Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-18
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Tho Meeting at Centervtllc Speech Of
Col. Aiken.

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Of Ccntcrvill,, was thrown into
frenzy OF cxritcmru, Ivy tho an
nouncemcnt that "old Sharpsburg'
would address them ON last Wrdncs-
day evening. a considerable crowd
had assembled, but they were not left
! long in waiting before Col. Aiken
came riding up with as much
song.troid as if he had never smclt
bullet. After taking drink OF the
only beverage the burg allowed in its
limits Cat that time Of day) viz: cool
we'll water, he was introduced to the
assembly by DR.. Stciier: President of
our club. /
Whcrcupon the gallant Colonel !
mounted the stump, or rather the
workbench, for We are II mechanical !.
burg, and ,Oent at the ftRlical Dynas-
ty, for it will dy {did9 in that manner
somcwhcrcabout the Idcs Of Novcm-
Der; provided We of the "untcrriticd'
can get fair shake at it.
Perhaps it would be we'll to state
that the above pun Is not original,
for do not wish to be put out as the
pcrpctrator of Il nuisance.
But to proceed. The Col. with his
: usual tact and energy, drew aside the
curtain of duplicity by which the
Radicals have in vain cndeavorcd to
shield their fraudulent actions from
\ tho gaze Of the common heyd, and dis
!. played the hidcous dcformity concealed
n there within. It would be useless to
j attempt synopsis Of the eloquent ad-
y dress, by, whish.- -thts ep2pprcciatiHc -a!4-
q dicnce We hs completely "cnthuscd."
= The speaker was interrupted in the
: midst off his spirited rcmalzs, by "thrcc
;, times three for Seymour and Blair"
:. On concluding his address the noble
20 Canvasscr proceeded on his way, car,
rying with him tho best wishes of al
present for his future happiness and
: prosperity. And permit me to say
ID that the untirng energy and devoted
u patriotism that Col. ID Wyatt Aiken
o has displayed, has cnlcared him to
the people in whose cause he so zeal
ously laborcd.
-, 1t pains me to record the fact, that
~ the pail of gloom and consternation,
- has fallen over the quiet burghcrs of:
" this rural locality, by tho startling
announcement that the Hon. Repre-
II sentative from this ncighborhood,
r who occupies scat in the Lower
:, House, that hob-hobs in tho upper
story Of Jancy's mcnagcrio, is en-
tertaining serious thoughts Of turnin Z
j., summcrsault.
"a If he docs, Mr.. Editor, please don't
let him light up here. I candidly
confess that VIC arc mean enough up
10 here, without this additional lump OF
= tho concentrated cNtrct of the quin-
tcsscnce OF double distilled unadul-
g tcratcd in our midst. Let him stay
- where he is, or let him go to Brown
. lows vcstibulc, to Pluto's domains
He'll find choice spirits there, congo
% NAL souls, with whom to mako night
y hidcous over cocktails, Julcps, and
:. tanglc-hoel whiskey. Repentance
10 comcth too late. Seven times ecvcn
times would we have taken him un-
p der our shcltcring wings, as a hen
- - hawk doth gather young chicks, but
~ he wonld not.
Seventy timos scvon times, would
VIC havo forgiven him, and taken him
unto our compassionates s6Ooz,t but he
would not, but continuedtto niggerize
to the tune of six dollars per diem at
= the peoples expense. Now Mr.. Ed
q itor, the people up here don't object 50
d much to. a man m:ggersSng, provided
u he does it at his own. expense. But
; Mr.. Editor, when yony strike their
N pockets, it Was rs if you had plunged
o a dagger into tLcir vitals, inficting q
ghastly wound not easily healed.
- Therefore, pardon us, oh ye of
comp assionate bowels, if we should
- not at first look kindly upon this de-
- linqucnt. For be shall dwell in our
in our minds, every timo we see tho
Tax Collector on his marauding tour.
y Let the Hon.. (saye the mark, ye
gods) representative first purify him.
y self; wash from bis toga the ."odeur
o d'afrique," and thon we will be better
able to judge his claim to tho respect
.. he o ncc commanded.
The nefarious example and teach
: ings be gave the poor deIudod negroes,
: can not DO easily effaccd, and hath
caused much trouble and loss of labor