The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-02
ARADICAL C4RNIHAL.
The Mass Meeting at White Point
Garden.

Asreeably to the general announcement, th'
supporters ofthe "Hon." Christopher Colnm
bus Bowen assembled at the Battery at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, to listen to
speech from. their favorlte. The DeLarge fac
tion, mindful of their discontinue at the Court
house in the morning, presented themselves in
full force on the occasion, with the apparent
determination of annoying their opponents to
the best of their ability. From the commence
ment of his speech, Bowen had frequent Inter
ruptions by T. J. Mackey and others AS he
proceeded the claEor became worse and
worse. but 1t was not until he commenced
an exposition of the phosphate Ring
that the din became universal At this time
the words of the speaker were completely
drowned by the shouts, yells and curses of the
uproarious multitude. A general collision
seemed imminent, and the most strenuous ex-
ertions Of the police we're scarcely able to
oueli the tumult. In the meantime the speaker
discontinued his remarks. Order being par
TALLY restored, he again proceeded, touching
lightly on the Rev. B: F. Whittemore. Here
the disorder broke out afresh, with accumu-
lated violence from its partial cessation. An
effort was made by the DeLarge party to
reach the speakers stand and take him down.
This was resisted by Bowen's partisans, while
the confusion occasioned by the movement
reached point Of bowling disorder worthy OF
a modern Babel OF smallsized PandemoniIm.
Amid these scenes of general riot, the speaker
closed his remarks, which of course no one
could hear.
Having concluded, Mr.. Bowen was surround
ed by his friends, aud cheered by deafening
shouts and general congratulatlon, while the
DeLarge party showered upon him their
curses, boots and revilings with unabated
vigor. In the general confusion, Trial Justice
Mlshaw came forward and read series of re-
solutions, but such was the incessant noise that
scarcely syllable was audible. Mishaw hav-
ing finished reading, both he and Bowen were
taken upon the shoulders Of their enthusiastic
adherents and borne away, with colors flying
and drums beating, up East Bay street.
After the Bowen party had lett the grounds,
T. J. Mackey seized the opportunity OF de-
nounclng the organ Of the Scott Ring, which
he called ia lying sheet" This brought to
the scratch Mr.. willoughby, one Of the at
taches OF the abused newspaper. Some words
passed, and T. j. Mackey then belabored Will
loughby severely with cane. Just at this
moment Mackey himself was struck on the
the head, and telled to the ground. About
this personal rencontre there are contradlcto-
ry accounts, but what Is above given seems to
be.about the truth.
Whilst Bowen and Mshaw were present, the
assemblage seemed to number six or eight
hundred, the greater part of whom followed
the procession up East Bay. Those remaining
adopted and sent to The NEWS for publication
the following resolution:
eResolued, by the Republicans Of Charleston,
In mass meeting assembled, That we heartily
endorse the nomination of R. G. DeLarge for
Congress as an assertion Of the great and long
delayed principle of personal representation Of
the colored race In the national legislature,
and we pledge him our votes as the regular
nominee of the Republican party.
Taken asa whole, the affair was one Of the
most shameful burlesques upon public poll
cal meeting that has ever been known In
Charleston.