The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-14
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On last Monday afternoon. there was
a little stir in the Republican circles.
created By, the advent OF Gov. Scott aud
several other3lo the party. At night,
the drums were beaten, trumpets blown,
etc., and an audience gathered in the
open dir to hear what was to be said.
Our reporterlhastened to the scene, and
arrived after the Governor had commenc-
ed his talk. He seemed at that time to
be making nm effort to please his hearers
by descantipg upon the difference be-
tween q mountain people and those who
dwell along the sea.shorc; the former of
which he described as brave and gene
rous and having pretty women-the lat
this speech, and therefore cannot speak
of it as whole; but in what we heard,
the speaker appeared to be quite at loss
for words or ideas-perhaps both. His
concluding remarks, certainly, were not
impressive, being destitute alike of all
the clements of rhetoric and logic.
Tue new President of the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad, Mr.. Frederick
Bush, was next introduced. He said
that he was not politician, and would
not make political speech He was in
terested in the railroad from Greenville
to Columbia, and came here on business
1t was his desire to make money and
enable his hearers to make money also.
Time was money, MS the Yankees thought,
and he hoped to enable the people of
Greenville to make rty-eight hours out
of twenty-four. The railroad would be
made a first class road as soon as practi-
cable, and, by the introduction OF con-
templated schedule, business men could
leave this city about S o'clock in the af-
in E,l,, hin Of o1>
II or IL that night, get good rest, and
be ready for the transaction of business
next morning, and return home in the
evening; thus making the round trip in
little over twenty-four hours. The fare
| would be reduced also-making it from
one-fonrth to one-third less than it is
now. Merchants would thus be enabled
to travel cheaply, and, by the contem-
plated reduction in freight charges. bring
their goods here at q small cost, sell
them cheaper than heretofore, and thus
all would be benefited He ridiculed
the iden that Northern men could not
live at the South.
| Mr.. Patterson, Vice. President of the
road, spoke next. and repeated substan-
TALLY what Mr.. Bush had said in regard
to the proposed changes in the road. He
said that it was matter in which oil
ought to rejoice. A first class railroad
was the best civilizer we could have
This was beautiful country. He had
travelled over great part Of the United
States, but had never seen country
possessed more of the clements of true
greatness than this. Such railroad as
they proposed making, would tend to de-
velop these elements and make the coun-
try what it ought to be.
Land Commissioner r. G. DeLarge,
(colored,) having been introduced, vio-
lated the proprieties of the occasion, by
making O political speech, in which he
said much that had better been left up-
suid, concluding his remarks with ex-
planning that the object of the Legisla,
ture, in creating tho office of Land
Commissioner, was to enable the land
less, irrespective Of color or politics, to
purchase homes. He advised those who
wished aid, to go to work, earn money
and keep it. SO ns to be able to bny.
The Stnte Auditor, Mr.. Tomlinson,
next appeared, and said he had not ex-
pected to speak. He thought it would
be out of place to mako a political
speech on such an occasion, but did moi
see how he could make railroad speech
without i'll some way touching on poll
tics. One reason why he reioiced in the
pIOpoScd Cuhufoo III LILO IuilTOuu WIS tuHt
1t would improve the politics of the
country. A good railroad brought the
people nearer together, identified their
interests, and thus, as Mr. Patterson had
said, proved o good civilizer. He al
luded to the pleasure it gave him to no.
tice the change that had come over oul
people since his first visit to this place.
and in doing so, spoke in complimentary
terms of Caroliniuns, making some allu
sions, however, that were in bad taste
Upon the whole, his remarks were about
us fair as could be expected from one ol
his record.
At the conclusion OF his speech Mr.
james NJ. Allen, who had introduced the
different speakers, advised all to &C
homo and get ready for ride.
During the evening, there were a few
instances Of q disposition to '.jaw back, >
on the part of some of the audience, and
a few unpleasant expletives were hurled
= vocnlly at those of the speakers who pro
voked them. We do not commend this
course, and suggest that there be nc