The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-17
Recon.truc,ion TN atissis.ippi.

There Was q grand mass meeting in Terry,
Kinds County, Mississippi on tie 4th of July In
which blacks and whites participated ana orstory
flowed freely from both comple1GM1s; p;eae ere was
three-fourths Of them females. The women were
dressed In all the fnery they could muster-pod-
ding plumes Of feathers, streaming rlDoons, nats
and bonnets OF every possible shs anu Iasniots a
PLAYED in great profusion. There were about TWO
hundred white men present, most OF whom merely
from curiosity. No white ladies' graced the scene,
from which it would seem the raternlzat on
Women are by nature aristocratio; democracy
AT AZ II O'clock EX-GOVERNOR A. G. Brown, who was
the chief mover in gstting up. the meeting, was
called ON to preside. An equal number OF white
and black vice-presdents were appointed, who
took I their seats Oh the platform together. On
taking the chair, Ex-Governor Brown expressed
h,s regret at seeing such small number OF white
persons present. and alluded to the harsh crlti-
cisms which the press had hnrled at him oecaune
Of his course in this matter. BE w.s particularly
severe on Col Yerg Of the Vlcksburg Herald,
sGgmatizing him as brainless fop, with more po-
mstum and grease on the outside OF his head than
brains inside. He stated he was fully In favor OF
would accept 1t in al its amplitude; having elabo-
rated his views thereon, he next proceeded to e1-
plsin to his colored hear .rs the means ~hereoy
they were set free; they had to thank neither the
Northern man nor the Southern man for tn that
boon. Il was the work Of the great jehovah Vel
and cheers Of applause.l He read from the
statutes OF Connecticut and other New england
States TO show that Southern men have always
been kinder and m re lenient to the colored race
tbsn the Prritans and their hypocri.ical de-
sceni3ants- $50
At this stage Of the proceedings, . company OF
Federal soIdiers with bay onets fixed, made their
Appearance ON the ground. Marching to the rear
Of the platform they stacked arms ana a aSe
1sr Their arriyaI created quite sensation. Gov.
Rrovn rointinp to the .:boys in blue" Go they
aiaI nasf said fhey were "our friends" and came
~ his insti Axiom. In consequence Of threats made
Nv ay,i disposed persons. He then alluded to the
nyesant status or the negro; they were, he said,
e1nal 10 white man in the eyes Of the law, but
bavond that there could be no equality. Godnever
,nsSa anv TWO man equal He conclude q very
she Address by giving the negroes wholesome
s5vice relative to those political sdventurers aud
RADICAL emissaries who are proving through the
oountry. endeavoring 10 excite feeling OF hostility
bet,feen them and the whites. The Governors .
Tss loudly applauded whenever he gave the Radi-
cais home tnrust
Hon. walker Broke, Of Vicksburg, was then In
tro5nced. and delivered an eloquent address. IN
fha ,ourso OF which he stated he was one OF that
narty which is endasyorlng to restore mississippi
Ia har former post as free and sovereign
asta IN the American Union. bis speech was
mainly devoted TO arguments IN favor OF . con-
yention. ss proposed by the military bill. He
made some telling hits against the Radicals, and
sddnoe6 evidence to prove how hypocritcal 10
Seir assumpion that they only are the tru, friend
of tfe colored race. t