The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-29
THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS
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THE EX-COLLECTORS SPEECH.
shown Up-Thc Senator'S Bank Note
| Spcculntion-Adoptio OF Strong Reso-
1utions Sustaining NIackey What
Ransier and HIishavv Said.
| In acc ccordance with previous public notice,
| several hundred cOlored and about one hun
dred white men assembled in the Military Hall,
last evening, to hear an address from Dr. A.
| G. Mackey ON the secret history Of the late po-
litIcal events, (generally known as the Custom
house wary which has caused so much excite
ment in the scalawag and carpet-bag wings of
the 'adicals Of South Carolina.
! Little Before eight O'clock the crowd COM
nenced to assemble. and by nine the hall was
| tolerably well filed. A police force of twenty
| two men. under command Of Lieutenant Taft,
and the members of the Detective force wero
| in attendance. Music was also provided.
| Y,
were Magistrates DeLarge and Mishaw, color
ed, A. J. Ransler Aleck Williams and other
colored men, Ind Geo. Little and Magistrate
| Bunch, white.
On motion OF A. Williams co.ored, r.. G.
OeLarge. colored. was called 10 the chair, and
| the meeting further organized by the appoint
| ment of Il. B. Artson colored, rs secretary.
REMARKS OF DELARaE.
Deiarge, on taking the chair, expressed
| thanks for the very unexpected honor confer
rod upon him, but said he was perhaps, like
| many others pre- sent, acquainted to some ex-
| tent with the purposes Of the meeting,
| and to greater extent, also, unacquanted
with the purposes for which the meeting was
| called. Recognizing themselves, however, as
Republicans. and coming here as such, they
we're ready TO hear from the lips OF others that
which they might all desire to hear as Repub-
| lcans. He hoped that during the progress of
the meeting, no matter what might be said,
whether pleasant or unpleasant, that freedom
OF speech would be held in 7iolate. and that no
! act OF disorder, or anything tending TO dis
turb the harmony Of the meeting would occur
during the delivery Of the addresses. In
the past they had fought several
good and great battles and won many
great and good victories. But their
mission was not yet ended. Much yet re-
manned for them to accomplish, and remem-
bering that IN unity there is strength, he be-
leved they would with one voice discard the
teachings of those who have proved themselves
false to the cause OF Republicanism. He hop
ed they would do nothing to bring discord or
defeat to the great national party OF which
they We're members, hut unite in doing all in
their power. to harmonize all conflicting e,e-
ments, and crown everv effort of theirs in VIC
tory. Whatever might be their personal feel
ings, he hoped they would give to each and
every gentleman who desired to address them
the attention that their labors in the cause
of Republicanism deserved. and judge for
themselves the merits of the speakers. He
then introduced to the meeting DIR. A. G..
Mackey, one who, he said, had labored stead
fastly and truthfuly in the cause OF Republi-
canisIn, one whose shoulder has always been
placed to the wheel and car of liberty.
DIR. Mackey on coming forward was greeted
with enthusiastic and continued cheering.
After the cheering had subsided, DR.. Mackey
said that subjects Of vast Importance and
MAGNITUDE to the party. involving some per.
sonal relations of himself. were this evening
in the course Of an extemporaneous address
be used in the excitement Of the moment,
which. in the coolness of afterthought, might
be regretted. AS he desired that whatever
he said should go before the country, as the
record Of his solemn convictions, not one word
of which he would ever desire to take back,
contrary to his usual custom OF addressing
them extemporaneously, he had guarded him
self on this occasion by writing the words he
would give utterance to, and would deliver
them from a written speech. He then pro-
ceeded as follows:
DR. MACKEY's SPEECH.
Felo,o-citizens- appear before you this
that have hitherto occupied on the various
occasions when have had the honor to ad-
dress you. My own personal affairs have to
some small extent become mixed up with more
proceeding TO thu discussion Of those points
in which, as Republicans you are deeply in
terested, it will be necessary that should,
with apparent egoLism. obtrude something Of
myself upon your consideration.
HIS REMOVAL.
am most reluctant to 10 this. No. man Of
any modesty likes to make himself the topic of
his disc curse. aud ii could develope and at.
tack the secret designs OF those whom l am
here TO denounce without any reference to my
SELF should most gladly pur sue that course.
1concur with the editor or the Republican, in
bis issue oflast week. that the removal OF Dr..
Mackey from the Gollectorship of Customs is
not OF sufficient importance to affect the Re-
publican, party. 10 itself, abstractly viewed, it
is so. The removal Of an hundred Office hold
ers must not and cannot produce nay evil ef-
fe 'ts upon our party. But when the incidents
that are grouped around this removal are con-
sdered. le assumes very different aspegti and
that which ought have beena unatsarof mere
personal character becomes dienlfed with po-
litical importance. ...-gEgs,ss.
II Messrs. Sawyer and Bowen, In removing
me, bad placed good Repnblicsisin my place;
eturdy soldiers 0fs0ur party. TKo have been
spn6eanismi s sssn iHs he ReSdn Rets5s E.
ment had been aivsnstO aSsy val known vpUM and
trusted Republ'csn: b ycs, would have heard fron