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Tho Charleston Courier and Ns,os contain.
accounts of politicalmeetins held in Charles
ton last Monday evening. 1t was &a large
gathering. Stirring addresses were mado by
several speakers, white and colored Capt.
Gcorge2ll IT, Walker presided. The following
resolution was adopted:
Resolyed, That we invite our felow.citzcns
to send representatives from thcirrcspectivo
Counties to the State Convention, which ns-
scmblcs in Columbia in June next, in order
that the policy then adopted for accomplish.
ing tho great work of retrenclin,ent and reform
may be carried out with harmony and with
energy by all good citizous.
And tho following delegates were appoint
cd to the June Convention
Gen. John A.. Wagencr, Robert Murc,
Edwin Bates, r. q. Dereef, 3. II. Knloch,
w. a. Courtcnay, j. Nj. Rubb, Charles Mi
chac, George Shrewsbury, G. Lamb Bust,
j. Il. Brtton, John Campscn, w. b. Mar
shall, IL, B. Olncy, Alva Gage, j. j. Grace,
Wm. Black, Jonas Bird, Elias Garden, Aaron
II, Harper, 3. O'Nell, r. IIuntcr, w. r.
Fordham, NARROW Cochran, W. e. Mikel,
i. Willis, E. w. Marshall, John Godfrey
W. ~. Snecd, A. Melchcrs, w. p. Russell,
| Ellis johnson, w. G.. Rout, j. II. DeyorcaX,
j. b. Steele, p. M. Wilkinson, Louis l. Tay
lo,, II. p Mkcll, James Cosgrovc, Charles
Miller. :,
The Courier, referring to The meeting,
Says.
In accordance with tie call which appeared
in the daily papers of tho city, a mass meet
ing of the people Of Charleston, in the utter
est of reform and good government, was held
at Ilibcrnian Hall last night. The hall, long
before the hour Of meeting, was denscly pack
cd with all classcs of citzcts, white and col
ovcd, and tho enthusiasm manifested through.
out the proceedings was indicative OF the
rousing Of the people 1t is harbinger OF
better days in store for us-an earnest of the
awakening of the people from lcthargic sleep
which has cnwrappcd them the past five
years. The only event that at all interlcrcd
with the perfect harmony Of the meeting was,
of course, attributable to those insatiate office.
holders aud immaculate patriots-the Mack
cys. These rurtsans, to the number of about
seventy five or one hundred, were packed in
the hall, with the palpable design of inter
fcring with and breaking up the meeting II
is gratifying to state that they were complete
ly sicnccd BY the prompt action of the chair.
man of the meeting and the strong evidences
Of disapprobaton Which cmanatcd from the
respectable portion Of the audience. In every
respect, then, the meeting was success. In
the numbers, intelligence and variety OF in
tcrcsts represented by the assembled multi
tudc-in the action and in the sentiments
which were uttered, both by tho white and
colorcd speakers, the result is matter Of
congratuation. 1t is the first gun of a cam
pagn in which the whole people Of the State
of all classes will unite hand in hand. 1t is
the forc.runncr, We trust, of Il victory at the
ballot. box next fall, which will rescue the
government of the State from the prohigntc
hands of outside intrulcrs, and place it in
the hands of good and true representatives OF
the people 1t means, VIC trust, lighter tax
alton, carly reform, and better days in the
, future for both white and black men,
THE LAST SCENES OF TIE ApPoMATroN
SuRRENDER.-John Esten Cooke, in his new
book, "IIammcr and Rapcr,' says:
The day passed, and the nght-oh tho
10th the army surrendered formally, stacked
arms, abandoned their columns, and dispersed
to their homes. The Federal commandcl
had acted throughout all with the generosity
of soldier and the breeding Of gentleman
Not a cheer was heard, not Il band played ii
the Federal army When FAR off shout rost
} over the woods, ono of the Federal officers
fastened to apologize for it.
"That is the rear guard-thcsc fellows die
; none of the fighting"
Those who lUneht-ho veteran army O
, the Potomac tried in battle, in victory, in dc
feat, in all tho hard life of the scdicr--thcy
) did not chocr when their old advcrsarics sur
rendered. They were silent, and sautcd
when ragged Confederate passed. They
J felt what surrender must be to the men Of that
army which they had fought for four years
: and not cheer or brass band WIS heard
Why humiliatc their old enemies? Why
make moro bitter their misfortune?
On the 10th of April, 1865, the old soldiers
of the Army Of the Potomac stretched the
; hands of comrades to the foe they had fought
so long. TO day, they arc ready to do as
much, if the civilians would only let them.---
There is parsonage moro fcrocious and i'm.
placablc than the fcrccst soldicr---it is the
man who had stad at home and never smclt
gunpowdcr; who, while the rest fought, clap
ped his hands, saping:
eight on, my brave boys You arc coy.
cring yourselves with glory, and we arc watch
ing you'll
If the civilians had been at Appropriations,
they would would have butchcrcd or hand.
cuffed tho men Of lcc-would you not,
mcssieurs? You would certainly have split
the air with every brass band Of the army,
and shouted "llosannah," at their humilia,
ton.
| We'll, sec the difference between men who
{iuht and mon who lo not Tho old soltliors