The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-26
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[. Radical Dsmonstrntions..-.,


OF the radical meeting held to counter
act the Reform movement. The writer
referred to estimates the crowd at 1000.
It seemed to Us that about 800 persons
were present, and many of these we're
attracted. by simple curiosity. The
affair was tame. One of the crowd was
constantly calling out to the speaker.
"Tell it, tell itl' We might suggest
that if the half had been told that these
orators might have told, this same en-
thusiastic hearer would have cried out,
"Tell it not, tell it not in Gath, publish
it not in AskalonW The Hon. Solomon
Hoge-the would-be law-giver-was the
first speaker. Hei pressed all as sim
pie demagogue, catering to the passions
and prejudices of the ignorant and un-
informed portion of his colored audi
ence. He made desperate efforts at
earnestness and eloquence, and his vocal
spasms were no doubt as painful to Mr..
Hoge as they were observable by the
crowd. He said, in conclusion, let every
man be judged by his record, and
we thought how he would like that part
of his record which made him Judge
sciMomla,O, and a Congressman actM a ma
jo'ity Of ouer 8, 600 voles against him. Nor
can we forget how he is represented
once to have said that he would like to
get all ''the niggers" in field, 80 that he
might open upon tho crowd and slaugh-
ter every man of them. Mr.. Hoge sat
down after venting his abuse upon Gen.
Butler. We turn him over now to
Adiutant- General Elliott.
The next speakers wcro Messrs. Dun
bar and Worthington, who indulged in
sp''ead-eagleism, waved the star-spangled
banner, held up the ''bratal slave
holder" eulogized Gov. Scott, and stood
up for country. not forgetting them
selves. Mr.. Worthington called himself
ga recent importation. He told cam
paign stories containing phrases more
strong than classic; attempted lofty
flights of eloquence; quoted Shakespeare,
and sat down apparently satisfied that
he had mado brillian effort. He told
the colored men: "To yourselves be
true" &C., and we are satisfied that ii
they carry out his injunction, they will
dispose of his claims to feeding in this
South Carolina pasture, where SO many
imported" steeds are now grazing and
filing their capacious paunchcs.
The next speaker was Mr.. Reuben
Tomlinson, who made by fur the most
sensible and reasonable speech of tho
evening. Mr.. T. had to acknowledge
that there was much to reform in his
party. He was morally satisfied that
there was not little of corruption
therein. But stealing, he seemed to
think, was peculiar to all parties, and as
to the Reform movement, he preferred to
let his party do its own reforming. He
doubted the sincerity of tue Reform
movement, and departed so much from
his usual temperatencss of speech as to
suggest that the reformist to stealing
which thoy did, would add lying, which
he seemed to assume they did not.
AS to Judge Carpenter, he thought
that those who live in glass houses,
should not throw stones. He seemed
rather to deprecato any charges entering
into the canvass. and gently threw out
the suggestion that the canvass be con-
Quoted on Quaker principles, and on the
idea that no honest, good boy ought to
tell tales out of school. He wanted it
understood that the Roformers had
struck the FIRST blow. He gave several
reasons why the radical party ought not
to be displaced from power, but failed to
give the leading one, to wit: because it
was matter of bread and meat, and
comfort and wealth to horde of hungry
and insatiate Office hold
ers.
The last speaker was Colonel Shiver.
'to tho manor-born." Tho Colonel, on
his raturO N Goro1ipo froco n cx.1a11