The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-28

fame Of the State against those who wrong
and oppress her. [Cheers. l He would con-
vlct the Scott government OF fraud, rascaAty
and villany. The fundamental principle OF
preme. The governors and legislators are
the servants Of the people. The people pay
them, and If they do what is wrong, the peo-
| pie KICK them out. Consider now the way In
Wnicn the servants of the. people OF South
Carolina had done their duty to those who
stitution of 1868 made some wise changesinthe.
organic law, aud, among other things, provided
for the election Of justices OF the peace, who.
should have Jurisdiction in those petty cases of
! debt, assault and battery, &C., which are 30
numerous These justices were TO- live in the
districts from which they were elected, 30; that
the people might know and see them-just as
| the people could not see r. z. Scott, who!
would not show himself in defence of hls ad-
mnlstration. The Scott government disre-
garded the constitution. They created magis-
trates who were to be appointed by the Gov
this was declared unconstitutional 10y one OF
their own judges, (Green,) the trial Justice law
is passed, and the trial justices are appointed
bg the Governor alone. In this way
were the people twice robbed OF their
tempted to answer the charges made against
| him. That man Scott, endeavoring to engen-
i der bad blood between the whites and Blacks.
was the worst enemy OF both races. Mr.. You
mans then cited number of cases, coming
within his personal experience, In which Gov
ernor Scott had pardoned men who were justly
colored people. Mr.. Youmans then. yentila-
ted the Land Commission, showing that the
Scott Ring had not dared to investigate the
malpractices of its agents. Leslie told them
they must not s'crowd the monkey and they
did not Leslie said that he knew enough to
!, Dtprr In, hn
tiary, and they did dot dare to crowd him. Al
the money that was lost and stolen came !out
of the pockets OF the laborng people;
The king ruled oil, the parson preached
all, the physician killed ell, the lawyer
pleaded all, the clown pleased an aa ,.ne
paid ali. [Great laughter, and Hemsn-
dous cheering. 1t is even said that one elder
ly colored man went into Mysteries,
and was carried off on fence rail-. Her Mr.
Youmans, had no fault to find with the RepCb-
lican party. What he condemned was the
contrived to become its leader5-men Ike
Whittemore and Scott. AS the Republicans
were In the majority, the Union Reform candi-
date tor Governor was staunch and tried
Republican. The candidate for. Lieutenant
Governor is O gallant .SoutheHner. And all
will hear them, ponder what they say, and
decide for themselves. Let us, whites and
blacks, come together and purge out the four
dozen scoundrels who come here only that
that they might grow rich upon the spois Of
the people. Let us unite to make South
Carolina once more happy, prosperous and
free. (Applause.l .-.4,. =
The meeting then gave three tremendous
cheers for ''the prosperity of South Carolina"
and Colonel Elliott introduced the Hon. N. r.
O'Connor, also native OF Beaufort, and now
distinguished citizen of Charleston.
REMARKS OF Mr.. o'CoNNoR.
MFR. OConnor said that his first object In lie
had ever been the elevation and Improvement
of the citizens of the State, and he now sub
scrIbed to the Fifteenth amendment and gave
It his endorsement. at this point the confu-
sion and noise in front of the staLd compelled
the speaker to suspend his remarks for some
minutes.1 The difference between the Reform
party and the Scott Ring, said Mr. 0Connor,
Is, the difference between integrity and fas"
cality, honesty and peculation. The Reform
party guaranteed to the colored people all that
the Republican party conceded to them.
Three cheers were now given for Scott BY a
gang of colored rowdies who stood near the
platform. Whenever Mr.. O'Connor attempted
to speak there was a howl of anger and dis
satisfaction. Mr.. 0Connor, however, held his
ground until he had concluded a forcible
and timely speech. The noise-nakers were
bounded on by Smalls and ono or two other,
Radicals, it being their evident determination
to keep the words of truth nom reaching the
people.l
G. Butler.
REMARKS OF GENERAL BUTLER. a..
General Butler had not spoken Q dozen
words in arraignment of Governor Scott when
Langley % ceIored Scott -Radica) broke In
and asked whether General Butler did not
know that Governor Scott, like General Wash
ington and General Grant, could not make q
speech. As soon as he had delivered this
question, Langley boted off to distant door
way. Smals, of Planter fame then asked
whether General Butler had not helped q
murderer to escape. General Butler denied
the charge, and said that he supposed that
Smalls had divided the spoils with>the horse,
thief OF whom he had spoken. [Cheers.l
Langley was, at last induced d, 70 e. ~ upon Inc
Governor Scott had ever made speech
Langley admitted that he had; when
General Butler said: I take you at
YOUR own words. First you said that
Governor Scott could not speak. Now you
say that he has made speeches. When, where
hundred miles to Washington, and there made
O speech, in which he said thae South Carolina
was a nest Of assassins, and that winchester
rifle law was the only law for South Carolina,
He could make speech there to defame and
sander the State, but now that he Is publicly
aCCuSeU Ol CEluliuol SouuuSef. @.S SS1o
he can't speak. Let Governor Scott prove his
innocence, and will withdraw my opposition
and vote tor him. [The rowdy Ring again
raised hubbub, which was quleted by w. ).
Whipper, who begged his satellites to behave
themselves.l General Butler then showed
that the land commission had spent s10o,ooo,
and the people had none Of at. me fLegislar
tur. had given $3.50, 600 for schools, but W1ere
are they The money is gone, and not INTO
nv pocket OF yours rCrles of that's SOL Wnen
J The Scott party have an Office 10 give away
thu; i; hand it over to the Courthouse klng.
[Cheers.] They say 'the country negro
hasn't got sense enough" The country
negroes do the voting, and the Coure-
, house Ring take the Offices OF prong ano
! trust. That's SOL General Butler SAID ne
could not, If he would, put the col9reo peopie
pack in slavery. aud he would not IL ne couiu.
! Il was not the Union army that SCI the negroes
free; il was not the Republican party that SET
them free-they were set fee by higner
power, by the Almighty God. Immense
cheering.l He did not come here to make
war upon the Republican party. What ne
wanted was that when he was taxed for lana
and schools he should get the land and schools.
Langley, the school commissioner, gets slO00
wear. How long would 1t take you TO earn
, as much? IA voice: ten years. VINO are
your county officers? IA voice: Yankees.l
Are there not enough good honest men
in this county 10 I'LL these places? lCrles
of yes1 Why not give them the money
:, and not to these scheming adVentufers;;
The Sonth opposed negro suffrage unCli
II was engralted upon the constitution and
made lhe law for all the States-for the goose