The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-28
TIE STATE CANVASS.
THROUGH CLARENDON COUNTY,
The Progress Of the Canvass.
A Thief's Claims to Office.
Owe REASON WHY SCOTT SHOULD DE
ELECTED.
AN INFAMOUS APPEAL.
What Reverend Senator breaches.
A BIGAMIsTIC SENATOR.
He COMES TO GRIEF.

Correspondence Charleston Courier.1
ON THE WING, September 18, 1870
I have often heard of protracted reli
gious meetings, but was present at,
aud participated in, q protracted politi-
cal mass meeting, for the first time IN
my life, at Kingstree, on "Wednesday
last. On that occasion, tho first speaker
began his address at about ten O'clock
in the morning, and it was some minutes
past eleven in the night whom the last
speaker (RadicaD concluded. It was
e~phatically bard fought battle and
l think we routed the enemies of hon
esty at every point. I have already
given you an account of the meeting -
About eleven o'clock in the evening,
one Rev. Mr.. Hampton, (crlorcd, } was
speaking for the Scott Ring, when
some oolored man in the crowd shouted
to him: "Look here, wes hired you to
preach the Gospel to us-uot to talk
politics I; SO you had better return to
your business" Soon after this, the
crowd-by this time dwjadled down to
about twenty-lett Mr,4ampton. The
last fame OF tar barts} hickered out
aud the meeting adjourned of its own
accord.
MIDWAY CHURCH.
In the morning our party were gather.
cd up and in charge Of committee oi
gentleman from Manning, We were
soon on the road to that place. We
travelled ON in the midst of drenchiuu
ram until we reached Midway Church, q
settlement in Clarendon County. abou,
fifteen miles from kiugstrec. Here we
found about three hundred white and
colored voters assembled, and Judge
Carpenter, General Butler, Rev. Jonas
Byrd. Messrs. Sneed, of Charleston
and Middleton and Nelson, of Claren
don, addressed the crowd.
The meeting was opened by Mr..
Esrron. who introduced as the frs,
speaker Mr. Syphax Middleton, a color
cd man and candidate for the Legisla
ture on the Scott ticket. His remurks
were decidedly non committal aud were
simply confined to an appeal to all
classes to listen to what was said
lie was followed by Rev. Jonas Byrd,
who in turn was followed by Mr..
Edgar Nelson, who had received the
Radical nomination for Sheriff, but de-
clined 10 favor of scallawag H.
endorsed the platform Of the Reform
party, the object Of which, he said, was
place the control of the State govern.
ment into the hands Of the people, white
and colored, aud to have laws made un-
der which we can all live 10 peace aud
harmony together. IF, said he. the
candidates are elected aud don't do
right, it would bc easy to put our hands
on their throats. There was no reason
Wy whites and blacks, Democrats and
Republicans, should fall out in this
election. During his remarks he was
frequently applauded by the colored
man.
MIR. Snecd OF Charleston, followed il
brief address, after which Judge Car.
penter and Gen. Butler addressed the
crowd?
AT MANNING.
After partaking of barbccucd dime,
We resumed our journey, and about s
o'clock that evening arrived in the town
Of Manning, the county seat OF Claren
don. Potter, the hero of many fires
and many ruined hcarths, paid his re-
spects to this place, and left sundry tc
kens Of his visit, in the shape Of ashes
In other words, ho burned Manning fol
the cause, and to day very little remains
OF it except stout hearted people, who
are determined to beat Scott and hi.
Ring. Your correspondent was agree
ably entertained under the hospitablt
roof OF Sumpter Bradham, Esq, mem
Der of the Committee, to whom he j.
indebted for many favors.
In the morning, notwithstanding {
drenching rain, which foil during th'
entire forenoon, a very large number o
the voters of the county attended il
town. At IL O'Clock the meeting be-
gan, Mr.. Barron presiding. At tn,
request Of the Chair tho meeting wa
opened with prayer by the Rev. Wi
liam Dozier, (colored.)
AN INVITATION TO SCOTT
Mr.. Barron then stated that at mas
meeting Of the citizens OF Clarendon
county, irrespective Of parties or politics
an invitation mad been extended to th
respective candidates for the Offices O
Governor aud Lieutenant Governor, t.
address the people on this day. Th
people desired to hear both sides, an,
III accordance with the action OF tha
meeting he had invited Scott and Ran
sier and Carpenter and Butler to NEE
here to day, aud notified them that con
veyances would be placed at thoir dis
posal at auy point on the rail road thu
might suit them. He was sorry, and 8
were the people, that Scott and Ransie
had refused to come. The other can
didates, however, had arrived and woul
be heard to day.
He then introduced, as the FRI
speaker, Mr.. j. A. Moroso. Mr.. Moros