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troduced and received with enthusiastic ap-
plause. He repeated his charges made against

plause. He repeated his charges made against
Governor Scott the day before, reviewed the
Reconstruction acts and advised all to accept
them in good faith. and yield cheerful obedience
to them. He showed how the "Ring" perpetu-
ated it's power by binding its colored support
ers by the most dreadful oaths to support the
nominees Of the party, a1d would not allow
them to attend any meetings. where it was
probable they would have their eyes opened to
their true interests. he advised the colo-ed
people 10 throw off the bonds which kept them
slaves of set of men VINO were destroying the
State, and sustain the Reform party, which
would give equal rights to all, reduce expenses
and taxation, and give to all educational ad-
vantases. To show what would be the effect
of another two years rule of the Scott Ring"
the General related the anecdote of a man
whose servant was always stealing from him.
One day when the husband and wife had to go
off some distance, he objected to leaving the
servant, but yielded when his wife said that it
would be safe to leave the man now as be had
stolen everything. Of they went, but when
they returned they found that the servant had
8 grapevine around the ga.e.post trying to
pull the entire place away. Now, said the
General, that is the way with the Scott Ring"
they have stolen every thing in the State, but
if we let them remain much longer they will
carry off the State too.
Judge Carpenter was next introduced, and
was received With cheers and other demonstra-
tious OF delight. Ho commenced by an elo-
quent ailusion to the history Of the country
and paying glowing tribute to the m emory
of John G. Calhoun; he asserted his belief in
the justice of the cause for which he was bat
thing; he had no fear Of the result, as he was
convinced that it was the cause of justice and
truth; both he and the cause had many
enemies, but these enemies we're not 80 much
the enemies OF his and Of the cause as they
were the enemies Of good government, and
against such as these was the Reform move
ment organized; and if be died in defence
Of the cause, he wished his Tombstone to bear
witness that be bad done his best for 1t. Aftel
an earnest appeal to the colored people to sus'
tain the movement, Judge Carpenter showed
by the following figures, how the debt OF the
State had been Increased So 971, 400 by the
Scott "Ring" under the various appropriations
of the two last sessions OF the Legislature.
The meeting was one Of the most enthusi'
astic meetings ever held in this section. The
applause and cheering during The speeches
we're frequent and enthusiastic. Tomorrow,
at Anderson Courthouse, where the candidates
will speak agalr, still larger and more en-.
,husiastic crowd is anticipated.
Late tonight number Of colored and white
cltizsns Of PendIeton serenaded the CT ndi.
dates. Judge Carpenter and General KershaN
made effective speeches. General Butler hav.
ing retired before the arrival of the serenadere
did not speak.
tBY TELEGRAPH
COLUMBIA, July 28.
The Reform meeting at Anderson, on Wed
| nesday, was q great success. twenty-five
hundred people were assembled, of whom one
half were colored, and brass band was in at
tendance. A series of effective speeches wer'
made by Carpenter, Kershaw, Butler ant
Youmans. Judge Carpenter took occasion II
deny that be was opposed to the completion o
the Blue Ridge Railroad; he charged that ther'
was no certainty that the bonds appropriated
for that purpose would be legitimately used
there was every likelihood that they would b.
gobbled up by the Scott Ring.
Presdens Harrison, after the speech, rose II
the audience to defend Scott. He said that HI
was no political friend of Governor Scott, bu
that official had not used the bonds in the man
ner charged, and could not do so. The bonds
had never been prepared for market.
Judge Carpenter replied that under thu
Sinking Fund bill the Blue Ridge bonds and al
the other State property could, and he feared
would, be gobbled up.