The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 08, 1895, Image 6
THE ONION TIMES.
I'NION, S. < .
SABBATH SCHOOL
1NTHKX ATION AVj LKSSO.N FOR
XOVEMIiKR lO.
17. "Ami Hamuli called the people tiv
( ether unto tins Lord f<> Mi/.peh." Israel
w;is chosen to ho a special people unto God
above aU people on the earth. separated
from all others unto the Lord, tluit Ho
mi^ht show through them who and what Ho
woo llint I inm it I 1 Matirtiiu L iiAtL* ITim
for their good tXx. , 5. C. Dsut. vii.. C;
II Sfini vii.. 2t?). Wheu therefore they tiesired
to be li!;'' othe Nations Nam. viil.,5,
20), thev wjnt rigui contrary t< the wil'. of
tho Lor t f >t then . Samuel told them iust
how tho king tin > uo?irod would treat them
(viil., ll-l'J), but thev insisted on having
their own tvny/ The steps by which the Lord
brought Saul to Samuel aro fully recorded in
chapter ix., and tho first, part of this chapter
X., and form one of tho most interesting, instructive
and practical <>t all liible stories.
A precious nugget which I enjoy and iovo to
pass on is found in 7. "I)o us occasion
nerve thee. for (tod is with thee."
18. "Thussaith tho Lord God of Israel, I
brought up Israel out of Egypt." The sugKostiveness
of Misptdi was seen in our last
lesson, and there the people saw the power
of tho Lord on their behalf. Now tliey are
again before the Lord, but turning their
backs upon Him deliberately in order to !>o
like other Nations. lie reasons witu them
concerning tin ir conduct, reminding them
of His love to them when they were slave- iu
Lgypt and how Ho delivered them from all
thoir oppressors. They should therefore
consider that they were His properly, a people
for Kis own possession CTitus ii . 14. li.
V.). and that He ami not tncy should have
thoriglitof deciding in all tilings concerning
their welfare.
19. "Yo have tais day rejected your God,
who Himself saved you out of all your adversities
and your tribulations." Samuel at
first felt that they had rejected ' him, but the
Lord sni.<l "They have not rejected thee, but
ttaoy have rejected Me," and Ho added that
in doing as they had done tbey worn only
t rrt'iti n i* m ;ii I !ni t It > vr It n .-1 n I trn \fa tnml.i !
Him (chapter viii., 7, 8). When Israel murmured,
i' was ina against Mo?u3 and Aaron,
but against the Lord (Ex. xvi.. 8). See the
application to us in Luke x., and let ns eonhlder
well that all that touch*** tin* Lords
people touches the Lord Himself (Zaeli. il.?
8: Acta ix.,4 5), and all rebellion or complaining
on the part ol nis peoplo is against
liim.
20.21. "When tlioy sought him. he could
not bo found." All Israel presented themselves
before the Lord by their tribos, and
the lot wan east for the tribe, aud for tbo
family, and for the man, and the result was
that Haul, the sou of Kish, ui the tribe of
Benjamin was taken, but ho could not ho
found, (led kuewtlie man whom they would
llko and ha. chosen such a one fort hetn,
aud now Ho guided the let to bring him beforo
them, for "The lot is cost into the lap,
but the whole disposing thereof is of the
Lord" (Prov. xvi.. 33).
22. "The Lord answered. Behold he hath
hid himself anionic the stuiT." The word
translated "stuff ' has nine different meanings
given to it in this bork alone, it is
translated furniture, nrntor. carriage, artillery.
weapons, vs-els. things. etc. Smu')where
and seuiehow and for some reason,
haul hid himself, lie knew through Samuel
that tied had selected him (''hapler x. I),
and knowing this it was a becoming thing
not f>iit himself n rtvard, but I?-t all * *> that
ho had no hand in tli' election. It did net
cost him a penny f r \*>tes, the pin**** s..;ight
him not lie the place. What a contrast contrast
to n.a.v lections m cur day.
23. "When ho stood among the pet pie. he
xv.is higher than any of th*-people fmrn his
nhoulders ami upw ard." In a blitn n t "? this
utatement wo llu*i in chapter ix . 2. Hint lie
was a choice young man, and that there was
not a goodlier | tmuiJiii nil Israel. Sii.o is
not everything, however, else Goliath and
other giants might bo envied, noillior is out
wurtl nppeivrniice, a.- Samuel afterward
learned when he appointed a man after Hod's
heart instead of no to please the people
(chapter xvi., i>. 7). Contrast the youth and
probable slight ilguro of David pxvii., 331;
also what is written of Haul ot 'Tarsus ( II
Cor. x.. 10).
I 21. ".Sco yo l-.ini whom the Lorl liath
chosen, that ther*) is none like him among
alt the neohley And all the nootde shouted
aud said, (iod save tlm kin;;. As we said in
h previous ver*e, Saul %as .!.? I ird'* *-!i?>i
that He mi;;l:t please tlm people and for the
tuna lii liit? satiety tin 11:. anil ??> in duo tuno
liuuihie thorn. As on an.a her jtinii, * 1I?*
Ifavt* tiifin tli'-ir r>'4d<*M, 1 ,.t sent l<>uuuess
into their soul" t fs. evi.. l.">). "'ho people
have now a visible kicc. a ehoieo man ami a
noble looktutf one; thoy are like other Nations
in the matt* r of n kia^. I at tii? mvisil.lo
one, their It loonier is reject" ! at: I they
I refer ?,? walk by .si^ht.
25. "Tl.'-ti S;immi t i>! tho pre pin the
manner -if tho lvintfh <ai I wrote it in ?
hook an*I laid .t up i' . I?ord. A'i
this stato of affairs had b en t -eseen I y tlm
T.< r.l ati'l fully written ah "it in Uo i' svi' .
14*20. This It was, probably with ; haps
addition--. that Hamuvl \> r. t iu the huoic.
No'.v if til'' kiny v, .! I iv.ro id* r linn- tho
Xrorvl's p'pr-' out iv". nul a t l -r t!i> Lord
to'.vnid th'" j -op!!' in ill thiiiirs consul tuna*
Hint and ? .i ,in; lluu .a: I li : iiut 111 in. ail
miitlit yet be ?yt II. .t P> : loa-u sell r tlm
jiooplo tr to fly <n ! minn wist!- a: ?.r
t.tron^rili wiil -r..-il ad.
ili?. ' And S oil ,yb went!. >ino h <i.he,ih.
nndftlioro \\<nt with nirn a band I na n,
w hose heart- <1 t La i: >. h I. ' Clod would
help hi'i> by trivia;; b;:n helpers and friends.
Ho does everything to main It easy lor us to
do r;>;:it ?f we ii 1 j willing to serve Hi in
in sincerity a:. 1 ' r .1! !! ;* the sanio IJ
Who saw that ii - i ' " d for Adam to bo
llloiio (Ci Ml. II !" Wli" iilMi S.eut tlio dlSeip!e
out by tw< - > I ?... P, and lie al*
Wliy.-i, in due tilie , pi vi 1 - lieipers f >r ^?i Ii
as aro willii.y dw< .. with ilia; for Mis
w. i-;..
H7. fifth hi: ir? II ! lb : .41 said, II w
Hhnlt this man save us: Aa?l they despised
him and br u:iit !u:n m present fur lie
Iield his peaee s-unl Wu* in th- -plane of
(Ioil's repr-o. unlive .,ud a.- sueli had his
friend" m.d be em-iiie--. It lias been and
willl * . x\. is. \- kin;;
>l 1-11.. -I ;.e . :i .1 - ll'i- 1U i:ii I I I . 1 lie
in" I t... niel before
iii-> ir siii* - .. -M | ;i r. ;i- in tli?> utar'
\\\IM Hi tt. ./b he !liil I II (lent. ' See
Itl-o ! -. ::\\vii' 1 . ih" wen in' itfi?i;n til"
Kunt bfi .i.,!11 J< - e .1 ail I fi.iiihm-en*
mill inyi :i t ... v i i ,ir Him i nine
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I CONVENTION j
PROCEEDINGS.
: TO AI I IIOItlZK A OOM> 18M K. ,
j The Constitutional Convent inn K Conridering
the Flouting ot $?. ?< <>,OOO
Stato Bonds.
When tho constitutional conv? ntioc
reassembled on Mouilav, the iUtl. day,
' it began to run through the eabului.
' Tho urtisln r.n ..riu.,. ...J........ ...... - I
, * ? JunniMlHKUVl ?U" J'ttt*" |
Bed to n third rending, including the 1
anti-lynching provision. but tin vote .
whereby the article wo adopti d wiih
re-considered, uud the mntter passed
over. The < < nveutiou then took up,
and wak stni considering when tLe re- !
cess ciime. the matter uf autboru'iug
, an e f tStute bonds to cnubh the J
I counties of the State to do bus Sues'- ?-u
' a cash basis. The bonds are to be j
floated ut rates of interest net greater
|
than 4? per cent., and cannot be sold
at lesR than par. The counties ua to '
pay back the umount of the bonds to j
the State. The issue will be lor about
half a million dollars.
THE DELICATE Ql'ESHON
, Drought Squarely Hoforet.hr < oust it utloual
Convention. >lr. Hum's
Speech.
i From 7:30 until 11-0 o'clock Monday
night the convention was engaged
i in handling tho suffrage problem The
1 evtuiug s proceedings wort ojened
with a long speech from II F-. And< rI
*iU!, the ucgio delegate from (borgei
town. He j leaded the causi < ' ige
negroes m a strong nutnut r Mr.
burn followed him, making tie h:st
speech on tie white mans s:d? : | tying'
to and! dissenting the urgtsmt uts < f
' the ncgrocr- Then I. II Head. <f
1 tieunfort. tii? si\tb negro, made a
i -trong speech. On a roll ruli only
these six negroes voteil against killing
Wliipp. r's universal ' read nt.d write .
j iul?-plan."
The first two sections; of the article |
! reported by the committed were then ,
j adopted. When section M, providing !
j that "every male citi/.ou" la allowed
i to vote, was called. Air. Clayton c?tf?ied 1
.
J i substitute, to give tbo ballot to w .
j men also on 11 property aud dneui
tional (pialitication. Tbisbro .l:!.' th?;
i -ubject of women snfYrago s<p::?ir!v up.
Mr. Chi;. t? n made an earnest plea ! r
woman > suHrj?tr?? uv <Ii>I (Jei eial
11 li. lb n.pli.il and Dr. 1 m.i.o t ma::.
, the Lieutenant (h.venior. the .after
: taking the high grouud tnoial
eh \atiou ii tin- suffrage. Mr I . S.
11 eiidei son said the argument* pit
, eiitcd ? !:.ply showed coWur<i;e? fh.t
t tie 11.ell wallte I 1 blillgthi w >l|:* ;i
ill to hide 1m bin i thetn an 1 s-lm I i
th'in from a i.egr mnjoritv ai
guedthat they should act liiit inn
and said th- r* port el tie- e .inn.
was hi, < Net Ij'eJ.t ami manly . m
Cel. .It hi. i S! mil argue : i;..,t :
would d< grade w omen. After . g d
many othi r speeches, j ro uiu*. .-i u
convention adjourue-1 for tie lulu:
without UliT ultiou.
<?s
WOMAN'S SI I I KAM. VOIKD
DOWN.
I
. The (ireat suffrage Scheme. >Ir. I'atton
Kc|.lies N\ ilh (ireal Severity
to (lie Negro Members.
Alter a ligh: lasting all et M n lay
i evening and through Tiioii:.: thi
j 35 th days) session. tne .e: ? tit".tioiud
c< nver.tion, i.t 1 : % an ayi
and noe vote ou t !.e { ropesit i i. a !ew
w.itnan s suffrage, with pror-e::y j.m.
education.!. ijualifcations. '.'i.e onus. j
i of Woman died bv a vote if..
i "Uncle '.;ecrgt" 'i.iiinnn n..td?
; nificeui argument of about ..a i.i ? .*
more, fnvi ring woman's so!!r.Ti
I debate w;.> ntonsely .nt?'-res':i:ir
'through. Mr. v . ei. it' da ceo ..i.
amendment ti leuvr th< ? man s.
frape matter to the < ener... .. -tu.b y
! This w.h i. u ..It. it1 V- 'f. i w:.
promptly.
Mr Patten .1. the Ci ..rs< ' .. .> r< marks
U night said Now t: esc
gates admit that the.r race <v.e .a. !
for the h..,.<t. If these wn. k d te..
1 tales, they could te' of wilt! s enes 1 :
debauchery and r.egn tr.isr I say
i they were main.y re.sp< riMb * ? a. They
had it in their power t. j s:<,j
to these >ceDes and acts. T: < v r. f,.s*u
to go W. the whii< people 1 1 : u.s
j The white ] eople if this M..*e were
1 hounded from the.r homes at.o ilr.ve?
:nie conrl? tried within;- Tiny
i had to jtgh! !'? r tneir ves w ti i,.v r.
o?s over them Ti ey weri ' edacei' :
| deei: by ti.e worst men 1. t w,.? 1.1 1
that 'he ! ';> defect ..rguti 1 1 t.
admitting that they we:e s.uii .. r..'<
tint' thc\ c 1.:..i not be m -.1. ..
Mr. 1 'att- 1. said further \Yi . t t ct-?
ter j.roof dc we t eed yet sno.v *1 .
the r.egre .s ;.Lht to t..st w:e ra.
than itiSactic r. 11 tie its' t.eit r. i
regret ti have t< refer ti .t M: 1'res
dent, I..1 who 1.uve they cm set. i.> tr.e r
ref resent at 1 ves, ttv tyj : ihe." titan
I.cod, the hewer if the: v,'. /at. i.
I regret to rnento n .!. '. re| eat. L .:
since ':<> ma-let has be? 1 li r* eo . u :
"us jo- <m i.itvi v en sin ti ; o *i sir.:,
gent crit.'. iSii. and retieet. n. I say ?o
. .ut;r..; r. y ir ..i wn : wit I '
sutnir.fi ' .* 'f- f?*| r> s< i.
tul:\es. u> tin I v J * : * 11 . r .v.. . ?t:i i.
i n. ii. ? noir. li t | . . .1 n :?.? ;
c< tinly mr; \v . i c i
i iTu C'i'ii t ! 'i ivv .! i i : i ?T"
... cii| atiV .1 ' i t v.'i : ,.t
.?!) (!.< r u.ai. \vi ir. 'tii * . ft
i.e 4 [ r.lit' i .w It t iv i, i,( r
c...i bent i if tt.is - ;.! tv:. ir.
. t ri.t :. i : l,ii ( wi. i - r % n , ..?i *
t n.nr.i >.ui . i . i: i1.?- i.t. :... i .
tva* > ?tri?| cti t. t i-ry sl.au v ?v.\
when I'm . .. :otl rac* o n.r 1 f
i tM.f lij t . ti..? -!?.! i.i.t! i rc'M i r tr.rn.
..s 11 r rtf it >ei.'.ni vi s ? : i.i r c.v .
!.on il.iy tit'tnorslr..' tr.cyai..i?\\i
rlh> ..? I len: bitill t
\V!.? i * ; . nvei t i i. n ,.?- r et. .?t
>' I ii Mr " i'! i t't rf?. . ..CTKl-Un.ep!
ii h ' i > 1 'h1 . rii< <
tiis.ciit't. ait rr.i . : ,.t. ;et*i.
vi 'i i' i. wi I ! i!. - ft rn. ! \.
t- v -i. i r., /. s en 1 y ..r.v
!. n < . >v : i . - - \t T. .r. ?: <-ui
fr.it'i i. j\ .. v^f speoiii
b.lt ' *V 1 '! I t f.vt i . ;
v. ,t t.i w r. t \ . ; . \ ( 't t.v h
! voles being cut in favor of it. Thus I
died every possible chance of the cause 1
of woman's suffrage ever preva:..i.g in :
this State until another ccn>: i .< i." nas
been formed.
Then the all-important sc- tu containing
the suffrage plan itse.f was called
up and the war becan Mr Pntlon
offered a substitute plan, the .ending
provisions of which were.
'I?Every male citizen cf t o State
of South Carolina, of the age <! 21
years, no', .aboring under d sao.lines 1
named in this constitution, wre <?ha!i
have resided In the State -w.
and in the county tu which : r ile.-v 'o
vote one year next preceding .n * <. ?*?
tion, and who shall have pan: #..i poll
or other tuxe? uue by him to rr.e State 1
for the fiscr. vear preceding that :c
which he sr.a.l offer to vote, and who.
in addition thereto, (a) shall be able to
read the constitution in English print
and sign his name; or, (b< si.a., have
beer, engaged in the active m:!itarv or
1 : ~ ~ ^ f * t l ~ - i - * -
iwtwi. service ui nit: v i?r..nje:aie
Statesof America.or of the I'm:oh States
of America, during the late war be;
tween the States, "c r (c sha. be the
lawful hnea! descendant of a person
who was engaged in such serv.c . <tn?i
shall be alive at the time of t he ah.p
lion Oi this constitution, shall be a
qualified elector of this State, and.
wheu duly registered, shall be em.lied
to vote for all officers that are now c'r
may hereafter be elected by the people,
and upon ail questions submitted to
the electors at any election."
Mr. Patten said he couid see very
little in the speeches made bv the Degrees
before the convention. He granted
a great deal of what the negroes had
said, particularly in the conduct of the
negroes to their ex-masters' families.
Il was a compete vindication of the
treatment given to the negroes by the.r
masters. He reserved the right to
doubt some of the things sa.u about
the negroes as soldiers and sailors.
There never was a race, which, coming
from real cannibalism, has reached the
stute of civilization that the negro has
gained .n this State. But when the
negro member i reclaims that South
Carolinians were not brave and courageous
iti the Revolutionary War. ' us
lice demands that this statement shall
net. go unchallenged. He must net attack
history with untrue statements.
The statement that South Carolina furn.shed
not more than G.OCO men .n the
whole Revolutionary War was absc lately
false.
Miller asked Mr. Patten .f he hud
anything to give in the way of ev^
ience. in God's name p:ease to present
ih Mr. Patten then recounted "the
glorious history of the Soutr. Carcitca 1
tlag;" the batt.es ir. which it figured. '
He went on to detail the particularly '
brilliant and daring acts of South Caro- ]
linians in the Lep:unir.g c>f the war. '>
He quoted from Mr. Greeley's "American
Conflict." If South Carolina had
no troops in the war. tear up these p.ctures
. f Sumter and Marion They
were humbugs. Gen. Henry Kr.ux, of
Massachusetts, was quoted ami other
h'gh Hiiif.t rit.es prove that South
t'aroln... fur: shed ..l.C'th men and
more.
Mr. Patten wa?= particularly severe
th> negroes. He ther. made a powerful
speech against the subterfuge section in
the committee's art e e
After s* eech.es fr< m the r.err memi
"rs in reply ..:.h sever... < ther mem
: .a* t J'.llm.ii: gave m '.ice that
tc-tru rr w d uring the day he w ould en.1
.1 : the : reviuus quest:-.n -eut.on !,
ai.u as ? <: a.: who had amendments or
-u vom.411 - u auuik i .iUUi v;i 3'j
.i> : i.i.ve li.eir. rnnteci i\wir went
::j, 01.1 i rev .dine f .r ' i e A.:s:..l. 'o.i.< :
-y^.-n Senator Tiiiir.nr. nr.s tc:i
rrt w a., rt rtr
? ?
M If. j I!.!."?! AX ON Mil: FI.OOII.
>1 ( ?:i the Sod ri.gc Srhcuif. Why
the Plan Mie-t Not Fo
lVr|iet ual.
It. ti.e ccnvcutiou Weur.o li.y. the
h?'th fOM-ivn. there wak ft battle
: vi.l nil day oil the r... ituj ortnt.t
Kafirtipt problem. Tin ?. .esti'ti
tulrr hscai-biou wan the Pattou
f\\ st;t .;{# v, h, h wonhl zr.nkt ConleileraO
ami 1'tiion soldier*- and their
see:.<h;!-ik The artich re;
:t??l i v rt:? < ::.i::it!e?. with its
" .1 i? : - * A!. .111.Li'-i la-en ftttaei.
. *...th ^rreat t rce < :. nil sides,
?.t:d . net d ??> a ;i; i< subterfuge.
i.y -1 <-h<having In.eti made l?v
Mi-* :*. Metic wan, iirvan, Turrcw.
\ r: r >i ppurd imil i.thi r*.
\Yi ? r. t..e hour for recess ..rnvon
Mr. 1.rv ( ; Charleston, ?i.s attackrtit*
the ( r.stitutionaiity of 1 r.o P.ctor
soheir.r and ?. .c:..necl thai c f *heconr.mlttee.
Ar, e-S r* w..?- rr.,.i".e : *\ re- v.,te c r.
r.e scbstitate. b::t :t fn.Iei
A' tr:e trr.' ses*. i; t: ere w.;S quite
.v< v : rm Mr : s scheme
wns K...eci t y veto ? : : it ". T:.e
; u.rr ttee r. rr.i.le se-.er amer.dir.er/*
ti. .:> sist.e.r ;.? ret rteh ei\
e Oij rt?.t ' <. ;..> ? rend.nt* t
?'.'f or. ' r.uury s*. . hi.
.ti. c t i rsor<- ' vf.j i.p i.i-< wh( cur.
reai1 a clause tii s c r.st.fatior.. or
r.Lt.er>ttiRti ?! u e>; .1 'vtirt road t .
li . ru i y rey.strati r; cft.eer. sha.i
be ent.tlcu : roptstcr ..mi become
e r 1 ri. A st | ;.r;.*e record < i n.i jer
s t*> rejr.-ured ue'ere .'ur.u.'.ry ".st.
I.-tiS. s\v. rt. rc t y the reir.strut.on < filler.
sr.?. i t ieu < ne coj-y with the
a ' n l * ? i I i? i.?? lur .a i i. v v II wv *
tr.e " cretary of S'ate. < r. or before
February .si. and such persons
sha.. l' ir.ii.n during life tied electors
unless disqualified bv the other
I :( v.si'-r.s t f th.sar'.cie. Ti e cert.f
c..tf if the . .rrk of court ir secretary
( ? M *.ti s. ... be sufficient evidence :<
( stab, is:; :i.e r.ght of said c.tizens u
future registration ar.u the frar.
--e *i.4- m.*;:{.( r:s r.ere.r; :n.J
? StM.
Any : > m n wr < shall j y f< r rep
: .: ? : .. ficr .' . r .... -v '.st, 1 >!'>. f of her\\
s. , , sha.' i ' rep;stercel | r? (1
e(i, ' .' i.i- Car. r rf. read ..nd write
.1 v t . i : this ' nstifution t r can
r-v. :i... i . wi.s and ftas j.a.d a .
taxes a "able iliir dc the previous
v- .r . :. i - perry i. t.'i.s State valued at
I '.cl- "f mop ."
i npres-m . r. \V sort offered a substi
to ' s..b-<Jiv s11 n "C ' which was to
rr.the 'per.era' unde'rstundinp" prr
v v n pert etu.ii, andtheonly uulific.ii
;< i.. lie -i< r.t t" th:s at great lengtn.
II- v.-.inteu to make tf.e report of ir.e
( irirr: ttee d< ibiy secure against the
ourtecn'k amendment. There were
t i. ii a r''|or: which should not
r>. ihe-i- Had f r ot beer; for those two
i m i r i. ii,< ft. .ir'i-ertth and fif*( !.:t.
trerc wo.- d W i.o reed 5<>r thb '
i.vtnticr Trey ir.'ght ransack al.
the ikfes rf vtc<.*.;8tb and nowhere
i f u.c: 'hey *1nil a t;.-allel to the crime
ion.rr feci bv the Union when the
"w?r wms cr.deu. The necroes hud
< \ ;um eu.*?ce;! that time froin a
sta'e of * I* was a crime to
pi'.ii.?n > ! the Southland.
From IhK v v r t time there had
Veen u< 'r.. ?. ? : ..'ever He wished to
deny t K..t > - ..rci.r.i. had ever been
t-< :.eo i v But they were now
w .> o..d c: ?s.r.l* The idea of this
! ...? < m > i. -y : hut it (roes too far.
1 r e.ir> i - a now. what Will be the
c < tun < ' e nepr< race' They are
i,f f t: ? ? -apidiy Why restrict
f .? "s. i to education, when
trie or< <: r etiou is possible to be
n.uor lie: * ?lu vi.i/.nwen
could soon t hanffe the matter. He
r e d.stincr.cn there not
or. v i. j u > ' i .t on for every year,
t::.* man b speech.
r-t i.at< r T . m...r. thee rose and the
cr< wded na. was instantly so quiet that
ire could i.e..: pin drop. Tillman
made a :femari ..h.e 6peech. He said:
"It ha< btcr; my purpose from the
tec i u.i.c of this day to have someu.
';c ' v..v on this article as a whole,
tat r/:e has net yet arrived. I j
am s (is ?.lel ntth.nf but willpower !
has Ver* rr.e ot this f.ocr s.nce yesterday
inert- tic. I shall ccnf.ce myself to
a very brief answer to the pentleman
from Spartanburp. more of a statement
than argument. The trouble here, sir,
seems to he . n too mind of some men
that the poor while n.en must be protected
at any and every cost, with
scornfu; emphasis. :f there is one man
on this ? oor win has tried to do more
to elevate the poor white men of this
State. : :.e.| them, to give them
a chance ti educate themselves and
their sons that ihey rr.tcr.t have equal
pniect.cn (f 'he .aw in the povernmeti!
that, myself. ! do not r.n w him,.
It u; cheaj and demacop.c arpr.ment
wh c:. ? ; nte per.tlemen de.icht .n. I
have bee: myse.f charced with demacopo-tr.
because 1 championed the
r:chis f :i..s .h.ss of citizens. The
pentieman in-m ^partanburp presents
to a scheme which simply tertetu
ales the exist, i.g evil. We are held up
to the sere ! this nation by reason oi
on: political reels'ration and eight-box
laws and when fhis convention was
called for the purpose cf relieving
as i f the necessity of continuing
that system I had hoped that
we wt aid not be brought face to face
w.th the champions cf that system to
be perpetuated, anu if possible mad
worse.
"Mr. President, this convention dare
cot adopt the ..mendinent proposed by
ihe gentleman from Spartanburg. The
committee considered the Mississippi
plan, wh.c is based upon this idea,
and we uri.versa..v aereed that to make
it prominent was to jeopardize the entire
fabric .ci. we are constructing
here, and at : e same time to continue
the evi.s wh.ch now exist. Some ane
has said wry d? v< a bring it in temporarily''
>!m: y because we desire
to have .. s mat will take care of
the no white mar, .nd f s.:ch negroes
as ;.r? v 1 v r?'.:?;.n of good citizens'..;,
i.jul character and intelligence
w:.i ai.c:.' te ai.le v. ..nuerstann
the c iuse c f ti e constitution when
read ic them : :i-.. clr^.w the color
line,
The lee... argument* presented at
the conference wire. 1 tr.ougid. d.sposed
cf r. the mind id every man on this
floor You cii-.r -t maac this understandi:.i:
cla use permanent. The idea
was present-., ant. withdrawn r. that
c inference, .ir.u t s brought b&c.c here
to-day. for what'
I di.n t wan* ;c .rr.p>ugn anyb. dy's
mrt.vcs, but : > gentleman from Spar
I anbury c..Lni : come here and L.rn.
aws f r Sjar:..nberc cc-..nty aioLe He
has a two-thirds while majority .1
>p?rtar.bu:c whereas the genera! *.r..ng
in ti.e Male :s a two-thirds negro m:.
or iv. If we are to iet men :nt *;.e
rights of registration and the ba.. >: n
a oaest -r: < f understanding mere.v. a;
we iiave heard to-day ad nauseam about
entrust r.g the rights of the citizen ; ,
the disc re* r. cf any man. that jrrovision
is nauseous and I only swailow
en >egri of it : j reserve the r.ghf- oi
the rot r man. After that has beer, accomt
hshed I am willing to give :t up.
taat we may . ft ...-selves out cf the :
bt g ai.d mire that we have been wai- (
lew.r.g t. 'or "he as: twenty years. I
tniRK r.. one car: say that you will
sti it :< any !r..ud to accomplish this
or that yi .. intent, any fraud r. the
era:. r. of :: clause.
Let tr.e : :.t u: the rr.serabie
nat. tr. **. ; exist y . 1 make this
I rov>. r. .as" :r.g and permanent. a!i>
one .de.. :h. : t red^rn nates in the mind
of every 1 1 '. tti s 1 . dy ,s that the
Ang.o-Mts 1. c. . . u.t:un which wo
nave ther ted -i.a he preserved an*,
that the w .:* -.en sha.l govern the
State We nave ..ad a '..is'-- of what
negro d nr. n. '..on, <r ti.e d rn.nation of
the wh.te men tr.rr ugh the negro, can
acco mplish. ?.nd i say thaT dancer .s.
ever p reset t ant . we r.a-e g? '.ten ?u h
restrict.*, ns t. ti.e sntfrage as w.li
. ? *? ?? v? -rwl? t* * j i* n. ' r r?r.
pie that can vote and thereby j ut .: so
that if we d v.de?and d.v.de we must
? we c .n ha o a -white poverr.ment
it (itcer.t - vernmer.t in th s >t.;tt
ever, .i '.i.e. :.e.*r srt' hole the ba.ancc
; < we..
"Let us s.:j [ ?.? that you le.ive .t u
the d.scret.i i- < ' 'r.e registration othcer
to say who c..n understand?rn.nd. .n
perj'Ctu.ty we limit to two years. Let
us conceive that this convention, carried
away ty tr.e j eas i< r the poor
white rr.e:. and t ys who cannot read
..r.d wr.le ar.d i ever o.pect to try to
learn, arm .i. the future wren 'hesc
white ir.e: have .1 .\de?. and we have
two white i art.es ..nd one negri | arty
..nd the rt a' wral.t r !..\v c ves the r owcr
to reach out and :r.*.;-ea>e the vutTrape
through ti'u ..nderst. r.t. :.g c um-. .sii't
clear en ;gl *hr.t the ' :r.| tatic-n ti
make r... r?- an*.: rr, re . the r.ecries
understand w:i! r.t oe :es.steit
V?": ci -jr.c j ..'tv n j'-wtr
m..ke er.ougi <'. tr.etn understand ti
[ erj et.ia't > cr : ..: r. the '.'ces
<tr.ddefr.ve i.< wu.te rr.ao:;ty, then
we wo..Id. fee. 'ht C' nseouer.ces
It .s tec ] ... a, to <\.sy ti eref ri -
preposterous it adoj " t. \\'> want to
nave di ne with The ronim.stcc j j
poses to have done w.tn .t two ye.;rs. !
And we thon propose t.? i ut r. force
such 'aws :n regard to si. < > ,.s
w .!. g.vc every pi or white : y ..i: < j
[ t-rt;:i..!y t< -taj :'y ,ir.se!f t< become
.1 wi .tr voter. :he centierr.i.n vote
thus when the t me comes ..mi n t come
h? re a ml g;ve t hoi i !;j service, hut -u h
actual serv. e ,r< inttrews.i.g ar.o rn| roving
the free sch< o:s us w..'. do away
w;;h wh.te toracy r. h <\.r i
He wT 'l.ei < ?? ' esst . t y th?
*
poor white men of ^outh Carolina.'"
He continued in toe same earnest
maiiner. The Wilson measure was then
; voted down by a vote of 12l> 10 10. Several
other measures were voted down in
j like manner.
Mther amendments are pending. At
a late hour the convention ftdjourned
! amid much confusion, a batch of propositions
being rusheu n to be printed
-a*aTILIAIAN'S
S.ONti-KXi'KCTED
M'KKCIl
On Hi* Suffrage Scheme. His Defense
of His Plan. Irhy's Plea for tne
Poor White Mini.
Thurnlnv morning. (the 37th <lny)
j lifter wftstitig ati li'itjr. the convention
ouce more took tip tin5 suffrage prob
! lent and whk on it the < utiro morniug.
I Seuator Irbygot the floor ami made a
' loug speech, attacking the report of
j the committee. He used vigorous
| language and urn- listened tontteutive|
iy. No one interrupted him. Ho was
' pretty heavy on Senator Tillman and
: others. His speech was somewhat
| sensational. Ameiidment alter amendment
to the plan wr.s voted down, and
early in the night session all these
amendments wen disposed of and
then Tillman took the tloor and made
his long-looked for suffrage speech.
IKPY's SVNS'ATIONA1j WORDS.
Iii his speech Seuat.>r Irby said
among other things:
"1 say now, notwithstanding some
slurs cast on me in my nb-eueo, that I
am not an iugrat* that would accept the
highest olliir in South t'ar i-iiia trom
the poor and : iiterat* whitt men and
then trami ie then. b? nenth my l'eot.
They have i?o. n \ friends, aud so
help me (i d 1 intend i- be the'ir
triend. ami rndea\ t t pr t? ct them
from what I be.ie\? t i t.o au iniouity
politically. 1 suv i>v the way of preface.
tearing trust myself, indispust
1 as 1 Lav? lately been, that 1
have written v. hat I ?: :t . ive to be a
!>reit"-: ujtmiiht ti.:- .1 ri icuc
to vuy. h:. ? j:it i his. iverneil l\v
whtlt tiler .1 <1< . l'hiiuk (toil, f
tln::i. nu< 1 ii : m I f. mid i ^tsi 11?1
here t ?-tinv ? !i : \.i :.."i't v< '?f this
i olivets!-'>!i t..t : s: i ii \ te with the
u?-.*r*f w hi : h < *: u ise t * tideii
mtely |'i -tp. :.i t;:> \V? huvp to
!eii\' 1t. .* In! !. ?!:- 1it' "hn H-vtliHI l
us they !t!i !.'?!! v.-to uj.*uiti>-t tirwhole
i? sin. t!i?* :?nJv white
inns i ti * 1. f. r w i
"Mr. hresnlet::. I ilurt t suv not
out"?t?'ti* . .?f ti.i I . fs this
COHVeiit 5 mill hitVI It I if
tLcv : h . . the i !i.i , 1 t. lvniMtod
it I i > :1 . i|. . i :!: -tmnji.
I 1 h.K l:;i.\ . i .. . ; t Vii'.l. \-k
yiitirscivs {? :.: > ; [. (' .iihi yon
I luive in *i i : i? .: . . . ? t'runkly
niiil 1>* !.'' * , ! 1 I hi- > tie- wus
y.mr ? uu - i!Vr
*M !"ut 11 * i !i.m in i tit the
lit:.. i:t -aid was',') I honestly
<>r i!>:.o:."?t!v i. iisiijiis'i i? .I. lie wu:it:.t.
'J'Lut .* ti only wa\ \ou ciin
i-. i.. it. I: - 1: ? ;? s11y uiliiiinis
tiii il. -t'-:.:t:? ? ! the illiti rut.. j.;. ?
ti.:- v,uti wiii tali :.i:.?1 the ?it'U'l
mi l he "r-'rutn.h n d. mi 1 tin re is
nsi fer miy .:.ti !;.>. id n.uii to deny
-t. It i ts it .ntho }/ v.. : el'the -vju rvihiue
, ilieer. i.j i j.*i : 1 y the Gtivt
rx i : : th? st/.ti : I.te-hin uuy
muu. wi.it?- : 1 ii.i I-.. w ! uhle to
.i-.- i- .t iJ . .l,e IjMIIHtir
u. "When tin r? i rt my- 'dtiy,' it
oniv ii.? t ::y :i.,.: the rvi-or
may se? M; to ; !. It the man
wh; ] !? .-! I-*- belong- to this
same ; >!!'.: i.i *i :i -it the sr.nerv:-<
r n h* ] .. *; .In* r ar< tight*
!v <:ri.nt. ?.u.! j art:*.;!. ?-j?irit ruus
nigh. it : litti* whether Le
exjdain*. I i . t. i.?_ w;!l f -x hi1' cer- !
titiea'c.
"fia 'it t abh to r? ad !
ftti 1 write is :: *t : t i protection
! tLat cia--. \\i: are educated.
!t is >:l l-titu* i.a! oiyo:. I u doubt,
ltv".. di- n?!::\ ti;? > <>r li'M'OO
this who cannot read
at:.1 writi -ji: < ! v- :! nderstunding j
.mim. h .!: -tiy lei. iifhtly, your
-1;I>f:v:s< i ii.av ( -i: joined. This
<l*i? -ti"L I t ! l?* t >?? tin S i
nren.e ( rt ' tin Vnitnl Stut<>\ and
th? S'.onnn ( ?nirt n.ay -trike it out
in une< nBtiVitionah i In n where,air, if '
tin *..i.t l a -ingle white
n.r.ti -h ' ;b : ? di-.i..:.ii:"* d It will he
to*1 Int. t iv?. t! i invention will
Lav. >:?.rncd 1 ! :i t think the
J tOfit <>' the Sti * '. ill ever have
another :.e tin m ? irt. years.
"i nn t. c irt-* :: ' winger, tliAnk
<? :, I : s.lj.e i to any man's
?a*-??.i.- at.d M;o-/t every time he
takes ! wo-.Id : other ! e a man
than nn t I'll* people of '
I.a rem .ntv ' . :i gh of me
t -ii. I in* ? th< Li'ffisliitiiro in 1HSG,
win!: Mr I..In.a:.- Myh?*t amhition
wn- : '.y t ' e a f ('l?'insoD
\ _ i. >: Sou*h Carolina
-1 !.' t tin ! !' 'i Stall's Senlit*'.
i i nh.uy- tried to be honest
and-.:."*.'. v.oi.nl not swintr to the i
eont-lai! < i 111 v i!.iii. to bo ProHident of
t li?- I'r.itfl States. 'Yhen those people
ut i. :i.< * m i; r::< from the plantation
and < !? >: mi . against my will f11??
!. w?.j>h: : men -in, rep< rt that f they
wi-h . 1 adn.itf* <1 upon tin; at inn p that
i id tint think that ! uid ho elected,
hut t: at i wo .' ! mi:! light. Tin re
a r< .< < l a*' r< :r. >w tl.at that ,
i.< f * I * Iii-! .egi-'ut uro I
and. my je >r>: v..a uismieiit thrniigh.1.
and I w.ii u- in u. though 1 am a ,
!.< t mi.- r ? and 11' :< v? 'hat my r< c- i
ord u? a lleioimtt v. ! size up with !
that id in.v ? ti.< i mi > n South < 'uro!iiiit
- but a* a !. : ii: t and a true
mat. w h want*- *< i I ! sent tin people
whose voto put nim m ollioe, I prefer
political death, >>>i a natural death,
before J would -tribe the poor man
*}ii~ cruel blow,
i.! V A v I > 7 " ' M \ V i I IK-I.VH ? Ti.'.nM
AN s t.i .1 via
WixnM' < < liVfrituiii r<-As-.-'iuliUd
fin piniid billi'?-i" yal which 1ik? I u
i xpectcd for n out!.?? wiii precipitate d
nt i > r.ii'I So ith ('iiroliim ?
tw > l'n.ti'1 Stiit'*!-' S? liatorv locked
: : ris. 'J'llln.r.l- ii il:p "1 tL? uit:n? r
- fur * i f ' vie cii"i i i. 11
was h pretty bout, uud both Ronutors
displayed great earnestness in what
they said. And then followed the
long-looked tor speochof Senator Tillman
on the suffrage problem. Hespoke
for over two hours and a half,
ami presented the situation in SouthCarolina
in the greatest detail. Ho
never spoke in his life with more deliberation
and vigor.
The hall wus filled with spectators.
Irby precipitated the tight by moving
to take up the report of the educational
committee out of its order,
postponing the suffrage matter.
Tillman in a hot speech announced
this as n flank movement to keep him
from speaking tonight. Irby told him
he had u<d devoted that much thought
to him. Tillman moved to table his
motion mil Irby denounced it as gag
law which he would not submit to. A
roll call was demanded on Irby's motion
and it was kilied bv a vote of 52
to SO.
Then Tillman spoke. Ho made tho
speech of kin life. The first kour and
a half of it was a review of tko grotesque
saturnalia of crime and robbery
in this State under tke Republican
rule. He guve a mass of facts and
figure which he said ke intended to
i go to the world ae justification of
what tins nuvcution was about to do.
That go\ i rmuent, while largely coru|
pi.sod of native and carpet-bag whites,
! was bused on tho black voto and sustained
by it. and tko purpose of this
body was t-> eliminate that voto as far
as tke fourteenth and fifteeutk amendj
nients wi -i!d allow.
When he began to reply to tke sen,
sational spet ii his f? dow-Hnited States
Senator. Irby. of Laurens, delivered
: ti.i- morning. tire-works began. Till '
ii:m wa? mv.r.i, that. irby had charged
; that ?i ?\? i n >r Evans hail lied the State
i:i f. poi:t:eui emergency, and that on
a:i -??-: n of moment when the very
e\ {?!..>? ol ibis convention wa?
11: ,?t? n< d b\ fierce opposition, Trby
: had failed to appear.
ii!v started up lrom his scat and
i x; 'uined t! u' on the occasion referred
to i . was i.? kilned at home by family
reu? ns and then went on to charge
j thai ut tin crisis of the last camjmign,
Governor Evans had disappeared beyond
ron-'h of telegraph or mail and
had reappeared when the tight was
oV! t with tliv Kt irv tiro lie had been
to > "?' i.> <<irl and ti nt lie was afraid
hi W.I i fitllotl on *<> nrnkv pledgee
wii: -h he < I in>t pi rl ?tm
t:: '.ma - iu\f, a norr.
Then i.'. miotic r m nsutionnl scene
win r. i .;}r.i;ii turmi * .Mr. 1'attou,
j:i? r *!.? iin/ *. ;im ivutive delegat
*s i ! ui, < . !: ??: ii?. ami accused liim
: '! nrjs- i?and ! hevii.g drawn
hS < ! ai. hypocritically around hi in
ii: i.l'.ig s plan sugge*.
ted It ti.. n tuit;< i which Tillman
( in . hairmai.
I South C'n i. nu l-'cinut ive bodies fob
I tow the preedent < ! ii. : Itritidi I'arliutucnt,
by ullowing mi in hers to tit
hatted. Mr. j atton was just behind
i'iliinati with his hat on his head. He
i -prang to his I'eet, baring his head as
he did to. ami challenged the Senator
to ji.ahe .>d or ndrant his words.
; Advancing t" within arm's reach of
1 the Sonutoi, fatten, lev cling his finger
i straight at hit antagonist's face, de!
elared that whatever might be said
against Litn, no man c uhl charge him
with hypocrisy, ami that 110 man should
j do it. Whatever sins hail been cooi|
inittc d by th* white jieople of the
! State, he was willing to bear his share
I of.
Tiiln.ni. sa.d that last fail I'At ton
> i:ad hej t th? wires hot telegruphing
hi ivcM.i i 3 vans to lemovc llepubli
cni! sv.j? i vii ors of election in his
county lor fear he could not get to the
! convention they were allowed to
! hold ollitM .
i Then was another sensation when
Met rowan, (.'ouservntivo delegate
] from Abbeville, n pnrticipant in what
! is 1:!. -wi: a? the Tillman-Ihirnwoll eon
term -e < : lust spring, rose and in etteef
ciiitif.;* <1 Tillman with n broach of
1 fa!tii .i. in ving repudiated the netio:i
! if that i < 11 s !" i fret'. Yet another follow*
?; nu i. < >-Congressman Smalls,
tin eo'oretl ih legate Iroiii lieuufort, nu
a /:<ofon: i f personal priviliges, made
a fWieiiig lenial of cluirguu
against Liu.. made by Tillman
! <?uil tirgt (1 the Senator, while he
was iij plvti.g the lash to own whit?
Colleug.H?. "for (bid's sake" to spin
the -!x ] < ' r negroes who snt then in,
a no?< ruble minority, ami had tried to
r< frail. f." m itVendiug anybody.
I ! AtibKlt l\l)l('I KI)
J lie .fury Kinds si True Milt
\g.?in-l In r for Shoot In:* I h?<
1'i-ar-Stealing Ncsru.
I: . e-. , . .: y i,f tin- I)i-l11 I I Coin.1.1 .it
OIi i r,<. .\ ntiiriie.l .to Midi to., it
agi..i-l M - K'i. al.i 'li Pluglm, daughter
of (e io riii It. M. Plaglcr, chief ot or Inaiic*'
*i.o army. S!n> i-. charged with
manda .fitter In the 'hooting of Knri.i-t
(irC'ii. .*? J : lit' coli.reif lioy, la-t A11 I ?-1,
while he w:e pi kins.* :j? it pear from under
ii !roe ii, ti e y ir I surrounding the Flagler
?. Me I'laghT is now under hail
in tie- *. u "i ; IO.'iOO. l.a-I'd upon the. prueeilii
. I'ofeni the coroner's liiry. No new
wit i i ? iry, iiic idstri't A11 < r v
vt.,;. j. i- .i- Iht I'ri'h'-iicc hi court to
i i".'ii| t ' i tli ' i :11. iiinl until .1 ilnv
11 \' ! ! ; : In- r i. ... ( in?r - '..ill o I
in i ;?
moiiii i: kakiii ri{i;>n;i.Ks.
i An Sli.jck l\ \ i ??rnl intt
() it .4 I.arm* Area.
!' | ! V? . hini;toa on I >'.
li.y -!. w '. nil M!''.!i |i;iikii was |o,l m
.I'.i 'I' .' Motion of country
i.!w.. i tl< \ . y' :r M iM'itain-i in JVnn:
.. ill,'! .?TV 'i rk 'I III'! i-n.-t, an*l '-lin
- i V. ii<- Ni'l'rinkii, K in.-n?t A-I
...i ?;i- ..i.i' i o i-1..:i. .n th'i \y-t. All 'f
ci I'j'l 'I'i'xiihnri'l l'Mnri'ln
11. | . i. nrlmiif'f NotliI.,.
? . ar I : in iiwlprn I'"mii->I
.. ..i. . .v w I.II. i.IIMI, ..iju
I i .- < ' I I
'.hi. .;r' :i' n ni vor-.V.I/
v > . itin <?nrlli(|utiko nn<l it
? | ! a! i lu'lil on 'iiKMiu