The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-29

MORNING, JULY %, ]
| pended his energies in securing the removal o.
the only Republican who held Federal ap-
pointment
BOWEN DENOUNCED AS A TRAITOR
Fellow-oitizens, standing here before you az
Republican. one to whom many OF you have
honored as leader, ono whom you have ap'
pointed as watchman on the tower to look
out for the safety Of your nights and liberties.
I, in the name OF the great Republican party OF
South Carolina, whom he has deserted. de-
nounce the Hon. G. G. Bowen as traitor to
his party.
removal OF Republicans from Office.
denounce him because be has assisted IN
the retention and the appointment OF Demo-
Gratis.
denounce him because he has treated the
remonstrances Of the Republican members OF
the Legislature, expressed IN CAUCUS and the
resolutions Of his own constituents adopted in
public meetings. with rudeness and contempt.
denounce bim because he has stood bv as
an alder and alb ttor, and seen every Federal
Office in this city in the hands OF Democrats or
OF men OF no political character whatever,
while bis constituents, the men whose votes
gave him the power which he now wieds, have
been left out in the cold.
denounce him because the men with whom
he now associates politically are men who have
never been recognized by the Republican par
ty, but men many Of whom he has himself de-
nounced on former occasions.
dsnounce him because he has become the
tool of q senator, whose election he opposed
on the eronnd that he did not, in his opinion,
represent the Republican party, and whose
seat in the Senate OF the United States he con-
tested on the ground that he had given aid
and assistanc, to the rebellion, and could not
take the iron-olad oath without perjury. or
this accusation. made on oath before magls.
trate Of Washington, the original is on file IN
the Senate Chamber.
BOWEN DECLARED GUILTY.
And, lastly, dsnounce him bec,use, since
his election. he has not attem pied to perform
one act tor the benefit OF his people. With
postofice to be built, O customhou5e to be re-
paired and COMPLETED, and other public works
OF greh importance to be begun. he has not
made an effort to obtain an appropriation by
which employment would have been supplied to
our starving populati n.
On these charges arraign him, Republicans
Of Charleston, before you as renegade, falLh-
less to all the pledges he ever made to you, and
treacherous to the party who elected him..
How say you, ia he guilty or not guilty?
Guilty, say you; then let him be taken on
polls, and there let him be politically behead-
ed. And, until then, let him be kept in the
close confinement OF an intercourse with Cop
perheads and Demo ;rats and weak-kueed Re
publicans. And may the Lord have mercy
upon his soul.
THE DISEASE AND REMEDY.
And now, fellow citizens. We have discovered
the disease; let us apply the remedy. An at
tempt is to be ir augurated TO make another
Virginia OF South Carolina. You oil know
what mean by that. The Conservatives
uniting IN that State with the Democrats, have
recently given political victory to the latter
party. No matter what few Journalists have
said, our fr1e nds at the North thoroughly un-'
derstand the game, and are not decslved by
any declarations Of the Walkerites. A victory
like that OF Virginia in our State would hand
over the Republican party to the tender mer-
cies OF the Democrats. This ID the game that
Nessre. Sawyer and Bowen are prepared to
play. Are you ready to lend your countenance.
your aid and assistance to the unholy scheme
Are you willing to surrender those precious
rights which bitter war OF four years. and
scarcely less bitter political strife Of four years
more, have secured to you9
STAND TO YOUR ARMS.
II you are not, then stand to your arms.
Oopose these first attempts with vigor and
maintain your opposition with perseverance.
OF Democrats rnantully fighting US in open
field as brave soldiers should 90, we have no
fear. Twice have we conquered them and VIC
tory still hoyers over our banners. Still less
need we fear corPorars guard OF turncoats,
who having once sold their friends are likely
at any time for consideration" to sell their
ouondam enemies. Our former contests with
the Democratic party were "aged under al
the disadvantages OF au administration at
Washington hostile to our political prlnci-
pies. Nov We have at the capitol President
whom Republicans have put into his elevated
seat and On administration OF Republican, min
listers. They may have made few blunders,
for which they are excusable, because they
could have had no reason to suppose that SEN
ators and representatives, protesting TO be
Republicans, would be false to their party.
But time, which subdues all things, will soon
overcome this baneful influence and destroy
this misplaced confidence. have every trust
in the determination OF the President and bis
Cabinet to sustain the Republican party in its
some overt act shall continue to sustain the
President and the administration.
DIDN'T DENouNoE THEM.
It has been reported that / have denounced
the President and the Secretary OF the Treasu;;
ry. Nv friends, the report is not true. L
stand BY the present administration. am
not the man to abandon my principles because
OF an act OF personal injustice; and moreover. :.
I acquit the President and the Secretary OF
ANYTHING more In my suspension than the
commission Of mistake tor which they are
fully excused by the crcumstanc 's OF the IN
Auences that were brought TO bear upon them.
AS for Secretary Boutwell,, no MIN IN this
country has better record as Republican
than be; and am ready now, as l havs ever
been, to fight with him under the same
banner.
THE PARTY CAN'T BE DIVIDED.
And have been accused too OF dividing the
Republican party. Ny friends the accusation
ls TOO preposterously absurd to need retuta-
ton. But In fact the Republican party is not
divided. and have no tear that 1t will ever
be in this State. At some future period, Hea-
yel grant 1t NAV be far distant. we may DC
conauered, bat If we are, we will go down with
our dag flying and every gun firing. We Gre
now an unit, aud We lntend to remain So. Ihe
detection of one leader en- do US no harm.
he did not mako the party, the party made
him. AS ", made him, 80 can we unmake nim.
Without his seat in Congress he ls less than
nothing. With It, having now shown his cards,
he can do no more than speculate in q lew
paltry offices. Tho highest market value OF
them all, aggregated iulo one sum, VIII not
be sufficient to purchase one honest mans
vote.
him few score Of ofice-seekers, may throw
him elf into the arms of the Democrats, but
the gift will neither, from respectabiity OF
tude OF numbers, be worthy OF acceptance.
Ar. Sawyer never was recognized as q
true Republican,; Dir. Bowen. by his want
OF political integrity, has forever lost the
affections and forfeited the conidence OF
his constituents. Who then, for one mo-