Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-09
FOR TIE ABBEYILLE PRESS.
ORANOEBERG. Octol;e, 9 1Sl

| OaASoEBuRG, Octobe, 8, 1868.
Mr.. EDIToR: This has been a cloriou
day for tho Democracy Of this District
Errly morn came and with it tho Grizzlin.
rain peculiar te our Fall. This did not, how
ever, prevent the congregating Of hun
drcds OF the yeomanry Of the District, &C
companied by their wives, daughters, sister
and loves. Tie harder it rained tho NOR,
determined did they appear TO waive Fri
unphantly the beautiful banners Of De
mocracy.
AT nine o'clock procession of at least
one thousand men was formed at the De
pot, and divided into five Divisions; eacl
Division was Loaded by a wagon hand
somcly decorated with al! sorts Of festoon.
cry of roses and. evcrgrecns, aud drawn by
six mules Or horses more handsomely ca
psrisoned, ridden postilliou by Democra,
negroes, and each wagon filled with the
loveliest of fair maidens bearing beautiful
banners. The whole procession was head.
ed by magnificent. ilo.a!, car, carrying a
baud of musicians from Charleston whose
exquisite airs hushed for tue moment all
opposition to our cause.
In that procession were seventy eight
colored Democrats, and near ono hundred
boys, the latter bearing beautiful banner
on Whose folds were inscribed-'we expect
to be men,.
On arriving at the stand t!:c head Of the
colnnn halted; the Marshall formed close
column l,y Division on first nivi,ioo; the
wagons were driven to the seats and EN-
tied Of their precious loads, and tie closed
Divisions parted and marched up to the
front OF the stand. The maneuvering and
tramp of those men showed they had not
forgotten the lessons days not lung since
gone by.
The stand was quite as elegantly orna-
mented with ies,oonery as the wagons, and
filled with moro than thirty chairs. Judge
Glover presided, aud after few appropriate
remarks introduced Jud 70 Aldricb, who
was followed by Col. Haskell and lie in
turn by the canvasser, while the honorable
j: T.. Reed closed the !i1, of white speakers
Goo3e from Columbia, and Francis from
Charleston represented the colored dernoc
racy on the occasion. Doubtless each
speaker thought he did himself aud the.
glorious cause justice, aud the patient, at,
ten,ive, splendid audience wealhered it
through to the last, occasionlv rending the
air with their shouts Of applause as a good
point was made or funny anecdole told
The ladies', God bless them, showed their
adherence and devotion to our cause by
remaining ou the ground amid all the rain
until the last speaker finished, and then
went ono and all 10 the tables of viands
that were atuudanlly spread, taLIe of two
luudrcd feet being allotted TO each diyi-
s;cu.
tanners were everywhere suspended
flags foated iu the air, while mot,oes snc,
rs "our righta," md tour ihe,ti.,o wer,
everywhere to ba seen, and cheerful face
OF earnest, ene' getic men comminyIed will
el'e 'oVel'>'t smiles of the rret,est werne,
l ever saw. Nothing, not even the con.
sta'.t rain checked the enthusiasm of the da,
and every one assured us it was nothing |,
~
the assurance all felt in securing on III,
third ofEovember next radical decrease @
nt.Ieast one thousand. if fnot positive majot
hy the democraticparty. Would that All
bcville were as much in earnest u. If W,
were, our democratic majority would NOR,
than counterbulauce any defeat Orange
burge may have.
During the frat two hours of the speaking
two white Williams, and probably the Lyep,
Randolph, called about three hundred ne
groes in the streets and attempted to deafel
the audience by their hideous shrieks
But as they would not be noticed the lead
ers shouted themselves hoarss and the poo
deIuded negroes slunked away in DISCUS.
What pity r. K. Scott and his caniu
protege-Dekniyht-couId not have bee,
there; they might have manufactured cae
OF granddaughter to send North as radica
capital. -ruIy,
| d. WYATT AIKEN.