The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-07
MATTERS IN MARION.
Whittcmorc makes Another Speech
Almost q Row-Splendfd Prices OF
Town Lots-The Prospects ofthe Crops,
&c., &c.
jFRox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

MARION, D. u. MAy D.
Monday, I'd, being sales-day, our town was
filed with visitors from the country. Fourteen
very valuable town lots were sold, and the
prices realized can compare with sales OF SUCH
land anywhere In the State, outside OF Charlie
ton and Columbia. The lots, consisting of only
about four acres, aggregated the handsome
sum of $l0,s90. One lot situated on the court
house square, measuring 42s by 100 feet, was
bid of at the round sum OF $1,000. The others
brought corresponding prices. Some lands In
the country were sold at very low figures, the
public generally seeming to aim at the town
lots ..s--=- -----------
Whittemore, the speculator in cadeships and
schoUlhouses, has been amongst US. he came
over from Florence on Friday evening last,
c. Fludd, of Florence, one Budd, of Timmons-
vile, Lee, of Sumter, (the three latter colored.
The use of the courthouse was given him, and
on Saturday morning In the presence OF abont
sixty or seventy negroes, and most OF the
white citizens Of the town, he began MS de-
fence, and the appeal he makes to his Repnb-
lican friends for their votes IN the coming
was sorry that those who had been industrious
in prejudicing the public against him were not
present TO meet him face 10 face, but had run
away from the meeting. Here he was inter
rupted by Wm: A. Hayne, IN words nKe S tnf
did not come here to disturb the harmony Of
this meeting, but stand ready to Indicate my
brother, Senator H. E. Hayne) from any I'm
putatlons against his character" For few
moments the scene seemed to promise tragedy.
az many colored men rose and gathered
around Hayne, some exclaiming, "thats 80!
Haynes right; but soon 1t became apparent
that the Hon. Mr.. Whittemore Was IN the
minority, and he dlsclalmed any Intention to
wound the feelings Of any one. Quiet being
restored, he proceeded in his address, speaking
nearly two hours and half. His speech was
On ingenious bit of argument to cover MS
crime It was amusing to hear the reverend
rogue arraign his late brother-Congressmen,
as being In the habit ofrecommending appoint
ments and accepting evidences OF gratitude
for their generosity-to hear his quibbltng
argument that as the President alone had
the appointing power, there could not be
any such thing as sale OF cadetship by
Congressman-that he had made the recon-
mendatlons before word was said as 10
money-that Mr.. Kegler was OF such character
In his business transactions, that his letter 10
him was meant and expected to be equivalent
acted TO get rid of Mr.. Keglers application.
His whole speech was but an ampli1oation OF
such assertions. He said Governor Scott had
promised him that the election for the uneX.
pired term WoHld be ordered for May "a, and
begged his Republican friends TO glye nun,
by reelection, what had been denied NINA
fair chance to defend himself. Trial Justice
Fludd, something else Rudd and =, Lee
made the light comedy of the drama by so
acting while numbering the Kings English.
The colored people hereabouts are very much
ashamed Of Whittemore, and would prefer to
elect either Senator Hayne, of this county, or
Rainey, of Georgetown.
Crops are coming up. and some planters
seem satisfied with the prospects. Stands OF
corn and cotton promise to be good.