The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-12

beset the path Of the unwise and nnwafy. S1s-
rupton stalks abroad SIndsr aaa pas'y ysappng the
foundations of all good government me
noonIa are swayIng in masses 10 anu ITO as II
pnop,e an paertbonaEe we're rocking beneath ther
foot Shall South Carolina SWIM, OF snali sne
sink and perish In the gun OIL lnlqulty ~
orart o, the terrible catastrophe, we must bear
a,ott the ancient motto of our State: "Anin,is
.,,GIp on;bmsoue parGti," and move forward with
hone and determination to the goal OF all hon
est ambition-the triumph of truth, justice and
virtue. "But if we fail, why then We tail,
but screw your courage to the sticking point,
and we'll not fall" The strength OF Repub-
When popular virtue and popular honor are
all lost, the temple of human liberty must
soon tumble into ruins. But such a state OF
things. under the blessings or Providence,
cannot come to pass. We are only under
passing cloud, which will soon rift and nee
away. There is q conscience In the pubic
breast which, when it utters the dictates of its
honest instincts, is the voice OF omnipotent
| authority. Thus speaking, 1t becomes the
voice of God. 1t may for a time be stifed by
unholy powers-its silent whisperings In the
| bosom OF the panderer may momentarlly be
hushed, but ever and anon 1t speaks IN tones
louder and louder as the age advances, and Is
|
| ing of dynasties. It is the people whom des-
pots fear, and yet scorn to conciliate-the
people whom the wise and the good
ever hold in paternal affection, and re-
member in their distress. It was the
voice of that conscience heard above
| the whirlwind Of war, and the the tramp Of
hostile armies that declared with breath four
| millions of slaves forever free. 1t Is the
voice of that conscience that, laundering over
the universe, now proclalms that all men shall
[ stand the same before human tribunals and
human laws as they stood before the
Divine tribunal and Divine laws. 1t Is
that conscience. like q voice in the
cere and truthful. 1t is the voice OF tnat
conscience now moving with the shout OF
liberty over the waters. and shaking the Ola
| Continent to its very centre. 1t is heard under
and over Paris, amid the tears and anguish OF
a besieged populace, telling them how cosby
| Is the sacrifice nation must make to .achleVe
| Its liberty. Its notes are heard WalllnG oml-
| nously amid the graves OF England, wnlle Ire
land, Door depressed Ireland, sitting like
Niobe amoAg the nations, catching Inspiration
from that same voice, is shaking the mildew
tof Oppression from her garments, and array
ing herself irt,the robes Of liberty.
Let Us heed the voice OF this conscience,
"still achieving, still pursuing" and labor for
the redemption of our State. To those Who
| will not heed this voice, l would say. bewtre
lest they endure too much; lest they sacrifice
too much. We should all feelan interest In
this work-our cause ia the cause OF humanity.
1t is the cause of law, Of justice and OF mod
Grafton. It stands confronted bv but one ee-
ment, that Of power, licentious, prof gate
power. AS you value your fortunes and YOUR
liberties, Iadmonish you to be mp and doing.
Faith rules the world. and with faith IN your
principles. you can win the struggle. Thrice
| armed is he who hath his quarrel just"
When at Marengo the cloud OF deFeat seemed
Lowering over the great Napoleon, when VIC
tory was in the grasp Of the Austrians, and
| the shouts Of triumph went up from their
camp, and the suns setting rays were follow
ing the refreshing French. neither the genius
nor the confidence OF their brave leader de-
serted him.. the battshons OF Dessaix sud-
| denly appear on the scene, and victory once
more flies with the French eagles. Draw in
| splration from this great example. and let US
! exclaim in the words of the great Captain,
| with the same the same coDfid nee in our
principles aud cause, "On Steingel-Dessalx-
Massena, Lol victory is declaring. Pless-
haste-on with the charge, and the day is
ours!" fHI
and unanimously cheered.
The next speaker was Captain W: L. De
Pass, of Camden, who was introduced by the
chairman,' and Handsomely received as
worthy representative of Kershaw County.
His slentorian voice and eloquent words pro-
duced marked impression, and he bore, with
the eqllanmity OF an old stump speaker, the
very many decided Interruptions with which
the now desperate Leaguers favored him.
An ATTEMPTED RIOT.
Loud callswere now made tor Mr. A. A. Har-
per;one of the colored delegates to the State Re
form Convention, who was accordingly lnTo:
duced by the president; He aea NO ,hN sooIes 1S
air was filled with chorus Of yelis, SHOUTS an
derisiye cheers as II Pandem6niuln itself had
broken loose; and It was Immediately evident
that the Ring Leaguers were bent ON pre-
venting his speech. They maintained this dis
turbance for some three or four minutes wnen
the patience of the respectable portion OF tne
audience being exhausted, q surge OF aunanity R
swept in towards the platform. Men OF all
ages dashed down from the crowded porticos
Of the Charleston Hotel, and, mingling with
the throng, concentrated In front OF the stand.
The malcontents in the meanwhile fled IN
all directions, in wild and indescrioaole
confusion. It was like turning the crowd in
side out and In one minute more. three thou
sand determined men were listening with re-
spectful silence to the remarks OF MI. Harper.
II was an exhibition of moral power,
quietly but eloquently put forth, well calcu-
lated to strike terror into the hearts OF Inc
unfortunate hlrelings who have been taught
by their masters that they can prevent Tree
s1eech In Charleston. The statement must
not be omitted that during the incipiency Oh
the attempted riotseveral bricks were thrown
by the colored rioters at the speakers on
the platform. General Butler spraDg to his
feet. and planting himself by the side Of Mr..
Harper declared that he should speak, and de-
manded that he should have the privileges ac-
corded every American citizen. As Cen
eral Butler uttered I. these words hats
were flung in air, handkerchlefs were waV-
ed By the ladies in the hotel piazza, and
the vast audience fairly thrilled with in-
tense excitement and the determination to
stand by just what General Butler said. The
rioters were thoroughly cowed, and Mr., Har-
per made short and stirring speech without
further interruption. He was followed by Mt.
Stephney Riley, who made vigorous address
to the people, which, in theatrical pariance,
drought down the house," The chairman
then announced the meeting adjourned.
AS General Hampton and General Butter re-
turned to the hotel they were cheered again
and again; and so ended the most inspiritlns
and unquestionably the largest public meeting
that has been held in Charleston since
the DAYS OF secession. One thing ls
certain, no honest man who was present can be
in doubt as to his duty, And 1t is equally
plain that no gang of lawless ruff1ans will ride
roughshod over peaceful citizens on the 10Th
day of October. The people know their
strength, and are ready to exert it whenever
time and occasion serve.
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