The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-23

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600 Persons Prssent---Denocrasio
Meeting &c PGmaria, In Newbosry
Distrfc white ISadiseiism Dead.
| Welearnl that an unusually large
meeting of the Democracy took place
ON the 21at instant, at Spring Hill.
Men and women alike turned out,
and from all quarters streamed to the
place of meeting. Carriages, bug
gies. wagons, horses, mules and feet
were all called into requisition. Men
came from Fairfield, Richland and
Newberry, to swell the crowd. The
true hearted Democrats Of the Dutch
Fork turned out almost to man
and to woman, to show their fidel-
ity to the cause of the Democracy.
It was a goodly sight to see this
crowd in the woods near the public
road, and to see there white
banner, bearing the names OF Sey-
mour and Blair.
About II o'clock q. M, Mr.. NJ.
Chaplin, the Chairman of the meet
ing, announced from the stand that
the speaking would begin, and in
troduced Colonel j. P. Thomas, who
spoke, and was followed by S. E.
Ceughman, Esq, of Lexington, and
Hon. J. G. Hope, of Lexington.
The crowd then proceeded to dis
cuss the barbecue prepared for the
occasion. This was disposed of with
the customary gusto. After dinner,
the crowd again assembled, and lis
tened to addresses from DR.. John
Wallace, of Fairfield, Mr.. 9. o. Mar
shall, of Richland, and Maj. Henry
A. Meetze, of Lexington.
A colored man from Columbia,
Henry Kershaw, addressed the color
ed people present.
The sentiments of the speakers
were heartily responded to, and when
Col. Thomas called upon the crowd
to repudiate such men as Messrs.
Boozer and Corley, there was a uni
versal and enthusiastic assent given
to the suggestion. The whole affair
was creditable to the gentlemen hav-
ing the matter in charge, and was a
greater success. There was the ele-
ment of numbers there, and the ele-
ment of enthusiasm was there also.
White radicalism is dead forever in
Lexington. It will have no resur-
rection. Let the pirate bark go
down freighted with its crimes, and
let the noble Democratic ship OF
State ride the waters, and conduct us
to haven of peace and prosperity.
We must not fail to notice an Incl
dent. This Spring Hill section was
the section so ruthlessly desolated
by the army of Sherman, and yet the
people, with O noble devotion to prin-
ciple, are rallying now amid their
ruins to the support of Seymour and
Blair, although Blair commanded one
of the columns of that very army
that had inflicted such serious dam
age upon this section. This spirit
deserves to be noticed in history, and
illustrates that greatness of soul
which rises above personal resent
ment to secure the States redemp-
ton.
On yesterday, at Pomaria, another
Democratic meeting took place, at
tended by goodly number both of
white and black. The ladies, too,
came to show how the great question
of the hour came home to the fire.
side. Mr.. t. W. Holloway, the Pre-
sident of the Pomaria Clnb, intro
duced Col. Thomas, who addressed
first the white persons present, and
then directed his remarks to The
freedmen. The Hon. J. G.. Hope
was next introduced. He addressed
himself also to each class of indivi-
duals present, and made one of his
usual sensible, plain, truthful and
well considered addresses. This meet