The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-01
TAe Meeting on last Sd .EstifSI Z 3 8,
Apnt HAIRY AIafaiass; Mash Iaiand,
Lexington Distriee.

4 Aunt E1ary AIafatnes Mash leland,
Le1ington Distriet.
The largest and most respectable
Democratic meetings ever held in
Lexington, convened on, Saturday,
the 29th August;sat Mush Island, in
that District. Y3ig l'rl2 tjl.f,P Q,
The meeting was called TO- order
by Captain Henry Geiger, Chairman
OF the meeting, who introduced 8.
Caughman, Esq, who first addressed
the meeting in o true, and impressive
manners, and clearly satisfied all pre-
sent of the Internal doctrines of the
radical party. f-1 r 'e
Col. II. A. Meetze, the champion
OF Democracy of Lexington, next
addressed the audience, and with his
usual graceful and accomplished
manners, was well received and
heartily applauded throughout his
learned discourse.
Maj. @. Q. Turner, one of our De-
mocratio Representatives of the So
called Legislature, from Spartanburg,
was introduced to the meeting, and
in his humorous and pleasing dis
course delighted the audience with
his witty and pleasant anecdotes.
showing the difference between a
carpet-bagger, scalawager and gen.
hemdn; and, as Maj. Turner truthfnlly
said, in regard to the radicals, as for
the white men who belong to that
nest of hell-born devils. who are
they? The few native Carolinians
who unfortunately have become
mixed up with the black pie. Don't
you see how they sink even with
their own accursed class? For the
carpet-baggers, their baggage is small
and in few months they will vanish
as dew before the sun.
Hon. James D. Tradewell was next
introduced to the meeting, and the
truly eloquent manner in which the
honorable gentleman argued and
dissected the doctrines of the radical
party, has made lasting impress
sion on the minds of the vast
assemblage; and he clearly drove a
nail IN the coffin of radicalism
in Lexington District. The immense
assemblage, consisting of upwards
of 1000 persons from all parts
of Lexington, Orangeburg and the
adjacent Districts, were all i'm
pressed with one idea-to work in
earnest and carry the State for Sew
mour and Bluir-and the great
enthusiasm that now prevails, shows
clearly that the ides of November
pass, the country will be quit of the
pests OF carpet-Daggers and scala
wagers.
S. I. Agnew, Esq, was called on,
and addressed the meeting as follows:
FELLow-CITIzENs, LADIES AND GEN
TIEMENs l may appear to make a
personal appeal to you, but how
many of you think of the notorious
consequences and great results and
present conduct rests upon your
shoulders. When the bugle sounded
its clarion notes for war, you respond
ed like men. Now when the angel
of peace calls upon you, will you
respond again? we answer yes, we
will be patient and watchful. The
colored people are generally deluded,
and are only actingsunder the instruc-
tion of bad white men to create q
collision. What do the leaders care
if few negroes are killed; in fact,
that is their object, so long as the
radical party can by that means show
that the South is rs rebellious as ever;
yes, my countrymen, one or two
negroes killed anywhere in South
Carolina would add largely to the
radical party at the North. Can you
not see their moves on the political
chess-board? they feel that their game
is desperate; yet we will check mate
them and save our country. A few
short months of patience and forbear-
ance will accomplish all we require;
the election of Seymour and Blair in
November next is as certain as day
light follows darkness. We have sunk
to the lowest depths of political
degradation and ruin-.the reaction
is near and victory is ours. 1 feel
like the Scottish woman of Delhi,
when, surrounded by foes Oh every
hand, men in gloom and women
crying, she shouted "The Campbells
are coming, don't you hear the slo-
gan?" Two whole days in despair; on
the third, faint sound of bagpipes
was heard; and it drew nearer and
nearer; the Scottish Grays, with their
rifles and claymores, hove in sight;
the flying artillery unlimbered, and all