The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-08

them In their nefarious schemes. and had
Joined party organized TO drive them out OF
the offices which they had disgraced. One OF
the charges was that the Judge had case be-
fore him relative to the bills of the Bank Of
the State, and had withheld his decision until
he had purchased the bills, and then decided
SO as TO make speculation out of them. This
charge, said the Colonel, was false, and he
doubted not all ofthe others were equally 80.
He was one OF the counsel In the case, and on
the day the arguments were concluded, the
Judge, insopen court, gave his opinion of the
case, upon which his written decision after
wards was based.
SPECIMEN RADICALS.
If any one doubted, said the Colonel, that
all honest men, both North and South, were
anxious to see the Reform movement success
full, they would only have to read the news
papers and converse with leading men of both
sections, read and hear them speak OF the
Ring, which were not only disgrace to the
Republican party, but to civilization. BE
would give one or two specimens. He related
how Judge Hoge, In 1867. wanted all of the ne
gro population to have but one head, 80 he
might cut 1t of with one blow; three months
later inveigled them into voting for him for
Congress, and two years later, (only few
days since,) when the coored people refused
to renominate him. endeavored to get the
Union Reform party to take him up and run
(well known to all,) and who had drawn up
the platform of the Radical party which ad-
mitted that reform was necessary In Its ranks,
and pledged themselves to make the reform
and then stand upon platform drawn up by
the cadet broker, and who was also charged
with still worse crimes. In speaking of White
more. the Colonel read an editorial article from
the New York Tribune. advising that White
more be arrested and incarcerated at once for
his crime Of selling the cadetship. Said the
Colonel, asked Mr.. Corbin, the United States
District Attorney for this State, why he did not
have Whittemore indicted, and ne replied tnat
he could not, as the offence was not committed
In South Carolina.
GEN. BUTLER AND THE RADICAL ORGANS.
General Butler was next introduced, and after
alluding to the causes which led him to join
In the Union Reform movement-reaS0ns be-
fore explained and we'll known to the people OF
South Carolina, desire to conform to the laws
of the land, and to rescue his state from the
band of robbers which infested it-said that
several assaults had been made upon him for
entering upon this movement, and especially
by two of Scott's organs-one Of them not
thousand miles away, (the Spartanburg Radl-
cal sheet)-but all he had to say to them was
to repeat Tristan Shandy's reproach to the
fly: "Go away, little insect, there Is enough
room In the world for both you and I; !" he
could afford TO disregard such miserable, con-
temptible sheets as they.
RADICAL CONFESSIONS OF vII.LANY
The General spoke at length of the neces-
sty Of the people arousing themselves to eX-
pei from Office the robbers who filled them.
The Radicals themselves admitted that retor--
nation was necessary, and proposed to reform
themselves. Some good citizens want to join
the party and reform it, but that would be
like joining a band Of robbers and attempt
ing to make honest men OF them. However,
whatever the differences may be 10 regard to
correcting the evils which exist, all know that
they do exist and are determined TO correct
them.
THE BLACK CODE.
While General Butler was speaking, COLOR
ed man named Smith, "a trial justice, the only
colored appointment made by Scott in this
county, instigated by Winsmith, a low white
man, prominent in the Loyal League, said he
would like to know something about the
"Black Code" You are just the man want.
me the question. suppose you got the in
formation that voted for the Black Code from
the lying organs of Scott. Well, now tell
you spoke and voted against it. he then
read an article which, in speaking Of him and
the Black Cole, said that "by referring to the
House Journal, page ll9, In the vote on the
third and fnal reading of the bill, among
Butler" Now, said the General, hope you
are satisfied. want you to look up that page
and see for yourself. The charge that voted
for the Black Code is false. Ibrand 1t as a
malicious, deliberate and contemplate lie.
Enthusiastic applause
EDUCATION OF TIE coLoRED PEOPLE.
Judge Carpenter was next introduced, and
after briefly alluding to the charges made
against him and denying them in toto, and
saying that he came before the people endorsed
BY the trlest, best men of the State; knowing
this, he felt assured that the envenomed shafts
Of the enemy, tipped with malice and perjury,
would fall harmless, proceeded to show the
colored people in what way the Radicals had
deceived them. In the matter of education,
he said the Radicals had promised to educate
the colored mems children, and had appro-
prated 10000 to establish free schools. Of this
amount they had paid $50, 900 in salaries for the
superintendent OF oteducationand school commits
sioners-leaving $1,000 to be absorbed In buy
Ing school-books and paying travelling ex-
penSes for the commissioners. Under these
circumstances, ne could well understand why
no schools had been established and the chill
dren uneducated. He knew the tithes were
also appropriated for school purposes, but ne
had not heard much from them; he doubted
not that the school fund was now In debt to
the commissioners. He had never heard OF
school commissioners being paid before; when
lie was school commissioner In Kentucky, he
was satisfied with the advancement Of the
pupils; but Scott's commissioners had to be
paid-to aid In taking the money ont of the
pockets of the people.
TIE UP-CoUNTRY CORBGN.
Judge Carpenter next showed what Scott
had been doing for the colored people, allow
ing them to vote and giving the offices to the
white men. The Governor did not think the
colored men fit to hold office. He Judge Co
desired to know If any colored man held the
Offices OF county auditor, trial Justice and col
Governor given one of the Offices to colored
man? [The colored people here pointed to
Fleming, and cried out, "Ihat's him; that's
him !" and jeered him until he left very much
chagrinedl
40 POLITICAL MOVEMENT.
Judge CARPENTER said the Union Reform
movement was no political movement; IL was
simply movement 10 drive out of the State
band Of robbers which infested the State. 1t
was useless for people to talk about politics
now. When the robbers were driven out 1t
would be time to talk Of politics. A colored
man voting for General Butler would not be-
come Democrat any more than white man
voting for him (Judge C.) would become Re-
publican If mans house was on ire
he would not ask mans politics before ask
inp him 10 aid in extinguishing the flames.
TIe State was now in the hands of rob-
bers: it was necessary to expel them; and un-
| til that was done, it was useless to inquire
into the politics OF those who aided in the
movement or led it.
| Although Judge Carpenter had not fully re-
| covered his voice, he made most effective
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