The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-10-26

Ing pe means ms Untitled To Secure complete sic
csua Xra jon I" ioo'14 i1n' III ,patFi1 tjrhi ~
Wssuppose b they! will be gratifed in attend
ipg E big mass.meeting in Columbia: but the
question priYes, LII ,WHAT TnEN?l'2h '''a''iln
'''sha Our Charleston Ietter.iIi 10 -
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Raaeqi sc'a aaaia33 Etecioa
General Cantye@-Jualg,cY - lB,ysan's :Deei'siSoang
Co1orez Sunday School I,fyceesssiS6a ION
Il TnYpifipa1 sYsfiygs ESetions E1'| q p. 'aa
:. 10, 5.xb CuAnLEsroN, Oct. 2f, 1861.
nSeveral Members Of Congress, constituting
aCommittee to examine into the condition aud
prospects, Of Southern Railroads indebted to
thesGoyernment for material furnished since
the close of they war, have for some days been
densenss of or City and last evening at Hbcr-
nian Hall Hall addressed asdad q large concourse Of the
"loyal" [so-callcd] and their beloved brethren
and scoreqqals. the freedmen TO the meeting,
the public had lad. beep invited but the radical
proclivities Of the orators being, we'll known
and the epargt partisan character Of, their addresses
being anticipated we, conservatives and demo
Gratis stayed quietly at home. The papers state
that Collector Sawyer presided and introduced
with fulsonc compliment the honorable speak
eraso The hreyity of paper reports. will limi-
: tate, and will simply and in general remark
thatt the addresses lor rharangucsdolivcre were
characterized by the usual amount ofi.bun-
ecombe, tho usual panegyric of the philanthropy
and patriotism of the great Republican Party
and tie usual fattery of the negro. The freed
saisni with smiles hurrahed, their loyal COM
peers applauded, anduat ilQ3uo'clack ,all dis
persed, feeling how great and good aud g-lo-
rious are we and cur Partyj Il ip,i ,rLI
Candidates for tho Convention are Still un-
announced; but it islprobablc that n nominations
RiM next week be mnde and 6hhc canvass be
vigorously begun. There arc Mt present two
factions among the Republicans, the Bowcntcs
&nd Che Eppingitcs; but tho latter arc so hope
aesslY, in tho minority, that thcy' will be
compelled to succumB TO thefviews, and endorse
the' Radical nominees of 'thciy Sivals, or leave
tko party and unite with the whites. The lat
tSr Ctodrss they certainly will not adopt, and as
vas The case under similar circumstances in
Virginia, Che factions will unite to further the
Rsslaats Of their Part y-land but one Republi-
cab tiicket win BE presented I wrote in my
list letter that or people would mako no nom
nations, But Ii&aSe this'aftcsmoon been inform
"a hdt Arrangements are being perfected 70
have d Democratic or Conservative Ticket.
Generd Cannby is not now SO popular as he
Mas, during the first few weeks Of his military
administration. His Jury Order and the re
cent suspension Of Judge. Aldrioh hive cuusea
many persons to' 'thipk that after all there is
sot much to be gained by change Of masters.
Military rule, particularly of the unrcstraincd
nature which charactcrizcs tho government i'm
posed upon us, cannot but be obnoxious and the
unlimited power in the hands of satrups will be
nm irresistible temptation to the promulgation
of arbitrary and unjust cdicts. '''1n' ona-
w In q. .counterfeitipg case tried last week in
the United States District Court, tho counsel
TOR tho defendant having objected to the Jury
empaneled in accordance. with Military Orders,
Athe 'Oonstitutionality Of tho Reconstruction
sAsts and the legal authority ofthcp powers that
sRe werc argued y udgo Bryan decided that
the former were constitutional; and in regard to
enc inter, ruled that the only legal. Govern.
-fie6t III South Carolina was that established ,by
atRe'Gilf Of Congress. After tho decision. a
sprominent citizen thanked Judge Bryan for
bis ruling and remarked that VIC would now
have an opportunity Of vindicatng our liberties
Refdfs the Supreme Court. Had the accused
sfsen found guilty, on appeal would have been
ossksn; but nBthcy were all acquitted thcmattcr
-ss'Gscessarily dropped for tho present Tho
Question will however undoubtedly again be-
'sprdhg in the Court. and will yet be carried to
chg great Judicial Tribup tho country
fM0ppsF Friday sslternoohf- sc.. of the Sunday
sgIools1 ddohaaactcd With the -olorel churches
fsle haa,a GRIND 4coIsbration, and teachers and
fsaoRodlafs n e al extended procession marched
gFsS proudly through our streets They we're os
lS5fted llSS65ffted and parotectsd'Qyby II Union Lengue
aid Home Gd:iTd 'lthe latter uhif6rmcd) and
-ssS aere accompahied by Two bands disable musill
clans. Thousands of tho parents and fricuds
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