The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-13


be found not guilty, and the Judge So instruct
ed the jury, and Wiley Bishop was acquitted,
not because he had not committed theft, out
because the theft was highway robbery; O1
another occasion Wiley Bishop was lndicGea
for stealing horse, and as Gov. Perry naa goe
him out OF his other stealing scrape, ne eIn-
ployed him on this occasion also: oa. Inc uI,o Nv
ernor saw it was pad case for his client; ne
had as certainly stolen the horse as he had the
old woman's warm But it was just at the close
of the war, and the Governor persuaded the
Solicitor that it was not wise to stir up such
matters then, and the Solicitor entered no4e
prosequi, and Wiley Bishop escaped again.
grateful rascal was head OF Union League
IN North Carolina, and was making bitter
speeches denouncing the Governor. The Gov
ernor wound up his description OF the scala
wags by saying that they were not as good as
Judas Iscariot, for Judas went out and hung
himself, and until the scalawags won't out and
hung themselves, they could not stand on as
high platform as Judas Iscarlot.
Governor Perry then touched on the injus-
tice of paying bondholders in gold and laborers
in greenbacks, and took occasion to pay a
handsome compliment to labor as that when
alone could add to the actual wealth OF the
country. He compared the Democratic ana
Republican platforms on this supJec:, anu uec
monstrated the superior wisdom and justice OF
the former. He then entered into the subject
OF the reconstructed governments generaAys
and explained General Stanbery's plan OF
getting rid of them, which has already Deen
published. He also exposed the folly OF the
Radical bugbear OF war, and made scatnlnS
review of the follies and corruptlons OF our
present State government; gave an encouraS
ing view of orr prospects OF success. and con-
cluded with an earnest appeal to all blacks aud
whites to go to the polls, vote for Seymour and
Blair, and save the cause of constitutional re-
publican government from eternal ruin.
The speech of Gov. Perry, though evidently
unprepared, was delivered with striking elo-
auence, and was listened to throughout with
the deepest attention. The Governor was
continually interrupted by applause, and the
crowd growing continually larger, showed
their appreciation Of his efforts and approval
of his remarks by giving loud cheer at tue
conclusion Of his speech.
REMARKS OF COL. JOHNSON.
]. D. Pope, ESQ.,, in few brief and humor-
ous remarks, introduced Col. Johnson, Presi-
dent of the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad, who showed up the financial igno-
rance and recklessness of the Radical party,
and the consequent financial rottenness OF the
government, in language plain, forcible and
clear, and in an eloquent aud entertaining
style which riveted the attention OF the au-
dience throughout his entire speech.
AT the conclusion of Col. Johnsons address
the crowd, consisting in part OF United States
soldiers and negroes, yelled Justify for Hamp-
ton, and nothing would satisfy them but a
speech Of some sort from the veteran soldier
and statesman.
REMARKS OF GENERAL HAMPTON.
Gen. Hampton rose amid deafening shouts.
and as soon as quiet was restored, endeavored
to excuse himself, and to divert che attention
Of the crowd to the important subject of din
ner; but it was Of no avail, they would have
speech. One soldier cried out that the General
must fire one barrel anyhow; and SO finally
yielding, he said that if he must fire one bar
rel, be would pop away at the carpet-baggers,
WHO had been firing at him, and he then went
on and made short speech, in substance as
follows:
Two of the chief bottle-washers Of the Rad-
cal party of this State two shittless carpet-bag-
gers, have lately undertaken to attacA me, and
in doing so they have as usual used the only
stock in trade which they possess base, false
malicious lies. make it rule wherever l
mest one of these lies to nail it to the counter,
and confess these Radicals keep me very
busy in that undertaking. Now there is in this
Congressional District candidate for Congress,
one Judge Hog" He went to Newberry the
other day, and as was not there, he took oc-
cas1on to yentllate himself about me. Now,
intend to make few statements about him.
which q large number Of the gentlemen OF
Sumter assure me they will verify by their Of
fdayts. He declared to these gentlemen IN
Sumter 'sthat he was no Radical, that he had
always been Democrat, and, as for the ne
groes, he wished there were no negroes here.
He only wished he had all the negroes in the
South in one ten acre lot, and the Sixth ReSi-
ment OF United States Infantry at his COM
mand to turn in on them and clean them from
the face OF the earth. He was Democrat,
but that slgnifed nothing, they would all soon
see that he was for himself, "hos, aud for no.
body else" Now, if the negroes want to vote
for this "hog," why, let them do it, but should
think it o bad Investment. l have nothing
more to say about ''hog." He is candidate
for Congress, and hope that all the negroes
who want to be shot will vote for him, and
tnat nobody else will.
There is another arpet-Dagger-nott the KING
of the carpet-baggers-but another fellow. He
holds some Office; I forget now what; but am
pretty sure he is not fit for it, whatever 1t is.
rail- Yes, that's the man, Chamberlain.
am told that he said that I am the man in
South Carolina who is trying to produce an
other civil war. Now, I want to be particular
about thus matter, and sey that if he did say
so. what he says is basely, wholly, maliciously
false. I want him to understand. too, that
am no longer paroled prisoner of war; am
citizen, and I am personally responsible for
what say. want these strolling vagabonds
to know that when they presume 10 tell lies
about me intend to denounce them, and hold
myself personally responsible for what l say
Again, this fellow, Chamberlain, says that want
to put the colored people back into slavery.
That is lie number two. l can prove from Rad
ical documents that the Democratic party is tho
only party that has declared that the colored
man is free, while the Radical party has left it
an open question whether he is free or not. 1
want the colored people who hear me to think
about this. There is hardly a man here who
does not know me--there is hardly colored
man in Richland District who does not know
me, and they know have never deceived one
Of their race, and never will. Congress pass
ed an act-I have il in my pocket. tGeE. Hamp-
ton here read section l, article 8 Of the act
abolishing slavery. This was only the act OF
Congress. It couli have no force until ratified
by three-fourths of the States. Which was the
first State to ratify it Was it Massachusetts
or Ohio? No, it was South Carolina. Ala
bama, Arkansas, and the other Southern States
followed, and when enough Northern States
had Joined in the ratification, and not till then,
the thirteenth amendment became O part OF
the constitution and law of the land. But the
Radical Congress passed another amendment
to the constitution, and wanted the South to
ratifyit. An amendment to disfranchise every
man who had taken an oath to support the
Constitution of the United States, and
then taken part in the Wal. We