The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-24
CONGRESSMAN ROwEN NOT PERMITTED tt
GIVE HIS REASON FOR ExERTINa HIS IN
FLUENoE TO REMOVE DIR. MACKEY FROM
2HE CUSTOMHOU,E.

| FLUENOE TO REMOVE DIR. MACKEY FROM
| The CUsTOMHOU,E.
MaOkey1te Negroes Outnumber the
Serenaders and Erevent any Demon
strntion by Th Q M WolS! Wolfl
Wolf!-He As Asked for His sheen -,
Called q Democrat Disguised in yWolf,s
| Clothing - He Denounces HIachex,a
| Friends as Cowa Scenes.
| RALLY.
| In The NEWS Of yesterday appeared an ad-
vsrtisement, signed by L. I. Woolf, Chairman
OF Committee, calling upon the Republicans to
assemble at the Military Hall, at seven O pollock,
IT, Storm procession for the purpose Of hear
| Ing remarks proper, from Senator @. O.
Bowen" The object of this rally was to give
Congressman Bowen an opportunity OF ex-
planning why he exerted his influence to re-
move DR.. Mackey from the Office of Collector.
Of Cuetoms. @t.. Ia
At seven o'clock last evening q drum CORPS
| and string band were stationed in front OF the
hall. ands inspiring strains Of music were
! heard in the vicinity-such strains as made
the negroes forget their empt yastomaohs, for
sake for the nonce all workings for Office. and
produced joyous hearts and light heels, the lat
ter Of which were soon cutting thai s..pigeon
wing, doing the 'tdouble shuttle" and the .'heel
| and toe, !" much to the admiration OF the pioca.
ninnles, also drawn hither by the music. A
! number Of the crowd were drawn there through
other than patriotic motives. The getters up
OF the ''rally" had whispered around that there
would be little something to eat and drink
after the speaker had disgorged hi mself of his
remarks, and not few came who hoped to be
entertained both mentally and physically. Not
| wlthstanding the rolling of drums, shrieking
| OF fifes, footing Of horns, and drawing OF horse
hair across feline abdominals, there was not by
| eight O'Clock as large . crowd collected as
"Marshal" WooH and his assistants thought
sufficient to listen to the TRADE Of abuse that
| CONGRESSMAN Bowen expected to heap upon
DR.. Mackey and his friends, and the bands we're
! induced to make fresh exertions, which
they did, and by nine O'Clock there we're
about seventy Ave men, twenty-five boys,
and hiteen women ready and willing to join
in tho procession. There were also present
about one hundred men and two hundred boys,
| more or less, who did not propose to 'jine in
der percession, !" but intended to follow it up,
and see what turned up. At q quarter.past
nine o'oio0A the procession was formed with
Woolf on horseback in the lead, and marched
down Wentworth to KING, down which it pro-
ceeded TO Lamboll- ll-street, on which is the resi-
dence OF United States Marshal johnson,
where Congressman Bowen and Senator Saw.
yer awaited to be serenaded. I'm
| .N 25:+ ANOTHER RALLY. :.4s8
The action Of the Bowen faction represented
hV hov
and ejected from the Customhouse. ex-
cited mo little indignation among the
eolored population, q very large majori-
ty OF whom are strong supporters Of
the Mackeys. Seeing this call for q rally
and supposnsi it: to- be intended only
as triumphant celebration over the defeat OF
their leaders, they determined to prevent any
| speaking. and if possible the serenade. With
thus object in view. they rapidly organized
About one hundred were sent to the Military
Hall. and about, three hundred went to the
house of Mr. johnson. When the procession
arrived in the vicinity Of Lamboll-street, tho
discoraant element announced it's presence by
loud cheers for Mackey. and ,derisive cries OF
"Wolfl Woifl Wo.ep' The crowd On Lara.
boll-street joined in and the cries drowned the
music. At the corner Of King and Larnboll-
streets, Woolf halted his line and held coun.
Gil OF war. After short deliberation ne con-
cluded to proceed with the serenade. Az the
line arrived in front OF the house, which was
brilliantly lighted up, and upon the
porch OF which stood the two 'distinRuished
Coneressmen. there was most horrible
din. Cheers for Maokey; cries OF ''WooN is
Pillsbury's hound dsg;'' 'kackoy is our man,
'sThis In no Virginia; ;.no tsaitordas tricks here;
tbis is. South Qarelins /; Il resoundsa krom ali
sides: Amid all this confusion, Woolf ittempt-
ed TO speak and thU bauds to play. but neither
were heard. -Woolf then ,wsnt.np stairs to the
porch. from which, BY this time, tho two Oon-
gressmen had retired. Here the irrebressible
tried TO get tine attention Of ths assamblaee.
BY yelling. gessiculating and waving OF ass
handkerchief. The negroes would rot listen:
they only cheered the loudes for Mackey; ask
ed Woolf whsra his sheep were; bleated like
lambs; called him disguised Democrat
in Wclfs ciothiug;" yelled s',wolf. Wolf,
Wolff" one fellow, In thus calling out. exact.
Ely initiating the short, quick yelps of the prai-
RE wolf; and, 10 GROWN ell, commenced sing
| ing
"Down with the traitor, mp with the hao;
Inc Union fOrever--hurrAh, boys. hurrah;
Wen rally around the haa, wen rally once again,
shouting the bastis.cly os freedom"
TER DEAR OLD FLAG.
The words mp with the flag" gave Wooif an
idea; he cent down for the United States flag
which had been borne in the procession. and
'ffozn the porch unfuried tho dear Old aag to
the s8aze Of the excited multitude. many OF
whona seemed 70 respectsi IL. but,the majority
only sung the londsr. while. several shouted
"WocR is aitrAitoxsf hGasksyts the man.
Woolf hnding his adtorts futile, came down,
W. \. 49, taS-x $500 r