The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-29
TIE sIMoN-PURE RADIGALs.
\ GREAT MAcKsY DEMONSTRATION.
CARPET BAGS AT DISCOUNT

A GREAT MACKEY DEMONSTRATION
|cARPET BAGS At DISCOUNT
THE Ex:eoLLEcroRs SPEECH
Clark's Record d-sawycr and Bowen
| shown Vp-The Senator'S Bank Nots
observation-disclosures of Strong Reso'
| lutions Sustaining Mackey What
nunsicr and Nishaw Said.
In accordance 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-
hsical events. (generslly known "a The Custom
house war) which has caused 30 much excite
ment IN the soalawag aud cArpet-bas wings oi
thu tadicals OF South Carolina.
A ittlo before eight o'clock the crowd COM
menced to assemble, and by nine the hall was
tolerably well filled. A police force Of twenty
two men, under command Of Lieutenant Taft,
aud the members of the Detective force were
in attendance. Music was also provided.
On the stand, besides the Mackey family,
wore Magistrates DeLlrge and Mishaw, color
ed, a. j. Ransler, Aleck Williams and other
oolored men. and Geo. Little and Magistrate
Bunch, white.
On mQ,loa Of A. Williams, colored, r. G.
DeLarge coIored, was called 10 the chair, and
the meeting further organized by the appoint.
ment Of X. B. Artson, colored, as secretary.
REMARKS OF DELARaE.
De+.arge. on taking the chair, expressed
thanks for the very unexpected honor confer
red upon him, but said he was perhsps, like
many others pre- sent. acquainted to some ex.
tent with the purposes Of the meeting,
and to . greater extent, also, una"quainted
with the purposes for which the meeting was
called. Recognizing themselves, however, as
Republicans, and coming here as such, they
we're ready 10 hear from the lips Of others that
which they might all desire to hear as Repub-
licans. 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 ,iolate, and that no
act of disorder, or anything tending 10 dis
turb the harmony Of the mseting 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-
NAMED for them to accomplish, and remem-
bering that in unity there is strength, he be-
heved 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, but unite in doing all in
their power to harmonizs all conflicting e'e-
ments, and crown every ef)rt Of theirs 10 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 Bepublicanism deserved, and judge for
themselves the merits OF the speakers. He
then introduced to the mseting DR.. A. g.
Mackey. one who, he SAID. bad lsbored stead
tastly and truthfully in the cause OF Republi-
cauism, one whose shoulder has always been
placed to the wheel and car Of liberty.
DR.. Mackey on coming forward was greeted
with enthusiastic and continued cheering.
After the cheering had subsi.ed. DR.. Mackey
said that subjects Of vast Importance and
MAGNITUDE to the party, involving some per-
sonal relations of himself. were this evening
to be discussed. Expressions, be said, might
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 20 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 ususl custom OF addressing
them extemporaneously, he had guarded him
self on this occasion by writing the words he
would give utterance to, and would deliv
them from written speech. He then pro-
ceeded as follows:
pR. MACKEY's SPEECH.
Feuow-citizens-I appear before you this
evening In an attitude very different from any
that 7 have hitherto occupied on the various
occasions when have bad the honor to ad-
dress you. My own personal all Mrs have to
some small extent become mixed up with more
important public matters. and there :ore before
proceeding 10 thu discussion OF those points
in which, as Republicans you are deeply in
terested, it will be necessary that should.
with apparent egotism, obtrude something OF
myself upon your consideration.
HIS REMOVAL.
lam most reluctant to 10 thissNo man Of
any modesty likes to make himself the topic OF
his discourse and il could deyelope and at
tack the secret designs OF those whom am
here to denounce without any reference TO my
self, should most gladly pursue that course.
Iconcur with the editor OF the Republican, in
his issue oflast week that the removal or D..
Mackey from the Collectorship Of Customs is
not OF sufficient Importance to Affect the Re-
publican party. Ii itself, abstractly viewed, 1t
is go. The removal Of an hundred office hold
era must not and cannot produ:e aay evil ef-
fe .ts upon our party. But when the incidents
that are grouped around this removal are con-
sidered, 1t assumes very different aspect, and
that which ought to have been matter OF mere
personal character becomes dignlfed With po-
litical importance.
III Messrs. Sawyer and Bowen, In removing
me, bad placed good Republican in my place;
if the post was now filed by any one Of those
sturdy soldiers Of our party, who have been
for more than two years fighting the battle Of
Repubhcauism in this State; it tbs appoint
ment had been given to any we'll known and
trusted Republican. You would have heard from
me no word Of complaint. The Office was not
nine by prescriptive right. and, having enjoy
ed its honors and enoluments for four years. l
would have willingly surrendered it to as good