The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-13

TIE REPUBLICAN MEETING LAST NIaHT-
IscENpIARY SPEEoHEs.-In response 10 pup
lished call, there was meeting OF the hs
publican psrty last. night at the Club House.
ssto consider the Presidential and municlpal
elections" There were about two hunoreo
persons present, among whom were lew
white faces, all Of whom, with one exception,
took positions on the stage. After some DELAY
tie meeting was called to order by Lafayette u
Woolfe (white), who proposed F. c. Miller
(white) as chairman, and he was chosen ac'
cordingly. Miller came forward, and, after re-
turning elaborate thl nks from written speech
held near .ais face, proposed Marshal Ep-
ping as the first speaker. No response
being made, he announced Gilbert Pillsbury,
who was crested with rousing cheers. Pills.
bury referred to the approaching Presidential
and municipal elections, and said il their real
or pretended friends in Columbia would wake
up and give them the ballot box he would not
say who would be Mayor, but he would say that
you (the party) can elect whom you please.
[Cheers. If President were elected BY the
Republican party it would be ths harbinger OF
peace and prosperity, but if by the Democrats
it would lead the country to ruin, dlsgrace'
disloyalty and despotism.
RAT this stage Of the proceedings there was
flourish Of trumpets heard outside, and the
crowd parting showed Collector A. G. Mac''ay,
United States Marshal Epping, and the young
er Mackey advancing up the aisle. They were
greeted with loud shouts.]
Resuming his speech, Pillsbury indulged In
several witticisms levelled against the Demo-
cratic party and their recent public meetings,
but his Jokes were pointless and fell on barren
ground.
Marahal Epping was then introduced, and
said that it was expected that General How
ard would have addressed them tonight, but
that he was tired from his travel, and as he
hsd learned that the meeting was called for
party purposes, as an officer OF the Unlted
States army he could not speak, but hoped to
do 40 at some future day. The speaker then
launched out into bitter partisan harangue.
BE urged his hearers to organize at once,
holding up for their emulation the example OF
the Democratic clubs. he said that their pre-
yious organization had been failure because
they had elected treasurers who had used the
money OF the party for private purposes. He
(Epping) was the treasurer Of the State Com
mittee, and he had received no money as yet.
They ought to elect committees Of responsible
men, and especially an executive committee
and q competent treasurer. This should De
done in every parish. Let the wards meet and
work Like the Democrats, and they would have
the victory. The Democrats we're thoroughly
organized. Even the fire companies had pre-
pared and were all armed (this, he said, he had
learned frsm good authority. They, however,
need not be feared, as the. Militia bill would
soon pass, giving the Republicans the power;
but special organization was needed for
Charleston Of two'Iegiments and two batteries
to overawe the rebels, to preserve the peace at
the elections.
Resolutions were adopted calling for mass
meeting Of the Union League at the Military
Hall, on the 18th instant and after long
speech from A. G. Mackey, much in the same
strain as Eppings, the meeting adjourned.
subsequently the crowd repaired to the
Char!sst N Hotel and serenaded Gen. Howard,
but though loud calls we're made for that
officer, he did not appear.