresidentI John D. lIar llidlgewayv, P [resident C. E. Thomas, A. .Caldwelol, 35 men01. Vonguesville, P'residenit WV. L. los borou)igh,'M men101. hear' Cree'k, P'resident E. HI. lfiis Salem, Preshslet J. RI. Boyles, '34 OedL&r Oleek, Piicshlent J. S. Gun neid s, 13 1men1. Moti ice'll, Pr1eidtnt' John W Lyles, 37 men. Oakland, Preshdent B. F. Bloulware C 06 men. Utho pr11zo hanner~, for the' Iar'ges titinout of' men0 ini red shiits, will b aIwarded .to the Oatkland Club. One. of: the chief' features of th 3 ~~ parade Wa3-Mahlala WVilsonu, a colorei w.Omanlu wvho r'oow'ith her131 hIuisbamIl MAtreus Wilsoni, a coloredl D)emiocra hiteOaklanud Club. Sho wore a ri'C - . shawl, [lhe gif't of' Capt. keatiy, andl rc ivied at spechtil introdluction to Genmer ad Iblugood, who.~ tokl-' hier to- comt down to lUrnwell couinty. as he want 0e1 sOIome-4.or. kinud dJowR there. r ~ 'IThe band struck up, a lively: air ain tl rocession I muoved.fromi the Gree d4wn'CoIhge St'reet' to Eillott's cornet bands~ome Usuatd.. Statee- flag -Wa X trechied aicroiss -thorstreet i. front < [unlevy & ts,tstoro. It clicite stretched across from th-Brick Ut to the Masonic Ilall--theo property < M~r. J. Chendining.. Rbeachting th hotel, the band b'alted and discourse the:liveliest music, whiUc the speakei andl.vsdtos's entered the Qiarrlages jre pared fotr themui Tbuy visitors wer !Co1. Chid. Jonlek,Jildge ftidsonl, Capt T 11. lu'orke, of" '4mi,l dM Bhtler Miagood, oie of 1ot. nxt goy er,or0. - Qol..Wm "ogAu I'eesehte< thle Rep'ytrId-Arto.J. C. - ilitii thje .NWs untdUCU1r1'1*... Restimini.g 1(s line of' Imla'ch th6 pt'o Sccsimi cheered lIustil% as it pased be Sneati a huge baner stretcled acro. from tho Court House to the Jail representing the patriotism of the county oficials. It, wA8 a Iig(f piem of canvas, bordered witli th omi pres ont r-, and bearing ol oOne sido th< inlseri-ptioll, fivo fleet ill ieiglt.: , ~ ~ cr N 'MIID CT NOCI, AVES II-. ..uceEF1' i AYIts a1l'-on tihe reverse Inl htigre letters 11A6OOD AND) 1OM031 IULI it likewisb"contaiied v,gie(tes o Ian1ock and Enlfglisl ill red Shirts. Tlms liainler, anid especially i t. "st ralgie *lovice." was mlitch lndilire6 by th, Visi1or.s, anld w'as pronlouiniced the -hest of the cmapaigi. Ah-. F. W. Ilienicht, displayed fa Imagaiileoni huntinig-111ag acro-iss Cho street behtcell his Saloonl Itid ltie Th'iestpian Hlall, U-pon it: wvere wo hantidsomio vignectte Of'IMAeok and English. Al'. T. I 1,1tuderidae had ai liands.mio- Unitedl States flag flying Irom ihis store, andl(] Ir.. Mimnagh had the pillars of thI( "Mrcdt" fe4tooned In red ' Alinnel drapery. Tihere wero oter decol1.r tionls, but th4hjIdtiOS of the day pre' vlited 11he repwn'ter fromit .tai;g (e tiilled Iotes of' ii1. Some inte capped before all thi clubs reached Clh grvouNi and (th( clouds bvgan to lower (.hreateningly beforeo thle 'peakding beganl. Dropw fell at interval's ding1i11 the day, bull i ioet-enough to make (hemselves felt, Tle vei lIng of' te suu made tihe ail le t, d allog'ther (ho weather coul not ha11ve4 lveen more1.0 pleasalnt. ''Ie hour for speakiiing having ar rived, .Alljor. Woodward, aftecr ta ru%v introdue(ory remarks, called upon ithe Rov. 11, Y. QurIev to open t.he proceed. lags w ith prayer. Major Woodwvard nlow Stepped for vard, aid ll.-i alimariace was thc signal for ai round of eithusiistic elleirs. He then Spoke as follows: FNIO ue- ( itizens: WVe arve assemt bled toh-ly (o ratil'y an11d endorlse Ihv liomlinais ade by I the Democratic 1.ty111% oil the Nailionual and Ihe Stait ticket. I ieedll ot tell you that, it 001n1110n With) every sonl of, Fairfield, I am prould of' yOUr, 9splendid demtonl st.ratilon lero to-day. I arn proud ol i, hecaluse it does you holor, ind I aml] prodtler still becaluse it shovs how tvt.e you tire tO the grieal polilieal palrty to which we beloug. It --as in unmristnalhe languLageo tha, 'this 'ounitr i'is yours, and i 1 t hat. you I itetd. amt atl lihaards, to miaintain' your' righi tn govern it as your' wisdom and vomr 1)a2liot ismt shall'dlct al e. You will lIeto to-day~ fr'om the thenshtomour' p:a'ty in Tlhe first speatker' 5 is thexIe governi'ioi of Sothl C.ai'ol ina [Chceers] , at gemi IIe manli wyhomt you all knowv tooi well. 1'i reqire anyi itroduiction. -(mye him thre'e timecs thrre.' GEN. JOhNSON tII.oCul ulpro0ar of' hurr'iahs andii ye'Nl, :'dl, as -0on1a he5 toul m1( iake himself' heardi(, spoke as f'ollows: Lu<lies anid (entlemen: IT. is with to-day. I readL( iniI tis largm'e gatheruoingi comptlosedl of' 11h brave' iment ofi vom1 ounlty and~ 12( graucedl by thle preseni.ce (i '76 surviv~es in aill its foce-lhat spi'rit wiihih animiatedm uts tall when (lie free born itiens C2 of' Soulth Ctarolina,t1 op mratc lie granlidest iol it ical efforit On record, ina or':ler' to f'ree their beloved St altet'rom the rule of' aliens an<l r'obbersi. Looking at. all I see beftor' mae, I foel anid knmow that Fair'field will go overiwhelinmigly for hiome-rumle in South' ~arolinait and will do her' fuill share~ to ptai IIlancoclk and Englisha ii th Icap'tlitol at Watshin ugton. [Cheer's.] thle highest Sitate ofilee, I shall speak to ,vou1 morei' espicCiiall upon0 Stat all'irs. VTe D)emoei'atic pamrt y of Sothl Cai'ol'nia have o tw bechi lot the State governi. enlt. Tihe partv, jiusl before if. enmae ino pow~er, nuade thi pr'oimses tand gravet'( filge!s. IIf thet( piledIges have beeni fn9lv and thit hf'ully kept, the Demioe'crae have1't'he right l'I aask that. they~ remiinl where the'are... if they havi~e failed ini thisrespecot, they deser1ve to lbe dlisisse.d ' t'i.om1. piowcl -with scornl tad exOeration.. TIhc Demiocracy hrave flully kept- evers pledgoe' made for' them.- Thiey hav't pra'fctised economy)1 and1( iret recneit ii: all depairtments, anrd hatve be'sidfe. giveni s'cut'ty to tall ho ipeople, reO gar'dless of' race or-color'. Ini orderu Ic l sho0w th~ (eoniomicaul charn'teter' of' omt I)Democratie gove'rnment, it is nlee's. sar'y to'-use some1 figures-to inidulge i: ai lit ti li'dr aii.hmet ic. To use ani l sn'lsa ''tire proof of~ the puddIing it i n' cew.ing thu hag." In dhis con nec. ,u tI -would f'urthaer say that fori th<E w'pas four years I have lbeen enrtr'ustedi with thIe ofilco of C~omiptr'olr G~enral andrl thus with th(le su-'por"vision (if th< firtaces of' thne State. TIre figursJ - shatll give are floom th'e Otliial books amid fo' their alccuracye3 ii pled1ge mrn Lejuitke thle 1last three vyears o Ra4dical -re/br?f-m-when thne ip'ty was praisinig itself for thie ecornmy an< retrenchment It had l'feted,1 li th< last f.hree years at' aour rule, the Demro Scr'at.ic g'over'nnmlent 1has taken from tlin people1)1 t.woV( and1 a haell' millions of d41 Slars' 1ess thani the Radicahs did imr the ~sameo length'of' ihnae. Now, whleni wi talk aboutt miillions, we do4 rnot aiwar; retilize thme full Inotnninmg 1of the word' 1so few areothore who hantmdle such sum ordiarily. Tlhe~ words aire aipt to g< m i otne ear- amid out;of' the othei'. I th iis little Stateo oft ours two atnd at hah millIons of doaltra' meanus enough-t< run aur governmeni01t, asa now cond(luc .1ed(, far four' years withient anvl ta: a levy... That/?s wihat It means5 and'thiat' .what Democratic admnliistt'atin Ira e saved for yon.. [Ohhere.}.; But. if th taxes aire by~ one dollAr beyond astie 'economic neaessity then there Is stl " S'oomf ' reformn. Let us seeO how tm ~ ~ i N'3ot stalldard, Lot uA go tic to tie ti beftwo the war-to tlie-vear 188. in the Vea 1878, tho Demiodats spent $-49,0 dollars less than was spont i.I O. Bside-i the refular expenses of the Irovernlament, there Ire other ox penlses on acecoutit of which we could. not gte down to the unle-bellum. stain dard. Ther ar-o sOom 1 .1UsUal Cxponseq, sltf'h for' iinstnilce as9 fhe pCIIi tentlirv, aud 'tlic Stato debt, yet the whole Incureake 1in the cost of' run1iliic th govolrltiont in 1878 over 18'8 -is only $77,000, takhig a lax oft wo-Cl.lrds ot,1 imill to IIaiso it. Ouir taxes dro still hevy--lieavier. (lan wvwould like theml to be. But there A' no'w some Niecessay expelsos lot incurred ho fore the w'ar. Taxes a(e ]NoiW- nec0s sarr to pay the interest on the publio debt-whichl is but it fewv thollpard' dollars larger than It was befPro the wA%. 'Thel (he iistitutiloll known Is the Bnk of tho Stato 1.paid the interest Oil the1 public d.ebt-Iow it. has to bo mot by taxation. Aiother increased expenlditilre is themome spout. for ['eo eieol. - Bolore If lie . War this itmotutted to about $75,000 - a voar -now-It is alinost: ireletd.' Th mon1ey for tIh free schools'- toiitaing to almilost $400,000 anm11ly--1s% 1 vise From lihe two-inill tax, estublished by the, Democrat ti uiiiistrttion, anil front i Close colleetionl of fi poll-tax. For this suipport v' five sohools-,-tho Deioenittic party ha1s nto- cewso to ol'er. The money has bel hl>lestly ind itlhfully e-xpcided, and hias brought, to overy maul's door the means f giving hii children fat, lea.nst a-good comomonl-school ocducationl. Thle benle lits or this' educationt are manifest to cevery) thinking 11111. All forms of goverlienit procced oil the Supposition that power is inl the hands of those best qualified to wield it. S1tl1iago is that power in democratic govern ments. We know. from experience in our own State whatfrellows froml an abiuso of fihe hallot. For this reasonl whe Democrativ party, in 1876, whilo they accept thu established doet' no of inlood ffIago, tried to establish ia government that should improve ha h manhood ot' its citizens. With this view, thy - ulopted the t;wo till amlienidmileit to th1 Conlstitultiolt and took micasurc.i for i rigid collection of' the poll-tax. Ity simply makinitg those pay.the poll-tax who had belore re fused to pay, tie monoy from that SoIrce Ia-s be-in 111110most do'lbled. This is the record of' the Demnocratic party of South Carolina inl tile matter o' pobtlllir- education. I is submitted to ~you as ;wlt1e evidence that tie party to which you beloig has beoen true to all its pledges. Tlic Democrat.ie party ima1de other pledges, which uivolve n' fIgurIes, whilch caiot. be measured by do11. llhi t a itnts, butl which a11t le h hoior. Itald velfiare of' the State inl I lie to (al her cit izens, regar-dless of race, color or. polities. 'T'lere is still too much violence around us-more titan hinainfirmity i h'uli:ienlt to excuse. Whiskey 11 pist olsh-are stiM-too com moll. This stlate of, thinl-s is dIute to file detoralization l N ( fIeeling of inl sec 1ity natunlh resultingP fiom the war. To eire this evil. it. will require liexereise bt' all. the statesmtmait aid all tile Iower, of Chlristianit.v Ihint wve mayl~ commanittd. Tlher'e is aliother.I cause for somew of the violenice we a'll s0 much deplor~e. Experieniee anmd oteuct ion t eachl us that. therie ar'e et' rese'nt,-thiose coimnmitted 'against wo' 11111 and1( hionor. Colcr'ed men31, too. mlor'e or1 less share't thlis( leel Iinls. To I t ean14Se is du te irutch of' thle vIilence wvhiich e6ines beltore oi'u:' our1ts ofjus the D.eimocr'ati P pur" p)lge'tt its~elf toh algaimnst ra~ce(. G.o back a few yearIs andmt (e(na-l the freutenr oft vio'tence grow iie -Ont . of' uctitics-that species~ oft violence now so irare. It hais ile(ed alm oust-eni irely diappeared. it I, say some11, grant . 11 alltis-grant t hat God's blessed peace~ hams tmade its homie inl 3'outh1 I( ucrGna-that the peop0le, beara lug amd fibrailrin, tu-oC enlgaged iln tihe pe'acefulI ta.tek of' buildintg tup thir 1 ital len frwunesill anid edt'atiing theirI chlihirlen--gratalmil thIis, andlc yet you hav''e not3 gIiven to the colored 11111an'h political rigts~ to whieb lie is ent Itled. W~Ihat 1a10p)olitical rights? Not nraMIIElI ihts, but thiose given by the law- of' the-land. The Constituion of11 0 the1 Unliteed States gives each State the right to regulate su1tlIge, priovidE<i only t hat no0 dlist inelion is made(i on acconunt of' r'Ia, color 01' rious1i01 con ditioin of' servitude. Tbi 11s1 the 6imois F"iftuent h Amnclenet . Ini South Car'oliina all gr'own meni, whlet.h er' white or -color'ed, may13 v'ote. lIn 3Massachu tsetts an echentationt qualil i e'at ion is riiriied, and(1I )io 01theri States at proplerty qulaliticat ion. Whuere thas the Demnocrat ic part.v' of' South I Car'olinia interfe'red with t tho right. otf iili'rage'? It. hums had fl 11 ower to take away thle right, but wh'lere hats it at t'lt etd13 oeercise thaot power'? lIn no inlstancee has anyv such cahilb iheen made. I thank y'ou for y'our k ind attention. Ther'le are othecr speauker's whom( areC to aIddriess y'ou, amid I muitst no01 weary yout. Ini closinhg, I cani only~ pledge mnyseitf thait if' e'lected (as I (Cer tainly' shall be) I will fully recog'niz,e tho righ.t.s of' all citiz,enship m~i our State-I shIall know on1ly her sons, and do( myi3 full dty in alt tili. atffects her weclfaire and hera honobr. ['Tremieind(ous chJeerinig.] Alajor Wo~vodwatrd nlext, itroduced, inl appropr3~1'iate termOs, lno. .I3-:s 0(ONN E , wh'to was greeted with enIthlusiaistic checeriing. He said:1 It 6,ives me iunt'eignied pleasnure to meet y'ou her'e to-dagv-.to see hmei'e giathuered time vilgor'11( midmanhlood ot' y'ourm cotunty, grated( by fair womnn's smIiles. It givcs mme great gratilleationI to see the inkt-cr#st you atll feel - ini the cause8 to pr'omtote which y'ou aro aIsseml beld here. TIhiis oeccasion reovives mnemor0iest of ai ret'i. pat-t-theI gr'and( camplaignm of' '76 int whmich so mtuch was aceomnplIishecd for' Democracy and1( for South Carol'inat. Wve owe to thme wo meni ot' Car'olina. hin great mneasurme, the victory otf '761 and'. the- redemnpionu of' the State. Your' stanard-boarer has jtust told y'Ou, in fliures of' urithmnuet.ic far' mnore eloqentt t han tigur'es ofspeech, what hais ben dole in 01ur StaltomI the way of governmental re'ibrm. T1bc m Decumocratihc parltyv 'escued lie State from t.urmioil and( conifuslin, andt eS tabllished1 the r'elgn of'just ice, law anid peace. Our' prosonIt effort is not to galbrnew triump)hs bit to huold wihat - the paist hats secured. ' Thle fhture oif r the State cannot lie in dloubt as long as s tie peo3ple are true to timoprinci ples for' S wich thecy fought in 1876. TIhils n spleomid gatherIng, the 'enthusiasm I tI(how n other' parts of thle Stato,. the 1 deep~ interest and the slid unity every SshowuNtlat tihe neonlf ie n titto t lm s.-Ve ald to the great party to whiclh they owe their redemptlon.-- The ft, ttlre of thO 8tte Is -Rate in thu fatids of her own sonl -. -W cailot live -on the past-progress Is- the Javof- 'poll ties, as it Is the law of naildis. We cannoli()t cohlille ouir efforts to the -er petnation of -D'emouratio rule in our owi 11tatc. We mu t m1et the Repulib BIeans oi the field of National politics. It is of (he very highest, ilporI-talce that we have a houlratic Presidei in the White . Iouse at Wasliington. You ill remember vhnt -an incubito Was thle 'Nationll adhilinistrait m inl 1871. 'We had a heavy enough load to. carry,.hti th chict ir,.of it was in the if'.4lle1icanl adMiistratiion at Wliigti. Pliace. i Democratic ad miuii1sta1111 ion in. polve.ia't.it-l you seal forcvor thosupremacy of our party in the State. A Democratic triumih ii theNational contest is ow q1uite as impol-irllit its wals ou' victory here fo.ur vears ago. We lieed it, we m1ust have it. Wo calillot mlslre the extent of the revolut.til that will sweep over th-lanl if a. Demlocratle adtiiistra flol be established lit Washington. Neessary as is a vict.ory hero at home, there ari yet higher and broader grOunidr, Oil which it is iecessary that Tliancock should sueceed Ilaves. Lt us lookirok 111)011 the course of Re publcan,dminstraion.It is t went(y years siree the lepublican part.V obtained cotrol of the nation-twety y-ears the wost eventful through which our colitrY hails ever passed, anld as uomitous as any inl the history of any peopl-t ienty. ycars.of broken hopeI, desolate lihoies-twenty years inl which has beei hieaAd, as was ivier heatd before, the wail of human agony, the cry f hnnansutleing--tweut.y' years. inl whirb has beein f1ully Seel lau's in. humaltity to mail, yet, brightened by deeds of' patielice and patrotisi. in this blended web) of,8s111bring anld-horo6 ism, we (anl but see the comig coisc quelces of times through which we have pmssed(-dread evils of the fiuturie. TiNere are beore us grave probleins whioh we mutist solve. The Republi caln party camtle into powver its a revo Ititionlary par-ty. They estp;blisheld an(l r-,-vogiized a law higher than the Constt lt ion. Thev set lit iought the aw,thle tradlitions, the customs and beliefs of' a whole ilpeople. We oice lioughAlt tihat, file Conistitution would check the aggression of' alrbitrary pow er and sIlru t'ho rights of the people, bilt. we -Sool learlit how impotent areO lan1y writte4 Llflt 1uaraties to prWoJCJttth6SC ri.Ilts. Wellave seel the .press tram11 piled diown: we live scen bastiles - fill Cd with Citizen1so f ou0r counitry; wO have seen a cor-por-al of' the guard ig nore the mandate of the Chief Justice of a sovereli 5tate of this Union ; we have seenl all tle guaranties of the Con sttiution ildtrc'oved with a Sweep of the sword. This- vas what the RVlieblil party neaiit Wheif: tIhe sitd that tlhere wa Its 11 la11w higher than tle Con-sitition. We linight have thought that. w0hen tle war end"Ited, there would be ait enid also o'those mcnsures to which the war wave birth. But long after the stiu gle ofarms had ceascd, the Repuibi valu party "C'am111ped Outside of the Conl stittiion." Al11 the saleguards of Jib erty wer-a comp3otety sw%eptawvay, and ol:rutiioll raled in every depariment. Asih the da. est dys of tihe Roman flyire, sQ- i our own dleoradation, ever'ything was for sate, ai the bid ders8 were compe)Cting tor' the purchhi'sc. 'The RepuIblicanh party has~ b)oasi-Ithat it is the "parlity' o1' mioral ideals." Yet w.ihat have we' seeni? We have seen ani At*corney, Giemral of this~ great ctountry con '0 victed of' pet ty pecuilatiton; we huave seein the Seiretary~ of' Wari cuill y of' sellhing ofiices and pr'ivileges ()l the I trae wel(O have seenl I: vice ri''denit of' lhese Uited Sta1tsl drien 11r11n his high'I lace and1( sent inito oblo guy. and infanlyii; we have seen the namesi( of Senaitors~ and1 lleprues'entatives: ti;"urihng rmi the black paiges of' the: book I lit told( of' the dariikest cr'ime+.. dhne. I t hat a1 party to be0 entrusted w.. ih greaC't p)oweri and1 with the desti lIts- ol' a whaole pelelt? No, myu fri1nlC! If they' re-estalijshl thiei'r power.iu~ it w.*ill be0 a reflectioni uponui hise who miainvtainu thait high moral pr'inicilesC should.'underlie all buunanu ins-ltitutionis, Pass over all else that the lReptublican par'tv huas dione, we re minhiber' that ini their last (tile deCspera' tion they per'petra'tedP aIs thIeir' last 1lega cy the muomunentall frautd of the ago.: Thley. stole the governmenut they hadl nlot woiu, and claimned, thriioutgh th)is thef't,fto go vern lift.y muillionis of' peo pie. Shall thuat fraud be met and pun ishied? WVe have a dheel) andu abiding int(ieest inl thel soltttioni of1 tha6i (jites tion intthe piresent striuggle. Wbhave anothler' .&tr"ong groundil onu whih w.e of' South1 (Carolinam shoul(hi) (oon part to lpnt a Demrtici~i admiiuinistraitioni inl power. -We mn.tst meiet anud dlest rov Ite acet ionall fetud kept aliv by' 1 th'e iRpulicani~ti parmty. Tlhiere are htumn wholl( are oppol(sed(t I.bei mneth olIs of' lie liehIublican parlty, yet, hesitate whetheri they cani01 entist ime futaure of-ou ci'(oun try to thie' ])emocr'ati 'Cpartv. his seemls to lbe thle greatest obst'acle to a D)enocr'atic restoriationl to poweur. Tio r'emove this apprellhsion depeunds chiefl y on thei South. You ireinmber the dfimay of the North four'' years ago whent the eni'tire Sotuth wenut Ddmic (lratic. It, wats said that the wards of thme natiomi woulid 1be prost-rate miuder lihIm hIffI D)eumocrat ic admllinuistratuon mfeamns tihe r'ignl of la1W u.'igiut and juis tice. Ini the Nationautl affirs'i it. il shocw that the colttryv's righlts anid inl t.erests~ are all safe in 0111 keepinug. Th'le Demnocratic ptn'y it essentially i he con)iservat ive par't.y of this cout rv. l''m' svycuty year's It, guidted-, controlled and1( pro'tected the dlestlinics of' this UnmionI of1 Sftates. In 1860 it gave lproof's 0of its miirotis and)514 its dovot ion to the pinci ples oni whuich-our'goveui mueiit is f'oumi( ed. Ini latot times (lie South' esp)ecially huas given. ample lproc f of ius cons5ervative spirit~ fland of its dasire o 'ptreserve (hue peace' of thle country. Twov instanucs of this' may be given. In 1877, when (lie countr'7 seemed ton thme very verge of r'evolitIoni the Sont.e'n Cong;essmieni did all they couldt towardsl bu'mgog abut that ad jttstmrenut of thue disputte over (lie 'clec ior'al count whichl iuusuried t he peace of the coiluty. In 1881), whIen Bakyard, the esp)ecial thiend aund favorite of' the Southu, was sutggested as thue unominee for the Pr'eidencyl,- he was passed oveu', and Iiancock, a brlave Uion General; wvas selected-hargely by the votes anud ituflueiices of 1teb,o13 l'iga dier's. Therue met hut thitt Coniveniton those who, hlad they mnet-~-tho blue aund gray-n 1865T, could have settldd' all those q uestlins thlat hai!ve slinceo dis11 iractedl 0111 coitntry.. Thue ouil petice andi( pro&sperlty wVefa ever oy are: (lie peace and prosperity given bythe efforts of those who fought b Qt.hier in Wat'i The 198oo0y chasm hIbaA z0lQod be' tandn Wilt)knheld -. kOts lit' war. Those sam m6n will slon Jon hands Again, and on the nc oid of ovenber will wi a triumpl that. will' e4tablish for all t1me the I)peC4 1posperity. .and walon of ou Whole coutry. - [Loud ehQrIng.. Major 'Wod ward. neXt Introduced .eol.- JAIfs -it. ION,. Who made a ast tolling speecr, 01 Vhich we regrOt that we call give Ollly a synuhis:ithatt-will scarcely d' lilm Justice. 1e said: Fellow citizens of FairflIed-and es. pecially you-in red bhirts (witliont-'re gard to color, se. or age): Judging by iho quaititvoPred shirts I see .aml the length of time it.took the rear of the column to comO In' f would say that I the red shirt to-day exhibited is tl biggest shirt with the longest tall I ever saw. (,1111glaterf-r I appear to. day in an nna'ckaractor, that.of v substitute. Years ago in 0u, It-fe con. (est I woul not have done so; but I enl now say that whilo I amiii a substi. tuto I am without pay, and hence almost a genuine volunteer soldier. .don'l k-now exactly why. I - wassetected, There are three niames thllt'are favoritw with you all- Iancock, Hampton, and 1 lagood [cleeris], and I suppose 1 wias chosen because I have 11. In the' milddlc ;of my 1n . [Laughter.] I shall on this occasion addross my renark; chiefly to the colored men--4n -this au dience. This is not the fir-t tim'i thal I have been called on to speak to the colored people. It may be because It is known hat I have ailways beelr their friend. This is but natural, for I have not forgotten the friendAhip. shown i by the colored people during the late wMar. In that di'uefiul time tie colore(d people-were true to tle women and children of the South, and the white people have never forgottenl It. Be. sides; there are some Colored mien who smelt powder along with me. Undot such circumstanices there must natu rally be a warin friendship between the races. A,- 1 said bofore, this is not the first time that I have' been invited to address the colored people of 'airficld. On the 4th of Julv, 1867, before evil influonees and evil couisels had reach ed them, thecolored peoplo had a cele braum--of tha-t day in Wimisboro. Aming the-speakers were Col.-F, W. McMasiiter, of Columbia, and Col. Jas. 11. Ition, of Wiminsboro. I told the colored people theu thalt the day they were celebrating laid ceased to be- o.rly a day for the,whites.. I told them that as they were now 1fre0 they could enjoy their share in tihe privileges of the gov ernmieit and must perform their share of the duties of good citizens. I told them that it was not the North that had freed then, but the overruling hand of Providence. I told (eIM tha if they gave the credit-of their freedom to man thtey.woul suQe Ilbr-rit. They .did'not tiko'my advice. - Thieves, rascals and liars came and got their confidence. These mIen told them all sorts of lies; and the bigger the lie the greater con fidence was giveWi to it. Those rotgues said that tile Republican party had freed you. Let us see ifthis is the trut h. You were freed as a result of the war. That war was fought between the North and the South. Tho Northern army was composed as much of Demo crats as of Republicans. President Lincoln, wheni inaugurated, said, "The South theimselves can alone set their slaves frde. Th'ley. ought to know that I have not the power to do this, and.'if I had the power I would nmot use0 it." B3efore the war had actually coim imenced, but after the "Star of the Weust" had becun dred upon01; when the Souther'n men had withidrawvn from Conagress, and1( actualt war seemled1 inov itablec-thiis- Northern Congress that wias pImrgedt of all Sotmern men, anid was coimposedl oniy of your Northern frienels--tis3 Cong('rs dlid all they could to keep the South in by promnis ing mnot to interfere at all wvith thie insitution of slavery. TJhey said, "Don'~ go-don't seced(e-we won't initeri . ihyu slaves." They wenit rher t han thils---thiey p)asse(l ni C~onstitut ionail aniclidnient that,. had1 it becomue a law, wvould have made you colored umen amid your posterity slaves till the crack of doom.- Now, what was the mianent they pro pos ed? 1 will read it, -ns It is found1( in Vol. 12, United States Statutes at Large: '%->inlt Reso-hition to Amend the Const.itution of the United States. "Rei'solrcdl, By ihe Senate auidh house oif Represee~ntat.ives of the Unttted States of Amierica in Congress assembled, That (lie followinmg.article be p)roposed to (lie Legislatures of the several States as an1 amIndm(hient to the Conastitution of' the United States, wihich, when rati liedi by thiree-fourthis of said Legislat tures, shall be valid, to all intents and p.urposes5C, as part ot thie said Constita tion, viz.: 'A RITICI A TIllRTIEN.. 'No aemndmnt shall be miadlh to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish cir interfere, within any State, with the d1omes0tic inlsti tuitions thlereof', in.. ciudingl that o~f pCrsonls hell to labor or service by the laws of said Stt. "Approved, Mar'ch 2, 1861." They piroposed this amendmon t that would( hiav6 prevcuted erliipa )tioni anmd nma(de slaver'y irrevoenbhle. If any man wvants to-read this hook, lie can1 do so, but Ill watchu him -while lie's at it-.. Th'iere wvas once0 in the Clerk's office In Wininsboro tile record showing that ,Wallace had voted to hiut free negroes iiito shivery, but thie record was do str'oyedl by somebClody. I also had-the records of our State Convention in 1865 -of which, - yoa< remember, my friends Judge Rlober-tson, Gonioral Bratton andc miyself were'i miemibers. Ini that Convention Wallace opposed that par't of~ tihe new Conastiutionui which abolished slaiver'. ha these records the pla1ce In which Wallace's vote re corded was cut out. Tihose- thinmgs make imc careful about my books. -Bnt I am not afraid to -trust (hornt with those who wecar theo -Hancock colors. [Sayng hi,.ClonlRion hianded the bookto Bien'Jennbags, a colored mn present, weailng a re'd shIrt adorned with pior'traits of -Hanicock and - Eng lih.] When thie ganug of thieving.:car-~ pet-baggers camne dIown bore, they~ did all they could to embitter the- races against each otheir. Thien camne the cumity betwveen them,. aoud"thou the bloodshed-all this followecd -bh that long trainm ofevils of which y'on all know too much to nood( anly telling frdm ine. All sorts of -lice have' these rascals told you. They said that if thme Democrats got in piower", corn wv go dlownl to liteen cents a -bushel; calico would be so highi that (lie ed muon's wives mnd clamghiters co t wear' it. Is this~ true? Lot us bo t he Ilgur'es. Yott' all know .w r~ you can get onm l-fiteen cents foi n.i yduwvamnt.to sellh lI 1875 onlico d at 10 to 125 cenits .anw you clin Ii.It fo. 8 -to '8 anns.. ramaw.,. t.n ... 8 cotts.- Shoes that 11en coat you $2.20 you buy no for $1.60. 1u 1f8l 61ugarl CdSt 15 Coits-tauw you Otli got It fOr 9*eOts Cofilbe that then -sold at 28 cents :brings 16 Cente now. - Bacor brought 1 COWt then--thA yOar you got it at 6! cents.. The country is in every wa bett4i'.ox since tile Demo. crats have come In power.; If that'f what- tli Radicals call putting you colOrbd meninto slavery. and -ruInin the country generally, I hope the Dbin crat WiIl'A eep oil rulning It. We arc in every way etter off'than whenl wt were under Radical rule. Taxes atc reduced-we are at peace with one au other-we have no asassinations-thc tinto of the courts is not consumed, as it used to be, in trying colored per. sons for crime. These are some of thc evils of Democratic vule in South Caro lina We can never Aot the State gc baek~uWdfer (ie rule of the-thieves and liars that compose the Radical party. We bave too 1n11yy determined whitt 11011, tooInay hlionest colored 11en, too matiy swe'etharts and little boys, all it redlshit&, ever to lot tihe lel of Radical depotisn get on South Carolina again. [Cheers.] I'll givo vQ al examlple of the- way I which wilitc Democrats help their colored friends. Last year, Mr. Edward P. Mobley, whom you all know, came to me. ail told' me if I would indertmko the defence of Abo Jeinings (a- .olorel man who, I think, is in red shirt to da) on the charge of mnurder'lh (Mr. Ma6bley) would guaralitee me onec hull dred dollar1. I did so, and Abe was acquitted. Thfa is' the way I Ie Denjo crats treat their friends.. It is better to have friends. [Joe Rains, a color cd Democrat: "Yes, they'sa great item in this couaitry."] When you':gut' in ,trouble; go to thee'tif same cut-thlroat Democrats, anl(d you will always i1n them voit trnest friends. You lave heaFd of Itat Ieavinlg a i king ship. Well, now, here's a rat that has - con cluded to leave the Radical ship and put oil a Democratic red shirt. Ralts ire generally classed among Rudicals, because thcy are such great thieves; but here is one that is going to try to be honest. [Laughter.] Now%%, it' rats have got to puttilig on the reil. shir, whlV of Course every ionlest Vh'te itad colored man ought to- d tihe sameia thing. I frats huav. tiat much sense, goo(dmvoulit to follow their exam ple. -The colored pople nimst ran-ge themselves with the white people, ;tad vote the Democratic. Site and Nation al tickets. The 1adical I leader-s tell you to vote their Congressional and Electoral tickets.. But if you whiIt to go vith your best friends, and if you wanlt to be onl the winning sile, voe the whole Democratic ticket. In 1172, Horace Greeley, the great Abolition ist. and the warmest frimid the colored people ever lad, was nomianted by the )Democrats, but ti colored peoiple, inader the advice of their bad leadlers, refused to vote fo. him. These lying leaders said that I lorace Greelev was nothing bnt a Denocrat anvhow, and the colored beople were foolish en1ough, to helievc this. Who are runn1ing Hancock now? The honest men al1 over the country-both Denocrats amd Repiblicans. General B. F. Butler, a known friend of the colored men, sup ports Jlaucock, . bc.capAe - lie believes that lie can and will do ore for them tan thme Republicans hiave (1one in all the years of their power. Johni W. F'orney is ainother true and tried lRe -publican wihao supp)lorts Illancock. So, my colored frienids, we maust all nite to elect this great man Presidenit. Put on the Democratic recd shial. like ou' rat haere. Leave the' crowd( of tR adlical t.hieves and offie-sceekers. We inust live mn harmotty and'drop) all discord. We must live in- harmn, and we miist support t.hat party which will surely brimg p ealce to uis all-peace to the North and to the South1, to:. the white man and to the black nin peace and( good-will to this whole Union- in everyi niook~ and( corner of' thme TIhe Chiairanm then initrodluced C sl. Cad. Jonies, of Yorkh, theO Dmemocraitic candlidate for Presidenitiil'elector froam tis dlistrict,. iIe was followed by Col. Jno. lH. Evians, our present am'rl next Rlepr'esenitativoe in Conagress. Bof these gontlemeni mnado po)inted and1( entertaininag addr'esses, which we regret that we haave nmot space to pub lish. They were listenied to t hirongh out with close attontion, and were loudly applauded. Repeated& calls were now nmade for General Kennedy, who ascenaded'thae stand and made a shaort speceh which we thiak was 0onc of hais very happiest ellbrts. lHe was frcqurently interr'upted with laughater amid appIh1luse; anad 'whemnhe closed was lustily obnered.s AbJoURNING' TIf1(MEE1TJN(i, The speeches being over', Ma.jor' Woodw~ardl, afteir thaiaking the counat y for its mnagnifucenit dlisplay and pledg inag Fairfield f'or a r'ouising Democr'at Ic majority iii .N'ovcarabcr, dlechlared tihe mccting ad(1journed.' Just atbout this timne rainm driops began to fhll and the assembIled multi tude started up towvn at adhively speed. Four-fifthms of the crowd lolt for: home, but a niumber remainted for somne timie. T1owards the latter pamrt of thme day it became somnewhat noisy3 and( a lnilme o1' incip icent fight,s were quelled by the excr. tionse of friends. JFort.uately' the ci'owd was genuerally good-niatured1, and( 110 serIous (1istu rban ces occuirr'ed, ualthough too mauch liquor wVas afloat. By dlark tihe c'o wdlhadi departcdl anad the-ystreets were quiet. After tIhe meetinag was over, tha visitors held a reception in the p)arlor of' Brown's Ilotel,' and1( the time passed very pleasantly. Gen. Brattoln: wa forced.to returni to Columbia omn the afterfloon traln. The rest of-the pafrty left fort Chestei' on the nighit traimn. S'hus passed a scarlet letter (lay fol. Faile s one that will be lqng room bored' to eeting- redted cr'edit On Gen al Br'atton, wgo in the past bronghY.ie par'ty townch good disci pitne, M~Najor -Wood1war'd whlo is keepin$ ~Ally up to the park, anid Is goI,g on for "fresh wvorld's to con t'or',' amid on thie rank-amid file of the plarty itself, without whose patriotism amnd -energy even tIhe most arduoug labors of the leaders would 1be in vain. Lastly, CliIef'Marshal .Rabb anmd- is assistanats -mantaged the parade wilth great skill and -success. The' Commito' omra It606ption did their part WolJs- nthge joA ues.. itled t< >thalks f the nnoil 1 i wh1h the prepilrationls w ero nide. To the ladles,- hoso skifu l hunds, ddooratod the stand, special praiso i dit'. It- wat a model of-neanesq, anI thoiii'ottos added greatl,. to the gon oral bffect. The rol-shirted rat that. poitted a moral wvith Its tall Inl Col. Rionl's speech was-catght-by Dr. Robortsonl and docked inl th0 gay lipparol that proclaimie'd its Dcn3ocralc proclivitie There were ninety-ollo red-shilit colored Democrats !in linte by actual -counlt-voteranls of'7 -Little Annills the ditghter of 0110 of our most 1r61lient citizens. Yesterday she told uts, inl hor wFa, what ia good medicine Dr. ui's Cough Syrup wfas, as It had cured" hert o ia very severo cold. BARGAINI DARGAM11 -- -.0: LA D I E.S' 01ACK COLORED KID GLOVES -AT F?OIDER PRIlCE $1.50. A US T B i S OL .D I McMASTEE, BRICE & CO. ijuly 17 0 0 oa tH ~~ ~E1 CIG R. .,-~ FV CE CA -N- > .--I -AT..-H ' 11:-1 JUST RECi E . SupyooatPlH,-eln GRERS J.AN-Mot A TE I&A O.