The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-04
MEETING INoRANGEBURG
a Noble and Cheering Meeting.
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
ORASGEBURG, August 2.
The meeting held at this place on the LIST in
stant, for the purpose oforgauizing Union Re-
form Club for this county, was eminently sue
cess. 1t has been a long time since 80 many OF
the sterling, substantial and respectable citizens
of the county have gathered together in
common cause, and for the common good OF
the people Of our State. 1t had been announc-
ed in our spirited Reform paper that such
meeting would be desirable. And, on the day
appointed, our courthouse appeared too small
to accommodate the numbers which thronged
together for consultation, and to devise ways
and means to aid the great movement. Itwas
unnecessary to srate the object OF the meeting.
All seemed prepared to go in heart and hand for
the turtherance Of the cause Of Reform. There
was perfect unanim!ty with the exception of
a few of the Ring, who came evidently with
the purpose of disturbing the meeting, but
who failed In their object,) and an enthusiasm
in the cause, which it is encouraging to think
OF, particularly in this "burgh," where Scottha
manipulated his forces thus far so success
fully.
The meeting was organized by Colonel Paul
S. Fielder, who was called to the chair r.c...u ~
who briefly and eloquently ss,setcfled of the
several causes which INDUCED the necessity of
Reform In cur State. The meeting then went
into the nons..inatlon and appointment of per-
maasnt officers, which resulted as follows:
president, Mr.. Alick Brown, colored; secretary,
w. T. DeTreville, Esq. These gentlemen were
afterwards appointed for the same offices in
the county club, and Mr.. N. A. Bull appointed
treasurer. An executive committee, consist
ing of Messrs. NJ. E. Caldwell, John G Holmes,
DR.. B. II. Knots, Wesley, Robinson, ". +.
McMlchael, John S. Bowman and Ephraim
Carmichael was then appointed, and central
executive committee, consisting OF Messrs NJ
j. Browning, N. 4. Bull, j l.. Moorer, James
F. Izlar and Thomas Oliver.
Mr.. Thomas Boyd, in an eloquent address,
depicted the condition OF our State. and the
necessity of Reform. He was listened to With
earnest attention and loudly applauded
throughout
Mr.M. j. Browning, whose zeal IN the cause,
and whose editorials in its support are so we'll
known, was loudly called for. He responded
in his happiest vein, throwing his whole heart
and soul into the subject, ending with the re-
mark that If success crown our efforts, anu the
cause of Honesty and Reform succeed, then
We will accomplish what Is so much TO be de-
sired, that is. to "Lurn over South Carolina
once more to honest South CarOlinians."
Mr.. Browning had scarcely taken his seat,
when up rose one Myers, who begged leave 10
state that he had been sent there 1y his party,
and would take Issue with the gentleman ON
his last remark. Whut the issue was, how
ever, no one knows, and don't believe Myers
knows now. He did not demonstrate any
thing In particular, unless it be the fact that
he felt himself very much out Of p.uce in the
society in which he was, and, anticipating
such sensations, had primed up very c9nsid-
erably before undertaking the lob bis party